Jerilderie Football Club Explained

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Clubname:	Jerilderie
Fullname:	Jerilderie Football Netball Club
Nicknames:	Demons
League:	Picola & District FNL
President:	Dean Knight^[1]
Ground:	Jerilderie Football Ground
Clubsong:	'Grand old flag'
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The Jerilderie Football Netball Club is an Australian rules football and netball club based in Jerilderie, a town in the Riverina region of New South Wales.

The club teams currently compete in the Picola & District FNL, which Jerilderie FNC joined in 2008 following the dissolution of the Coreen & District Football League in 2007 after 99 years of existence.

History

The first recorded match that Jerilderie FC played in was against the Berrigan FC in Jerilderie August, 1891, which resulted in a draw. After the game the Jerilderie hosted Berrigan at White's Courthouse Hotel.^[2]

In 1928, the Jerilderie Juveniles: 11.14 – 80 defeated Tocumwal: 2.7 – 19 to retain the Resch's Cup.^[3]

The club won three Murray Football League premierships in 1983, 1987 and 1989.

The club won three premierships in the Coreen & District Football League in 1999, 2000, 2003.

They won the Picola & District Football League Preimership in 2009, 2012, 2013 and 2014 in the North West Division

Former Jerilderie players who went onto play VFL / AFL include –

• 1964 – Mick Dowdle – North Melbourne
• 1971 – Peter Stephens – Geelong
• 1986 – Billy Brownless – Geelong

Several former VFL/AFL players have coached Jerilderie FC that include –

• Graham Cooper – Hawthorn. Coached Jerilderie in 1966.
• Russell Jeffrey – St. Kilda & Brisbane Bears.

Premierships

• Southern Riverina Football Association (1905–1931)
  • Nil
• Murray Valley Second Eighteen Football Association 2nd XVIII (1932–1956)
  • 1933,^[4] 1934,^[5] 1937,^[6] 1938,^[7] 1951,
• Coreen & District Football League (1957–1963)
  • 1963
• Murray Football League (1964–1993)
  • 1983, 1987, 1989
• Coreen & District Football League (1994–2007)
  • 1999, 2000, 2003
• Picola & District Football League (NW) (2008–present)
  • 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014

External links

• • Gameday website

Notes and References

1. http://websites.sportstg.com/club_info.cgi?c=1-6191-80845-392922-24911469&sID=143054 Contact Details
2. Web site: 1891 - Jerilderie v Berrigan . Trove Newspapers . The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express. NSW. 4 June 2020 . 7 August 1891. 17.
3. Web site: 1928 - Resch's Cup victory . Trove Newspapers . Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser. NSW . 15 June 2020 . 23 August 1923. 2.
4. Web site: 1933 - Murray Valley 2nd 18 FA - Grand Final match review . Trove Newspapers . Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser. NSW . 4 June 2020 . 7 September 1933. 3.
5. Web site: 1934 - Murray Valley 2nd 18 FA - Grand Final match review. . Trove Newspapers . Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser (NSW). . 5 June 2020 . 13 September 1934. 2.
6. Web site: 1937 - Murray Valley 2nd 18 FA - Grand Final match review . Trove Newspapers . Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser. NSW. 5 June 2020 . 30 September 1937. 3.
7. Web site: 1938 - Murray Valley 2nd 18 FA - Grand Final match review. . Trove Newspapers . Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser. NSW. 5 June 2020 . 15 September 1938. 2.