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==Sport== Like much of country Victoria, Wodonga has a large and valued sporting culture. There are many sporting grounds in, and around, the area, and they are often frequented by the public in a social manner, when not being used for organised sport. There are three [[Australian rules football]] clubs in Wodonga, the [[Wodonga Football Club]], the [[Wodonga Raiders Football Club]] and the [[Wodonga Saints Football Club]]. Wodonga and Wodonga Raiders compete in the [[Ovens & Murray Football League]], while the Wodonga Saints compete in the [[Tallangatta & District Football League]]. There are many other sporting clubs in the region. [[Brisbane Lions]] dual-premiership player [[Daniel Bradshaw]] and St Kilda forward [[Fraser Gehrig]] are originally from Wodonga. Wodonga is also home to a number of cricket clubs which compete in the Cricket Albury Wodonga (CAW) competition. These include the Belvoir Eagles, Wodonga Bulldogs and Wodonga Raiders. Cyclists are catered for by the Albury Wodonga Cycling Club.<ref name = "cycling">{{Cite web | author= Albury Wodonga Cycling Club | title = Albury Wodonga Cycling Club | url = http://www.alburywodongacycling.com/ | access-date = 2013-02-11 }}</ref> The Albury Wodonga Cycling Club holds club races most weekends, is part of the Riverina Interclub and hosts the annual [[John Woodman Memorial]] Wagga to Albury Cycling Classic. Golfers play the course at SS&A Wodonga on Parkers Road.<ref name = "golf">{{Cite web | author= The SS&A Club | title = SS&A Wodonga | url = http://www.ssaclub.com.au/golf-course | access-date = 2009-11-13 }}</ref> Wodonga has two [[rugby league]] clubs called the Wodonga Wombats and Bonegilla Gorillas that play in the [[Murray Cup (rugby league)|Murray Cup]]. Former clubs include the Wodonga Storm and Wodonga Bears, both of whom were involved in [[NRL Victoria|Victorian Rugby League]] competitions. Australian Socceroos [[Archie Thompson]] and [[Joshua Kennedy]] played for soccer team Twin City Wanderers as children. Wodonga Diamonds Football Club and Wodonga Heart Football Club are two other soccer clubs based in Wodonga. All three clubs compete in the [[Albury Wodonga Football Association]], in which Wodonga Diamonds helped establish and is historically the most dominant club. In early 2014, a new club representing the region and playing its games in Wodonga was founded as [[Murray United F.C.]] Murray United's senior structure has since ceased to exists, and now the club only fields junior teams throughout various tiers of Junior NPL. Wodonga's Tennis Centre is the largest inland tennis complex in Australia and incorporates not only tennis but also croquet and lawn bowls. The centre has 32 natural grass courts, 8 synthetic grass courts with lights for night use, and 10 plexicushion courts with lights for night use. Wodonga has a [[Thoroughbred racing in Australia|horse racing club]], the Wodonga & District Turf Club, which schedules around seven race meetings a year including the Wodonga Cup meeting in November.<ref name="RaceClub">{{Cite web|last=Country Racing Victoria |title=Wodonga & District Turf Club |url=http://www.countryracing.com.au/index.php?option=com_club_info&club=37&Itemid=80 |access-date=2009-05-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107075211/http://www.countryracing.com.au:80/index.php?option=com_club_info&club=37&Itemid=80 |archive-date=7 January 2009 }}</ref> The Albury-Wodonga Motorcycle Club are located at Diamond Park on the southern part of [[Gateway Island]], on the north side of the Murray River and organise motor cycle events.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.awmec.com.au/ |title=Albury Wodonga Motorcycle Enthusiasts Club Inc | website=AWMEC |access-date=18 February 2024}}</ref> The [[motorcycle speedway]] track has hosted important events including the final of the [[2024 Australian Individual Speedway Championship|2024 Australian Speedway Championship]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fimspeedway.com/news/jack-holder-set-for-aussie-title-defence-in-january |title=Jack Holder set for Aussie title defence in January |website=FIM Speedway |access-date=18 February 2024}}</ref> Wodonga also has a BMX club, which is situated in a complex near the home ground of local AFL team, Wodonga Raiders. Wodonga has a radio-controlled car site with both on-road and off-road tracks on the Lincoln Causeway, next to the speedway track.
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