Merrigum Football Club

Merrigum Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Merrigum in the Goulburn Valley region, Victoria, Australia. The club is known as The Bulldogs.[1]

Merrigum FNC
Names
Full nameMerrigum Football Netball Club
Nickname(s)Bulldogs
Club details
Founded1902; 122 years ago (1902)
Colours     
CompetitionKyabram District Football League (since 1933)
Premierships1910, 1928, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1957, 1986, 1987, 1990, 2015.
Ground(s)Merrigum Recreation Reserve
Uniforms
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Other information
Official websiteMerrigum FNC website

History

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The first evidence of football in the Merrigum area was in 1902, when the football club applied to the Park Trustees to erect goals on the local oval.[2]

In 1905, Merrigum hosted Cooma in a game and won by one point.[3]

Merrigum lost their 1932 Goulburn Valley Central Junior Football League 1st semi final to Stanhope[4] prior to joining the Kyabram & District Football League in 1933.

Football Timeline

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Football Premierships

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Seniors
  • Kyabram District Junior Football Association
    • 1910 - Merrigum: 9.23 - 77 d Lancaster: 4.2 - 26[29]
  • Northern Goulburn Valley Football League
  • Kyabram District Football League
    • 1949 - Merrigum: 8.15 - 63 d Kyabram Imperials: 7.5 - 47[35][36]
    • 1950 - Merrigum: 10.10 - 70 d Lancaster: 6.12 - 48[37]
    • 1951 - Merrigum: 14.12 - 96 d Girgarre: 10.6 - 66[38]
    • 1953 - Merrigum: 24.11 - 155 d Kyabram Boy's Club: 11.15 - 81[39][40]
    • 1957 - Merrigum:
    • 1986 - Merrigum: 24.12 - 156 d Avenel: 9.9 - 63[41]
    • 1987 - Merrigum: 16.16 - 112 d Lancaster: 12.6 - 78[42]
    • 1990 - Merrigum:
    • 2015 - Merrigum: 11.9 - 75 d Stanhope: 8.2 - 50[43]
Reserves
Thirds

Football Runner Up

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Seniors
  • Cooma Football Association (1922)[45]
    • 1922 - Stanhope: 3.14 - 32 d Merrigum: 2,4 - 16[46]
  • Kyabram District Football League
    • 1947 - Undera: 10.8 - 68 d Merrigum: 7.16 - 58[47]
    • 1948 - Kyabram Imperials: 12.14 - 86 d Merrigum: 9.14 - 68[48]
    • 1952 - Girgarre: 8.12 - 60 d Merrigum: 4.9 - 33[49][50]
    • 1956 - Comgupna: 10.10 - 70 d Merrigum: 9.4 - 58[51]
    • 1964 - Murchison: 14.14 - 98 d Merrigum: 3.7 - 25[52]
Reserves
Thirds

Football Best and Fairest winners

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Seniors

References

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