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General Information

Founded	1933
Current clubs	Billabong Crows Brocklesby-Burrumbuttock CDHBU Culcairn Henty Holbrook Howlong Jindera Lockhart Osborne Rand Walbundrie Walla Walla Walla Walla Football Club The Walla Walla Football Club is an Australian rules football club that plays in the Hume Football League in southern New South Wales. The club's nickname is the Hoppers , the current guernsey design consists of green and white stripes on the front with an all green rear...
2008 Season
Premiers	Jindera
Minor Premiers	Osborne
Wooden spoon	Henty
Best & Fairest (Azzi Medal)	Graham Fruean Culcairn
Leading Goalkicker	Mark Hilton Jindera 112

The Hume Football League is an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

competition in the southern Riverina

Riverina

The Riverina is an agricultural region of south-western New South Wales , Australia. The Riverina is distinguished from other Australian regions by the combination of flat plains, warm to hot climate and an ample supply of water for irrigation. This combination has allowed the Riverina to develop...

region of New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

, with clubs coming from a number of farming communities. Some players also come from the city of Albury

Albury, New South Wales

Albury is a major regional city in New South Wales, Australia, located on the Hume Highway on the northern side of the Murray River. It is located wholly within the boundaries of the City of Albury Local Government Area...

, which is at the south of the area covered by the league. The name refers to the Hume Shire

Greater Hume Shire Council

Greater Hume Shire Council is a Local Government Area of New South Wales, Australia. The Council was formed in 2004 incorporating Culcairn Shire, the majority of Holbrook Shire and part of Hume Shire....

, which was the local government body covering much of the region, and the explorer Hamilton Hume

Hamilton Hume

Hamilton Hume was the first Australian born explorer. Along with Hovell in 1824, Hume was part of an expedition that first took an overland route from Sydney to Port Phillip near the site of present day Melbourne...

.

Currently a home and away season consisting of eighteen rounds is played. The best six teams then play off according to the McIntyre System

McIntyre System

The McIntyre System, or systems because there have been five of them, is a playoff system that gives an advantage to teams or competitors qualifying higher...

, culminating in a Grand Final

Grand Final

Grand Final is a predominantly Australian sport term used to describe a match that decides a league champion.It originated in Victoria and South Australia and has become specifically significant Australian culture...

, the current venue of which is the Walbundrie Showgrounds in Walbundrie

Walbundrie, New South Wales

Walbundrie is a village in the eastern Riverina district of New South Wales, Australia. The village is located south-west of the state capital, Sydney and north of Melbourne. Situated on the bank of the Billabong Creek, at the 2006 census, Walbundrie had a population of 190. Walbundrie is in...

. The league best and fairest player award is called the Azzi Medal, named after the late Kelly Azzi, an administrator from the Balldale club.

History

Prior to the formation of the Hume FL, various football associations and leagues had been organised in the southern Riverina area since the late 19th century, including the Central Hume League, the Albury and District Football League and the Riverina Football Association. The latter was organised in the 1920s amongst clubs in towns that lay on the railway spur from the main Sydney-Melbourne line at Culcairn as far west as Balldale, as in the years pre-World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

cars were still a relatively uncommon form of transport, horses still being prevalent in the area.

Appropriately, it was over concerns about travel times that caused the formation of the Hume Football League. The league was formed in 1933 by Jindera, Lavington

Lavington Football Club

The Lavington Panthers Football & Netball Club are an Australian rules football and netball club competing in the Ovens & Murray Football League.The club is based in Lavington, a suburb of Albury, New South Wales....

, Gerogery

Gerogery, New South Wales

Gerogery is a small village in Greater Hume Shire Council in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Gerogery serves a rural farming community. The village is located on the Main South railway line between Sydney and Melbourne, where it intersects with the Olympic Way. At the 2006 census,...

and Border United (from Albury

Albury, New South Wales

, who were disgruntled about the amount of travel required in the existing Central Hume League. Gerogery

Gerogery, New South Wales

won the inaugural season, winning the deciding Grand Final

Grand Final

against Jindera.

In 1934, Border United withdrew after one season to be replaced by Bethanga, and Gerogery

Gerogery, New South Wales

won their second premiership in a Grand Final

Grand Final

against Lavington

Lavington Football Club

. In 1935 Walla Walla

Walla Walla Football Club

The Walla Walla Football Club is an Australian rules football club that plays in the Hume Football League in southern New South Wales. The club's nickname is the Hoppers , the current guernsey design consists of green and white stripes on the front with an all green rear...

, Walbundrie and Burrumbuttock joined from the Central Hume League, which was dissolved.

