MATONG

Year Formed: 1900's

Club Nickname: Magpies

Affiliation: ?-1912  Ganmain FA; 1913-14 South Western District FA; 1915-18 Recess - World War 1; 1918 Coolamon & District FA; 1919-22 South Western DFA; 1923-29 South Western DFL; 1930 SWDFL in Recess; 1931-36 South Western DFL; 1937-38 South Western DFL in Recess; 1939-40 South Western DFL; 1941-44 Recess - World War 11; 1945 Coolamon & District FL; 1946-51 South Western DFL.

Timeline: 1952 Matong amalgamated with Grong Grong and become Grong Grong-Matong United.

Senior Premierships: 1906, 1911, 1912, 1931; Reserves: 1946.

Best & Fairest: - Kiesling Cup: 1931 Jim Ceely, 1934 Victor Jones, 1939 Ray Davis; Gammage Medal: 1950 Dudley Mattingly.

Captain / Coaches: 1910-14 Paddy Walsh, 1921 Jim Breheny, 1922 Harry Bean, 1925 Gerald O'Meara, 1931 Hugh Doherty, 1932 Victor Jones, 1939 -, 1940 H McKinnon, 1946 -, 1947 Reserves team, 1948 Vic Woolnough, 1949 Kevin Kallady, 1950 Tom Spear, 1951 Dudley Mattingly.　

Players for both clubs: Harry Bean, Art Campbell, Vic Carroll, Vern Evans.

　

STATS: GRIFFITH vs MATONG

South Western District Football League 1939-40, 1946, 1948-51

Played 15, won 12, lost 3, drew 0.