Benalla & District Football League

**Benalla & District Football League**
General Information
Founded	1931 as Tatong And Thoona Football Association^[1]
Folded	2009 after 78 seasons
Last clubs	Bonnie Doon Goorambat & District Longwood Swanpool Tatong
2009 Season
Premiers	Bonnie Doon
Minor Premiers	Bonnie Doon
Wooden spoon	Tatong

The Benalla & District Football League was an Australian rules football competition based in the Benalla region of Victoria, Australia. The Victorian Country Football League shut the competition down at the end of the 2009 season when the VCFL policy of leagues having a minimum of six clubs could not be met. The five remaining clubs joined the following leagues during the 2009 post-season.

Bonnie Doon: Ovens & King Football League
Goorambat & District: Ovens & King Football League
Longwood: Kyabram & District Football League
Swanpool: Ovens & King Football League (Recess since 2014)
Tatong: Ovens & King Football League (Recess since 2014)

History

The league was also known under different names during their 78 years:

1931-1940: Tatong And Thoona Football Association
1941-1945: Recess - World War II
1946-2009: Benalla & District Football League

Former Clubs: 1931-2008

Baddaginnie: contested 1934-1935 seasons - folded in 1936.
Benalla All Blacks: contested 1934-1940; 1953-1976 seasons - joined Ovens & King Football League in 2005.
"Benalla Jrs"): Foundation member - contested 1931 season.
Molyullah: contested 1933-1934 seasons - folded in 1935.
Thoona "Maroons" (Maroon with blue sash): Foundation member - contested 1931-1940; 1946-1967 seasons - folded in 1968.
Winton: Foundation member - contested 1931; 1947-1957 seasons - folded in 1958.

^ Full List Of Former Clubs To Be Added Soon.

Benalla Football Club 2nds
Benalla Football Club 3rds
Benalla All Blacks Football Club
Benalla Rovers Football Club
Devenish Football Club
Dookie Collegians Football Club
Glenrowan Football Club
Glenrowan-Thoona United Football Club
North Wangaratta Football Club
Strathbogie Football Club
Thoona Football Club
Thornton-Eildon Football Club
Tolmie Football Club
Violet Town Football Club
Winton Football Club

Senior Premierships: 1941-2009

1931: Benalla Jrs
1932: Thoona
1933: Swanpool
1934: Tatong
1935: Goorambat
1936: Benalla All Blacks
1937: Benalla All Blacks
1938: Violet Town
1939: Violet Town
1940: Benalla All Blacks
1941: Recess - World War II
1942: Recess - World War II
1943: Recess - World War II
1944: Recess - World War II
1945: Recess - World War II
1946: Benalla 2nds
1947: Goorambat
1948: Dookie Collegians
1949: Goorambat
1950: Winton
1951: Swanpool
1952: Tolmie
1953: Benalla All Blacks
1954: Benalla All Blacks
1955: Glenrowan
1956: Benalla All Blacks
1957: Swanpool
1958: North Wangaratta
1959: Goorambat
1960: Tatong
1961: Tatong
1962: Tatong
1963: Goorambat
1964: Goorambat
1965: Goorambat
1966: Bonnie Doon
1967: Benalla All Blacks
1968: Benalla All Blacks
1969: Glenrowan
1970: Glenrowan
1971: Benalla All Blacks
1972: Tatong
1973: Tatong
1974: Goorambat
1975: Tatong
1976: Benalla All Blacks
1977: Longwood
1978: Goorambat
1979: Goorambat
1980: Glenrowan
1981: Glenrowan
1982: Violet Town
1983: Strathbogie
1984: Tatong
1985: Longwood
1986: Benalla Rovers
1987: Violet Town
1988: Tatong
1989: Bonnie Doon
1990: Violet Town
1991: Thornton-Eildon
1992: Thornton-Eildon
1993: Thornton-Eildon
1994: Tatong
1995: Tatong
1996: Tatong
1997: Swanpool
1998: Swanpool
1999: Bonnie Doon
2000: Longwood
2001: Goorambat
2002: Bonnie Doon
2003: Devenish
2004: Bonnie Doon
2005: Devenish
2006: Goorambat
2007: Goorambat
2008: Goorambat
2009: Bonnie Doon

