Melbourne University Blacks Football Club
The Uni Blacks, who play in the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA), are based at the University of Melbourne, in Parkville, Victoria, Australia. The Blacks field senior, reserve, thirds and under 19 (premier division) sides.
If you're interested in playing footy at a high level and/or meeting a fantastic bunch of blokes, don't hesitate to drop us an email at admin@uniblacks.org.au , or give someone a call. Plenty of contact details are available in the Contacts section of the site.
Latest News
18 August 2009
When dawn broke on Sunday 16 August 2009, the University Blacks Club XVIII were greeted with suitably apocalyptic conditions. Gale force winds and a foreboding sky created an entirely appropriate backdrop, for this was Judgment Day for the Clubbies – the preliminary final against Old Brighton at Sportscover Arena. For the winner, a place in the grand final awaited. For the loser: oblivion...
13 August 2009
Due to an inconvenient quirk of the Club XVIII draw the same two sides lined up at Alec Gillon Oval in a rematch for a Grand Final berth. After a very disappointing loss at the hands of the Marcellin boys that occurred in an outer paddock of the eastern suburbs the previous weekend, the Blackmen were anxious to make amends.
7 August 2009
Seniors and Reserves match reports by The Black Bear.
5 August 2009
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-noun
- responsibility to someone or for some activity.
- The state of being accountable, liable, or answerable.
- Something Uni blacks showed none of against Marcellin...
28 July 2009
With only 2 weeks till finals footy and the opportunity to go undefeated on the immaculate greens of Crawford Oval for season 2009 there was a lot a stake for the Club XVIII on Saturday. Up against another finals contender in Monash the Blacks began with a different tact in the change rooms from the SuperCoach after a number of lacklustre 1st quarters. In his pregame chat Merls opted for the “little is more approach” (no correlation to his sexual prowess) with no trademark inspirational stories.
28 July 2009
Senior and Reserve match reports by The Black Bear.
22 July 2009
Despite the one’s and two’s being afforded a weeks rest, the troopers in the Club XVIII had to make the less than desirable journey to pay Whitefriars in god only knows where, I remember it as the BW Reserve.
16 July 2009
An undermanned Clubbies side took on Old Brighton at the Uni Main on Saturday and despite rumblings during the week of an Old Brighton forfeit, a headcount on the day in fact revealed that they had four on the bench, as compared with the Blacks two!
13 July 2009
Seniors and Reserves match reports from The Black Bear.