Tongala Football Club

The Tongala Football Club, nicknamed the Blues, is an Australian Rules Football club playing in the Murray Football League.

Tongala
Full nameTongala Football & Netball Club Inc.
NicknameBlues
SportAustralian rules football
Founded1894
LeagueMurray Football League
Home groundTongala Recreation Reserve.
PresidentDarren Maloney
Head coachCat
CaptainBryce Denham
Strip
Light Blue with a Navy emblem

The club is based in the town of Tongala located in the north of Victoria.

History

The Tongala Football Club was formed in 1894 in a meeting at Mangan's Victoria Hotel, Tongala, with games played at Tongala Recreation Reserve. Tongala initially wore a red jumper with black horizontal bars in 1894. [1]

In 1919, Tongala's application for admission into the Goulburn Valley Football League was rejected on the grounds that Tongala was not a strong enough team. [2]

The club has participated in a number of local football leagues over the years with great success.

Football Competitions Timeline

Tongala FC have competed in the following football competitions -

  • 1910 to 1914: Kyabram District Junior Football Association
  • 1915 to 1918: Club in recess, due to World War One [3]
  • 1919 to 1923: Kyabram District Junior Football Association [4]
  • 1924 to 1932: Goulburn Valley Football League
  • 1933 to 1935: Echuca and District Football League
  • 1936 to 1940: Kyabram District Football Association
  • 1941 to 1944: Club in recess, due to World War Two
  • 1945 to 1946: Kyabram District Football Association
  • 1946 to 2005: Goulburn Valley Football League
  • 2006 to present day: Murray Football League

Football Premierships

Seniors
  • Goulburn Valley Football League
    • 1949, 1961, 1983, 1984
  • Kyabram District Football Association
    • 1936, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1945
  • Kyabram District Junior Football Association
Reserves
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References

  1. "1894 - Kyabram v Tongala". Trove Newspapers. The Kyabram Union.
  2. "1919 - GVFL rejects Tongala". Trove Newspapers. The Riverine Herald. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  3. "1915 - Tongala FC disbands". Trove Newspapers. The Riverine Herald. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  4. "1922 - Tongala FC - AGM". Trove Newspapers. Shepparton Advertiser. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  5. "1923 - Kyabram JDFA Premiers". Trove Newspapers. Weekly Times. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
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