Millewa Football League
Encyclopedia
The Millewa Football League is a minor country Australian rules football
league with teams based in the Sunraysia
region of north-western Victoria and south-western New South Wales
, Australia
, around the towns of Mildura, Victoria
and Robinvale
.
The clubs are mostly based within the same area as the clubs in the major Sunraysia Football League
, but generally represent smaller towns and communities.
FINALS
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 with teams based in the Sunraysia
Sunraysia
Sunraysia is an area of northwestern Victoria and southwestern New South Wales in Australia, known for its sunshine, grapes and oranges. Its main centre is Mildura....
region of north-western Victoria and south-western New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
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, around the towns of Mildura, Victoria
Mildura, Victoria
Mildura is a regional city in northwestern Victoria, Australia and seat of the Rural City of Mildura local government area. It is located in the Sunraysia region, and is on the banks of the Murray River. The current population is estimated at just over 30,000.Mildura is a major agricultural centre...
and Robinvale
Robinvale, Victoria
Robinvale is a town on the south bank of the Murray River in northern Victoria, Australia. It is connected by a bridge to Euston on the other side of the river in New South Wales. At the 2006 census, Robinvale had a population of 2214.-History:...
.
The clubs are mostly based within the same area as the clubs in the major Sunraysia Football League
Sunraysia Football League
The Sunraysia Football League is an Australian Rules league based in Northwestern Victoria with clubs located in the vicinity of Mildura and Wentworth, New South Wales...
, but generally represent smaller towns and communities.
History
The Millewa Football League was formed in 1926. Media coverage of this league was non-existent between 1940 and 1960. Regular scores did not start appearing in the press until the mid 1970s.Current
Jumper | Club | Nickname | Years in comp | MFL Premierships | Premiership Years |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bambill Bambill, Victoria Bambill is a locality situated on the Redcliffs-Merringur Road in the Sunraysia region. The place by road, is situated about 6 kilometres east from Yarrara and 9 kilometres west from Werrimull.... |
Saints | 1927- | 22 | 1935, 1938-9, 1949, 1965-6-7-8, 1970-1, 1976, 1980, 1985-6-7-8, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2009 | |
Cardross Cardross, Victoria Cardross is a small town approximately 15 km south east of Mildura, in north western Victoria, Australia. At the 2006 census, Cardross and the surrounding area had a population of 739... |
Lions | 1962- | 3 | 1962-3, 1972 | |
Euston Euston, New South Wales Euston is a small town on the banks of the Murray River, southern New South Wales, Australia in Balranald Shire. The twin town of Robinvale is on the other side of the river in the state of Victoria. At the 2006 census, Euston had a population of 462 people. Until the irrigation development at... |
Bombers | 1999- | 1 | 2008 | |
Gol Gol Gol Gol, New South Wales Gol Gol is a small town in the far western region of New South Wales, Australia in Wentworth Shire. It is situated on the banks of the Murray River, which forms part of the New South Wales-Victoria state border, in the Sunraysia fruit-growing region of north-western Victoria... |
