River Murray Football League

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The River Murray Football League is an Australian rules football competition based in the Murray Bridge region of South Australia, Australia. It is an affiliated member of the South Australian National Football League.

In 2007 the Jervois Football Club won their fourth consecutive League Premiership when they defeated the Imperial Football Club for the second consecutive year.

1 Current clubs
2 Former clubs
3 Brief history
4 League Premiers
5 Mail Medalists
6 Patrons Medal
7 External links

[edit] Current clubs

Imperial Football Club
Jervois Football Club
Mannum Football Club
Meningie Football Club
Mypolonga Football Club
Rambler Football Club
Tailem Bend Football Club

[edit] Former clubs

Border Downs Football Club (? -1991)
Murray Bridge Redlegs Football Club (1983-2005)
Border Downs-Tintinara Football Club (1992-2001)
Nairne Bremer Football Club (1992-1997)

[edit] Brief history

The River Murray Football League was formed originally as the River Murray Football Association in 1931.

[edit] League Premiers

2007 Jervois 11.8 (74) defeated Imperials 10.10 (70)
2006 Jervois 19.10 (124) defeated Imperials 16.10 (106)
2005 Jervois 26.17 (173) defeated Tailem Bend 5.8 (38)
2004 Jervois 10.12 (72) defeated Imperials 8.7 (55)
2003 Mannum 8.8 (56) defeated Imperials 5.9 (39)
2002 Imperials 15.6 (96) defeated Meningie 12.10 (82)
2001 Meningie 14.12 (96) defeated Imperials 9.3 (57)
2000 Tailem Bend 15.101 (100) defeated Imperials 9.3 (57)
1999 Imperials 18.10 (118) defeated Mannum 10.6 (66)
1998 Imperials 12.12 (84) defeated Mannum 4.15 (39)
1997 Tailem Bend 14.9 (93) defeated Imperials 11.16 (82)
1996 Tailem Bend 15.13 (103) defeated Mannum 4.11 (35)
1995 Tailem Bend 19.19 (133) defeated Murray Bridge Redlegs 14.10 (94)
1994 Mypolonga 18.9 (117) defeated Imperials 14.9 (93)
1993 Imperials 16.10 (106) defeated Mannum 11.10 (76)
1992 Tailem Bend 20.9 (129) defeated Mannum 12.3 (75)
1991 Mypolonga 17.15 (117) defeated Tailem Bend 8.9 (57)
1990 Mypolonga 9.11 (65) defeated Mannum 7.16 (58)
1989 Mypolonga 16.8 (104) defeated Meningie 12.10 (82)
1988 Imperials 8.9 (57) defeated Mypolonga 7.10 (52)
1987 Ramblers 10.18 (78) defeated Imperials 7.17 (57)
1986 Jervois 8.15 (63) defeated Imperials 7.12 (54)
1985 Ramblers 17.17 (119) defeated Jervois 16.5 (101)
1984 Jervois defeated Imperials
1983 Imperials 11.11 (77) defeated Mannum 10.12 (72)
1982 Ramblers defeated Imperials
1981 Ramblers defeated Imperials
1980 Ramblers defeated Imperials
1979 Ramblers
1978 Imperials 11.11 (77) defeated Ramblers 10.12 (72)
1977 Imperials 15.11 (101) defeated Ramblers 9.17 (71)
1976 Imperials 11.11 (77) defeated Ramblers 10.12 (72)
1975 Ramblers
1974 Tailem Bend
1973 Tailem Bend
1972 Tailem Bend
1971 Ramblers
1970 Tailem Bend
1969 Imperials 10.14 (74) defeated Ramblers 10.12 (72)
1968 Jervois
1967 Imperials 14.10 (94) defeated Jervois 11.7 (73)
1966 Jervois
1965 Tailem Bend
1964 Jervois
1963 Jervois
1962 Tailem Bend
1961 Jervois
1960 Tailem Bend
1959 Jervois
1958 Imperials 8.11 (59) defeated Tailem Bend 8.10 (58)
1957 Imperials 9.20 (74) defeated Tailem Bend 10.7 (67)
1956
1955 Mannum
1954 Tailem Bend
1953 Imperials 14.10 (94) defeated Mannum 6.8 (44)
1952 Imperials 9.14 (68) defeated Mannum 6.7 (43)
1951 Ramblers
1950 Ramblers
1949 Mannum
1948 Imperials
1947 Tailem Bend
1946 Imperials 7.4 (46) defeated Jervois 4.6 (30)
1941-1945 No Competition
1940 ?
1939 Mypolonga
1938 Mypolonga
1937 Jervois defeated Imperials
1936 Jervois
1935 Jervois
1934 Jervois
1933 Jervois
1932 Jervois defeated Imperials
1931 Imperials 4.14 (38) defeated Ramblers 4.6 (30)

[edit] Mail Medalists

Awarded to the best and fairest player of the year. Awarded from 1938-1940, and then 1949-2007.