The league's roster was relatively unstable in early years as clubs transferred from one local league to another, or formed or disbanded.

1936: Wagga Road (Lavington
Lavington, New South Wales
Lavington is a suburb of the city of Albury, New South Wales, located north of the Albury Central Business District. At the 2006 census, Lavington had a population of 12 477....

) joined.
1939: Wagga Road and Bethanga left.
1940: Lavington
Lavington Football Club
The Lavington Panthers Football & Netball Club are an Australian rules football and netball club competing in the Ovens & Murray Football League.The club is based in Lavington, a suburb of Albury, New South Wales....

withdrew.
1941-1944: Recess due to World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

.

Post-war

The league reconvened in 1945 towards the end of the war with the following clubs: Balldale, Brocklesby, Rand, Walbundrie, Walla Walla

Walla Walla Football Club

. As before, the league's membership continued to fluctuate in subsequent years.

1946: Gerogery
Gerogery, New South Wales
Gerogery is a small village in Greater Hume Shire Council in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Gerogery serves a rural farming community. The village is located on the Main South railway line between Sydney and Melbourne, where it intersects with the Olympic Way. At the 2006 census,...

, Jindera reformed and joined, Balldale moved to Coreen FL
Coreen & District Football League
The Coreen & District Football League was an Australian rules football competition in the Coreen district of the Riverina in New South Wales. The league was disbanded at the end of the 2007 season after 98 years of competition...

.
1947: Balldale returned, Burrumbuttock reformed.
1948: Gerogery
Gerogery, New South Wales
Gerogery is a small village in Greater Hume Shire Council in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Gerogery serves a rural farming community. The village is located on the Main South railway line between Sydney and Melbourne, where it intersects with the Olympic Way. At the 2006 census,...

disbanded, East Albury
Albury, New South Wales
Albury is a major regional city in New South Wales, Australia, located on the Hume Highway on the northern side of the Murray River. It is located wholly within the boundaries of the City of Albury Local Government Area...

Rovers joined.
1949: East Albury Rovers left, North Albury
North Albury Football Club
The North Albury Football Club, nicknamed The Hoppers, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Ovens & Murray Football League . They are incorporated as part of the North Albury Sports Club licensed club at Bunton Park in North Albury, where they play their home matches. The club has...

Seconds joined.
1953: North Albury
North Albury Football Club
The North Albury Football Club, nicknamed The Hoppers, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Ovens & Murray Football League . They are incorporated as part of the North Albury Sports Club licensed club at Bunton Park in North Albury, where they play their home matches. The club has...

Seconds left, Howlong joined from Chiltern
Chiltern, Victoria
Chiltern is a town in Victoria, Australia, located in the north east of the state between Wangaratta and Wodonga, in the Shire of Indigo. At the 2006 census, Chiltern had a population of 1063. The town is close to the Chiltern-Mount Pilot National Park...

& District FL.

After the admission of Howlong the make-up of the league remained stable until 1970, Boree Creek (of Tim Fischer

Tim Fischer

Timothy Andrew Fischer, AC , is a former Australian politician. He served as Deputy Prime Minister in the Howard Government from 1996 before retiring from Cabinet in 1999...

fame) joined from the Coreen FL

Coreen & District Football League

The Coreen & District Football League was an Australian rules football competition in the Coreen district of the Riverina in New South Wales. The league was disbanded at the end of the 2007 season after 98 years of competition...

and Osborne joined from the Central Riverina FL (the precursor to the Riverina Football League

Riverina Football League

The Riverina Football Netball League is a semi-professional Australian rules football and netball competition containing nine clubs based in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The league features three grades in the Australian rules football competition, these being seniors,...

). At this point the competition had ten teams.

In 1974 Balldale moved to the Coreen FL

Coreen & District Football League

, causing a bye. In 1975 Lavington

Lavington Football Club

fielded a team in the Hume FL, in addition to the Tallangatta FL

Tallangatta & District Football League

The Tallangatta and District Football League is an Australian rules football competition in north-east Victoria and the southern/border region of the New South Wales Riverina...

, for two years. In 1976 a reserves competition was introduced and Boree Creek moved back to the Coreen FL

Coreen & District Football League

. After two seasons, the Lavington

Lavington Football Club

side moved to the Farrer FL

Farrer Football League

The Farrer Football Netball League is a semi-professional Australian rules football and netball competition containing eight clubs based in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The league features three grades in the Australian rules football competition, these being seniors, reserves...

in 1977 (to later join the Ovens & Murray FL

Ovens & Murray Football League

The Ovens and Murray Football League, often referred to locally as the O&M, is a semi-professional Australian rules football league based around ten clubs in north-eastern Victoria and the southern Riverina region of New South Wales, and affiliated with the Victorian Country Football League...

in 1979), with a new club, East Lavington, taking their place.

