Central Hume Football Association

The Central Hume Football Association was an Australian Rules Football competition that was first established in 1928 after a meeting comprising the following clubs: Bowna, Burrumbuttock, Gerogery, Jindera and Walbundrie ^[1] and was based at Jindera in the Riverina area, New South Wales.

History

The Central Hume Football Association was an Australian Rules Football competition that was first established in 1928 after a meeting comprising the following clubs: Bowna, Burrumbuttock, Gerogery, Jindera and Walbundrie.

In 1933, Gerogery, Jindera and Lavington broke away and joined the newly formed Hume Football League, ^[2] with Gerogery having immediate success, claiming four consecutive Hume Football League premierships from 1933 to 1936.

Bulgandra FC played in the Central Hume FA in 1933 and 1934, which was a small settlement near where gold was discovered at the Walbundrie Reefs in the 1850's. ^[3]

G Chisnall, Walla Walla FC won the league best and fairest award, the Loftus Medal in 1933. ^[4]

In 1935, Burrumbuttock, Walbundrie and Walla Walla joined the Hume Football League, ^[5] while Brocklesby joined the Albury & District Football League and Rand joined the Coreen & District Football League.

The Central Hume FA held a meeting in March, 1935, with three clubs - Bulgandra, Rand and Walbundrie keen to play, but it appears the competition did not reform at the scheduled May, 1935 meeting after a number of former club's joined the Hume Football League during the presiding two years.

All up there were eleven club's that played in the Central Hume FA during its short, seven year history.

Hume Football Association - 1922 to 1926.

There was an original Hume Football Association that was formed in 1922 and ran from 1922 to 1926 during its short history.

• Premiers / Runners Up
  • 1922 - Bulgandra: 8.12 - 60 defeated Walla Walla: 6.4 - 40. ^[6] Other teams were - Brocklesby, Burrumbuttock and Walbundrie.
  • 1923 - Burrumbuttock: 6.8 - 38 d Brocklesby: 6.5 - 35. ^{[7] [8]} Other teams were - Bulgandra, Walbundrie and Walla Walla. Brocklesby & Walla Walla ^[9] joined the Riverina Football Association in 1924.
  • 1924 - Bulgandra d Burrumbuttock. ^[10] Other teams were - Walbundrie and Walla Walla Sub Division (Ramblers). ^[11] The Walla Walla Subdivision FC ^[12] joined the Riverina Football Association in 1925. Burrumbuttock joined the Albury B. Grade Football Association in 1925. ^[13]
  • 1925 - The Hume FA had an AGM in March, 1925 with three club's, Bulgandra, Rand and Walbundrie interested in playing, ^[14] but it appears the Hume FA went into recess in 1925.
  • 1926 - Rand: 10.3 - 64 d Bulgandra: 4.6 - 30. ^{[15] [16] [17]} Other teams were - Burrumbuttock and Walbundrie. ^{[18] [19]} Burrumbuttock joined the Albury & Border FA & Rand joined the Osborne FA in 1927, ^[20] while Bulgandra and Walbundrie were forced to go into recess for 1927, ^[21] as Walbundrie were refused entry into the Albury & Border FA. ^[22] Bulgandra and Walbundrie then joined the Central Hume FA in 1928.

Clubs

Final

Club	Colours	Nickname	Home Ground	Former league	Est.	Years in CHFA	CHFA Senior Premierships		Fate
							Total	Years
Brocklesby		Kangaroos	Brocklesby Recreation Reserve, Brocklesby	A&DFL	1907	1933-1934	0	-	Moved to Albury & District FL in 1935
Bulgandra				HFA		1933-1934	0	-	Folded after 1934 season [23]
Burrumbuttock		Swans	Burrumbuttock Recreation Reserve, Burrumbuttock	A&BFL	1911	1928-1934	2	1928, 1932	Moved to Hume FL in 1935
Rand		Pigeons	Rand Recreation Reserve, Rand	C&DFA	1925	1932-1934	2	1933, 1934	Moved to Coreen & District FL in 1935 [24]
Walbundrie		Tigers	Walbundrie Showground, Walbundrie	HFA	1906 [25]	1928-1934	0	-	Moved to Hume FL in 1935
Walla Walla		Hoppers	Walla Walla Sportsground, Walla Walla	RFA	1903	1930-1934	1	1931	Moved to Hume FL in 1935

Former

Club	Colours	Nickname	Home Ground	Former league	Est.	Years in CHFA	CHFA Senior Premierships		Fate
							Total	Years
Bowna				A&BFL		1928	0	-	Folded after 1928 season
Gerogery			Gerogery Recreation Ground, Gerogery	A&BFL	1903 [26]	1928-1932	1	1930	Moved to Hume FL in 1933
Jindera		Bulldogs	Jindera Sports Ground, Jindera	A&BFL	1900	1928-1932	1	1929	Moved to Hume FL in 1933
Lavington		Saints	Urana Road Oval, Lavington	A&BFL	1918	1929-1932	0	-	Moved to Hume FL in 1933
Mullengandra						1929-1931	0	-	Folded after 1931 season [27]

Central Hume FA: Premiers / Runners Up

• 1928 - Burrumbuttock: 9.11 - 65 d Jindera: 5.15 - 45. ^[28] Played at Jindera.
• 1929 - Jindera: 11.5 - 71 d Gerogery: 8.5 - 53 ^[29]
• 1930 - Gerogery: 6.8 - 44 d Jindera: 3.9 - 27 ^{[30] [31]}
• 1931 - Walla Walla: 16.12 - 108 d Burrumbuttock: 13.12 - 90. ^[32] Played at Jindera.
• 1932 - Burrumbuttock d Rand. ^[33] Played at Walla Walla.
• 1933 - Rand: 10.9 - 69 d Burrumbuttock: 8.8 - 56. ^[34] Played at Walbundrie.
• 1934 - Rand: 5.13 - 43 d Bulgandra: 5.8 - 38. ^[35] Played at Walbundrie.

League Best & Fairest Award

Richard Loftus Medal (Walbundrie Hotel)

• 1933 - George Chisnall, Walla Walla ^[36]
• 1934 - Gus Bedgood, Walbundrie, 21 votes ^[37]

Central Hume FA: Office Bearers

Year	President	Secretary	Treasurer
1928	George Nation	W Cross	W Cross [38]
1929	George Nation	W Cross	W Cross [39]
1930	George Nation	W Cross	W Cross [40]
1931	George Nation	W Cross	W Cross [41]
1932	George Nation	W Hay	W Hay [42]
1933	George Nation	W Hay	W Hay [43]
1934	George Nation	E W Head
1935		C J Boutcher [44]

Links

• Hume FNL website
• Riverina Football Association

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