Millewa Football League

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Millewa Football League
Current season, competition or edition:
Sports current event.svg2021
Millewa league logo.png
Sport Australian rules football
Founded1925;99 years ago (1925)
CountryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Most recent
champion(s)
Bambill
(2023)

The Millewa Football League is an Australian rules football league with teams based in north-western Victoria and south-western New South Wales, Australia.

Contents

The clubs are mostly based within the same area as the clubs in the Sunraysia Football League, but generally represent smaller towns and communities. Clubs only field one senior football team and up to five netball teams.

History

The Millewa Football Association was reformed in 1925. At this time it had teams representing Lock 9, Lake Cullulleraine and Werrimull, and a team called "the Kangaroos". [1] Lake Cullulleraine were the premiers that year. [2] A fortnight after the grand final, a combined association team played the Mildura Football Club in a charity match. [3]

In 1932, the now Millewa Football League contained teams from Bambill, Karawinna, Meringur, Merinee, Pirlta and Werrimull. [4]

Due to World War II, the league went into recess between 1942 and 1945. 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. [5] Meringur went into recess prior to the 2012 season due to lack of players attributed to the population decline in the district, however returned in 2013. Euston merged with Robinvale of the Sunraysia Football League before the beginning of the 2015 to play in that competition.

Clubs

Current

JumperClubHome GroundNicknameYears in compMFL PremiershipsPremiership Years
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Bambill Mildura Senior CollegeSaints1927–291935, 1938, 1939, 1949, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2023
Seymour fc icon.png
Cardross Cardross Recreational ReserveLions1962–31962, 1963, 1972
Hawthorn Football Club colours.jpg
Gol Gol (formerly Alcheringa)Alcheringa Oval (Gol Gol)Hawks1980–111982, 1983, 1984, 1991, 1992, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010
Meringur Football Club colours.jpg
Meringur Johansen Memorial Reserve (Lake Cullulleraine)Kangaroos1926–36, 1949–2011, 2013– (2012 in recess)91950, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964
Melbourne Football Club colours.jpg
Nangiloc Nangiloc Recreational ReserveDemons1975–81978, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2017, 2018
Montmorency Football Club.jpg
Werrimull Johansen Memorial Reserve (Lake Cullulleraine) & Aerodrome Ovals Sporting Complex (Mildura)Magpies1926–191926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 2003, 2012, 2013

Past Clubs

JumperClubNicknameYears in compMFL PremiershipsPremiership YearsFate
Benetook1931--Folded
Benalla All Blacks Football Club colours.jpg
CoomeallaAll-Blacks1981-1989--Folded
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EustonBombers1999-201412008Merged with Robinvale following 2014 season to form Robinvale-Euston in Sunraysia Football League
Karawinna1926-1936--Folded
Karween1932-1934--Folded
RichmondDesign.svg
Karween-KarawinnaTigers1954-199811997Folded
Merinee1928-194991931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1946Folded
Meringur-South Merbein1988-1995--Re-named Meringur following 1995 season
Morkalla-Karween Football Club colours.jpg
Morkalla-Karween1935-195311953Folded
Nicholls Point1977-1982--Folded
Pirlta1929-1932--Folded
South MerbeinSwans1960-1987--Merged with Meringur following 1987 season
Yarrara1926-1937--Folded

General statistics

General Information
Founded1926
Records
Highest Score305 — Bambill 48.17.305 (v Werrimull 5.0.30) – 1996
Most premierships27 – Bambill
Most goals in a game
Most goals in a season149 – Rex Handy (Coomealla) – 1986
Most flags in a row6 – Meringur – 1956–1961
Most wins in a row50 – Nangiloc – 1993–96
Most losses in a row26 – Cardross – 2001–2003

