Ovens & King Football League

O&K 2007 Thirds Grand Final between Whorouly and North Wangaratta

The Ovens & King Football League is a minor country Australian rules football league based in Northeastern Victoria in the vicinity of Wangaratta and more recently Benalla.

History

The Ovens & King Football League was formed on the 13th of June 1903, after a handful of men met at The Bulls Head Hotel in Wangaratta to consider forming a football competition. One week later, the first matches of the Ovens & King Football Association were played. The competition changed its name to the Ovens and King Football League after the 1928 season.

Today, more than 100 years later, teams from Benalla, Bright, Greta, Glenrowan, King Valley, Milawa, Moyhu, North Wangaratta, Tarrawingee and Whorouly participate in seniors, reserves and five netball grades.

Located in the rich Ovens Valley and King Valley of northeast Victoria, the league has produced a number of elite football who have gone on to play in the AFL, including the cousins Nigel (Brisbane Lions) and Matthew Lappin (St Kilda/Carlton), ruckman Mark Porter (Kangaroos/Carlton) and most recently Michael Newton (Melbourne), Barry Hall St Kilda/Sydney/Western Bulldogs and Brendan Fevola Carlton and Brisbane Lions.

Community support is strong in the Ovens and King districts with crowds attending games usually greater than most neighbouring competitions. The local football is an important social outlet for many local communities and finals matches draw especially strong crowd numbers.

In 2010, the league added Tatong, Swanpool, Goorambat and Bonnie Doon, who had previously played in the now-defunct Benalla & District Football League. After four years of heavy losses, Swanpool and Tatong were thrown out of the competition by AFL County Victoria, ending nearly 100 years of tradition. A two-way merge proposed by the clubs was rejected, as was a transfer to the Picola District FL.

Clubs

Current

Jumper Club Nickname Years in comp OKFL Premierships Premiership Years
Benalla All Blacks Panthers 2005- - -
Bonnie Doon Bombers 2010- - -
Bright Mountain Men 1955- 4 1986-7, 1992, 2004
Glenrowan Kelly Tigers 1992- 1 1909, 1914, 1919, 1924-25-26, 1955, 1969-70, 1980-81, 2014
Goorambat Bats 2010- - -
Greta Blues 1945- 9 1946, 1954, 1965-6-7, 1980, 1993, 1995, 1999
King Valley Kangaroos 1935- 2 1970, 1981
Milawa Demons 1925- 10 1923 -24, 1927, 1940, 1969, 1984-5, 1991, 2009, 2013
Moyhu Grasshoppers 1903- 18 1904, 1909-10-11, 1929–30, 1933-4, 1947, 1959–60, 1962, 1988, 2002-3, 2005-6, 2011
North Wangaratta Hawks 1961- 4 1973, 1976, 1997, 2012
Swanpool Swans 2010-13 - -
Tarrawingee Bulldogs 1945- 7 1953, 1963-4, 1975, 1990, 2008, 2010
Tatong Magpies 2010-13 - -
Whorouly Lions 1904- 7 1925-6, 1952, 1977-8, 1989, 2007

Premiership history

1903-2010 (Senior Football Premiers)

2009

2008

2007

2006

2007 Ladder

Ovens & King FL Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts
Whorouly 16 0 2 0 2240 842 266.03% 64
Bright 16 0 2 0 2341 939 249.31% 64
Tarrawingee 14 0 4 0 2014 1088 185.11% 56
Moyhu 12 0 6 0 1881 1211 155.33% 48
King Valley 11 0 7 0 1719 1304 131.83% 44
Milawa 8 0 10 0 1373 1387 98.99% 32
Glenrowan 6 0 12 0 1154 1738 66.40% 24
Greta 5 0 13 0 1136 1464 77.60% 20
North Wangaratta 2 0 16 0 861 2674 32.20% 8
Benalla All Blacks 0 0 18 0 535 2607 20.52% 0

FINALS

Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Elimination Moyhu 12 14 86 King Valley 11 8 74
Qualifying Bright 20 15 135 Tarrawingee 10 10 70
1st Semi Moyhu 9 10 64 Tarrawingee 6 10 46
2nd Semi Bright 16 11 107 Whorouly 13 10 88
Preliminary Whorouly 12 13 85 Moyhu 9 9 63
Grand Whorouly 14 13 97 Bright 12 6 78

