The Tungamah Football Netball Club Inc, nicknamed the Bears, is an Australian Rules football club playing in the Picola & District Football League.
The club is based in the small Victorian town of Tungamah, a town of just 300 people located approximately 250 km north of Melbourne.
The earliest recorded match involving Tungamah was a game against Lake Rowan on Saturday, 29 July 1882.
In 1883 there was also a Murray District Football Club based in Tungamah.
Tungamah FC joined the Benalla Tungamah Football League in 1938.
The club changed leagues following an administration disagreement between the AFL Goulburn-Valley and the Picola & District Football League in 2019, but returned to the P&DFL for season 2021.
Premierships Seniors League Total flags Senior Premiership(s)Yarrawonga Football Association Wilby & District Football Association Benalla Mulwala Football League Benalla Tungamah Football League Murray Valley Football League Tungamah Football League Picola & District Football League
Reserves ? Thirds ? Fourths ?
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
External links Official Site 1926 Tungamah FC team photo