Tuesday, November 11, 2008

History of SWDFL & Ganmain FC - Book Price Change

Ged Guthrie has announced that the RRP price has been reduced from $49.95 to $25 plus postage of $13.05

Amazing Value

"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)

Saturday, February 23, 2008

2008 NAB Challenge back in Narrandera

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

Sunday, September 16, 2007

Coreen League - 1909 to 2007 thanks for the memories

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

Another Pano pic


Panorama Photo of Narrandera Sportsground with Floodlights




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.