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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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1960 Season (VFA) Fixture

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Moorabbin (Original)'s 1960 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A Moorabbin (Original) 4.39.511.918.12 120 WON Box Hill 1.54.76.96.10 46 74 BOX Apr 18 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
2 H Moorabbin (Original) 2.05.56.1010.14 74 WON Oakleigh 2.42.66.117.12 54 20 MOO Apr 23 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 A Moorabbin (Original) 2.12.86.99.12 66 LOST Sandringham 5.311.814.1323.16 154 -88 BRO Apr 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 H Moorabbin (Original) 6.38.510.912.10 82 WON Mordialloc 0.05.27.210.4 64 18 MOO May 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 A Moorabbin (Original) 3.14.38.610.7 67 WON Williamstown 0.16.87.88.10 58 9 WCG May 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 H Moorabbin (Original) 2.29.99.1113.14 92 WON Camberwell 1.22.25.55.5 35 57 MOO May 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 A Moorabbin (Original) 5.137.1419.2422.32 164 WON Brighton 0.03.53.56.7 43 121 ELS May 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 H Moorabbin (Original) 2.14.79.1414.17 101 WON Dandenong 3.34.64.76.10 46 55 MOO Jun 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 Moorabbin (Original)       Bye        
10 A Moorabbin (Original) 2.17.214.216.3 99 WON Coburg 1.65.67.1112.18 90 9 COB Jun 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 H Moorabbin (Original) 1.23.73.95.12 42 LOST Box Hill 5.36.37.69.8 62 -20 MOO Jun 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 A Moorabbin (Original) 3.15.48.68.10 58 LOST Oakleigh 5.26.810.819.12 126 -68 CBW Jul 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 H Moorabbin (Original) 7.38.511.1012.13 85 WON Sandringham 1.15.56.610.9 69 16 MOO Jul 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 A Moorabbin (Original) 2.55.76.107.14 56 LOST Mordialloc 0.16.27.512.7 79 -23 BKR Jul 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 H Moorabbin (Original) 1.25.65.77.13 55 LOST Williamstown 4.36.511.812.10 82 -27 MOO Jul 23 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 A Moorabbin (Original) 5.29.514.618.7 115 WON Camberwell 5.56.79.1210.14 74 41 CBW Jul 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 H Moorabbin (Original) 5.79.1214.2424.26 170 WON Brighton 0.06.46.49.5 59 111 MOO Aug 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 A Moorabbin (Original) 2.46.68.1213.15 93 LOST Dandenong 1.19.510.616.9 105 -12 DAN Aug 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 H Moorabbin (Original) 2.28.916.1225.16 166 WON Prahran 1.21.23.43.6 24 142 MOO Aug 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
1EF A Moorabbin (Original) 0.15.210.215.5 95 LOST Yarraville 8.310.715.818.10 118 -23 JUN Sep 3 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
 

Footnotes

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