Warrnambool District Football League
Appearance
General Information | ||
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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 |
Warrnambool District Football League is an Australian rules football competition based in the region of rural of Warrnambool. It is a twelve team competition starting in April and finishing in September. The league was founded in 1946.
Clubs
Current
Jumper | Club | Nickname | Years in comp | WDFL Premierships | Premiership Years |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Allansford | Cats | 1971- (known as West End-Allansford pre-2002) |
7 | 1971, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1987 | |
Deakin University | Sharks | 1977- (known as WIAE pre-1991) |
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East Warrnambool | Bombers | 1946- | 2 | 1967, 1995 | |
Kolora Noorat | Power | 2003- | 3 | 2009, 2010, 2011 | |
Merrivale | Tigers | 1946- | 7 | 1958, 1979, 1991, 1996, 2003, 2006, 2014 | |
Nirranda | Blues | 1992- | 1 | 1999 | |
Old Collegians | Warriors | 1951- (known as YCW 1951-52) |
8 | 1956, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1984, 1989, 1992 | |
Panmure | Bulldogs | 1997- | 5 | 1997, 2001, 2002, 2012, 2013 | |
Russell's Creek | Kangaroos | 1946- | 9 | 1946, 1947, 1957, 1963, 1973, 1974, 1990, 1998, 2000 | |
South Rovers | Lions | 1946- | 5 | 1975, 1985, 1986, 1993, 2007 | |
Timboon | Demons | 2003- | 1 | 2008 | |
Dennington | Dogs | 1953- | 4 | 1966, 1982, 1988, 2015 |
Founding
- East Stars (now known as East Warrnambool)
- West End (merged with Allansford in 1971)
- South Warrnambool Juniors (now known as South Rovers)
- Merrivale
- Russell's Creek
Premiers
- 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
Changing teams
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
1959
- Bushfield
- Grassmere
1965
- East Stars become East Warrnambool
1970
- West End and Allansford merged
1977
- W.I.A.E.
1981
- Yambuk
1984
- Tower Hill folded
1986
- Northern Districts (merger of Bushfield and Grassmere)
1988
- Yambuk folded
1992
- Nirranda
1997
- Northern Districts joined the Hampden League as North Warrnambool
- Panmure
2003
- Timboon Demons
- Kolora-Noorat
2006 Ladder
Warrnambool DFL | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Merrivale | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2578 | 1127 | 228.75% | 64 |
Kolora-Noorat | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1999 | 1157 | 172.77% | 60 |
Dennington | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2135 | 1337 | 159.69% | 56 |
Timboon Demons | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1709 | 1139 | 150.04% | 52 |
Old Collegians | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1852 | 1256 | 147.45% | 48 |
Panmure | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1549 | 1715 | 90.32% | 40 |
Allansford | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1629 | 1781 | 91.47% | 32 |
South Rovers | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1466 | 1783 | 82.22% | 24 |
Nirranda | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1385 | 1937 | 71.50% | 24 |
Russell Creek | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1266 | 1910 | 66.28% | 12 |
Deakin University | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1064 | 2143 | 49.65% | 12 |
East Warrnambool | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 909 | 2256 | 40.29% | 8 |
FINALS
Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Elimination | Old Collegians | 16 | 11 | 107 | Timboon Demons | 11 | 13 | 79 |
Qualifying | Dennington | 18 | 8 | 116 | Kolora -Noorat | 15 | 9 | 99 |
1st Semi | Kolora -Noorat | 17 | 14 | 116 | Old Collegians | 16 | 13 | 109 |
2nd Semi | Dennington | 16 | 9 | 105 | Merrivale | 11 | 9 | 75 |
Preliminary | Merrivale | 21 | 13 | 139 | Kolora -Noorat | 8 | 9 | 57 |
Grand | Merrivale | 20 | 16 | 136 | Dennington | 12 | 9 | 81 |
2007 Ladder
Warrnambool DFL | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Timboon Demons | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2340 | 1030 | 227.18% | 64 |
Merrivale | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2214 | 1413 | 156.69% | 52 |
South Rovers | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1940 | 1446 | 134.16% | 52 |
