Deniliquin Football Club Explained

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Fullname:	Deniliquin Football & Netball Club
Nicknames:	Rams
Season:	2020
League:	Murray FNL
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The Deniliquin Football & Netball Club, nicknamed the Rams, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the town of Deniliquin located in the Riverina district of New South Wales.

The club's teams currently compete in the Murray FNL, which the Deniliquin football club joined in 1949.

History

Football appears to have been played in and around Deniliquin as early as the 1870s,^[1] but today's Deniliquin FC was born some six decades later, in 1933.

In early July, 1892, two football clubs were established in Deniliquin, one called the Imperials, of North Deniliquin and the South Deniliquin Football Club.^[2]

The first recorded match was in late July, 1892 between was between South Deniliquin: 2.6 – 18 defeating Imperials: 1.8 – 14.^[3]

In 1893, Deniliquin FC played a match against Echuca and was played on the Park Oval, with Echuca thrashing Deniliquin.^[4]

In 1894, the Deniliquin Juniors played a match against the Echuca Railway Juniors, on the Park Oval, Echuca.^[5]

In 1895, Deniliquin were runners up for the Gillespie Cup to the Trades FC.^[6]

In 1899, three football club's were formed in Deniliquin.^[7]

In 1900, the Deniliquin Football Association was established.^[8]

In 1901, the Deniliquin footballers, under the name of the Commonwealth Football Club won the premiership and received premiership medals from Mr. John Moore Chanter,^[9] MHR.^{[10] [11]}

The Deniliquin Football Association ran from 1900 to 1932, with usually three clubs from within the town of Deniliquin playing in this competition on a regular basis up until 1932.

In 1933, the Deniliquin Football Club was formed^[12] and were admitted into the Echuca Football League,^[13] with Norm Sexton^[14] as coach.^[15]

In 1949, Deniliquin joined the Murray Football League.^[16]

Football Premierships

Seniors

• Echuca Football League (3):
  • 1933,^[17] 1934, 1935
• Murray Football League (14):
  • 1957, 1966, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1985, 1986, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2011

Reserves

• Murray Valley Second Eighteen Football Association
  • 1954^[18]
• Murray Football League
  • 1962, 1967, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1985, 1993, 1996, 2001,

VFL / AFL players

A small number of former Deniliquin players have gone on to play in the Victorian and Australian Football Leagues (VFL and AFL), including:

• 1953 – Ian Egerton – Hawthorn
• 1953 – Bob Henderson – Fitzroy
• 1963 – Peter Lyon – Hawthorn
• 1982 – Simon O'Donnell – St. Kilda
• 1991 – Peter McIntyre – Adelaide Crows
• 1995 – Leo Barry – Sydney Swans
• 2014 – Sam Lloyd – Richmond & Western Bulldogs
• 2017 – Todd Marshall – Port Adelaide

Additionally, former VFL footballers to have played / coached Deniliquin in the following year(s)include –

• 1933 – Norm Sexton – Carlton & Footscray
• 1947 – Phil Nagle – Richmond
• 1950 – Kevin O'Donnell – St. Kilda
• 1953 – Keith Schaefer – South Melbourne
• 1955 – Peter O'Donohue – Hawthorn
• 1966 – Graham Ion – Footscray

External links

• Gameday website
  • Footypedia page

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1876 - Football in Deniliquin . Trove Newspapers . The Riverine Herald. Echuca, Vic . 8 June 2020 . 20 June 1876. 3.
2. Web site: 1892 - Formation of Deniliquin football club's. . Trove Newspapers . The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser . 8 June 2020 . 16th July, 1892, page 159..
3. Web site: 1892 - South Deniliquin v Imperials . Trove Newspapers . The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser . 8 June 2020 . 30th July, 1892, page 271..
4. Web site: 1893 - Echuca v Deniliquin . Trove Newspapers . The Riverine Herald. Echuca, Vic. 8 June 2020 . 26 June 1893. 2.
5. Web site: 1894 - Echuca Railway Junior v Deniliquin Juniors . Trove Newspapers . The Riverine Herald. Echuca, Vic. 8 June 2020 . 30 July 1894. 2.
6. Web site: 1895 - Gillespie Cup . Trove Newspapers . The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser. 8 June 2020 . 27th July, 1895, page 195..
7. Web site: 1899 - Three clubs formed in Echuca . Trove Newspapers . The Weekly Times . 8 June 2020 . 15 July 1899. 24.
8. Web site: 1900 - Deniliquin Football Association. . Trove Newspapers . The Riverine Herald. Echuca, Vic . 9 June 2020 . 8 August 1900. 3.
9. Web site: 1931 - John Moore Chanter - Biography . Trove Newspapers . Australian Dictionary of Biography . 9 June 2020.
10. Web site: 1901 - Commonwealth Football Club . Trove Newspapers . The Riverine Herald. Echuca, Vic. 9 June 2020 . 24 August 1901. 2.
11. Web site: 1901 - Commonwealth FC - win premiership . Trove Newspapers . The Independent. Deniliquin, NSW . 9 June 2020 . 16 August 1901. 2.
12. Web site: 1933 - Deniliquin FC - Formation Meeting . Trove Newspapers . The Independent. Deniliquin, NSW. 16 June 2020 . 7 April 1933. 1.
13. Web site: 1933 - Echuca Football League - AGM . Trove Newspapers . The Independent. Deniliquin, NSW. 9 June 2020 . 31 March 1931. 1.
14. Web site: 1933 - Deniliquin Football Coach . Trove Newspapers . The Riverine Herald. Echuca, Vic. 18 June 2020 . 18 April 1933. 2.
15. Web site: 1933 - Deniliquin FC - Coach . Trove Newspapers . The Independent. Deniliquin, NSW . 16 June 2020 . 16 May 1933. 2.
16. Web site: 1949 - Deniliquin admitted to the Murray FL . Trove Newspapers . Cobram Courier (Vic). . 9 June 2020 . 11 March 1949. 1.
17. Web site: 1933 - Echuca FL - Grand Final match review . Trove Newspapers . The Riverine Herald. Echuca, Vic. 18 June 2020 . 2 October 1933. 2.
18. Web site: 1954 - Murray Valley 2nd 18 FA - Grand Final match review . Trove Newspapers . Cobram Courier . 6 June 2020 . 30 September 1954. 3.