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General Information | |
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Founded | 1929 as Benalla District Football League [1] |
Known As | |
1929-1931 | Benalla District Football League |
1932-1940 | Thoona & Tatong Football Association |
1946-2009 | Benalla & District Football League |
Folded | 2009 after 78 seasons |
Last clubs | Bonnie Doon Goorambat & District Longwood Swanpool Tatong |
2009 Season | |
Premiers | Bonnie Doon |
Minor Premiers | Bonnie Doon |
Website | https://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-6146-0-0-0&sID=89772 |
The original Benalla District Football League was formed in 1929 [2] from the following clubs - Baddaginnie, Benalla - "B", Swanpool, Tatong, Thoona and Winton.
The Benalla & District Football League (B&DFL) was formed immediately after World War Two in 1946 [3] and an Australian rules football competition based in the Benalla region of Victoria, Australia and ran until 2009.
The B&DFL was formed in 1946 and superseded the former Tatong & Thoona Football Association after World War Two. [4]
In 1968, Benalla All Blacks kicked 45.31 - 301 against Devenish: 1.0 - 6, with All Black's Gavin Cherry kicking 19 goals.
In round thirteen of 1981, Glenrowan: 46.18 - 294 defeated Longwood: 1.1 - 7, with Glenrowan's R Fitzgerald kicking 18 goals.
The Victorian Country Football League shut the competition down at the end of the 2009 season when the VCFL policy of leagues having a minimum of six clubs could not be met.
The five remaining clubs joined the following leagues during the 2009 post-season.
The football association commenced in 1929 and has changed its name several times during their 81 years:
- In 1934, Benalla All Blacks won the first grand final, then Glenrowan FC protested against an unregistered player. Tatong then defeated Glenrowan in the 2nd grand final. - In 1940 Benalla All Blacks were undefeated Premiers.
Year | B & F Winner | Club | Votes | Runner Up | Club | Votes | |
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1932 | |||||||
1933 | |||||||
1934 [24] | Harry Billman [25] | Glenrowan | 7 | Joe Askew & | Benalla All Blacks | 4 | |
Arthur Hall | Benalla All Blacks | 4 | |||||
1935 | |||||||
1936 [26] | J A Fisher | Tatong | 3 | R Reaper | Thoona | 2 & 1/2 | |
1937 [27] | Larry O'Brien | Glenrowan | 14 | J Byrnes | Benalla All Blacks | 13 | |
1938 [28] | Geoff Peacock & | Violet Town | 11 | Jim Cleary | Thoona | 8 | |
Fred Wallis | Benalla All Blacks | 11 | |||||
1939 | |||||||
1940 | |||||||
Year | B & F Winner | Club | Votes | Runner Up | Club | Votes | |
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1947 [29] | Lewis James | Goorambat | 7 | A Hyland & | Benalla | 5 | |
Lewis James | Goorambat | W Murphy | Tatong | 5 | |||
1948 [30] | Jack Andrews & | ||||||
Dick Joyce & | |||||||
Jack Saunders | Goorambat | ||||||
1949 [31] | Tom Dempsey & | Goorambat | 3 | ||||
[32] | Charles Tolliday | Swanpool | 3 | ||||
1950 | Lewis James | Goorambat | |||||
1951 [33] | Ken Lakeman & | Winton | |||||
Erin Murray & | Swanpool | ||||||
Athol Sims & | Tatong | ||||||
Frank Saunders | Goorambat | ||||||
1952 [34] | Doug Probyn | Tolmie | 27 & 1/2 | R Symes | Tatong | 27 | |
1953 [35] | Charles Tolliday | Swanpool | Athol Sims | Tatong | |||
1954 [36] | C Brisbane | Tolmie | 22 | Don Matthews | Tatong | 18 | |
Athol Sims | Tatong | 18 | |||||
1955 | |||||||
1956 | |||||||
1957 | John “Mac” Hill | Glenrowan | |||||
1958 | Laurie O'Donnell | Benalla All Blacks | |||||
1959 | |||||||
1960 | Kevin Allan | North Wangaratta | 23 | Barry Mathieson | Swanpool | 20 | |
1961 | Neil Hanlon | Goorambat | |||||
1962 | |||||||
1963 | Alan O'Brien | Glenrowan | 26 | ||||
1964 | Alan O’Brien | Glenrowan | 21 | ||||
1965 | |||||||
1966 | Neil Hanlon | Goorambat | |||||
1967 | Neil Hanlon | Goorambat | 27 | G Wilson | Tolmie | 21 | |
1968 | Bryan Gibson | Thoona | 24 | Paul Hooper | Devenish | 19 | |
1969 | Neville Smedley | Glenrowan | 31 | T Dale | Tolmie | 18 | |
1970 | Nick Farrell | Goorambat | 25 | John Foley | Goorambat | 16 | |
1971 | John Burns | Swanpool | 32 | R Houston | Longwood | 25 | |
1972 | Merv Hubbard | Bonnie Doon | 29 | Wayne McIntyre | Goorambat | 16 | |
1973 | |||||||
1974 | Phil Newth | Swanpool | 23 | Malcom Larkin | Bonnie Doon | 16 | |
1975 | John Burns | Benalla All Blacks | 22 | John Booth | Glenrowan | 20 | |
1976 | David McCullough | Glenrowan | |||||
1977 | M Shiell | Benalla All Blacks | 23 | T Harding | Longwood | 19 | |
1978 | Fred Malloy | Glenrowan | 23 | ||||
1979 | Geoff Payne | Bonnie Doon | 23 | R Vance | Violet Town | 18 | |
