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Warrnambool District Football League

Warrnambool District Football League is an Australian rules football competition based in the region of rural of Warrnambool. It is a ten team competition starting in April and finishing in September. The league was founded in 1946.[1]

Warrnambool District Football League
General Information
Founded 1946
Records
Highest Score 360 – Dennington 56.24.360 (v Bushfield 1.2.8) – 1985
Most goals in a game 24 – Anthony Kelly – Dennington (v Bushfield) – 1985
Most goals in a season 165 – Tony Russell – South Rovers 1993
Most wins in a row 39 – Merrivale – 1996–1997
Most losses in a row 79 – East Warrnambool – 2007–2011
Most flags in a row 8 – West End – 1948–1955

History

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While the history of Warrnambool & District FL commenced in 1946 there were several other leagues that fulfilled the needs for senior age players before the WW2.

When the Warrnambool DFA merged with the Corangamite FA in 1924 to form the Western District FL it created a void for young footballers who were not able to play for the major town teams.

In 1924 they organised ward football, Warrnambool was divided into four wards, Albert, Merri, Hopkins and Victoria wards.this lasted four years before being replaced by Warrnambool City Association. In 1931 the Warrnambool Junior Football Association came into being and lasted until the hostilities of WW2

Clubs

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Current

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Club Colours Nickname Home Ground Former League Est. Years in WDFNL WDFL Senior Premierships
Total Years
Allansford (West End-Allansford)   Cats Allansford Recreation Reserve, Allansford – 1971 1971- 7 1971, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1987
Dennington
 
 Dogs Dennington Recreation Reserve, Dennington WCFA 1900s 1953- 4 1966, 1982, 1988, 2015
Kolora Noorat
 
 Power Noorat Recreation Reserve, Noorat – 2003 2003- 5 2009, 2010, 2011, 2017, 2019
Merrivale
 
 Tigers Merrivale Recreation Reserve, Warrnambool WCFA 1931 1946- 7 1958, 1979, 1991, 1996, 2003, 2006, 2014
Nirranda
 
 Blues Nirranda Recreation Reserve, Nirranda HFL 1900s 1992- 6 1999, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024
Old Collegians
 
 Warriors Davidson Oval, Warrnambool – 1951 1951- 8 1956, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1984, 1989, 1992
Panmure
 
 Bulldogs Panmure Recreation Reserve, Panmure HMFNL 1919 1997- 5 1997, 2001, 2002, 2012, 2013
Russells Creek
 
 Kangaroos Mack Oval, Warrnambool – 1931 1946- 9 1946, 1947, 1957, 1963, 1973, 1974, 1990, 1998, 2000
South Rovers
 
 Lions Walter Oval, Warrnambool WDJFA 1919 1946- 5 1975, 1985, 1986, 1993, 2007
Timboon
 
 Demons Timboon Recreation Reserve, Timboon – 2002 2003- 1 2008
 
 
8km
5miles
 
 
Timboon
 

South Rovers

/ Russells Creek
 
 
Panmure
 
Old Collegians
 
Nirranda
 
Merrivale
 
Kolora Noorat
 
Dennington
 
Allansford




Former

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Club Colours Nickname Home Ground Former League Est. Joined WDFL Senior Premierships
Total Years Notes
Allansford (Original) Cats Allansford Recreation Reserve, Allansford ADFA 1900s 1941–1945 0 - Merged with West End in 1970 to form West End-Allansford
Bushfield
 
 Bushfield Recreation Reserve, Bushfield HFL 1900s 1959–1985 1 1977 Merged with Grassmere to form Northern Districts in 1986
Deakin University (W.I.A.E)
 
 Sharks The Pond, Warrnambool

DC Farran Oval, Mortlake

– 1977 1977–2016 0 - Folded in 2017
East Warrnambool
 
 Bombers Reid Oval, Warrnambool WCFA 1900s 1900s–2019 2 1967, 1995 Folded in 2020 due to COVID
Grassmere
 
