Noble Park Football Club

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 (EFL) in Melbourne. The club is considered one of Victoria's most successful breeding grounds for VFL/AFL players.[1]

Noble Park
Names
Full nameNoble Park Football Club
Nickname(s)The Bulls
2022 season
After finalsPremiers
Best and fairestKyle Martin
Club details
Founded1918
Colours  Royal Blue   Gold
CompetitionEastern Football League
PresidentGrant Connelly
CoachSteve Hughes
Captain(s)Kyle Martin
PremiershipsDandenong District Association: 1935, 1941, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1951, 1952, 1953.

Caulfield Oakleigh District League: 1961, 1962.

Federal Football League: 1972. (Reserves: 1970, 1972. Under 18s: 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981).

South East Suburban Football League: 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992. (Reserves: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992. Under 18s: 1982, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992).

Southern Football League: 1994, 1996, 1997. (Reserves: 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999. Under 18's: 1994, 1995).

Eastern Football League: 2003, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2022. (Reserves: 2004)

(Under 19s: 2016, 2018).
Ground(s)Pat Wright Senior Ground
Uniforms
Home
Away
Other information
Official websiteNoble Park Football Club

Due to the club's rich history of Premierships and its contribution to the sport and the community, in 2005, Noble Park was recognised as the only sporting club named by the City of Greater Dandenong, among its 14 sporting heroes' commemorative display.[2]

History

Noble Park 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, Noble Park 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 existence. 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 transferred to the much stronger Eastern Football League, where they became known as the Bulls and changed 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. In 2013 Noble Park made a surprising entrance into the Grand Final where they lost by a significant margin.

Notable former players

NameVFL/AFL ClubVFL/AFL GamesMajor Football Achievement
Glenn ArcherNorth Melbourne3111996 Norm Smith Medal, 1996 & 1999 Premiership Player, North Melbourne Team of the Century, 1996, 1998 and 2002 All-Australian Team
Stephen MilneSt Kilda275Record for most goals kicked at Docklands Stadium, 2002, 2010, 2011 & 2012 St Kilda leading goalkicker
Mark BayesSydney246Named in Sydney Swans Team of the Century, 1989 Bob Skilton Medal
Tony MorwoodSouth Melbourne/Sydney229Named in South Melb/Sydney's Team of the Century, 1979 & 1982 South Melb/Sydney's leading goalkicker
Tim McGrathNorth Melbourne, Geelong2261992, 1994 & 1995 Grand Final Team, 1998 State of Origin Team
Shane MorwoodSouth Melbourne/Sydney, Collingwood2121990 Collingwood Premiership Player, 1989 & 1990 State of Origin Team
Brian MynottSt Kilda2101966 Premiership Player
Steven IckeNorth Melbourne, Melbourne1981977 Premiership Player, 1982 Melbourne best and fairest, 1983 & 1984 State of Origin Team
Paul MorwoodSouth Melbourne/Sydney, St Kilda, Collingwood1701985 St Kilda best and fairest
Jim O'DeaSt Kilda167
Shane SavageHawthorn, St Kilda163*2011 AFL Rising Star nominee
Adam TreloarGreater Western Sydney, Collingwood163*2016-2017 and 2019 All-Australian Squad
James GwiltSt Kilda, Essendon1522010 Grand Final team
Bill "Polly" Perkins (Dec.)Richmond1481943 Richmond Premiership Player
Darren Millane (Dec.)Collingwood1471990 Premiership Player, 1990 Leigh Matthews Trophy, Collingwood Team of the Century( wing)
Adam RamanauskasEssendon1342000 Premiership Player, 2001 International Rules Series
Tory DicksonWestern Bulldogs113*2016 Premiership Player
Kris BarlowHawthorn1022012 EFL Premiership Coach
Darren BennettWest Coast Eagles & Melbourne781989 & 1990 Melbourne leading goalkicker
Barry BeecroftSouth Melbourne711977 VFL Premiership Player, 1981 WAFL Premiership Player
Max ColeFitzroy52
Denis McGrathNorth Melbourne36
John BlairSouth Melbourne, Fitzroy, St Kilda331982 Grogan Medal
David GallagherAdelaide, Carlton33
Glen ParkerSouth Melbourne321970 Michelsen Medal
Kevin ShinnersRichmond23
Wayne LambMelbourne, Fitzroy21
Frank Deayton (Dec.)Melbourne17
Beau DowlerHawthorn16U/18 All-Australian, TAC Cup Team of the Year
John GeorgiouSt Kilda16Greek Team of the Century, 1999 J.J. Liston Trophy
Craig JacotineCollingwood162010 & 2011 EFL Premiership Player
Robert Bell (Dec.)South Melbourne15
Shane ValentiMelbourne152010 & 2011 J.J Liston Trophy
Steven CummingsSt Kilda14
Rick NormanNorth Melbourne, Brisbane Bears13
Robert BellSouth Melbourne13
Patrick FoySydney7
Brent WilliamsAdelaide71998 West Adelaide Leading goal kicker, U/17 All-Australian
Kyle MartinCollingwood62013 & 2014 Joseph Wren Memorial Trophy, 2012 Frankston (VFL) Best and Fairest
Ray JamiesonSouth Melbourne5
Bill NormanHawthorn5
Peter WeidemannCollingwood5
Michael PlantSouth Melbourne4
Ben RobertsonCarlton3
Will SangsterSydney2
Bill SmithFitzroy2
Alex WoodwardHawthorn22014 J.J. Liston Trophy
Daniel DonatiRichmond11999 Norm Goss Memorial Medal
Peter MaloniSydney1
Duncan McGregorSouth Melbourne1
Doug EnsorNilN/AGuinness World Record for most goals in a game (60)
Damien FlemingNilN/APlayed 20 test matches & 88 ODI matches for Australia

References

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