Murray Bushrangers | |
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Names | |
Full name | Murray Bushrangers Football Club |
Nickname(s) | Bushrangers |
2016 season | |
After finals | 2nd (Runners-up) |
Home-and-away season | 4th |
Club details | |
Founded | 1993 |
Colours | Navy Blue Indigo Yellow |
Competition | TAC Cup |
Premierships | TAC Cup (2) 1998, 2008 |
Ground(s) | WJ Findlay Oval, Wangaratta |
Other information | |
Official website | MBFC |
Murray Bushrangers is an Australian rules football team playing in TAC Cup since 1993 based in Wangaratta. The team trains on WJ Findlay Oval. The team is coached by Darren Ogier. Guernsey colors are Black, Purple and Yellow, with black socks and black (home) or white (away) shorts.
The Bushrangers have produced some of the current elite Australian Football League players through the AFL Draft including Daniel Cross, Brett Deledio, Steve Johnson, Jarrad Waite, Kayne Pettifer, Justin Koschitzke, Hamish McIntosh, Barry Hall, Fraser Gehrig, Ben Mathews, Steven King, Robert Campbell, Alipate Carlile, David Mundy & Shannon Byrnes
Murray Bushrangers are based at Wangaratta, near the Victoria-NSW border and have been involved in the TAC Cup since 1993 when the competition added another four country teams.
Murray lost in the 2007 TAC Cup Grand Final to the Calder Cannons by 50 points, the only TAC Team of the Year representative for the year was Ben McEvoy. 2008 saw the Bushrangers dominate the entire TAC Cup season finishing 1st at season end and defeating the Dandenong Stingrays by 81 points in the 2008 grand final, midfielder-forward Steele Sidebottom had a game-high 32 possessions and booted 10.3 claiming best on ground honours.