Euroa Football Club
| Euroa | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Names | ||
| Full name | Euroa Football Club | |
| Nickname(s) | Magpies | |
| Club details | ||
| Founded | 1880 | |
| Colours | ||
| Competition | Goulburn Valley Football League | |
| Premierships | 2 (1971, 1990) | |
| Ground(s) | Memorial Oval | |
| Uniforms | ||
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| Other information | ||
| Official website | Euroa FNC | |
The Euroa Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Magpies, is an Australian rules football and netball club sited in the town of Euroa, in the north-east of Victoria.
The club teams has competed in the Goulburn Valley Football League since 1971. [1]
Football Leagues[]
Euroa Football Club has played in the following football competitions -
- (NEFA)
- 1891–1902, 1909–1912;
- (WNEFL)
- 1913–1930, 1934–1938, 1947–1970;
- (EDFL)
- 1903-1908, 1931–1933, 1944–1946 [2]
- Goulburn Valley Football League
- 1971 to present day
Senior Football Premierships (All Leagues)[]
- (EDFL)
- 1894, 1905 (2 total);[2]
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- 1911 (1 total)[3]
- Goulburn Valley Football League (GVFL)
- 1971, 1990 (2 total)[2]
VFL / AFL Players[]
The following footballers originally played with Euroa FC prior to making their VFL / AFL debut.
- 1901 - Paddy McGuiness - St. Kilda
- 1901 - Jim McLean - Melbourne
- 1907 - Charles Bolton - Essendon
- 1907 - Graham Diggle - Collingwood
- 1910 - Bill Scott - Richmond
- 1913 - George Pattison - Fitzroy
- 1926 - Bert Carey - Fitzroy
- 1933 - Jack Sambell - Melbourne
- 1936 - Mick McFarlane - Essendon
- 1951 - Les Reed - Geelong
- 1956 - Dick O'Bree - Collingwood
- 1965 - Don Gross - Essendon
- 1997 - Hayden Lamaro - Melbourne
- 1998 - Rory Hilton - Brisbane Lions
- 2000 - Andrew Mills - Richmond
- 2010 - Relton Roberts - Richmond
- 2012 - Jamie Elliott - Collingwood
The following footballers came to Euroa after playing in the VFA, VFL, AFL, with the year indicating their debut with Euroa FC.
- 1947 - Jack Cassin - Essendon
- 1951 - Ivor McIvor - Essendon
- 1952 - Jack Whelan - Brunswick
- 1964 - Bob Hempel - Footscray
- 1990 - David Robertson - Collingwood
Notable local Euroa players[]
- Craig Bamford 375+ Senior games
- Bob Bosustow. Premiership coach 1957 and 58
- Dick O'Bree, Euroa Premiership player in 1957 and 1958 after kicking 140 goals in a premiership year as a 16 year old at Lake Boga. Began coaching Euroa in 1963 and were premiers in 63,64 and 65. Premiers again in 67,69 and 70. Coached the club to a premiership in 1971 its first year in the GVFL. Kicked over 1200 goals in his career. Also coached the reserves to numerous premierships at the same time as coaching the senior team. Played in 11 premierships. Coached 7 premierships.
- David King - Former NFL Punter with New England Patriots.
- Kevin Storer. Premiership coach 1990
References[]
- ^ "Euroa". Full Points Footy.
- ^ a b c d "Australian Football - Euroa Football Club - Info". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ "1911 NEWFA Premiership". Trove Newspapers. Benalla Standard Newspaper.
- ^ "1922 - WNEFA Premiers - Euroa FC Premiership Team Photo". Trove Newspapers. The Weekly Times Newspaper.
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Categories:
- Australian rules football clubs in Victoria (Australia)
- Sports clubs established in 1880
- 1880 establishments in Australia
- Australian rules football clubs established in 1880
- Goulburn Valley Football League clubs
- Euroa
- Netball teams in Victoria (Australia)