Thomastown Football Club are known as the Bears and are an

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club located 17 km north of Melbourne in the suburb of Thomastown, Victoria fielding teams in the

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. Today they are in Division Two of the NFL, and currently hold four netball teams entered in the NFL.

Timeline of the Thomastown F.C

Established as a Junior club at end of 1966 to provide recreation for the youth of the local area. *1975–1979 ( VAFA) **Under 19s. The Senior club was established at the end of 1975. *1976–1979 (Panton Hill Football League) *1980–2000 ( VAFA) The Bears first Senior premiership was the E Grade in 1983, 21.12.138 to Old Trinity 14.9.93 going through as Premiers and Champions. The Bears second Senior premiership was the D1 Grade in 1989, 21.10.136 to Old Mentonians 9.16.70. *2001–2006 Diamond Valley Football League Division Two *2007

Division Two. Reserves defeat Lalor to win Premiership *2008 Thomastown's third Senior Premiership was the Division Two in 2008, 16.10.106 to Macleod 12.15.87. *2009-2009

Division One, 0 wins 18 losses *2010 Thomastown enter Netball team into NFL competition *2010–2012

Division Two. *2011 Thomastown enters 2 Netball teams into the NFL competition with the A team going down by 5 goals in the Section 3 Grand Final. Under 19's lose the Preliminary Final. Thomastown Auskick commences *2013

Division Three. Thomastown Enter first Junior teams since 1995 *2014 Thomastown's wins their Fourth Senior Premiership in Division Three by defeating Reservoir 17.16.118 to 5.9.39. U16 win GF defeating Greensborough by 48 points *2015 NFL Division 2 Seniors finish 5th. Reserves win Premiership defeating Whittlesea by 5 points. Thomastown Netball 2 win GF defeating Nth Heidelberg by 5 Goals *2016 NFL Division 2 Seniors finish 5th. Reserves win Premiership defeating Hurstbridge by 2 points. Thomastown 1 Netball lost GF to Watsonia by 7 Goals *2017 NFNL Division 2 Seniors finish 5th. Thomastown 2 Netball win GF defeating Nth Heidelberg by 5 goals, while Thomastown 3 Netball lose GF to Hurstbridge by 12 Goals *2018 NFNL Division 2 Finish 4th losing to Banyule in 1st Semi Final. Thomastown 3 Netball lose GF by 2 Goals to Greensborough

Premiership Years

*Victorian Amateurs Football Association (2): 1983, 1989 *Northern Football League (formerly Diamond Valley Football League) (2): 2008, 2014

Runners Up

1980, 1995

Players of note

* Alex Marcou with Carlton Football Club * David Glascott with Carlton Football Club *

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