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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.

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 –

1964 – Mick Dowdle – North Melbourne
1971 – Peter Stephens – Geelong
1986 – Billy Brownless – Geelong

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

Graham Cooper – Hawthorn. Coached Jerilderie in 1966.
Russell Jeffrey – St. Kilda & Brisbane Bears.

Premierships

Southern Riverina Football Association (1905–1931)
- Nil
Murray Valley Second Eighteen Football Association 2nd XVIII (1932–1956)
- 1933,^[5] 1934,^[6] 1937,^[7] 1938,^[8] 1951,
Coreen & District Football League (1957–1963)
- 1963
Murray Football League (1964–1993)
- 1983, 1987, 1989
Coreen & District Football League (1994–2007)
- 1999, 2000, 2003
Picola & District Football League (NW) (2008–present)
- 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014

References

^ Contact Details Jerilderie Football Club, SportsTG. Accessed 11 October 2016.
^ Full Points Footy, Picola & District Football League, archived from the original on 9 March 2009, retrieved 22 October 2008
^ "1891 - Jerilderie v Berrigan". The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express. NSW. 7 August 1891. p. 17. Retrieved 4 June 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
^ "1928 - Resch's Cup victory". Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser. NSW. 23 August 1923. p. 2. Retrieved 15 June 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
^ "1933 - Murray Valley 2nd 18 FA - Grand Final match review". Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser. NSW. 7 September 1933. p. 3. Retrieved 4 June 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
^ "1934 - Murray Valley 2nd 18 FA - Grand Final match review". Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser (NSW). 13 September 1934. p. 2. Retrieved 5 June 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
^ "1937 - Murray Valley 2nd 18 FA - Grand Final match review". Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser. NSW. 30 September 1937. p. 3. Retrieved 5 June 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
^ "1938 - Murray Valley 2nd 18 FA - Grand Final match review". Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser. NSW. 15 September 1938. p. 2. Retrieved 5 June 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.