Kyabram District Football Netball League

The Kyabram District Football League (KDL) is an Australian rules football league in Victoria. It is made up of 15 teams; the most recent additions include Dookie United in 2018 and Shepparton East in 2019.[1] The KDL is made up of smaller country town football clubs in the Goulburn Valley. The majority of these towns have a population base of around 1000 people, each of these clubs aims to field four football sides in the Senior, Reserve, Under 18 and Under 13 divisions of the KDFL as well as eight netball sides in A-Grade, B-Grade, C-Grade, C Reserve, 17 & Under, 15 & Under, 13 & Under and 11 & Under divisions,

Kyabram District Football Netball League
FormerlyKyabram District Football League
SportAustralian rules football
Founded1932
No. of teams15
Competitors
CountryAustralia

The KDL season is made up of 18 rounds in the home and away season, with each side playing 16 games, at the conclusion of the home and away season, the top six teams in each division face off in the finals series. The top two teams in this series are assured a second chance at making the Grand Final, however the third, fourth, fifth and sixth placed teams have no such luxury and are eliminated after any loss, this system works to reward the teams who have performed better over the home and away season.

During the season, each club will play eight home games and eight away games, in finals however, venues are designated to different clubs on a cycle. For over a decade the Grand Final has been hosted by Goulburn Valley Football League ground, Mooroopna hosting on most occasions and Tatura being the venue in 2013.

History

The Kyabram District Football Association was formed in 1932, changing its name to Kyabram District Football League in 1960.[2]

Current Clubs
Colours Club Nickname Years in comp KDFL Premierships Premiership Years
 Avenel Swans 1976– 6 1978, 1979, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1994
 Dookie United Dooks 2018– 0
Girgarre Kangaroos 1932– 4 1952, 1976, 1983, 1991
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 Lancaster Wombats 1932– 9 1932, 1980, 1981, 1988, 1992, 2001, 2011, 2022, 2023
 Longwood Redlegs 2010– 0 -
 Merrigum Bulldogs 1946– 9 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1957, 1986, 1987, 1990, 2015
 Murchison-Toolamba Grasshoppers 1964– 4 1964, 1966, 1982, 2013
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 Nagambie Lakers 1965– 13 1965, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1975, 1977, 1998, 1999, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019
 Rushworth Tigers 1998– 1 2004
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 Shepparton East Eagles 1956–1961, 2019– 4 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961
 Stanhope Lions 1995– 4 2000, 2003, 2007, 2008
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 Tallygaroopna Redlegs 1958– 6 1963, 1971, 1973, 1974, 2005, 2018
 Undera Lions 1940–47, 1953– 8 1946, 1947, 1955, 1962, 1968, 1972, 1997, 2009
 Violet Town Towners 2006– 1 2012

Former Clubs
  • Ardmona (1957–2021)
  • Tongala (1932–1945)
  • Wyuna (1932–1952)
  • Kyabram (1932–1958)
  • Corop (1936)
  • Camp 1 (1946)
  • Cooma (1949–1954)
  • Miepoll (1945–1952)
  • Congupna (1956–1961)
  • Yea (1986–1997) & (2006–2007)

Records
Highest Score
371 – Lancaster 57.29.371 (v Ardmona 1.0.6) – 2018
Most goals in a game
34 – Craig Whelan – Violet Town v Ardmona – 2012
Most goals in a season
173 – Perry Meka – Ardmona – 1992
Most wins in a row
35 – Lancaster 2001–2002
Most losses in a row
41 – Ardmona 2015–2016, 2018
Most flags in a row
4 – Shepparton East 1958–1961

