The Farrer Football Netball League (FFNL) is an

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and

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competition containing nine clubs based in the

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region of

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. 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. 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

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History

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. The Farrer FL senior football best and fairest medal was called the Baz Medal, which was first donated in 1952 by Mr. Mick Baz of Culcairn as the award in the Albury & District Football League, which was carried on into the Farrer FL. The name of the best and fairest award from 1982 onwards has been the Gerald Clear Award.

Restructure

It was in 1982 that the Farrer Football League amalgamated with the South West League and the Central Riverina Football League in order to create the

Riverina Football League 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 footba ...

and the

Riverina District Football League The Riverina is an agricultural region of south-western New South Wales, Australia. The Riverina is distinguished from other Australian regions by the combination of flat plains, warm to hot climate and an ample supply of water for irrigation ...

, 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

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include: *

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( Ariah Park- Mirrool) *

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( Ariah Park- Mirrool) *

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( Ariah Park- Mirrool & Coolamon) * Colin Hounsell ( Collingullie) * Jason Wild ( Collingullie- Ashmont) * Greg Smith ( East Wagga) *

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(

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) * Tom Carroll (

) *

Frank Gumbleton Frank Gumbleton (born 6 March 1951) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the North Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League during the 1970s. Gumbleton was recruited from the country NSW football club of Ganm ...

(

) *

Daniel McPherson Daniel McPherson (born 5 July 1975) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League. Originally from Matong, a small town in New South Wales, McPherson played for the Swans between 1 ...

(

- Grong Grong-

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) *

Kurt Aylett Kurt Aylett (born 2 April 1992) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants and Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited in mid 2010 by through ...

( Leeton- Whitton) *

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(

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United) * Orren Stephenson (

United- Eastlakes) *

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( Narrandera) * Terry O'Neill ( Narrandera) *

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( North Wagga) * Brett Scott ( The Rock- Yerong Creek) *

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(

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) * Jason Mooney (

) * David Murphy (

) *

Anthony Daniher Anthony Joseph Daniher (born 21 January 1963) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the South Melbourne/Sydney and Essendon Football Clubs in the Australian Football League (AFL). Anthony's brothers, Terry, Neale and Chri ...

(

) * Ben Fixter ( Wagga Tigers) * Paul Hawke ( Wagga Tigers) * Paul Kelly ( Wagga Tigers) *

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( Wagga Tigers) *

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( Wagga Tigers) * Brad Seymour ( Wagga Tigers) * Harry Lampe (

) Footballers from the Riverina and Farrer Football Leagues who are currently playing in the

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include: * Matthew Kennedy ( Collingullie- Glenfield Park) *

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( East Wagga- Kooringal and Wagga Tigers) *

Matt Suckling Matthew Suckling (born 25 July 1988) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club and Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL). Suckling is known as a player with precision kicking and link-u ...

( East Wagga- Kooringal and Wagga Tigers) * Sam Murray (

- Grong Grong-

) *

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( Leeton- Whitton) *

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( Leeton- Whitton) * Jock Cornell (

United- Eastlakes) * Harrison Himmelberg (

United- Eastlakes) * Matthew Flynn ( Narrandera) * Zac Williams ( Narrandera) *

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( Temora) *

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( Temora) * Isaac Smith ( Temora, East Wagga- Kooringal and Wagga Tigers) * Harry Cunningham (

) * Max King ( Wagga Tigers)

Current clubs

;Notes

Previous clubs

Leading goal kickers / League Best & Fairest Winners

;Seniors

List of football premiers

First-Grade

Reserve-Grade

*1982: Junee-Kapooka *1983: Mangoplah-Cookardinia United *1984: Mangoplah-Cookardinia United *1985: Temora *1986: Temora *1987: Temora *1988: Barellan United *1989: The Rock-Yerong Creek *1990: The Rock-Yerong Creek *1991: Mangoplah-Cookardinia United *1992: Collingullie-Ashmont *1993: North Wagga *1994: North Wagga *1995: Marrar *1996: Ariah Park-Mirrool *1997: Cootamundra *1998: Ariah Park-Mirrool *1999: Ariah Park-Mirrool *2000: The Rock-Yerong Creek *2001: Collingullie-Ashmont-Kapooka *2002: Collingullie-Ashmont-Kapooka *2003: Ariah Park-Mirrool *2004: North Wagga *2005: Northern Jets *2006: Northern Jets *2007: Northern Jets *2008: Collingullie-Ashmont-Kapooka *2009: Rivcoll *2010: Charles Sturt University *2011: Marrar *2012: The Rock-Yerong Creek *2013: North Wagga *2014: East Wagga-Kooringal *2015: East Wagga-Kooringal *2016: East Wagga-Kooringal *2017: North Wagga *2018: Marrar *2019: East Wagga-Kooringal

Under 17s/18s

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 *2017: Temora *2018: Marrar *2019: Marrar

Riverina DISTRICT FL: Division 2 Premiers

*1983: South Wagga-Tolland d Junee K

Farrer FL: Division 2 Premiers

*1984: Junee-Kapooka d Rivcoll *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

2010 Ladder

2011 Ladder

2012 Ladder

2013 Ladder

2014 Ladder

2015 Ladder

2016 Ladder

2017 Ladder

2018 Ladder

2019 Ladder

External links

Official Farrer Football League websiteAFL RiverinaAlbury & District FL Premiership & Best & Fairest Lists. 1930 to 1957 (page 20)
{{Aussie Rules in New South Wales Sport in the Riverina Australian rules football competitions in New South Wales Sport in Wagga Wagga