Golden Rivers
Football Netball League
Current season, competition or edition: 2024

Formerly	Kerang District FA (1919 - 1944) & Kerang & District FL (1946 - 1997)
Sport	Australian rules football Netball
Founded	1919
CEO	Sheridan Harrop
COO	Jessie Chester
President	Greg Bear
Country	Australia
Sponsor(s)	GrainCorp
Official website	grfnl.com.au

Statistics and records
Highest Score
Most goals in a game	24 – Nathan Henry – Murrabit (v Quambatook) – 2005
Most goals in a season	134 – Steven Strevens – Ultima – 1985
Most goals in a grand final
Most wins in a row	21 - Murrabit - 1965-1966
Most losses in a row	33 - Moulamein - 1999-2001
Most premierships in a row	5 - Murrabit 1965–1969
Most premierships won	14 - Wandella

The Golden Rivers Football Netball League (GRFNL) is an Australian rules football and netball organisation with clubs in north-central Victoria and the western Riverina district of New South Wales.

History

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The league, formed in 1919, was known as the Kerang and District Football Association until 1944. In 1946, the league was re-established as the Kerang and District Football League.

In 1998, the league changed its name to the Golden Rivers Football League at the direction of the Victorian Country Football League to better reflect its expansion beyond the immediate Kerang area.

Clubs

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The league currently has teams from six towns in Victoria and New South Wales.^[1] All football clubs field seniors, reserves, under 17 and under 14 teams. All netball clubs field A grade, B grade, B reserve, 17 and under and 14 and under teams.

Current

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Club	Nickname	Home Ground	Former League	Est.	Years in Competition	Premierships won	Premiership Years
Hay	Lions	Hay Recreation Reserve, Hay	MMFL	c.1940s	1981–	4	1982, 1992, 1995, 2023
Macorna	Tigers	Macorna Recreation Reserve, Macorna	LFA	c.1880s	1945–	8	1947, 1948, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1960, 1962, 1970
Moulamein	Swans	Moulamein Recreation Reserve, Moulamein	NDFL	c.1940s	1958–	2	1961, 1988
Murrabit	Blues	Murrabit Recreation Reserve, Murrabit	KDFA	1919	1947–	12	1949, 1958, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1999, 2005, 2007, 2016
Ultima	Roos	Ultima Recreation Reserve, Ultima	TFL	1910	1979–	10	1981, 1983, 1991, 1994, 1996, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2014, 2015
Wandella	Bombers	Wandella Recreation Reserve, Wandella	LFA	1922	1945–	14	1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1977, 1979, 1985, 1986, 1993, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2017

Former

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Club	Nickname	Home Ground	Former League	Est.	Years in Comp.	Premiers.	Premiership Years	Fate
Appin	Grasshoppers		LFA	1910s	1945–94	2	1964, 1987	Merged with Kerang Rovers to form Kerang
Boort	Magpies	Boort Park, Boort	KFL	1889	1945–46, 1950	1	1950	Moved to North Central Football League in 1951
Kerang	Blues		NDFL		1945–46	1	1946	Moved to Northern Districts Football League in 1947
Kerang Rovers	Magpies		KDFA	c.1900s	1949–90	3	1954, 1971, 1975	Merged with Appin to form Kerang
Koondrook	Tigers	Koondrook Recreation Reserve, Koondrook	CGFA	1919	1945–46	0	–	Moved to Northern Districts Football League in 1947
Lake Charm			–	1919	1947–1949	0	–	Merged with Mystic Park to form Lakes
Lakes	Bulldogs	Mystic Park Recreation Reserve, Mystic Park	–	1950	1947–49, 1953–85	1	1972	Folded in 1985
Nullawil	Maroons	Nullawil Recreation Reserve, Nullawil	MFL	c.1900s	1998–2022	7	1998, 2000, 2001, 2012, 2018, 2019, 2022	Moved to North Central Football League in 2023
Quambatook	Saints	Quambatook Recreation Reserve, Quambatook	MMFL	c.1910s	1945–46, 1973–2022	5	1945, 1973, 1974, 1984, 1997	Folded in 2022
Wakool	Hawks	Wakool Recreation Reserve, Wakool	–	c.1900s	1958–2015, 2017–18	7	1976, 1978, 1980, 1989, 1990, 2006, 2013	Folded in 2018

