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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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1962 Season (VFA Division 1) Fixture

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Moorabbin (Original)'s 1962 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A Moorabbin (Original) 5.26.310.713.8 86 WON Sandringham 0.23.65.910.13 73 13 BRO Apr 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 H Moorabbin (Original) 3.15.610.1515.21 111 WON Mordialloc 3.13.56.66.6 42 69 MOO May 5 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 H Moorabbin (Original) 4.411.517.718.11 119 WON Brunswick 0.03.25.47.13 55 64 MOO May 12 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 A Moorabbin (Original) 5.110.612.1117.15 117 WON Oakleigh 1.24.57.79.9 63 54 WAR May 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 A Moorabbin (Original) 1.24.56.911.14 80 WON Yarraville 4.55.108.1310.14 74 6 YAR May 26 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 H Moorabbin (Original) 0.31.121.153.17 35 LOST Port Melbourne 1.34.45.45.6 36 -1 MOO Jun 4 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
7 A Moorabbin (Original) 0.32.85.1011.15 81 WON Williamstown 2.52.75.125.12 42 39 WCG Jun 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 H Moorabbin (Original) 2.16.79.913.19 97 WON Northcote 2.32.36.66.6 42 55 MOO Jun 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 A Moorabbin (Original) 2.64.108.1115.12 102 LOST Coburg 5.211.315.720.10 130 -28 COB Jun 23 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 H Moorabbin (Original) 5.58.712.915.10 100 WON Sandringham 1.25.108.1311.18 84 16 MOO Jul 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 A Moorabbin (Original) 3.56.87.916.10 106 WON Mordialloc 0.32.85.127.16 58 48 BKR Jul 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 A Moorabbin (Original) 3.46.89.913.9 87 WON Brunswick 3.17.37.512.9 81 6 BWP Jul 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 H Moorabbin (Original) 0.34.35.710.11 71 WON Oakleigh 3.26.77.108.11 59 12 MOO Jul 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 H Moorabbin (Original) 3.43.64.99.9 63 LOST Yarraville 2.45.108.1312.15 87 -24 MOO Aug 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 A Moorabbin (Original) 4.67.1211.1715.23 113 WON Port Melbourne 3.28.49.512.6 78 35 NPO Aug 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 H Moorabbin (Original) 3.65.77.107.14 56 LOST Williamstown 0.13.27.210.5 65 -9 MOO Aug 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 A Moorabbin (Original) 5.311.520.1221.16 142 WON Northcote 3.15.65.76.11 47 95 NOR Aug 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 H Moorabbin (Original) 2.26.510.913.20 98 WON Coburg 4.18.39.610.6 66 32 MOO Sep 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2SF H Moorabbin (Original) 3.57.613.1114.15 99 WON Sandringham 2.05.37.59.9 63 36 JUN Sep 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
GF H Moorabbin (Original) 3.67.1012.1513.15 93 LOST Sandringham 3.46.76.714.10 94 -1 JUN Sep 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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