Wodonga Raiders Football Club
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| Full name | Wodonga Raiders Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Raider Raid (military) Raid, also known as depredation, is a military tactic or operational warfare mission which has a specific purpose and is not normally intended to capture and hold terrain, but instead finish with the raiding force quickly retreating to a previous defended position prior to the enemy forces being... s |
| Strip | Blue with red yoke |
| Founded | 1976 |
| League | Ovens & Murray Football League Ovens & Murray Football League The Ovens and Murray Football League, often referred to locally as the O&M, is a semi-professional Australian rules football league based around ten clubs in north-eastern Victoria and the southern Riverina region of New South Wales, and affiliated with the Victorian Country Football League... |
| Ground | Birallee Park, Wodonga |
| Senior Premierships | 2 |
| Premierships Years | 1987, 1998 |
The Wodonga Raiders FC, originally played in the Tallangatta & District Football League
Tallangatta & District Football League
The Tallangatta and District Football League is an Australian rules football competition in north-east Victoria and the southern/border region of the New South Wales Riverina...
as the Kergunyah Football Club. This club once played in the Yackandandah DFA.
It joined the Tallangatta & District Football League
Tallangatta & District Football League
The Tallangatta and District Football League is an Australian rules football competition in north-east Victoria and the southern/border region of the New South Wales Riverina...
in 1953 playing it home games a Kergunyah. After 1975 the club relocated to Wodonga.
In 1976 that club became the Wodonga Demon's Football and Sports Club and games were played at Martin Park, Wodonga. The Rural City of Wodonga Council developed sporting facilities at West Wodonga and the "Demon's" moved to Biralee Park.
During the mid 1980's the Club made a series of applications to join the Ovens and Murray Football League. In 1988 the club was accepted into the League after defeating the Mitta United Football Club in the 1987 Tallangatta and District Football League grand final.
They changed their name to the Wodonga Raiders Football Club so as to not cause confusion with the Benalla Demons
Benalla Football Club
The Benalla Football Club are an Australian rules football club which compete in the Goulburn Valley Football League.The club is based in Benalla, Victoria....
and the long established Wodonga Football Club
Wodonga Football Club
The Wodonga Football Club are an Australian rules football club which compete in the Ovens & Murray Football League.The club is based in Wodonga, Victoria.Wodonga made four consecutive grand finals from 1967 to 1970, winning two premierships....
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They won their first O and M premiership in 1998 when they defeated the Lavington Panthers Football Club at the Lavington Sports Ground.
In recent years since their Grand final win the Clubs fortunes have faltered with them becoming the cellar dwellers of the competition. However, their best ever start to an Ovens & Murray season in 2010 has seen them rise to the top of the ladder following their victory over 2009 runners-up Yarrawonga.