Australian Football

Mallee Park has a quite outstanding record for such a new club. In thirty-seven seasons of football the ‘Peckers have won no fewer than sixteen premierships, a total only bettered by Wayback, whose tally of thirty-two flags has been accumulated over the course of more than a century. The club has also proved to be an excellent nursery for AFL talent with the likes of Peter and Shaun Burgoyne and Byron Pickett playing their early football there.

Some of Mallee Park’s premierships have been won in spectacular fashion. In 1988, for instance, the ‘Peckers trounced Tasman in the grand final by 102 points, 28.26 (194) to 13.14 (92), while two years later Marble Range was on the receiving end of a 92 point hiding. Then in 1993 Mallee Park trounced Bostons by 101 points, 28.16 (184) to 12.11 (83). The 'Peckers' most recent flag was obtained in 2016 by means of a 15.13 (103) to 13.8 (986) grand final defeat of Lincoln South. The win gave them back to back premierships as they had also triumphed in the 2015 grand final against Boston Tigers. In 2017 the 'Peckers lost only once in 15 matches during the minor round to top the ladder but they then sustained unexpected finals losses to Wayback by a point and Marble Range by a goal to miss out on a premiership hat trick and end up in third place. A year later their season came to an end at the hands of eventual premiers Tasman in the first semi final.