 Purnim Recreation Reserve, Purnim HFL 1900s 1959–1985 3 1960, 1968, 1972 Merged with Bushfield to form Northern Districts in 1986
Koroit
 
 Saints Victoria Park, Koroit PFFL 1886 1943-1945 2 1943, 1944 Returned to Port Fairy FL in 1946
Northern Districts
 
 Eagles Bushfield Recreation Reserve, Bushfield – 1986 1986–1997 1 1994 Moved to Hampden FNL in 1997 under the name North Warrnambool
Tower Hill
 
 Demons Killarney Recreation Reserve, Killarney PFFL 1919 1958–1983 2 1959, 1961 Folded in 1984
Wangoom HFL 1919 1949 0 - Folded in 1950s
West End – 1920s 1943–1970 9 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1962 Merged with Allansford to form West End-Allansford in 1971
Yambuk
 
 Blues Yambuk Recreation Reserve, Yambuk SWDFNL 1920s 1981–1987 0 - Folded in 1988

Founding

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  • West End (merged with Allansford in 1971)
  • South Warrnambool Juniors (now known as South Rovers)
  • Merrivale
  • Russells Creek

Notable Players

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Dave Hughes Old Collegians

Luke Thompson Timboon

Hugh McCluggage Allansford

Jamarra Ugle-Hagan East Warrnambool

Ben Cross East Warrnambool

Nick Bourke Kolora Norat

Premiers

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  • 1946 Russell Creek 9 6 60 def South Juniors 8 8 56
  • 1947 Russell Creek 7 12 54 def West End 6 8 44
  • 1948 West End 8 16 64 def South Rovers 6 12 48
  • 1949 West End 10 4 64 def East Stars 4 12 36
  • 1950 West End 10 12 72 def Merrivale 1 10 16
  • 1951 West End 10 8 68 def Merrivale 7 9 51
  • 1952 West End 8 5 53 def Merrivale 5 15 45
  • 1953 West End 19 7 121 def Russell Creek 8 12 60
  • 1954 West End 13 14 92 def Merrivale 6 18 54
  • 1955 West End 7 8 50 def Old Collegians 4 13 37
  • 1956 Old Collegians 13 16 94 def South Rovers 8 10 58
  • 1957 Russell Creek 10 11 71 def South Rovers 6 2 38
  • 1958 Merrivale 13 15 93 def Russell Creek 13 13 91
  • 1959 Tower Hill 9 10 64 def Grassmere 3 3 21
  • 1960 Grassmere 11 8 74 def South Rovers 9 7 61
  • 1961 Tower Hill 5 12 42 def Old Collegians 3 5 23
  • 1962 West End 7 10 52 def Old Collegians 6 9 45
  • 1963 Russell Creek 9 14 68 def Old Collegians 3 7 25
  • 1964 Old Collegians 7 13 55 def Russell Creek 6 11 47
  • 1965 Old Collegians 8 11 59 def Bushfield 8 9 57
  • 1966 Dennington 12 15 87 def Old Collegians 9 7 61
  • 1967 East Warrnambool 10 12 72 def Old Collegians 10 7 67
  • 1968 Grassmere 7 11 53 def Merrivale 7 8 50
  • 1969 Old Collegians 9 6 60 def Merrivale 7 12 54
  • 1970 Old Collegians 16 10 106 def Dennington 10 14 74
  • 1971 WE Allansford 13 15 93 def Merrivale 12 18 90
  • 1972 Grassmere 15 15 105 def Dennington 11 11 77
  • 1973 Russell Creek 15 11 101 def Dennington 11 12 78
  • 1974 Russell Creek 9 7 61 def Merrivale 5 9 39
  • 1975 South Rovers 15 11 101 def Russell Creek 11 11 77
