Violet Town Football Club

Violet Town
Names
Full name Violet Town Football Netball Club
Nickname(s) towners
Club details
Colours      Purple      Yellow
Competition Kyabram DFL since 2006
Premierships 1923, 1927, 1928, 1938, 1939, 1944, 1948, 1949, 1960, 1961, 1982, 1987, 1990, 2012.
Ground(s) Violet Town Recreation Reserve
The 1908 team

Violet Town Football Club is an Australian football club which was established in 1880 and has won 14 premierships in various Australian rules football leagues. The club amalgamated with the Violet Town netball club to become the Violet Town Football and Netball Club Inc.

Leagues

The club is currently part of the Kyabram and District Football and Netball League (KDFNL) and has two football teams:

  • Seniors,
  • Reserves

The seniors are currently coached by Sean Horsburgh; the 2006 season was their first in the KDFL. The senior team was a grand finalist in 2017.

Location

Violet Town is located in North Eastern Victoria, Australia; the town is found on the route between Melbourne and Albury and is approximately 180 km north-north-east of Melbourne and is between Euroa and Benalla and is bypassed by the Hume Freeway (and former Hume Highway) which are found to the south.

Senior Premierships

  • 1923 (North Eastern Football Association)
  • 1927 (Euroa District Football League)
  • 1928 (Euroa District Football League)
  • 1938 (Tatong & Thoona Football Association)
  • 1939 (Tatong & Thoona Football Association)
  • 1944 (Euroa District Football League)
  • 1948 (Euroa District Football League)
  • 1949 (Euroa District Football League)
  • 1960 (Benalla-Tungamah Football League)
  • 1961 (Benalla-Tungamah Football League)
  • 1982 Benalla & District Football League
  • 1987 (Benalla District Football League)
  • 1990 (Benalla District Football League)
  • 2012 Kyabram & District Football League

U/18 Premierships

  • 2007 (Kyabram & District Football League)


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