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- Benalla Seniors: 1938 & 1939. Joined the Goulburn Valley Football League in 1940.
- Benalla Reserves: 1948 to 1952. Joined the Ovens & Murray Football League in 1953.
- Congupna: 1962 to 1966
- Devenish: 1938 to 1952. Joined the Benalla & District Football League in 1953.
- Dookie: 1949 to 1966
- Dookie College: 1953 to 1966
- Dookie Yabba: 1938 & 1939. Joined the Goulburn Valley Football Association in 1940.
- Invergordon 1952
- Katamatite: 1938 & 1939, 1956 to 1966
- Katrandra: 1953 to 1966
- Mulwala: 1948 to 1966
- St. James: 1938 to 1955. Merged with Devenish to form Devenish United FC & entered the Benalla & District Football League in 1955.
- Tungamah: 1938 to 1966
- Violet Town: 1950 to 1966
- Wangaratta Reserves: 1949 to 1952. Joined the Ovens & Murray Football League in 1953.
- Wilby: 1951 to 1966
- Alexandra: 1986 to 1995
- Benalla All Blacks: 1981 to 1995
- Congupna: 1967 to 1995
- Dookie: 1967 to 1976. Merged with Dookie College to form Dookie United in 1977.
- Dookie College: 1967 to 1976. Merged with Dookie to form Dookie United in 1977.
- Dookie United: 1977 to 1995
- Katamatite: 1967 to 1994. Joined the Picola & District Football League in 1995.
- Katrandra: 1967 to 1995. Joined the Picola & District Football League in 1996.
- Mansfield: 1977 to 1995
- Mulwala: 1967 to 1986. Joined the Murray Football League in 1987.
- Shepparton East: 1968 to 1995
- Thornton Eildon: 1995
- Tungamah: 1967 to 1994. Joined the Picola & District Football League in 1995.
- Violet Town: 1967 to 1977. Joined the Benalla & District Football League in 1978.
- Wilby: 1967 to 1970. Wilby FC folds up after the 1970 season.
- Alexandra: 1996 to 1998
- Benalla All Blacks: 1996 to 1998
- Congupna: 1996 only. Joined the Murray Football League in 1997.
- Dookie United: 1996 to 1998
- Mansfield: 1996 & 1997. Entered the GVFNL - Division One in 1998.
- Rumbalara: 1997 & 1998
- Shepparton East: 1996 to 1998
- Thornton Eildon: 1996 to 1998
- Violet Town: 1996 to 1998
- Yea: 1998
- Alexandra: 1999 to 2005. Re-joined the Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League in 2006.
- Benalla All Blacks: 1999 to 2004. Entered the Ovens & King Football League in 2005.
- Dookie United: 1999 to 2005. Joined the Picola & District Football League in 2006.
- Rumbalara: 1999 to 2005. Joined the Murray Football League in 2006.
- Shepparton East: 1999 to 2005. Joined the Picola & District Football League in 2006.
- Thornton Eildon: 1999 to 2005. Re-joined the Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League in 2006.
- Violet Town: 1999 to 2005. Joined the Kyabram & District Football League in 2006.
- Yea: 1999 to 2005. Played in the Kyabram & District Football League in 2006 and 2007, then joined the Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League in 2008.
Honourboard
- 1938 to 1966.
