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{{Short description|Australian rules football and netball club}}
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{{Use Australian English|date=January 2018}}

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The '''Corowa-Rutherglen Football Netball Club''', nicknamed the '''''Kangaroos''''', is an [[Australian rules football]] and [[netball]] club based in the town of [[Corowa]] in [[New South Wales]]. Corowa-Rutherglen's football and netball squads formerly played in the [[Ovens & Murray Football League]].

The club is notable for producing many VFL / AFL football players over many years, including [[John Longmire]].

==History==
The club was formed in 1979 when the [[Corowa Football Club|Corowa Spiders]] and the [[Rutherglen Football Club (1893)|Rutherglen Redlegs]] merged to become the "Corowa-Rutherglen Roos".

Additionally surplus players formed the [[Rutherglen Football Club|Rutherglen-Corowa Cats]] in 1979 and competed in the [[Coreen & District Football League]] for 13 seasons, before moving to the [[Ovens & King Football League]] for 11 seasons. Today the club is known as the [[Rutherglen Football Club|Rutherglen Cats]], dropping "Corowa" from their name in 2002, and have competed in the [[Tallangatta & District Football League]] since 2004.

In the 2016 Ovens & Murray FNL season it was announced that the Corowa-Rutherglen FNC would move the round 11 home match to Rutherglen's Barkley Park. This marked the first time a match was played in Rutherglen for premiership points since the 1981 Ovens & Murray FL season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bordermail.com.au/story/3962360/still-a-bit-of-bark-in-dogs-season/?cs=10|title=Still a bit of bark in Dogs' season|first=Xavier|last=Mardling|date=11 June 2016|work=BorderMail.com.au|access-date=13 April 2017}}</ref> Traditionally the [[Rutherglen Football Club|Rutherglen Cats]] do not play on the [[Queen's Official Birthday#Australia|Queen's Birthday Weekend]] as the town hosts the annual [[Rutherglen, Victoria#Festivals and events|Winery Walkabout]].

Accompanying the return was a pre-match luncheon with many guest speakers, including [[Rutherglen Football Club|Rutherglen]] O&M Hall of Famer Bill Gayfer, Mick Gayfer, John Pearce, Corowa-Rutherglen's O&M Hall of Famer Jim Sandral, Dennis Sandral, John Clancy, and Peter Chisnall. At the luncheon it was suggested by Corowa-Rutherglen official Fred Longmire that both the Corowa-Rutherglen FNC & Rutherglen FNC could be run by a one-commission model, which would include three representatives from both clubs, an independent chairperson and a paid general manager to run 12 football and nine netball teams in the O&M and T&D football leagues.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bordermail.com.au/story/3962025/a-back-to-the-future-model-for-roos-cats/?cs=4067|title=A back to the future model for Roos, Cats|first=DAVID|last=JOHNSTON|date=11 June 2016|work=BorderMail.com.au|access-date=13 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://au.prime7.yahoo.com/v1/video/-/watch/31813785/weekend-of-opportunity-in-footy/10/|title=Weekend of opportunity in footy|author=|date=|work=Yahoo.com|access-date=13 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://regional.sheppnews.com.au/2016/06/16/36231/roos-relish-return-to-barkley-park|title=Roos relish return to Barkley Park|author=|date=16 June 2016|work=SheppNews.com.au|access-date=13 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170117020852/http://regional.sheppnews.com.au/2016/06/16/36231/roos-relish-return-to-barkley-park|archive-date=17 January 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mmg.com.au/local-news/corowa/roos-return-to-rutherglen-1.110770 |title=Roos return to Rutherglen |access-date=31 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817090805/http://www.mmg.com.au/local-news/corowa/roos-return-to-rutherglen-1.110770 |archive-date=17 August 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="25"|Year
! width="25"|G
! width="25"|B
! width="25"|Pts
! width="200"|Home
! width="25"|G
! width="25"|B
! width="25"|Pts
! width="200"|Away
! width="225"|Report
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| align="center"|'''2016'''
| align="center"|6
| align="center"|11
| align="center"|47
| Corowa-Rutherglen
| align="center"|10
| align="center"|6
| align="center"|68
| [[Wodonga Football Club|Wodonga]]
| [http://www.foxsportspulse.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=124559230&c=0-6190-0-390535-0&pool=1 Report (Saturday June 11)]
|-
|}

==Premierships==
* '''[[Ovens & Murray Football League]]'''
** '''Seniors (2)''' 2000, 2003
** '''Seconds (2)''': 1986, 1992
** '''Thirds (3)''': 1983, 1984, 2000

