Mitta United Football Club Explained

Clubname:	Mitta United
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Fullname:	Mitta United Football Netball Club
Nicknames:	Mountain Men, Blues
Season:	2024
Home&Amp;Away:	9th of 12
Chairman:	Lawrence Hodgkin
Coach:	Luke Hodgkin
Ground:	Eskdale reserve/Mitta Football Ground
Premierships:	22
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The Mitta United Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Mountain Men or the Blues, is an Australian rules football and netball club playing in the Tallangatta & District Football League. The club is based in Mitta Mitta, Victoria and Eskdale, Victoria.

History

The club then was de-merged in 1947, into Mitta Town and Mitta Valley Football Club's.^[1]

The club's then remerged in 1952 as a merger of Mitta Town and Eskdale (formerly Mitta Valley).^[2]

A Gard won the club's inaugural best and award in 1952.^[3]

Mitta Mitta Football Club - Timeline

• 1883–1898: – local games^[4]
• 1899: Benambra Football Association
• 1900 - 1901: Nobel's Hamburg Trophy^{[5] [6]}
• 1902 - 1906: Local games ?
• 1907: Mitta Mitta Football League
• 1908: Tallangatta & District Football League
• 1909–1923: Club in Recess
• 1924–1926: Mitta Mitta Football League
• 1927–1931: Club in Recess
• 1932: Yackandandah & District Football League
• 1933: Tallangatta & District Football Association
• 1934–1935: Club in Recess
• 1936: Chiltern & District Football Association
• 1937 & 1938: Club in Recess. Mitta applied to join the Dederang & District Football League in 1937, but were refused and went into recess in 1937 & 1938^[7]
• 1939: Mitta Mitta Junior FC active playing matches against other local teams.^[8]
• 1940: Kiewa & Mitta Football League as Mitta Valley
• 1944: Mitta Valley Patriotic Football Association^[9]

Premierships

• Benambra Football Association
  • 1899: 1st - Mitta FC^[10]
• Nobel's Hamburg Football Trophy
  • 1900 - Mitta Mitta d Eskdale^[11]
• Kiewa & District Football Association
  • 1928 - Mitta Valley: 12.8 - 80 d Granya: 4.11 - 35^[12]
• Tallangatta & District Football Association
  • 1930 - Mitta Mita: 5.11 - 41 defeated Granya: 4.14 - 38^[13]
  • 1931 - Mitta Mitta: 8.17 - 65 d Tallangatta: 2.1 - 13^[14]
• Yackandandah & District Football League
  • 1932: Mitta Mitta: 12.9 - 81 defeated Tallangatta: 8.4 - 52^[15]

Eskdale Football Club - Timeline

• 1907: Mitta Mitta Football League
• 1908: Tallangatta & District Football League
• 1913: Mitta Valley Football Association
• 1935–1939: Dederang District Football Association
• 1940: Kiewa & Mitta Football League as Mitta Valley
• 1944: Mitta Valley Patriotic Football Association^[16]
• 1945–1946: Tallangatta & District Football League as Eskdale-Mitta
• 1947–1950: Tallangatta & District Football League as Mitta Valley
• 1951: Tallangatta & District Football League as Eskdale

Premierships

• Dederang & District Football Association
  • 1935 - Eskdale: defeated Tawonga: by 4 goals^[17]
  • 1938 - Eskdale: 16.14 - 110 d Kiewa: 5.6 - 36^[18]
• Kiewa & Mitta Football League (1940)
  • 1940 - Mitta Valley: 12.8 - 80 d Tallangatta: 9.12 - 66^{[19] [20]}

Football Premierships

The Mitta United FC has won five senior football T&DFL grand finals by one point and was the first club in T&DFL to win four consecutive Grand Finals in - 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007.

Seniors

• Tallangatta & District Football League (22)
  • 1952, 1953, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1967, 1968, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1996, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012.

League Best & Fairest Awards

• Kiewa & Mitta Valley Football Association
  • 1940 - W Hodgkin: Mitta Mitta & Norm Webb: Granya - 12 votes each^{[21] [22]}

Tallangatta & District Football League

• Seniors - J A Paton Trophy
  • 1947 - Colin Scales (Mitta Town)^{[23] [24]}
  • 1948 - W L "Raff" Webb^{[25] [26] [27]}
  • 1966 - D Dower
  • 1976 - G Fox
• Seniors - Barton Medal
  • 1984 - P Tobin
  • 1985 - John Smith
  • 1988, 1989, 1991 - Hughie Giltrip
  • 2003 - Justin Nelson
  • 2007 - Chris Nelson
  • 2012 - Nathan Reynoldson
• Reserves

VFL / AFL Players

The following footballers played with Mitta prior to playing senior VFL / AFL football.

