Moe Football Club Explained

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Fullname:Moe Football Netball Club
Nicknames:Lions
Season:2024
Bestandfairest:Riley Baldi
League:Gippsland FL
Coach:Declan Keilty
Captain:Jacob Wood
President:Mat Howlett
Premierships:(6) 1912, 1927, 1941, 1945, 1956, 1967.Most Recent All Grades:
2014 Under 16's
Ground:Ted Summerton Reserve, Moe
Url:http://www.moefc.sportingpulse.net
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The Moe Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Lions, is an Australian rules football and netball club based at Ted Summerton Reserve in the town of Moe, Victoria. The club teams currently compete in the Gippsland Football League.

Club history

There was a meeting at Semmen's Moe Hotel in April, 1889 to form a local football club, with Mr. A A McPhee elected as President, R J Martin - Secretary and C W J Coleman as Treasurer.[1] Mr. C W J Coleman was elected as club captain as Mr. J Watson was appointed as vice captain for 1889.[2]

Moe played in the Miller Cup in 1889 and the Kennedy Cup competition in 1890.[3]

Moe Football Club was re-established in 1900, at a meeting Leith's Club Hotel, with Captain Leith elected as President.[4] Captain Leith was President in 1901 too [5] and played in the West Gippsland Football Association in 1901.[6] [7]

In 1908, Moe wore the colours of red, white and blue.[8]

Moe FC entered the Central Gippsland FA in 1909, which was the major league in Gippsland at the time.

In 1910, Moe wore the colours of "blue knickers, blue guernsey with sash and red stockings" [9]

At the club's 1911 AGM Mr. H Smith's offer to coach the football club was accepted with Cr. W Beck - President, A Simmons - Secretary and B Gibson - Treasurer.[10]

Mr. P McCarthy, Moe footballer collided with a Warragul player on Wednesday, 7 June 1911 and was taken to the Warragul Hospital. McCarthy required surgery on the Friday, and later died on Sunday morning.[11]

Moe won the Narracan Shire Football Association premiership in 1912.[12]

At the club’s 1914 AGM, the club adopted the colors of maroon guernsey and stockings and white knickers.[13]

In 1927 the club decided to play in the Erica District Football Association. They were too strong for the other clubs and won the premiership. Moe were behind in the dying seconds of the grand final against Baw Baw when J Walsh marked and kicked the winning goal to win the flag for Moe by three points.[14]

Back in the Central Gippsland FA from 1928, they remained in the league until it was replaced by the Latrobe Valley Football League in 1954.

Moe won the 1941 Yallourn & District Football Association premiership.

In 1944 and 1945 Moe played in the Central Gippsland Wartime Football League, won by Yallourn in 1944,[15] then Moe won the 1945 premiership defeating Yallourn.

Club coach, Don Keyter polled the most votes (23) in the 1963 LVFL best and fairest - Trood Award / Rodda Medal count, but was ineligible due to a suspension he incurred during the season.[16] Ironically the award was won by Moe player, Alan Steel with 18 votes.

The club had senior football Premiership success the Latrobe Valley FL in 1956 and 1967.

Football Competition Timeline

Football Premierships

Seniors
Reserves
Thirds / Under 18's
Fourths / Under 16's

Netball Premierships

A Grade
B Grade
Under 17s

Football League Best & Fairest Awards

Seniors

Reserves Hartley Medal

Fourths Shaw Carter Medal

Netball League Best and Fairest Awards

A Grade
B Grade
C Grade
Under 17s
Under 15s
Under 13s

VFL/ AFL players

The following footballers played with Moe prior to making their VFL / AFL debut.

The following footballers played senior VFL / AFL football prior to playing with Moe. The year indicates their first season with Moe.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1889 - Moe Football Club . Trove . Narracan Shire Advocate (Vic) . 3 February 2021 . 2 . 27 April 1889.
  2. Web site: 1889 - Moe Football Club . Narracan Shire Advocate . 12 February 2021 . 2 . 4 May 1889.
  3. Web site: 1890 - Football: Traralgon v Moe . Trove . Gippsland Farmers Journal . 3 February 2021 . 2 . 3 June 1890.
  4. Web site: 1900 - Moe . Trove Newspapers . Warragul Guardian (Warragul, Vic) . 3 February 2021 . 4 . 22 May 1922.
  5. Web site: 1901 - A club formed at Moe . Trove . Narracan Shire Advocate (Vic) . 3 February 2021 . 2 . 30 March 1900.
  6. Web site: 1901 - Position of Clubs . Trove . Narracan Shire Advocate (Vic) . 3 February 2021 . 3 . 15 June 1901.
  7. Web site: 1901 - West Gippsland FA Draw . Trove Newspapers . Narragansett Shire Advocate . 4 February 2021 . 3 . 18 May 1901.
  8. Web site: 1908 - Moe Football Club . Narracan Shire Advocate . 16 February 2021 . 3 . 17 March 1908.
  9. Web site: The Moe Club . Narracan Shire A$vocate . 16 February 2021 . 3 . 1 July 1910.
  10. Web site: 1911 - Moe Football Club . Narracan Shire Advocate (Vic) . 13 February 2021 . 3 . 5 April 1911.
  11. Web site: 1911 - Mr. P. McCarthy . Narracan Shire Advocate . 12 February 2021 . 3 . 14 June 1911.
  12. Web site: 1912 - Premiership won by Moe . Narracan Shire Advocate . 11 February 2021 . 4 . 14 August 1912.
  13. Web site: 1914 - Football: The Moe Club . Narracan Shire Advocate . 12 February 2021 . 3 . 10 June 1914.
  14. Web site: 1927 - Premiership won on last kick . Trove Newspapers . The Age . 3 February 2021 . 19 . 20 September 1927.
  15. Web site: 1944 - Yallourn superior in grand final . Trove Newspapers . Morwell Advertiser (Morwell, Vic) . 18 January 2021 . 6 . 26 October 1946.
  16. News: Moe Defender Wins Award. The Age. Melbourne. 3 September 1963. 8 April 2014 . 10.
  17. Web site: 1889 - Football: Warragul v Moe . Warragul Guardian . 14 February 2021 . 3 . 9 July 1889.
  18. Web site: 1898 - Football: Hall's Cup . Morwell Advertiser . 13 February 2021 . 3 . 27 May 1898.
  19. Web site: 1914 - Football . Narracan Shire Advocate . 11 February 2021 . 3 . 3 June 1914.
  20. Web site: 1941 - Finalists in Yallourn & District FA . Trove Newspapers . Weekly Times . 4 February 2021 . 39 . 30 August 1941.
  21. Web site: 1945 - Central Gippsland Wartime FL Grand Final review . Trove Newspapers . Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic) . 18 January 2021 . 29 . 19 September 1945.
  22. Web site: 1956 - Football in the Country . Google . The Age . 4 February 2021 . 14 . 1 October 1956.
  23. Web site: 1936 - Yallourn win Central Gippsland Flag . Weekly Times . 15 January 2021 . 73 . 3 October 1936.
  24. Web site: 1939 - Presentation of Rodda Medal . Morwell Advertiser (Morwell, Vic . 13 January 2021 . 6 . 21 September 1939.
  25. Web site: 1939 - Yallourn win grand final . Weekly Times . 15 January 2021 . 39 . 23 September 1939.
  26. News: Moe Defender Wins Award. The Age. Melbourne. 3 September 1963. 8 April 2014 . 10.
  27. Web site: 2017 - Three-way tie for Trood Award . Gippsland Times . 12 February 2021 . 19 September 2017.

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