Myrtleford Football Club
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| Full name | Myrtleford Football Club |
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| Nickname | Alpine Saints |
| Sport | Australian rules football |
| Founded | 1886 |
| League | Ovens & Murray Football League |
| Home ground | McNamara Reserve |
| Colours | Black, white and red |
| Anthem | "Oh When The Saints Go Marching In" |
| President | Michael Quirk |
| Website | alpinesaints.com.au |
| Myrtleford | |
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| Names | |
| Full name | Myrtleford Football Netball Club |
| Nickname(s) | Alpine Saints |
| Motto | The Saints Way |
| Club details | |
| Founded | 1886 |
| Colours | black red white |
| Competition | Ovens & Murray Football League |
| Premierships | 1 |
| Ground(s) | Mcnamara reserve |
The Myrtleford Football Club, nicknamed the Alpine Saints, is an Australian Rules Football club playing in the Ovens & Murray Football League (OMFL). The club is based in the town of Myrtleford, in north east Victoria on the Ovens River.
The club was initiated into the Bright League in 1886, which later became the Myrtleford Bright District Football League. The club joined the OMFL in 1950. Myrtleford's only premiership triumph was against Wangaratta Rovers in 1970. The Saints were runners-up in 2001, 2005 and 2006.
Myrtleford has produced VFL/AFL players including Len Ablett, Sam Kekovich, Steve McKee, Guy Rigoni, Frazer Dale, Jack Crisp and Matthew Taberner. Other VFL/AFL footballers who have played with Myrtleford include Albert Rodda, Jim Deane, 1970 premiership coach Martin Cross, Gary Ablett, Sr. and Ben Beams.
In 2013 the club committee announce the club would change its name to the Alpine Saints for the 2014 season.
SAINTS HISTORY 1886-1950
Myrtlefords initiation into football was on a cold, wet day in June, 1886 in Bright which saw the local team put up 10 goals to the Myrtleford team's one. The Team had two champions then in "Griffo" Edwards and "Baldy" Reid and other memorable names in "Son" McAlpine, Jimmy Brady, Bob O'Donnell and "Bish" Puzey, five Milne and four Wallace brothers were numbered in the team. The association was later known as the Myrtleford Bright District Football League and engaged such teams as Bright, Wandiligong, Harrietville, Porepunkah and Myrtleford. More teams were formed and joined later on.
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