Warrnambool District Football League

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Warrnambool District Football League
General Information
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 an eleven team competition starting in April and finishing in September. The league was founded in 1946.[1]

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
East Warrnambool Bombers 1946- 2 1967, 1995
Kolora Noorat Power 2003- 5 2009, 2010, 2011, 2017, 2019
Merrivale Tigers 1946- 7 1958, 1979, 1991, 1996, 2003, 2006, 2014
Nirranda Blues 1992- 3 1999, 2016, 2018
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

Former[]

Jumper Club Nickname Years in comp WDFL

Premierships

Premiership

Years

Bushfield 1959-1985 1 1977
Deakin University Sharks 1977-2016 (Known as W.I.A.E pre 1991) 0
Grassmere 1959-1985 3 1960, 1968, 1972
Northern Districts 1986-1997 1 1994
Tower Hill 1958-1983 2 1959, 1961
West End 1943-1970 9 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1962
Yambuk 1981-1988 0

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
  • 2016 Nirranda 6 9 46 def Old Collegians 5 8 38
  • 2017 Kolora Noorat 17 7 109 def Old Collegians 8 7 55
  • 2018 Nirranda 10 11 71 def Old Collegians 5 10 40 (3 GFs in a row)
  • 2019 Kolora-Noorat 10 8 68 def Nirranda 3 14 32
  • 2020 League in recess due to COVID19 pandemic

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 joined from Port Fairy FL

1959

  • Bushfield joined from Purnim FL
  • Grassmere joined from Purnim FL

1965

  • East Stars become East Warrnambool

1970

  • West End and Allansford from (Purnim FL) merged to form West End Allansford

1977

  • W.I.A.E. (Warrnambool Institute of Advanced Education) joined

1981

  • Yambuk joined

1984

  • Tower Hill folded

1986

  • Northern Districts created from (merger of Bushfield and Grassmere)

1988

  • Yambuk folded

1992

  • Nirranda
  • W.I.A.E change name to Deakin University

1997

2003

  • Timboon Demons
  • Kolora-Noorat

2017

  • Deakin University Folded

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

References[]

  1. ^ http://aflnational.com/vic/country/warrnambool/

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