Modern era

Since the 1970s and 1980s, increased mobility has meant that the original motivations behind the league's formation have lessened, and the league has taken in more teams from beyond its original domain, to cover more of the rural area between the regional cities of Albury

Albury, New South Wales

and Wagga Wagga

Wagga Wagga, New South Wales

Wagga Wagga is a city in New South Wales, Australia. Straddling the Murrumbidgee River, and with an urban population of 46,735 people, Wagga Wagga is the state's largest inland city, as well as an important agricultural, military, and transport hub of Australia...

. Henty joined the Hume FL in 1980, and Lockhart joined in 1982, both from the Farrer FL

Farrer Football League

. Rand moved to the Coreen League

Coreen & District Football League

in 1983. Culcairn and Holbrook joined the league from the Tallangatta & District Football League

Tallangatta & District Football League

The Tallangatta and District Football League is an Australian rules football competition in north-east Victoria and the southern/border region of the New South Wales Riverina...

in 1992 and 1998 respectively. East Lavington disbanded at the end of 1997.

At the same time, economic concerns and the effect of migration from rural areas on the number of participants, leading to difficulties fielding teams, has meant that clubs from smaller neighbouring towns are electing to merge rather than disband completely, thus in 2006 two merged entities competed for the first time, the Brocklesby Burrumbuttock Football Club and the Rand Walbundrie Football Club.

In recent years on the playing arena, Osborne has tended to dominate the competition, though the league remains fairly competitive with most clubs providing a challenge.

Due to the disbanding of the neighbouring Coreen League

Coreen & District Football League

, most of its teams were moved to the Hume League bringing the number to fifteen for the 2008 season, these were Billabong Crows (a merger of the former Urana and Oaklands clubs), Coleambally, CDHBU, Murray Magpies and Rennie. Rennie retained the "Hoppers" nickname, sharing it with Walla Walla.

With the increasing size of the competition, an initial proposal to split the league into two pools for the 2009 season, organised geographically into western and eastern divisions and possibly including other nearby clubs was tabled in July 2007. This may be considered as part of an overall independent review of Australian football in the Riverina.

Rennie moved to the Picola & District Football League

Picola & District Football League

The Picola & District Football Netball League is an Australian rules football league affiliated with the Victorian Country Football League.The league covers a large area of northern Victoria and southern New South Wales from Shepparton in the south to Jerilderie in the north and consists of teams...

in 2009

Coleambally moved to the Farrer Football League

Farrer Football League

for the 2011 season.