- Senior Football
| Year | Premiers | Score | Runners Up | Score | Venue | Most Goals | Club | Comments |
| 1938 | Tungamah | 11.12 - 78 | Benalla 1sts | 9.8 - 62 | St. James | |||
| 1939 | Benalla 1sts | 15.16 - 106 | Dookie Yabba | 6.13 - 49 | Devenish | Undefeated Premiers | ||
| 1940-47 | BTFL in recess | BTFL in recess. WW2 | ||||||
| 1948 | St. James | 10.8 - 68 | Benalla 2nds | 2.5 - 17 | Devenish | |||
| 1949 | St. James | 10.12 - 72 | Benalla 2nds | 7.15 - 57 | Devenish | |||
| 1950 | Benalla 2nds | 8.16 - 64 | Dookie | 8.13 - 61 | ? | |||
| 1951 | Wangaratta 2nds | 21.17 - 143 | Burramine | 2.3 - 15 | Benalla Showgrounds | |||
| 1952 | Benalla 2nds | 13.12 - 90 | Violet Town | 11.16 - 82 | ? | |||
| 1953 | Burramine | 8.21 - 69 | Dookie College | 8.2 - 50 | Tungamah | |||
| 1954 | Burramine | 11.8 - 74 | Dookie College | 9.11 - 65 | St. James | P O'Kane - 68 | Burramine | |
| 1955 | Katandra | ? | Burramine | ? | ? | |||
| 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 | ? | Katandra | ? | ? | |||
| 1961 | Violet Town | 14.17 - 101 | Mulwala | 6.12 - 48 | ? | |||
| 1962 | Dookie | ? | Congupna | ? | ? | |||
| 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 Football League:
- 1967 to 1995
| Year | Premiers | Score | Runners Up | Score | Venue | Most Goals | Club | Comments |
| 1967 | Wilby | 11.16 - 82 | Congupna | 7.12 - 58 | ||||
| 1968 | Mulwala | 13.17 - 95 | Wilby | 5.8 - 38 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 1973 | Katandra | |||||||
| 1974 | Katandra | 11.9 - 75 | Mulwala | 8.12 - 60 | ||||
| 1975 | Katandra | 19.23 - 137 | Congupna | ? | ||||
| 1976 | Tungamah | Les Parish | 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 - 80 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | |||
| 1989 | Mansfield | 12.19 - 91 | Katandra | 8.9 - 57 | ||||
| 1990 | Katandra | |||||||
| 1991 | Congupna | Katandra | ||||||
| 1992 | Katandra | |||||||
| 1993 | Congupna | |||||||
| 1994 | Shepparton East | |||||||
| 1995 | Shepparton East | Benalla All Blacks |
;Goulburn Valley Football League: Division Two
- 1996 to 1998
| 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:
- 1999 to 2005
| 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 |
Senior Football Best & Fairest Awards
;Benalla Tungamah Football League- 1938 to 1966
- The Lawless Family Medal
| Year | Winner | Club | Votes | Runners Up | Club | Votes | Comments |
| 1954 | N Elliott | Tungamah | 28 | Harry Brittain & | Katandra | 22 | |
| Les Squires | Mulwala | 21 | |||||
| 1955 | Les Squires | Mulwala | R Hood | Dookie College | |||
| 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 |
;Tungamah Football League
- 1967 to 1995
- The Lawless Family Medal
| Year | Winner | Club | Votes | Runners Up | Club | Votes | Comments |
| 1967 | T Murphy | Katamatite | |||||
| 1968 | Tony Putt | Dookie | |||||
| 1969 | R Henderson & | Shepparton East | |||||
| T Murphy | Katamatite | ||||||
| 1970 | J Walduck | Dookie College | |||||
| 1971 | D Read | Dookie College | |||||
| 1972 | V Edwards & | Violet Town | |||||
| R Henderson | Shepparton East | ||||||
| 1973 | S Jacques | Shepparton East | |||||
| 1974 | S Jacques | Shepparton East | |||||
| 1975 | S Jacques | Shepparton East | |||||
| 1976 | Les Parish | Tungamah | |||||
| 1977 | B Cooper | Mulwala | |||||
| 1978 | Bernie Lonergan | Katamatite | |||||
| 1979 | P J Cooper & | Tungamah | |||||
| Andy Alterton | Katamatite | ||||||
| 1980 | Damien 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 | J Keady & | Shepparton East | |||||
| John Martinello | Benalla All Blacks | ||||||
| 1994 | George Steiner | Alexandra | |||||
| 1995 | S Joyce | Congupna |
Goulburn Valley Football League - Division Two
- 1996 to 1998
- The Lawless Family Medal
| 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
- 1999 to 2005
- The Lawless Family Medal
| 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 |