The Reynella Football Club is an

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club first formed on 18 April 1896. Reynella first joined an organised competition in 1914, the Mid-Southern Football Association, playing in that competition until the end of 1918. In 1919, Reynella joined the

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for the first time, but only lasted one season before returning to the Mid-Southern Association. In 1928, Reynella merged with the Morphett Vale Football Club and joined the

. This combination split at the end of the 1929 season and Reynella returned to the Mid-Southern Association. Reynella remained in the Mid-Southern Association, later the Glenelg District Football Association, until the end of the 1947 season. Reynella joined the

in 1948 where they have remained ever since. The Reynella FC continues to field teams in Senior and Junior grades in the

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. In 2018 Reynella introduced its first female teams in the inaugural SFL female competition and in 2023, Reynella FC won its first A-Grade Women's premiership in the Southern Football League. Reynella FC has produced a number of

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(AFL/VFL) players including Michael Doughty (

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), Justin Bollenhagen (

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A-Grade Mens Premierships

* 1969

A-Grade * 1975

A-Grade * 1977

A-Grade * 2010

A-Grade * 2013

A-Grade * 2015

A-Grade * 2022

A-Grade * 2024

A-Grade

A-Grade Womens Premierships

* 2023

A-Grade Women

References

External links

* {{Southern Football League (South Australia) Clubs, state=collapsed Southern Football League (South Australia) clubs 1896 establishments in Australia Australian rules football clubs established in 1896