Manuka Football Club is a defunct Australian rules football club that played in the AFL Canberra from 1928–1991. The club played at Manuka Oval in the inner-south suburbs of Canberra. It merged with Eastlake Football Club in 1991.[2]

Manuka
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Full nameManuka Football Club
Club details
Founded1928 [1]
Dissolved1991; 33 years ago (1991) (merged with Eastlake)
Colours   
CompetitionAFL Canberra (1928–1991)
Uniforms
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Notable players

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Honours

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Although Manuka merged with Eastlake in 1991, the team enjoyed premiership success 16 times before becoming Southern Districts in 1991.

  • AFL Canberra (16):
    • 1931, 1935, 1938, 1942, 1949, 1950, 1955, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1981

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Manuka on AustralianFootball website
  2. ^ "Manuka". AustralianFootball.com.
  3. ^ a b "AFL Canberra Hall of Fame Inductees".
  4. ^ "AFL Canberra Hall of Fame Inductees 2009".