Central Goulburn Valley Football League

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The Central Goulburn Valley Football League (CGVFL) was established on Monday, 11 March 1946 at the Annual General Meeting of the Goulburn Valley Football Association, when a name change of this Australian rules football competition took place. [1]

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The Central Goulburn Valley Football League (CGVFL) was established on Monday, 11 March 1946 at the Annual General Meeting of the Goulburn Valley Football Association, when a name change of this Australian rules football competition took place.

In July, 1946, former Richmond player and Katandra captain, Eddie Ford collided with an Ardmona player, but played out the game and went home, but later became ill. Ford was taken to the Mooroopna Hospial, where he later died. [2]

In 1947, CGVFL premiers, Ardmona were defeated by the premiers of the Murray Football League, Cobram, played at Numurkah in October, 1947. [3]

On Thursday, 23 February 1950, the Centrals Seconds Association officially folded up and existing teams were recommended to join the CGVFL senior football competition. [4]

At the 1950 CGVFL – AGM, Miepoll were admitted into the competition, Sheparton East and SPC merged, but joined the Goulburn Valley Football League as City United Football Club and Mr. J Pearson was elected as secretary for the 25th consecutive year of the following football competitions – [5]

In June, 1950, the Goulburn Valley Football League 13.14 – 92 defeated Central Goulburn Valley Football League 8.15 – 63. [6]

The CGVFL officially went into "recess" at the 1953 CGVFL – AGM, but never reformed as a football competition. [7]

A thorough history of this rural Australian rules football competition can be found in a great 1949 article in the Shepparton Advertiser by clicking on this citation. [8]

CGVFL Senior Football Clubs

The following football clubs played in the CGVFL senior football competition between 1946 and 1952.

Number of senior football teams in the CGVFL per season

CGVFL Reserves Clubs

The following football clubs played in the CGVFL Seconds football competition between 1946 and 1949.

Number of CGVFL Seconds team per season.

CGVFL – Honourboard

YearPresidentSecretaryTreasurerPremiersScoreRunners UpScoreGrade / Venue
1946N W FairlessJ PearsonJ PearsonMooroopna12.16 – 88Shepparton9.15 – 69Senior Premiers, At Shepparton RR [22]
All Blacks18.9 – 117Toolamba14.9 – 93Seconds Premiers, At Shepparton RR [23] [24]
1947M G O'BrienJ PearsonJ PearsonArdmona7.11 – 53Shepparton5.10 – 40Senior Premiers, At Shepparton RR [25] [26]
Shepparton Boys8.13 – 61Shepparton7.3 – 45Seconds Premiers, At Shepparton RR [27] [28]
1948 [29] M G O'BrienJ PearsonJ PearsonShepparton East10.12 – 72Shepparton10.7 – 67Senior Premiers, At Deakin Reserve [30]
SPC11.14 – 80Numurkah5.13 – 43Seconds Premiers, At Deakin Reserve [31] [32]
1949M G O'BrienJ PearsonJ PearsonShepparton8.8 – 56S.P.C.4.18 – 42Senior Premiers, At Deakin Reserve. [33] [34]
SPC3.10 – 28Tallygaroopna3.10 – 28Tied Seconds Grand Final, At Deakin Reserve. [35] [36]
Tallygaroopna9.14 – 68SPC6.12 – 48Seconds Grand Final Replay, At Numurkah. [37] [38]
1950 [39] Cr. C H WhitfieldJ PearsonJ PearsonKatandra15.15 – 105Dookie College12.9 – 81At Deakin Reserve [40] [41]
1951 [42] Cr. C H WhitfieldJ PearsonJ PearsonKatandra13.19 – 97Dookie College10.3 – 63At Deakin Reserve [43]
1952Cr. C H WhitfieldJ PearsonJ PearsonDookie College16.6 – 102Katandra6.5 – 35At Deakin Reserve [44]

CGVFL – Best and Fairest Award

This award was donated by and called the Shepparton Advertiser Trophy, in 1946 and 1947, then was called the Neal Hanlon Memorial Trophy from 1948 to 1952. [46]

YearWinnersClubVotesRunner UpClubVotesComments
1946W "Bill" Hanlon &Shepparton East18 Eddie Ford &Katandra16 [47]
Eric "Bubby" JamesShepparton18J WilliamsDookie College16
1947 Eric Roscoe Shepparton48Alex SlocombeDookie College36 [48] [49]
1948Alex SlocombeDookie College31M Dexter &Dookie College28 [50]
Pat Dalton Shepparton East28
1949Murray SleeShepparton34 Pat Dalton Shepparton East28 [51]
1950 John Landy Dookie College32Jimmy WongShepparton Boys23 [52]
1951Harry CookShepparton East26Max MillsKatandra21 [53]
1952 Jim Hovey Tallygaroopna27Max MillsKatandra26 [54]

1946: Eric James also won the Goulburn Valley Football League's Morrison Medal in 1935 & 1937, with the Shepparton Football Club.

CGVFL – Leading Goalkicker

YearWinnerClubGoalsGoals in finals
1946Norman MarchmentS.P.C.??
1947Norman MarchmentS.P.C.97 [55]
1948N ThorneMooroopna88 [56] [57]
1949K RoulentS.P.C.41 [58]
1950R "Dick" BroughtonTallygaroopna615 = 66 [59]
1951R BearhamDookie College280, 2 & 3 = 33 [60]
1952 ?

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