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Founded | 1946 | |
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Highest Score | 360 – Dennington 56.24.360 (v Bushfield 1.2.8) – 1985 | |
Most goals in a game | 24 – Anthony Kelly – Dennington (v Bushfield) – 1985 | |
Most goals in a season | 165 – Tony Russell – South Rovers 1993 | |
Most wins in a row | 39 – Merrivale – 1996–1997 | |
Most losses in a row | 79 – East Warrnambool – 2007–2011 | |
Most flags in a row | 8 – West End – 1948–1955 | |
Warrnambool District Football League is an Australian rules football competition based in the region of rural of Warrnambool. It is a ten team competition starting in April and finishing in September. The league was founded in 1946. [1]
While the history of Warrnambool & District FL commenced in 1946 there were several other leagues that fulfilled the needs for senior age players before the WW2.
When the Warrnambool DFA merged with the Corangamite FA in 1924 to form the Western District FL it created a void for young footballers who were not able to play for the major town teams.
In 1924 they organised ward football, Warrnambool was divided into four wards, Albert, Merri, Hopkins and Victoria wards.this lasted four years before being replaced by Warrnambool City Association. In 1931 the Warrnambool Junior Football Association came into being and lasted until the hostilities of WW2
Club | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Former League | Est. | Joined | WDFL Premierships | Years |
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Allansford | Cats | Allansford Recreation Reserve, Allansford | – | 1971 | 1971 (West End-Allansford until 2002) | 7 | 1971, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1987 | |
Dennington | Dogs | Dennington Recreation Reserve, Dennington | WCFA | 1900s | 1953 | 4 | 1966, 1982, 1988, 2015 | |
Kolora Noorat | Power | Noorat Recreation Reserve, Noorat | – | 2003 | 2003 | 5 | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2017, 2019 | |
Merrivale | Tigers | Merrivale Recreation Reserve, Warrnambool | WCFA | 1931 | 1946 | 7 | 1958, 1979, 1991, 1996, 2003, 2006, 2014 | |
Nirranda | Blues | Nirranda Recreation Reserve, Nirranda | HFL | 1900s | 1992 | 5 | 1999, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2023 | |
Old Collegians | Warriors | Davidson Oval, Warrnambool | – | 1951 | 1951 | 8 | 1956, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1984, 1989, 1992 | |
Panmure | Bulldogs | Panmure Recreation Reserve, Panmure | HMFNL | 1919 | 1997 | 5 | 1997, 2001, 2002, 2012, 2013 | |
Russells Creek | Kangaroos | Mack Oval, Warrnambool | – | 1931 | 1946 | 9 | 1946, 1947, 1957, 1963, 1973, 1974, 1990, 1998, 2000 | |
South Rovers | Lions | Walter Oval, Warrnambool | WDJFA | 1919 | 1946 | 5 | 1975, 1985, 1986, 1993, 2007 | |
Timboon | Demons | Timboon Recreation Reserve, Timboon | – | 2002 | 2003 | 1 | 2008 |
Club | Jumper | Nickname | Home Ground | Former League | Est. | Years in comp | WDFL Premierships | Premiership Years | Notes |
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Allansford (Original) | Cats | Allansford Recreation Reserve, Allansford | ADFA | 1900s | 1941–1945 | 0 | - | Merged with West End in 1970 to form West End-Allansford | |
Bushfield | Bushfield Recreation Reserve, Bushfield | HFL | 1900s | 1959–1985 | 1 | 1977 | Merged with Grassmere to form Northern Districts in 1986 | ||
Deakin University | Sharks | The Pond, Warrnambool DC Farran Oval, Mortlake | – | 1977 | 1977–2016 (Known as W.I.A.E pre 1991) | 0 | - | Folded in 2017 | |
East Warrnambool | Bombers | Reid Oval, Warrnambool | WCFA | 1900s | 1900s–2019 | 2 | 1967, 1995 | Folded in 2020 due to COVID | |
Grassmere | HFL | 1900s | 1959–1985 | 3 | 1960, 1968, 1972 | Merged with Bushfield to form Northern Districts in 1986 | |||
Koroit | Saints | Victoria Park, Koroit | PFFL | 1886 | 1943-1945 | 2 | 1943, 1944 | Returned to Port Fairy Football League in 1946 | |
Northern Districts | Eagles | Bushfield Recreation Reserve, Bushfield | – | 1986 | 1986–1997 | 1 | 1994 | Moved to Hampden Football Netball League in 1997 under the name North Warrnambool | |
Tower Hill | Demons | Killarney Recreation Reserve, Killarney | PFFL | 1919 | 1958–1983 | 2 | 1959, 1961 | Folded in 1984 | |
Wangoom | HFL | 1919 | 1949 | 0 | - | Folded in 1950s | |||
West End | – | 1920s | 1943–1970 | 9 | 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1962 | Merged with Allansford to form West End-Allansford in 1971 | |||
