Murray Valley Football Netball League

Murray Valley Football Netball League

Previously known	Riverland Independent Football League (RIFL)
Founded	1972
Current clubs	Blanchetown-Swan Reach FC Browns Well FC Murrayville FNC Paringa FNC Ramco FNC Sedan-Cambrai FNC Wunkar FNC
A-Grade Premiers 2022	Sedan-Cambrai
Howard Duthie Medallist	Jacob Grieger (Sedan-Cambrai)
A-Grade Minor Premiers	Sedan-Cambrai
A-Grade Wooden spoon	Paringa FC
Leading Goalkicker	Nathan Wright-Bramfit (Murrayville) - 50

The Murray Valley Football Netball League is an Australian rules football League located in South Australia's Riverland region. The league features clubs from the smaller towns of the Riverland and Upper-Murray region. The league was previously known as Riverland Independent Football League but change its name at the end of 2022 with the admittance of Murrayville from Victoria.

Origins

The origins of this league came in 1909 when Lyrup, Renmark Town and Fairview Rovers founded the Murray Football Association. The Lyrup (then Saints, Now Lions) won the first ever premiership.

The competition reformed in 1919 as the Upper Murray Football Association and in 1923 split into A and B grade competitions. In 1952 the Association became the Upper Murray Football League, the same name as the Upper Murray Football League based around Corryong, Victoria.

The league's A Grade changed its name in 1972 to the Riverland Football League, with the B Grade changing its name to Riverland Independent Football League.

Ramco joined the RIFL in 2009 from the Mid Murray Football Association, as did Blanchetown/Swan Reach in 2010, and the MMFA disbanded.

At the conclusion of the 2022 season the Mallee Football League disbanded and Murrayville applied for admittance to the competition.

Current clubs

Jumper	Club	Nickname	Years in comp	RIFL premierships	Premiership years
	Blanchetown/Swan Reach	Redbacks (formerly Bulldogs)	2010-	2	2012, 2022
	Browns Well	Bombers	1969-	11	1969, 1972, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1985–86, 1988, 2000, 2016–17
	Murrayville	Blues	2023-	0
	Paringa	Swans	1961-	8	1979, 1995, 1997, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2018
	Sedan-Cambrai	Magpies	2016-	2	2019, 2023
	Ramco	Roosters	2009-	1	2021
	Wunkar	Bulldogs	1971-	2	1974, 1976

Former Clubs

Jumper	Club	Nickname	Years in comp	RIFL Premierships	Premiership Years	Notes
	Browns Well 2		1969-1976	-	-	Folded in 1977
	Chaffey	Blues	1948-1980	4	1949, 1951, 1952, 1962	Merged with Renmark Rovers to become Renmark-Chaffey in 1981
	Cobdogla	Eagles	1971-2021	11	1981, 1984, 1987, 1989-90-91, 1998–99, 2006-07-08	Folded in 2022
	East Murray	Tigers	1994-2014	1	2003	Folded in 2015
	Gerard	Hawks	1948-1989	-	-	Folded in 1990
	Lyrup	Lions	1909-2021	12	1909, 1928, 1934, 1939, 1973, 1980, 1996, 2001, 2004, 2010–11, 2015	Folded in 2022
	Moorook-Kingston	Warriors	1963-2016	7	1971, 1977, 1983, 1992-93-94, 2014	Folded in 2017
	Renmark-Chaffey	Rovers	1981-1986	-	-	Folded in 1987
	Riverland United		1998-1999 2003	-	-	Went into recess in 2000, returned in 2003 but folded in 2004
	United	Saints	1997-2003			Suspended mid season 2001, returned and folded in 2004

