Kiewa-Sandy Creek Football Club Explained

Clubname:	Kiewa Sandy Creek FNC
Color1:	4D2004
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Fullname:	Kiewa Sandy Creek Football Netball Club
Nicknames:	Hawks
Season:	2024
Home&Amp;Away:	3rd
Afterfinals:	3rd
Topgoalkicker:	Connor Newnham (62)
Bestandfairest:	Connor Newnham
Colours:	Brown Gold
President:	Damien Britton
Coach:	Zac Fulford
Captain:	Jack Di Mizio & Jack Andrew
Ground:	Coulston Park, Tangambalanga
Capacity:	5,000
Url:	KSCFNC website
Premierships:	(13): 1969, 1970, 1972, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1995, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2018
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The Kiewa-Sandy Creek Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Tallangatta & District Football League. The club is based in the Victorian towns of Kiewa, Sandy Creek and Tangambalanga.

History

In 1944, Sandy Creek were runners up to Fernvale in the grand final of the Mitta Valley Patriotic Football Association^[1] and the Association's best and fairest award was won by Fraser Paton from the Fernvale Football Club.^[2]

In 1950, the Kiewa Oval was undergoing extensive remodelling works and match days were played on a paddock near the butter factory.^[3]

Since 2000, the Kiewa Sandy Creek FNC have played in ten senior football Tallangatta & District Football League grand finals, winning four premierships.

Club Timelines

• Sandy Creek Football Club (1894 to 1968)
  • 1894 - 1898: Local games^{[4] [5]}
  • 1899: Benambra Football Association^[6]
  • 1900 - 1905: Local games
  • 1906: Murphy's Albion Hotel (Yackandandah) Football Competition^{[7] [8]}
  • 1907 - 1908: Tallangatta & District Football League
  • 1909: Dreadnought Football Club (Sandy Creek Football Club and Kiewa Football Club merged in 1909)^[9]
  • 1909: Twomey-Steward Football Association^[10]
  • 1910-1913: Club active playing local friendly matches^{[11] [12]}
  • 1914: Wodonga & District Football League
  • 1915–1919: Club in recess due to World War One
  • 1920: Kiewa & District Football League
  • 1921–1926: Club in recess
  • 1927: Junior club active^[13]
  • 1928 - 32: Yackandandah & District Football Association
  • 1933–1934: Tallangatta & District Football League
  • 1935–1938: Dederang & District Football Association^{[14] [15]}
  • 1940: Kiewa & Mitta Valleys Football League
  • 1941–1943: Club in recess, due to World War Two
  • 1944: Mitta Valley Patriotic Football Association^[16]
  • 1945–1946: Tallangatta & District Football League
  • 1947–1949: Yackandandah & District Football League
  • 1950–1968: Tallangatta & District Football League
• Kiewa Football Club
  • 1908: Tallangatta & District Football League
  • 1909: Dreadnought Football Club (Sandy Creek Football Club and Kiewa Football Club merged in 1909)^[17]
  • 1909: Twomey-Steward Football Association^[18]
  • 1914–1919: Club in recess
  • 1920–1921: Kiewa & District Football League
  • 1922–1923: Tallangatta & District Football League
  • 1924 & 1928: Albury & Border Football Association
  • 1929 - 1931: Yackandandah & District Football League
  • 1932 - ?
  • 1933: Tallangatta & District Football League
  • 1934: Chiltern & District Football Association
  • 1935–1939: Club in recess
  • 1940: Kiewa & Mitta Valleys Football League^[19]
  • 1941–1945: Club in recess, due to World War Two.
  • 1946–1951: Yackandandah & District Football League
  • 1952–1968: Tallangatta & District Football League
• Kiewa Rovers Football Club
  • 1932 - Yackandandah & District Football League^[20]
• Kiewa-Sandy Creek Football Club (Sandy Creek Football Club and Kiewa Football Club merged)
  • 1969–present: Tallangatta & District Football League

