Northern District Football League
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Australian rules football league
| Most recent season or competition: 1989 | |
| Sport | Australian rules football |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1922 |
| First season | 1922 |
| Ceased | 1989 |
| No. of teams | 8 (1989), 16 (historical) |
| Country | Australia |
| Last champion | Leitchville (1989) |
| Most titles | Union (13) |
| Related competitions | Northern & Echuca FL Echuca FL |
The Northern District Football League was an Australian rules football league based around the towns of Cohuna and Kerang in northern Victoria.
History
[edit ]The Northern District Football League began as the Cohuna & District Football Association in 1922 with Cohuna, Union, Wee Wee Rup and Cohuna Fire Brigade as the original clubs.[1] The C&DFA functioned as a junior association for the next few years after Cohuna left for the Elmore-Cohuna Line FA in 1924.[2] The competition was known as the Murray Valley Football League between 1927 and 1930.[1] The league was renamed the Cohuna & District Football Association in 1931 when Cohuna and Leitchville returned from the Kerang & District FA.[3] Koondrook joined for the first time in 1933.[4] The C&DFA went into recess in 1941 due to WWII.[1]
The league was re-formed in 1943 as the Cohuna-Barham Football Association,[5] and by 1945 had returned to its previous name.[6] In 1954, a year after the admission of Pyramid Hill, the league changed its name to the Northern Districts Football League.[7] The line-up of 8 clubs present in 1954 would remain the same until the NDFL's demise at the end of 1989, when it merged with the Echuca Football League to form the Northern & Echuca Football League.
Clubs
[edit ]Final
[edit ]| Club | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Former League | Est. | Years in NDFL | NDFL Senior Premierships | Fate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Years | ||||||||
| Border | Magpies | Barham Recreation Reserve, Barham | KDFA | 1900s | 1931-1989 | 5 | 1935, 1937, 1947, 1948, 1973 | Formed Northern & Echuca FL after 1989 season | |
| Cohuna | Bloods | Cohuna Recreation Reserve, Cohuna | CGFA, KDFA | 1913 | 1922, 1931–1940, 1944–1989 | 12 | 1949, 1952, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1977, 1986 | Moved to Elmore-Cohuna FL in 1924. Formed Northern & Echuca FL after 1989 season | |
| Gunbower | Demons | Gunbower Recreation Reserve, Gunbower | ECFL | 1900s | 1927-1989 | 8 | 1934, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1950, 1965, 1980 | Formed Northern & Echuca FL after 1989 season | |
| Kerang | Blues | Riverside Park, Kerang | KDFL | 1927 | 1947-1989 | 7 | 1951, 1955, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987 | Formed Northern & Echuca FL after 1989 season | |
| Koondrook | Light-dark-light tri-panel with KFC monogram (1936) |
Tigers | Koondrook Recreation Reserve, Koondrook | CGFA, KDFL | 1919 | 1933-1940, 1947–1989 | 6 | 1936, 1953, 1957, 1968, 1972, 1979, | Played in Kerang & District FL in 1945–46. Formed Northern & Echuca FL after 1989 season |
| Leitchville | Maroons | Leitchville Recreaction Reserve, Leitchville | ECFL | 1919 | 1927-1989 | 11 | 1929, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1938, 1939, 1949, 1964, 1979, 1980, 1989 | Formed Northern & Echuca FL after 1989 season | |
| Pyramid Hill | Panthers | Mitchell Park, Pyramid Hill | MDFL | 1890 | 1953-1989 | 0 | - | Formed Northern & Echuca FL after 1989 season | |
| Union | Kangaroos | Cohuna Recreation Reserve, Cohuna | CGFA | 1919 | 1922-1989 | 13 | 1922, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1988 | Formed Northern & Echuca FL after 1989 season | |
Former
[edit ]| Club | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Former League | Est. | Years in NDFL | NDFL Senior Premierships | Fate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Years | ||||||||
| Bolsheviks | – | 1932 | 1932 | 0 | - | Folded | |||
| Cohuna Fire Brigade | 1922-1928, 1937 | 0 | - | Recess between 1929 and 1936, folded after 1937 season | |||||
| Horfield | 1924-1925 | 0 | - | Moved to Murray Valley FL in 1926 | |||||
| Kerang East | 1925-1930 | 1 | 1926 | Folded after 1930 season | |||||
| Kerang Fire Brigade | KDFA | 1937-1939 | 0 | - | Folded after 1939 season | ||||
| Moulamein | Moulamein Recreation Reserve, Moulamein | – | 1948 | 1948-1951 | 0 | - | Did not affiliate with a league between 1952 and 1957. Joined Kerang & District FL in 1958 | ||
