Noble Park Football Club
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The Noble Park Football Club is an Australian rules football club that fields teams in both the seniors and juniors of the Eastern Football League
. The club is considered one of Victoria’s most successful breeding grounds for VFL/AFL players.
Due to the clubs rich history of Premierships and its contribution to the sport and the community, in 2005, they were recognised as the only sporting club named by the City of Greater Dandenong, among its 14 sporting heroes commemorative display.
In 1959 Noble Park merged with the Harrisfield Football Club and became known as Noble Park-Harrisfield Football Club. The club also changed its jumper to royal blue and white vertical stripes.
In 1961, the club adopted the yellow from the original Noble Park jumper and the blue from the Harrisfield jumper to create the blue and gold vertical striped jumper which was worn for most of their exsistance. Once again the club was known as the Noble Park Football Club. This was also the year that they joined the Caulfield Oakleigh District League where they won two premierships before joining the Federal Football League in 1964.
In the Federal league, Noble Park won two reserves premierships, five under 18 premierships and one senior premiership between 1964 and 1981.
In 1982, Noble Park joined the South East Suburban Football League winning seven under 18 premierships, seven reserves premierships and six senior premierships before the league merged with the Eastern Suburbs Churches Football Association, creating the Southern Football League
in 1993.
In the newly formed SFL, Noble Park won two under 18 premierships, seven reserves premierships and three senior premierships.
At the turn of the millennium, Noble Park joined the much stronger Eastern Football League
, where they became known as the Bulls and change their jumper to its current design. The Bulls would have to wait until 2003 to win their first EFL premiership, but would not have to wait as long for their second, as the club went back to back, winning the 2004 premiership. The Bulls reserves team also won a premiership in 2004.
In 2010 and 2011, Noble Park went back to back, winning their third and fourth EFL premierships since joining the league in 2000.
* Still Playing
Eastern Football League (Australia)
The Eastern Football League is an Australian rules football League, based in the eastern suburbs of metropolitan Melbourne....
. The club is considered one of Victoria’s most successful breeding grounds for VFL/AFL players.
Due to the clubs rich history of Premierships and its contribution to the sport and the community, in 2005, they were recognised as the only sporting club named by the City of Greater Dandenong, among its 14 sporting heroes commemorative display.
History
The club was formed in 1918 and played in the Under 21 competition in the Berwick Association until the end of 1933. The club jumper was black with a yellow sash. From 1934 until 1958, the club played in the Dandenong District Association, winning eight premierships.In 1959 Noble Park merged with the Harrisfield Football Club and became known as Noble Park-Harrisfield Football Club. The club also changed its jumper to royal blue and white vertical stripes.
In 1961, the club adopted the yellow from the original Noble Park jumper and the blue from the Harrisfield jumper to create the blue and gold vertical striped jumper which was worn for most of their exsistance. Once again the club was known as the Noble Park Football Club. This was also the year that they joined the Caulfield Oakleigh District League where they won two premierships before joining the Federal Football League in 1964.
In the Federal league, Noble Park won two reserves premierships, five under 18 premierships and one senior premiership between 1964 and 1981.
In 1982, Noble Park joined the South East Suburban Football League winning seven under 18 premierships, seven reserves premierships and six senior premierships before the league merged with the Eastern Suburbs Churches Football Association, creating the Southern Football League
Southern Football League (Victoria)
The Southern Football League is an Australian rules football league, based in the south and south eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, for both seniors and juniors....
in 1993.
In the newly formed SFL, Noble Park won two under 18 premierships, seven reserves premierships and three senior premierships.
At the turn of the millennium, Noble Park joined the much stronger Eastern Football League
Eastern Football League (Australia)
The Eastern Football League is an Australian rules football League, based in the eastern suburbs of metropolitan Melbourne....
, where they became known as the Bulls and change their jumper to its current design. The Bulls would have to wait until 2003 to win their first EFL premiership, but would not have to wait as long for their second, as the club went back to back, winning the 2004 premiership. The Bulls reserves team also won a premiership in 2004.
In 2010 and 2011, Noble Park went back to back, winning their third and fourth EFL premierships since joining the league in 2000.
