Southern Mallee Football League

The Southern Mallee Football League (SMFL) was an Australian rules football competition that finished in 1996 based in the Mallee region of Victoria, Australia. The league featured three grades in the Australian rules football competition, being First-Grade, Reserve-Grade and Under 16s.

History
Southern Mallee Football Association

The Southern Mallee Football Association (SMFA) was formed in the 1932[1] and continued until 1996 when it merged with the Northern Mallee Football League to form the Mallee Football League (Victoria).

In the 1937 SMFA grand final, E McCarthy kicked 15 goals for Hopetoun Football Club to help them defeat Kenmare.

In April, 1938 the SMFA was renamed the SMF League at its annual general meeting.[2]

A Reserves / Second Eighteen football competition was introduced by the SMFL in 1948.[3]

The thirds competition may of been introduced in 1969 and ran as an under 16 boys competition.

Southern Mallee Football League - 1932 to 1937

From 1932 to 1937,[4] there was also a Southern Mallee Football League (SMFL).[5]

The SMFL also had a junior competition in 1936.[6]

Prior to the start of the 1937 SMFL season, there was a number of clubs considering moving to another league, which caused a delay to the start of the season.[7]

The SMFL folded prior to the start of the 1938 season, with a number of clubs wishing to move to other neighbouring leagues[8] and with Sea Lake going onto play in the Manangatang Waitchie Football League.[9]

Clubs
Southern Mallee Football Association
1932 - 1937
Southern Mallee Football League
1938 - 1996
Colors Club Years in SMFL Premierships Moved to
 Berri-Culgoa 1979-1996 3 Mallee Football League (Victoria)
 Beulah 1932-1996 18 Mallee Football League (Victoria)
 Brim 1932-1996 5 Mallee Football League (Victoria)
 Hopetoun 1936-1996 13 Mallee Football League (Victoria)
 Jeparit*# 1957–1959, 1990-1996 0 Mallee Football League (Victoria)
Kenmare 1932–1940, 1946-1954 1 Disbanded
Lascelles 1946-1950 2 Merged with Woomelang
 Nullawil 1979-1996 3 Mallee Football League (Victoria)
 Rainbow* 1937-1996 3 Mallee Football League (Victoria)
 Rosebery 1932–1938, 1951-1954 1 Mallee Football League (Victoria)
 Warracknabeal# 1957-1959 0 Wimmera Football League
 Woomelang[10] 1940-1950 1 Merged with Lascelles
 Woomelang-Lascelles 1951-1996 6 Mallee Football League (Victoria)
 Yaapeet 1946-1996 4 Mallee Football League (Victoria)
  • (*) Jeparit and Rainbow merged to form Jeparit-Rainbow at the end of the 1996 season before they moved into the newly formed Mallee Football League (Victoria) in 1997.
  • (#) Between 1957 and 1959 Jeparit and Warracknabeal had a second 18 team competing in the Southern Mallee senior competition due to the Wimmera league disbanding their seconds competition.
Southern Mallee Football League
1932 - 1937
Colors Club Years in SMFL Premierships Runner Up Moved to
Berriwillock 1932 - 1937 2 2 Wycheproof District FL in 1938
 Birchip 1932 - 1933 North Central FL in 1934[11][12]
Culgoa 1932 - 1936 Wycheproof District FL in 1937
Lalbert 1936 - 1937 1 Northern District FL in 1938
 Nullawil 1932 - 1936 Wycheproof District FL in 1937
 Quambatook 1937 Wycheproof District FL in 1938
Sea Lake 1932 - 1937 3 3 Moved to Manangatang Waitchie FL in 1938[13]
 Ultima 1936 - 1937[14] Northern District FL in 1938
Woomelang 1937[15] North Central FL in 1938
Wycheproof 1932 1 Charlton Wycheproof FL in 1933[16]