Leading Goal Kickers

YearPlayerH&A goalsFinals goalsTotal Goals
1976Ian Hobbs (Bambill) / Denis Coburn (Nangiloc)60 / 605 / 565 / 65
1977Les Hazel (Nangiloc)751085
1978John Sheahan(Werrimull)10615121
1979
1980
1981Owen Evans (Werrimull)73578
1982Don Cooke (Meringur)10011111
1983Rex Handy (Coomealla)1070107
1984Geoff Lucas (Alcheringa)1180118
1985Ron Jackson (Bambill)1399148
1986Rex Handy (Coomealla)12029149
1987
1988Jerry Vuik (Bambill)79281
1989Jerry Vuik (Bambill)89392
1990Glenn Mitchell (Werrimull)41
1991Frank Oldfield (Alcheringa)1230123
1992Frank Oldfield (Alcheringa)1080108
1993Grenville Dietrich (KK)1187125
1994Grenville Dietrich (KK)1230123
1995Grenville Dietrich (KK)1050105
1996Grenville Dietrich (KK)1123115
1997Brett Robertson (Bambill)55055
1998Daryl Fisher (Cardross)73073
1999David McDonnell (Gol Gol)51051
2000Brett Haase (Euston)1035108
2001Matt Leeder (Werrimull)1051106
2002Mark Fitzgerald (Mer)81081
2003Shane Ruyg (Werrimul)831194
2004Bradley Brooks (GG)9016106
2005Bradley Brooks (GG)85287
2006Mark Duscher (Werrimull)76076
2007David Hall (Bambill)71778
2008Mahino Paola(Euston)71071
2009Kaleb Sherwell (Gol Gol)81788
2010Brett Haase (Bambill)92092
2011Jason Bell (Gol Gol)8319102
2012Robert Lindsey (Gol Gol)11716133
2013Luke Stanbrook (Bambill)69978
2014Isaiah Johnson (Werrimull)79584
2015Luke Stanbrook (Bambill)67673
2016Luke Hubble (Bambill)68068
2017David Keens (Nangiloc)67471
2018David Hall (Bambill)57259

Recent Grand Finals

Premierships

Notes
  1. League in recess due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2015 Ladder

MillewaWinsByesLossesDrawsForAgainst%PtsFinalTeamGBPtsTeamGBPts
Bambill 1403021741065204.13%561st SemiWerrimull15898Gol Gol101575
Nangolic 1304018781232152.44%522nd SemiBambill141599Nangiloc141094
Gol Gol 1007014021355103.47%40PreliminaryWerrimull1418102Nangiloc11672
Werrimull 7010013321199111.09%28GrandBambill1614110Werrimull81361
Cardross601101364162883.78%24
Meringur10160725239630.26%4

2016 Ladder

MillewaWinsByesLossesDrawsForAgainst%PtsFinalTeamGBPtsTeamGBPts
Bambill 150002448631387.96%601st SemiNangiloc14690Werrimull8250
Gol Gol 120301738879197.72%482nd SemiGol Gol131391Bambill131290
Nangolic 70801284138592.71%28PreliminaryBambill121486Nangiloc71254
Werrimull 60901065145573.20%24GrandBambill11975Gol Gol6945
Meringur401101092151572.08%16
Cardross10140687244928.05%4

2017 Ladder

MillewaWinsByesLossesDrawsForAgainst%PtsFinalTeamGBPtsTeamGBPts
Gol Gol 130201834828221.50%521st SemiMeringur1511101Werrimull7850
Nangolic 120301718918187.15%482nd SemiGol Gol131088Nangiloc5636
Meringur 708012281162105.68%28PreliminaryNangiloc1912126Meringur12577
Werrimull 608113241190111.26%26GrandNangiloc91064Gol Gol71355
Cardross608113231288102.72%26
Bambill00150610265123.01%0

2018 Ladder

MillewaWinsByesLossesDrawsForAgainst%PtsFinalTeamGBPtsTeamGBPts
Nangiloc120301479880168.07%481st SemiMeringur6642Bambill196120
Werrimull1005013271183112.17%402nd SemiNanigloc101070Werrimull72365
Meringur90511299970133.92%38PreliminaryWerrimull165101Bambill81361
Bambill906013911207115.24%36GrandNangiloc11672Werrimull8957
Gol Gol301111143131486.99%14
Cardross10140849193443.90%4

2019 Ladder

MillewaWinsByesLossesDrawsForAgainst%PtsFinalTeamGBPtsTeamGBPts
Nangolic 150001686715235.80%601st SemiCardross61147Meringur5636
Bambill 120301452974149.08%482nd SemiBambill1613109Nangiloc9862
Cardross 60901092120390.77%24PreliminaryNangiloc2014134Cardross81159
Meringur 60901059121187.45%24GrandBambill101373Nangiloc101070
Werrimull50100969132173.35%20
Gol Gol20130744141852.47%8


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