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KEY FACTS

Official name
Moorabbin Football Club

Known as
Moorabbin (Original)

Nickname
Kangaroos

Formed
1909

Disbanded
1964

Colours
Royal blue and white

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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1954 Season (VFA) Fixture

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Moorabbin (Original)'s 1954 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A Moorabbin (Original) 5.35.59.513.12 90 DRAW Oakleigh 3.410.612.913.12 90 0 WAR Apr 17 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 A Moorabbin (Original) 0.03.06.17.6 48 LOST Yarraville 5.68.710.1015.13 103 -55 YAR Apr 24 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 H Moorabbin (Original) 1.22.47.89.12 66 LOST Port Melbourne 1.25.69.820.14 134 -68 MOO May 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 H Moorabbin (Original) 2.14.47.69.11 65 WON Coburg 0.03.45.78.7 55 10 MOO May 8 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 H Moorabbin (Original) 1.17.37.510.13 73 WON Preston 1.12.36.58.8 56 17 MOO May 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 A Moorabbin (Original) 9.312.719.1022.13 145 WON Brighton 4.25.65.78.12 60 85 ELS May 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 H Moorabbin (Original) 4.511.1012.1521.22 148 WON Camberwell 4.26.511.1411.15 81 67 MOO May 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 A Moorabbin (Original) 3.36.77.119.12 66 WON Brunswick 1.23.55.95.12 42 24 BWP Jun 5 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 H Moorabbin (Original) 3.33.35.75.9 39 WON Box Hill 0.01.71.73.10 28 11 MOO Jun 12 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 A Moorabbin (Original) 3.65.89.1510.16 76 WON Sandringham 1.02.42.43.10 28 48 BRO Jun 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 H Moorabbin (Original) 4.15.58.98.11 59 WON Northcote 1.02.43.46.8 44 15 MOO Jun 26 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 A Moorabbin (Original) 0.33.75.109.15 69 LOST Williamstown 2.46.69.1110.14 74 -5 WCG Jul 3 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 H Moorabbin (Original) 2.44.67.610.9 69 WON Prahran 1.45.68.79.9 63 6 MOO Jul 10 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 A Moorabbin (Original) 3.53.74.115.14 44 LOST Coburg 1.02.24.58.7 55 -11 COB Jul 24 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 A Moorabbin (Original) 2.43.87.127.12 54 LOST Port Melbourne 0.44.104.137.14 56 -2 NPO Jul 31 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 H Moorabbin (Original) 1.25.1210.1515.18 108 WON Yarraville 2.63.84.95.9 39 69 MOO Aug 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 A Moorabbin (Original) 3.23.57.88.12 60 LOST Preston 3.35.69.711.9 75 -15 PRE Aug 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 H Moorabbin (Original) 2.27.108.1313.16 94 WON Brighton 3.43.45.47.5 47 47 MOO Aug 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 A Moorabbin (Original) 4.29.615.1219.15 129 WON Camberwell 2.35.68.611.11 77 52 CBW Aug 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 H Moorabbin (Original) 5.215.521.1131.12 198 WON Sandringham 1.13.14.25.4 34 164 MOO Sep 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
1SF H Moorabbin (Original) 0.03.44.46.8 44 LOST Northcote 5.125.129.1612.18 90 -46 JUN Sep 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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