Tungamah Football Club
The Tungamah Football Netball Club Inc, nicknamed the Bears, is an Australian Rules football club playing in the Picola & District Football League.
| Tungamah | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Names | |
| Full name | Tungamah Football Netball Club Inc. |
| Nickname(s) | Bears |
| Club song | "Thank God I'm a Tunga Boy" |
| Club details | |
| Founded | 1882 |
| Colours | Maroon Yellow White |
| Competition | Murray Football League |
| President | Josh Buerckner |
| Coach | Xavier Stevenson |
| 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.[1]
The earliest recorded match involving Tungamah was a game against Lake Rowan on Saturday, 29 July 1882.[2]
In 1883 there was also a Murray District Football Club based in Tungamah.[3]
Tungamah FC joined the Benalla Tungamah Football League in 1938.[4]
The club changed leagues following an administration disagreement between the AFL Goulburn-Valley and the Picola & District Football League in 2019,[5] but returned to the P&DFL for season 2021.
Premierships
| League | Total flags | Premiership(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Yarrawonga Football Association | 2 | 1886,1895[6] |
| 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 |
VFL / AFL Players
The following footballers were either born in Tungamah or played with the Tungamah FC prior to playing VFL / AFL senior grade football. The year indicates their VFL debut.
- 1898 – Matthew Fell – Collingwood
- 1899 – Wilfred Fell – Collingwood
- 1909 – Joe Bourke – Richmond
- 1913 – Don Munro – Fitzroy
- 1918 – Claude Fell – Richmond
- 1920 – Les Carbarns – St. Kilda & Hawthorn
- 1920 – Sir Albert Chadwick – Melbourne & Hawthorn
- 1924 – Ted Bourke – Richmond & South Melbourne
- 1926 – Jack Kidd – Essendon, Carlton & Fitzroy
- 1952 - Kevin Bond - Hawthorn
- 1933 – Jack Cooper – Carlton
- 1980 – Les Parish – Fitzroy & Melbourne
References
- Full Points Footy, Picola & District Football League, retrieved 22 October 2008
- "1882 - Tungamah Football Club's first recorded match". The North East Ensign. 4 August 1882 – via Trove Newspapers.
- "1883 - Murray District Football Club". The North Eastern Ensign. 25 May 1883 – via Trove.
- "1938 - Benalla Tungamah FL - Rd.1". Benalla Ensign. 27 May 1938. p. 5. Retrieved 21 June 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- "2018 - AFL Goulburn-Murray refuses affiliation of Picola and District Football-Netball League on eve of 2018 season". Border Mail. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- "1895 - Yarrawonga Football Association - Grand Final Review". Cobram Courier. 17 September 1895 – via Trove Newspapers.