Goulburn Valley Football League
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General Information
Founded 1894
Chairman John Coghlan
General Manager Keith Wellman
Current clubs Benalla
Benalla Football Club
The Benalla Football Club are an Australian rules football club which compete in the Goulburn Valley Football League.The club is based in Benalla, Victoria....


Echuca
Echuca Football Club
The Echuca Football Club are an Australian rules football club which compete in the Goulburn Valley Football League .They are based in the Victorian town of Echuca and joined the league in 1909....


Euroa
Euroa Football Club
The Euroa Football Club are an Australian rules football club which compete in the Goulburn Valley Football League.-External links:*...


Kyabram
Kyabram Football Club
The Kyabram Football Club are an Australian rules football club which compete in the Goulburn Valley Football League . They are based in Kyabram, Victoria.Kyabram were a foundation club in the GVFL and have been one of the most dominant...


Mansfield
Mansfield Football Club
The Mansfield Football Club is an Australian rules football club in the Goulburn Valley Football League, they are based in Mansfield, Victoria. The club is officially known as the Mansfield Eagles Football/Netball club, but have been nicknamed "The Eagles" by supporters...


Mooroopna
Mooroopna Football Club
The Mooroopna Football Club are an Australian rules football club which compete in the Goulburn Valley Football League.-External links:*...


Rochester
Rochester Football Club
The Rochester Football Club was formed at a meeting held on 8 June 1874 at Tidy's Restdown Hotel. The club was formed with the purpose of soon "playing and beating Echuca"...


Seymour
Seymour Football Club
The Seymour Football Club is a club in the Goulburn Valley Football League. It is more locally commonly known as the Seymour Lions. It is recently a very successful club, winning the premiership 3 years in a row from 2005 to 2007 and finishing runners up in 2008. It also has a netball club under...


Shepparton
Shepparton Football Club
The Shepparton Football Club is an Australian rules football club in the Goulburn Valley Football League. The team, known as the "Bears", , are based in Shepparton and play their home games at the Deakin Reserve, the premier football ground in the town. They share the ground with the Shepparton...


Shepparton Swans
Shepparton Swans Football Club
The Shepparton Swans Football Club are an Australian rules football club which compete in the Goulburn Valley Football League.Until 1999, the Swans were known as a Lemnos Football Club.-External links:*...


Shepparton United
Shepparton United Football Club
Shepparton United Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Demons, is an Australian Rules Football club playing in the Goulburn Valley Football League.The club now known as Shepparton United was originally called City United...


Tatura
Tatura Football Club
The Tatura Football Club are an Australian rules football club which compete in the Goulburn Valley Football League.-External links:*...


The Goulburn Valley Football League (GVFL) is an Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

 competition based in the Goulburn Valley
Goulburn Valley
The Goulburn Valley is a region of Victoria, Australia. The region consists of those areas in the catchment of the Goulburn River and other nearby streams, and is part of the Murray-Darling Basin. The Goulburn Valley is bordered on the south by the Great Dividing Range and to the north by the...

 region of Victoria, Australia. Participating clubs also field netball
Netball
Netball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960 international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball ...

 teams that compete in a concurrent league.

It is a member of the Victorian Country Football League
Victorian Country Football League
The Victorian Country Football League is the governing body for Australian rules football in Victoria outside of metropolitan Melbourne on behalf of AFL Victoria...

 and has won the Victorian Country Football Championships in 2003 and 2005.

History

The Goulburn Valley Football League origins date back to 1893. Clubs from townships of Kyabram, Mooroopna, Shepparton and Tatura would organize to meet and play games. Later clubs from Undera, Rushworth, Murchison , Tongala and Echuca would spend time in this league.
Prior to World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

 this league used to play on Wednesday afternoon, but in 1939 the league decided to change to Saturday afternoon, Shepparton and Mooroopna objected and refused to play on Saturdays so both clubs went into recess.

