General Information | |
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Founded | 1913 as Waranga North East Football Association |
Known As | |
1913-49 | Waranga North East Football Association |
1950-76 | Waranga North East Football League |
Folded | After the 1976 season after 52 active playing seasons |
1976 Season | |
Premiers | Yea |
Minor Premiers | Yea |
1976 Clubs | Alexandra, Broadford, Mansfield, Thornton-Eildon, Yea |
Senior Football Records | |
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Most premierships | 12 – Euroa FC |
Most premierships in a row | 4 – Broadford: 1924 - 27 & 1971 - 74 |
Most grand finals in a row | 10 – Seymour FC: 1966 - 1975 |
Highest grand final score | 1969 - Euroa: 22.13 - 145 d Seymour: 10.7 - 67 |
Highest winning grand final margin | 1969 - (78 points) - Euroa: 22.13 - 145 d Seymour: 10.7 - 67 |
Highest losing grand final score | 1927 - Broadford: 20.9 - 129 d Seymour: 16.8 - 104 |
Most goals in a grand final | 8: Dick O'Bree (Euroa). 1955 Mansfield d Euroa. |
Highest Team Score | ? |
Most goals in a season | ? |
Most goals in a game | 13: Alan Jewell, Mansfield v Thornton AV, 24/4/54 |
Most wins in a row | 38: Euroa. |
The Waranga North East Football Association was established in 1913 as an Australian Rules football association which was based in the North East and Upper Goulburn Valley regions of Victoria [1] and was active up until 1976.
In May 1913 representatives from Avenel, Euroa, Murchison, Nagambie and Seymour met at the Tabilk Hotel, Tabilk and formed the Waranga North East Football Association, with a draw being established with the first round of matches taking place on Wednesday, 21 May 1913.
Broadford hold the record with four, for the most consecutive premiership wins in a row, which they achieved twice between 1924 and 1927 and later on between 1971 and 1974.Amazingly, Broadford defeated Seymour in all eight grand finals.
Three clubs went through the season as undefeated premiers: Nagambie in 1919 and 1938, Seymour in 1923 and Euroa in 1963 and 1969.
In 1926, J P Minogue, from Seymour [2] (one of the founders of the association) [3] was presented with a Life Membership gold medal for his services rendered. [4]
In 1939 the WNEFA went into recess, with Euroa, Nagambie and Seymour joining the Goulburn Valley Football League and Yea joining the Alexandra Mansfield Football Association. [5] Broadford withdrew from the competition in 1939, due to the closure of the local paper mills.
Mick Minogue (Avenel) was secretary of the former North East Football Association and then the WNEFA from February 1908 [6] to 1939 and never missed a delegate's meeting during that time. [7]
The original colours of the WNEFA representative jumper were blue and gold.
In May 1950, the WNEFA changed its name to the Waranga North East Football League. [8]
In 1960, Bill Burns was presented with a WNEFL Life Membership. Burns was a former coach of Broadford and association delegate. [9]
In October, 1960, the WNEFL was granted major league status by the Victorian Country Football League. [10]
The Bonnie Doon senior team played in nine consecutive WNEFL Reserves grand finals between 1956 and 1964.
In 1966, Dick Tossol from Thornton received a Life Membership of the WNRFL. [11]
Seymour made a record ten consecutive grand finals between 1966 and 1975, winning premierships in 1966 and 1975, but were also runner up for an incredible eight consecutive years between 1967 and 1974.
