Riverland Football League
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| Riverland Football League (RFL) | |
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| Founded | N/A in N/A |
| Current clubs | Barmera-Monash FC Berri FC Loxton FC Loxton North FC Renmark FC Renmark Rovers FC The Renmark Rovers Football Club is an Australian rules football club located in Renmark, South Australia. They compete in the Riverland Football League where they have won 16 Grand Finals, the most recent in 2009. The club, formed in 1909, celebrated their centennial in June 2009... Waikerie FC |
| Premiers 2010 | Berri defeated Barmera Monash |
| Grand Final B.O.G | Martin Barber (Berri) |
| Minor Premiers | Berri FC |
| Wooden spoon | Renmark FC |
| Whillis Medallist | Damian Stevens, Waikerie FC |
| Leading Goalkicker | Peter Smith, Loxton FC |
| Best 1st Year Player | David Hankin, Berri FC |
The Riverland Football League 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...
League located in South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
's Riverland
Riverland
The Riverland, is a region of South Australia. It covers the area near the Murray River from where it flows into South Australia downstream to Blanchetown.The major town centres are Renmark, Berri, Loxton, Waikerie and Barmera...
region. The League has two divisions - the first division is for the main towns of the Riverland and the second division, called the Riverland Independent Football League
Riverland Independent Football League
The Riverland Independent Football League is an Australian rules football League located in South Australia's Riverland region. The league is the second division of the Riverland Football League, and features clubs from the smaller towns in the area.-Origins:...
, is for the minor towns. The Berri Demons are currently the reigning premiers, having beaten Barmera Monash in the 2010 grand final held in Waikerie.
Origins
The origins of this league was in 1909 when Lyrup, Renmark Town and Fairview Rovers founded the Murray Football Association.The competition reformed in 1919 as the Upper Murray Football Association and later in 1952 became the Upper Murray Football League, the same name as the Upper Murray Football League
Upper Murray Football League
The Upper Murray Football League is an Australian Rules football competition based in North-east, Victoria and South-Eastern Riverina, New South Wales. The players in the league are largely from Corryong and its surrounding areas. The competition is played over fifteen home and away rounds and four...
based around Corryong, Victoria
Corryong, Victoria
Corryong is a small town in Victoria, Australia. It is located east of Albury-Wodonga, near the upper reaches of the Murray River and thus close to the New South Wales border. At the 2006 Census in Australia, Corryong had a population of 1,228....
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The league changed its name in 1972 to the Riverland Football League, with the league's second division changing from the Upper Murray B Grade Football League to the Riverland Independent Football League
Riverland Independent Football League
The Riverland Independent Football League is an Australian rules football League located in South Australia's Riverland region. The league is the second division of the Riverland Football League, and features clubs from the smaller towns in the area.-Origins:...
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Current Clubs
| Jumper | Club | Nickname | Years in comp | RFL premierships | Premiership years |
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| Barmera-Monash | Roos | 1957- (Merger) |
6 | 1983-84-85-86-87, 1989 | |
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Berri Berri football club Berri Football Club is an Australian rules football club playing in the Riverland Football League in South Australia. The club has an illustrious history winning many premierships, most recently the A-Grade in 2010.... |
Demons | 1909- | 22 | 1921, 1923, 1925, 1929-30-31, 1933, 1935, 1938-39, 1952, 1954, 1966-67-68, 1972-73, 1975, 1980, 1992, 2002, 2010 |
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Loxton | Tigers | 1913- | 22 | 1946-47-48-49, 1951, 1953, 1955-56-57-58, 1960-61-62-63-64-65, 1970-71, 1976, 1988, 1996, 2006 |
| Navy blue with white monogram | Loxton North | Panthers | 1954- | 6 | 1979, 1997-98-99, 2000, 2004 |
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Renmark | Rovers | 1909- | 19 | 1910, 1912, 1914-15, 1924, 1926-27-28, 1932, 1950, 1959, 1969, 1977-78, 1981-82, 1990, 1995, 2009 |
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Waikerie | Magpies | 1909- | 11 | 1934, 1936, 1974, 1991, 1993-94, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007-08 |