Ellinbank & District Football League

Ellinbank & District Football Netball League
General Information
Founded 1937
Foundation Clubs
  • Ellinbank
  • Wooreen
  • Hallora
  • Strzelecki
No. of clubs 11
Current Clubs
  • Buln Buln
  • Catani
  • Ellinbank
  • Neerim-Neerim South
  • Lang Lang
  • Longwarry
  • Nilma Darnum
  • Nyora
  • Poowong
  • Trafalgar
  • Yarragon
Website EDFL Website
2023 Season
Seniors Premiers Buln Buln
Reserves Premiers Neerim-Neerim South
Under 18s Premiers Ellinbank
Under 16s Premiers Ellinbank

The Ellinbank and District Football Netball League (formerly Ellinbank & District Football League) is an Australian rules football and Netball League, based in the West Gippsland region of Victoria for smaller towns and villages in the regions of Baw Baw, South Gippsland and Cardinia.

There are 11 teams in the league fielding 2 senior football sides and 2 football junior sides (U/16 and U/18) and 3 senior netball sides and 3 junior netball sides.

History

The EDFL was founded in 1937.

The Ellinbank & District Football League (EDFL) and Ellinbank & District Netball Association (EDNA) merged in 2022 to form the Ellinbank & District Football Netball League (EDFNL)

In 2014, the league partitioned into two geographic divisions which operated as separate competitions with separate premiers.[1] In this season, the seven-team western division comprised Nar Nar Goon, Garfield, Cora Lynn, Koo-wee-rup, Bunyip, Catani and Lang Lang; and the eastern division, with eight clubs, comprised Nyora, Poowong, Ellinbank, Nilma-Darnum, Warragul Industrials, Buln Buln, Neerim-Neerim South and Longwarry. This partition lasted only one year, and the league rejoined as a single division again from 2015.[2]

In 2016 C31 broadcast a live match of the EDFL game between Koo Wee Rup and Cora Lynn.

In 2017 five clubs were redirected to found the West Gippsland Football Netball League. This left the league with ten clubs. The 2019 senior premiership was won by Longwarry Football Club over Ellinbank by 39 points. The grand final was played at Dowton Park Yarragon.

In the 2018 AFL Gippsland League Review, Yarragon joined from the neighbouring Mid Gippsland League.[3] Warragul Industrials moved to the West Gippsland League,[4] keeping the competition at ten clubs.

Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, all EDFL competitions were abandoned for season 2020. Season 2021 saw games resume but due to COVID-19 restrictions a finals series was not played and there were no premiers.

In 2021 the Trafalgar Football and Netball Club joined the EDFL taking the total teams to 11. 2021 will also see the junior age structure change to Under 16.5 and Under 18.5

In 2022 the Ellinbank & District Football League and Ellinbank & District Netball Association merged to form the Ellinbank & District Football Netball League (EDFNL). [5] The junior age groups will revert to Under 16 and Under 18 in football.

The 2023 senior premiership was won by Buln Buln over Neerim-Neerim South by 30 points. It is Buln Buln's first premiership since the 2014 EDFL East Grand Final, and their 11th total. The grand final was played at Dowton Park Yarragon and the game was broadcast locally on SEN Track 91.9FM

Current clubs

Club Colours Moniker Home venue Formed First year Premierships Premiership Years
Total Most recent
Buln Buln
Lyrebirds Buln Buln Recreation Reserve 1919 1949 11 2023 1956, 1965, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2014 (East), 2023
Catani
Blues Catani Recreation Reserve 1976 4 2017 1992, 2004, 2005, 2017
Ellinbank
Eagles Ellinbank Recreation Reserve 1937 15 1995 1939, 1946, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1961, 1963, 1974, 1975, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1995
Lang Lang
Tigers Lang Lang Community Recreation Precinct 1895 2000 0
Longwarry
Crows Longwarry Recreation Reserve 1900s 1993 1 2019 2019
Neerim-Neerim South
Cats Neerim South Recreation Reserve 1954
(merger)
1954 8 2022 1962, 1964, 1966, 1978, 1982, 1998, 1999, 2022
Nilma Darnum
Bombers Darnum Recreation Reserve 1947
(merger)
1947 5 2009 1947 (Darnum FC), 1949, 1951, 1959 (Nilma Lillico FC), 2009 (Nilma Darnum FC)
Nyora
Saints Nyora Recreation Reserve 1880s 1967 4 2018 1993, 2006, 2007, 2018
Poowong
Magpies Poowong Recreation Reserve 1900s 1967 9 2003 1967, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1985, 1989, 1991, 2003
Trafalgar
Bloods Trafalgar Recreation Reserve 1888 2021 0
Yarragon
Panthers Dowton Park Reserve, Yarragon 1895 2019 0

