Gaelic Games Victoria

Gaelic Games Victoria (GGV) is the ruling body for the Irish sports of Gaelic football and Hurling in the Australian state of Victoria. The organisation was established in 2019 and is affiliated to Australasia GAA and the Gaelic Athletic Association.

Gaelic Games Victoria
Dominant sport:Gaelic football

History

The administration of Gaelic games in Victoria commenced in 1975 with the establishment of the Victorian Gaelic Athletic Association (VGAA). The VGAA was the body responsible for the sports and clubs in the state until 2020, when a split among the clubs resulted in the creation of the GGV. The GGV became formally recognised as the administrative body for the sports by the GAA in March 2020, after a majority of the existing clubs succeeded in winning recognition for the new entity, and shifted matches away from the VGAA's sporting facility in Keysborough.[1]

Gaelic Games Victoria oversees both football and hurling fixtures across multiple divisions, with matches played mostly during the winter months.

State representative teams are sent to the Australasian Championships every year with men's seniors, minors and women's teams competing.

Clubs
  • Garryowen
  • Grace O'Malley's
  • Melbourne Shamrocks
  • Padraig Pearse
  • Sinn Féin
  • St Kelvins
  • Wolfe Tones

See also

References
  1. "GAA backs new Melbourne Gaelic Games board after messy split among clubs". the42.ie. 7 March 2020.
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