Tungamah Football Club
The Tungamah Football Netball Club Inc, nicknamed the Bears, is an Australian Rules Football club playing in the Murray Football League.
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Names | |
Full name | Tungamah Football Netball Club Inc. |
Nickname(s) | Bears |
Club details | |
Founded | 1882 |
Colours | Maroon Yellow White |
Competition | Murray Football League |
President | Troy Costigan[1] |
Ground(s) | Jubilee Park, Tungamah |
Other information | |
Official website | Tungamah Football Club Website |
The club is based in the small Victorian town of Tungamah, a town of just 300 people located approximately 250 km north of Melbourne.[2]
The earliest recorded match involving Tungamah was a game against Lake Rowan on Saturday, 29th July, 1882.[3]
In 1883 there was also a Murray District Football Club based in Tungamah.[4]
Tungamah FC joined the Benalla Tungamah Football League in 1938. [5]
The club changed leagues following an administration disagreement between the AFL Goulburn-Valley and the Picola & District Football League.[6]
Premierships
League | Total flags | Premiership(s) |
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Yarrawonga Football Association | 2 | 1886,1895[7] |
Wilby & District Football Association | 3 | 1914, 1940, 1941 |
Benalla Mulwala Football League | 2 | 1934, 1936 |
Benalla Tungamah Football League | 1 | 1938 |
Murray Valley Football League | 3 | 1944,1946,1947 |
Tungamah Football League | 2 | 1976, 1986 |
Picola & District Football League | 6 | 1999, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
References
- "Committee Members, Tungamah Football Club - SportsTG". SportsTG. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- Full Points Footy, Picola & District Football League, retrieved 22 October 2008
- "1882 - Tungamah Football Club's first recorded match". Trove Newspapers. The North East Ensign Newspaper.
- "1883 - Murray District Football Club". Trove. The North Eastern Ensign Newspaper.
- "1938 - Benalla Tungamah FL - Rd.1". Trove Newspapers. Benalla Ensign. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- "2018 - AFL Goulburn-Murray refuses affiliation of Picola and District Football-Netball League on eve of 2018 season". Border Mail Newspaper. Border Mail Newspaper. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- "1895 - Yarrawonga Football Association - Grand Final Review". Trove Newspapers. Cobram Courier Newspaper.
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