Finley Football Club
Appearance
Full name | Finley Football Club |
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Nickname | Cats |
Sport | Australian rules football |
League | Murray Football League |
Home ground | FCG, Tocumwal Street |
President | Ashley Haynes |
Head coach | Damien Sexton |
Captain | Nathan Fisher |
Strip | |
Navy blue and white hoops |
The Finley Football Club, nicknamed the Cats, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Murray Football League.
The club is based in the town of Finley located in the Riverina district of New South Wales.
Finley joined the Murray Football League in 1933.
Some players from Finley have risen to the Australian Football League, including Shane Crawford and Tom Hawkins.
Others from Finley to have represented VFL/AFL clubs include Allan Jeans (1955–59, 77 games for St Kilda and premiership coach of St Kilda 1966, premiership coach for Hawthorn 1983, 1986 & 1989), Jack Hawkins (1973–81, 182 games- Geelong), Darren Jackson and Bert Taylor (1934–36, 39 games- Melbourne)[1]
Premierships
- Murray Football League
- 1952, 1954, 1958, 1971, 1981, 1982, 1988
External links
References
- ^ Wilks, M. (2011) Australian football clubs in NSW Bas Publishing. p. 42