The Congupna Football & Netball Club, nicknamed "The Road", is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the town of Congupna located just north of Shepparton, Victoria, that currently compete in the Murray FNL.
History A "Congupna" football club (with no ties with the current club) played in the Goulburn Valley Football Association from 1891 to 1906, being runner-up five times.
Congupna Road Football Club (named after the township of the same name) was formed in 1956 and won the senior premiership of the Kyabram & District Football League in its first season. From 1956 until 1961, Congupna Road participated in the colours of dark navy with a white 'CFC' monogram. Congupna Road then transferred across to the Benalla Tungamah Football League in 1962. It was at this time when the club changed its colours to red with a white 'vee'. Senior football premierships followed in 1963 & 1964.
In 1963, the word "Road" was officially dropped from the town of Congupna Road. The football club took a year to catch up after the word "Road" was removed from the town name and won a premiership in 1963 as the Congupna Road Football Club. In 1964, the club won the premiership as the Congupna Football Club.
The Benalla Tungamah Football League changed its name in 1967 to the Tungamah Football League.
Congupna won Tungamah Football League senior premierships in 1971, 1978, 1991 & 1993.
Congupna's Memorial Park hosted the last ever Tungamah Football League Grand Final in 1995 before it changed its name to Goulburn Valley Football League - Division Two.
The club joined the Murray Football League in 1997, making the grand final in just its second season in the competition (1998), losing to Cobram by 33 points.
At the beginning of the 2013 season, the Congupna Football Club changed to its current, more modern jumper style, red with a white 'sash'. The guernseys, still in Congupna's traditional red and white, now feature a road - complete with dotted line - as a diagonal sash.
Season 2023 saw Congupna finish in 2nd spot on the ladder after the Home & Away season and ultimately lost the Grand Final to Mulwala by 33 points, with the exact same score line as their 1998 Grand Final loss to Cobram.
The following year, 2024, Congupna won all but one match on its way to a 1-point Grand Final victory over Finley (9.11-65 to 9.10-64) to claim their first senior football premiership in 31 years.
Congupna went undefeated during the 2025 season, with 18 wins. The Club averaged a winning margin of 110 points per game. On a quarter-by-quarter level, Congupna won each of its first 69 quarters of the season outright. Only two quarters were conceded during the entire home-and-away fixture — both occurring in their Round 18 match against Cobram, where they dropped the second and fourth terms. Meeting Cobram in the Grand Final, Congupna were defeated by three points, kicking 5.21 to 8.6 (26 scoring shots to 14), and losing the premiership.
Club Song The official Congupna Football Club song is called "It's a Grand Old Flag" (sung to the tune of George M. Cohan's 1906 song "You're a Grand Old Flag“)."It’s a Grand old flag, It’s a high-flying flag,
It’s the emblem for me and for you.
It’s the emblem of the team we love,
The team of the Red and the White.
Every heart beats right for the Red and the White,
As we sing this song to you………what do we sing?
Should old acquaintance be forgot,
Keep your eyes on the Red and the White."
Competition Timeline
Kyabram District Football Association: 1956 to 1961 Benalla Tungamah Football League: 1962 to 1966 Tungamah Football League: 1967 to 1995 Goulburn Valley Football League - Div 2: 1996 Murray Football League: 1997 to Present
