The Narrandera Sportsground will again be the venue for a NAB AFL Challenge Game.
The game between Sydney Swans (2007 combatants) and Richmond Tigers should produce a memorable match to celebrate the 150th Year of Australian Football.
Officials are hoping for a record AFL crowd to improve on the 2007 official crowd of 10,979 where Sydney defeated Collingwood. The unofficial ground record is 12,500.
Admission will be as follows;
Tickets are
$14 for adults,
$8 for students and pensioners,
$2 for children under 15 or
$28 for a family of two adults and two children.
There are also a limited number of Grandstand Tickets available at $5.00ea approx 300
Saturday, February 23, 2008
2008 NAB Challenge back in Narrandera
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Coreen League - 1909 to 2007 thanks for the memories
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Rennie Football Ground 2007
The Final Coreen & District Football Netball Grandfinal was held yesterday 15th Sptember 2007 bringing to a close 98 years of celebrated history.
Yesterdays last grandfinal attracted around 4,000 fans who unfortunately had to witness an extremely one sided match. Coreen-Daysdale-Hopefield-Buraja United Saints 24.19 (163) destroyed Billabong (Urana-Oaklands) Crows 8.2 (50). The game was all over at the end of the first quarter with CDHBU holding a 50 point lead 7.9 (51) to 0.1. (1). The Crows scored the first two goals of the second quarter but that was about the closest they got for the remainder of the game.
Thankfully there was still around 3,000 people at the end of the game to say goodbye.
2008.... Wahgunyah Tigers are off to the Tallangatta & District Football League, Jerilderie Demons are of to join their neighbours in the Picola & District League, leaving CDHBU, Billabong Crows, Rennie Hoppers and Coleambally Blues hopefully obtaining admission to the nearby Hume Football League.
More Video highlights of the Grandfinal will be posted on Youtube very soon.
Here is a link to a video of the first quarter highlights - 2007 Coreen Grandfinal 1st Quarter highlights
Friday, September 14, 2007
End of an Era
RIP: Coreen and District Football Netball League 1909 to 2007
Today marks the end of one of the longest running Football Leagues in Country Victoria and New South Wales, 98 years strong 1909 to 2007.
The Coreen League with its origins around Corowa in New South Wales bids farewell today at Rennie Football Ground. Todays grandfinal we see 2 amalgamated clubs which comprises 6 former power houses and two of the foundation clubs of the league.
CDHBU Saints better known as Coreen, Daysdale, Hopefield Buraja United Saints will take on Billabong Crows better known as Urana and Oaklands.
Coreen and Daysdale originally merged to form the Saints in 1996. Hopefield and Buraja merged in 1948. Then these two clubs amalgamated in 2006.
Urana and Oaklands merged in 2005.
All these clubs have won a total of 42 flags and one of the merged teams will make it 43.
RiverinAFL will be attending the game in respect for what the league has done for football and netball in the region and how it showed the community spirit will ensure the fight to survive lasts as long as humanly possible.
Friday, August 10, 2007
BOOK LAUNCH - "History of the South West District Football League"
BOOK LAUNCH - "History of the South West District Football League" (1913 - 1981)
including Ganmain Football Club (1893 - 1981) by Ged Guthrie, a former mascot of the Ganmain Football Club (609 pages RRP $49.95)
WHERE - SUNDAY, 19TH AUGUST, 2007 at three quarter time in the Reserves before the Ganmain - Grong Grong - Matong Lions take on the Wagga Tigers match at Ganmain Oval. The book will be launched by the legendary Tom Hafey who applied unsuccessfully for the Ganmain coaching position for the 1960 season. Tom will get his chance to finally coach Ganmain GG-M on this day after 47 years and a long and successful coaching career. Many former players will be at the launch and everyone is welcome including past players and supporters.
# Books will also be available at Ganmain Show on Saturday 18th August, 2007.
Jed's book is also available from Newsagents in Wagga. Just ask if they stock it.
For further enquiries contact: Ged Guthrie mobile 0419 608910 or (02) 62998200
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Video Feeds from the AFL NAB Regional Challenge at Narrandera
Adam Goodes gets one of his 4 goals
General play at Northern end of ground
Barry Hall Goals
Monday, March 12, 2007
Record Crowd at Narrandera sees Swans & Pies
A record crowd filed into Narrandera Sports Ground friday night to witness the NAB Challenge game between Swans and Pies. The official attendance was given as 10,979 but with a AFL Members and children admitted free the crowd would have been in the vacinity of 12,500.
Thursday, March 01, 2007
Sydney and Collingwood to play at Narrandera
Sydney Swans and Collingwood will contest the NAB Regional Challenge match under lights at Narrandera Sportsground on Friday 9th March at 7pm. Admission charges are noted below. No cars can enter the ground. The Showground will be openned for parking.
Organisers are now expecting a massive crowd to attend. Predictions between 8 and 10,000 people. The ground record for an AFL match was set way back in 1959 when 12,000 people attended the South West District League Grandfinal.
The ground record was set in 1962 when over 14,000 people packed the ground for the Group 20 Rugby League Grandfinal.
Given fine weather and the huge following of both clubs could push the AFL record.
Sydney and Collingwood have advised the media that they will be sending a full strenth teams to Narrandera.
Adult Admission $14.00 ea
Children (under 14) $2.00 ea
Student/Pensioners $8.00 ea
Family tickets (2 x Adults and 2 x Children) $28.00
There are also a limited number of Grandstand Tickets available at $5.00ea.
Other articles are available at the following links:
Swans stars to shine for fans
We won’t take Narrandera game lightly, say Magpies
NAB CHALLENGE SYDNEY SWANS v COLLINGWOOD
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