Senior Football Premierships
Southern Mallee Football Association
1932 - 1937
Southern Mallee Football League
1938 - 1996
Seniors
Year Premiers Score Runner-up Score
1932 Brim[17] 7.12.54 Beulah 6.4.40
1933 Beulah[18] 11.14.80 Rosebery 8.4.52
1934 Rosebery[19] 9.9.63 Beulah 8.10.58
1935 Beulah[20] 10.4.64 Brim 4.9.33
1936 Kenmare[21] 9.20.74 Brim 5.8.38
1937 Hopetoun[22] 21.17.143 Kenmare 6.7.43
1938 Hopetoun[23] 21-11-137 Rainbow 11-6-72
1939 Hopetoun 15-5-95 Brim 11-9-75
1940 Woomelang[24] 18.4.112 Hopetoun 11.14.80
1941-1945 Competition in recess due to World War Two
1946 Lascelles[25] 14.18.102 Kenmare 8.11.59
1947 Beulah[26] 11.15.81 Kenmare 8.23.71
1948 Brim 8.16.64 Hopetoun 8.14.62
1949 Lascelles[27] 13.11.89 Beulah 6.12.48
1950 Beulah 7.13.55 Lascelles 4.12.36
1951 Brim 13.16.94 Beulah 11.15.81
1952 Brim 14.18.102 Beulah 9.11.65
1953 Beulah 10.18.78 Hopetoun 11.10.76
1954 Beulah 13.19.97 Hopetoun 8.13.61
1955 Beulah 5.14.44 Hopetoun 3.9.27
1956 Beulah 17.12.114 Yaapeet 16.4.100
1957 Woomelang-Lascelles 6.12.48 Beulah 6.10.46
1958 Yaapeet 13.9.87 Hopetoun 11.14.80
1959 Rainbow 14.11.95 Woomelang-Lascelles 8.16.64
1960 Woomelang-Lascelles 5.14.44 Rainbow 3.16.34
1961 Beulah 15.10.100 Hopetoun 8.13.61
1962 Beulah 13.16.94 Rainbow 14.8.92
1963 Rainbow 9.20.74 Woomelang-Lascelles 10.12.72
1964 Beulah 17.11.113 Yaapeet 8.8.56
1965 Hopetoun 14.16.100 Beulah 10.13.73
1966 Hopetoun 14.12.96 Yaapeet 9.7.61
1967 Yaapeet 12.10.82 Hopetoun 11.15.81
1968 Woomelang-Lascelles 13-11-89 Rainbow 11-10-76
1969 Hopetoun 11.12.78 Rainbow 7.11.53
1970 Rainbow 13.12.90 Hopetoun 13.10.88
1971 Woomelang-Lascelles 16.10.106 Hopetoun 15.13.103
1972 Hopetoun 20.19.139 Woomelang-Lascelles 9.10.64
1973 Hopetoun[28] 33.13.211 Beulah 13.6.84
1974 Beulah 10-16-76 Hopetoun 9-12-66
1975 Hopetoun 20.24.144 Beulah 12.7.79
1976 Hopetoun 16.18.114 Beulah 14.9.93
1977 Yaapeet[29] 21.10.136 Hopetoun 16.16.112
1978 Yaapeet[30] 16.11.107 Woomelang-Lascelles 10.15.75
1979 Nullawil 18.15.123 Beulah 13.11.89
1980 Nullawil 15-14-104 Hopetoun 11-12-78
1981 Beulah 17-19-121 Hopetoun 17-8-110
1982 Beulah 13-21-99 Nullawil 8-12-60
1983 Hopetoun 19-14-128 Nullawil 11-15-81
1984 Hopetoun 18-19-127 Nullawil 9-9-63
1985 Beulah 21-14-140 Yaapeet 12-10-82
1986 Nullawil[31] 12-10-82 Beulah 10-7-67
1987 Brim 17.13.115 Nullawil 14.10.94
1988 Woomelang-Lascelles 8-15-63 Berri-Culgoa 3-13-31
1989 Beulah 14-7-91 Berri-Culgoa 10-12-72
1990 Beulah 18-13-121 Hopetoun 13-6-84
1991 Hopetoun 17-16-118 Beulah 16-9-105
1992 Beulah 10.12.72 Berri-Culgoa 7.19.61
1993 Woomelang-Lascelles 15-11-101 Beulah 12-11-83
1994 Berri-Culgoa 24.20-164 Nullawil 11-4-70
1995 Berri-Culgoa 16-19-115 Jeparit 7-11-53
1996 Berri-Culgoa 22-21-153 Nullawil 7-10-52
Southern Mallee Football League
1932 to 1937
Year Premiers Score Runner-up Score
1932 Wycheproof[32] 14.17 - 10 Sea Lake[33] 6.7 - 43
1933 Berriwillock[34] 10.8 - 68 Sea Lake 7.15 - 57
1934 Sea Lake[35] 14.14 - 98 Berriwillock 11.12 - 78
1935 Sea Lake[36] 8.6 - 54 Berriwillock[37][38] 7.11 - 53
1936 Berriwillock[39] 10.11 - 71 Sea Lake[40] 5.29 - 59
1937 Sea Lake 9.7 - 61 Lalbert 8.12 - 60

