Warrnambool District Football League
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General Information
Founded 1946
Records
Highest Score 360 - Dennington 56.24.360 (v Bushfield 1.2.8) - 1985
Most goals in a game 24 - Anthony Kelly - Dennington (v Bushfield) - 1985
Most goals in a season 165 - Tony Russell – South Rovers 1993
Most wins in a row 39 - Merrivale - 1996-1997
Most losses in a row 79 - East Warrnambool – 2007-2011
Most flags in a row 8 West End 1948-1955


Warrnambool District Football 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...

 competition based in the region of rural of Warrnambool
Warrnambool, Victoria
-Cityscape:The original City of Warrnambool was a 4x8 grid, with boundaries of Lava Street , Japan Street , Merri Street and Henna Street . In the nineteenth century, it was intended that Fairy Street – with its proximity to the Warrnambool Railway Station – would be the main street of...

. It is a twelve team competition starting in April and finishing in September. The league was founded in 1946.

Current

Jumper Club Nickname Years in comp WDFL Premierships Premiership Years
Allansford Cats 1971-
(known as West End-Allansford pre-2002)
7 1971, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1987
Deakin University Sharks 1977-
(known as WIAE pre-1991)
- -
Dennington Bulldogs 1953- 3 1966, 1982, 1988
East Warrnambool Bombers 1946- 2 1967, 1995
Kolora Noorat Power 2003- 3 2009, 2010, 2011
Merrivale Tigers 1946- 6 1958, 1979, 1991, 1996, 2003, 2006
Nirranda Blues 1992- 1 1999
Old Collegians Warriors 1951-
(known as YCW 1951-52)
8 1956, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1984, 1989, 1992
Panmure Bulldogs 1997- 3 1997, 2001, 2002
Russell's Creek Kangaroos 1946- 9 1946, 1947, 1957, 1963, 1973, 1974, 1990, 1998, 2000
South Rovers Lions 1946- 5 1975, 1985, 1986, 1993, 2007
Timboon Demons 2003- 1 2008

Founding

  • East Stars (now known as East Warrnambool)
  • West End (merged with Allansford in 1971)
  • South Warrnambool Juniors (now known as South Rovers)
  • Merrivale
  • Russell's Creek

