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,[1] that was made up from the Coolamon, Hay and Narrandra football clubs.[2]

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.[3]

The Milbrulong Football Association was reformed in 1945,[4] after a five-year break due to World War Two 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.[5]

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.[6]

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.[7]

On Wednesday, 12 September 1951, Hawthorn: 20.15 - 135 defeated the Central Riverina Football League: 6.6 - 42, which was played at Lockhart.[8]

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.[9][10][11][12]

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.

Football Clubs

Milbrulong & District Football League (1945 - 1948)
Central Riverina Football League (1949 - 1981)[13]

Football Grand Finals

Seniors
Year Premiers Score Runners Up Score Captain Coach Venue Gate Premiership Cup
Milbrulong & DFL
1945 The Rock 13.10 - 82 Osborne 8.16 - 64 [15][16]
1946 Milbrulong 11.12 - 78 Osborne 7.12 - 54 Bryan Brennan The Rock Donald Ross Cup[17] Umpire: McIntyre (VFL)
1947 The Rock 15.17 - 107 Osborne 14.4 - 89 Milbrulong £104 Donald Ross Cup[18] Umpire: Wollesley (VFL)
1948 Lockhart 9.14 - 68 Yerong Creek 9.13 - 67 B Dowdle[19] Vince Sullivan[20] Milbrulong Donald Ross Cup[21] Umpire: Male (VFL)
Central Riverina FL
1949 Lockhart 15.12 - 102 Yerong Creek 7.7 - 49 Vince O'Sullivan[22] Milbrulong Donald Ross Cup[23] Umpire: Haywood (VFL)
1950 Osborne 10.8 - 68 Yerong Creek 6.11 - 47 Collingullie £110 Donald Ross Cup[24] Umpire: Clayton (VFL)
1951 Collingullie 12.16 - 88 Osborne 3.7 - 25 Milbrulong [25] Umpire: Hopkins (VFL)
1952 Collingullie 12.9 - 81 Yerong Creek 6.10 - 46 Milbrulong £135 Umpire: Hopkins (VFL)[26][27]
1953 Boree Creek 14.11 - 95 Collingullie 9.9 - 63 Ivan Argus Ivan Argus Milbrulong [28] Umpire: (VFL)
1954 Yerong Creek 10.11 - 71 Milbrulong 7.6 - 48 [29]
1955 Turvey Park 8.12 - 60 Osborne 8.12 - 60 (drawn grand final)
Turvey Park 9.7 - 61 Osborne 4.10 - 34 (grand final reply)
1956 Lockhart 12.11 - 83 Milbrulong 19.9 - 69
1957 Osborne 9.13 - 67 Milbrulong 7.12 - 54
1958 Osborne 16.16 - 122 Marrar 8.3 - 51
1959 Temora 16.12 - 108 Marrar 12.9 - 81
1960 Temora 9.7 - 60 Marrar 4.4 - 28 Bolton Park, Wagga [30]
1961 Osborne 12.11 - 83 Boree Creek 7.15 - 57 £
1962 Junee 16.9 - 105 Boree Creek 16.6 - 102 £
1963 Collingullie 14.16 - 100 Boree Creek 4.8 - 32 £
1964 Collingullie 11.11 - 77 Junee 8.8 - 56 £
1965 Marrar 12.20 - 92 Cootamundra 11.11 - 77 £
1966 Marrar 9.12 - 66 Cootamundra 3.5 - 23
1967 Army 16.18 - 114 East Wagga 4.5 - 29
1968 East Wagga 7.16 - 58 Junee 6.5 - 41
1969 Army 11.13 - 79 East Wagga 9.13.67
1970 Army 19.19 - 133 East Wagga 15.15. - 105
1971 Army 15.7 - 97 Marrar 14.14 - 92
1972 East Wagga 16.14 - 110 Army 9.20 - 74
1973 Cootamundra 17.22 - 124 East Wagga 14.7 - 91
1974 Cootamundra 6.8 - 44 Barellan United 4.9 - 33
1975 Barellan United 13.14 - 92 East Wagga 7.9 - 51
1976 East Wagga 13.12 - 90 Cootamundra 9.9 - 63
1977 Cootamundra 11.18 - 84 Marrar 8.6 - 54
1978 RCAE 14.8 - 92 Barellan United 10.8 - 68
1979 Marrar 14.19 - 103 Barellan United 14.8 - 92
1980 Cootamundra 18.17 - 125 Marrar 6.5 - 41
1981 Barellan United 15.16 - 106 Marrar 7.14 - 56
Riverina DISTRICT FL
1982 Collingullie - Ashmont 21.15 - 141 Mangoplah CU 11.10 - 76 Ian Rainbird Ian Rainbird Maher Oval, Wagga
Riverina DISTRICT FL: Division 1
1983 North Wagga 25.15 - 155 Mangoplah CU 17.15 - 117 Martin King Martin King
1984 Collingullie - Ashmont 16.20 - 116 Mangoplah CU 11.16 - 82 Gary Colvin Gary Colvin
Seniors
Central Riverina Football League
Reserves
Riverina DISTRICT Football League (1982)
Reserves
Central Riverina FL - Most Senior Premierships / Runners Up (1949 - 1981)
Club Most Premierships Runners Up Grand Finals
Collingullie 4 1 5
Cootamundra 4 3 7
East Wagga 3 5 8
Osborne 4 3 7
Army 4 1 5
Marrar 3 7 10
Barellan United 2 3 5
Lockhart 3 0 2
Temora 2 0 2
Boree Creek 1 3 4
Junee 1 1 2
RCAE 1 0 1
Turvey Park 1 0 1
Milbrulong 0 3 3
Yerong Creek 0 3 3
TOTAL 33 33 66

