Geelong Football Netball League
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Formerly | Geelong Football League (1979–2012) |
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Sport | |
Founded | 1979 |
No. of teams | 12 |
Country | Australia |
Headquarters | Highton, Victoria, Australia |
Confederation | AFL Barwon |
Sponsor(s) | Blood Toyota |
Related competitions | Geelong & District FNL Bellarine FNL |
Official website | www |
The Geelong Football Netball League is an Australian rules football and netball league in Victoria, Australia. It is widely regarded as the highest standard Australian rules football league in regional Victoria, with several former AFL players now playing for a variety of clubs.
History
[edit]The league was formed in 1979 when twelve clubs broke away from the Geelong & District Football League.[1] The city and country clubs of the old GDFL were divided into the major league competition of the GFL and the minor league of the 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 a three-division, three league competition of the Geelong FL, Bellarine FL and Geelong & District FL in place in the Geelong region.[2]
In March 2024, following extensive consultation[3] AFL Barwon detailed a plan that would expand the second-tier Bellarine Football Netball League to 12 teams from 2025 with a path for a team to accept an invitation for promotion to the GFNL, replacing a club that would then be relegated from the GNFL.[4]
Clubs
[edit]Current clubs
[edit]Club | Colours | Moniker | Home venue | Est. | Former league |
GFNL seasons | GFNL premierships | ||||
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Football | Netball | ||||||||||
First | Total | Total | Most recent | Total | Most recent | ||||||
Bell Park | ![]() |
Dragons | Hamlyn Park, Bell Park | 1958 | GDFL | 1979+ | 44 | 4 | 2011 | — | — |
Colac | ![]() |
Tigers | Central Reserve, Colac | 1948 | HFL | 2001 | 22 | 1 | 2014 | — | — |
Grovedale | ![]() |
Tigers | Burdoo Reserve, Grovedale | 1947 | GDFL | 1979+ | 44 | — | — | — | — |
Geelong West | ![]() |
Giants | West Oval, Geelong West | 2017 | — | 2017 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Lara | ![]() |
Cats | Lara Recreation Reserve, Lara | 1880 | GDFL | 1989 | 34 | 2 | 2002 | 2 | 2003 |
Leopold | ![]() |
Lions | Leopold Memorial Park, Leopold | 1955 | BFL | 1992 | 31 | 2 | 2023 | — | — |
Newtown & Chilwell | ![]() |
Eagles | Elderslie Reserve, Newtown | 1933 | GDFL | 1979+ | 44 | 3 | 1986 | 7 | 2019 |
North Shore | ![]() |
Seagulls | Windsor Park, North Shore | 1927 | GDFL | 1979+ | 44 | 11 | 2000 | 2 | 2001 |
South Barwon | ![]() |
Swans | McDonald Reserve, Belmont | 1990 | — | 1990 | 33 | 8 | 2013 | 8 | 2012 |
St Albans | ![]() |
Supersaints | St Albans Reserve, Thomson | 1880 | GDFL | 1979+ | 44 | 2 | 1988 | — | — |
St Joseph's | ![]() |
Joeys | Herne Hill Reserve, Herne Hill | 1973 | GDFL | 1985 | 38 | 4 | 2018 | 1 | 2008 |
St Mary's | ![]() |
Saints | Kardinia Park West, South Geelong | 1953 | GDFL | 1979+ | 44 | 6 | 2022 | — | — |
+ denotes that the club was a founding member of the GFL |
Former clubs
