Picola & District Football League
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| Founded | 1934 |
| Current clubs | North West Division Berrigan Berrigan Football Club The Berrigan Football Club, nicknamed the Saints, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Picola & District Football League. The club is based in the small town of Berrigan located in the Riverina district of New South Wales.... Blighty Blighty Football Club The Blighty Football Club, nicknamed the Redeyez, is an Australian Rules Football club playing in the Picola & District Football League.The club is based in the Riverina locality of Blighty, New South Wales... Deniliquin Rovers Deniliquin Rovers Football Club The Deniliquin Rovers Football Club, nicknamed the Roos, is an Australian Rules Football club playing in the Picola & District Football League. The club is based in the Riverina town of Deniliquin, New South Wales-External links:**... Jerilderie Jerilderie Football Club Jerilderie Football Club is an Australian Rules Football club that plays in the Picola & District Football League. The club is located in Jerilderie, New South Wales, a town in the Riverina region of New South Wales... Mathoura Mathoura Football Club The Mathoura Football Club, nicknamed the Timbercutters, is an Australian Rules Football club playing in the Picola & District Football League.The club is based in the small New South Wales town of Mathoura.- Senior Premierships:*1920*1921*1929... Picola United Picola United Football Club The Picola United Football Club, nicknamed the Blues, is an Australian Rules Football club playing in the Picola & District Football League... Strathmerton Strathmerton Football Club The Strathmerton Football Club, nicknamed the Bulldogs, is an Australian Rules Football club playing in the Picola & District Football League.The club is based in the small Victorian town of Strathmerton.-Premierships:... Yarroweyah Yarroweyah Football Club The Yarroweyah Football Club, nicknamed the Hoppers, is an Australian Rules Football club playing in the Picola & District Football League. The club is based in the small town of Yarroweyah, Victoria... South East Division |
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| Premiers | Tungamah Tungamah Football Club The Tungamah Football Club, nicknamed the Bears, is an Australian Rules Football club playing in the Picola & District Football League.... |
| Minor Premiers | Tungamah Tungamah Football Club The Tungamah Football Club, nicknamed the Bears, is an Australian Rules Football club playing in the Picola & District Football League.... |
| Wooden spoon | Wunghnu Wunghnu Football Club The Wunghnu Football Club, nicknamed the Magpies, was an Australian rules football club. It was playing in the Picola & District Football League until it was forced in 2011 into recess by the VCFL because they were deemed to be uncompetitive... |
| Best & Fairest (Pearce Medal) | Stephen Scott (Waaia Waaia Football Club The Waaia Football Club, nicknamed the Bombers, is an Australian Rules Football club playing in the Picola & District Football League. The club is based in the small Victorian town of Waaia, approximately 220 km from Melbourne.-History:... ) |
| Leading Goalkicker | Greg Meyland (Waaia Waaia Football Club The Waaia Football Club, nicknamed the Bombers, is an Australian Rules Football club playing in the Picola & District Football League. The club is based in the small Victorian town of Waaia, approximately 220 km from Melbourne.-History:... ) 100 |
The Picola & District Football Netball 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 affiliated with 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...
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The league covers a large area of northern Victoria and southern 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...
from Shepparton
Shepparton, Victoria
Shepparton is a city located on the floodplain of the Goulburn River in the north east of Victoria, Australia approximately north-east of Melbourne. It is the fifth largest city in Victoria, Australia. The estimated population of Shepparton's statistical area is 48,926.It began as a sheep station...
in the south to Jerilderie
Jerilderie, New South Wales
Jerilderie is a town of 768 people in the southern Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. It is the only town in the Jerilderie Shire Local Government Area....
in the north and consists of teams from the smaller communities and towns.
The Grand Final
Grand Final
Grand Final is a predominantly Australian sport term used to describe a match that decides a league champion.It originated in Victoria and South Australia and has become specifically significant Australian culture...
is traditionally hosted by Katunga
Katunga, Victoria
Katunga is a town in the Goulburn Valley region of northern Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the Shire of Moira Local Government Area, 228 kilometres from the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Katunga had a population of 1,548....
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History
The league commenced in 1934, founding clubs were Barmah, Kotupna, Moira, Nathalia Seconds, Picola, and Yalca North. This league replaced the Western and Miora Football Association that operated between 1908 and 1933.Between 1945 and 1958 Nurmukah and Nathailia both field second XVIII sides in the PDFL.
