Northern District Football League
| Most recent season or competition: 1989 | |
| Sport | Australian rules football |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1922 |
| First season | 1922 |
| Folded | 1989 |
| No. of teams | 8 (1989), 16 (historical) |
| Country | Australia |
Last champion | Leitchville (1989) |
| Most titles | Union (13) |
| Related competitions | Northern & Echuca FL Echuca FL |
The Northern District Football League was an Australian rules football league based around the towns of Cohuna and Kerang in northern Victoria.
History
The Northern District Football League began as the Cohuna & District Football Association in 1922 with Cohuna, Union, Wee Wee Rup and Cohuna Fire Brigade as the original clubs.[1] The C&DFA functioned as a junior association for the next few years after Cohuna left for the Elmore-Cohuna Line FA in 1924.[2] The competition was known as the Murray Valley Football League between 1927 and 1930.[1] The league was renamed the Cohuna & District Football Association in 1931 when Cohuna and Leitchville returned from the Kerang & District FA.[3] Koondrook joined for the first time in 1933.[4] The C&DFA went into recess in 1941 due to WWII.[1]
The league was re-formed in 1943 as the Cohuna-Barham Football Association,[5] and by 1945 had returned to its previous name.[6] In 1954, a year after the admission of Pyramid Hill, the league changed its name to the Northern Districts Football League.[7] The line-up of 8 clubs present in 1954 would remain the same until the NDFL's demise at the end of 1989, when it merged with the Echuca Football League to form the Northern & Echuca Football League.
Clubs
Final
| Club | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Former League | Est. | Years in NDFL | NDFL Senior Premierships | Fate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Years | ||||||||
| Border |  |
Magpies | Barham Recreation Reserve, Barham | KDFA | 1900s | 1931-1989 | 5 | 1935, 1937, 1947, 1948, 1973 | Formed Northern & Echuca FL after 1989 season |
| Cohuna |   |
Bloods | Cohuna Recreation Reserve, Cohuna | CGFA, KDFA | 1913 | 1922, 1931–1940, 1944–1989 | 12 | 1949, 1952, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1977, 1986 | Moved to Elmore-Cohuna FL in 1924. Formed Northern & Echuca FL after 1989 season |
| Gunbower |  |
Demons | Gunbower Recreation Reserve, Gunbower | ECFL | 1900s | 1927-1989 | 8 | 1934, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1950, 1965, 1980 | Formed Northern & Echuca FL after 1989 season |
| Kerang |  |
Blues | Riverside Park, Kerang | KDFL | 1927 | 1947-1989 | 7 | 1951, 1955, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987 | Formed Northern & Echuca FL after 1989 season |
| Koondrook | Light-dark-light tri-panel with KFC monogram (1936)  |
Tigers | Koondrook Recreation Reserve, Koondrook | CGFA, KDFL | 1919 | 1933-1940, 1947–1989 | 6 | 1936, 1953, 1957, 1968, 1972, 1979, | Played in Kerang & District FL in 1945–46. Formed Northern & Echuca FL after 1989 season |
| Leitchville |   |
Maroons | Leitchville Recreaction Reserve, Leitchville | ECFL | 1919 | 1927-1989 | 11 | 1929, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1938, 1939, 1949, 1964, 1979, 1980, 1989 | Formed Northern & Echuca FL after 1989 season |
