Benalla Tungamah Football League


The Benalla Tungamah Football League was established in May, 1938, from the following North Eastern Victoria, Australian Rules Football clubs - Benalla, Devenish, Katamatite, St. James, Tungamah and Yabba - Dookie.

History

The Benalla Tungamah Football League 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.
The BTFL went into recess from 1940 to 1947 due to World War Two and was reformed in March, 1948.
In 1951, 12 teams competed in the BTFL.
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.
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
;Tungamah Football League
;Goulburn Valley Football League - Division Two
;Central Goulburn Football League
;Benalla - Tungamah Football League:
YearPremiersScoreRunners UpScoreVenueMost GoalsClubComments
1938Tungamah 11.12 - 78Benalla 1sts9.8 - 62St. James  
1939Benalla 1sts 15.16 - 106Dookie Yabba6.13 - 49Devenish Undefeated Premiers
1940-47BTFL in recess BTFL in recess. WW2
1948St. James  10.8 - 68Benalla 2nds2.5 - 17Devenish 
1949St. James  10.12 - 72Benalla 2nds7.15 - 57Devenish 
1950Benalla 2nds  8.16 - 64  Dookie8.13 - 61  
1951Wangaratta 2nds 21.17 - 143Burramine2.3 - 15Benalla Showgrounds
1952Benalla 2nds 13.12 - 90Violet Town11.16 - 82? 
1953Burramine 8.21 - 69Dookie College8.2 - 50Tungamah
1954Burramine 11.8 - 74Dookie College9.11 - 65St. JamesP O'Kane - 68Burramine  
1955Katandra ?Burramine?? 
1956Katandra 12.11 - 83Mulwala7.7 - 49? 
1957Katandra 11.8 - 74Dookie College10.8 68 
1958Katandra 9.9 - 63Mulwala6.4 - 40? 
1959Mulwala 12.16 - 88Violet Town6.10 - 46?
1960Violet Town?Katandra?? 
1961Violet Town14.17 - 101Mulwala6.12 - 48? 
1962Dookie ?Congupna?? 
1963Congupna 10.9 - 69Mulwala4.11 - 35? 
1964Congupna 12.15 - 87Tungamah8.14 - 62?Seniors
Katandra6.4 - 40Congupna4.3 - 27.Seconds
1965Dookie11.9 - 75Congupna7.10 - 52?
1966Katandra9.5 - 59Katamatite6.9 - 51? 

;Tungamah Football League:
YearPremiersScoreRunners UpScoreVenueMost GoalsClubComments
1967Wilby11.16 - 82Congupna7.12 - 58
1968Mulwala13.17 - 95Wilby5.8 - 38  
1969Mulwala15.15 - 105Dookie College10.11 - 71  
1970Dookie College13.8 - 86Katandra11.11 - 77   
1971CongupnaKatandra   
1972Shepparton East13.12 - 90Katandra10.13 - 73   
1973Katandra   
1974Katandra11.9 - 75Mulwala8.12 - 60   
1975Katandra19.23 - 137Congupna?   
1976TungamahLes ParishTungamah
1977Katandra15.12 - 72Dookie United14. ?
1978Congupna
1979Katamatite17.11 - 113Katandra14.15 - 99Dookie
1980Shepparton East19.13 - 127Katandra13.12 - 80
1981Benalla All Blacks20.11 - 131Shepparton East13.10 - 88
1982Shepparton East18.14 - 110Congupna14.12 - 96
1983Katandra20.18 - 136Mansfield14.13 - 97
1984Katandra18.15 - 123Benalla All Blacks14.9 - 93
1985Shepparton East19.10 - 124Benalla All Blacks11.14 - 80
1986Tungamah13.11 - 89Katandra10.13 - 73
1987Mansfield18.7 - 115Alexandra11.15 - 81Dookie
1988Alexandra15.16 - 106Shepparton East10.10 - 70Benalla
1989Mansfield12.19 - 91Katandra8.9 - 57
1990Katandra
1991CongupnaKatandra
1992Katandra
1993Congupna
1994Shepparton East
1995Shepparton EastBenalla All Blacks

;Goulburn Valley Football League: Division Two
YearPremiersScoreRunners UpScoreVenueMost GoalsClubComments
1996Mansfield
1997Alexandra20.13 - 133Mansfield19.12 - 126Dookie
1998Rumbalara21.18 - 124Alexandra14.10 - 94
1999GVFL - Div 2, changed to CGFL

;Central Goulburn Football League:
YearPremiersScoreRunners UpScoreVenueMost GoalsClubComments
1999Rumbalara16.11 - 107Shepparton East11.12 - 78
2000Alexandra12.9 - 81Yea8.14 - 62Dookie
2001Shepparton East19.12 - 126Yea10.10 - 70
2002Rumbalara17.9 - 111Yea16.9 - 105
2003Yea
2004Shepparton East? Violet Town
2005Yea9.12 - 66Rumbalara8.9 - 57B.Firebrace: 62Rumbalara

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.
YearWinnerClubVotesRunners UpClubVotesComments
1954N ElliottTungamah28Harry Brittain &Katandra22
  Les SquiresMulwala21
1955  Les Squires  Mulwala  R HoodDookie College
1956 Harry Brittain Katandra    
1957 Jim Clancy Burramine    
1958 Laurie GleesonBurramine    
1959 Malcom HughesBurramine    
1960 N TrewinKatamatite    
1961 H DavidsonViolet Town    
1962 Jim ClancyBurramine    
1963 Harry BrittainCongupna    
1964 T DonovanMulwala    
1965 E DonovanDookie CollegeWilliam Saunders Tungamah  
1966 Lance McMillanViolet Town    

;Tungamah Football League
YearWinnerClubVotesRunners UpClubVotesComments
1967 T MurphyKatamatite    
1968 Tony PuttDookie    
1969R Henderson &Shepparton East    
 T MurphyKatamatite    
1970 J WalduckDookie College    
1971 D ReadDookie College    
1972 V Edwards  & Violet Town    
 R HendersonShepparton East    
1973 S JacquesShepparton East    
1974 S JacquesShepparton East    
1975 S JacquesShepparton East    
1976Les ParishTungamah
1977B CooperMulwala
1978Bernie LonerganKatamatite
1979P J Cooper &Tungamah
Andy AltertonKatamatite
1980Damien DrumCongupna
1981P J CooperTungamah
1982Andy AltertonKatamatite
1983Chris DrumCongupna
1984John BrunnerBenalla All Blacks
1985John BrunnerBenalla All Blacks
1986Gary Cameron &Katamatite
John TossolAlexandra
1987Bruce McCormackMansfield
1988Bruce McCormackMansfield
1989John TossolAlexandra
1990G CurrieBenalla All Blacks
1991G Mifka &Tungamah
Andrew WalkerAlexandra
1992Noel CouttsViolet Town
1993J Keady &Shepparton East
John MartinelloBenalla All Blacks
1994George SteinerAlexandra
1995S JoyceCongupna

Goulburn Valley Football League - Division Two
YearWinnerClubVotesRunners UpClubVotesComments
1996George SteinerAlexandra
1997Denis SheahanMansfield
1998Chris PollardYea

Central Goulburn Football League
YearWinnerClubVotesRunners UpClubVotesComments
1999Chris LudemanDookie United
2000George SteinerAlexandra
2001Noel CouttsViolet Town
2002Leighthen Briggs &Rumbalara
Luke MaherDookie United
2003Matthew SharpeViolet Town
2004Michael BrethertonAlexandra
2005Scott GreigDookie United