The Mulwala Football Club, nicknamed the Lions, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the town of Mulwala located in the Riverina district of New South Wales.
| Mulwala | ||
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| Names | ||
| Full name | Mulwala Football Netball Club | |
| Nickname(s) | Lions | |
| 2023 season | ||
| After finals | Premiers | |
| Home-and-away season | 17-1 | |
| Club details | ||
| Founded | 1882 | |
| Colours | ||
| Competition | Murray FNL | |
| Coach | Rohan Davies, Jackson Gash | |
| Captain(s) | Dylan McNamara, Lachlan Rouel | |
| Premierships | (8): 1912, 1950, 1959, 1968, 1969, 1990, 2022, 2023 | |
| Ground(s) | Lonsdale Reserve, Mulwala (capacity: 10,000) | |
| Uniforms | ||
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| Other information | ||
| Official website | http://www.mulwalafnc.sportingpulse.net | |
The first recorded match was Mulwala verses Murray Football Club on Saturday, 23 September 1882.[1]
Between 1883 and 1886 a Selector's Union Football Club played their home games in Mulwala and played against Corowa and Border United for the Camplin Cup.[2]
In 1894, the Tungamah Caladonian Society donated 20 medals to be competed for by the following football teams – Burramine South, Mulwala, Tungamah, Yarrawonga and Youarang.[3]
In 1898 Mulwala FC competed in the Yarrawonga & District Football Association against – Burramine South, Bundalong, Katamatite, Telford and Yarrawonga.[4]
In 1902, Mulwala were runners up to St. James / Devenish United Football Club in the Yarrawonga and Border Football Association.[5]
Mulwala were runners up to Rennie in the 1939[6] and 1940[7] Coreen & District Football League grand final.
In 1948, Burramine defeated Mulwala by one point to win the premiership of the Murray Valley North East Football League.[8]
Mulwala have competed in the Murray FNL, in both football and netball since 1987.
League competitions timeline
editTungamah Caledonian Society Football Competition
- 1894
Yarrawonga District Football Association
- 1898–1919;
Benalla Mulwala Football League
- 1920–1937;
Coreen & District Football League
- 1938–1940;
- Mulwala Football Club
- 1941–1945 Club in recess, due to World War II
Murray Valley North-East Football League
- 1946–1948;
Benalla Tungamah Football League
- 1949–1966
- 1967–1986
- 1987 to present day
Premierships
edit- Senior Football
- Yarrawonga & Border Football Association (1):
- Murray Valley Football League (1):
- 1950 [11]
- Tungamah Football League (3):
- 1959, 1968, 1969
- Murray Football League (3):
- 1990, 2022, 2023
Football League – Best and Fairest Winners
edit- Seniors
Benalla Tungamah Football League
- 1955 – Les Squires [12]
- 1977 – B Cooper
- 1987 – Phillip Beams
- 1999 – Robert Lamberti
- 2001 – Robert Lamberti
- 2005 – Jason Sanderson
- 2019 – Jackson Gash
- 2023 – Jackson Gash
Mulwala FC players who played in the VFL / AFL
editThe following players played with Mulwala, prior to playing senior football in the VFL, with the year indicating their VFL debut.
- 1927 – Frank Seymour – Carlton & Fitzroy
- 1974 – Dennis Payne – Melbourne
- 2002 – Mark McGough – Collingwood & St. Kilda
- 2024 - Caleb Mitchell - Sydney Swans
References
edit- ^ "1882 – Mulwala v Murray". The Corowa Free Press – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1886 – Camplin Cup". The Corowa Free Press newspaper – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1894 – Yarrawonga DFA". Ovens and Murray Advertiser. 19 May 1894 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1898 – Yarrawonga & DFA". Cobram Courier. 25 August 1898 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1902 – Yarrawonga & BFA – Grand Final Review". Benalla Standard. 26 August 1902 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1939 - Rennie". The Corowa Free Press (NSW). 15 September 1939. p. 1. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "1940 - Football". Border Morning Mail. 28 August 1940. p. 5. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "1948 - BURRAMINE'S ONE POINT WIN". Border Morning Mail (Albury, NSW). 13 September 1948. p. 7. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "1912 - Yarrawonga & DFA - Grand Final match review". The Argus. 16 September 1912. p. 11. Retrieved 8 May 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1912 - Football premiers honoured". The Corowa Free Press. 25 October 1912. p. 4. Retrieved 8 May 2020 – via Trove NEwspapers.
- ^ "1950 - Murray Valley FL - Grand Final Review". The Corowa Free Press. 22 September 1950. p. 4 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1955 - Benalla Tungamah FL - Lawless Medal". The Argus. 2 September 1955. p. 22. Retrieved 28 June 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.