Clubname: | Wangaratta FNC |
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Fullname: | Wangaratta Football Netball Club |
Nicknames: | Magpies |
Premierships: | O&MFNL 1sts:(15) 1925, 1933, 1936, 1938, 1946, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1957, 1961, 1976, 2007, 2008, 2017. O&KFNL 1sts:(6) 1905, 1906, 1920, 1931, 1932, 1941. |
Ground: | Norm Minns Oval |
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The Wangaratta Magpies Football Club, officially known as the Wangaratta Magpies Football & Netball Club, is an Australian rules football club, which first played in the Ovens and Murray Football League in 1893 and is based in Wangaratta, Victoria at the Wangaratta Showgrounds and play on the Norm Minns Oval.[1]
On 20 June 1864, the first Wangaratta Football Club in Wangaratta was formed, with Edward Lucas, President, Henry B. K. Leigh as Secretary and Thomas Cusack and seven others as committee.[2] The Wangaratta Football Club was then reformed in Wangaratta, in 1875,[3] when matches were played intermittently against other local towns like – Albury, Beechworth, Benalla, Chiltern, Corowa, Howlong, Rutherglen, Tarrawingee and Wahgunyah.[4]
There were two Wangaratta teams that entered the Ovens & Murray Football League in 1893, Wangaratta Central FC and West End FC (1893 only), with Wangaratta Central (Magpies) remaining in the O&MFA and moving between the Ovens & King Football League on a number of occasions prior to World War Two. These two teams played in the Wangaratta Football Association in 1892, with Wangaratta FC finishing on top of the ladder and winning the premiership.[5]
In July, 1897, the club withdrew from the O&MFA competition[6] after not winning any matches up until that point.[7]
Wangaratta FC then joined the Murray Valley Junior Football Association and won the 1898 premiership, before rejoining the O&MFA for the 1899 season.
In July, 1900, Collingwood, 12.18 - 90 defeated Wangaratta, 2.8 - 20 in Wangaratta.[8]
Wangaratta FC moved into the Ovens and King FL in its first year of competition in 1903.[9]
Wangaratta's first golden era was between 1919 and 1926 when they played in eight consecutive senior football grand finals, with the first three in the Ovens & King Football League and the last five in the Ovens & Murray Football League, winning an O&KFL premiership in 1920 and an O&MFL premiership in 1925, under coach, Percy Rowe.
In late September 1931, Wangaratta (O&KFL premiers) defeated Weir United (O&MFL Premiers) in a challenge match to decide the champion club in the North East of Victoria.[10] Then in 1932, Wangaratta (O&KFL Premiers) defeated Corowa (O&MFL Premiers) to once again be the North Eastern Victoria champion club.[11]
Wangaratta FC entered two sides into the Ovens & King FL in 1941 and they both played off in the grand final, with the "Rainbows" defeating the more fancied Wangaratta team.[12]
In 1945 Wangaratta entered a team in the Murray Valley Football League and they became undefeated premiers.[13]
Wangaratta FC have been in the Ovens & Murray Football League continuously since 1946.
Wangaratta's second golden era was between 1945 and 1957 when they won six premierships, and were runners up in 1955, winning a record four consecutive premierships between 1949 and 1952 under their captain / coach, former Collingwood player, Mac Holten.
The club had a very lean period between 1997 and 2002, collecting six consecutive wooden spoons and losing 32 consecutive games between 1997 and 1999, but by the mid 2000s were playing finals and later played in six O&MFNL senior football grand finals between 2007 and 2022, winning four. This included the 2022 grand final, but the club was stripped of its premiership flag for salary cap breaches in the 2022 season, a first in country football.[14]
Since 2012, the club has fielded three football teams and four netball teams in the Ovens & Murray Football League.
