Hay Lions Football Banners

⚡ Express Delivery - Your Banner in Just 2 Business Days
Choose Express Post at checkout and your Hay Lions banner can arrive in as little as 2 business days. Have it at Park Oval before the next match in Hay.
 
Hay Lions Banners - Honouring 150 Years of Lions Pride
With one of the longest histories in regional Australian rules football, the Hay Lions have milestones worth celebrating every season. FootyBanners.com creates custom banners that honour every player and every achievement in this great club's proud tradition.
 
Simple to Order
Choose from Single Player, Two Player, Team, or Grand Final banner options, each printed with permanent inks on heavy-duty weatherproof paper. Just provide the player's name, surname, guernsey number, and milestone and we will take care of the rest. Perfect for a hot summer afternoon at Park Oval in Hay, NSW.
 
Two Players, One Banner
When two Lions hit the same milestone in the same match, our Two Player banner is the ideal way to celebrate them together on one quality piece. Supply both names and guernsey numbers and we will handle the rest.
 
Team Banners for Group Celebrations
Our Team Banner option lets you celebrate three to six players on a single banner. A top-line message like "Hay Lions - Roar Together!" brings the whole squad together for a celebration the entire club will love.
 
Wall Keepsake Banners
Available in Small, Medium, and Large on thick recyclable paper with waterproof inks, our Wall Keepsake Banners are built to last. Hang your Lions banner in the clubrooms, garage, or games room as a lasting tribute to a great season or milestone performance.
 
Grand Final Banners
When Hay Lions reach the Grand Final, make the entrance as memorable as the match. Our Grand Final Banners come in 4.5m and 5.5m with fully customised top and bottom text. Contact us for personalised design advice for your Hay Lions Football Netball Club Grand Final banner.
 
About Hay Lions Football Netball Club
Origins and Founding
The Hay Football Club is one of the oldest Australian rules football clubs in New South Wales, having been founded in 1876 at a meeting held at the Royal Hotel in Hay. The founding was recorded in the Riverine Grazier newspaper dated 24 May 1876, making the Lions among the earliest organised football clubs in the western Riverina. Football in Hay in those early decades reflected the deep sporting culture of the region's pastoral communities, and the club has operated - through various league affiliations - for nearly 150 years.
From the 1930s the club competed in the Mallee Murray Football League (MMFL), before joining the Kerang and District Football League in 1981, which subsequently rebranded as the Golden Rivers Football League (GRFL) in 1998. The club operates under the nickname the Lions and fields both football and netball sides.
Club History
The Lions' Golden Rivers era produced five senior premierships: 1982, 1992, 1995, 2023, and 2025. Notably, Hay claimed the final two Golden Rivers premierships before the league was disbanded at the end of the 2025 season due to a declining number of member clubs, with the Lions crowned the last-ever GRFL champions in 2025. From 2026, Hay rejoined the Central Murray Football Netball League, returning to a competition the club had last contested in 1980. The Central Murray league was previously known as the CMFNL and has strong historical ties to the western Riverina region. The Lions won the GRFL's 1982 premiership just one year into their time in the competition, establishing themselves as immediate contenders.
Home Ground
The Hay Lions play at Hay Recreation Reserve in Hay, NSW. The reserve is the primary sports facility for the Hay district and hosts both the football and netball teams. The facility has been upgraded over the decades to accommodate a growing club membership, with the Lions sharing the ground with the Hay netball club as part of a combined football and netball organisation.
Community and Programs
The Hay Lions Football Netball Club is a central pillar of Hay's community life. In a small rural town of fewer than 3,000 people, the club serves as a major social outlet and community gathering point, with game days drawing significant portions of the local population. The Lions field senior men's and women's football teams alongside a netball program, and the club maintains junior football development pathways aligned with AFL NSW/ACT programs. The club played an important role in sustaining football culture in the western Riverina throughout the 20th century.
Hay, NSW
Hay is a town in the western Riverina region of south-western New South Wales, situated approximately midway between Sydney and Adelaide at the junction of the Sturt, Cobb, and Mid-Western Highways. Built beside the Murrumbidgee River, Hay recorded a population of 2,882 at the 2021 census and serves as the administrative centre of the Hay Shire. Known for its iconic Hay Plains, the town is surrounded by one of Australia's most productive pastoral districts, long associated with Merino wool and cattle grazing.
The Lions compete in the Central Murray Football Netball League from 2026 and are based at Hay Recreation Reserve, Hay NSW. Follow the club on Facebook.