Southern Mallee Football League

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The Southern Mallee Football League (SMFL) was an Australian rules football competition that finished in 1996 based in the Mallee region of Victoria, Australia. The league featured three grades in the Australian rules football competition, being First-Grade, Reserve-Grade and Under 16s.

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History

Southern Mallee Football Association

The Southern Mallee Football Association (SMFA) was formed in the 1932 [1] and continued until 1996 when it merged with the Northern Mallee Football League to form the Mallee Football League (Victoria).

In the 1937 SMFA grand final, E McCarthy kicked 15 goals for Hopetoun Football Club to help them defeat Kenmare.

In April, 1938 the SMFA was renamed the SMF League at its annual general meeting. [2]

A Reserves / Second Eighteen football competition was introduced by the SMFL in 1948. [3]

The thirds competition may of been introduced in 1969 and ran as an under 16 boys competition.

Southern Mallee Football League - 1932 to 1937

From 1932 to 1937, [4] there was also a Southern Mallee Football League (SMFL). [5]

The SMFL also had a junior competition in 1936. [6]

Prior to the start of the 1937 SMFL season, there was a number of clubs considering moving to another league, which caused a delay to the start of the season. [7]

The SMFL folded prior to the start of the 1938 season, with a number of clubs wishing to move to other neighbouring leagues [8] and with Sea Lake going onto play in the Manangatang Waitchie Football League. [9]

Clubs

Southern Mallee Football Association
1932 - 1937
Southern Mallee Football League
1938 - 1996
ColorsClubNicknameYears in SMFLPremiershipsMoved to
RichmondDesign.svg
Berri-CulgoaTigers1979-19963 Mallee Football League (Victoria)
Beulah Football Club colours.jpg
BeulahBlues1932-199618 Mallee Football League (Victoria)
Brim Football Club colours.jpg
BrimEagles1932-19965 Mallee Football League (Victoria)
Hopetoun Football Club colours.jpg
HopetounDevils1936-199613 Mallee Football League (Victoria)
Jeparit Football Club colours.jpg
Jeparit*#Redbacks1957–1959, 1990-19960 Mallee Football League (Victoria)
Kenmare1932–1940, 1946-19541Disbanded
Geelong icon.svg
Lascelles1946-19502Merged with Woomelang
Nullawil Football Club colours.jpg
NullawilMaroons1979-19963 Mallee Football League (Victoria)
Ramblers FC.png
Rainbow*1937-19963 Mallee Football League (Victoria)
Eltham Football Club.jpg
Rosebery1932–1938, 1951-19541 Mallee Football League (Victoria)
Warracknabeal Football Club colours.jpg
Warracknabeal#Lions1957-19590 Wimmera Football League
AFL Collingwood Icon.jpg
Woomelang [10] 1940-19501Merged with Lascelles
Geelong icon.svg
Woomelang-Lascelles Cats1951-19966 Mallee Football League (Victoria)
Yaapeet Football Club colours.jpg
YaapeetPurples1946-19964 Mallee Football League (Victoria)
Southern Mallee Football League
1932 - 1937
ColorsClubNicknameYears in SMFLPremiershipsRunner UpMoved to
Berriwillock Football Club colours.jpg
BerriwillockBullfrogs1932 - 193722Wycheproof District FL in 1938
Clarence Football Club colours.jpg
BirchipSwans1932 - 1933 North Central FL in 1934 [11] [12]
Culgoa Football Club colours.jpg
Culgoa1932 - 1936Wycheproof District FL in 1937
Lalbert1936 - 19371Northern District FL in 1938
Nullawil Football Club colours.jpg
NullawilMaroons1932 - 1936Wycheproof District FL in 1937
RichmondDesign.svg
QuambatookTigers1937Wycheproof District FL in 1938
Clarence Football Club colours.jpg
Sea Lake1932 - 193733Manangatang Waitchie FL in 1938 [13]
AFL North Melbourne Icon.jpg
UltimaRoos1936 - 1937 [14] Northern District FL in 1938
AFL Collingwood Icon.jpg
Woomelang1937 [15] North Central FL in 1938
Wycheproof19321Charlton Wycheproof FL in 1933 [16]

