Numurkah Football Club
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.
| 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 & Jye Warren | |
| Captain(s) | Beau Mckeown | |
| 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 club teams currently competes in the Murray FNL, which Numurkah (established in 1882) was a founding member in 1931.
Football Premierships
- 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)
- 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)
- 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
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
- 1990 - Adam Rudd (1990 National Draft - # 91) St Kilda - 0 games
- 1997 - Mark Brown (1997 Rookie Draft - # 10) Sydney - 0 games
References
- "1888 - Goulburn Valley - Grand Final match review/protest". Trove Newspapers. Cobram Courier. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- "1888 - Goulburn Valley FA - Delegate's Meeting". Trove Newspapers. Cobram Courier. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- "1889 - Goulburn Valley FA - Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. Cobram Courier. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- "1890 - Goulburn Valley Football Association". Trove Newspapers. Cobram Courier. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- "1920 - Goulburn Valley FA Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. Cobram Courier. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- "1922 - GVFA - Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. Numurkah Leader. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- "1924 - GVFA - Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. Numurkah Leader. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- "1925 - GVFA - Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. Numurkah Leader. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- "1926 - GVFA - Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. Numurkah Leader. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- "1946 - Lismore FL - B & F Award". Trove Newspapers. Shepparton Advertiser. 6 September 1946. p. 15. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- "1950 - Murray FL - Best & Fairest Award". Trove Newspapers. Cobram Courier. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
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