2nd Division

In 1995 the league absorbed the clubs from the Tungamah FL and had a second division for three years (1995-1997). These Second division clubs left and form the Central Goulburn Football League in 1998. This league ceased in 2005.

Current clubs

Jumper Club Nickname Formerly
Benalla Football Club
Benalla Football Club
The Benalla Football Club are an Australian rules football club which compete in the Goulburn Valley Football League.The club is based in Benalla, Victoria....

 
Saints
Echuca Football Club
Echuca Football Club
The Echuca Football Club are an Australian rules football club which compete in the Goulburn Valley Football League .They are based in the Victorian town of Echuca and joined the league in 1909....

 
Bombers
Euroa Football Club
Euroa Football Club
The Euroa Football Club are an Australian rules football club which compete in the Goulburn Valley Football League.-External links:*...

 
Magpies
Kyabram Football Club
Kyabram Football Club
The Kyabram Football Club are an Australian rules football club which compete in the Goulburn Valley Football League . They are based in Kyabram, Victoria.Kyabram were a foundation club in the GVFL and have been one of the most dominant...

 
Bombers
Mansfield Football Club
Mansfield Football Club
The Mansfield Football Club is an Australian rules football club in the Goulburn Valley Football League, they are based in Mansfield, Victoria. The club is officially known as the Mansfield Eagles Football/Netball club, but have been nicknamed "The Eagles" by supporters...

 
Eagles
Mooroopna Football Club
Mooroopna Football Club
The Mooroopna Football Club are an Australian rules football club which compete in the Goulburn Valley Football League.-External links:*...

 
Cats
Rochester Football Club
Rochester Football Club
The Rochester Football Club was formed at a meeting held on 8 June 1874 at Tidy's Restdown Hotel. The club was formed with the purpose of soon "playing and beating Echuca"...

 
Tigers
Seymour Football Club
Seymour Football Club
The Seymour Football Club is a club in the Goulburn Valley Football League. It is more locally commonly known as the Seymour Lions. It is recently a very successful club, winning the premiership 3 years in a row from 2005 to 2007 and finishing runners up in 2008. It also has a netball club under...

 
Lions
Shepparton Football Club
Shepparton Football Club
The Shepparton Football Club is an Australian rules football club in the Goulburn Valley Football League. The team, known as the "Bears", , are based in Shepparton and play their home games at the Deakin Reserve, the premier football ground in the town. They share the ground with the Shepparton...

 
Bears Formerly the Maroons
Shepparton Swans Football Club
Shepparton Swans Football Club
The Shepparton Swans Football Club are an Australian rules football club which compete in the Goulburn Valley Football League.Until 1999, the Swans were known as a Lemnos Football Club.-External links:*...

 
Swans Formerly Lemnos
Shepparton United Football Club
Shepparton United Football Club
Shepparton United Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Demons, is an Australian Rules Football club playing in the Goulburn Valley Football League.The club now known as Shepparton United was originally called City United...

 
Demons formerly City United and SPC & Shepparton East)
Tatura Football Club
Tatura Football Club
The Tatura Football Club are an Australian rules football club which compete in the Goulburn Valley Football League.-External links:*...

 
Bulldogs

Former clubs

  • Avenel
  • Murchison
  • Nagambie
  • Prisoner of War Group 13
  • Rushworth
    Rushworth Football Club
    The Rushworth Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in the town of Rushworth, Victoria, Australia. The club is one of 12 member clubs in the Kyabram & District Football League and are known as the 'Tigers'...

  • Shepparton Imperials
  • SPC
  • Stanhope
    Stanhope Football Club
    The Stanhope Football Club is based in the small Victorian town of Stanhope, near Kyabram. The Club are known as the 'Lions' wearing a maroon jumper with gold chevron...

  • Stanhope-Girgarre
  • Tongala
    Tongala Football Club
    The Tongala Football Club, nicknamed the Blues, is an Australian Rules Football club playing in the Murray Football League.The club is based in the town of Tongala located in the north of Victoria....