Former Clubs

Club Colours Moniker Formed Years in competition Premierships Premiership Years Fate
Total Most recent
Arrawatta c. 1930s 1938-1939 - - - Folded
Bunyip
Bulldogs 1879 1982-2016 3 2012 1990, 2000, 2012 Moved to West Gippsland Football Netball Competition following 2016 season
Cora Lynn
Cobras 1913 2005-2016 4 2016 2008, 2014 (West), 2015, 2016 Moved to West Gippsland Football Netball Competition following 2016 season
Darnum c. 1920s 1920s-1947 1 1947 1947 Merged with Nilma following 1947 season
Garfield
Stars 1935 2010-2016 - - - Moved to West Gippsland Football Netball Competition following 2016 season
Hallora c. 1930s 1937-1952 1 1950 1950 Merged with Strzelecki following 1952 season
Hallora Strzelecki 1953 1953-1987 4 1971 1958, 1968, 1969, 1971 Folded
Koo Wee Rup
Demons c. 1900 2000-2016 - - - Moved to West Gippsland Football Netball Competition following 2016 season
Nar Nar Goon
Goons c. 1900 2005-2016 1 2010 2010 Moved to West Gippsland Football Netball Competition following 2016 season
Neerim c. 1900s 1952-1953 - - - Merged with Neerim South following 1952 season
Neerim Junction 1924 1952-1953 - - - Merged with Noojee following 1952 season
Neerim South c. 1920s 1952-1953 - - - Merged with Neerim following 1952 season
Noojee c. 1920s 1952-1953 - - - Merged with Neerim Junction following 1952 season
Noojee Neerim Junction 1954 1954-1961 1 1957 1957 Folded
Ripplebrook ? 1938-1950 - - - Folded
Strzelecki c. 1920s c. 1920s-1952 - - - Merged with Hallora following 1952 season
Triholm ? 1946-1952 - - - Folded
Warragul Industrials
Dusties 1948 1948-2018 4 1996 1948, 1976, 1986, 1996 Moved to West Gippsland Football Netball Competition following 2018 season
Warragul Rovers ? 1938-1961 Folded
Warragul seconds ? ? 2 1940 1938, 1940 Joined firsts in Latrobe Valley Football League
Wooreen 1937 1937-1940 1 1937 1937 Folded

Premiers

  • 1937 Wooreen
  • 1938 Warragul 2nds
  • 1939 Ellinbank
  • 1940 Warragul 2nds
  • 1941–45 In Recess
  • 1946 Ellinbank
  • 1947 Darnum
  • 1948 Warragul Ind
  • 1949 Nilma Lillico
  • 1950 Hallora
  • 1951 Nilma Lillico
  • 1952 Ellinbank
  • 1953 Ellinbank
  • 1954 Ellinbank
  • 1955 Ellinbank
  • 1956 Buln Buln
  • 1957 Noojee/Junction
  • 1958 Hallora Strez
  • 1959 Nilma Lillico
  • 1960 Warragul Ind
  • 1961 Ellinbank
  • 1962 Neerim Neerim South
  • 1963 Ellinbank
  • 1964 Neerim Neerim South
  • 1965 Buln Buln
  • 1966 Neerim Neerim South
  • 1967 Poowong
  • 1968 Hallora Strez
  • 1969 Hallora Strez
  • 1970 Poowong
  • 1971 Hallora Strez
  • 1972 Poowong
  • 1973 Poowong
  • 1974 Ellinbank
  • 1975 Ellinbank
  • 1976 Warragul Ind
  • 1977 Poowong
  • 1978 Neerim Neerim South
  • 1979 Buln Buln
  • 1980 Buln Buln
  • 1981 Buln Buln
  • 1982 Neerim Neerim South
  • 1983 Ellinbank
  • 1984 Ellinbank
  • 1985 Poowong
  • 1986 Warragul Ind
  • 1987 Ellinbank
  • 1988 Ellinbank
  • 1989 Poowong
  • 1990 Bunyip
  • 1991 Poowong
  • 1992 Catani
  • 1993 Nyora
  • 1994 Buln Buln
  • 1995 Ellinbank
  • 1996 Warragul Ind
  • 1997 Buln Buln
  • 1998 Neerim Neerim South
  • 1999 Neerim Neerim South
  • 2000 Bunyip
  • 2001 Buln Buln
  • 2002 Buln Buln
  • 2003 Poowong
  • 2004 Catani
  • 2005 Catani
  • 2006 Nyora
  • 2007 Nyora
  • 2008 Cora Lynn
  • 2009 Nilma Darnum
  • 2010 Nar Nar Goon
  • 2011 Garfield
  • 2012 Bunyip
  • 2013 Garfield
  • 2014 Buln Buln (East)
  • 2014 Cora Lynn (West)
  • 2015 Cora Lynn
  • 2016 Cora Lynn
  • 2017 Catani
  • 2018 Nyora
  • 2019 Longwarry
  • 2022 Neerim Neerim South
  • 2023 Buln Buln

VFL/AFL players

  • Barry Bourke – Neerim Neerim South – Melbourne
  • Jai Newcombe – Poowong – Hawthorn

References

  1. ^ "573148_country footy.html | The Weekly Times".
  2. ^ "EDFL TO REVERT BACK TO A ONE TIER COMPETITION IN 2015". 20 October 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Yarragon accepts move to Ellinbank league | Latrobe Valley Express". Archived from the original on 28 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Dusties launch into pre season". 20 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Ellinbank and District Netball and Football Amalgamation Committee Meet - Ellinbank District Football League - GameDay".

External links

  • Full Points Footy – Ellinbank & District Football League
  • Official EDFL website
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  • Catani
  • Ellinbank
  • Lang Lang
  • Longwarry
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  • Nilma Darnum
  • Nyora
  • Poowong
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