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.
Kyabram did not affiliate with the GVDFA between 1895 and 1898, but the "Kyabram Ramblers FC" were active playing a number of friendly matches against other local teams in 1896.
Kyabram FC rejoined the GVDFA in 1899.
Kyabram changed their club jumper in 1911 to red and black colours.
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, 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 16 1919, 1921, 1922, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1948, 1950, 1958, 1975, 1996, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2025 Northern Goulburn Football Association 11929 Reference:
League Best & Fairest Winners Senior Football 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) Toby Mckiernan (2026)
Reserves Football Goulburn Valley Football League – Abikhair Medal winners 1964 - David Bates 1971, 1972, 1973 - Max Murley 1996 - Peter Leer 1999 - J Chapman 2000 - Steven Kerwin
Thirds Football Goulburn Valley Football League – Pattison Medal winners 1962 - F Fanning 1966 - Paul Rowlands 1978 - Michael Fry 1980 - Ross Normington 1990 - Adam Houlihan 1992 - Andrew Trimby 1994 - Michael Portia 2007 - Alec Young 2012 - Hayden Gemmill 2019 - Mitchell Gugliotti
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 2024 - Anthony Depasquale: Werribee Football Club
References
External links
Twitter page Facebook page SportsTG site Kyabram & District Football League