COOLAMON ROVERS

Year Formed: 1894. (Teams - Coolamon, Boggy Creek & Methul)

Club Nickname: Greens, Hoppers (Colours were green and white from 1919)

Affiliation: 1893-12 Ganmain DFA?; 1913 South Western DFA, 1918 Coolamon DFA; 1919-22 South Western DFA; 1923-29, 1931-32, 1934-36 South Western DFL; 1937-38 Wagga DFL; 1939-40 South Western DFL; 1945 Coolamon DFL; 1946-81 South Western DFL, 1982-2019 Riverina FL; 2020 Did not play - COVID19; 2021-25 Riverina FNL.

Senior Premierships: Ganmain FA 1894, 1908; South Western DFA 1920, 1922; Wagga DFL 1937; Coolamon DFL 1945; South Western DFL 1959, 1970, 1973; Riverina FL 1983, 2000, 2013.

Reserves: 1977, 1983, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2023. Thirds: 1994. 

Best & Fairest - Gammage Medal: 1951 Peter Curtis, 1952 Jack Pattison, 1965 Peter Weidemann, 1969 Allan Hayes, 1970 Allan Hayes. Quinn Medal: 1990 Neil Pleming, 2002 Matt Hard, 2004 Nigel Scott, 2007 Luke Maloney, 2012 Jamie Maddox, 2022 Jake Barrett.

Goalkicking - Kiesling Trophy: 1966 Kevin Fruend (93), 1982 Daryl Breust (118), 1988 Bryan Buchanan (102), 1992 Bryan Buchanan (92). Stewart Fraser Trophy: 2009 Jason Brown (71).

Captain / Coaches: 1895 Dennis O'Brien, 1902-04 Jas. Thorpe, 1911 Jim Robertson / Ted Smith, 1912 Sam Armstrong, 1913 Ted Smith, 1919 Alonza Slade, 1920 Jack Leitch, 1921 Harry Bean, 1922 Les Stainsby, 1923 Ollie Armstrong, 1924-26 Alonza Slade, 1927 George Blacklock & Alonza Slade, 1928-31 Alonza Slade, 1937 Ormond Iverach & Mervyn Hurst, 1939 C Mann, 1940 Mervyn Hurst, 1946 Wally Carter, 1947 Jim Hallahan, 1948 Tom Bush/ -, 1949 Laurie Taylor, 1950 Arthur Sleith, 1951 Laurie Taylor, 1952 Frank Williamson, 1953-54 Dean Chapman, 1955 G Hunter/ Frank Williamson, 1956 Frank Treasure, 1957 Jim Conway, 1958 Tom Weir, 1959-63 Ian Gillett, 1964-65 Peter Weidemann, 1966 John Fisher, 1967 Ron Harvey, 1968 Barney McKellar, 1969-74 Jim Hayes, 1975 Bill Hedgecock, 1976 Allan Hayes, 1977 Peter Elliott, 1978 Ken Hayes, 1979-81 Ray O'Connor, 1982 Garry Buchanan; 1983-84 Russell Campbell; 1985 Neil Pleming; 1986 Garry Buchanan / John Chamberlain, 1987 Damien Walsh, 1988 Keiran Johnson, 1989 Neil Pleming, 1990 Jamie Thomas, 1991 Gary Shaw, 1992-93 Keith Hanna, 1994 Patrick Gribble, 1995-96 Russell Campbell (npc), 1997 Darren Moorhead, 1998 Brett Jardine, 1999-01 Wayne Weidemann, 2002-06 Matt Hard, 2007-09 Sam Keenan, 2010-11 Scott Easdown, 2012-13 Matt Hard (npc), 2014 Lew Roberts, 2015-17 Matt Hard (npc), 2018 Connor Neyland, 2019 Connor Neyland & Jamie Maddox, 2020 Jamie Maddox & Jake Barrett, 2021-22 Jake Barrett & Mark Carroll (npc), 2023 Jake Barrett, 2024-25 Gavin McMahon (npc). 

Players for both clubs: Charlie Anderson, Kevin Baxter, Harry Bean, Mark Buchanan, Stephen "Tich' Buchanan, Arthur "Slip" Campbell, John Curry, Peter Curtis, Neil Griggs, Bob Heir, Tim Hilton, Dominic Norman, Lynton Nugent, Paul Young.

　

STATS: GRIFFITH vs COOLAMON ROVERS

South Western District Football League, 1939-1940, 1946-81

Played 83, Won 52, Lost 30, Draw 1

Riverina Football League, 1982-2019, 2021-24

Played 95, won 43, lost 50, draw 2

TOTAL:  P 178, W 95, L 80, D 3