Berri Football Club

Australian football club

Australian rules football club
  Navy Blue   RedCompetitionRiverland Football LeaguePresidentRonald FouldsCoachClint RidgewayCaptain(s)Evan PenalunaGround(s)Berri OvalOther informationOfficial websitewww.berrifootballclub.com

Berri Football Club (commonly known as The Demons) is an Australian rules football club playing in the Riverland Football League (RFL) in South Australia. The club has an illustrious history winning many premierships, most recently the A-Grade in 2010.[citation needed]

The Club

The Berri Football Club headquarters is also the RFL headquarters. The current coach is Clint Ridgeway and the captain is Evan Penaluna. The president of the club is Ronald Foulds.

In 2002, the club won the RFL premiership, coming from eight goals down in the second quarter to secure the greatest comeback in an RFL grand final. The club was captained by Sam Ingerson in that year. In 2010 they defeated arch rivals Barmera-Monash to win premiership after finishing on top of the table.[citation needed]

Rivalry

The club shares a rivalry with Barmera/Monash and competes once a year in the Fisher Cup, named after Bob Fisher, who played with both clubs.[citation needed]

Premierships

  • 1913, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1925, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1935, 1938, 1939, 1952, 1954, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1992, 2002, 2010


VFL/AFL Players

  • Tom Waye - Footscray
  • Rhys Stanley - St Kilda, Geelong
  • Jack Wade - South Melbourne
  • Kaiden Brand - Hawthorn, Sydney

Malcom Hill Fitzroy

Books

  • The encyclopedia of South Australian Country Football Clubs. Peter Lines ISBN 9780980447293

References

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Clubs in the Riverland Football League
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Australian rules football in South Australia
Governing body
Representative side
Professional clubs (AFL)
Semi-professional league
Metropolitan league
Metropolitan junior leagues
  • SANFL Juniors
Current regional leagues
Former metropolitan leagues
Former regional leagues
Representative competitions
Women's leagues
Principal venues
Significant events
Major individual awards
Former individual awards


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