2008 Ladder

Ovens & King FL Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts
Tarrawingee 18 0 0 0 2744 902 304.21% 72
Bright 14 0 4 0 2416 1169 206.67% 56
Whorouly 14 0 4 0 2196 1352 162.43% 56
Milawa 11 0 7 0 1814 1208 150.17% 44
Moyhu 10 0 8 0 1580 1778 88.86% 40
Glenrowan 6 0 12 0 1302 1921 67.78% 24
North Wangaratta 5 0 13 0 1241 1916 64.77% 20
King Valley 4 0 14 0 1152 2041 56.44% 16
Benalla All Blacks 4 0 14 0 1056 2175 48.55% 16
Greta 4 0 14 0 939 1978 47.47% 16

FINALS

Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Elimination Moyhu 13 12 90 Milawa 11 13 79
Qualifying Bright 15 25 115 Whorouly 10 8 68
1st Semi Whorouly 10 21 81 Moyhu 1 3 9*
2nd Semi Tarrawingee 12 20 92 Bright 5 13 43
Preliminary Bright 18 11 119 Whorouly 14 17 101
Grand Tarrawingee 14 10 94 Bright 8 11 59

Note: Moyhu lost fifteen points in the First Semi-Final against Whorouly after a head count.[1]

2009 Ladder

Ovens & King FL Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts
Tarrawingee 18 0 0 0 2205 1000 220.50% 72
Milawa 13 0 4 1 1936 1045 185.26% 54
Glenrowan 11 0 5 2 1383 1183 116.91% 48
Moyhu 9 0 8 1 1465 1425 102.81% 38
Bright 9 0 9 0 1422 1302 109.22% 36
Greta 9 0 9 0 1091 1265 86.25% 36
Whorouly 8 0 10 0 1388 1514 91.68% 32
Benalla All Blacks 7 0 11 0 1362 1693 80.45% 28
King Valley 4 0 14 0 1272 1783 71.34% 16
North Wangaratta 0 0 18 0 1053 2367 44.49% 0

FINALS

Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Elimination Moyhu 14 12 96 Bright 13 8 86
Qualifying Milawa 17 12 114 Glenrowan 3 0 18
1st Semi Moyhu 12 11 83 Glenrowan 10 8 68
2nd Semi Tarrawingee 8 7 55 Milawa 5 10 40
Preliminary Milawa 14 15 99 Moyhu 12 6 78
Grand Milawa 14 7 91 Tarrawingee 12 10 82

2010 Ladder

Ovens & King FL Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts
Bright 16 0 2 0 1997 947 210.88% 64
Milawa 15 0 2 1 2313 727 318.16% 62
Benalla All Blacks 15 0 3 0 2360 1304 180.98% 60
Tarrawingee 14 0 3 1 2310 970 238.14% 58
Whorouly 13 0 5 0 2004 1242 161.35% 52
Moyhu 10 0 8 0 1849 1247 148.28% 40
Bonnie Doon 9 0 9 0 1826 1523 119.89% 36
Greta 9 0 9 0 1290 1253 102.95% 36
King Valley 8 0 10 0 1188 1846 64.36% 32
Glenrowan 7 0 11 0 1167 1545 75.53% 28
Tatong 3 0 15 0 1083 2197 49.29% 12
North Wangaratta 2 0 16 0 1129 2272 49.69% 8
Swanpool 2 0 16 0 797 2440 32.66% 8
Goorambat 2 0 16 0 624 2424 25.74% 8

FINALS

Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Elimination Whorouly 12 10 82 Greta 8 7 55
Elimination Bonnie Doon 9 16 70 Mouhu 9 8 62
Qualifying Milawa 20 11 131 Benalla All Blacks 9 9 63
Qualifying Tarrawingee 9 17 71 Bright 5 4 34
Semi Bright 13 16 94 Whorouly 12 2 74
Semi Bonnie Doon 16 10 106 Benalla All Blacks 10 9 69
Preliminary Tarrawingee 16 15 111 Bonnie Doon 10 9 69
Preliminary Milawa 6 6 42 Bright 5 3 33
Grand Tarrawingee 15 9 99 Milawa 15 7 97

2011 Ladder

Ovens & King FL Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts
Moyhu 17 0 1 0 2295 1230 186.59% 68
Milawa 16 0 2 0 2806 830 338.07% 64
Benalla All Blacks 16 0 2 0 2527 1394 181.28% 64
Whorouly 13 0 4 1 2046 1190 171.93% 54
Tarrawingee 12 0 5 1 2203 1304 168.94% 50
Greta 11 0 7 0 1760 1272 138.36% 44
King Valley 11 0 7 0 1612 1307 123.34% 44
North Wangaratta 8 0 10 0 1474 1742 84.62% 32
Bonnie Doon 7 0 11 0 1525 1895 80.47% 28
Bright 5 0 13 0 1357 1880 72.18% 20
Tatong 4 0 14 0 1520 2130 71.36% 16
Goorambat 3 0 15 0 974 2277 42.78% 12
Glenrowan 2 0 16 0 1017 1860 54.68% 8
Swanpool 0 0 18 0 538 3343 16.09% 0

