Jerilderie Football Club
Jerilderie | ||
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Names | ||
Full name | Jerilderie Football Netball Club | |
Nickname(s) | Demons | |
Club song | 'Grand old flag' | |
Club details | ||
Founded | 1891 | |
Colours | ||
Competition | Picola & District FNL | |
President | Dean Knight[1] | |
Ground(s) | Jerilderie Football Ground | |
Uniforms | ||
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The Jerilderie Football Netball Club is an Australian rules football and netball club based in Jerilderie, a town in the Riverina region of New South Wales.
The club teams currently compete in the Picola & District FNL, which Jerilderie FNC joined in 2008 following the dissolution of the Coreen & District Football League in 2007 after 99 years of existence.[2]
History
[edit]The first recorded match that Jerilderie FC played in was against the Berrigan FC in Jerilderie August, 1891, which resulted in a draw. After the game the Jerilderie hosted Berrigan at White's Courthouse Hotel.[3]
In 1928, the Jerilderie Juveniles: 11.14 – 80 defeated Tocumwal: 2.7 – 19 to retain the Resch's Cup.[4]
The club won three Murray Football League premierships in 1983, 1987 and 1989.
The club won three premierships in the Coreen & District Football League in 1999, 2000, 2003.
They won the Picola & District Football League Preimership in 2009, 2012, 2013 and 2014 in the North West Division
Former Jerilderie players who went onto play VFL / AFL include –
- 1964 – Mick Dowdle – North Melbourne
- 1971 – Peter Stephens – Geelong
- 1986 – Billy Brownless – Geelong
Several former VFL/AFL players have coached Jerilderie FC that include –
- Graham Cooper – Hawthorn. Coached Jerilderie in 1966.
- Russell Jeffrey – St. Kilda & Brisbane Bears.
Premierships
[edit]- Southern Riverina Football Association (1905–1931)
- Nil
- Murray Valley Second Eighteen Football Association 2nd XVIII (1932–1956)
- Coreen & District Football League (1957–1963)
- 1963
- Murray Football League (1964–1993)
- 1983, 1987, 1989
- Coreen & District Football League (1994–2007)
- 1999, 2000, 2003
- Picola & District Football League (NW) (2008–present)
- 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014
References
[edit]- ^ Contact Details Jerilderie Football Club, SportsTG. Accessed 11 October 2016.
- ^ Full Points Footy, Picola & District Football League, archived from the original on 9 March 2009, retrieved 22 October 2008
- ^ "1891 - Jerilderie v Berrigan". The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express. NSW. 7 August 1891. p. 17. Retrieved 4 June 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1928 - Resch's Cup victory". Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser. NSW. 23 August 1923. p. 2. Retrieved 15 June 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1933 - Murray Valley 2nd 18 FA - Grand Final match review". Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser. NSW. 7 September 1933. p. 3. Retrieved 4 June 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1934 - Murray Valley 2nd 18 FA - Grand Final match review". Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser (NSW). 13 September 1934. p. 2. Retrieved 5 June 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1937 - Murray Valley 2nd 18 FA - Grand Final match review". Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser. NSW. 30 September 1937. p. 3. Retrieved 5 June 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1938 - Murray Valley 2nd 18 FA - Grand Final match review". Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser. NSW. 15 September 1938. p. 2. Retrieved 5 June 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.