The 2025 $5000 Draw is here!
It's the big one! The famous MFC $5000 Draw
Not to be missed... your chance to win the $5000!
The draw is on Sunday, August 3rd from midday at MFC
There are a maximum of 300 numbers in the draw
You have 4 options to enter:
BLUE TICKET $100: 1 number in the draw
RED TICKET $200: 3 numbers in the draw
GOLD TICKET $300: 5 numbers in the draw
PLATINUM TICKET $500: 10 numbers in the draw
Your ticket includes up to four free drinks for every number you have in the draw.
We'll have the footy and races on the big screen, the kick-the-ball-in-the-bin challenge, and food will be provided.
All 2025 Mully Grubs and Lion Insider members receive a complimentary Blue Ticket as part of their membership.
Vale John Gunther
It is with sadness that we acknowledge the passing of Mulgrave legend John Gunther.
John passed this morning after a short illness. He was 91 years of age.
The Gunther family has been a huge part of Mulgrave since the club’s earliest years. Our first home ground, where we started playing 100 years ago, was on the Gunther family property in Police Road, where Waverley Gardens Shopping Centre now stands.
John first took the field for Mulgrave in the 1950s, making an immediate and enormous impact. He won five senior best-and-fairest awards (1957, 1958, 1959, 1964 and 1965), a club record which stood until 1989 when Darren Linkins collected his sixth trophy.
John was also part of our 1960 premiership team, which defeated Scoresby by 11 points in the Grand Final at Boronia Park. It was the club’s fourth senior premiership in nine seasons. The seniors would finish as runners-up in 1961 and 1962.
Underlining his brilliant ability and playing record, John was this year named in the centre in the Mulgrave Team of the Century - fitting recognition for a champion player.
“Pa loved his footy, but mostly, he loved Mulgrave. He was never short of a story of his days there,” said John’s granddaughter Rebecca.
The thoughts of all at Mulgrave are with the entire Gunther family and those who knew John.
Our players will wear black armbands this Saturday in his memory.
Rest in peace
Incredible night at our Centenary Gala
What a night.
It was truly one of the most special events in our history as a massive crowd of Mulgrave people gathered at Melbourne’s most iconic venue to toast 100 years of our great club.
Memories were rekindled and plenty of new ones created.
Making the event so special was the fact that we were joined by people who first engaged with our club over 70 years ago, through to today’s Under 19 players - and everybody in between.
Many thanks are owed - everybody knows who they are and the role they played in bringing it all together.
- Our organising committee of Fletcher Wyllie, Riley Richards, Gerry Bieniak, Lesley Bieniak, Rod Andrews, Gail Hewitt, Brent Kirchner, Tom McGowan and Ash Porteous.
- Those who played their part in the formalities - Graeme Parker, Rod Andrews, Colin Branson, Ian Bremner, Darren Linkins, Sam Cendamo, Hayden Stanton, Peter Greenstreet, Scott Davidson, John Kelly, Matt Richards and Connor Tilyard.
- Our gun MC, Bruce Eva.
- Our major sponsors for supporting the event and all you do for us in general: Star Glass, Community Bank Pinewood and Mulgrave Country Club.
The biggest thanks and congratulations of all is owed to our president, Rachael Barlow. Planning an event of this magnitude is an enormous undertaking - Rachael started this process in September last year and was the driving force behind pushing it forward. All of this, in addition to the small task of being president of a football club in her first year! Incredible effort Rachael, the inboxes are full of people saying what a great night they had, which is testament to what you put together.
And last but not least… to everybody who came along! There’s no party without the people. Thanks so much for joining us on this special night.
You can view and download all the photos from the big night right here
500 games for Richo
One of the major highlights of our Centenary Gala was when everybody was able to toast the amazing contribution that current senior coach Matt Richards has made to Mulgrave.
We have jumped the gun and gone a few weeks early, but couldn’t pass up the opportunity to make a special presentation on a night when so many Mulgrave people were gathered.
Richo arrived at the club in 1987 to play Under 17s, and in Round 12 against East Burwood will bring up an amazing 500 GAMES as a player or head coach for Mulgrave at all levels.
Richo played Under 17s, Under 18s, Reserves and Seniors for the club and has coached the Under 19.5s, Reserves and Seniors, bringing up the staggering tally of 500 games directly involved as a player or head coach of one of our teams.
In nearly 40 years, he did take a few seasons off... and how did he spend that? Among other things, coaching son Riley at our affiliated junior club, Glen Waverley Rovers.
Across his time Richo has met and influenced countless Mulgrave people and it was amazing to have so many of them on hand for this. Thanks to former senior coach and life member John Kelly for taking charge of the formalities. Seeing the packed room rise for a standing ovation for Richo was a very special moment and a fitting recognition for one of our all-time legends.
Local footy clubs are built on the passion and hard work of people dedicated to the cause, and nobody demonstrates that like Richo. It’s hard to think where the club would be without him.
And so he becomes the first (and only) member of The 500 Club at Mulgrave. Sorry if the club meetings are a bit lonely Richo... but it’s going to take an enormous effort for anybody to match your contribution. We’ll take care of the bar tab!