2007 Ryan Morris (Ramblers)
2006 Zac Ewer (Jervois)
2005 Mervyn Kartinyeri (Tailem Bend)
2004 Mervyn Kartinyeri (Tailem Bend) / Duane Dumesney (Tailem Bend)
2003 Daniel Zadow (Mannum)
2002 Ben Quinn (Mannum)
2001 Mark Marchetti (Mannum)
2000 Kym White (Meningie)
1999 Brett Lienert (Imperials)
1998 Michael Smart (Ramblers)
1997 Mervyn Kartinyeri (Tailem Bend)
1996 Craig Gilbert (Border Downs Tintinara)
1995 Brett Lienert (Imperials)
1994 Dwayne Krollig (Mannum)
1993 Greg Stephenson (Border Downs Tintinara)
1992 Roger Wilson (Tailem Bend)
1991 Mike Hunt (Tailem Bend) / David Buckley (Mannum)
1990 Lee Adams (Mannum)
1989 Noel Hartman (Tailem Bend) / David McKechnie (Meningie)
1988 Des Hicks (Imperials)
1987 Chris Smelt (Imperials) / David Ridgway (Ramblers)
1986 Greg Zadow (Imperials)
1985 Bradley Paech (Ramblers) / Dean Hansen (Border Downs)
1984 Greg Zadow (Imperials)
1983 Bradley Paech (Ramblers)
1982 Bradley Paech (Ramblers)
1981 Jimmy Rankine (Jervois)
1980 Bradley Paech (Ramblers)
1979 Garry Wright (Mypolonga)
1978 Terry Williamson (Imperials) / Kevin Dinon (Mypolonga)
1977 John Klienig (Mypolonga)
1976 Terry Connolly (Tailem Bend)
1975 Bohdan Cybulka (Ramblers)
1974 Ron Liebelt (Ramblers)
1973 Don Llewellyn (Jervois)
1972 Bohdan Cybulka (Tailem Bend)
1971 Bohdan Cybulka (Tailem Bend)
1970 Bohdan Cybulka (Tailem Bend)
1969 Bohdan Cybulka (Tailem Bend)
1968 Bohdan Cybulka (Tailem Bend)
1967 David Halthorpe (Mannum)
1966 Evan Jenkins (Border Downs)
1965 Bohdan Cybulka (Tailem Bend)
1964 Geoff Lokan (Jervois)
1963 Geoff Lokan (Jervois)
1962 Geoff Lokan (Jervois)
1961 Colin Gibbs (Jervois)
1960 Wayne Sanders (Meningie)
1959 Bill Lokan (Jervois)
1958 Bill Lokan (Jervois) / Wayne Sanders (Meningie)
1957 Laurie Reddaway (Border Downs)
1956 Laurie Reddaway (Border Downs)
1955 Eric Walter (Border Downs)
1954 Colin Wakefield (Mannum)
1953 Les Stone (Imperials)
1952 Eric Smelt (Imperials) / Harry Enthoven (Tailem Bend)
1951 Ron Hutchinson (Imperials) / Bill Martin (Mypolonga)
1950 Bill Lipp (Imperials) / Alf Skuse (Tailem Bend)
1949 Ron Hutchinson (Imperials)
1941-1948 Not Awarded
1940 Norm Weibricht (Imperials)
1939 Bill Melville (Mypolonga)
1938 Jack Foster (Mypolonga)

[edit] Patrons Medal

Awarded to the best on ground during the League Grand Final.

2007 Trevor Rigney (Jervois)
2006 Tyron Hill (Jervois)
2005 Ben Pyman (Jervois)
2004 David Scholz (Jervois)
2003 Justin Maloney (Mannum)
2002 Simon Roesler (Imperials)
2001 Scott Baggs (Meningie)
2000 Craig Kowald (Tailem Bend)
1999 Damian Garrett (Imperials)
1998 Mark Hyam (Imperials)
1997 Jeremy Stagg (Tailem Bend)
1996 Mervyn Kartinyeri (Tailem Bend)
1995 Malcolm Polhner (Tailem Bend)
1994 John Bratkovic (Mypolonga)
1993 Kelvin Farnham (Imperials)
1992 Rick Laube (Tailem Bend)
1991 John Bratkovic (Mypolonga)

[edit] External links

v • d • e Australian rules football in South Australia

Governing Body	SANFL

Representative Side	The Croweaters

Professional Clubs	Adelaide Crows · Port Adelaide Power

Metropolitan Leagues	SANFL · South Australian Amateur Football League

Regional Leagues	Adelaide Plains · Barossa Light & Gawler · Broken Hill · Eastern Eyre · Far West · Great Flinders · Great Southern · Hills · Kangaroo Island · Kowree-Naracoorte-Tatiara · Mallee · Mid Murray · Mid South East · Mid West · North Eastern · Northern Areas · Port Lincoln · Riverland · River Murray · Southern · Spencer Gulf · Western Border · Whyalla · Woomera & Districts · Yorke Peninsula

Women's Leagues	South Australian Women's Football League

Principal Venues	AAMI Stadium