Ungarie Football Club

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Ungarie
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Names
Full nameUngarie Football Netball Club
Nickname(s)Magpies
2015 season
After finalsPremiers
Home-and-away season2nd out of 6
(9 wins, 4 losses)
Club details
Founded1916
Colours  Black   White
Competition Northern Riverina Football League
Premierships17
(1923, 1935, 1950, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2015)
Ground(s) Ungarie Recreation Ground
Other information
Official website Ungarie FNC website

The Ungarie Football Netball Club (nicknamed The Magpies) is an Australian rules football and netball club that plays in the Northern Riverina Football Netball League (NRFNL). Formed in 1916, the Magpies are most famous for producing the Daniher brothers (Terry, Neale, Anthony and Chris), as well as Ben Fixter.

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History

Formation and early years

The Ungarie Football Club was formed in 1916, forty-four years after the founding of Ungarie in 1872.


The Magpies' existence first saw them play against Blow Clear in friendly social games in 1916 and played in the "Cup" competition in 1917 and 1918. [1]

1917 after which the Ungarie-Girral Australian Rules Football Association was formed in 1918. Five years later, the Magpies won their only Ungarie-Girral Australian Rules Football Association premiership in 1923. One year later, the Ungarie-Girral Australian Rules Football Association amalgamated with the Lake Cargelligo Australian Rules Football Association to form the Northern Riverina Australian Rules Football Association (NRARFA).

20th century

The Magpies enjoyed their first eighty-four years of existence, winning forty-one premierships across six grades of football and netball, with these being:

21st century

Since the beginning of the 21st century, the Magpies have continued to enjoy their existence, winning nineteen premierships across six grades of football and netball, with these being:

Club honours

Football

Seniors

  • Ungarie-Girral Australian Rules Football Association Premierships: (1)
1923
  • NRFL Premierships: (16)
1935, 1950, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2015
  • NRFL Runners-Up: (7)
1982, 1984, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2003
  • NRFL Minor Premierships: (11)
1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1995, 1999, 2000
  • Undefeated in Home & Away season: (8)
1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1995

Under 16s/17s

  • NRFL Premierships: (15)
1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 2009
  • NRFL Runners-Up: (2)
2008, 2011
  • NRFL Minor Premierships: (2)
1991, 2009
  • Undefeated in Home & Away season: (1)
2009

Under 13s/14s

  • NRFL Premierships: (10)
1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1994, 2001, 2006, 2011
  • NRFL Runners-Up: (1)
2015

Under 12s

  • NRFL Premierships: (2)
2002, 2009
  • NRFL Runners-Up: (4)
2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

Netball

A-Grade

  • NRNL Premierships: (13)
1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014
  • NRNL Runners-Up: (1)
2011

B-Grade

  • NRNL Premierships: (2)
1995, 2000

Under 13s/14s

  • NRNL Premierships: (1)
1998

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References

  1. "1918 - Football Competition". The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette (NSW). 9 August 1918. p. 2. Retrieved 4 February 2023.