The Northern Mallee Football League (NMFL) was an Australian rules football formed in 1979 from the merging of the now defunct Tyrrell Football League with another local Mallee League.
History
The Northern Mallee Football League (NMFL) was an Australian rules football formed in 1979 from the merging of the now defunct Tyrrell Football League with another local Mallee League.
The competition that finished in 1996 with only five clubs based that area, with the Tempy, Gorya Patchewallock Football Club and the Ouyen Rovers would merge in early 1997, which left the NMFL with only four remaining clubs and eventually the NMFL merged with the Southern Mallee Football League to form the Mallee Football League (Victoria).[1]
The league featured three grades in the Australian rules football competition, being First-Grade, Reserve-Grade and Under 16s.[2]
Clubs
| Colours | Club | Years in comp | NMFL Premierships | Moved to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Kiamal | 1979-1981 | 0 | Merged with Tiega to form Ouyen Rovers in 1982 |
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Manangatang | 1979-1996 | 3 | Mallee Football League (Victoria) |
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Nandaly | 1979-1993 | 1 | Merged with Sea Lake in 1994 |
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Ouyen Rovers* | 1982-1996 | 5 | Mallee Football League (Victoria) |
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Sea Lake | 1979-1993 | 4 | Merged with Nandaly in 1994 |
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Sea Lake-Nandaly | 1994-1996 | 1 | Mallee Football League (Victoria) |
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Tempy-Gorya-Patchewollock* (T-G-P) | 1979-1996 | 4 | Mallee Football League (Victoria) |
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Tiega | 1979-1981 | 0 | Merged with Kiamal to form Ouyen Rovers in 1982 |
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Underbool | 1979-1981 | 0 | Merged with Walpeup in 1982 |
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Walpeup | 1979-1981 | 0 | Merged with Underbool in 1982 |
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Walpeup-Underbool | 1982-1996 | 0 | Mallee Football League (Victoria) |
(*) Ouyen Rovers and Tempy-Gorya-Patchewollock merged at the end of the 1996 season to form Ouyen United before starting in the Mallee Football League (Victoria) in 1997.
Football Premierships
- Seniors
| Year | Premier | Score | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Nandaly | 18.20.128 | Manangatang | 14.13.97 |
| 1980 | T-G-P | 21.22.148 | Manangatang | 12.13.85 |
| 1981 | T-G-P | 21.13.139 | Manangatang | 18.9.127 |
| 1982 | Sea Lake | 21.24.150 | T-G-P | 20-9-129 |
| 1983 | T-G-P | 22.11.143 | Manangatang | 13.7.85 |
| 1984 | T-G-P | 19.12.126 | Sea Lake | 18.13.121 |
| 1985 | Ouyen Rovers | 23.12.150 | Sea Lake | 17.11.113 |
| 1986 | Ouyen Rovers | 15.20.110 | Manangatang | 15.15.105 |
| 1987 | Ouyen Rovers | 11.13.79 | Sea Lake | 8.7.55 |
| 1988 | Sea Lake | 13.6.84 | T-G-P | 6.9.45 |
| 1989 | Manangatang | 12.17.89 | Walpeup-Underbool | 11.08 |
| 1990 | Ouyen Rovers | 16.13.109 | Manangatang | 14.19.103 |
| 1991 | Sea Lake | 16.12.108 | Manangatang | 12.12.84 |
| 1992 | Sea Lake | 16.18.114 | Ouyen Rovers | 7.9.51 |
| 1993 | Ouyen Rovers | 13.12.90 | Sea Lake | 12.11.83 |
| 1994 | Manangatang | 19.22.136 | Walpeup-Underbool | 11.10.76 |
| 1995 | Sea Lake-Nandaly | 13.18.96 | T-G-P | 11.10.76 |
| 1996 | Manangatang | 9.12.66 | Walpeup-Underbool | 8.16.64 |
See also
References
- ^ "Merged Clubs still manage to struggle on". Country Footy Scores. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ Peter Lenaghan (4 May 2015). "Country Footy: Crisis? What crisis?". The Footy Almanac. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
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