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Riverina Football Netball League

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Founded
  
1982

Current Clubs
  
Collingullie-Glenfield Park Coolamon Ganmain-Grong Grong-Matong Griffith Leeton-Whitton Mangoplah-Cookardinia United-Eastlakes Narrandera Turvey Park Wagga Tigers

Premiers
  
Collingullie-Glenfield Park

Minor Premiers
  
Mangoplah-Cookardinia United-Eastlakes (12 wins, 4 losses)

Wooden Spoon
  
Turvey Park (0 wins, 16 losses)

The Riverina Football Netball League (RFNL) 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 five grades, with these being A-Grade, A Reserve-Grade, B-Grade, C-Grade and Under 17s.

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 RFNL Grand Final, which is traditionally hosted by Narrandera.

History

The Riverina Football League was formed in 1982 when the South Western District Football League, the Central Riverina Football League and the Farrer Football League amalgamated 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.

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 17s

  • 2009: Wagga Tigers
  • 2010: Leeton-Whitton
  • 2011: Turvey Park
  • 2012: Wagga Tigers
  • 2013: Wagga Tigers
  • 2014: Wagga Tigers
  • 2015: Mangoplah-Cookardinia United-Eastlakes
  • 2015: Griffith Swans

    • 2008 Ladder

    FINALS

    2009 Ladder

    FINALS

    2010 Ladder

    FINALS

    2011 Ladder

    FINALS

    2012 Ladder

    FINALS

    2013 Ladder

    FINALS

    References

    Riverina Football Netball League Wikipedia
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