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KEY FACTS

Official name
Moorabbin Football Club

Known as
Moorabbin (Original)

Formed
1909

Disbanded
1965

Colours
Royal blue and white (pre-1951: Black and white)

Emblem
Kangaroos

Associated clubs
Moorabbin

Affiliations (Historical)
Federal Football League (FFL) 1909–1950; Victorian Football Association (VFA) 1951–1963

Home Ground
Moorabbin Oval

VFA Premierships
1957, 1963 (2 total)

Senior Premierships
Federal Football League - 1914, 1926-7, 1930-1, 1933, 1940-1, 1945-6-7-8 (12 total)

Most Games
217 - Len Gilder (1951-1963)

Moorabbin (Original)



Moorabbin had a comparatively brief but quite successful stint in the Victorian Football Association between 1951 and 1963. The club won premierships in 1957 and 1963, and managed a highly impressive overall success rate of 62.5%. However, there was a sensational aftermath to the 1963 flag as Moorabbin fell foul of the VFA after agreeing to sell its ground to VFL club St Kilda. After a bitter wrangle the eventual upshot was that the Moorabbin committee voted 19-2 to disaffiliate from the Association.

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1955 Season (VFA) Fixture

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Moorabbin (Original)'s 1955 Fixture

Rnd
H&A
Club
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
R
Opponent
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
Mgn
Grd
Date
SC
1 H Moorabbin (Original) 0.41.75.138.19 67 WON Coburg 2.22.65.77.10 52 15 MOO Apr 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 A Moorabbin (Original) 3.58.914.1521.20 146 WON Box Hill 4.36.77.1011.11 77 69 BOX Apr 23 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 H Moorabbin (Original) 2.36.1312.1515.24 114 WON Sandringham 3.35.410.610.6 66 48 MOO Apr 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 A Moorabbin (Original) 3.66.78.710.12 72 WON Preston 1.21.75.99.12 66 6 PRE May 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 H Moorabbin (Original) 2.14.26.67.11 53 LOST Port Melbourne 2.44.58.78.9 57 -4 MOO May 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 A Moorabbin (Original) 3.26.78.912.17 89 WON Williamstown 4.25.58.1010.11 71 18 WCG May 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 A Moorabbin (Original) 2.37.612.1014.12 96 WON Brunswick 0.22.46.610.13 73 23 BWP May 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 H Moorabbin (Original) 1.24.74.1211.16 82 WON Camberwell 2.23.36.78.10 58 24 MOO Jun 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 A Moorabbin (Original) 2.54.811.1313.15 93 WON Brighton 2.16.59.611.11 77 16 ELS Jun 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 H Moorabbin (Original) 0.46.108.1213.21 99 WON Yarraville 3.36.37.77.9 51 48 MOO Jun 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 A Moorabbin (Original) 4.49.610.1013.11 89 WON Northcote 1.14.16.47.7 49 40 NOR Jun 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 H Moorabbin (Original) 3.510.911.1416.19 115 WON Prahran 2.13.15.48.7 55 60 MOO Jul 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 A Moorabbin (Original) 3.45.511.1014.14 98 WON Oakleigh 2.17.58.59.9 63 35 WAR Jul 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 H Moorabbin (Original) 6.28.411.611.6 72 LOST Box Hill 1.14.46.511.8 74 -2 MOO Jul 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 A Moorabbin (Original) 6.47.1314.2017.24 126 WON Sandringham 4.29.312.413.5 83 43 BRO Jul 23 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 H Moorabbin (Original) 6.87.811.911.10 76 LOST Preston 0.17.89.911.13 79 -3 MOO Jul 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 A Moorabbin (Original) 0.25.45.58.9 57 LOST Port Melbourne 2.44.109.1310.16 76 -19 NPO Aug 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 H Moorabbin (Original) 3.45.612.814.11 95 LOST Williamstown 3.29.514.815.14 104 -9 MOO Aug 13 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 H Moorabbin (Original) 5.46.49.49.4 58 WON Brunswick 1.14.44.57.6 48 10 MOO Aug 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 A Moorabbin (Original) 3.45.65.148.17 65 LOST Camberwell 3.25.66.810.9 69 -4 CBW Aug 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
1SF A Moorabbin (Original) 4.06.28.510.9 69 LOST Williamstown 3.27.58.1012.12 84 -15 JUN Sep 3 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.