Great Northern Football League
General Information
Founded
1961
Records
Highest Score
278 – Railways 43.20.278 V Mullewa 4.1.25 - 2009
Most goals in a game
23 - D Wallam - Mullewa V Brigades - 1985
Most goals in a season
126 - Dale Baynes - Towns - 2006
Most career goals
620 - S Perham - Brigade
Most wins in a row
28 - Railways - 2010-2011
Most losses in a row
28 - Mullewa - 1972-1974
Most flags in a row
4 - Towns 2006-2009
Website
Official site
The Great Northern Football League is an Australian rules football league centred on the city of Geraldton in Western Australia, which was formed in 1961 as a merger of the Geraldton Football Association and the Northampton-Upper Chapman Football Association.[1] It currently includes four clubs from Geraldton (Brigades, Railway, Rover and Towns) and one each from Mullewa , Northampton and Nabawa (Chapman Valley) .
Clubs [ ]
Current [ ]
Club
Nickname
Website
Joined
GNFL flags
GNFL premiership years
Brigades
Hawks
1961-
6
1962, 1971, 1986, 1988, 2015, 2018
Chapman Valley
Royals
official site
1961-
4
1972, 1973, 1974, 1992
Mullewa
Saints
1963-
9
1966, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1991, 1996, 2005, 2013, 2017
Northampton
Rams
official site
1961-
6
1967, 1968, 1977, 1978, 1979, 2004
Railway
Blues
1961-
12
1961, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1989, 2010, 2011
Rovers
Demons
1961-
10
1963, 1975, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2019, 2020
Towns
Bulldogs
official site
1961-
13
1976, 1993, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2016
Previous [ ]
2011 ladder [ ]
Great Northern
Wins
Byes
Losses
Draws
For
Against
%
Pts
Final
Team
G
B
Pts
Team
G
B
Pts
Railways
18
0
0
0
3019
1041
290.01%
72
1st semi
Rovers
19
20
134
Brigades
7
8
50
Towns
13
0
4
1
2667
1701
156.79%
54
2nd semi
Railways
22
21
153
Towns
8
7
55
Brigades
11
0
6
1
1983
1903
104.20%
46
Preliminary
Rovers
18
16
124
Towns
9
11
65
Rovers
8
0
10
0
1681
1896
88.66%
32
Grand
Railways
14
16
100
Rovers
12
12
84
Northampton
7
0
11
0
1617
2195
73.67%
28
Chapman Valley
4
0
14
0
1439
2179
66.04%
16
Mullewa
1
0
17
0
1375
2846
48.31%
4
2012 ladder [ ]
Great Northern
Wins
Byes
Losses
Draws
For
Against
%
Pts
Final
Team
G
B
Pts
Team
G
B
Pts
Railways
14
0
2
0
2230
1065
209.39%
56
1st semi
Rovers
22
5
137
Mullewa
15
14
104
Towns
12
0
4
0
2201
1184
185.90%
48
2nd semi
Railways
12
6
78
Towns
15
17
107
Mullewa
12
0
4
0
2156
1190
181.18%
48
Preliminary
Railways
16
17
113
Rovers
13
7
85
Rovers
8
0
8
0
1687
1517
111.21%
32
Grand
Towns
16
14
110
Railways
13
10
88
Brigades
5
0
11
0
1489
1839
80.97%
20
Northampton
3
0
13
0
1129
2632
42.90%
12
Chapman Valley
2
0
14
0
989
2454
40.30%
8
2013 ladder [ ]
Great Northern
Wins
Byes
Losses
Draws
For
