Moorabbin (Original)
Moorabbin had a comparatively brief but quite successful stint in the Victorian Football Association between 1951 and 1963. The club won premierships in 1957 and 1963, and managed a highly impressive overall success rate of 62.5%. However, there was a sensational aftermath to the 1963 flag as Moorabbin fell foul of the VFA after agreeing to sell its ground to VFL club St Kilda. After a bitter wrangle the eventual upshot was that the Moorabbin committee voted 19-2 to disaffiliate from the Association.
1953 Season (VFA) Fixture
Moorabbin (Original)'s 1953 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953-04-18 1 | H | Moorabbin (Original) | 2.4 | 4.7 | 6.9 | 6.10 | 46 | WON | Oakleigh | 2.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.11 | 41 | 5 | MOO | 1953-04-18 Apr 18 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-05-02 2 | H | Moorabbin (Original) | 2.3 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 7.14 | 56 | DRAW | Yarraville | 3.2 | 3.4 | 7.8 | 8.8 | 56 | 0 | MOO | 1953-05-02 May 2 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-05-09 3 | A | Moorabbin (Original) | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 4.9 | 33 | LOST | Port Melbourne | 4.2 | 7.10 | 8.17 | 13.24 | 102 | -69 | NPO | 1953-05-09 May 9 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-05-16 4 | A | Moorabbin (Original) | 2.4 | 2.7 | 8.9 | 9.11 | 65 | LOST | Coburg | 5.1 | 10.6 | 13.7 | 17.11 | 113 | -48 | COB | 1953-05-16 May 16 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-05-23 5 | A | Moorabbin (Original) | 3.3 | 4.5 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 56 | WON | Preston | 1.2 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 23 | 33 | PRE | 1953-05-23 May 23 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-05-30 6 | H | Moorabbin (Original) | 0.3 | 4.11 | 5.11 | 7.19 | 61 | WON | Brighton | 3.3 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 37 | 24 | MOO | 1953-05-30 May 30 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-06-06 7 | A | Moorabbin (Original) | 2.3 | 5.6 | 13.10 | 17.17 | 119 | WON | Camberwell | 2.5 | 4.5 | 8.8 | 12.12 | 84 | 35 | CBW | 1953-06-06 Jun 6 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-06-13 8 | H | Moorabbin (Original) | 1.2 | 3.5 | 5.7 | 7.17 | 59 | WON | Brunswick | 2.3 | 3.4 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 55 | 4 | MOO | 1953-06-13 Jun 13 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-06-20 9 | A | Moorabbin (Original) | 2.3 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 42 | LOST | Box Hill | 1.3 | 3.5 | 7.8 | 8.10 | 58 | -16 | BOX | 1953-06-20 Jun 20 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-06-27 10 | H | Moorabbin (Original) | 5.4 | 10.7 | 14.10 | 17.10 | 112 | WON | Sandringham | 2.1 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 9.4 | 58 | 54 | MOO | 1953-06-27 Jun 27 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-07-04 11 | A | Moorabbin (Original) | 1.3 | 5.4 | 6.9 | 7.10 | 52 | LOST | Northcote | 2.3 | 4.9 | 6.11 | 11.15 | 81 | -29 | NOR | 1953-07-04 Jul 4 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-07-11 12 | H | Moorabbin (Original) | 1.3 | 5.4 | 11.8 | 12.11 | 83 | LOST | Williamstown | 6.4 | 10.10 | 13.13 | 19.18 | 132 | -49 | MOO | 1953-07-11 Jul 11 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-07-18 13 | A | Moorabbin (Original) | 3.1 | 5.3 | 8.7 | 9.9 | 63 | LOST | Prahran | 4.4 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 10.10 | 70 | -7 | TOO | 1953-07-18 Jul 18 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-07-25 14 | H | Moorabbin (Original) | 6.3 | 8.5 | 12.8 | 15.9 | 99 | LOST | Coburg | 5.0 | 11.2 | 13.4 | 19.7 | 121 | -22 | MOO | 1953-07-25 Jul 25 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-08-01 15 | H | Moorabbin (Original) | 3.1 | 6.5 | 8.10 | 9.13 | 67 | LOST | Port Melbourne | 2.5 | 6.7 | 8.10 | 10.17 | 77 | -10 | MOO | 1953-08-01 Aug 1 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-08-08 16 | A | Moorabbin (Original) | 5.5 | 7.8 | 8.13 | 10.13 | 73 | LOST | Yarraville | 1.2 | 5.6 | 7.12 | 10.14 | 74 | -1 | YAR | 1953-08-08 Aug 8 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-08-15 17 | H | Moorabbin (Original) | 2.4 | 4.10 | 5.14 | 8.18 | 66 | WON | Preston | 1.1 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 31 | 35 | MOO | 1953-08-15 Aug 15 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-08-22 18 | A | Moorabbin (Original) | 1.2 | 8.2 | 11.5 | 16.12 | 108 | WON | Brighton | 2.7 | 5.10 | 7.11 | 12.12 | 84 | 24 | ELS | 1953-08-22 Aug 22 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-08-29 19 | H | Moorabbin (Original) | 4.5 | 9.7 | 11.12 | 12.16 | 88 | WON | Camberwell | 1.3 | 3.9 | 6.9 | 11.11 | 77 | 11 | MOO | 1953-08-29 Aug 29 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-09-05 20 | A | Moorabbin (Original) | 7.7 | 8.8 | 12.14 | 12.16 | 88 | LOST | Sandringham | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 16.7 | 103 | -15 | BRO | 1953-09-05 Sep 5 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |