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Manchester Mosquitoes Full name Manchester Mosquitoes Australian Rules Football Club Nickname(s) 'The Mozzies' Strip Black jumper with a gold 'V' on the chest. Black shorts and socks with gold trim. Founded 2005 Sport Australian Rules Football League Central and North West Club song "See the Mozzies fly up" President Ste Watts Coach Matt Shelton 2010 Premiers The Manchester Mosquitoes are an Australian Rules Football club based at Burnage Rugby Club, south Manchester, England.
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History
The Mozzies were formed in 2005 by a group of Australian and British AFL fans who, after many weekends of kicking the footy around in the park in Chorlton, decided to form their own club and join the British Australian Rules Football League (BARFL) Regional Competition. The Mozzies played their first season in the BARFL in 2006 and finished 3rd overall.
Since then, there has been an increasing participation in Australian Rules Football in the UK and the league structure has changed with the formation of AFL GB which consists of more than 30 clubs encompassing the Welsh League, Scottish league, the London Premiership, Conference and Social leagues, the Southern League, the North East League, the University League and the Central and North West League to which the Mozzies now belong.
Prior to the 2010 season, Manchester Mosquitoes trained and played at Turn Moss Playing Field, Turn Moss.
Current
In 2010 the Manchester Mosquitoes competed in the newly formed CNW (Central & North West) league that also included Huddersfield, Nottingham & Sheffield and after an undefeated season, secured their first Premiership, beating Nottingham Scorpions in the CNW Grand Final at Wolverhampton.
Competitions
Current Players
Name Number Position Nationality Years Played Ste Watts 34 Forward / Midfielder English - Present Paul Murphy 24 Defender Irish - Present Adam Chaffey 14 Ruck Australian 2009–Present Johnnie Hayes 3 Midfield / Forward Irish 2008–Present Brendan Edwards (Ass't Coach) 9 Midfielder Australian 2010–Present Nik Wheeler 2 Midfielder English - Present David Fearnley 13 Forward - Present Alasdair Lindop 23 Midfielder / Defender Scottish 2010–Present Wayne Summer 17 Forward English - Present Matthew Weilgosz 12 Defender Australian 2008–Present Matthew Kilheeney 32 Forward English - Present Stuart Jennion 20 Midfielder English - Present Andrew Smee 77 Forward English 2010–Present Mark Foster 4 Midfielder / Forward English - Present Paul Henderson 6 Midfielder Irish - Present Phillip Day 7 Midfielder Zimbabwean 2010–Present Past Players
Name Number Position Nationality Years Played Wes Tronson 9 Midfielder Australian 2005-2009 Dylan Sanderson 11 Midfielder / Forward Australian 2010 Nathan Blakey 1 Ruck Australian 2005-2010 Scott Emmett (Co-Founder) 1 Midfielder Australian 2005–2006 Andy Weaver (Co-Founder) Forward English 2005 Ben Freke 15 Ruck Australian 2008–2010 Chris Morgan 45 Forward Australian 2010 Chris Sproule Midfielder Australian - 2009 Grant Aubrey 21 Midfielder Australian - 2010 Brad Richardson 26 Defender Australian 2007–2008 Zac Cockerill Midfielder / Forward Australian 2009 Jim Poole 19 Defender English Kevin Gauchwin Ruck Brenton Breukers 23 Ruck / Defender Australian Campbell Harriman New Zealander Brett Saward 8 Australian Clint Hampson Ruck / Defender Australian Leo Richardson 11 Irish Jamie Wilson 18 Australian 2010 Matt Shelton 5 Defender / Midfielder Australian 2008–2010 Club Honour Board
Year Best & Fairest Runner Up Leading Goal Kicker Best European Player Most Improved Player 2010 Grant Aubrey & Alasdair Lindop n/a Matthew Kilheeney n/a n/a 2009 Zac Cockerill n/a n/a n/a n/a 2008 Brad Richardson n/a n/a n/a n/a 2007 Chris Sproule n/a n/a n/a n/a 2006 Brad Richardson Clint Hampson Mark Mansour & Clint Hampson (12 each) John Fitzpatrick Nick Marston Great Britain Representation
In 2010 Mathew Kilheeney & Alasdair Lindop were selected to represent Great Britain and will compete at the 2010 EU Championships (http://www.ec2010.info/).
Sponsorship
External links
Categories:- Sport in Manchester
- Australian rules football clubs in England
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