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Names | ||
Full name | Belconnen Football Club | |
Club song | based to the tune of "The Yankee Doodle Boy" | |
Club details | ||
Founded | 1987 | |
Colours | ||
Competition | AFL Canberra | |
Ground(s) | Kippax Oval | |
Uniforms | ||
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Other information | ||
Official website | belconnenfc.com.au |
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]
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 and St.Kilda)
Honours
Club
AFL Canberra (4): 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009
Grand Finals
Year | Rival | Score | Venue |
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2002 | Queanbeyan Tigers | 24.19 (163) – 14.6 (90) | Manuka Oval |
2003 | Queanbeyan Tigers | n/a | Manuka Oval |
2004 | Queanbeyan Tigers | 14.20 (104) – 8.9 (57) | Manuka Oval |
2009 | Ainslie Tri-Colours | 11.13 (79) – 10.13 (73) | Manuka Oval |
Individual
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
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.
- ^ a b 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.