Kyabram Football Club

Kyabram
Kyabram
Names
Full name	Kyabram Football Netball Club
Nickname(s)	Bombers
Club details
Founded	1886
Colours	Black Red
Competition	Goulburn Valley Football League
President	John Guinan
Coach	Corey Carver & Kaine Herbert, Peter Hall (assistant)
Premierships	15 (1919, 1921, 1922, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1948, 1950, 1958, 1975, 1996, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2019)
Ground(s)	Kyabram Recreation Reserve
Uniforms
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The Kyabram Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Bombers, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the town of Kyabram, Victoria. The club teams currently compete in the Goulburn Valley Football League (GVFL).

History

Kyabram was a foundation club in the Goulburn Valley Football League (GVDFA) in 1893 and initially wore a white and blue jersey, with red stockings.^[4]

Kyabram did not affiliate with the GVDFA between 1895^[5] and 1898,^[6] but the "Kyabram Ramblers FC" were active playing a number of friendly matches against other local teams in 1896.^[7]

Kyabram FC rejoined the GVDFA in 1899.^[8]

The club had a successful era the 1920s, when they won five GVFL premierships, including the Kyabram Reserves winning the senior football premiership in the Northern Goulburn Football Association in 1929.

The club has produced many VFL/AFL footballers, including Ross Dillon, Garry Lyon, Kayne Pettifer, Nick Holman and Brett Deledio. Kyabram's Chris Stuhldreier won the GVFL goal-kicking every season from 1991 to 1994, including a record setting 164 goals in 1993.

Between round one of 2016 and the preliminary final of 2018 the club won an astounding 62 consecutive wins. The sequence stopped at the 2018 Grand Final. The club was then undefeated once again in 2019^[9], then had their next loss in round three in 2021 against Echuca.

Only the Shepparton Football Club have won more premierships that Kyabram.

Football Premierships

Seniors

League	Total flags	Premiership years
Goulburn Valley FL	15	1919, 1921, 1922, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1948, 1950, 1958, 1975, 1996, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2019
Northern Goulburn Football Association	1	1929 ^[10]

Reference:^[11]

League Best & Fairest Winners

Senior Football^[12]

Goulburn Valley Football League – Morrison Medal winners
- Jeff Cooper (1958, 1961)
- Charles Stewart (1963)
- Dick Clay (1964)
- Peter Gittos (1987)
- Benny Gugliotti (1993)
- Lincoln Withers (2008)
- Michael Mattingly (2019)

VFL / AFL Players

The following footballers played with Kyabram prior to playing senior VFL / AFL football, with the year indicating their debut season.

1904 – Tom Hawking: South Melbourne
1914 – Charlie Fisher: Carlton (premiership player)
1919 – George Parkinson: Richmond
1920 – Billy James: Richmond (premiership player)
1920 – Roy Outram: Collingwood & Richmond
1925 – Percy Outram: Carlton
1955 – Peter Aitken: Carlton
1959 – Cliff Deacon: South Melbourne
1960 – Ian Howard: Footscray
1961 – Barry Bryant: Carlton
1961 – Graeme Haslem: Hawthorn
1965 – Bryan Pleitner: Footscray
1966 – Dick Clay: Richmond (premiership player)
1966 – Ross Dillon: Melbourne
1966 – Frank Fanning: Footscray
1966 – Maurie Fowler: Carlton
1969 – Paul Rowlands: Melbourne
1973 – Shane Fitzsimmons: Melbourne
1975 – Colin Graham: Melbourne
1975 – John Sparks: Melbourne
1976 – Maurice Wingate: Melbourne
1979 – Kelly O'Donnell: Melbourne
1982 – Trevor Castles: Melbourne
1982 – Stuart McKenzie: Melbourne
1985 – Daryl Bourke: Melbourne
1986 – Gary Lyon: Melbourne
1987 – Bradley Sparks: Melbourne
1995 – Glen Coghlan: St. Kilda
2001 – Kayne Pettifer: Richmond
2005 – Brett Deledio: Richmond
2014 – Nick Holman: Carlton & Gold Coast Suns

References

^ John, Devaney. "Australian Football – Kyabram Football Club – Stats". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
^ "Contact us – Kyabram Football & Netball Club – SportsTG". SportsTG. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
^ "2016 Coaches - Kyabram Football & Netball Club - SportsTG". SportsTG. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
^ "1893 - KYABRAM FOOTBALL CLUB". Kyabram Union (Vic. : 1886 - 1894). 14 April 1893. p. 5. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
^ "1895 - Goulburn Valley Football Association". The Tatura Guardian (Vic. : 1895 - 1903). 10 May 1895. p. 4. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
^ "1898 - Goulburn Valley District Football Association". The Tatura Guardian (Vic. : 1895 - 1903). 15 July 1898. p. 2. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
^ "1896 - Football". Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic. : 1894 - 1955). 12 June 1896. p. 2. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
^ "1899 - Football". Shepparton Advertiser (Vic. : 1887 - 1953). 19 May 1899. p. 3. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
^ "2019 - Is this the best footy team in the country?". Herald Sun. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
^ "1929 - Northern Goulburn FA - Grand Final match review". The Independent. Deniliquin, NSW. 27 August 1929. p. 1. Retrieved 15 June 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
^ Devaney, John. "Australian Football – Kyabram Football Club – Stats". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
^ "Morrison Medal – Goulburn Valley Football League – SportsTG". SportsTG. Retrieved 4 March 2017.

External links

[Devaney-1] John, Devaney. "Australian Football – Kyabram Football Club – Stats". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 4 March 2017.

[2] "Contact us – Kyabram Football & Netball Club – SportsTG". SportsTG. Retrieved 4 March 2017.

[3] "2016 Coaches - Kyabram Football & Netball Club - SportsTG". SportsTG. Retrieved 4 March 2017.

[4] "1893 - KYABRAM FOOTBALL CLUB". Kyabram Union (Vic. : 1886 - 1894). 14 April 1893. p. 5. Retrieved 28 December 2024.

[5] "1895 - Goulburn Valley Football Association". The Tatura Guardian (Vic. : 1895 - 1903). 10 May 1895. p. 4. Retrieved 6 January 2025.

[6] "1898 - Goulburn Valley District Football Association". The Tatura Guardian (Vic. : 1895 - 1903). 15 July 1898. p. 2. Retrieved 7 January 2025.

[7] "1896 - Football". Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic. : 1894 - 1955). 12 June 1896. p. 2. Retrieved 7 January 2025.

[8] "1899 - Football". Shepparton Advertiser (Vic. : 1887 - 1953). 19 May 1899. p. 3. Retrieved 7 January 2025.

[9] "2019 - Is this the best footy team in the country?". Herald Sun. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2025.

[10] "1929 - Northern Goulburn FA - Grand Final match review". The Independent. Deniliquin, NSW. 27 August 1929. p. 1. Retrieved 15 June 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.

[11] Devaney, John. "Australian Football – Kyabram Football Club – Stats". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 5 March 2017.

[12] "Morrison Medal – Goulburn Valley Football League – SportsTG". SportsTG. Retrieved 4 March 2017.

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