Murray Kangaroos Football Club Explained

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Clubname:Murray Kangaroos
Fullname:Murray Kangaroos Football Club
Nicknames:MKs, Kangas, Roos, Rooboys
Founded:2000
Colours: Royal Blue and White
Capacity:15,000
Capacity2:20,000
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Murray Kangaroos Football Club, officially nicknamed The Kangaroos, was an Australian rules football club which competed in the Victorian Football League between 2000 and 2002. The football club was a joint venture between the North Melbourne Football Club and the Ovens and Murray Football League and served as North Melbourne's reserve side.

The Ovens and Murray region was formerly zoned towards North Melbourne, and the club enjoys good support in the area.

History

Following season 1999, the AFL Reserves Grade was terminated leaving AFL clubs without a place to field their reserves players. The Kangaroos, together with the Ovens and Murray Football League launched their own stand-alone VFL club in the Victorian Football League called the Murray Kangaroos. The club's home games were split between Coburg City Oval in Melbourne, and Lavington Oval in Albury-Wodonga.[1]

The side was made up with players from the Kangaroos, topped up with players from the Ovens and Murray League, and offering a second chance to players from the statewide under-18s Murray Bushrangers team who had missed out on the draft.

At the end of 2002, The Kangaroos disbanded the club citing pressure from the AFL, and cost-cutting measures (the club cost around $100,000 a year to field). North Melbourne instead decided to align with the Port Melbourne Football Club in a short-term deal.[2]

Honour roll

Coach

Best and Fairest

Leading Goalkicker

VFL Club Records

Highest Score26.18 (174) v Essendon, Round 9, 2002, Windy Hill
Lowest Score5.9 (39) v Sandringham, Round 16, 2000, Lavington Sports Ground
5.9 (39) v Coburg, Round 18, 2000, Lavington Sports Ground
Greatest Winning Margin96 points v Essendon, Round 9, 2002, Windy Hill
Greatest Losing Margin93 points v Coburg, Round 20, 2001, Coburg City Oval
Lowest Winning Score13.10 (88) v Preston 9.12 (66), Round 16, 2001, Lavington Sports Ground
Highest Losing Score17.14 (116) v Box Hill 22.13 (145), Round 5, 2002, Box Hill City Oval
17.14 (116) v Preston 18.14 (122), Round 11, 2002, Coburg City Oval

Notes and References

  1. /www.footballvic.com.au/vfl/vfl_clubs.htm
  2. http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/footy/common/story_page/0,8033,5287609%255E20322,00.html
  3. Web site: Football Victoria: VFL Clubs . 7 January 2014 . 11 December 2003 . https://web.archive.org/web/20031211100838/http://www.footballvic.com.au/vfl/vfl_clubs.htm . dead .