West Gippsland Latrobe Football League
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| Sport: | 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... |
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| Formerly: | West Gippsland Football League Gippsland-Latrobe Football League |
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| Inaugural Season: | 2000 | ||
| President: | Brian McKenzie | ||
| Website: | Official Website | ||
| Competitions (Football): | Seniors, Reserves, Under 18, Under 16 | ||
| Competitions (Netball): | A Grade, B Grade, C Grade, Under 17, Under 15, Under 13 | ||
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| 2011 Gippsland Football League season The 2011 Gippsland Football League season commenced on 9 April and concludes on 24 September 2011.It is the 12th season of the Gippsland Football League competition, and the first with ten teams following the inclusion of the Bairnsdale Football Club.... |
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| Premiers | Traralgon | ||
| Minor Premiers | Traralgon | ||
| Wooden Spooners | Warragul Warragul Football Club Warragul Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently in the Gippsland Football League , fielding Senior, Reserve, Under 18 and Under 16 football teams, as well as A, B, C Grade and Under 17, Under 15 and Under 13 netball teams.-History:... |
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The Gippsland Football League (formerly known as the West Gippsland Latrobe Football League), 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...
League in the Gippsland
Gippsland
Gippsland is a large rural region in Victoria, Australia. It begins immediately east of the suburbs of Melbourne and stretches to the New South Wales border, lying between the Great Dividing Range to the north and Bass Strait to the south...
region of Victoria, Australia. It is considered the only major league governed by the Victorian Country Football League in Gippsland.
History
The Gippsland League has roots dating back to the Central Gippsland Football League which was founded in 1902. The CGFL morphed into the Latrobe Valley Football League in 1954. The promoters of the LVFL wanted to have a league that consisted of towns along the Orbost railway lineOrbost railway line
The Orbost railway line is a railway serving the Latrobe Valley and Gippsland regions of Victoria, Australia...
, from Warragul to Sale
Sale, Victoria
Sale is a city in the Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria. It is the seat of the Shire of Wellington as well as the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sale and the Anglican Diocese of Gippsland. It has a population of around 13,336, and is expected to reach a population of 14,000 soon...
. Three clubs form south Gippsland
Gippsland
Gippsland is a large rural region in Victoria, Australia. It begins immediately east of the suburbs of Melbourne and stretches to the New South Wales border, lying between the Great Dividing Range to the north and Bass Strait to the south...
towns, Leongatha, Korumburra and Mirboo North, were therefore barred from joining the new league and went on to form the South Gippsland FL.
The LVFL changed its name, in 1995, to the Gippsland Latrobe FL.
At the end of 2001, The West Gippsland FL and the Gippsland Latrobe FL had an administrative merger. This created a two-division competition and a name change to West Gippsland Latrobe FL.
From 2002 until 2004, the league comprised a premier division, consisting mainly of the former Gippsland-Latrobe clubs, and a western division, comprising most of the former WGFL clubs.
After the 2004 season, the western division was dissolved, with Warragul
Warragul Football Club
Warragul Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently in the Gippsland Football League , fielding Senior, Reserve, Under 18 and Under 16 football teams, as well as A, B, C Grade and Under 17, Under 15 and Under 13 netball teams.-History:...
, Drouin and Garfield joining the premier league. The remaining clubs from the western division moved to other competitions, such as the Alberton Football League
Alberton Football League
The Alberton Football League is an Australian rules football league covering the South Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia.-History:The Alberton Football League was formed in 1946, replacing the earlier Alberton Football Association, and comprised eight clubs—Carrajung, Devon, Foster, Ramblers,...
, Ellinbank & District Football League
Ellinbank & District Football League
The Ellinbank and District Football League is an Australian rules football League, based in the West Gippsland region of Victoria, for both seniors and juniors. The EDFL was founded in 1937.15 teams compete in the league, the newest team being Garfield FC...
and the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League
Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League
The Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League is an Australian rules football competition, governed by the Victorian Country Football League. The MPNFL contains teams near the south eastern region of Victoria, Australia...
.
In 2009 Garfield left the GFL for the Ellinbank & District Football League, whilst Wonthaggi and Bairnsdale joined the GFL in 2010 and 2011 respectively.
The Latrobe Valley area is currently the only large regional centre in Victoria that does not have a team participating in the Victorian Football League
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association , taking its new name as from the 1996 season, is the premier Australian rules football league in Victoria The Victorian Football League (VFL) which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association...
, although Traralgon competed in the VFL during 1996-97, winning just four matches.
The region does have a representative team in the TAC Cup Under-18 competition, Gippsland Power.
