Tanunda Football Club
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| Tanunda | ||
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| Names | ||
| Full name | Tanunda Football Club | |
| Nickname(s) | Magpies | |
| 2019 season | ||
| After finals | 1st | |
| Home-and-away season | 2nd | |
| Club details | ||
| Founded | 1908 | |
| Colours | ||
| Competition | BLG | |
| Premierships | 18 | |
| Ground(s) | Tanunda Oval | |
| Uniforms | ||
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| Other information | ||
| Official website | tanundafc.com.au | |
The Tanunda Football Club, nicknamed the Magpies, is an Australian rules football club based in the Barossa Valley town of Tanunda, South Australia, and competes in the Barossa Light & Gawler Football Association.
History[]
[1]Prior to the Tanunda Football Club's official establishment in 1908, teams representing the town had been competing in the form of scratch matches for almost 20 years. Tanunda became a founding member of the . In its early years Tanunda struggled in terms of on-field success and didn't make a Grand Final until 1926 where the Magpies suffered at the hands of Angaston, with history repeating six years later in 1932 when the two sides met again in a Grand Final. However, the club's first premiership arrived in 1934 when they defeated Kapunda in the Grand Final.
Tanunda's history of competing in the before the league merged with the in 1987 to create the current league that the Magpies play in, has been successful despite their record of 10 premierships being eclipsed by four other clubs, two of those being Kapunda and Angaston. Tanunda have been one of the most successful clubs in the BL&GFA since 1987, winning the inaugural BL&GFA flag and winning four premierships in a row from 2008 to 2011. The 2010 season not only saw Tanunda beat Barossa District in the Grand Final but the Magpies were also the 'champions' of the year too after going through the entire 2010 season undefeated.
Tanunda made the 2018 and 2019 Grand Finals, losing to and beating Angaston the following year respectively.
[2]Premierships[]
- Barossa and Light Football Association: 1934, 1936, 1937, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1961, 1963, 1980, 1982
- Barossa Light & Gawler Football Association: 1987, 1989, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2019
References[]
- ^ "Australian Football - tanunda Football Club - Stats". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ "Club Information | Tanunda Football Club - Home of the Magpies". Tanunda Football Club. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
External links[]
- Australian rules football clubs in South Australia
- 1908 establishments in Australia
- Australian rules football clubs established in 1908