Notable Players

Sam Durdin East Murray

Aaron Francis East Murray

Anthony Lehmann Browns Well

Premiers

• 1971 Moorook-Kingston 11 14 80 Def Browns Well 10 16 76
• 1972 Browns Well 11 12 78 Def Paringa 7 10 52
• 1973 Lyrup 15 13 103 Def Moorook-Kingston 11 9 75
• 1974 Wunkar 10 13 73 Def Browns Well 8 14 62
• 1975 Browns Well 11 7 73 Def Wunkar 9 17 71
• 1976 Wunkar 13 13 91 Def Moorook-Kingston 9 10 64
• 1977 Moorook-Kingston 18 11 119 Def Wunkar 9 13 67
• 1978 Browns Well 13 7 85 Def Wunkar 11 8 74
• 1979 Paringa 16 15 111 Def Gerard 9 13 67
• 1980 Lyrup 11 12 78 Def Paringa 10 14 74
• 1981 Cobdogla 14 17 101 Def Paringa 5 17 47
• 1982 Browns Well 13 11 89 Def Paringa 10 15 75
• 1983 Moorook-Kingston 14 7 91 Def Browns Well 10 10 70
• 1984 Cobdogla 14 18 102 Def Browns Well 9 11 65
• 1985 Browns Well 25 18 168 Def Cobdogla 6 4 40
• 1986 Browns Well 22 9 141 Def Paringa 11 6 72
• 1987 Cobdogla 18 14 122 Def Paringa 8 13 61
• 1988 Browns Well 7 10 52 Def Paringa 6 7 43
• 1989 Cobdogla 9 12 66 Def Browns Well 7 10 52
• 1990 Browns Well 13 10 88 Def Cobdogla 12 15 87
• 1991 Cobdogla 12 14 86 Def Wunkar 8 4 52
• 1992 Moorook-Kingston 15 10 100 Def Cobdogla 14 15 99
• 1993 Moorook-Kingston 21 18 144 Def Lyrup 14 12 96
• 1994 Moorook-Kingston 13 10 88 Def East Murray 13 9 87
• 1995 Paringa 11 14 80 Def Browns Well 7 16 58
• 1996 Lyrup 18 13 121 Def Paringa 11 15 81
• 1997 Paringa 26 20 176 Def Browns Well 10 13 73
• 1998 Cobdogla 21 16 142 Def Wunkar 9 10 64
• 1999 Cobdogla 17 9 111 Def East Murray 16 8 104
• 2000 Browns Well 10 15 75 Def Wunkar 8 5 53
• 2001 Lyrup 7 9 51 Def Cobdogla 7 8 50
• 2002 Paringa 12 11 83 Def Lyrup 6 7 43
• 2003 East Murray 18 7 115 Def Moorook-Kingston 10 4 64
• 2004 Lyrup 18 10 118 Def Moorook-Kingston 9 6 60
• 2005 Paringa 14 15 9 Def Cobdogla 12 12 84
• 2006 Cobdogla 13 16 94 Def Paringa 5 8 38
• 2007 Cobdogla 18 16 124 Def Lyrup 12 11 83
• 2008 Cobdogla 18 14 122 Def Lyrup 5 7 37
• 2009 Paringa 18 14 122 Def Wunkar 17 12 114
• 2010 Lyrup 13 9 87 Def East Murray 7 17 59
• 2011 Lyrup 13 5 83 Def Paringa 8 4 52
• 2012 Blanchetown/SR 16 11 107 Def Ramco 6 8 44
• 2013 Paringa 19 13 127 Def Blanchetown/SR 19 10 124
• 2014 Moorook-Kingston 12 11 83 Def Blanchetown/SR 8 9 57
• 2015 Lyrup 15 16 106 Def Browns Well 11 14 80
• 2016 Browns Well 19 8 122 Def Ramco 8 5 53
• 2017 Browns Well 10 8 68 Def Paringa 5 9 39
• 2018 Paringa 9 8 62 Def Sedan-Cambrai 8 12 60
• 2019 Sedan-Cambrai 17 6 108 Def Paringa 6 10 46
• 2021 Ramco 6 7 43 Def Sedan-Cambrai 4 10 34
• 2022 Blanchetown/SR 10 8 68 Def Sedan-Cambrai 8 6 54
• 2023 Sedan-Cambrai 13 13 91 Def Browns Well 8 5 53

2013 Ladder

Riverland Independent	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts		Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Paringa	12	0	2	0	1393	802	63.46%	24		1st Semi	East Murray	12	11	83	Browns Well	9	17	71
Blanchetown/Swan Reach	12	0	2	0	1343	867	60.77%	24		2nd Semi	Blanchetown/Swan Reach	17	17	119	Paringa	6	9	45
East Murray	10	0	4	0	1338	1232	52.06%	20		Preliminary	Paringa	23	16	154	East Murray	9	8	62
Browns Well	7	0	7	0	1652	1083	60.40%	14		Grand	Paringa	19	13	127	Blanchetown/Swan Reach	19	10	124
Moorook-Kingston	7	0	7	0	1131	1139	49.82%	14
Cobdogla	4	0	10	0	1167	1345	46.46%	8
Ramco	3	0	11	0	1058	1417	42.75%	6
Wunkar	1	0	13	0	816	2079	28.19%	2

