Benalla Football Club
| Benalla | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Names | ||
| Full name | Benalla Football Club | |
| Nickname(s) | Demons (pre-1998), Saints | |
| Club details | ||
| Founded | 1876 | |
| Colours | Red White Black | |
| Competition | Ovens & Murray Football League (1946–1997) Goulburn Valley Football League (1940, 1998–) | |
| President | Lloyd Johnson [1] | |
| Premierships | 15 | |
| Ground(s) | Benalla Show Grounds | |
| Uniforms | ||
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| Other information | ||
| Official website | https://www.benallasaints.com.au | |
The Benalla Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Saints, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in Benalla, Victoria. Its football and netball teams currently compete in the Goulburn Valley Football League.[2]
History
Records available reveal that the 1st football club was formed in Benalla back in the year 1876.
Benalla first entered the Ovens & Murray Football League in 1922 with their association continuing until 1930.
In 1940 Benalla 16. 16-106 defeated Rushworth 11. 16–82 to win their first senior GVFL premiership in their first year in the GVFL.
Originally known as the Demons, the club changed its club colours and guernsey in 1998 when it moved from the Ovens and Murray Football League to the Goulburn Valley Football League, which was to mirror those of the St Kilda Football Club.
Football Premierships
- Seniors
Complete list of premierships won by the club in the different leagues where it played:[4]
| League | Total flags | Premiership year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| North Eastern Football Association | 3 | 1895,[5] 1896,[6] 1897[7] |
| Moira Football Association | 2 | 1904,[8] 1905[9] |
| Benalla Yarrawonga Line Football Association | 2 | 1909,[10] 1920[11] |
| Benalla Mulwala Football League | 2 | 1928 – (Benalla Rovers), 1935[12] |
| Benalla Tungamah Football League | 1 | 1939 [13] |
| Goulburn Valley Football League | 2 | 1940,[14] 2015 |
| Ovens and Murray Football League | 4 | 1953,[15][16] 1962, 1963, 1973 |
- Reserves
| League | Total flags | Premiership year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Benalla Tungamah Football League | 2 | 1950,[17] 1952 [18][19] |
| Ovens and Murray Football League | 3 | 1955, 1972, 1978. |
| Goulburn Valley Football League | 1 | 2003. |
- Thirds
| League | Total flags | Premiership year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Ovens and Murray Football League | 2 | 1974, 1997. |
| Goulburn Valley Football League | 4 | 1998, 2004, 2014, 2015. |
Netball Premierships
Ovens and Murray Football / Netball League: 1993 to 1997
- No premierships
Goulburn Valley Football Netball League: 1998 to present day
- A. Grade
- 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007
- B. Reserve
- 2001
- 17 and Under
- 2008
Ovens and Murray Football League: Best & Fairest Winners
The list includes the following players:[20]
- Seniors – Morris Medal
- 1954 – Kevin Hurley
- 1968 – John Waddington
- 1990 – Jamie Ronke. Father of Ben Ronke – Sydney Swans.
- Reserves – Howard Marks Medal
- 1960 – B Symes
- 1968 – Norm Hogan
- 1973 – G Sherwill
- Thirds
- 1973 – P Nolan
- 1976 – John Martinello. (Martinello also won the 1993 Tungamah Football League senior football, Lawless Medal, with the Benalla All Blacks Football Club.)
- 1983 – Rod Brewster
Goulburn Valley Football League – Best & Fairest winners
The list includes the following players:[21]
- Seniors – Morrison Medal
- 1999 – Anthony Pasquali. Father of Seb Pasquali – Western United
- 2008 – Rowan Priest
- 2013 – Luke Morgan
- 2014 – William Martiniello
- 2018 - Sam Martyn
- Reserves – Abikhair Medal
- 1998 – P Warnock
- 2007 – Chris Dube
- 2011 – Chris Dube. (Chris Dube also won the 2018 Ovens & King Football League senior football Baker Medal with Greta Football Club.)
- Thirds – Pattison Medal
- 2002 – R Joyce
VFL / AFL players
The following 31 players played with Benalla, prior to playing senior football in the VFL/AFL, and also drafted, with the year indicating their VFL/AFL debut.
