Deniliquin Football Club
Encyclopedia
The Deniliquin Football Club, nicknamed the Rams, is an Australian Rules Football
club playing in the Murray Football League
.
The club is based in the town of Deniliquin located in the Riverina
district of New South Wales.
Deniliquin joined the Murray Football League in 1949.
Several AFL players have played junior football for Deniliquin including Leo Barry
, Glen Barnett and Trevor Sutton. They have also been coached by former league footballers including Graham Ion
and Peter O'Donohue
.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
club playing in the Murray Football League
Murray Football League
The Murray Football League is an Australian rules football league affiliated with the Victorian Country Football League.The league covers a large area of northern Victoria and southern New South Wales from Shepparton in the south to Deniliquin in the north.It covers much the same area as the...
.
The club is based in the town of Deniliquin located in the Riverina
Riverina
The Riverina is an agricultural region of south-western New South Wales , Australia. The Riverina is distinguished from other Australian regions by the combination of flat plains, warm to hot climate and an ample supply of water for irrigation. This combination has allowed the Riverina to develop...
district of New South Wales.
Deniliquin joined the Murray Football League in 1949.
Several AFL players have played junior football for Deniliquin including Leo Barry
Leo Barry
Leo Barry is a retired Australian rules footballer in the AFL with the Sydney Swans.Originally from Deniliquin, New South Wales, he attended St Ignatius' College, Riverview before being drafted as a zone selection in the 1994 National Draft and making his debut in the final round of the 1995...
, Glen Barnett and Trevor Sutton. They have also been coached by former league footballers including Graham Ion
Graham Ion
Graham Ion is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League .Ion made his league debut at just 17 years of age, against Melbourne at Western Oval in 1958...
and Peter O'Donohue
Peter O'Donohue
Peter O'Donohue is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn in the VFL during the 1940s.O'Donohue usually played in defence or in the centre and played 109 games with Hawthorn. He was made captain during the 1950 season and kept that position until the end of 1952...
.
Premierships
- Murray Football League
- 1957, 1966, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1985, 1986, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2011
- Echuca Football League
- 1933, 1934, 1935.