Clubs
For 2011, the Gippsland Football League will consist of ten teams:| Jumper | Club | Nickname | Founded | Ground | Premierships | Website |
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Bairnsdale Football Club | Redlegs | N/A | Bairnsdale Football Ground McCulloch St | (24) 1902-03, 1908, 1912-13, 1928-30, 1947, 1951-52, 1954, 1956, 1958-59 (BDFL), 1981, 2000-02, 2004, 2006-07 2009-10(EGFL) | http://bairnsdalefc.vcfl.com.au/ |
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Drouin Football Club | Hawks | 1903 | Drouin Recreation Reserve Sinclair St | (8) 1941, 1946, 1949, 1958, 1967, 1978, 1991-92 (WGFL) | http://drouinfc.vcfl.com.au/ |
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Leongatha Football Club | Parrots | 1911 | Leongatha Recreation Reserve Roughead St | (19) 1894 (KDFA), 1905 (WFA), 1923-24 (KDFA), 1931-32, 1955, 1960-61, 1963-64 (SGFL), 1970, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1989 (LVFL), 1995, 1997 (GLFL), 2001 (WGFL) | http://leongathafc.vcfl.com.au/ |
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Maffra Football Club | Eagles | 1901 | Maffra Recreation Reserve McLean St | (19) 1904, 1906-07, 1910, 1914, 1920-21, 1926, 1935, 1938, 1946, 1948 (GFL), 2002-04, 2006-7, 2009-10 | |
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Moe Football Club | Lions | 1909 | Ted Summerton Reserve Vale St, Moe Moe -People:First name* Moe Berg, American major league baseball catcher, and spy* Moe Drabowsky, American major league baseball pitcher* Moe Howard, one of the Three Stooges* Moe Jaffe, songwriter and bandleader* Moe Oshikiri , Japanese model... |
(2) 1956, 1967 (LVFL) | |
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Morwell Football Club | Tigers | 1905 | Morwell Recreation Reserve Travers St | (10) 1950, 1952-53 (CGFL), 1961, 1966, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1993 (LVFL), 1996 (GLFL) | |
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Sale Football Club | Magpies | 1901 | Sale Recreation Reserve Palmerston St | (19) 1901, 1905, 1911, 1924, 1927, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1949-50, 1953 (GFL), 1954, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1986 (LVFL) 2008 (GFL) | |
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Traralgon Football Club | Maroons | 1883 | Traralgon Recreation Reserve Whittakers Rd | (25) 1919, 1923, 1925 (GFL), 1945-46, 1949 (CGFL), 1960, 1963-65, 1968-69, 1972, 1978, 1980, 1987, 1990-92, 1994 (LVFL), 1998-2000 (GLFL), 2005, 2011 | |
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Warragul Football Club Warragul Football Club Warragul Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently in the Gippsland Football League , fielding Senior, Reserve, Under 18 and Under 16 football teams, as well as A, B, C Grade and Under 17, Under 15 and Under 13 netball teams.-History:... |
Gulls | 1902 | Western Park Western Park Warragul Western Park is a recreation reserve on the western side of the West Gippsland town of Warragul, Victoria.It is the major sporting events venue in the Baw Baw Shire, followed by Eastern Park and is used by many sporting groups throughout the year.... Tarwin St |
(4) 1974, 1976, 1984 (LVFL), 2003 (WGFL) | |
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Wonthaggi Football Club | Power | 1956/2005 | Wonthaggi Recreation Reserve Strickland St | (6) 1974-75, 1994-95 (as Wonthaggi Rovers) 2005-06 (AFL) | |
| Note: AFL (Alberton FL Alberton Football League The Alberton Football League is an Australian rules football league covering the South Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia.-History:The Alberton Football League was formed in 1946, replacing the earlier Alberton Football Association, and comprised eight clubs—Carrajung, Devon, Foster, Ramblers,... ), CGFL (Central Gippsland FL), EGFL (East Gippsland FL East Gippsland Football League The East Gippsland Football League is an Australian rules football League in the East Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia.-History:The East Gippsland FL in its present incarnation began in 1974 with the merger of the Gippsland Football League and the Bairnsdale District Football League... ), KDFA (Korumburra & District FA), LVFL (Latrobe Valley FL), SGFL (South Gippsland FL), WFA (Woorayl Football Association), WGFL (West Gippsland FL West Gippsland Latrobe Football League The Gippsland Football League , is an Australian rules football League in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia... ), GLFL (Gippsland Latrobe FL) |
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Former clubs
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Churchill | Kangaroos | 1984-1994 | Gaskin Park, Churchill | (0) | http://www.sportingpulse.com/club_info.cgi?client=1-6187-80803-0-0 |
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Garfield Football Club | Stars | 2002-2009 | Garfield Recreation Reserve Beswick St | (7)1963-64, 1966, 1983, 1993, 1994, 2004 (WGFL) | |
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Heyfield | Kangaroos | 1960-1974 | Gordon St Rec Reserve | (0) | http://www.sportingpulse.com/club_info.cgi?c=1-6187-80807-0-0 |
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Newborough | Bulldogs | 1979-1985 | Newborough Rec Reserve Soutwell St | (0) | http://www.sportingpulse.com/club_info.cgi?c=1-6177-80684-0-0 |
