Mid Gippsland Football League

Mid Gippsland Football League

General Information
Founded	1935
Records
Highest Score	324 – Morwell East 48.36.324 (v Mirboo North) – 1980
Most goals in a game	23 – Alan Mathieson – Yinnar (v Erica) - 1955
Most goals in a season	150 – Keith Peacock – Mirboo North - 1957
Most premierships	12 - Yinnar
Most flags in a row	3- Hazelwood 1951-1953, Yinnar 1969-1971, Newborough - 1988-1990
Most wins in a row	59 – Hazelwood – 1951-1954
Most loses in a row	49 - Boolarra - 1989-1992

The Mid Gippsland Football League is an Australian rules football league in the Latrobe Valley region of Victoria, Australia.

History

The league was founded in 1935. The original clubs were:

• Boolarra
• Morwell Seconds
• Brown Coal Mine
• Morwell Bridge
• Yallourn Imperials
• Yinnar

Clubs

Current

Club	Jumper	Nickname	Year entered competition	Flags	MGFL senior premierships
Boolarra		Demons	1935	4	1955, 1958, 1997, 2011
Hill End & Grove		Rovers/Hill Men	1946	6	1938, 1948–49, 1962, 1974, 1981
Mirboo North		Tigers	1955-1957, 1969	6	1956-57, 2006–07, 2013-14
Morwell East		Hawks	1973	3	1979–80, 2005
Newborough		Bulldogs	1957	8	1959, 1978, 1988–90, 1999–2000, 2002–03
Thorpdale	35px	Blues	1936	5	1946, 1960–61, 1976, 1985
Trafalgar		Bloods	1969	8	1975, 1991–92, 1994–95, 2009–10, 2012
Yallourn/Yallourn North		Bombers	1984	4	1986–87, 1993, 1996
Yarragon	35px	Panthers	1977	1	1977
Yinnar		Magpies	1935	12	1939, 1954, 1964, 1967, 1969–71, 1973, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2008

List of Finalists (since 1935)

