Cobram Football Club

Cobram
Names
Full name	Cobram Football Netball Club
Nickname(s)	Tigers
2023 season
Home-and-away season	7th (10-8)
Leading goalkicker	Mitchell Ward (38)
Best and fairest	Sam Beasley
Club details
Founded	1887;137 years ago (1887)
Colours
Competition	Murray FNL
President	Michael Hoban
Coach	John Brunkskill
Captain(s)	Sam Beasley
Ground(s)	Scott Oval
Uniforms
Home Clash

The Cobram Football Club, nicknamed the Tigers, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the regional city of Cobram located in north east Victoria. Cobram teams currently compete in the Murray FNL. ^[1]

History

Formed in 1887, Cobram began in the Goulburn Valley Football Association(GVFA) in 1888. The club also had short stints in the Murray Border Football Association and Federal District Football Association.

Cobram FC also won two additional premierships in 1892 and 1893 as per a letter to the Cobram Courier by former player, Jack McNamara in 1903, who wrote that he had possession of the actual "Gedye's Victoria Hotel Cup" premiership cups. ^[2]

In 1911, the GVFA's southernmost clubs voted against the entry of Cobram due to what was deemed as excessive travel. Cobram then went into recess in 1911, ^[3] before returning to the GVFA in 1912. ^[4]

Cobram was a founding member of the Murray Football League in 1931 and has remained in this league ever since.

In 1936 Cobram and Barooga football clubs merged and played as the Cobram Barooga United FC for a single season ^[5] before the club was officially disbanded in April 1937. ^[6] The two clubs then reformed as independent bodies, with Cobram re-joining the Murray FL and Barooga joining the Southern Riverina Football League in 1937.

Cobram Tigers remains as one of the stronger teams in MFL with multiple premierships in Senior and Junior years over the years.

Cadeyn Williams was rookie drafted to Richmond Football Club in the 2013 AFL Rookie Draft. Cadeyn played all his juniors at Cobram, Esava Ratugolea got drafted to the Geelong Football Club in the 2017 draft at pick 43, after playing thirds and seniors at Cobram.

After a promising home and away season for Cobram, the Murray Football League called time on the 2021 season in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving a young tigers outfit hungrier than ever to bring home their first senior flag since 1998.

The 2022 season brought much promise, starting off the season with a dominant 98 point win over the Finley Football Club. The Tigers went on to win 12 straight games before being defeated in a 1 point thriller against the Nathalia Football Club. Finishing 15-3 for the home and away season, Cobram were the Minor Premiers for the 2022 season of the Murray Football League. Cobram would beat 2nd placed Mulwala by 2 goals in the first semi-final, advancing straight to the grand final. The grand final would start well for the Tigers, going into half time with the scores 4.3-27 v 1.3-9 against the Mulwala Football Club. Cobram however would eventually fall to Mulwala in a wet and muddy game that was fought until the very end.

Cobram would find success in the 2022 season however, with the fourths taking the ultimate glory (Cobram 3.4-22 def Moama 3.1-19).

Football Leagues Timeline

Goulburn Valley Football Association

• 1888 to 1891

Gedye's Victoria Hotel Trophy ^[7]

• 1892 to 1893

Murray Border Football Association

• 1894 to 1896

Federal District Football Association ^[8]

• 1897 to 1902

Cobram Football Club

• 1903 – Club in recess ^[9]

Goulburn Valley Football Association

• 1904 to 1910

Cobram Football Club

• 1911 – Club in recess. Refused entry into the GVFA.

Goulburn Valley Football Association

• 1912 to 1914

Cobram Football Club

• 1915 to 1918 – Club in recess. World War II

Goulburn Valley Football Association

• 1919 to 1930

Murray Football League

• 1931 to present

Football Premierships

Seniors

• Gedye's Victoria Hotel Trophy (2)
  • 1892, ^[10] 1893
• Federal District Football Association (1)
  • 1902 ^[11]
• Goulburn Valley Football Association (6)
  • 1907 ^{[12] [13]} 1909, ^{[14] [15]} 1913 ^[16] 1914, ^[17] 1928, ^{[18] [19]} 1929 ^{[20] [21]}
• Murray Football League (12)
  • 1931, ^{[22] [23]} 1947#, 1948, 1955, 1959, 1960, 1961#, 1969, 1974, 1984#, 1995, 1998

Reserves

• Murray Valley Second Eighteen Football Association
  • 1935, ^[24] 1936 ^{[25] [26]} - Cobram / Barooga United FC
• Murray Football League (9)
  • 1960, 1968, 1976, 1977, 1984, 1988, 1992#, 1994, 1995

Thirds

• Murray Football League (10)
  • 1960, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1996, 2019.

Fourths

• Murray Football League (11)
  • 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1995, 2008#, 2015#, 2016#, 2018#, 2022.

