Les Mogg
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Les Mogg is a former Australian rules football
er who played with North Melbourne
in the Victorian Football League
(VFL).
Mogg came to North Melbourne from Ballarat and was a regular member of the team from the second half of the 1950 season. He was a wingman for North Melbourne in the 1950 VFL Grand Final
.
Also used as a half forward flanker during his career, Mogg kicked 16 goals in 1952. Injuries restricted him to just five games in 1953 but he played all but two of North Melbourne's matches the following year.
He left the club after the 1954 season to take up the position of captain-coach for Cobram Football Club
in the Murray Football League
(MFL).
In 1955, his first season, he led Cobram to a grand final win and captain-coached them to three further premierships, all in succession, from 1959 to 1961.
As a player he had a particularly strong season in 1961, winning the O'Dwyer Medal as the league's "Best and Fairest". He topped the MFL goal-kicking that year as well, with 85 goals. It was the second time he had won the goal-kicking award, which is now named after him, having also kicked a league record 132 goals in 1960, 148 after finals.
He also had the distinction of being the captain-coach of the MFL combined team which upset VFL club St Kilda by 14 points in a 1960 practice match. It is believed to have been the first time since 1914 that a country side had beaten a VFL team.
Australian rules football
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er who played with North Melbourne
North Melbourne Football Club
The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is the fourth oldest Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League and is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Australia and the world...
in the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
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(VFL).
Mogg came to North Melbourne from Ballarat and was a regular member of the team from the second half of the 1950 season. He was a wingman for North Melbourne in the 1950 VFL Grand Final
1950 VFL Grand Final
The 1950 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Essendon Football Club and North Melbourne Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 23 September 1950. It was the 54th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the...
.
Also used as a half forward flanker during his career, Mogg kicked 16 goals in 1952. Injuries restricted him to just five games in 1953 but he played all but two of North Melbourne's matches the following year.
He left the club after the 1954 season to take up the position of captain-coach for Cobram Football Club
Cobram Football Club
The Cobram Football Club, nicknamed the Tigers, is an Australian Rules Football club playing in the Murray Football League.The club is based in the regional city of Cobram located in north east Victoria....
in the Murray Football League
Murray Football League
The Murray Football League is an Australian rules football league affiliated with the Victorian Country Football League.The league covers a large area of northern Victoria and southern New South Wales from Shepparton in the south to Deniliquin in the north.It covers much the same area as the...
(MFL).
In 1955, his first season, he led Cobram to a grand final win and captain-coached them to three further premierships, all in succession, from 1959 to 1961.
As a player he had a particularly strong season in 1961, winning the O'Dwyer Medal as the league's "Best and Fairest". He topped the MFL goal-kicking that year as well, with 85 goals. It was the second time he had won the goal-kicking award, which is now named after him, having also kicked a league record 132 goals in 1960, 148 after finals.
He also had the distinction of being the captain-coach of the MFL combined team which upset VFL club St Kilda by 14 points in a 1960 practice match. It is believed to have been the first time since 1914 that a country side had beaten a VFL team.