Murray Bushrangers
Australian rules football club
Navy Blue Indigo YellowThe Murray Bushrangers is an Australian rules football team playing in Victorian statewide under-18s competition, presently known as the Talent League, since 1993 based in Wangaratta. The team trains on Norm Minns Oval, Wangaratta. The team is coached by Mark Brown in 2024. Guernsey colours are Black, Purple and Yellow, with black socks and black (home) or white (away) shorts.
The Bushrangers have produced some of the current elite Australian Football League players through the AFL Draft including Daniel Cross, Brett Deledio, Steele Sidebottom, Steve Johnson, Jarrad Waite, Kayne Pettifer, Justin Koschitzke, Hamish McIntosh, Barry Hall, Fraser Gehrig, Ben Mathews, Steven King, Robert Campbell, Alipate Carlile, David Mundy, Shannon Byrnes & Laitham Vandermeer
Club history
Murray Bushrangers are based at Wangaratta, near the Victoria-NSW border and have been involved in the competition since 1993 when the competition added another four country teams.
Murray lost in the 2007 TAC Cup Grand Final to the Calder Cannons by 50 points, the only TAC Team of the Year representative for the year was Ben McEvoy. 2008 saw the Bushrangers dominate the entire competition season finishing 1st at season end and defeating the Dandenong Stingrays by 81 points in the 2008 grand final, midfielder-forward Steele Sidebottom had a game-high 32 possessions and kicked 10.3 claiming best on ground honours.[1][2]
Draftees
The following footballers where drafted to an AFL club from the Murray Bushrangers FC.
- AFL Draftees
- 1993: Fraser Gehrig, Phil Lewis
- 1994: Joel Smith, Shane Sikora, Adem Yze, Shaun Gordon
- 1995: Adam Houlihan, Steven King, Luke Trew, Leigh Marshall, Andrew Lamb, Ben Mathews, Barry Hall
- 1996: Rory Hilton, Hayden Lamaro, Ben Parker
- 1997: Joel Mckay, Brad Stephens, Joshua Robertson
- 1998: Murray Vance, Aaron Henneman, Ricky Symes, Chris Lamb, Michael Stevens, Derek Murray
- 1999: Josh Fraser, Adam Butler, Andrew Mills, Robert Forster-Knight, Ryan Houlihan, Matthew Shir, Adam Matthews
- 2000: Justin Koschitzke, Kayne Pettifer, Blake Campbell, Allan Murray, Chris Hyde, Sean O'Keeffe, Daniel Cross, Marc Bullen, Luke Hammond, Robert Campbell, Craig Ednie
- 2001: Steve Johnson, Mark Powell, Simon O'Keefe, Justin Davies, Mark McGough, Jarrad Waite, Josh Houlihan
- 2002: Hamish McIntosh, Luke Mullins
- 2003: Kane Tenace, Ryley Dunn, David Mundy
- 2004: Brett Deledio, Chris Egan, Michael Newton
- 2005: Marcus Drum, Beau Muston, Alipate Carlile
- 2006: Ben Reid
- 2007: Ben McEvoy, Dawson Simpson
- 2008: Jack Ziebell, Steele Sidebottom, Sam Wright, Caleb Tiller, Tom Rockliff, Andrew Browne
- 2009: Sam Reid, Brayden Norris, Taylor Duryea, Dylan McNeil
- 2010: Shaun Atley, Josh Mellington
- 2011: Patrick Wearden, Lachlan Smith, Jack Crisp
- 2012: Tom Clurey, Josh Prudden, Matt Taberner, Cadeyn Williams
- 2013: Jarman Impey, Nick Holman, Max King
- 2014: Caleb Marchbank, Daniel Howe, Nathan Drummond, Dougal Howard
- 2015: Josh Schache, Clayton Oliver, Mitch King
- 2016: Will Brodie, Jy Simpkin, Todd Marshall, Esava Ratugolea, Lachlan Tiziani, Ryan Garthwaite, Harry Morrison, Zach Sproule, James Cousins, Max Lynch
- 2017: Charlie Spargo, Ben Paton, Harry Jones, Doulton Langlands
- 2018: Ely Smith, Laitham Vandermeer, Jacob Koschitzke, Mathew Walker, Finbar O'Dwyer, Jordon Butts
- 2019: Lachlan Ash
- 2020: Elijah Hollands, Dominic Bedendo
- 2021: Josh Rachele, Tom Brown
- 2022: Oliver Hollands, Brayden George, Caleb Mitchell
- 2023: Connor O'Sullivan, Phoenix Gothard, Darcy Wilson, Oscar Ryan
Statistical Record
- Premierships (2): 1998, 2008
- Runners-up (3): 2003, 2007, 2016
- Minor Premiers (4): 1999, 2000, 2001, 2008
- Wooden Spoons (1): 2023
- Morrish Medallist: Derek Murray (1997), Farran Priest (2008) Clayton Oliver (2015)
- Games Record Holder: Derek Murray (48 games)
- Goals Record Holer: Adam Prior (85 Goals)
- TAC CUP Coach Award Winners: -
- Grand Final Best On Ground Medalist: Michael Stevens (1998), Steele Sidebottom (2008)
Team of the Year players
- 1993: Fraser Gehrig
- 1994: Joel Smith
- 1995: Jason Sheather, Barry Hall
- 1996: Hayden Lamaro
- 1997: Matthew Hyde, Heath Younie, Derek Murray
- 1998: Chris Lamb, Derek Murray
- 1999: Craig Ednie, Josh Fraser, David Teague
- 2000: Craig Ednie, Justin Koschitzke, Sean O'Keefe
- 2001: Mark McGough, Steve Johnson, Justin Davies
- 2002: Corey Brown, Hamish McIntosh
- 2003: Kane Tenace, Ryley Dunn, Lance Oswald
- 2004: Marcus Drum, Brett Deledio
- 2005: Tim Looby, Marcus Drum
- 2006: -
- 2007: Ben McEvoy
- 2008: Jack Ziebell, Tom Rockliff, Kade Klemke
- 2009: Dylan McNeil
- 2010: Shaun Atley, Anthony Miles
- 2011: Jack Crisp
- 2012: Tom Clurey
- 2013: Michael Gibbons, Nick Holman
- 2014: Daniel Howe, Nathan Drummond
- 2015: Josh Schache, Clayton Oliver, Nick Coughlan
- 2016: Will Brodie, James Cousins
Talent League Girls
- Premierships (0): Nil
- Runners-up (1): 2017
Club Honourboard
The club's best and fairest award has been called the John Byrne Medal since 2010.
