Katamatite Football Club
| Katamatite | |
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| Names | |
| Full name | Katamatite Football Club |
| Nickname(s) | The Tigers |
| Club song | 'Were the Katty Tigers' |
| Club details | |
| Colours | Yellow Black |
| Competition | Picola & District Football League |
| Coach | Jedd Wright |
| Captain(s) | Jayson Bigg |
| Premierships | 1950, 1979, 1996, 2001 |
| Former ground(s) | Katamatite Recreation Reserve |
| Other information | |
| Official website | Katamatite - SportsTG |
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The Katamatite Football Club, nicknamed the Tigers, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Picola & District Football League. The club is based in the small Victorian town of Katamatite.
Prior to the second world war, and dating as far back as the turn of the century, Katamatite had stints in various competitions, but details of the club’s achievements are sketchy. Things become clearer after the war, and particularly from 1950 when the club affiliated with the Picola and District Football League for the first time. In its very first season in the competition Katamatite went top thanks to an 11.17 (83) to 8.5 (53) grand final defeat of Numurkah Seconds. The Tigers again reached the grand final in 1952, but lost to Picola, a result that was repeated two years later.
In 1956 Katamatite left the PDFL to compete in the Benalla Tungamah Football League. The club remained in this competition, which dropped the word ‘Benalla’ from its name in 1967, until 1994, winning a single senior grade flag in 1979.
The Tigers’ resumption in the PDFL in 1995 was not quite as spectacular as their original foray as on this occasion it took them two seasons to procure a premiership. Their victims in the 1996 grand final were Strathmerton, Katamatite winning a dour tussle by 25 points, 7.9 (51) to 3.8 (26). The Bulldogs gained revenge the following year when they downed the Tigers in the grand final by 29 points, 12.12 (84) to 7.13 (55). Matthew Collins was awarded the 'Pearce Medal' as the leagues Fairest & Best player for the year.
Around the turn of the century Katamatite played off for the PDFL’s senior grade flag on three occasions, with a victory over Blighty in 2001 being sandwiched in between losses to the same club in 2000 and to Katandra in 2004.
When the PDFL was divided into North West and South East Divisions in 2009 Katamatite, competing in the latter, struggled initially, and even succumbed to a winless wooden spoon in 2011. However, thereafter their fortunes improved somewhat, and in 2014 they reached the grand final only to lose heavily to Tungamah. Further finals appearances followed in 2015 and 2016.
The 2017 season was a season to forget for the Tigers; failing to reach finals and recording just four wins under co-coaches Tyler Sprunt and Matt Dwyer.
The 2018 pre-season has seen Jedd Wright appointed the senior coach for the coming season.
AFL football players coming from KFC are Sam Wright, Tom Clurey, David Cameron and Darren Flannigan. [1]
Premierships
| League | Total flags | Premiership year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Picola & District Football League | 3 | 1950, 1996, 2001 |
| Tungamah Football League | 1 | 1979 |
References
- ↑ Full Points Footy, Picola & District Football League, retrieved 2008-10-22
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