Victorian Trugo Association
The Victorian Trugo Association is the principal governing body for the sport of trugo. It was formed in 1940 by four founding clubs, Footscray, Yarraville, Newport (established 1940,[1] now defunct) and Williamstown (established 1938,[2][3] now defunct).
As of 2024, there are 7 clubs within the association:
- Ascot Vale Trugo Club
- Brunswick Trugo Club (established ca. 1940s)[4]
- Footscray Trugo Club (established 1937)[5]
- Port Melbourne Trugo Club (established at least in 1960s)[6]
- Sandridge Trugo Club (established at least in 1960s)[7]
- South Melbourne Trugo Club (established ca. 1952)[8]
- Yarraville Trugo Club (established 1937)[5][9]
Footscray Trugo Club presently fields 2 teams, known as the 'Doughnuts', and the 'Gumnuts'. Brunswick Truro Club presently fields 2 teams, known as 'Brunswick' and 'Brunswick City'. This makes a total of 9 teams, all competing within a single league.
The league runs each summer over approximately 16 rounds.
Other former members of the association include:
- Carlton Trugo Club (established approximately 1940[10])
- Coburg Trugo Club[4]
- Moonee Ponds Trugo Club[11]
- Pascoe Vale Trugo Club[4]
- Prahran Trugo Club[11]
- Preston Trugo Club[4] (established 1960, disbanded 1980s)[12]
- Reservoir Trugo Club[4]
- Shepparton Trugo Club (established approximately 1946[13])
Recent winners
[edit]| Season | Club | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | Brunswick | 'Brunswick City'[14] |
| 2015/16 | N/A | N/A |
| 2016/17 | Brunswick | 'Brunswick City'[15] |
| 2017/18 | Brunswick | 'Brunswick City' |
| 2018/19 | Brunswick | 'Brunswick' |
| 2019/20 | Brunswick | 'Brunswick' |
| 2020/21 | Brunswick | 'Brunswick' |
| 2021/22 | Brunswick | 'Brunswick' |
| 2022/23 | Footscray | 'Gumnuts' |
| 2023/24 | Brunswick | 'Brunswick' |
References
[edit]- ^ "Newport Tru-Go Club". Williamstown Advertiser. 18 May 1940.
- ^ "Advertising". Williamstown Chronicle. May 7, 1938 – via Trove.
- ^ "Advertising". Williamstown Advertiser. 18 June 1938.
- ^ a b c d e Phillips, Mark (November 18, 2021). "The world champions in our backyard".
- ^ a b "TRUGO - About Trugo". sites.google.com.
- ^ "Photograph - Port Melbourne Trugo Club, 1960s". Victorian Collections.
- ^ "Photograph - Sandridge Trugo Club, 1960s". Victorian Collections.
- ^ "S.M. TRU GO v CARLTON". Record. 7 March 1952.
- ^ "Yarraville Trugo club celebrates 85 years". February 7, 2022.
- ^ "TRU-GO CLUB". Williamstown Chronicle. August 14, 1942 – via Trove.
- ^ a b "Trugo back from the brink". March 28, 2012.
- ^ "Preston Trugo Club". libraries.darebin.vic.gov.au.
- ^ "Trugo Players at Princess Park". Shepparton Advertiser. 12 November 1946.
- ^ "Grand Final 19th March 2015... - Victorian Trugo Association". Facebook.
- ^ "Grand Final Result Thursday... - Victorian Trugo Association". Facebook.
- ^ "Trugo 2023 / 2024". trugo.herokuapp.com.