Border Districts celebrated a quarter of a century since its merger with Goroke at the weekend, naming teams of the past 25 years and raffling special player-worn guernseys at a post-match function.
Club president Darren Walter said the 1999 merger between Goroke and Border District had yielded great results for the Eagles – none bigger than last year’s first-ever A Grade premiership in the Kowree-Naracoorte-Tatiara Football League.
Mr Walter said a huge crowd watched the weekend’s game, with a 53-point loss to Mundulla doing nothing to dampen their spirits.
“Apart from the footy result, which wasn’t in our favour, it was a really good day,” he said. “The clubrooms afterwards were completely packed. A lot of past players came back and it was just a really good catch up for people.