Finley Football Club

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Full nameFinley Football Netball Club
Nickname(s)Cats
Club details
Foundedc. late 19th. Century [note 1]
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Competition Murray FNL
PresidentMatt Clarke
CoachEthan Reeves
Premierships(17): 1907, 1910, 1914, 1918, 1922, 1923 1926, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1952, 1954, 1958, 1971, 1981, 1982, 1988
Uniforms
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The Finley Football Club, nicknamed the Cats, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the town of Finley located in the Riverina district of New South Wales.

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The club's football and netball teams currently play in the playing in the Murray FNL, which Finley joined in 1933.

History

Earliest mentions of the club in the local press appear in 1894 with its early success against the Berrigan Football Club. [2]

The club held an Annual General Meeting in 1895 and entered the Murray Border Football Association, [3] then in 1899 joined the Federal District Football Association . [4]

Finley FC competed in the Southern Riverina Football Association from 1905 to 1931 and played in 16 grand finals in that period and winning 10 premierships.

Walter Barthelson, a 17 year old Finley footballer from "The Rocks", Tocumwal, New South Wales was injured whilst playing football in 1908 against Leniston and died after an abdominal operation the following day. [5] [6] [7]

In 1915, Finley footballer, Sidney Jones was killed shortly after the outbreak of World War I. [8] [9] [10]

Some players from Finley have risen to the major football league in the country, the Australian Football League (AFL), including –

Football competitions timeline

Finley FC have played in the following competitions.

Premierships

Senior Football

Runners Up

Senior Football

Southern Riverina Football Association (6)

Murray Football League (11)

VFL / AFL Players

The following footballers, played with Finley prior to playing senior VFL / AFL football, with the year indicating their debut season.

Notes

  1. ↑ The date of foundation is unclear. Some sources state the club was established in the 1890s but there is no reliable evidence about that. [1]

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References

  1. ↑ Finley FC profile
  2. ↑ "No Title". The Berrigan Advocate . Vol. III, no. 136. New South Wales, Australia. 25 May 1894. p. 2. Retrieved 17 July 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "1895 - Murray Border FA - Draw". Cobram Courier. 4 July 1895. p. 5. Retrieved 28 May 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
  4. ↑ "1899 - Federal FA - Draw". Cobram Courier. 18 May 1899. p. 2. Retrieved 25 April 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
  5. ↑ "1908 - Walter Bartelson's Death". Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser. NSW. 5 June 1905. p. 2. Retrieved 29 May 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
  6. ↑ "1908 - Walter Barthelson's death". Goulburn Evening Penny Post. 2 June 1908. p. 2. Retrieved 29 May 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
  7. ↑ "1908 - Coronial Enquiry". Tocumwal Guardian & Finley Free Press. 12 June 1908. p. 2. Retrieved 29 May 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
  8. ↑ "1915 - Sidney Jones death notice". The Farmer & Settler. 6 July 1915. p. 5. Retrieved 28 May 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
  9. ↑ "1915 - Sidney Jones - Death Notice". The Daily Telegraph. 1 July 1915. p. 11. Retrieved 28 May 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
  10. ↑ "1915 - Jones Family & World War I". The Albury Banner & Wodonga Express. 24 September 1915. p. 30. Retrieved 28 May 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
  11. ↑ Wilks, M. (2011) Australian football clubs in NSW Bas Publishing. p. 42
  12. ↑ "1901 - Federal FA - AGM". Numurkah Leader. 7 June 1901. p. 5. Retrieved 28 May 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
  13. ↑ "1907 - Southern Riverina FA Premiers". The Corowa Chronicle. 10 August 1907. Retrieved 27 May 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
  14. ↑ "1907 - Southern Riverina FA - Premiers". Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser. 9 August 1907. p. 6. Retrieved 27 May 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
  15. ↑ "1914 - Southern Riverina FA - Grand Final match review". Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser. NSW. 7 August 1914. p. 2. Retrieved 28 May 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
  16. ↑ "1918 - Southern Riverina FA - Grand Final Protest". Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo. NSW. 6 September 1918. p. 5. Retrieved 28 May 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
  17. ↑ "1922 - Southern Riverina FA - Grand Final match review". Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Stock Journal. 18 August 1922. p. 3.
  18. ↑ "1923 - Southern Riverina FA - Grand Final match review". Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser. 30 August 1923. Retrieved 27 May 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
  19. ↑ "1926 - Southern Riverina FA - Grand Final match review". Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser. 16 September 1926. p. 3. Retrieved 27 May 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
  20. ↑ "1927 - Southern Riverina FA - Grand Final match review". Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser. 1 September 1927. p. 3. Retrieved 27 May 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
  21. ↑ "1929 - Southern Riverina FA - Grand Final match review". The Independent. Deniliquin, NSW. 11 October 1929. p. 4. Retrieved 27 May 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
  22. ↑ "1930 - Southern Riverina Football Club". Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser. 28 August 1930. Retrieved 27 May 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
  23. ↑ "1930 - Southern Riverina FA - Grand Final match preview". Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser. 21 August 1930. p. 4. Retrieved 27 May 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
  24. ↑ Club history
  25. ↑ "1909 - Southern Riverina FA - Grand Final match review". Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press. NSW. 6 August 1909. p. 2. Retrieved 27 May 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
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