[edit]Club | Colours | Moniker | Home venue | Former league |
Est. | GFNL seasons | GFNL premierships | Fate | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First | Total | Total | Most recent | |||||||
Barwon | ![]() |
Bulldogs | Highton Recreation Reserve, Highton | GDFL | c. 1900 | 1979+ | 11 | — | — | Merged with Belmont to form South Barwon in 1990 |
East Geelong | ![]() |
Eagles | Richmond Oval, East Geelong | GDFL | 1879 | 1979+ | 1 | — | — | Moved to GDFNL in 1980 |
Geelong Amateur | ![]() |
Ammos | Queens Park, Highton | GDFL | 1926 | 1986 | 3 | — | — | Moved to BFNL in 1989 |
Geelong West SC | ![]() |
Cheetahs | West Oval, Geelong West | GDFL | 1926 | 1979+ | 7 | — | — | Merged with Geelong West St Peters to form Geelong West Giants in 2017 |
Geelong West St Peters | ![]() |
Roosters | West Oval, Geelong West | — | 1989 | 1989 | 28 | — | — | Merged with Geelong West SC to form Geelong West Giants in 2017 |
North Geelong | ![]() |
Magpies | Osborne Park, | GDFL | 1876 | 1979+ | 4 | — | — | Moved to GDFNL in 1984 |
St Peters | ![]() |
Saints | Walker Oval, Herne Hill | GDFL | c. 1950 | 1979+ | 8 | — | — | Merged with Geelong West to form Geelong West St Peters in 1989 |
Thomson | ![]() |
Tigers | Thomson Recreation Reserve, Thomson | GDFL | 1953 | 1979+ | 4 | — | — | Moved to GDFNL in 1984 |
+ denotes that the club was a founding member of the GFL |
Premiers
[edit]Senior football
[edit]+ | Team also won the minor premiership for finishing on top of the ladder |
^ | Player also won the Mathieson Medal as the best and fairest in the league |
Season | Premiers | Runners-up | Score | Venue | Best on ground | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1979 | St Mary's | North Shore | 15.13 (103) d. 12.10 (82) | West Oval | Trevor McLean (St Mary's) | [5][6] |
1980 | North Shore+ | St Mary's | 14.11 (95) d. 13.7 (85) | West Oval | Steve Mathieson (North Shore) | [5][6] |
1981 | North Shore+ (2) | Newtown & Chilwell | 14.12 (96) d. 12.8 (80) | West Oval | John Albon (North Shore) | [5][6] |
1982 | Newtown & Chilwell | St Peters | 19.21 (135) d. 12.9 (81) | West Oval | Gary Kelly (Newtown & Chilwell) | [5][6] |
1983 | North Shore+ (3) | Bell Park | 18.14 (122) d. 17.14 (116) | West Oval | Darren Purcell (North Shore) | [5][6] |
1984 | Bell Park | St Albans | 12.9 (81) d. 10.6 (66) | West Oval | Grant Sutherland (Bell Park) | [5][6] |
1985 | Newtown & Chilwell+ (2) | St Albans | 21.11 (137) d. 13.18 (96) | West Oval | Basil Flynn^ (Newtown & Chilwell) | [5][6] |
1986 | Newtown & Chilwell (3) | St Albans | 21.8 (144) d. 15.8 (98) | West Oval | Basil Flynn (2) (Newtown & Chilwell) | [5][6] |
1987 | St Albans+ | Newtown & Chilwell | 14.12 (110) d. 12.16 (88) | West Oval | Mark Dahlhaus^ (St Albans) | [5][6] |
1988 | St Albans+ (2) | St Joseph's | 12.14 (86) d. 11.12 (78) | West Oval | Wayne Tyquin (St Albans) | [5][6] |
1989 | St Joseph's+ | St Mary's | 18.14 (122) d. 10.5 (65) | West Oval | John Fitzgerald (St Joseph's) | [5][6] |
1990 | North Shore (4) | St Mary's | 14.17 (101) d. 13.9 (87) | West Oval | Russell Campbell (North Shore) | [5][6] |