== VFL / AFL players ==
The following players played with CRFNC prior to making their VFL / AFL senior football debut or were drafted to an AFL club.
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* 1981 - [[Darryl Henderson]] - {{AFL NM}}
* 1986 - [[Michael Gayfer]] - {{AFL Col}}
* 1988 - [[John Longmire]] - {{AFL NM}}
* 1988 - [[Brett MacKenzie]] - {{AFL NM}} <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsportspulse.com/club_info.cgi?c=1-6190-80832-0-0&sID=115070|title=VFL/AFL Players - Corowa Rutherglen Football Club - SportsTG|author=|date=|work=FoxSportsPulse.com|access-date=13 April 2017}}</ref>
* 1988 - [[Mark O'Donoghue]] - {{AFL NM}}
* 1994 - [[Damian Houlihan]] - {{AFL Col}}
* 1995 - [[Jeff Bruce]] - {{AFL Fit}} 
* 1997 - [[Brad C. Campbell|Brad Campbell]] - {{AFL StK}}
* 1997 - [[Adam Houlihan]] - {{AFL Gee}} 
* 1997 - [[Ben Mathews]] - {{AFL Syd}} 
* 2000 - [[Ryan Houlihan]] - {{AFL Car}} 
* 2000 - [[Aaron Henneman]] - {{AFL Ess}}
* 2001- [[David Teague (footballer)|David Teague]] - {{AFL NM}}
* 2002 - [[Robert Campbell (Australian rules footballer)|Robert Campbell]] - {{AFL Haw}}
* 1982 - [https://forever.collingwoodfc.com.au/reserves-players-e-k/ Craig Horwood] - {{AFL Col}} Played no senior AFL games
* 1986 - Paul Bartlett - {{AFL NM}} Played no senior AFL games
* 1993 - [[1993_AFL_draft|Paul Lewis]] - {{AFL Gee}} Played no senior AFL games
* 1999 - [[1999_AFL_draft|Adam Mathews]] - {{AFL Car}} Played no senior AFL games
* 2001 - [[2001_AFL_draft|Joshua Houlihan]] - {{AFL StK}} Played no senior AFL games


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===Team of the Century (1903–2003)===
{{Aussie rules team | title = Team of the Century <ref>[http://websites.sportstg.com/club_info.cgi?c=1-6190-80832-0-0&sID=115069 Team of the Century 1903–2003] on SportsTG</ref> 
| backpocket1 =  [[File:Rutherglen fc monogram.svg|15px]] F. King
| fullback = [[File:AFL North Melbourne Icon.jpg|15px]] D. Sandral
| backpocket2 = [[File:Rutherglen fc monogram.svg|15px]] L. Jackson
| halfbackflank1 = [[File:Rutherglen fc monogram.svg|15px]] W. Francis  
| centrehalfback = [[File:EssendonDesign.svg|15px]] J. Sandral 
| halfbackflank2 = [[File:AFL North Melbourne Icon.jpg|15px]] J. Kingston
| wing1 = [[File:Rutherglen fc monogram.svg|15px]] A. Dunn
| centre = [[File:Rutherglen fc monogram.svg|15px]] W. Gayfer
| wing2 = [[File:EssendonDesign.svg|15px]] W. O'Donoghue
| halfforwardflank1 = [[File:EssendonDesign.svg|15px]] D. Carroll
| centrehalfforward = [[File:Rutherglen fc monogram.svg|15px]] N. Hawking
| halfforwardflank2 = [[File:EssendonDesign.svg|15px]] [[File:AFL North Melbourne Icon.jpg|15px]] G. Tobias <sup>1</sup>
| forwardpocket1 = [[File:Rutherglen fc monogram.svg|15px]] A. Francis
| fullforward = [[File:EssendonDesign.svg|15px]] R. Baker
| forwardpocket2 = [[File:Rutherglen fc monogram.svg|15px]] A. McCauley
| ruck = [[File:AFL North Melbourne Icon.jpg|15px]] M. Mills
| ruckrover = [[File:Rutherglen fc monogram.svg|15px]] J. King
| rover = [[File:EssendonDesign.svg|15px]] J. Clancy
| interchange1 = [[File:EssendonDesign.svg|15px]] J. Lane
| interchange2 = [[File:EssendonDesign.svg|15px]] A. Way
| interchange3 = [[File:AFL North Melbourne Icon.jpg|15px]] C. Dickins
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| coach = [[File:AFL North Melbourne Icon.jpg|15px]] P. Tossol
}}

;Team ref:
* [[File:EssendonDesign.svg|15px]] [[Corowa Football Club|Corowa]] (1903–78)
* [[File:Rutherglen fc monogram.svg|15px]] [[Rutherglen Football Club (1893)|Rutherglen]] (1903–78)
* [[File:AFL North Melbourne Icon.jpg|15px]] Corowa-Rutherglen (1979–2003)

;Notes:
* <sup>1</sup> G. Tobias was named in the Team of the Century for his career with the Corowa FC. He was also a foundation player for the Corowa-Rutherglen FC in 1979

==See also==
* [[Rutherglen Football Club (1893)]]
* [[Rutherglen Football Club]]
* [[Corowa Football Club]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Official website}}

{{Ovens & murray football league}}

[[Category:Ovens & Murray Football Netball League clubs]]
[[Category:Sports clubs and teams established in 1979]]
[[Category:Australian rules football clubs established in 1979]]
[[Category:1979 establishments in Australia]]
[[Category:Netball teams in New South Wales]]