1993 was the inaugural year for the Ovens & Murray Netball Association. The association was lead by President Toni Wilson, ably assisted by Lesley Scammell (Vice-President), Janelle Hartwig (Secretary/Treasurer), Jenny Tulk (Registrar), Lisa Bowcher (Assistant Registrar) along with committee members Sandra Piazza, Libby O'Donoghue, Vicki Ramsdale, Leonie McLean, Rachael Paech and Suzie Wells. Eleven clubs with two teams entered the compeition with Albury, Benalla, Corowa-Rutherglen, Lavington, Myrtleford, North Albury, Wangaratta, Wangaratta Rovers, Wodonga, Wodonga Raiders and Yarrawonga all fielding teams in the A & B Grade competitions. The first premiers were Wangaratta Rovers, who defeated North Albury, in the A Grade while Corowa-Rutherglen defeated Myrtleford in the B Grade. Myrtleford's Lindy Gunson was the first winner of the A Grade Best and Fairest with Jodie Norman from Wangaratta the runner-up. The B Grade Best and Fairest was won by Leah Ohlin from Wodonga Raiders ahead of Wangaratta Rovers Ruth Kneebone.
Unfortunately Benalla were unable to field teams in 1994 which left a ten team competition. The O&M representative team played at Country Week as well as being part of the VCFL interleague championships. After being runner-up in the previous year's A Grade Best and Fairest, Wangaratta's Jodie Norman took out the big prize with Karen Willcox from North Albury winning the B Grade Best and Fairest. The A Grade Grand Final was again fought out between Wangaratta Rovers and North Albury with the Rovers just getting home by two goals. The same two teams fought it out in the B Grade with North Albury getting up to win the premiership in another tight encounter, the winning margin also two goals.
The 1995 competition was back to eleven teams with all clubs competing in A and B Grades. The representative team was coached by Lindy Gunson and played in two matches for one win and one loss. This year also saw the first tribunal hearing which was conducted by Sandy Thomas (Chairman), Bill Sammon and Michelle Hill. It also saw netball receive greater coverage in the media with the Border Mail providing a full page for netball each week. In another first the A Grade Best and Fairest saw joint winners, Lindy Gunson from Myrtleford and Kathryn Bourke from Wangaratta Rovers tied on 35 votes with Wangaratta's Sharon Stansbury the runner-up on 24 votes. After winning the B Grade Best and Fairest the previous season, North Albury's Karen Willcox had settle for runner-up behind Kellie Watson from Albury. North Albury's heart-breaking streak of being beaten in the A Grade Grand Final continued when Myrtleford broke through for their first premiership while Corowa-Rutherglen notched their second B Grade premiership.
During the 1995 season a vote was taken and passed to include a C grade competition in 1996. The year kicked off with all eleven clubs fielding teams in the three grades. With Wodonga Raiders and North Albury finishing their courts, all clubs now had netball courts at their home grounds. The representative team was coached by Leonie McLean and recorded two very good wins. In a first for the association, Myrtleford and North Albury played a curtain raiser to a State League match which proved very popular. North Albury finally broke through to win their first A Grade premiership and also were successful in B Grade. Wangaratta Rovers put paid to North Albury's chances of winning all three premierships when they took out the inaugural C Grade premiership. Lindy Gunson triumphed for the third time in the A Grade Best and Fairest while Corowa-Rutherglen's Casandra Hughes won in B Grade. In it's first year, the C Grade Best and Fairest had joint winners with Shannon O'Dwyer from Yarrawonga and Kara Moore from Wangaratta Rovers tying for the award.
1997 saw umpires from Netball Victoria used for the first time in the Grand Final. North Albury again dominated with all three teams progressing to the Grand Final. Unfortunately Grand Final day was not a great one for the Hoppers with all three grades going down. In the A Grade Myrtleford notched up their second success in three years. Yarrawonga claimed their first B Grade premiership while Lavington took out the C Grade competition. In the A Grade Best and Fairest Yarrawonga's Tracey Gillies was successful. After sharing the 1996 C Grade Best and Fairest, Wangaratta Rovers Kara Moore stepped up to take out the B Grade award while Letitia Bell from Wangaratta won the C Grade.
Lavington snared their first A Grade premiership in 1998 while North Albury, after being runner-up in B Grade the year before, made amends to take the title. Albury recorded their first premiership in any grade by taking out the C Grade premiership. The A Grade Best and Fairest was won by a Yarrawonga player for the second year in a row, this time Renee Donovan. Lavington's Emma Dallinger was the winner of the B Grade Best and Fairest while Lisa Burkitt from Wodonga Raiders took the C Grade honor.
An independant umpires panel was established for the first time in 1999 co-ordinated by Leonie McLean. Two representative teams coached by Fiona Boyer and Tracey Gillies played for the O&M against the Murray league. In an exciting A Grade Best and Fairest vote count Albury's Danika Mortlock recorded a tight win over previous winner, Tracey Gillies from Yarrawonga. Tracey's terrific season could not help her team in the Grand Final when they were beaten by North Albury, who registered their second A Grade premiership. The same two teams clashed in the B Grade premiership decider for the same result, North Albury beating Yarrawonga. Lavington's Lyn Nicholls won the B Grade Best and Fairest in another close count from North Albury's Nicky Bowe. The consulation for the Pigeons was taking out the C Grade premiership while Wodonga Raiders Georgette Meunier was a runaway winner of the C Grade Best and Fairest over Kaitlyn Bourke from Yarrawonga.
