Euroa
Names
Full nameEuroa Football Club
Nickname(s)Magpies
Club details
Founded1880 (1880)
Colours   
CompetitionGoulburn Valley Football League
Premierships2 (1971, 1990)
Ground(s)Memorial Oval
Uniforms
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Other information
Official websiteEuroa FNC

The Euroa Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Magpies, is an Australian rules football and netball club sited in the town of Euroa, in the north-east of Victoria.

The club teams has competed in the Goulburn Valley Football League since 1971. [1]

Football Leagues

Euroa Football Club has played in the following football competitions -

  • North Eastern Football Association (NEFA)
    • 1891–1902, 1909–1912;
  • Waranga North East Football League (WNEFL)
    • 1913–1930, 1934–1938, 1947–1970;
  • Euroa District Football League (EDFL)
    • 1903-1908, 1931–1933, 1944–1946 [2]
  • Goulburn Valley Football League
    • 1971 to present day

Senior Football Premierships (All Leagues)

  • Euroa District Football League (EDFL)
    • 1894, 1905 (2 total);[2]
  • North East Wednesday Football Association
    • 1911 (1 total)[3]
  • Waranga North East Football Association/League (WNEFA/L)
    • 1913, 1922,[4] 1936, 1937, 1957, 1958, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1970 (12 total);[2]

VFL / AFL Players

The following footballers originally played with Euroa FC prior to making their VFL / AFL debut.

The following footballers came to Euroa after playing in the VFA, VFL, AFL, with the year indicating their debut with Euroa FC.

Notable local Euroa players

  • Craig Bamford 375+ Senior games
  • Bob Bosustow. Premiership coach 1957 and 58
  • Dick O'Bree, Euroa Premiership player in 1957 and 1958 after kicking 140 goals in a premiership year as a 16 year old at Lake Boga. Began coaching Euroa in 1963 and were premiers in 63,64 and 65. Premiers again in 67,69 and 70. Coached the club to a premiership in 1971 its first year in the GVFL. Kicked over 1200 goals in his career. Also coached the reserves to numerous premierships at the same time as coaching the senior team. Played in 11 premierships. Coached 7 premierships.
  • David King - Former NFL Punter with New England Patriots.
  • Kevin Storer. Premiership coach 1990

References

  1. "Euroa". Full Points Footy.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Australian Football - Euroa Football Club - Info". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  3. "1911 NEWFA Premiership". Benalla Standard. Benalla Standard Newspaper. 29 September 1911.
  4. "1922 - WNEFA Premiers - Euroa FC Premiership Team Photo". Weekly Times. The Weekly Times Newspaper. 18 November 1922.
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