In 1971 founding clubs Picola and Yalca North merged to form Picola United.
In 1992 Danny Irwin of Waaia kicked 215 goals in a season.
In 2006, Dookie United
Dookie United Football Club
The Dookie United Football Club,the club has no nickname or mascot just "Dooks", is an Australian Rules Football club playing in the Picola & District Football League.The club is based in the small Victorian town of Dookie....
and Shepparton East
Shepparton East Football Club
The Shepparton East Football Club, now nicknamed the Eagles, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Picola & District Football League...
made their debut with the league. They were previously in the now defunct Central Goulburn Football League.
The transfer of Rennie
Rennie Football Club
Rennie Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in the southern Riverina town of Rennie. The club currently competes in the south eastern division of the Picola & District League, having previously competed in the Hume Football League and the Coreen & District Football League....
from the Hume Football League
Hume Football League
The Hume Football League is an Australian rules football competition in the southern Riverina region of New South Wales, with clubs coming from a number of farming communities. Some players also come from the city of Albury, which is at the south of the area covered by the league...
in 2009 gave the league seventeen teams which was then split into North West and South East zones. Prior to the 2011 season the VCFL shut Wunghnu down because the club was uncompetitive.
Current - North West
| Jumper | Club | Nickname | Years in comp | PDFL Premierships | Premiership Years |
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Berrigan Berrigan Football Club The Berrigan Football Club, nicknamed the Saints, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Picola & District Football League. The club is based in the small town of Berrigan located in the Riverina district of New South Wales.... |
Saints | 2003- | 1 | 2011 |
| Blighty Blighty Football Club The Blighty Football Club, nicknamed the Redeyez, is an Australian Rules Football club playing in the Picola & District Football League.The club is based in the Riverina locality of Blighty, New South Wales... |
Red Eyes | 1969- | 4 | 1969, 1971, 1975, 2000 | |
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Deniliquin Rovers Deniliquin Rovers Football Club The Deniliquin Rovers Football Club, nicknamed the Roos, is an Australian Rules Football club playing in the Picola & District Football League. The club is based in the Riverina town of Deniliquin, New South Wales-External links:**... |
Roos | 1977- | - | - |
| Jerilderie Jerilderie Football Club Jerilderie Football Club is an Australian Rules Football club that plays in the Picola & District Football League. The club is located in Jerilderie, New South Wales, a town in the Riverina region of New South Wales... |
Demons | 2008- | 1 | 2009 | |
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Mathoura Mathoura Football Club The Mathoura Football Club, nicknamed the Timbercutters, is an Australian Rules Football club playing in the Picola & District Football League.The club is based in the small New South Wales town of Mathoura.- Senior Premierships:*1920*1921*1929... |
Timbercutters | 1990- | 1 | 1993 |
| Picola United Picola United Football Club The Picola United Football Club, nicknamed the Blues, is an Australian Rules Football club playing in the Picola & District Football League... |
Blues | 1905-7, 1934- | 10 | 1906-7, 1935, 1949, 1952, 1954-5-6, 1962, 1967 | |
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Strathmerton Strathmerton Football Club The Strathmerton Football Club, nicknamed the Bulldogs, is an Australian Rules Football club playing in the Picola & District Football League.The club is based in the small Victorian town of Strathmerton.-Premierships:... |
Bulldogs | 1936-1937, 1994- | 4 | 1936, 1937, 1997, 2010 |
| Yarroweyah Yarroweyah Football Club The Yarroweyah Football Club, nicknamed the Hoppers, is an Australian Rules Football club playing in the Picola & District Football League. The club is based in the small town of Yarroweyah, Victoria... |
Hoppers | 1956- | 6 | 1963, 1970, 1972, 1980, 1985, 1988 | |
Current - South East
| Jumper | Club | Nickname | Years in comp | PDFL Premierships | Premiership Years |