Year	Teams	Premiers	Runner Up	Third	Fourth	Fifth
1935	6	Morwell Seconds	Boolarra
1936	7	Haunted Hills	Morwell Seconds
1937	8	Morwell Seconds	Morwell Bridge
1938	8	Hill End	Thorpdale
1939	8	Yinnar	Thorpdale
1940	5	Morwell Seconds	Thorpdale
1946	10	15px Thorpdale	Yinnar	Brown Coal Mine	Morwell Bridge
1947	10	Brown Coal Mine Imperials	Thorpedale	Hill End	Erica
1948	8	Hill End	Thorpedale	Yallourn North	Morwell Bridge
1949	8	Hill End	Thorpdale	Erica	Hazelwood
1950	9	Yallourn North	Morwell Bridge	Thorpdale	Hazelwood
1951	9	Hazelwood	Thorpdale	Morwell Bridge	Yallourn North
1952	9	Hazelwood	Yallourn North	Thorpdale	Yinnar
1953	9	Hazelwood	Yallourn North	Thorpdale	Yinnar
1954	9	Yinnar	Hazelwood	Yallourn North	Thorpdale
1955	11	Boolarra	Mirboo North	Dumbalk	Yinnar
1956	10	Mirboo North	Dumbalk	Thorpdale	Yinnar
1957	10	Mirboo North	Hill End	Thorpdale	Dumbalk
1958	8	Boolarra	Newborough	Yinnar	Hill End
1959	7	Newborough	Yinnar	Thorpdale	Yallourn North
1960	7	15px Thorpdale	Yallourn North	Yinnar	Newborough
1961	8	15px Thorpdale	Yinnar	Yallourn North	Newborough
1962	9	Hill End	Thorpdale	Yallourn North	Yinnar
1963	9	Yallourn North	Yinnar	Hazelwood	Leongatha
1964	8	Yinnar	Hazelwood	Yallourn North	Newborough
1965	7	Hazelwood	Yinnar	Yallourn North	Newborough
1966	8	Hazelwood	Thorpdale	Yallourn North	Yinnar
1967	8	Yinnar	Thorpdale	Hazelwood	Yallourn North
1968	8	Maryvale	Thorpdale	Yallourn North	Yinnar
1969	10	Yinnar	Yallourn North	Trafalgar	Mirboo North
1970	10	Yinnar	Yallourn North	Maryvale	Trafalgar
1971	10	Yinnar	Trafalgar	Hill End	Yallourn North
1972	10	Yallourn North	Mirboo North	Yinnar	Newborough
1973	11	Yinnar	Hill End	Newborough	Yallourn North
1974	11	Hill End	Newborough	Maryvale	Yinnar
1975	11	Trafalgar	Newborough	Hazelwood/Churchill	Hill End
1976	11	15px Thorpdale	Newborough	Hazelwood/Churchill	Morwell East
1977	11	15px Yarragon	Newborough	Trafalgar	Hazelwood/Churchill
1978	11	Newborough	Hazelwood/Churchill	Maryvale	Hill End
1979	10	Morwell East	Hazelwood/Churchill	Maryvale	Trafalgar
1980	10	Morwell East	Trafalgar	Yarragon	Hill End
1981	10	Hill End	Morwell East	Churchill	Trafalgar
1982	10	Churchill	Morwell East	Trafalgar
1983	10	Churchill	Trafalgar	Morwell East	Hill End
1984	9	Trafalgar	Morwell East	Thorpdale	Yarragon
1985	9	15px Thorpdale	Morwell East	Trafalgar	Hill End
1986	11	Yallourn/Yallourn North	Trafalgar	Yarragon	Newborough
1987	10	Yallourn/Yallourn North	Thorpdale	Newborough	Yarragon
1988	10	Newborough	Trafalgar	Thorpdale	Yallourn/Yallourn North
1989	10	Newborough	Trafalgar	Hill End	Mirboo North
1990	10	Newborough	Trafalgar	Mirboo North	Morwell East
1991	10	Trafalgar	Mirboo North	Yallourn/Yallourn North	Newborough
1992	10	Trafalgar	Thorpdale	Yinnar	Mirboo North
1993	10	Yallourn/Yallourn North	Trafalgar	Thorpdale	Yinnar
1994	10	Trafalgar	Yallourn/Yallourn North	Mirboo North	Yinnar
1995	10	Trafalgar	Yallourn/Yallourn North	Yinnar	Yarragon	Boolarra
1996	10	Yallourn/Yallourn North	Trafalgar	Yarragon	Boolarra	Newborough
1997	10	Boolarra	Newborough	Yinnar	Morwell East	Yallourn/Yallourn North
1998	10	Yinnar	Newborough	Morwell East	Hill End	Thorpdale
1999	10	Newborough	Yinnar	Trafalgar	Thorpdale	Morwell East
2000	10	Newborough	Yinnar	Trafalgar	Hill End	Thorpdale
2001	10	Yinnar	Trafalgar	Yallourn/Yallourn North	Newborough	Yarragon
2002	10	Newborough	Trafalgar	Yinnar	Boolarra	Yallourn/Yallourn North
2003	10	Newborough	Trafalgar	Yinnar	Mirboo North	Yallourn/Yallourn North
2004	10	Yinnar	Mirboo North	Morwell East	Newborough	Hill End
2005	10	Morwell East	Yinnar	Trafalgar	Newborough	Mirboo North
2006	10	Mirboo North	Morwell East	Trafalgar	Yinnar	Newborough
2007	10	Mirboo North	Yinnar	Morwell East	Newborough	Trafalgar
2008	10	Yinnar	Trafalgar	Mirboo North	Yallourn/Yallourn North	Morwell East
2009	10	Trafalgar	Morwell East	Yarragon	Mirboo North	Yinnar
2010	10	Trafalgar	Morwell East	Yarragon	Mirboo North	Thorpdale
2011	10	Boolarra	Trafalgar
2012	10	Trafalgar	Newborough
2013	10	Mirboo North	Newborough
2014	10	Mirboo North	Newborough	Boolarra	Yinnar	Trafalgar

