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:
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.