Benalla Tungamah Football League
General Information
Founded 1938
as the Benalla Tungamah Football League[1]
Name Changes 1967 – Tungamah Football League
1996 – Goulburn Valley Football League – Division Two
1999 – Central Goulburn Football League
Folded 2005
after 67 seasons

The Benalla Tungamah Football League (TBFL) was established in May, 1938, from the following North Eastern Victoria, Australian rules football clubs – Benalla, Devenish, Katamatite, St. James, Tungamah and Yabba – Dookie.[2]

History

The Benalla Tungamah Football League (BTFL) was established in May, 1938, from the following North Eastern Victorian, Australian rules football clubs – Benalla, Devenish, Katamatite, St. James, Tungamah and Yabba – Dookie.

This newly formed league came about when Mulwala Football Club left the Benalla Mulwala Football League to join the Coreen & District Football League in 1938.[3]

The BTFL went into recess from 1940 to 1947 due to World War II and was reformed in March, 1948.[4]

In 1951, 12 teams competed in the BTFL.[5]

Benalla made six grand finals in their seven years in the BTFL, winning three premierships, before Benalla and Wangaratta reserves sides both entered the Ovens and Murray Football League's newly formed seconds competition in 1953.

The BTFL changed its name to the Tungamah Football League in 1967.

In 1996, the league changed its name to the Goulburn Valley Football League – Division Two competition. The GVFL absorbed the clubs from the Tungamah Football League and had a second division for three years (1996–1998).

Then in 1999, the league's name was changed to the Central Goulburn Football Netball League, which lasted until 2005, when club's went into other competitions under the demise of the VCFL. The CGFNL had four grades of football – Seniors, Reserves, Under 17's and Under 14's, plus five grades of netball – A, B, B Reserve, D & E Grade.

The Lawless family donated a medal to the senior football best and fairest winners from 1954 to 2005, across the four different football league names.

Interestingly, Alexandra's George Steiner won three league best and fairest Lawless Medals, one in each of the following – Tungamah Football League – 1994, Goulburn Valley – Division Two – 1996 and Central Goulburn Football League – 2000.

Clubs

Benalla Tungamah Football League (1938 to 1966)
Tungamah Football League (1967 to 1995)
Goulburn Valley Football League – Division Two (1996 to 1998)
Central Goulburn Football League (1999 to 2005)