Premierships (Seniors) Kyabram District Football Association: 1956 to 1961 YearPremiersScoreRunner-UpScore1956Congupna10.10 - 70vsMerrigum09.04 - 58 Benalla Tungamah Football League: 1962 to 1966 YearPremiersScoreRunner-UpScore1963Congupna10.09 - 69vsMulwala04.11 - 351964Congupna12.15 - 87vsTungamah08.14 - 62 Tungamah Football League: 1967 to 1995 +1971 Tungamah FL Senior Grand FinalYearPremiersScoreRunner-UpScore1971Congupna16.17 - 113vsKatandra14.12 - 96 +1978 Tungamah FL Senior Grand FinalYearPremiersQ1Q2Q3Q4ScoreRunner-UpQ1Q2Q3Q4Score1978Congupna8.410.614.1215.1615.16 - 106vsKatandra3.18.911.1315.1415.14 - 104526696106195779104 Goals
Congupna: J. Hueston 5, C. Drum 3, B. Drum 3, C. Lyle, J. Kerr, A. Bicknell, B. Phillips
Katandra: R. LeLiever 4, D. Wilkie 4, L. Burgmann 3, G. Rowan 2, R. Sidebottom, R. Kendall
Best
Congupna: G. Franze, J. Cooper, B. Phillips, A. Hueston, A. Bicknell, B. Leaf
Katandra: D. Wilkie, G. Teague, R. Sidebottom, K. Teague, C. Senior, P. Wickham
+1991 Tungamah FL Senior Grand FinalYearPremiersQ1Q2Q3Q4ScoreRunner-UpQ1Q2Q3Q4Score1991Congupna2.63.65.106.1206.12 - 48vsKatandra1.03.113.113.1603.16 - 34182440486292934 Goals
Congupna: P. Murray, X. Tanner, M. Simsen, P. Hicks, R. Warburton, R. Van Den Driest
Katandra: G. Teague, P. Squire, B. Fuller
Best
Congupna: X. Tanner, B. Drummond, P. Hicks, R. Van Den Driest, R. McColl, C. Bowe
Katandra: D. Bassett, W. Grinter, B. Fuller, A. Kilmartin, B. Collins, R. Sidebottom
+1993 Tungamah FL Senior Grand FinalYearPremiersQ1Q2Q3Q4ScoreRunner-UpQ1Q2Q3Q4Score1993Congupna4.37.912.1115.1215.12 - 102vsBenalla All Blacks7.39.413.515.715.07 - 9727518310245588397 Goals
Congupna: P. Murray 7, R. Warburton 6, D. Crowe, A. Bicknell
All Blacks: D. Sharpe 3, A. Rolls 3, A. Putt 2, P. Woods 2, J. Martiniello 2, J. Beaton, S. Coutts, S. Allen
Best
Congupna: X. Tanner, A. Woods, R. Van Den Driest, P. Storer, R. Warburton, P. Murray
All Blacks: J. Martiniello, J. Beaton, D. Wright, D. Putt, H. Davidson, L. Gilchrist
Murray Football League: 1997 to Present +2024 Murray FL Senior Grand FinalYearPremiersQ1Q2Q3Q4ScoreRunner-UpQ1Q2Q3Q4Score2024Congupna2.23.57.89.1109.11 - 65vsFinley1.22.43.89.1009.10 - 64142350658162664 Goals
Congupna: J. Trewin 4, D. Schaper 2, K. Mueller 2, J. Norman
Finley: M. Carson 2, J. White, T. Lang, N Burns, Z. Brain, L. Moore, L. Hawkins, A. Robertson
Best
Congupna: S. Buxton, J. Boyer, J. Trewin, R. Damianopoulos, B. Squire, C. Boyer
Finley: L. Moore, K. Sharp, M. Carson, A. Robertson. J. White, T. Lang +2026 Murray FL Senior Grand FinalYearPremiersQ1Q2Q3Q4ScoreRunner-UpQ1Q2Q3Q4Score2026Congupna4.08.011.414.614.06 - 90vsCobram4.45.98.1111.1611.16 - 822448709028395982 Goals
Congupna: K. Mueller 3, D. Schaper 2, J. Norman 2, R. Mifka 2, C. Mellington 2, S. Poole, S. Slavich, W. Norman
Cobram: B. Ryan 4, L. Allen 2, T. Baden 2, J. Murray, P. Lewis-Smith, E. Hyde
Best
Congupna: B. Squire, S. Slavich, D. Schaper, C. Di Bella, J. Boyer, J Gee
Cobram: S. Beasley, B. Calogero, L. Allen, E. Hyde, B. Ryan, B. Roberts
Runner-Up (Seniors) Kyabram District Football Association: 1956 to 1961 YearPremiersScoreRunner-UpScore1957Merrigum10.06 - 66vsCongupna06.06 - 421960Shepparton East11.12 - 78vsCongupna07.06 - 48 Benalla Tungamah Football League: 1962 to 1966 YearPremiersScoreRunner-UpScore1962Dookie10.07 - 67vsCongupna08.11 - 591965Dookie11.09 - 75vsCongupna07.10 - 52Tungamah Football League: 1967 to 1995 Year PremiersScoreRunner-upScore1967Wilby11.16 - 82vsCongupna07.12 - 541975Katandra19.23 - 137vsCongupna10.13 - 731982Shepparton East18.14 - 122vsCongupna14.12 - 96 Murray Football League: 1997 to Present YearPremiersScoreRunner-UpScore1998Cobram14.14 - 98vsCongupna09.11 - 652023Mulwala14.14 - 98vsCongupna09.11 - 652025Cobram08.06-54vsCongupna05.21-51