Yambuk | Blues | Yambuk Recreation Reserve, Yambuk | SWDFNL | 1920s | 1981–1987 | 0 | - | Folded in 1988 |
Dave Hughes Old Collegians
Luke Thompson Timboon
Hugh McCluggage Allansford
Jamarra Ugle-Hagan East Warrnambool
Ben Cross East Warrnambool
Nick Bourke Kolora Norat
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Warrnambool DFL | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts |
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Nirranda | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1687 | 445 | 379.10% | 52 |
Kolora-Noorat | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1493 | 599 | 249.25% | 48 |
Merrivale | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1280 | 653 | 196.02% | 36 |
Panmure | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1245 | 752 | 165.56% | 32 |
South Rovers | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1122 | 891 | 125.93% | 24 |
Russell Creek | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1079 | 983 | 109.77% | 24 |
Old Collegians | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 687 | 1303 | 52.72% | 20 |
Allansford | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 574 | 1204 | 47.67% | 16 |
Timboon Demons | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 589 | 1330 | 44.29% | 8 |
Dennington | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 311 | 1907 | 16.31% | 0 |
Warrnambool DFL | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
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Nirranda | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1956 | 628 | 311.46% | 68 | Elimination | Merrivale | 11 | 7 | 73 | Russell Creek | 7 | 7 | 49 | |
Panmure | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2090 | 963 | 217.03% | 60 | Qualifying | Panmure | 12 | 13 | 85 | Kolora-Noorat | 9 | 8 | 62 | |
Kolora-Noorat | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1497 | 1030 | 145.34% | 52 | 1st Semi | Kolora-Noorat | 13 | 14 | 92 | Merrivale | 11 | 2 | 68 | |
Merrivale | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1676 | 890 | 188.31% | 48 | 2nd Semi | Nirranda | 11 | 14 | 80 | Panmure | 8 | 11 | 59 | |
Russell Creek | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1840 | 1050 | 175.24% | 48 | Preliminary | Panmure | 13 | 13 | 91 | Kolora-Noorat | 14 | 5 | 89 | |
South Rovers | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1521 | 1456 | 104.46% | 36 | Grand | Nirranda | 16 | 22 | 118 | Panmure | 4 | 7 | 31 | |
Allansford | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1072 | 1652 | 64.89% | 16 | ||||||||||
Dennington | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 777 | 1962 | 39.60% | 16 | ||||||||||
Old Collegians | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 846 | 1798 | 47.05% | 12 | ||||||||||
Timboon Demons | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 491 | 2337 | 21.01% | 4 | ||||||||||
Warrnambool DFL | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
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Merrivale | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2061 | 528 | 390.34% | 72 | Elimination | Kolora-Noorat | 11 | 10 | 76 | Russell Creek | 10 | 11 | 71 | |
Nirranda | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1811 | 688 | 263.23% | 60 | Qualifying | Nirranda | 13 | 8 | 86 | Panmure | 11 | 8 | 74 | |
Panmure | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1806 | 911 | 198.24% | 52 | 1st Semi | Kolora-Noorat | 14 | 11 | 95 | Panmure | 12 | 7 | 79 | |
Kolora-Noorat | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1541 | 859 | 179.39% | 44 | 2nd Semi | Merrivale | 4 | 7 | 31 | Nirranda | 8 | 8 | 56 | |
Russell Creek | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1430 | 1353 | 105.69% | 44 | Preliminary | Merrivale | 12 | 10 | 82 | Kolora-Noorat | 5 | 10 | 40 | |
Allansford | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1372 | 1153 | 118.99% | 40 | Grand | Nirranda | 9 | 8 | 62 | Merrivale | 6 | 5 | 41 | |
South Rovers | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1013 | 1722 | 58.83% | 20 | ||||||||||
Dennington | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 782 | 2031 | 38.50% | 16 | ||||||||||
Timboon Demons | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 639 | 1548 | 41.28% | 12 | ||||||||||
Old Collegians | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 620 | 2282 | 27.17% | 0 | ||||||||||
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