Nyah Nyah West United Football Netball Club

Last updated

Nyah Nyah West United
Nyah Nyah West United FNC logo.png
Names
Full nameNyah Nyah West United Football and Netball Club Inc.
Nickname(s)Demons, United
Club details
Founded1978;46 years ago (1978)
Colours  
Competition Central Murray Football Netball League
PresidentJarrod Skinner
CoachJason Murphy & Nick O'Neill [1]
Captain(s)Brady Davidson
PremiershipsCMFNL (3)
  • 2000
  • 2001
  • 2024
Ground(s)Nyah Recreation Reserve
Uniforms
Kit body red v top.png
Kit body sleeveless.png
Kit shorts redsides.png
Kit shorts.svg
Kit socks long.svg
Home

The Nyah Nyah West United Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Demons or United, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in Nyah, a town in northern Victoria. The club's teams currently play in the Central Murray Football Netball League. Born out of a merger between neighbouring Nyah and Nyah West in 1978, the Demons have won two senior football premierships in their history, going back-to-back in 2000 and 2001.

Contents

History

Nyah Nyah West United was formed in 1978 when Nyah Football Club and Nyah West Football Club of the Mid-Murray Football League elected to merge. [2] The club's senior team initially struggled following their formation. Following the 1996 season, the club moved to the Central Murray Football League following the merge of the Mid-Murray, Northern and Echuca leagues. [3]

Premierships

Awards

League best and fairest

League leading goalkicker

VFL/AFL players

Honour roll

Presidents

PeriodPresident
1978–1980W. J. Gleeson
1981F. L. Boulton
1982–1983I. D. Wright
1984–1987G. Westcott
1988–1990W. J. Gleeson
1991R. Holland
1992–1994F. J. Curran
1995–1998D. Pearson
1999–2002M. Curran
2003R. Vandenberg
2004–2006M. Thomson
2007–2008O. Connick
2009M. Ray
2010–2013R. Duffy
2014A. Thompson
2015–2016G. Lowe
2017–2022R. Duffy
2023–presentJ. Skinner

[4]

Related Research Articles

Darryl White is an Australian rules footballer whose career with the Brisbane Bears and Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL) lasted from 1992 to 2005.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Casey Demons</span> Australian rules football club

The Casey Football Club, nicknamed the Demons, is an Australian rules football club based in Cranbourne East, Victoria. The club, which was previously known as the Springvale Football Club (1903–2005) and the Casey Scorpions (2006–16), plays in the Victorian Football League (VFL). It has a reserves affiliation with the Melbourne Football Club.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Neil Craig</span> Australian rules footballer, born 1956

Neil Passmore Craig is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Norwood Football Club, Sturt Football Club and the North Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Northern Football Netball League</span> Australian rules football league

The Northern Football Netball League is an Australian sports league based in the Diamond Valley region of suburban Melbourne, Victoria. The league regulates competitions of both sports, Australian rules football and netball in the region.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Picola & District Football Netball League</span>

The Picola & District Football Netball League is an Australian rules football and netball league affiliated with the AFL Victoria Country.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Australian rules football in New South Wales</span>

In New South Wales, Australian rules football dates back to the 1860s colonial era, with organised competitions being continuous since the 1880s. Today, it is popular in several regions of the state, including areas near the Victorian and South Australian borders—in the Riverina, Broken Hill, and South Coast. These areas form part of an Australian cultural divide described as the Barassi Line. To the west of the line it is commonly known as "football" or "Australian Football" and to east of the line, it is known by the acronym "AFL" used by the AFL Commission. There are more than 15 regional leagues though some are run from other states, the highest profile are AFL Sydney and the Riverina Football Netball League. AFL NSW/ACT is the main development body. With 71,481 registered players, it has the third most of any jurisdiction.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ovens & Murray Football Netball League</span> Australian rules football and netball competition

The Ovens and Murray Football Netball League is an Australian rules football and netball competition containing ten clubs based in north-eastern Victoria, the southern Riverina region of New South Wales and the Ovens and Murray area. The name comes from the Ovens River, the river in the part of north-eastern Victoria covered by the league, and the Murray River, which separates Victoria and New South Wales.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wodonga Raiders Football Club</span> Australian rules football club

