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The Northern Mallee Football League (NMFL) was an Australian rules football formed in 1979 from the merging of the now defunct Tyrrell Football League with the Mallee Football League
The Northern Mallee Football League (NMFL) was an Australian rules football formed in 1979 from the merging of the now defunct Tyrrell Football League with another local Mallee League.
The competition that finished in 1996 with only five clubs based that area, with the Tempy, Gorya Patchewallock Football Club and the Ouyen Rovers would merge in early 1997, which left the NMFL with only four remaining clubs and eventually the NMFL merged with the Southern Mallee Football League to form the Mallee Football League (Victoria). [1]
The league featured three grades in the Australian rules football competition, being First-Grade, Reserve-Grade and Under 16s. [2]
| Club | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Former League | Est. | Years in NMFL | NMFL Premierships | Fate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Years | ||||||||
| Manangatang |  | Saints | Manangatang Rec. Reserve, Manangatang | TFL | 1900s | 1979-1996 | 3 | 1989, 1994, 1996 | Formed Mallee FL in 1997 |
| Ouyen Rovers |  | Rovers | Blackburn Park, Ouyen | – | 1982 | 1982-1996 | 5 | 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1993 | Merged with T-G-P to form Ouyen United in Mallee FL in 1997 |
| Sea Lake-Nandaly |  | Swans | Sea Lake Rec. Reserve, Sea Lake | – | 1994 | 1994-1996 | 1 | 1995 | Formed Mallee FL in 1997 |
| Tempy-Gorya- Patchewollock (T-G-P) |  | Tigers | Tempy Memorial Park, Tempy Patchewollock Recreation Reserve, Patchewollock | – | 1971 | 1979-1996 | 4 | 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984 | Merged with Ouyen Rovers to form Ouyen United in Mallee FL in 1997 |
| Walpeup-Underbool |  | Roos | Underbool Rec. Reserve, Underbool | – | 1982 | 1982-1996 | 0 | - | Formed Mallee FL in 1997 |
| Club | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Former League | Est. | Years in NMFL | NMFL Premierships | Fate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Years | ||||||||
| Kiamal |  | Magpies | MFL | 1919 | 1979-1981 | 0 | - | Merged with Tiega to form Ouyen Rovers in 1982 | |
| Nandaly |  | Bombers | Nandaly Rec. Reserve, Nandaly | TFL | 1919 | 1979-1993 | 1 | 1979 | Merged with Sea Lake to form Sea Lake-Nandaly in 1994 |
| Ouyen |  | Demons | Blackburn Park, Ouyen | SFNL | 1937 | 1983-1984 | 0 | - | Folded in 1984 |
| Sea Lake | | Seagulls | Sea Lake Rec. Reserve, Sea Lake | TFL | 1894 | 1979-1993 | 4 | 1982, 1988, 1991, 1992 | Merged with Nandaly in 1994 to form Sea Lake-Nandaly |
| Tiega |  | Tigers | MFL | 1910s | 1979-1981 | 0 | - | Merged with Kiamal to form Ouyen Rovers in 1982 | |
| Underbool |  | Roos | Underbool Rec. Reserve, Underbool | MFL | 1910s | 1979-1981 | 0 | - | Merged with Walpeup to form Walpeup-Underbool in 1982 |
| Walpeup | | Roos | Walpeup Rec. Reserve, Walpeup | MFL | 1910s | 1979-1981 | 0 | - | Merged with Underbool to form Walpeup-Underbool in 1982 |
| Year | Premier | Score | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Nandaly | 18.20.128 | Manangatang | 14.13.97 |
| 1980 | T-G-P | 21.22.148 | Manangatang | 12.13.85 |
| 1981 | T-G-P | 21.13.139 | Manangatang | 18.9.127 |
| 1982 | Sea Lake | 21.24.150 | T-G-P | 20-9-129 |
| 1983 | T-G-P | 22.11.143 | Manangatang | 13.7.85 |
| 1984 | T-G-P | 19.12.126 | Sea Lake | 18.13.121 |
| 1985 | Ouyen Rovers | 23.12.150 | Sea Lake | 17.11.113 |
| 1986 | Ouyen Rovers | 15.20.110 | Manangatang | 15.15.105 |
| 1987 | Ouyen Rovers | 11.13.79 | Sea Lake | 8.7.55 |
| 1988 | Sea Lake | 13.6.84 | T-G-P | 6.9.45 |
| 1989 | Manangatang | 12.17.89 | Walpeup-Underbool | 11.08 |
| 1990 | Ouyen Rovers | 16.13.109 | Manangatang | 14.19.103 |
| 1991 | Sea Lake | 16.12.108 | Manangatang | 12.12.84 |
| 1992 | Sea Lake | 16.18.114 | Ouyen Rovers | 7.9.51 |
| 1993 | Ouyen Rovers | 13.12.90 | Sea Lake | 12.11.83 |
| 1994 | Manangatang | 19.22.136 | Walpeup-Underbool | 11.10.76 |
| 1995 | Sea Lake-Nandaly | 13.18.96 | T-G-P | 11.10.76 |
| 1996 | Manangatang | 9.12.66 | Walpeup-Underbool | 8.16.64 |
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