Berrigan Football Club
The Berrigan Football Club, nicknamed the Saints, is an Australian Rules Football club playing in the Picola & District Football League. The club is based in the small town of Berrigan located in the Riverina district of New South Wales.[1]
| Full name | Berrigan Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Saints |
| Sport | Australian Rules Football |
| Founded | 1891 |
| League | Picola & District Football League |
| Home ground | Berrigan Sports Ground |
| Anthem | "When the Saints Go Marching In" |
| President | Stuart Schifferle |
| Head coach | Lee Schmidt |
| Captain | Grant Martin |
| 2017 | 5th of 9 |
| Website | http://www.berriganfc.sportingpulse.net |
| Strip | |
| Red, White and Black (based on St Kilda) | |
Football Competitions Timeline
Berrigan FC have played in the following football competitions -
- 1891 to 1894: Active playing friendly matches against other local towns
- 1895 and 1896: Murray Border Football Association
- 1897: Active playing friendly matches against other local towns.
- 1898: Active playing friendly matches against other local towns. The club being so isolated found it difficult to find opponents that would travel[7].
- 1899 and 1900: Club in recess.
- 1901: Club re-forms[8]. Active playing friendly matches against other local towns.
- 1902 to 1904: Club in recess.
- 1905 to 1931: Southern Riverina Football Association
- 1932: Club in recess, but played some friendly matches against other local towns.
- 1933 to 2002: Murray Football League
- 2003 to present day: Picola & District Football League
Football Premierships
- Seniors
(Total: 17)
- Southern Riverina Football Association (1905–1931)
- Murray Football League (1933–2002)
- 1931, 1934, 1936, 1965, 1968, 1980
- Picola & District Football League (2003–Present)
- 2011
- Reserves
VFL / AFL Players
The following footballers played with Berrigan, prior to playing senior football in the VFL/AFL with the year indicating their debut.
- 1927 - Clarrie Lonsdale - Hawthorn
- 1937 - Bernie Miller - Geelong
- 1950 - Ray Ednie - Richmond
- 1953 - Brian Gleeson - St. Kilda. (Won the 1957 Brownlow Medal)
- 1957 - Bill Clements - Richmond
- 1960 - Bob Chisholm - South Melbourne
- 1960 - Brian Chisholm - South Melbourne
- 1964 - Fred Way - South Melbourne
- 1974 - Peter Doyle - Geelong
- 1988 - Tim Powell - Richmond & Carlton
- 1994 - Tim Hargreaves - Hawthorn & Geelong
Coaches
- 2020
- Seniors: Ty Russell
- Reserves: Damon Ferguson
- U/17's: Kyle Hawker
- U/14's: Craig Thornton
- 2012 (Seniors - Runners-Up)
- Seniors: Justin Hoggan,
- Reserves: Kevin McQualter,
- U/17's: Jamie Hicks,
- U/14's: Josh Bozzolla
- 2011 (Seniors - Premiers)
- Seniors: Jamie Robinson,
- Reserves: John Creenhaune,
- U/17's: Adam Fox/Dean Loats,
- U/14's: Kevin McQualter,
References
- Full Points Footy, Berrigan, archived from the original on 15 February 2009, retrieved 15 April 2009
- "1891 - Cobram v Berrigan". Trove Newspapers. Cobram Courier. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- "1895 - Murray Border FA - Draw". Trove Newspapers. Cobram Courier. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- "1932 - Jerilderie FC Folds". Trove Newspapers. Jerilderie Herald & Urana Advertiser (NSW). Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- "1932 - Murray FL rejects Berrigan & Finley". Trove Newspapers. / Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser (NSW). Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- "1933 - Murray Football League - Meeting". Trove Newspapers. 6th April, 1933, page 6. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- "1898 - Berrigan Football Club re-forms". Trove Newspapers. Numurkah Leader. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- "1901 - Berrigan FC - Re-forms". Trove Newspapers. The Corowa Free Press (NSW). Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- "1906 - Southern Riverina FA - Premiers". Trove Newspapers. Cobram Courier. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- "1909 - Southern Riverina FA - Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- "1913 - Southern Riverina FA - Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. / Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo (NSW). Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- "1916 - Southern Riverina FA - Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. Tocumwal Guardian. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- "1919 - Southern Riverina FA - Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. Tocumwal Guardian. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- "1920 - Southern Riverina FA - Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- "1921 - Southern Riverina FA - Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Stock Journal. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- "1939 - Murray Valley 2nd 18 FA - Grand Final scores". Trove Newspapers. Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser (NSW). Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- "1947 - Second Eighteen FA". Trove Newspapers. Jerilderie Herald & Urana Advertiser. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
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