Northern & Echuca Football League

The Northern & Echuca Football League was an Australian rules football league based between Echuca and Kerang.

History

The NEFL was formed in 1990 when the Northern District Football League and the Echuca Football League merged. ^[1] Prospects for the league was positive as it started with twelve clubs, however the improvedstandard of football being played put pressure on the smaller clubs to seek amalgamation with neighbouring clubs. The league would only last seven seasons until 1996 with the league merging with the Mid Murray Football League to form the Central Murray Football Netball League.

Final Clubs in 1996

Club	Nickname	Home Ground	Former League	Est.	Years in comp	Senior Flags	Notes
Cohuna	Bloods	Cohuna Recreation Reserve, Cohuna	NDFL	1913	1990-1996	-	Merged with Union in 1997 to form Cohuna Kangas in the Central Murray
Echuca United	Eagles	Echuca South Recreation Reserve, Echuca	-	1994	1994-1996	-	Moved to Murray Football Netball League in 1997
Koondrook-Barham	River Raiders	Barham Recreation Reserve, Barham	-	1996	1996	-	Moved to Central Murray Football Netball League in 1997
Leitchville Gunbower	Bombers	Leitchville Recreaction Reserve, Leitchville Gunbower Recreation Reserve, Gunbower	-	1995	1995-1996	1995	Moved to North Central Football League in 1997
Lockington Bamawm United	Cats	Lockington Recreation Reserve, Lockington	-	1990	1990-1996	-	Moved to Bendigo Football Netball League in 1997
Moama	Mapgies	Moama Recreation Reserve, Moama	EFL	1892	1990-1996	1992, 1996	Moved to Murray Football Netball League in 1997
Union	Kangaroos	Cohuna Recreation Reserve, Cohuna	NDFL	1919	1990-1996	1990	Merged with Cohuna in 1997 to form Cohuna Kangas in the Central Murray

Previous Clubs

Club	Nickname	Home Ground	Former League	Est.	Years in comp	Senior Flags	Notes
Barham	Magpies	Barham Recreation Reserve, Barham	NDFL	1900s	1990-1995	-	Merged with Koondrook in 1996 to form Koondrook-Barham
Echuca East		Echuca Recreation Reserve, Echuca	EFL	1892	1990-1993	-	Merged with Echuca South in 1994 to form Echuca United
Echuca South	Swans	Echuca South Recreation Reserve, Echuca	EFL	1940s	1990-1993	-	Merged with Echuca East in 1994 to form Echuca United
Gunbower	Demons	Gunbower Recreation Reserve, Gunbower	NDFL	1900s	1990-1994	-	Merged with Leitchville in 1994 to form Leitchville Gunbower
Kerang	Blues		NDFL		1990	-	Merged with Kerang Rovers in 1991 to form Kerang Rovers Blues
Kerang Rovers	Magpies		NDFL		1990	-	Merged with Kerang in 1991 to form Kerang Rovers Blues
Kerang Rovers	Blues	Riverside Park, Kerang	-	1991	1991-1995	-	Merged with Appin in 1996 to form Kerang Rovers Appin in the Central Murray Football Netball League
Koondrook	Tigers	Koondrook Recreation Reserve, Koondrook	NDFL	1919	1990-1995	1993	Merged with Barham in 1996 to form Koondrook-Barham
Leitchville	Maroons	Leitchville Recreaction Reserve, Leitchville	NDFL	1919	1990-1994	1991, 1994	Merged with Gunbower in 1994 to form Leitchville Gunbower
Pyramid Hill		Mitchell Park, Pyramid Hill	NDFL	1890	1990-1994	-	Moved to Loddon Valley Football Netball League in 1995