  • Toolamba
  • Undera

Premiers

Year Seniors Reserves Thirds
2010 Shepperton United Kyabram Shepperton
2009 Mansfield Tatura Kyabram
2008 Rochester Seymour Echuca
2007 Seymour Echuca Seymour
2006 Seymour Seymour Shepparton
2005 Seymour Shepparton Shepparton
2004 Mansfield Shepparton Benalla
2003 Tatura Benalla Kyabram
2002 Echuca Shepparton Swans Benalla
2001 Echuca Shepparton Swans Shepparton
2000 Shepparton Shepparton Shepparton
1999 Rochester Shepparton United Kyabram
1998 Tatura Kyabram Benalla
1997 Echuca Euroa Shepparton
1996 Kyabram Echuca Rochester
1995 Tatura Echuca Kyabram
1994 Shepparton Shepparton Echuca
1993 Shepparton Shepparton United Lemnos
1992 Rochester Kyabram Shepparton United
1991 Seymour Kyabram Shepparton United
1990 Euroa Kyabram Shepparton United
1989 Shepparton United Shepparton United Shepparton United
1988 Shepparton United Tatura Shepparton United
1987 Shepparton United Shepparton Shepparton United
1986 Mooroopna Seymour Mooroopna
1985 Mooroopna Lemnos Kyabram
1984 Tongala Mooroopna Shepparton United
1983 Tongala Seymour Kyabram
1982 Seymour Mooroopna Mooroopna
1981 Seymour Shepparton Shepparton United
1980 Shepparton United Shepparton United Shepparton United
1979 Echuca Kyabram Shepparton United
1978 Shepparton Echuca Kyabram
1977 Echuca Echuca Shepparton United
1976 Seymour Echuca Echuca
1975 Kyabram Echuca Shepparton United
1974 Shepparton United Kyabram Lemnos
1973 Shepparton Lemnos Shepparton United
1972 Shepparton Tatura Lemnos
1971 Euroa Kyabram Lemnos
1970 Lemnos Shepparton Lemnos
1969 Shepparton Mooroopna Shepparton
1968 Shepparton Tatura Shepparton
1967 City United Shepparton Shepparton United
1966 Shepparton Tatura Kyabram
1965 Shepparton Shepparton Kyabram
1964 Shepparton Tongala

Medal winners

Best & Fairest (Morrison Medal) Leading Goalkicker
Year Player Club Player Club Goals
2010 Kristan Height Echuca Russell Robertson
Russell Robertson
Russell "Robbo" Robertson is a professional Australian rules footballer, who last played for the Melbourne Football Club....

Shepparton Swans 106
2009 Brian Durbridge Shepparton Swans Saad Saad Seymour 89
2008 Lincoln Withers
Rowan Priest
Kyabram
Benalla
Mark Jansz Euroa 103
2007 Trent Hotton
Trent Hotton
Trent Hotton is an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Carlton in the Australian Football League .Collingwood picked up Hotton, from Preston, with the 28th pick of the 1994 Pre-Season Draft...

Mansfield Saad Saad Seymour 96
2006 Colin Durie Echuca Balraj Singh Mooroopna 92
2005 Matt Byers Shepparton Ricky Symes Benalla 103
2004 Shane Schottner Seymour Damien Yze Shepparton Swans 78
2003 Rhys Archard
Stephen Ash
Echuca
Shepparton
Damien Yze Shepparton Swans 124
2002 Jarrod Sutherland Shepparton Swans Brenton Cooper Benalla 90
2001 Craig Sholl
Craig Sholl
Craig Sholl is a former Australian Rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Kangaroos during the 1990s. He won a premiership with the club in 1996 and the Syd Barker Medal in 1991, which he drew with Mick Martyn....

