Moonee Valley Football Club

Mooney Valley Football Club
The 80th Year Anniversary Logo 1933 - 2013
Full nameMoonee Valley Football Club
Nickname(s)The Valley, The Fog
Colours     Black      White
Founded1933
LeagueEssendon District Football League
DivisionDivision 2
2013 SeasonSeniors: Finished 2nd Placed

Reserves: Finished 2nd Placed

Under 18s: Finished 3rd Placed

Home GroundOrmond Park, Moonee Ponds
Official website http://www.mooneevalleyfc.com.au/

Mooney Valley Football Club, is an Australian rules football club that plays in the Essendon District Football League (EDFL) and is located 13 km north-west of Melbourne in the suburb of Moonee Ponds.[1] Founded in 1933, the club has won one (1) Senior "A" Grade Premiership (Only 14 of the current 26 clubs in the EDFL have won a Senior "A" Grade Premiership), four (4) Senior "B" Grade Premierships and one (1) C Grade Premiership.

Moonee Valley Football Club's Guernsey

Early history

The Club was first founded in 1933 at a meeting held in Dench's Butcher shop in Puckle St, Moonee Ponds. On April 29, 1933 Moonee Valley Football Club had their first game and first win vs Woodlands Football Club. That year, Jack Taylor a future President of the club won the Essendon District Football League (EDFL) Best & Fairest award.

Juniors

Moonee Valley has a strong junior section in which they field teams in the Under 10's, 12's, 14's and 16's. In 2012 after losing to the undefeated Pascoe Vale Football Club by over 90 points in the semi-final, Moonee Valley went on to beat them in the Grand Final by 7 points winning their first Under 16 Division 2 Premiership since 2001.

Seniors

The Senior side was particularly strong during the early 1950s, winning an A Grade Premiership in 1952. After winning the B Grade premiership in 1994 the seniors acquitted themselves well in A Grade the next year, ultimately finishing 4th on the ladder. One of the most noteworthy seasons in Moonee Valley's history came in 1999 when both the Seniors and Reserves won the B Grade Premiership. The seniors held their own in A Grade for the next few seasons before succumbing to relegation back to B Grade in 2005. In 2012 with the split of the B Grade competition, Moonee Valley moved into the newly formed C Grade competition. The Under 18's have been quite successful as well, they have won one (1) A Grade Premiership, two (2) B Grade Premierships and one (1) C Grade Premiership.

Moonee Valley Magpies

In 2001 with Lee Newman as President, the Club started a special team 'The Moonee Valley Magpies'. A football team for intellectually disabled male and female footballers. The first coach was Marcus Plozza who was awarded the 'Spirit of Moonee Valley Community Award' for his 'Contribution to Sport' from the local Council. Trevor Simmons a past player and Coach has now coached this team for four years. In 2003 with their numbers growing, they finished the year as Runners Up in the FIDDA Grand Final. 'The Magpies' have played in Finals, 3 times in 4 years.

Team of The Century

BACKS Terry Noonan Robert Havers Ian Crawford

HALF BACKS Lee Newman Peter Fotheringham Mario Tenace

CENTRES Pat Aylward Gary Noonan (C) Troy Whillance

HALF FORWARDS Jack Taylor Ian Denny Trevor Walker

FORWARDS Warren Walker Tom Howard Robert Lamberti

RUCKS Kevin Anderson Ian F Grant Neil King

INTERCHANGE Kevin Burgess Jock Lowe Neale Collins Shane Gibson Ron Noonan Gray Ryan

COACH Col Bradley

Premierships

Senior Premierships

A Grade: 1953

B Grade: 1975, 1986, 1994, 1999

C Grade: 1970

Reserve Premierships

B Grade: 1985, 1999

C Grade: 2014

Under 18's Premierships

A Grade: 1982

B Grade: 1970, 1993

C Grade: 1979, 2014

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