Maryborough Football Club
| Maryborough Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Names | ||
| Full name | Maryborough Football Club[1] | |
| Nickname(s) | Magpies | |
| 2023 season | ||
| After finals | N/A | |
| Home-and-away season | 10th (last) | |
| Club details | ||
| Founded | 1872 | |
| Colours | ||
| Competition | Bendigo Football League (BFL) | |
| Premierships | BFL: 2 (1998, 1999) | |
| Ground(s) | Princes Park | |
| Uniforms | ||
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The Maryborough Football & Netball Club, nicknamed the Magpies, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the town of Maryborough, Victoria.
The club teams currently compete in the Bendigo Football Netball League.
History[edit]
An Australian Rules football club was tried to be formed in Maryborough in 1869, but was unsuccessful, then in 1872, the club was formed and three matches where played against Avoca.
Maryborough joined the Ballarat Football League in 1924 and were premiers on four occasions between 1924 to 1931 but missed both the 1929 and 1930 seasons as they were without a home ground. The council had decided to allocate Princes Park to the Maryborough District Football Association (MDFA).[2][3]
After returning and winning the 1931 premiership, Maryborough applied to join the Bendigo Football League in 1932 and were suspended by the Ballarat Football League as a result, who refused to clear the club to the Bendigo Football League.[4][5]
To get around the disqualification, a new club was formed, called Maryborough United FC and they participated in the Bendigo Football League, from 1932 to 1940, due to Maryborough FC's disqualification.[6]
In 1933, S Slater kicked 111 goals for Maryborough United FC in the Bendigo Football League.[7]
The original club reformed in 1945, spent a season in the Maryborough District Football Association (MDFA), before returning to the Ballarat Football League in 1946.[8]
At the end of 1991 the club were successful in transferring to the Bendigo Football League.
Football Premierships[edit]
- Seniors
- Maryborough Football Association (1892–1915, 1945):
- Ballarat Football League (1924–1931, 1946–1991):
- Bendigo Football League (1932–1940, 1992–present):
- 1998, 1999
Football Runners Up[edit]
- Seniors
- Ballarat Football League (1924–1931, 1946–1991):
- 1933, 1939, 1946[15], 1948, 1949, 1958.
Notable players[edit]
The following footballers played with Maryborough FNC, prior to playing senior football in the VFL/AFL, and / or drafted, with the year indicating their VFL/AFL debut.
- 1884 – Jack Worrall - Fitzroy, Carlton, Essendon player/coach
- 1887 - Con Hickey - Fitzroy
- 1897 – Tom Banks - Fitzroy player/administrator
- 1897 - Alf Wood - (Melbourne)
- 1899 - Alf Catlin - Collingwood
- 1909 - Bert Richardson - St Kilda
- 1922 - Jim Cullum - South Melbourne
- 1922 - Bill Gunn - South Melbourne
- 1923 - Hedley Blackmore - Carlton
- 1927 - George Arnott - Hawthorn
- 1927 - Les Johnson - Carlton
- 1929 - Cecil Kerr - Fitzroy
- 1929 - Paul Killeen - Fitzroy
- 1929 - Colin Niven - Fitzroy
- 1932 - Reg Drew - St Kilda
- 1935 – Gordon Jones - Melbourne
- 1936 - Wally Lock - Melbourne
- 1940 - Jim Mooring - Carlton
- 1948 - Dick Bryar - Essendon
- 1952 - Brian Coleman - Essendon
- 1953 – Ron Branton - Richmond
- 1953 - Kevin Coppock - Richmond
- 1953 - Ian McCann - Hawthorn
- 1956 – Don Nicholls - Carlton
- 1957 – John Nicholls - Carlton / AFL Hall of Fame
- 1960 - Kevin Connell - Hawthorn
- 1961 - Bernie Dowling - Footscray
- 1964 - Mike Hammond - [[AFL Ric}}
- 1968 - Noel Bishop - Carlton
- 1975 - Gary Higgins - Carlton
- 1975 – Russell Ohlsen - Collingwood & Carlton
- 1989 - Jamie Bond - Fitzroy
- 1989 - Brendan Tranter - Collingwood
- 1991 - Jamie Elliott - Fitzroy, Richmond & St Kilda
- 2010 – Stewart Crameri - Essendon
- 2004 – Jed Adcock - Brisbane
- 2022 - Kai Lohmann - Brisbane Lions
The following footballers played senior VFL / AFL football prior to playing and / or coaching with Maryborough FNC with the year indicating their first season at MFNC.
- 1927 – Colin Watson - St Kilda
- 1946 - Ernie Coward - Essendon
- 1967 - Ralph Rose - Collingwood
- 1988 - Gordon Sumner - Collingwood
- 1994 - Merv Neagle - Essendon
- 2015 - Brock McLean - Melbourne
References[edit]
- ^ "Current details for ABN 89 196 279 220". abr.business.gov.au. Australian Government. November 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "1929 - NO GROUND FOR MARYBOROUGH". The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne, Vic). 6 April 1929. p. 30. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "1929 - Football Chief". Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic). 14 December 1929. p. 3. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "1932 - BENDIGO HOPEFUL". Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic). 9 April 1932. p. 59. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "1932 - MARYBOROUGH DISQUALIFICATION". The Age (Melbourne, Vic). 15 April 1932. p. 7. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "1932 - Maryborough Team Admitted". The Age (Melbourne, Vic). 6 May 1932. p. 6. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "1933 - Country Football Notes". The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne, Vic). 22 September 1933. p. 41. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "Maryborough". Full Points Footy. Archived from the original on 11 October 2008.
- ^ "1892 - Country". Sportsman (Melbourne, Vic. : 1882 - 1904). 20 September 1892. p. 6. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ "1908 - Country Matches: Maryborough". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic). 7 September 1908. p. 5. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ "1924 - Maryborough Football Team Wins Ballarat League Premiership". Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic). 4 October 1924. p. 79. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "1925 - Ballarat FL Premiership team photo". Trove Newspapers. Weekly Times. 7 November 1925. p. 49. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "1927 - Ballarat FL Premiers: Maryborough FC". Trove Newspapers. Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic). 15 October 1927. p. 47. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ "1931 - Country Football: Ballarat". The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne, Vic). 28 September 1931. p. 22. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "1946 - BENDIGO LEAGUE FINAL". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic). 23 September 1946. p. 18. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
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