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Official name
Narre Warren Football Club
Known as
Narre Warren
Nickname
Magpies
Former name
Narre Hallam
Former name date
1991-01-01
Formed
1953
Colours
Black and white
Affiliation (Current)
Outer East Football Netball (OEFN) 2019–2024
Affiliations (Historical)
South West Gippsland Football League (SWGFL) 1954–1994; Mornington Peninsula Football Netball League (MPFNL) 1995–2014; South East Football Netball League (SEFNL) 2015–2018
Senior Premierships
South West Gippsland Football League (SWGFL) - 1957, 1973, 1992 (3 total); Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League Casey Cardinia Section - 2006-7-8, 2010, 2012-13 (6 total)
Postal Address
P.O. Box 262, Narre Warren, Victoria 3805
Originally known as Narre Hallam, the Magpies enjoyed intermittent success during four decades of involvement in the South West Gippsland Football League, but it was after the turn of the century, competing in the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League, that the club really began to make its mark. Narre Warren commenced in the MPNFL in 1995, when the SWGFL was effectively absorbed into the competition as a third, or northern, division. At first the Magpies found the going tough, but in 2002 they finally fought their way through to their first senior grade grand final in a competition that had been renamed the Peninsula Division in 1999. Opposed by Pakenham, the Narre Warren players suffered from a bad case of stage fright, and went down meekly by 84 points.
Three years later the Magpies seniors again reached the grand final, this time against Doveton, and although the eventual result was the same as in 2002, on this occasion the margin - a mere 7 points - clearly indicated that Narre Warren was now a finals hardened combination. Over the next three seasons the club reinforced this impression with grand final triumphs at the expense of Doveton in 2006, Pakenham the next year, and Keysborough in 2008. All three premierships were attained with some comfort, with that of 2008 yielding the added satisfaction of a new record margin of victory for a grand final of 131 points.
Further grand final successes followed in 2010 at the expense of Beaconsfield and 2012 and 2013 over Cranbourne. The 2015 season saw the Magpies venturing to pastures new as they were among the nine founder member clubs of the South East Football League. After finishing third in their debut season they dropped one place on the premiership ladder in 2016 before reaching the 2017 grand final, only to lose by 57 points to Berwick.A year later they again succumbed to the 'Wickers on grand final day, this time by a margin of 51 points.
John Devaney - Full Points Publications