League | Total flags | Premiership year(s) | Runner Up | |
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Wangaratta Football Association | 1 | 1892[17] | ||
Murray Valley Junior Football Association | 1 | 1898[18] [19] | ||
Ovens & King Football Association[20] | 6 | 1905,[21] 1906,[22] 1920, 1931, 1932, 1941[23] | 1908, 1909, 1910, 1919, 1921, 1941 | |
Murray Valley Patriotic Football Association | 1 | 1945[24] | ||
Corowa & District Knockout Competition – "VFL Cup" | 1 | 1949 [25] | ||
Ovens & Murray Football League[26] | 15 | 1925, 1933, 1936, 1938, 1946, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1957, 1961, 1976, 2007, 2008, 2017. | 1922, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1955, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1977, 2018, 2019. |
League | Total flags | Premiership year(s) | Runner Up |
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1 | 1951[27] | ||
4 | 1959, 1967, 1968, 1985 | 1964, 1965, 1966, 1978, 1984, 1993, 2014 | |
Below is the Wangaratta FNC Team of the Century, that was announced on Saturday evening, 5 August 2006.
The following footballers played for Wangaratta FC prior to making their VFL / AFL debut & / or were drafted to an AFL club, with the year indicating their debut or year drafted.
Year | President | Secretary | Treasurer | Captain/Coach | Best & Fairest | Top Goalkicker | Ladder Position |
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1880 | W L Clarke | [33] | |||||
1881 | Sanford | Banfield | Sanford[34] | [35] | |||
1882 | F Gray | C C Sanford | [36] | ||||
1883 | J H Tone | J H Tone | [37] | ||||
1884 | Sanford | [38] | |||||
1885 | Slattery | [39] | |||||
1886 | Taylor | [40] | |||||
1887 | Taylor | [41] | |||||
1888 | |||||||
1889 | |||||||
1890 | H G Griffiths | A McKay Jnr | A McKay Jnr | [42] | |||
1891 | Chas Wilson | [43] | |||||
1892 | Jack Brew | 1st. 5 wins, 1 draw. [44] WFA Premiers | |||||
1893 | W J Osboldstone | T Hishon | B Brown | G Carpenter | [45] [46] Joined O&MFA | ||
1894 | A Harrison | R Trembarth | J McCarthy | Equal 2nd[47] | |||
1895 | A Harrison | E Hickey | A Harrison | Jack Brew | 5th[48] [49] | ||
1896 | Clements | T Hishon | W Flanigan | M Walsh[50] | Last. 0 wins, 12 losses[51] | ||
1897 | A Harrison | F W May | W Flanigan | 0 wins. Disbanded, July 1897 | |||
1898 | G Powley | S Tough | R G Barry | MVJFA Premiers | |||
1899 | G Powley | T Laider | H A Murdoch | Rejoined O&MFA | |||
1900 | G Powley | J W Bird | H A Murdoch | J W Bird | [52] | ||
1901 | P Cock | A C Fletcher | H A Murdoch | 4th[53] | |||
1902 | R Turner | H A Murdoch | J W Bird | 4th[54] | |||
1903 | Bryant | O&KFA.3rd.3 wins,3 losses,1 draw | |||||
1904 | H A Murdoch | J Wllis | C Marshall | S Yoxall | |||
1905 | H Smith | F H Brook & | Stuart | R J "Tot" Turner | O&K Premiers | ||
[55] | Mr. Stuart | ||||||
1906[56] | George Maxwell | M J Cowman | A Ebbott | R J Turner | O&K Premiers | ||
1907 | George Maxwell | A Ebbott | A Ebbott | [57] | |||
1908 | J Clark | H Frankland | W Murdoch | O&K Runners Up | |||
