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1 History  





2 Clubs  



2.1  Murray Valley FNL (2023)  



2.1.1  Current clubs  







2.2  Riverland Independent FL (19712022)  



2.2.1  Final clubs  





2.2.2  Former clubs  









3 Notable players  





4 Premiers  



4.1  Riverland Independent FL (19712022)  





4.2  Murray Valley FNL (2023)  







5 References  





6 Books  





7 External links  














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Murray Valley Football Netball League
SportAustralian rules football
Netball
Founded2023; 1 year ago (2023)
No. of teams7
CountryAustralia
ConfederationSANFL Community Football
Official websitemvfnl.com

The Murray Valley Football Netball League (MVFNL) is an Australian rules football League located in South Australia's Riverland region. The league features clubs from the smaller towns of the Riverland and Upper Murray region.

The league was born out of the ashes of the Riverland Independent Football League, which, after disassociating from the Riverland Football League following the conclusion of the 2022 season, combined with the Riverland Independent Netball Association to create a new administration and competition.[1]

History[edit]

The origins of this league came in 1909 when Lyrup, Renmark Town and Fairview Rovers founded the Murray Football Association. Lyrup won the first ever premiership.

The competition reformed in 1919 as the Upper Murray Football Association and in 1923 split into A and B grade competitions. In 1952, the Association became the Upper Murray Football League (UMFL), not to be confused with the league of the same name located around Corryong, Victoria.

In 1971, the league's B Grade division split out into its own competition as the Riverland Independent B-Grade Football Association. It was renamed the Riverland Independent Football League (RIFL) the following season, while the UMFL underwent its own renaming to the Riverland Football League.

Ramco joined the RIFL in 2009 from the Mid Murray Football Association (MMFA), as did Blanchetown/Swan Reach in 2010, and the MMFA disbanded.

At the conclusion of the 2022 season, the Mallee Football League disbanded and Murrayville applied for admittance to the new MVFNL competition.

Clubs[edit]

Murray Valley FNL (2023–)[edit]

Current clubs[edit]

Jumper Club Nickname Years Premierships Premiership seasons
Blanchetown-Swan Reach Redbacks

(formerly Bulldogs)

2023– 0
Browns Well Bombers 2023– 0
Murrayville Blues 2023– 0
Paringa Swans 2023– 0
Sedan-Cambrai Magpies 2023– 1 2023
Ramco Roosters 2023– 0
Wunkar Bulldogs 2023– 0

Riverland Independent FL (1971–2022)[edit]

Final clubs[edit]

Jumper Club Nickname Years Premierships Premiership seasons[2]
Blanchetown-Swan Reach Redbacks

(formerly Bulldogs)

2010–2022 2 2012, 2022
Browns Well Bombers 1971–2022 10 1972, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1985–86, 1988, 2000, 2016–17
Paringa Swans 1971–2022 8 1979, 1995, 1997, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2018
Sedan-Cambrai Magpies 2016–2022 1 2019
Ramco Roosters 2009–2022 1 2021
Wunkar Bulldogs 1971–2022 2 1974, 1976

Former clubs[edit]

Jumper Club Nickname Years Premierships Premiership seasons Notes
Browns Well 2 1971–1976 0 Folded in 1977
Chaffey Blues 1971–1980 0 Merged with Renmark Rovers to become Renmark-Chaffey in 1981
Cobdogla Eagles 1971–2021 11 1981, 1984, 1987, 1989–90–91, 1998–99, 2006–07–08 Folded in 2022
East Murray Tigers 1994–2014 1 2003 Folded in 2015
Gerard Hawks 1971–1989 0 Folded in 1990
Lyrup Lions 1971–2021 8 1973, 1980, 1996, 2001, 2004, 2010–11, 2015 Folded in 2022
Moorook-Kingston Warriors 1971–2016 7 1971, 1977, 1983, 1992–93–94, 2014 Folded in 2017
Renmark-Chaffey Rovers 1981–1986 0 Folded in 1987
Riverland United 1998–1999; 2003 0 Went into recess in 2000, returned in 2003 and folded in 2004
United Saints 1997–2003 0 Suspended mid-season 2001, returned in 2002 and folded in 2004

Notable players[edit]

Sam Durdin East Murray

Aaron Francis East Murray

Anthony Lehmann Browns Well

Premiers[edit]

Riverland Independent FL (1971–2022)[edit]

Murray Valley FNL (2023–)[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dand, Lachlan (18 January 2023). "Real deal Neil to lead new MVFNL". Murray Pioneer. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  • ^ Country Footy 2010 Archived 22 July 2012 at archive.today
  • Books[edit]

    External links[edit]


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