| Tungamah | |
|---|---|
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| Names | |
| Full name | Tungamah Football Netball Club Inc. |
| Nickname(s) | Bears |
| Club details | |
| Founded | 1882 |
| Colours | Maroon Yellow White |
| Competition | Murray Football League |
| President | Troy Costigan[1] |
| Ground(s) | Jubilee Park, Tungamah |
| Other information | |
| Official website | Tungamah Football Club Website |
The Tungamah Football Netball Club Inc, nicknamed the Bears, is an Australian Rules Football club playing in the Murray Football League.
The club is based in the small Victorian town of Tungamah, a town of just 300 people located approximately 250 km north of Melbourne.[2]
The earliest recorded match involving Tungamah was a game against Lake Rowan on Saturday, 29th July, 1882.[3]
In 1883 there was also a Murray District Football Club based in Tungamah.[4]
Tungamah FC joined the Benalla Tungamah Football League in 1938. [5]
The club changed leagues following an administration disagreement between the AFL Goulburn-Valley and the Picola & District Football League.[6]
Premierships
| League | Total flags | Premiership(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Yarrawonga Football Association | 2 | 1886,1895[7] |
| Wilby & District Football Association | 3 | 1914, 1940, 1941 |
| Benalla Mulwala Football League | 2 | 1934, 1936 |
| Benalla Tungamah Football League | 1 | 1938 |
| Murray Valley Football League | 3 | 1944,1946,1947 |
| Tungamah Football League | 2 | 1976, 1986 |
| Picola & District Football League | 6 | 1999, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
VFL / AFL Players
The following footballers were either born in Tungamah or played with the Tungamah FC prior to playing VFL / AFL senior grade football. The year indicates their VFL debut.
- 1898 - Matthew Fell - Collingwood
- 1899 - Wilfred Fell - Collingwood
- 1909 - Joe Bourke - Richmond
- 1913 - Don Munro - Fitzroy
- 1918 - Claude Fell - Richmond
- 1920 - Les Carbarns - St. Kilda & Hawthorn
- 1920 - Sir Albert Chadwick - Melbourne & Hawthorn
- 1924 - Ted Bourke - Richmond & South Melbourne
- 1926 - Jack Kidd - Essendon, Carlton & Fitzroy
- 1933 - Jack Cooper - Carlton
- 1980 - Les Parish - Fitzroy & Melbourne
References
- ^ "Committee Members, Tungamah Football Club - SportsTG". SportsTG. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ Full Points Footy, Picola & District Football League, retrieved 22 October 2008
- ^ "1882 - Tungamah Football Club's first recorded match". Trove Newspapers. The North East Ensign Newspaper.
- ^ "1883 - Murray District Football Club". Trove. The North Eastern Ensign Newspaper.
- ^ "1938 - Benalla Tungamah FL - Rd.1". Trove Newspapers. Benalla Ensign. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ "2018 - AFL Goulburn-Murray refuses affiliation of Picola and District Football-Netball League on eve of 2018 season". Border Mail Newspaper. Border Mail Newspaper. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- ^ "1895 - Yarrawonga Football Association - Grand Final Review". Trove Newspapers. Cobram Courier Newspaper.