1909 | J Clark | J Teague | E Martin | O&K Runners Up | |||
1910 | C Teague | O Edwards | W Murdoch | O&K Runners Up | |||
1911 | C Teague | A Grassick | M O'Keefe | ||||
1912 | G Powley | P J Murphy | P J Murphy | ||||
1913 | G Marshall | H Hill | H Hill | Last.2 wins, 6 losses | |||
1914 | G Marshall | H Hill | H Hill | R Banbury | 19: R Banbury | ||
1915-18 | |||||||
1919 | A C Callander | L Howell | L Howell | R J Metcalfe | 10: Atkinson | O&K Runners Up | |
1920 | A C Callander | R Reid | R Reid | R J Metcalfe | Norm McGuffie[58] [59] | 34: Denby | O&K Premiers |
1921 | A C Callander | L Howell | L Howell | R J Metcalfe | 21: Flegg | O&K Runners Up | |
1922 | A C Callander | L Howell | L Howell | H Smith | 19: Flegg | O&M Runners Up | |
1923 | A C Callander | E C Peverill | E C Peverill | Matt O'Donohue | 23: A Flegg & | O&M Runners Up | |
23: A Humphrey | |||||||
1924 | A C Callander | F Marks | G McDonald[60] | Matt O'Donohue | 36: G Humphrey | O&M Runners Up[61] | |
1925 | A C Callander | S Smythe | J O'Shea | O&M Premiers (undefeated, 1 draw)[62] | |||
1926 | A C Callander | F Marks | J O'Shea | O&M Runners Up | |||
1927 | W J Powell | G McDonald | J O'Shea | Jim Boyd[63] | J J Kelly | 24: P Johnson | 6th. 5 wins, 9 losses[64] |
1928 | W J Powell | G McDonald | G McDonald | 63: Jim Boyd | 4th. 7 wins, 7 losses[65] | ||
1929 | W J Powell | G McDonald | FH Enscoe | Dermot O'Brien &<ref>Web site: 1929 - Wangaratta Coach for Hawthorn . The Age . 2 May 2022 . 26 . 6 July 1929. | 2nd. 9 wins, 5 losses[66] | ||
Fred Carey[67] | |||||||
1930 | M J Duggan | G McDonald | FH Enscoe | 5th. 7 wins, 7 losses[68] | |||
1931 | J F Quinn | Nixon | Barnes[69] | Fred Carey | O&K Premiers | ||
1932 | J F Quinn | R Barnes | FH Enscoe | Fred Carey | Alec Fraser[70] | O&K Premiers | |
1933 | F Baker | R Barnes | FH Enscoe | Fred Carey | 85: Leo Nolan # | O&M Premiers | |
1934 | F Baker | L Irving | W Brown | Fred Carey | 80: Charlie Heavey | 5th[71] | |
1935 | W J Powell | Norm J McGuffie | Norm J McGuffie | J J Nunan | 109: Charlie Heavey# [72] | 1st. 10 wins, 7 losses, lost both finals[73] [74] | |
1936 | A C Jones | Norm J McGuffie | Norm J McGuffie | Fred Carey | Bert Carey | 2nd. 12 wins, 6 losses.[75] O&M Premiers | |
1937 | A C Jones | Norm J McGuffie | Norm J McGuffie | Fred Carey | Ernie Ward | 64: Keith Thompson # | Last[76] |
1938 | W J Powell | Norm J McGuffie | Norm J McGuffie | O&M Premiers | |||
1939 | C Pratt | H T Lean | H T Lean | 56: Reg Sudholz | 5th[77] | ||
1940 | W J Powell | H T Lean | H T Lean | Alec Fraser | Ernie Ward | 53: Ernie Ward | 4th. 5 wins, 5 losses[78] |
1941 | T Ferguson | H T Lean | H T Lean | Ernie Ward | 59: Ernie Ward | O&K Premiers: Rainbows FC | |
1941 | Ron Bryant | O&K Runners Up: Wang FC | |||||
1942-43 | |||||||
1944 | G Baker | J Prendergast | |||||
1945 | G Baker | J Faithful | J Faithful | Ron Bryant/G Robins | N Bowman | MVPFL Premiers | |
1946 | W J Powell | H T Lean | H T Lean | Jack Ferguson | 64: Ernie Ward # | 2nd. 11 wins, 2 losses. O&M Premiers | |