2000 saw the second year of the independant umpires panel which was proving very successful. O&M venues were used to test umpires for their C and B badges. Clubs were beginning to build shelters at their courts which proved great additions, particularly during the wet weather. Open and under 19 teams were entered in the Smokefree Country Championships with mixed results. This year saw the introduction of the six quarter rule which seemed to work well. Myrtleford finished third after the home and away season but surged through the finals series to defeat Yarrawonga in the A Grade Grand Final. Yarrawonga's Tracey Gillies took out her second A Grade Best and Fairest with seven vote victory over Wodonga's Rebecca Smedley. Albury triumphed over Yarrawonga to win the B Grade premiership with Sarah Ackland from Wodonga Raiders successful in the B Grade Best and Fairest. Wodonga Raiders jackie Grealy recorded a big 10 vote win in the C Grade Best and Fairest but it was not enough to her team to the premiership, going down in the Grand Final to Albury.
The 17 & under representative team had a terrific year in 2001, beating Shepparton in the Grand Final to become State Champions. The Open team also recorded some good results in getting to the Semi Final before going down. Albury appeared in their first A Grade Grand Final but Yarrawonga proved too strong on the day. Some consulation was the runaway ten vote win by Louise Clarke in the A Grade Best and Fairest from Kelli Moylan of Wodonga. In B Grade Yarrawonga scored the double, defeating Lavington to win the premiership and Sisi Howard winning the Best and Fairest in a close count from North Albury's Jane Keating. North Albury's premiership win over Wodonga saw the start of dominant period in which they would go on to win six of the next seven C Grade premierships. The C Grade Best and Fairest was taken out by Tatum Vihm of Wangaratta from Yarrawonga's Kylie Tyrell and North Albury's Rachel Shiel who tied from second.
2002 saw long time, and inaugural President Toni Wilson, hand over reigns to Paula Cary. Toni remained on the executive and in 2006 was bestowed the honor of having the A Grade Best and fairest named after her, to become the Toni Wilson Medal. Wodonga made their first A Grade Grand Final since the inception of the competition and went on to win a high standard game against Yarrawonga to claim their first premiership. To top off a fantastic year Wodonga's Rebecca Smedley scored an exciting win in the Best and Fairest by two votes from Emma Dallinger. Yarrawonga also featured in the B Grade and C Grade Grand Finals only to go down to Myrtleford and North Albury respectively. As with the A Grade, the B Grade and C Grade Best and Fairests were taken out players in their respective premiership teams. Myrtleford's Rebecca Morrison held on to win a great count in B Grade from North Albury's Pauline O'Kane while the Hoppers' Debbie Kent took home the C Grade Best and Fairest with a seven vote win over Caitlyn O'Dwyer from Yarrawonga.
The Open and 17 & under representative teams in 2003 were coached by Jodie House and Sharlene Wohlers respectively and recorded some success. In an incredible A Grade Grand Final, Myrtleford came from a long way behind to record an amazing one goal win over Wodonga. Yarrawonga dominated the B Grade competition and went on to record a strong win in the Grand Final over Lavington. Albury bought North Albury's winning run in C Grade to a halt with an exciting two goal win. Yarrawonga's Brianna Cossar won the A Grade Best and Fairest by two votes from Albury's Emily Winterton and Louise Clarke who tied for second place. The B Grade Best and Fairest was taken out by Jocelyn Kennett of Wodonga Raiders from tied in second place Yarrawonga's Caitlyn O'Dwyer and Wodonga Raiders' Sarah Ackland. While the C Grade Best and Fairest was easily won by Wangaratta Rovers' Natalie Tavare by five votes over Ashleigh Jones from North Albury and Corowa-Rutherglen's Caitlyn Duryea.
In 2004 the structure of the O&M Board was changed to allow a representative of the Netball Executive to be elected, being Eleonore Costello. Wodonga made amends for their disappointing loss the year before to take out their second A Grade premiership in three years over a gallant Myrtleford. Yarrawonga's Rachel Wild won the A Grade Best and Fairest with three players tying for second, Wodonga's Rebecca Smedley and Anna Templeton and North Albury's Fiona Boyer. It was two B Grade premierships in a row for Yarrawonga when they beat Wodonga in the Grand Final. Wodonga Raiders' Alicia Walsh won an exciting B Grade Best and Fairest count by two votes from Myrtleford's Marnie Clarke and Lavington's Sarah O'Grady. North Albury defeated Wodonga to take out the C Grade premiership while Wangaratta Rovers' Madelaine Byrne won the Best and Fairest by one vote over Alex Duck from Albury and Alicia Van Emmerick from Albury.
