Benalla & District Football League

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Benalla & District Football League
Benalla & DFNL
General Information
Founded 1929
as Benalla District Football League[1]
Known As
1929-1931 Benalla District Football League
1932-1940 Thoona & Tatong Football Association
1946-2009 Benalla & District Football League
Folded 2009
after 78 seasons
Last clubs

Longwood

2009 Season
Premiers Bonnie Doon
Minor Premiers Bonnie Doon
Website https://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-6146-0-0-0&sID=89772

The original Benalla District Football League was formed in 1929[2] from the following clubs - Baddaginnie, Benalla - "B", Swanpool, Tatong, Thoona and Winton.

The Benalla & District Football League (B&DFL) was formed immediately after World War Two in 1946[3] and an Australian rules football competition based in the Benalla region of Victoria, Australia and ran until 2009.

History[]

The B&DFL was formed in 1946 and superseded the former Tatong & Thoona Football Association after World War Two.[4]

In 1968, Benalla All Blacks kicked 45.31 - 301 against Devenish: 1.0 - 6, with All Black's Gavin Cherry kicking 19 goals.

In round thirteen of 1981, Glenrowan: 46.18 - 294 defeated Longwood: 1.1 - 7, with Glenrowan's R Fitzgerald kicking 18 goals.

The Victorian Country Football League shut the competition down at the end of the 2009 season when the VCFL policy of leagues having a minimum of six clubs could not be met.

The five remaining clubs joined the following leagues during the 2009 post-season.

League Competition History[]

The football association commenced in 1929 and has changed its name several times during their 81 years:

  • 1929-1931: Benalla District Football League
  • 1932-1940: Tatong and Thoona Football Association
  • 1941-1945: Recess - World War II
  • 1946-2009: Benalla & District Football League

Former Clubs: 1929-2009[]

  • : Foundation member. contested 1929, 1934-1935 seasons - folded in 1936.
  • : contested 1934-1940; 1953-1976 seasons - joined Ovens & King Football League in 2005.
  • Benalla Football Club Juniors: Foundation member - contested from 1929 to 1931 seasons. Changed their name to Benalla Imperials FC in 1932 and joined the Euroa Line Football Association.[6] Benalla Imperials merged with the Benalla Football Club in 1934 and Benalla Seniors played in the Benalla Mulwala FA,[7] while the Benalla Reserves played in the Benalla Yarrawonga Lines FA in 1934.[8] [9]
  • Benalla Football Club 2nds: 1946. Joined the Murray Valley North East Football League in 1947.[10] Played in the Benalla Tungamah Football League from 1948 to 1952, then joined the Ovens and Murray Football League Reserves competition in 1953.
  • Benalla Football Club 3rds (U/21 team):[11] 1947[12] to 1952. Players went into the newly formed Benalla Junior Football League in 1953.[13]
  • Benalla Rovers: Played in the North East Football Association in 1920 and 1921. [14] [15] Then the Yarrawonga Line FA from 1922 to 1928, then played in the O&MFL in 1929 and 1930. In recess from 1931 to 1975. Played in the Benalla & DFL from 1976 to 1989, when they went into recess.
  • : 1965 - 2009, joined the Ovens & King Football League in 2010.
  • : 1963 to 2006[16] Went into recess
  • Dookie Collegians Football Club Seconds: 1948, 1961
  • : 1934-1938 & 1946 - 1959. In recess in 1960. 1963 - 1991. Joined the Ovens & King Football League in 1992.
  • 1961 & 1962.
  • Longwood Football Club: 1970 to 2009
  • : contested 1933-1934 seasons - folded in 1935.
  • North Wangaratta Football Club: 1953 to 1960. Joined the Ovens & King Football League in 1961.
  • : 1961,
  • : Foundation member. 1929 - 1931, 1932 - 1940, 1946 - 2009
  • : Foundation member. 1929 - 1931, 1932 - 1940 ?
  • Thoona Football Club: "Maroons" (Maroon with blue sash): Foundation member - contested 1929-1931, 1932-1940; 1946-1967 seasons - folded in 1968.
  • Thornton-Eildon Football Club: 1986 - 1994. Joined the Goulburn Valley FNL – Division 2 in 1995.
  • : 1952 - 1962,
  • Violet Town Football Club: 1930, 1978 - 1995. Joined the Goulburn Valley Football League Division Two in 1996.
  • : Foundation member - contested 1929-31; 1947-1957 seasons - folded in 1958.

