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The Warragul Football and Netball Club, nicknamed the Gulls, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the city of the same name in the state of Victoria.
The club teams currently compete in the Gippsland League, fielding Senior, Reserve, Under 18 and Under 16 football teams, as well as A, B, C Grade and Under 17, Under 15 and Under 13 netball teams.




History


The club was formed in 1879 by William Paul and its first games were played against other local football clubs including Drouin, Buln Buln, Morwell, Traralgon and Berwick.
Warragul had a great run of success at the commencement of official football competitions in Gippsland, winning six Challenge Cups (premierships) between 1889 and 1897!
In 1894, Warragul footballer, Andrew Watson, died of internal injuries after a match in Bunyip on Saturday, 2 June 1894.
The Warragul Half Holiday Football Club was formed in 1894, wearing the colours - all blue guernsey, with blue and white stockings.
In 1922 Warragul, Central Gippsland FA Premiers defeated Rosedale, North Gippsland FA Premiers in a challenge match in October to win the unofficial title of "Gippsland Premiers"!
Warragul's guernsey was originally black with a red Yoke, until 2000 when the guernsey was changed to the current colours of teal, white, red and black. The 'Gulls' have had a proud history especially through the successful years of the early 1920s, 1970s and 1980s.
Lean seasons in 1998 and 1999 in the Gippsland/Latrobe FL, saw the club transfer to the West Gippsland FL, with the thought of providing a better chance of retaining players. The Victorian Country Football League provided this clearance for the Gulls to the WGFL, where they played from 2000 to 2004. However, the merging of the GLFL and WGFL saw Warragul resume its battles with former foes from 2005.
Since 2005, the club has been a part of the Gippsland FL, competing against clubs such as Bairnsdale, Drouin, Garfield (until their transfer to the EDFL), Moe, Morwell, Traralgon, Maffra, Sale, Wonthaggi and Leongatha.
In 2010 and 2011, Warragul finished bottom of the ladder, winning only one game in each respective season. The club is currently building a young base of players to build on into the future, many of whom had success with the club in both the Under 16 and 18's previously.




Football Leagues Timeline


1889: South Gippsland Challenge Cup
1890: Robinson's Challenge Cup
1891: Kennedy's Challenge Cup
1892: Gippsland & Feilchenfeld Cup
1893: Thomas Challenge Cup
1894: Ross Challenge Cup
1895: Storie Challenge Cup
1896: ?
1897: Harlem Hotel Cup
1898-1908: West Gippsland FA
1909-1915: Central Gippsland FL
1916-1918: No Football Played. World War I
1919-1921: Central & West Gippsland FA
1922-1940: Central Gippsland FL
1941-1945: Club in recess. World War II
1946-1953: Central Gippsland FL
1954-1994: La Trobe Valley FL
1995-1999: Gippsland-La Trobe FL
2000-2004: West Gippsland Latrobe FL (Western Division)
2005-2009: West Gippsland Latrobe Football League (Premier Division)
2010–2019: Gippsland Football League
2020: Club in recess: COVID-19
2021-present: Gippsland Football League




Gulls Football Premierships


SENIORS:

South Gippsland Challenge Cup
1889 (undefeated)
Kennedy's Challenge Cup
1890 (undefeated)
Robinson's Challenge Cup
1891
Thomas Challenge Cup
1893
Ross Challenge Cup
1894
Harlem Challenge Cup
1897
West Gippsland Football Association
1900
1907
Central Gippsland Football Association
1922
1927
1932
1938
LaTrobe Valley Football League
1974, 1976, 1984
West Gippsland Latrobe FL (Western Division)
2003
RESERVES:

Central Gippsland Football League
1946, 1947, 1951, 1953
La Trobe Valley Football League
1974, 1984, 1996
THIRDS:

1979, 1981, 1982, 1985, 2004
FOURTHS:

2003, 2004, 2006
JUNIORS:

Drouin Junior Football Association
1910
Central Gippsland Football Association
1922




Gulls Leading Goalkickers






Gulls Football League Best and Fairest Winners






Club Life Members


Life Members who have contributed greatly to support the success of the Warragul Football/Netball Club
Maurice Reeves, Robert Ballingall, Alan Walkinshaw, Bruce Nicholl, Robert Vaughan, Anthony Nott, Hugh Bingham, Claire Henshall, William Best, Tom Malady, Kevin Mills, John Heenan, Neville McDonough, Colin McKenzie, Dorothy Carland, Michael Waters, Audrey Ray, Michael Vick, Alan Glen, Bryan Fitzpatrick, Ray Waters, Ray Cropley, Ray Costelloe, Gary Olsson, Graeme Gahan, Rod Pollock, Betty Nott, Julie Pollock, Jim Johnson, Neil Stapleton, Kevin Collis, John Shiels, Noel Gleeson, Ann Nott, Tony Flack, Arlene Bible.




VFL/AFL Players


The following list notes current and former VFL/AFL players that have played with the Warragul Football Club prior to making their VFL / AFL debut.




Senior Football Results






Reserves & Under 18






Under 16's



Grand Final Appearances

2012 Under 18 Grand Final
Grand Final | at Morwell
WARRAGUL 8.6.54 def by
BAIRNSDALE 8.12.60
2009 Under 18 Grand Final
Grand Final | at Morwell
WARRAGUL 8.11.59 def by
MAFFRA 12.6.78
2008 Under 18 Grand Final
Grand Final | at Traralgon
WARRAGUL 4.4 28 def by
TRARALGON 7.7 49
2006 Under 16 Grand Final
Grand Final | at Traralgon
WARRAGUL 9.13 67 def
TRARALGON 5.12 42




Netball: 2007 to 2012






References






External links



Facebook page
Instagram site
Gippsland FNL Best & Fairest Winners
1927 - Warragul FC & Yallourn FC team photos
1947 - Warrugal FC Reserves: Premiership team photo
1952 - Central Gippsland FL Premiers: Warragul FC team photo

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