Renmark Rovers Football Club

The Renmark Rovers Football Club is an Australian rules football club located in Renmark, South Australia. The club formed in 1923 as a result of a merger between the Fairview Rovers and the Renmark Town FC. They compete in the Riverland Football League (RFL) where they have won 16 Grand Finals,[1][2][3] the most recent in 2009.[4][5] The club, formed in 1909, celebrated their centennial in June 2009.[6]

Renmark Football Club
Names
Full nameRenmark Rovers Football Club
Nickname(s)The Rovers
2018 season
Leading goalkickerLachie Lellman
Club details
Founded1923
ColoursBlue and white
CompetitionRiverland Football League
ChairmanJohn Persinos
CoachJosh Vater
Captain(s)Matt Woolford
Ground(s)Renmark Oval
Other information
Official websiteRenmark Rovers FC Website


In 2018, the A grade Team finished runner up under the Coaching of Life Member of 250+ Senior Games Matt Martinson.

For 2019, the Club welcomes current A Grade Best and Fairest Josh Vater to the role of A Grade Coach, bringing with him a wealth of experience and a strong foundation for teaching and leading young men.


Renmark Rovers FC Prides itself on identifying, nurturing and supporting Local talent starting from Auskick, U9s, U11s, U13s, U15s, U18s. The Club supports and promotes players through to achieving playing B grade and A Grade. In the 2018 Season Renmark Rovers FC showed its dominance, taking out 4 of a possible 5 Premierships and 1 Runners Up in the Local Riverland Football League.

2018 also saw Renmark Rovers FC enter a Women's team to the new Riverland Football Association Women's Competition.


Tony Modra, who went on to a successful career in the Australian Football League, played for Renmark during their 1990 Grand Final campaign.[7]

Renmark Rovers Football Club has also been the proving ground for numerous successful AFL and SANFL Players including Mark Mickan, Phil Morris, Bruce Lindner, Greg Dempsey, and Current Players Jack Agostino (West Adelaide FC), Nick Gillard (Central District FC)


With the mantra of ONE TEAM. ONE GOAL. the Renmark Rovers Football Club prides itself on positive and active community involvement at all levels.

References
  1. Murray Pioneer newspaper
  2. Footypedia: Riverland Football League
  3. Footypedia: Upper Murray competition
  4. http://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2009/09/14/2684917.htm
  5. http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2009/09/14/2684678.htm
  6. http://abc.gov.au/news/stories/2009/06/12/2596626.htm?site=riverland
  7. http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/modra-and-riccuito-prepare-for-battle/story-e6freck3-1111116888699
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