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The Murrumbeena Football Club is an Australian rules football club located in the southern suburbs of Melbourne. The club participates in the Southern Football Netball League, based in the south and south eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria. Murrumbeena plays on the Murrumbeena Park Oval, their home ground located along Kangaroo Rd, Murrumbeena.
| Murrumbeena | ||
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| Names | ||
| Full name | Murrumbeena Football Netball Club | |
| Nickname(s) | Lions or "The Beena" | |
| Club song | Carlton theme song | |
| 2024 season | ||
| Club details | ||
| Founded | 1918 | |
| Colours | ||
| Competition | Southern Football Netball League | |
| President | Jay Cotsis | |
| Coach | Michael Kinsella | |
| Captain(s) | Sam Michael | |
| Premierships | (9): 1934, 1963, 1974, 1986, 1993, 2003, 2017(W), 2018 (W), 2024 | |
| Ground(s) | Murrumbeena Park Oval, Victoria | |
| Uniforms | ||
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| Other information | ||
| Official website | https://murrumbeenafnc.com.au/ | |
The club was established in 1918.[1] Founded as a junior club that only allowed players under 21 years of age, the club later dropped its age restrictions when the club joined the Sub-District Football League in 1928.[2] In 1934 it moved to the Caulfield-Oakleigh-Dandenong Football League and promptly won the premiership against South Oakleigh.
Murrumbeena was often the bridesmaid as they regularly made the grand final but were unable to win it. The creation of a new league, the South East Suburban Football League saw the breakthrough when they won the premiership. A regular finals competitor the club won another flag in 1974.
By the mid 1980s the cost of paying players put a strain on the finances. Players left for greener pastures and the club slid down to Third Division. The club won a Third Division flag in 1986 and later again in the Southern League in 1993.[3]
In 2003 the Senior club were premiers under playing coach Darren Kappler.
Murrumbeena Football Netball Club Women's team was a powerhouse of the SFNL being undeafeated premiers in 2017 and 2018.
In 2024, Murrumbeena FNC men's football program won premierships across Seniors, Reserves, Opens and Under 19's being the only club in SFNL history to accomplish this. In season 2025 Murrumbeena will be the only club in SFNL history to have Women's football, Netball, Opens football, Under 19's and Senior men's football all competing in Division 1.
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