2014 Ladder

Riverland Independent	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts		Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Moorook-Kingston	13	0	1	0	1656	870	65.56%	26		1st Semi	Browns Well	18	15	123	Wunkar	9	13	67
Blanchetown/Swan Reach	10	0	4	0	1286	775	62.40%	20		2nd Semi	Moorook-Kingston	14	9	93	Blanchetown/Swan Reach	9	6	60
Browns Well	8	0	6	0	1547	1032	59.98%	16		Preliminary	Blanchetown-Swan Reach	15	13	103	Browns Well	8	8	56
Wunkar	8	0	6	0	1429	1102	56.46%	16		Grand	Moorook-Kingston	12	11	83	Blanchetown/Swan Reach	8	9	57
Lyrup	7	0	6	1	1378	968	58.74%	15
Paringa	7	0	6	1	1299	948	57.81%	15
Cobdogla	2	0	12	0	756	1940	28.04%	4
Ramco	0	0	14	0	609	2325	20.76%	0

2015 Ladder

Riverland Independent	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts		Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Browns Well	12	0	2	0	1768	687	72.02%	24		1st Semi	Ramco	11	9	75	Paringa	5	14	44
Lyrup	12	0	2	0	1784	874	67.12%	24		2nd Semi	Lyrup	18	16	124	Browns Well	14	7	91
Ramco	10	0	4	0	2637	809	76.52%	20		Preliminary	Browns Well	11	14	80	Ramco	8	10	58
Paringa	8	0	6	0	1006	1351	42.68%	16		Grand	Lyrup	15	16	106	Browns Well	11	14	80
Moorook-Kingston	4	0	10	0	1006	1351	42.68%	8
Wunkar	3	0	11	0	1046	1281	44.95%	6
Cobdogla	0	0	14	0	468	2679	14.87%	0

2016 Ladder

Riverland Independent	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts		Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Browns Well	13	0	1	0	2152	702	75.40%	26		1st Semi	Ramco	16	11	107	Paringa	4	9	33
Lyrup	11	0	2	1	1434	691	67.48%	23		2nd Semi	Browns Well	11	5	71	Lyrup	4	7	31
Paringa	9	0	5	0	1237	672	64.80%	18		Preliminary	Ramco	16	11	107	Lyrup	12	10	82
Ramco	8	0	6	0	1387	986	58.45%	16		Grand	Browns Well	19	8	122	Ramco	8	5	53
Sedan Cambrai	7	0	6	1	1031	994	50.91%	15
Blanchetown/Swan Reach	4	0	10	0	556	1242	30.92%	8
Wunkar	3	0	11	0	667	1230	35.16%	6
Cobdogla	0	0	14	0	426	2373	15.22%	0

2017 Ladder

Riverland Independent	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts		Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Paringa	11	0	3	0	1352	673	66.77%	22		1st Semi	Sedan Cambrai	17	10	112	Lyrup	6	7	43
Browns Well	11	0	3	0	1464	784	65.12%	22		2nd Semi	Browns Well	15	12	102	Paringa	9	6	60
Sedan Cambrai	10	0	3	1	1123	605	64.99%	21		Preliminary	Paringa	8	11	59	Sedan Cambrai	8	7	55
Lyrup	9	0	4	1	1565	723	68.40%	19		Grand	Browns Well	10	8	68	Paringa	5	9	39
Wunkar	6	0	8	0	1254	917	57.76%	12
Ramco	6	0	8	0	1002	1257	44.36%	12
Blanchetown/Swan Reach	2	0	12	0	420	1650	20.29%	4
Cobdogla	0	0	14	0	468	2039	18.67%	0

2018 Ladder

Riverland Independent	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts		Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Sedan Cambrai	14	0	0	0	1412	630	69.15%	28		1st Semi	Wunkar	14	11	95	Lyrup	5	9	39
Paringa	12	0	2	0	1552	766	66.95%	24		2nd Semi	Sedan Cambrai	10	8	68	Paringa	9	6	60
Lyrup	8	0	6	0	1026	820	55.58%	16		Preliminary	Paringa	14	17	101	Wunkar	11	8	74
Wunkar	7	0	6	1	1229	975	55.76%	15		Grand	Paringa	9	8	62	Sedan Cambrai	8	12	60
Browns Well	6	0	7	1	1163	1241	48.38%	13
Ramco	6	0	8	0	1023	1242	45.17%	12
Blanchetown/Swan Reach	1	0	13	0	734	1297	36.14%	2
Cobdogla	1	0	13	0	503	1677	23.07%	2

Books

• Encyclopedia of South Australian country football clubs / compiled by Peter Lines. ISBN 9780980447293
• South Australian country football digest / by Peter Lines ISBN 9780987159199

External links

• Fox Sports Pulse RFL Site
• Country footy Riverland footy news
• SANFL Affiliated Leagues 2006
• RFL League Website