# - hash means undefeated champions

VFL / AFL Players

The following Cobram footballers have played senior VFL / AFL football or have been drafted to an AFL club. The year below indicates their debut season in VFL / AFL.

Victorian Football League

• 1905 – Dave McNamara – St. Kilda
• 1920 – Charlie Tuck – Richmond
• 1925 – Jack Huggard – Richmond
• 1926 – Stuart Russell – Essendon & Hawthorn
• 1933 – Harold Dickinson – Essendon
• 1945 – Jackie Huggard – Essendon & North Melbourne
• 1949 – Ron Simpson – Fitzroy
• 1961 – Keith Hollands – North Melbourne
• 1965 – Peter Ennals – Footscray
• 1974 – Jeff Cassidy – Geelong
• 1979 – Greg Nichols – Geelong
• 1984 – Steve Hocking – Geelong
• 1987 – John Barnes – Essendon & Geelong
• 1987 – Garry Hocking – Geelong

Australian Football League

• 1994 – Shane Sikora – West Coast Eagles
• 1999 – Robert Forster-Knight – Essendon & Port Adelaide
• 2013 – Cadeyn Williams – Richmond. 2012 AFL Draft Rookie
• 2017 – Esava Ratugolea – Geelong

References

1. Full Point Footy, Cobram, archived from the original on 5 January 2009, retrieved 21 October 2008
2. "1903 - Letter to the Cobram Courier Editor". Cobram Courier. 23 July 1903. p. 5. Retrieved 24 April 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
3. "1911 - GVFA - Delegate's Meeting". Numurkah Leader. 9 June 1911. p. 6. Retrieved 29 April 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
4. "1912 - GVFA - Delegate's Meeting". Cobram Courier. 9 May 1912. p. 5. Retrieved 29 April 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
5. "1936 - Cobram - Barooga United FC". Cobram Courier. 9 April 1936. p. 3. Retrieved 26 April 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
6. "1937 - Cobram Barooga United disband". Cobram Courier. 29 April 1937. p. 3. Retrieved 25 April 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
7. "1893 - Gedye's Victoria Hotel Trophy". Cobram Courier. 20 July 1893. p. 3. Retrieved 23 April 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
8. "1897 - Federal District Football Association - formation". Cobram Courier. 20 May 1897. p. 3. Retrieved 23 April 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
9. "1903 - Cobram FC in recess". Cobram Courier. 25 June 1903. p. 4. Retrieved 23 April 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
10. "1892 - Geyde's Cup - Grand Final preview". Cobram Courier. 11 August 1892. p. 2. Retrieved 24 April 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
11. "1902 - Federal DFA - Premiers". Cobram Courier. 4 September 1902. p. 4. Retrieved 19 April 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
12. "1907 - Goulburn Valley FA - Grand Final match review". Cobram Courier. 26 September 1907. p. 7. Retrieved 20 April 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
13. "1907 - A Football Fiasco!". Cobram Courier. 3 October 1907. p. 7. Retrieved 20 April 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
14. "1909 - Goulburn Valley FA - Grand Final match review". Cobram Courier. 7 October 1909. p. 5. Retrieved 20 April 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
15. "1909 - Goulburn Valley FA - Grand Final match review". Numurkah Leader. 8 October 1909. p. 3. Retrieved 21 April 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
16. "1913 - Goulburn Valley FA - Grand Final match review". Cobram Courier. 9 October 1909. p. 5. Retrieved 21 April 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
17. "1914 - Goulburn Valley FA - Grand Final match review". Cobram Courier. 22 October 1914. p. 5. Retrieved 19 April 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
18. "1928 - Goulburn Valley FA - Grand Final match review". Cobram Courier. 13 September 1928. p. 2. Retrieved 20 April 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
19. "1928 - Goulburn Valley FA - Grand Final match review". Numurkah Leader. 12 September 1928. p. 1. Retrieved 20 April 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
20. "1929 - Goulburn Valley FA - Grand Final match review". Cobram Courier. 26 September 1929. p. 2. Retrieved 20 April 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
21. "1929 - Goulburn Valley FA - Grand Final match review". Numurkah Leader. Retrieved 20 April 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
22. "1931 - Murray FL - Grand Final match review". Cobram Courier. 10 September 1931. p. 2. Retrieved 20 April 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
23. "1931 - Murray FL - Grand Final match review". Numurkah Leader. 8 September 1931. Retrieved 20 April 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
24. "1935 - Murray Valley 2nd 18 FA - Grand Final match review". Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser. NSW. 12 September 1935. p. 3. Retrieved 5 June 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
25. "1936 - Murray FL - Reserves Grand Final match review". Cobram Courier. 1 October 1936. p. 4. Retrieved 26 April 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
26. "1936 - Murray Valley 2nd 18 FA - Grand Final match review". Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser. NSW. 1 October 1936. p. 1. Retrieved 5 June 2020– via Trove Newspapers.

External links

• Cobram Football Club on Facebook
• Gameday website