Nickname Pigeons Captain Drew Barnes Head coach Chris Kennedy/Drew Barnes | Home ground JC Lowe Oval Ground J C Lowe Oval Date founded 1889 | |
Full name Yarrawonga Football Netball Club League Ovens & Murray Football League | ||
The Yarrawonga Football Club, nicknamed the Pigeons, is an Australian Rules Football club playing in the Ovens & Murray Football League.
The club is based in the town of Yarrawonga, Victoria located on the Murray River. Yarrawonga joined the Ovens & Murray Football League in 1930. Prior to this the club played in a line association that was based along the Benalla to Yarrawonga railway line. This association had frequent name changes dating back to 1889.
Geelong's Tom Lonergan played for Yarrawonga before moving to Melbourne and being drafted into the Australian Football League. Former Carlton full forward Brendan Fevola played for Yarrawonga from 2012 until 2015.
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