Nathalia Football Club Explained

Clubname:Nathalia
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Fullname:Nathalia Football Netball Club
Nicknames:Purples, Purps
League:Murray Football League
President:Dean Limbrick[1]
Coach:Malcolm Barnes[2]
Captain:Tom Nihill
Ground:Nathalia Recreation Reserve
Premierships:14
Clubsong:'Grand Old Flag'
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The Nathalia Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Purples, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the town of Nathalia located in north east Victoria. The club currently compete in the Murray League, which Nathalia joined in 1931.

Club history

The club was established in 1888 and played in a number of different football associations in its early years, winning a number of premierships along the way.

The club managed to win five Goulburn Valley Football Association premierships between 1896 and 1930.

At a Murray Football League (MFL) club's delegates meeting in June, 1940, MFL club's decided to abandoned the season and a motion was carried to conclude the season at the end of the first round.[3] Nathalia Football Club were undefeated when the season was officially abandoned in 1940[4] "and will retain the pennant until the end of next season's play".

Between 1941 and 1945 the MFL went into recess for World War II.

Former Essendon and Glenelg ruckman, Norm Betson was appointed as captain / coach in 1950.[5]

Nathalia won four in a row from 2005 to 2008 and five in a row from 2015 to 2019. Nathalia now boast the equal most (14) premierships in the Murray Football league alongside the Deniliquin Rams with 10 premierships coming from the last 15 seasons.

Football Competitions Timeline

Goulburn Valley Football Association

Nathalia Football Club

Goulburn Valley Football Association

Nathalia & District Football Association

Goulburn Valley Football Association

Barmah & Lower Moria Football Association[6]

Nathalia & District Football Association[7]

Picola & District Football Association[8]

Goulburn Valley Football Association[9]

Picola & District Football Association[10]

Western & Moria Ridings Football Association[11]

Nathalia Football Club

Western & Moria Ridings Football Association

Goulburn Valley Football Association

Western & Moria Ridings Football Association

Murray Football League

Nathalia Football Club

Murray Football League

Football Premierships

Seniors
Reserves

O'Dwyer Medallists (League Best & Fairest)

Les Mogg Perpetual Trophy Winners (Murray FL – Leading Goalkicker)

Rising Star Award Winners

Nathalia FC / VFL / AFL senior football players

The year indicates their VFL / AFL debut match.

Victorian Football League

Australian Football League – National Draft

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: O'Rourke . Geir . 30 April 2016 . Nathalia Football Club players save ute driver from 2m . Herald Sun . Melbourne . 5 October 2016 .
  2. http://maps.sportingpulse.com/club_info.cgi?c=1-6183-80778-0-0&sID=94346 2016 Coaches
  3. Web site: 1940 - Murray Football League - Delegate's Meeting . Trove Newspapers . Numurkah Leader . 27 April 2020 . 25 June 1940. 3.
  4. Web site: 1940 - Murray FL - match results . Trove Newspapers . Numurkah Leader . 27 April 2020 . 25 June 1940. 3.
  5. Web site: 1950 - Betson gets permit to coach Nathalia. . Trove Newspapers . The Sporting Globe . 10 June 2020 . 17 May 1950. 13.
  6. Web site: 1901 - Nathalia FC - AGM . Trove Newspapers . Numurkah Leader . 29 April 2020 . 26 April 1926. 4.
  7. Web site: 1904 - Nathalia & District FA - Formation . Trove Newspapers . The Riverine Herald . 29 April 2020 . 18 June 1904. 2.
  8. Web site: Picola & DFA – Formation . Trove Newspapers . Numurkah Leader . 29 April 2020 . 26 May 1905. 4.
  9. Web site: 1906 - Goulburn Valley FA - Final Ladders . Trove Newspapers . Numurkah Leader . 29 April 2020 . 7 September 1906. 3.
  10. Web site: 1907 - Picola DFA - Delegates Meeting . Trove Newspapers . Numurkah Leader . 29 April 2020 . 7 June 1907. 2.
  11. Web site: 1908 - Western & Moira Ridings FA - Delegate's Meeting . Trove Newspapers . Numurkah Leader . 29 April 2020 . 29 May 1908. 5.
  12. Web site: 1921 - Benbartha v Nathalia - New club jumpers . Trove Newspapers . Shepparton Advertiser . 31 July 2020 . 25 July 1921. 3.
  13. Web site: 1897 - Goulburn Valley FA - Grand Final match review . Trove Newspapers . Numurkah Leader . 20 April 2020 . 30 September 1897. 5.
  14. Web site: 1923 - Goulburn Valley FA - Grand Final match review . Trove Newspapers . Numurkah Leader . 30 April 2020 . 26 September 1923. 3.
  15. Web site: 1927 - Goulburn Valley FA - Grand Final match review . Trove Newspapers . Numurkah Leader . 30 April 2020 . 14 September 1927. 6.
  16. Web site: 1930 - Goulburn Valley FA - Grand Final match review . Trove Newspapers . Shepparton Advertiser . 30 April 2020 . 29 September 1930. 3.
  17. Web site: 1932 - Western & Moira Ridings FA - Grand Final match review . Trove Newspapers . Numurkah Leader . 30 April 2020 . 23 August 1932. 2.
  18. Web site: 1947 - Picola & DFA - Premiers . https://web.archive.org/web/20090309124819/http://fullpointsfooty.net/picola_and_district_football_league.htm . dead . 9 March 2009 . Picola and District Football Association . 1 May 2020.

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