1991 | Bell Park+ (2) | North Shore | 10.9 (69) d. 4.8 (32) | West Oval | Brad Nicholls (Bell Park) | [5][6] |
1992 | St Mary's+ (2) | Lara | 20.6 (126) d. 12.19 (91) | West Oval | Michael Hosking (St Mary's) | [5][6] |
1993 | North Shore+ (5) | Lara | 25.10 (160) d. 12.12 (64) | West Oval | Frank Fopiani (North Shore) | [5][6] |
1994 | Lara+ | St Mary's | 13.12 (90) d. 12.10 (82) | West Oval | Jason Hassett (Lara) | [5][6] |
1995 | North Shore+ (6) | Lara | 15.22 (112) d. 10.9 (69) | West Oval | Frank Fopiani (2) (North Shore) | [5][6] |
1996 | North Shore (7) | West Saints | 9.15 (69) d. 8.12 (60) | West Oval | Damien Clark (North Shore) | [5][6] |
1997 | North Shore+ (8) | St Joseph's | 22.14 (146) d. 18.7 (115) | West Oval | Glenn Keast (North Shore) | [5][6] |
1998 | North Shore+ (9) | South Barwon | 25.15 (165) d. 11.11 (77) | West Oval | Danny Warren (North Shore) | [5][6] |
1999 | North Shore+ (10) | St Joseph's | 24.12 (156) d. 12.7 (79) | Kardinia Park | Nathan Lewis (North Shore) | [5][6] |
2000 | North Shore (11) | Lara | 9.12 (66) d. 3.9 (27) | Kardinia Park | Mick Atkins (North Shore) | [5][6] |
2001 | South Barwon | North Shore | 16.15 (11) d. 9.4 (58) | Kardinia Park | Glen Wallace (South Barwon) | [5][6] |
2002 | Lara+ (2) | St Joseph's | 17.14 (116) d. 13.14 (92) | Kardinia Park | Paul Lynch (Lara) | [5][6] |
2003 | Bell Park (3) | St Mary's | 8.11 (59) drew 8.11 (59) | Kardinia Park | Andrew Merriman (St Mary's)[7] | [5][6] |
R: 14.6 (90) d. 10.11 (71) | Kardinia Park | Bruce Cohen (Bell Park) | [5][6] | |||
2004 | St Mary's (3) | North Shore | 19.8 (122) d. 14.11 (95) | Kardinia Park | Frank Fopiani (3) (St Mary's) | [5][6] |
2005 | South Barwon (2) | Newtown & Chilwell | 17.13 (125) d. 14.10 (94) | Kardinia Park | Leighton Richards (South Barwon) | [5][6] |
2006 | South Barwon (3) | St Joseph's | 14.12 (96) d. 12.8 (80) | Kardinia Park | Warwick Knuckey (South Barwon) | [5][6] |
2007 | South Barwon+ (4) | Bell Park | 11.13 (79) d. 6.6 (42) | Kardinia Park | Jason Armistead (South Barwon) | [5][6] |
2008 | St Mary's+ (4) | Colac | 21.15 (141) d. 5.12 (42) | Kardinia Park | Ben Lavars (St Mary's) | [5][6] |
2009 | South Barwon+ (5) | St Joseph's | 15.12 (102) d. 6.9 (45) | Kardinia Park | Paul Sullivan (South Barwon) | [5][6] |
2010 | South Barwon (6) | Bell Park | 11.14 (80) d. 7.13 (55) | Kardinia Park | Luke Buckland (South Barwon) | [5][6] |
2011 | Bell Park+ (4) | South Barwon | 11.12 (78) d. 11.6 (72) | Kardinia Park | Charlie Hallam (Bell Park) | [5][6] |
2012 | South Barwon+ (7) | Bell Park | 17.9 (111) d. 8.12 (60) | Kardinia Park | Clinton Wells (South Barwon) | [5][6] |
2013 | South Barwon+ (8) | Grovedale | 13.16 (94) d. 12.2 (74) | Kardinia Park | Anthony Biemans (South Barwon) | [5][6] |
2014 | Colac | Leopold | 19.14 (128) d. 11.13 (79) | Kardinia Park | Marcus Crook (Colac) | [5][6] |
2015 | St Joseph's+ (2) | Newtown & Chilwell | 13.15 (93) d. 11.9 (75) | Kardinia Park | Daniel Lovick (St Joseph's) | [5][6] |
2016 | Leopold+ | St Mary's | 14.9 (93) d. 8.9 (57) | Kardinia Park | Jai Thompson (Leopold) | [5][6] |
2017 | St Joseph's+ (3) | St Mary's | 18.16 (124) d. 9.7 (61) | Kardinia Park | Daniel Lovick (2) (St Joseph's) | [5][6] |