Senior Seasons

2007 Ladder and Finals

Benalla DFL	Wins	Losses	Byes	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Goorambat	13	3	4	1800	1045	172.25%	68	1st Semi	Bonnie Doon	31	15	201	Tatong	7	4	46
Longwood	10	6	4	1701	1316	129.26%	56	2nd Semi	Goorambat	21	11	137	Longwood	8	16	64
Bonnie Doon	10	6	4	1379	1411	97.73%	56	Preliminary	Bonnie Doon	20	8	128	Longwood	18	16	124
Tatong	7	9	4	1526	1709	89.29%	44	Grand	Goorambat	19	10	124	Bonnie Doon	13	11	89
Swanpool	0	16	4	953	1878	50.75%	16

2008 Ladder and Finals

Benalla DFL	Wins	Losses	Byes	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Bonnie Doon	16	0	4	2691	772	348.58%	80	1st Semi	Longwood	5	3	33	Tatong	3	11	29
Goorambat	10	6	4	1653	1302	126.96%	56	2nd Semi	Bonnie Doon	24	17	161	Goorambat	9	11	65
Tatong	9	7	4	1513	1794	84.34%	52	Preliminary	Goorambat	8	15	63	Longwood	7	18	60
Longwood	4	12	4	1157	1948	59.399%	32	Grand	Goorambat	10	17	77	Bonnie Doon	11	6	72
Swanpool	1	15	4	979	2177	44.97%	20

2009 Ladder and Finals

Benalla DFL	Wins	Losses	Draws	Byes	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Bonnie Doon	16	0	0	4	2569	382	672.51%	80	1st Semi	Goorambat	12	12	84	Longwood	7	3	45
Swanpool	12	4	0	4	2235	1017	219.76%	64	2nd Semi	Bonnie Doon	13	14	92	Swanpool	5	3	33
Goorambat	7	8	1	4	1661	1258	132.03%	46	Preliminary	Swanpool	17	17	119	Goorambat	6	3	39
Longwood	4	11	1	4	983	1944	44.97%	20	Grand	Bonnie Doon	19	12	126	Swanpool	4	9	33
Tatong	0	16	0	4	316	3163	9.99%	16

References

↑ Footypedia

External links

Australian rules football in Victoria
Representative side	Victoria
Governing bodies	AFL Victoria (metropolitan) AFL Victoria Country (country)
Professional clubs	Carlton Collingwood Essendon Geelong Hawthorn Melbourne North Melbourne Richmond St Kilda Western Bulldogs
Statewide leagues	Victorian Football League TAC Cup (under-18) List of Australian rules football competitions in Victoria
Metropolitan leagues	Eastern Essendon District Northern Southern VAFA Western Region
Regional leagues (major)	Ballarat Bellarine Bendigo Central Murray Geelong Gippsland Goulburn Valley Hampden Mornington Peninsula Nepean Murray North Central Ovens & Murray Riddell District Sunraysia Wimmera Yarra Valley Mountain
Regional leagues (district)	Alberton Central Highlands Colac & District East Gippsland Ellinbank & District Geelong & District Golden Rivers Heathcote Horsham & District Kowree-Naracoorte-Tatiara Kyabram & District Loddon Valley Maryborough Castlemaine Mid Gippsland Millewa Mininera North Gippsland Omeo & District Ovens & King Picola & District South East South West Tallangatta Upper Murray Warrnambool West Gippsland Western Border
Women's leagues	Victorian Women's Football League AFL Victoria Youth Girls Competition
Defunct leagues	Benalla (1946-2009) Federal (1909-1981) Lexton Plains (1999-2010) Mallee (1997-2015) Riviera (1986-2003) Tyrrell (1945-1978) List of former Australian rules football competitions in Victoria
Principal venues	Melbourne Cricket Ground Docklands Stadium Princes Park Kardinia Park

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