Awards

Football Premierships
Year Seniors Reserves Thirds Fourths
2023 Lancaster Lancaster Violet Town Dookie United
2022 Lancaster Lancaster Nagambie
2021 No Season No Season No Season
2020 No Season No Season No Season
2019 Nagambie Tallygaroopna Lancaster
2018 Tallygaroopna Stanhope Lancaster
2017 Nagambie Merrigum Tallygaroopna
2016 Nagambie Nagambie Merrigum
2015 Merrigum Lancaster Lancaster
2014 Nagambie Rushworth Ardmona
2013 Murchison Undera Lancaster
2012 Violet Town Tallygaroopna Lancaster
2011 Lancaster Lancaster Tallygaroopna (Premiers & Champions)
2010 Nagambie Stanhope Murchison (Premiers & Champions)
2009 Undera Undera Rushworth
2008 Stanhope Stanhope Nagambie
2007 Stanhope Lancaster Violet Town
2006 Ardmona Ardmona Avenel
2005 Tallygaroopna Stanhope Avenel
2004 Rushworth Tallygaroopna Lancaster
2003 Stanhope (Premiers & Champions) Stanhope Merrigum
2002 Ardmona Avenel Merrigum
2001 Lancaster Murchison Stanhope
2000 Stanhope Lancaster Avenel
1999 Nagambie (Premiers & Champions) Rushworth Stanhope
1998 Nagambie Rushworth Lancaster
1997 Undera Ardmona Stanhope
1996 Ardmona Ardmona Stanhope
1995 Ardmona Lancaster Girgarre
1994 Avenel Tallygaroopna Avenel (Premiers & Champions)
1993 Ardmona Ardmona Yea
1992 Lancaster Lancaster Yea
1991 Girgarre Tallygaroopna Merrigum
1990 Merrigum Merrigum Yea (Premiers & Champions)
1989 Avenel Girgarre Merrigum
1988 Lancaster Yea Merrigum
1987 Merrigum Lancaster Yea (Premiers & Champions)
1986 Merrigum Merrigum Yea (Premiers & Champions)
1985 Avenel Avenel Undera
1984 Avenel Tallygaroopna Avenel
1983 Girgarre Nagambie Avenel
1982 Murchison Murchison Nagambie
1981 Lancaster Merrigum (Premiers & Champions) Nagambie
1980 Lancaster Lancaster Murchison
1979 Avenel Avenel Avenel
1978 Avenel Avenel Lancaster
1977 Nagambie Lancaster Undera
1976 Girgarre Ardmona Nagambie (Premiers & Champions)
1975 Nagambie Tallygaroopna Girgarre
1974 Tallygaroopna Tallygaroopna Lancaster
1973 Tallygaroopna Tallygaroopna Girgarre
1972 Undera Murchison Ardmona
1971 Tallygaroopna Girgarre Ardmona
1970 Nagambie Girgarre Murchison
1969 Nagambie Ardmona
1968 Undera Ardmona
1967 Nagambie Murchison
1966 Murchison
1965 Nagambie
1964 Murchison
1963 Tallygaroopna
1962 Undera
1961 Shepparton East
1960 Shepparton East
1959 Shepparton East
1958 Shepparton East
1957 Merrigum
1956 Congupna
1955 Undera
1954 Kyabram Youth Club
1953 Merrigum
1952 Girgarre
1951 Merrigum
1950 Merrigum
1949 Merrigum
1948 Kyabram Imperials
1947 Undera
1946 Undera
1945 Tongala
1944 Stanhope
1940 Tongala
1939 Tongala
1932 Lancaster