| Stratford | Swans | 1961-1964 | Stratford Rec Reserve Wellsford St | (0) | http://www.sportingpulse.com/club_info.cgi?c=1-6187-80811-0-0 | |
| Trafalgar | Bloods | 1954-1968 | Trafalgar Rec Reserve | (2) 1958, 1962 | http://www.sportingpulse.com/club_info.cgi?c=1-6177-80686-0-0 | |
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Traralgon Tyers United | The Two Blues | 1983-1988 | Tyers Rec Reserve Main Road | (0) | http://www.traralgontyersunitedfc.vcfl.com.au |
| Yallourn | The Blues | 1954-1976 | Yallourn Rec Reserve | (0) | ||
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Yallourn Yallourn North | Bombers | 1977-1985 | Yallourn Rec Reserve | (0) | http://www.sportingpulse.com/club_info.cgi?c=1-6177-80687-0-0 |
| Yarragon | Panthers | 1954-1960 | Yarragon Football Ground Market St | (0) | http://www.sportingpulse.com/club_info.cgi?c=1-6177-80688-0-0 | |
Premiers and Best & Fairest Winners
| Year | Senior Premier | Senior B&F Winner | Season Summary (Ladder & Finals) |
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| 2011 |  Traralgon |
Andrew Soumilas ( Drouin) |
2011 - Gippsland FL 2011 Gippsland Football League season The 2011 Gippsland Football League season commenced on 9 April and concludes on 24 September 2011.It is the 12th season of the Gippsland Football League competition, and the first with ten teams following the inclusion of the Bairnsdale Football Club.... |
| 2010 |  Maffra |
Gary Jones ( Maffra) |
2010 - Gippsland FL |
| 2009 | Maffra |
Adrian Cox ( Sale) & Michael Geary ( Traralgon) |
2009 - WGLFL 2009 West Gippsland Latrobe Football League season The 2009 West Gippsland Latrobe Football League season commenced on 18 April and concluded on 19 September. It was the 10th and final season of the West Gippsland Latrobe Football League competition before it changed its name to the Gippsland Football League.... |
| 2008 | Sale | Nick Hider ( Maffra) |
2008 - WGLFL 2008 West Gippsland Latrobe Football League season The 2008 West Gippsland Latrobe Football League season commenced on the 12 April and concluded on the 20 September. It was the ninth season of the West Gippsland Latrobe Football League competition.... |
| 2007 | Maffra |
Nick Hider ( Maffra) |
2007 - WGLFL |
| 2006 | Maffra |
Desi Barr ( Warragul Warragul Football Club Warragul Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently in the Gippsland Football League , fielding Senior, Reserve, Under 18 and Under 16 football teams, as well as A, B, C Grade and Under 17, Under 15 and Under 13 netball teams.-History:... ) |
2006 - WGLFL 2006 West Gippsland Latrobe Football League season The 2006 West Gippsland Latrobe Football League season commenced on the 12 April and concluded on the 20 September. It was the seventh season of the West Gippsland Latrobe Football League competition.... |
| 2005 | Traralgon |
Andrew Soumilas ( Garfield) |
2005 - WGLFL |
Records and Statistics
Club Finishing Positions| Club | Premierships | Runners Up | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
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| Traralgon |
19 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| Sale | 9 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 1 |
| Leongatha |
8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
 Morwell |
7 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 5 |
| Maffra |
7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Warragul | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 2 |
 Moe |
2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| Bairnsdale | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Wonthaggi | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Drouin |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Recent Finishing Positions
| Club | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 |
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| Bairnsdale | 8th | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Drouin |
2nd | 2nd | 5th | 9th | 9th | |
| Garfield |
-- | -- | 9th | 6th | 3rd | 7th |
| Leongatha |
5th | 5th | 4th | 7th | 8th | |
| Maffra |
3rd | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 1st | 1st |
| Moe |
7th | 6th | 3rd | 5th | 5th | |
| Morwell |
9th | 4th | 7th | 2nd | 6th | |
| Sale | 4th | 7th | 8th | 1st | 2nd | 2nd |
| Traralgon |
1st | 3rd | 1st | 8th | 3rd | |
| Warragul | 10th | 9th | 6th | 3rd | 4th | |
| Wonthaggi | 6th | 8th | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Significant Records
| Record | Detail |
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| Highest Score: | 45.22 (292) Traralgon vs. Churchill |
| Lowest Score: | 0.0 (2) Stratford vs. Traralgon; Bairnsdale vs. Traralgon |
| Most Goals in a Match: | (19) Adrian Campbell (Leongatha vs. Moe) |
| Most Goals in a Season: | 136 Shane Loveless Shane Loveless Shane Loveless is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League .... (Sale) |
| Record Quarter Score | |
| 1st Quarter | 13.4 (82) Maffra vs. Newborough Warragul vs. Newborough Maffra vs. Churchill |
| 2nd Quarter | 14.3 (87) Leongatha vs. Heyfield |
| 3rd Quarter | 15.5 (95) Traralgon vs. Newborough |
| 4th Quarter | 16.7 (103) Leongatha vs. Moe |