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| Dookie United Dookie United Football Club The Dookie United Football Club,the club has no nickname or mascot just "Dooks", is an Australian Rules Football club playing in the Picola & District Football League.The club is based in the small Victorian town of Dookie.... |
Dooks (Formerly the Kangaroos) | 2006- | 1 | 2007 | |
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Katamatite Katamatite Football Club The Katamatite Football Club, nicknamed the Tigers, is an Australian Rules Football club playing in the Picola & District Football League. The club is based in the small Victorian town of Katamatite.-Premierships:*Picola & District Football League... |
Tigers | 1950-55, 1995- | 3 | 1950, 1996, 2001 |
| Katandra Katandra Football Club The Katandra Football Club, nicknamed the Kats, is an Australian Rules Football club playing in the South East Division of the Picola & District Football League.... |
Kats | 1996 | 3 | 1998, 2003-4 | |
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Katunga Katunga Football Club The Katunga Football Club, nicknamed the Swans, is an Australian Rules Football club playing in the Picola & District Football League. Katunga Football Club joined the Picola & District Football League in 1951 and has called the league its home ever since. The club is based in the small Victorian... |
Swans | 1950- | 4 | 1968, 1977, 1983-4 |
| Rennie Rennie Football Club Rennie Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in the southern Riverina town of Rennie. The club currently competes in the south eastern division of the Picola & District League, having previously competed in the Hume Football League and the Coreen & District Football League.... |
Hoppers | 2009- | 1 | 2011 - | |
| Shepparton East Shepparton East Football Club The Shepparton East Football Club, now nicknamed the Eagles, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Picola & District Football League... |
Eagles (Formerly the Bombers) | 2006- | 2 | 2006, 2010 | |
| Tungamah Tungamah Football Club The Tungamah Football Club, nicknamed the Bears, is an Australian Rules Football club playing in the Picola & District Football League.... |
Bears | 1995- | 3 | 1999, 2008, 2009 | |
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Waaia Waaia Football Club The Waaia Football Club, nicknamed the Bombers, is an Australian Rules Football club playing in the Picola & District Football League. The club is based in the small Victorian town of Waaia, approximately 220 km from Melbourne.-History:... |
Bombers | 1932- | 10 | 1953, 1974, 1989-90-1-2, 1994-5, 2002, 2005 |
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- Barmah Football Club
- Barmah Federals Football Club
- Barooga Football ClubBarooga Football ClubThe Barooga Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is an Australian Rules Football club playing in the Murray Football League.The club is based in the town of Barooga located in the Riverina district of New South Wales....
- Kotupna Football Club
- Lower Moira Football Club
- Moira Football Club
- Moira Ramblers Football Club
- Nathalia Football ClubNathalia Football ClubThe Nathalia Football Club, nicknamed the Purples, is an Australian Rules Football club playing in the Murray Football League.The club is based in the town of Nathalia located in north east Victoria.Nathalia joined the Murray Football League in 1931....
- Nathalia Imperial Football Club
- Numurkah Football Club SecondsNumurkah Football ClubThe Numurkah 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 Numurkah located in north east Victoria....
- Picola Football ClubPicola United Football ClubThe Picola United Football Club, nicknamed the Blues, is an Australian Rules Football club playing in the Picola & District Football League...
- Tallygaroopna Football ClubTallygaroopna FCTallygaroopna Football Club is an Australian rules football club that competes in the Kyabram & District Football League.The club was established in 1904 and competed in the Southern Division of the Goulburn Valley Football Association...
- Yalca North Football ClubPicola United Football ClubThe Picola United Football Club, nicknamed the Blues, is an Australian Rules Football club playing in the Picola & District Football League...
- Wunghnu Football ClubWunghnu Football ClubThe Wunghnu Football Club, nicknamed the Magpies, was an Australian rules football club. It was playing in the Picola & District Football League until it was forced in 2011 into recess by the VCFL because they were deemed to be uncompetitive...
