Mooroopna Football Club
Mooroopna | ||
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Names | ||
Full name | Mooroopna Football Netball Club | |
Nickname(s) | Cats | |
Club song | 'Cheers Boys Cheer' | |
Club details | ||
Founded | 1877 | |
Colours | ||
Competition | GVFL | |
President | Bill Dowling [1] | |
Coach | John Lamont [1] | |
Premierships | 11 | |
Ground(s) | Mooroopna Recreation Reserve | |
Uniforms | ||
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Other information | ||
Official website | http://www.mooroopnafnc.com.au |
The Mooroopna Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Cats, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the rural town of Mooroopna, Victoria.
Mooroopna currently competes in the Goulburn Valley Football League (GVFL),[2] of which Mooroopna is a founding member.
History
[edit]The first apparent details of a game of Australian Rules football between Mooroopna and Shepparton was published in The Weekly Times in July 1879[3][4][5]
After short periods prior to and following World War II playing in the Goulburn Valley Football Association (GVFA) and Central Goulburn Valley Football League (CGVFL), Mooroopna returned to the GVFL in 1949,[6] where it has played to the present day.
Competition Timeline
[edit]- 1893 - 1934: Goulburn Valley Football League
- 1935 - Goulburn Valley Second Eighteens Football League
- 1936 - 1938: Goulburn Valley Football League
- 1939 - 1941: Goulburn Valley Football Association
- 1942 - 1944: Club in recess > World War Two
- 1945 - Goulburn Valley Football Association
- 1946 - 1948: Central Goulburn Valley Football League
- 1949 - 2019: Goulburn Valley Football League
- 2020 - GVFNL & Mooroopna FNC in recess > Covid 19
- 2021 to present day - Goulburn Valley Football League
Football Premierships
[edit]- Seniors
League | Total Flags | Premiership year(s)[7] |
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Goulburn Valley FL | 11 |
1894, 1895, 1896, 1907, 1923, 1924, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1985, 1986.
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Goulburn Valley Football Association | 1 |
1939 [8]
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Central Goulburn Valley Football League | 1 |
1946 [9]
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- Reserves
League | Total Flags | Premiership year(s) |
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Goulburn Valley Second Eighteens Football League | 2 |
1928, 1929
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Goulburn Valley FL | 6 |
1954, 1969, 1982, 1984, 2012, 2015
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- Under 18's / Thirds
League | Total Flags | Premiership year(s) |
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Goulburn Valley FL | 2 |
1982, 1986
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League Best & Fairest
[edit]- Senior Football
- Goulburn Valley Football League: Morrison Medal
- 1962 - Brian McCarty
- 1965, 1967, 1968 - Ray Willett
- 1972 & 1973 - Dowie Bux
- 1977 - Gavin Saunders
- 1983 & 1985 - Gary Cooper
- 2012 - Mark Blake
VFL/AFL players
[edit]The following footballers played with Mooroopna, prior to playing senior football in the VFL/AFL, and / or drafted, with the year indicating their VFL/AFL debut.
- 1909 - Ken McKenzie - St Kilda
- 1922 - Angus MacIsaac - Richmond
- 1923 - Clyde Hill - Carlton
- 1925 - Fred Wood - Richmond
- 1932 - Fred Hawking - Geelong
- 1934 - Jim Steigenberger - Fitzroy
- 1936 - Ashley Foley - Geelong
- 1937 - Clyde Helmer - Geelong
- 1939 - Geoff Organ - Geelong
- 1940 - Shadrach James - Fitzroy
- 1946 - Trojan Darveniza - St Kilda
- 1947 - Arthur Irvine - Geelong
- 1955 - Roger Bullen - Geelong
- 1956 - Merv Hicks - Collingwood
- 1975 - Barry Ough - Melbourne
- 2007 - Jarrod Harbrow - Footscray
- 2009 - Riley Milne - Hawthorn
- 2015 - Nathan Drummond - Richmond
- 2016 - Clayton Oliver - Melbourne
- 2017 - Jy Simpkin - North Melbourne
- 2019 - Laitham Vandermeer - Footscray
- 2022 - Tom Brown - Richmond
References
[edit]- ^ a b Mooroopna Football Club. "Trophy Room". SportsTG. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ^ "Mooroopna". Full Points Footy. Archived from the original on 14 April 2008. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "1879 - The Riverine Herald". The Riverine Herald (Echuca, Vic. : Moama, NSW : 1869 - 1954; 1998 - 2002). 18 July 1879. p. 2. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "1879 - THE PEERYBINGLE PAPERS". The Weekly Times. 26 July 1879. p. 13. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "1879 - Victoria: Violt Town". The Age. 16 July 1879. p. 3. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ Devaney, John. "Australian Football – Mooroopna Football Club – Stats". AustralianFootball.com. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ^ "Mooroopna FCAustralianRulesFootball.com.au". www.australianrulesfootball.com.au. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ^ "1939 - Goulburn Valley FA - Grand Final review". Shepparton Advertiser. 2 October 1939. p. 5. Retrieved 20 July 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1946 - Central Goulburn VFL - Grand Final match review". Shepparton Advertiser. 10 September 1946. p. 2. Retrieved 21 July 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
External links
[edit]- Twitter page
- Facebook page
- Mooroopna FNC Website
- 1903 - Mooroopna FC team photo
- 1928 - Goulburn Valley FC Premiers: Mooroopna FC team photo
- 1931 - Mooroopna FC & Rushworth FC team photos