Nyah Nyah West United Football Netball Club

Nyah Nyah West United
Names
Full name	Nyah Nyah West United Football and Netball Club Inc.
Nickname(s)	Demons, United
Club details
Founded	1978; 47 years ago (1978)
Colours
Competition	Central Murray Football Netball League
President	Jarrod Skinner
Coach	Jason Murphy & Nick O'Neill[1]
Captain(s)	Brady Davidson
Premierships	CMFNL (3) 2000 2001 2024
Ground(s)	Nyah Recreation Reserve
Uniforms
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The Nyah Nyah West United Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Demons or United, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in Nyah, a town in northern Victoria. The club's teams currently play in the Central Murray Football Netball League. Born out of a merger between neighbouring Nyah and Nyah West in 1978, the Demons have won three senior football premierships in their history, going back-to-back in 2000 and 2001, then winning the 2024 Premiership defeating Kerang by 54 points.

The term Nya could be interpreted as the sound cat makes in Japanese, though there may not be a connection to the teams name, or the town.

History

Nyah Nyah West United was formed in 1978 when Nyah Football Club and Nyah West Football Club of the Mid-Murray Football League elected to merge.[2] The club's senior team initially struggled following their formation. Following the 1996 season, the club moved to the Central Murray Football League following the merge of the Mid-Murray, Northern and Echuca leagues.[3]

Premierships

• Central Murray Football Netball League (3):
  • 2000, 2001, 2024

Awards

League best and fairest

• 1982: David Simpson
• 1996: N. Katis

League leading goalkicker

• 1980: Don Rudd (67 goals)
• 2024: Brandyn Grenfell (73 goals)

VFL/AFL players

• David Simpson (Richmond)
• Brent Daniels (Greater Western Sydney)

Honour roll

Presidents

Period	President
1978–1980	W. J. Gleeson
1981	F. L. Boulton
1982–1983	I. D. Wright
1984–1987	G. Westcott
1988–1990	W. J. Gleeson
1991	R. Holland
1992–1994	F. J. Curran
1995–1998	D. Pearson
1999–2002	M. Curran
2003	R. Vandenberg
2004–2006	M. Thomson
2007–2008	O. Connick
2009	M. Ray
2010–2013	R. Duffy
2014	A. Thompson
2015–2016	G. Lowe
2017–2022	R. Duffy
2023–present	J. Skinner

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References

1. Fleming, Shane (23 June 2023). "Demons name new coaching partner". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
2. Nyah-Nyah West United Football Club AustralianRulesFootball.com.au. Retrieved 13 May 2016
3. Nyah-Nyah West United AustralianFootball.com. Retrieved 13 May 2016
4. Presidents Secretary Coaches Nyah-Nyah West United Football Club. FoxSportsPulse.com. Retrieved 13 May 2016

External links

• SportsTG website