Murchison Football Club

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Murchison Football Club, nicknamed the Hoppers, is an Australian rules football team based in the small north eastern Victorian town of Murchison, near Nagambie.

The club was established in 1881 and began in the Upper Goulburn Football Association in 1897. It now competes in the Kyabram District Football League, where they field three teams in three grades of football (Seniors, Reserves & Under 18's), and four grades of Netball (A-Grade, B-Grade, C-Grade & Under 16's).

The clubs current colours are bottle green with a gold sash. These have been the colours of the club since 1910, before that the club wore black & white stripes with a green sash.

The Current Coach is Brett Hughes & the New President is Mick Kerrins.

[edit] Premierships

• Upper Goulburn Football Association
  • 1897
• Waranga Football Association
  • 1904
• Goulburn Valley Football League
  • 1910
• Waranga-North East Football League
  • 1914
• Euroa District Football League
  • 1945
• Kyabram District Football League
  • 1964, 1966, 1982

Clubs in the Kyabram & District Football League

Ardmona | Avenel | Girgarre | Lancaster | Merrigum | Murchison | Nagambie | Rushworth | Stanhope | Tallygaroopna | Undera | Violet Town | Yea