Geelong & District Football League
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| General Information | |
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| Founded | 1879 |
| Current Clubs | Anakie Bannockburn Belmont Bell Post Hill Corio East Geelong Geelong West Cricket & Football Club Inverleigh North Geelong Thomson Werribee Centrals Winchelsea |
| 2010 Season | |
| Premiers | Bell Post Hill |
| Minor Premiers | Werribee Centrals |
| Wooden Spoon | Belmont Lions |
| League Best & Fairest | Ryan Coy (East Geelong) |
| Leading Goal Kicker | Paul Breguet (North Geelong) 102 |
The Geelong & District Football League is the oldest surviving football competition in Victoria . It is one of three Australian rules football leagues in the Geelong area, the others being the Geelong Football League and the Bellarine Football League. There are 12 teams, and the league has produced over 600 VFL/AFL players.[1]
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[edit] History
The league was formed in 1879 as the Geelong and District Football Association (GDFA). In 1919 it changed name to the GDFL, before changing to the Geelong Junior Football Association in 1922. It reverted to the GDFL name in 1933, then back to the GDFA in 1939, and back to the GDFL in 1945.[1]
From 1946 onwards, the GDFL maintained a divisional system, with clubs in the First Division competing for the Evelyn Hurst Trophy, the Second Division for the Woolworth Cup, and the Third Division for the Jarman Cup. From 1996 onwards, the league has reverted to a single division competition.[2]
The league took the form it is today when 10 clubs broke away in 1979 to form the Geelong Football League. The city and country clubs of the old GDFL were divided into the major league competition of the GFL and the minor league GDFL. Many of the teams in the lower league wanted a system of promotion and relegation, which was fought by the GFL until the early 1980s when the Victorian Country Football League held a hearing in Melbourne. As a result a trial promotion-relegation system was put into place, on a voluntary basis.
Today the GDFL is opposed to the promotion-relegation system, with the Geelong Football League, Geelong & District Football League and Bellarine Football League forming a three-league, three division football structure for the Geelong area.[3]
[edit] Current Clubs
| Club | Nickname | Colours | GDFL Premierships | Years in GDFL |
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| Anakie | Roos | Div 2: 1967, 1985 Div 1:1991, 1994 |
1949- | |
| Bannockburn | Tigers |
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Div 2: 1990 Div 1: 1997-8, 2003 |
1953- |
| Bell Post Hill | Panthers |
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2010-11 | 1977- |
| Belmont | Lions | 2007 | 1974- (Known until 1997 as East Belmont) |
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| Corio | Devils | Div 1: 1995 | 1974- | |
| East Geelong | Eagles | Div 2: 1993 Div 1: 2009 |
1890- (From 1980-1999 known as Eastern Suburbs) |
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| Geelong West Sports Club | Cheetahs |
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Div 1: 1966, 1971 Div 2: 1978, 1987 |
1935-78, 1987- |
| Inverleigh | Hawks |
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Woolworths Cup 1961 Div 2: 1992 |
1954-(From 1970- 1995 known as Leigh Districts) reformed 2002 |
| North Geelong | Magpies |
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Div 1: 1949-50-1-2-3-4-5, 1958, 1968-9, 1990, 1992-3, 2002 | 1890- |
| Thomson | Tigers |
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Div 2: 1964, 1986, 1991, 1995 Div 1: 2003, 2005-6, 2008 |
1957- |
| Werribee Centrals | Centurions |
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Div 2: 1984 Div 1: 1987, 1989, 1999, 2000-1, 2004 |
1984- |
| Winchelsea | Blues |
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- | 2002- |
[edit] Recent premierships
- 1997 Bannockburn
- 1998 Bannockburn
- 1999 Werribee Centrals
- 2000 Werribee Centrals
- 2001 Werribee Centrals
- 2002 North Geelong
- 2003 Thomson
- 2004 Werribee Centrals
- 2005 Thomson
- 2006 Thomson
- 2007 Belmont
- 2008 Thomson
- 2009 East Geelong
- 2010 Bell Post Hill
[edit] 2009 Ladder
| Geelong DFL | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts |
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| East Geelong | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2041 | 1310 | 155.80% | 60 |
| Bell Post Hill | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2069 | 1215 | 170.29% | 56 |
| Thomson | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1964 | 1378 | 142.53% | 56 |
| Bannockburn | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2082 | 1467 | 141.92% | 52 |
| Werribee Centrals | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1805 | 1433 | 125.96% | 44 |
| Inverleigh | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1582 | 1518 | 104.22% | 44 |
| Belmont Lions | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1548 | 1723 | 89.84% | 32 |
| Corio | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1685 | 1923 | 87.62% | 28 |
| North Geelong | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1760 | 1771 | 99.38% | 24 |
