Gippsland Football League

The Gippsland League (formerly known as the "West Gippsland Latrobe Football League"), is an Australian rules football and netball league in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. It is considered the only AFL Victoria major league in Gippsland.[1]

Gippsland Football League
FormerlyWest Gippsland Latrobe Football League
SportAustralian rules football
Inaugural season1954
No. of teams10
CountryAustralia
Most recent
champion(s)
Maffra (9)
Most titles Traralgon (20)
Official websiteGippsland Football League Official Website

History

The original Gippsland Football Association was formed in 1889,[2] at a meeting of club delegates from the following clubs - Hazelwood, Morwell, Rosedale, Thorpedale, Traralgon and Yarrum. [3]

The Gippsland Football Netball League (GFNL) has roots dating back to the Central Gippsland Football League (CGFL) which was founded in 1909[4] [5] with many former CGFL club's now part of the GFNL.

The CGFL morphed into the Latrobe Valley Football League in 1954. The promoters of the LVFL wanted to have a league that consisted of towns along the Orbost railway line, from Warragul to Sale. "The background of the move, as reported on several occasions in this journal, is (1) to remove unbalances in the present population strengths of the towns at present fielding teams in the Central Gippsland Football League; (2) to link up with towns with the same community of interest; (3) to uplift the standard of football, by bringing the strongest clubs into competition; (4) to strengthen clubs financially through expected enhanced gates."[6]

Three clubs from south Gippsland towns, Leongatha, Korumburra and Mirboo North, were therefore barred from joining the new league and went on to form the South Gippsland FL. The Central Gippsland Football League actually folded, when seven clubs joined the new La Trobe Valley Football League[7] and due to their geographical location these three remaining clubs chose not to join the La Trobe Valley Football League.[8] These three club's then joined the South Gippsland Football League in 1954, with Leongatha entering two senior teams - Green & Gold!

The LVFL changed its name, in 1995, to the Gippsland Latrobe FL.

At the end of 2001, The West Gippsland FL and the Gippsland Latrobe FL had an administrative merger. This created a two-division competition and a name change to "West Gippsland Latrobe FL".

From 2002 until 2004, the league comprised a premier division, consisting mainly of the former Gippsland-Latrobe clubs, and a western division, comprising most of the former WGFL clubs.

After the 2004 season, the western division was dissolved, with Warragul, Drouin and Garfield joining the premier league. The remaining clubs from the western division moved to other competitions, such as the Alberton Football League, Ellinbank & District Football League and the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League.

In 2009 Garfield left the GFL for the Ellinbank & District Football League, whilst Wonthaggi[9] and Bairnsdale[10] joined the GFL in 2010 and 2011 respectively.

The Latrobe Valley area does not have a team participating in the Victorian Football League. Traralgon competed in the VFL during 1996-97, winning just four matches across those two years, before returning to the regional competition.[11] The region does have a representative team in the TAC Cup Under-18 competition, Gippsland Power.

Clubs

As of 2019, the Gippsland League consists of the following teams:[12]

