NAR NAR GOON
Current Affiliation: Ellinbank and District Football League (EDFL) since 2005
Colours: Navy blue and white (formerly royal blue and white)
Emblem: The Goon
Senior Premierships: West Gippsland Football Association/League (WGFA/L) - 1933-4, 1937, 1965, 1970, 1980 (6 total)
EDFL Club Championships: 2005 (1 total)
Senior EDFL Best and Fairest Player Awards: Nil
Nar Nar Goon participated in organised competition from the first decade of the twentieth century, but authoritative records of the club's achievements only date from the 1930s.
Between 1928 and 1931 The Goon amalgamated with the nearby Iona Football Club, with the merged team competing in the Central Gippsland Football League, as far as is known without success. In 1932 the merger was dissolved and both Iona and Nar Nar Goon affiliated with the West Gippsland Football Association, a move which represented a definite coming of age on the part of the latter. After finishing fourth in their debut season The Goon carried all before them in both 1933 and 1934, defeating Pakenham in the grand final in both years. The 1936 season brought another grand final appearance but Garfield proved too strong. Twelve months later The Goon made amends by clinching their third WGFA flag with a grand final victory over Bunyip.
After the war Nar Nar Goon had to wait until 1959 to contest another grand final, losing to Longwarry. It was a similar story in 1961 when Pakenham triumphed, and 1964 when it was Garfield. The 1965 season saw The Goon turning the tables on Garfield to claim their fourth senior flag, with a fifth following five years later at the expense of Korumburra. The club's last senior premiership to date was won in 1980 against Koo Wee Rup.
Since joining the Ellinbank and District Football League in 2005 Nar Nar Goon's seniors have showed discernible improvement, finishing twelfth on debut, tenth in 2006, and eighth last year. Moreover, the club's strength in depth is clearly shown by the success of the thirds in claiming a hat trick of premierships from 2005 to 2007, the fourths going top in 2005, and the fifths in 2006 and 2007.
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