Corowa-Rutherglen Football Club
| Corowa-Rutherglen Football Netball Club | |
|---|---|
| Names | |
| Nickname(s) | Kangaroos |
| Club details | |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Colours | Blue White |
| Competition | Ovens & Murray Football League |
| Premierships | 2 (2000, 2003) |
| Ground(s) |
John Ford Oval www.corowarutherglenfnc.com.au |
The Corowa-Rutherglen Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Kangaroos, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Ovens & Murray Football League.
The club is based in the towns of Corowa, New South Wales and Rutherglen, Victoria, located on the Murray River.
The club was formed in 1979 when the Corowa Spiders and Rutherglen Redlegs merged to become the Corowa-Rutherglen Roos.
Additionally surplus players formed the Rutherglen-Corowa Cats in 1979 and competed in the Coreen & District Football League for 13 seasons, before moving to the Ovens & King Football League for 11 seasons. Today the club is known as the Rutherglen Cats, dropping "Corowa" from their name in 2002, and have competed in the Tallangatta & District Football League since 2004.
The club is notable for producing several Australian Football League players including John Longmire.
Leagues
- Ovens & Murray Football League
- 1979–present (Formed in 1979 as a merged club between the Corowa Spiders & the Rutherglen Redlegs; additionally surplus players formed the Rutherglen-Corowa Cats in 1979).
Premierships
- Ovens & Murray Football League
- Seniors: (02) 2000, 2003.
- Seconds: (02) 1986, 1992.
- Thirds: (03) 1983, 1984, 2000.
Team of the Century (1903-2003)
Team of the Century Corowa Football Club (1903-1978) -  Rutherglen Football Club (1903-1978) -  Corowa-Rutherglen Football Club (1979-2003) | |||
| B: | F.King |
D.Sandral |
L.Jackson |
| HB: | W.Francis |
J.Sandral |
J.Kingston |
| C: | A.Dunn |
W.Gayfer |
W.O'Donoghue |
| HF: | D.Carroll |
N.Hawking |
G.Tobias (a) |
| F: | A.Francis |
R.Baker |
A.McCauley |
| Foll: | M.Mills |
J.King |
J.Clancy |
| Int: | J.Lane |
A.Way |
C.Dickins |
| Coach: | P.Tossol | ||
- (a) G.Tobias was named in the Team of the Century for his career with the Corowa Football Club, he was also a foundation player for the Corowa-Rutherglen Football Club in 1979.
Return to Rutherglen / Back to Barkly Park
In the 2016 Ovens & Murray FNL season it was announced that the Corowa-Rutherglen FNC would moved the round 11 home match to Rutherglen's Barkley Park. This marked the first time a match was played in Rutherglen for premiership points since the 1981 Ovens & Murray FL season.[1] Traditionally the Rutherglen Cats do not play on the Queen's Birthday Weekend as the town hosts the annual Winery Walkabout.
Accompanying the return was a pre-match luncheon with many guest speakers including, Rutherglen O&M Hall of Famer Bill Gayfer, Mick Gayfer, John Pearce, Corowa-Rutherglen's O&M Hall of Famer Jim Sandral, Dennis Sandral, John Clancy, and Peter Chisnall. At the luncheon it was suggested by Corowa-Rutherglen official Fred Longmire that both the Corowa-Rutherglen FNC & Rutherglen FNC could be run by a one commission model, which would include three representatives from both clubs, an independent chairperson and a paid general manager to run 12 football and nine netball teams in the O&M and T&D football leagues.[2][3][4][5]
| Year | G | B | Pts | Home | G | B | Pts | Away | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6 | 11 | 47 | Corowa-Rutherglen | 10 | 6 | 68 | Wodonga | Report (Saturday June 11) |
VFL/AFL players [6]
- Brad Campbell - St Kilda
- Jeff Bruce - Fitzroy
- Ben Mathews - Sydney
- Joshua Houlihan - St Kilda
- Ryan Houlihan - Carlton
- Adam Houlihan - Geelong
- Damian Houlihan - Collingwood
- Mark O'Donoghue - North Melbourne
- John Longmire - North Melbourne
- Michael Gayfer - Collingwood
- Aaron Henneman - Essendon
- David Teague - North Melbourne
- Robert Campbell - Hawthorn
- Darral Henderson - North Melbourne
- Adam Matthews - Carlton
- Paul Lewis - Geelong
- Paul O'Donoghue - North Melbourne
- Peter Chisnall - North Melbourne
- Paul Bartlett - North Melbourne
- Craig Horwood - Collingwood
- Brett MacKenzie - North Melbourne
References
- ↑ The Border Mail, Saturday June 11 2016 "There's still a bit of bark in Wodonga Bulldogs' season after win over Corowa-Rutherglen Roos'
- ↑ The Border Mail, Saturday June 11 2016 "Commission administration model for Corowa-Rutherglen and Rutherglen clubs rolled out"
- ↑ Weekend of opportunity in footy
- ↑ Roos relish return to Barkley Park
- ↑ Roos return to Rutherglen
- ↑ http://www.foxsportspulse.com/club_info.cgi?c=1-6190-80832-0-0&sID=115070