Leading Goal Kickers

Year	Player	H&A goals	Finals goals	Total Goals
1947	Keith Shields (BCM Imps)	103	7	110
1948	Bill Tuena (Thorpedale)	66	7	73
1949	Frank Sartori (Hazelwood)	35	5	40
1950	S Lestrange (Morwell Bridge)	68	4	72
1951	Frank Sartori (Hazelwood)	50	6	56
1952	Frank Sartori (Hazelwood)	32	8	40
1953	D Cook (Yallourn North)	45	5	50
1954	Stirling (Thorpedale)	61	2	63
1955	Alan Mathieson (Yinnar)	92	2	94
1956	Keith Peacock (Mirboo North)	122	8	130
1957	Keith Peacock (Mirboo North)	140	10	150
1958		0	0	0
1959		0	0	0
1960		0	0	0
1961		0	0	0
1962		0	0	0
1963		0	0	0
1964	Sanders (Yallourn North)	49	8	57
1965	Graham Cranwell (Hazelwood)	0	6	6
1966	Graham Cranwell (Hazelwood)	39	3	42
1967	Graham Cranwell (Hazelwood)	88	2	90
1968	Peter Rennie (Yinnar)	58	3	61
1969	Alan Snell (MN)	76	0	76
1970	Rob Hutchinson (YN)	59	5	64
1971		0	0	0
1972		0	0	0
1973	Joe Makowski (Maryvale)	105	0	105
1974	Joe Makowski (Maryvale)	106	10	116
1975	Ian Jennings (Thorpedale )	91	0	91
1976	Ian Jennings (Thorpedale )	136	12	148
1977	Peter Brumellen (Newborough)	100	11	111
1978	Peter Brumellen (Newborough)	47	14	61
1979	Jim Rasmussen (Morwell East)	88	14	102
1980	Dan O'Donnell(Morwell East)	109	4	113
1981	Jim Rasmussen (Morwell East)	66	7	73
1982	Jim Rasmussen (Morwell East)	96	0	96
1983	Steve Sanders (Churchill)	79	9	88
1984	Bruce Chalmers (Trafalgar)	42	7	49
1985	Graeme Rowlings (Thorpedale)	100	5	105
1986		0	0	0
1987	Ian Gray (Trafalgar)	80	0	80
1988	Steve Sanders (Newborough)	111	9	120
1989	Steve Sanders (Newborough)	107	0	107
1990	Royce Wilkins (Mirboo North)	83	5	88
1991	Shane McGrath (Trafalgar)	95	10	105
1992	Shane McGrath (Trafalgar)	114	7	121
1993	Alan Wright (YYN)	91	3	94
1994	Sean Julin (Boolarra)	78	0	78
1995	Brett Mayo (Yinnar)	81	12	93
1996	Brett Hughes (YYN)	92	17	109
1997	Sean Julin (Boolarra)	64	21	85
1998	Nick Leechino (Morwell East)	124	0	124
1999	Glen Michie (Newborough)	108	7	115
2000	D Edwards (Morwell East)	75	0	75
2001	M Hoiles (Trafalgar)	60	1	61
2002		0	0	0
2003		0	0	0
2004	Timothy Triall (Mirboo North)	119	0	119
2005	Colin Gibson-Williamson (Morwell East)	68	1	69
2006	Timothy Triall (Mirboo North)	113	23	136
2007	Timothy Triall (Mirboo North)	104	0	104
2008	Tim Phillips (YYN)	65	0	65
2009	Timothy Triall (Mirboo North)	79	3	82
2010	Matthew Robertson (Trafalgar)	61	0	61
2011	Timothy Triall (Mirboo North)	66	10	76
2012	Thys Stanistreet (Yinnar)	70	10	80
2013	Timothy Triall (Mirboo North)	101	4	105
2014	Timothy Triall (Mirboo North)	79	13	92

