A lot of the NSW Southern Riverina up to Wagga Wagga is also Australian Football territory!
Plenty of sports have feasted on Wagga talent, the Wagga Effect:
Wagga Wagga - City of Good Sports
Many of Australia's sporting heroes hail from the regional city of Wagga Wagga, including former Australian cricket captain Mark Taylor, rugby league great Peter Sterling and AFL legend Paul Kelly
www.waggawaggaaustralia.com.au
The "Wagga Effect" is a phrase used by the Australian Institute of Sport to describe the disproportionately high number of elite sports men and women who come from regional cities. A study by researcher Dr Damien Farrow confirms the existence of the phenomenon, which concluded sports stars are more likely to be born and raised in a regional centre like Wagga Wagga than a big city.