Football Premierships

Kiewa FC

• Tallangatta & District Football Association
  • 1923 - Kiewa: 2.16 - 28 d Granya: 3.9 - 27^{[21] [22]}
• Chiltern & District Football Association
  • 1934 - Kiewa Valley: 10.12 - 72 d Wodonga: 8.12 - 60^[23]
• Dederang & District Football Association
  • 1937 - Kiewa: 11.8 - 74 d Kergunyah: 10.5 - 65^[24]
• Yackandandah & District Football League
  • 1946 - Kiewa: 4.13 - 37 defeated Tawonga: 4.9 - 33^{[25] [26]}
  • 1948 - Kiewa: 9.10 - 64 defeated Bogong: 4.14 - 38^[27]
  • 1949 - Kiewa: 7.8 - 50 defeated Yackandandah: 5.9 - 39^[28]

Sandy Creek FC

• Tallangatta Football Association
  • 1908 - Sandy Creek: 1.5 - 11 defeated Granya: 1.3 - 9^{[29] [30]}
• Tallangatta Junior Football Association
  • 1934 - Sandy Creek: 15.5 - 95 d Tallangatta Rovers: 7.14 - 56^[31]

Kiewa Sandy Creek FC (1969 - to present day)

• Tallangatta & District Football League
  • Seniors
    • 1969, 1970, 1972, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1995, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2018

Reserves

• Tallangatta & District Football League
  • 1979, 1980, 1981, 1993, 2006, 2007, 2016

Thirds

• Tallangatta & District Football League
  • 1985, 1997, 2003, 2006, 2011

Fourths

• Tallangatta & District Football League
  • 1982, 2004, 2005, 2006,

Netball Premierships

• Tallagatta & District Netball Association
  • A. Grade (9)
    • 1980, 1981, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2008, 2019, (2021:1st), 2023.
  • B. Grade (8)
    • 1993, 1994, 1995, 2008, 2019, (2021:1st), 2022, 2023.
  • C. Grade (2)
    • 2013, 2023.
  • 18's & Under (3)
    • 2002, 2005, 2014.
  • 15's & Under (2)
    • 1999, 2012
  • 13's & Under (7)
    • 1994, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2011.

Club Best & Fairest / Leading Goalkicker

Seniors

League Best & Fairest Winners

Seniors

• Yackandandah & District Football League
  • 1949: A Kemp - Sandy Creek FC^[32]
  • 1951: R Newton - Kiewa FC^[33]
• Tallangatta & District Football League
  • J A Paton Trophy (1945 to 1976)
    • 1952,^[34] 1956, 1957, 1958 - A Kemp: Sandy Creek FC
    • 1957 - J McNamara: Kiewa FC
    • 1959 - Neville Handley: Kiewa FC
• Tallangatta & District Football League
  • Barton Medal (1977 - present day)
    • 1986 - C Andrews: Kiewa Sandy Creek FC

Kiewa & District Football Association

Dating back to 1902, there has been a number intermittent football competitions in the Kiewa Valley and below is a list of the grand final teams and scores.

Grand Final Scores

• Kiewa & District Football Association
  • 1902 - Running Creek: 3.4 - 22 d Gundowring: 1.6 - 12^[35]
  • 1903 -
  • 1904 - Yackandandah: 6.7 - 43 d Gundowring: 3.14 - 32^{[36] [37]}
• Kiewa Valley Football Association
  • 1913 - Mongan's Creek: 3.5 - 23 d Dederang: 2.6 - 18^{[38] [39]}
  • 1914 - Dederang: 3.9 - 27 d Running Creek: 2.8 - 20^[40]
  • 1920 - Tallangatta: 7.13 - 55 defeated Kiewa: 2.4 - 16^[41]
  • 1920 - Dederang: 4.7 - 31 d Gundowring: 2.5 - 17^[42] (Ellis Trophy)
• Kiewa & District Football Association
  • 1924 - Dederang: 7.14 - 54 d Tangam Rovers: 4.10 - 34^{[43] [44]}
  • 1924 - Dederang Juniors: 7.11 - 53 d Kiewa Juniors: 4.8 - 32^[45]
  • 1925 - Tallangatta: 13.10 - 88 defeated Allan's Flat: 8.9 - 57^{[46] [47]}
  • 1926 - Granya: 4.18 - 42 d Bethanga: 5.8 - 38^[48]
  • 1927 - Granya: 8.11 - 59 d Bethanga: 3.1 - 19^[49]
  • 1928 - Mitta Valley: 12.8 - 80 d Granya: 4.11 - 35^[50]
• Kiewa & Mitta Valleys Football League (1940)
  • 1940 - Mitta Valley: 14.7 - 91 d Kiewa: 6.7 - 43^[51]

