Ungarie Football Club

The Ungarie Football Netball Club (nicknamed The Magpies) is an Australian rules football and netball club that plays in the Northern Riverina Football Netball League (NRFNL). Formed in 1916, the Magpies are most famous for producing the Daniher brothers (Terry, Neale, Anthony and Chris) as well as Ben Fixter.

History

Formation and Early Years

The Ungarie Football Club was formed in 1916, forty-four years after the founding of Ungarie in 1872. The first two years of the Magpies' existence saw them play against Blow Clear in friendly social games in 1916 and 1917 after which the Ungarie-Girral Australian Rules Football Association was formed in 1918. Five years later, the Magpies won their only Ungarie-Girral Australian Rules Football Association premiership in 1923. One year later, the Ungarie-Girral Australian Rules Football Association amalgamated with the Lake Cargelligo Australian Rules Football Association to form the Northern Riverina Australian Rules Football Association (NRARFA).

20th Century

The Magpies enjoyed their first eighty-four years of existence, winning forty-one premierships across six grades of football and netball, with these being:

• Seniors: 1923, 1935, 1950, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1999, 2000, 2001
• Under 16/17s: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996
• Under 13s (Football): 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1994
• A-Grade: 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999
• B-Grade: 1995
• Under 13s/14s (Netball): 1998

21st Century

Since the beginning of the 21st century, the Magpies have continued to enjoy their existence, winning seventeen premierships across six grades of football and netball, with these being:

• Seniors: 2000, 2001
• Under 17s: 2009
• Under 13s/14s: 2001, 2006, 2011
• Under 12s: 2002, 2009
• A-Grade: 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013
• B-Grade: 2000

Club Honours

Football

Seniors

• Ungarie-Girral Australian Rules Football Association Premierships: (1)

1923

• NRFL Premierships: (15)

1935, 1950, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1999, 2000, 2001

• NRFL Runners-Up: (7)

1982, 1984, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2003

• NRFL Minor Premierships: (11)

1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1995, 1999, 2000

• Undefeated in Home & Away season: (8)

1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1995

Under 16s/17s

• NRFL Premierships: (15)

1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 2009

• NRFL Runners-Up: (2)

2008, 2011

• NRFL Minor Premierships: (2)

1991,2009

• Undefeated in Home & Away season: (1)

2009

Under 13s/14s

• NRFL Premierships: (10)

1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1994, 2001, 2006, 2011

Matty Murrells and Sean Bradley are the magpies mane key to there success. There are the best 14 players that have ever been in Ungarie and henry west is also a major roll aswell.

Under 12s

• NRFL Premierships: (2)

2002, 2009

• NRFL Runners-Up: (4)

2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

Netball

A-Grade

• NRNL Premierships: (12)

1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013

• NRNL Runners-Up: (1)

2011

B-Grade

• NRNL Premierships: (2)

1995, 2000

Under 13s/14s

• NRNL Premierships: (1)

1998

External links

• http://www.australianrulesfootball.com.au/pages/NorthernRiverinaFL

Further reading

• Daniher, Terry Daniher, Neale Daniher, Anthony Daniher and Chris Daniher. The Danihers: The Story of Football's Favourite Family. Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 2009. ISBN 1-74175-651-0