Riverina Rhinos

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Full nameRiverina Rhinos
Nickname(s)Rhinos
Founded2014
GroundEW Moore Oval, Griffith
Capacity1,000
Coordinates 34°29′16″S146°0′48″E / 34.48778°S 146.01333°E / -34.48778; 146.01333 Coordinates: 34°29′16″S146°0′48″E / 34.48778°S 146.01333°E / -34.48778; 146.01333
Head coachGabriel Abdala
League NPL Capital Football 2
2020 withdrew
Website Club website

Riverina Rhinos is an Australian association football club based in the city of Griffith, New South Wales. The club was founded in 2014 and as of 2017 competes in the ACT based NPL Capital Football.

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History

Foundation and early years

Riverina Rhinos were founded in 2014 as a junior club and competed in the NSW State League system. [1] Originally the club was accepted into the NSW Regional League and Regional Conference for U12s - U15s where it competed for three years. [2] [3] [4]

Move to NPL Capital Football

7 November 2016, Capital Football announced the introduction of Riverina Rhinos for the men's and boy's National Premier Leagues Capital Football for 2017 onwards. As part of the announcement, Capital Football CEO Phil Brown said the organisation was looking forward to having another strong club join the growing league. [5]

18 November 2016, Capital Football CEO Phil Brown was questioned by the media regarding the introduction of Riverina Rhinos being linked to a secret proposition by the federation body to submit a proposal for a future Canberra based A-League team. The addition of the Riverina region to a Capital Football bid would significantly bring the bid closer to the one million people catchment benchmark that FFA chief executive David Gallop has supposedly set as one of the criteria for interested bids. Phil Brown confirmed the Riverina Rhinos will be joining the ACT NPL leagues system but rejected it was connected to a future A-League bid. [6]

The Rhinos finished its first season in the NPL in 9th place in the league, two points above wooden spooners Monaro Panthers and eight points behind 8th placed Woden-Weston FC. Riverina did not qualify for the finals series. [7]

Players

Current squad

As of 13 February 2017 [8]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Sean Bremner
2Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Darren Bailey
3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Luke Congdon
4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Nathan Battochio
5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Jacob Donadel
6Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Ally Macleod
7Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Daniel Febo
8Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Michael Perre
No.Pos.NationPlayer
9Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Joe Preece
10Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Jone Ralulu
11Flag of England.svg  ENG Stuey Smeeth
12Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Zac Fattore
13Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Mitchell Woods
14Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Gavin Wylie
32Flag of England.svg  ENG Lewis Burton

Season-by-season results

The below table is updated with the statistics and final results for Riverina Rhinos following the conclusion of each National Premier League Capital Football season.

ChampionsRunners-upThird PlacePromotedRelegated
Riverina Rhinos Season-by-Season Results
RefSeason National Premier League ACT NPL
Finals 		Fed
Cup 		FFA
Cup 		Top scorer
GPWDLGFGAGDPTSLeagueFinalsNameGoals
[9] 2017 1814131571−5679th--QF-Sean Bremner3
[10] 2018 1651102039−19168th--2R-Artur Rattel4
[11] 2019 160115962−5319th--2R-Keith Jackson4

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References

  1. ↑ Rugari, Vince (5 November 2013). "Application Accepted, Riverina Rhinos are born". www.griffithfootball.com.au. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "2014 Football NSW Regional League" (PDF). www.footballnsw.com.au. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "2015 Football NSW Regional League & Regional Conference" (PDF). www.footballnsw.com.au. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  4. ↑ Krause, Riley (12 April 2016). "Riverina Rhinos battle it out with Sutherland Shire". The Area News. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "PS4 NPL Structure & Teams". Capital Football. 7 November 2016. Archived from the original on 13 February 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  6. ↑ Polkinghorne, David (18 November 2016). "Capital Football chief executive Phil Brown denies A-League bid". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "PS4 NPL Capital Football 2017 Ladder". websites.sportstg.com. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  8. ↑ Morgan, Ross (12 December 2016). "First Grade Rhinos Announcement". www.griffithfootball.com.au. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  9. ↑ "2017 NPL Capital Football Ladder". www.sportstg.com. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  10. ↑ "2018 NPL Capital Football Ladder". www.sportstg.com. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  11. ↑ "2019 NPL Capital Football Ladder". www.sportstg.com. Retrieved 4 October 2019.


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