Congupna Football Club


The Congupna Football & Netball Club, nicknamed the "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 played in the Goulburn Valley Football Association from 1891 to 1906, being runner-up fives times.
Congupna Road Football Club 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.
Congupna hosted the last ever Tungamah Football League Grand Final in 1995 before it changed its name to Goulburn Valley Football League - Division Two.
The club joined the Murray Football League in 1997, making the grand final in just its second season in the competition, losing to Cobram by 33 points.
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, with the exact same score line as their 1998 Grand Final loss to Cobram.
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".
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: 1956 to 1961Benalla Tungamah Football League: 1962 to 1966Tungamah Football League: 1967 to 1995Goulburn Valley Football League - Div 2: 1996Murray Football League: 1997 to Present

Premierships (Seniors)

Kyabram District Football Association: 1956 to 1961
YearPremiersScoreRunner-UpScore
1956Congupna10.10 - 70vsMerrigum09.04 - 58

Benalla Tungamah Football League: 1962 to 1966
YearPremiersScoreRunner-UpScore
1963Congupna10.09 - 69vsMulwala04.11 - 35
1964Congupna12.15 - 87vsTungamah08.14 - 62

Tungamah Football League: 1967 to 1995
YearPremiersScoreRunner-UpScore
1971Congupna16.17 - 113vsKatandra14.12 - 96

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
YearPremiersQ1Q2Q3Q4ScoreRunner-UpQ1Q2Q3Q4Score
1991Congupna2.63.65.106.1206.12 - 48vsKatandra1.03.113.113.1603.16 - 34
1991Congupna1824404806.12 - 48vsKatandra629293403.16 - 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
YearPremiersQ1Q2Q3Q4ScoreRunner-UpQ1Q2Q3Q4Score
1993Congupna4.37.912.1115.1215.12 - 102vsBenalla All Blacks7.39.413.515.715.07 - 97
1993Congupna27518310215.12 - 102vsBenalla All Blacks4558839715.07 - 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: 1997 to Present
YearPremiersQ1Q2Q3Q4ScoreRunner-UpQ1Q2Q3Q4Score
2024Congupna2.23.57.89.1109.11 - 65vsFinley1.22.43.89.1009.10 - 64
2024Congupna1423506509.11 - 65vsFinley816266409.10 - 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

Runner-Up (Seniors)

Kyabram District Football Association: 1956 to 1961
YearPremiersScoreRunner-UpScore
1957Merrigum10.06 - 66vsCongupna06.06 - 42
1960Shepparton East11.12 - 78vsCongupna07.06 - 48

Benalla Tungamah Football League: 1962 to 1966
YearPremiersScoreRunner-UpScore
1962Dookie10.07 - 67vsCongupna08.11 - 59
1965Dookie11.09 - 75vsCongupna07.10 - 52
Tungamah Football League: 1967 to 1995
YearPremiersScoreRunner-upScore
1967Wilby11.16 - 82vsCongupna07.12 - 54
1975Katandra19.23 - 137vsCongupna10.13 - 73
1982Shepparton East18.14 - 122vsCongupna14.12 - 96

Murray Football League: 1997 to Present
YearPremiersScoreRunner-UpScore
1998Cobram14.14 - 98vsCongupna09.11 - 65
2023Mulwala14.14 - 98vsCongupna09.11 - 65
2025Cobram08.06-54vsCongupna05.21-51

Premierships & Runner-Up (Reserves)

Benalla Tungamah Football League: 1962 to 1966
  • 1963 - Runner-Up
  • 1964 - Runner-Up1965 - Premiers1966 - Premiers
Tungamah Football League: 1967 to 19951967 - Premiers
  • 1969 - Runner-Up1971 - Premiers
  • 1972 - Runner-Up1973 - Premiers1974 - Premiers1979 - Premiers1987 - Premiers
  • 1992 - Runner-Up1993 - Premiers
  • 1994 - Runner-Up
  • 1995 - Runner-Up
Goulburn Valley Football League - Div 2: 1996
  • 1996 - Runner-Up
Murray Football League: 1997 to Present2023 - Premiers
  • 2025 - Runner-Up

Premierships & Runner-Up (Thirds)

Tungamah Football League: 1967 to 19951967 - Premiers1968 - Premiers1976 - Premiers1977 - Premiers
Goulburn Valley Football League - Div 2: 1996
Murray Football League: 1997 to Present2007 - Premiers2011 - Premiers
  • '''2012 - Premiers'''

Premierships & Runner-Up (Fourths)

Tungamah Football League: 1967 to 19951991 - Premiers 1992 - Premiers
  • 1995 - Runner-Up
Goulburn Valley Football League - Div 2: 1996
  • 1996 - Runner-Up
Murray Football League: 1997 to Present2000 - Premiers2001 - Premiers
  • 2002 - Runner-Up
  • 2003 - Runner-Up
  • 2005 - Runner-Up
  • '''2009 - Premiers'''

League Best & Fairest Winners (Seniors)

Kyabram District Football Association: 1956 to 1961 -
  • 1957 - W Roe
Benalla Tungamah Football League: 1962 to 1966 -
  • 1963 - Harry Brittain
Tungamah Football League: 1967 to 1995 -
Goulburn Valley Football League - Div 2: 1996 -
Murray Football League: 1997 to Present -
  • 1998 - Shaun Gordon

League Leading Goal Kicking Winners (Seniors)

Kyabram District Football Association: 1956 to 1961
  • 1959 - Jim Baker - -
  • 1961 - William Betson - -
Benalla Tungamah Football League: 1962 to 1966
Tungamah Football League: 1967 to 1995
  • 1978 - Chris Drum -
Goulburn Valley Football League - Div 2: 1996
Murray Football League: 1997 to Present
  • 1999 - Guy Madigan -
  • 2021 - Daniel Campbell -
  • 2022 - Daniel Campbell - -
  • 2024 - Kyle Mueller - -
  • 2025 - Kyle Mueller - -

Club Records (Seniors)

Individual
Most Games - Chris Drum
Most Goals - Chris Drum - 1978
Most Goals - Chris Drum vs Benalla All Blacks - Rd. 8, 1978.
Most Goals - Kyle Mueller vs Barooga - Rd.17, 2024.
Club
Most Consecutive Games Won - - Rd.7, 2024 to 2nd Semi Final, 2025.
Most Consecutive Quarters Won - - Qtr.1, Rd.1, 2025 to Qtr.1, Rd.18, 2025.

200 Games (Seniors)

  • Don Dempster - 25/08/1973 -
  • Geoff Weppner - 09/06/1979 -
  • Allan Hueston - 04/07/1981 -
  • Chris Drum - 25/08/1984 -
  • Michael Gleeson - 11/08/01 -

Netball - Premierships (A Grade)

Tungamah Football League: 1967 to 1995
  • 1968
  • 1972
  • 1977
  • 1978
  • 1981
  • 1982
  • 1984
  • 1986
Goulburn Valley Football League - Div 2: 1996
  • 1996
Murray Football League: 1997 to Present

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
  • 1992 - Helen Stevenson
Goulburn Valley Football League - Div 2: 1996
Murray Football League: 1997 to Present
  • 2001 - Paula Ryan

VFL/AFL Players/Coaches