Leading Goalkickers

Best & Fairest Award

Senior Football
Year Winner Club Votes Runner Up Club Votes
Milbrilong & DFL
1945 no record of winner
1946 no record of winner
1947 Charles Doig Osborne 38 Ross Garrett Lockhart 33[37]
1948 Ross Garrett Milbrulong 34 Kevin Terlich Pleasant Hills 20[38]
Central Riverina FL
1949 Charles Doig Osborne Brennan Cup[39][40]
1950
1951
1952
1953 Merv Priest Collinguille Jim Stockton Milbrulong [41][42]
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960 B Smith Osborne
1961 Peter Wilson Boree Creek
1962 Peter Wilson Boree Creek
1963 Peter Wilson Boree Creek
1964 B Douglas Osborne
1965 B Douglas Osborne
1966 G Smith Army
1967 B McCaffery Army
1968 G Buchanan & Army
N Rowlands Army
1969 N Jarvis Army
1970 N Jarvis Army
1971 Reg Hamilton Marrar
1972 B Murphy RCAE
1973 B Harper Marrar
1974 B Harper Marrar
1975 B Harper Marrar
1976 Ken Forbes Cootamundra
1977 Ken Forbes Cootamundra
1978 M Briggs Junee
1979 Errol Boots Whitton
1980 P Butterworth RCAE
1981 Errol Boots Whitton 20 R Reed South West Tolland 16[43]
Riverina DISTRICT FL Gerald Clear Medal
1982 Bruce Rollins Marrar 21 Errol Boots Whitton 20[44]
Riverina DISTRICT FL: Div 1 Gerald Clear Medal
1983 Laurie Pendick North Wagga 22 Phil Reid Temora 20
1984 Danny Malone Marrar 21 Ian Geddes Barellan 19
1985 Farrer Football League:Div 1 Gerald Clear Medal

Officer Bearers

Year President Secretary Treasurer
Milbrulong & DFL
1945 Ernest C. Howard
1946 Ernest C. Howard George Cowin
1947 Ernest C. Howard E. Head C. Lumley[45]
1948 Ernest C. Howard
Central Riverina FL
1949 Ernest C. Howard L. K. Smith H. Tinsley
1950 V Foley L. K. Smith J . G. Peach[46]
1951 Andy M. O'Neill A. Hickson J. G. Peach
1952 Andy M. O'Neill Alfred H. Shaw
1953 Andy M. O'Neill Alfred H. Shaw [47]
1954 Andy M. O'Neill Alfred H. Shaw [48]
1959 Ernest C. Howard Alfred H. Shaw
1960 Ernest C. Howard Alfred H. Shaw
1981 George Washington Toby Kells
Riverina DFL
1982 John Yates Lex Foley Malcom Levett
1983 Frank Gaynor
Year President Secretary Treasurer

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