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Founded
  
1982

Premiers
  
The Rock-Yerong Creek

Previous Names
  
Riverina District Football League (1982-1984)

Current Clubs
  
Barellan United Charles Sturt University Coleambally East Wagga-Kooringal Marrar North Wagga Northern Jets Temora The Rock-Yerong Creek

Minor Premiers
  
East Wagga-Kooringal (16 wins, 0 losses)

Wooden Spoon
  
Barellan United (1 win, 15 losses)

The Farrer Football Netball League (FFNL) is an Australian rules football and netball competition containing nine clubs based in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The league features three grades in the Australian rules football competition, with these being First-Grade, Reserve-Grade and Under 17s. In the netball competition there are four grades, with these being A-Grade, A-Reserve Grade, B-Grade and C-Grade.

Contents

Currently a home and away season consisting of eighteen rounds is played. The best five teams then play off according to the McIntyre System, culminating in the FFNL Grand Final, which is traditionally held at Maher Oval in Wagga Wagga.

Breakaway

The Farrer Football League first formed in 1957 as a breakaway from the Albury & District Football League. Culcairn, Henty, Holbrook and Mangoplah-Cookardinia United competed in the first season. In 1958 all remaining clubs from the Albury & District Football League moved across to the new league.

Restructure

It was in 1982 that the Farrer Football League amalgamated with the South Western District Football League and the Central Riverina Football League in order to create the Riverina Football League and the Riverina District Football League, with the latter changing its name to the Farrer Football League in 1985. It was between 1983 and 1994 that the Riverina District/Farrer Football League maintained a two division system.

Notable Players

Footballers from the South Western District, Central Riverina, Farrer, Riverina and Riverina District/Farrer Football Leagues who have played in the VFL/AFL include:

  • Terry Daniher (Ariah Park-Mirrool)
  • Ricky Quade (Ariah Park-Mirrool)
  • Chris Daniher (Ariah Park-Mirrool & Coolamon)
  • Colin Hounsell (Collingullie)
  • Jason Wild (Collingullie-Ashmont)
  • Greg Smith (East Wagga)
  • Dennis Carroll (Ganmain)
  • Tom Carroll (Ganmain)
  • Frank Gumbleton (Ganmain)
  • Daniel McPherson (Ganmain-Grong Grong-Matong)
  • Kurt Aylett (Leeton-Whitton)
  • Michael Phyland (Mangoplah-Cookardinia United)
  • Orren Stephenson (Mangoplah-Cookardinia United-Eastlakes)
  • Perc Bushby (Narrandera)
  • Terry O'Neill (Narrandera)
  • Wayne Carey (North Wagga)
  • Brett Scott (The Rock-Yerong Creek)
  • Cameron Mooney (Turvey Park)
  • Jason Mooney (Turvey Park)
  • David Murphy (Turvey Park)
  • Anthony Daniher (Turvey Park & Ganmain)
  • Ben Fixter (Wagga Tigers)
  • Paul Hawke (Wagga Tigers)
  • Paul Kelly (Wagga Tigers)
  • Bill Mohr (Wagga Tigers)
  • John Pitura (Wagga Tigers)
  • Brad Seymour (Wagga Tigers)
  • Harry Lampe (Wagga Wagga)

    • Footballers from the Riverina and Farrer Football Leagues who are currently playing in the AFL include:

  • Matthew Kennedy (Collingullie-Glenfield Park)
  • Dougal Howard (East Wagga-Kooringal and Wagga Tigers)
  • Matt Suckling (East Wagga-Kooringal and Wagga Tigers)
  • Sam Murray (Ganmain-Grong Grong-Matong)
  • Jacob Hopper (Leeton-Whitton)
  • Jacob Townsend (Leeton-Whitton)
  • Jock Cornell (Mangoplah-Cookardinia United-Eastlakes)
  • Harrison Himmelberg (Mangoplah-Cookardinia United-Eastlakes)
  • Matthew Flynn (Narrandera)
  • Zac Williams (Narrandera)
  • Jake Barrett (Temora)
  • Luke Breust (Temora)
  • Isaac Smith (Temora, East Wagga-Kooringal and Wagga Tigers)
  • Harry Cunningham (Turvey Park)
  • Max King (Wagga Tigers)

    • Under 18s

  • 1982: Mangoplah-Cookardinia United
  • 1983: South Wagga-Tolland
  • 1984: Mangoplah-Cookardinia United
  • 1985: Mangoplah-Cookardinia United
  • 1986: The Rock-Yerong Creek
  • 1987: Collingullie-Ashmont
  • 1988: Collingullie-Ashmont
  • 1989: Mangoplah-Cookardinia United
  • 1990: Mangoplah-Cookardinia United
  • 1991: Mangoplah-Cookardinia United
  • 1992: Temora
  • 1993: Temora
  • 1994: Temora

    • Under 17s

  • 2009: Northern Jets
  • 2010: North Wagga
  • 2011: Temora
  • 2012: North Wagga
  • 2013: No Competition
  • 2014: North Wagga
  • 2015: Northern Jets
  • 2016: North Wagga

    • Division 2

  • 1983: South Wagga-Tolland
  • 1984: Junee-Kapooka
  • 1985: Whitton
  • 1986: Whitton
  • 1987: Whitton
  • 1988: South Wagga-Tolland
  • 1989: Cootamundra
  • 1990: South Wagga-Tolland
  • 1991: Rivcoll
  • 1992: Cootamundra
  • 1993: Uranquinty-Kapooka
  • 1994: South Wagga-Tolland

    • 2012 Ladder

    FINALS

    2013 Ladder

    FINALS

    References

    Farrer Football League Wikipedia
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