Belconnen Magpies | ||
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Names | ||
Full name | Belconnen Magpies Football Club | |
Club song | "We're a Happy Team Belconnen" (to the tune of "Yankee Doodle Boy") | |
Club details | ||
Founded | 1987 | |
Colours | ||
Competition | AFL Canberra | |
President | Scott Reid | |
Coach | James Bennett | |
Captain(s) | Jack Baker | |
Ground(s) | The Adero Law Nest (Kippax Oval) | |
Uniforms | ||
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Other information | ||
Official website | belconnenfc.com.au |
The Belconnen Magpies Football Club is an Australian rules football club which competes in the AFL Canberra. [1] [2] They previously played in the now defunct North East Australian Football League competition. [3]
Originally known as the Turner Football Club, the club became known as Belconnen in 1970 and was admitted to the Canberra Australian National Football League in 1971. [4] Wearing a navy blue guernsey with a white monogram, the club was known as the "Bees" from 1971 until 1979, then as the "Blues" following the ANU Blues' withdrawal from the league during 1979. [5]
Before the 1986 season, the Belconnen club merged with the West Canberra Football Club to become the "Belconnen Magpies". [6] The team began to wear the traditional magpie black and white stripes and in 1991 the club moved its headquarters to Kippax. [7] In 1998 the colour teal was added to the existing black and white jumper. [8]
The newly formed team did not taste premiership success until 2002 when they won three consecutive premierships. [7] The club also clinched the 2009 premiership, with a six-point grand final win over Ainslie. [9] The Magpies then went on to win their fifth premiership in 2023, defeating Ainslie by 39 points. [10]
The following Belconnen players have played in the AFL:
AFL Canberra (5): 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2023
Year | Opponent | Score | Venue |
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2002 | Queanbeyan Tigers | 24.19 (163) – 14.6 (90) | Manuka Oval |
2003 | Queanbeyan Tigers | 11.14 (80) – 11.8 (74) | Manuka Oval |
2004 | Queanbeyan Tigers | 14.20 (104) – 8.9 (57) | Manuka Oval |
2009 | Ainslie Tri-Colours | 11.13 (79) – 10.13 (73) | Manuka Oval |
2023 | Ainslie Tri-Colours | 10.11 (71) – 4.8 (32) | EPC Solar Park |