2018 | St Joseph's (4) | St Mary's | 13.8 (86) d. 11.11 (77) | Kardinia Park | Joe Macula (St Joseph's) | [5][6] |
2019 | St Mary's (5) | Colac | 10.14 (74) d. 10.12 (72) | Kardinia Park | Ben Moloney (St Mary's) | [5][6] |
2020 | Season cancelled due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic | [8] | ||||
2021 | Season curtailed due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria | |||||
2022 | St Mary's+ (6) | Leopold | 13.13 (91) d. 6.10 (46) | St Albans Reserve | Damian McMahon (St Mary's) | [9][10] |
2023 | Leopold (2) | South Barwon | 13.16 (94) d. 6.8 (44) | Leopold Memorial Park | Logan Wagener (Leopold) | [11] |
A Grade netball
[edit]Individual awards
[edit]Senior football
[edit]Mathieson Medal
[edit]The Don Mathieson Medal is presented to the league's best and fairest player at the conclusion of the home-and-away season. It is named after Don Mathieson OAM, who founded the league in 1979.[22] Two players have won the award on three occasions: John Williams for Barwon and St Mary's across four seasons in the late 1980s, and Newtown & Chilwell's Matthew McMahon in consecutive seasons in the late 2010s. The award has been shared on eight occasions, most notably during a four-way tie in 1995.
^ | Player also won the Leading Goalkicker Award |
Season | Player | Club | Votes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1979 | Ray Pawley | Bell Park | [?] | [23] |
1980 | Alex Rizun | Bell Park | [?] | [23] |
1981 | Alan Woodman | St Albans | [?] | [23] |
1982 | Brent Dew | St Albans | [?] | [23] |
1983 | John Pickering | St Peters | [?] | [23] |
1984 | Rod Barrett | St Mary's | [?] | [23] |
Vin Todd | North Shore | [?] | [23] | |
1985 | Basil Flynn | Newtown & Chilwell | [?] | [23] |
1986 | John Williams | Barwon | [?] | [23] |
1987 | Mark Dahlhaus | St Albans | [?] | [23] |
Paul Keating | North Shore | [?] | [23] | |
1988 | John Williams (2) | St Mary's | [?] | [23] |
1989 | John Williams (3) | St Mary's | [?] | [23] |
1990 | Paul Keating (2) | North Shore | [?] | [23] |
1991 | Glenn Keast | St Albans | [?] | [23] |
1992 | Dennis Pacor | South Barwon | [?] | [23] |
Rene Peters | Lara | [?] | [23] | |
1993 | Brian Hinkley | Bell Park | [?] | [23] |
1994 | Mark Dahlhaus (2) | Leopold | [?] | [23] |
1995 | Alister Ford | St Albans | [?] | [23] |
Glenn Keast (2) | North Shore | [?] | [23] | |
Shane Korth | South Barwon | [?] | [23] | |
Jason McGowan | North Shore | [?] | [23] | |
1996 | Matt Bruhn | Grovedale | [?] | [23] |
1997 | Ricky O'Toole | St Joseph's | [?] | [23] |
1998 | Mark Stewart | St Albans | [?] | [23] |
1999 | Tom Hall | North Shore | [?] | [23] |
2000 | Glen Wallace | South Barwon | [?] | [23] |
2001 | Chris Huxtable | North Shore | [?] | [23] |
2002 | Rick Wilde | Leopold | [?] | [23] |
2003 | Rick Wilde (2) | Leopold | [?] | [23] |
2004 | Danny O'Brien | North Shore | [?] | [23] |
2005 | Christian Shaw | North Shore | [?] | [23] |
2006 | Tony Brown | Leopold | [?] | [23] |
2007 | Mark Corrigan | South Barwon | [?] | [23] |
David Mensch | Grovedale | [?] | [23] | |