Against
%
Pts
Final
Team
G
B
Pts
Team
G
B
Pts
Mullewa
14
0
2
0
2258
1424
158.57%
56
1st semi
Towns
21
8
134
Railways
11
13
79
Brigades
12
0
3
1
2183
1171
186.42%
50
2nd semi
Brigades
16
15
111
Mullewa
13
11
89
Towns
12
0
4
0
2090
1346
155.27%
48
Preliminary
Mullewa
25
23
173
Towns
12
10
82
Railways
8
0
7
1
1554
1371
113.35%
34
Grand
Mullewa
15
17
107
Brigades
11
15
81
Rovers
4
0
12
0
1219
1946
62.64%
16
Northampton
4
0
12
0
1213
2183
55.57%
16
Chapman Valley
1
0
15
0
1075
2151
49.98%
4
2014 ladder [ ]
Great Northern
Wins
Byes
Losses
Draws
For
Against
%
Pts
Final
Team
G
B
Pts
Team
G
B
Pts
Brigades
12
0
2
0
1958
915
213.99%
48
1st semi
Mullewa
19
17
131
Railways
13
8
86
Towns
10
0
4
0
1733
1147
151.09%
40
2nd semi
Towns
12
12
84
Brigades
10
8
68
Mullewa
10
0
4
0
1792
1415
126.64%
40
Preliminary
Brigades
12
12
84
Mullewa
5
6
36
Railways
6
0
7
1
1319
1362
96.84%
26
Grand
Towns
9
16
70
Brigades
5
14
44
Rovers
6
0
8
0
1260
1646
76.55%
24
Northampton
2
0
11
1
1097
1914
57.31%
10
Chapman Valley
2
0
12
0
1033
1793
57.61%
8
2015 ladder [ ]
Great Northern
Wins
Byes
Losses
Draws
For
Against
%
Pts
Final
Team
G
B
Pts
Team
G
B
Pts
Brigades
10
0
4
0
1702
1209
140.78%
40
1st semi
Railways
14
16
100
Mullewa
9
17
71
Towns
9
0
5
0
1516
1010
150.10%
36
2nd semi
Towns
13
14
92
Brigades
9
9
63
Mullewa
9
0
5
0
1723
1363
126.41%
36
Preliminary
Brigades
17
12
114
Railways
9
7
61
Railways
7
0
6
1
1236
1279
96.64%
30
Grand
Brigades
11
5
71
Towns
7
14
56
Rovers
7
0
7
0
1230
1304
94.33%
28
Chapman Valley
6
0
8
0
1122
1390
80.72%
24
Northampton
0
0
13
1
1046
2020
51.78%
2
2016 ladder [ ]
Great Northern
Wins
Byes
Losses
Draws
For
Against
%
Pts
Final
Team
G
B
Pts
Team
G
B
Pts
Towns
12
0
2
0
1678
824
203.64%
48
1st semi
Brigades
18
19
127
Chapman valley
9
5
59
Railways
11
0
3
0
1455
944
154.13%
44
2nd semi
Towns
20
12
132
Railways
16
10
106
Brigades
9
0
5
0
1456
1017
143.17%
36
Preliminary
Railways
13
21
99
Brigades
8
15
63
Chapman Valley
7
0
7
0
1200
1064
112.78%
28
Grand
Towns
20
7
127
Railways
7
4
46
Rovers
5
0
9
0
1137
1479
76.88%
20
Northampton
4
0
10
0
974
1570
62.04%
16
Mullewa
1
0
13
0
945
1947
48.54%
4
2017 ladder [ ]
Great Northern
Wins
Byes
Losses
Draws
For
Against
%
Pts
Final
Team
G
B
Pts
Team
G
B
Pts
Railways
13
0
1
0
1775
679
261.41%
52
1st semi
Rovers
13
11
89
Towns
12
8
80
Mullewa
10
0
4
0
1425
1195
119.25%
40
2nd semi
Mullewa
13
11
89
Railways
13
9
87
Towns
9
0
5
0
1580
1047
150.91%
36
Preliminary
Railways
19
5
119
Rovers
11
13
79
Rovers
9
0
5
0
1346
1166
115.44%
36
Grand
Mullewa
15
16
106
Railways
11
10
76
Northampton
4
0
10
0
979
1529
64.03%
16
Brigades
3
0
11
0
983
1551
63.38%
12
Chapman Valley
1
0
13
0
688
1609
42.76%
4
References [ ]
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