| Murray Bushrangers FC: Under 18 Boys - TAC Cup | |||||||||
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| Year | Coach | Manager | Captain | Best & Fairest | |||||
| 1993 | Gary Foulds | John Byrne | Clint Whitsed | Fraser Gehrig | |||||
| 1994 | Kelly O'Donnell | John Byrne | Mark Knobel | Jason Sheather | |||||
| 1995 | Kelly O'Donnell | John Byrne | Jason Sheather | Rob Thorton | |||||
| 1996 | Kelly O'Donnell | John Byrne | Matthew Byers | Matthew Byers | |||||
| 1997 | Kelly O'Donnell | John Byrne | Matthew Hyde/Joel McKay/Heath Younie | Matthew Hyde | |||||
| 1998 | Kelly O'Donnell | John Byrne | Derek Murray/John Shiels | Adam Pearce | |||||
| 1999 | Kelly O'Donnell | John Byrne | Todd Brown / Matthew Shir | Craig Ednie | |||||
| 2000 | Kelly O'Donnell | John Byrne | Criag Ednie/Chris Hyde/Marc Bullen | Kayne Pettifer | |||||
| 2001 | Xavier Tanner | John Byrne | Josh Dicketts | Mark McGough | |||||
| 2002 | Xavier Tanner | John Byrne | Lachie Longmire/Corey Brown/Shannon Byrnes | Cory Brown | |||||
| 2003 | Xavier Tanner | John Byrne | Ryley Dunn/Will Gayfer | Kane Tenace | |||||
| 2004 | Xavier Tanner | John Byrne | Jayden Kotzer/Michael Davidson | Jordan Wood | |||||
| 2005 | Xavier Tanner | John Byrne | Marcus Drum | Marcus Drum | |||||
| 2006 | Peter Dean | John Byrne | Brad Collins | Mark Tyrell | |||||
| 2007 | Peter Dean | John Byrne | Ben McEvoy | ||||||
| 2008 | Phil Bunn | John Byrne | Steele Sidebottom | ||||||
| 2009 | Phil Bunn | John Byrne | Dylan McNeill | ||||||
| 2010 | Darren Ogier | Andrew Carson | Shaun Atley & | ||||||
| Willie Wheller | |||||||||
| 2011 | Darren Ogier | Andrew Carson | Jack Crisp | ||||||
| 2012 | Darren Ogier | Andrew Carson | Sam Martyn | ||||||
| 2013 | Darren Ogier | Andrew Carson | Bryden Squires | ||||||
| 2014 | Darren Ogier | Lee Fraser | Nathan Drummond | ||||||
| 2015 | Darren Ogier | Lee Fraser | Clayton Oliver | ||||||
| 2016 | Leon Higgins | Mick Wilson | James Cousins | ||||||
| 2017 | Leon Higgins | Mick Wilson | |||||||
| 2018 | Leon Higgins | Mick Wilson | Harry Beasley/Elijah Hollands | Ely Smith | |||||
| 2019 | Mark Brown | Mick Wilson | Jye Chalcraft & | ||||||
| Jimmy Boyer | |||||||||
| 2020 | Mark Brown | Mick Wilson | In recess > COVID-19 | ||||||
| 2021 | Mark Brown | Mick Wilson | Kade Chalcraft | ||||||
| 2022 | Mark Brown | Mick Wilson | Noah Bradshaw & | ||||||
| Ryan Eyers | |||||||||
| 2023 | Mark Brown | Mick Wilson | Darcy Wilson | ||||||
| 2024 | Mark Brown | Mick Wilson | |||||||
Notes
- Lovett, Michael, ed. (21 April 2024). AFL Record Season Guide 2010. G. Slattery. pp. 906–907. ISBN 978-0-9806274-5-9.
External links
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- Official website
- Official Tac Cup Website
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