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

SouthMelbourneDesign.png - City-South Football Club.
RedlegsDesign.png - East Launceston Football Club.
DevonportBluesDesign.PNG - Launceston Football Club.
TigersDesign.png - Longford Football Club.
BloodsDesign.png - North Launceston Football Club.
GlenorchyDesign.PNG - Scottsdale Football Club.

NWFU Clubs

TigersDesign.png - Burnie Tigers Football Club.
CooeeDesign.PNG - Cooee Football Club.
GlenorchyDesign.PNG - Devonport Football Club.
SouthMelbourneDesign.png - East Devonport Football Club.
RedlegsDesign.png - Latrobe Football Club.
Sturt design 2.png - Penguin Football Club.
NewNorfolkDesign.PNG - Smithton Football Club.
BloodsDesign.png - Ulverstone Football Club.
GeelongDesign.svg - Wynyard Football Club.

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

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