Year | Premiers | Score | Runners Up | Score | Venue | Coach |
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1913 | Euroa | 10.12 - 72 | Nagambie | 2.6 - 18 | Seymour | [15] |
1914 | Murchison | 7.6 - 48 | Nagambie | 4.8 - 32 | Seymour | [16] |
1915-18 | In recess > WW1 [17] | |||||
1919 | Nagambie* | 8.10 - 58 | Avenel | 6.9 - 45 | Seymour | E Caelli [18] [19] |
1920 | Seymour | 5.14 - 44 | Nagambie | 6.6 - 42 | Seymour | [20] |
1921 | Avenel | 6.3 - 39 | Broadford | 3.9 - 27 | Seymour | [21] |
1922 | Euroa | 6.8 - 44 | Seymour | 3.13 - 31 | Seymour | [22] |
1923 | Seymour* | 9.16 - 70 | Nagambie | 3.16 - 34 | Avenel | No grand final in '23. [23] [24] |
1924 | Broadford | 8.14 - 62 | Seymour | 5.12 - 42 | Avenel | [25] |
1925 | Broadford | defeated | Seymour | by 9 points | Avenel | [26] |
1926 | Broadford | defeated | Seymour | Nagambie | [27] | |
1927 | Broadford | 20.9 - 129 | Seymour | 16.8 - 104 | Avenel | [28] |
1928 | Seymour | 16.15 - 111 | Alexandra | 14.9 - 93 | Broadford | [29] |
1929 | Broadford | 13.12 - 90 | Yea | 12.5 - 77 | Nagambie | [30] |
1930 | Broadford | 13.11 - 89 | Alexandra | 8.10 - 58 | Seymour | [31] |
1931 | Alexandra | 15.12 - 102 | Nagambie | 8.12 - 66 | Broadford | F Keppel |
1932 | Avenel | 14.13 - 97 | Alexandra | 11.6 - 72 | Nagambie | |
1933 | Avenel | 9.13 - 67 | Nagambie | 5.8 - 38 | Seymour | |
1934 | Seymour | 20.16 - 136 | Kilmore | 11.23 - 89 | Broadford | |
1935 | Seymour | 16.13 - 109 | Alexandra | 7.12 - 54 | Yea | |
1936 | Euroa | 14.22 - 106 | Nagambie | 14.19 - 103 | Avenel | |
1937 | Euroa | 9.20 - 74 | Yea | 4.11 - 35 | Nagambie | |
1938 | Nagambie* | 15.9 - 99 | Yea | 10.9 - 69 | Seymour | [32] |
1939 | WNEFA in recess | |||||
1940-46 | In recess > WW2 | |||||
1947 | Seymour | 16.26 - 122 | Yea | 15.9 - 99 | Avenel | |
1948 | Seymour | 7.20 - 62 | Euroa | 9.6 - 60 | Avenel | |
1949 | Broadford | 10.13 - 73 | Thornton-AV | 10.10 - 70 | Euroa | |
1950 | Yea | 9.10 - 64 | Seymour | 6.5 - 35 | Euroa | John McLeish [33] |
1951 | Mansfield | 16.7 - 103 | Euroa | 13.10 - 88 | Seymour | Ted Leehane |
1952 | Alexandra | 10.13 - 73 | Mansfield | 10.7 - 68 | Euroa | Jack Cotter |
1953 | Mansfield | 13.12 - 90 | Alexandra | 7.5 - 47 | Euroa | Ted Leehane [34] |
1954 | Mansfield | 10.13 - 73 | Seymour | 5.7 - 37 | Euroa | Ted Leehane |
1955 | Mansfield | 12.15 - 87 | Euroa | 11.12 - 78 | Ted Leehane [35] | |
1956 | Alexandra | 10.4 - 64 | Seymour | 9.7 - 61 | Yea | Ian Alexander |
1957 | Euroa | 12.11 - 83 | Mansfield | 9.7 - 61 | Bob Bosustow | |
1958 | Euroa | 13.18 - 96 | Thornton-E | 5.12 - 42 | Bob Bosustow [36] | |
1959 | Seymour | 10.11 - 71 | Broadford | 7.14 - 56 | Alan Pickering [37] | |
1960 | Alexandra | 8.11 - 59 | Seymour | 8.10 - 58 | Yea | Ian Alexander |
1961 | Thornton-E | 12.8 - 80 | Yea | 8.16 - 64 | Alexandra | Eddie Jackson [38] |
1962 | Alexandra | 9.10 - 64 | Avenel | 6.12 - 48 | Seymour | Ian Alexander [39] |
1963 | Euroa* | 9.8 - 62 | Thornton-E | 7.14 - 56 | Dick O'Bree | |
