Timeline of Barooga Football Club:
1894 - Meeting held 12th of April, to discuss formation of Barooga Football Club in the Murray Border
Football Association. Team colours to be red and white.
First practice match vs. Tocumwal @ Barooga on 2nd of June.
First official match vs. Muckatah @ Muckatah on 16th June. No results recorded.
First results recorded - vs. Tocumwal. Toc. 2.4 to Barooga 0.6
First recorded win vs. Yarroweyah @ Barooga on 19th of July. Barooga 2.5 to Yarro.0.6
1897 - Competition becomes the Federal Football Association. Nickname of the Boomerangs.
July - linked to amalgamation with the Boomanoomana Football Club.
Barooga wins 1st Senior Premiership.
1898 - June: Secretary of Barooga FC informs the FFA that Barooga will not be fielding a side.
1900 - Club reform for FFA season.
1907 - Club seeks admission into the Goulburn Valley Football Association.
1912 - Boomanoomana Rovers FC becomes the clubs name, taking on the colours of maroon and gold.
During the season, dropped from 1st to last due to losing 4 matches on protest due to playing
unregistered players.
1913 - Finished on top and went on to win Premiership vs. Muckatah @ Cobram, 5.2 to 3.6
1914 - 1920 Club disbands due to World War 1
1921 - Club reforms
1922 - Club does not field a side. Most players from Barooga/Boomanoomana go and play for the
Lalaty Football Club, who were affiliated with the Southern Riverine Football Association.
1929 - Club reforms again, playing in the Southern Riverina Football Association, as the Barooga Football Club
1931 - Barooga joins Murray Football League
Opening match vs. Strathmerton@ Barooga, Barooga 7.9 to Strath. 4.13
1936 - Amalgamation talks involving Barooga, Cobram and Muckatah
9th of April at MFL League delegates meeting, admission granted for the United Football Club
(Barooga/Cobram).
Win 2nd XVIII Premiership, vs. Jerilderie
1937 - Part ways with Cobram and seek admission as Barooga FC in the Southern Riverina Football Association
1939 - Disband due to World War II
1944 - Club reformed, playing in competition, which pitted them against personnel from armed services
Jumper mainly maroon with gold mid-riff hoop and cuffs/collar
1946 - Resume affiliation with the Southern Riverina Football Sunday Association. Only NSW teams affiliated.
1947 - Barooga readmitted into MFL. Winless for season
Belted by Nathalia, who set league record at time with biggest winning score, 30.33
Jumper mainly maroon with golden diagonal sash
1948 - Admitted to the Murray Football League Second Eighteen Association
1949 - Played off in MFLSEA Grand Final vs. Finley. Runners up
1950 - Win first Senior Premiership since 1897 (as Barooga)/ 1913 (as Boomanoomana Rovers)
in MFLSEA, vs.Finley. This required a replay as the first was drawn, Barooga 9.7 to Finley 8.13.
In the replay, Barooga prevailed 8.11 to 6.2
Jumper mainly maroon with gold V and cuffs/collar
1951 - Barooga again play off in MFLSEA Grand Final, vs. Jerilderie @ Berrigan. Runners up, beaten
by 6 points
1952 - Success again for the Hawks, winning the MFLSEA Premiership at Berrigan, defeating
Yarrawonga 8.14 to 8.7
1953 - Another year, another premiership for the Hawks in the MFLSEA, again over
Yarrawonga @ Cobram, 10.18 to 6.7
1955 - Played off in MFLSEA Grand Final. Runners up, beaten by Yarrawonga
1956 - Barooga claim surprise victory in winning the MFLSEA Premiership. Going in underdogs to
a more fancied Deniliquin side the Hawks came away Premiers, 13.13 to 12.10.
Considered one of the Hawks greatest premiership wins ever.
1957 - Barooga come runners up in MFLSEA, being beaten by Yarrawonga @ Tocumwal, 14.13 to 10.11
1958 - Barooga again runners up in MFLSEA, this time at the hands of Berrigan @ Tocumwal, 7.11 to 5.9
Final year of MFLSEA competition
1959 - Barooga FC enter the Picola and District Football League.
