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