Premiers

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1945 QUAMBATOOK
1946 KERANG
1947 MACORNA
1948 MACORNA
1949 MURRABIT
1950 BOORT
1951 MACORNA
1952 MACORNA
1953 MACORNA
1954 KERANG ROVERS
1955 WANDELLA
1956 WANDELLA
1957 WANDELLA
1958 MURRABIT
1959 WANDELLA
1960 MACORNA
1961 MOULAMEIN
1962 MACORNA
1963 MURRABIT
1964 APPIN
1965 MURRABIT
1966 MURRABIT
1967 MURRABIT
1968 MURRABIT
1969 MURRABIT
1970 MACORNA
1971 KERANG ROVERS
1972 LAKES
1973 QUAMBATOOK
1974 QUAMBATOOK
1975 KERANG ROVERS
1976 WAKOOL
1977 WANDELLA
1978 WAKOOL
1979 WANDELLA
1980 WAKOOL
1981 ULTIMA
1982 HAY
1983 ULTIMA
1984 QUAMBATOOK
1985 WANDELLA
1986 WANDELLA
1987 APPIN
1988 MOULAMEIN
1989 WAKOOL
1990 WAKOOL
1991 ULTIMA
1992 HAY
1993 WANDELLA
1994 ULTIMA
1995 HAY
1996 ULTIMA
1997 QUAMBATOOK
1998 NULLAWIL
1999 MURRABIT
2000 NULLAWIL
2001 NULLAWIL
2002 ULTIMA
2003 ULTIMA
2004 ULTIMA
2005 MURRABIT
2006 WAKOOL
2007 MURRABIT
2008 WANDELLA
2009 WANDELLA
2010 WANDELLA
2011 WANDELLA
2012 NULLAWIL
2013 WAKOOL
2014 ULTIMA
2015 ULTIMA
2016 MURRABIT
2017 WANDELLA
2018 NULLAWIL
2019 NULLAWIL
2020 League in recess due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Finals not played due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022 NULLAWIL
2023 HAY

Leading Goal Kickers

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Year	Player	H&A goals	Finals goals	Total Goals
1952	Cliff Mowat (Macorna)	41	0	41
1953	Don Poyner (Macorna)	60	0	60
1954	Don Poyner (Macorna)	39	0	39
1955	0	0	0	0
1956	0	0	0	0
1957	0	0	0	0
1958	0	0	0	0
1959	J Wishart (Macorna)	60	0	60
1960	Max Major (Murrabit)	59	3	62
1961	Max Major (Murrabit)	85	7	92
1962	Max Major (Murrabit)	72	9	81
1963	Max Major (Murrabit)	57	3	60
1964	Stewart Robertson (Murrabit)	49	3	52
1965	Max Major (Murrabit)	75	5	80
1966	Stewart Robertson (Murrabit)	66	11	77
1967	0	0	0	0
1968	Spike Laursen (Murrabit)	66	4	70
1969	Laurie Plowman (Appin)	67	0	67
1970	0	0	0	0
1971	Terry Bennett (Lakes)	74	0	74
1972	0	0	0	0
1973	T Green (Wakool)	47	0	47
1974	Lionel Ritchie (Quambatook)	63	0	63
1975	T Green (Wakool)	55	0	55
1976	B Liningston (Wakool)	86	0	86
1977	L Whelan (Wakool)	90	0	90
1978	P Evans (Moulemein)	53	0	53
1979	Steven Strevens (Ultima)	132	0	132
1980	Darren Troy (Appin)	80	7	87
1981	Brian Findlay (Ultima)	93	21	114
1982	Ian Prendergast (Appin)	83	5	88
1983	Steven Strevens (Ultima)	105	19	124
1984	Steven Strevens (Lakes)	87	0	87
1985	Steven Strevens (Ultima)	131	3	134
1986	Andrew Moore (Kerang Rovers)	106	0	106
1987	Gary MacGillavray(Appin)	60	14	74
1988	Peter Johnson (Macorna)	75	6	81
1989	Stephen (Rowdy) Arthur (Wakool)	76	10	86
1990	Stephen (Rowdy) Arthur (Wakool)	87	7	94
1991	Dean Farrell (Ultima)	83	8	91
1992	Andrew Stevens (Hay)	122	7	129
1993	Ricky Lavercombe (Wakool)	69	2	71
1994	Jayson Aylett (Hay)	81	6	87
1995	Ian Collinson (Moulemein)	77	11	88
1996	Doug Sutherland (Murrabit)	46	7	53
1997	Neil McCallum (Hay)	85	0	85
1998	Tony Doran (Nullawil)	96	9	105
1999	Tony Doran (Nullawil)	97	8	105
2000	Tony Doran (Nullawil)	89	7	96
2001	Tony Doran (Nullawil)	81	3	84
2002	Tony Doran (Nullawil)	77	1	78
2003	Brad Carroll (Ultima)	119	9	128
2004	Tony Doran (Nullawil)	101	14	115
2005	Nathan Henry (Murrabit)	104	9	113
2006	Shane Harvey (Wakool)	96	20	116
2007	Shane Harvey (Wakool)	100	7	107
2008	Nathan Henry (Murrabit)	84	0	84
2009	Sean Bedggood (Nullawil)	71	13	84
2010	Sean Bedggood (Nullawil)	91	3	94
2011	Dean McGowan (Murrabit)	72	4	76
2012	Daniel Needs (Macorna)	52	1	53
2013	Luke Kirkland (Wakool)	73	5	78
2014	Luke Kirkland (Wakool)	89	3	92
2015	Kallen Heslop (Nullawil)	56	4	60