| Winchelsea | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1413 | 1780 | 79.38% | 20 |
| Anakie | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1294 | 2275 | 56.88% | 8 |
| Geelong West C&FC | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 945 | 2395 | 39.46% | 8 |
FINALS
| Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
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| Elimination | Bannockburn | 14 | 15 | 99 | Werribee Centrals | 10 | 11 | 71 |
| Qualifying | Bell Post Hill | 17 | 12 | 114 | Thomson | 8 | 18 | 66 |
| 1st Semi | Thomson | 16 | 11 | 107 | Bannockburn | 9 | 9 | 63 |
| 2nd Semi | East Geelong | 10 | 15 | 75 | Bell Post Hill | 8 | 17 | 65 |
| Preliminary | Bell Post Hill | 15 | 11 | 101 | Thomson | 15 | 8 | 98 |
| Grand | East Geelong | 13 | 13 | 91 | Bell Post Hill | 10 | 10 | 70 |
[edit] 2010 Ladder
| Geelong DFL | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts |
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| Werribee Centrals | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2199 | 1276 | 172.34% | 64 |
| Bell Post Hill | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2302 | 1264 | 182.12% | 60 |
| Bannockburn | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2227 | 1261 | 176.61% | 60 |
| North Geelong | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2240 | 1440 | 155.56% | 48 |
| East Geelong | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1870 | 1311 | 142.64% | 48 |
| Thomson | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1829 | 1658 | 110.31% | 40 |
| Winchelsea | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1657 | 1600 | 103.56% | 36 |
| Inverleigh | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1463 | 1415 | 103.39% | 28 |
| Anakie | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1588 | 1943 | 81.73% | 24 |
| Corio | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1172 | 2492 | 47.03% | 16 |
| Geelong West C&FC | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1158 | 2174 | 53.27% | 4 |
| Belmont Lions | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 838 | 2709 | 30.93% | 4 |
FINALS
| Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
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| Elimination | East Geelong | 16 | 12 | 108 | North Geelong | 12 | 12 | 84 |
| Qualifying | Bell Post Hill | 14 | 15 | 99 | Bannockburn | 9 | 7 | 61 |
| 1st Semi | East Geelong | 15 | 9 | 99 | Bannockburn | 14 | 6 | 90 |
| 2nd Semi | Bell Post Hill | 19 | 18 | 132 | Werribee Central | 10 | 4 | 64 |
| Preliminary | Werribee Central | 10 | 2 | 62 | East Geelong | 8 | 12 | 60 |
| Grand | Bell Post Hill | 21 | 23 | 149 | Werribee Central | 6 | 10 | 46 |
[edit] 2011 Ladder
| Geelong DFL | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts |
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| Bell Post Hill | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2279 | 1050 | 217.05% | 68 |
| East Geelong | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2526 | 1179 | 214.25% | 68 |
| Werribee Centrals | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2037 | 1318 | 154.55% | 56 |
| Inverleigh | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2070 | 1378 | 150.22% | 52 |
| Thomson | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1620 | 1683 | 96.26% | 36 |
| Anakie | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1510 | 1749 | 86.34% | 32 |
| Bannockburn | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1451 | 1685 | 86.11% | 28 |
| Belmont Lions | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1545 | 2018 | 76.56% | 28 |
| Corio | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1599 | 1944 | 82.25% | 24 |
| North Geelong | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1739 | 2008 | 86.60% | 20 |
| Winchelsea | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1279 | 2323 | 55.06% | 16 |
| Geelong West C&FC | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 952 | 2272 | 41.90% | 4 |
FINALS
| Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
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| Elimination | Inverleigh | 14 | 20 | 104 | Thomson | 9 | 11 | 65 |
| Qualifying | East Geelong | 15 | 19 | 109 | Werribee Centrals | 5 | 4 | 34 |
| 1st Semi | Inverleigh | 14 | 16 | 100 | Werribee Centrals | 13 | 11 | 89 |
| 2nd Semi | Bell Post Hill | 10 | 15 | 75 | East Geelong | 8 | 6 | 54 |
| Preliminary | East Geelong | 15 | 16 | 106 | Inverleigh | 8 | 10 | 58 |
| Grand | Bell Post Hill | 17 | 10 | 112 | East Geelong | 13 | 7 | 85 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b April 9, 2008. "Geelong and District Football League boasts a long list of superstars". The Geelong Advertiser. www.geelongadvertiser.com.au. http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2008/04/09/12895_geelong_sports.html. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
- ^ Geelong & District Football League at Footypedia
- ^ DARYL McLURE (May 24, 2008). "Kick to kick". The Geelong Advertiser. www.geelongadvertiser.com.au. http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2008/05/24/14299_opinion.html. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
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