The Mooroopna Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Cats, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the rural town of Mooroopna, Victoria.
Mooroopna currently competes in the Goulburn Valley Football League (GVFL), of which Mooroopna is a founding member.
History The first apparent details of a game of Australian Rules football between Mooroopna and Shepparton was published in The Weekly Times in July 1879
After short periods prior to and following World War II playing in the Goulburn Valley Football Association (GVFA) and Central Goulburn Valley Football League (CGVFL), Mooroopna returned to the GVFL in 1949, where it has played to the present day.
Competition Timeline 1893 - 1934: Goulburn Valley Football League 1935 - Goulburn Valley Second Eighteens Football League 1936 - 1938: Goulburn Valley Football League 1939 - 1941: Goulburn Valley Football Association 1942 - 1944: Club in recess > World War Two 1945 - Goulburn Valley Football Association 1946 - 1948: Central Goulburn Valley Football League 1949 - 2019: Goulburn Valley Football League 2020 - GVFNL & Mooroopna FNC in recess > COVID-19 2021 to present day - Goulburn Valley Football League
Football Premierships Seniors League Total Flags Premiership year(s) Goulburn Valley FL Goulburn Valley Football Association 1939 Central Goulburn Valley Football League 1946
Reserves League Total Flags Premiership year(s) Goulburn Valley Second Eighteens Football League Goulburn Valley FL
Under 18's / Thirds League Total Flags Premiership year(s) Goulburn Valley FL
League Best & Fairest
Senior Football Goulburn Valley Football League: Morrison Medal 1962 - Brian McCarty 1965, 1967, 1968 - Ray Willett 1972 & 1973 - Dowie Bux 1977 - Gavin Saunders 1983 & 1985 - Gary Cooper 2012 - Mark Blake
VFL/AFL players
The following footballers played with Mooroopna, prior to playing senior football in the VFL/AFL, and / or drafted, with the year indicating their VFL/AFL debut.
1909 - Ken McKenzie - 1922 - Angus MacIsaac - 1923 - Clyde Hill - 1925 - Fred Wood - 1932 - Fred Hawking - 1934 - Jim Steigenberger - 1936 - Ashley Foley - 1937 - Clyde Helmer - 1939 - Geoff Organ - 1940 - Shadrach James - 1946 - Trojan Darveniza - 1947 - Arthur Irvine - 1955 - Roger Bullen - 1956 - Merv Hicks - 1975 - Barry Ough - 2007 - Jarrod Harbrow - 2009 - Riley Milne - 2015 - Nathan Drummond - 2016 - Clayton Oliver - 2017 - Jy Simpkin - 2019 - Laitham Vandermeer - 2022 - Tom Brown -
References
External links Mooroopna FNC Website 1903 - Mooroopna FC team photo 1928 - Goulburn Valley FC Premiers: Mooroopna FC team photo 1931 - Mooroopna FC & Rushworth FC team photos