Congupna Football Club
| Congupna | ||||
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| Names | ||||
| Full name | Congupna Football & Netball Club | |||
| Nickname(s) | The Road | |||
| Leading goalkicker | Chris Drum (126) - 1978 | |||
| Club details | ||||
| Founded | 1956 | |||
| Colours | ||||
| Competition | Murray Football League | |||
| Coach | Ben Bingham | |||
| Captain(s) | Daniel Schaper | |||
| Premierships | 8 (1956, 1963, 1964, 1971, 1978, 1991, 1993, 2024) | |||
| Ground(s) | Memorial Park | |||
| Congupna Recreation Reserve | ||||
| Uniforms | ||||
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The Congupna Football & Netball Club, nicknamed the Road, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the town of Congupna located just north of Shepparton, Victoria, that currently compete in the Murray FNL.
History
A "Congupna" football club (with no ties with the current club) played in the Goulburn Valley Football Association from 1891 to 1906, being runners up fives times.[1]
Congupna Road Football Club (named after the township of the same name) was formed in 1956 and won the senior premiership of the Kyabram & District Football League in its first season. From 1956 until 1961, Congupna Road participated in the colours of dark navy with a white 'CFC' monogram. Congupna Road then transferred across to the Benalla Tungamah Football League in 1962. It was at this time when the club changed its colours to red with a white 'vee'. Senior football premierships followed in 1963 & 1964.
In 1963, the word "Road" was officially dropped from the town of Congupna Road. The football club took a year to catch up after the word "Road" was removed from the town name and won a premiership in 1963 as the Congupna Road Football Club. In 1964, the club won the premiership as the Congupna Football Club.
The Benalla Tungamah Football League changed its name in 1967 to the Tungamah Football League.
Congupna won Tungamah Football League senior premierships in 1971, 1978, 1991 & 1993
The club joined the Murray Football League in 1997.[2] making the grand final in just its second season in the competition.
At the beginning of the 2013 season, the Congupna Football Club changed to its current, more modern jumper style, red with a white 'sash'. The guernseys, still in Congupna's traditional red and white, now feature a road - complete with dotted line - as a diagonal sash.
Season 2023 saw Congupna finish in 2nd spot on the ladder after the Home & Away season and ultimately lost the Grand Final to Mulwala by 33 points.
The following year, 2024, Congupna won all but one match on its way to a 1 point Grand Final victory over Finley to claim their first senior football premiership in 31 years.
Club Song
The official Congupna Football Club song is called "It's a Grand Old Flag" (sung to the tune of George M. Cohan's 1906 song "You're a Grand Old Flag").
It's a grand old flag, it's a high-flying flag,
It's the emblem for me and for you;
It's the emblem of the team we love,
The team of the Red and the White.
Every heart beats right for the Red and the White,
And we sing this song to you:
Should old acquaintance be forgot,
Keep your eye on the Red and the White.
Competition Timeline
- Kyabram District Football Association:[3] 1956 to 1961
- Benalla Tungamah Football League:[4] 1962 - 1966
- Tungamah Football League:[4] 1967 to 1995
- Goulburn Valley Football League - Division 2: 1996
- Murray Football League:[5] 1997 to Present
Football Premierships
Kyabram District Football Association:[3] 1956 to 1961
| Year | Premiers | Score | Runners Up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Congupna | 10.10 - 70 | vs | Merrigum | 09.04 - 58 |
Benalla Tungamah Football League:[4] 1962 - 1966
| Year | Premiers | Score | Runners Up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Congupna | 10.09 - 69 | vs | Mulwala | 04.11 - 35 |
| 1964 | Congupna | 12.15 - 87 | vs | Tungamah | 08.14 - 62 |
Tungamah Football League:[4] 1967 to 1995
| Year | Premiers | Score | Runners Up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Congupna | 16.17 - 113 | vs | Katandra | 14.12 - 96 |
| Year | Premiers | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Runners Up | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Congupna | 8.4 | 10.6 | 14.2 | 15.16 | 15.16 - 106 | vs | Katandra | 3.1 | 8.9 | 11.13 | 15.14 | 15.14 - 104 |
| 52 | 66 | 96 | 106 | 19 | 57 | 79 | 104 |
Goals
Congupna: J. Hueston 5, C. Drum 3, B. Drum 3, C. Lyle, J. Kerr, A. Bicknell, B. Phillips
Katandra: R. LeLiever 4, D. Wilkie 4, L. Burgmann 3, G. Rowan 2, R. Sidebottom, R. Kendall
Best
Congupna: G. Franze, J. Cooper, B. Phillips, A. Hueston, A. Bicknell, B. Leaf
Katandra: D. Wilkie, G. Teague, R. Sidebottom, K. Teague, C. Senior, P. Wickham
| Year | Premiers | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Runners Up | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Congupna | 2.6 | 3.6 | 5.10 | 6.12 | 06.12 - 48 | vs | Katandra | 1.0 | 3.11 | 3.11 | 3.16 | 03.16 - 34 |
| 18 | 24 | 40 | 48 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 34 |
Goals
Congupna: P. Murray, X. Tanner, M. Simsen, P. Hicks, R. Warburton, R. Van Den Driest
