Thieves broke into Whittlesea Football and Netball Club overnight, wreaking havoc in the office and stealing hundreds of dollars worth of liquor.
Closed circuit camera footage reveals two offenders broke into the clubhouse though a toilet window just before 5am on Wednesday morning.
They proceeded to ransack the bar, stealing about $400 worth of alcohol and smashing two glass bar fridge doors in the process.
The bar staffs’ tip jar was also raided.
Club president Nathan Croughan said the two thieves “completely ransacked the place.”
“They were clearly looking for cash and to do some damage. The CCTV footage shows they knew their way around the club,” Mr Croughan said.
He said the alarm system alerted security around 5am and the club’s caretaker was called.
The two male offenders wore bandanas and facemasks but appeared to be in their early-to-mid 20s.
Police were also called.
The club has suffered a number of attacks from vanadals in the past 12 months. Last year the canteen was broken into and chocolate bars and soft drink stolen.
The visitors’ changing room was sprayed with graffiti and profanities last August, resulting in another expensive clean-up bill.
The club alerted its members on Facebook on Wednesday morning.
“Really disappointing way to wake up and witness our wonderful club robbed, ransacked and damaged by ‘peanuts’ who were, we can only imagine, looking for a quick cash fix,” the post read.
“All you’ve managed to do is create more work for a large group of volunteers who already donate enough of their precious time and energy for all our players, supporters and members of the community.”