Reserves Football Premierships
Southern Mallee Football League
Reserves - 1948 to 1996
Year Premiers Score Runner-up Score
1962 Rosebery[41] 9.10.64 Woomelang - Lascelles 3.15.33
1963 Rainbow[42] 7.11.53 Woomelang - Lascelles 7.12.54
1964 Hopetoun[43] 6.18.54 Beulah 7.6.48
1965 Woomelang - Lascelles[44] 20.14.134 Hopetoun 9.11.65
1966
1967
1968 Rainbow[45] 11.18.82 Woomelang - Lascelles 6.9.51
1969 Hopetoun[46] 11.12.78 Beulah 7.3.45
1970
1971
1972 Hopetoun[47] 14.15.99 Brim 5.9.39
1973
1974 Beulah[48] 12.14.86 Yaapeet 8.4.52
1975 Woomelang - Lascelles[49] 13.13.91 Hopetoun 10.11.71
1976
1977
1978
1979 Nullawil 14.17.101 Yaapeet 7.9.51
1980 Brim[50] 14.11.95 Beulah 13.16.94
1981 Brim 17.9.111 Beulah 11.18 - 84
1982 Beulah 15.15.105 Berri - Culgoa 14.14.98
1983 Berri - Culgoa[51] 23.20.158 Beulah 12.8.80
1984 Hopetoun[52] 13.12.90 Beulah 11.13.79
1985 Hopetoun 18.11.107 Brim 15.10.100
1986
1987
1988
1989 Yaapeet 14.14.98 Hopetoun 7.10.52
1990

Thirds Football Premierships
Southern Mallee Football League
Thirds / Under 16's - 1969 ? to 1996
Year Premiers Score Runner-up Score
1969 Hopetoun 7.4.46 Beulah 7.3.45
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975 Rainbow 12.12.84 Hopetoun 5.5.35
1976
1977
1978
1979 Woomelang - Lascelles[53] 11.5.71 Hopetoun 7.9.51
1980
1981 Hopetoun[54] 8.8.56 Woomelang - Lascelles 1.3.9
1982 Hopetoun[55] 13.5.83 Beulah 4.7.31
1983
1984 Beulah 7.10.52 Hopetoun 5.4.34
1985 Beulah[56] 10.5.65 Hopetoun 5.5.35
1986
1987
1988
1989 Woomelang - Lascelles[57] 18.5.113 Hopetoun 3.0.18
1990

Fourths Football Premierships
Southern Mallee Football League
Fourths / Under 13's - 1984 to 1996
Year Premiers Score Runner-up Score
1984 Hopetoun 2.2.14 Brim 1.1.7

Football Best and Fairest Award
Southern Mallee Football Association - 1932 to 1939
Southern Mallee Football League - 1946 - 1996
Robert Ford Memorial Trophy
Seniors
YearB & F WinnerClubVotesRunner UpClubVotes
1934H BoschenRosebery17W MaleKenmare15[58]
1946Jim GullKenmare[59]
1948Jack KranzBeulah
1951Bill HeathRosebery
1985Leon KrelleYaapeet20G ClaytonBrim19

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