External links

• / KSCFNC website
• 1948 - Yackandandah & DFA Premiers: Kiewa FC team photo
• 1950 - Kiewa FC team photo
• 1949 - Sandy Creek FC team photo
• 1951 - Yackandandah & DFA Runners Up: Kiewa FC team photo
• 1951 - Albert Kemp photo, Sandy Creek FC

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1944 - Football . Upper Murray & Mitta Herald (Vic) . 29 August 2024 . 2 . 17 August 1944.
2. Web site: 1944 - Football . Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic) . 29 August 2024 . 3 . 24 August 1944.
3. Web site: 1950 - DISTRICT FOOTBALL NEWS . Border Morning Mail (Albury, NSW) . 27 August 2024 . 12 . 21 April 1950.
4. Web site: 1894 - Local & General: Accident . The Yackandandah Times (Vic) . 12 September 2024 . 2 . 17 August 1894.
5. Web site: 1896 - Sandy Creek Football Club . The Yackandandah Times (Vic) . 12 September 2024 . 3 . 1 May 1896.
6. Web site: 1899 - Benanbra FA . The Albury Banner & Wodonga Express (NSW) . 22 August 2024 . 19 . 28 July 1899.
7. Web site: 1906 - Allans Flat . The Yackandandah Times (Vic) . 12 September 2024 . 2 . 6 September 1906.
8. Web site: 1906 - Football Association . Ovens and Murray Advertiser (Beechworth, Vic) . 5 December 2022 . 10 . 26 May 1906.
9. Web site: 1909 - Football . Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic) . 24 August 2024 . 3 . 13 May 1909.
10. Web site: 1909 - TWOMEY STEWART FOOTBALL ASSOOIATION . Wodonga and Towong Sentinel (Vic) . 24 August 2024 . 3 . 11 June 1909.
11. Web site: 1910 - Kiewa . Ovens and Murray Advertiser (Beechworth, Vic) . 24 August 2024 . 1 . 27 August 1910.
12. Web site: 1913 - Sandy Creek . Wodonga & Towong Sentinel (Vic) . 24 August 2024 . 2 . 23 May 1913.
13. Web site: 1927 - JUNIOR FOOTBALL . Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic) . 24 August 2024 . 2 . 21 July 1927.
14. Web site: 1935 - Gundowring . The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW) . 24 August 2024 . 40 . 2 August 1935.
15. Web site: 1938 - Sandy Creek . Border Morning Mail (Albury, NSW) . 24 August 2024 . 4 . 17 August 1938.
16. Web site: 1944 - Football . Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic) . 29 August 2024 . 3 . 27 April 1944.
17. Web site: 1909 - Football . Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic) . 24 August 2024 . 3 . 13 May 1909.
18. Web site: 1909 - TWOMEY STEWART FOOTBALL ASSOOIATION . Wodonga and Towong Sentinel (Vic) . 24 August 2024 . 3 . 11 June 1909.
19. Web site: 1940 - Football . Border Morning Mail (Albury, NSW) . 20 August 2024 . 5 . 30 July 1940.
20. Web site: 1932 - Football: Yackandandah & DFA . Wodonga & Towong Sentinel (Vic) . 26 August 2024 . 2 . 13 May 1932.
21. Web site: 1923 - Football: Grand Final Kiewa v. Granya. . Upper Murray & Mitta Herald (Vic) . 31 August 2024 . 3 . 13 September 1923.
22. Web site: 1923 - Kiewa . The Albury Banner & Wodonga Express (NSW) . 22 August 2024 . 47 . 21 September 1923.
23. Web site: 1934 - PREMIERSHIP TO KIEWA VALLEY . The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW) . 22 August 2024 . 15 . 5 October 1934.
24. Web site: 1937 - Gundowring . The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW) . 20 August 2024 . 38 . 10 September 1937.
25. Web site: 1946 - GOAL KICKED AFTER BELL WINS GRAND FINAL . Border Morning Mail (Albury, NSW) . 13 August 2024 . 4 . 5 August 1946.