Club Colours Moniker Formed First Year Home venue Premierships Premiership Years
Total Most recent
Bairnsdale
Redlegsc.19002011 Bairnsdale City Oval2420101902, 1903, 1908, 1912, 1913, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1947, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1959 (BDFL), 1981, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007 2009, 2010 (EGFL)
Drouin
Hawks19031960 Drouin Recreation Reserve819921941, 1946, 1949, 1958, 1967, 1978, 1991, 1992 (WGFL)
Leongatha
Parrots18941969 Leongatha Recreation Reserve2620181894 (KDFA), 1905 (WFA), 1923, 1924, 1931, 1932, (SGFA), 1934, 1935, 1950, 1951 (CGFA), 1954, 1955, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964 (SGFL), 1970, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1989 (LVFL), 1995, 1997 (GLFL), 2001 (WGFL), 2017, 2018 (GFL)
Maffra
Eagles19011960 Maffra Recreation Reserve2220191904, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1914, 1920, 1921, 1926, 1935, 1938, 1946, 1948 (GFL), 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2019
Moe
Lions19091954 Ted Summerton Reserve 519671927 (EDFA), 1944, 1945 (GWFL) 1956, 1967 (LVFL)
Morwell
Tigers19051954Morwell Recreation Reserve1420141907, 1922 (MMFA),1950, 1952, 1953 (CGFL), 1961, 1966, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1993 (LVFL), 1996 (GLFL), 2013, 2014 (GFL)
Sale
Magpies19011954 Sale Recreation Reserve 2020121901, 1905, 1911, 1924, 1927, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1949, 1950, 1953 (GFL), 1954, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1986 (LVFL) 2008, 2012 (GFL)
Traralgon
Maroons18831954 Traralgon Recreation Reserve2520151919, 1923, 1925 (GFL), 1945, 1946, 1949 (CGFL), 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1978, 1980, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994 (LVFL), 1998, 1999, 2000 (GLFL), 2005, 2011, 2015
Warragul
Gulls19001954 Western Park Reserve 1320031900, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1907, 1922, 1927, 1932, 1938 (CGFL),1974, 1976, 1984 (LVFL), 2003 (WGFL)
Wonthaggi
Power2005
(merger)
2010 Wonthaggi Recreation Reserve 320082005, 2006, 2008 (AFL)
Note: AFL (Alberton FL), BVWDFL (Bass Valley Wonthaggi & District Football League), CGFL (Central Gippsland FL), EDFA (Erica DFA), EGFL (East Gippsland FL), GWFL (Gippsland Wartime FL), KDFA (Korumburra & District FA), LVFL (Latrobe Valley FL), MMFA (Morwell Mirboo FA), SGFL (South Gippsland FL), WFA (Woorayl Football Association), WGFL (West Gippsland FL), GLFL (Gippsland Latrobe FL)

Former clubs

Jumper Club Nickname Years competed Home Ground Premierships Website
Churchill Kangaroos 1984-1994 Gaskin Park, Churchill (0)
Garfield Football ClubStars2002-2009Garfield Recreation Reserve
Beswick St
(7)1963-64, 1966, 1983, 1993, 1994, 2004 (WGFL)
Heyfield Kangaroos 1960-1974 Gordon St Rec Reserve (0)
Newborough Bulldogs 1979-1985 Newborough Rec Reserve
Soutwell St
(0)
Stratford Swans 1961-1964 Stratford Rec Reserve
Wellsford St
(0)
Trafalgar Bloods 1954-1968 Trafalgar Rec Reserve (6) 1906[13] (WGFA), 1911, 1913, 1923 (CGFL), 1958, 1962
Traralgon Tyers United The Two Blues 1983-1988 Tyers Rec Reserve
Main Road
(0)
Yallourn The Blues 1954-1976 Yallourn Rec Reserve (11) 1925, 1926, 1928, 1931, 1936, 1939, 1948 (CGFL), 1932, 1933 (GFL) 1944 (CGWFA), 1950 (WGFL)
Yallourn Yallourn North Bombers 1977-1985 Yallourn Rec Reserve (0)
Yarragon Panthers 1954-1960 Yarragon Football Ground
Market St
(2) 1908, 1921(CGFL)

Players

VFL/AFL Players

A number of players from the Gippsland league have gone on to play and have success at the AFL level.

