Heytesbury Mount Noorat Football League

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The Heytesbury Mount Noorat Football League was an Australian rules football competition in the Western District of Victoria, Australia. The competition ran from 1992 until 2002. [1]

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Heytesbury Mount Noorat Football League
General Information
Duration1992-2002
Final ClubsHeytesbury

Kolora Noorat Otway-Districts Simpson Timboon

History

The Heytesbury Mount Noorat Football League was established from the merger of the Heytesbury Football League and Mount Noorat Football League.

The league consisted of nine teams with Heyesbury, Princeton, Scotts Creek, Simpson, South Purrumbete and Timboon joining from the Heytesbury League. The other two former Heytesbury clubs, Port Campbell folded and Nirranda joined the Warrnambool District Football League. [2]

Three of the Mount Noorat Football League clubs joined in Kolora, Noorat and Panmure.

The league finished after a VCFL review in 2002. [3] After ten years, all clubs voted 12–0 to disband the league. Each club was allocated two votes. [4]

Timeline

Heytesbury Mount Noorat Football League

Clubs

ColoursClubNicknameHome GroundYears in compPremiersPremiership YearsNotes
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HeytesburyDemonsTimboon Recreation Reserve1992-200221998, 2002Merged with Timboon to create Timboon Demons and joined Warrnambool District Football League in 2003
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KoloraMagpiesNoorat Recreation Reserve1992-200261994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2001Merged with Noorat to create Kolora Noorat and joined Warrnambool District Football League in 2003
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NooratBombersNoorat Recreation Reserve1992-200212000Merged with Kolora to create Kolora Noorat and joined Warrnambool District Football League in 2003
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Otway DistrictsGellibrand Recreation Reserve1995-2002--Moved to Colac & District Football Netball League in 2003
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PanmureBulldogsPanmure Recreation Reserve1992-1996--Moved to Warrnambool District Football League in 1997
CollingwoodMagpiesDesign.png
PrincetownPrincetown Recreation Reserve1992-1998--Folded
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Scotts CreekScotts Creek Recreation Reserve1992-1996--Folded
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Simpson TigersSimpson Recreation Reserve1992-200221992, 1993Moved to Colac & District Football Netball League in 2003
South Purrumbete Football Club colours.jpg
South PurrumbetePanthersSouth Purrumbete Recreation Reserve1992-1999--Folded
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TimboonSaintsTimboon Recreation Reserve1992-2002--Merged with Heytesbury to create Timboon Demons and joined Warrnambool District Football League in 2003
  1. "Australian Football - HMNFL Premiership season - Season 2023". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  2. "Australian Football - nirranda Football Club - Stats". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  3. "Footy talk all about mergers and moves". The Age. 2002-07-21. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  4. Stoward, John (2008). History of football in the Western District. History of Australian Rules Football (1st ed.). Drysdale, Vic: Aussie Footy Books. ISBN   9780957751590.

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