Tocumwal
Names
Full nameTocumwal Football Netball Club
Nickname(s)Bloods
2022 season
Home-and-away season10th (4-10)
Leading goalkickerDuane Haebich (51)
Best and fairestKade Rowe
Club details
Founded1891; 133 years ago (1891)
Colours  Red   White
CompetitionPicola & District Football Netball League
PresidentMatthew Petersen
CoachKade Rowe
Premierships9
Ground(s)Tocumwal Sports Ground (capacity: 12,000)
Uniforms
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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[1] to 1896. They then joined the newly established Federal District Football Association in 1897[2] 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 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.

Tocumwal won the SRFA junior premiership in 1932, defeating Berrigan in the grand final.[3]

Football competitions timeline

Tocumwal Football Club have played in the following football competitions.

Football Premierships

Seniors

Football – Runners Up

Seniors

VFL / AFL players

The following footballers played with Tocumwal prior to playing senior VFL / AFL football, with the year indicating their debut.

References

  1. ^ "1894 - Murray Border FA - AGM". Cobram Courier. 24 May 1894. p. 2. Retrieved 4 June 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  2. ^ "1897 - Federal Football Association - AGM". Cobram Courier. 20 May 1897. p. 3. Retrieved 4 June 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  3. ^ "1932 - Southern Riverina FA". Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser. NSW. 22 September 1932. p. 2. Retrieved 4 June 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  4. ^ "1895 - Murray Border FA - Draw". Cobram Courier. 4 July 1895. p. 5. Retrieved 4 June 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  5. ^ "1897 - Federal District FA - AGM & Draw". Cobram Courier. 17 June 1897. p. 2. Retrieved 4 June 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  6. ^ "1898 - Federal District FA - Draw". Cobram Courier. 16 June 1898. p. 2. Retrieved 4 June 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  7. ^ "1899 - Federal District FA - Draw". Cobram Courier. 18 May 1899. p. 2. Retrieved 4 June 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  8. ^ "1900 - Federal District FA - AGM & Draw". Cobram Courier. 31 May 1900. p. 5. Retrieved 4 June 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  9. ^ "1901 - Federal District FA - AGM & Draw". Cobram Courier. 23 May 1901. p. 6. Retrieved 4 June 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  10. ^ "1902 - Federal FA - Draw". Cobram Courier. 19 June 1902. p. 5. Retrieved 4 June 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  11. ^ "1915 - Tocumwal FC - AGM". Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo. NSW. 14 May 1915. p. 3. Retrieved 3 June 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  12. ^ "1917 - Southern Riverina FA - AGM". Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo. NSW. 29 June 1917. p. 2. Retrieved 3 June 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  13. ^ "1918 - Tocumwal FC - AGM". Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo. NSW. 21 June 1918. p. 2. Retrieved 3 June 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  14. ^ "1895 - Murray Border FA - Premiers". Cobram Courier. 12 September 1895. p. 5. Retrieved 23 April 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  15. ^ "1895 - Murray Border FA - Yearly review". Evening News. Sydney. 26 August 1895. p. 5. Retrieved 23 April 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  16. ^ "1898 - Federal FA - Premiers". Numurkah Leader. 9 June 1899. p. 4. Retrieved 1 May 2020 – via Trove.
  17. ^ "1911 - Southern Riverina FA - Grand Final match review". Cobram Courier. 27 June 1911. p. 5. Retrieved 24 April 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  18. ^ "1928 - Southern Riverina FA - Grand Final match review". The Argus. 27 August 1928. p. 7. Retrieved 31 May 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  19. ^ "1935 - Murray FL - Grand Final match review". Cobram Courier. 3 October 1935. p. 3 – via Trove Newspapers.
  20. ^ "1946 - Murray FL Grand Final match review". Numurkah Leader. 2 September 1946. p. 3. Retrieved 23 April 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  21. ^ "1896 - Murray Border FA - Grand Final match review". Cobram Courier. 10 September 1896. p. 7. Retrieved 20 April 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  22. ^ "Big Celebrations". Southern Riverina News. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2021.

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Clubs in the Murray Football Netball League
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