The Central Murray Football Netball League (CMFNL) is a major country Australian rules football and netball competition based in northern Victoria and southwest New South Wales in Australia.
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| Sport | Australian rules football |
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| Founded | 1997 |
| President | John Brookshaw[1] |
| No. of teams | 11 |
| Country |  Australia |
| Most recent champion(s) | Kerang |
| Most titles | Kerang (10) |
| Sponsor(s) | Murray Downs Golf & Country Club, 3SH |
| Related competitions | VFL, MFL |
| Official website | cmfnl.com.au |
History
editThe league was formed in 1997, combining all eight teams from the existing Mid Murray Football League, and three sides from the Northern and Echuca Football League. Leitchville-Gunbower joined the league in 2002, while Tooleybuc merged with former Mallee Football League club Manangatang in 2004.
Leitchville-Gunbower moved to the Heathcote District Football League in 2010.
Clubs
editCurrent clubs
edit| Club | Colours | Moniker | Home venue | Former league | Est. | CMFNL seasons | CMFNL premierships | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | Total | Total | Most recent | ||||||
| Balranald |  | Roos | Greenham Park, Balranald | MMFL | c. 1940s | 1997+ | 26 | 2 | 2009 |
| Cohuna Kangas | .jpg) | Kangas | Cohuna Recreation Reserve, Cohuna | — | 1996 | 1997+ | 26 | — | — |
| Kerang |  | Blues | Riverside Park, Kerang | — | 1996[a] | 1997+[a] | 26 | 10 | 2023 |
| Koondrook Barham |  | River Raiders | Barham Recreation Reserve, Barham | NEFL | 1996 | 1997+ | 26 | — | — |
| Lake Boga |  | Magpies | Lake Boga Community Park, Lake Boga | MMFL | 1892 | 1997+ | 26 | 1 | 2003 |
| Mallee Eagles |  | Eagles | Lalbert Recreation Reserve, Lalbert | MMFL | c. 1910s[b] | 1997+[b] | 26 | — | — |
| Nyah-Nyah West United |  | Demons | Nyah Recreation Reserve, Nyah | MMFL | 1978 | 1997+ | 26 | 2 | 2001 |
| Swan Hill |  | Swans | Swan Hill Showgrounds, | MMFL | c. 1920s | 1997+ | 26 | 3 | 2011 |
| Tooleybuc Manangatang |  | Saints | Tooleybuc Recreation Reserve, Tooleybuc | — | 2004 | 2004 | 19 | 1 | 2007 |
| Tyntynder |  | Bulldogs | Alan Garden Reserve, Swan Hill | MMFL | 1919 | 1997+ | 26 | 3 | 1999 |
| Woorinen |  | Tigers | Woorinen Recreation Reserve, Woorinen | MMFL | 1919 | 1997+ | 26 | 3 | 2019 |
| + denotes that the club was a founding member of the CMFL | |||||||||
Former clubs
edit| Club | Colours | Moniker | Home venue | Est. | Former league | CMFNL seasons | CMFNL premierships | Fate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | Total | Total | Most recent | |||||||
| Leitchville Gunbower |  | Bombers | Leitchville Recreaction Reserve, Leitchville Gunbower Recreation Reserve, Gunbower | 1995 | NCFL | 2002 | 8 | — | — | Moved to Heathcote District Football League in 2003 |
| Tooleybuc |  | Bucs | Tooleybuc Recreation Reserve, Tooleybuc | 1903 | MMFL | 1997+ | 7 | — | — | Merged with Manangatag to form Tooleybuc-Manangatang |
| + denotes that the club was a founding member of the CMFL | ||||||||||
Premierships
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Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ Governance Central Murray Football League, SportsTG. Accessed 6 October 2016.
External links
edit- Official website
- Central Murray at Full Points Footy
