Biggest rivalries in country football

[200 Killer Wasps]

East Murray and Perponda have had a rivalry dating back to 1971 when East Murray first joined the Murray Lands Football League. In 1994 when East Murray went to the Riverland and Perponda to Mid Murray they continued that rivalry with an annual trial match. Even though Perponda disbanded in 2001 they still scrape together a team to continue their annual pre season match with East Murray.

The criteria Perponda use to select their team from 'past players and descendants' is sometimes called into question as I dont recall Rodney Maynard ever playing for Perponda. The most important thing however is the continuing of their traditional game.

[Brad]

Koonibba & Thevenard was massive in the late 70's, 80's and early to mid 90's played each other in several grand finals.

[LaughingKookaburra]

Not country but Morphett Vale v Reynella is the biggest I have seen. Back in the 90's Morphett Vale vs Hackham had some merrit too.

[Basher McCracken]

Barmera-Monash v Berri was always pretty well full on

[Baron Greenback]

Paringa v Cobdogla
Wunkar v Moorook-Kingston (albeit a friendly rivalry)
BSR v Ramco (from what I hear)

[200 Killer Wasps]

Paringa v Cobdogla
Wunkar v Moorook-Kingston (albeit a friendly rivalry)
BSR v Ramco (from what I hear)

I have a friendlier rivalry with my mother in law.

[Peter Griffen]

Paringa v Cobdogla
Wunkar v Moorook-Kingston (albeit a friendly rivalry)
BSR v Ramco (from what I hear)

In the 90's it was Cobdogla v Moorook

Definitely Barmera v Berri and from what I have seen down here Morphett Vale v Reynella

[200 Killer Wasps]

During the 1980s it was Brown's Well and Cobby playing in a few grand finals they became very familiar with each other.

Added to this Cobby Golf Club would hold their annual opening and closing day at the Paruna Legacy Golf Day each year.

[X Runna]

APFL is lucky to have 3 big rivalries who genuinely hate each other

United - Mallala
Balaklava - Hummucks
Two Wells - Virginia

Poor Hamley Bridge! No rivalries in our league for them

Always remember back to the early 80's when Doug Hall had his usual too much to say and Yabbie Jarmyn smacked the living suitcase out of him in the front bar of the Mallala Hotel. Absolute GOLD.

[Dogwatcher]

Doug Hall?
Gee, I thought you were commenting on a Riverland game for a minute there, lol.

[Signman1972]

Doug Hall?
Gee, I thought you were commenting on a Riverland game for a minute there, lol.

Yes Doug & his brother Rocky Hall were stalwards at United in the Adelaide Plains, in 1993
Doug & Darren McGuinees had a punch up in the B-Grade at Port Wakefield Only problem
it was during the game they were playing & both on the same team!
Umpire didn't know what to do!

[Dogwatcher]

Doug Hall, here, is involved with Wunkar and can get loud. But not enough to get belted, lol.

[200 Killer Wasps]

And I think he and Dennis Jarman got on quite well.

[Dogwatcher]

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[blueandwhite]

in the KNTFL..

Naracoorte V Kybybolite have a massive rivalry.

in the old days before the league merged with the tatiara league; Edenhope V Apsley was massive as well.

[GWW]

And I think he and Dennis Jarman got on quite well.

Is that Andrew and Darren's father who coached Padthaway a few years ago?

[200 Killer Wasps]

Yes.

[Ian]

Before Border Downs amalgamated with Tintinara and left the RMFL, the Meningie/Border Downs rivalry was pretty fierce

[sapaul]

There's been a series of physical encounters between these two but IIRC there was a grand final in the late 80s early 90s where one of the biggest and most violent brawls broke out.

1988.

Was even shown on Hinch a few days later.

[NSP]

Gumeracha v Kersbrook been some big brawls erupt in those games in all grades