FINALS

Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Elimination King Valley 17 10 112 Greta 10 7 67
Elimination Tarrawingee 26 8 164 North Wangaratta 5 8 38
Qualifying Moyhu 19 10 124 Whorouly 13 9 87
Qualifying Milawa 16 15 111 Benalla All Blacks 3 4 22
Semi Benalla All Blacks 21 15 141 King Valley 14 11 95
Semi Tarrawingee 19 8 122 Whorouly 11 15 81
Preliminary Moyhu 13 19 97 Moyhu 10 10 70
Preliminary Tarrawingee 13 12 90 Milawa 9 22 76
Grand Moyhu 16 7 103 Tarrawingee 15 11 101

2012 Ladder

Ovens & King FL Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts
Milawa 16 0 2 0 2444 1120 218.21% 64
Whorouly 15 0 3 0 2635 1116 236.11% 60
North Wangaratta 15 0 3 0 2502 1075 232.74% 60
Moyhu 13 0 5 0 2082 1337 155.72% 52
King Valley 12 0 6 0 2040 1254 162.68% 48
Tarrawingee 12 0 6 0 1734 1388 124.93% 48
Benalla All Blacks 11 0 7 0 2219 1294 171.48% 44
Greta 8 0 10 0 1746 1535 113.75% 32
Bright 7 0 11 0 1501 1841 81.53% 28
Bonnie Doon 6 0 12 0 1613 1705 94.60% 24
Goorambat 4 0 14 0 1293 2174 59.48% 16
Swanpool 4 0 14 0 1180 2755 42.83% 16
Tatong 3 0 15 0 1161 2408 48.21% 12
Glenrowan 0 0 18 0 507 3655 13.87% 0

FINALS

Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Elimination King Valley 14 9 93 Greta 8 13 61
Elimination Tarrawingee 1 15 21 Benalla All Blacks 11 5 71
Qualifying Moyhu 12 12 84 Milawa 12 9 81
Qualifying North Wangaratta 16 10 106 Whorouly 10 4 64
Semi King Valley 16 10 106 Milawa 8 9 57
Semi Whorouly 14 11 95 Tarrawingee 10 12 72
Preliminary Whorouly 14 11 95 Moyhu 12 18 90
Preliminary North Wangaratta 15 10 100 King Valley 10 10 70
Grand North Wangaratta 20 10 130 Whorouly 12 11 83

League Hall Of Fame

League Life Members

Charlie H. Butler (Sec)

G. Ray Barker (Pres)

Ron Marks (Tribunal)

John Keogh (Auditor)

Cyril C. Johnson (Tribunal)

Harold H. Wellington (Tribunal)

Bert H.G. Harman (Reporter)

J R Mummery (Delegate)

William Smith (Sponsor etc.)

Clyde Baker (Sec)

Albert (Bert) A. Clarke (Pres)

Jack M. Wood (Tribunal)

D.P. Jones (Auditor)

H. Peter Nolan (Pres)

Ken Stewart (Delegate)

Angry J.A. Ferguson (Auditor)

Fred Jensen (Delegate)

E.J (Ted) Lester (Delegate)

Fred Baker (Sec)

Vin Shelley (Pres)

D.R. (Toby) Schultz (Tribunal)

Les O`Keefe (Tribunal)

Bill Lowen (300 games) Bright

William. O`Brien (300 games) Greta

Rob Forrest (300 games) Beechworth

Rowdy Lappin (300 games) Chiltern

Rick Walter (300 games) North Wangaratta

Ross Nightingale (300 games) Bright

Gary Bussell (300 games) King Valley

Trevor Blair (300 games) Tarrawingee

Mark Allan (300 games) Milawa

Brendan Allan (300 games) Milawa

Lionel Schutt (300 games) Moyhu

Allan Dickson (League President)

Andrew Smith (300 games) Glenrowan

Mal Dinsdale (400 games) Tarrawingee

Geoff Robinson (400 games) Milawa

Russell Ferguson (400 games) Milawa

Steve Masin (300 games) Whorouly

Peter Hawkins (400 games) Moyhu

Bruce Nightingale (300 games)

Ab (Alan) Gillett (300 games) Bright

John Munari

Patrick O'Shea (Bright)

Peter Jones (Bright)

Scott Douglas (Moyhu)

Robert Burrowes (King Valley)

Paul Hogan (Greta)

