Greater Northern Football League
| Founded | 1981 |
|---|---|
| First season | 1981 |
| Folded | 1982 |
| No. of teams | 15 |
The Greater Northern Football League (GNFL) was an Australian rules football competition played between the fifteen (15) major football clubs across Northern Tasmania from the two major footballing bodies across the north of the state, the Northern Tasmanian Football Association (NTFA), and the North West Football Union (NWFU) in 1981 and 1982.
Participating clubs
NTFA Clubs
| Club | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City-South |  |
Redlegs | Youngtown Memorial Oval, Youngtown | 1879 |
| East Launceston |  |
Demons | York Park, Invermay | 1948 |
| Launceston |  |
Blues | Windsor Park, Riverside | 1875 |
| Longford |  |
Tigers | Longford Recreation Ground, Longford | 1878 |
| North Launceston |  |
Robins | York Park, Invermay | 1893 |
| Scottsdale |  |
Magpies | Scottsdale Recreation Ground, Scottsdale | 1889 |
NWFU Clubs
| Club | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnie | |
Tigers | West Park Oval, Burnie | 1885 |
| Cooee |  |
Bulldogs | West Park Oval, Burnie | 1894 |
| Devonport | |
Magpies | Devonport Oval, Devonport | 1881 |
| East Devonport | |
Swans | Girdlestone Park, East Devonport | 1901 |
| Latrobe | |
Demons | Darrel Baldock Oval, Latrobe | 1881 |
| Penguin |  |
Two Blues | Dial Park, Penguin | 1890 |
| Smithton |  |
Saints | Circular Head Recreation Ground, Smithton | 1907 |
| Ulverstone | |
Robins | Ulverstone Recreation Ground, Ulverstone | 1888 |
| Wynyard |  |
Cats | Wynyard Football Ground, Wynyard | 1885 |
1982 Ladder
| Great Northern FL | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penguin | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2031 | 1683 | 120.68% | 62 |
| Cooee | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2633 | 1645 | 160.06% | 56 |
| Launceston | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2054 | 1857 | 110.61% | 56 |
| Ulverstone | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2133 | 1651 | 129.19% | 52 |
| Smithton | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2179 | 1655 | 131.66% | 44 |
| Devonport | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2024 | 1842 | 109.88% | 44 |
| North Launceston | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2308 | 2128 | 108.46% | 38 |
| Burnie | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2026 | 1933 | 104.81% | 36 |
| East Launceston | 8 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1979 | 2151 | 92.00% | 32 |
| Latrobe | 8 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1798 | 2008 | 89.54% | 32 |
| Wynyard | 8 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1704 | 1948 | 87.47% | 32 |
| Scottsdale | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1571 | 1945 | 80.77% | 28 |
| East Devonport | 6 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1660 | 2242 | 74.04% | 24 |
| City-South | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1613 | 2161 | 74.64% | 16 |
| Longford | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1655 | 2519 | 65.70% | 8 |
NWFU FINALS
| Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Semi | Ulverstone | 14 | 18 | 102 | Smithton | 9 | 15 | 69 |
| 2nd Semi | Cooee | 20 | 9 | 129 | Penguin | 11 | 10 | 76 |
| Preliminary | Penguin | 13 | 5 | 83 | Ulverstone | 8 | 11 | 59 |
| Grand | Cooee | 16 | 15 | 111 | Penguin | 16 | 5 | 101 |
NTFA FINALS
| Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Semi | Scottsdale | 21 | 15 | 141 | East Launceston | 12 | 12 | 84 |
| 2nd Semi | Launceston | 17 | 8 | 110 | North Launceston | 16 | 11 | 107 |
| Preliminary | Scottsdale | 16 | 12 | 108 | North Launceston | 11 | 11 | 77 |
| Grand | Scottsdale | 17 | 9 | 111 | Launceston | 12 | 10 | 82 |