1947 | W J Powell | R Howard | R Howard | Tom Tribe[79] | Jack Plaisted [80] | 26: Doug Ferguson | 5th. [81] |
1948 | E C Etches | H T Lean | H T Lean | Tim Lowe | 34: Doug Ferguson* | 1st. 10 wins, 4 losses[82] Lost both finals | |
1949 | Norm J McGuffie | R Howard & | R Howard & | Ken Nish | 71: Max Williams | 1st. O&M Premiers | |
A J Brown | A J Brown | ||||||
1950 | Norm J McGuffie | R Howard | A J Brown | Tim Lowe | 84: Max Williams # [83] | 1st. O&M Premiers | |
1951 | Norm J McGuffie | A J Brown | J Cood | Tim Lowe | 98: Max Williams # | 1st.[84] O&M Premiers | |
1952 | Norm J McGuffie | A J Brown | J Cood | Tim Lowe | 68: Max Bussell | O&M Premiers | |
1953 | George Cundy | Jack White | F Ballantine | Tim Lowe | 61: Jock Gardner | 1st. 15 wins, 2 losses. Lost both finals | |
1954 | George Cundy | Jack White | F Ballantine | W Luck | 24: Ray Preston | 8th. 4 wins, 14 losses[85] | |
1955 | George Cundy | Jack White | W Anderson | 1st. 15 wins, 6 losses. Runners Up | |||
1956 | L Twamley | Owen Paton | W Anderson | Bill Comensoli/Mac Holten | Ray Preston & | 6th: 10 wins, 8 losses | |
1957 | L Twamley | F Bailes | W Anderson | Jack McDonald | 2nd: 14 wins, 8 losses. O&M Premiers | ||
1958 | L Twamley | F Bailes | J R Patterson | Jack McDonald | Bill Comensoli | 58: Jack McDonald # | |
1959 | Norm J McGuffie | F Bailes | J Howlett | Kevin Mack | |||
1960 | Norm J McGuffie | F Bailes | J R Patterson | Kevin O'Keefe | 57: Bob Constable # | 7th: 7 wins, 11 losses | |
1961 | Norm J McGuffie | F Bailes | J R Patterson | Len Richards | 3rd: 14 wins, 5 losses. O&M Premiers[86] | ||
1962 | Norm J McGuffie | Owen Paton | J R Patterson | Bill Traill | 49: Ron McDonald | 4th: 12 wins, 6 losses, 1 draw | |
1963 | Owen Paton | Ed Tippett | J R Anderson | Bernie Killeen | 33: Jeff Hemphill | 3rd: 12 wins, 6 losses | |
1964 | Owen Paton | Ed Tippett | J R Anderson | Kevin Mack | 62: Ron Critchley | 2nd: 14 wins, 4 losses. Runners Up | |
1965 | Gus Boyd | Ed Tippett | J R Anderson | Des Steele | 59: Geoff Scott | 1st: 13 wins, 5 losses. Runners Up | |
1966 | Gus Boyd | Ed Tippett | J R Anderson | Jeff Hemphill | 80: Geoff Scott | 1st: 14 wins, 4 losses. Runners Up | |
1967 | Gus Boyd | Ed Tippett | J R Anderson | 92: Geoff Scott* #[87] | 4th: 11 wins, 8 losses | ||
1968 | Gus Boyd | Ed Tippett | J R Anderson | Graeme Nish | 18: Neville Smedley | 5th: 11 wins, 7 losses | |
1969 | Gus Boyd | W Woods | J R Anderson | Mick Tanner | 47: Mick Tanner* | 2nd: 14 wins, 7 losses. Runners Up | |
1970 | Gus Boyd | W Woods | W Sharp | 43: John Leary* | 4th: 10 wins, 9 losses | ||
1971 | Gus Boyd | Frank Holt | P Clode | Graeme Nish | 51: John Leary | 6th: 9 wins, 8 losses, 1 draw | |
1972 | Gus Boyd | Frank Holt | G O'Halloran | John Leary | 30: Richard Allan* | 4th: 13 wins, 7 lossess (Final 5) | |
1973 | Gus Boyd | G Milson | G O'Halloran | 62: Gordon McPhan* | 3rd: 14 wins, 6 losses. Lost both finals. | ||
1974 | Jack White | John Kerr | G O'Halloran | Graeme Nish | 60: Mick Pavone* | 5th: 12 wins, 7 losses | |