1990 Ladder

	Wins	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Kerang	17	1	2184	1098	198.91%	68	Elimination	Union	12	15	87	Moama	12	12	84
Pyramid Hill	15	3	2077	1029	201.85%	60	Qualifying	Leitchville	10	17	77	Pyramid Hill	7	7	49
Leitchville	15	3	2088	1306	159.88%	60	1st Semi	Union	19	13	127	Pyramid Hill	12	9	81
Moama	13	5	2026	1494	135.61%	52	2nd Semi	Kerang	12	9	81	Leitchville	6	13	49
Union	12	6	2180	1448	150.55%	48	Preliminary	Union	21	11	137	Leitchville	14	11	95
Koondrook	10	8	1878	1524	123.23%	40	Grand	Union	18	16	124	Kerang	14	9	93
Cohuna	9	9	1510	1628	92.75%	36
Lockington-Bamwam	7	11	1580	1881	84.00%	28
Barham	4	14	1410	1997	70.61%	16
Gunbower	3	15	1290	2385	54.09%	12
South Echuca	2	16	1311	2040	64.26%	8
East Echuca	1	17	972	2676	36.32%	4

1991 Ladder

Northern & Echuca	Wins	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Moama	17	1	2308	929	248.44%	68	Elimination	Pyramid Hill	15	8	98	Lockington-Bamwam	19	12	126
Leitchville	14	4	2471	1204	205.23%	56	Qualifying	Koondrook	8	8	56	Leitchville	6	15	51
Koondrook	14	4	2307	1260	183.10%	56	1st Semi	Leitchville	17	15	117	Lockington-Bamwam	9	10	64
Lockington-Bamwam	12	6	1948	1263	154.24%	48	2nd Semi	Moama	18	11	119	Koondrook	12	9	81
Pyramid Hill	12	6	1852	1462	126.68%	48	Preliminary	Leitchville	17	15	117	Koondrook	14	5	89
Cohuna	10	8	1794	1663	107.88%	40	Grand	Leitchville	15	18	108	Moama	10	6	66
Barham	8	10	1886	1838	102.61%	32
Kerang Rovers	8	10	1397	1670	83.65%	32
Union	7	11	1811	1860	97.37%	28
East Echuca	3	15	861	2678	32.15%	12
Gunbower	2	16	1191	2360	50.47%	8
South Echuca	1	17	951	2587	36.76%	4

1992 Ladder

Northern & Echuca	Wins	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Koondrook	16	2	2325	1315	176.81%	64	Elimination	Leitchville	18	13	121	Lockington-Bamwam	6	8	44
Moama	13	5	1944	1440	135.00%	52	Qualifying	Moama	12	8	80	Cohuna	13	15	93
Cohuna	12	6	1972	1626	121.28%	48	1st Semi	Moama	16	13	109	Leitchville	4	8	32
Leitchville	11	7	1895	1510	125.50%	44	2nd Semi	Koondrook	6	8	44	Cohuna	8	7	55
Lockington-Bamwam	11	7	1716	1630	105.28%	44	Preliminary	Moama	17	11	113	Koondrook	17	6	108
Kerang Rovers	11	7	1933	1856	104.15%	44	Grand	Moama	12	12	84	Cohuna	7	16	58
Union	8	10	1939	1912	101.41%	32
Barham	7	11	2035	2020	100.74%	28
Pyramid Hill	7	11	1715	1762	97.33%	28
East Echuca	7	11	1631	1996	81.71%	28
Gunbower	4	14	1472	2179	67.55%	16
South Echuca	1	17	1373	2644	51.93%	4

1993 Ladder

Northern & Echuca	Wins	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Koondrook	16	2	2597	1170	221.97%	64	Elimination	Kerang Rovers	11	15	81	Lockington-Bamwam	12	9	81
Leitchville	15	3	2284	1131	201.95%	60	Qualifying	Leitchville	10	8	68	Union	14	9	93
Union	14	4	2229	1273	175.10%	56	1st Semi	Leitchville	21	14	140	Lockington-Bamwam	9	10	64
Kerang Rovers	13	5	2060	1364	151.03%	52	2nd Semi	Koondrook	14	15	99	Union	10	11	71
Lockington-Bamwam	10	8	1648	1531	107.64%	40	Preliminary	Leitchville	11	10	76	Union	10	9	69
Pyramid Hill	9	9	1765	1565	112.78%	36	Grand	Koondrook	12	10	82	Leitchville	7	10	52
Moama	9	9	1957	2092	93.55%	36
Gunbower	8	10	1726	2057	83.91%	32
Cohuna	7	11	1743	1971	88.43%	28
East Echuca	5	13	1498	2267	66.08%	20
South Echuca	2	16	1192	2370	50.30%	8
Barham	0	18	988	2896	34.12%	0

