Corowa Rutherglen Football Club
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| fullname | Corowa Rutherglen Football Club |
|---|---|
| emblem | Kangaroos |
| strip | Royal Blue and White strips |
| founded | 1979 |
| league | Ovens & Murray Football League |
| president | Ray McLarty |
| coach | Shaun Mooney |
| captains | Matthew Witherden, Cade Mills & Jamie Seymour |
The Corowa Rutherglen Football Club, nicknamed the Kangaroos, is an Australian Rules Football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
club playing in the Ovens & Murray Football League
Ovens & Murray Football League
The Ovens and Murray Football League, often referred to locally as the O&M, is a semi-professional Australian rules football league based around ten clubs in north-eastern Victoria and the southern Riverina region of New South Wales, and affiliated with the Victorian Country Football League...
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The club is based in the towns of Corowa, New South Wales
Corowa, New South Wales
Corowa is a town in the state of New South Wales in Australia. It is on the bank of the Murray River, the border between New South Wales and Victoria, opposite the Victorian town of Wahgunyah. Corowa is the administrative centre of Corowa Shire...
and Rutherglen, Victoria
Rutherglen, Victoria
Rutherglen is a small town in north-eastern Victoria, Australia, near the Murray River border with New South Wales. The town was named after the Scottish town of Rutherglen which lies just outside Glasgow...
located on the Murray River
Murray River
The Murray River is Australia's longest river. At in length, the Murray rises in the Australian Alps, draining the western side of Australia's highest mountains and, for most of its length, meanders across Australia's inland plains, forming the border between New South Wales and Victoria as it...
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The club was formed in 1979 when the Corowa Spiders and Rutherglen Redlegs merged to become the Corowa-Rutherglen Kangaroos.
The club is notable for producing several Australian Football League
Australian Football League
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players including John Longmire
John Longmire
John Longmire is the current coach of the Sydney Swans. As a player, he represented the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League from 1988 to 1999.-Early years:...
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