Kolora-Noorat | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1924 | 1323 | 145.43% | 48 |
Allansford | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1851 | 1343 | 137.83% | 48 |
Russell Creek | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1863 | 1397 | 133.36% | 48 |
Dennington | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2056 | 1405 | 146.33% | 44 |
Panmure | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1584 | 1538 | 102.99% | 36 |
Old Collegians | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1199 | 2043 | 58.69% | 18 |
East Warrnambool | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 834 | 2311 | 36.09% | 8 |
Deakin University | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 742 | 2172 | 34.16% | 8 |
Nirranda | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1086 | 2212 | 49.10% | 6 |
FINALS
Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Elimination | Kolora -Noorat | 14 | 14 | 98 | Allansford | 8 | 10 | 58 |
Qualifying | South Rovers | 17 | 17 | 119 | Merrivale | 11 | 16 | 82 |
1st Semi | Merrivale | 20 | 14 | 134 | Kolora -Noorat | 18 | 16 | 124 |
2nd Semi | Timboon Demons | 17 | 11 | 113 | South Rovers | 19 | 9 | 123 |
Preliminary | Timboon Demons | 15 | 17 | 107 | Merrivale | 8 | 15 | 63 |
Grand | South Rovers | 19 | 10 | 124 | Timboon Demons | 17 | 16 | 118 |
2008 Ladder
Warrnambool DFL | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kolora-Noorat | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2297 | 1041 | 220.65% | 68 |
Timboon Demons | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2167 | 970 | 223.40% | 60 |
Merrivale | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1859 | 1042 | 178.41% | 60 |
Panmure | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2118 | 930 | 227.74% | 56 |
Dennington | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2038 | 1725 | 118.14% | 44 |
South Rovers | 8 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1622 | 1565 | 103.64% | 34 |
Allansford | 8 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1320 | 1366 | 96.63% | 34 |
Russell Creek | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1466 | 1543 | 95.01% | 32 |
Old Collegians | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1429 | 1674 | 85.36% | 24 |
Nirranda | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 827 | 2016 | 41.02% | 16 |
Deakin University | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1127 | 2363 | 47.69% | 4 |
East Warrnambool | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 719 | 2754 | 26.11% | 0 |
FINALS
Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Elimination | Panmure | 17 | 12 | 114 | Dennington | 9 | 10 | 64 |
Qualifying | Timboon Demons | 14 | 7 | 91 | Merrivale | 8 | 5 | 53 |
1st Semi | Panmure | 16 | 6 | 102 | Merrivale | 2 | 14 | 26 |
2nd Semi | Kolora/Noorat | 11 | 15 | 81 | Timboon Demons | 11 | 10 | 76 |
Preliminary | Timboon Demons | 18 | 11 | 119 | Panmure | 7 | 13 | 55 |
Grand | Timboon Demons | 18 | 12 | 120 | Kolora/Noorat | 17 | 9 | 111 |
2009 Ladder
Warrnambool DFL | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kolora-Noorat | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2417 | 994 | 243.16% | 68 |
Dennington | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2690 | 1206 | 223.05% | 68 |
Timboon Demons | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2359 | 919 | 256.69% | 56 |
Panmure | 11 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1780 | 1268 | 140.38% | 46 |
Russell Creek | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1489 | 1591 | 93.59% | 40 |
Allansford | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1487 | 1800 | 82.61% | 40 |
South Rovers | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1743 | 1551 | 112.38% | 38 |
Nirranda | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1412 | 1769 | 79.82% | 28 |
Old Collegians | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1513 | 1561 | 96.93% | 24 |
Merrivale | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1188 | 1678 | 70.80% | 20 |
Deakin University | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1070 | 2508 | 42.66% | 4 |
East Warrnambool | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 615 | 2918 | 21.08% | 0 |
