Wallan Football Club

The Wallan Football Club, nicknamed the Magpies, is an Australian rules football club located 49 km north of Melbourne in the town of Wallan and is affiliated with the Riddell District Football League.[1] The club was founded in 1904 and wears black and white vertical stripes.

Wallan
Names
Full nameWallan Football Club
Nickname(s)Magpies
Club details
Founded1904
Colours     Black and      White
CompetitionRiddell District Football League since 2008
Premierships1977, 1989,1992,1998
Ground(s)Wallan Recreation Reserve Wallan, Victoria
Other information
Official websitewww.wallanmagpies.com.au

Competitions

  • 1919–1920 Mernda Football Association
  • 1935–1946 Hume Highway Football Association
  • 1947–1953 Riddell District Football League
  • 1954–1964 Panton Hill Football League
  • 1965–2001 Riddell District Football League
  • 2002–2006 Diamond Valley Football League
  • 2007 Northern Football League
  • 2008- Riddell District Football League

Premierships (4)

  • 1977, 1985,1989,1992,1998

Runners Up (3)

  • 1984, 1998, 2000

Leading Goalkickers

  • 1970 I Benjamin 44
  • 1972 Greg Wood 130
  • 1973 Greg Wood 179
  • 1976 Pat Delaney 111
  • 1977 Pat Delaney 133
  • 1984 Bernie Laffin 63
  • 1991 David Fowler 78

Highest Score

Wallan 56.25.361 (v North Fawkner 1.2.8) – Riddell DFL – 1997

Most goals in a game

34 – David Fowler – Wallan (v North Fawkner) – Riddell DFL – 1997

gollark: https://slatestarcodex.com/2015/06/06/against-tulip-subsidies/ (a blog post, not by me) summarises my thoughts pretty well.
gollark: They have a limited budget, but are also not very averse to wildly throwing money at things.
gollark: If someone says "I am going to this university" and the government has to say "yes", it will break horribly.
gollark: If they go for "fund whatever college stuff people want", then no.
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References

  1. Full Points Footy, Riddell District Football League, retrieved 15 April 2009

Books

  • History of Football in the Bendigo District - John Stoward - ISBN 9780980592917
  • 100 years of Football in the Riddell District - John Stoward
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