The Tocumwal Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Bloods, is an Australian rules football and netball club that competes in the Picola & District Football Netball League. The club is based in the town of Tocumwal located in the Riverina district of New South Wales.
History
Tocumwal FC was established way back in 1891 and played its first recorded match in 1893 against Cobram. Tocumwal played the Murray Border Football Association from 1894 to 1896. They then joined the newly established Federal District Football Association in 1897 and play there until 1902.
Tocumwal played in seven consecutive Southern Riverina Football Association (SRFA) grand finals between 1922 and 1928, but unfortunately they only won the last won in 1928.
Tocumwal won the Southern Riverina JUNIOR FA junior premiership in 1932, defeating Berrigan in the grand final.
Tocumwal Football Club was one of the foundation clubs and played in the Murray Football League from 1931 to 2013. They have won five senior premierships in over their time in the league, with 2009 being their most recent senior premiership in the league and to date.
After struggling in the Murray Football League, Tocumwal went and joined the Picola & District Football Netball League in 2014 where they have won two U/14's premierships in 2017 and 2022. They left the league after the 2022 season when the league disassociated with the AFL. They rejoined the Murray Football League for the 2023 season, however, returned to the Picola League a year later.
Football competitions timeline Tocumwal Football Club have played in the following football competitions. 1894 to 1896: Murray Border Football Association 1897 to 1902: Federal District Football Association 1903 & 1904: Club in recess. 1905: Goulburn Valley Football Association 1906: Club pulled out of the GVFA, but did play in some friendly matches. 1907: Goulburn Valley Football Association 1908: Club pulled out of the GVFA, but did play in some friendly matches. 1909: Goulburn Valley Football Association 1910 & 1911: Southern Riverina Football Association 1912: Goulburn Valley Football Association 1913 & 1914: Southern Riverina Football Association 1915 – Club active, but did not join any football association due to World War I. 1916: Southern Riverina Football Association 1917: Club in recess. 1918 to 1930: Southern Riverina Football Association 1931 to 2013: Murray Football League 2014 to 2022: Picola & District Football League 2023: Murray Football Netball League 2024 to present day: Picola & District Football League
Football Premierships Seniors Murray Border Football Association 1895 Federal District Football Association 1898 Southern Riverina Football Association 1911, 1928 Murray Football League 1935, 1946, 1967, 1991, 2009
Reserves ? Thirds ? Fourths ?
Football – Runners Up Seniors Murray Border Football Association (1) 1896 Southern Riverina Football Association (8) 1914, 1916, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927. Murray Football League (8) 1953, 1954, 1956, 1965, 1966, 1989, 1990, 2003.
VFL / AFL players The following footballers played with Tocumwal prior to playing senior VFL / AFL football, with the year indicating their debut. 1928 – Clem Carr – Melbourne 1929 – Clarrie Hearn – Essendon. Hearn won the 1929 Stawell Gift too! 1934 – Fred De Abel – Hawthorn 1950 – Max Jeffers – Melbourne 1955 – Jeff Harris – Hawthorn 1955 – Allan Jeans – St. Kilda 1964 – Julian Vise – Collingwood 1984 – Ron Watt – Geelong 1984 – Tony Hughes – Sydney Swans 1987 – Leon Higgins – Sydney Swans & Hawthorn 1995 – Justin Crawford – Sydney Swans & Hawthorn 2013 – Matthew Taberner – Fremantle Dockers
References
External links
Gameday website Club profile on AFL National Tocumwal FNC: 125th Anniversary Tocumwal FNC - Team of the Decade:2010 - 2019