Current season, competition or edition: 2021 | |
Sport | Australian rules football |
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Founded | 1925 |
Country | 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.
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.
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.
Jumper | Club | Home Ground | Nickname | Years in comp | MFL Premierships | Premiership Years |
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Bambill | Mildura Senior College | Saints | 1927– | 29 | 1935, 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 | |
Cardross | Cardross Recreational Reserve | Lions | 1962– | 3 | 1962, 1963, 1972 | |
Gol Gol (formerly Alcheringa) | Alcheringa Oval (Gol Gol) | Hawks | 1980– | 11 | 1982, 1983, 1984, 1991, 1992, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010 | |
Meringur | Johansen Memorial Reserve (Lake Cullulleraine) | Kangaroos | 1926–36, 1949–2011, 2013– (2012 in recess) | 9 | 1950, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964 | |
Nangiloc | Nangiloc Recreational Reserve | Demons | 1975– | 8 | 1978, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2017, 2018 | |
Werrimull | Johansen Memorial Reserve (Lake Cullulleraine) & Aerodrome Ovals Sporting Complex (Mildura) | Magpies | 1926– | 19 | 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 2003, 2012, 2013 |
Jumper | Club | Nickname | Years in comp | MFL Premierships | Premiership Years | Fate |
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Benetook | 1931 | - | - | Folded | ||
Coomealla | All-Blacks | 1981-1989 | - | - | Folded | |
Euston | Bombers | 1999-2014 | 1 | 2008 | Merged with Robinvale following 2014 season to form Robinvale-Euston in Sunraysia Football League | |
Karawinna | 1926-1936 | - | - | Folded | ||
Karween | 1932-1934 | - | - | Folded | ||
Karween-Karawinna | Tigers | 1954-1998 | 1 | 1997 | Folded | |
Merinee | 1928-1949 | 9 | 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1946 | Folded | ||
Meringur-South Merbein | 1988-1995 | - | - | Re-named Meringur following 1995 season | ||
Morkalla-Karween | 1935-1953 | 1 | 1953 | Folded | ||
Nicholls Point | 1977-1982 | - | - | Folded | ||
Pirlta | 1929-1932 | - | - | Folded | ||
South Merbein | Swans | 1960-1987 | - | - | Merged with Meringur following 1987 season | |
Yarrara | 1926-1937 | - | - | Folded |
General Information | |
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Founded | 1926 |
Records | |
Highest Score | 305 — Bambill 48.17.305 (v Werrimull 5.0.30) – 1996 |
Most premierships | 27 – Bambill |
Most goals in a game | |
Most goals in a season | 149 – Rex Handy (Coomealla) – 1986 |
Most flags in a row | 6 – Meringur – 1956–1961 |
Most wins in a row | 50 – Nangiloc – 1993–96 |
Most losses in a row | 26 – Cardross – 2001–2003 |
Year | Player | H&A goals | Finals goals | Total Goals |
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1976 | Ian Hobbs (Bambill) / Denis Coburn (Nangiloc) | 60 / 60 | 5 / 5 | 65 / 65 |
1977 | Les Hazel (Nangiloc) | 75 | 10 | 85 |
1978 | John Sheahan(Werrimull) | 106 | 15 | 121 |
1979 | ||||
1980 | ||||
1981 | Owen Evans (Werrimull) | 73 | 5 | 78 |
1982 | Don Cooke (Meringur) | 100 | 11 | 111 |
1983 | Rex Handy (Coomealla) | 107 | 0 | 107 |
1984 | Geoff Lucas (Alcheringa) | 118 | 0 | 118 |
1985 | Ron Jackson (Bambill) | 139 | 9 | 148 |
1986 | Rex Handy (Coomealla) | 120 | 29 | 149 |
1987 | ||||
1988 | Jerry Vuik (Bambill) | 79 | 2 | 81 |
1989 | Jerry Vuik (Bambill) | 89 | 3 | 92 |
1990 | Glenn Mitchell (Werrimull) | 41 | ||
1991 | Frank Oldfield (Alcheringa) | 123 | 0 | 123 |
1992 | Frank Oldfield (Alcheringa) | 108 | 0 | 108 |
1993 | Grenville Dietrich (KK) | 118 | 7 | 125 |
1994 | Grenville Dietrich (KK) | 123 | 0 | 123 |
1995 | Grenville Dietrich (KK) | 105 | 0 | 105 |
1996 | Grenville Dietrich (KK) | 112 | 3 | 115 |
1997 | Brett Robertson (Bambill) | 55 | 0 | 55 |
1998 | Daryl Fisher (Cardross) | 73 | 0 | 73 |
1999 | David McDonnell (Gol Gol) | 51 | 0 | 51 |
2000 | Brett Haase (Euston) | 103 | 5 | 108 |
2001 | Matt Leeder (Werrimull) | 105 | 1 | 106 |
2002 | Mark Fitzgerald (Mer) | 81 | 0 | 81 |
2003 | Shane Ruyg (Werrimul) | 83 | 11 | 94 |
2004 | Bradley Brooks (GG) | 90 | 16 | 106 |
2005 | Bradley Brooks (GG) | 85 | 2 | 87 |
2006 | Mark Duscher (Werrimull) | 76 | 0 | 76 |
2007 | David Hall (Bambill) | 71 | 7 | 78 |
2008 | Mahino Paola(Euston) | 71 | 0 | 71 |
2009 | Kaleb Sherwell (Gol Gol) | 81 | 7 | 88 |
2010 | Brett Haase (Bambill) | 92 | 0 | 92 |
2011 | Jason Bell (Gol Gol) | 83 | 19 | 102 |
2012 | Robert Lindsey (Gol Gol) | 117 | 16 | 133 |
2013 | Luke Stanbrook (Bambill) | 69 | 9 | 78 |
2014 | Isaiah Johnson (Werrimull) | 79 | 5 | 84 |
2015 | Luke Stanbrook (Bambill) | 67 | 6 | 73 |
2016 | Luke Hubble (Bambill) | 68 | 0 | 68 |
