The Farrer Football Netball League (FFNL) is an
Australian rules football
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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 ...
competition containing nine clubs based in the
Riverina
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 ...
region of
New South Wales
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,
Australia
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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
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, culminating in the FFNL Grand Final, which is traditionally held at Maher Oval in
Wagga Wagga
Wagga Wagga (; informally called Wagga) is a major regional city in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Straddling the Murrumbidgee River, with an urban population of more than 56,000 as of June 2018, Wagga Wagga is the state's la ...
.
History
Breakaway
The Farrer Football League first formed in 1957 as a breakaway from the
Albury & District Football League
The Albury & District Football League was established at a delegates meeting in Culcairn in 1930 from the following Australian Rules Football clubs - Albury Rovers, Culcairn, Henty and Holbrook and folded after the 1957 football season.
History
Th ...
. 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
The Albury & District Football League was established at a delegates meeting in Culcairn in 1930 from the following Australian Rules Football clubs - Albury Rovers, Culcairn, Henty and Holbrook and folded after the 1957 football season.
History
Th ...
, 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
The Central Riverina Football League was a minor Australian rules football competition which ran from 1949 until 1981 in the Riverina region of New South Wales. The league contained a number of historic clubs, many of which no longer exist.
Histor ...
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 footbal ...
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
VFL/AFL
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include:
*
Terry Daniher
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Ariah Park
Ariah Park () is a small town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia, west of Temora and south of West Wyalong. The town is within the Temora Shire near Burley Griffin Way. On Census night 2011, Ariah Park had a population of 26 ...
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Mirrool)
*
Ricky Quade
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(
Ariah Park
Ariah Park () is a small town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia, west of Temora and south of West Wyalong. The town is within the Temora Shire near Burley Griffin Way. On Census night 2011, Ariah Park had a population of 26 ...
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Mirrool)
*
Chris Daniher
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(
Ariah Park
Ariah Park () is a small town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia, west of Temora and south of West Wyalong. The town is within the Temora Shire near Burley Griffin Way. On Census night 2011, Ariah Park had a population of 26 ...
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Mirrool &
Coolamon)
*
Colin Hounsell (
Collingullie
History
Collingullie () is a village north-west of Wagga Wagga in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The village is located on the Sturt Highway, between Wagga Wagga and Narrandera, at the crossroads with the road to Lockhar ...
)
*
Jason Wild (
Collingullie
History
Collingullie () is a village north-west of Wagga Wagga in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The village is located on the Sturt Highway, between Wagga Wagga and Narrandera, at the crossroads with the road to Lockhar ...
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Ashmont)
*
Greg Smith (
East Wagga)
*
Dennis Carroll
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From Ganmain, a small town o ...
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Ganmain
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)
*
Tom Carroll (
Ganmain
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)
*
Frank Gumbleton
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Ganmain
Ganmain is a town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Ganmain is located around north west of Wagga Wagga, and east of Narrandera. Ganmain is in the Coolamon Shire local government area and had a population at the 2016 ce ...
)
*
Daniel McPherson
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(
Ganmain
Ganmain is a town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Ganmain is located around north west of Wagga Wagga, and east of Narrandera. Ganmain is in the Coolamon Shire local government area and had a population at the 2016 ce ...
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Grong Grong
Grong Grong is a small town that is located in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The town is situated on the Newell Highway, east of Narrandera in the Shire of Narrandera.
The name ''Grong Grong'' is an Aboriginal term mea ...
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Matong
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Sport
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Kurt Aylett (
Leeton-
Whitton)
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Michael Phyland
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Phyland represented New South Wales at Under 18 Championships in 1982 and won the Lark ...
(
Mangoplah
Mangoplah is a town approximately south of Wagga Wagga in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. At the 2016 census, Mangoplah had a population of 309. The name of the town is believed to mean "Kooris singing" in the Wiradjuri ab ...
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Cookardinia
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United)
*
Orren Stephenson (
Mangoplah
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Cookardinia
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United-
Eastlakes)
*
Perc Bushby
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He played in the Essendon Essendon may refer to:
Australia
*Electoral district of Essendon
*Electoral distric ...
(
Narrandera
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)
*
Terry O'Neill (
Narrandera
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)
*
Wayne Carey
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A dual-premiership captain at North Melbou ...