2008 | Torin Baker | St Joseph's | [?] | [23] |
Paul Carson | Geelong West St Peters | [?] | [23] | |
2009 | Nick Batchelor | Bell Park | [?] | [23] |
2010 | Ben Lavars | St Mary's | 21 | [24] |
2011 | James Byrne | North Shore | 19 | [25] |
Daniel Lovick | St Joseph's | 19 | [25] | |
2012 | Daniel Lovick (2) | St Joseph's | 15[a] | [26] |
Tim Sheringham | Bell Park | 15[a] | [26] | |
2013 | Stephen Paulke | Bell Park | 18[b] | [27] |
2014 | Guy O'Keefe | Leopold | 24 | [28] |
2015 | Stephen Paulke (2) | Bell Park | 20 | [29] |
2016 | Nathan Deans | Grovedale | 17 | [30] |
2017 | Matthew McMahon | Newtown & Chilwell | 21 | [31] |
2018 | Matthew McMahon (2) | Newtown & Chilwell | 32 | [32] |
2019 | Matthew McMahon (3) | Newtown & Chilwell | 33 | [33] |
2020 | Not awarded | [8] | ||
2021 | Harry Benson | St Mary's | 26[c] | [34] |
2022 | Harry Benson (2) | St Mary's | 25[d] | [35] |
2023 | Matt Caldow | South Barwon | 22 | [36] |
Fraser Fort | South Barwon | 22 | [36] |
Leading Goalkicker Award
[edit]The Leading Goalkicker Award is presented to the player who has kicked the most goals at the conclusion of the home-and-away season.
^ | Player also won the Mathieson Medal as the best and fairest in the league |
Season | Player | Club | Goals | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1979 | Rod Aylmer | North Shore | 71 | |
1980 | Stephen Bentley | Grovedale | 82 | |
1981 | Ross Aylmer | North Shore | 89 | |
1982 | Kevin Higgins | Newtown & Chilwell | 131 | |
1983 | Bill Higgins | St Peters | 103 | |
1984 | Bill Higgins (2) | St Peters | 102 | |
1985 | John Scarlett | Newtown & Chilwell | 104 | |
1986 | Russell Webber | Newtown & Chilwell | 95 | |
1987 | Russell Webber (2) | Newtown & Chilwell | 86 | |
1988 | Wayne Tyquin | St Albans | 114 | |
1989 | Chris Doyle | St Joseph's | 76 | |
1990 | Dean Holroyd | Grovedale | 74 | |
1991 | Dean Holroyd (2) | Grovedale | 52 | |
1992 | Wayne Tyquin (2) | North Shore | 117 | |
1993 | Ray Sarcevic | Bell Park | 107 | |
1994 | Ian Tompkins | South Barwon | 74 | |
1995 | Matthew Kershaw | Lara | 78 | |
1996 | Wayne Tyquin (3) | St Albans | 103 | |
1997 | Aaron Greaves | St Joseph's | 86 | |
1998 | Shane Lowther | Lara | 73 | |
1999 | Tom Hall | North Shore | 88 | |
2000 | Zvonimir Suto | Lara | 100 | |
2001 | Zvonimir Suto (2) | Lara | 83 | |
2002 | Zvonimir Suto (3) | Lara | 59 | |
2003 | Zvonimir Suto (4) | St Mary's | 84 | |
2004 | Jay Bett | Newtown & Chilwell | 64 | |
2005 | Aaron Greaves (2) | St Joseph's | 84 | |
2006 | Tim McLean | St Mary's | 65 | |
2007 | Dale Carson | Geelong West St Peters | 56 | |
2008 | Jarrod Garth | Bell Park | 86 | |
2009 | Tim McLean (2) | St Mary's | 70 | |
2010 | Dale Carson (2) | St Joseph's | 56 | |
2011 | Russell Robertson | St Joseph's | 80 | |
2012 | Russell Robertson (2) | St Joseph's | 69 | |
2013 | Shaydon Bloomfield | Lara | 92 | |
2014 | Jacob McGuane | Colac | 78 | [37] |
2015 | Jase Perkins | St Albans | 87 | [38] |
2016 | Jordan Erskine | Grovedale | 78 | [39] |
2017 | Jarrod Garth (2) | Bell Park | 90 | [40] |
2018 | Aiden Grace | St Mary's | 59 | [41] |
2019 | Andrew Boseley | South Barwon | 57 | [42] |
