A slice of Wimmera football history will be permanently on show at the Melbourne Cricket Ground from Saturday.
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The Australian Sports Museum has undergone a revamp, and one of its new sections features a display dedicated to the history of Minyip-Murtoa, focussing on the merge between the two Dunmunkle clubs in the mid-1990s.
On display are both the old Minyip Blues and Murtoa Magpies guernseys, as well as the current guernsey designed after the amalgamation.
Former club president Nick McIntyre said the project was headed by former 'Coodabeen Champions' producer Andrew Bellairs, who grew up in the Mallee town of Donald.
Mr Bellairs and the museum wanted a display to represent the history of football clubs merging across Victoria, and saw Minyip-Murtoa as a perfect example.
The amalgamation of the two rival clubs prior to the 1995 Wimmera Football League season ushered almost instant success, as the Burras won three consecutive senior football premierships from 1996 to 1999.
"Andy was growing up in Donald when the amalgamation was taking place, so he knew all about it," Mr McIntyre said.
"The museum wanted to reflect the changing face of country football in that time period, and part of that was the amalgamations that were happening more and more frequently.
"He said he could remember Minyip-Murtoa's quite well, and the fact that it was reasonably successful, and that we kept a lot of the original jumpers and history, made for a good display.
"He contacted us and we went from there. I think it's a great little showcase for the club."
Mr McIntyre said the exhibition also featured video highlights of the Burras' breakthrough 2019 premiership - the club's first since 1999.
The museum will unveil its new displays at its opening on Saturday.
The Minyip-Murtoa section will be on permanent display and accessible to the public from then.
"It's just really pleasing - great to see," Mr McIntyre said.
"I wouldn't think there would be too many country Aussie rules clubs with a guernsey and a bit of a display at the museum."
Mr McIntyre said he had been invited to the museum's private unveiling on Thursday night.
The museum is located in the depths of the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
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