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and

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club sited in the town of

Euroa Euroa is a town in the Shire of Strathbogie in the north-east of Victoria, Australia. At the 2016 census, Euroa's population was 3,275. The name Euroa comes from an Aboriginal word in the old local dialect meaning 'joyful'. History Major T ...

, in the north-east of

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...

. The club teams has competed in the

Goulburn Valley Football League The Goulburn Valley Football Netball League is an Australian rules football and netball competition based in the Goulburn Valley region of Victoria, Australia. It is a member of the Victorian Country Football League and has won the Victorian Co ...

since 1971.

Football Leagues

Euroa Football Club has played in the following football competitions - *

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(NEFA) **1891–1902, 1909–1912; * Waranga North East Football League (WNEFL) **1913–1930, 1934–1938, 1947–1970; * Euroa District Football League (EDFL) **1903-1908, 1931–1933, 1944–1946 *

**1971 to present day

Senior Football Premierships (All Leagues)

* Euroa District Football League (EDFL) **1894, 1905 (2 total); *

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**1911 (1 total) * Waranga North East Football Association/League (WNEFA/L) **1913, 1922, 1936, 1937, 1957, 1958, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1970 (12 total); *

(GVFL) **1971, 1990 (2 total)

VFL / AFL Players

The following footballers originally played with Euroa FC prior to making their VFL / AFL debut. * 1901 - Paddy McGuiness - St. Kilda * 1901 -

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- Melbourne * 1907 - Charles Bolton - Essendon * 1907 - Graham Diggle - Collingwood * 1910 - Bill Scott - Richmond * 1913 - George Pattison - Fitzroy * 1926 - Bert Carey - Fitzroy * 1933 - Jack Sambell - Melbourne * 1936 - Mick McFarlane - Essendon * 1951 - Les Reed - Geelong * 1956 - Dick O'Bree - Collingwood * 1965 - Don Gross - Essendon * 1997 - Hayden Lamaro - Melbourne * 1998 - Rory Hilton - Brisbane Lions * 2000 - Andrew Mills - Richmond * 2010 -

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- Richmond * 2012 - Jamie Elliott - Collingwood The following footballers came to Euroa after playing in the VFA, VFL, AFL, with the year indicating their debut with Euroa FC. * 1948 -

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- Essendon * 1951 -

Ivor McIvor Ivor Thomas McIvor (16 September 1917 – 3 April 1997) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Сareer McIvor, a key position player, came to Essendon from local side Don Rovers. ( ...

- Essendon * 1952 - Jack Whelan - Brunswick * 1964 - Bob Hempel - Footscray * 1990 - David Robertson - Collingwood

Notable local Euroa players

* Craig Bamford 375+ Senior games * Bob Bosustow. Premiership coach 1957 and 58 * Dick O'Bree, Euroa Premiership player in 1957 and 1958 after kicking 140 goals in a premiership year as a 16 year old at Lake Boga. Began coaching Euroa in 1963 and were premiers in 63,64 and 65. Premiers again in 67,69 and 70. Coached the club to a premiership in 1971 its first year in the GVFL. Kicked over 1200 goals in his career. Also coached the reserves to numerous premierships at the same time as coaching the senior team. Played in 11 premierships. Coached 7 premierships. * David King - Former NFL Punter with

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. * Kevin Storer. Premiership coach 1990

References

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