THE Whorouly Football Netball Club will celebrate a milestone this weekend, the community coming together to commemorate 120 years as members of the Ovens and King competition.

Coming together as a club as far back as the 1890s, Whorouly joined the league then known as the Ovens and King Football Association in the competition’s second year in 1904.

Since then, the club has enjoyed seven senior football premierships, as well as many other successes in the reserves and thirds football competitions, and on the netball court across the grades, with the football triple crown in 2007 as a major recent highlight.

Current president Eddie Costenaro said the club was proud of their history and was looking forward to celebrating it with the community.

“We’re very excited, it sounds like it’s going to be a ripping day,” he said.

“We’ve had plenty of feedback, I think there’s going to be quite a crowd, which is great.

“Plenty of past presidents, coaches, and players have said they’re going to attend the day, it’ll be fantastic.

“We’ve always prided ourselves on being a good family club and a great community, and it’s about all of the people who have put in a lot of hard work over the years.

“It’s not just football related, it’s for all of our netballers, committee people, anybody who’s had anything at all to do with the club.

“It’s a big thank you to all of the people who have committed for so many years in the past to keep it all going.”

The club and community will come together after the conclusion of the day’s play for a night of reminiscing and good times, and fundraising.

The club’s memorabilia and artifacts from the past will be on display, there’ll be food, small speeches from past coaches, presidents and players on their time at the club, and plenty of prizes to be won from the club’s spinning wheel.

Proceeds will be going to the Albury Wodonga Cancer Centre and, as an added incentive, if the $5000 fundraising target is hit, senior footballer Will Allen will cut off the dreadlocks he’s been sporting for over a decade.

This weekend looms as massive on the field and court as it does off it, with the Lions hosting King Valley United in what are sure to be brilliant matches across every grade of football and netball.

The senior footballers will be looking for their second win of the season, while the A grade netballers will aim to continue their undefeated season.