Senior Football Premierships / Runner Up: 1929 to 2009[]

Benalla District Football League.
(Nichols & Sullivan Jewellers Shield)[17]
  • 1929: Winton: 3.19 - 37 d Benalla Juniors: 4.12 - 36[18]
  • 1930: Benalla Juniors: 9.16 - 70 d Swanpool: 7.10 - 52[19]
  • 1931: Benalla Juniors: 10.14 - 74 d Swanpool: 5.6 - 36[20]
Tatong / Thoona Football Association
  • 1932: Thoona
  • 1933: Swanpool: 10.8 - 68 d Thoona: 7.13 - 55
  • 1934: Benalla All Blacks: 6.6 - 42 d Tatong: 5.10 - 40 (1st G/Final) #[21]
  • 1934: Tatong: 12.15 - 87 d Glenrowan: 10.6 - 66 (2nd G/Final)
  • 1935: Goorambat: 9.6 - 60 d Tatong: 4.10 - 34[22]
  • 1936: Benalla All Blacks: 12.24 - 96 d Violet Town: 10.12 - 72
  • 1937: Benalla All Blacks: 13.9 - 87 d Violet Town: 10.14 - 74
  • 1938: Violet Town: 17.15 - 117 d Benalla All Blacks: 12.11 - 83
  • 1939: Violet Town: 12.15 - 87 d Tatong: 4.6 - 30
  • 1940: Benalla All Blacks: 13.9 - 87* d Violet Town: 9.5 - 39
  • 1941: Recess - World War II
  • 1942: Recess - World War II
  • 1943: Recess - World War II
  • 1944: Recess - World War II
  • 1945: Recess - World War II
Benalla & District Football League
  • 1946: Benalla 2nds: 12.17.89 d Violet Town 12.11 - 83
  • 1947: Goorambat: 8.7 - 55 d Swanpool: 7.7 - 49
  • 1948: Dookie Collegians: 8.22 - 70 d Goorambat: 2.11 - 23[23]
  • 1949: Goorambat: 9.10 - 64 d Benalla 3rds: 8.6 - 54
  • 1950: Winton: 6.14 - 50 d Goorambat: 6.9 - 45
  • 1951: Swanpool: 12.4.76 defeated Winton 5.16.46.
  • 1952: Tolmie: 7.10.52 defeated Tatong 7.8.50.
  • 1953: Benalla All Blacks: 11.16 - 82 d Tatong: 7.13 - 55
  • 1954: Benalla All Blacks: 12.14 - 86 d Glenrowan: 6.12 - 48
  • 1955: Glenrowan: 14.9 - 93 d Swanpool: 9.16 - 70
  • 1956: Benalla All Blacks: 13.10 - 88 d Glenrowan 11.6 - 72
  • 1957: Swanpool: 9.9 - 63 d Glenrowan: 7.14 - 56
  • 1958: North Wangaratta: 18.14 - 122 d Goorambat: 9.10 - 64
  • 1959: Goorambat: 16.10 - 106 d Tatong: 8.9 - 57
  • 1960: Tatong: 13.9.87 defeated North Wangaratta 10.8.68
  • 1961: Tatong: 12.14.86 defeated Swanpool 8.13.61
  • 1962: Tatong: 10.16.76 defeated Swanpool 10.15.75
  • 1963: Goorambat: 6.8 - 44 d Swanpool: 5.13 - 43
  • 1964: Goorambat: 10.7 - 67 d Strathbogie: 6.8 - 44
  • 1965: Goorambat: 9.19 - 73 d Bonnie Doon: 10.4 - 64
  • 1966: Bonnie Doon: 14.9 - 93 d Benalla All Blacks: 13.10 - 88
  • 1967: Benalla All Blacks: 13.18 - 96 d Bonnie Doon: 11.9 - 75
  • 1968: Benalla All Blacks: 13.16 - 94 d Glenrowan: 13.9 - 87
  • 1969: Glenrowan: 13.14 - 92 d Benalla All Blacks: 11.9 - 75
  • 1970: Glenrowan: 15.8 - 98 d Benalla All Blacks: 13.11 - 89
  • 1971: Benalla All Blacks: 13.6 - 84 d Glenrowan: 11.4 - 70
  • 1972: Tatong: 17.11 - 113 d Swanpool: 10.14 - 74
  • 1973: Tatong: 12.13 - 85 d Longwood: 10.8 - 68
  • 1974: Goorambat
  • 1975: Tatong: 15.16 - 106 d Bonnie Doon: 9.11 - 65
  • 1976: Benalla All Blacks: 18.19 - 115 d Tatong: 9.7 - 61
  • 1977: Longwood: d Benalla All Blacks: by 8 goals
  • 1978: Goorambat: 16.16 - 112 d Glenrowan: 16.11 - 107
  • 1979: Goorambat: d Glenrowan:
  • 1980: Glenrowan: 16.6 - 102 d Tatong: 15.7 - 97
  • 1981: Glenrowan: 17.13 - 115 d Tatong: 14.11 - 95
  • 1982: Violet Town: 13.10.88 d Bonnie Doon 10.13.73
  • 1983: Strathbogie: 8.10.58 d Bonnie Doon: 6.12.48
  • 1984: Tatong: 16.18 - 114 d Bonnie Doon: 6.15 - 51
  • 1985: Longwood: 23.13 - 151 d Goorambat: 12.6 - 78
  • 1986: Benalla Rovers: 16.11.107 defeated Longwood 11.14.80
  • 1987: Violet Town: 14.16.100 d Tatong: 11.8.74
  • 1988: Tatong
  • 1989: Bonnie Doon
  • 1990: Violet Town d Thornton-Eildon Districts
  • 1991: Thornton-Eildon: 19.9 - 123 d Violet Town: 6.10 - 46
  • 1992: Thornton-Eildon: 14.10 - 94 d Bonnie Doon: 12.15 - 87
  • 1993: Thornton-Eildon d Bonnie Doon
  • 1994: Tatong d Bonnie Doon
  • 1995: Tatong: 19.8.122 defeated Longwood 16.14.110 at Benalla Showgrounds
  • 1996: Tatong
  • 1997: Swanpool
  • 1998: Swanpool: 9.15.69 defeated Bonnie Doon 8.12.60
  • 1999: Bonnie Doon: 17.14 - 116 d Goorambat: 9.6 - 60
  • 2000: Longwood
  • 2001: Goorambat: 10.13 - 73 d Bonnie Doon: 4.5 - 29
  • 2002: Bonnie Doon: 12.18.90 defeated Longwood 13.8.86
  • 2003: Devenish
  • 2004: Bonnie Doon
  • 2005: Devenish: d Goorambat:
  • 2006: Goorambat
  • 2007: Goorambat: 19.10 - 124 d Bonnie Doon: 13.11 - 89
  • 2008: Bonnie Doon: 10.17 - 77 d Goorambat: 11.6 - 72
  • 2009: Bonnie Doon: 19.12 - 126 d Swanpool: 4.9 - 33
Notes
- In 1934, Benalla All Blacks won the first grand final, then Glenrowan FC protested against an unregistered player. Tatong then defeated Glenrowan in the 2nd grand final.
- In 1940 Benalla All Blacks were undefeated Premiers.