• 1921 - Joe Scales -
• 1923 - Jack Scales -
• 1948 - Gordon Yea -
• 2018 - Ben Paton -

The following footballers played VFL / AFL prior to playing with Mitta.

• 1975 - Frank Hodgkin -

External links

• • Gameday website
• The team most feared. A history of Mitta United Football Netball Club. By John Scales
• 1928 - Kiewa District Football Association Premiers: Mitta Valley FC team photo
• 1951 - Mitta's Captain: Alan Gard

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1947 - Registered Players . Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic) . 25 August 2024 . 3 . 8 July 1947.
2. Web site: Mitta United FC profile . australianfootball.com . 17 August 2024.
3. Web site: 1952 - MITTA TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB’S BEST & FAIREST . Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic) . 25 August 2024 . 4 . 17 April 1952.
4. Web site: 1886 - MEMORIES OF THE PAST . Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic) . 20 August 2024 . 3 . 26 April 1886.
5. Web site: 1900 - NOBEL’S HAMBURG FOOTBALL COMPETITION. . Upper Murray & Mitta Herald (Vic) . 2 September 2024 . 4 . 5 July 1900.
6. Web site: 1901 - Granya: Noble's Hamburg Football Trophy . The Albury Banner & Wodonga Express (NSW) . 1 September 2024 . 16 . 13 September 1901.
7. Web site: 1937 - Mitta refused entry . Trove Newspapers . The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW) . 11 October 2020 . 37 . 28 May 1937.
8. Web site: 1939 - Junior Football Match Tallangatta v. Mitta Mitta . Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic) . 20 August 2024 . 2 . 15 June 1939.
9. Web site: 1944 - Football . Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic) . 29 August 2024 . 3 . 27 April 1944.
10. Web site: 1899 - Benambra Football Association . The Albury Banner & Wodonga Express (NSW) . 22 August 2024 . 23 . 15 September 1899.
11. Web site: 1900 - Obituary . The Yackandandah Times (Vic) . 2 September 2024 . 2 . 14 September 1900.
12. Web site: 1928 - Mitta Valley v Granya . Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic) . 23 August 2024 . 2 . 23 August 1928.
13. Web site: 1930 - GRAND FINAL FOOTBALL MATCH . Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic) . 5 September 2024 . 3 . 18 September 1930.
14. Web site: 1931 - Mitta again Premiers . Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic) . 10 September 2024 . 3 . 17 September 1931.
15. Web site: 1932 - Football Final . Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic. : 1885 - 1955) . 13 August 2024 . 2 . 15 September 1932.
16. Web site: 1944 - Football . Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic) . 29 August 2024 . 3 . 27 April 1944.
17. Web site: 1935 - Gundowring . The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW) . 19 August 2024 . 37 . 16 August 1935.
18. Web site: 1938 - Dederang Association: Eskdale Wins Premiership . Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic) . 20 August 2024 . 2 . 11 August 1938.
19. Web site: 1940 - Premiership to Mitta . Border Morning Mail (Albury, NSW) . 8 September 2024 . 5 . 6 August 1940.
20. Web site: 1940 - Football . Border Morning Mail (Albury, NSW) . 20 August 2024 . 5 . 30 July 1940.
21. Web site: 1940 - Football . Upper Murray & Mitta Herald (Vic) . 30 August 2024 . 2 . 11 July 1940.
22. Web site: 1940 - Mitta Valley FA - Best & Fairest Award . Trove Newspapers . Border Morning Mail . 21 September 1940.
23. Web site: 1947 - Mitta Mitta People . Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954) . 29 August 2024 . 15 . 3 September 1947.
24. Web site: 1947 - MITTA MITTA MUBMURINGS . Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic) . 30 August 2024 . 2 . 9 October 1947.
25. Web site: 1948 - Football Notes . Upper Murray & Mitta Herald (Vic) . 29 August 2024 . 3 . 9 September 1948.
26. Web site: 1948 - BANQUET AT FERNVALE . Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic) . 29 August 2024 . 2 . 23 September 1948.
27. Web site: 1948 - MITTA TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB’S BANQUET . Upper Murray & Mitta Herald (Vic) . 29 August 2024 . 3 . 28 October 1948.