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The Riverina Football Netball League (RFNL) is an Australian rules football and netball competition containing nine clubs based in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The league features three grades in the Australian rules football competition, with these being First-Grade, Reserve-Grade and Under 17s. In the netball competition, there are five grades, with these being A-Grade, A Reserve-Grade, B-Grade, C-Grade and Under 17s. Governed by AFL Riverina, the league is the only major country league in New South Wales, and was formerly a VFL recruiting zone for South Melbourne from 1968 to 1986.
Currently a home and away season consisting of eighteen rounds is played. The best five teams then play off according to the McIntyre system, culminating in the RFNL Grand Final, which is traditionally hosted by Narrandera.
History
The Riverina Football League was formed in 1982 when the South West Football League (New South Wales), the Central Riverina Football League and the Farrer Football League amalgamated in order to create the Riverina Football League and the Riverina District Football League, with the latter changing its name to the Farrer Football League in 1985.
Current clubs
Former clubs
= Timeline of clubs
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Season structure
= Pre-season
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The Riverina Football League like most country leagues does not have a formal Pre-season competition.
As part of their Pre-season preparation clubs will often schedule between one and two practice matches with clubs from other leagues prior to the season beginning. These matches could take on different structures and were primarily conducted on a non-official basis with limited match officials and scores not being recorded.
= Premiership season
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The Riverina home-and-away season at present lasts for 18 rounds for a total of 16 matches and 2 byes per team. The season starts in mid April and ends in late August. Each team plays each other team twice – once at home and once away. Teams receive four premiership points for a win or bye and two premiership points for a draw. Ladder finishing positions are based on the number of premiership points won, and "percentage" (calculated as the ratio of points scored to points conceded throughout the season) is used as a tie-breaker when teams finish with equal premiership points.
= Finals series
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The Riverina football finals consisted of a 'Top-5' finals system.
The winning team receives a silver premiership cup, a premiership flag – a new one of each is manufactured each year. The flag has been presented since the league began and is traditionally unfurled at the team's first home game of the following season. Additionally, each player in the grand final-winning
team receives a premiership medallion.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic during the 2020 season a number of clubs did not participate. The remaining clubs took part in a six-round season and a 'Top-4' finals structure.
= Finals structure
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Notable players
The following footballers went onto play senior VFL football from the following clubs / leagues with the year indicating their VFL debut.
South West Football League (New South Wales) (1910–1981)
Riverina Football League (1982–2023)
Wagga United Football Association
1899 – Harry Lampe (Wagga Wagga)
1924 – Alby Anderson – Royal Stars
Riverina Main Line Football Association
1923 – Tim Archer – Mangoplah
Wagga Australian Rules Football Association
1929 – Bill Mohr (Wagga Tigers)
Footballers from the Riverina Football League who were drafted AFL, but did not play senior AFL football include:
Jock Cornell – Geelong: (Mangoplah-Cookardinia United-Eastlakes)
Max King – Melbourne: (Wagga Tigers)
Premiers
= First-Grade
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= Reserve-Grade
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= Under 17s/18s
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Under 18s
Under 17s
Under 17.5s
2018: Turvey Park
2019: Turvey Park
2020: Osborne
2021: N/A
2022: Griffith Swans
2023:
Final standings
= 2008 Ladder
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= 2009 Ladder
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= 2010 Ladder
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= 2011 Ladder
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= 2012 Ladder
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= 2013 Ladder
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= 2014 Ladder
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= 2015 Ladder
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= 2016 Ladder
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= 2017 Ladder
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= 2018 Ladder
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= 2019 Ladder
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2020 Ladder
2021 Ladder
Season abandoned due to Co-vid pandemic
2022 Ladder
2023 Ladder
See also
AFL NSW/ACT
Australian rules football in New South Wales
Albury & District Football League
Central Hume Football Association
Central Riverina Football League (1949–1981)
Coreen & District Football League
Farrer Football League
Group 9 Rugby League
Group 20 Rugby League
Group 17 Rugby League
Hume Football Netball League
Riverina Football Association (1924–1929)
South West Football League (New South Wales) (1910–1981)
References
External links
Official Riverina Football League website
AFL Riverina
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