Numurkah Football Club
| Numurkah | ||
|---|---|---|
| Names | ||
| Full name | Numurkah Football Netball Club | |
| Nickname(s) | Blues | |
| Motto | "Bleed Blue" | |
| Club song | 'Old Dark Navy Blues' | |
| Home-and-away season | 3rd | |
| Leading goalkicker | Nathan Hicks | |
| Club details | ||
| Founded | 1882 | |
| Colours | ||
| Competition | Murray FNL | |
| President | John Beitzel | |
| Coach | Sean Harrap | |
| Premierships | (13): 1932, 1933, 1937, 1938, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1962, 1970, 1977, 1979, 1999, 2000 | |
| Ground(s) | Numurkah Showgrounds | |
| Uniforms | ||
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The Numurkah Football Club, nicknamed the Blues, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the town of Numurkah located in north east Victoria.
The club teams currently competes in the Murray FNL, which Numurkah (established in 1882) was a founding member in 1931.
Football Premierships
[edit]- Seniors
- Goulburn Valley Football Association (8)
- Murray Football League (13):
- 1932, 1933, 1937, 1938, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1962, 1970, 1977, 1979, 1999, 2000
- Reserves
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M. D. O'Dwyer Medallists (Murray FL – League Best & Fairest)
[edit]- 1934 – George Bourke (Joint Winner)
- 1935 – George Bourke
- 1938 – George Bourke
- 1939 – George Bourke. (In 1946, George Bourke won the Lismore Football League best & fairest award too) [10]
- 1946 – Merv Dudley (Joint Winner)
- 1949 – Syd Stewart
- 1950 – Syd Stewart[11]
- 1952 – V.T. Davies
- 1970 – Peter Dealy (23 votes)
- 1981 – G. Ralph (18 votes)
Les Mogg Perpetual Trophy Winners (Leading Goalkicker)
[edit]- 1965 – Darryl Twitt (82 goals)
- 1966 – Darryl Twitt (93 goals)
- 1967 – Darryl Twitt (71 goals)
- 1968 – Darryl Twitt (62 goals)
- 1977 – D. Rudd (55 goals)
- 1994 – Perry Meka (102 goals)
- 1995 – Perry Meka (95 goals)
Numurkah FC players who played in the VFL
[edit]The following players played with Numurkah, prior to playing senior football in the VFL, with the year indicating their VFL debut.
- 1904 – Bill Payne – Carlton
- 1905 – Dave McNamara – St. Kilda
- 1906 – Alf George – Essendon & Melbourne
- 1909 – Joe Richie – St. Kilda
- 1909 – Duncan McIvor – Collingwood
- 1921 – Eddie Hanley – Richmond
- 1923 – Bob McCaskill – Richmond
- 1932 – Jock Fahey – South Melbourne
- 1940 – Merv Dudley – South Melbourne
- 1967 – Reg Sanders – North Melbourne
- 1981 – Phillip Harrison – Geelong
- 1984 – David Simpson – Geelong
AFL drafted players
[edit]- 1990 – Adam Rudd (1990 National Draft – # 91) St Kilda – 0 games
- 1997 – Mark Brown (1997 Rookie Draft – # 10) Sydney – 0 games
References
[edit]- ^ "1888 - Goulburn Valley - Grand Final match review/protest". Cobram Courier. 12 September 1888. p. 2. Retrieved 20 April 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1888 - Goulburn Valley FA - Delegate's Meeting". Cobram Courier. 26 September 1888. p. 2. Retrieved 20 April 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1889 - Goulburn Valley FA - Grand Final match review". Cobram Courier. 15 August 1889. p. 2. Retrieved 20 April 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1890 - Goulburn Valley Football Association". Cobram Courier. 21 August 1890. p. 2. Retrieved 20 April 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1920 - Goulburn Valley FA Grand Final match review". Cobram Courier. 23 September 1920. p. 2. Retrieved 19 April 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1922 - GVFA - Grand Final match review". Numurkah Leader. 25 October 1925. p. 2. Retrieved 23 April 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1924 - GVFA - Grand Final match review". Numurkah Leader. 17 September 1924. p. 4. Retrieved 23 April 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1925 - GVFA - Grand Final match review". Numurkah Leader. 7 October 1925. p. 3. Retrieved 23 April 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1926 - GVFA - Grand Final match review". Numurkah Leader. 8 September 1926. p. 3. Retrieved 23 April 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1946 - Lismore FL - B & F Award". Shepparton Advertiser. 6 September 1946. p. 15. Retrieved 19 August 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1950 - Murray FL - Best & Fairest Award". Cobram Courier. 11 August 1950. p. 2. Retrieved 27 April 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
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