Echuca Jason Wells Shepparton 87
2000 Stephen Ash Shepparton Anthony Mellington
Anthony Mellington
Anthony Mellington is an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and North Melbourne in the Australian Football League ....

Shepparton 119
1999 Tony Pasquali Benalla Adrian Baker Euroa 109
1998 Adrian Baker
Adam Brunt
Euroa
Tongala
Adrian Baker Euroa 105
1997 Stephen Orr Echuca Brenton Cooper Shepparton United 128
1996 Mark Lambourn Lemnos Steve Ryan Tatura 119
1995 Ty Esler
Ty Esler
Ty Esler is a former Australian rules football player who played in the AFL between 1991 and 1993 for the Richmond Football Club.-References:* Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996...


Simon Eishold
Simon Eishold
Simon Eishold is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and Richmond in the Victorian/Australian Football League ....

Tatura
Echuca
Daryl Taylor Lemnos 109
1994 Phillip Morgan Rochester Chris Stuhldreier Kyabram 116
1993 Benny Gugliotti Kyabram Chris Stuhldreier Kyabram 164
1992 Peter Foott Shepparton United Chris Stuhldreier Kyabram 142
1991 Brendan Parker
Brendan Parker
Brendan Parker is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Australian Football League . A centre half forward from Nathalia in the Murray Football League, Parker moved to Tongala in 1991 and won the Murray Football League best and fairest in his first season. He was...

Tongala Chris Stuhldreier Kyabram 112
1990 Russell Byrnes Tongala Paul O'Bree Euroa 106
1989 Jonathan Solomon
Jonathan Solomon
Jonathan Solomon is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Brisbane Bears in the Australian Football League ....

Seymour Mick Souter Tongala 78
1988 Mick Keenan Rochester Ken Murray Shepparton 102
1987 Peter Gittos Kyabram Darren Comi Shepparton 96
1986 Brian Kennaugh Echuca Perry Meka Lemnos 97
1985 Gary Cooper Mooroopna Ken Murray Lemnos 126
1984 John Williams Shepparton United Shane Loveless
Shane Loveless
Shane Loveless is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League ....

Tatura 100
1983 Gary Cooper Mooroopna Darren Comi Seymour 86
1982 Phil Harrison
Gary Reese
Tongala
Shepparton
Paul McCarty Mooroopna 77
1981 David Code
David Code
David Code is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League .An Old Haileyburian, Code spent just one season at Melbourne. He later played with Devonport in the TFL Statewide League and won the 1987 William Leitch Medal and was a member of their...

Shepparton Peter Fuller Rochester 57
1980 David Code
David Code
David Code is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League .An Old Haileyburian, Code spent just one season at Melbourne. He later played with Devonport in the TFL Statewide League and won the 1987 William Leitch Medal and was a member of their...

Shepparton Peter Fuller Rochester 87
1979 Barry Ough
Barry Ough
Barry Ough is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League .Ough's only appearance for Melbourne came in their 25 point win over Essendon at the MCG during the 1975 VFL season....

Mooroopna Gary Elliott Lemnos 89
1978 Greg Liddell Seymour Ray Stomann Seymour 91
1977 Gavin Saunders Mooroopna Neville Mills Euroa 81
1976 Gary Cooper Tatura Robert Downie Tatura 87
1975 Norm Smith Lemnos Neville Mills Euroa 107
1974 Norm Smith Tatura Trevor Eddy Shepparton United 114
1973 Dowie Bux Mooroopna Trevor Eddy Shepparton United 125
1972 Dowie Bux Mooroopna Daryl Twitt Shepparton 62
1971 Chris Hutchins Shepparton Vin Edwards Euroa 63
1970 Jack Greenwood
Jack Greenwood
John "Jack" Greenwood is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League .Greenwood, a defender, had two stints in the VFL...

Tatura Daryl Twitt Shepparton 83
1969 Jack Greenwood
Jack Greenwood
John "Jack" Greenwood is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League .Greenwood, a defender, had two stints in the VFL...