Premiers

  • 1946 Russell Creek 9 6 60 Defeated South Juniors 8 8 56
  • 1947 Russell Creek 7 12 54 Defeated West End 6 8 44
  • 1948 West End 8 16 64 Defeated South Rovers 6 12 48
  • 1949 West End 10 4 64 Defeated East Stars 4 12 36
  • 1950 West End 10 12 72 Defeated Merrivale 1 10 16
  • 1951 West End 10 8 68 Defeated Merrivale 7 9 51
  • 1952 West End 8 5 53 Defeated Merrivale 5 15 45
  • 1953 West End 19 7 121 Defeated Russell Creek 8 12 60
  • 1954 West End 13 14 92 Defeated Merrivale 6 18 54
  • 1955 West End 7 8 50 Defeated Old Collegians 4 13 37
  • 1956 Old Collegians 13 16 94 Defeated South Rovers 8 10 58
  • 1957 Russell Creek 10 11 71 Defeated South Rovers 6 2 38
  • 1958 Merrivale 13 15 93 Defeated Russell Creek 13 13 91
  • 1959 Tower Hill 9 10 64 Defeated Grassmere 3 3 21
  • 1960 Grassmere 11 8 74 Defeated South Rovers 9 7 61
  • 1961 Tower Hill 5 12 42 Defeated Old Collegians 3 5 23
  • 1962 West End 7 10 52 Defeated Old Collegians 6 9 45
  • 1963 Russell Creek 9 14 68 Defeated Old Collegians 3 7 25
  • 1964 Old Collegians 7 13 55 Defeated Russell Creek 6 11 47
  • 1965 Old Collegians 8 11 59 Defeated Bushfield 8 9 57
  • 1966 Dennington 12 15 87 Defeated Old Collegians 9 7 61
  • 1967 East Warrnambool 10 12 72 Defeated Old Collegians 10 7 67
  • 1968 Grassmere 7 11 53 Defeated Merrivale 7 8 50
  • 1969 Old Collegians 9 6 60 Defeated Merrivale 7 12 54
  • 1970 Old Collegians 16 10 106 Defeated Dennington 10 14 74
  • 1971 WE Allansford 13 15 93 Defeated Merrivale 12 18 90
  • 1972 Grassmere 15 15 105 Defeated Dennington 11 11 77
  • 1973 Russell Creek 15 11 101 Defeated Dennington 11 12 78
  • 1974 Russell Creek 9 7 61 Defeated Merrivale 5 9 39
  • 1975 South Rovers 15 11 101 Defeated Russell Creek 11 11 77
  • 1976 WE Allansford 16 15 111 Defeated East Warrnambool 12 10 82
  • 1977 Bushfield 12 16 88 Defeated East Warrnambool 9 6 60
  • 1978 WE Allansford 16 14 110 Defeated Dennington 8 14 62
  • 1979 Merrivale 12 10 82 Defeated WE Allansford 10 13 73
  • 1980 WE Allansford 12 18 90 Defeated Dennington 5 9 39
  • 1981 WE Allansford 18 14 122 Defeated Dennington 13 15 93
  • 1982 Dennington 19 14 128 Defeated WE Allansford 16 15 111
  • 1983 WE Allansford 21 19 145 Defeated Dennington 9 7 61
  • 1984 Old Collegians 14 11 95 Defeated WE Allansford 8 13 61
  • 1985 South Rovers 18 11 119 Defeated WE Allansford 8 18 66
  • 1986 South Rovers 14 12 96 Defeated Dennington 4 5 29
  • 1987 WE Allansford 16 12 108 Defeated Old Collegians 13 9 87
  • 1988 Dennington 10 14 74 Defeated Old Collegians 6 8 44
  • 1989 Old Collegians 19 18 132 Defeated Dennington 8 11 59
  • 1990 Russell Creek 12 11 83 Defeated Institute 10 15 75
  • 1991 Merrivale 16 16 112 Defeated Old Collegians 14 9 93
  • 1992 Old Collegians 8 9 57 Defeated Northern Districts 3 10 28
  • 1993 South Rovers 14 10 94 Defeated Nirranda 8 16 64
  • 1994 Northern districts 19 16 130 Defeated East Warrnambool 9 13 67
  • 1995 East Warrnambool 33 10 208 Defeated Merrivale 10 5 65
  • 1996 Merrivale 24 20 164 Defeated Russell Creek 16 6 102
  • 1997 Panmure 16 8 104 Defeated Merrivale 11 13 79
  • 1998 Russell Creek 15 7 97 Defeated Panmure 11 10 76
  • 1999 Nirranda 10 7 67 Defeated Russell Creek 5 5 35
  • 2000 Russell Creek 10 8 68 Defeated Deakin Uni 9 7 61
  • 2001 Panmure 16 3 99 Defeated Deakin Uni 11 11 77
  • 2002 Panmure 11 8 74 Defeated Merrivale 6 8 44
  • 2003 Merrivale 19 7 121 Defeated Russell Creek 17 8 110
  • 2004 Russell Creek 22 12 144 Defeated Allansford 4 12 36
  • 2005 Russell Creek 19 13 127 Defeated Old Collegians 14 12 96
  • 2006 Merrivale 20 16 136 Defeated Dennington 12 9 81
  • 2007 South Rovers 19 10 124 Defeated Timboon Demons 17 16 118
  • 2008 Timboon Demons 18 12 120 Defeated Kolora-Noorat 17 9 111
  • 2009 Kolora-Noorat 12 11 83 Defeated Timboon Demons 5 3 33


Changing teams

1947
  • East Stars
  • Koroit Seconds (one season only)
  • South Warrnambool Juniors become South Rovers

1949
  • Wangoom (one season only)

1951
  • YCW (renamed Old Collegians in 1953)

1953
  • Dennington

1957
  • Tower Hill

1959
  • Bushfield
  • Grassmere

1965
  • East Stars become East Warrnambool

1970
  • West End * Allansford merged

1977
  • W.I.A.E.

