North Wangaratta Football Club

{{short description|Australian rules football club}}

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| league = Ovens and King Football League

| president = Allan Ely

| secretary = Jon Steele

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| premierships = 1958, 1973, 1976, 1997, 2012

| ground = North Wangaratta Recreation Reserve

| capacity = 7,000

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The North Wangaratta Football / Netball Club is an Australian rules football club located 6 km north of Wangaratta in north east Victoria, Australia. The club currently competes in the Ovens & King Football League, which has two levels of football Reserves and Seniors. The League also caters for Netball which currently has five grades – 15 & Under, C Grade (U/17's), B Reserve, B Grade, and A Grade.

The football club is currently known for its above par irrigation system, which has been implemented within the last few years along with their 2 new netball courts, which means their facilities are among the best in the league.

Football Competition History

  • 1914 & 1915: Ovens & King Football League{{cite web |title=1914 - Formation Meeting |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/92117424 |via=Trove Newspapers |work=Wangaratta Chronicle |accessdate=23 June 2020 |date=1 April 1914|page=3}}
  • 1916 to 1918: Club in recess. World War I
  • 1919 & 1920: Ovens & King Football League
  • 1921: Club in recess
  • 1922 to 1924: Wangaratta District Football Association
  • 1925 to 1928: Club in recess
  • 1929 to 1933: Ovens & King Football League
  • 1934 to 1949: Club in recess
  • 1950: Murray Valley & North East Football League
  • 1951 & 1952: Benalla Tungamah Football League
  • 1953 to 1960: Benalla & District Football League{{cite web |title=1953 - Three new teams |newspaper=Benalla Ensign |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/65506234 |via=Trove Newspapers |publisher=Benalla Ensign (Vic) |access-date=13 December 2020 |pages=12 |date=26 March 1953}}
  • 1961 to present day: Ovens & King Football League

Football Premierships

;Seniors

  • Benalla & District Football League
  • 1958 – North Wangaratta: 18.14 – 122 defeated Goorambat: 9.10 – 64
  • Ovens & King Football League
  • 1973 – North Wangaratta: 16.17 – 113 defeated Chiltern: 13.8 – 86
  • 1976 – North Wangaratta: 22.16 – 148 defeated Beechworth: 7.11 – 53
  • 1997 – North Wangaratta: 22.14 – 146 defeated Greta: 8.14 – 62
  • 2012 – North Wangaratta: 20.10 – 130 defeated Whorouly: 12.11 – 83

;Reserves

;Thirds

League Best & Fairest Winners

;Senior Football

  • Murray Valley & North East Football League
  • 1950 - Jack Smith{{cite web |title=1950 - SMITH (Nth. Wang.) WINS GROVE MEDAL |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/267811832 |publisher=Border Morning Mail (Albury, NSW : 1934 - 1935; 1938 - 1954) |access-date=21 February 2025 |page=11 |date=21 August 1950}}{{cite web |title=1950 - Mulwala's First ship in 38 Years |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/267817426 |publisher=Border Morning Mail (Albury, NSW : 1934 - 1935; 1938 - 1954) |access-date=21 February 2025 |page=11 |date=18 September 1950}}
  • Ovens & King Football League
  • 1973 - Eddie Flynn - 20 votes
  • 1983 - Neale McMonigle - 23
  • 1991 - Fred Pane - 32
  • 1993 - Mark Johns - 24
  • 2000 - Shane Driscoll - 26

Netball Premierships

Ovens & King Football League

;A. Grade

  • 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982

;C. Grade

  • 2008

;15 & Under

  • 2019

References

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