Tongala Football Club
The Tongala Football Club, nicknamed the Blues, is an Australian Rules Football club playing in the Murray Football League.
| Full name | Tongala Football & Netball Club Inc. |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Blues |
| Sport | Australian rules football |
| Founded | 1894 |
| League | Murray Football League |
| Home ground | Tongala Recreation Reserve. |
| President | Darren Maloney |
| Head coach | Cat |
| Captain | Bryce 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 I [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 II
- 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
- 1920, 1923 [5]
- Reserves
References
- "1894 - Kyabram v Tongala". Trove Newspapers. The Kyabram Union.
- "1919 - GVFL rejects Tongala". Trove Newspapers. The Riverine Herald. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- "1915 - Tongala FC disbands". Trove Newspapers. The Riverine Herald. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- "1922 - Tongala FC - AGM". Trove Newspapers. Shepparton Advertiser. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- "1923 - Kyabram JDFA Premiers". Trove Newspapers. Weekly Times. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
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