MKFC Founder’s Story — 2-Minute Video Script Outline

Speaker: Geoff Burke, Founder Runtime: ~2:00 (≈280–300 spoken words) Tone: Warm, reflective, proud — community first, footy second

0:00 – 0:15 | Hook & Introduction

Geoff on camera at Widdop Crescent Oval (or in front of club rooms / honour board).
Opens with a single line that frames the story: “I’m Geoff Burke, and in 1965 a few of us decided Moorabbin needed a footy club of its own.”
B-roll: wide shot of the oval, club logo, faded photo from the founding era.

Paint the picture of Moorabbin in the mid-60s — a growing suburb without a strong local senior side.
The motivation: keeping local kids and tradesmen playing together after juniors finished.
One specific anecdote — the conversation, the pub, the kitchen table, wherever the idea actually started.
B-roll: archival streetscapes, old training photos.

The first committee — names, day jobs, who chased what.
Practical hurdles: finding a ground, cobbling together jumpers, registering with the league.
Why the Kangaroo was chosen as the emblem and what the Deep Navy and Light Blue were meant to represent.
B-roll: original jumper, first team photo, early letterheads.

Memory of round one — the weather, the crowd, the result.
The 1972 Division 2 Premiership as the moment the club “arrived.”
The culture they tried to set from day one: family club, everyone gets a game, no one drinks alone after a loss.
B-roll: 1972 premiership cup / team photo, supporters on the boundary.

Geoff reflects on milestones he didn’t see coming — the move to Widdop Crescent in ‘78, the 1985 Grand Final crowd of 2,500, surviving COVID.
The throughline: “The colours haven’t changed. Neither has the reason we’re here.”

Direct to camera: invitation to the next generation of players, families, and volunteers.
Closing line, e.g. “Sixty years on, the Kangaroos still belong to Moorabbin. Come down to Widdop Crescent — we’d love to see you.”
End card: MKFC logo, www.mkfc.org.au, social handles.

Interview setup: Sit-down at the club rooms, lapel mic, soft natural light. Shoot a second pass of Geoff walking the boundary for cutaways.
Archival: Source 1965–1985 photos before the shoot — old premiership photos, original jumpers, newspaper clippings. Geoff likely has the best material himself.
Music: Understated acoustic bed; lift slightly at the 1972 premiership beat and the closing line.
Captions: Lower-third with “Geoff Burke — Founder, Moorabbin Kangaroos FC (est. 1965)” on first appearance.