Mulwala Football Club

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Mulwala
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Names
Full nameMulwala Football Netball Club
Nickname(s)Lions
2023 season
After finalsPremiers
Home-and-away season17-1
Club details
Founded1882
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Competition Murray FNL
CoachRohan Davies, Jackson Gash
Captain(s)Dylan McNamara, Lachlan Rouel
Premierships(8): 1912, 1950, 1959, 1968, 1969, 1990, 2022, 2023
Ground(s)Lonsdale Reserve, Mulwala (capacity: 10,000)
Uniforms
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Official website http://www.mulwalafnc.sportingpulse.net

The Mulwala Football Club, nicknamed the Lions, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the town of Mulwala located in the Riverina district of New South Wales.

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The first recorded match was Mulwala verses Murray Football Club on Saturday, 23 September 1882. [1]

Between 1883 and 1886 a Selector's Union Football Club played their home games in Mulwala and played against Corowa and Border United for the Camplin Cup. [2]

In 1894, the Tungamah Caladonian Society donated 20 medals to be competed for by the following football teams – Burramine South, Mulwala, Tungamah, Yarrawonga and Youarang. [3]

In 1898 Mulwala FC competed in the Yarrawonga & District Football Association against – Burramine South, Bundalong, Katamatite, Telford and Yarrawonga. [4]

In 1902, Mulwala were runners up to St. James / Devenish United Football Club in the Yarrawonga and Border Football Association. [5]

Mulwala were runners up to Rennie in the 1939 [6] and 1940 [7] Coreen & District Football League grand final.

In 1948, Burramine defeated Mulwala by one point to win the premiership of the Murray Valley North East Football League. [8]

Mulwala have competed in the Murray FNL, in both football and netball since 1987.

League competitions timeline

Tungamah Caledonian Society Football Competition

Yarrawonga District Football Association

Benalla Mulwala Football League

Coreen & District Football League

Mulwala Football Club

Murray Valley North-East Football League

Benalla Tungamah Football League

Tungamah Football League

Murray Football League

Premierships

Senior Football

Football League – Best and Fairest Winners

Seniors

Benalla Tungamah Football League

Tungamah Football League

Murray Football League

Mulwala FC players who played in the VFL / AFL

The following players played with Mulwala, prior to playing senior football in the VFL, with the year indicating their VFL debut.

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References

  1. ↑ "1882 – Mulwala v Murray". The Corowa Free Press– via Trove Newspapers.
  2. ↑ "1886 – Camplin Cup". The Corowa Free Press newspaper– via Trove Newspapers.
  3. ↑ "1894 – Yarrawonga DFA". Ovens and Murray Advertiser– via Trove Newspapers.
  4. ↑ "1898 – Yarrawonga & DFA". Cobram Courier– via Trove Newspapers.
  5. ↑ "1902 – Yarrawonga & BFA – Grand Final Review". Benalla Standard– via Trove Newspapers.
  6. ↑ "1939 - Rennie". The Corowa Free Press (NSW). 15 September 1939. p. 1. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  7. ↑ "1940 - Football". Border Morning Mail. 28 August 1940. p. 5. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  8. ↑ "1948 - BURRAMINE'S ONE POINT WIN". Border Morning Mail (Albury, NSW). 13 September 1948. p. 7. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  9. ↑ "1912 - Yarrawonga & DFA - Grand Final match review". The Argus. 16 September 1912. p. 11. Retrieved 8 May 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
  10. ↑ "1912 - Football premiers honoured". The Corowa Free Press. 25 October 1912. p. 4. Retrieved 8 May 2020– via Trove NEwspapers.
  11. ↑ "1950 - Murray Valley FL - Grand Final Review". The Corowa Free Press. 22 September 1950. p. 4 – via Trove Newspapers.
  12. ↑ "1955 - Benalla Tungamah FL - Lawless Medal". The Argus. 2 September 1955. p. 22. Retrieved 28 June 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
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