Tallangatta Football Club

The Tallangatta Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Hoppers, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in Tallangatta, Victoria playing in the Tallangatta & District Football League (TDFL) & is also a founding member club of the League.

Tallangatta Football Club
Names
Full name	Tallangatta Football Netball Club
Nickname(s)	Hoppers
2024 season
Home-and-away season	8th of 12
Leading goalkicker	James Breen (76)
Club details
Founded	1885; 139 years ago (1885)
Colours	Green   Gold
Competition	Tallangatta & District Football League
Chairman	Richard Fraser
Ground(s)	Rowan Park, Tallangatta Football Ground
Uniforms
Home Away
Other information
Official website	Tallangatta FNC website

History

The Tallangatta Football Club was formed in 1885.^[1]

In 1944, Tallangatta FC played in the Mitta Valley Patriotic Football Association,^[2] just prior to being one of the founding clubs in the Tallangatta & District Football League in 1945.

In 1978 The Tallangatta and Bullioh football clubs merged to become the Tallangatta Valley Football Club, although they dropped the word "Valley" in 2009, no longer recognizing their connection to the Bullioh Valley FC when the Bullioh FNC reformed and joined the Upper Murray Football League.

The club supports 5 football teams, 3 which are junior sides (under 12's, 14's & 17's) and 5 netball teams, again 3 of the teams are junior sides (under 13's, 15's & 18's). The club has been successful in winning a number of Premierships throughout most grades in the past few years.

The club is very committed in supporting and developing juniors.

The Tallangatta Football Netball Club has a very long and proud history and with ongoing improvements and community support the club will continue to be successful in the future.

In round 6 of the 2015 season Tallangatta broke the league record of "Highest Score" in a match. Tallangatta scored 49.23 (317) to defeat the Wodonga Saints 2.5 (17) at Bethanga. Breaking the 1975 record held by Kiewa-Sandy Creek 45.30 (300) defeating Mt Beauty 0.1 (1).

Football Premierships

Senior

• Craven Trophy
  • 1893^[3]
• Mitta Mitta Football Association (Crawford Cup)
  • 1906 - ^[4][5]
• The Fagan McKay Trophy
  • 1909 - Tallangatta Valley^[6]
• Mitta Valley Football Association (Blanchfield Trophy)
  • 1911 - Tallangatta Valley: 4.13 - 37 d Mitta Mitta: 4.3 - 27^[7]
  • 1913 - Tallangatta: 5.8 - 38 d Eskdale: 2.7 - 19^[8]
• Kiewa & District Football Association
  • 1920 - Tallangatta: 7.13 - 55 defeated Kiewa: 2.4 - 16^[9]
• Tallangatta & District Football Association
  • 1922 - Tallangatta: 9.8 - 62 defeated Bethanga: 3.5 - 23^[10]
• Kiewa & District Football Association
  • 1925 - Tallangatta: 13.10 - 88 defeated Allan's Flat: 8.9 - 57^[11][12]
• Dederang & District Football Association
  • 1939 - Tallangatta: 6.12 - 48 defeated Kiewa: 2.9 - 21^[13]
• 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, 2019
• 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,

References

1. "1885 - Tallangatta". The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW). 22 May 1885. p. 13. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
2. "1944 - Football". Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic). 27 April 1944. p. 3. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
3. "1893 - Craven Trophy Premiership". Trove Newspapers. / The Yackandandah Times Newspaper.
4. "1906 - Eskdale". The Border Morning Mail & Riverina Times (Albury, NSW). 1906. p. 4. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
5. "1906 - Tallangatta". Ovens and Murray Advertiser (Beechworth, Vic). 1906. p. 8. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
6. "1909 - News". Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic). 23 September 1909. p. 2. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
7. "1911 - Tallangatta". The Border Morning Mail & Riverina Times (Albury, NSW). 17 August 1911. p. 1. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
8. "1913 - FOOTBALL FINAL". Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic). 18 September 1913. p. 2. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
9. "1920 - Kiewa & DFA - Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. Wodonga and Towong Sentinel (Vic). 27 August 1920. p. 3. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
10. "1922 - Tallangatta". The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW). 1 September 1922. p. 46. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
11. "1925 - Football". The Yackandandah Times (Vic). 4 September 1925. p. 4. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
12. "1925 - Football: TROPHY COMES TO TALLANGATTA". Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic). 3 September 1925. p. 2. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
13. "1939 - Tallangatta wins". Border Morning Mail (Albury, NSW). 5 September 1939. p. 5. Retrieved 11 December 2022.

External links

• Tallangatta FNC on Facebook
• 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