North Wangaratta Football Club
| North Wangaratta Football Club | |||
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| Names | |||
| Full name | North Wangaratta Football Netball Club Incorporated. | ||
| Nickname(s) | Hawks | ||
| 2023 season | |||
| Club details | |||
| Founded | 1892 (entered O&KFL in 1961) | ||
| Colours | Brown Gold | ||
| Competition | Ovens and King Football League | ||
| President | Allan Ely | ||
| Premierships | 1958, 1973, 1976, 1997, 2012 | ||
| Ground(s) | North Wangaratta Recreation Reserve (capacity: 7,000) | ||
| (1914–2022) | |||
| Training ground(s) | North Wangaratta Recreation Reserve | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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| Other information | |||
| Official website | [1] | ||
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[1]
- 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 1950: Club in recess
- 1951 & 1952: Benalla Tungamah Football League
- 1953 to 1960: Benalla & District Football League[2]
- 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
- Ovens & King Football League
- 1962, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2012
- Thirds
Netball Premierships
- A. Grade
- 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982
- C. Grade
- 2008
- 15 & Under
- 2019
References
- ^ "1914 - Formation Meeting". Wangaratta Chronicle. 1 April 1914. p. 3. Retrieved 23 June 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1953 - Three new teams". Benalla Ensign. Benalla Ensign (Vic). 26 March 1953. p. 12. Retrieved 13 December 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
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