Merrigum Football Club
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| Merrigum FNC | ||
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| Names | ||
| Full name | Merrigum Football Netball Club | |
| Nickname | Bulldogs | |
| Club details | ||
| Founded | 1902 | |
| Colours | ||
| Competition | Kyabram District Football League (since 1933) | |
| Premierships | 1910, 1928, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1957, 1986, 1987, 1990, 2015. | |
| Ground | Merrigum Recreation Reserve | |
| Uniforms | ||
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| Other information | ||
| Official website | Merrigum FNC website | |
Merrigum Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Merrigum in the Goulburn Valley region, Victoria, Australia. The club is known as The Bulldogs.[1]
History
[edit | edit source]The first evidence of football in the Merrigum area was in 1902, when the football club applied to the Park Trustees to erect goals on the local oval.[2]
In 1905, Merrigum hosted Cooma in a game and won by one point.[3]
Merrigum lost their 1932 Goulburn Valley Central Junior Football League 1st semi final to Stanhope[4] prior to joining the Kyabram & District Football League in 1933.
Football Timeline
[edit | edit source]- 1902 - 1908: No official competition matches, but did play against other local football sides.
- 1909 - East and West Goulburn Football Association[5]
- 1910 - 1911: Kyabram Junior Football Association[6][7]
- 1912 - Club in recess, insufficient number to enter a team in the Kyabram Junior Football Association.[8]
- 1913 - Kyabram Junior Football Association[9]
- 1914 - Club in recess
- 1915 - Kyabram District Football Association.[10] Merrigum withdrew from the KDFA in July, 1915.[11]
- 1916 - 1920: Club in recess due to WW1
- 1921 - Kyabram Junior Football Association[12][13]
- 1922 - Club in recess[14]
- 1923 - 1924: Ardmona Central Junior Football Association[15]
- 1925 - Kyabram Junior Football Association[16]
- 1926 - 1929: Northern Goulburn Valley Football League[17][18][19]
- 1930 - 1932: Central Goulburn Valley Junior Football League[20][21]
- 1933 - Kyabram District Football Association[22][23]
- 1934 - Kyabram District Football Association In 1934, Merrigum merged with Byrneside to form Merrigum-Byrneside FC.[24][25]
- 1935 - 1939: Kyabram District Football Association. In 1935 Merrigum FC reformed under their old name.[26]
- 1940 - 1943: Club in recess due to WW2.[27]
- 1944 - 1945: Kyabram District Patriotic Football League. In 1944, Merrigum FC reformed.[28]
- 1946 - 2024: Kyabram District Football League.
Football Premierships
[edit | edit source]- Seniors
- Kyabram District Junior Football Association
- 1910 - Merrigum: 9.23 - 77 d Lancaster: 4.2 - 26[29]
- Northern Goulburn Valley Football League
- Kyabram District Football League
- 1949 - Merrigum: 8.15 - 63 d Kyabram Imperials: 7.5 - 47[35][36]
- 1950 - Merrigum: 10.10 - 70 d Lancaster: 6.12 - 48[37]
- 1951 - Merrigum: 14.12 - 96 d Girgarre: 10.6 - 66[38]
- 1953 - Merrigum: 24.11 - 155 d Kyabram Boy's Club: 11.15 - 81[39][40]
- 1957 - Merrigum:
- 1986 - Merrigum: 24.12 - 156 d Avenel: 9.9 - 63[41]
- 1987 - Merrigum: 16.16 - 112 d Lancaster: 12.6 - 78[42]
- 1990 - Merrigum:
- 2015 - Merrigum: 11.9 - 75 d Stanhope: 8.2 - 50[43]
- Reserves
- Kyabram District Football League
- 1981 - Merrigum: 10.9 - 69 d Avenel: 3.6 - 24[44]
- 1986 - Merrigum: 17.7 - 109 d Avenel: 10.7 - 67
- 1990 - Merrigum:
- Thirds
- Kyabram District Football League
- 1988
- 1989
- 1991
- 2002
- 2003
- 2016
Football Runner Up
[edit | edit source]- Seniors
- Cooma Football Association (1922)[45]
- 1922 - Stanhope: 3.14 - 32 d Merrigum: 2,4 - 16[46]
- Kyabram District Football League
- Reserves
- Kyabram District Football League
- 1980 - Lancaster: 8.4 - 52 d Merrigum: 6.6 - 42
- 1996
- Thirds
Football Best and Fairest winners
[edit | edit source]- Seniors
References
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