1964 | Euroa | 9.12 - 66 | Seymour | 7.10 - 52 | Dick O'Bree [40] | |
1965 | Euroa | 9.7 - 61 | Alexandra | 8.10 - 58 | Seymour | Dick O'Bree [41] |
1966 | Seymour | 10.14 - 74 | Yea | 9.14 - 68 | Ian Shelton [42] | |
1967 | Euroa | 12.14 - 86 | Seymour | 8.6 - 54 | Dick O'Bree | |
1968 | Yea | 15.11 - 101 | Seymour | 11.8 - 74 | ||
1969 | Euroa* | 22.13 - 145 | Seymour | 10.7 - 67 | Dick O'Bree | |
1970 | Euroa | 18.14 - 122 | Seymour | 8.13 - 61 | Dick O'Bree | |
1971 | Broadford | 12.17 - 89 | Seymour | 6.11 - 47 | Mike Howe | |
1972 | Broadford | 12.10 - 82 | Seymour | 10.11 - 71 | John Spargo | |
1973 | Broadford | 17.15 - 117 | Seymour | 15.4 - 94 | John Spargo | |
1974 | Broadford | 10.15 - 75 | Seymour | 4.10 - 34 | John Spargo | |
1975 | Seymour | 10.12 - 72 | Mansfield | 9.13 - 67 | Ronnie Gratton | |
1976 | Yea | 12.15 - 87 | Mansfield | 13.5 - 83 | ||
Year | Premiers | Score | Runner Up | Score | Venue | Coach |
Year | Premiers | Score | Runners Up | Score | Venue | Coach |
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1951 | Alexandra | 14.9 - 93 | Euroa | 6.8 - 32 | Avenel | |
1952 | Seymour | 11.13 - 79 | Alexandra | 7.13 - 55 | Euroa | |
1953 | Seymour | 11.11 - 77 | Mansfield | 8.8 - 56 | Euroa | |
1954 | Seymour | 12.17 - 89 | Mansfield | 5.10 - 40 | Euroa | |
1955 | Broadford | 12.18 - 90 | Euroa | 5.6 - 36 | ||
1956 | Bonnie Doon | 11.5 - 71 | Broadford | 10.9 - 69 | Yea | |
1957 | Bonnie Doon | 10.12 - 72 | Strathbogie | 4.8 - 32 | ||
1958 | Bonnie Doon | 16.16 - 112 | Euroa | 2.9 - 21 | ||
1959 | Seymour | 13.10 - 88 | Bonnie Doon | 10.11 - 71 | ||
1960 | Yea | 7.5 - 47 | Bonnie Doon | 4.8 - 32 | Yea | |
1961 | Bonnie Doon | 9.11 - 65 | Seymour | 7.15 - 57 | ||
1962 | Bonnie Doon | 8.5 - 53 | Seymour | 7.6 - 48 | Seymour | |
1963 | Euroa | 14.12 - 96 | Bonnie Doon | 5.7 - 37 | ||
1964 | Euroa* | 8.10 - 58 | Bonnie Doon | 4.3 - 27 | [43] | |
1965 | Euroa | 12.11 - 83 | Seymour | 8.5 - 53 | Seymour | |
1966 | Euroa | 12.13 - 85 | Seymour | 8.10 - 58 | ||
1967 | Seymour | 11.13 - 79 | Euroa | 6.13 - 49 | ||
1968 | Euroa | 15.12 - 102 | Seymour | 9.11 - 65 | ||
1969 | Seymour | 10.7 - 67 | Euroa | 9.8 - 62 | ||
1970 | ||||||
1971 | Broadford | 13.7 - 85 | Mansfield | 10.15 - 75 | ||
1972 | Broadford | 11.15 - 81 | Mansfield | 7.15 - 57 | ||
1973 | Seymour | 10.18 - 78 | Broadford | 9.6 - 60 | ||
1974 | Seymour | 12.9 - 81 | Broadford | 11.9 - 75 | ||
1975 | Seymour | |||||
1976 | ||||||
Year | Premiers | Score | Runners Up | Score | Venue | Coach |
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Waranga North East JUNIOR Football Association: 1925 & 1926 | ||||||
1925 | Seymour Imperials* | 7.5 - 47 | Seymour Rovers | 7.3 - 45 | [44] | |
1926 | Seymour Imperials | 14.4 - 88 | Seymour Rovers | 9.8 - 62 | [45] | |
Graham Diggle Shield. 1961 - 1976 | ||||||
1961 | Alexandra | 8.9 - 57 | Euroa | 5.13 - 43 | Alexandra | |
1962 | Broadford | 17.13 - 115 | Alexandra | 4.2 - 26 | Yea | [46] |