Premierships & Runner-Up (Reserves) Benalla Tungamah Football League: 1962 to 1966
1963 - Runner-Up 1964 - Runner-Up 1965 - Premiers 1966 - Premiers
Tungamah Football League: 1967 to 1995
1967 - Premiers 1969 - Runner-Up 1971 - Premiers 1972 - Runner-Up 1973 - Premiers 1974 - Premiers 1979 - Premiers 1987 - Premiers 1992 - Runner-Up 1993 - Premiers 1994 - Runner-Up 1995 - Runner-Up
Goulburn Valley Football League - Div 2: 1996
1996 - Runner-Up Murray Football League: 1997 to Present
2023 - Premiers 2025 - Runner-Up 2026 - Premiers
Premierships & Runner-Up (Thirds) Tungamah Football League: 1967 to 1995
1967 - Premiers 1968 - Premiers 1971 - Runner-Up 1976 - Premiers 1977 - Premiers
Goulburn Valley Football League - Div 2: 1996
Murray Football League: 1997 to Present
2007 - Premiers 2011 - Premiers 2012 - Premiers
Premierships & Runner-Up (Fourths) Tungamah Football League: 1967 to 1995
1991 - Premiers 1992 - Premiers 1995 - Runner-Up
Goulburn Valley Football League - Div 2: 1996
1996 - Runner-Up Murray Football League: 1997 to Present
2000 - Premiers 2001 - Premiers 2002 - Runner-Up 2003 - Runner-Up 2005 - Runner-Up 2009 - Premiers
League Best & Fairest Winners (Seniors) Kyabram District Football Association: 1956 to 1961 - (McNamara Medal) 1957 - W Roe
Benalla Tungamah Football League: 1962 to 1966 - (Lawless Family Medal) 1963 - Harry Brittain Tungamah Football League: 1967 to 1995 - (Lawless Family Medal) 1980 - Damian Drum 1983 - Chris Drum 1995 - Stuart Joyce Goulburn Valley Football League - Div 2: 1996 - (Lawless Family Medal) Nil Murray Football League: 1997 to Present - (O'Dwyer Medal) 1998 - Shaun Gordon
League Leading Goal Kicking Winners (Seniors) Kyabram District Football Association: 1956 to 1961 1959 - Jim Baker - (106) - (113 inc. finals) 1961 - William Betson - (87) - (91 inc. finals)
Benalla Tungamah Football League: 1962 to 1966 1964 - Kevin Keenan (51) Tungamah Football League: 1967 to 1995 1978 - Chris Drum (115) - (126 inc. finals) 1991 - Phil Murray (74) - (84 inc. finals) Goulburn Valley Football League - Div 2: 1996 1996 - Guy Madigan (101) - (117 inc. finals) Murray Football League: 1997 to Present 1999 - Guy Madigan - (82) 2021 - Daniel Campbell - (43) 2022 - Daniel Campbell - (61) - (62 inc. finals) 2024 - Kyle Mueller - (95) - (101 inc. finals) 2025 - Kyle Mueller - (88) - (94 inc. finals)
Club Records (Seniors) Individual
Most Games - Chris Drum (284)
Most Goals (season) - Chris Drum (126) - 1978
Most Goals (game) - Chris Drum (15) vs Benalla All Blacks - Rd. 8, 1978.
Most Goals (game) - Kyle Mueller (15) vs Barooga - Rd.17, 2024.
Club
Most Consecutive Games Won - (33) - Rd.7, 2024 to 2nd Semi Final, 2025.
Most Consecutive Quarters Won - (69) - Rd.1 (Qtr.1) 2025 to Rd.18 (Qtr.1) 2025.
200 Games (Seniors)
Don Dempster - 25/08/1973 - (200 games) Geoff Weppner - 09/06/1979 - (225 games) Alan Hueston - 04/07/1981 - (209 games) Chris Drum - 25/08/1984 - (284 games) Michael Gleeson - 11/08/2001 - (217 games) Tate Mifka - 20/06/2026 - (200+ games) Team of the Half-Century - 1956 to 2005 In 2006, Congupna Football & Netball Club celebrated its 50th anniversary. The Club decided to honour the past players of its 50 year history with a team of each decade as well as an overall Team of the Half Century. These teams were decided by a panel of Past Senior Coaches.
Senior Football Honourboard +YearPresidentSecretarySenior CoachSenior CaptainSenior Best & FairestSenior