Greater Northern Football League

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The Greater Northern Football League (GNFL) was an Australian rules football competition played between the fifteen (15) major football clubs across Northern Tasmania from the two major footballing bodies across the north of the state, the Northern Tasmanian Football Association (NTFA), and the North West Football Union (NWFU) in 1981 and 1982.

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Greater Northern Football League
General Information
Founded1981
Previous namesNone.
Participating clubs Burnie Tigers
City-South Redlegs
Cooee Bulldogs
Devonport Magpies
East Devonport Swans
East Launceston Demons
Latrobe Demons
Launceston Blues
Longford Tigers
North Launceston Robins
Penguin Two Blues
Scottsdale Magpies
Smithton Saints
Wynyard Cats
Ulverstone Robins
Stadiums York Park
Devonport Oval
West Park Oval
Windsor Park
Youngtown Oval
Latrobe Rec. Ground
Penguin Sports Ground
Longford Oval
Ulverstone Rec. Ground
Smithton Football Ground
Scottsdale Rec. Ground
Girdlestone Park
1982 GNFL Premiership Season.
PremiersCooee 9.13 (67) - Scottsdale 5.9 (39)

Participating clubs

NTFA Clubs

ClubColoursNicknameHome GroundEst.
City-South
South Melbourne Football Club Colours.svg
RedlegsYoungtown Memorial Oval, Youngtown 1879
East Launceston
Melbourne Football Club Colours.svg
Demons York Park, Invermay 1948
Launceston
Launceston Football Club colours.jpg
Blues Windsor Park, Riverside 1875
Longford
Richmond Football Club colours (pre-2017).svg
TigersLongford Recreation Ground, Longford 1878
North Launceston
Essendon Football Club colours.svg
Robins York Park, Invermay 1893
Scottsdale
Collingwood icon.svg
MagpiesScottsdale Recreation Ground, Scottsdale 1889

NWFU Clubs

ClubColoursNicknameHome GroundEst.
Burnie
Richmond Football Club colours (pre-2017).svg
Tigers West Park Oval, Burnie 1885
Cooee
Cooee Football Club colours.svg
Bulldogs West Park Oval, Burnie 1894
Devonport
Collingwood icon.svg
Magpies Devonport Oval, Devonport 1881
East Devonport
South Melbourne Football Club Colours.svg
SwansGirdlestone Park, East Devonport 1901
Latrobe
Melbourne Football Club Colours.svg
DemonsDarrel Baldock Oval, Latrobe 1881
Penguin
Penguin Football Club Colours.svg
Two BluesDial Park, Penguin 1890
Smithton
St Kilda Football Club colours.svg
SaintsCircular Head Recreation Ground, Smithton 1907
Ulverstone
Essendon Football Club colours.svg
RobinsUlverstone Recreation Ground, Ulverstone 1888
Wynyard
Winchelsea fc icon.png
CatsWynyard Football Ground, Wynyard 1885

1982 Ladder

Great Northern FLWinsByesLossesDrawsForAgainst%Pts
Penguin1503120311683120.68%62
Cooee1405026331645160.06%56
Launceston1405020541857110.61%56
Ulverstone1306021331651129.19%52
Smithton1107021791655131.66%44
Devonport1108020241842109.88%44
North Launceston909123082128108.46%38
Burnie9010020261933104.81%36
East Launceston801101979215192.00%32
Latrobe801101798200889.54%32
Wynyard801101704194887.47%32
Scottsdale701201571194580.77%28
East Devonport601301660224274.04%24
City-South401301613216174.64%16
Longford201501655251965.70%8

NWFU FINALS

FinalTeamGBPtsTeamGBPts
1st SemiUlverstone1418102Smithton91569
2nd SemiCooee209129Penguin111076
PreliminaryPenguin13583Ulverstone81159
GrandCooee1615111Penguin165101

NTFA FINALS

FinalTeamGBPtsTeamGBPts
1st SemiScottsdale2115141East Launceston121284
2nd SemiLaunceston178110North Launceston1611107
PreliminaryScottsdale1612108North Launceston111177
GrandScottsdale179111Launceston121082

See also