Belconnen Football Club
| Belconnen | |
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| Names | |
| Full name | Belconnen Football Club |
| Club details | |
| Founded | 1987 |
| Colours | Teal, White and Black |
| Competition | AFL Canberra First Division |
| Ground(s) | Kippax Oval |
| Other information | |
| Official website | Belconnen Football Club official website |
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The Belconnen Football Club, nicknamed the Magpies, are an Australian rules football club that compete in the North East Australian Football League.[1][2] They previously played in the AFL Canberra competition.[3]
History
Originally known as the Turner Football Club, the club became known as Belconnen in 1970 and was admitted to the Canberra Australian National Football League in 1971.[4] Wearing a navy blue guernsey with a white monogram, the club was known as the "Bees" from 1971 until 1979, then as the "Blues" following the ANU Blues' withdrawal from the league during 1979.[5]
Before the 1986 season, the Belconnen club merged with the West Canberra Football Club to become the Belconnen Magpies.[6] The team began to wear the traditional magpie black and white stripes and in 1991 the club moved its headquarters to Kippax.[7] In 1998 the colour teal was added to the existing black and white jumper.[8]
The newly formed team did not taste premiership success until 2002 when they won three consecutive premierships.[7] The club also clinched the 2009 premiership, with a six-point grand final win over Ainslie.[9]
Mulrooney Medalists
- 2015 - Isaac Taylor
- 2013 - James Bennett
- 2012 - Shane Harris
- 2005 - Jared Ilett
- 2003 - Steve Hazelman
- 2001 - Steve Mahar
- 1999 - Shane Clarke
- 1991 - Brent Smith
- 1984 - Geoff Hocking
- 1975 - Robert White
Premierships (4)
| No. | Year | Competition | Opponent | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2002 | AFL Canberra | Queanbeyan Tigers | 24.19 (163) - 14.6 (90) | Manuka Oval |
| 2 | 2003 | AFL Canberra | Queanbeyan Tigers | - | Manuka Oval |
| 3 | 2004 | AFL Canberra | Queanbeyan Tigers | 14.20 (104) - 8.9 (57) | Manuka Oval |
| 4 | 2009 | AFL Canberra | Ainslie Tri-Colours | 11.13 (79) - 10.13 (73) | Manuka Oval |
AFL players
There are list of Belconnen players who have played at AFL:
- Brett Allison (North Melbourne and Sydney Swans)
- Logan Austin (Port Adelaide)
- Matthew Lokan (Collingwood)
- Don Pyke (West Coast Eagles)
- Jack Steele (GWS)
Club song
The club song is based to the tune of The Yankee Doodle Boy.
References
- ↑ "2014 NEAFL sides finalised". Brisbane Lions website.
- ↑ "Soaring Magpies closer to dream season". Sydney Morning Herald. NSW. 8 September 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ↑ Main, Jim (2008). Aussie Rules for Dummies (2nd ed.). ISBN 0-7314-0595-1.
- ↑ "Three-club monopoly in rules contest.". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 10 April 1971. p. 24. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ↑ Barry Rollings (1 July 1979). "Grim struggle for Bees". The Canberra Times. Canberra, ACT. p. 20.
- ↑ "Belconnen needs a captain-coach.". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 8 October 1986. p. 40. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- 1 2 Devaney, John (2009). The Full Points Footy Encyclopedia Of Australian Football Clubs. Full Points Publications. ISBN 978-0-9556897-3-4.
- ↑ "Club History". Fox Sports Pulse.
- ↑ "Ainslie Falls Short in Tense Grand Final". Ainslie Football Club.