1981
  • Yambuk

1984
  • Tower Hill last year before folding

1986
  • Northern Districts (merger of Bushfield and Grassmere)

1988
  • Yambuk last year before folding

1992
  • Nirranda

1997
  • Northern District joined Hampden league as North Warrnambool
  • Panmure

2003
  • Timboon Demons
  • Kolora-Noorat

2006 Ladder

Warrnambool DFL Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts
Merrivale 16 0 2 0 2578 1127 228.75% 64
Kolora-Noorat 15 0 3 0 1999 1157 172.77% 60
Dennington 14 0 4 0 2135 1337 159.69% 56
Timboon Demons 13 0 5 0 1709 1139 150.04% 52
Old Collegians 12 0 6 0 1852 1256 147.45% 48
Panmure 10 0 8 0 1549 1715 90.32% 40
Allansford 8 0 10 0 1629 1781 91.47% 32
South Rovers 6 0 12 0 1466 1783 82.22% 24
Nirranda 6 0 12 0 1385 1937 71.50% 24
Russell Creek 3 0 15 0 1266 1910 66.28% 12
Deakin University 3 0 15 0 1064 2143 49.65% 12
East Warrnambool 2 0 16 0 909 2256 40.29% 8


FINALS
Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Elimination Old Collegians 16 11 107 Timboon Demons 11 13 79
Qualifying Dennington 18 8 116 Kolora -Noorat 15 9 99
1st Semi Kolora -Noorat 17 14 116 Old Collegians 16 13 109
2nd Semi Dennington 16 9 105 Merrivale 11 9 75
Preliminary Merrivale 21 13 139 Kolora -Noorat 8 9 57
Grand Merrivale 20 16 136 Dennington 12 9 81

2007 Ladder

Warrnambool DFL Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts
Timboon Demons 16 0 2 0 2340 1030 227.18% 64
Merrivale 13 0 5 0 2214 1413 156.69% 52
South Rovers 13 0 5 0 1940 1446 134.16% 52
Kolora-Noorat 12 0 6 0 1924 1323 145.43% 48
Allansford 12 0 6 0 1851 1343 137.83% 48
Russell Creek 12 0 6 0 1863 1397 133.36% 48
Dennington 11 0 7 0 2056 1405 146.33% 44
Panmure 9 0 9 0 1584 1538 102.99% 36
Old Collegians 4 0 13 1 1199 2043 58.69% 18
East Warrnambool 2 0 16 0 834 2311 36.09% 8
Deakin University 2 0 16 0 742 2172 34.16% 8
Nirranda 1 0 16 1 1086 2212 49.10% 6


FINALS
Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Elimination Kolora -Noorat 14 14 98 Allansford 8 10 58
Qualifying South Rovers 17 17 119 Merrivale 11 16 82
1st Semi Merrivale 20 14 134 Kolora -Noorat 18 16 124
2nd Semi Timboon Demons 17 11 113 South Rovers 19 9 123
Preliminary Timboon Demons 15 17 107 Merrivale 8 15 63
Grand South Rovers 19 10 124 Timboon Demons 17 16 118

2008 Ladder

Warrnambool DFL Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts
Kolora-Noorat 17 0 1 0 2297 1041 220.65% 68
Timboon Demons 15 0 3 0 2167 970 223.40% 60
Merrivale 15 0 3 0 1859 1042 178.41% 60
Panmure 14 0 4 0 2118 930 227.74% 56
Dennington 11 0 7 0 2038 1725 118.14% 44
South Rovers 8 0 9 1 1622 1565 103.64% 34
Allansford 8 0 9 1 1320 1366 96.63% 34
Russell Creek 8 0 10 0 1466 1543 95.01% 32
Old Collegians 6 0 12 0 1429 1674 85.36% 24
Nirranda 4 0 14 0 827 2016 41.02% 16
Deakin University 1 0 17 0 1127 2363 47.69% 4
East Warrnambool 0 0 18 0 719 2754 26.11% 0


FINALS
Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Elimination Panmure 17 12 114 Dennington 9 10 64
Qualifying Timboon Demons 14 7 91 Merrivale 8 5 53
1st Semi Panmure 16 6 102 Merrivale 2 14 26
2nd Semi Kolora/Noorat 11 15 81 Timboon Demons 11 10 76
Preliminary Timboon Demons 18 11 119 Panmure 7 13 55
Grand Timboon Demons 18 12 120 Kolora/Noorat 17 9 111


