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KEY FACTS

Official name
Melbourne High School Old Boys Football Club

Known as
MHS OB

Formed
1907

Colours
Maroon, black and green

Emblem
Unicorns

Affiliation (Current)
Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) 1929–2023

Senior Premierships
B Section - 1946, 1952, 1961 (3 total); C Section/Premier C - 1939, 1960, 2004, 2009 (4 total); D Section - 1937, 1991 (2 total)

Championships and Trophies
JN Woodrow Medal – Ian Turnbull 1962; John ‘Jock’ Nelson 1964 & 1965 (2 medallists/3 medals); GT Moore Medal – W.J. Backhouse 1946; John 'Jock' Nelson 1959 & 1961 (2 medallists/3 medals); LS Zachariah Medal – L.W. Boyd-Gerny 1938; John 'Jock' Nelson 1960; Robert J. Skinner 1994; Matthew J. White 2004 (4 total); LS Pepper Medal – G.S. Todd 1984 (1 total); J Fullerton Medal – Timothy Harper 2015 (1 total)

Website
www.footy.mhsoba.asn.au

MHS OB



Grand Finals
Game records

Although the Melbourne High School Old Boys Football Club did not officially come into being until 1928, a team of former pupils took the field as early as 1907 when it engaged in a match against the school eighteen.

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2023 Season (VAFA Division 2) Fixture

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MHS OB's 2023 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A MHS OB        vs Bulleen Templestowe          TAR Apr 15 (Sat, 2:00)  
2 H MHS OB        vs Parkside Devils          MHS Apr 22 (Sat, 2:00)  
3 A MHS OB        vs Aquinas OC          AQU Apr 29 (Sat, 2:00)  
4 H MHS OB        vs South Melbourne Districts          MHS May 6 (Sat, 2:00)  
5 A MHS OB        vs St. Mary's Salesians          FER May 13 (Sat, 2:00)  
6 A MHS OB        vs Whitefriars          WHI May 20 (Sat, 2:00)  
7 H MHS OB        vs Brunswick (VAFA)          MHS May 27 (Sat, 2:00)  
8 H MHS OB        vs Old Yarra Cobras          MHS Jun 3 (Sat, 2:00)  
9 A MHS OB        vs Old Paradians          GAR Jun 17 (Sat, 2:00)  
10 H MHS OB        vs Aquinas OC          MHS Jun 24 (Sat, 2:00)  
11 H MHS OB        vs Bulleen Templestowe          MHS Jul 1 (Sat, 2:00)  
12 A MHS OB        vs Parkside Devils          PIT Jul 8 (Sat, 2:00)  
13 H MHS OB        vs St. Mary's Salesians          MHS Jul 22 (Sat, 2:00)  
14 A MHS OB        vs South Melbourne Districts          LHO Jul 29 (Sat, 2:00)  
15 H MHS OB        vs Whitefriars          MHS Aug 5 (Sat, 2:00)  
16 A MHS OB        vs Old Yarra Cobras          KOO Aug 12 (Sat, 2:00)  
17 H MHS OB        vs Old Paradians          MHS Aug 19 (Sat, 2:00)  
18 A MHS OB        vs Brunswick (VAFA)          AGO Aug 26 (Sat, 2:00)  
 

Footnotes

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