Nagambie Football Club

Nagambie Football Club is an Australian rules football club, that was established in 1881. The club is based in the North Eastern Victorian town of Nagambie.

History
The first recorded match involving Nagambie was in 1881, when The Age newspaper reported of an Australian Rules football match between Seymour and Nagambie.

In 1882, the club played on the paddock of Mr. J. Swift - Esquire.

At the club's 1888 annual meeting, it was decided to join the North Eastern Football Association.

In 1890, the club was known as the Nagambie Ramblers.

In 1891, Nagambie finished fifth on the North Eastern Football Association.

In 1909, the club had the same colours as Longwood Football Club, so they changed its colors to blue with a gold band, with green stockings.

In 1912, Nagambie joined the Goulburn Valley District Football Association.

In 1915, two former Nagambie players, Private Fen McDonald and Private C. Coe were killed in action on the Gallopli Peninsula.

Nagambie senior football team were undefeated in 1938, 1939 & experienced their first loss in three years on Saturday, 3 August 1940 from Benalla Football Club, who won by 14 points in Benalla.

The club is known as "The Lakers" and wear red, white and black panels similar to the Saints guernsey. Their most recent premiership success was in the 2019 season against Tallygaroopna.

Football Timeline

 * 1881 - 1887: Club active, but did not play in any official competition
 * 1888 - North Eastern Football Association
 * 1889 - Club active, but did not play in any official competition
 * 1890 - 1892: North Eastern Football Association
 * 1893 - 1894: North Eastern Football Association
 * 1895 - 1896: Club active, but did not play in any official competition
 * 1897 - Upper Goulburn Football Association
 * 1898 - 1903: North Eastern Football Association
 * 1904 - 1906: Waranga Football Association
 * 1907 - 1911: North Eastern Football Association
 * 1912 - Goulburn Valley District Football Association
 * 1913 - 1914: Waranga North Eastern Football Association
 * 1915 - 1918: Association / Club in recess due to WW1
 * 1919 - 1938: Waranga North Eastern Football Association
 * 1939 - 1940: Goulburn Valley Football League
 * 1941 - 1945: League / Club in recess due to WW2
 * 1946 - 1964: Goulburn Valley Football League
 * 1965 - 2019: Kyabram District Football League
 * 2020 - 2021: League / Club in recess due to COVID-19
 * 2022 - 2024: Kyabram District Football League

Football Premierships

 * Seniors
 * Waranga Football Association
 * 1905,
 * 1906,
 * North East Football Association
 * 1907 - Nagambie: 7.11 - 53 d Tallarook: 7.7 - 49
 * 1908 - Nagambie: 7.12 - 54 d Broadford: 4.7 - 31
 * Waranga & North Eastern Football Association
 * 1919 - Nagambie: 8.10 - 58 d Avenel: 6.9 - 45
 * 1938 - Nagambie: 15.9 - 99 d Yea: 10.9 - 69 (undefeated premiers).
 * Goulburn Valley Football League
 * 1939 - Nagambie: 10.10 - 70 d Rushworth: 9.11 - 65 (undefeated premiers).
 * 1946 - Nagambie: 20.13 - 133 d Camp 13: 14.16 - 100
 * 1947 - Nagambie: 9.8 - 62 d Kyabram: 9.7 - 61
 * Kyabram District Football League
 * 1965 - Nagambie: 10.13 - 73 d Tallygaroopna: 9.7 - 61
 * 1967 - Nagambie: 24.19 - 163 d Merrigum: 6.3 - 39
 * 1969 - Nagambie; 11.12 - 78 d Tallygaroopna: 5.6 - 36
 * 1970 - Nagambie: 11.8 - 74 d Undera: 8.9 - 57
 * 1975 - Nagambie: d Merrigum:
 * 1977 - Nagambie: 16.13 - 109 d Avenel: 12.10 - 82
 * 1998 - Nagambie: 10.17 - 77 d Undera: 8.8 - 56
 * 1999 - Nagambie: 24.5 - 149 d Rushworth: 10.6 - 66
 * 2010 - Nagambie: 12.17 - 89 d Undera: 10.14 - 74
 * 2014 - Nagambie: 18.12 - 120 d Merrigum: 13.7 - 85
 * 2016 - Nagambie: 17.16 - 118 d Avenel: 15.10 - 100
 * 2017 - Nagambie: 21.16 - 142 d Violet Town: 13.11 - 89
 * 2019 - Nagambie: 18.9 - 117 d Tallygaroopna: 9.5 - 59


 * Reserves
 * Kyabram District Football League
 * 1983 - Nagambie: 11.12 - 78 d Murchison: 8.6 - 54
 * 2016 - Nagambie: 13.16 - 94 d Tallygaroopna: 6.5 - 41