Katandra: G. Teague, P. Squire, B. Fuller
Best
Congupna: X. Tanner, B. Drummond, P. Hicks, R. Van Den Driest, R. McColl, C. Bowe
Katandra: D. Bassett, W. Grinter, B. Fuller, A. Kilmartin, B. Collins, R. Sidebottom
| Year | Premiers | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Runners Up | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Congupna | 4.3 | 7.9 | 12.11 | 15.12 | 15.12 - 102 | vs | Benalla All Blacks | 7.3 | 9.4 | 13.5 | 15.7 | 15.07 - 97 |
| 27 | 51 | 83 | 102 | 45 | 58 | 83 | 97 |
Goals
Congupna: P. Murray 7, R. Warburton 6, D. Crowe, A. Bicknell
All Blacks: D. Sharpe 3, A. Rolls 3, A. Putt 2, P. Woods 2, J. Martiniello 2, J. Beaton, S. Coutts, S. Allen
Best
Congupna: X. Tanner, A. Woods, R. Van Den Driest, P. Storer, R. Warburton, P. Murray
All Blacks: J. Martiniello, J. Beaton, D. Wright, D. Putt, H. Davidson, L. Gilchrist
Murray Football League:[5] 1997 to Present
| Year | Premiers | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Runners Up | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Congupna | 2.2 | 3.5 | 7.8 | 9.11 | 09.11 - 65 | vs | Finley | 1.2 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 9.10 | 09.10 - 64 |
| 14 | 23 | 50 | 65 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 64 |
Goals
Congupna: J. Trewin 4, D. Schaper 2, K. Mueller 2, J. Norman
Finley: M. Carson 2, J. White, T. Lang, N Burns, Z. Brain, L. Moore, L. Hawkins, A. Robertson
Best
Congupna: S. Buxton, J. Boyer, J. Trewin, R. Damianopoulos, B. Squire, C. Boyer
Finley: L. Moore, K. Sharp, M. Carson, A. Robertson. J. White, T. Lang
Football Runner-Up
Kyabram District Football Association:[3] 1956 to 1961
| Year | Premiers | Score | Runner Up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Shepparton East | 11.12 - 78 | vs | Congupna | 07.06 - 48 |
Benalla Tungamah Football League:[4] 1962 - 1966
| Year | Premiers | Score | Runners Up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Dookie | 10.07 - 67 | vs | Congupna | 08.11 - 59 |
| 1965 | Dookie | 11.09 - 75 | vs | Congupna | 07.10 - 52 |
Tungamah Football League:[4] 1967 to 1995
| Year | Premiers | Score | Runners Up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Wilby | 11.16 - 82 | vs | Congupna | 07.12 - 54 |
| 1975 | Katandra | 19.23 - 137 | vs | Congupna | 10.13 - 73 |
| 1982 | Shepparton East | 18.14 - 122 | vs | Congupna | 14.12 - 96 |
Murray Football League:[5] 1997 to Present
| Year | Premiers | Score | Runners Up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Cobram | 14.14 - 98 | vs | Congupna | 09.11 - 65 |
| 2023 | Mulwala | 14.14 - 98 | vs | Congupna | 09.11 - 65 |
Football - League Best & Fairest Winners
Kyabram District Football Association: 1956 to 1961 - (McNamara Medal)
- 1957 - W Roe
Benalla Tungamah Football League: 1962 to 1966 - (Lawless Family Medal)
- 1963 - Harry Brittain
Tungamah Football League: 1967 to 1995 - (Lawless Family Medal)
- 1980 - Damian Drum
- 1983 - Chris Drum
- 1995 - Stuart Joyce
Murray Football League: 1997 to Present - (O'Dwyer Medal)
- 1998 - Shaun Gordon
Club Records
Most Games - Chris Drum (284)
Most Goals (season) - Chris Drum (126) - 1978
Most Goals (game) - Chris Drum (15) vs Benalla All Blacks - (03/06/1978)
- Kyle Mueller (15) vs Barooga - (17/08/2024)
Team of the Half-Century - 1956 to 2006
| Congupna Team of the Half Century | |||
| B: | Don Dempster | Peter Pyle | Denis Smyth |
| HB: | Mick Gleeson | Pat Storer | Phil Stevenson |
| C: | Mark Simsen | Damian Drum | Gerald Farrell |
| HF: | Xavier Tanner | Chris Drum (Captain) | Ted Pedretti |
| F: | Ashley Bicknell | Guy Madigan | Alan Hueston |
| Foll: | Jock O'Conner | Stuart Joyce | Shaun Gordon |
| Int: | Andrew Woods | John Hueston | |
| Darren Humphrey | Jim Horridge | ||
| Res: | Bryan Leaf | Ken Pettie | Geoff Weppner |
| Coach: | Jock O'Conner | ||
Netball Premierships
A Grade
Tungamah Football League: 1967 to 1995
- 1968
- 1972
- 1977
- 1978
- 1981
- 1982
- 1984
- 1986
Goulburn Valley Football League - Division 2: 1996
- 1996
Netball - League Best & Fairest Winners
A Grade
Tungamah Football League: 1967 to 1995
- 1968 - Kerry Drum
- 1972 - Pamela Hueston
- 1973 - Pamela Hueston
- 1974 - Pamela Hueston
- 1975 - Pamela Hueston
- 1977 - Pamela Hueston
- 1978 - Pamela Hueston
- 1981 - Pamela Hueston
- 1982 - Pamela Hueston
- 1984 - Marg Tait
- 1986 - Tracey Wilson
- 1987 - Tracey Wilson
- 1989 - Jodi Willmott
- 1990 - Sue Robinson (Howard)
- 1992 - Helen Stevenson (Jackson)
Murray Football League: 1997 to Present
- 2001 - Paula Ryan
References
- ^ "1906 - GVFA - Final Ladders". Numurkah Leader. 7 September 1906. p. 3 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ Devaney, John. "Australian Football – Congupna Football Club – Stats". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ a b c "Kyabram District Football Netball League", Wikipedia, 13 June 2025, retrieved 25 July 2025
- ^ a b c d e f "Benalla Tungamah Football League", Wikipedia, 23 July 2025, retrieved 25 July 2025
- ^ a b c "Murray Football Netball League", Wikipedia, 16 July 2025, retrieved 25 July 2025
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