Berrigan Football Club

The Berrigan Football Club, nicknamed the Saints, is an Australian Rules Football club playing in the Picola & District Football League. The club is based in the small town of Berrigan located in the Riverina district of New South Wales.[1]

Berrigan
Full nameBerrigan Football Club
NicknameSaints
SportAustralian Rules Football
Founded1891
LeaguePicola & District Football League
Home groundBerrigan Sports Ground
Anthem"When the Saints Go Marching In"
PresidentStuart Schifferle
Head coachLee Schmidt
CaptainGrant Martin
20175th of 9
Websitehttp://www.berriganfc.sportingpulse.net
Strip
Red, White and Black (based on St Kilda)

History

The Berrigan Football Club's first recorded match was against Cobram, at Cobram in 1891[2] and initially competed in the Murray Border Football Association in 1895[3] and 1896, then competed in the Southern Riverina Football Association (SRFA) from 1905 to 1930.

Berrigan won ten SRFA premierships against teams such as Finley, Leniston, Tocumwal and Jerilderie.

In 1931 and 1932, Berrigan, Finley and Nathalia applied to join the Murray Football League, but were knocked back on the grounds of excessive travel for the other competing club. Berrigan and Finley remained in the SRFA in 1931, but in 1932, Jerilderie went into recess[4] and Oaklands and Urana pulled out of the SRFA, which saw this competition ultimately fold up.[5] This left Berrigan and Finley without an official competition to play in, in 1932. Berrigan, Finley and Jerilderie did played in the SRFA junior competition from 1930 to 1932.

In 1933 Berrigan joined the Murray Football League[6] and played in ten grand finals and won five premierships against old time Murray Football League teams such as - Numurkah, Nathalia, Cobram and Tocumwal.

It was between 1980 and 2002 that Berrigan struggled to win games in the Murray Football League and started to fall behind the other teams and looked like folding at one stage, but through the use of the strong community of the town, the club decided to join the Picola & District Football League.

Berrigan struggled to win games until the 2009 season when the Picola League split into two divisions, which left Berrigan competing against teams such as Jerilderie, Blighty, Deniliquin, Strathmerton, Picola United, Mathoura, Yarroweyah and Wunghnu in the North West conference.

Berrigan made the top three in the 2009 season and made it to its first grand final in 29 years, however the saints fell short against their rivals Jerilderie by three points. In the 2011 season, Berrigan were premiers in the PDFL. Not only did the saints host this grand final but had sweet revenge over Jerilderie by 34 points. It is through these previous grand finals and Murray League football that Berrigan and Jerilderie have developed a fierce rivalry.

Today the Berrigan Saints play their games at one of the finest Recreational Reserves in the district, Having their club rooms completely re-built and the change room renovated, the saint are able to host large crowds and grand finals.

Football Competitions Timeline

Berrigan FC have played in the following football competitions -

  • 1891 to 1894: Active playing friendly matches against other local towns
  • 1895 and 1896: Murray Border Football Association
  • 1897: Active playing friendly matches against other local towns.
  • 1898: Active playing friendly matches against other local towns. The club being so isolated found it difficult to find opponents that would travel.[7]
  • 1899 and 1900: Club in recess.
  • 1901: Club re-forms.[8] Active playing friendly matches against other local towns.
  • 1902 to 1904: Club in recess.
  • 1905 to 1931: Southern Riverina Football Association
  • 1932: Club in recess, but played some friendly matches against other local towns.
  • 1933 to 2002: Murray Football League
  • 2003 to present day: Picola & District Football League

Football Premierships
Seniors

(Total: 17)

  • Southern Riverina Football Association (1905–1931)
  • Murray Football League (1933–2002)
    • 1931, 1934, 1936, 1965, 1968, 1980
  • Picola & District Football League (2003–Present)
    • 2011
Reserves
  • Murray Valley Second Eighteen Football Association

VFL / AFL Players

The following footballers played with Berrigan, prior to playing senior football in the VFL/AFL with the year indicating their debut.

Coaches
  • 2020
    • Seniors: Ty Russell
    • Reserves: Damon Ferguson
    • U/17's: Kyle Hawker
    • U/14's: Craig Thornton
  • 2012 (Seniors - Runners-Up)
    • Seniors: Justin Hoggan,
    • Reserves: Kevin McQualter,
    • U/17's: Jamie Hicks,
    • U/14's: Josh Bozzolla
  • 2011 (Seniors - Premiers)
    • Seniors: Jamie Robinson,
    • Reserves: John Creenhaune,
    • U/17's: Adam Fox/Dean Loats,
    • U/14's: Kevin McQualter,
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References
  1. Full Points Footy, Berrigan, archived from the original on 15 February 2009, retrieved 15 April 2009
  2. "1891 - Cobram v Berrigan". Trove Newspapers. Cobram Courier. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  3. "1895 - Murray Border FA - Draw". Trove Newspapers. Cobram Courier. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  4. "1932 - Jerilderie FC Folds". Trove Newspapers. Jerilderie Herald & Urana Advertiser (NSW). Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  5. "1932 - Murray FL rejects Berrigan & Finley". Trove Newspapers. / Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser (NSW). Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  6. "1933 - Murray Football League - Meeting". Trove Newspapers. 6th April, 1933, page 6. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  7. "1898 - Berrigan Football Club re-forms". Trove Newspapers. Numurkah Leader. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  8. "1901 - Berrigan FC - Re-forms". Trove Newspapers. The Corowa Free Press (NSW). Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  9. "1906 - Southern Riverina FA - Premiers". Trove Newspapers. Cobram Courier. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  10. "1909 - Southern Riverina FA - Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
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  12. "1916 - Southern Riverina FA - Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. Tocumwal Guardian. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  13. "1919 - Southern Riverina FA - Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. Tocumwal Guardian. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  14. "1920 - Southern Riverina FA - Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  15. "1921 - Southern Riverina FA - Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Stock Journal. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  16. "1939 - Murray Valley 2nd 18 FA - Grand Final scores". Trove Newspapers. Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser (NSW). Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  17. "1947 - Second Eighteen FA". Trove Newspapers. Jerilderie Herald & Urana Advertiser. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
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