Tongala Football Club

Australian rules football club

Tongala FNC

Names
Full name| Tongala Football & Netball Club Inc.
Nickname(s)| Blues
2024 season
Club details
Founded| 1894; 130 years ago (1894)
Colours|
Competition| Murray Football League
Owners| Tongala FNC Members
President| Daren Maloney
CEO| Sherre Marsh
Coach| Jordan Souter
Premierships| 1920, 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.

The club is based in the town of Tongala located in the north of Victoria.

## History

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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 colours 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

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Tongala FC have competed in the following football competitions –

* 1910 to 1914: Kyabram District Junior Football Association
* 1915: Kyabram District Football Association[4]
* 1916 to 1918: Club in recess, due to World War I[5]
* 1919 to 1923: Kyabram District Junior Football Association[6]
* 1924 to 1932: Goulburn Valley Football League
* 1933 to 1935: Echuca and District Football League
* 1936 to 1940: Kyabram District Football Association[7]
* 1941 to 1944: Club in recess, due to World War II
* 1945 to 1946: Kyabram District Football Association
* 1946 to 2005: Goulburn Valley Football League
* 2006 to present day: Murray Football League

## Football Premierships

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Seniors

* Murray Football League
* Nil
* Goulburn Valley Football League
* 1949 - Tongala: 10.17 - 77 d Kyabram: 6.13 - 49[8][9][10][11]
* 1961 - Tongala: 11.12 - 78 d Shepparton: 9.11 - 65[12]
* 1983 - Tongala: d
* 1984 - Tongala: d
* Kyabram District Football League
* 1937 - Tongala: 13.14 - 92 d Lancaster: 9.12 - 66[13]
* 1939 - Tongala: 15.8 - 98 d Stanhope: 13.12 - 90[14][15]
* 1940 - Tongala: 9.11 - 65 d Stanhope: 4.8 - 32[16]
* 1945 - Tongala: 18.17 - 125 d Stanhope: 11.9 - 75[17][18]
* Kyabram District Junior Football Association
* 1920 - Tongala: 3.3 - 21 d Undera: 2.2 - 14[19]
* 1923 - Tongala: 5.5 - 35 d Imperials: 3.7 - 25[20]

## 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.

* 1932 - Sir Douglas Nicholls: Fitzroy
* 1937 - Arch Shields: Carlton
* 1941 - Bob Dawson: St. Kilda
* 1948 - Vic Lawrence: North Melbourne
* 1949 - Ron Simpson: Fitzroy
* 1960 - Paul Rowe \- North Melbourne
* 1963 - Ian Graham: Collingwood
* 1978 - Phil Seaton: Melbourne
* 1991 - Sam Pang: Collingwood Under 19's
* 1992 - Brendan Parker: Carlton
* 1993 - Brad L. Campbell: Melbourne
* 2001 - Blake Campbell: Carlton
* 2024 - Harley Reid: West Coast Eagles

## References

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1. ^ "1894 - Kyabram v Tongala". The Kyabram Union. 22 June 1894. p. 5 - via Trove Newspapers.
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.
5. ^ "1915 - Tongala FC disbands". The Riverine Herald. 22 July 1915. p. 2. Retrieved 26 July 2020 - via Trove Newspapers.
6. ^ "1922 - Tongala FC - AGM". Shepparton Advertiser. 6 April 1922. p. 1. Retrieved 26 July 2020 - via Trove Newspapers.
7. ^ "1936 - Kyabram District Association". Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic). 24 April 1936. p. 6. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
8. ^ "1949 - TONGALA WIN G. V. PENNANT". The Riverine Herald (Echuca, Vic). 26 September 1949. p. 2. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
9. ^ "1949 - Tongala Takes League Premiership Before Record Crowd". Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic). 29 September 1949. p. 9. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
10. ^ "1949 - Tongala Football Celebrates Premiership". Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic). 13 October 1949. p. 13. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
11. ^ "1949 - FOOTBALL PRESENTATIONS". Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic). 15 December 1949. p. 6. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
12. ^ "1961 - Country Football Scores". Google. The Age. 2 October 1961. p. 15. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
13. ^ "1937 - Tongala on top". Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic). 7 September 1937. p. 3. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
14. ^ "1939 - Tongala Wins Premiership". Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic). 12 September 1939. p. 5. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
15. ^ "1939 - Tongala Club. K.D.F.A." Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic). 3 October 1039. p. 5. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
16. ^ "1940 - Surprise Runaway Victory Over Stanhope". Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic). 24 September 1940. p. 3. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
17. ^ "1945 - Tongala Wins Premiership". Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic). 14 September 1945. p. 10. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
18. ^ "1945 - TONGALA CELEBRATES". Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic). 21 September 1945. p. 11. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
19. ^ "1920 - THE JUNIOR PREMIERSHIP WON BY TONGALA". Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic). 21 September 1920. p. 3. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
20. ^ "1923 - Kyabram JDFA Premiers". Weekly Times. 8 September 1923. p. 77. Retrieved 26 July 2020 - via Trove Newspapers.

## External links

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