Murray Valley Football Netball League
The Murray Valley Football Netball League is an Australian rules football League located in South Australia's Riverland region. The league features clubs from the smaller towns of the Riverland and Upper-Murray region. The league was previously known as Riverland Independent Football League but change its name at the end of 2022 with the admittance of Murrayville from Victoria.
Previously known | Riverland Independent Football League (RIFL) | |
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Founded | 1972 | |
Current clubs | Blanchetown-Swan Reach FC Browns Well FC Murrayville FNC Paringa FNC | |
A-Grade Premiers 2022 | Sedan-Cambrai | |
Howard Duthie Medallist | Jacob Grieger (Sedan-Cambrai) | |
A-Grade Minor Premiers | Sedan-Cambrai | |
A-Grade Wooden spoon | Paringa FC | |
Leading Goalkicker | Nathan Wright-Bramfit (Murrayville) - 50 |
Origins edit
The origins of this league came in 1909 when Lyrup, Renmark Town and Fairview Rovers founded the Murray Football Association. The Lyrup (then Saints, Now Lions) won the first ever premiership.
The competition reformed in 1919 as the Upper Murray Football Association and in 1923 split into A and B grade competitions. In 1952 the Association became the Upper Murray Football League, the same name as the Upper Murray Football League based around Corryong, Victoria.
The league's A Grade changed its name in 1972 to the Riverland Football League, with the B Grade changing its name to Riverland Independent Football League.
Ramco joined the RIFL in 2009 from the Mid Murray Football Association, as did Blanchetown/Swan Reach in 2010, and the MMFA disbanded.
At the conclusion of the 2022 season the Mallee Football League disbanded and Murrayville applied for admittance to the competition.
Current clubs edit
Jumper | Club | Nickname | Years in comp | RIFL premierships | Premiership years[1] |
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Blanchetown/Swan Reach | Redbacks (formerly Bulldogs) | 2010- | 2 | 2012, 2022 | |
Browns Well | Bombers | 1969- | 11 | 1969, 1972, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1985–86, 1988, 2000, 2016–17 | |
Murrayville | Blues | 2023- | 0 | ||
Paringa | Swans | 1961- | 8 | 1979, 1995, 1997, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2018 | |
Sedan-Cambrai | Magpies | 2016- | 2 | 2019, 2023 | |
Ramco | Roosters | 2009- | 1 | 2021 | |
Wunkar | Bulldogs | 1971- | 2 | 1974, 1976 |
Former Clubs edit
Jumper | Club | Nickname | Years in comp | RIFL Premierships | Premiership Years | Notes |
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Browns Well 2 | 1969-1976 | - | - | Folded in 1977 | ||
Chaffey | Blues | 1948-1980 | 4 | 1949, 1951, 1952, 1962 | Merged with Renmark Rovers to become Renmark-Chaffey in 1981 | |
Cobdogla | Eagles | 1971-2021 | 11 | 1981, 1984, 1987, 1989-90-91, 1998–99, 2006-07-08 | Folded in 2022 | |
East Murray | Tigers | 1994-2014 | 1 | 2003 | Folded in 2015 | |
Gerard | Hawks | 1948-1989 | - | - | Folded in 1990 | |
Lyrup | Lions | 1909-2021 | 12 | 1909, 1928, 1934, 1939, 1973, 1980, 1996, 2001, 2004, 2010–11, 2015 | Folded in 2022 | |
Moorook-Kingston | Warriors | 1963-2016 | 7 | 1971, 1977, 1983, 1992-93-94, 2014 | Folded in 2017 | |
Renmark-Chaffey | Rovers | 1981-1986 | - | - | Folded in 1987 | |
Riverland United | 1998-1999 2003 | - | - | Went into recess in 2000, returned in 2003 but folded in 2004 | ||
United | Saints | 1997-2003 | Suspended mid season 2001, returned and folded in 2004 |
Notable Players edit
Sam Durdin East Murray
Aaron Francis East Murray
Anthony Lehmann Browns Well
Premiers edit
- 1971Moorook-Kingston111480DefBrowns Well101676
- 1972Browns Well111278DefParinga71052
- 1973Lyrup1513103DefMoorook-Kingston11975
- 1974Wunkar101373DefBrowns Well81462
- 1975Browns Well11773DefWunkar91771
- 1976Wunkar131391DefMoorook-Kingston91064
- 1977Moorook-Kingston1811119DefWunkar91367
- 1978Browns Well13785DefWunkar11874
- 1979Paringa1615111DefGerard91367
- 1980Lyrup111278DefParinga101474
- 1981Cobdogla1417101DefParinga51747
- 1982Browns Well131189DefParinga101575
- 1983Moorook-Kingston14791DefBrowns Well101070
- 1984Cobdogla1418102DefBrowns Well91165
- 1985Browns Well2518168DefCobdogla6440
- 1986Browns Well229141DefParinga11672
- 1987Cobdogla1814122DefParinga81361
- 1988Browns Well71052DefParinga6743
- 1989Cobdogla91266DefBrowns Well71052
- 1990Browns Well131088DefCobdogla121587