2020 | Not awarded | [8] | ||
2021 | Tom Gillett | Grovedale | 42[c] | [43] |
2022 | Mitch Patten | Leopold | 55 | [44] |
2023 | Sam Dobson | St Mary's | 60 | [45] |
A Grade netball
[edit]Best & Fairest Award
[edit]Season | Player | Club | Votes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2000 | Sarah Birch | North Shore | [?] | [46] |
2001 | Stacey Carson | Colac | [?] | [46] |
2002 | Hope Carmody | Colac | [?] | [46] |
2003 | Sascha Veldhuis | South Barwon | [?] | [46] |
2004 | Jess Osment | Bell Park | [?] | [46] |
2005 | Melanie Hyett | North Shore | [?] | [46] |
2006 | Renee Smith | St Albans | [?] | [46] |
2007 | Vikki Madden | St Joseph's | [?] | [46] |
2008 | Renee Smith (2) | Grovedale | [?] | [46] |
2009 | Casey Carroll | St Mary's | [?] | [46] |
2010 | Renee Smith (3) | St Mary's | 29 | [46][47] |
2011 | Shelley Scott | Colac | 30 | [46][48] |
2012 | Kristy Davis | Lara | 22 | [46][49] |
2013 | Julia Knott | Newtown & Chilwell | 23 | [46][50] |
2014 | Molly Jovic | St Joseph's | 27 | [37][51] |
2015 | Kaitlyn Amor | Leopold | 29 | [38][52] |
2016 | Tori Honner | St Joseph's | 25 | [39][53] |
Zanna Woods | Leopold | 25 | [39][53] | |
2017 | Zanna Woods (2) | Leopold | 24 | [40][54] |
2018 | Zanna Woods (3) | Leopold | 30 | [41][55] |
Julia Woolley (2) | Newtown & Chilwell | 30 | [41][55] | |
2019 | Hannah van Gemst | St Mary's | 23 | [42][56] |
2020 | Not awarded | [8] | ||
2021 | Tori Honner (2) | St Joseph's | 11[c] | [43][57] |
Kaitlyn Sheringham | Bell Park | 11[c] | [43] | |
2022 | Ellen Doyle | South Barwon | 22 | [58] |
2023 | Emma Buwalda | St Joseph's | 34 | [59] |
Hot Shot Award
[edit]Season | Player | Club | Goals | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2000 | [?] | [?] | [?] | |
2001 | [?] | [?] | [?] | |
2002 | [?] | [?] | [?] | |
2003 | [?] | [?] | [?] | |
2004 | [?] | [?] | [?] | |
2005 | [?] | [?] | [?] | |
2006 | [?] | [?] | [?] | |
2007 | [?] | [?] | [?] | |
2008 | [?] | [?] | [?] | |
2009 | [?] | [?] | [?] | |
2010 | [?] | [?] | [?] | |
2011 | [?] | [?] | [?] | |
2012 | [?] | [?] | [?] | |
2013 | Ruby Horton | South Barwon | [?] | [60] |
2014 | Ruby Horton (2) | South Barwon | 769 | [37][61] |
2015 | Ruby Horton (3) | South Barwon | 729 | [38] |
2016 | Ruby Horton (4) | South Barwon | 927 | [39] |
2017 | Tharjini Sivalingam | St Albans | 701 | [40] |
2018 | Hannah van Gemst | St Mary's | [?] | [41] |
2019 | Hannah van Gemst (2) | St Mary's | 861 | [42][56] |
2020 | Not awarded | [8] | ||
2021 | Jane Cook | St Albans | 369[c] | [43] |
2022 | Ellen Doyle | South Barwon | 892 | [58] |
2023 | Ellen Doyle (2) | South Barwon | 701 | [59] |
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Colac's Andrew Kelly polled 21 votes to lead the count, but was ineligible due to suspension.
- ^ Colac's Andrew Kelly polled 18 votes to jointly lead the count, but was ineligible due to suspension.
- ^ a b c d e Only 12 games were played due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
- ^ Colac's Darcy Lang polled 26 votes to lead the count, but was ineligible due to suspension.
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