Current clubs

Club	Nickname	Years in HFL	HFL Premierships
Billabong Crows (Urana Urana, New South Wales Urana is a small town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia.Urana is located between Lockhart and Jerilderie, about 578 kilometres southwest of Sydney. To the west lies Lake Urana and the Lake Urana Nature Reserve. To the east lies a smaller lake, Lake Uranagang.Urana in the major... /Oaklands Oaklands, New South Wales Oaklands is a town in the Riverina district of southern New South Wales, Australia. The town is located 615 kilometres south west of the state capital, Sydney and 105 kilometres north west of Albury. Oaklands is in the Urana Shire Local government area and at the 2006 census, had a population of... )	Crows	2008-	-
Brocklesby Brocklesby, New South Wales Brocklesby is a small village situated north-west of Albury and west of Holbrook in Greater Hume Shire Council in the Riverina area of New South Wales. Nearby neighbours are Walbundrie to the north and Howlong to the south.-Historical significance:Brocklesby village was once a main railway... Burrumbuttock Burrumbuttock, New South Wales Burrumbuttock is a town in the central southern part of the Riverina and situated about 16 kilometres south east of Walbundrie and north-west of Albury.Its name comes from the parish name and "T.P Gibson's estate".-Today:...	Saints	2006- (Merger)	-
Coreen Coreen, New South Wales Coreen is a town community in New South Wales, Australia. It is in the south east part of the Riverina and situated about 10 kilometres south from Daysdale and 9 kilometres north from Lowesdale.... Daysdale Daysdale, New South Wales Daysdale is a town community in the central south part of the Riverina and situated about 11 kilometres north from Coreen and 60 kilometres west from Culcairn. At the 2006 census, Daysdale had a population of 193 people.... Hopefield Hopefield, New South Wales Hopefield is a rural community in the central south part of the Riverina. It is situated by road, about 12 kilometres south west from Balldale and 12 kilometres north east from Corowa. At the 2006 census, Hopefield had a population of 308 people.... Buraja Buraja, New South Wales Buraja is a town community in the central south part of the Riverina "Buraja" is the indigenous name for Lowesdale they are the same place not two separate places it is about east from Berrigan on the Riverina Highway.-Notes and references:... United (CDHBU)	Power	2008-	-
Culcairn Culcairn, New South Wales Culcairn is a town in the south east Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Culcairn is located in the Greater Hume Shire Council Local government area on the Olympic Highway between Albury and Wagga Wagga...	Lions	1992-	1993, 2007
Henty Henty, New South Wales Henty is a town on the Olympic Highway almost midway between Albury and Wagga Wagga in New South Wales, Australia. Henty is situated on the border of the South West Slopes and the Riverina districts. At the 2006 census, Henty had a population of 863 people....	Swampies	1980-	1984, 1986, 1990, 1996
Holbrook Holbrook, New South Wales Holbrook is a small town in Southern New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Hume Highway, 356 km North-East of Melbourne and 491 km south-west of Sydney between Tarcutta and Albury. The town is in the Greater Hume Shire Council area which was established in May 2004 from the merger of...	Brookers	1998-	2004
Howlong Howlong, New South Wales Howlong is a town west of Albury, and is situated on the Murray River which separates the Australian states of New South Wales and Victoria. The town is located on the Riverina Highway. There is a bridge across the Murray into Victoria. Howlong is in the Corowa Shire Local government area...	Spiders	1954-	1954, 1971, 1977, 1997, 2002, 2010
Jindera Jindera, New South Wales Jindera is a town in the southern Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The town is situated north of the regional centre of Albury, in the Greater Hume Shire Local government area...	Bulldogs	1933-	1946, 1955-56-57, 1960-61, 1963-64, 1975, 2008
Lockhart Lockhart, New South Wales Lockhart is a town and a Local Government Area in the Riverina Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is the location of the Lockhart Shire Council offices. At the 2006 census, Lockhart had a population of 837 people.-History:...	Demons	1982-	1982, 2003
Murray Magpies	Magpies	2008-	-
Osborne Osborne, New South Wales Osborne is a village community in the central east part of the Riverina. It is situated by road, about 15 kilometres south from Lockhart and 19 kilometres west from Woodend....	Cats	1970-	1985, 1991-92, 1994-95, 1998-99-2000-01, 2005-06, 2009
Rand Rand, New South Wales Rand is a town in the Riverina district of New South Wales, Australia. It is located in the Urana Shire Local Government Area. At the 2006 census, Rand had a population of 210.... Walbundrie Walbundrie, New South Wales Walbundrie is a village in the eastern Riverina district of New South Wales, Australia. The village is located south-west of the state capital, Sydney and north of Melbourne. Situated on the bank of the Billabong Creek, at the 2006 census, Walbundrie had a population of 190. Walbundrie is in...	Tigers	2006- (Merger)	-
Walla Walla Walla Walla Football Club The Walla Walla Football Club is an Australian rules football club that plays in the Hume Football League in southern New South Wales. The club's nickname is the Hoppers , the current guernsey design consists of green and white stripes on the front with an all green rear...	Hoppers	1935-	1948, 1953, 1959, 1965-66, 1970, 1973-74, 1976, 1980-81, 1983, 1987

Notable players

A number of notable AFL

Australian Football League

The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...

players began playing football in their youth with clubs in the Hume League. These include Justin Koschitzke

Justin Koschitzke

Justin Gregory Koschitzke is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.-Career overview:Recruited in the 2000 AFL Draft at pick number two, there were high expectations on Koschitzke from a young age...

, who played with Brocklesby before being selected in the Murray Bushrangers

Murray Bushrangers

Murray Bushrangers is an Australian rules football team playing in TAC Cup since 1993 based in Wangaratta. The team trains in WJ Findlay Oval. The team is coached by Darren Ogier...

TAC Cup

The TAC Cup is an under 18 Australian rules football representative competition held in Victoria, Australia. It is based on geographic regions throughout country Victoria and metropolitan Melbourne with each team representing 12 Victorian regions....

side and then was drafted by St Kilda in 2001, and Adam Schneider

Adam Schneider

Adam Schneider is an Australian rules footballer playing for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League...

who played with Osborne and the NSW-ACT Rams TAC Cup

TAC Cup

side before being drafted by the Sydney Swans

Sydney Swans

The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...

, where he was a part of their 2005 premiership winning side. Sam Rowe played with Walla Walla and the Murray Bushrangers before being rookie-listed by Sydney, and later drafted by .

