Netball
11 April, 2025
Revisiting early days
The club was formed in 1995 when rivals Minyip and Murtoa merged.
They experienced almost immediate success, claiming three football premierships in seniors in their first four years in the league.
Back in their first match, Dimboola was convincingly defeated by Minyip Murtoa, 3.5 (23) to 18.15 (123), as John Hotker booted nine goals for the new side.
Interestingly, back then the gate takings were reported along with match results, and according to the Mail-Times then, for the Dimboola verses Minyip Murtoa game, the figure totalled $1170.
The club established a mission of being a fully inclusive football/netball club, instilling quality values through the ranks, from juniors to seniors and to their supporters, through their leadership.
The Burras pride themselves on providing an environment that is friendly, fun and safe for people to enjoy interactions both socially and in sport.
Their motto is: Our Club, Our Community, Our Family.
Now, the Burras consist of eight levels of football and nine grades of netball.
Football numbers have been bolstered by the inclusion of a senior football team for women this season.
The addition joins seniors, reserves, Under 17s, Under 14s, Under 11s and Under 8s, along with Auskick.
On the netball side, Burras are represented in A grade, B, C, C reserve, Under 17s, Under 15s, Under 13s and Net Set Go.
The Burras launched their 30th-anniversary bib and jumper ahead of round one of the Wimmera Football Netball League.
The bibs which will be proudly worn on court by their netballers list the Burra premierships and also feature both the Minyip FNC and Murtoa FNC logos.
The football jumpers list the surnames of every senior footballer and netballer to take to the court/field for Minyip Murtoa over the past 30 years, a list of the club's premierships and, as with the bibs, both the Minyip and Murtoa FNC logos.
The bibs and jumpers are currently being auctioned and bids can be placed by visiting https://app.galabid.com/burras
The Minyip Murtoa Football Club has inducted 44 life members since 1995, a number of other life members having existed for both Minyip and Murtoa before that.
The Burras have claimed 10 football premierships and eight netball premierships since 1995.
Football premierships are as follows: 1996 – seniors and reserves, 1997 – seniors, 1998 – seniors and reserves, 2009 – Under 14s, 2019 – seniors, 2020 – Covid premiers, 2021 – Covid Victorian Football Jumper Design premiers, and 2022 – seniors.
For netball, they've tasted premiership success in the following seasons: 1995 – 17 & Under, 2008 and 2009 – B grade and 17 & Under, 2016 – B grade, 2017 – C grade and 2019 – A grade.
Last season's football best and fairest was Kade Petering, while the best and fairest in A grade netball was Tamika Mentha.
The club has had two league best and fairest recipients for football.
They are Phil Pyke (reserves) in 1997 and Oscar Gawith (Under 17s) in 2021.
In netball the Burras have had numerous best and fairests in the league since 1995, including: 1995 – Michelle Baker (17 & under), 2004 – Glenda Adler (B grade), 2005 and 2009 – Lateesha Gascoyne (13 & under and 17 & under), 2011 – Polly Hammerton (17 & under), 2017 – Kristin Starick (C grade) and 2019 – Stacey Arnold (B grade).
