Girgarre Football Club

Girgarre FNC
Names
Full nameGirgarre Football Netball Club
Nickname(s)Kangaroos
Club details
Founded1920
Colours  Blue   White
CompetitionKyabram DFL since 1932
Premierships1952, 1976, 1983, 1991.
Ground(s)Girgarre Recreation Reserve

Girgarre Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in the Goulburn Valley region, Victoria, Australia. The club is known as "the Kangaroos".

History

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Girgarre was established in 1920 and has competed in the Kyabram District Football Association (KDFA) since 1932. Girgarre is a small town in Goulburn Valley, Victoria.

In 1939, Girgarre pulled out of the KDFA on the eve of the season,[1] due to a shortage of players, but returned to the KDFA in 1940.[2]

Girgarre and Stanhope merged between 1948 and 1955 and enter one senior and reserves team in the Goulburn Valley Football League, Girgarre also returned to the Kyabram District Football Association in 1949 as a stand alone side.[3]

Football Premierships

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Seniors

Football Runners Up

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Seniors

Football League Best & Fairest Winners

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Seniors
  • Kyabram District Football League
    • 1946 - K. Dunstall
    • 1950 - J. Brown
    • 1954 - L. Doolan
    • 1959 - G. Arthur
    • 1963 - R. Doolan
    • 1966 - A. Carson
    • 1969 - M. Varcoe (tied)
    • 1971 - N. Langley
    • 1978 - L. Casey
    • 1982 - G. Wallis

Leading Goal Kickers

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Stanhope / Girgarre FC

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In March 1948, Girgarre and Stanhope decided to merge and entered their "senior" team in the Goulburn Valley Football League and their "reserves" team in the Kyabram District Football Association.[4] Only one week later, the Girgarre / Stanhope FC later decided to enter their "reserves" side into the newly formed Goulburn Valley Football League Reserves competition.[5] This merged entity was in force between 1948 and 1955. In 1956, the club de-merged and Stanhope remained in the Goulburn Valley Football League and Girgarre played in the Kyabram District Football Association.

Year 1sts Ladder Position 1sts Best & Fairest 1sts Coach 2nds Ladder Position 2nds Best & Fairest Competition
1948 2nd Keith Dunstall 4th Haw GVFL[6][7]
1949 8th H A Connolly 4th[8] Cecil Wright GVFL[9]
1950 10th Aub Downing & 9th Cecil Wright GVFL
Mick Keating
1951 10th Mick Keating 7th N Hadfield GVFL[10]
1952 10th Roy Barrett 9th D Crilly GVFL[11]
1953 7th Roy Barrett Tom Ryan 6th Pat McCarty GVFL[12]
1954 6th Keith Dunstall Tom Ryan 7th Alan Linford GVFL[13]
1955 9th Tom Ryan 8th
1956 Vic Lawrence[14]
League Best & Fairest Awards
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References

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  1. ^ "1939 - Clearance Catch? CLARIFICATION SOUGHT". Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic). 9 May 1939. p. 6. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  2. ^ "1940 - Girgarre Club Re-Forms". Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic). 10 May 1940. p. 3. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  3. ^ "1949 - K.D.F.A., Menigum & Girgarre Admitted". Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic). 14 April 1949. p. 10. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  4. ^ "1948 - FOOTBALL Girgarre and Stanhope Combine". Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic). 12 March 1948. p. 14. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  5. ^ "1948 - G.V.L. SECONDS FORMED". Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic). 18 March 1948. p. 5. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  6. ^ "1948 - Kyabram Wins League Football Premiership". Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic). 23 September 1948. p. 1. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  7. ^ "1948 - Stanhope-Girgarre Meeting". Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic). 23 September 1948. p. 3. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  8. ^ "1949 - Seconds Semi-Final As Curtain Raiser". Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic). 1 September 1949. p. 11. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  9. ^ "1949 - Stanhope-Girgarre Banquet". Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic). 27 October 1949. p. 16. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  10. ^ "1951 - Final Four Unaltered". Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic). 23 August 1951. p. 8. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  11. ^ "1952 - Stanhope F.C. Awards". Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic). 4 September 1952. p. 8. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  12. ^ "1953 - Stanhope Football Club Awards". Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic). 1 October 1953. p. 1. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  13. ^ "1954 - Stanhope-Girgarre Football Club Wind-up". Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic). 23 September 1954. p. 14. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  14. ^ "1955 - STANGARRY SIGNS UP VIC LAWRENCE AS COACH". Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic). 9 September 1954. p. 15. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  15. ^ "1948 - Presentation of Morrison Medal". Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic). 23 September 1948. p. 1. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  16. ^ "1952 - Morrison Medal Goes To Stanhope Again". Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic). 21 August 1952. p. 14. Retrieved 1 March 2024.