  • 1976 WE Allansford 16 15 111 def East Warrnambool 12 10 82
  • 1977 Bushfield 12 16 88 def East Warrnambool 9 6 60
  • 1978 WE Allansford 16 14 110 def Dennington 8 14 62
  • 1979 Merrivale 12 10 82 def WE Allansford 10 13 73
  • 1980 WE Allansford 12 18 90 def Dennington 5 9 39
  • 1981 WE Allansford 18 14 122 Defeated Dennington 13 15 93
  • 1982 Dennington 19 14 128 def WE Allansford 16 15 111
  • 1983 WE Allansford 21 19 145 def Dennington 9 7 61
  • 1984 Old Collegians 14 11 95 def WE Allansford 8 13 61
  • 1985 South Rovers 18 11 119 def WE Allansford 8 18 66
  • 1986 South Rovers 14 12 96 def Dennington 4 5 29
  • 1987 WE Allansford 16 12 108 def Old Collegians 13 9 87
  • 1988 Dennington 10 14 74 def Old Collegians 6 8 44
  • 1989 Old Collegians 19 18 132 def Dennington 8 11 59
  • 1990 Russell Creek 12 11 83 def Institute 10 15 75
  • 1991 Merrivale 16 16 112 def Old Collegians 14 9 93
  • 1992 Old Collegians 8 9 57 def Northern Districts 3 10 28
  • 1993 South Rovers 14 10 94 def Nirranda 8 16 64
  • 1994 Northern Districts 19 16 130 def East Warrnambool 9 13 67
  • 1995 East Warrnambool 33 10 208 def Merrivale 10 5 65
  • 1996 Merrivale 24 20 164 def Russell Creek 16 6 102
  • 1997 Panmure 16 8 104 def Merrivale 11 13 79
  • 1998 Russell Creek 15 7 97 def Panmure 11 10 76
  • 1999 Nirranda 10 7 67 def Russell Creek 5 5 35
  • 2000 Russell Creek 10 8 68 def Deakin Uni 9 7 61
  • 2001 Panmure 16 3 99 def Deakin Uni 11 11 77
  • 2002 Panmure 11 8 74 def Merrivale 6 8 44
  • 2003 Merrivale 19 7 121 def Russell Creek 17 8 110
  • 2004 Russell Creek 22 12 144 def Allansford 4 12 36
  • 2005 Russell Creek 19 13 127 def Old Collegians 14 12 96
  • 2006 Merrivale 20 16 136 def Dennington 12 9 81
  • 2007 South Rovers 19 10 124 def Timboon 17 16 118
  • 2008 Timboon 18 12 120 def Kolora-Noorat 17 9 111
  • 2009 Kolora-Noorat 12 11 83 def Timboon 5 3 33
  • 2010 Kolora-Noorat 11 6 72 def Dennington 9 10 64
  • 2011 Kolora-Noorat 15 12 102 def Old Collegians 12 15 87
  • 2012 Panmure 9 4 58 def Kolora-Noorat 7 12 54
  • 2013 Panmure 13 13 91 def Dennington 5 11 41
  • 2014 Merrivale 11 9 75 def Panmure 6 12 66
  • 2015 Dennington 12 15 87 def Merrivale 12 7 79
  • 2016 Nirranda 6 9 46 def Old Collegians 5 8 38
  • 2017 Kolora Noorat 17 7 109 def Old Collegians 8 7 55
  • 2018 Nirranda 10 11 71 def Old Collegians 5 10 40 (3 GFs in a row)
  • 2019 Kolora-Noorat 10 8 68 def Nirranda 3 14 32
  • 2020 League in recess due to COVID19 pandemic
  • 2022 Nirranda 16 22 118 def Panmure 4 7 31
  • 2023 Nirranda 9 8 62 def Merrivale 6 5 41
  • 2024 Nirranda 9 10 64 def Merrivale 9 6 60

Changing teams

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1947

  • East Stars
  • Koroit Seconds (one season only)
  • South Warrnambool Juniors become South Rovers

1949

  • Wangoom (one season only)

1951

  • YCW (renamed Old Collegians in 1953)