2009 Ladder

Warrnambool DFL Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts
Kolora-Noorat 17 0 1 0 2417 994 243.16% 68
Dennington 17 0 1 0 2690 1206 223.05% 68
Timboon Demons 14 0 4 0 2359 919 256.69% 56
Panmure 11 0 6 1 1780 1268 140.38% 46
Russell Creek 9 0 7 2 1489 1591 93.59% 40
Allansford 10 0 8 0 1487 1800 82.61% 40
South Rovers 9 0 8 1 1743 1551 112.38% 38
Nirranda 7 0 11 0 1412 1769 79.82% 28
Old Collegians 6 0 12 0 1513 1561 96.93% 24
Merrivale 5 0 13 0 1188 1678 70.80% 20
Deakin University 1 0 17 0 1070 2508 42.66% 4
East Warrnambool 0 0 18 0 615 2918 21.08% 0


FINALS
Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Elimination Panmure 15 9 99 Russell Creek 7 7 49
Qualifying Dennington 9 15 69 Timboon Demons 8 15 63
1st Semi Timboon Demons 13 10 88 Panmure 8 14 62
2nd Semi Kolora-Noorat 14 13 97 Dennington 12 9 81
Preliminary Timboon Demons 10 11 71 Dennington 9 9 63
Grand Kolora-Noorat 12 11 83 Timboon Demons 5 3 33

2010 Ladder

Warrnambool DFL Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts
Dennington 16 0 1 1 2608 873 298.74% 66
Kolora-Noorat 16 0 2 0 2117 1204 175.83% 64
Panmure 14 0 3 1 1827 1365 133.85% 58
Russell Creek 14 0 4 0 2006 1105 181.54% 56
Old Collegians 12 0 6 0 1953 1388 140.71% 48
South Rovers 9 0 9 0 1614 1524 105.91% 36
Timboon Demons 7 0 11 0 1387 1666 83.25% 28
Allansford 6 0 12 0 1426 1750 81.49% 24
Merrivale 6 0 12 0 1363 1678 81.23% 24
Deakin University 5 0 13 0 1252 1813 69.06% 20
Nirranda 2 0 16 0 1091 2162 50.46% 8
East Warrnambool 0 0 18 0 717 2833 25.31% 0


FINALS
Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts

Elimination Russell Creek 14 12 96 Old Collegians 6 4 40
Qualifying Panmure 15 8 98 Kolora-Noorat 13 6 84
1st Semi Kolora-Noorat 11 12 78 Russell Creek 7 7 49
2nd Semi Dennington 14 15 99 Panmure 5 2 32
Preliminary Kolora-Noorat 12 11 83 Panmure 11 11 77
Grand Kolora-Noorat 11 6 72 Dennington 9 10 64

2011 Ladder

Warrnambool DFL Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts
Kolora-Noorat 16 0 2 0 2322 1020 227.65% 64
Old Collegians 16 0 2 0 2095 1149 182.33% 64
Merrivale 14 0 4 0 2042 1180 173.05% 56
South Rovers 14 0 4 0 2083 1265 164.66% 56
Panmure 11 0 7 0 1759 1667 105.52% 44
Timboon Demons 9 0 9 0 1672 1353 123.58% 36
Russell Creek 8 0 10 0 1933 1523 126.92% 32
Nirranda 8 0 10 0 1569 1504 104.32% 32
Dennington 5 0 13 0 1454 1766 82.33% 20
Allansford 5 0 13 0 1402 1736 80.76% 20
East Warrnambool 1 0 17 0 895 2808 31.87% 4
Deakin University 1 0 17 0 700 2955 23.69% 4


FINALS
Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts

Elimination South Rovers 18 20 128 Panmure 14 9 93
Qualifying Merrivale 12 8 80 Old Collegians 7 14 56
1st Semi Old Collegians 13 16 94 South Rovers 8 9 57
2nd Semi Kolora-Noorat 16 9 105 Merrivale 8 12 60
Preliminary Old Collegians 22 14 146 Merrivale 10 8 68
Grand Kolora-Noorat 15 12 102 Old Collegians 12 15 87

External links

  • http://footypedia.isgreat.org/00001250.htm

  • http://www.countryfootyscores.com/archive-mainmenu-129/ladders/18-2006-season/275-warrnambool-a-district-football-league.html

  • http://www.countryfootyscores.com/2007-ladders-mainmenu-99/223-warrnambool-a-district-football-league.html

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