Senior B&F medal Winners

1932 Ron Black (Whorouly)

1933 Keith Parris (Beechworth)

1934 Arthur Mills (Waratahs)

1935 Ron Black (Whorouly)

1936 Jack Parrish (Eldorado)

1937 Maurie Valli (Milawa)

1938 Ron Reah (Moyhu)

1939 Len Ablett and Frank Hill (Both Myrtleford)

1940 Lionel Wallace (Moyhu)

1946 Jock Gardner (Milawa)

1947 Jock Gardner (Milawa)

1948 Ian Thomas (King Valley)

1949 Jack Sullivan (Tarrawingee)

1950 A. `Mick` Jess (Whorouly)

1951 Jock Gardner (Milawa)

1952 Doug Ferguson (Eldorado)

1953 Ray Warford (Moyhu)

1954 Tim Lowe (Beechworth)

1955 Ray Warford (Moyhu)

1956 Ray Warford (Moyhu), Tim Lowe (Beechworth) and Greg Hogan (Moyhu)

1957 Bill Pinder (King Valley)

1958 Clem Goonan (Whorouly)

1959 K. Spink (Whorouly)

1960 Colin Barnes (Greta)

1961 Colin Barnes (Greta)

1962 Ken Dixon (Chiltern)

1963 Ron Critchley (Whorouly)

1964 Eddie Hooper (Greta)

1965 Rob Comensoli (Moyhu)

1966 Les Butler (Bright)

1967 Rob Comensoli (Moyhu)

1968 Bill McAuliffe (Whorouly) FIRST CLYDE BAKER MEDAL

1969 Alan McDonald (Moyhu)

1970 Stuart Elkington (Whorouly)

1971 Garry Holmes (King Valley)

1972 Mick Lloyd (Moyhu)

1973 Eddie Flynn (North Wangaratta)

1974 John Lappin (Chiltern)

1975 Rob Parolin (Whorouly)

1976 Vic Christou (King Valley)

1977 John Rutten (Beechworth)

1978 Neville Pollard (Milawa), John Lappin (Chiltern) and Terry Wadley (Greta)

1979 Con Madden (Beechworth)

1980 Neville Pollard (Milawa)

1981 Richie Allen (King Valley)

1982 John Lappin (Chiltern)

1983 Neale McMonigle (North Wangaratta) and Neil Ferguson (Bright)

1984 Geoff Lacey (Greta) and Greg Taylor (Bright)

1985 Con Madden (Beechworth)

1986 Peter Duncan (Whorouly)

1987 Mark Ottery (Moyhu)

1988 Tony Gleeson (Greta)

1989 Peter Lappin (Chiltern)

1990 Tony Gleeson (Greta)

1991 Fred Pane (North Wangaratta)

1992 Laurie Larsen (Whorouly)

1993 Mark Johns (North Wangaratta)

1994 Mark Porter (King Valley)

1995 Paul Hogan (Greta)

1996 Tony Gayfer (Rutherglen)

1997 Des Smith (Moyhu)

1998 Colin McClounan (Whorouly)

1999 Rod Milthorpe (Rutherglen)

2000 Shane Driscoll (North Wangaratta)

2001 Scott Francis (Rutherglen) and Andy Mihaljevic (Beechworth)

2002 Adam Clarke (Tarrawingee) and John Allen (Beechworth)

2003 Ty Baxter (Bright)

2004 Steve Cooper (King Valley)

2005 Richard Bull (Milawa)

2006 Tom Hazell (Greta)

2007 Anthony Welsh (Moyhu)

2008 Mathew Kelly (Bright) & Finton Eames (Tarrawingee)

2009 Steve Nightingale (Bright)

2010 Steve Nightingale (Bright)

2011 Nathan Waite (Moyhu)

2012 Adam Williams (King Valley)

2013 Adam Williams (King Valley)

2014 Daniel Godsmark (Bonnie Doon)

Senior Leading Goal Kicking Winners

1903 Bob Condron (Rainbows)

1906 N.Pinkerton (Wangaratta) 7 plus

1907 H.Walker (Eldorado) 16 plus

1909 Laidler (Wangaratta) 10 plus

1910 Cupples (Wangaratta) 16 plus

1911 N.Pinkerton (Wangaratta)

1913 H.Hill (Moyhu) 10 plus

1914 H.Hill (Moyhu) 15 plus

1919 Ivo Atkinson (Wangaratta)

1920 Ivo Atkinson (Wangaratta) 32 plus

1921 Flegg (Wangaratta) 21 plus

1922 Andy “Andyfox” Ferguson (Milawa)

1923 Andy “Andyfox” Ferguson (Milawa)

1924 R. McNamara (Gapsted) 24 plus