Honourboard

Benalla – Tungamah Football League
Year Premiers Score Runners Up Score Venue Most Goals Club Comments
1938 Tungamah  11.12 – 78 Benalla 1sts 9.8 – 62 St. James     [7]
1939 Benalla 1sts  15.16 – 106 Dookie Yabba 6.13 – 49 Devenish   [8] Undefeated Premiers
1940–47 BTFL in recess  BTFL in recess. WW2
1948 St. James   10.8 – 68 Benalla 2nds 2.5 – 17 Devenish   [9]
1949 St. James   10.12 – 72 Benalla 2nds 7.15 – 57 Devenish   [10]
1950 Benalla 2nds   8.16 – 64   Dookie 8.13 – 61  ?    [11]
1951 Wangaratta 2nds  21.17 – 143 Burramine 2.3 – 15 Benalla Showgrounds [12]
1952 Benalla 2nds  13.12 – 90 Violet Town 11.16 – 82 ?   [13][14]
1953 Burramine  8.21 – 69 Dookie College 8.2 – 50 Tungamah [15][16]
1954 Burramine  11.8 – 74 Dookie College 9.11 – 65 St. James P O'Kane – 68 Burramine   [17]
1955 Katandra  14.27 - 111 Burramine 10.9 - 69 ?  
1956 Katandra  12.11 – 83 Mulwala 7.7 – 49 ?  
1957 Katandra  11.8 – 74 Dookie College 10.8 68  
1958 Katandra  9.9 – 63 Mulwala 6.4 – 40 ?  
1959 Mulwala  12.16 – 88 Violet Town 6.10 – 46 ?
1960 Violet Town defeated Katandra by 12 points ?  
1961 Violet Town 14.17 – 101 Mulwala 6.12 – 48 ?  
1962 Dookie  10.7 - 67 Congupna 8.11 - 59 ?  
1963 Congupna  10.9 – 69 Mulwala 4.11 – 35 ?  
1964 Congupna  12.15 – 87 Tungamah 8.14 – 62 ? Seniors
Katandra 6.4 – 40 Congupna 4.3 – 27. Seconds
1965 Dookie 11.9 – 75 Congupna 7.10 – 52 ?
1966 Katandra 9.5 – 59 Katamatite 6.9 – 51 Tungamah  
Tungamah Football League
Year Premiers Score Runners Up Score Venue Most Goals Club Comments
1967 Wilby 11.16 – 82 Congupna 7.12 – 58 Mulwala
1968 Mulwala 13.17 – 95 Wilby 5.8 – 38 Katandra     Umpire: Bill Deller
1969 Mulwala 15.15 – 105 Dookie College 10.11 – 71    
1970 Dookie College 13.8 – 86 Katandra 11.11 – 77     
1971 Congupna Katandra     
1972 Shepparton East 13.12 – 90 Katandra 10.13 – 73 Dookie     
1973 Katandra     
1974 Katandra 11.9 – 75 Mulwala 8.12 – 60     
1975 Katandra 19.23 – 137 Congupna ?     
1976 Tungamah 14.21 - 105 Shepparton East 15.13 - 103 Congupna Les Parish 89 (105) Tungamah
1977 Katandra 15.12 – 72 Dookie United 14. ?
1978 Congupna
1979 Katamatite 17.11 – 113 Katandra 14.15 – 99 Dookie
1980 Shepparton East 19.13 – 127 Katandra 13.12 – 90
1981 Benalla All Blacks 20.11 – 131 Shepparton East 13.10 – 88
1982 Shepparton East 18.14 – 110 Congupna 14.12 – 96
1983 Katandra 20.18 – 136 Mansfield 14.13 – 97
1984 Katandra 18.15 – 123 Benalla All Blacks 14.9 – 93
1985 Shepparton East 19.10 – 124 Benalla All Blacks 11.14 – 80 B Frampton: 90 All Blacks
1986 Tungamah 13.11 – 89 Katandra 10.13 – 73
1987 Mansfield 18.7 – 115 Alexandra 11.15 – 81 Dookie
1988 Alexandra 15.16 – 106 Shepparton East 10.10 – 70 Benalla [18]
1989 Mansfield 12.19 – 91 Katandra 8.9 – 57 W Armstrong: 59 All Blacks
1990 Katandra
1991 Congupna Katandra
1992 Katandra
1993 Congupna
1994 Shepparton East
1995 Shepparton East Benalla All Blacks
Goulburn Valley Football League
Division Two
Year Premiers Score Runners Up Score Venue Most Goals Club Comments
1996 Mansfield
1997 Alexandra 20.13 – 133 Mansfield 19.12 – 126 Dookie
1998 Rumbalara 21.18 – 124 Alexandra 14.10 – 94
1999 GVFL – Div 2, changed to CGFL
Central Goulburn Football League
Year Premiers Score Runners Up Score Venue Most Goals Club Comments
1999 Rumbalara 16.11 – 107 Shepparton East 11.12 – 78
2000 Alexandra 12.9 – 81 Yea 8.14 – 62 Dookie
2001 Shepparton East 19.12 – 126 Yea 10.10 – 70
2002 Rumbalara 17.9 – 111 Yea 16.9 – 105
2003 Yea
2004 Shepparton East ? Violet Town
2005 Yea 9.12 – 66 Rumbalara 8.9 – 57 B.Firebrace: 62 Rumbalara

() - Brackets includes goals kicked in finals.

