Ranked: The top 70 local footy clubs of 2024
After a stunning year of local footy we’ve ranked our top 70 clubs as the best in Melbourne. Did we get it right? See who we say is number one and lodge your own vote.
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Former Sydney Swan signs with MPFNL club
Sorrento has made one of the signings of the local footy off-season, securing an ex-AFL Kangaroo and Swan.
Pearcedale reloads, targets ‘specific’ recruit
Pearcedale will regain a star player — and is targeting a particular type of recruit for the 2025 season.
Revealed: Tony Blackford’s greatest ever side
Tony Blackford has coached some local footy greats at Berwick, Frankston Bombers, Sorrento and Red Hill, regularly breaking premiership droughts, and now he’s tried to fit them into one side. See who made it.
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‘Right for them and me’: MPFNL coach steps down
Adrian Connolly explains why he’s resigned as Bonbeach coach, while a young Shark elevated his game into the MPFNL’s “elite category”.
‘Like a 1990s shoot-out’ as Edi-Asp nabs 13th successive win
Edithvale-Aspendale coach Kris Pendlebury has marvelled at the goal kicking exploits of Mick Meehan and Brett Eddy, while giving his take on the Eagles’ 13-game winning streak.
Issy can’t end losing streak, goalkicker tons up
WEEKEND WRAP: Isaac Smith and Shane Mumford couldn’t end a club’s losing streak, a country star brings up triple figures and a local legend fuels a stunning upset.
Listed: Top 68 MPFNL young guns of 2024
The Mornington Peninsula league is bursting with young talent. We’ve named 68 of the best 22yo-and-under players. Here’s who made the list.
Club corners: MPFNL Division 1 clubs vote on the hot topics
We asked the Mornington Peninsula league Division 1 coaches for their vote on the flag favourites, an opposition player they’d like, the best young player, their take on expansion and much more. See their answers here.
Young Bulls blitz as Karingal looks to ‘shape the five’
Karingal supporters got a glimpse into the future when a teenage forward crashed packs, clunked marks and ignited the Bulls. Now they’re looking to “cause a bit of havoc’’.
Local footy drama: Victory at last and a goal century
A goal guru has blasted the first century of the season, while the longest winning streak in local footy came to a dramatic end. There were also season-first wins and a sweet victory for the Big V.
Vickery available as Edi-Asp face fierce rivals Chelsea
‘They taught us a bit of a lesson’: Edi-Asp coach Kris Pendlebury says his men are itching to have another crack at Chelsea in this weekend’s MPFNL Division 2 blockbuster clash.
Revealed: Top 68 MPFNL young guns of 2024
The Mornington Peninsula league is bursting with young talent. We’ve named 68 of the best 22yo-and-under players. Here’s who made the list.
MPFNL club signs AFL 100-gamer before transfer deadline
A Mornington Peninsula league club in finals contention has beaten the player transfer deadline to snare a former AFL-Magpie and Hawk.
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