1963 | Broadford* | 17.17 - 119 | Alexandra | 1.1 - 7 | Avenel | [47] |
1964 | Euroa | 15.11 - 101 | Broadford | 4.9 - 33 | Avenel | [48] |
1965 | Broadford | 11.8 - 74 | Euroa | 10.8 - 68 | Seymour | [49] |
1966 | Broadford | 14.23 - 107 | Euroa | 12.10 - 82 | Avenel | L Roberts [50] |
1967 | ||||||
1968 | ||||||
1969 | Euroa* | Peter Hodges | ||||
1970 | ||||||
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1974 | ||||||
1975 | ||||||
1976 | ||||||
Club | Most Premierships | Runner Up | Total |
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Euroa | 12 | 3 | 15 |
Broadford | 11 | 2 | 13 |
Seymour | 10 | 18 | 28 |
Alexandra | 5 | 6 | 11 |
Mansfield | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Yea | 3 | 6 | 9 |
Avenel | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Nagambie | 2 | 7 | 9 |
Thornton Eildon | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Murchison | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Kilmore | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Thornton Acheron Valley | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 52 | 52 | 104 |
The initial best and fairest award was donated by the Kia Ora company in 1948. Then Mr. Keith D. Bryant, a local Yea businessman and councillor, donated the WNEFA best and award trophy from 1949 onwards. Bryant was also Vice President of the WNEFA in 1950, under President, Harry Alexander. [52] and President in 1951. [53]
WNEFA SENIOR Football - Best & Fairest Award | |||||||||
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Year | Winner | Club | Votes | Second | Club | Votes | |||
Kia Ora - Best & Fairest Trophy | |||||||||
1948 | Alan Willis [54] | Avenel | |||||||
Keith D. Bryant - Best & Fairest Trophy | |||||||||
1949 | Jim Bradley [55] | Alexandra | 21 | D. Bill Reardon [56] | Mansfield | 20 [57] | |||
1950 | Allen Rogers | Yea | 32 | Arthur Frost | Euroa | 20 | |||
1951 | Arthur Frost | Euroa | 19 | Alan Willis | Avenel | 17 [58] | |||
1952 | Jim Bradley | Alexandra | 20 | D. Bill Reardon | Mansfield | 13 | |||
1953 | Jim Bradley | Alexandra | 15 | D. Bill Reardon | Mansfield | 14 | |||
Alan Willis* | Avenel | 15 | |||||||
1954 | Alf Harrison & | Seymour | 22 | R. Bob Suter | Broadford | 15 [59] | |||
Alan Willis | Avenel | 22 | |||||||
1955 | Les Reed | Euroa | [60] | ||||||
1956 | Geoff Baker* | Avenel | 21 | Kevin Parks & | Broadford | 20 | |||
D. Bill Reardon | Mansfield | 20 | |||||||
1957 | Ian Hughes | Euroa | D. Bill Reardon [61] | Mansfield | |||||
1958 | Peter Brodie | Euroa | 19 | Ian "Bluey" Shelton | Avenel | 16 | |||
1959 | Ian Hughes | Thornton | 23 | Geoff Baker & | Avenel | 20 | |||
Ray Preston | Seymour | 20 | |||||||
1960 | Ian Hughes | Thornton | 20 | David Grubb | Broadford | 9 | |||
1961 | David Grubb | Broadford | 29 | Bernie McCarthy | Yea | 21 [62] | |||
1962 | Dick O'Bree | Euroa | A "Drew" Coller | Alexandra | [63] | ||||
1963 | Ross Coller | Thornton | [64] | ||||||
