Northern Football Netball League
The Northern Football Netball League is an Australian sports league based in the Diamond Valley region of suburban Melbourne, Victoria. The league regulates competitions of both sports, Australian rules football and netball in the region.
History
The league was founded in 1922, originally having seven clubs, four of whom still participate. In 1941 the league went into recess for five years as a result of World War II, the competition recommencing in 1946. After the war the league continued to grow.Formation of Division Two
In 1981 the league was split into two divisions. The top 10 teams at the end of the 1980 season formed Division One for the 1981 season. Division Two was formed by the 4 bottom placed teams from the 1980 season and 4 new teams making their debut for the 1981 season.
Renaming of the League
The entire DVFL board resigned over the summer of 2006–2007 and was replaced by officials from AFL Victoria until suitable replacements were found before the start of the 2008 season. At the end of the 2017 season, the NFL was renamed the NFNL to incorporate Netball under the one banner- the NFNL.
Formation of Division Three
In 2008 the NFL added an open-age Netball competition and announced an intention that a third division would be added for the 2009 season with the old 14 team second division to be split into eight and six team divisions, however Kinglake and Wallan both left the league so the NFL did not proceed. In 2009, the NFL stated that a permanent Division Three for 2010 would be dependent on at least one more club joining the league. With St Mary's indicating that they intended to field a senior team in 2010, the NFL announced a stand-alone Division Three to commence from 2010. Reversing an earlier decision, the NFL decided that Division Two would be split during the 2009 season based on ladder position after the 13th round once all teams had played each other once, with the top 8 teams remaining in Division Two and the bottom 6 teams forming Division Three for the remaining games of the season. It was also decided that the newly formed Division Three would play a finals series in 2009, but the premier would not gain promotion to Division Two as these teams had already been relegated for the 2009 season. At the end of Round 13, Diamond Creek, Epping, Fitzroy Stars, Lower Plenty, Macleod, Mernda, Watsonia and Whittlesea formed the top 8 teams and remained in Division Two, whilst Heidelberg West, Hurstbridge, Panton Hill, Parkside, Reservoir and South Morang were the bottom 6 teams and formed the new Division Three.
League details
AFL Victoria Community Championships
In 2016, the Northern Football Netball League began playing in the AFL Victoria Community Championships for metropolitan and country competitions to challenge each other for the title of best football league in Victoria. In 2016, the league were defeated by the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League to be fifth. The next year the league defeated the Western Region Football League and were ranked fourth. In 2018, the league avenged its 2016 defeat by the MPNFL to be ranked second. In 2019, the Northern Football Netball League defeated the Geelong Football League to become the number one ranked league in Victoria.Key people
- Chairman – Scott Walker
- CEO – Peter McDougall
Presidents
Secretaries
Senior Competition
Clubs
Division 1
Division 2
Division 3
Promotion and Relegation
At the end of each year the Premiers of Division 2 and 3 are promoted, while the clubs that finish bottom in Division 1 and 2 are relegated.Premiership TimelineNote">Northern Football League (Australia)#Footnote">Note
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Note:
- In 1938, Diamond Creek and Hurstbridge lacked senior players due to WW2. Having a number of boys still wanting to play, they decided to merge their clubs and play as 'Diamond Valley Juniors' against other junior teams in the Melbourne Boys League. In 1939, enough senior players were found to form a team and Diamond Valley Juniors entered a senior team into the DVFL competition from 1939-1941. After WW2, Diamond Creek and Hurstbridge returned to playing as separate clubs.
- In 1987, Watsonia won the Division 2 Premiership but chose not to compete in Division 1 due to financial stability and player strength, the DVFL allowing Reservoir-Lakeside to be promoted to Division 1 for the 1988 season to avoid a bye.
