Murray Kangaroos Football Club

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

Last updated August 20, 2022

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.

History

Following season 1999, the AFL Reserves Grade 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, and topped up with players from the Ovens and Murray League offering a second chance to footballers 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

Coach

2000 – Ross Smith
2001 – Paul Hamilton
2002 – Paul Hamilton

Best and Fairest

2000 – Stuart Cochrane
2001 – Mark Hilton
2002 – Adam Lange

Leading Goalkicker

2000 – Kent Kingsley 34 goals
2001 – Leigh Harding 53 goals
2002 – Rodney Tregenza 54 goals^[3]

VFL Club Records

Highest score: 26.18 (174) v Essendon, Round 9, 2002, Windy Hill
Lowest score: 5.9 (39) v Sandringham, Round 16, 2000, Lavington Sports Ground, & 5.9 (39) v Coburg, Round 18, 2000, Lavington Sports Ground
Greatest winning margin: 96 points v Essendon, Round 9, 2002, Windy Hill
Greatest losing margin: 93 points v Coburg, Round 20, 2001, Coburg City Oval
Lowest Winning Score: 13.10 (88) v Preston 9.12 (66), Round 16, 2001, Lavington Sports Ground
Highest Losing Score: 17.14 (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

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References

↑ /www.footballvic.com.au/vfl/vfl_clubs.htm
↑ http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/footy/common/story_page/0,8033,5287609%255E20322,00.html
↑ "Football Victoria: VFL Clubs". Archived from the original on 11 December 2003. Retrieved 7 January 2014.

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[3] "Football Victoria: VFL Clubs". Archived from the original on 11 December 2003. Retrieved 7 January 2014.

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Nickname: Kangaroos History Records Players Current squad Captains Coaches Syd Barker Medal Best and fairest (AFL Women's) Leading goalkickers AFL coach: Leigh Adams (caretaker) AFL captain: Jack Ziebell AFLW coach: Darren Crocker AFLW captain: Emma Kearney
VFL/AFL home grounds	Arden Street Oval (1925–1964; 1966–1985) Coburg City Oval (1965) Sydney Cricket Ground (1999–2000) Melbourne Cricket Ground (1984–2008) Manuka Oval (2001–2006) Docklands Stadium (2000–) Bellerive Oval (2012–)
AFLW home grounds	Chirnside Park (2019–) North Hobart Oval (2019–) York Park (2019–)
VFL/AFL premierships (4)	1975 1977 1996 1999
Seasons (143)	1874 1875 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Related articles	Murray Kangaroos North Fitzroy Kangaroos North Melbourne Grand Final Breakfast Proposed relocation Round 16, 2001 collapse against Essendon
Club disbanded in 1876 and reformed as Hotham from 1877–1887 (indicated in grey); the VFA was in recess from 1916–1917; known as Kangaroos Football Club from 1999–2007