1964 | Geoff Kirby | Broadford | 26 | A "Drew" Coller | Alexandra | 14 | |||
1965 | A "Drew" Coller | Alexandra | |||||||
1966 | Peter Tossol Snr | Thornton | 26 | "Mocca" Elliott | Broadford | 16 | |||
1967 | |||||||||
1968 | HG "Hassa" Dundas | Alexandra | |||||||
1969 | |||||||||
1970 | John Bordignon | Broadford | |||||||
1971 | John Bordignon | Broadford | |||||||
1972 | |||||||||
1973 | |||||||||
1974 | |||||||||
1975 | |||||||||
1976 | |||||||||
WNEFA RESERVES Football - Best & Fairest Award | |||||||||
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Year | Winner | Club | Votes | Second | Club | Votes | |||
1951 | Claude Rogers | Yea | 13 | W Davidson | Euroa | 12 | |||
1952 | Alf Wilson | Alexandra | 15 | ||||||
1953 | Vic Hewitt | Alexandra | 14 | D Symonds | Yea | 12 | |||
1954 | K Doolan | Mansfield | 24 | N Lockhart | Bonnie Doon | 12 | |||
1955 | Phil Arbothnot | Bonnie Doon | |||||||
1956 | Ivan Fox | Yarck | 15 | J Symons | Seymour | 14 | |||
1957 | Keith Higgins | Yarck | |||||||
1958 | Vin Hall | Seymour | 16 | J Ilott | Strathbogie | 14 | |||
1959 | |||||||||
1960 | W Ned Arbothnot | Bonnie Doon | 15 | ||||||
1961 | D. Bill Reardon | Bonnie Doon | 25 | R Lockhart | Bonnie Doon | 18 | |||
1962 | D. Bill Reardon | Bonnie Doon | |||||||
1963 | D. Bill Reardon | Bonnie Doon | |||||||
1964 | |||||||||
1965 | J Brock | Seymour | |||||||
1966 | D. Bill Reardon | Mansfield | |||||||
1967 | EN Ted Phelps | Alexandra | |||||||
1968 | John Mullins | Alexandra | |||||||
1969 | |||||||||
1970 | |||||||||
1971 | Kevin Hedger | Alexandra | |||||||
1972 | |||||||||
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1974 | |||||||||
1975 | |||||||||
1976 | |||||||||
WNEFA THIRDS Football - Best & Fairest Award | |||||||||
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Year | Winner | Club | Votes | Second | Club | Votes | |||
1961 | H G Hassa Dundas | Alexandra | |||||||
1962 | |||||||||
1963 | Les Stillman | Alexandra | |||||||
1964 | Les Stillman | Alexandra | |||||||
1965 | Phillip Dundas | Alexandra | |||||||
1966 | Loughran | Yea | [65] | ||||||
1967 | Rod Nilbert | Alexandra | |||||||
1968 | |||||||||
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1970 | |||||||||
1971 | |||||||||
1972 | |||||||||
1973 | |||||||||
1974 | |||||||||
1975 | |||||||||
1976 | Peter Norris | Alexandra | |||||||
Waranga North East FL. Senior Football: Leading / Century Goalkickers | ||||
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Year | Winner | Club | Season Goals | |
1953 | Alan Jewell | Mansfield | [66] | |
1954 | ||||
1955 | Dick O'Bree | Euroa | [67] | |
1956 | Alan White | Avenel | 74 [68] | |
1957 | Dick O'Bree | Euroa | 88 [69] | |
1958 | ||||
1959 | Bruce Birney | Broadford | 62 [70] | |
1960 | ||||
1964 | D Aldous | Yea | [71] | |
1966 | Alan Pickering | Seymour | [72] | |
The table below contains a list of the NEFA (1891 - 1912) and WNEFA Office Bearers from 1913 to 1976.