Tatura Ron Cobbledick Lemnos 76
1968 Ray Willett
Ray Willett
Ray Willett is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League during the 1960s....

Mooroopna Terry Mangles Mooroopna 55
1967 Ray Willett
Ray Willett
Ray Willett is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League during the 1960s....

Mooroopna Greg Riddell Tongala 68
1966 Ed Murray Stanhope Freddo McMahon Tatura 63
1965 Ray Willett
Ray Willett
Ray Willett is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League during the 1960s....

Mooroopna Jock Spencer
Jock Spencer
Thomas 'Jock' Spencer was an Australian rules footballer who played for North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League. He was named at full-forward in North Melbourne's official 'Team of the Century'....

Shepparton United 61
1964 Dick Clay
Dick Clay
Richard Harold 'Dick' Clay is a former Australian rules footballer. As one of Richmond's greatest players in the post-war ear, Clay was renowned for his versatility, aerial strength and prodigious field kicking, and was duly named in the Tigers' Team of the Century.Clay began playing football for ...

Kyabram Dick Clay
Dick Clay
Richard Harold 'Dick' Clay is a former Australian rules footballer. As one of Richmond's greatest players in the post-war ear, Clay was renowned for his versatility, aerial strength and prodigious field kicking, and was duly named in the Tigers' Team of the Century.Clay began playing football for ...

Kyabram 103
1963 Charlie Stewart
Charlie Stewart (Australian rules footballer born 1939)
Charlie Stewart was an Australian rules football player and coach. He is most notable for playing for Footscray in the Victorian Football League. Stewart was of Indigenous Australian descent.-Playing career:...

Kyabram Jock Spencer
Jock Spencer
Thomas 'Jock' Spencer was an Australian rules footballer who played for North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League. He was named at full-forward in North Melbourne's official 'Team of the Century'....

City United 71
1962 Brian McCarty Mooroopna Kevin Fruend Tatura 59
1961 Jeff Cooper Kyabram Ron Files Tongala 59
1960 John Dalgliesh Shepparton Stewart Florence Rushworth 64
1959 Robbie Orrman Lemnos John Dainton City United 78
1958 Jeff Cooper Kyabram John Dainton City United 78
1957 L. Turnbull Rushworth Joe Forster Tatura 75
1956 K. Shaw Nagambie Alan Pickering Nagambie 68
1955 Con O'Toole
Con O'Toole
Cornelius "Con" O'Toole was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League .O'Toole, a ruckman from Ultima, was a member of Melbourne's 1949 reserves premiership team...

Rushworth Alan Pickering Nagambie 64
1954 Robbie Orrman Lemnos Tom Alexander Tatura 82
1953 W. Cruz Rushworth Ben Chilcott Shepparton 86
1952 R. Barrrett Stanhope Stan Finn Lemnos 84
1951 Robbie Orrman Lemnos Doug Brown
Doug Brown (Australian footballer)
Douglas "Doug" Brown was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and Geelong in the Victorian Football League ....

Tatura 86
1950 R. Dawson Tongala
1949 Bill Tyquin Lemnos
1948 K. Dunstall
G. Sexton
Stanhope
Rushworth
1947 W. Pritchard Tatura
1946 A. Downing Stanhope
1940 Cec Froelich Seymour
1939 K. Kane Rushworth
1938 K. Kane Rushworth
1937 Eric James Shepparton
1936 Leo Dwyer
Leo Dwyer
Leo Joseph Dwyer was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League .Dwyer, a wingman, was a foundation player for North Melbourne, playing eight games in their debut VFL season in 1925...