2008 Ladder

Mid Gippsland FL	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts
Yinnar	17	0	0	1	1986	789	251.71%	70
Trafalgar	16	0	2	0	1752	634	276.34%	64
Mirboo North	13	0	5	0	1310	1127	116.24%	52
Yallourn-Yallourn North	9	0	8	1	1353	1219	110.99%	38
Morwell East	9	0	9	0	1392	1249	111.45%	36
Newborough	8	0	10	0	1206	1398	86.27%	32
Yarragon	6	0	12	0	1122	1293	86.77%	24
Boolarra	6	0	12	0	1283	1777	72.20%	24
Thorpedale	4	0	14	0	898	1534	58.54%	16
Hill End	1	0	17	0	686	1968	34.86%	4

FINALS

Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Elimination	Yallourn-Yallourn North	11	9	75	Morwell East	8	5	53
Qualifying	Trafalgar	6	9	45	Mirboo North	6	5	41
1st Semi	Mirboo North	23	9	147	Yallourn-Yallourn North	11	11	77
2nd Semi	Yinnar	5	2	32	Trafalgar	7	6	48
Preliminary	Yinnar	11	14	80	Mirboo North	10	4	64
Grand	Yinnar	10	9	69	Trafalgar	5	11	41

2009 Ladder

Mid Gippsland FL	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts
Morwell East	16	0	2	0	1875	817	229.50%	64
Mirboo North	15	0	3	0	1733	901	192.34%	60
Trafalgar	14	0	4	0	1576	734	214.71%	56
Yarragon	13	0	4	1	1507	1099	137.12%	54
Yinnar	9	0	9	0	1300	1135	114.54%	36
Yallourn-Yallourn North	6	0	11	1	1170	1405	83.27%	26
Newborough	6	0	12	0	1103	1528	72.19%	24
Thorpedale	5	0	13	0	975	1387	70.30%	20
Hill End	4	0	14	0	760	1359	55.92%	16
Boolarra	1	0	17	0	709	2343	30.26%	4

FINALS

Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Elimination	Yarragon	13	9	87	Yinnar	8	11	59
Qualifying	Trafalgar	8	11	59	Mirboo North	6	3	39
1st Semi	Yarragon	10	11	71	Mirboo North	5	7	37
2nd Semi	Trafalgar	13	7	85	Morwell East	5	4	34
Preliminary	Morwell East	14	9	93	Yarragon	10	8	68
Grand	Trafalgar	16	8	104	Morwell East	7	5	47

2010 Ladder

Mid Gippsland FL	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts
Trafalgar	17	0	1	0	1655	903	183.28%	68
Yarragon	14	0	4	0	1414	839	168.53%	56
Morwell East	13	0	5	0	1558	1229	126.77%	52
Mirboo North	13	0	5	0	1308	1111	117.73%	52
Thorpedale	9	0	9	0	1358	1199	113.26%	36
Yallourn-Yallourn North	8	0	10	0	1103	1248	88.38%	32
Yinnar	5	0	13	0	967	1434	67.43%	20
Newborough	4	0	13	1	1260	1642	76.74%	18
Boolarra	4	0	13	1	1047	1534	68.25%	18
Hill End	2	0	16	0	860	1391	61.83%	8

FINALS

Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Elimination	Mirboo North	11	7	73	Thorpedale	10	11	71
Qualifying	Yarragon	8	1	49	Morwell East	7	6	48
1st Semi	Morwell East	8	6	54	Mirboo North	4	9	33
2nd Semi	Trafalgar	12	8	80	Yarragon	7	11	53
Preliminary	Morwell East	9	13	67	Yarragon	6	10	46
Grand	Trafalgar	13	19	97	Morwell East	6	10	46