- In 1997, Reservoir-Lakeside asked to be relegated to Division 2 due to player numbers and strength, causing a nine team Division 1 that season, Greensborough avoiding relegation that year as Reservoir-Lakeside had dropped before the season began. After the completion of the 1997 season, Reservoir-Lakeside and West Preston merged to become West Preston-Lakeside and played the 1998 season in Division 1.
- In 2015, Reservoir won the Division 3 Premiership but went into recess before the 2016 season, forcing Division 2 to have a bye with 7 teams.
- In 2018, Lalor requested a demotion to Division 3 due to a player exodus so that the club could survive and rebuild. The NFL granted Lalor's request, trading places with Epping who agreed to be promoted from Division 3 to Division 2 for the 2018 season to avoid a bye.
- In 2019, the league decided to move to a ten team Division 1 & 2 and an eight team Division 3 structure for the 2020 season as Old Eltham Collegians had applied to transfer into Division 3 from the VAFA for the 2019 season. This decision created a nine team Division 2 & 3 for the 2019 season with the league promoting the 2018 Division 3 premier, St Mary's to Division 2 and allowing the last placed 2018 Division 2 team, Watsonia to avoid relegation. At the conclusion of the 2019 season, a Division 3 Grand Final win saw Panton Hill promoted to Division 2 and last placed Epping avoiding Division 2 relegation, completing the competition restructure.
Premiers
Premiership Table
Division 1
Division 2
Division 3
Awards
Division 1
Division 2
- Player awarded Best on Ground despite playing for the losing team
Division 3
Women's Senior Competition
The NFNL Women's Senior Competition was established in 2017. As the NFNL was one of the first metropolitan leagues in Melbourne to begin their own senior women's competition, football clubs from the EDFL, EFL, VAFA and WRFL participated in the NFNL until their own leagues established women's competitions.There is currently no promotion or relegation between the divisions. To ensure a competitive balance each season, the competition is graded, meaning teams are placed on their level of ability rather than on how they performed the previous year.
Clubs
All Divisions
Women's Clubs Currently In Recess
Premiers
Premiership Table
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Division 2
Division 3
Awards
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Division 2
Division 3
- Player awarded Best on Ground despite playing for the losing team
Juniors Competition
Lew Hall Trophy
The trophy is awarded each year to the club which has the most combined premiership points from the under 13, under 15 and under 17 age groups.| Year | Club |
| 2007 | Research |
| 2006 | Hurstbridge |
| 2005 | Preston RSL |
| 2004 | Epping |
| 2003 | Fawkner Park |
| 2002 | Mill Park |
| 2001 | Mill Park |
| 2000 | Yarrambat |
| 1999 | Whittlesea |
| 1998 | Eltham |
| 1997 | Keon Park Stars |
| 1996 | Greensborough |
| 1995 | Montmorency |
Clubs
Former Clubs
Former Men's Competition Clubs
| Club | Founded | Nickname | Location | Home Ground | Years in NFNL | Current Status | Jumper in NFNL |
| All Blacks Football Club | All Blacks | Templestowe then moved to Heidelberg | Unknown venue in Templestowe then Warringal Park | 1929-1932 | Amalgamated with Heidelberg Football Club | ||
| Diamond Valley Juniors Football Club | 1939 | Diamond Creek | Coventry Oval | 1939-1941 | In 1939, Diamond Creek and Hurstbridge Football Clubs merged to create Diamond Valley Juniors; After WW2, Diamond Creek and Hurstbridge ended the merger | ||
| Fairfield Park Football Club | 1891 | Bloods | Fairfield | Fairfield Park Oval | 1996 | Folded | |
| Fawkner Park Football Club | 1998 | Blues | Fawkner | Charles Mutton Reserve | 1998, 2000-2006 | Merged with North Coburg Saints FC and commenced playing as Northern Saints Football Club in the EDFL for the 2007 season | |