Player Original Gippsland Football League club VFL/AFL club(s) VFL/AFL games played First season Most recent season
Luke AblettDrouinSydney Swans13320022009
Ben AinsworthMorwellGold Coast Suns56*20172020
Craig BiddiscombeTraralgon Geelong / Richmond7819952003
Shane BirssSale Western Bulldogs / St Kilda7120022008
John ButcherMaffra Port Adelaide3120102016
Jordan CunicoTraralgon Geelong1520152019
Josh DunkleySale Western Bulldogs75*20162020
Kyle DunkleySale Melbourne5*20192020
Jeff GieschenMaffra Footscray2419741978
Brendan GoddardTraralgon St Kilda / Essendon33420032018
Jason GramTraralgonBrisbane Lions / St Kilda15620022012
Will HamsSale Essendon1320132016
Dyson HeppellLeongatha Essendon172*20112020
Changkuoth JiathMorwell Hawthorn7*20182020
Declan KeiltyMoe Melbourne220182019
Jack LeslieSaleGold Coast Suns2820142019
Jarryd RougheadLeongatha Hawthorn28320052019
Anthony McDonald-TipungwutiDrouin Essendon105*20162020
Ben McKayWarragul North Melbourne14*20162020
Harry McKayWarragul Carlton46*20162020
Dylan McLarenSaleBrisbane Lions / Carlton5920012006
Robert McMahonMoe Fitzroy219961996
Andrew McQualterTraralgon St Kilda / Gold Coast Suns9420052012
Tim MembreyTraralgonSydney Swans / St Kilda106*20132020
Irving MosquitoMaffra Essendon4*20202020
Robert MurphyWarragul Western Bulldogs31220002017
Ryan MurphyTraralgon Fremantle4820042010
Jay NeagleTraralgon Essendon2820072010
Scott PendleburySale Collingwood313*20062020
Ben RobbinsMaffraBrisbane Bears / Brisbane Lions / North Melbourne9219962003
Michael RossWarragul Essendon220112011
Jacob SchubackSale Adelaide720032004
Caleb SerongWarragul Fremantle12*20202020
Sam SkinnerMoeBrisbane Lions3*20162020
Dale ThomasDrouin Collingwood / Carlton25820062019
Matthew WatsonWarragul Essendon119391940
Leo "Gus" YoungMaffra Hawthorn1019391940
Current AFL listed player
*Games played correct as at 17 September, 2020
† List may not be complete

Premiers and Best & Fairest Winners

Year Senior Premier Senior B&F Winner Season Summary (Ladder & Finals)
2019MaffraJack Lipman (Sale)2019 Season
2018LeongathaTom Marriott (Leongatha)2018 Season
2017LeongathaJames Blaser (Moe), Kane Martin (Sale) & Jack Blair (Wonthaggi Power)2017 Season
2016MaffraBrad Scalzo (Warragul)2016 Season
2015TraralgonBob McCallum (Drouin)2015 Season
2014MorwellAdam Bailey (Morwell)2014 Season
2013MorwellKelvin Porter (Maffra)2013 Season
2012SaleLuke Collins (Sale)2012 Season
2011TraralgonAndrew Soumilas (Drouin)2011 Season
2010Maffra[14]Gary Jones (Maffra)2010 Season
2009Maffra[15]Adrian Cox (Sale) & Michael Geary ( Traralgon)2009 Season
2008SaleNick Hider (Maffra)2008 Season
2007MaffraNick Hider (Maffra)2007 Season
2006MaffraDesi Barr (Warragul)2006 Season
2005TraralgonAndrew Soumilas (Garfield)2005 Season

Records and Statistics

[16] Club Finishing Positions

Club Premierships Runners Up 3rd 4th 5th
Traralgon2017862
Sale105892
Morwell981046
Leongatha86763
Maffra83652
Warragul335142
Moe28961
Bairnsdale12320
Wonthaggi04231
Drouin02001

[16] Recent Finishing Positions

Club 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011
Bairnsdale8th7th9th10th8th5th6th8th8th
Drouin5th8th10th4th7th10th9th7th2nd
Leongatha2nd1st1st2nd2nd7th7th3rd8th
Maffra1st2nd2nd1st3rd4th3rd2nd3rd
Moe3rd5th4th8th9th8th10th10th7th
Morwell9th9th5th9th6th1st1st5th9th
Sale4th4th6th6th5th3rd2nd1st4th
Traralgon7th3rd3rd3rd1st6th5th4th1st
Warragul10th6th7th5th10th9th8th9th10th
Wonthaggi6th10th 8th7th4th2nd4th6th6th

Significant Records

Record Detail
Highest Score:45.22 (292) Traralgon vs. Churchill
Lowest Score:0.0 (2) Stratford vs. Traralgon; Bairnsdale vs. Traralgon
Most Goals in a Match:(19) Adrian Campbell (Leongatha vs. Moe)
Most Goals in a Season:136 Shane Loveless (Sale)
Record Quarter Score
1st Quarter13.4 (82) Maffra vs. Newborough
Warragul vs. Newborough
Maffra vs. Churchill
2nd Quarter14.3 (87) Leongatha vs. Heyfield
3rd Quarter15.5 (95) Traralgon vs. Newborough
4th Quarter16.7 (103) Leongatha vs. Moe

References

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  12. GL 2019 Fixture
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