| Pyramid Hill |  |
Panthers | Mitchell Park, Pyramid Hill | MDFL | 1890 | 1953-1989 | 0 | - | Formed Northern & Echuca FL after 1989 season |
| Union |  |
Kangaroos | Cohuna Recreation Reserve, Cohuna | CGFA | 1919 | 1922-1989 | 13 | 1922, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1988 | Formed Northern & Echuca FL after 1989 season |
Former
| Club | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Former League | Est. | Years in NDFL | NDFL Senior Premierships | Fate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Years | ||||||||
| Bolsheviks | – | 1932 | 1932 | 0 | - | Folded | |||
| Cohuna Fire Brigade | 1922-1928, 1937 | 0 | - | Recess between 1929 and 1936, folded after 1937 season | |||||
| Horfield | 1924-1925 | 0 | - | Moved to Murray Valley FL in 1926 | |||||
| Kerang East | 1925-1930 | 1 | 1926 | Folded after 1930 season | |||||
| Kerang Fire Brigade | KDFA | 1937-1939 | 0 | - | Folded after 1939 season | ||||
| Moulamein | Moulamein Recreation Reserve, Moulamein | – | 1948 | 1948-1951 | 0 | - | Did not affiliate with a league between 1952 and 1957. Joined Kerang & District FL in 1958 | ||
| Quambatook | |
Tigers | Quambatook Recreation Reserve, Quambatook | KDFL | 1910s | 1947 | 0 | - | Moved to Korong FL in 1948 |
| Wee Wee Rup | CGFA | 1922-1931, 1943 | 2 | 1924, 1925 | Folded after 1931 season, re-formed in 1943 for one season, then folded | ||||
Premierships
| Year | Premiers | Score | Runners-up | Location | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | Union | 5.11 (41) - 3.5 (23) | Wee Wee Rup | |||
| 1923 | Union | 4.11 (35) - 5.3 (33) | Cohuna Fire Brigade | |||
| 1924 | Wee Wee Rup | 7.9 (51) - 6.6 (42) | Union | |||
| 1925 | Wee Wee Rup | 5.7 (37) - 4.5 (29) | Union | |||
| 1926 | Kerang East | 6.8 (44) - 6.7 (43) | Union | |||
| 1927 | Union | 9.6 (60) - 5.13 (43) | Kerang East | |||
| 1928 | Union | 10.11 (71) - 7.8 (50) | Leitchville | |||
| 1929 | Leitchville | 7.16 (58) - 3.5 (23) | Gunbower | |||
| 1930 | Union | 13.7 (85) - 8.9 (57) | Border | |||
| 1931 | Leitchville | 14.12 (96) - 7.9 (51) | Union | |||
| 1932 | Leitchville | 10.4 (64) - 4.12 (36) | Border | |||
| 1933 | Leitchville | 11.12 (78) - 5.4 (34) | Border | |||
| 1934 | Gunbower | 7.9 (51) - 4.10 (34) | Border | |||
| 1935 | Border | 14.13 (97) - 9.12 (66) | Gunbower | |||
| 1936 | Koondrook | 12.5 (77) - 9.18 (72) | Border | |||
| 1937 | Border | 16.13 (109) - 15.8 (98) | Koondrook | |||
| 1938 | Leitchville | 14.7 (91) - 13.10 (88) | Cohuna | |||
| 1939 | Leitchville | 8.9 (57) - 6.8 (44) | Koondrook | |||
| 1940 | ? | |||||
| 1941-42 - C&DFL in recess due to WWII | ||||||
| 1943 | Gunbower | Barham | ||||
| 1944 | Gunbower | 7.9 (51) - Border 4.10 (34) | Border | |||
| 1945 | Gunbower | 14.8 (92) - 11.9 (75) | Leitchville | |||
| 1946 | Gunbower | 10.8 (68) - 7.10 (52) | Leitchville | |||
| 1947 | Border | 5.9 (39) - 3.9 (27) | Koondrook | |||
| 1948 | Border | 11.17 (83) - 10.10 (70) | Gunbower | |||
| 1949 | Cohuna | 11.22 (88) - 7.5 (47) | Gunbower | |||
| 1950 | Gunbower | 11.13 (79) - 10.13 (73) | Koondrook | |||
| 1951 | Kerang | 12.8 (80) - 6.25 (61) | Cohuna | |||
