The Finley Football Club, nicknamed the Cats, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the town of Finley located in the Riverina district of New South Wales. The club's football and netball teams currently play in the playing in the Murray FNL, which Finley joined in 1933.

History

Earliest mentions of the club in the local press appear in 1894 with its early success against the Berrigan Football Club. The club held an Annual General Meeting in 1895 and entered the Murray Border Football Association, then in 1899 joined the Federal District Football Association . Finley FC competed in the Southern Riverina Football Association from 1905 to 1931 and played in 16 grand finals in that period and winning 10 premierships. Walter Barthelson, a 17 year old Finley footballer from "The Rocks", Tocumwal, New South Wales was injured whilst playing football in 1908 against Leniston and died after an abdominal operation the following day. In 1915, Finley footballer, Sidney Jones was killed shortly after the outbreak of World War I. Some players from Finley have risen to the major football league in the country, the Australian Football League (AFL), including –

Football competitions timeline

Finley FC have played in the following competitions.

Premierships

Runners Up

Southern Riverina Football Association (6) Murray Football League (11)

VFL / AFL Players

The following footballers, played with Finley prior to playing senior VFL / AFL football, with the year indicating their debut season.