Warragul Football Club

The Warragul Football and Netball Club, nicknamed the Gulls, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the city of the same name in the state of Victoria.

Warragul
Names
Full nameWarragul Football and Netball Club
Nickname(s)Gulls
Club details
Founded1879 (1879)
Colours   
CompetitionGippsland League
PresidentChris Blackwood
CoachSteven Kidd
Premierships(4): 1974, 1976, 1984, 2003
Ground(s)Western Park Warragul
38°09′12″S 145°55′16″E
Uniforms
Home
Other information
Official websitehttp://www.warragulfnc.sportingpulse.net

The club teams currently compete in the Gippsland League,[1] fielding Senior, Reserve, Under 18 and Under 16 football teams, as well as A, B, C Grade and Under 17, Under 15 and Under 13 netball teams.

History

The club was formed in 1879 by William Paul and its first games were played against other local football clubs including Drouin, Buln Buln, Morwell, Traralgon and Berwick.

Warragul had a great run of success at the commencement of official football competitions in Gippsland, winning six Challenge Cups (premierships) between 1889 and 1897!

In 1894, Warragul footballer, Andrew Watson, died of internal injuries after a match in Bunyip on Saturday, 2 June 1894.[2][3][4]

The Warragul Half Holiday Football Club was formed in 1894, wearing the colours - all blue guernsey, with blue and white stockings.[5]

In 1922 Warragul, Central Gippsland FA Premiers defeated Rosedale, North Gippsland FA Premiers in a challenge match in October to win the unofficial title of "Gippsland Premiers"! [6]

Warragul's guernsey was originally black with a red Yoke, until 2000 when the guernsey was changed to the current colours of teal, white, red and black.
The 'Gulls' have had a proud history especially through the successful years of the early 1920s, 1970s and 1980s.

Lean seasons in 1998 and 1999 in the Gippsland/Latrobe FL, saw the club transfer to the West Gippsland FL, with the thought of providing a better chance of retaining players. The Victorian Country Football League provided this clearance for the Gulls to the WGFL, where they played from 2000 to 2004. However, the merging of the GLFL and WGFL saw Warragul resume its battles with former foes from 2005.

Since 2005, the club has been a part of the Gippsland FL, competing against clubs such as Bairnsdale, Drouin, Garfield (until their transfer to the EDFL), Moe, Morwell, Traralgon, Maffra, Sale, Wonthaggi and Leongatha.

In 2010 and 2011, Warragul finished bottom of the ladder, winning only one game in each respective season. The club is currently building a young base of players to build on into the future, many of whom had success with the club in both the Under 16 and 18's previously.

Football Leagues Timeline
  • 1889: South Gippsland Challenge Cup
  • 1890: Robinson's Challenge Cup
  • 1891: Kennedy's Challenge Cup
  • 1892: Gippsland & Feilchenfeld Cup [7]
  • 1893: Thomas Challenge Cup
  • 1894: Ross Challenge Cup
  • 1895: Storie Challenge Cup [8]
  • 1896: ?
  • 1897: Harlem Hotel Cup [9]
  • 1898-1908: West Gippsland FA
  • 1909-1915: Central Gippsland FL
  • 1916-1918: No Football Played. World War I
  • 1919-1921: Central & West Gippsland FA
  • 1922-1940: Central Gippsland FL
  • 1941-1945: Club in recess. World War II
  • 1946-1953: Central Gippsland FL
  • 1954-1994: La Trobe Valley FL
  • 1995-1999: Gippsland-La Trobe FL
  • 2000-2004: West Gippsland Latrobe FL (Western Division)
  • 2005-2009: West Gippsland Latrobe Football League (Premier Division)
  • 2010–2019: Gippsland Football League
  • 2020: Club in recess: COVID-19
  • 2021-present: Gippsland Football League

Gulls Football Premierships

SENIORS:

RESERVES:

THIRDS:

  • 1979, 1981, 1982, 1985, 2004

FOURTHS:

  • 2003, 2004, 2006

JUNIORS:

  • Drouin Junior Football Association
  • Central Gippsland Football Association

Gulls Leading Goalkickers
LVFL / GLFL / WGLFL / GFL Leading Goalkickers
YearSeniorsReservesThirds (U/18)
1951Charles Vanderbist (67)[29]
1955K.Caudwell (63)
1959Jim McGrath (55)
1960Jim McGrath (59)
1964Alan Noonan (54)
1968M.Vagg (45)
1972W.Best (42)
1976A.Singline (64)
1982B.Nott (47)
1988Paul Hughes (52)
1989Simon Byrne (70)
2004Matt Gooden (71)
2014Harry McKay (47)

