Tongala Football Club

Last updated

Tongala FNC
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Names
Full nameTongala Football & Netball Club Inc.
Nickname(s)Blues
2024 season
Club details
Founded1894;130 years ago (1894)
Colours  
Competition Murray Football League
OwnersTongala FNC Members
PresidentDaren Maloney
CEOSherre Marsh
CoachJordan Souter
Premierships1920, 1923, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1945, 1949, 1961, 1983, 1984
Ground(s)Tongala Recreation Reserve (capacity: 5,000)
Other information
Official website Tongala FNC website

The Tongala Football Club, nicknamed the Blues, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Murray Football League.

Contents

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]

In 1937, the club's color's were yellow and black. [3]

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 –

Football Premierships

Seniors

VFL / AFL Players

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Harley Reid

The following footballers played with Tongala, prior to playing senior football in the VFL/AFL or coached Tongala and / or drafted, with the year indicating their VFL/AFL debut.

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  2. ↑ "1919 - GVFL rejects Tongala". The Riverine Herald. May 1919. Retrieved 26 July 2020– via Trove Newspapers.
  3. ↑ "1937 - WIND-UP DINNER". Shepparton Advertiser (Vic). 24 September 1937. p. 2. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  4. ↑ "1915 - New association formed". Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic). 8 June 1915. p. 3. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
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