Mount Noorat Football League
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
[edit]The 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 | 1937-1991 | 5 | 1953, 1960, 1967, 1977, 1990 | Folded in 1991 | |||
| Glenormiston |  |
Bombers | – | 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 | – | 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 | HDFA | 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 | PCFA | 1920s | 1938-1941 | 0 | - | Moved to Heytesbury District FA in 1945 | |||
| Ellerslie | HDFA | 1890s | 1955-1957 | 0 | - | Folded in 1958 | |||
| Framlingham | 1948-1950 | 0 | - | Folded in 1951 | |||||
| Garvoc | 1936-1941, 1948–1955 | 3 | 1939, 1940, 1941 | Folded in 1956 | |||||
| Hexham |  |
Tigers | Hexham Recreation Reserve, Hexham | 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 | 1935-1936 | 2 | 1935, 1936 | Moved to Campderdown District FL in 1937 | ||
| The Sisters | 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
[edit]Kolora
- 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.