2005 saw the first Worksafe 'Game of the Month' for the O&M held at the Wangaratta versus Yarrawonga clash which proved to be very successful. The 17 & under representative team won the Victorian State title and went to make the Grand Final of the Association Championships. After a long period out of the A Grade spotlight, Wangaratta Rovers took out the premiership with a ten goal win over Wodonga. Stacey Emms made it a Wangaratta Rovers' double winning the A Grade Best and Fairest by the barest of margins over Yarrawonga's Stephanie Tyrell. Wodonga's B Grade bounced back from the disappointment of losing the Grand Final the year before to take out the premiership. Albury's Marnie Jury won the B Grade Best and Fairest with a two vote win over Wangaratta's Jacqueline Gardner. North Albury's dominance of the C Grade competition continued when they won a close Grand Final over Wodonga Raiders. Myrtleford players finished first and second in the C Grade Best and Fairest with Kylie Toner winning by ten votes from Brodie Clarke. Towards the end of the season initial discussions were held with the O&M Board to merge the football and netball under the one banner.
In a first for the association a Hearing Officer, Judy Cue, was appointed in 2006. Stacey O'Neill from Netball Victoria conducted a Dispute Resolution Workshop in August. Both representative teams performed well and the 17 & under team managed to take out the Association Championships. Wangaratta Rovers made it back to back A Grade premierships with a seven goal win over Myrtleford. North Albury and Lavington battled it out in both the B Grade and C Grade Grand Finals with the Hoppers taking out both premierships. The A Grade Best and Fairest was awarded for the first time as the Toni Wilson Medal and the inaugral winner was Yarrawonga's Stephanie Tyrell with a three vote win over Lavington's Dominique Ferguson. Amanda Coote from Wangaratta Rovers took out the B Grade Best and Fairest from Myrtleford's Bridget Flint by five votes while Lisa Davey from Lavington won the C Grade Best and Fairest with a two vote win over Albury' Ricki-Lee Goode.
Eleonore Costello was replaced by Kim Odewahn as the netball representative appointed to the O&M Board in 2007. The 17 & under representative team made it back to back wins in Association Championships. North Albury took out an exciting A Grade Grand Final with a six goal win over Yarrawonga. The Toni Wilson Medal for the A Grade Best and Fairest resulted in a tie between Myrtleford's Rebecca Morrison and Wangaratta Rovers' Stacey Emms, with the latter winning the award for the second time in three years, North Albury's Breda O'Kane finished third. Wodonga survived a spririted last quarter comeback by Lavington to take out the B Grade premiership by four goals. It was a double for Wodonga in the B Grade as Mel Donkers took out the Best and Fairest from team-mate Rebekah Ohlin. North Albury won the C Grade premiership for the fourth year in a row with an eleven goal win over Myrtleford. Simone Coote from Wangaratta Rovers took out the C Grade Best and Fairest with a two vote over Myrtleford's Jordan Crisp and Yarrawonga's Hannah Symes who finished equal second. At the O&M AGM a resolution was passed to merge the football and netball into the Ovens & Murray Football Netball League.
2008 proved to be a year of many firsts for the competition. Prior to the season commencing a historic vote by the football delegates was taken to merge the football and netball and the Ovens and Murray Football Netball League came to being. The Open representative team took all before them, firstly qualifying for the Association Championships with a strong performance to finish runner-up to Goulburn Valley, recording five wins from seven games. Then followed a fantastic performance to take out the VCFL Championships with a three goal win over Hampden in the grand final. The year was capped of by an outstanding performance at the Netball Victoria Association Championships where they recorded seven wins from eight games, again defeating Hampden in the grand final, this time by one goal. Stephanie Tyrell was named the most valuable player at the VCFL Championships while, team captain, Rebecca Davis won the corresponding award for the Association Championships. Yarrawonga led the way during the home and away season to finish on top of the ladder with only one loss, however a late season-ending injury to star defender Kylie Tyrell did not help their cause going into the finals. Despite a comeback, the Pigeons could not get over North Albury in the second semi final but advanced to the grand final following a win over Lavington in the preliminary final. North Albury won back-to-back A grade premierships in a high-scoring grand final with defender, Paula Cary, playing her 300th club game. Myrtleford won the B grade premiership with a win over North Albury while the Hoppers took out their fifth C grade title in a row, accounting for Albury. In a very exciting count, Wodonga's Chrissy Greve won the Toni Wilson Medal by one vote from Albury's Adelle Gormly, with Breda O'Kane (North Albury) and Stephanie Tyrell (Yarrawonga) finishing equal third. Wodonga Raiders' Hayley O'Neill took out the B grade best and fairest by two votes from Alicia Van Emmerik of North Albury while Simone Coote (Wangaratta Rovers) made it two C grade best and fairests in a row with 15 vote win over Albury's Justine Willis. North Albury's Breda O'Kane took out the inaugral A grade Hot Shot award with an incredible shooting accuracy of 87%. The B grade award was won by Jamie Lee Yelland from Wangaratta while the C grade award was shared by Albury's Sarah Everson and Wangaratta's Stacey Jeffrey.