Murray Kangaroos Football Club

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Murray Kangaroos
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Names
Full nameMurray Kangaroos Football Club
Nickname(s)MKs, Kangas, Roos, Rooboys
Club details
Founded2000;25 years ago (2000)
Dissolved2002;23 years ago (2002)
Colours  Royal Blue and   White
Competition Victorian Football League
Ground(s) Coburg City Oval (capacity: 15,000)
  Lavington Oval (capacity: 20,000)
Uniforms
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Home
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Away

The Murray Kangaroos Football Club, officially nicknamed the Kangaroos, was an Australian rules football club which competed in the Victorian Football League between 2000 and 2002. The football club was a joint venture between the North Melbourne Football Club and the Ovens and Murray Football League and served as North Melbourne's reserve side.

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The Ovens and Murray region was formerly zoned towards North Melbourne, and the club enjoys good support in the area.

History

Following season 1999, the AFL reserves competition was terminated leaving AFL clubs without a place to field their reserves players. The Kangaroos, together with the Ovens and Murray Football League launched their own stand-alone VFL club in the Victorian Football League called the Murray Kangaroos. The club's home games were split between Coburg City Oval in Melbourne, and Lavington Oval in Albury-Wodonga. [1]

The side was made up with players from the Kangaroos, topped up with players from the Ovens and Murray League, and offering a second chance to players from the statewide under-18s Murray Bushrangers team who had missed out on the draft.

At the end of 2002, the Kangaroos disbanded the club citing pressure from the AFL, and cost-cutting measures (the club cost around $100,000 a year to field). North Melbourne instead decided to align with the Port Melbourne Football Club in a short-term deal. [2]

Honour roll

Club records

Highest Score26.18 (174) v Essendon, Round 9, 2002, Windy Hill
Lowest Score5.9 (39) v Sandringham, Round 16, 2000, Lavington Sports Ground
5.9 (39) v Coburg, Round 18, 2000, Lavington Sports Ground
Greatest Winning Margin96 points v Essendon, Round 9, 2002, Windy Hill
Greatest Losing Margin93 points v Coburg, Round 20, 2001, Coburg City Oval
Lowest Winning Score13.10 (88) v Preston 9.12 (66), Round 16, 2001, Lavington Sports Ground
Highest Losing Score17.14 (116) v Box Hill 22.13 (145), Round 5, 2002, Box Hill City Oval
17.14 (116) v Preston 18.14 (122), Round 11, 2002, Coburg City Oval

Seasons

PremiersGrand FinalistMinor premiersFinals appearanceWooden spoonVFL leading goalkickerVFL best and fairest
YearLeagueFinishWLDCoachCaptainBest and fairestLeading goalkickerGoalsRef
2000 VFL 14th6130 Ross Smith Stuart Cochrane Kent Kingsley 34
2001 VFL 4th1370 Paul Hamilton Mark Hilton Leigh Harding 53
2002 VFL 7th1091 Paul Hamilton Adam Lange [3] Rodney Tregenza 54 [4]

References

  1. ↑ /www.footballvic.com.au/vfl/vfl_clubs.htm
  2. ↑ http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/footy/common/story_page/0,8033,5287609%255E20322,00.html%5B‍%5D
  3. ↑ "Adam hops away with B&F". The Age. 4 October 2002. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  4. ↑ "Football Victoria: VFL Clubs". Archived from the original on 11 December 2003. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
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