The Tallangatta Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Hoppers, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in Tallangatta, Victoria. It plays in the Tallangatta & District Football League (TDFL), of which it was a founding member in 1945.
History The Tallangatta Football Club was formed in 1885.
In 1944, Tallangatta FC played in the Mitta Valley Patriotic Football Association, just prior to being one of the founding clubs in the Tallangatta & District Football League in 1945. Tallangatta finished the first season on top of the ladder and defeated Fernvale in the league's first grand final.
In 1978 the Tallangatta and Bullioh football clubs merged to become the Tallangatta Valley Football Club, which later dropped the word "Valley" from its name.
In round 6 of the 2015 season Tallangatta broke the league record for the highest score in a match, scoring 49.23 (317) to defeat the Wodonga Saints 2.5 (17) at Bethanga. The previous record, 45.30 (300), had been set by Kiewa-Sandy Creek against Mt Beauty in 1975.
Tallangatta had finished last in 2014, but won the 2015 premiership against reigning premier Kiewa-Sandy Creek. The grand final was drawn at 10.8 (68) to 8.20 (68), and Tallangatta won by one point after extra time. In 2026, under coach Richard Lamb, the club finished fourth and played in the finals for the first time since 2019, beating Chiltern and Yackandandah before losing the preliminary final to Barnawartha.
Football Premierships Senior Craven Trophy 1893 Mitta Mitta Football Association (Crawford Cup) 1906 The Fagan McKay Trophy 1909 - Tallangatta Valley Mitta Valley Football Association (Blanchfield Trophy) 1911 - Tallangatta Valley: 4.13 - 37 d Mitta Mitta: 4.3 - 27 1913 - Tallangatta: 5.8 - 38 d Eskdale: 2.7 - 19 Kiewa & District Football Association 1920 - Tallangatta: 7.13 - 55 defeated Kiewa: 2.4 - 16 Tallangatta & District Football Association 1922 - Tallangatta: 9.8 - 62 defeated Bethanga: 3.5 - 23 Kiewa & District Football Association 1925 - Tallangatta: 13.10 - 88 defeated Allan's Flat: 8.9 - 57 Dederang & District Football Association 1939 - Tallangatta: 6.12 - 48 defeated Kiewa: 2.9 - 21 Tallangatta & District Football League (Tallangatta Magpies: 1945–1977) 1945 - Tallangatta: 4 7 31 defeated Fernvale: 2 9 21 1949 - Tallangatta: 8 8 56 defeated Bullioh Valley: 7 6 48 1954 - Tallangatta: 13 13 91 defeated Kiewa: 8 9 57 1974 - Tallangatta: 10 9 69 defeated Lavington: 9 10 64 Tallangatta & District Football League (Tallangatta Valley Hoppers / Tallangatta Hoppers: 1978–present) 1979 Tallangatta Valley 12 15 87 Defeated Kiewa Sandy Creek 10 7 67 1980 Tallangatta Valley 20 10 130 Defeated Wodonga Demons 13 11 89 1989 Tallangatta Valley 13 13 91 Defeated Holbrook 8 12 60 1994 Tallangatta Valley 19 17 131 Defeated Kiewa Sandy Creek 10 18 78 1997 Tallangatta Valley 15 10 100 Defeated Mitta United 7 15 57 1998 Tallangatta Valley 10 16 76 Defeated Dederang Mt Beauty 4 4 28 2009 Tallangatta 13 10 88 Defeated Beechworth 8 15 63 2015 Tallangatta 10 8 68 Drew with Kiewa Sandy Creek 8 20 68 2015 - After Extra Time: Tallangatta 11 10 76 Defeated Kiewa Sandy Creek 9 21 75
Netball Premiership Tallangatta & District Football Netball League A. Grade 1993, 2018 B. Grade 1991, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2022 C. Grade Nil D. Grade / 18 & Under 1996 E. Grade / 15 & Under 1994, 2021(1st) F. Grade / 13 & Under 1992, 1993, 1998
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External links
Gameday website 1940 - Kiewa & Mitta Football League Runners Up: Tallangatta FL team photo 1946 - Tallangatta FC & Granya FC team photos 1949 - Tallangatta & DFL Premiers: Tallangatta FC team photo