2008 Ladder

Hume FL	Wins	Byes	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts
Culcairn	17	2	1	2312	1006	229.82%	68
Osborne	16	2	2	2433	822	295.99%	64
Jindera	16	2	2	2611	948	275.42%	64
Howlong	13	2	5	1592	1282	124.18%	52
Holbrook	12	2	6	2042	1283	159.16%	48
Lockhart	11	2	7	1840	1412	130.31%	44
Billabong Crows	10	2	8	1657	1587	104.41%	40
Walla Walla	10	2	8	1753	1695	103.42%	40
Coleambally	10	2	8	1570	1643	95.56%	40
CDHB United	7	2	11	1744	1688	103.32%	28
Rennie	5	2	13	1426	2253	63.29%	20
RW Tigers	4	2	14	1303	2035	64.03%	16
BB Saints	2	2	16	905	2410	37.55%	8
Henty	1	2	17	1073	2285	46.96%	4
Murray Magpies	1	2	17	931	2853	32.63%	4

FINALS

Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Elimination	Jindera	25	9	159	Lockhart	6	5	41
Elimination	Holbrook	3	13	31	Howlong	1	2	8
1st Semi	Jindera	29	13	187	Holbrook	3	8	26
2nd Semi	Osborne	14	10	94	Culcairn	13	13	91
Preliminary	Jindera	15	15	105	Culcairn	11	8	74
Grand	Jindera	20	11	131	Osborne	12	8	80

2009 Ladder

Hume FL	Wins	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts
Osborne	16	2	0	2145	969	221.36%	64
Jindera	15	3	0	2340	1127	207.63%	60
Culcairn	15	3	0	2190	1164	188.14%	60
RW Tigers	14	4	0	1782	1123	158.68%	56
Lockhart	12	6	0	1701	1378	123.44%	48
Howlong	11	7	0	1835	1458	125.86%	44
Holbrook	7	10	1	1353	1689	80.11%	30
BB Saints	7	11	0	1434	1860	77.10%	28
Walla Walla	7	11	0	1174	1752	67.01%	28
Henty	6	11	1	1284	1754	73.20%	26
CDHB United	6	12	0	1265	1770	71.47%	24
Coleambally	5	13	0	1445	1633	88.49%	20
Murray Magpies	2	16	0	1103	2112	52.23%	8
Billabong Crows	2	16	0	1054	2316	45.51%	8

FINALS

Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Elimination	Culcairns	18	13	121	Howlong	9	6	60
Elimination	Lockhart	16	10	106	RW Tigers	15	14	104
1st Semi	Culcairns	11	9	75	Lockhart	9	12	66
2nd Semi	Osborne	26	10	166	Jindera	12	7	79
Preliminary	Jindera	13	11	89	Culcairns	12	11	83
Grand	Osborne	15	16	106	Jindera	9	14	68

Former Clubs

Balldale Football Club - contested 1946-47, 1949–1973, then moved to the Coreen Football League
Bethanga - contested 1934 season
Brocklesby Football Club - merged with Burrumbuttock in 2006
Boree Creek Football Club - contested 1970-1975 seasons
Burrumbuttock Football Club - merged with Brocklesby for the 2006 season
East Albury Rovers Football Club - contested 1948 seasons
East Lavington Football Club - contested 1977-1997 seasons then folded
Gerogery Football Club - foundation member, folded after 1948 season
Lavington Football Club
Lavington Football Club
The Lavington Panthers Football & Netball Club are an Australian rules football and netball club competing in the Ovens & Murray Football League.The club is based in Lavington, a suburb of Albury, New South Wales....

- contested 1975-76 seasons
North Albury Seconds
North Albury Football Club
The North Albury Football Club, nicknamed The Hoppers, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Ovens & Murray Football League . They are incorporated as part of the North Albury Sports Club licensed club at Bunton Park in North Albury, where they play their home matches. The club has...

- contested 1951-1952
Rand contested 1945-1983, later merged with Walbundrie to rejoin the league in 2006.
Walbundrie Football Club merged with Rand Football Club (Coreen FL
Coreen & District Football League
The Coreen & District Football League was an Australian rules football competition in the Coreen district of the Riverina in New South Wales. The league was disbanded at the end of the 2007 season after 98 years of competition...

) for the 2006 season
Rennie moved to the Picola & District Football League
Picola & District Football League
The Picola & District Football Netball League is an Australian rules football league affiliated with the Victorian Country Football League.The league covers a large area of northern Victoria and southern New South Wales from Shepparton in the south to Jerilderie in the north and consists of teams...

in 2009
Coleambally moved to the Farrer Football League for the 2011 season

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History

Post-war

Modern era

Current clubs

Notable players

2008 Ladder

2009 Ladder

Former Clubs

See also

External links