2008 Ladder
| Picola District | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts |
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| Tungamah | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2344 | 833 | 281.39% | 70 |
| Dookie United | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2245 | 1123 | 199.91% | 64 |
| Waaia | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2267 | 911 | 248.85% | 62 |
| Katandra | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2071 | 1173 | 176.56% | 56 |
| Katunga | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1832 | 1225 | 149.55% | 52 |
| Strathmerton | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1640 | 1172 | 139.93% | 52 |
| Deniliquin Rovers | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2022 | 1453 | 139.16% | 48 |
| Shepparton East | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1586 | 1540 | 102.99% | 32 |
| Blighty | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1380 | 1554 | 88.80% | 32 |
| Jerilderie | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1516 | 1631 | 92.95% | 28 |
| Katamatite | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1324 | 1759 | 75.27% | 24 |
| Picola United | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1225 | 1711 | 71.60% | 24 |
| Berrigan | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1151 | 1678 | 68.59% | 20 |
| Mathoura | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 979 | 2061 | 47.50% | 8 |
| Yarroweyah | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 748 | 2709 | 27.61% | 4 |
| Wunghnu | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 679 | 2476 | 27.42% | 0 |
FINALS
| Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
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| Elimination | Katunga | 20 | 10 | 130 | Shepparton East | 12 | 10 | 82 |
| Elimination | Deniliquin Rovers | 12 | 9 | 81 | Strathmerton | 10 | 5 | 65 |
| Qualifying | Tungamah | 16 | 12 | 108 | Katandra | 11 | 6 | 72 |
| Qualifying | Waaia | 12 | 15 | 87 | Dookie United | 5 | 11 | 41 |
| 1st Semi | Dookie United | 11 | 13 | 79 | Katunga | 11 | 10 | 76 |
| 2nd Semi | Katandra | 14 | 8 | 92 | Deniliquin Rovers | 5 | 7 | 37 |
| Preliminary | Tungamah | 20 | 19 | 139 | Dookie United | 8 | 5 | 53 |
| Preliminary | Katandra | 20 | 11 | 131 | Waaia | 11 | 10 | 76 |
| Grand | Tungamah | 21 | 17 | 143 | Katandra | 12 | 10 | 82 |
2009 Ladder
| Picola North West | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts |
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| Deniliquin Rovers | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1677 | 968 | 173.24% | 56 |
| Jerilderie | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1588 | 1025 | 154.93% | 52 |
| Berrigan | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1354 | 1100 | 123.09% | 44 |
| Mathoura | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1315 | 1139 | 115.45% | 36 |
| Strathmerton | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1219 | 990 | 123.13% | 32 |
| Picola United | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1169 | 1183 | 98.82% | 24 |
| Yarroweyah | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1117 | 1372 | 81.41% | 20 |
| Blighty | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1101 | 1373 | 80.19% | 20 |
| Wunghnu | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 725 | 2115 | 34.28% | 4 |
FINALS
| Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
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| Elimination | Mathoura | 8 | 3 | 51 | Strathmerton | 14 | 12 | 96 |
| Qualifying | Jerilderie | 22 | 13 | 145 | Berrigan | 8 | 9 | 57 |
| 1st Semi | Berrigan | 11 | 10 | 76 | Strathmerton | 10 | 7 | 67 |
| 2nd Semi | Deniliquin Rovers | 13 | 13 | 91 | Jerilderie | 16 | 8 | 104 |
| Preliminary | Berrigan | 15 | 18 | 108 | Deniliquin Rovers | 11 | 7 | 73 |
| Grand | Jerilderie | 9 | 14 | 68 | Berrigan | 8 | 17 | 65 |
2009 Ladder
| Picola South East | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts |
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| Tungamah | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2423 | 1162 | 208.52% | 72 |
| Katandra | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1927 | 1296 | 148.69% | 56 |
| Shepparton East | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2178 | 1430 | 152.31% | 52 |
| Dookie United | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1519 | 1738 | 87.40% | 40 |
| Waaia | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1664 | 1631 | 102.02% | 32 |
| Katamatite | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1536 | 1858 | 82.67% | 24 |
| Katunga | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1440 | 2182 | 65.99% | 8 |
| Rennie | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 919 | 2309 | 39.80% | 4 |
FINALS
| Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
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| Elimination | Dookie United | 20 | 13 | 133 | Waaia | 22 | 13 | 145 |
| Qualifying | Katandra | 18 | 14 | 122 | Shepparton East | 10 | 14 | 74 |
| 1st Semi | Shepparton East | 15 | 10 | 100 | Waaia | 11 | 9 | 75 |
| 2nd Semi | Tungamah | 18 | 14 | 122 | Katandra | 11 | 11 | 77 |
| Preliminary | Shepparton East | 17 | 7 | 109 | Katandra | 14 | 12 | 96 |
| Grand | Tungamah | 11 | 15 | 81 | Shepparton East | 5 | 12 | 42 |
Recent premierships
- 1997 Strathmerton
- 1998 Katandra
- 1999 Tungamah
- 2000 Blighty
- 2001 Katamatite
- 2002 Waaia
- 2003 Katandra
- 2004 Katandra
- 2005 Waaia
- 2006 Shepparton East
- 2007 Dookie United
- 2008 Tungamah
- 2009 Jerilderie (North West)
- 2009 Tungamah (South East)
- 2010 Strathmerton (North West)
- 2010 Shepparton East (South East)
- 2011 Berrigan (North West)
- 2011 Rennie (South East)