Girgarre Football Club Explained

Clubname:	Girgarre FNC
Fullname:	Girgarre Football Netball Club
Nicknames:	Kangaroos
Founded:	1920
Colours:	Blue White
League:	Kyabram DFL since 1932
Premierships:	1952, 1976, 1983, 1991.
Ground:	Girgarre Recreation Reserve

Girgarre Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in the Goulburn Valley region, Victoria, Australia. The club is known as "the Kangaroos".

History

Girgarre was established in 1920 and has competed in the Kyabram District Football Association (KDFA) since 1932. Girgarre is a small town in Goulburn Valley, Victoria.

In 1939, Girgarre pulled out of the KDFA on the eve of the season,^[1] due to a shortage of players, but returned to the KDFA in 1940.^[2]

Girgarre and Stanhope merged between 1948 and 1955 and enter one senior and reserves team in the Goulburn Valley Football League, Girgarre also returned to the Kyabram District Football Association in 1949 as a stand alone side.^[3]

Football Premierships

Seniors

• Kyabram District Football League
  • 1952
  • 1976
  • 1983
  • 1991

Football Runners Up

Seniors

• Kyabram District Football League
  • 1951, 1959, 1963, 1989,

Football League Best & Fairest Winners

Seniors

• Kyabram District Football League
  • 1946 - K. Dunstall
  • 1950 - J. Brown
  • 1954 - L. Doolan
  • 1959 - G. Arthur
  • 1963 - R. Doolan
  • 1966 - A. Carson
  • 1969 - M. Varcoe (tied)
  • 1971 - N. Langley
  • 1978 - L. Casey
  • 1982 - G. Wallis

Leading Goal Kickers

• Kyabram District Football League
  • 1976 - Andrew Jones: 87 goals
  • 2022 - Damian Cupido: 105 goals

Stanhope / Girgarre FC

In March 1948, Girgarre and Stanhope decided to merge and entered their "senior" team in the Goulburn Valley Football League and their "reserves" team in the Kyabram District Football Association.^[4] Only one week later, the Girgarre / Stanhope FC later decided to enter their "reserves" side into the newly formed Goulburn Valley Football League Reserves competition.^[5] This merged entity was in force between 1948 and 1955. In 1956, the club de-merged and Stanhope remained in the Goulburn Valley Football League and Girgarre played in the Kyabram District Football Association.

Year	1sts Ladder Position	1sts Best & Fairest	1sts Coach	2nds Ladder Position	2nds Best & Fairest	Competition
1948	2nd	Keith Dunstall		4th	Haw	GVFL^[6] ^[7]
1949	8th	H A Connolly		4th^[8]	Cecil Wright	GVFL^[9]
1950	10th	Aub Downing &		9th	Cecil Wright	GVFL
		Mick Keating
1951	10th	Mick Keating		7th	N Hadfield	GVFL^[10]
1952	10th	Roy Barrett		9th	D Crilly	GVFL^[11]
1953	7th	Roy Barrett		6th	Pat McCarty	GVFL^[12]
1954	6th	Keith Dunstall	Tom Ryan	7th	Alan Linford	GVFL^[13]
1955	9th		Tom Ryan	8th
1956			Vic Lawrence^[14]

League Best & Fairest Awards

• Goulburn Valley Football League - Morrison Medal
  • 1948 - Keith "Snowy" Dunstall^[15]
  • 1952 - Roy Barrett^[16]

External links

• Official Kyabram and District Football League Website

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1939 - Clearance Catch? CLARIFICATION SOUGHT . Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic) . 29 February 2024 . 6 . 9 May 1939.
2. Web site: 1940 - Girgarre Club Re-Forms . Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic) . 26 February 2024 . 3 . 10 May 1940.
3. Web site: 1949 - K.D.F.A., Menigum & Girgarre Admitted . Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic) . 1 March 2024 . 10 . 14 April 1949.
4. Web site: 1948 - FOOTBALL Girgarre and Stanhope Combine . Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic) . 29 February 2024 . 14 . 12 March 1948.
5. Web site: 1948 - G.V.L. SECONDS FORMED . Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic) . 1 March 2024 . 5 . 18 March 1948.
6. Web site: 1948 - Kyabram Wins League Football Premiership . Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic) . 1 March 2024 . 1 . 23 September 1948.
7. Web site: 1948 - Stanhope-Girgarre Meeting . Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic) . 1 March 2024 . 3 . 23 September 1948.
8. Web site: 1949 - Seconds Semi-Final As Curtain Raiser . Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic) . 1 March 2024 . 11 . 1 September 1949.
9. Web site: 1949 - Stanhope-Girgarre Banquet . Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic) . 1 March 2024 . 16 . 27 October 1949.
10. Web site: 1951 - Final Four Unaltered . Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic) . 1 March 2024 . 8 . 23 August 1951.
11. Web site: 1952 - Stanhope F.C. Awards . Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic) . 1 March 2024 . 8 . 4 September 1952.
12. Web site: 1953 - Stanhope Football Club Awards . Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic) . 1 March 2024 . 1 . 1 October 1953.
13. Web site: 1954 - Stanhope-Girgarre Football Club Wind-up. . Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic) . 1 March 2024 . 14 . 23 September 1954.
14. Web site: 1955 - STANGARRY SIGNS UP VIC LAWRENCE AS COACH . Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic) . 1 March 2024 . 15 . 9 September 1954.
15. Web site: 1948 - Presentation of Morrison Medal . Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic) . 1 March 2024 . 1 . 23 September 1948.
16. Web site: 1952 - Morrison Medal Goes To Stanhope Again . Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic) . 1 March 2024 . 14 . 21 August 1952.