Murchison-Toolamba Football Netball Club

Murchison-Toolamba Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Grasshoppers, is an Australian Rules Football and Netball club that plays its home games in the small north eastern Victoria town of Murchison. Its name also recognises the initial 1952 merger with nearby town of Toolamba.[1]

Murchison-Toolamba FNC
Names
Full nameMurchison-Toolamba Football Netball Club
Nickname(s)Grasshoppers
Club details
Founded1881 (1881)
Colours     
CompetitionKyabram DFNL
Premierships9 (1897, 1904, 1910, 1914, 1945, 1964, 1966, 1982, 2013)
Ground(s)Murchison Recreation Reserve
Uniforms
Home

It now competes in the Kyabram District Football League, where they field four teams in four grades of football (Seniors, Reserves, Under 18's & Under 12's), and 13 teams across 10 grades of Netball (KDNL; A-Grade, B-Grade, C-Grade, C Reserve, Under 17's, Under 15's, Under 13's and Under 11's. TNA Div 1 - Murchison Green, Murchison Gold, TNA Div 2 - Murchison, Toolamba Pink, Toolamba Black).

History

The Murchison FC was established in 1881 and began in the Upper Goulburn Football Association in 1897.[2]

Toolamba, which has a population of about 900, had its own football club for the first half of the 20th century. But the club, which played in various district leagues, ended up merging with nearby Murchison. The merged entity was initially known as Murchison-Toolamba, and evidence of this, in the form of a team photo, still hangs in the Junction Hotel in Toolamba. However, the Toolamba name was dropped when the club joined the Kyabram District league in 1964. For the next five decades the club was simply known as the Murchison Grasshoppers. The name Murchison-Toolamba was reinstated following a member vote on 14 April 2016[3]

The club's current colours are bottle green with a gold sash, with some white highlights being added in 2012 to reduce the clashing with opposition clubs Rushworth and Lancaster. The green with gold sash have been the colours of the club since 1910, before that the club wore black & white stripes with a green sash (1908–1909), Green & Gold Stripes with a Red Sash (1895–1907) and a Navy Jumper with Navy Knickerbockers, Red hose & Cap (1881–1894).

The current senior football coach is Nick Iorianni,[4] A Grade netball coach is Jenni McCluskey[5] and the President is Craig Thompson.[6] The 2022 season saw Murchison-Toolamba FNC entered every possible KDL grade and all teams made finals. The Senior team went down in the decider by 10 points to Lancaster in torrential conditions.[7]

Premierships 1st XVIII

Premierships 2nd XVIII

Premierships 3rd XVIII
  • 1970, 1980, 2010

Netball Premierships
  • A Grade
    • Nil
  • B Grade
    • Nil
  • C Grade
    • 2012, 2013, 2014
  • C Reserve
    • Nil
  • 17 & Under
    • Nil
  • 15 & Under
    • Nil
  • 13 & Under
    • Nil
  • 11 & Under
    • Nil

References
  1. https://www.pressreader.com/australia/shepparton-news/20160507/281977491828445 – via PressReader. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "Club History - Murchison-Toolamba Football Club". SportsTG.
  3. McNicol, Adam (14 May 2016). "Grass Boots: It started as a hoot, but neglected Toolamba reclaims its history". The Age.
  4. "Nick Iorianni new senior coach at Murchison-Toolamba". Riverine Herald. 2 November 2018.
  5. "Finals aims spurs fitness push for Murchison-Toolamba". Shepparton News. 25 May 2020.
  6. https://www.pressreader.com/australia/shepparton-news/20181027/281973198644890 – via PressReader. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. "KDL and MFNL grand final: Lancaster triumphs in the wet; Mulwala stun Tigers". sheppnews.com.au. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  8. "1914 - WNEFA Grand Final Review". Trove Newspapers. Murchison Advertiser and Murchison, Toolamba, Mooroopna and Dargalong Express.

Sources

Grass Boots: It started as a hoot, but neglected Toolamba reclaims its history

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