| 1952 | Cohuna | 17.19 (121) - 8.5 (53) | Koondrook | |||
| 1953 | Koondrook | 9.9 (63) - 7.6 (48) | Cohuna | |||
| 1954 | Leitchville | 11.13 (79) - 5.9 (39) | Koondrook | |||
| 1955 | Kerang | 8.18 (66) - 8.11 (59) | Cohuna | |||
| 1956 | Cohuna | 9.6 (60) - 3.8 (24) | Kerang | |||
| 1957 | Koondrook | 10.10 (70) - 9.11 (65) | Kerang | |||
| 1958 | Cohuna | 14.11 (95) - 8.18 (66) | Union | |||
| 1959 | Cohuna | 13.4 (82) - 12.7 (79) | Union | |||
| 1960 | Union | 16.13 (109) - 10.8 (68) | Kerang | |||
| 1961 | Union | 11.14 (80) - 9.5 (59) | Kerang | |||
| 1962 | Union | 7.15 (57) - 4.6 (30) | Gunbower | |||
| 1963 | Union | 13.16 (94) - 11.8 (74) | Gunbower | |||
| 1964 | Cohuna | 10.9 (69) - 9.11 (65) | Union | |||
| 1965 | Gunbower | 15.11 (101) - 14.7 (91) | Cohuna | |||
| 1966 | Cohuna | 4.13 (37) - 5.6 (36) | Koondrook | |||
| 1967 | Cohuna | 12.10 (82) - 6.7 (43) | Leitchville | |||
| 1968 | Koondrook | 9.9 (63) - 5.9 (39) | Cohuna | |||
| 1969 | Leitchville | 13.11 (89) - 7.11 (53) | Cohuna | |||
| 1970 | Cohuna | 18.8 (116) - 9.13 (67) | Leitchville | |||
| 1971 | Cohuna | 15.13 (103) - 12.13 (85) | Koondrook | |||
| 1972 | Koondrook | 15.10 (100) - 13.8 (86) | Border | |||
| 1973 | Border | 14.13 (93) - 13.13 (91) | Koondrook | |||
| 1974 | Leitchville | 11.9 (75) - 10.9 (69) | Koondrook | |||
| 1975 | Leitchville | 24.18 (162) - 10.10 (70) | Koondrook | |||
| 1976 | Union | 9.14 (68) - 9.14 (68) | Cohuna | Drawn grand final | ||
| Union | 16.9 (105) - 14.12 (96) | Cohuna | Replay | |||
| 1977 | Cohuna | 10.10 (70) - 6.8 (44) | Border | |||
| 1978 | Union | 18.16 (118) - 16.17 (113) | Cohuna | |||
| 1979 | Koondrook | 8.5 (53) - 4.8 (32) | Cohuna | |||
| 1980 | Gunbower | 19.19 (133) - 7.7 (49) | Union | |||
| 1981 | Kerang | 20.19 (139) - 12.12 (74) | Union | |||
| 1982 | Union | 12.12 (84) - 11.9 (75) | Koondrook | |||
| 1983 | Kerang | 13.15 (93) - 8.11 (59) | Cohuna | |||
| 1984 | Kerang | 18.7 (115) - 15.12 (102) | Union | |||
| 1985 | Kerang | 17.15 (117) - 5.7 (37) | Cohuna | |||
| 1986 | Cohuna | 23.21 (159) - 7.1 (43) | Union | |||
| 1987 | Kerang | 14.12 (96) - 9.7 (61) | Union | |||
| 1988 | Union | 19.11 (125) - 6.13 (49) | Pyramid Hill | |||
| 1989 | Leitchville | 18.4 (112) - 16.12 (108) | Union | |||
References
- 1 2 3 "Cohuna And District Football League / Cohuna And District Football Association (Vic)". Footypedia. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
- ↑ "FOOTBALL". The Argus. 11 September 1924. p. 6. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Twenty Goal Scores in Country Football". The Sun News-Pictorial. 22 August 1932. p. 22. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Opening Football Matches Draw Crowds". The Sun News-Pictorial. 8 May 1933. p. 26. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "GUNBOWER NEWS". The Riverine Herald. 18 September 1943. p. 5. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "FOOTBALL". The Riverine Herald. 12 April 1945. p. 4. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "COHUNA LEAGUE IS NOW NORTHERN LEAGUE". The Riverine Herald. 5 March 1954. p. 8. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
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