Gulls Football League Best and Fairest Winners
LVFL / GLFL / WGLFL / GFL Best and Fairest Winners
YearsSeniorsReservesThirds (U/18)Fourths (U/16)
1932Harry Andrews[30][31]
1935Arthur “Arty” Duncan[32][33]
1955Ron Hayes
1963Ron Serong
1967Robert Baldry
1975John Gallus
1979Allan LightA.Morrison
1984Graeme Rankin
1994Andrew Pratt
1996David MillsScott Jinks
2000Nick Humphrey
2001Darren McDonald
2006Desi Barr
2012Chris Carey
2016Brad Scalzo

Club Life Members

Life Members who have contributed greatly to support the success of the Warragul Football/Netball Club

Maurice Reeves, Robert Ballingall, Alan Walkinshaw, Bruce Nicholl, Robert Vaughan, Anthony Nott, Hugh Bingham, Claire Henshall, William Best, Tom Malady, Kevin Mills, John Heenan, Neville McDonough, Colin McKenzie, Dorothy Carland, Michael Waters, Audrey Ray, Michael Vick, Alan Glen, Bryan Fitzpatrick, Ray Waters, Ray Cropley, Ray Costelloe, Gary Olsson, Graeme Gahan, Rod Pollock, Betty Nott, Julie Pollock, Jim Johnson, Neil Stapleton, Kevin Collis, John Shiels, Noel Gleeson, Ann Nott, Tony Flack, Arlene Bible.[34]

VFL/AFL Players

The following list notes current and former VFL/AFL players that have played with the Warragul Football Club prior to making their VFL / AFL debut.[35]

Senior Football Results
Year Wins Losses % Points Position Coach B&F Notes
2021
2020GFNL in recess. COVID-19
201951366.93%2010th
20189993.17%366th
201771182.11%287th
20169989.49%364th
201521640.59%810th
201421623.92%89th
201361277.53%248thAsh GreenNew coach, Ash Green
201251364.19%1210thGeorge Morgan/ Justin CantMark Bradley5 wins, with 3 in last 6 games
201111753.19%410thGeorge MorganMark BradleyWin against Leongatha
201011538.04%49thPeter FusinatoJoel MorganWin against Wonthaggi. Last game by 1 point [36]
200941275.06%167thPeter FusinatoRyan Davey
2008115--443rdSteve CareyRyan Davey/Mat GrayMinor Premier. Defeated by Morwell in Premilinary

Reserves & Under 18
Reserves W L % Pts Pos. Under 18 W L % Pts Pos.
201221442.79%88th2012153217.60%60Runners Up
201101833.03%010th20117973.54%284th
201001616.38%09th20108 (1 Draw)7109.93%343rd
20098 (1 Draw)7162.56%346th200995163.56%32Runners Up
200897--365th2008142--56Runners Up

Under 16's
Under 16 W L % Pts Pos.
201251345.94%207th
201141331.41%168th
201088125.37%323rd
200951170.14%207th
200879--286th

Grand Final Appearances

  • 2012 Under 18 Grand Final
    Grand Final | at Morwell
    WARRAGUL 8.6.54
    def by
    BAIRNSDALE 8.12.60
  • 2009 Under 18 Grand Final
    Grand Final | at Morwell
    WARRAGUL 8.11.59
    def by
    MAFFRA 12.6.78
  • 2008 Under 18 Grand Final
    Grand Final | at Traralgon
    WARRAGUL 4.4 28
    def by
    TRARALGON 7.7 49
  • 2006 Under 16 Grand Final
    Grand Final | at Traralgon
    WARRAGUL 9.13 67
    def
    TRARALGON 5.12 42

Netball: 2007 to 2012
2012 W L  % 2011 W L  % 2010 W L  %
A Grade0 (1 Draw)1559.4310thA Grade11744.0310thA Grade6875.065th
B Grade01855.4910thB Grade11738.999thB Grade11549.338th
C Grade41449.428thC Grade31558.499thC Grade1 (1 Draw)1435.848th
Under 1711729.5910thUnder 1711724.659thUnder 1761082.466th
Under 152 (2 Draws)1356.558thUnder 1521627.499thUnder 152 (2 Draws)1250.5512th
Under 1381090.827thUnder 1331540.539thUnder 1311440.759th
2009 W L  % 2008 W L  % 2007 W L  %
A Grade68119.245thA Grade6106thA Grade124125.262nd
B Grade21756.959thB Grade796thB Grade106118.543rd
C Grade97124.485thC Grade5106thC Grade12 (1 Draw)3138.603rd
Under 1710696.723rdUnder 176 (2 Draws)85thUnder 1710 (1 Draw)5135.853rd
Under 158893.285thUnder 1510 (2 Draws)42ndUnder 15124198.362nd
Under 1361050.665thUnder 137 (1 Draw)85thUnder 134 (1 Draw)1195.726th

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