1953

  • Dennington

1957

  • Tower Hill joined from Port Fairy FL

1959

  • Bushfield joined from Purnim FL
  • Grassmere joined from Purnim FL

1965

  • East Stars become East Warrnambool

1970

  • West End and Allansford from (Purnim FL) merged to form West End Allansford

1977

  • W.I.A.E. (Warrnambool Institute of Advanced Education) joined

1981

  • Yambuk joined

1984

  • Tower Hill folded

1986

  • Northern Districts created from (merger of Bushfield and Grassmere)

1988

  • Yambuk folded

1992

  • Nirranda
  • W.I.A.E change name to Deakin University

1997

2003

  • Timboon Demons
  • Kolora-Noorat

2017

  • Deakin University Folded

2019

  • East Warrnambool went into recess

2021 Ladder

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Warrnambool DFL Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts
Nirranda 13 0 0 0 1687 445 379.10% 52
Kolora-Noorat 12 0 1 0 1493 599 249.25% 48
Merrivale 9 0 4 0 1280 653 196.02% 36
Panmure 8 0 5 0 1245 752 165.56% 32
South Rovers 6 0 7 0 1122 891 125.93% 24
Russell Creek 6 0 7 0 1079 983 109.77% 24
Old Collegians 5 0 8 0 687 1303 52.72% 20
Allansford 4 0 9 0 574 1204 47.67% 16
Timboon Demons 2 0 11 0 589 1330 44.29% 8
Dennington 0 0 13 0 311 1907 16.31% 0
  • Season incomplete and Finals cancelled due to State Government lockdown

2022 Ladder

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Warrnambool DFL Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Nirranda 17 0 1 0 1956 628 311.46% 68 Elimination Merrivale 11 7 73 Russell Creek 7 7 49
Panmure 15 0 3 0 2090 963 217.03% 60 Qualifying Panmure 12 13 85 Kolora-Noorat 9 8 62
Kolora-Noorat 13 0 5 0 1497 1030 145.34% 52 1st Semi Kolora-Noorat 13 14 92 Merrivale 11 2 68
Merrivale 12 0 6 0 1676 890 188.31% 48 2nd Semi Nirranda 11 14 80 Panmure 8 11 59
Russell Creek 12 0 6 0 1840 1050 175.24% 48 Preliminary Panmure 13 13 91 Kolora-Noorat 14 5 89
South Rovers 9 0 9 0 1521 1456 104.46% 36 Grand Nirranda 16 22 118 Panmure 4 7 31
Allansford 4 0 14 0 1072 1652 64.89% 16
Dennington 4 0 14 0 777 1962 39.60% 16
Old Collegians 3 0 15 0 846 1798 47.05% 12
Timboon Demons 1 0 17 0 491 2337 21.01% 4

2023 Ladder

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Warrnambool DFL Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Merrivale 18 0 0 0 2061 528 390.34% 72 Elimination Kolora-Noorat 11 10 76 Russell Creek 10 11 71
Nirranda 15 0 3 0 1811 688 263.23% 60 Qualifying Nirranda 13 8 86 Panmure 11 8 74
Panmure 13 0 5 0 1806 911 198.24% 52 1st Semi Kolora-Noorat 14 11 95 Panmure 12 7 79
Kolora-Noorat 11 0 7 0 1541 859 179.39% 44 2nd Semi Merrivale 4 7 31 Nirranda 8 8 56
Russell Creek 11 0 7 0 1430 1353 105.69% 44 Preliminary Merrivale 12 10 82 Kolora-Noorat 5 10 40
Allansford 10 0 8 0 1372 1153 118.99% 40 Grand Nirranda 9 8 62 Merrivale 6 5 41
South Rovers 5 0 13 0 1013 1722 58.83% 20
Dennington 4 0 14 0 782 2031 38.50% 16
Timboon Demons 3 0 15 0 639 1548 41.28% 12
Old Collegians 0 0 18 0 620 2282 27.17% 0

References

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  1. ^ "Warrnambool & District Football Netball League". Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
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