' FINALS'
Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Elimination | Panmure | 15 | 9 | 99 | Russell Creek | 7 | 7 | 49 |
Qualifying | Dennington | 9 | 15 | 69 | Timboon Demons | 8 | 15 | 63 |
1st Semi | Timboon Demons | 13 | 10 | 88 | Panmure | 8 | 14 | 62 |
2nd Semi | Kolora-Noorat | 14 | 13 | 97 | Dennington | 12 | 9 | 81 |
Preliminary | Timboon Demons | 10 | 11 | 71 | Dennington | 9 | 9 | 63 |
Grand | Kolora-Noorat | 12 | 11 | 83 | Timboon Demons | 5 | 3 | 33 |
2010 Ladder
Warrnambool DFL | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dennington | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2608 | 873 | 298.74% | 66 |
Kolora-Noorat | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2117 | 1204 | 175.83% | 64 |
Panmure | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1827 | 1365 | 133.85% | 58 |
Russell Creek | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2006 | 1105 | 181.54% | 56 |
Old Collegians | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1953 | 1388 | 140.71% | 48 |
South Rovers | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1614 | 1524 | 105.91% | 36 |
Timboon Demons | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1387 | 1666 | 83.25% | 28 |
Allansford | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1426 | 1750 | 81.49% | 24 |
Merrivale | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1363 | 1678 | 81.23% | 24 |
Deakin University | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1252 | 1813 | 69.06% | 20 |
Nirranda | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1091 | 2162 | 50.46% | 8 |
East Warrnambool | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 717 | 2833 | 25.31% | 0 |
FINALS
Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Elimination | Russell Creek | 14 | 12 | 96 | Old Collegians | 6 | 4 | 40 |
Qualifying | Panmure | 15 | 8 | 98 | Kolora-Noorat | 13 | 6 | 84 |
1st Semi | Kolora-Noorat | 11 | 12 | 78 | Russell Creek | 7 | 7 | 49 |
2nd Semi | Dennington | 14 | 15 | 99 | Panmure | 5 | 2 | 32 |
Preliminary | Kolora-Noorat | 12 | 11 | 83 | Panmure | 11 | 11 | 77 |
Grand | Kolora-Noorat | 11 | 6 | 72 | Dennington | 9 | 10 | 64 |
2011 Ladder
Warrnambool DFL | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kolora-Noorat | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2322 | 1020 | 227.65% | 64 |
Old Collegians | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2095 | 1149 | 182.33% | 64 |
Merrivale | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2042 | 1180 | 173.05% | 56 |
South Rovers | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2083 | 1265 | 164.66% | 56 |
Panmure | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1759 | 1667 | 105.52% | 44 |
Timboon Demons | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1672 | 1353 | 123.58% | 36 |
Russell Creek | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1933 | 1523 | 126.92% | 32 |
Nirranda | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1569 | 1504 | 104.32% | 32 |
Dennington | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1454 | 1766 | 82.33% | 20 |
Allansford | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1402 | 1736 | 80.76% | 20 |
East Warrnambool | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 895 | 2808 | 31.87% | 4 |
Deakin University | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 700 | 2955 | 23.69% | 4 |
FINALS
Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Elimination | South Rovers | 18 | 20 | 128 | Panmure | 14 | 9 | 93 |
Qualifying | Merrivale | 12 | 8 | 80 | Old Collegians | 7 | 14 | 56 |
1st Semi | Old Collegians | 13 | 16 | 94 | South Rovers | 8 | 9 | 57 |
2nd Semi | Kolora-Noorat | 16 | 9 | 105 | Merrivale | 8 | 12 | 60 |
Preliminary | Old Collegians | 22 | 14 | 146 | Merrivale | 10 | 8 | 68 |
Grand | Kolora-Noorat | 15 | 12 | 102 | Old Collegians | 12 | 15 | 87 |
External links
- http://footypedia.isgreat.org/00001250.htm
- http://www.countryfootyscores.com/archive-mainmenu-129/ladders/18-2006-season/275-warrnambool-a-district-football-league.html
- http://www.countryfootyscores.com/2007-ladders-mainmenu-99/223-warrnambool-a-district-football-league.html
- Official Warrnambool & District Football League Website
- Full Points Footy -Warrnambool & District Football League