Tocumwal Football Club

Tocumwal
Names
Full name	Tocumwal Football Netball Club
Nickname(s)	Bloods
2022 season
Home-and-away season	10th (4-10)
Leading goalkicker	Duane Haebich (51)
Best and fairest	Kade Rowe
Club details
Founded	1891;133 years ago (1891)
Colours	Red   White
Competition	Picola & District Football Netball League
President	Matthew Petersen
Coach	Kade Rowe
Premierships	9
Ground(s)	Tocumwal Sports Ground (capacity: 12,000)
Uniforms
Home

The Tocumwal Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Bloods, is an Australian rules football and netball club that competes in the Picola & District Football Netball League. The club is based in the town of Tocumwal located in the Riverina district of New South Wales.

History

Tocumwal Recreation Reserve Building

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 Football Club was one of the foundation clubs and played in the Murray Football League from 1931 to 2013. They have won five senior premierships in over their time in the league, with 2009 being their most recent senior premiership in the league and to date.

After struggling in the Murray Football League, Tocumwal went and joined the Picola & District Football Netball League in 2014 where they have won two U/14's premierships in 2017 and 2022. They left the league after the 2022 season when the league disassociated with the AFL. They rejoined the Murray Football League for the 2023 season, however, returned to the Picola League a year later.

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 2022: Picola & District Football League
• 2023: Murray Football Netball League
• 2024 to present day: Picola & District Football League

Football Premierships

Seniors

• Murray Border Football Association
  • 1895 ^{[14] [15]}
• Federal District Football Association
  • 1898 ^[16]
• Southern Riverina Football Association
  • 1911, ^[17] 1928 ^[18]
• Murray Football League
  • 1935, ^[19] 1946, ^[20] 1967, 1991, 2009

Football – Runners Up

Seniors

• Murray Border Football Association (1)
  • 1896 ^[21]
• 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 – Clem 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 ^[22] – Fremantle Dockers

References

1. "1894 - Murray Border FA - AGM". Cobram Courier. 24 May 1894. p. 2. Retrieved 4 June 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
2. "1897 - Federal Football Association - AGM". Cobram Courier. 20 May 1897. p. 3. Retrieved 4 June 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
3. "1932 - Southern Riverina FA". Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser. NSW. 22 September 1932. p. 2. Retrieved 4 June 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
4. "1895 - Murray Border FA - Draw". Cobram Courier. 4 July 1895. p. 5. Retrieved 4 June 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
5. "1897 - Federal District FA - AGM & Draw". Cobram Courier. 17 June 1897. p. 2. Retrieved 4 June 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
6. "1898 - Federal District FA - Draw". Cobram Courier. 16 June 1898. p. 2. Retrieved 4 June 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
7. "1899 - Federal District FA - Draw". Cobram Courier. 18 May 1899. p. 2. Retrieved 4 June 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
8. "1900 - Federal District FA - AGM & Draw". Cobram Courier. 31 May 1900. p. 5. Retrieved 4 June 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
9. "1901 - Federal District FA - AGM & Draw". Cobram Courier. 23 May 1901. p. 6. Retrieved 4 June 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
10. "1902 - Federal FA - Draw". Cobram Courier. 19 June 1902. p. 5. Retrieved 4 June 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
11. "1915 - Tocumwal FC - AGM". Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo. NSW. 14 May 1915. p. 3. Retrieved 3 June 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
12. "1917 - Southern Riverina FA - AGM". Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo. NSW. 29 June 1917. p. 2. Retrieved 3 June 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
13. "1918 - Tocumwal FC - AGM". Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo. NSW. 21 June 1918. p. 2. Retrieved 3 June 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
14. "1895 - Murray Border FA - Premiers". Cobram Courier. 12 September 1895. p. 5. Retrieved 23 April 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
15. "1895 - Murray Border FA - Yearly review". Evening News. Sydney. 26 August 1895. p. 5. Retrieved 23 April 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
16. "1898 - Federal FA - Premiers". Numurkah Leader. 9 June 1899. p. 4. Retrieved 1 May 2020– via Trove.
17. "1911 - Southern Riverina FA - Grand Final match review". Cobram Courier. 27 June 1911. p. 5. Retrieved 24 April 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
18. "1928 - Southern Riverina FA - Grand Final match review". The Argus. 27 August 1928. p. 7. Retrieved 31 May 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
19. "1935 - Murray FL - Grand Final match review". Cobram Courier. 3 October 1935. p. 3 – via Trove Newspapers.
20. "1946 - Murray FL Grand Final match review". Numurkah Leader. 2 September 1946. p. 3. Retrieved 23 April 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
21. "1896 - Murray Border FA - Grand Final match review". Cobram Courier. 10 September 1896. p. 7. Retrieved 20 April 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
22. "Big Celebrations". Southern Riverina News. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2021.

External links

• Tocumwal Football Club on Facebook
• Gameday website
• Club profile on AFL National
• Tocumwal FNC: 125th Anniversary
• Tocumwal FNC - Team of the Decade:2010 - 2019