Notable former players
| Name | VFL/AFL Club | VFL/AFL Games | Major Football Achievement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Archer Glenn Archer Glenn Archer is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played his entire career with the North Melbourne Football Club.Archer had a reputation as one of the most courageous players ever to play the game... |
North Melbourne North Melbourne Football Club The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is the fourth oldest Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League and is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Australia and the world... |
311 | 1996 & 1999 Premiership Player, 1999 Norm Smith Medal Norm Smith Medal The Norm Smith Medal is the award given in the AFL Grand Final to the player adjudged by an independent panel of experts to have been the best player in the match.-History:The Norm Smith Medal is named after former Melbourne player and coach, Norm Smith... |
| David Neitz David Neitz David Neitz , nicknamed Neita, is a retired Australian rules footballer. The strongly built centre half back who became a full forward was the longest-serving captain in the history of the Melbourne Football Club and the first Melbourne player to achieve the 300-game milestone.Neitz was born in... |
Melbourne Melbourne Football Club The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria.... |
306 | 2002 Coleman Medal Coleman Medal The Coleman Medal is awarded yearly to the Australian Football League player who kicks the most goals in regular-season matches in that year... |
| Stephen Milne Stephen Milne Stephen Milne is a professional footballer for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League .-AFL career:... |
St Kilda | 236* | 2004 & 2008 Pre-Season Premiership Player |
| Tony Morwood Tony Morwood Tony Morwood is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Sydney Swans.He was usually seen in the half forward flank and it was in that position that he was named in the Swan's 'Team of the Century'.... |
South Melbourne/Sydney Sydney Swans The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney... |
229 | Named in South Melb/Sydney's Team of the Century |
| Shane Morwood Shane Morwood Shane Morwood is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL/AFL.From Noble Park, Morwood played alongside his brother Paul at South Melbourne, but in 1982 he quit the club, refusing to move to Sydney with the re-location of South Melbourne into the Sydney Swans... |
Collingwood Collingwood Football Club The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League... |
212 | 1990 Premiership Player |
| Brian Mynott Brian Mynott Brian Mynott is a former Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda in the Victorian Football League . He was born in England.-External links:... |
St Kilda | 210 | 1966 Premiership Player |
| Steven Icke Steven Icke Steven Icke is a former Australian rules footballer who played for North Melbourne and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League .... |
North Melbourne North Melbourne Football Club The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is the fourth oldest Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League and is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Australia and the world... , Melbourne Melbourne Football Club The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria.... |
198 | 1977 Premiership Player, 1981 Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal The Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Memorial Trophy is awarded to the Melbourne Football Club player judged Best and Fairest for the season.It is named in honor of Keith 'Bluey' Truscott, a former dual premiership player and World War II fighter ace killed in 1943.... |
| Paul Morwood Paul Morwood Paul Morwood is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.-South Melbourne/Sydney:He started his career with South Melbourne .-St Kilda:... |
South Melbourne/Sydney Sydney Swans The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney... , St Kilda, Collingwood Collingwood Football Club The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League... |
170 | 1985 Trevor Barker Award Trevor Barker Award The Trevor Barker Award is an Australian rules football award for the player voted the St Kilda Football Club Club Champion during the home and away season in the Australian Football League by a voting panel.... |
| Darren Millane Darren Millane Darren "Pants" Millane was an Australian rules football player in the VFL/AFL for the Collingwood Football Club between 1984 and 1991.-AFL career:... (Dec.) |
Collingwood Collingwood Football Club The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League... |
147 | 1990 Premiership Player |
| Adam Ramanauskas Adam Ramanauskas Adam Ramanauskas is a former Australian rules footballer for the Essendon Football Club.Of Lithuanian descent, Ramanauskas was selected at no. 12 in the 1998 AFL Draft and was mainly a defender or midfielder... |
Essendon Essendon Football Club The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League... |
134 | 2000 Premiership Player |
| James Gwilt James Gwilt James Gwilt is an Australian rules footballer for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League .-Early life:... |
St Kilda | 82* | 2010 Grand Final team |
| Darren Bennett | West Coast Eagles West Coast Eagles The West Coast Eagles are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League. The club is based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 and played its first games in the 1987 season. Its current home ground is Subiaco Oval... & Melbourne Melbourne Football Club The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria.... |
78 | Went on to have a successful NFL Career |
| John Blair John Blair (Australian footballer) John Blair is a former Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne, Fitzroy and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League . He has since become a successful coach in Queensland and is currently senior coach of Morningside.A utility, Blair spent a lot of his career as a centre-half... |
South Melbourne Sydney Swans The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney... , Fitzroy Fitzroy Football Club The Fitzroy Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Lions, is an Australian rules football club formed in 1883 to represent the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, Victoria and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897... , St Kilda |
33 | |
| Shane Savage Shane Savage Shane Savage is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League, playing for the Hawthorn Football Club.Born in New Zealand, Savage moved to Australia as a boy... |
Hawthorn Hawthorn Football Club The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League . The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL. The team play in Brown & Gold vertically striped guernseys... |
20* | 2011 AFL Rising Star nominee |
| Beau Dowler Beau Dowler Beau Dowler is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League .... |
Hawthorn Hawthorn Football Club The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League . The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL. The team play in Brown & Gold vertically striped guernseys... |
16 | U/18 All Australian |
| Rick Norman Rick Norman Rick Norman is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne and the Brisbane Bears in the Victorian Football League .... |
North Melbourne North Melbourne Football Club The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is the fourth oldest Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League and is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Australia and the world... , Brisbane Bears Brisbane Bears The Brisbane Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Bears was an Australian rules football club and the first Queensland-based club in the Victorian Football League . The club played its first match in 1987, but struggled on and off the field until it made the finals for the first time in 1995... |
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| Robert Bell | South Melbourne Sydney Swans The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney... |
13 | |
| Patrick Foy | Sydney Sydney Swans The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney... |
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| Ray Jamieson | South Melbourne Sydney Swans The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney... |
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| Michael Plant | South Melbourne Sydney Swans The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney... |
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| Ben Robertson | Carlton Carlton Football Club The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897... |
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| Doug Ensor | No VFL/AFL Career | N/A | Guinness Book of World Records holder for the highest number of goals kicked in a game of football by an individual. (60) |
* Still Playing