Tungamah Football League
Year Premiers Score Runners Up Score Comments
1964 Katandra 6.4 - 28 Congupna Road 4.3 - 27
1965 Congupna Road 10.12 - 72 Mulwala 2.13 - 25
1966 Congupna Road 6.11 - 47 Katandra 5.1 - 31
1967 Congupna Road 8.13 - 61 Dookie College 8.1 - 49
1968 Mulwala 3.12 - 30 Katandra 3.8 - 26
1969
1970 Dookie College 16.12 - 108 Mulwala 6.7 - 43
1971
1972 Shepparton East 12.? - ? Congupna 11.10 - 76
1979 Congupna 12.9 - 81 Shepparton East 9.9 - 63
1980 Shepparton East 14.14 - 98 Benalla All Blacks 9.9 - 63
1981 Benalla All Blacks 12.18 - 90 Mansfield 11.18 - 84
1982 Mansfield 13.14 - 92 Dookie United 9.9 - 63
1983 Mansfield 14.9 - 93 Shepparton East 14.9 - 93 Drawn G Final
1983 G Final Replay
1984 Katandra 9.6 - 60 Benalla All Blacks 8.12 - 60 Drawn G Final
1984 G Final Replay
1985 Benalla All Blacks 12.11 - 83 Mansfield 7.5 - 47
1986 Shepparton East 9.8 - 62 Katandra 7.7 - 49
Tungamah Football League
Year Premiers Score Runners Up Score Comments
1968 Congupna Road 8.3 - 51 Mulwala 7.7 - 49
1969
1970 Katandra 8.9 - 57 Mulwala 5.4 - 34
1971
1972 Mulwala 8.12 - 60 Dookie 7.9 - 51
1979 Mansfield 10.6 - 66 Benalla All Blacks 7.8 - 50
1980
1981 Mansfield 9.6 - 60 Katamatite 8.6 - 54
1982 Katamatite 11.10 - 76 Mansfield 7.5 - 47
1983 Katandra 8.14 - 62 Mulwala 5.8 - 38
1984 Benalla All Blacks 7.4 - 46 Katandra 4.4 - 28
1985
1986 Benalla All Blacks 18.12 - 120 Shepparton East 6.3 - 39 [19]
1995 Benalla All Blacks
Tungamah Football League
Year Premiers Score Runners Up Score Comments
1970 Katandra defeated Katamatite [20]
1979 Shepparton East 2.0 - 12 Mansfield 1.0 - 6
1982 Benalla All Blacks
1983 Benalla All Blacks
1985 Benalla All Blacks
1986 Katamatite 3.1 - 19 Katandra 1.1 - 7
Tungamah Football League - Lawless Medal..jpg

Senior Football Best & Fairest Awards

Benalla Tungamah Football League

The Lawless Family Medal for the BTFL senior football best and fairest award was first donated in 1954, by John J. Lawless – Senior, with the winner receiving a canteen of cutlery.

Year Winner Club Votes Runners Up Club Votes Comments
1954 N Elliott Tungamah 28 Harry Brittain & Katandra 22 [21]
    Les Squires Mulwala 21
1955   Les Squires   Mulwala   R Hood Dookie College [22]
1956  Harry Brittain  Katandra       
1957  Jim Clancy  Burramine       
1958  Laurie Gleeson Burramine       
1959  Malcom Hughes Burramine       
1960  N Trewin Katamatite       
1961  H Davidson Violet Town       
1962  Jim Clancy Burramine       
1963  Harry Brittain Congupna       
1964  T Donovan Mulwala       
1965  E Donovan Dookie College William Saunders Tungamah   
1966  Lance McMillan Violet Town 20&1/2 T Murphy  Katamatite 19
Tungamah Football League
Year Winner Club Votes Runners Up Club Votes Comments
1967  T Murphy Katamatite       
1968  Terry Putt Dookie       
1969 Ray Henderson & Shepparton East       
  T Murphy Katamatite       
1970  J Walduck Dookie College       
1971  D Read Dookie College       
1972  V Edwards  &  Violet Town      
  Ray Henderson Shepparton East       
1973  Stan Jacques Shepparton East      
1974  Stan Jacques Shepparton East      
1975  Stan Jacques Shepparton East      
1976 Les Parish Tungamah 26 Ross McKellar Dookie 22
1977 B Cooper Mulwala
1978 Bernie Lonergan Katamatite
1979 P J Cooper & Tungamah
Andy Alterton Katamatite
1980 Damian Drum Congupna
1981 P J Cooper Tungamah
1982 Andy Alterton Katamatite
1983 Chris Drum Congupna
1984 John Brunner Benalla All Blacks
1985 John Brunner Benalla All Blacks
1986 Gary Cameron & Katamatite
John Tossol Alexandra
1987 Bruce McCormack Mansfield
1988 Bruce McCormack Mansfield
1989 John Tossol Alexandra
1990 G Currie Benalla All Blacks
1991 G Mifka & Tungamah
Andrew Walker Alexandra
1992 Noel Coutts Violet Town
1993 John Keady & Shepparton East
John Martinello Benalla All Blacks
1994 George Steiner Alexandra
1995 S Joyce Congupna

Goulburn Valley Football League – Division Two

Year Winner Club Votes Runners Up Club Votes Comments
1996 George Steiner Alexandra
1997 Denis Sheahan Mansfield
1998 Chris Pollard Yea

Central Goulburn Football League

Year Winner Club Votes Runners Up Club Votes Comments
1999 Chris Ludeman Dookie United
2000 George Steiner Alexandra
2001 Noel Coutts Violet Town
2002 Leighthen Briggs & Rumbalara
Luke Maher Dookie United
2003 Matthew Sharpe Violet Town
2004 Michael Bretherton Alexandra
2005 Scott Greig Dookie United

External links

References

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