1994 Ladder

Northern & Echuca	Wins	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Leitchville	16	2	2132	1223	174.33%	64	Elimination	Koondrook	18	16	124	Union	12	17	89
Moama	15	3	2280	1310	174.05%	60	Qualifying	Moama	9	9	63	Lockington-Bamwam	14	16	100
Lockington-Bamwam	13	5	1984	1174	168.99%	52	1st Semi	Moama	17	15	117	Koondrook	11	6	72
Koondrook	10	8	1811	1414	128.08%	40	2nd Semi	Leitchville	12	6	78	Lockington-Bamwam	7	5	47
Union	10	8	1804	1890	95.45%	40	Preliminary	Lockington-Bamwam	14	13	97	Moama	11	11	77
Cohuna	9	9	1752	1873	93.54%	36	Grand	Leitchville	11	10	76	Lockington-Bamwam	5	12	42
Echuca United	8	10	1638	1785	91.76%	32
Kerang Rovers	5	13	1568	1952	80.33%	20
Pyramid Hill	3	15	1174	1944	60.39%	12
Barham	1	17	1213	2791	43.46%	4

1995 Ladder

Northern & Echuca	Wins	Byes	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Leitchville-Gunbower	15	2	1	1823	889	205.06%	60	Elimination	Cohuna	11	8	74	Lockington-Bamwam	12	16	88
Moama	13	2	3	1700	1279	132.92%	52	Qualifying	Moama	15	12	102	Echuca United	9	9	63
Echuca United	12	2	4	1581	1062	148.87%	48	1st Semi	Lockington-Bamwam	14	8	92	Echuca United	8	4	52
Cohuna	11	2	5	1673	1214	137.81%	44	2nd Semi	Leitchville-Gunbower	15	12	102	Moama	18	20	128
Lockington-Bamwam	7	2	9	1359	1133	119.95%	28	Preliminary	Leitchville-Gunbower	12	14	86	Lockington-Bamwam	11	8	74
Union	7	2	9	1566	1573	99.55%	28	Grand	Leitchville-Gunbower	8	8	56	Moama	7	11	53
Kerang Rovers	5	2	11	1356	1527	88.80%	20
Barham	2	2	14	792	2008	39.44%	8
Koondrook	0	2	16	922	2087	44.18%	0

1996 Ladder

Northern & Echuca	Wins	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Moama	17	1	2025	869	233.03%	68
Lockington-Bamwam	15	3	1959	885	221.36%	60
Echuca United	11	7	1456	1421	102.46%	44	1st Semi	Echuca United	13	11	89	Koondrook-Barham	11	9	75
Koondrook-Barham	10	8	1483	1536	96.55%	40	2nd Semi	Moama	9	16	70	Lockington-Bamwam	8	10	58
Leitchville-Gunbower	8	10	1181	1416	83.40%	32	Preliminary	Lockington-Bamwam	14	9	93	Echuca United	8	5	53
Kerang Rovers Appin	7	11	1410	1546	91.20%	28	Grand	Moama	12	8	80	Lockington-Bamwam	11	10	76
Cohuna	3	15	1072	2080	51.54%	12
Union	1	17	1275	2108	60.48%	4

Refrences

^ "Decline and fall of EDFL a sad time in local history". Riverine Herald. 2019-07-15. Retrieved 2024-08-20.

[1] "Decline and fall of EDFL a sad time in local history". Riverine Herald. 2019-07-15. Retrieved 2024-08-20.

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