Yea Football Club

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Yea
Names
Full nameYea Football Netball Club
Nickname(s)Tigers
Club songOh we're from Tigerland
Club details
Founded1887;137 years ago (1887)
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Competition Outer East FNL
Premierships(14):1896, 1902, 1912, 1919, 1920, 1945, 1946, 1950, 1968, 1976, 1982, 1984, 2003, 2005.
Ground(s)Yea Showgrounds
Uniforms
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Home
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Official website yeafnc.teamapp.com

Yea Football Club (colloquially known as The Tigers) is an Australian rules football club based in the Victorian town of Yea. The club competes in the Outer East Football Netball League. [1]

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History

The Yea Football Club was established and played its first published football match against Alexandra in June, 1887, [2] with Alexandra being victorious. [3] Yea initially competed in the North East Football Association, a competition that was centred around Seymour in 1892.

In 1902 the Alexandra & Yea Football Association was founded with clubs from Alexandra, Thornton, Yarck and Yea competing. Yea won the inaugural premiership. In 1904 the club accepted a return to the NEFA and stayed until 1909. In an attempt to revive interest in the district Yea helped to reform the Alexandra & Yea FA in 1911 after the competition had been inoperative for some time.

In 1913 Yea played for one season in the King Parrot Creek Football Association, losing the Grand Final to Homewood 4.3.27 to 0.7.7. [4]

In 1924 Yea moved on to the Waranga North East FL. [5] This league functioned until the end of 1976, Yea won the last premiership.

In 1937, Yea Reserves played in the Mansfield & Alexandra Football League. [6]

In 1977 Yea played in the Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League until 1985.

In 1986 the club moved to the Kyabram & District Football League for twelve seasons.

In 1997 the Goulburn Valley Football League absorbed the clubs from the Tungamah Football League and had a second division for three years (1996–1998). These second division clubs then left to form the Central Goulburn Football League in 1998. At the end of 2005 Central Goulburn Football League ceased to exist and broke up and the teams went to other leagues.

Yea FC went to Kyabram & District Football League.

After two years Yea returned to the Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League.

In 2022 Yea was unable to field a football team, and merged with Broadford FNC for the 2022 season.

in 2023 Yea football went into recess, unable to field a side.

The club continued to participate in the AFL Outer East Football Netball League Netball competition.

Yea intend to recommence its football program for 2024.

Football Timeline

Football Premierships

Seniors

Football Runner Up

Seniors

Grand Final Losses (Came 2nd):

VFL/AFL

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

The following footballers played senior VFL / AFL football prior to playing and / or coaching with Yea with the year indicating their first season in the VFL / AFL.

Club Song

Oh, We're from Tigerland, A fighting fury, We're from Tigerland, In any weather you will see us with a grin, Risking head and shin, If we're behind then never mind, We'll fight and fight and win, For we're from Tigerland, We never weaken til the final siren's gone, Like the Tiger of old, We're strong and we're bold, For we're from Tiger, Yellow and Black, We're from Tigerland.

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