26. Web site: 1946 - Kiewa appeal upheld . Border Morning Mail (Albury, NSW) . 13 August 2024 . 6 . 16 August 1946.
27. Web site: 1948 - KIEWA PREMIERS OF YACKANDANDAH LEAGUE . Border Morning Mail (Albury, NSW . 14 August 2024 . 11 . 30 August 1948.
28. Web site: 1949 - Kiewa Win Premiership . Border Morning Mail (Albury, NSW) . 14 August 2024 . 11 . 5 September 1949.
29. Web site: 1908 - Football . Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic) . 9 September 2024 . 3 . 17 September 1908.
30. Web site: 1908 - Football . Ovens and Murray Advertiser (Beechworth, Vic) . 9 September 2024 . 8 . 19 September 1908.
31. Web site: 1934 - Sandy Creek Premiers . Border Morning Mail (Albury, NSW) . 24 August 2024 . 6 . 15 August 1934.
32. Web site: 1949 - KEMP BEST AND FAIREST . Border Morning Mail (Albury, NSW) . 15 August 2024 . 15 . 13 August 1949.
33. Web site: 1951 - Best & Fairest Voting . Border Morning Mail (Albury, NSW) . 17 August 2024 . 12 . 17 August 1951.
34. Web site: 1952 - ESKDALE SENIOR YOUNG FARMERS’ CLUB . Upper Murray & Mitta Herald (Vic) . 29 August 2024 . 1 . 7 August 1952.
35. Web site: 1902 - GUNDOWRING v RUNNING CREEK . The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW) . 22 August 2024 . 19 . 8 August 1902.
36. Web site: 1904 - Football . Ovens and Murray Advertiser (Beechworth, Vic) . 23 August 2024 . 7 . 10 September 1904.
37. Web site: 1904 - Kiewa Valley FA . The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW) . 23 August 2024 . 18 . 5 August 1904.
38. Web site: 1913 - Dederang "Taken"! . The Yackandandah Times (Vic) . 22 August 2024 . 2 . 14 August 1913.
39. Web site: 1913 - History of K.V.F.A., 1913. . The Yackandandah Times (Vic) . 22 August 2024 . 2 . 4 September 1913.
40. Web site: 1914 - Final Match of the Kiewa Valley Football Association. . The Yackandandah Times (Vic) . 21 August 2024 . 2 . 3 September 1914.
41. Web site: 1920 - Kiewa & DFA - Grand Final match review . Trove Newspapers . Wodonga and Towong Sentinel (Vic) . 5 November 2020 . 3 . 27 August 1920.
42. Web site: 1920 - Dederang . The Albury Banner & Wodonga Express (NSW) . 19 August 2024 . 3 . 3 September 1920.
43. Web site: 1924 - Football: Kiewa District Association - GRAND FINAL . The Yackandandah Times (Vic) . 19 August 2024 . 4 . 22 August 1924.
44. Web site: 1924 - Kiewa & DFA . The Yackandandah Times (Vic) . 23 August 2024 . 4 . 29 August 1924.
45. Web site: 1924 - Kiewa . The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW) . 22 August 2024 . 21 . 22 August 1924.
46. Web site: 1925 - Football . The Yackandandah Times (Vic) . 10 December 2022 . 4 . 4 September 1925.
47. Web site: 1925 - Football: TROPHY COMES TO TALLANGATTA . Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic) . 19 August 2024 . 2 . 3 September 1925.
48. Web site: 1926 - Grand Final Match . Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic) . 23 August 2024 . 3 . 16 September 1926.
49. Web site: 1927 - Kiewa & DCA . Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic) . 23 August 2024 . 2 . 11 August 1927.
50. Web site: 1928 - Mitta Valley v Granya . Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic) . 23 August 2024 . 2 . 23 August 1928.
51. Web site: 1940 - Football . Border Morning Mail (Albury, NSW) . 20 August 2024 . 5 . 30 July 1940.