- 1991Cobdogla121486DefWunkar8452
- 1992Moorook-Kingston1510100DefCobdogla141599
- 1993Moorook-Kingston2118144DefLyrup141296
- 1994Moorook-Kingston131088DefEast Murray13987
- 1995Paringa111480DefBrowns Well71658
- 1996Lyrup1813121DefParinga111581
- 1997Paringa2620176DefBrowns Well101373
- 1998Cobdogla2116142DefWunkar91064
- 1999Cobdogla179111DefEast Murray168104
- 2000Browns Well101575DefWunkar8553
- 2001Lyrup7951DefCobdogla7850
- 2002Paringa121183DefLyrup6743
- 2003East Murray187115DefMoorook-Kingston10464
- 2004Lyrup1810118DefMoorook-Kingston9660
- 2005Paringa1415 9DefCobdogla121284
- 2006Cobdogla131694DefParinga5838
- 2007Cobdogla1816124DefLyrup121183
- 2008Cobdogla1814122DefLyrup5737
- 2009 Paringa 18 14 122 Def Wunkar 17 12 114
- 2010 Lyrup 13 9 87 Def East Murray 7 17 59
- 2011 Lyrup 13 5 83 Def Paringa 8 4 52
- 2012 Blanchetown/SR 16 11 107 Def Ramco 6 8 44
- 2013 Paringa 19 13 127 Def Blanchetown/SR 19 10 124
- 2014 Moorook-Kingston 12 11 83 Def Blanchetown/SR 8 9 57
- 2015 Lyrup 15 16 106 Def Browns Well 11 14 80
- 2016 Browns Well 19 8 122 Def Ramco 8 5 53
- 2017 Browns Well 10 8 68 Def Paringa 5 9 39
- 2018 Paringa 9 8 62 Def Sedan-Cambrai 8 12 60
- 2019 Sedan-Cambrai 17 6 108 Def Paringa 6 10 46
- 2021 Ramco 6 7 43 Def Sedan-Cambrai 4 10 34
- 2022 Blanchetown/SR 10 8 68 Def Sedan-Cambrai 8 6 54
- 2023 Sedan-Cambrai 13 13 91 Def Browns Well 8 5 53
2013 Ladder edit
Riverland Independent | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
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Paringa | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1393 | 802 | 63.46% | 24 | 1st Semi | East Murray | 12 | 11 | 83 | Browns Well | 9 | 17 | 71 | |
Blanchetown/Swan Reach | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1343 | 867 | 60.77% | 24 | 2nd Semi | Blanchetown/Swan Reach | 17 | 17 | 119 | Paringa | 6 | 9 | 45 | |
East Murray | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1338 | 1232 | 52.06% | 20 | Preliminary | Paringa | 23 | 16 | 154 | East Murray | 9 | 8 | 62 | |
Browns Well | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1652 | 1083 | 60.40% | 14 | Grand | Paringa | 19 | 13 | 127 | Blanchetown/Swan Reach | 19 | 10 | 124 | |
Moorook-Kingston | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1131 | 1139 | 49.82% | 14 | ||||||||||
Cobdogla | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1167 | 1345 | 46.46% | 8 | ||||||||||
Ramco | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1058 | 1417 | 42.75% | 6 | ||||||||||
Wunkar | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 816 | 2079 | 28.19% | 2 |
2014 Ladder edit
Riverland Independent | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
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Moorook-Kingston | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1656 | 870 | 65.56% | 26 | 1st Semi | Browns Well | 18 | 15 | 123 | Wunkar | 9 | 13 | 67 | |
Blanchetown/Swan Reach | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1286 | 775 | 62.40% | 20 | 2nd Semi | Moorook-Kingston | 14 | 9 | 93 | Blanchetown/Swan Reach | 9 | 6 | 60 | |
Browns Well | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1547 | 1032 | 59.98% | 16 | Preliminary | Blanchetown-Swan Reach | 15 | 13 | 103 | Browns Well | 8 | 8 | 56 | |
Wunkar | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1429 | 1102 | 56.46% | 16 | Grand | Moorook-Kingston | 12 | 11 | 83 | Blanchetown/Swan Reach | 8 | 9 | 57 | |
Lyrup | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1378 | 968 | 58.74% | 15 | ||||||||||
Paringa | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1299 | 948 | 57.81% | 15 | ||||||||||
Cobdogla | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 756 | 1940 | 28.04% | 4 | ||||||||||
Ramco | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 609 | 2325 | 20.76% | 0 |
2015 Ladder edit
Riverland Independent | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
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Browns Well | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1768 | 687 | 72.02% | 24 | 1st Semi | Ramco | 11 | 9 | 75 | Paringa | 5 | 14 | 44 | |
Lyrup | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1784 | 874 | 67.12% | 24 | 2nd Semi | Lyrup | 18 | 16 | 124 | Browns Well | 14 | 7 | 91 | |
Ramco | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2637 | 809 | 76.52% | 20 | Preliminary | Browns Well | 11 | 14 | 80 | Ramco | 8 | 10 | 58 | |