- 1897 – Jim Flynn – Geelong & Carlton
- 1905 – Dave McNamara – St. Kilda
- 1906 – Cec Garton – Essendon
- 1906 – Andy Kennedy – Carlton & Melbourne
- 1907 – John Gilding – St. Kilda
- 1909 – Tom McEwan – Carlton
- 1924 – Fred Beeson – Fitzroy
- 1925 – Clarrie Nolan – North Melbourne
- 1935 – Jack Bridgfoot – Footscray
- 1936 – Arthur Hall – Fitzroy
- 1944 – Bryan Crimmins – Melbourne
- 1948 – Max Howell – Carlton
- 1952 – Kevin Bond – Hawthorn
- 1952 – John Brady – North Melbourne
- 1953 – Kevin Gleeson – Richmond
- 1958 – Barry Connolly – Footscray
- 1958 – John Stephenson – Carlton
- 1958 – Frank Hogan – South Melbourne
- 1959 – John Thompson – Richmond
- 1964 – Neil Busse – Richmond & South Melbourne
- 1968 – Kevin Sykes – North Melbourne
- 1971 – Gary Cowton – Nth Melbourne, Footscray & Sth Melbourne
- 1972 – Brian Symes – North Melbourne
- 1976 – Chris Elliott – South Melbourne
- 1985 – Steven Hickey – North Melbourne
- 1998 – Ricky Symes – Western Bulldogs. No AFL games. No.61 in 1998 AFL Draft.
- 2001 – Matthew Shir – Adelaide Crows
- 2003 – Jarrad Waite – Carlton & North Melbourne
- 2009 – Tom Rockliff – Brisbane, Port Adelaide
- 2011 – Josh Mellington – Fremantle
- 2017 – Harry Morrison – Hawthorn
References
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- ^ "Benalla". Full Points Footy. Archived from the original on 16 May 2008.
- ^ "Football". The North East Ensign Newspaper – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ Devaney, John. "Australian Football – Benalla Football Club – Stats". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "1895 - N E Football Association - Premiership". The Broadford Courier and Reedy Creek Times Newspaper – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1896 - N E Football Association - Premiership". The North Eastern Ensign – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1897 - N E Football Association - Premiership". Euroa Advertiser – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1904 - Moira FA - Premiers - Benalla FC". The North Eastern Ensign. 9 September 1904. p. 2. Retrieved 1 July 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1905 - Moiria FA - Premiers: Benalla FC". Benalla Standard. 29 August 1905. p. 3. Retrieved 1 July 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1909 - Benalla Mulwala FA - Premiers - Benalla FC". The North Eastern Ensign. 3 September 1909. p. 2. Retrieved 1 July 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1920 - Benalla Yarrawonga Line FA Premiers - Benalla FC". 5 October 1920. p. 3. Retrieved 1 July 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1935 - Benalla Mulwala Football League". The North Eastern Ensign. 20 September 1935. p. 2. Retrieved 1 July 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1939 - Benalla Tungamah FL - Grand Final match review". Benalla Ensign. 29 September 1939. p. 5. Retrieved 21 June 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1940 - Benalla wins GVFL Premiership". Benalla Ensign. 13 September 1940. p. 4. Retrieved 2 July 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1953 - Ovens & Murray FL - Premiership Team Photo". Benalla Ensign. 24 September 1953. p. 1. Retrieved 2 July 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1953 - Benalla wins first O&M premiership". Benalla Ensign. 24 September 1953. p. 10. Retrieved 2 July 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1950 - Benalla Tungamah FL - Grand Final match review". Benalla Ensign. 7 September 1950. p. 2. Retrieved 21 June 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1952 - Benalla Tungamah FL - Grand Final match review". Benalla Ensign. 18 September 1952. p. 10. Retrieved 21 June 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1952 - Benalla Tungamah FL - Premiership Shield". Benalla Ensign. 16 October 1952. p. 3. Retrieved 22 June 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "O&MFL – Best & Fairest – Morris Medal". Ovens & Murray FNL. Ovens & Murray FNL.
- ^ "Goulburn Valley Football League". Goulburn Valley Football League.
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