Great Northern Football League

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Great Northern Football League
General Information
Founded1961
Records
Highest Score278 – Railways 43.20.278 V Mullewa 4.1.25 – 2009
Most goals in a game23 – D Wallam – Mullewa V Brigades – 1985
Most goals in a season126 – Dale Baynes – Towns – 2006
Most career goals620 – S Perham – Brigades
Most wins in a row28 – Railways – 2010–2011
Most losses in a row28 – Mullewa – 1972–1974
Most flags13 – Towns
Current championsRovers
Website Official site

The Great Northern Football League is an Australian rules football league centred on the city of Geraldton in Western Australia, which was formed in 1961 as a merger of the Geraldton Football Association and the Northampton-Upper Chapman Football Association. [1] It currently includes four clubs from Geraldton (Brigades, Railway, Rover and Towns) and one each from Mullewa, Northampton and Nabawa (Chapman Valley).

Contents

Clubs

Current

ColoursClubNicknameLocationJoinedGNFL flagsGNFL premiership years
Brigades Football Club colours.jpg
BrigadesHawks Geraldton 1961–71962, 1971, 1986, 1988, 2015, 2018, 2021
Chapman Valley Football Club colours.jpg
Chapman ValleyRoyals Nabawa 1961–41972, 1973, 1974, 1992
Mullewa Football Club colours.jpg
MullewaSaints Mullewa 1963–91966, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1991, 1996, 2005, 2013, 2017
Northampton Football Club colours.jpg
NorthamptonRams Northampton 1961–61967, 1968, 1977, 1978, 1979, 2004
Big V jumper.jpg
RailwayBlues Geraldton 1961–121961, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1989, 2010, 2011
Eltham Football Club.jpg
RoversDemons Geraldton 1961–111963, 1975, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2019, 2020, 2022
South Fremantle Football Club colours.jpg
TownsBulldogs Geraldton 1961–131976, 1993, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2016

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2011 ladder

Great NorthernWinsByesLossesDrawsForAgainst%PtsFinalTeamGBPtsTeamGBPts
Railways 1800030191041290.01%721st semiRovers1920134Brigades7850
Towns 1304126671701156.79%542nd semiRailways2221153Towns8755
Brigades 1106119831903104.20%46PreliminaryRovers1816124Towns91165
Rovers 801001681189688.66%32GrandRailways1416100Rovers121284
Northampton701101617219573.67%28
Chapman Valley401401439217966.04%16
Mullewa101701375284648.31%4

2012 ladder

Great NorthernWinsByesLossesDrawsForAgainst%PtsFinalTeamGBPtsTeamGBPts
Railways 1402022301065209.39%561st semiRovers225137Mullewa1514104
Towns 1204022011184185.90%482nd semiRailways12678Towns1517107
Mullewa 1204021561190181.18%48PreliminaryRailways1617113Rovers13785
Rovers 808016871517111.21%32GrandTowns1614110Railways131088
Brigades501101489183980.97%20
Northampton301301129263242.90%12
Chapman Valley20140989245440.30%8

2013 ladder

Great NorthernWinsByesLossesDrawsForAgainst%PtsFinalTeamGBPtsTeamGBPts
Mullewa 1402022581424158.57%561st semiTowns218134Railways111379
Brigades 1203121831171186.42%502nd semiBrigades1615111Mullewa131189
Towns 1204020901346155.27%48PreliminaryMullewa2523173Towns121082
Railways 807115541371113.35%34GrandMullewa1517107Brigades111581
Rovers401201219194662.64%16
Northampton401201213218355.57%16
Chapman Valley101501075215149.98%4

2014 ladder

Great NorthernWinsByesLossesDrawsForAgainst%PtsFinalTeamGBPtsTeamGBPts
Brigades 120201958915213.99%481st semiMullewa1917131Railways13886
Towns 1004017331147151.09%402nd semiTowns121284Brigades10868
Mullewa 1004017921415126.64%40PreliminaryBrigades121284Mullewa5636
Railways 60711319136296.84%26GrandTowns91670Brigades51444
Rovers60801260164676.55%24
Northampton201111097191457.31%10
Chapman Valley201201033179357.61%8

2015 ladder

Great NorthernWinsByesLossesDrawsForAgainst%PtsFinalTeamGBPtsTeamGBPts
Brigades 1004017021209140.78%401st semiRailways1416100Mullewa91771
Towns 905015161010150.10%362nd semiTowns131492Brigades9963
Mullewa 905017231363126.41%36PreliminaryBrigades1712114Railways9761
Railways 70611236127996.64%30GrandBrigades11571Towns71456
Rovers70701230130494.33%28
Chapman Valley60801122139080.72%24
Northampton001311046202051.78%2

2016 ladder

Great NorthernWinsByesLossesDrawsForAgainst%PtsFinalTeamGBPtsTeamGBPts
Towns 120201678824203.64%481st semiBrigades1819127Chapman valley9559
Railways 110301455944154.13%442nd semiTowns2012132Railways1610106
Brigades 905014561017143.17%36PreliminaryRailways132199Brigades81563
Chapman Valley 707012001064112.78%28GrandTowns207127Railways7446
Rovers50901137147976.88%20
Northampton40100974157062.04%16
Mullewa10130945194748.54%4

2017 ladder

Great NorthernWinsByesLossesDrawsForAgainst%PtsFinalTeamGBPtsTeamGBPts
Railways 130101775679261.41%521st semiRovers131189Towns12880
Mullewa 1004014251195119.25%402nd semiMullewa131189Railways13987
Towns 905015801047150.91%36PreliminaryRailways195119Rovers111379
Rovers 905013461166115.44%36GrandMullewa1516106Railways111076
Northampton40100979152964.03%16
Brigades30110983155163.38%12
Chapman Valley10130688160942.76%4

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References

  1. "Australian Football". fullpointsfooty.net.

Other references

http://www.gnfl.com.au/