2011 Ladder

Mid Gippsland FL	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts
Trafalgar	18	0	0	0	1596	873	182.82%	72
Mirboo North	13	0	4	1	1376	969	142.00%	54
Boolarra	12	0	6	0	1305	1005	129.85%	48
Newborough	12	0	6	0	1457	1427	102.10%	48
Yallourn-Yallourn North	8	0	8	2	1188	1161	102.33%	36
Hill End	7	0	11	0	877	1146	76.53%	28
Yarragon	6	0	12	0	925	966	95.76%	24
Yinnar	6	0	12	0	1106	1299	85.14%	24
Morwell East	3	0	14	1	1019	1486	68.57%	14
Thorpedale	3	0	15	0	1041	1558	66.82%	12

FINALS

Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Elimination	Newborough	11	8	74	Yallourn-Yallourn North	9	10	64
Qualifying	Boolarra	11	7	73	Mirboo North	9	12	66
1st Semi	Mirboo North	21	8	134	Newborough	10	10	70
2nd Semi	Trafalgar	15	10	100	Boolarra	11	13	79
Preliminary	Boolarra	12	13	85	Mirboo North	12	5	77
Grand	Boolarra	13	4	82	Trafalgar	8	5	53

2012 Ladder

Mid Gippsland FL	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts
Newborough	15	0	2	1	1716	911	188.36%	62
Trafalgar	15	0	2	1	1533	830	184.70%	62
Mirboo North	15	0	3	0	1569	854	183.72%	60
Yinnar	10	0	8	0	1490	1032	144.38%	40
Morwell East	9	0	8	1	1386	1048	132.25%	38
Hill End	8	0	10	0	1138	1228	92.67%	32
Boolarra	7	0	10	1	1191	1263	94.30%	30
Yallourn-Yallourn North	7	0	11	0	1356	1345	100.82%	28
Yarragon	1	0	17	0	806	1995	40.40%	4
Thorpedale	1	0	17	0	617	2296	26.87%	4

FINALS

Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Elimination	Yinnar	11	10	76	Morwell East	9	5	59
Qualifying	Trafalgar	9	12	66	Mirboo North	5	8	38
1st Semi	Yinnar	16	10	106	Mirboo North	10	8	68
2nd Semi	Newborough	11	7	73	Trafalgar	8	7	55
Preliminary	Trafalgar	6	11	47	Yinnar	5	7	37
Grand	Trafalgar	10	3	63	Newborough	8	8	56

2013 Ladder

Mid Gippsland FL	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts
Mirboo North	15	0	3	0	2008	782	256.78%	60
Newborough	15	0	3	0	1862	1003	185.64%	60
Yinnar	14	0	4	0	1743	969	179.88%	56
Trafalgar	14	0	4	0	1489	961	154.94%	56
Boolarra	11	0	7	0	1495	1144	130.68%	44
Hill End	8	0	10	0	1241	1245	99.68%	32
Thorpedale	6	0	12	0	1131	1930	58.60%	24
Morwell East	4	0	14	0	959	1656	57.91%	16
Yarragon	2	0	16	0	885	2270	38.99%	8
Yallourn-Yallourn North	1	0	17	0	851	1704	49.94%	4

FINALS

Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Elimination	Trafalgar	7	9	51	Boolarra	6	11	47
Qualifying	Yinnar	13	12	90	Newborough	7	6	48
1st Semi	Newborough	13	8	86	Trafalgar	8	6	54
2nd Semi	Mirboo North	13	13	91	Yinnar	8	4	52
Preliminary	Newborough	12	13	85	Yinnar	9	10	64
Grand	Mirboo North	10	9	69	Newborough	9	11	65

External links

• Official Mid Gippsland Football League Website
• Full Points Footy -Mid Gippsland Football League