Edit 3 — Proposed new article: Moorabbin Kangaroos Football Club

Target

A new Wikipedia article titled Moorabbin Kangaroos Football Club, covering the post-1965 successor club currently competing in the SFNL.

Submission path

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Article wikitext

{{Short description|Australian-rules football club in Hampton East, Victoria}}
{{For|the original Moorabbin Football Club (1909–1965)|Moorabbin Football Club}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}}
{{Use Australian English|date=May 2026}}
{{Infobox Australian football club
| color1     = Royalblue
| color2     = white
| color3     = solid white
| clubname   = Moorabbin Kangaroos Football Club
| fullname   = Moorabbin Kangaroos Football Club
| nicknames  = ''Kangaroos''; ''Moorabbin Kangas'' (informal)
| founded    = 1965 (reformed)
| colours    = {{color box|Royalblue}} Royal Blue {{color box|White}} White
| league     = [[Southern Football Netball League]] (1993–present)
| ground     = A.W. Oliver Reserve (Widdop Crescent Oval), [[Hampton East, Victoria|Hampton East]]
}}
The '''Moorabbin Kangaroos Football Club''', informally known as the '''Moorabbin Kangas''',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mkfc.org.au/contact/ |title=Contact |publisher=Moorabbin Kangaroos Football Club |access-date=2026-05-08}}</ref> is an Australian rules football club based at A.W. Oliver Reserve (Widdop Crescent Oval) in [[Hampton East, Victoria|Hampton East]], Melbourne. The club competes in the [[Southern Football Netball League]] (SFNL), and traces its lineage to the original [[Moorabbin Football Club]], which dissolved in July 1965.

== History ==
=== Reformation (1965) ===
Following the dissolution of the original [[Moorabbin Football Club]] in July 1965, local administrator '''Geoff Burke''' led an effort later that year to re-establish football under the Moorabbin Kangaroos identity, retaining the original club's royal blue and white colours.{{cn}}

=== Competition history ===
The reformed club entered the [[ESCFA]] E-Grade competition in 1986, before transferring to the [[Southern Football Netball League]] in 1993.{{cn}} The club currently fields Senior and Reserves sides in SFNL Division 4.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mkfc.org.au/ |title=Moorabbin Kangaroos Football Club |access-date=2026-05-08}}</ref>

The club is associated with the Moorabbin West Cricket & Football Club.{{cn}}

== Home ground ==
The club's home ground is '''A.W. Oliver Reserve''' (also known as Widdop Crescent Oval), 41 Widdop Crescent, [[Hampton East, Victoria|Hampton East]]. In 2025, the ground's scoreboard was named the '''Margaret Torpy Scoreboard''' in recognition of long-serving Life Member and Secretary Margaret Torpy.{{cn}}

== People ==
=== Life Members ===
* Geoff Burke — led the club's 1965 reformation; returned to the committee in 2026.{{cn}}
* Margaret Torpy — Secretary; more than 35 years of service to the club.{{cn}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://www.mkfc.org.au/}}

[[Category:Australian rules football clubs in Melbourne]]
[[Category:Southern Football Netball League clubs]]
[[Category:Australian rules football clubs established in 1965]]
[[Category:1965 establishments in Australia]]

Outstanding citations ({{cn}} tags)

  1. 1965 reformation under Geoff Burke — local press from late 1965 / early 1966 ideal.
  2. 1986 ESCFA E-Grade entry — league records or contemporary reporting.
  3. 1993 SFNL transfer — SFNL records.
  4. 2025 Margaret Torpy Scoreboard naming — club newsletter, AGM minute, league bulletin, or press item.
  5. Geoff Burke’s 2026 committee return — AGM minute or club announcement.
  6. Moorabbin West Cricket & Football Club association — formal affiliation document or club records.
  7. Life Member status for Burke and Torpy — club records or AGM minutes.

Notability risk

The article needs to demonstrate notability under Wikipedia’s general notability guideline (WP:GNG) — that is, significant coverage in reliable secondary sources independent of the subject. The official club website, the Contact page, and AGM minutes are primary sources and do not establish notability on their own. At least one or two pieces of independent secondary coverage (local newspaper feature, league history publication, etc.) should be cited before submission to give the article a reasonable chance of acceptance.

Submission checklist

  • At least one reliable secondary source for the 1965 reformation.
  • At least one reliable secondary source for either the ESCFA entry or SFNL transfer.
  • At least one reliable secondary source for the scoreboard naming.
  • COI disclosure on submitter’s user page.
  • Submit via Articles for Creation rather than direct mainspace creation.
  • Apply Edit 1 (hatnote update on the original article) only after this article goes live.