Redesign of jumper - gold with maroon insignia and cuffs/collar
Win Senior Premiership against Wunghu, 11.13 to 9.18
1960 - 2 from 2 as the Hawks win 2nd PFL premiership in as many seasons, beating Katunga @ Katunga,
15.15 to 14.10
1961 - Secure PFL Premiership hat trick, again at the demise of Wunghu @ Katunga, 11.10 to 8.13
To be last Senior premiership until 1976
1962 - Junior grades established
1963 - PFL 1st XVIII runners up. Beaten by Yarroweyah
1965 - PFL 1st XVIII runners up. Beaten by Wunghu
1970 - PFL 4th XVIII Premiers
1972 - PFL 4th XVIII Premiers
1975 - $40 000 clubrooms proposed to be built. Committee comes up with buy a brick campaign.
This would see a percentage of funds needed, raised by selling each of the 8000 bricks for $2 each
1976 - Back on track, Seniors win PFL 1st XVIII Premiership by 2 points, over Katunga, 11.8 to 10.12
PFL 4th XVIII runners up
1977 - PFL 4th XVIII Premiers
1978 - PFL 1st XVIII Premiers, winning over Deni Rovers, 15.7 to 14.4
PFL 4th XVIII runners up
1979 - Back to back PFL Senior Premierships, prevailing over Deni Rovers in one of the most exciting PFL
Grand Finals ever, winning 19.20 to 20.10
1980 - PFL 2nd XVIII Premiers
PFL 4th XVIII Premiers
1981 - Seniors win PFL Premiership, over Katunga, winning 21.11 to 13.12
PFL 4th XVIII Premiers
1982 - Back to back PFL 1st XVIII Premierships, defeating Katunga again in the decider, 24.9 to 9.7
PFL 2nd XVIII Premiers
PFL 4th XVIII Premiers
1983 - PFL 3rd XVIII Premiers
PFL 4th XVIII Premiers
1984 - PFL 2nds Runners up
PFL 3rd XVIII Premiers
1985 - PFL 4th XVIII Runners up
1986 - Barooga FC represented in ALL grades of football and netball on Grand Final day.
PFL 1st XVIII Premiers, over Wunghu, 19.19 to 15.11
PFL 2nd XVIII Runners up
PFL 3rd XVIII Premiers (Undefeated for season)
PFL 4th XVIII Premiers
1987 - Back to back PFL 1st XVIII Premierships, winning over Wunghu again
PFL 2nd XVIII Premiers
PFL 4th XVIII Premiers, over Katunga, 13.11 to 0.1
1988 - PFL 2nd XVIII Premiers
PFL 3rd XVIII Premiers
PFL 4th XVIII Premiers, over Waaia, 11.18 to 0.0
1989 - Barooga FC reaffiliates with the Murray Football League for 3rd time in clubs history
MFL 2nd XVIII Premiers
1992 - Barooga wins 1st MFL Senior Premiership, beating arch rivals, Cobram.
Going into the match, Cobram were the highly fancied favourites but the Hawks prevailed,
winning 12.15 to 8.11
1993 - Back to back MFL Senior Premierships, defeating Finley, 16.12 to 7.11
1994 - Barooga FC become only the 2nd club in the history of the MFL to win 3 MFL Senior Premierships
in a row. This was achieved through a comprehensive defeat of Deniliquin
MFL 2nd XVIII Runners up
Barooga FC celebrates 100 YEARS of existence!!!
1995 - Revert back to old jumper design, with jumper being mainly maroon with gold V
1996 - MFL 1st XVIII Runners up
1997 - Barooga win 4th MFL Senior premiership in 6 years, defeating Nathalia
2000 - MFL U14 Runners up
2001 - MFL U14 Runners up
2006 - MFL Reserve Grade Premiers
2007 - MFL Senior Grade Runners up
MFL Reserve Grade Runners up
2008 - MFL Senior Grade Runners up
MFL Reserve Grade Premiers (Undefeated for season)
(Butler, Michael. 1994, Winning Ways: The Centenary History Of The Barooga Football Club 1894 - 1994)
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