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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.

History

There was a Central Riverina Football League that was formed in 1907 in Narrandra, that was made up from the Coolamon, Hay and Narrandra football clubs.

The Central Riverina Football League (CRFL) was formed in 1949 at the annual general meeting of the Milbrulong & District Football League, when it was decided to change its name to the Central Riverina Football League.

The Milbrulong Football Association was reformed in 1945, after a five-year break due to World War II and was active up until 1948, when the name change took place in early 1949.

In 1946, Boree Creek and Collingullie joined the Milbrulong & DFL from the Lockhart & District Football League.

In 1947 and 1948, some clubs arranged reserve grade matches against other teams, but there was no official competition.

At the 1948 AGM, Mr. Albert Ziebell (Railway Hotel, Lockhart) promised £3/3/ towards the trophy for the best and fairest player in the CRFL.

At the 1949 AGM, Mr. T Brennan of Milbrulong donated £10/10/ towards a cup for the best and fairest player in the CRFL, to be known as the Brennan Cup.

On Wednesday, 12 September 1951, Hawthorn: 20.15 – 135 defeated the Central Riverina Football League: 6.6 – 42, which was played at Lockhart.

The CRFL Reserves / Second eighteen competition was introduced into the CRFL in the late 1950s.

Osborne played in ten grand finals between 1945 and 1961, winning four premierships, while East Wagga played in eight grand final between 1967 and 1976, for four premierships.

In 1982 the CRFL merged with the South West Football League (New South Wales) and the old Farrer Football League to form the Riverina Football Netball League and the Riverina District Football League.

It was between 1983 and 1994 that the Riverina District Football League / Farrer Football League maintained a two division system.

The Riverina District Football League changed its name to the Farrer Football League in 1985.

Clubs

Final

Former

Football Grand Finals

Seniors
Seniors
  • 1985: The Riverina District Football League changed its name to the Farrer Football League in 1985 and maintained a Farrer FL Division One competition & Farrer FL Division Two competition up until 1994.
Central Riverina Football League
Reserves
  • 1946: Mittagong
  • 1947: Yerong Creek: 7.7 – 49 d Mittagong: 5.6 – 36
  • 1948: RAAF: 8.8 – 56 drew Central Riverina FL U/21: 8.8 – 56 (curtain raiser)
  • 1949: Albury & District Football League: 7.12 – 54 drew Central Riverina FL: 9.0 – 54 (curtain raiser)
  • 1952: Lockhart v MIlbrulong
  • 1953: Osborne v Milbrulong
  • 1959: Army: 13.8 – 86 d Temora: 9.8 – 62
  • 1960: East Wagga: 7.6 – 48 d Junee: 2.3 – 15
  • 1961: Junee d RAAF
  • 1962: Army d RAAF
  • 1963: Army d RAAF
  • 1964: RAAF d Cootamundra
  • 1965: RAAF d Army
  • 1966: Marrar d East Wagga
  • 1967: Army d East Wagga
  • 1968: Army d Junee
  • 1969: Army d RAAF
  • 1970: East Wagga d Cootamundra
  • 1971: Army d East Wagga
  • 1972: East Wagga d RAAF
  • 1973: East Wagga d RAAF
  • 1974: East Wagga: 56 d Cootamundra: 46
  • 1975: East Wagga d RAAF
  • 1976: East Wagga d RAAF
  • 1977: Barellan United d Marain Dons
  • 1978: Marrar d South Wagga Tollard
  • 1979: Barellan United d Marrar
  • 1980: Barellan United: 15.9 – 99 d Junee: 10.8 – 68
  • 1981:
Riverina DISTRICT Football League (1982)
Reserves
  • 1982: Junee: 9.18 – 72 d TRYC: 7.11 – 53
Central Riverina FL – Most Senior Premierships / Runners Up (1949–1981)
  • 1946 – 1950: Senior Premiership Cup: Donald Ross Cup
  • 1946 – 1953: Reserves Premiership Cup: Cooper Cup
  • RCAE – Riverina College of Advanced Education

Leading Goalkickers

  • 1976 – P. Carroll – East Wagga – 113
  • 1977 – Rod Milthorpe – Cootamundra – 82
  • 1978 – B. Spencer – Junee – 72
  • 1979 – C. Griffiths – RAAF – 62
  • 1980 – C. Eaton – Cootamundra – 82
  • 1981 – Neil Diggleman – Barellan United – 54

Best & Fairest Award

Senior Football
  • Brennan Cup (1949)
  • Coghill Medal
  • 1985 – RDFL changed its name to the Farrer FL.

Officer Bearers

References

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