The Bunnaloo Football Club was an Australian rules football club based in the town of Bunnaloo, New South Wales, which first formed in 1927, before disbanding in the 1929. The team reformed in 1952 to join the newly created Echuca Football League, before folding at the end of the 1989 season.
History
The formation of the Bunnaloo Football Club was first announced when an advertisement appeared in the Riverine Herald (the local Echuca newspaper), asking for umpires for the soon-to-be-formed W F Association, a football league. In 1927, the Wakool Walliston Bunnaloo Football Association was formed featuring four teams: Wakool, Walliston, Bunnaloo and Caldwell. This was Bunnaloo's first football team, with J Keech acting as captain. In 1929 the league was renamed the Womboota and District Football League, with Womboota replacing the team from Walliston. Bunnaloo finished the season in first place, but lost the premiership to Wakool.
At the closure of the 1929 season, the league was disbanded. The Bunnaloo Football club played next in 1933, in two games against Caldwell, the first home and the second away. Bunnaloo won the home match on 8 July, with the away game played in Caldwell two weeks later. The Bunnaloo Football Club was not active again until 1945, when it played a series of matches against Womboota. The team, captained by Arthur Tomlinson, won two and lost two of the four matches.
In 1951, the planned Echuca Football League was announced, with Bunnaloo featured in the original line-up. When it formed in 1952, the Bunnaloo club was reformed and joined the league with teams from Mathoura, Moama, Bamawm Extension, Bamawm and Rochester East. The club remained in this league for the remainder of its existence. In 1988 and 1989 Bunnaloo won back-to-back premierships,Bunnaloo, New South Wales Scoreboard Pressure Wade's World (Published 11 June 2014). Retrieved 11 October 2016. and following the 1989 premiership was forced to cease existence.Bunnaloo Complex and Sporting Grounds (Bunnaloo) Wikimapia. Retrieved 11 October 2016. 1990 marked the closure of the Echuca Football League, which merged with the Northern District Football League to become the Northern & Echuca Football League. Bunnaloo was unable to find enough players to field a team.Bunnaloo Football Club (NSW) Footypedia.com. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
Premierships
League Total flags Premiership year(s) Echuca Football League
Honour Board
Year President Secretary Coach Best & Fairest 1952 C Burgess B Hubbard T Madgwick T Madgwick 1953 C Burgess W Ripper T Madgwick K Durrant 1954 C Burgess W Ripper K Doyle K Durrant 1955 H Gamble W Ripper K Doyle G Burgess 1956 H Gamble W Ripper K Doyle G Burgess 1957 H Holschier W Ripper J Preston K Durrant 1958 H Holschier D Morrison, D Gamble J Preston J Preston 1959 H Holschier D Gamble T Burgess G Burgess 1960 K Doyle L Vagg J Carvill R Bremner 1961 K Doyle L Vagg R Crack J Preston 1962 K Doyle L Vagg R Crack K Crack 1963 T Burgess W Ripper L Baker K Crack 1964 T Burgess W Ripper T Galvin J Walter 1965 J Walter Snr W Ripper T Galvin B White 1966 J Walter Snr T Galvin W Stiles L Berryman 1967 J Walter Snr R Kemp W Stiles L Berryman 1968 D Jackson R Kemp B White D Jackson 1969 B MacKenzie R Kemp D Henderson A Caldwell 1970 B MacKenzie B Thompson B Mackie, D Henderson B Thompson 1971 B MacKenzie B Thompson J Clark B Thompson 1972 K Schulz B Thompson J Clark P Cole 1973 K Schulz B Thompson G Chivers A Caldwell 1974 J Walter Snr B Thompson G Chivers J Hartshorn 1975 J Walter R Jeffs G Chivers J Hartshorn 1976 D Roberts L Gardiner R Farrell J Hartshorn 1977 D Roberts R Jeffs R Farrell M Vagg 1978 D Roberts G Beer R Farrell J Hartshorn 1979 H Holshier J Carter R Farrell L Hiller 1980 H Holshier J Carter, A Cossar R Douglas J Hartshorn 1981 J Carter N Blenkiron R Douglas A Willoughby 1982 W Polglase N Blenkiron B Walton J Hartshorn 1983 W Polglase N Blenkiron J Smith R Caldwell 1984 R Crack J Burgess R Carr G Nisbet 1985 P Rinaldi N Blenkiron G Wagstaff R Caldwell 1986 P Rinaldi N Blenkiron A Farrell R Caldwell 1987 P Rinaldi J Hearn A Preston G Edwards 1988* P Rinaldi D Larcombe A Jones, A Preston A Jones 1989* C Douglas D Larcombe, M Blenkiron A Jones, S Duncan A Ogden "*" denotes a premiership year.
Echuca Football League Best and Fairest Leigh White (1965)
See also Bunnaloo, New South Wales Bunnaloo Public School
References