The Mount Noorat Football League was an Australian rules football competition in the Western District of Victoria, Australia. The competition ran from 1932 until 1991.[1]
History
editThe Mount Noorat Football League was formed in 1932 and lasted until 1991 when the league merged with the Heytesbury Football League to form the Heytesbury Mount Noorat Football League.[2]
Final Clubs
edit| Club | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Former League | Est. | Years in MNFL | Premierships | Fate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Years | ||||||||
| Ecklin |  |
Ecklin Recreation Reserve, Ecklin South | HDFA | 1937-1991 | 5 | 1953, 1960, 1967, 1977, 1990 | Folded in 1991 | ||
| Glenormiston |  |
Bombers | NDFA | 1910s | 1932-1991 | 10 | 1937, 1946, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1970, 1978, 1980, 1985 | Merged with Noorat and Formed Heytesbury Mount Noorat FL in 1992 | |
| Glenormiston College |  |
The College | Glenormiston College, Glenormiston South | – | 1971 | 1971-1991 | 2 | 1982, 1986 | Moved to Western Plains FL in 1992 |
| Kolora |  |
Magpies | Noorat Recreation Reserve, Noorat | NDFA | 1910s | 1932-1991 | 12 | 1947, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1983, 1984 | Formed Heytesbury Mount Noorat FL in 1992 |
| Noorat |  |
Swans | Noorat Recreation Reserve, Noorat | HDFA | 1900s | 1932-1991 | 8 | 1949, 1951, 1952, 1958, 1961, 1988, 1989, 1991 | Merged with Glenormison and formed Heytesbury Mount Noorat FL in 1992 |
| Panmure |  |
Blues | Panmure Recreation Reserve, Panmure | PDFA | 1919 | 1937-1941, 1948–1991 | 2 | 1968, 1979 | Moved to Heytesbury FL after WW2, returned in 1948.
Formed Heytesbury Mount Noorat FL in 1992 |
Former Clubs
edit| Club | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Former League | Est. | Years in MNFL | Premierships | Fate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Years | ||||||||
| Brucknell | Brucknell Recreation Reserve, Brucknell | PCFA | 1920s | 1938-1941 | 0 | - | Moved to Heytesbury District FA in 1945 | ||
| Ellerslie | HDFA | 1890s | 1955-1957 | 0 | - | Folded in 1958 | |||
| Framlingham | Framlingham Recreation Reserve, Framlingham | PDFA | 1948-1950 | 0 | - | Folded in 1951 | |||
| Garvoc | Garvoc Recreation Reserve, Garvoc | PDFA | 1936-1941, 1948–1955 | 3 | 1939, 1940, 1941 | Folded in 1956 | |||
| Hexham |  |
Tigers | Hexham Recreation Reserve, Hexham | HDFA | c.1880s | 1953-1984 | 1 | 1981 | Folded in 1985 |
| Purnim |  |
Bears | Purnim Recreation Reserve, Purnim | – | 1987 | 1987 | 1 | 1987 | Voted out of league following 1987 season |
| Terang Seconds |  |
Bloods | Terang Recreation Reserve, Terang | CDFL | 1935-1936 | 2 | 1935, 1936 | Moved to Campderdown District FL in 1937 | |
| The Sisters | The Sisters Recreation Reserve, The Sisters | BC | 1932-1962 | 3 | 1933, 1934, 1948 | Folded in 1963 | |||
| Woorndoo |  |
Tigers | Woorndoo Recreation Reserve, Woorndoo | MDFA | 1880s | 1956-1986 | 2 | 1969, 1972 | Moved to Mininera & District FL in 1987 |
VFL/AFL players From MNFL
editKolora
- Ray Anderson - South Melbourne
- Bernie Harris - Fitzroy, Brisbane Bears, St Kilda
- Leon Harris - Fitzroy
- Stan Howard - Geelong
- Alan McConnell - Footscray
Noorat
- Ronnie Wearmouth - Collingwood
- Cliff Goldstraw - St Kilda
- Daryl Griffiths - St Kilda
- Charlie Payne - Essendon
- Ian Payne - Essendon
Ecklin
- Daryl Salmon - Collingwood
References
edit- ^ "Australian Football - MNFL Premiership season - Season 2023". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
- ^ McLaren, Robert (2006). Playing Footy and Milking Cows: The Mt Noorat Football League. ISBN 9780977554201.