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. Nine clubs – Mildura, South Mildura, Imperials, Irymple, Red Cliffs, Merbein, Robinvale–Euston, Ouyen United and Wentworth – participate in the competition, which includes senior and junior grades of football and netball. The SFNL is considered a major country league. The league's grand final is traditionally played at City Oval in

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History

The ''Sunraysia Football League'' was formed in 1945, replacing the earlier Mildura Football League (which existed from 1903 to 1920) and the Mildura District Football League (which existed from 1921 to 1944).

Stance on Violence

Irymple Football Club is working with Kim O'Reilly to educate players around healthy relationships and violence against women. O'Reilly was seriously assaulted by ex-Irymple player Jake Frecker. Irymple Club president Dennis Mitchell has called for Football clubs to change their culture around violence, condemning the support Dimboola Football Club provided to Frecker after he was charged with the assault on O'Reilly,''"When your sporting club is the heart of the community, then it is our responsibility to be a vehicle for ducation on family violence''

Clubs

Current

Former clubs

(*) Ouyen competed between 1979 - 1982

Premiers

*1945 RAAF *1946 Mildura *1947 University *1948 Merbein *1949 Imperials *1950 Imperials *1951 Mildura *1952 Mildura *1953 Red Cliffs *1954 Irymple *1955 Mildura *1956 Imperials *1957 Imperials *1958 Mildura *1959 Red Cliffs *1960 Mildura *1961 Red Cliffs *1962 Merbein *1963 Merbein *1964 Red Cliffs *1965 Robinvale *1966 Irymple *1967 Robinvale *1968 South Mildura *1969 South Mildura *1970 South Mildura *1971 Imperials *1972 Robinvale *1973 Wentworth District *1974 Robinvale *1975 Merbein *1976 Irymple *1977 Imperials *1978 Irymple *1979 Robinvale *1980 Red Cliffs *1981 Red Cliffs *1982 Mildura *1983 Red Cliffs *1984 Wentworth District *1985 Red Cliffs *1986 Imperials *1987 Imperials *1988 Imperials *1989 Robinvale *1990 Imperials *1991 Robinvale *1992 Imperials *1993 Imperials *1994 Imperials *1995 Imperials *1996 Wentworth District *1997 Robinvale *1998 South Mildura *1999 Imperials *2000 Red Cliffs *2001 Wentworth District *2002 Merbein *2003 Merbein *2004 Imperials *2005 Imperials *2006 Irymple *2007 Mildura *2008 Imperials *2009 Wentworth District *2010 Robinvale *2011 Irymple *2012 Wentworth District *2013 Imperials *2014 Red Cliffs *2015 Red Cliffs *2016 Ouyen United *2017 Irymple *2018 Ouyen United *2019 Irymple *2020 ''Recess due to COVID19 pandemic'' *2022 Irymple

Leading goalkickers

2009 Ladder

2010 Ladder

2011 Ladder

2012 Ladder

2013 Ladder

2014 Ladder

2015 Ladder

2016 Ladder

2017 Ladder

2018 Ladder

2019 Ladder

External links

Full Points Footy -Sunraysia Football LeagueLeague website

References

{{Aussie Rules in New South Wales Sport in Mildura Australian rules football competitions in Victoria (Australia) Australian rules football competitions in New South Wales 1945 establishments in Australia