Cobram Football Club

The Cobram Football Club, nicknamed the Tigers, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the regional city of Cobram located in north east Victoria. Cobram teams currently compete in the Murray FNL.[1]

Cobram
Names
Full nameCobram Football Netball Club
Nickname(s)Tigers
2019 season
Home-and-away season7th
Leading goalkickerCadeyn Williams
Club details
Founded1887 (1887)
Colours         
CompetitionMurray FNL
PresidentPeter ‘Cat Food’ Beasley
CoachJosh Noonan
Captain(s)Tyron Baden
Ground(s)Scott Oval
Uniforms
Home
Other information
Official websitehttp://www.cobramfc.sportingpulse.net

History

Formed in 1887, Cobram began in the Goulburn Valley Football Association(GVFA) in 1888. The club also had short stints in the Murray Border Football Association and Federal District Football Association.

Cobram FC also won two additional premierships in 1892 and 1893 as per a letter to the Cobram Courier by former player, Jack McNamara in 1903, who wrote that he had possession of the actual "Gedye's Victoria Hotel Cup" premiership cups.[2]

In 1911, the GVFA's southern most clubs voted against the entry of Cobram due to what was deemed as excessive travel. Cobram then went into recess in 1911[3], before returning to the GVFA in 1912[4].

Cobram was a founding member of the Murray Football League in 1931 and has remained in this league ever since.

In 1936 Cobram and Barooga football clubs merged and played as the Cobram Barooga United FC for a single season[5] before the club was officially disbanded in April 1937[6]. The two clubs then reformed as independent bodies, with Cobram re-joining the Murray FL and Barooga joining the Southern Riverina Football League in 1937.

Cobram Tigers remains as one of the stronger teams in MFL with multiple premierships in Senior and Junior years over the years. The most recent premiership team was the fourth eighteen in 2018.

Cadeyn Williams was rookie drafted to Richmond Football Club in the 2013 AFL Rookie Draft. Cadeyn played all his juniors at Cobram, Esava Ratugolea got drafted to the Geelong Football Club in the 2017 draft at pick 43, after playing thirds and seniors at Cobram.

Football Leagues Timeline

Goulburn Valley Football Association

  • 1888 to 1891

Gedye's Victoria Hotel Trophy[7]

  • 1892 to 1893

Murray Border Football Association

  • 1894 to 1896

Federal District Football Association [8]

  • 1897 to 1902

Cobram Football Club

  • 1903 - Club in recess[9]

Goulburn Valley Football Association

  • 1904 to 1910

Cobram Football Club

  • 1911 - Club in recess. Refused entry into the GVFA.

Goulburn Valley Football Association

  • 1912 to 1914

Cobram Football Club

  • 1915 to 1918 - Club in recess. World War 2

Goulburn Valley Football Association

  • 1919 to 1930

Murray Football League

  • 1931 to present

Football Premierships
Seniors
Reserves
  • Murray Valley Second Eighteen Football Association

VFL / AFL Players

The following Cobram footballers have played senior VFL / AFL football or have been drafted to an AFL club. The year below indicates their debut season in VFL / AFL.

Victorian Football League

Australian Football League

References
  1. Full Point Footy, Cobram, retrieved 21 October 2008
  2. "1903 - Letter to the Cobram Courier Editor". Trove Newspapers. Cobram Courier. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  3. "1911 - GVFA - Delegate's Meeting". Trove Newspapers. Numurkah Leader. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  4. "1912 - GVFA - Delegate's Meeting". Trove Newspapers. Cobram Courier. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  5. "1936 - Cobram - Barooga United FC". Trove Newspapers. Cobram Courier. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  6. "1937 - Cobram Barooga United disband". Trove Newspapers. Cobram Courier. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  7. "1893 - Gedye's Victoria Hotel Trophy". Trove Newspapers. Cobram Courier. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  8. "1897 - Federal District Football Association - formation". Trove Newspapers. Cobram Courier. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  9. "1903 - Cobram FC in recess". Trove Newspapers. Cobram Courier. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  10. "1892 - Geyde's Cup - Grand Final preview". Trove Newspapers. Cobram Courier. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  11. "1902 - Federal DFA - Premiers". Trove Newspapers. Cobram Courier. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  12. "1907 - Goulburn Valley FA - Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. Cobram Courier. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  13. "1907 - A Football Fiasco!". Trove Newspapers. Cobram Courier. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  14. "1909 - Goulburn Valley FA - Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. Cobram Courier. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  15. "1909 - Goulburn Valley FA - Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. Numurkah Leader. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  16. "1913 - Goulburn Valley FA - Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. Cobram Courier. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  17. "1914 - Goulburn Valley FA - Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. Cobram Courier. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  18. "1928 - Goulburn Valley FA - Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. Cobram Courier. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  19. "1928 - Goulburn Valley FA - Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. Numurkah Leader. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  20. "1929 - Goulburn Valley FA - Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. Cobram Courier. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  21. "1929 - Goulburn Valley FA - Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. Numurkah Leader. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  22. "1931 - Murray FL - Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. Cobram Courier. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  23. "1931 - Murray FL - Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. Numurkah Leader. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  24. "1935 - Murray Valley 2nd 18 FA - Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser (NSW). Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  25. "1936 - Murray FL - Reserves Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. Cobram Courier. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  26. "1936 - Murray Valley 2nd 18 FA - Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser (NSW). Retrieved 5 June 2020.
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