Riverina Rhinos

Full name Riverina Rhinos
Nickname(s) Rhinos
Founded 2014
Ground EW Moore Oval, Griffith
Capacity 1,000
Coordinates 34°29′16″S 146°0′48″E / 34.48778°S 146.01333°E / -34.48778; 146.01333Coordinates: 34°29′16″S 146°0′48″E / 34.48778°S 146.01333°E / -34.48778; 146.01333
Head coach Gabriel Abdala
League NPL Capital Football
2017 9th
Website Club website

Riverina Rhinos is an Australian association football club based in the city of Griffith, New South Wales. The club was founded in 2014 and as of 2017 competes in the ACT based NPL Capital Football.

History

Foundation and early years

Riverina Rhinos were founded in 2014 as a junior club and competed in the NSW State League system.[1] Originally the club was accepted into the NSW Regional League and Regional Conference for U12s - U15s where it competed for three years.[2][3][4]

Move to NPL Capital Football

7 November 2016, Capital Football announced the introduction of Riverina Rhinos for the men’s and boy’s National Premier Leagues Capital Football for 2017 onwards. As part of the announcement, Capital Football CEO Phil Brown said the organisation was looking forward to having another strong club join the growing league.[5]

18 November 2016, Capital Football CEO Phil Brown was questioned by the media regarding the introduction of Riverina Rhinos being linked to a secret proposition by the federation body to submit a proposal for a future Canberra based A-League team. The addition of the Riverina region to a Capital Football bid would significantly bring the bid closer to the one million people catchment benchmark that FFA chief executive David Gallop has supposedly set as one of the criteria for interested bids. Phil Brown confirmed the Riverina Rhinos will be joining the ACT NPL leagues system but rejected it was connected to a future A-League bid.[6]

The Rhinos finished its first season in the NPL in 9th place in the league, two points above wooden spooners Monaro Panthers and eight points behind 8th placed Woden-Weston FC. Riverina did not qualify for the finals series.[7]

Players

Current squad

As of 13 February 2017 [8]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Scotland Sean Bremner
2 Scotland Darren Bailey
3 Australia Luke Congdon
4 Australia Nathan Battochio
5 Australia Jacob Donadel
6 Scotland Ally Macleod
7 Australia Daniel Febo
8 Australia Michael Perre
No. Position Player
9 Australia Joe Preece
10 Australia Jone Ralulu
11 England Stuey Smeeth
12 Australia Zac Fattore
13 Australia Mitchell Woods
14 Australia Gavin Wylie
32 England Lewis Burton

Season-by-season results

The below table is updated with the statistics and final results for Riverina Rhinos following the conclusion of each National Premier League Capital Football season.

Riverina Rhinos Season-by-Season Results
Ref Season GP W D L GF GA GD PTS Finish Finals
[9]20171814131571-5679thDid not qualify

References

  1. ↑ Rugari, Vince (2013-11-05). "Application Accepted, Riverina Rhinos are born". www.griffithfootball.com.au. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
  2. ↑ "2014 Football NSW Regional League" (PDF). www.footballnsw.com.au. 2013-11-28. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
  3. ↑ "2015 Football NSW Regional League & Regional Conference" (PDF). www.footballnsw.com.au. 2014-09-29. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
  4. ↑ Krause, Riley (2016-04-12). "Riverina Rhinos battle it out with Sutherland Shire". The Area News. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
  5. ↑ "PS4 NPL Structure & Teams". Capital Football. 2016-11-07. Archived from the original on 2017-02-13. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
  6. ↑ Polkinghorne, David (2016-11-18). "Capital Football chief executive Phil Brown denies A-League bid". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
  7. ↑ "PS4 NPL Capital Football 2017 Ladder". websites.sportstg.com. 2017-12-11. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
  8. ↑ Morgan, Ross (2016-12-12). "First Grade Rhinos Announcement". www.griffithfootball.com.au. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
  9. ↑ "2017 NPL Capital Football Ladder". www.sportstg.com. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
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