Berri Football Club (commonly known as The Demons) is an Australian rules football club playing in the Riverland Football League (RFL) in South Australia. The club has an illustrious history winning many premierships, most recently the A-Grade in 2010.[citation needed]
The Club
The Berri Football Club headquarters is also the RFL headquarters. The current coach is Clint Ridgeway and the captain is Evan Penaluna. The president of the club is Ronald Foulds.
In 2002, the club won the RFL premiership, coming from eight goals down in the second quarter to secure the greatest comeback in an RFL grand final. The club was captained by Sam Ingerson in that year. In 2010 they defeated arch rivals Barmera-Monash to win premiership after finishing on top of the table.[citation needed]
Rivalry
The club shares a rivalry with Barmera/Monash and competes once a year in the Fisher Cup, named after Bob Fisher, who played with both clubs.[citation needed]
Premierships
- 1913, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1925, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1935, 1938, 1939, 1952, 1954, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1992, 2002, 2010
VFL/AFL Players
- Tom Waye - Footscray
- Rhys Stanley - St Kilda, Geelong
- Jack Wade - South Melbourne
- Kaiden Brand - Hawthorn, Sydney
Malcom Hill Fitzroy
Books
- The encyclopedia of South Australian Country Football Clubs. Peter Lines ISBN 9780980447293
References
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