Merrigum Football Club

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Full nameMerrigum Football Netball Club
Nickname(s)Bulldogs
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Founded1902;122 years ago (1902)
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Competition Kyabram District Football League (since 1933)
Premierships1910, 1928, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1957, 1986, 1987, 1990, 2015.
Ground(s)Merrigum Recreation Reserve
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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]

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History

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

Football Premierships

Seniors
Reserves
Thirds

Football Runner Up

Seniors
Reserves
Thirds

Football Best and Fairest winners

Seniors

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