| Kangaroo Ground Football Club | 1893 | Kangaroo Ground | Kangaroo Ground Community Oval | 1922-28 | Folded | ||
| Kinglake Football Club | 1925 | Lakers | Kinglake | Memorial Oval | 1996-2000, 2002-2007 | Transferred to YVMDFL | |
| Parkside Football Club | 1934 | Devils | Alphington | Pitcher Park | 2003-2013 | Transferred to VAFA | |
| Plenty Rovers Football Club | 1891 | Rovers | Doreen | Doreen Recreation Reserve | 1937-39, 1941, 1946 | Transferred to Panton Hill Football League, renamed to Mernda in 1965, returned to DVFL in 1987 | |
| Research Senior Football Club | 1958 | Bulldogs | Eltham | Eltham Lower Park | 1986-91 | Folded | |
| Reservoir-Lakeside Football Club | 1947 | Lakies | Reservoir | LE Cotchin Reserve | 1947-97 | Merged with West Preston to form West Preston Lakeside | |
| St Andrews Coburg Football Club | Coburg | De Chene Reserve | 1995-96 | Folded | |||
| Templestowe Football Club | 1892 | Templestowe | Porter Street Reserve | 1922-26, 1931-32, 1936-37, 1947-54, 1961-1989 | Transferred to EFNL | ||
| Thornbury Football Club | Bears | Thornbury | Hayes Park | 1984-87 | Merged with Reservoir Rovers and changed name to Thornbury Rovers | ||
| Thornbury Rovers Football Club | 1988 | Rovers | Thornbury | Hayes Park | 1988-89 | Folded | |
| Wallan Football Club | 1904 | Magpies | Wallan | Wallan Recreation Reserve | 2002-2007 | Transferred to RDFNL | |
| Warrandyte Football Club | 1906 | Bloods | Warrandyte | Warrandyte Reserve | 1922-23, 1925 | Competing in EFNL | |
| West Preston Football Club | 1948 | Roosters | Preston | JE Moore Park | 1981-1997 | Merged with Reservoir-Lakeside to form West Preston Lakeside |
Additional Information
- All Blacks Football Club. A team from Templestowe, the 'All Blacks' were admitted into the Diamond Valley for the 1929 season. It is known that they wore an all-black uniform based upon two small news articles in 1929 where it was reported that the club had lent their strip to the Diamond Valley Football League representative side for their match against the Bourke-Evelyn League as part of the Hartley Shield inter-league competition. The All Blacks were a different team to the current Templestowe Football Club as they played against them in the 1931 and 1932 seasons. They moved to Warringal Park in Heidelberg during the 1930 season and were co-tenants with Old Paradians. They played their final season in 1932 and 'amalgamated' with Heidelberg Football Club in 1933 to play in the VFL Sub-District League.
- Diamond Valley Juniors was a merger between Diamond Creek and Hurstbridge football clubs in 1938 due to a lack of open aged players. The Diamond Valley Juniors played as a junior club only in the Melbourne Boys League in 1938. In 1939, enough senior players were available and they re-entered the DFVL until 1941. The team was dissolved when the DVFL resumed in 1946 with Diamond Creek and Hurstbridge Football Clubs becoming independent once more.
- Plenty Rovers Football Club. When Mernda rejoined the DVFL, they changed their jumper from the red and blue Melbourne Football Club design to a red jumper with a blue sash.
- Research Football Club. They wore a royal blue jumper with a red hoop and a white hoop either side of it in the style of Footscray Football Club when they played in the Panton Hill Football League but changed to a white jumper with red vertical stripes when they joined the Diamond Valley Football League. As a result of a number of violent on-field altercations, the club was expelled following the 1991 season. The Research Senior Football Club played at Eltham Lower Park, a different venue from the junior football club who still play at Research Park.
- St Andrews-Coburg Football Club played in a gold jumper with a royal blue vee in the VAFA, but changed to a blue and yellow jumper, the same as the original West Coast Eagles jumper, when the crossed to the Diamond Valley Football League.
Former Women's Competition Clubs