Tocumwal Football Club
The Tocumwal Football / Netball Club, nicknamed the Bloods, is an Australian Rules Football club that entered the Picola & District Football League in 2014.
Tocumwal | |
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Names | |
Full name | Tocumwal Football Netball Club |
Nickname(s) | The Bloods |
2020 season | |
Club details | |
Founded | 1891 |
Colours | Red White |
Competition | Picola & District Football League |
President | Jeremy Cardillo |
Coach | Sean Logie |
Premierships | (9): |
Ground(s) | Tocumwal Sports Ground (capacity: 12,000) |
Other information | |
Official website | https://websites.sportstg.com/club_info.cgi?clubID=147841&c=1-6191-0-0-0 |
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History
The club is based in the town of Tocumwal located in the Riverina district of New South Wales.
Tocumwal FC was established way back in 1891 and played its first recorded match in 1893 against Cobram.
Tocumwal played the Murray Border Football Association from 1894[1] to 1896. They then joined the newly established Federal District Football Association in 1897[2] and play there until 1902.
Tocumwal played in seven consecutive Southern Riverina Football Association (SRFA) grand finals between 1922 and 1928, but unfortunately they only won the last won in 1928.
Tocumwal FC was one of the foundation clubs and played in the Murray Football League from 1931 to 2013.
Tocumwal won the SRFA junior premiership in 1932, defeating Berrigan in the grand final.[3]
Football Competitions Timeline
Tocumwal Football Club have played in the following football competitions.
- 1894 to 1896: Murray Border Football Association[4]
- 1897 to 1902: Federal District Football Association[5][6][7][8][9][10]
- 1903 & 1904: Club in recess.
- 1905: Goulburn Valley Football Association
- 1906: Club pulled out of the GVFA, but did play in some friendly matches.
- 1907: Goulburn Valley Football Association
- 1908: Club pulled out of the GVFA, but did play in some friendly matches.
- 1909: Goulburn Valley Football Association
- 1910 & 1911: Southern Riverina Football Association
- 1912: Goulburn Valley Football Association
- 1913 & 1914: Southern Riverina Football Association
- 1915 - Club active, but did not join any football association due to World War I.[11]
- 1916: Southern Riverina Football Association
- 1917: Club in recess.[12]
- 1918[13] to 1930: Southern Riverina Football Association
- 1931 to 2013: Murray Football League
- 2014 to present day: Picola & District Football League
Football Premierships
- Seniors
- Murray Border Football Association
- Federal District Football Association
- 1898[16]
- Southern Riverina Football Association
- 1911,[17] 1928
- Murray Football League
Football - Runners Up
- Seniors
- Murray Border Football Association (1)
- 1896[20]
- Southern Riverina Football Association (8)
- 1914, 1916, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927.
- Murray Football League (8)
- 1953, 1954, 1956, 1965, 1966, 1989, 1990, 2003.
VFL / AFL Players
The following footballers played with Tocumwal prior to playing senior VFL / AFL football, with the year indicating their debut.
- 1928 - Claud Carr - Melbourne
- 1929 - Clarrie Hearn - Essendon. Hearn won the 1929 Stawell Gift too!
- 1934 - Fred De Abel - Hawthorn
- 1950 - Max Jeffers - Melbourne
- 1955 - Jeff Harris - Hawthorn
- 1955 - Allan Jeans - St. Kilda
- 1964 - Julian Vise - Collingwood
- 1984 - Ron Watt - Geelong
- 1984 - Tony Hughes - Sydney Swans
- 1987 - Leon Higgins - Sydney Swans & Hawthorn
- 1995 - Justin Crawford - Sydney Swans & Hawthorn
- 2013 - Matthew Taberner - Fremantle Dockers
References
- "1894 - Murray Border FA - AGM". Trove Newspapers. Cobram Courier. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- "1897 - Federal Football Association - AGM". Trove Newspapers. Cobram Courier. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- "1932 - Southern Riverina FA". Trove Newspapers. Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser (NSW). Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- "1895 - Murray Border FA - Draw". Trove Newspapers. Cobram Courier. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- "1897 - Federal District FA - AGM & Draw". Trove Newspapers. Cobram Courier. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- "1898 - Federal District FA - Draw". Trove Newspapers. Cobram Courier. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- "1899 - Federal District FA - Draw". Trove Newspapers. Cobram Courier. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- "1900 - Federal District FA - AGM & Draw". Trove Newspapers. Cobram Courier. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- "1901 - Federal District FA - AGM & Draw". Trove Newspapers. Cobram Courier. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- "1902 - Federal FA - Draw". Trove Newspapers. Cobram Courier. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- "1915 - Tocumwal FC - AGM". Trove Newspapers. / Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo (NSW). Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- "1917 - Southern Riverina FA - AGM". Trove Newspapers. Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo (NSW). Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- "1918 - Tocumwal FC - AGM". Trove Newspapers. / Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo (NSW). Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- "1895 - Murray Border FA - Premiers". Trove Newspapers. Cobram Courier. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- "1895 - Murray Border FA - Yearly review". Trove Newspapers. Evening News (Sydney, NSW). Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- "1898 - Federal FA - Premiers". Numurkah Leader. 9 June 1899. p. 4. Retrieved 1 May 2020 – via Trove.
- "1911 - Southern Riverina FA - Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. Cobram Courier. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- "1935 - Murray FL - Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. Cobram Courier.
- "1946 - Murray FL Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. Numurkah Leader. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- "1896 - Murray Border FA - Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. Cobram Courier. Retrieved 20 April 2020.