2013 Ladder

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Golden Rivers	Wins	Byes	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Wakool	13	2	3	1401	827	169.41%	52	1st Semi	Ultima	17	9	111	Quambatook	8	7	55
Nullawil	12	2	4	1346	831	161.97%	48	2nd Semi	Wakool	12	7	79	Nullawil	10	8	68
Ultima	11	2	5	1719	910	188.90%	44	Preliminary	Ultima	13	5	83	Nullawil	8	4	52
Quambatook	11	2	5	1507	958	157.31%	44	Grand	Wakool	15	9	99	Ultima	11	8	74
Wandella	9	2	7	1377	1037	132.79%	36
Macorna	8	2	8	1222	1220	100.16%	32
Murrabit	6	2	10	1130	1384	81.65%	24
Moulamein	2	2	14	849	1768	48.02%	8
Hay	0	2	16	755	2371	31.84%	0

2014 Ladder

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Golden Rivers	Wins	Byes	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Ultima	15	2	1	1719	810	212.22%	60	1st Semi	Wandella	14	12	96	Wakool	12	12	84
Nullawil	14	2	2	1641	720	227.92%	56	2nd Semi	Ultima	14	13	97	Nullawil	13	8	86
Wakool	10	2	6	1410	1110	127.03%	40	Preliminary	Nullawil	10	16	76	Wandella	5	6	36
Wandella	10	2	6	1386	1151	120.42%	40	Grand	Ultima	10	13	73	Nullawil	8	9	57
Macorna	7	2	9	1365	1338	102.02%	28
Hay	7	2	9	1068	1307	81.71%	28
Quambatook	5	2	11	1140	1263	90.26%	20
Murrabit	3	2	13	895	1458	61.39%	12
Moulamein	1	2	15	643	2110	30.47%	4

2015 Ladder

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Golden Rivers	Wins	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Ultima	14	2	1576	958	164.51%	56	1st Semi	Hay	14	11	95	Nullawil	9	19	73
Quambatook	12	4	1444	860	167.91%	48	2nd Semi	Ultima	16	12	108	Quambatook	8	6	54
Nullawil	10	6	1417	903	156.92%	40	Preliminary	Quambatook	14	13	97	Hay	10	9	69
Hay	10	6	1290	1039	124.16%	40	Grand	Ultima	10	14	74	Quambatook	8	11	59
Wandella	8	8	1291	1280	100.86%	32
Macorna	7	9	1327	1112	119.33%	28
Murrabit	7	9	1190	1291	92.18%	28
Wakool	4	12	1114	1495	74.52%	16
Moulamein	0	16	469	2180	21.51%	0

2016 Ladder

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Golden Rivers	Wins	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Murrabit	12	4	1476	957	154.23%	48	1st Semi	Nullawil	8	8	56	Wandella	8	7	55
Ultima	12	4	1432	1034	138.49%	48	2nd Semi	Ultima	12	12	84	Murrabit	10	4	64
Nullawil	11	5	1447	885	163.50%	44	Preliminary	Murrabit	8	4	52	Nullawil	5	8	38
Wandella	9	7	1556	1034	150.48%	36	Grand	Murrabit	8	9	57	Ultima	8	4	52
Hay	9	7	1334	1146	116.40%	36
Macorna	9	7	1237	1180	104.83%	36
Quambatook	1	15	766	1807	42.39%	4
Moulamein	1	15	708	1913	37.01%	4

2017 Ladder

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Golden Rivers	Wins	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Wandella	14	2	0	1944	924	210.39%	56	1st Semi	Nullawil	20	20	140	Murrabit	7	4	46
Ultima	13	3	0	1787	912	195.94%	52	2nd Semi	Wandella	11	9	75	Ultima	8	7	55
Nullawil	12	4	0	2048	850	240.94%	48	Preliminary	Ultima	15	14	104	Nullawil	9	11	65
Murrabit	11	5	0	1466	1014	144.58%	44	Grand	Wandella	16	17	113	Ultima	2	8	20
Hay	9	7	0	1648	1364	120.82%	36
Quambatook	6	9	1	1315	1363	96.48%	26
Moulamein	4	12	0	1408	1735	81.15%	16
Macorna	1	14	1	1050	2280	46.05%	6
Wakool	1	15	0	513	2737	18.74%	4

2018 Ladder

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Golden Rivers	Wins	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Nullawil	15	1	2485	632	393.20%	60	1st Semi	Wandella	17	9	111	Hay	13	6	84
Ultima	14	2	2235	655	341.22%	56	2nd Semi	Nullawil	14	14	98	Ultima	15	4	94
Wandella	13	3	2067	769	268.79%	52	Preliminary	Ultima	10	8	68	Wandella	9	13	67
Hay	10	6	1831	1022	179.16%	40	Grand	Nullawil	12	16	88	Ultima	6	10	46
Murrabit	7	9	1313	1288	101.94%	28
Moulamein	7	9	1337	1511	88.48%	28
Quambatook	3	13	996	2065	48.23%	12
Macorna	3	13	747	2031	36.78%	12
Wakool	0	16	344	3382	10.17%	0

References

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^ Full Points Footy, Golden Rivers Football League, retrieved 22 October 2008

External links

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Clubs

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Leading Goal Kickers

2013 Ladder

2014 Ladder

2015 Ladder

2016 Ladder

2017 Ladder

2018 Ladder

See also

References

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