Numurkah Football Club Explained

Clubname:	Numurkah
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Fullname:	Numurkah Football Netball Club
Nicknames:	Blues
Motto:	"Bleed Blue"
Clubsong:	'Old Dark Navy Blues'
Home&Amp;Away:	3rd
Topgoalkicker:	Nathan Hicks
League:	Murray FNL
President:	John Beitzel
Coach:	Sean Harrap
Ground:	Numurkah Showgrounds
Premierships:	(13): 1932, 1933, 1937, 1938, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1962, 1970, 1977, 1979, 1999, 2000
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The Numurkah Football Club, nicknamed the Blues, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the town of Numurkah located in north east Victoria.

The club teams currently competes in the Murray FNL, which Numurkah (established in 1882) was a founding member in 1931.

Football Premierships

Seniors

Goulburn Valley Football Association (8)
- 1888,^[1] ^[2] 1889,^[3] 1890,^[4] 1920,^[5] 1922,^[6] 1924,^[7] 1925,^[8] 1926^[9]
Murray Football League (13):
- 1932, 1933, 1937, 1938, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1962, 1970, 1977, 1979, 1999, 2000

Reserves?

M. D. O'Dwyer Medallists (Murray FL – League Best & Fairest)

1934 – George Bourke (Joint Winner)
1935 – George Bourke
1938 – George Bourke
1939 – George Bourke. (In 1946, George Bourke won the Lismore Football League best & fairest award too) ^[10]
1946 – Merv Dudley (Joint Winner)
1949 – Syd Stewart
1950 – Syd Stewart^[11]
1952 – V.T. Davies
1970 – Peter Dealy (23 votes)
1981 – G. Ralph (18 votes)

Les Mogg Perpetual Trophy Winners (Leading Goalkicker)

1965 – Darryl Twitt (82 goals)
1966 – Darryl Twitt (93 goals)
1967 – Darryl Twitt (71 goals)
1968 – Darryl Twitt (62 goals)
1977 – D. Rudd (55 goals)
1994 – Perry Meka (102 goals)
1995 – Perry Meka (95 goals)

Numurkah FC players who played in the VFL

The following players played with Numurkah, prior to playing senior football in the VFL, with the year indicating their VFL debut.

1904 – Bill Payne – Carlton
1905 – Dave McNamara – St. Kilda
1906 – Alf George – Essendon & Melbourne
1909 – Joe Richie – St. Kilda
1909 – Duncan McIvor – Collingwood
1921 – Eddie Hanley – Richmond
1923 – Bob McCaskill – Richmond
1932 – Jock Fahey – South Melbourne
1940 – Merv Dudley – South Melbourne
1967 – Reg Sanders – North Melbourne
1981 – Phillip Harrison – Geelong
1984 – David Simpson – Geelong

AFL drafted players

1990 – Adam Rudd (1990 National Draft – # 91) St Kilda – 0 games
1997 – Mark Brown (1997 Rookie Draft – # 10) Sydney – 0 games

External links

Notes and References

Web site: 1888 - Goulburn Valley - Grand Final match review/protest . Trove Newspapers . Cobram Courier . 20 April 2020 . 12 September 1888. 2.
Web site: 1888 - Goulburn Valley FA - Delegate's Meeting . Trove Newspapers . Cobram Courier . 20 April 2020 . 26 September 1888. 2.
Web site: 1889 - Goulburn Valley FA - Grand Final match review . Trove Newspapers . Cobram Courier . 20 April 2020 . 15 August 1889. 2.
Web site: 1890 - Goulburn Valley Football Association . Trove Newspapers . Cobram Courier . 20 April 2020 . 21 August 1890. 2.
Web site: 1920 - Goulburn Valley FA Grand Final match review . Trove Newspapers . Cobram Courier . 19 April 2020 . 23 September 1920. 2.
Web site: 1922 - GVFA - Grand Final match review . Trove Newspapers . Numurkah Leader . 23 April 2020 . 25 October 1925. 2.
Web site: 1924 - GVFA - Grand Final match review. . Trove Newspapers . Numurkah Leader . 23 April 2020 . 17 September 1924. 4.
Web site: 1925 - GVFA - Grand Final match review . Trove Newspapers . Numurkah Leader . 23 April 2020 . 7 October 1925. 3.
Web site: 1926 - GVFA - Grand Final match review . Trove Newspapers . Numurkah Leader . 23 April 2020 . 8 September 1926. 3.
Web site: 1946 - Lismore FL - B & F Award . Trove Newspapers . Shepparton Advertiser . 19 August 2020 . 15 . 6 September 1946.
Web site: 1950 - Murray FL - Best & Fairest Award . Trove Newspapers . Cobram Courier . 27 April 2020 . 11 August 1950. 2.