Australian Football

Langwarrin

Langwarrin’s formal competitive history started in 1920 when the club was among the foundation members of the Peninsula District Football Association. In 1928 the sided contested its first grand final, with the opposition provided by Mornington. The match resulted in a 2 point victory to Mornington, but afterwards the Association upheld a protest from the losers, and a replay was ordered. Unfortunately for Langwarrin, Mornington won this as well, and by the slightly more convincing margin of 14 points.

Langwarrin went on to qualify for the next three grand finals, losing to Frankston in 1929, downing the same opponent by 6 points in 1930, and going down heavily to Dromana in 1931.

After the 1933 season the PDFA merged with the Peninsula Football Association to form the Mornington Peninsula Football League but Langwarrin does not appear to have entered a team in this competition, and it was not until the establishment of the Nepean Football League in 1959 that the club resurfaced. Its only senior grade Nepean Football League premiership came in its only grand final appearance, in 1969.

Since 1987 the Kangaroos have competed in the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League, which was formed when the NFL and MPFL merged. The club has claimed three senior grade flags following grand final defeats of Carrum by the narrowest of margins in 1993, Pearcedale by 74 points in 2001, and Frankston Bombers in 2004 by 7 points. The Kangaroos’ seniors also reached a grand final in 2005, but lost to Rye. Over the past decade performances have been predominantly unremarkable although there were rare finals appearances in both 2014 and 2018. On the reverse side of the ledger the 'Roos finished last in 2017.