Year | President | Secretary | Treasurer |
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North Eastern Football Association | |||
1891 | C E Wallder | J Howe | W H Tristan [82] |
1892 | J Howe | ||
1893 | W H Tristan Esq | J Howe | J Gullan |
1894 | D E Ryan | J Howe | Mr Steele |
1895 | D E Ryan | J Howe | T Trezise |
1896 | |||
1897 | A Kaine | J E Henry | [83] |
1898 | George Sutherland | J E Henry | |
1899 | George Sutherland | J E Henry | |
1900 | D McPherson | ||
1901 | J B Bullen | B Allen | |
1902 | J B Bullen | H W Allen | |
1903 | J B Butler | H W Allen | |
1904 | |||
1905 | G Howe | ||
1906 | W Redpath | E O'Connor | E O'Connor |
1907 | |||
1908 | J M Neill | Mick Minogue | Mick Minogue |
1909 | F C Osborne | Mick Minogue | Mick Minogue |
1910 | J P Minogue | Mick Minogue | Mick Minogue |
1911 | Cr J M Neill. JP | Mick Minogue | Mick Minogue |
1912 | Mr Withers | Mick Minogue | Mick Minogue |
Waranga North East Football Association | |||
1913 | E C Parsons | A Reviere | Orpwood [84] |
1914 | E C Parsons | D J Shewan [85] | [86] |
1915-18 | WNEFA | in recess > | WW1 [87] [88] |
1919 | P J O'Connor | Mick Minogue | Mick Minogue |
1920 | P J O'Connor | Mick Minogue | Mick Minogue [89] |
1921 | Mick Minogue | Mick Minogue | |
1922 | Chris Ryan | Mick Minogue | Mick Minogue |
1923 | Gus Kesper | Mick Minogue | Mick Minogue [90] |
1924 | E Hallaway | Mick Minogue | Mick Minogue [91] |
1925 | Mick Minogue | Mick Minogue | |
1926 | W Tomkins | Mick Minogue | Mick Minogue |
1927 | C D Ryan | Mick Minogue | Mick Minogue |
1928 | Dr. Loughnan | Mick Minogue | Mick Minogue |
1929 | Mr W Gilligan | Mick Minogue | Mick Minogue |
1930 | J Luttrell | Mick Minogue | Mick Minogue |
1931 | E Holloway | Mick Minogue | Mick Minogue |
1932 | W Tomkins & | Mick Minogue | Mick Minogue |
J Lutrill | |||
1933 | A Baxter | Mick Minogue | Mick Minogue |
1934 | Mr Portsbury | Mick Minogue | Mick Minogue |
1935 | T Devine | Mick Minogue | Mick Minogue |
1936 | A Dunne | Mick Minogue | Gus Kesper [92] |
1937 | D Moore | Mick Minogue | G A Stagg |
1938 | C Ryan | Mick Minogue | G A Stagg |
1939 | WNEFA | in recess > | [93] |
1940-45 | WNEFA | in recess > | WW2 |
1946 | WNEFA | in recess | |
1947 | B Barry | Bert Hansen | |
1948 | Gus Kesper | Bert Hansen | |
1949 | |||
1950 | P T Mitchell | ||
1955 | Harry Hollingshead | ||
1959 | Alan Willis | ||
1965 | H W "Bert" Holcombe | H Hansen | G Diggle |
In an 1966 article in the Broadford Courier, the WNRFL constitution allowed for seven life members and when Dick Tossol received his in 1966, he was the seventh recipient.
Year | Life Member |
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Waranga North East Football Association | |
1926 | J P Minouge |
? | Reg Hunt |
1950 | K "Gus" Kesper [94] |
Graham Diggle [95] | |
1960 | Bill Burns [96] |
1966 | Dick Tossol [97] |