The Wodonga Raiders Football & Netball Club is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the city of Wodonga. The Raiders' football and netball squads currently compete in the Ovens & Murray Football League. The origins of the club dates back to the Kergunyah Football Club.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mallee Football League (South Australia)</span>

The Mallee Football League (MFL) was an Australian rules football competition in South Australia. The league comprised teams located in south eastern South Australia and one team (Murrayville) located in western Victoria.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Echuca United Football Netball Club</span> Australian rules football club

The Echuca United Football and Netball Club Inc. (EUFNC), known as the Echuca United Eagles, was formed from the merger of Echuca South and Echuca East Football Netball Clubs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tooleybuc</span> Town in New South Wales, Australia

Tooleybuc is a town in the western Riverina district of New South Wales, Australia. The town is located on the Mallee Highway, 919 kilometres (571 mi) southwest of the state capital, Sydney and 381 kilometres (237 mi) north west of Melbourne. Situated on the banks of the Murray River across from Piangil in the neighbouring state of Victoria, at the 2011 census, Tooleybuc has a population of 277. The town is in the Murray River Council local government area. The Tooleybuc Bridgekeepers Cottage close to the Tooleybuc Bridge is of particular local historic interest. It is open to the public.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nyah, Victoria</span> Town in Victoria, Australia

Nyah is a town in northern Victoria, Australia. The town is located on the Murray Valley Highway, in the Rural City of Swan Hill local government area, 365 kilometres (227 mi) north west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2021 census, Nyah had a population of 536.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Michael Newton (footballer)</span> Australian rules footballer

Michael Newton is an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Australian Football League (AFL) and the Norwood Football Club in the SANFL.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Central Murray Football Netball League</span> Australian sports league

The Central Murray Football Netball League (CMFNL) is a major country Australian rules football and netball competition based in northern Victoria and southwest New South Wales in Australia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shepparton United Football Club</span> Australian rules football club

The Shepparton United Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Demons, is an Australian rules football and netball based in the city of Shepparton in northern Victoria. The club teams currently compete in the Goulburn Valley League.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Upper Murray Football Netball League</span>

The Upper Murray Football Netball League(UMFNL) is an Australian Rules Football and Netball competition based in the rural town of Corryong, Victoria, Australia. The league contains four clubs from around the townships & farming districts of the greater Upper Murray area, including the three founding clubs from 1893.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kyabram Football Club</span> Australian rules football and netball club

The Kyabram Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Bombers, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the town of Kyabram, Victoria. The club teams currently compete in the Goulburn Valley Football League (GVFL).

Darren Harris is a former Australian rules football coach and player, who spent significant parts of his career in the Australian Football League, West Australian Football League, and Ovens & Murray Football League.

The Nyah Football Club was a country Australian rules football team from the small Victorian town of Nyah. The team competed in a number of leagues before staying in the Mid-Murray Football League every year from 1932 to 1977 apart from 1939 in which they competed in the Northern Districts FL. In 1978, the Nyah Football Club merged with the Nyah West Football Club to form the Nyah-Nyah West United Football Club.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Abbey Holmes</span> Australian rules footballer

Abbey Holmes is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She began playing football for the Waratah Football Club in the Northern Territory Football League in 2012 and won four consecutive premierships with the club, along with being the league's leading goalkicker the same four seasons. In 2014, she became the first woman to kick 100 goals in a season in an established football league, and in 2016 she was drafted in the inaugural AFL Women's draft by Adelaide.

References

  1. Fleming, Shane (23 June 2023). "Demons name new coaching partner" . The Guardian . Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  2. Nyah-Nyah West United Football Club AustralianRulesFootball.com.au. Retrieved 13 May 2016
  3. Nyah-Nyah West United AustralianFootball.com. Retrieved 13 May 2016
  4. Presidents Secretary Coaches Nyah-Nyah West United Football Club. FoxSportsPulse.com. Retrieved 13 May 2016