1975 | Jack White | John Kerr | G O'Halloran | Jack O'Halloran | 2nd: 13 wins, 7 losses, 1 draw. Lost P Final. | ||
1976 | Jack White | John Kerr | G O'Halloran | Phillip Nolan | Jack O'Halloran | 83: John Leary # | 2nd. 13 wins, 5 losses. O&M Premiers[88] |
1977 | Jack White | G Wise | G O'Halloran | Phillip Nolan | Phillip Nolan | 69: John Leary | 3rd. 9 wins, 8 losses, 1 draw. Runners Up |
1978 | Jack White | G Wise | R Barrett | Phillip Nolan | Phillip Murray | 44: John Leary | 10th (last) 4 wins, 14 losses |
1979 | Jack White | G Wise | R Barrett | Daryl Price | 46: T ? Nolan | 6th. 9 wins, 9 losses | |
1980 | Neville Sanderson | J Dawson | R Barrett | 44: Peter Mulrooney | 1st. 13 wins, 4 losses, 1 draw. Lost both finals | ||
1981 | Neville Sanderson | J Dawson | R Barrett | Mark Dean | 49: John Leary | 7th. 6 wins, 12 losses | |
1982 | Neville Sanderson | G Hutchinson | R Barrett | Phil Nolan | Gary Voss | 30: John Leary | 10th (last) 2 wins, 16 losses |
1983 | Gerry Dowling | G Hutchinson | R Barrett | Neville Hogan | Greg Mulrooney | 27: Peter Mulrooney | 9th. 2 wins, 16 losses |
1984 | Gerry Dowling | G Hutchinson | R Barrett | Neville Hogan | Greg Mulrooney | 50: Ian Denny | 8th. 7 wins, 11 losses |
1985 | Gerry Dowling | G Hutchinson | R Barrett | John Gannon | 71: Steven Adamo | 7th. 7 wins, 11 losses | |
1986 | Paul Douthie | Merv Crimmins | R Barrett | John Gannon | David Nugent | 104: Steven Adamo # | 5th. 12 wins, 6 losses |
1987 | John Dawson | Merv Crimmins | Trevor Smethurst | John Gannon | Peter Mulrooney | 106: Steven Adamo # | 7th. 6 wins, 12 losses |
1988 | John Dawson | Merv Crimmins | Trevor Smethurst | Duane Kerwin | 74: Steven Adamo | 4th. 12 wins, 6 losses | |
1989 | Sid Wright | Merv Crimmins | Trevor Smethurst | Mark Lincoln | 53: Steven Adamo | 2nd. 15 wins, 5 losses.(W Raiders join O&M) | |
1990 | Sid Wright | Merv Crimmins | R Barrett | Shane Lockyer | 9th. 6 wins, 14 losses | ||
1991 | Bob Andrews | Merv Crimmins | R Barrett | Charlie Walder | Charlie Walder | 43: Damian Simmonds | 6th. 12 wins, 7 losses, 1 draw |
1992 | Bob Andrews | Charlie Walder | Brian Blood | 88: John Henry # | 5th. 11 wins, 9 losses | ||
1993 | Bob Andrews | Jason Lappin | 75: John Henry | 5th. 12 wins, 8 losses | |||
1994 | J Davidson | Graeme Cordy & | 35: Mark Higgs | 10th. 3 wins, 14 losses, 2 byes | |||
1995 | Bob Head | Simon Dean | 44: John Henry | 10th. 2 wins, 15 losses, 1 draw | |||
1996 | Bob Head | Matthew Curran | 22: Colin McClounan | 9th. 4 wins, 14 losses | |||
22: Matthew Curran | |||||||
22: Andrew Haring | |||||||
1997 | Lindsey Horrocks | Maurice Wingate & | G Barrow | 27: S.Zamaicyl | 11th (last) | ||
Rob Richards | (Benalla joined the GVFNL in 1998) | ||||||
1998 | Lindsey Horrocks | Gary Cameron | Martin Dillon | 22: B Phillips | 10th (last) 0 wins | ||
1999 | Lindsey Horrocks | Gary Cameron | Martin Dillon | 23: Luke Norman | 10th (last) | ||
2000 | Gary Nevin | Colin McClounan | 33: Luke Norman | 10th (last) | |||