Hawks | 1980- | 10 | 1982-3-4, 1991-2, 2001, 2004-5-6, 2010 | |
Meringur Meringur, Victoria Meringur is a farming settlement to the west of Mildura in northwestern Victoria, Australia. At the 2006 census, Meringur and the surrounding area had a population of 147... |
Kangaroos | 1926-36, 1949- | 10 | 1934, 1950, 1952, 1956-7-8-9, 1960-1, 1964 | |
Nangiloc Nangiloc, Victoria Nangiloc is a small rural community in North Western Victoria on the south bank of the Murray River, about 50 km south east of Mildura... |
Demons | 1975- | 7 | 1978, 1989, 1990, 1993-4-5, 1999 | |
Werrimull Werrimull, Victoria Werrimull is a small Australian town and locality the state of Victoria and a part of the Sunraysia region. The place by road, is situated about 10 kilometres west of Karawinna and 10 kilometres east of Bambill.... |
Magpies | 1926- | 22 | 1926-7-8-9, 1932, 1942-3-4-5, 1947-8, 1951, 1954-5, 1972-3-4-5, 1977, 1979, 1981, 2003 | |
Past Clubs
- Benetook 1931
- Coomealla 1981-1989
- Karawinna 1926-1936
- Karween 1932-1934
- Karween-Morkalla 1935-1953
- Karween-Karawinna Tigers 1954-1998
- Merinee 1928-1949
- Meringur-South Merbein 1988-1995
- Nicholls Point 1975-1977
- Pirlta 1929-1932
- South Merbein Swans 1960-1987
- Yarrara 1926-1937
Recent Premierships
- 1960 Meringur 11 13 79 Defeated Werrimull 4 6 30
- 1961 Meringur 8 15 63 Defeated Werrimull 8 4 52
- 1962 Cardross 11 12 78 Defeated Meringur 11 9 75
- 1963 Cardross 10 10 70 Defeated Meringur 10 9 69
- 1964 Meringur 13 21 99 Defeated Bambill 13 3 81
- 1965 Bambill 8 10 58 Defeated Meringur 5 10 40
- 1966 Bambill 14 13 97 Defeated Cardross 14 4 88
- 1967 Bambill 9 13 67 Defeated Meringur 5 15 45
- 1968 Bambill 12 10 82 Defeated Werrimull 7 10 52
- 1969 South Merbein 11 11 77 Defeated Karween-Karawinna 6 11 47
- 1970 Bambill 13 8 86 Defeated Cardross 8 12 60
- 1971 Bambill 14 15 99 Defeated Karween-Karawinna 11 12 78
- 1972 Cardross 17 14 116 Defeated Werrimull 12 18 90
- 1973 Werrimull 9 11 65 Defeated Bambill 7 6 48
- 1974 Werrimull 17 18 120 Defeated South Merbein 17 11 113
- 1975 Werrimull 15 18 108 Defeated Bambill 14 10 94
- 1976 Bambill 14 12 96 Defeated Nangiloc 4 17 41
- 1977 Werrimull 15 15 105 Defeated Nangiloc 13 13 91
- 1978 Nangiloc 19 10 124 Defeated Meringur 18 9 117
- 1979 Werrimull 16 22 118 Defeated Bambill 16 18 114
- 1980 Bambill 15 12 102 Defeated Werrimull 11 11 77
- 1981 Werrimull 19 12 126 Defeated Alcheringa 12 11 83
- 1982 Alcheringa 31 21 207 Defeated Cardross 14 8 92
- 1983 Alcheringa 27 10 172 Defeated Bambill 14 10 94
- 1984 Alcheringa 18 17 125 Defeated Bambill 15 10 100
- 1985 Bambill 15 11 101 Defeated Alcheringa 11 9 75
- 1986 Bambill 15 8 98 Defeated Alcheringa 13 10 88
- 1987 Bambill 26 14 170 Defeated Alcheringa 15 8 98
- 1988 Bambill 7 18 60 Defeated Meringur South Merbein 3 9 27
- 1989 Nangiloc 17 18 120 Defeated Alcheringa 13 12 90
- 1990 Nangiloc 15 15 105 Defeated Alcheringa 10 13 73
- 1991 Alcheringa 16 11 107 Defeated Bambill 9 8 62
- 1992 Alcheringa 12 7 79 Defeated Bambill 7 13 55
- 1993 Nangiloc 13 8 86 Defeated Bambill 8 17 65
- 1994 Nangiloc 14 16 100 Defeated Bambill 12 8 80
- 1995 Nangiloc 15 16 106 Defeated Bambill 10 10 70
- 1996 Bambill 15 19 109 Defeated Nangiloc 11 11 77
- 1997 Karween-Karawinna 16 10 106 Defeated Bambill 14 12 96
- 1998 Bambill 20 12 132 Defeated Werrimull 6 9 45
- 1999 Gol Gol 17 15 117 Defeated Nangiloc 13 14 92
- 2000 Bambill 18 19 127 Defeated Gol Gol 11 10 76
- 2001 Gol Gol 19 16 130 Defeated Werrimull 5 8 38
- 2002 Bambill 24 11 155 Defeated Euston 5 10 40