Murchison
1935 Eric James Shepparton
1934 Wilf Cox Kyabram

2007 Ladder

Goulburn Valley FL Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts
S United 15 0 3 0 2010 1352 148.67% 60
Seymour 14 0 4 0 2446 1533 159.56% 56
S Swans 13 0 5 0 2037 1430 142.45% 52
Euroa 12 0 6 0 2134 1681 126.95% 48
Mansfield 12 0 6 0 1758 1538 114.30% 48
Echuca 11 0 7 0 1877 1386 135.43% 44
Rochester 8 0 10 0 1749 1821 96.05% 32
Mooroopna 8 0 10 0 1782 1919 92.86% 32
Shepparton 6 0 12 0 1681 2045 82.20% 24
Benalla 6 0 12 0 1635 2003 81.63% 24
Kyabram 2 0 16 0 1409 2267 62.15% 8
Tatura 1 0 17 0 942 2485 37.91% 4


FINALS
Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Elimination Mansfield 24 20 164 Euroa 14 7 91
Elimination S Swans 27 9 171 Echuca 10 12 72
Qualifying Seymour 20 13 133 S United 12 10 82
1st Semi S United 18 11 119 Mansfield 13 13 91
2nd Semi Seymour 11 15 81 S Swans 10 10 70
Preliminary S Swans 14 18 102 S United 8 7 55
Grand Seymour 18 9 117 S Swans 13 12 90

2008 Ladder

Goulburn Valley FL Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts
Seymour 16 0 2 0 2402 1330 180.60% 64
Mooroopna 15 0 3 0 2049 1263 162.23% 60
Rochester 14 0 4 0 2117 1535 137.92% 56
S Swans 12 0 6 0 1910 1571 121.58% 48
Kyabram 11 0 7 0 1982 1521 130.31% 44
Echuca 8 0 10 0 1617 1729 93.52% 32
Mansfield 8 0 10 0 1600 1736 92.17% 32
Euroa 7 0 11 0 1987 1846 107.64% 28
S United 7 0 11 0 1458 1664 87.62% 28
Benalla 6 0 12 0 1493 1829 81.63% 24
Shepparton 4 0 14 0 1510 2173 69.49% 16
Tatura 0 0 18 0 901 2829 31.85% 0


FINALS
Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Elimination S Swans 19 14 128 Kyabram 11 14 80
Elimination Rochester 14 20 104 Echuca 8 15 63
Qualifying Seymour 18 10 118 Mooroopna 13 9 87
1st Semi Mooroopna 18 20 128 S Swans 12 11 83
2nd Semi Seymour 15 13 103 Rochester 13 10 88
Preliminary Rochester 19 10 124 Mooroopna 13 16 94
Grand Rochester 15 9 99 Seymour 13 18 96

2009 Ladder

Goulburn Valley FL Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts
Rochester 16 0 2 0 2154 1102 195.46% 64
Mansfield 14 0 4 0 2290 1387 165.10% 56
Kyabram 14 0 4 0 2041 1391 146.73% 56
Tatura 12 0 6 0 2134 1595 133.79% 48
Seymour 9 0 9 0 1952 1598 122.15% 36
Mooroopna 11 0 7 0 1739 1593 109.17% 44
Shepparton 8 0 10 0 1652 1805 91.52% 32
Euroa 7 0 11 0 1432 2188 65.45% 28
Echuca 6 0 12 0 1457 1908 76.36% 24
S Swans 5 0 13 0 1552 2082 74.54% 20
S United 5 0 13 0 1361 1876 72.55% 20
Benalla 1 0 17 0 1179 2418 48.76% 4


FINALS
Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Elimination Tatura 14 21 105 Mooroopna 9 16 70
Elimination Kyabram 21 22 148 Seymour 15 6 96
Qualifying Mansfield 15 12 102 Rochester 14 4 88
1st Semi Rochester 20 14 134 Tatura 8 12 60
2nd Semi Kyabram 21 12 138 Mansfield 12 15 87
Preliminary Mansfield 14 22 106 Rochester 7 5 47
Grand Mansfield 16 12 108 Kyabram 13 9 87

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