The Tatura Football Netball Club, nicknamed the ''Bulldogs'', is an
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...
and
netball
Netball is a ball sport played on a rectangular court by two teams of seven players. The primary objective is to shoot a ball through the defender's goal ring while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own. It is one of a ...
club sited in
Tatura
Tatura is a town in the Goulburn Valley region of Victoria, Australia, and is situated within the City of Greater Shepparton local government area, north of the state capital (Melbourne) and west of the regional centre of Shepparton, Victoria ...
,
Victoria
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* Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India
* Victoria (state), a state of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital
* Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...
.
Tatura teams currently compete in the
Goulburn Valley League
The Goulburn Valley League (GVL), also known as the Goulburn Valley Football Netball League (GVFNL), is an Australian rules football and netball competition based in the Goulburn Valley region of Victoria.
History
The league was initially call ...
.
History
In 1941, former coach, Private Frank Reddie was killed in action in
World War Two
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.
Football Premierships
;Seniors
Tatura's VFL / AFL players
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Bill Heaphy (Essendon 1908-09) 5 games
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Bill Fischer (Melb 1909) 1 game
*
Archie Wilson (Carlton 1910-13) 31 games
* Frank Pritchard (Carlton 1922-23) 20 games
* George Pennicott (St Kilda 1923) 1 game
* Roy Dick (Carlton 1923) 1 game
* Matt Wilkins (Hawthorn 1929) 2 games
* Jack Hunter (Essendon 1940 North Melbourne 1944-45) 9 games
* Bill Pritchard (Geelong 1948-51) 21 games
* Barrie Smith (Carlton 1960) 6 games
* Bruce Baker (Fitzroy 1969-70) 16 games
* Peter Warburton (Carlton 1971-72) 4 games
* Kevin Payne (Melb Reserves 1977-79)
* Michael Warnett (Melb and Melb Reserves 1982)
* Paul Payne (Melb 1985-88) 28 games
* Chris Chant (Melb Under 19's and Reserves 1984-85)
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Adrian Battiston
Adrian Battiston (born 16 September 1963) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and the Sydney Swans in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Battiston, who came to Melbourne from Tatura, won the Morrish Medal in 1981 ...
(Melb 1982-87) (Syd 1988-89) 105 games
* Allister Burke (1989 National Draft - Number 74)
* Garry Merritt (1990 National Draft - Number 19)
Club honour boards
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References
External links
Official website1952 - Tatura FC team photo
{{Goulburn Valley Football League
Australian rules football clubs in Victoria (state)
Australian rules football clubs established in 1894
1894 establishments in Australia
Goulburn Valley Football Netball League clubs