Football Best & Fairest Awards[]

Tatong & Thoona Football Association
Year B & F Winner Club Votes Runner Up Club Votes
1932
1933
1934[24] Harry Billman[25] Glenrowan 7 Joe Askew & Benalla All Blacks 4
Arthur Hall Benalla All Blacks 4
1935
1936[26] J A Fisher Tatong 3 R Reaper Thoona 2 & 1/2
1937[27] Larry O'Brien Glenrowan 14 J Byrnes Benalla All Blacks 13
1938[28] Geoff Peacock & Violet Town 11 Jim Cleary Thoona 8
Fred Wallis Benalla All Blacks 11
1939
1940
Benalla & District Football League
Seniors
Year B & F Winner Club Votes Runner Up Club Votes
1947[29] Lewis James Goorambat 7 A Hyland & Benalla 5
W Murphy Tatong 5
1948[30] Jack Andrews &
Dick Joyce &
Jack Saunders Goorambat
1949[31] Tom Dempsey & Goorambat 3
[32] Charles Tolliday Swanpool 3
1950
1951[33] Ken Lakeman & Winton
Erin Murray & Swanpool
Athol Sims & Tatong
Frank Saunders Goorambat
1952[34] Doug Probyn Tolmie 27 & 1/2 R Symes Tatong 27
1953[35] Charles Tolliday Swanpool Athol Sims Tatong
1954[36] C Brisbane Tolmie 22 Don Matthews Tatong 18
Athol Sims Tatong 18
1955
1956
1957 John “Mac” Hill Glenrowan
1958 Laurie O'Donnell Benalla All Blacks
1959
1960 Kevin Allan North Wangaratta 23 Barry Mathieson Swanpool 20
1961 Neil Hanlon Goorambat
1962
1963 Alan O'Brien Glenrowan 26
1964 Alan O’Brien Glenrowan 21
1965
1966 Neil Hanlon Goorambat
1967 Neil Hanlon Goorambat 27 G Wilson Tolmie 21
1968 Bryan Gibson Thoona 24 Paul Hooper Devenish 19
1969 Neville Smedley Glenrowan 31 T Dale Tolmie 18
1970 Nick Farrell Goorambat 25 John Foley Goorambat 16
1971 John Burns Swanpool 32 R Houston Longwood 25
1972 Merv Hubbard Bonnie Doon 29 Wayne McIntyre Goorambat 16
1973
1974 Phil Newth Swanpool 23 Malcom Larkin Bonnie Doon 16
1975 John Burns Benalla All Blacks 22 John Booth Glenrowan 20
1976 David McCullough Glenrowan
1977 M Shiell Benalla All Blacks 23 T Harding Longwood 19
1978 Fred Malloy Glenrowan 23
1979 Geoff Payne Bonnie Doon 23 R Vance Violet Town 18
1980 David McCann Devenish 21 V Edwards Strathbogie 18
Geoff Payne Bonnie Doon 18
1981 David McCann Devenish 34 Ian Lee Goorambat 22
1982 Andrew Knowles Violet Town 29 David McCann & Devenish 21
David Pallpratt & Devenish 21
Greg Withers & Strathbogie 21
1983 Robert Lowe Tatong 23 Brendan Purcell Bonnie Doon 21
1984 Colin Tatterson Violet Town 17 G. "Jedda" Walker & Longwood 16
Greg Withers Strathbogie 16
1985 Glen Arndt Bonnie Doon
1986 Robert Johnson Benalla Rovers 24 Ian Saunders Goorambat 20
1987 Andrew Varcoe Devenish 25 Craig Allchin & Thornton Eildon 23
Mark Metzner Thornton Eildon 23
1988 Phil Job Bonnie Doon 23 Gary Abley Violet Town 21
1989 Andrew Varcoe Devenish 23 Mick Grimes Bonnie Doon 21
1990 Brett Halligan Thorton Eildon 22 Gary Abley Violet Town 22 (ineligible)
Mark McGuire Tatong 15
1991 Chris Pollard Bonnie Doon 22 Gary Gerada Violet Town 12