- 2003 Werrimull 19 12 126 Defeated Gol Gol 18 17 125
- 2004 Gol Gol 12 12 84 Defeated Bambill 6 10 46
- 2005 Gol Gol 20 15 135 Defeated Meringur 4 8 32
- 2006 Gol Gol 22 18 150 Defeated Cardross 1 12 18
- 2007 Bambill 19 13 127 Defeated Cardross 4 9 33
- 2008 Euston 13 10 88 Defeated Gol Gol 6 12 48
2009 Ladder
Millewa | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bambill | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2044 | 838 | 243.91% | 72 |
Gol Gol | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2145 | 944 | 227.22% | 60 |
Euston | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1518 | 1234 | 123.01% | 52 |
Meringur | 9 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1281 | 1290 | 99.30% | 48 |
Nangolic | 7 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1168 | 1431 | 81.62% | 40 |
Cardross | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 883 | 2065 | 42.76% | 20 |
Werrimull | 1 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 715 | 1952 | 36.63% | 16 |
FINALS
Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st Semi | Euston | 16 | 16 | 112 | Meringur | 9 | 8 | 62 |
2nd Semi | Bambill | 13 | 10 | 88 | Gol Gol | 12 | 9 | 81 |
Preliminary | Gol Gol | 19 | 14 | 128 | Euston | 13 | 10 | 88 |
Grand | Bambill | 13 | 14 | 92 | Gol Gol | 11 | 5 | 71 |
2010 Ladder
Millewa | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
|
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Bambill | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1751 | 1002 | 174.75% | 68 | 1st Semi | Cardross | 7 | 10 | 52 | Werrimull | 6 | 10 | 46 | |
Gol Gol | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1776 | 973 | 182.53% | 64 | 2nd Semi | Gol Gol | 10 | 8 | 68 | Bambill | 3 | 13 | 31 | |
Werrimull | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1531 | 1404 | 109.05% | 52 | Preliminary | Bambill | 10 | 10 | 70 | Cardross | 6 | 9 | 45 | |
Cardross | 9 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1378 | 1132 | 121.73% | 48 | Grand | Gol Gol | 14 | 5 | 89 | Bambill | 5 | 18 | 48 | |
Meringur | 5 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1099 | 1440 | 76.32% | 32 | ||||||||||
Nangolic | 4 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 995 | 1514 | 65.72% | 28 | ||||||||||
Euston | 1 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 952 | 2017 | 47.20% | 16 | |
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2011 Ladder
Millewa | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
|
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Bambill | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2328 | 1116 | 208.60% | 72 | 1st Semi | Gol Gol | 17 | 14 | 116 | Euston | 12 | 17 | 89 | |
Werrimull | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1646 | 1655 | 99.46% | 52 | 2nd Semi | Bambill | 21 | 8 | 134 | Werrimull | 5 | 14 | 44 | |
Euston | 9 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1769 | 1458 | 121.33% | 48 | Preliminary | Werrimull | 18 | 7 | 115 | Gol Gol | 15 | 9 | 99 | |
Gol Gol | 7 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1695 | 1671 | 101.44% | 40 | Grand | Bambill | 24 | 14 | 158 | Werrimull | 14 | 5 | 89 | |
Nangolic | 7 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1568 | 1687 | 92.95% | 40 | ||||||||||
Cardross | 6 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1395 | 1739 | 80.22% | 36 | ||||||||||
Meringur | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1097 | 2172 | 50.51% | 20 | |
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