Premiership Year
The relationship with the Sunshine Coast League took a turn for the worse and prompted the following in the Presidents report for the year: "Throughout the season the club-league relationship left much to be desired. Without consulting the Noosa Club, the League gave directions for the breakaway of Cooroy and attempted to do the same with Eumundi. In our opinion, many unconstitutional moves were made by League management and much ill feeling was generated against the Noosa senior team and club. This eventually gave way to a notice of motion to expel the Noosa District Australian Football Club. This motion was not put but an amendment to the effect that we re-elect our office bearers to the satisfaction of the League and that the club be suspended after the final series was over and then apply for membership at the League annual general meeting, was put and passed."
A Cooroy Australian Footbal Club was formed and, as a result, the Noosa District Football Club no longer had a home ground. "Home" games were played at Peregian Beach.
As a result, the President identified the big off season job as the development of the "Lake Weyba Ground" (sic). More than $6,000.00 was spent on ground development. (As a comparison average yearly earnings in 1973 were around $5,600.00). The State Government made available financial assistance to the extent of $1,660.00 for the construction of showers, dressing rooms and toilets.
AFL great Alan Killigrew coached Noosa up until the finals when Ron Fox took over.
The Grand Final was played at Maroochydore High School where Noosa 14.6.90 def Maroochydore 12.16.88
Teams in competition included – Caboolture, Caloundra, Gympie, Maroochydore, Nambour, Noosa.
Noosa Team Song:
We’re the men from Noosa District
We know how to play the game 2, 3, 4
Always loyal to the brown and gold
Keeping the cup is our aim 2, 3, 4
Through thick and thin we’ll stick together
Just to build old Noosa’s fame 2, 3, 4
Men may come and men may go
But we’ll go on forever
Playing the great Australian game.
Last Modified on 03/12/2012 17:05