Leading Goalkickers[]

Senior Football

(this chart is a work in progress)

Year Goalkicker Club Home & Away Goals Goals in Finals Total Goals
1968 Gavin Cherry Benalla All Blacks 118
1971 D Robertson Swanpool ?
1973 M Withers Longwood 70
1975 S Hales Benalla All Blacks 88
1976 M Sellers Tatong 92
1977 M Trickey Benalla All Blacks 76
1978 T Harding Longwood 52
1981 R Fitzgerald Glenrowan 102
1982 G Withers Strathbogie 105
1984 Stephen Judd Tatong 67
1985 P Murrell Glenrowan 93
1986 B Hogg Benalla Rovers 123
1987
1988 Phil Job Bonnie Doon 145
P Holt Longwood 106
1989 Shane Rowe Bonnie Doon 91
1990 C Hayes Violet Town 114
Rod Webster Tatong 103
1991 Rod Webster Tatong 98

Senior Seasons[]

2007 Ladder and Finals[]

Benalla DFL Wins Losses Draws Byes For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Goorambat 13 3 0 4 1800 1045 172.25% 68 1st Semi Bonnie Doon 31 15 201 Tatong 7 4 46
Longwood 10 6 0 4 1701 1316 129.26% 56 2nd Semi Goorambat 21 11 137 Longwood 8 16 64
Bonnie Doon 10 6 0 4 1379 1411 97.73% 56 Preliminary Bonnie Doon 20 8 128 Longwood 18 16 124
Tatong 7 9 0 4 1526 1709 89.29% 44 Grand Goorambat 19 10 124 Bonnie Doon 13 11 89
Swanpool 0 16 0 4 953 1878 50.75% 16

2008 Ladder and Finals[]

Benalla DFL Wins Losses Draws Byes For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Bonnie Doon 16 0 0 4 2691 772 348.58% 80 1st Semi Longwood 5 3 33 Tatong 3 11 29
Goorambat 10 6 0 4 1653 1302 126.96% 56 2nd Semi Bonnie Doon 24 17 161 Goorambat 9 11 65
Tatong 9 7 0 4 1513 1794 84.34% 52 Preliminary Goorambat 8 15 63 Longwood 7 18 60
Longwood 4 12 0 4 1157 1948 59.399% 32 Grand Bonnie Doon 10 17 77 Goorambat 11 6 72
Swanpool 1 15 0 4 979 2177 44.97% 20

2009 Ladder and Finals[]

Benalla DFL Wins Losses Draws Byes For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Bonnie Doon 16 0 0 4 2569 382 672.51% 80 1st Semi Goorambat 12 12 84 Longwood 7 3 45
Swanpool 12 4 0 4 2235 1017 219.76% 64 2nd Semi Bonnie Doon 13 14 92 Swanpool 5 3 33
Goorambat 7 8 1 4 1661 1258 132.03% 46 Preliminary Swanpool 17 17 119 Goorambat 6 3 39
Longwood 4 11 1 4 983 1944 44.97% 20 Grand Bonnie Doon 19 12 126 Swanpool 4 9 33
Tatong 0 16 0 4 316 3163 9.99% 16

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