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Googong was founded in 1976 as the ”’HMAS Harman Australian Football Club”’. The club was |
Googong was founded in 1976 as the ”’HMAS Harman Australian Football Club”’. The club was around [[Royal Australian Navy]] (RAN) [[naval base|base]] [[HMAS Harman|HMAS ”Harman”]], allowing both civilians and defence personnel (regardless of [[Australian Defence Force ranks|rank]]) the opportunity to play for the club. Because of the club’s origins in the [[Australian Defence Force]] (ADF), it has a rivalry with the [[ADFA Rams]].<ref>{{cite web |title=HARMAN Australian Football Club Reunion – 25th anniversary! |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/267336031 |publisher=Royal Australian Navy News |access-date=15 September 2025 |page=14 |date=12 June 2000}}</ref> |
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Harman initially competed in the [[Monaro Australian Football League]] (MAFL), making its first grand final in 1981 before being defeated by [[ANU Griffins|ANU]].<ref name=”footypedia”>{{cite web |title=Googong Football Club / Combined Services Football Club / HMAS Harman Football Club (ACT) |url=https://footypedia.info/00000560.htm |publisher=Footypedia |access-date=15 September 2025 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250915101644/https://footypedia.info/00000560.htm |archive-date=15 September 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Glory, The Honour, The Bliss |url=https://www.anuafc.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/ANUAFC-60th-book_final-web.pdf |publisher=ANUAFC |access-date=15 September 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250313122452/https://www.anuafc.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/ANUAFC-60th-book_final-web.pdf |archive-date=13 March 2025 |date=2021}}</ref> The club formed a [[reserves team]] in 1982.<ref>{{cite web |title=New club for Qbn in Monaro League |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/126858440 |publisher=The Canberra Times |access-date=15 September 2025 |page=21 |date=15 November 1981}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Harman Seconds Football Club / HMAS Harman Football Club (ACT) |url=https://footypedia.info/00007690.htm |publisher=Footypedia |access-date=15 September 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241127044502/http://www.footypedia.info/00007690.htm |archive-date=27 November 2024}}</ref> |
Harman initially competed in the [[Monaro Australian Football League]] (MAFL), making its first grand final in 1981 before being defeated by [[ANU Griffins|ANU]].<ref name=”footypedia”>{{cite web |title=Googong Football Club / Combined Services Football Club / HMAS Harman Football Club (ACT) |url=https://footypedia.info/00000560.htm |publisher=Footypedia |access-date=15 September 2025 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250915101644/https://footypedia.info/00000560.htm |archive-date=15 September 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Glory, The Honour, The Bliss |url=https://www.anuafc.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/ANUAFC-60th-book_final-web.pdf |publisher=ANUAFC |access-date=15 September 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250313122452/https://www.anuafc.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/ANUAFC-60th-book_final-web.pdf |archive-date=13 March 2025 |date=2021}}</ref> The club formed a [[reserves team]] in 1982.<ref>{{cite web |title=New club for Qbn in Monaro League |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/126858440 |publisher=The Canberra Times |access-date=15 September 2025 |page=21 |date=15 November 1981}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Harman Seconds Football Club / HMAS Harman Football Club (ACT) |url=https://footypedia.info/00007690.htm |publisher=Footypedia |access-date=15 September 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241127044502/http://www.footypedia.info/00007690.htm |archive-date=27 November 2024}}</ref> |
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Australian rules football club
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| Full name | Googong Hogs Football Club[1][2] |
| Former name(s) | HMAS Harman Australian Football Club Incorporated (1976–2015)[3][4] |
| Nickname(s) | Hogs, Hoggies |
| Founded | 1976 |
| Colours |  Blue  Gold |
| Competition | AFL Canberra Community Division |
| Premierships | AFLC Community Men’s (2) AFLC Community Women’s (1) |
| Ground(s) | Rockley Oval |
| Official website | googonghogs.com.au |
The Googong Hogs are an Australian rules football based in the New South Wales town of Googong.[5][6] The club competes in the AFL Canberra Community Division and plays its home games at Rockley Oval.[7][8]
Googong was founded in 1976 as the HMAS Harman Australian Football Club. The club was located around Royal Australian Navy (RAN) base HMAS Harman, allowing both civilians and defence personnel (regardless of rank) the opportunity to play for the club. Because of the club’s origins in the Australian Defence Force (ADF), it has a rivalry with the ADFA Rams.[9]
Harman initially competed in the Monaro Australian Football League (MAFL), making its first grand final in 1981 before being defeated by ANU.[11] The club formed a reserves team in 1982.[12][13]
After a winless 1984 season, the club won its first premiership in Division 2 in 1985. The club was undefeated in 1986 and won a second premiership in Division 1.
In 1995, Harman joined the Canberra District Football League (CDFL), winning the Division 2 premiership the same year and being promoted to Division 1 for the 1996 season.
At the end of the 2015 season, Harman changed its name to the Googong Hogs, less than two years after residents moved into the newly-developed township of Googong.[14][15]
Googong introduced a women’s team for the first time in 2023, entering Community Division 1 and winning a premiership in its first season.[17]