Senior Football Premierships

Southern Mallee Football Association
1932 - 1937
Southern Mallee Football League
1938 - 1996
Seniors
YearPremiersScoreRunner-upScore
1932Brim [17] 7.12.54Beulah6.4.40
1933Beulah [18] 11.14.80Rosebery8.4.52
1934Rosebery [19] 9.9.63Beulah8.10.58
1935Beulah [20] 10.4.64Brim4.9.33
1936Kenmare [21] 9.20.74Brim5.8.38
1937Hopetoun [22] 21.17.143Kenmare6.7.43
1938Hopetoun [23] 21-11-137Rainbow11-6-72
1939Hopetoun15-5-95Brim11-9-75
1940Woomelang [24] 18.4.112Hopetoun11.14.80
1941-1945Competition in recess due to World War Two
1946Lascelles [25] 14.18.102Kenmare8.11.59
1947Beulah [26] 11.15.81Kenmare8.23.71
1948Brim8.16.64Hopetoun8.14.62
1949Lascelles [27] 13.11.89Beulah6.12.48
1950Beulah7.13.55Lascelles4.12.36
1951Brim13.16.94Beulah11.15.81
1952Brim14.18.102Beulah9.11.65
1953Beulah10.18.78Hopetoun11.10.76
1954Beulah13.19.97Hopetoun8.13.61
1955Beulah5.14.44Hopetoun3.9.27
1956Beulah17.12.114Yaapeet16.4.100
1957Woomelang-Lascelles6.12.48Beulah6.10.46
1958Yaapeet13.9.87Hopetoun11.14.80
1959Rainbow14.11.95Woomelang-Lascelles8.16.64
1960Woomelang-Lascelles5.14.44Rainbow3.16.34
1961Beulah15.10.100Hopetoun8.13.61
1962Beulah13.16.94Rainbow14.8.92
1963Rainbow9.20.74Woomelang-Lascelles10.12.72
1964Beulah17.11.113Yaapeet8.8.56
1965Hopetoun14.16.100Beulah10.13.73
1966Hopetoun14.12.96Yaapeet9.7.61
1967Yaapeet12.10.82Hopetoun11.15.81
1968Woomelang-Lascelles13-11-89Rainbow11-10-76
1969Hopetoun11.12.78Rainbow7.11.53
1970Rainbow13.12.90Hopetoun13.10.88
1971Woomelang-Lascelles16.10.106Hopetoun15.13.103
1972Hopetoun20.19.139Woomelang-Lascelles9.10.64
1973Hopetoun [28] 33.13.211Beulah13.6.84
1974Beulah10-16-76Hopetoun9-12-66
1975Hopetoun20.24.144Beulah12.7.79
1976Hopetoun16.18.114Beulah14.9.93
1977Yaapeet [29] 21.10.136Hopetoun16.16.112
1978Yaapeet [30] 16.11.107Woomelang-Lascelles10.15.75
1979Nullawil18.15.123Beulah13.11.89
1980Nullawil15-14-104Hopetoun11-12-78
1981Beulah17-19-121Hopetoun17-8-110
1982Beulah13-21-99Nullawil8-12-60
1983Hopetoun19-14-128Nullawil11-15-81
1984Hopetoun18-19-127Nullawil9-9-63
1985Beulah21-14-140Yaapeet12-10-82
1986Nullawil [31] 12-10-82Beulah10-7-67
1987Brim17.13.115Nullawil14.10.94
1988Woomelang-Lascelles8-15-63Berri-Culgoa3-13-31
1989Beulah14-7-91Berri-Culgoa10-12-72
1990Beulah18-13-121Hopetoun13-6-84
1991Hopetoun17-16-118Beulah16-9-105
1992Beulah10.12.72Berri-Culgoa7.19.61
1993Woomelang-Lascelles15-11-101Beulah12-11-83
1994Berri-Culgoa24.20-164Nullawil11-4-70
1995Berri-Culgoa16-19-115Jeparit7-11-53
1996Berri-Culgoa22-21-153Nullawil7-10-52
Southern Mallee Football League
1932 to 1937
YearPremiersScoreRunner-upScore
1932Wycheproof [32] 14.17 - 10Sea Lake [33] 6.7 - 43
1933Berriwillock [34] 10.8 - 68Sea Lake7.15 - 57
1934Sea Lake [35] 14.14 - 98Berriwillock11.12 - 78
1935Sea Lake [36] 8.6 - 54Berriwillock [37] [38] 7.11 - 53
1936Berriwillock [39] 10.11 - 71Sea Lake [40] 5.29 - 59
1937Sea Lake9.7 - 61Lalbert8.12 - 60

