Ellinbank & District Football League

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Ellinbank & District Football League
Current season, competition or edition:
AFL current event.svg 2024 EDFNL season
Sport Australian rules football
Founded137
Divisions1
No. of teams11
CountryAustralia
Most recent
champion(s)
BulnBulnDesign.svg Buln Buln
(12th premiership)
Official website EDFL (archived)

The Ellinbank and District Football Netball League (EDFNL), formerly known as the Ellinbank & District Football League (EDFL), is an Australian rules football and netball league, based in the West Gippsland region of Victoria for smaller towns and villages in the regions of Baw Baw, South Gippsland and Cardinia.

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There are eleven teams in the league, fielding two senior football sides and two football junior sides (U/16 and U/18) and three senior netball sides and three junior netball sides.

History

The EDFL was founded in 1937.

In 2014, the league partitioned into two geographic divisions which operated as separate competitions with separate premiers. [1] In this season, the seven-team western division comprised Nar Nar Goon, Garfield, Cora Lynn, Koo Wee Rup, Bunyip, Catani and Lang Lang; and the eastern division, with eight clubs, comprised Nyora, Poowong, Ellinbank, Nilma-Darnum, Warragul Industrials, Buln Buln, Neerim-Neerim South and Longwarry. This partition lasted only one year, and the league rejoined as a single division again from 2015. [2]

In 2016 C31 broadcast a live match of the EDFL game between Koo Wee Rup and Cora Lynn.

In 2017 five clubs were redirected to found the West Gippsland Football Netball League. This left the league with ten clubs. The 2019 senior premiership was won by Longwarry Football Club over Ellinbank by 39 points. The grand final was played at Dowton Park Yarragon.

In the 2018 AFL Gippsland League Review, Yarragon joined from the neighbouring Mid Gippsland League. [3] Warragul Industrials moved to the West Gippsland League, [4] keeping the competition at ten clubs.

Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, all EDFL competitions were abandoned for season 2020. Season 2021 saw games resume but due to COVID-19 restrictions a finals series was not played and there were no premiers.

In 2021 the Trafalgar Football and Netball Club joined the EDFL taking the total teams to 11. 2021 will also see the junior age structure change to Under 16.5 and Under 18.5

In 2022 the Ellinbank & District Football League and Ellinbank & District Netball Association merged to form the Ellinbank & District Football Netball League (EDFNL). [5] The junior age groups will revert to Under 16 and Under 18 in football.

The 2023 senior premiership was won by Buln Buln over Neerim-Neerim South by 30 points. It is Buln Buln's first premiership since the 2014 EDFL East Grand Final, and their 11th total. The grand final was played at Dowton Park Yarragon and the game was broadcast locally on SEN Track 91.9FM

Clubs

Current clubs

ClubColoursMonikerHome venueFormer LeagueFormedFirst yearEDFL Senior Premierships
TotalYears
Buln Buln
BulnBulnDesign.svg
LyrebirdsBuln Buln Recreation Reserve, Buln Buln NDFL19191949121956, 1965, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2014 (East), 2023, 2024
Bunyip
BULLDOGSDesign.svg
BulldogsBunyip Recreation Reserve, Bunyip WGFNC 18791982-2016, 2025-31990, 2000, 2012
Catani
CarltonDesign.png
BluesCatani Recreation Reserve, Catani WGFL197641992, 2004, 2005, 2017
Ellinbank
West Coast Eagles Football Club colours.jpg
EaglesEllinbank Recreation Reserve, Warragul SouthWDJFA1937151939, 1946, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1961, 1963, 1974, 1975, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1995
Lang Lang
Mirboo North FC.png
TigersLang Lang Community Recreation Precinct, Caldermeade WGFL189520000
Longwarry
Longwarry Football Club colours.jpg
CrowsLongwarry Recreation Reserve, Longwarry WGFL1900s199312019
Neerim-Neerim South
Neerim neerim south fc.png
CatsNeerim South Recreation Reserve, Neerim South 1954
(merger)
195481962, 1964, 1966, 1978, 1982, 1998, 1999, 2022
Nilma Darnum
Yallourn Yallourn North FC.png
BombersDarnum Recreation Reserve, Darnum 1947
(merger)
194751947 (Darnum FC), 1949, 1951, 1959 (Nilma Lillico FC), 2009 (Nilma Darnum FC)
Nyora
Korumburra fc icon.png
SaintsNyora Recreation Reserve, Nyora BVWDFL1880s196741993, 2006, 2007, 2018
Poowong
Clunes Football Club colours.jpg
MagpiesPoowong Recreation Reserve, Poowong SGFL1900s196791967, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1985, 1989, 1991, 2003
Trafalgar
Trafalgar FC.png
BloodsTrafalgar Recreation Reserve, Trafalgar MGFNL 188820210
Yarragon
Port Adelaide Football Club colours.jpg
PanthersDowton Park Reserve, Yarragon MGFNL 189520190

Former clubs

ClubColoursMonikerHome GroundFormer LeagueFormedYears in competitionEDFL Senior PremiershipsFate
TotalYears
Arrawattac. 1930s1938-19390-Folded
Cora Lynn
Cora lynn icon.png
CobrasCora Lynn Recreation Reserve, Cora Lynn GL 19132005-201642008, 2014 (West), 2015, 2016Formed West Gippsland FNC following 2016 season
DarnumDarnum Recreation Reserve, Darnum c. 1920s1920s-194711947Merged with Nilma following 1947 season to form Nilma Darnum
Drouin Imperialsc. 1920s1938-1939 [6] [7] 0-Competed in nearby reserves competitions post-war, folded in c. 1950s
Garfield
Leongatha Football Club colours.jpg
StarsGarfield Recreation Reserve, Garfield GL 19352010-20160-Formed West Gippsland FNC following 2016 season
Hallorac. 1930s1937-195211950Merged with Strzelecki following 1952 season to form Hallora Strzelecki
Hallora StrzeleckiGreen and goldHallora Recreation Reserve, Hallora19531953-198741958, 1968, 1969, 1971Folded
Koo Wee Rup
Melbourne AFLW icon.png
DemonsKoo Wee Rup Recreation Reserve, Koo Wee Rup WGFLc. 19002000-20160-Formed West Gippsland FNC following 2016 season
Nar Nar Goon
Albion Football Club.jpg
GoonsNar Nar Goon Recreation Reserve, Nar Nar Goon GL c. 19002005-201612010Formed West Gippsland FNC following 2016 season
NeerimNDFLc. 1900s1952-19530-Merged with Neerim South following 1952 season
Neerim Junction19241952-19530-Merged with Noojee following 1952 season to form Noojee Neerim Junction
Neerim SouthNeerim South Recreation Reserve, Neerim South NDFLc. 1920s1952-19530-Merged with Neerim following 1952 season to form Neerim-Neerim South
Noojeec. 1920s1952-19530-Merged with Neerim Junction following 1952 season to form Noojee Neerim Junction
Noojee Neerim Junction19541954-196111957Folded
Ripplebrook?1938-19500-Folded
Strzeleckic. 1920sc. 1920s-19520-Merged with Hallora following 1952 season to form Hallora-Strzelecki
Triholm?1946-19520-Folded
Warragul Industrials
Warragul Industrials Football Club colours.jpg
DustiesWestern Park, Warragul 19481948-201841948, 1976, 1986, 1996Moved to West Gippsland FNC following 2018 season
Warragul Rovers?1938-19610-Folded
Warragul seconds
Warragul Football Club colours.jpg
??21938, 1940Joined firsts in Latrobe Valley FL
Wooreen19371937-194011937Folded

Premiers

VFL/AFL players

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