Mordialloc Football Netball Club, nicknamed The Bloodhounds, is an

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and

netball Netball is a ball sport played on a court by two teams of seven players. It is among a rare number of sports which have been created exclusively for female competitors. The sport is played on indoor and outdoor netball courts and is specifical ...

club that currently participates in the

Southern Football Netball League The Southern Football Netball League is an Australian rules football league, based in the south and south eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, for both seniors and juniors. History The ''South East Suburban Football League'' was formed in 1 ...

. Mordialloc also played in the

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(VFA) from 1958 until 1988.

History

The club is based in the Melbourne suburb of

Mordialloc Mordialloc is a beachside suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 24 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Kingston local government area. Mordialloc recorded a population of 8,886 at the . ...

and started out in the Federal Football Association. They played in the FFA from 1909 to 1957 and were premiers on seven occasions - 1923, 1924, 1929, 1939, 1950, 1951 & 1952. Since 1927, the club has played at Ben Kavanagh Reserve in McDonald St, Mordialloc, a ground which is notable for its long length & similar size playing area as the MCG. In 1958 they joined the Victorian Football Association. The club was initially allocated to Division 1 when the Association was first divided into two divisions, but was relegated to Division 2 after finishing last in 1962, and spent most of its remaining time in the Association in the lower division. Mordialloc lost the 1965 Grand Final to Preston and made another second division Grand Final in 1976 but lost again, this time to Williamstown. The following season the club broke through for their first VFA premiership with a 38-point win over

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, under the leadership of captain-coach Geoff Rosenow. As a result of the premiership, Mordialloc was promoted to Division 1, but lasted only one season before being relegated. Mordialloc's time in the VFA ended three matches into the 1988 season when they resigned due to poor onfield performances and the uncertain future of the VFA's second division. The club then joined the South East Suburban Football League, now known as the

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, where it has played since. Since 2013 it has been officially known as the "Mordialloc Football Netball Club". The club has won two Men's Football second division SFNL premierships: in 1999 and 2014 and in 2018 won its first Netball Division 1 flag.

Leagues

Federal Football League The Federal Football League was an Australian rules football competition in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, that was in existence from 1909 to 1981. It was regarded as one of the strongest metropolitan leagues in Melbourne and ...

(1909–57) *

(1958–88) *

(1988–present)

Premierships

* Federal Football Association (7): 1923, 1924, 1929, 1939, 1950, 1951, 1952 *

2nd Division (1): 1977 *

Netball (1): 2018 - Men's Football 2nd Division (2):: 1999, 2014

Notable players

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, won a Best and fairest at

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Len Crane Len Crane (7 February 1928 – 24 May 2006) was an Australian rules footballer who played for South Melbourne and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Crane made his VFL debut in 1947 with South Melbourne and played as a half b ...

, played at

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and

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Wayne Judson Wayne Judson (born 11 July 1952) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1970s. Judson was a back pocket specialist and spent seven years with St Kilda. He played i ...

, represented the VFL and played at St Kilda *

Geoff Rosenow Geoffrey Mervyn "Tex" Rosenow (1 February 1942 – 25 March 1999) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1960s. Rosenow missed out on playing in Geelong's 1963 premiershi ...

, played at

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Barry Metcalfe Barry Stanley Metcalfe (28 September 1935 – 3 April 1980) was an Australian rules footballer who played a game with Hawthorn in the VFL and spent the early 1960s at Claremont. Metcalfe, who was used mainly as a wingman, played his first a ...

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Ian Egerton Ian Egerton (2 February 1931 – 21 April 2019) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serv ...

, played at Hawthorn Football Club

References

External links

Official Website
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Mordialloc Football Club Mordialloc Football Netball Club, nicknamed The Bloodhounds, is an Australian rules football and netball club that currently participates in the Southern Football Netball League. Mordialloc also played in the Victorian Football Association (VFA ...

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