Reserves Football Premierships

Southern Mallee Football League
Reserves - 1948 to 1996
YearPremiersScoreRunner-upScore
1962Rosebery [41] 9.10.64Woomelang - Lascelles3.15.33
1963Rainbow [42] 7.11.53Woomelang - Lascelles7.12.54
1964Hopetoun [43] 6.18.54Beulah7.6.48
1965Woomelang - Lascelles [44] 20.14.134Hopetoun9.11.65
1966
1967
1968Rainbow [45] 11.18.82Woomelang - Lascelles6.9.51
1969Hopetoun [46] 11.12.78Beulah7.3.45
1970
1971
1972Hopetoun [47] 14.15.99Brim5.9.39
1973
1974Beulah [48] 12.14.86Yaapeet8.4.52
1975Woomelang - Lascelles [49] 13.13.91Hopetoun10.11.71
1976
1977
1978
1979Nullawil14.17.101Yaapeet7.9.51
1980Brim [50] 14.11.95Beulah13.16.94
1981Brim17.9.111Beulah11.18 - 84
1982Beulah15.15.105Berri - Culgoa14.14.98
1983Berri - Culgoa [51] 23.20.158Beulah12.8.80
1984Hopetoun [52] 13.12.90Beulah11.13.79
1985Hopetoun18.11.107Brim15.10.100
1986
1987
1988
1989Yaapeet14.14.98Hopetoun7.10.52
1990

Thirds Football Premierships

Southern Mallee Football League
Thirds / Under 16's - 1969 ? to 1996
YearPremiersScoreRunner-upScore
1969Hopetoun7.4.46Beulah7.3.45
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975Rainbow12.12.84Hopetoun5.5.35
1976
1977
1978
1979Woomelang - Lascelles [53] 11.5.71Hopetoun7.9.51
1980
1981Hopetoun [54] 8.8.56Woomelang - Lascelles1.3.9
1982Hopetoun [55] 13.5.83Beulah4.7.31
1983
1984Beulah7.10.52Hopetoun5.4.34
1985Beulah [56] 10.5.65Hopetoun5.5.35
1986
1987
1988
1989Woomelang - Lascelles [57] 18.5.113Hopetoun3.0.18
1990

Fourths Football Premierships

Southern Mallee Football League
Fourths / Under 13's - 1984 to 1996
YearPremiersScoreRunner-upScore
1984Hopetoun2.2.14Brim1.1.7

Football Best and Fairest Award

Southern Mallee Football Association - 1932 to 1939
Southern Mallee Football League - 1946 - 1996
Robert Ford Memorial Trophy
Seniors
YearB & F WinnerClubVotesRunner UpClubVotes
1934H BoschenRosebery17W MaleKenmare15 [58]
1946 Jim Gull Kenmare [59]
1948Jack KranzBeulah
1951Bill HeathRosebery
1985Leon KrelleYaapeet20G ClaytonBrim19

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