Best & Fairest Winners
  • 1946 – K.Dunstall (Girgarre)
  • 1947 – Bryan Tyndall (Undera)[3]
  • 1948 – K.Betson (Kyabram Imperials)
  • 1949 – P.Humphrey (Kyabram Imperials)
  • 1950 – J.Brown (Girgarre)
  • 1951 – L.Pell (Wyuna)
  • 1952 – E.Wade (Lancaster)
  • 1953 – I.Perry (Cooma)
  • 1954 – L.Doolan (Girgarre)
  • 1955 – P.Fry (Merrigum)
  • 1956 – F.Salmon (Lancaster) & D.McKenna (Shepparton East)
  • 1957 – W.Roe (Congupna)
  • 1958 – I.Hughes (Miepoll)
  • 1959 – G.Arthur (Girgarre)
  • 1960 – J.Sellwood (Undera)
  • 1961 – K.James (Miepoll)
  • 1962 – J.Neal (Undera)
  • 1963 – R.Doolan (Girgarre)
  • 1964 – G.Cross (Murchison)
  • 1965 – R.Moore (Nagambie)
  • 1966 – A.Carson (Girgarre)
  • 1967 – P.Sleeth (Undera)
  • 1968 – C.Barnes (Ardmona)
  • 1969 – M.Varcoe (Girgarre) & N.Hosie (Tallygaroopna)
  • 1970 – K.Chapman (Merrigum)
  • 1971 – N.Langley (Girgarre)
  • 1972 – D.McKellar (Ardmona)
  • 1973 – P.Sleeth (Undera)
  • 1974 – M.Black (Nagambie) & P.Sleeth (Undera)
  • 1975 – B.Finnigan (Nagambie)
  • 1976 – K.Atkinson (Murchison)
  • 1977 – T.Gallagher (Nagambie)
  • 1978 – L.Casey (Girgarre)
  • 1979 – G.Saunders (Ardmona)
  • 1980 – C.Gundrill (Undera)
  • 1981 – N.Whittaker (Tallygaroopna)
  • 1982 – G.Wallis (Girgarre)
  • 1983 – W.Lee (Tallygaroopna)
  • 1984 – E.Shiels (Nagambie)
  • 1985 – M.Black (Nagambie)
  • 1986 – E.Shiels (Nagambie) & N.Whittaker (Tallygaroopna)
  • 1987 – M.Rijs (Murchison) & P.White (Merrigum)
  • 1988 – R.Aldous (Avenel)
  • 1989 – M.Power (Tallygaroopna)
  • 1990 – P.Cunningham (Yea)
  • 1991 – P.Thorpe (Avenel)
  • 1992 – E.Shiels (Nagambie)
  • 1993 – E.Shiels (Nagambie)
  • 1994 – R.Demarte (Lancaster)
  • 1995 – R.Martin (Yea)
  • 1996 – R.Martin (Yea)
  • 1997 – L.O'Brien (Undera)
  • 1998 – R.Aldous (Nagambie)
  • 1999 – R.Aldous (Nagambie)
  • 2000 – R.Aldous (Nagambie)
  • 2001 – A.Thomas (Lancaster)
  • 2002 – J.Waasdorp (Rushworth)
  • 2003 – D.Harrison (Stanhope)
  • 2004 – T. Sidebottom (Tallygaroopna)
  • 2005 – B. Lowe (Ardmona)
  • 2006 – A. Molisak (Tallygaroopna)
  • 2007 – M. Shiels (Nagambie)
  • 2008 – C. Eddy (Lancaster)& M. Young (Ardmona)
  • 2009 – P. Burnett (Lancaster)
  • 2010 – T. Snelson (Girgarre)
  • 2011 – S. Thompson (Lancaster)
  • 2012 – R. Lee (Violet Town)
  • 2013 – J. Pell (Merrigum)
  • 2014 – M. Shiels (Nagambie)
  • 2015 – D. Stirling (Avenel)
  • 2016 – K. Duncan (Avenel)
  • 2017 – S. Poole (Violet Town)

Leading Goal Kickers
Year Player Club H&A goals Finals goals Total Goals
1958R AdamsMiepoll6060
1959Jim BakerCogupna Road1049113
1960William TyquinShepparton East67168
1961W BetsonCogupna Road87491
1962J CorkenTallygaroopna71879
19630
1964Jim TweedleMurchison57663
1965Jim TweedleMurchison851095
1966Dick MooreNagambie1350135
1967Brian LoddingNagambie43649
1968Peter MarkUndera58058
1969Stan AtkinsonArdmona973100
1970Brian LoddingNagambie67269
1971Col JonesTallygaroopna76177
1972Rex WrightTallygaroopna581169
1973Rex WrightTallygaroopna47653
1974Stuart FlorenceArdmona8912101
1975Wayne LeppardMerrigum52557
1976Andrew JonesGirgarre87794
1977Murray KickMurchison73275
1978Dennis PattersonMerrigum72173
1979Barry FreerUndera65873
1980Peter LawMerrigum71879
1981Peter LawMerrigum57562
1982Trevor CoulstockLancaster7979
1983Trevor CoulstockLancaster6565
1984William HannamAvenel83487
1985Brian MacGibbonTallygaroopna7373
1986Richard IveyYea1206126
1987Robert WaltersMurchison11814132
1988Robert WaltersMurchison841195
1989Robert WaltersMurchison9510105
1990Robert WaltersMurchison10012112
1991Darren TurnerTallygaroopna1155120
1992Perry MekaArdmona15122173
1993Perry MekaArdmona14328171
1994Darren BlockAvenel7777
1995Shane LovelessArdmona12527152
1996Shane LovelessArdmona1408148
1997David GilesUndera1179126
1998Jodie CanavanStanhope116116
1999Danny IrwinRushworth11919138
2000Gavin ExellStanhope10420124
2001Gavin ExellStanhope11223135
2002Damien YzeArdmona12925154
2003Gavin ExellStanhope11511126
2004Jodie CanavanRushworth9810108
2005Travis WaymanTallygaroopna10910119
2006Perry MekaArdmona13415149
2007Perry MekaArdmona989107
2008Adrian MekaArdmona976103
2009Sam LaPortaUndera8822110
2010Sam LaPortaUndera11112123
2011Sam LaPortaUndera9614110
2012Brent ArhoTallygaroopna125–125
2013Anthony MellingtonMurchison75782
2014Patrick RattrayNagambie10015115
2015Matt ForysStanhope11023133
2016Robert StaffViolet Town1142116
2017Robert OsborneRushworth100-100
  • 1982- Peter Ewart 69 (Murchison) and 11 in finals
  • 1988- Brett Barnes 84 (Nagambie)and 3 goals in finals
  • 1997- Shane Loveless 111 (Ardmona) and 28 goals in finals