2001 | Gary Nevin | Colin McClounan | 34: John Henry | 10th (last) | |||
2002 | Peter Whittlesea | John Henry | Jason Lappin | 57: Damian Lang | 10th (last) | ||
2003 | Peter Whittlesea | John Henry | Jason Lappin | 63: Damian Lang # | 8th: 5 wins, 13 losses | ||
2004 | Russell Higgs | Prue Minns | John Henry | Matthew Byers | 88: Damian Lang # | 5th: 8 wins, 11 losses | |
2005 | Russell Higgs | Ken Farrell | John Henry | Jason Lappin | 2nd: 14 wins, 7 losses. Lost P Final | ||
2006 | Paul Challman | Ken Farrell | Brian Hargreaves | John Henry | Judd Porter | 34: John Henry | 9th: 5 wins, 13 losses. |
2007 | Paul Challman | Ken Farrell | Brian Hargreaves | Jason Lappin | 47: John Henry | 1st. 16 wins, 5 losses. O&M Premiers | |
2008 | Paul Challman | Ken Farrell | Brian Hargreaves | Jason Lappin | Sam Higgs | 44: Jarrod Hayse | 1st. 17 wins, 2 losses, 1 draw. O&M Premiers |
2009 | Paul Challman | Ken Farrell | Brian Hargreaves | Jason Lappin | 45: Luke Mullins | 4th. 11 wins, 9 losses[89] | |
2010 | Paul Challman | Pam Voss | Brian Hargreaves | Judd Porter | Jamie Allan | 35: Dale Whelan | 6th. 9 wins, 9 losses |
2011 | Paul Challman | Pam Voss | Brian Hargreaves | Judd Porter | Daine Porter | 32: Luke Morgan | 5th. 11 wins, 8 losses[90] |
2012 | Paul Challman | Ken Farrell | Brian Hargreaves | Judd Porter | Daine Porter | 60: James Wong | 7th. 5 wins, 13 losses |
2013 | Colin McClounan | Ken Farrell | Kristian Hedin | Mark Knobel | Matthew Crossman | 63: James Wong | 6th. 6 wins, 11 losses, 1 draw |
2014 | Colin McClounan | Ken Farrell | Kristian Hedin | Mark Knobel | Jamie Allan | 50: Joel Harris | 6th. 7 wins, 10 losses, 1 draw |
2015 | Colin McClounan | Ken Farrell | Glen Bouchier | Mark Knobel[91] & | Daine Porter | 42: Robert Hicks | 7th. 6 wins, 12 losses |
Brendan Cairns[92] | |||||||
2016 | Colin McClounan | Ken Farrell | Glen Bouchier | Brendan Cairns | Matthew Crossman | 42: Michael Newton | 7th. 8 wins, 9 losses, 1 draw |
2017 | Colin McClounan | Ken Farrell | P Gay | Dean Stone | Michael Bordignon | 74: Michael Newton | 2nd:17 wins, 5 losses. O&M Premiers |
2018 | Tony Goodison | Ken Farrell | S Comensoli | Dean Stone | Joe Richards | 81: Michael Newton # | 3rd: 16 wins, 6 losses. Runners Up |
2019 | Tony Goodison | Ken Farrell | Rob Doolan | Luke Morgan | Joe Richards | 3rd: 17 wins, 4 losses. Runners Up | |
2020 | Colin McClounan | Luke Morgan | |||||
2021 | Colin McClounan & | Dean Stone | Abraham Ankers | 44: Michael Newton # | 2nd. 11 wins, 2 losses.No final series>COVID-19 | ||
Ellyn O'Brien[93] | |||||||
2022 | Ellyn O'Brien | Tamara Marjanovic | Rob Doolan | Ben Reid[94] | Joe Richards | 68:Callum Moore* | 19 wins, 1 loss. Won grand final, stripped of premiership. |
2023 | Ellyn O'Brien | Ben Reid | Daniel Sharrock | 81:Callum Moore*# | 3rd:12 wins, 7 losses, 2 byes. Lost P Final | ||
2024 | Ellyn O'Brien | Ben Reid | |||||
Year | President | Secretary | Treasurer | Captain / Coach | Best & Fairest | Top Goalkicker | Ladder Position |