The Mallee Football Netball League (MFNL) was an Australian rules football and netball competition finishing in 2015 with just five clubs based in the Mallee region of northwestern Victoria, Australia. The league featured three grades in the Australian rules football competition, being First-Grade, Reserve-Grade and Under 16s. It is not to be confused with the identically named Mallee Football League (South Australia).
History
The Mallee Football League was formed in 1997 from the merger of the Northern Mallee Football League and Southern Mallee Football League. The Northern Mallee Football League had been reduced to four clubs after Ouyen Rovers and Tempy-Gorya-Patchewollock merged to form Ouyen United in September 2015.
The Mallee Football League was disbanded at the end of the 2015 season due to insufficient member clubs.
Clubs
Football Premierships
Seniors
1997 Jeparit-Rainbow
1998 Ouyen United
1999 Berri-Culgoa
2000 Beulah
2001 Walpeup-Underbool
2002 Managatang
2003 Beulah
2004 Beulah
2005 Beulah
2006 Ouyen United
2007 Walpeup-Underbool
2008 Walpeup-Underbool: 20.24 - 144 d Sea Lake-Nandaly Tigers: 9.9 - 63
2009 Sea Lake-Nandaly Tigers: 19.19 - 133 d Ouyen United: 14.16 - 100
2010 Beulah: 14.14 - 98 d Ouyen United: 10.12 - 72
2011 Ouyen United: 17.14 - 116 d Sea Lake-Nandaly Tigers: 8.12 - 60
2012 Walpeup-Underbool: 26.13 - 169 d Sea Lake-Nandaly Tigers: 9.6 - 60
2013 Woomelang-Lascelles: 15.14 - 104 d Sea Lake-Nandaly Tigers: 16.6 - 102
2014 Sea Lake-Nandaly Tigers: 11.14 - 80 d Woomelang Lascelles: 9.8 - 62
2015 Sea Lake-Nandaly Tigers: 18.17 - 125 d Ouyen United: 10.11 - 71
Reserves
2014 Beulah: 14.7 - 91 d Sea Lake Nandaly Tigers: 7.10 - 52
2015 Walpeup-Underbool: 25.11 - 161 d Sea Lake Nandaly Tigers: 5.6 - 36
Thirds / Under 16's
2014 Ouyen United: 12.14 - 86 d Woomelang Lascelles: 4.4 - 28
2015 Ouyen United: 9.9 - 63 d Sea Lake Nandaly Tigers: 7.9 - 51
Leading Goal Kickers
Seniors
League Best & Fairest
Seniors
Russ Gravestocks Medal. Russel Frederick "Russ" Gravestocks was a former long serving secretary of the former Southern Mallee Football League and Mallee Football League.
Reserves
Tom Ryan Medal
Hook Brain Medal
Thirds / Under 16's
Bryant Barry Medal
AFL Players
The following former Mallee FNL footballers were drafted and or played senior AFL football, with the year indicating their AFL debut. 2000 - Kane Munro: West Coast. From Walpeup-Underbool 2007 - Mark Austin: Carlton, Western Bulldogs. From Jeparit Rainbow 2014 - Dallas Willsmore: Hawthorn. From Walpeup-Underbool
2008 Ladder
2009 Ladder
2010 Ladder
2011 Ladder
2012 Ladder
2013 Ladder
References
External links
Original Mallee FL website
Mallee FL website
Mallee FL History via Australian Football
Southern Mallee Football League
Mallee (Victoria) Defunct Australian rules football competitions in Victoria (state) Sports leagues established in 1997 1997 establishments in Australia 2015 disestablishments in Australia Sports leagues disestablished in 2015