Stories

The following stories are extracts of 'Magpie Glory, Premiers in 2003' compiled by Eddie Rodgers

Click here to read the story 'Lake Boga Football Club History - Magpies: a proud tradition' (2003)

Click here to read the story 'Once in a lifetime training exercise' (2003)

Click here to read the story 'Steven Casey - Long-time Scoreboard attendant' (2003)

Click here to read the story 'Joe “Doc”Taverna - Timekeeper / Life member' (2003)

Click here to read the story '1953-54 Premiership Reunion' (2003)

Click here to read the story 'One shot at glory - 2003 Grand Final Preview' (2003)

Click here to read the story 'Pies simply Lee-thal - 2003 Premiership Report' (2003)

Click here to read the story 'Magpies Turn To Cat Theme' (2003)

Brief History
Lake Boga is a small town on the edge of Victoria’s mallee, 14 km’s south of Swan Hill. Like most small mallee towns Lake Boga has its own place in history, once being a strategic RAAF Catalina flying boat base during WW II.

The township was declared in 1892, the same year the football team was formed which coincidently is the same year the Collingwood Football Club was also formed. This is believed to be the reason the Lake Boga Football Club wears vertical black and white stripes as its playing colours and has adopted the magpie as its mascot.

Lake Boga played its first match in May 1892, at home against one of the Swan Hill townships sides, the “Faugh-a-Ballaghs” (Ed. Note: “Clear-the-Way”, a term given the 87th Regiment of Foot, the Royal Irish Fusiliers, during the Napoleonic Wars. Perhaps this team comprised some expatriate Irish). Since 1892 the club has won 13 premierships, the first in 1889 the last in 2003.

Currently the Lake Boga Football and Netball Club field 3 football teams, Seniors, Reserves and Colts, and 6 netball sides each Saturday. In addition to these teams, the Club has a loyal affiliation with the North Magpies Junior Football Club, which also fields sides in the under 11’s, under 13’s and under 15 competitions in the Central Murray Junior Football League.

The clubs facilities are located at the Lake Boga Recreation Reserve, in Marraboor Street Lake Boga. The Club is managed by a Board assisted by a strong committee.

We pride ourselves on being a true community social club and we encourage family participation and the development of our local young players. A testament to this policy is the 2003 premiership side. Sixteen players of this side of 22 players either started with the North Magpie Juniors or had played at least 3 years with Lake Boga.

Premiership Teams

1919, 1906, 1905, 1899 Premiership Team Photos unavailable

2003 Premiership photo Courtesy of Carter Studios. Other photos courtesy of "In Full Flight - The Magpies Story" by Graham Gardner