Jerilderie Football Club

The Jerilderie Football Netball Club is an Australian rules football and netball club based in Jerilderie, a town in the Riverina region of New South Wales.

Jerilderie
Names
Full nameJerilderie Football Netball Club
Nickname(s)Demons
Club song'Grand old flag'
Club details
Founded1891 (1891)
Colours       
CompetitionPicola & District FNL
PresidentDean Knight[1]
Ground(s)Jerilderie Football Ground
Uniforms
Home
Other information
Official websitehttp://www.jerilderiefc.sportingpulse.net

The club teams currently compete in the Picola & District FNL, which Jerilderie FNC joined in 2008 following the dissolution of the Coreen & District Football League in 2007 after 99 years of existence.[2]

History

The first recorded match that Jerilderie FC played in was against the Berrigan FC in Jerilderie August, 1891, which resulted in a draw. After the game the Jerilderie hosted Berrigan at White's Courthouse Hotel.[3]

In 1928, the Jerilderie Juveniles: 11.14 - 80 defeated Tocumwal: 2.7 - 19 to retain the Resch's Cup. [4]

The club won three Murray Football League premierships in 1983, 1987 and 1989.

The club won three premierships in the Coreen & District Football League in 1999, 2000, 2003.

They won the Picola & District Football League Preimership in 2009, 2012, 2013 and 2014 in the North West Division

Former Jerilderie players who went onto play VFL / AFL include -

Several former VFL/AFL players have coached Jerilderie FC that include -

Premierships

References
  1. Contact Details Jerilderie Football Club, SportsTG. Accessed 11 October 2016.
  2. Full Points Footy, Picola & District Football League, archived from the original on 9 March 2009, retrieved 22 October 2008
  3. "1891 - Jerilderie v Berrigan". Trove Newspapers. The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW). Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  4. "1928 - Resch's Cup victory". Trove Newspapers. Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser (NSW. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  5. "1933 - Murray Valley 2nd 18 FA - Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser (NSW). Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  6. "1934 - Murray Valley 2nd 18 FA - Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser (NSW). Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  7. "1937 - Murray Valley 2nd 18 FA - Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser (NSW). Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  8. "1938 - Murray Valley 2nd 18 FA - Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser (NSW). Retrieved 5 June 2020.
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