 * Thirds
 * Kyabram District Football League
 * 1976 - Nagambie: 11.10 - 76 d Undera: 5.8 - 38
 * 1981 - Nagambie: 14.11 - 95 d Murchison: 4.7 - 31
 * 1982 - Nagambie: d Murchison:
 * 2008 - Nagambie: d ?
 * 2022 - Nagambie: 8.6 - 54 d Lancaster: 4.10 - 34

Football Runners Up

 * Seniors
 * Upper Goulburn Football Association
 * 1897
 * Waranga & North Eastern Football Association
 * 1913,
 * 1920 - Seymour: 5.14 - 44 d Nagambie: 6.6 - 42
 * 1923, 1931, 1933, 1936.
 * Kyabram District Football Netball League
 * 1966 - Murchison: 10.15 - 75 d Nagambie: 8.15 - 63
 * 1971 - Tallygaroopna: 11.15 - 81 d Nagambie: 11.8 - 74
 * 1976 - Girgarrie: 17.13 - 115 d Nagambie: 14.13 - 97
 * 1984 - Avenel: 17.9 - 111 d Nagambie: 12.14 - 86
 * 1985 - Avenel: d Nagambie:
 * 2000 - Stanhope: 23.11 - 149 d Nagambie: 11.11 - 77
 * 2009 - Undera: 16. 13 - 109 d Nagambie: 13. 14 - 92
 * 2018 - Tallygaroopna: 11.15 - 81 d Nagambie: 9.6 - 60
 * 2023 - Lancaster: 19.11 - 125 d Nagambie: 8.12 - 60


 * Reserves
 * Kyabram District Football Netball League
 * 1966, 1971,
 * 1985 - Avenel d Nagambie:
 * 2000


 * Thirds
 * Kyabram District Football Netball League
 * 1970, 1977, 1978, 1984, 1998, 2005, 2009, 2013,

League Best & Fairest Awards

 * Senior Football
 * Goulburn Valley Football League - Morrison Medal
 * 1956 - Ken Shaw
 * Kyabram District Football Netball League - McNamara Medal
 * 1965 - Richard Moore
 * 1974 - Murray Black
 * 1975 - Brian Finnigan
 * 1977 - T Gallager
 * 1984 - Edward Shiels
 * 1985 - Murray Black
 * 1986 - Edward Shiels
 * 1992 - Edward Shiels
 * 1993 - Edward Shiels
 * 1998 - Rohan Aldous
 * 1999 - Rohan Aldous
 * 2000 - Rohan Aldous
 * 2007 - Michael Shiels
 * 2014 - Michael Shiels


 * Reserves
 * Goulburn Valley Football League - Abikhair Medal
 * 1954 - Ian Sutton
 * Kyabram District Football Netball League - Wade Medal
 * 1983 - Brian Reardon
 * 1985 - Guiseppe Gattuso
 * 2016 - Ben Robinson
 * 2018 - Mitchell Sanderson


 * Thirds
 * Kyabram District Football Netball League
 * Wright Medal
 * 1971 - Murray Black
 * 1972 - Murray Black
 * 1973 - Edward Shiels
 * Kyabram District Football Netball League
 * Jim Inch Medal
 * 1978 - David Moore
 * 1988 - Simon Gribbin
 * 1996 - Brent Clydesdale
 * 1997 - Robert Lincoln
 * 1998 - Tony D' Andrea
 * 2023 - Blake Ezard

VFL / AFL Players
The following footballers played with Nagambie, prior to playing senior football in the VFL/AFL, and / or drafted, with the year indicating their VFL/AFL debut.
 * 1903 - Jack Sullivan - Essendon
 * 1905 - Arch McDonald - Essendon
 * 1905 - Edwin McDonald - Essendon
 * 1911 - Fen McDonald - Essendon
 * 1912 - Jack Blencowe - Essendon
 * 1913 - Alf Baud - Carlton
 * 1927 - Don Wallace - Footscray
 * 1936 - Dick Welch - Essendon
 * 1944 - Harold McDonald - Carlton
 * 1956 - Fred Le Deux - Geelong
 * 1961 - Graeme Taylor - Footscray
 * 1964 - Rob Taylor - Footscray

Netball Premierships

 * A. Grade
 * Kyabram District Football Netball League
 * 1985, 1995, 1998, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2017
 * B. Grade
 * Kyabram District Football Netball League
 * 1991, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2009, 2010, 2023
 * C. Grade
 * Kyabram District Football Netball League
 * 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997, 2008, 2009, 2018
 * 17 & Under
 * Kyabram District Football Netball League
 * 2004, 2005, 2006, 2014, 2015, 2016
 * Under 16
 * Kyabram District Football Netball League
 * 1983, 1986
 * 15 & Under
 * Kyabram District Football Netball League
 * 2013, 2014

Club Honourboard

 * - * Player also won the Goulburn Valley FNL & / or the Kyabram & DFNL goalkicking award
 * Ladder position is at the end of the home & away series of matches