Paringa | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1006 | 1351 | 42.68% | 16 | Grand | Lyrup | 15 | 16 | 106 | Browns Well | 11 | 14 | 80 | |
Moorook-Kingston | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1006 | 1351 | 42.68% | 8 | ||||||||||
Wunkar | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1046 | 1281 | 44.95% | 6 | ||||||||||
Cobdogla | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 468 | 2679 | 14.87% | 0 |
2016 Ladder edit
Riverland Independent | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
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Browns Well | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2152 | 702 | 75.40% | 26 | 1st Semi | Ramco | 16 | 11 | 107 | Paringa | 4 | 9 | 33 | |
Lyrup | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1434 | 691 | 67.48% | 23 | 2nd Semi | Browns Well | 11 | 5 | 71 | Lyrup | 4 | 7 | 31 | |
Paringa | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1237 | 672 | 64.80% | 18 | Preliminary | Ramco | 16 | 11 | 107 | Lyrup | 12 | 10 | 82 | |
Ramco | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1387 | 986 | 58.45% | 16 | Grand | Browns Well | 19 | 8 | 122 | Ramco | 8 | 5 | 53 | |
Sedan Cambrai | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1031 | 994 | 50.91% | 15 | ||||||||||
Blanchetown/Swan Reach | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 556 | 1242 | 30.92% | 8 | ||||||||||
Wunkar | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 667 | 1230 | 35.16% | 6 | ||||||||||
Cobdogla | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 426 | 2373 | 15.22% | 0 |
2017 Ladder edit
Riverland Independent | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
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Paringa | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1352 | 673 | 66.77% | 22 | 1st Semi | Sedan Cambrai | 17 | 10 | 112 | Lyrup | 6 | 7 | 43 | |
Browns Well | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1464 | 784 | 65.12% | 22 | 2nd Semi | Browns Well | 15 | 12 | 102 | Paringa | 9 | 6 | 60 | |
Sedan Cambrai | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1123 | 605 | 64.99% | 21 | Preliminary | Paringa | 8 | 11 | 59 | Sedan Cambrai | 8 | 7 | 55 | |
Lyrup | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1565 | 723 | 68.40% | 19 | Grand | Browns Well | 10 | 8 | 68 | Paringa | 5 | 9 | 39 | |
Wunkar | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1254 | 917 | 57.76% | 12 | ||||||||||
Ramco | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1002 | 1257 | 44.36% | 12 | ||||||||||
Blanchetown/Swan Reach | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 420 | 1650 | 20.29% | 4 | ||||||||||
Cobdogla | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 468 | 2039 | 18.67% | 0 |
2018 Ladder edit
Riverland Independent | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
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Sedan Cambrai | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1412 | 630 | 69.15% | 28 | 1st Semi | Wunkar | 14 | 11 | 95 | Lyrup | 5 | 9 | 39 | |
Paringa | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1552 | 766 | 66.95% | 24 | 2nd Semi | Sedan Cambrai | 10 | 8 | 68 | Paringa | 9 | 6 | 60 | |
Lyrup | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1026 | 820 | 55.58% | 16 | Preliminary | Paringa | 14 | 17 | 101 | Wunkar | 11 | 8 | 74 | |
Wunkar | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1229 | 975 | 55.76% | 15 | Grand | Paringa | 9 | 8 | 62 | Sedan Cambrai | 8 | 12 | 60 | |
Browns Well | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1163 | 1241 | 48.38% | 13 | ||||||||||
Ramco | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1023 | 1242 | 45.17% | 12 | ||||||||||
Blanchetown/Swan Reach | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 734 | 1297 | 36.14% | 2 | ||||||||||
Cobdogla | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 503 | 1677 | 23.07% | 2 |
References edit
- ^ Country Footy 2010 Archived 22 July 2012 at archive.today
Books edit
- Encyclopedia of South Australian country football clubs / compiled by Peter Lines. ISBN 9780980447293
- South Australian country football digest / by Peter Lines ISBN 9780987159199
External links edit
- Fox Sports Pulse RFL Site
- Country footy Riverland footy news
- SANFL Affiliated Leagues 2006
- RFL League Website