2014 Ladder
Kyabram DFL Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Merrigum 1602021461094196.16%64EliminationStanhope121284Lancaster141296
Nagambie 1602020741073193.29%64QualifyingMurchison1619115Avenel13482
Stanhope 1503018291039176.03%60SemiMurchison167103Lancaster131290
Murchison 1106018061158155.96%44 SemiMerrigum14892Nagambie71658
Avenel 1107013911325104.98%44PreliminaryNagambie131088Murchison101575
Lancaster1008015171355111.96%40GrandNagambie1812120Merrigum13785
Undera1008013851268109.23%40
Tallygaroopna701101267156081.22%28
Ardmona601201140165768.80%24
Rushworth501211349154987.09%22
Violet Town401311285169475.86%18
Girgarre201601029227545.23%8
Longwood20150879205042.88%8

2015 Ladder
Kyabram DFL Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Nagambie 172102562944271.40%76EliminationStanhope168104Violet Town81058
Merrigum 162202510807311.03%72QualifyingAvenel1512102Lancaster141296
Stanhope 142402084978213.09%64SemiStanhope1917131Avenel1513103
Avenel 1325023061222188.71%60 SemiMerrigum141599Nagambie101070
Lancaster 1226023311015229.66%56PreliminaryStanhope1712114Nagambie121688
Violet Town1127018761324141.69%52GrandMerrigum11975Stanhope8250
Murchison1028018151496121.32%48
Undera929016511282128.78%44
Girgarre521301254182568.71%28
Tallygaroopna521301284190367.47%28
Ardmona42140959267835.81%24
Rushworth12170728337821.55%12
Longwood02180648315620.53%8

2016 Ladder
Kyabram DFL Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Avenel 172102295973235.87%76EliminationStanhope15494Tallygaroopna91165
Nagambie 162202199757290.49%72QualifyingMerrigum121486Violet Town7951
Stanhope 142401867911204.94%64SemiStanhope1712114Merrigum9559
Violet Town 1226018451108166.52%56 SemiNagambie1517107Avenel61147
Merrigum 1127015061134132.80%52PreliminaryAvenel1515105Stanhope10868
Tallygaroopna1028019631032190.21%48GrandNagambie1716118Avenel1510100
Lancaster1028015061164129.38%48
Murchison8210015331242123.43%40
Girgarre8210013611314103.58%40
Rushworth721101242162376.52%36
Undera32150792195040.62%20
Longwood12170701249628.08%12
Ardmona0218024833547.39%8

2017 Ladder
Kyabram DFL Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Violet Town 1622020591054195.35%72EliminationStanhope1514104Lancaster3826
Nagambie 1523020611097187.88%68QualifyingTallygaroopna131593Avenel15898
Stanhope 1325017671018173.58%60SemiAvenel91165Stanhope41640
Avenel 1226018671044178.83%56 SemiNagambie101373Violet Town8957
Tallygaroopna 1226020231016199.11%56PreliminaryViolet Town1612108Avenel8957
Lancaster1127017901049170.64%52GrandNagambie2116142Violet Town131189
Murchison1028014591272114.70%48
Girgarre929014461093132.30%44
Merrigum821001334148489.89%40
Rushworth521301448167886.29%28
Undera32150654288322.68%20
Longwood321501154257444.83%20
Ardmona0000018000.00%0

References
  1. "Clubs Find A Home". AFL Goulburn Murray. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  2. Full Points Footy - Kyabram District Football League
  3. "1947 - McNamara Medal - votes". Trove Newspapers. Shepparton Advertiser. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
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