2017 | David Keens (Nangiloc) | 67 | 4 | 71 |
2018 | David Hall (Bambill) | 57 | 2 | 59 |
Millewa | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
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Bambill | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2174 | 1065 | 204.13% | 56 | 1st Semi | Werrimull | 15 | 8 | 98 | Gol Gol | 10 | 15 | 75 | |
Nangolic | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1878 | 1232 | 152.44% | 52 | 2nd Semi | Bambill | 14 | 15 | 99 | Nangiloc | 14 | 10 | 94 | |
Gol Gol | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1402 | 1355 | 103.47% | 40 | Preliminary | Werrimull | 14 | 18 | 102 | Nangiloc | 11 | 6 | 72 | |
Werrimull | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1332 | 1199 | 111.09% | 28 | Grand | Bambill | 16 | 14 | 110 | Werrimull | 8 | 13 | 61 | |
Cardross | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1364 | 1628 | 83.78% | 24 | ||||||||||
Meringur | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 725 | 2396 | 30.26% | 4 | ||||||||||
Millewa | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
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Bambill | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2448 | 631 | 387.96% | 60 | 1st Semi | Nangiloc | 14 | 6 | 90 | Werrimull | 8 | 2 | 50 | |
Gol Gol | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1738 | 879 | 197.72% | 48 | 2nd Semi | Gol Gol | 13 | 13 | 91 | Bambill | 13 | 12 | 90 | |
Nangolic | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1284 | 1385 | 92.71% | 28 | Preliminary | Bambill | 12 | 14 | 86 | Nangiloc | 7 | 12 | 54 | |
Werrimull | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1065 | 1455 | 73.20% | 24 | Grand | Bambill | 11 | 9 | 75 | Gol Gol | 6 | 9 | 45 | |
Meringur | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1092 | 1515 | 72.08% | 16 | ||||||||||
Cardross | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 687 | 2449 | 28.05% | 4 | ||||||||||
Millewa | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
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Gol Gol | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1834 | 828 | 221.50% | 52 | 1st Semi | Meringur | 15 | 11 | 101 | Werrimull | 7 | 8 | 50 | |
Nangolic | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1718 | 918 | 187.15% | 48 | 2nd Semi | Gol Gol | 13 | 10 | 88 | Nangiloc | 5 | 6 | 36 | |
Meringur | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1228 | 1162 | 105.68% | 28 | Preliminary | Nangiloc | 19 | 12 | 126 | Meringur | 12 | 5 | 77 | |
Werrimull | 6 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1324 | 1190 | 111.26% | 26 | Grand | Nangiloc | 9 | 10 | 64 | Gol Gol | 7 | 13 | 55 | |
Cardross | 6 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1323 | 1288 | 102.72% | 26 | ||||||||||
Bambill | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 610 | 2651 | 23.01% | 0 | ||||||||||
Millewa | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
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Nangiloc | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1479 | 880 | 168.07% | 48 | 1st Semi | Meringur | 6 | 6 | 42 | Bambill | 19 | 6 | 120 | |
Werrimull | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1327 | 1183 | 112.17% | 40 | 2nd Semi | Nanigloc | 10 | 10 | 70 | Werrimull | 7 | 23 | 65 | |
Meringur | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1299 | 970 | 133.92% | 38 | Preliminary | Werrimull | 16 | 5 | 101 | Bambill | 8 | 13 | 61 | |
Bambill | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1391 | 1207 | 115.24% | 36 | Grand | Nangiloc | 11 | 6 | 72 | Werrimull | 8 | 9 | 57 | |
Gol Gol | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1143 | 1314 | 86.99% | 14 | ||||||||||
Cardross | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 849 | 1934 | 43.90% | 4 | ||||||||||
Millewa | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
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Nangolic | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1686 | 715 | 235.80% | 60 | 1st Semi | Cardross | 6 | 11 | 47 | Meringur | 5 | 6 | 36 | |
Bambill | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1452 | 974 | 149.08% | 48 | 2nd Semi | Bambill | 16 | 13 | 109 | Nangiloc | 9 | 8 | 62 | |
Cardross | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1092 | 1203 | 90.77% | 24 | Preliminary | Nangiloc | 20 | 14 | 134 | Cardross | 8 | 11 | 59 | |
Meringur | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1059 | 1211 | 87.45% | 24 | Grand | Bambill | 10 | 13 | 73 | Nangiloc | 10 | 10 | 70 | |
Werrimull | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 969 | 1321 | 73.35% | 20 | ||||||||||
Gol Gol | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 744 | 1418 | 52.47% | 8 | ||||||||||
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