The Corowa-Rutherglen Football Netball Club, nicknamed the ''Kangaroos'', is an
Australian rules football and
netball
Netball is a ball sport played on a court by two teams of seven players. It is among a rare number of sports which have been created exclusively for female competitors. The sport is played on indoor and outdoor netball courts and is specifical ...
club based in the town of
Corowa
Corowa is a town in the state of New South Wales in Australia. It is on the bank of the Murray River, the border between New South Wales and Victoria, opposite the Victorian town of Wahgunyah. It is the largest town in the Federation Council ...
in
New South Wales
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. Corowa-Rutherglen's football and netball squads formerly played in the
Ovens & Murray Football League
The Ovens and Murray Football Netball League (O&MFNL) is an Australian rules football and netball competition containing ten clubs based in north-eastern Victoria, the southern Riverina region of New South Wales and the Ovens and Murray ar ...
.
The club is notable for producing many VFL / AFL football players over many years, including
John Longmire
John Longmire (born 31 December 1970) is the current coach of the Sydney Swans. As a player, he represented the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) from 1988 to 1999.
Early years
Longmire was born in Corowa, ...
.
History
The club was formed in 1979 when the
Corowa Spiders and the
Rutherglen Redlegs merged to become the "Corowa-Rutherglen Roos".
Additionally surplus players formed the
Rutherglen-Corowa Cats in 1979 and competed in the
Coreen & District Football League for 13 seasons, before moving to the
Ovens & King Football League
The Ovens & King Football Netball League is a minor country Australian rules football league based in North-Eastern Victoria in the vicinity of Wangaratta and more recently Benalla.
History
The ''Ovens & King Football League'' was formed on ...
for 11 seasons. Today the club is known as the
Rutherglen Cats, dropping "Corowa" from their name in 2002, and have competed in the
Tallangatta & District Football League
The Tallangatta and District Football League (TDFL) is an Australian rules football competition in north-east Victoria and the southern border area of Riverina region of the New South Wales. The clubs compete across four competitions, two o ...
since 2004.
In the 2016 Ovens & Murray FNL season it was announced that the Corowa-Rutherglen FNC would move the round 11 home match to Rutherglen's Barkley Park. This marked the first time a match was played in Rutherglen for premiership points since the 1981 Ovens & Murray FL season. Traditionally the
Rutherglen Cats do not play on the
Queen's Birthday Weekend as the town hosts the annual
Winery Walkabout.
Accompanying the return was a pre-match luncheon with many guest speakers, including
Rutherglen
Rutherglen (, sco, Ruglen, gd, An Ruadh-Ghleann) is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, immediately south-east of the city of Glasgow, from its centre and directly south of the River Clyde. Having existed as a Lanarkshire burgh in its own ...
O&M Hall of Famer Bill Gayfer, Mick Gayfer, John Pearce, Corowa-Rutherglen's O&M Hall of Famer Jim Sandral, Dennis Sandral, John Clancy, and Peter Chisnall. At the luncheon it was suggested by Corowa-Rutherglen official Fred Longmire that both the Corowa-Rutherglen FNC & Rutherglen FNC could be run by a one-commission model, which would include three representatives from both clubs, an independent chairperson and a paid general manager to run 12 football and nine netball teams in the O&M and T&D football leagues.
Premierships
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Ovens & Murray Football League
The Ovens and Murray Football Netball League (O&MFNL) is an Australian rules football and netball competition containing ten clubs based in north-eastern Victoria, the southern Riverina region of New South Wales and the Ovens and Murray ar ...
** Seniors (2) 2000, 2003
** Seconds (2): 1986, 1992
** Thirds (3): 1983, 1984, 2000
VFL / AFL players
The following players played with CRFNC prior to making their VFL / AFL senior football debut or were drafted to an AFL club.
* 1981 -
Darryl Henderson -
* 1986 -
Michael Gayfer -
* 1988 -
John Longmire
John Longmire (born 31 December 1970) is the current coach of the Sydney Swans. As a player, he represented the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) from 1988 to 1999.
Early years
Longmire was born in Corowa, ...
-
* 1988 -
Brett MacKenzie
Brett Mackenzie (born 31 May 1968) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia servin ...
-
* 1988 -
Mark O'Donoghue
Mark O'Donoghue (born 10 July 1967) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
O'Donoghue spent the 1988 VFL season at North Melbourne and kicked two goals on debut against G ...
-
* 1994 -
Damian Houlihan
Damian Houlihan (born 30 July 1975) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Houlihan was the first of a set of four brothers to be drafted to the AFL. His younger brothers Ad ...
-
* 1995 -
Jeff Bruce -
* 1997 -
Brad Campbell -
* 1997 -
Adam Houlihan -
* 1997 -
Ben Mathews
Ben Mathews (born 29 November 1978) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). Mathews originally played with Hopefield Buraja FC in the Coreen & District Football League, th ...
-
* 2000 -
Ryan Houlihan
Ryan Houlihan (born 21 January 1982) is a former Australian rules footballer who played 12 seasons and 201 games for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) from 2000 to 2011.
Background
Ryan is the third of four bro ...
-
* 2000 -
Aaron Henneman
Aaron Henneman (born 13 December 1980) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Australian Football League (AFL). Henneman joined YVMDFL club Silvan in 2007 after being delisted by Essendon the year before. Joinin ...
-
* 2001-
David Teague -
* 2002 -
Robert Campbell -
* 1982
Craig Horwood- Played no senior AFL games
* 1986 - Paul Bartlett - Played no senior AFL games
* 1993 -
Paul Lewis - Played no senior AFL games
* 1999 -
Adam Mathews - Played no senior AFL games
* 2001 -
Joshua Houlihan - Played no senior AFL games
Team of the Century (1903–2003)
;Team ref:
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Corowa
Corowa is a town in the state of New South Wales in Australia. It is on the bank of the Murray River, the border between New South Wales and Victoria, opposite the Victorian town of Wahgunyah. It is the largest town in the Federation Council ...
(1903–78)
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Rutherglen
Rutherglen (, sco, Ruglen, gd, An Ruadh-Ghleann) is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, immediately south-east of the city of Glasgow, from its centre and directly south of the River Clyde. Having existed as a Lanarkshire burgh in its own ...
(1903–78)
*
Corowa-Rutherglen (1979–2003)
;Notes:
*
1 G. Tobias was named in the Team of the Century for his career with the Corowa FC. He was also a foundation player for the Corowa-Rutherglen FC in 1979
See also
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Rutherglen Football Club (1893)
The Rutherglen Football Club was an Australian rules football club based in Rutherglen, Victoria, being a founding member of the Ovens & Murray Football League in 1893. In 1979, the club merged with Corowa Football Club, Corowa to form the Corow ...
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Rutherglen Football Club
The Rutherglen Football and Netball Club is an Australian rules football and netball club playing their home games in Rutherglen, Victoria, Australia.
The current Rutherglen FNC was created after the merger of Ovens & Murray Football League sid ...
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Corowa Football Club
The Corowa Football Club, nicknamed the Spiders, was an Australian rules football club based in Corowa, New South Wales, that competed in the Ovens & Murray Football League.
The club merged with the Wahgunyah Football Club on several occasions d ...
References
External links
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Ovens & Murray Football League clubs
Sports clubs established in 1979
Australian rules football clubs established in 1979
1979 establishments in Australia
Netball teams in New South Wales