1925 A. (Andyfox) Ferguson (Milawa) 31 plus

1926 Ossie Carter (Whorouly) 26

1928 A.(Andyfox) Ferguson (Milawa) 81

1929 Norm Wallace (Myrtleford) 46 plus

1930 Eric Johnstone (Moyhu) 35 plus

1931 Bert Carey (Wangaratta) 85

1932 Bert Carey (Wangaratta) 76

1933 Neville Justice (Myrtleford) 58 plus

1934 Syd Wortmann (Whorouly) 79 plus

1935 Ford Barton (Myrtleford) 46 plus

1936 Norm Wallace (Myrtleford) 70 plus

1937 Ford Barton (Myrtleford) 37 plus

1938 Len Jordon (Eldorado) 53 plus

1939 Sidney Londrigan (Beechworth) 41

1940 Jim Corker (Moyhu) 30 plus

1941 Ernie Ward (Rainbows) 59

1945 Jock Gardner (Milawa) 35 plus

1946 Len Ablett (Myrtleford) 108

1947 Jim Corker (Moyhu) 47 plus

1948 A. “Wally” Cunneen (Myrtleford) 64 plus

1949 A. “Wally” Cunneen (Myrtleford) 52 plus

1951 Lex Nicholl (Whorouly) 37 plus

1952 Doug Ferguson (Eldorado) 75

1954 Gerald O’Neill (Chiltern) 87

1955 John Farmer (Tarrawingee) 86 plus

1956 Ron Howes (Chiltern) 103

1957 Ron Howes (Chiltern) 71

1959 Ivan Chant (Chiltern) 54

1960 Ted McSweeney (Whorouly) 62

1961 Ted McSweeney (Whorouly) 71

1962 Maurie Hogan (Greta) 96

1963 Maurie Hogan (Tarrawingee) 78

1964 John Farmer (Tarrawingee) 68

1965 Brian McDonald (Beechworth) 63

1966 Bob Stone (Tarrawingee) 73

1967 Bob Stone (Tarrawingee) 57

1968 Bill Cassidy (Chiltern) 76

1969 Bob McWaters (Beechworth) 112

1970 Ray Hooper (King Valley) 102

1971 Ray Hooper (King Valley) 109

1972 Bob McWaters (Beechworth) 111

1973 Graham Hill (Beechworth) 92

1974 Graham Hill (Beechworth) 115

1975 Graham Hill (Beechworth) 110

1976 Dave Piggott (Whorouly) 89

1977 Alan Sewell (Whorouly) 126

1978 Alan Sewell (Whorouly) 104

1979 Ron “Jock” Lappin (Chiltern) 88

1980 G.Daws (King Valley) 61

1981 G. Daws (King Valley) 68 plus

1982 Steve Thompson (Bright) 123

1983 Jim McNamara (Whorouly) 88

1984 John Michelini (Milawa) 114

1985 Graham Hill (Beechworth) 110

1986 Mal Dinsdale (Tarrawingee) 74

........ Vere Mounsey (Bright) 74

1987 Mick Worthington (Whorouly) 106

1988 John Iwanuch (Moyhu) 113

1989 Tim Wallace (Beechworth) 85 plus

1990 Chris Long (Tarrawingee) 106

1991 Mark Higgs (Milawa) 76

1992 M. O’Connor (Milawa) 71

1993 Peter Smith (Bright) 81

1994 Damian Lord (Whorouly) 107

1995 Alan Millard (Chiltern) 84

1996 R. Robbins (Rutherglen) 81

1997 Peter Busch (Rutherglen) 101

1998 Darren Bate (Beechworth) 100

1999 Dale Andrews (Chiltern) 93

2000 Darren Bate (Beechworth) 79 plus

2001 Darren Bate (Beechworth) 117

2002 Darren Bate (Beechworth) 97

2003 Shane Moore (Moyhu) 103

2004 Shane Moore (Moyhu) 108

2005 Shane Moore (Moyhu) 132

2006 Shane Moore (Moyhu) 103

2007 Shane Moore (Moyhu) 81

2008 Brendan Sessions (Tarrawingee) 135

2009 Brendan Sessions (Tarrawingee) 116

2010 Daniel West (Whorouly) 96

2011 Duane Haebich (Benalla All Blacks) 108

........ Daniel Lewis (Milawa) 108 plus

2012 Richard Leahy (Whorouly) 147

2013 Brendan Sessions (King Valley) 105

2014 Hamish Moore (Tarrawingee) 136

References

  1. Cram, Matt (1 Sep 2008). "Hoppers' changes of victory wiped out". The Border Mail. Retrieved 10 Sep 2011.

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