The Tongala Football Club, nicknamed the Blues, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Murray Football League.
The club is based in the town of Tongala located in the north of Victoria.
History
The Tongala Football Club was formed in 1894 in a meeting at Mangan's Victoria Hotel, Tongala, with games played at Tongala Recreation Reserve. Tongala initially wore a red jumper with black horizontal bars in 1894.
In 1919, Tongala's application for admission into the Goulburn Valley Football League was rejected on the grounds that Tongala was not a strong enough team.
In 1937, the club's colours were yellow and black.
The club has participated in a number of local football leagues over the years with great success.
Football competitions timeline Tongala FC have competed in the following football competitions –
1910 to 1914: Kyabram District Junior Football Association 1915: Kyabram District Football Association 1916 to 1918: Club in recess, due to World War I 1919 to 1923: Kyabram District Junior Football Association 1924 to 1932: Goulburn Valley Football League 1933 to 1935: Echuca and District Football League 1936 to 1940: Kyabram District Football Association 1941 to 1944: Club in recess, due to World War II 1945 to 1946: Kyabram District Football Association 1946 to 2005: Goulburn Valley Football League 2006 to present day: Murray Football League
Football Premierships Seniors Murray Football League Nil Goulburn Valley Football League 1949 - Tongala: 10.17 - 77 d Kyabram: 6.13 - 49 1961 - Tongala: 11.12 - 78 d Shepparton: 9.11 - 65 1983 - Tongala: d 1984 - Tongala: d Kyabram District Football League 1937 - Tongala: 13.14 - 92 d Lancaster: 9.12 - 66 1939 - Tongala: 15.8 - 98 d Stanhope: 13.12 - 90 1940 - Tongala: 9.11 - 65 d Stanhope: 4.8 - 32 1945 - Tongala: 18.17 - 125 d Stanhope: 11.9 - 75 Kyabram District Junior Football Association 1920 - Tongala: 3.3 - 21 d Undera: 2.2 - 14 1923 - Tongala: 5.5 - 35 d Imperials: 3.7 - 25
VFL / AFL Players
The following footballers played with Tongala, prior to playing senior football in the VFL/AFL or coached Tongala and / or drafted, with the year indicating their VFL/AFL debut. 1932 - Sir Douglas Nicholls: Fitzroy 1937 - Arch Shields: Carlton 1941 - Bob Dawson: St. Kilda 1948 - Vic Lawrence: North Melbourne 1949 - Ron Simpson: Fitzroy 1960 - Paul Rowe - North Melbourne 1963 - Ian Graham: Collingwood 1978 - Phil Seaton: Melbourne 1991 - Sam Pang: Collingwood Under 19's 1992 - Brendan Parker: Carlton 1993 - Brad L. Campbell: Melbourne 2001 - Blake Campbell: Carlton 2024 - Harley Reid: West Coast Eagles
References
External links
Murray FNL website