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and

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club based at Ted Summerton Reserve in the town of

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. The club teams currently compete in the

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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. Mr. C W J Coleman was elected as club captain as Mr. J Watson was appointed as vice captain for 1889. Moe played in the Miller Cup in 1889 and the Kennedy Cup competition in 1890. Moe Football Club was re-established in 1900, at a meeting Leith's Club Hotel, with Captain Leith elected as President. Captain Leith was President in 1901 too and played in the West Gippsland Football Association in 1901. In 1908, Moe wore the colours of red, white and blue. 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" 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. 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. Moe won the Narracan Shire Football Association premiership in 1912. At the club’s 1914 AGM, the club adopted the colors of maroon guernsey and stockings and white knickers. 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. Back in the Central Gippsland FA from 1928, they remained in the league until it was replaced by the

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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, then Moe won the 1945 premiership defeating Yallourn. Club coach,

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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. 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

*1889 - Miller Challenge Cup *1890 - Kennedy Challenge Cup *1891 to 1897 - ? *1898 & 1899 - Hall’s Challenge Cup *1901 to 1908? - West Gippsland Football Association *1909 to 1911 - Central Gippsland Football Association *1912 & 1913? - Narracan Shire Football Association *1914 & 1915? - Morwell District Football Association *1916 to 1918 - CGFA in recess due to

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*1919 to 1926 - Central Gippsland Football Association *1927 - Erica & District Football Association *1928 to 1940 - Central Gippsland Football Association *1941 - Yallourn & District Football Association *1942 & 1943 - Club in recess due to

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*1944 & 1945 - Central Gippsland Wartime Football Association *1946 to 1953 - Central Gippsland Football League *1954 to 2001 - Latrobe Valley Football League *2002 to 2009 - West Gippsland Latrobe Football League *2010 to Present - Gippsland Football League

Football Premierships

;Seniors *Narracan Shire Football Association **1912 - Moe: 6.5 - 41 defeated Yarragon: 2.4 - 16 *Erica District Football Association **1927 - Moe: 8.9 - 57 defeated Baw Baw: 8.6 - 54 *Yallourn & District Football Association **1941 - Moe: 8.12 - 60 defeated Yallourn Powerhouse: 5.10 - 40 * Central Gippsland Wartime Football League **1945 - Moe: 6.12 - 48 defeated Yallourn: 4.10 - 34 *Latrobe Valley Football League **1956 - Moe: 10.9 - 69 defeated Traralgon: 8.13 - 61 **1967 - Moe: defeated Bairnsdale: by six points ;Reserves *LaTrobe Valley Football League **1959, 1967, 1968 ;Thirds / Under 18's *LaTrobe Valley Football League **1959, 1991 ;Fourths / Under 16's *

**2014, 2016, 2017

Football League Best & Fairest Awards

;Seniors *Central Gippsland Football Association: Rodda Medal **1936 - Ivan Williams **1939 - A "Bert" Tabuteau *Latrobe Valley Football League: Trood Award / Rodda Medal **1958 - Lester Ross **1963 - Alan Steel.

, from Moe FC polled 23 votes, but was ineligible **1973 - Barry Rowlings **1974 - Barry Rowlings **1988 - Lachlan Sim **2000 - Jason Shields *

**2017 - James Blazer Reserves Hartley Medal *

** 2018 - James Heslop https://gippslandleague.com.au/football-awards/

VFL/ AFL players

The following footballers played with Moe prior to making their VFL / AFL debut. * 1925 -

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- , * 1933 -

Charlie Richards Charles Henry Richards (9 August 1875 – ?) was a professional footballer most notable for playing almost 100 matches for Grimsby Town. Born in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England, Richards began his career as an inside right with Derb ...

- Footscray * 1935 -

Ken Feltscheer Ken Feltscheer (9 June 1915 – 25 December 2017) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He turned 100 in June 2015 and died on 25 December 2017 at the age of 102. ...

- , * 1949 - Laurie Shipp - North Melbourne * 1951 - Alby Law - * 1959 - Lester Ross - St. Kilda * 1960 - John Somerville - * 1962 - George Savige - Footscray * 1968 -

Ted Hopkins Edward "Ted" Hopkins (born 27 May 1949) is retired former Australian rules footballer, businessman and writer. He is most notable for his four-goal effort in the second half of Carlton's remarkable victory in the 1970 VFL Grand Final. Ted cu ...

- * 1975 - Barry Rowlings - , * 1988 -

Peter Somerville Peter Somerville (born 8 July 1968) is a former Australian rules footballer who played 160 games for Essendon in the AFL. A ruckman, and son of John Somerville, he shared rucking duties with Paul Salmon for much of his career. He was a prem ...

- * 1989 - Lachlan Sim - Brisbane Bears * 2000 - Troy Makepeace - * 2016 - Sam Skinner - Brisbane * 2018 - Declan Keilty - Melbourne The following footballers played senior VFL / AFL football prior to playing with Moe. The year indicates their first season with Moe. *1955 -

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- Richmond *1963 - Kevin Northcote - Hawthorn *2019 -

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- Adelaide, Melbourne

References

External links

SportsTG site

Teamapp site
* List of Gippsland FL Football Premierships * Gippsland FL Best & Fairest Lists
1934 - Moe FC & Trafalgar FC team photos

1941 - Moe FC Officials photo

1941 - Yallourn & District FA grand final. Moe & Yallourn team photos

1953 - Moe Football Club team photo

1956 - Moe FC & Yallourn FC team photos
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