| Quambatook | Tigers | Quambatook Recreation Reserve, Quambatook | KDFL | 1910s | 1947 | 0 | - | Moved to Korong FL in 1948 | |
| Wee Wee Rup | CGFA | 1922-1931, 1943 | 2 | 1924, 1925 | Folded after 1931 season, re-formed in 1943 for one season, then folded | ||||
Premierships
[edit ]| Year | Premiers | Score | Runners-up | Location | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | Union | 5.11 (41) - 3.5 (23) | Wee Wee Rup | |||
| 1923 | Union | 4.11 (35) - 5.3 (33) | Cohuna Fire Brigade | |||
| 1924 | Wee Wee Rup | 7.9 (51) - 6.6 (42) | Union | |||
| 1925 | Wee Wee Rup | 5.7 (37) - 4.5 (29) | Union | |||
| 1926 | Kerang East | 6.8 (44) - 6.7 (43) | Union | |||
| 1927 | Union | 9.6 (60) - 5.13 (43) | Kerang East | |||
| 1928 | Union | 10.11 (71) - 7.8 (50) | Leitchville | |||
| 1929 | Leitchville | 7.16 (58) - 3.5 (23) | Gunbower | |||
| 1930 | Union | 13.7 (85) - 8.9 (57) | Border | |||
| 1931 | Leitchville | 14.12 (96) - 7.9 (51) | Union | |||
| 1932 | Leitchville | 10.4 (64) - 4.12 (36) | Border | |||
| 1933 | Leitchville | 11.12 (78) - 5.4 (34) | Border | |||
| 1934 | Gunbower | 7.9 (51) - 4.10 (34) | Border | |||
| 1935 | Border | 14.13 (97) - 9.12 (66) | Gunbower | |||
| 1936 | Koondrook | 12.5 (77) - 9.18 (72) | Border | |||
| 1937 | Border | 16.13 (109) - 15.8 (98) | Koondrook | |||
| 1938 | Leitchville | 14.7 (91) - 13.10 (88) | Cohuna | |||
| 1939 | Leitchville | 8.9 (57) - 6.8 (44) | Koondrook | |||
| 1940 | ? | |||||
| 1941-42 - C&DFL in recess due to WWII | ||||||
| 1943 | Gunbower | Barham | ||||
| 1944 | Gunbower | 7.9 (51) - Border 4.10 (34) | Border | |||
| 1945 | Gunbower | 14.8 (92) - 11.9 (75) | Leitchville | |||
| 1946 | Gunbower | 10.8 (68) - 7.10 (52) | Leitchville | |||
| 1947 | Border | 5.9 (39) - 3.9 (27) | Koondrook | |||
| 1948 | Border | 11.17 (83) - 10.10 (70) | Gunbower | |||
| 1949 | Cohuna | 11.22 (88) - 7.5 (47) | Gunbower | |||
| 1950 | Gunbower | 11.13 (79) - 10.13 (73) | Koondrook | |||
| 1951 | Kerang | 12.8 (80) - 6.25 (61) | Cohuna | |||
| 1952 | Cohuna | 17.19 (121) - 8.5 (53) | Koondrook | |||
| 1953 | Koondrook | 9.9 (63) - 7.6 (48) | Cohuna | |||
| 1954 | Leitchville | 11.13 (79) - 5.9 (39) | Koondrook | |||
| 1955 | Kerang | 8.18 (66) - 8.11 (59) | Cohuna | |||
| 1956 | Cohuna | 9.6 (60) - 3.8 (24) | Kerang | |||
| 1957 | Koondrook | 10.10 (70) - 9.11 (65) | Kerang | |||
| 1958 | Cohuna | 14.11 (95) - 8.18 (66) | Union | |||
| 1959 | Cohuna | 13.4 (82) - 12.7 (79) | Union | |||
| 1960 | Union | 16.13 (109) - 10.8 (68) | Kerang | |||
| 1961 | Union | 11.14 (80) - 9.5 (59) | Kerang | |||
| 1962 | Union | 7.15 (57) - 4.6 (30) | Gunbower | |||
| 1963 | Union | 13.16 (94) - 11.8 (74) | Gunbower | |||
| 1964 | Cohuna | 10.9 (69) - 9.11 (65) | Union | |||
| 1965 | Gunbower | 15.11 (101) - 14.7 (91) | Cohuna | |||
| 1966 | Cohuna | 4.13 (37) - 5.6 (36) | Koondrook | |||
| 1967 | Cohuna | 12.10 (82) - 6.7 (43) | Leitchville | |||
| 1968 | Koondrook | 9.9 (63) - 5.9 (39) | Cohuna | |||
| 1969 | Leitchville | 13.11 (89) - 7.11 (53) | Cohuna | |||
| 1970 | Cohuna | 18.8 (116) - 9.13 (67) | Leitchville | |||
| 1971 | Cohuna | 15.13 (103) - 12.13 (85) | Koondrook | |||
| 1972 | Koondrook | 15.10 (100) - 13.8 (86) | Border | |||
| 1973 | Border | 14.13 (93) - 13.13 (91) | Koondrook | |||
| 1974 | Leitchville | 11.9 (75) - 10.9 (69) | Koondrook | |||
| 1975 | Leitchville | 24.18 (162) - 10.10 (70) | Koondrook | |||
| 1976 | Union | 9.14 (68) - 9.14 (68) | Cohuna | Drawn grand final | ||
| Union | 16.9 (105) - 14.12 (96) | Cohuna | Replay | |||
| 1977 | Cohuna | 10.10 (70) - 6.8 (44) | Border | |||
| 1978 | Union | 18.16 (118) - 16.17 (113) | Cohuna | |||
| 1979 | Koondrook | 8.5 (53) - 4.8 (32) | Cohuna | |||
| 1980 | Gunbower | 19.19 (133) - 7.7 (49) | Union | |||
| 1981 | Kerang | 20.19 (139) - 12.12 (74) | Union | |||
| 1982 | Union | 12.12 (84) - 11.9 (75) | Koondrook | |||
| 1983 | Kerang | 13.15 (93) - 8.11 (59) | Cohuna | |||
| 1984 | Kerang | 18.7 (115) - 15.12 (102) | Union | |||
| 1985 | Kerang | 17.15 (117) - 5.7 (37) | Cohuna | |||
| 1986 | Cohuna | 23.21 (159) - 7.1 (43) | Union | |||
| 1987 | Kerang | 14.12 (96) - 9.7 (61) | Union | |||
| 1988 | Union | 19.11 (125) - 6.13 (49) | Pyramid Hill | |||
| 1989 | Leitchville | 18.4 (112) - 16.12 (108) | Union | |||
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c "Cohuna And District Football League / Cohuna And District Football Association (Vic)". Footypedia. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
- ^ "FOOTBALL". The Argus . 11 September 1924. p. 6. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
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