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CLUB HISTORY

GUERNSEY

1966 - 2003
Mooroolbark Football Club was established in 1966 and participated in what is now known as the Eastern Football Netball League (EFNL). Known as the Falcons, the club wore dark green and gold striped guernseys for the first 37 years of its existence, winning 1 senior premiership during this period.

2003 - 2023
Two years after rebranding as the “Mustangs”, the club changed its guernsey to a brighter green with gold slashes from hip to opposite shoulder, featuring the original Mustang logo in the center. Variations of this design were worn until 2023, with 1 senior premiership added to the tally.

2011 - 2023
Due to clashes with rival clubs’ guernsey colors, an away strip was introduced. The away strip was black, styled similarly to the home guernsey, with green and gold slashes and the original Mustang logo in the center. This was used as an away/clash guernsey until 2023, when a modern take on the original design was introduced.

2021 - 2023
With the introduction of the Senior Women’s team in 2021, a new guernsey was commissioned exclusively for the women’s team. This guernsey mirrored the men’s design but featured pink coloring between the slashes and no back panel for numbers.

2023 - Present
During the 2023 season, a new clash/special guernsey debuted as a modern interpretation of the original design. It was worn in an away game against Bayswater and twice more that season. At the start of 2024, the club decided to return full-time to the original guernsey, with all teams (excluding veteran women) making the switch.

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PARTICIPATION IN EFNL

1966

• Mooroolbark FC was founded.
• Mooroolbark Football Club played its first game.

1967

• Division 3 Grand Final: Bennettswood 15.14.104 defeated Mooroolbark 8.7.55.

1976

• Division 3 Grand Final: Rowville 19.16.130 defeated Mooroolbark 12.12.84.

1980

• Promoted to Division 2.

1981

• Division 2 Grand Final: Bayswater 14.14.98 defeated Mooroolbark 11.7.73.

1982

• Relegated to Division 3.

1986

• Division 3 Grand Final: Ferntree Gully 7.7.49 defeated Mooroolbark 6.9.45.

1987

• Division 3 Grand Final: Mooroolbark 9.6.60 defeated The Basin 8.6.54.
• Promoted to Division 2.

1988

• Division 2 Grand Final: Doncaster 17.11.113 defeated Mooroolbark 10.9.69.

1989

• Promoted to Division 1.

1990

• Relegated to Division 2.

1991

• Division 2 Grand Final: Croydon 14.14.98 defeated Mooroolbark 8.5.53.

1992

• Relegated to Division 3.

1997

• Under 18’s won Division 3 Premiership.

2000

• Division 3 Grand Final: Waverley Blues 12.8.80 defeated Mooroolbark 11.12.78.

2007

• Division 3 Grand Final: Mooroolbark 14.17.101 defeated Upper Ferntree Gully 6.10.46.
• Promoted to Division 2.

2008

• Division 2 Preliminary Final: Rowville defeated Mooroolbark.

2009

• Division 2 Grand Final: Montrose 14.14.98 defeated Mooroolbark 10.10.70.

2010

• Under 19’s won Division 2 Grand Final in an undefeated season.

2012

• Division 2 Preliminary Final: Wantirna South 9.5.59 defeated Mooroolbark 8.8.56.

2015

• 50th anniversary and announced “Team of the Half Century.”
• Division 2 Preliminary Final: Doncaster East 15.12.102 defeated Mooroolbark 8.7.55.

2016

• Heath Black appointed as Senior Coach.
• Division 2 Reserves Grand Final: Mooroolbark 4.7.31 defeated Bayswater 1.3.9.

2017

• EFNL league realignment resulted in the club’s promotion to Division 1 for 2019.

2018

• Bret Lavars appointed as Senior Coach.

2020

• Covid-19 prevented the season from going ahead.

2021

• Senior Women’s team was formed.
• Covid-19 shut down the season after 11 games.

2022

• 1000 games in the EFNL (Round 2 v Beaconsfield @Heights Reserve).
• Senior Men finished with a 16-2 record (Best finish since 1986).
• Division 1 Grand Final: East Ringwood 15.12.102 defeated Mooroolbark 2.7.19.
• Veteran Women Maiden Grand Final: Mooroolbark 2.4.16 defeated Chirnside Park 0.7.7.
• Senior Best & Fairest medal renamed to Matt Polkinghorne Medal.
• Reserves Best & Fairest medal renamed to Denis Robinson Medal.
• Under 19 Best & Fairest medal renamed to Paul Toleman Medal.

2023

• Division 4 Senior Women Maiden Grand Final: Mooroolbark 7.12.54 defeated Mitcham 7.12.54.
• Senior Women promoted to Division 3.
• Trent Georgiou and James McManus each played their 200th Senior Game for Mooroolbark.
• Division 3 Senior Women Grand Final: Mooroolbark 9.6.60 defeated Coldstream 2.5.17.
• Veteran Women Grand Final: South Belgrave 4.5.29 defeated Mooroolbark 2.4.16.
• Ben Wheat appointed as Senior Men Coach.

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OUR HOME GROUND

Heights Reserve, Longfellow Ave, Mooroolbark VIC 3138, Australia

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GRAND FINAL REPLAY

Watch our Women win the 2024 EFNL Division 3 Grand Final – our first-ever Back-to-Back Premierships!

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