(
North Wagga)
*
Brett Scott (
The Rock-
Yerong Creek)
*
Cameron Mooney
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Turvey Park
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)
*
Jason Mooney (
Turvey Park
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)
*
David Murphy (
Turvey Park
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)
*
Anthony Daniher (
Turvey Park
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&
Ganmain
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)
*
Ben Fixter (
Wagga Tigers)
*
Paul Hawke (
Wagga Tigers)
*
Paul Kelly (
Wagga Tigers)
*
Bill Mohr (
Wagga Tigers)
*
John Pitura
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Pitura was born in Wagga Wagga to a Polish ...
(
Wagga Tigers)
*
Brad Seymour (
Wagga Tigers)
*
Harry Lampe
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(
Wagga Wagga
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)
Footballers from the Riverina and Farrer Football Leagues who are currently playing in the
AFL
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Sports
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** American Football League (1926) (a.k.a. "AFL I"), first rival of the National Football Leagu ...
include:
* Matthew Kennedy (
Collingullie
History
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Glenfield Park)
*
Dougal Howard
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(
East Wagga-
Kooringal and
Wagga Tigers)
*
Matt Suckling
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(
East Wagga-
Kooringal and
Wagga Tigers)
* Sam Murray (
Ganmain
Ganmain is a town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Ganmain is located around north west of Wagga Wagga, and east of Narrandera. Ganmain is in the Coolamon Shire local government area and had a population at the 2016 ce ...
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Grong Grong
Grong Grong is a small town that is located in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The town is situated on the Newell Highway, east of Narrandera in the Shire of Narrandera.
The name ''Grong Grong'' is an Aboriginal term mea ...
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Matong
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Sport
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*
Jacob Hopper
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Early life
Hopper was born in New South Wales and grew ...
(
Leeton-
Whitton)
*
Jacob Townsend
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(
Leeton-
Whitton)
* Jock Cornell (
Mangoplah
Mangoplah is a town approximately south of Wagga Wagga in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. At the 2016 census, Mangoplah had a population of 309. The name of the town is believed to mean "Kooris singing" in the Wiradjuri ab ...
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Cookardinia
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United-
Eastlakes)
*
Harrison Himmelberg
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Early life
Himmelberg was born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales ...
(
Mangoplah
Mangoplah is a town approximately south of Wagga Wagga in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. At the 2016 census, Mangoplah had a population of 309. The name of the town is believed to mean "Kooris singing" in the Wiradjuri ab ...
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Cookardinia
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United-
Eastlakes)
* Matthew Flynn (
Narrandera
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)
*
Zac Williams (
Narrandera
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)
*
Jake Barrett (
Temora)
*
Luke Breust
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Early career
Recruited from Temora, New South Wales, Breust played both rugby league and A ...
(
Temora)
*
Isaac Smith (
Temora,
East Wagga-
Kooringal and
Wagga Tigers)
*
Harry Cunningham (
Turvey Park
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)
* 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
See also
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AFL Canberra
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It acts as an umbrella to several competitions be ...
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AFL NSW/ACT
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Albury & District Football League
The Albury & District Football League was established at a delegates meeting in Culcairn in 1930 from the following Australian Rules Football clubs - Albury Rovers, Culcairn, Henty and Holbrook and folded after the 1957 football season.
History
Th ...
*
Australian rules football in New South Wales
Australian rules football in New South Wales dates back to 1866 with organised competition being continuous since the 1880s. Today, in several regions, the sport is moderately popular, including Broken Hill near South Australia, and the Riveri ...
*
Hume Football League
The Hume Australian Football Netball League (HFNL), often shortened to Hume Football League, is an Australian rules football and netball competition containing twelve clubs based in the South West Slopes and southern Riverina regions of New Sout ...
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Northern Riverina Football League
The Northern Riverina Football Netball League (NRFNL) is an Australian rules football and netball competition containing five clubs based in the northern Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The league features four grades in the Austra ...
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South West Football League (New_South_Wales) The South West District Football League was a major Australian rules football competition which ran from 1910 until 1981 in the Riverina region of New South Wales.
History
The first recorded Australian Rules Football match in the Riverina area wa ...
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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 footbal ...
*
Group 9 Rugby League
Group 9 is a rugby league competition based in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, and surrounding areas. The competition is played in five grades, with these being Under 17s, Under 19s, Women's League-Tag, Reserve-Grade and First-Grade.
...
*
Group 17 Rugby League
Group 17 is a rugby league competition based in the Riverina and Central West regions of New South Wales, Australia. The competition collapsed in 2006 and reformed in 2018 as the Western Riverina Community Cup with six teams.
The season runs ...
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