Girgarre Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in the Goulburn Valley region, Victoria, Australia. The club is known as "the Kangaroos".
History Girgarre was established in 1920 and has competed in the Kyabram District Football Association (KDFA) since 1932. Girgarre is a small town in Goulburn Valley, Victoria.
In 1939, Girgarre pulled out of the KDFA on the eve of the season, due to a shortage of players, but returned to the KDFA in 1940.
Girgarre and Stanhope merged between 1948 and 1955 and enter one senior and reserves team in the Goulburn Valley Football League, Girgarre also returned to the Kyabram District Football Association in 1949 as a stand alone side.
Football Premierships Seniors Kyabram District Football League 1952 1976 1983 1991
Football Runners Up Seniors Kyabram District Football League 1951, 1959, 1963, 1989,
Football League Best & Fairest Winners Seniors Kyabram District Football League 1946 - K. Dunstall 1950 - J. Brown 1954 - L. Doolan 1959 - G. Arthur 1963 - R. Doolan 1966 - A. Carson 1969 - M. Varcoe (tied) 1971 - N. Langley 1978 - L. Casey 1982 - G. Wallis
Leading Goal Kickers Kyabram District Football League 1976 - Andrew Jones: 87 goals 2022 - Damian Cupido: 105 goals
Stanhope / Girgarre FC In March 1948, Girgarre and Stanhope decided to merge and entered their "senior" team in the Goulburn Valley Football League and their "reserves" team in the Kyabram District Football Association. Only one week later, the Girgarre / Stanhope FC later decided to enter their "reserves" side into the newly formed Goulburn Valley Football League Reserves competition. This merged entity was in force between 1948 and 1955. In 1956, the club de-merged and Stanhope remained in the Goulburn Valley Football League and Girgarre played in the Kyabram District Football Association.
Year1sts Ladder Position1sts Best & Fairest1sts Coach2nds Ladder Position2nds Best & FairestCompetition19482ndKeith Dunstall 4th Haw GVFL 19498thH A Connolly 4th Cecil WrightGVFL 195010thAub Downing & 9thCecil WrightGVFL Mick Keating 195110thMick Keating 7thN Hadfield GVFL195210thRoy Barrett 9thD Crilly GVFL19537th Roy Barrett Tom Ryan 6thPat McCarty GVFL19546thKeith DunstallTom Ryan 7th Alan LinfordGVFL19559th Tom Ryan 8th 1956 Vic Lawrence
League Best & Fairest Awards Goulburn Valley Football League - Morrison Medal 1948 - Keith "Snowy" Dunstall 1952 - Roy Barrett
External links Official Kyabram and District Football League Website
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