Navarre Football Club
Known as: The Grasshoppers
Established: 1920
Club Colours: Blue and white in 1921
Green jumper and gold vee and monogram
Home Ground: Navarre Recreation Reserve
Ground Dimensions: 159m x 111m
Competitions participated in: Pyrenees Football Association 1920
Glenister Football Association 1921
Landsborough District Football Association 1923
Mountain Creek Football Association 1926-1928
South Wimmera Football League 1929-1930
Mountain Creek Football Association 1931-1933
Coonooer Kara Kara Football League 1934-1935
Kara Kara Football League 1936-1940
Southern Wimmera Football League 1944-1945
Lexton Football League 1946-1998
Lexton Plains Football League 1999 to 2010
Maryborough Castlemaine District FNL 2011 to present
Club Championships:
Brief history of club:
Premierships –:
Senior: 1926 – 1949 – 1951 – 1952 – 1954 – 1958 – 1959 – 1961 – 1962 – 1975 –
1977 – 1982 – 1989 – 1990 – 1991 – 1999
1926 Grand Final 7-11-53 d. Redbank 6-7-43
1949 Grand Final: Navarre 19-16-130 d. Waubra 16-8-104
1951 Grand Final: Navarre 18-18-126 d. Waubra 18-14-122
1952 Grand Final: Navarre 14-15-99 d. Moonambel 11-12-78
1954 Grand Final: Navarre 20-11-131 d. Waubra 10-5-65
1958 Grand Final: Navarre 21-18-144 d. Waubra 8-5-53
1959 Grand Final: Navarre 12-14-86 d. Beaufort 5-15-45
1961 Grand Final: Navarre 12-10-82 d. Waubra 5-15-45
1962 Grand Final: Navarre 13-12-90 d. Beaufort 11-9-75
1975 Grand Final: Navarre 16-17-113 d. Lexton 11-13-79
At Moonambel
1977 Grand Final: Navarre 11-13-70 d. Natte Bealiba 12-5-77
At Avoca
1982 Grand Final: Navarre 14-16-100 d. Natte Bealiba 9-15-69
At Lexton.
1989 Grand Final: Navarre 18-15-123 d. Marnoo 10-8-68
At Avoca
1990 Grand Final: Navarre 23-10-148 d. Avoca 9-12-66
At Marnoo.
1991 Grand Final: Navarre 15-19-109 d. Lexton 11-9-75
At Dunolly
1999 Grand Final: Navarre 18-14-122 d. Carngham Linton 14-7-91
Best (Navarre): Christian Bibby, Steve Clohesy, Dean Bibby
At Dunolly Goals (Navarre):
VCFL Merv Howard Medal Best on the ground: Christian Bibby
Reserves: 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995
1987 Grand Final Navarre 10.10.70 d. Lexton 7-12-54
1988 Grand Final: Navarre 2-14-26 d. Lexton 1-4-10
1989 Grand Final: Navarre 12-14-86 d. Lexton 10-14-74
1990 Grand Final: Navarre 15-20-110 d. Avoca 6-1-37
1991 Grand Final: Navarre 16-8-104 d. Natte-Bealiba 5-6-36
1992 Grand Final: Navarre 9-8-62 d. Lexton 4-5-29
1994 Grand Final: Navarre 8-14-62 d. Natte-Bealiba 5-12-42
1995 Grand Final: Navarre 9-9-63 d. Natte Bealiba 6-6-42
Under 16: 1993
1993 Grand Final Navarre 9-5-59 d. Landsborough 4-2-26
Under 15: 1966, 1972, 1975
1966 Grand Final Navarre 6-11-47 d. Landsborough 6-6-42
1972 Grand Final: Navarre 11-8-74 d. Natte Bealiba 10-5-65
1975 Grand Final: Navarre 7-8-50 d. Avoca 8-1-49
Lexton Football League Best & Fairest:
Seniors:
1955: Colin Bibby
1958: Jack Bibby
1960: Jack Bibby
1961: Jack Bibby
1962: Gerry Brennan
1968: Henry Gunstone
1970: Trevor Thomas
1977: Chris Bibby
1982: Pat Bigmore
1984: Pat Bigmore
1985: Pat Bigmore
1987: Brent Dyer
1989: Tony Beck
1990: Tony Beck
1994: Fabian Bigmore
1995: Craig Evans
Reserves:
1969: E Taylor
1974: Jack Bibby
1988: Wayne Andison
1990: Pat Bigmore
1991: Craig Hannett
1993: Richard Kelleher
1995: Steve Parry
Under 15:
1970: D Hibbert
1977: Bradley Blake
Lexton Football League Maffescioni Award:
1967: Jack Bibby
1984: Pat Bigmore
1987: Brent Dyer
1998: Marcus Driscoll
Lexton Football League Leading Goalkicker Award:
1946: W Rattray 140 goals
1947: A Grossman 108 goals
1949: H Hannett 106 goals
1954: Frank Driscoll 106 goals
1955: Frank Driscoll 127 goals
1965: Gerry Brennan 94 goals
1974: Gary Studd 80 goals
1975: Gary Studd 77 goals
1988: Brendan Lowrie 43 goals
1989: Tim Bibby 74 goals
1990: Bruce Austerberry 74 goals