1980 | David McCann | Devenish | 21 | V Edwards | Strathbogie | 18 | |
Geoff Payne | Bonnie Doon | 18 | |||||
1981 | David McCann | Devenish | 34 | Ian Lee | Goorambat | 22 | |
1982 | Andrew Knowles | Violet Town | 29 | David McCann & | Devenish | 21 | |
David Pallpratt & | Devenish | 21 | |||||
Greg Withers & | Strathbogie | 21 | |||||
1983 | Robert Lowe | Tatong | 23 | Brendan Purcell | Bonnie Doon | 21 | |
1984 | Colin Tatterson | Violet Town | 17 | G. "Jedda" Walker & | Longwood | 16 | |
Greg Withers | Strathbogie | 16 | |||||
1985 | Glen Arndt | Bonnie Doon | |||||
1986 | Robert Johnson | Benalla Rovers | 24 | Ian Saunders | Goorambat | 20 | |
1987 | Andrew Varcoe | Devenish | 25 | Craig Allchin & | Thornton Eildon | 23 | |
Mark Metzner | Thornton Eildon | 23 | |||||
1988 | Phil Job | Bonnie Doon | 23 | Gary Abley | Violet Town | 21 | |
1989 | Andrew Varcoe | Devenish | 23 | Mick Grimes | Bonnie Doon | 21 | |
1990 | Brett Halligan | Thorton Eildon | 22 | Gary Abley | Violet Town | 22 (ineligible) | |
Mark McGuire | Tatong | 15 | |||||
1991 | Chris Pollard | Bonnie Doon | 22 | Gary Gerada | Violet Town | 12 | |
(this chart is a work in progress)
Year | Goalkicker | Club | Home & Away Goals | Goals in Finals | Total Goals |
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1968 | Gavin Cherry | Benalla All Blacks | 118 | ||
1971 | D Robertson | Swanpool | ? | ||
1973 | M Withers | Longwood | 70 | ||
1975 | S Hales | Benalla All Blacks | 88 | ||
1976 | M Sellers | Tatong | 92 | ||
1977 | M Trickey | Benalla All Blacks | 76 | ||
1978 | T Harding | Longwood | 52 | ||
1981 | R Fitzgerald | Glenrowan | 102 | ||
1982 | G Withers | Strathbogie | 105 | ||
1984 | Stephen Judd | Tatong | 67 | ||
1985 | P Murrell | Glenrowan | 93 | ||
1986 | B Hogg | Benalla Rovers | 123 | ||
1987 | |||||
1988 | Phil Job | Bonnie Doon | 145 | ||
P Holt | Longwood | 106 | |||
1989 | Shane Rowe | Bonnie Doon | 91 | ||
1990 | C Hayes | Violet Town | 114 | ||
Rod Webster | Tatong | 103 | |||
1991 | Rod Webster | Tatong | 98 | ||
Benalla DFL | Wins | Losses | Draws | Byes | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
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Goorambat | 13 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1800 | 1045 | 172.25% | 68 | 1st Semi | Bonnie Doon | 31 | 15 | 201 | Tatong | 7 | 4 | 46 |
Longwood | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1701 | 1316 | 129.26% | 56 | 2nd Semi | Goorambat | 21 | 11 | 137 | Longwood | 8 | 16 | 64 |
Bonnie Doon | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1379 | 1411 | 97.73% | 56 | Preliminary | Bonnie Doon | 20 | 8 | 128 | Longwood | 18 | 16 | 124 |
Tatong | 7 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1526 | 1709 | 89.29% | 44 | Grand | Goorambat | 19 | 10 | 124 | Bonnie Doon | 13 | 11 | 89 |
Swanpool | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 953 | 1878 | 50.75% | 16 |
Benalla DFL | Wins | Losses | Draws | Byes | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
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Bonnie Doon | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2691 | 772 | 348.58% | 80 | 1st Semi | Longwood | 5 | 3 | 33 | Tatong | 3 | 11 | 29 |
Goorambat | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1653 | 1302 | 126.96% | 56 | 2nd Semi | Bonnie Doon | 24 | 17 | 161 | Goorambat | 9 | 11 | 65 |
Tatong | 9 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1513 | 1794 | 84.34% | 52 | Preliminary | Goorambat | 8 | 15 | 63 | Longwood | 7 | 18 | 60 |
Longwood | 4 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1157 | 1948 | 59.399% | 32 | Grand | Bonnie Doon | 10 | 17 | 77 | Goorambat | 11 | 6 | 72 |
Swanpool | 1 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 979 | 2177 | 44.97% | 20 |
Benalla DFL | Wins | Losses | Draws | Byes | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
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Bonnie Doon | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2569 | 382 | 672.51% | 80 | 1st Semi | Goorambat | 12 | 12 | 84 | Longwood | 7 | 3 | 45 |
Swanpool | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2235 | 1017 | 219.76% | 64 | 2nd Semi | Bonnie Doon | 13 | 14 | 92 | Swanpool | 5 | 3 | 33 |
Goorambat | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1661 | 1258 | 132.03% | 46 | Preliminary | Swanpool | 17 | 17 | 119 | Goorambat | 6 | 3 | 39 |
Longwood | 4 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 983 | 1944 | 44.97% | 20 | Grand | Bonnie Doon | 19 | 12 | 126 | Swanpool | 4 | 9 | 33 |
Tatong | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 316 | 3163 | 9.99% | 16 |
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