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**Warrnambool District Football League**
General Information
Founded	1946
Records
Highest Score	360 - Dennington 56.24.360 (v Bushfield 1.2.8) - 1985
Most goals in a game	24 - Anthony Kelly - Dennington (v Bushfield) - 1985
Most goals in a season	165 - Tony Russell – South Rovers 1993
Most wins in a row	39 - Merrivale - 1996-1997
Most losses in a row	79 - East Warrnambool – 2007-2011
Most flags in a row	8 West End 1948-1955

Warrnambool District Football League is an Australian rules football competition based in the region of rural of Warrnambool. It is an eleven team competition starting in April and finishing in September. The league was founded in 1946.^[1]

Clubs

Current

Club	Nickname	Founded	Joined	Home Ground	WDFL Premierships	Years
Allansford	Cats	1971	1971	Allansford Recreation Reserve	7	1971, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1987
Dennington	Dogs	1900s	1953	Dennington Recreation Reserve	4	1966, 1982, 1988, 2015
Kolora Noorat	Power	2003	2003	Noorat Recreation Reserve	5	2009, 2010, 2011, 2017, 2019
Merrivale	Tigers	1920s	1946	Merrivale Recreation Reserve	7	1958, 1979, 1991, 1996, 2003, 2006, 2014
Nirranda	Blues	1900s	1992	Nirranda Recreation Reserve	4	1999, 2016, 2018, 2022
Old Collegians	Warriors	1951	1951	Davidson Oval	8	1956, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1984, 1989, 1992
Panmure	Bulldogs	1919	1997	Panmure Recreation Reserve	5	1997, 2001, 2002, 2012, 2013
Russells Creek	Kangaroos	1920s	1946	Mack Oval	9	1946, 1947, 1957, 1963, 1973, 1974, 1990, 1998, 2000
South Rovers	Lions	1919	1946	Walter Oval	5	1975, 1985, 1986, 1993, 2007
Timboon	Demons	2002	2003	Timboon Recreation Reserve	1	2008

Former

Club	Nickname	Years in comp	WDFL Premierships	Premiership Years
Bushfield		1959-1985	1	1977
Deakin University	Sharks	1977-2016 (Known as W.I.A.E pre 1991)	0
East Warrnambool	Bombers	1900s-2019	2	1967, 1995
Grassmere		1959-1985	3	1960, 1968, 1972
Northern Districts		1986-1997	1	1994
Tower Hill		1958-1983	2	1959, 1961
West End		1943-1970	9	1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1962
Yambuk		1981-1988	0

Founding

East Stars (now known as East Warrnambool)
West End (merged with Allansford in 1971)
South Warrnambool Juniors (now known as South Rovers)
Merrivale
Russell's Creek

Premiers

1946 Russell Creek 9 6 60 def South Juniors 8 8 56
1947 Russell Creek 7 12 54 def West End 6 8 44
1948 West End 8 16 64 def South Rovers 6 12 48
1949 West End 10 4 64 def East Stars 4 12 36
1950 West End 10 12 72 def Merrivale 1 10 16
1951 West End 10 8 68 def Merrivale 7 9 51
1952 West End 8 5 53 def Merrivale 5 15 45
1953 West End 19 7 121 def Russell Creek 8 12 60
1954 West End 13 14 92 def Merrivale 6 18 54
1955 West End 7 8 50 def Old Collegians 4 13 37
1956 Old Collegians 13 16 94 def South Rovers 8 10 58
1957 Russell Creek 10 11 71 def South Rovers 6 2 38
1958 Merrivale 13 15 93 def Russell Creek 13 13 91
1959 Tower Hill 9 10 64 def Grassmere 3 3 21
1960 Grassmere 11 8 74 def South Rovers 9 7 61
1961 Tower Hill 5 12 42 def Old Collegians 3 5 23
1962 West End 7 10 52 def Old Collegians 6 9 45
1963 Russell Creek 9 14 68 def Old Collegians 3 7 25
1964 Old Collegians 7 13 55 def Russell Creek 6 11 47
1965 Old Collegians 8 11 59 def Bushfield 8 9 57
1966 Dennington 12 15 87 def Old Collegians 9 7 61
1967 East Warrnambool 10 12 72 def Old Collegians 10 7 67
1968 Grassmere 7 11 53 def Merrivale 7 8 50
1969 Old Collegians 9 6 60 def Merrivale 7 12 54
1970 Old Collegians 16 10 106 def Dennington 10 14 74
1971 WE Allansford 13 15 93 def Merrivale 12 18 90
1972 Grassmere 15 15 105 def Dennington 11 11 77
1973 Russell Creek 15 11 101 def Dennington 11 12 78
1974 Russell Creek 9 7 61 def Merrivale 5 9 39
1975 South Rovers 15 11 101 def Russell Creek 11 11 77
1976 WE Allansford 16 15 111 def East Warrnambool 12 10 82
1977 Bushfield 12 16 88 def East Warrnambool 9 6 60
1978 WE Allansford 16 14 110 def Dennington 8 14 62
1979 Merrivale 12 10 82 def WE Allansford 10 13 73
1980 WE Allansford 12 18 90 def Dennington 5 9 39
1981 WE Allansford 18 14 122 Defeated Dennington 13 15 93
1982 Dennington 19 14 128 def WE Allansford 16 15 111
1983 WE Allansford 21 19 145 def Dennington 9 7 61
1984 Old Collegians 14 11 95 def WE Allansford 8 13 61
1985 South Rovers 18 11 119 def WE Allansford 8 18 66
1986 South Rovers 14 12 96 def Dennington 4 5 29
1987 WE Allansford 16 12 108 def Old Collegians 13 9 87
1988 Dennington 10 14 74 def Old Collegians 6 8 44
1989 Old Collegians 19 18 132 def Dennington 8 11 59
1990 Russell Creek 12 11 83 def Institute 10 15 75
1991 Merrivale 16 16 112 def Old Collegians 14 9 93
1992 Old Collegians 8 9 57 def Northern Districts 3 10 28
1993 South Rovers 14 10 94 def Nirranda 8 16 64
1994 Northern Districts 19 16 130 def East Warrnambool 9 13 67
1995 East Warrnambool 33 10 208 def Merrivale 10 5 65
1996 Merrivale 24 20 164 def Russell Creek 16 6 102
1997 Panmure 16 8 104 def Merrivale 11 13 79
1998 Russell Creek 15 7 97 def Panmure 11 10 76
1999 Nirranda 10 7 67 def Russell Creek 5 5 35
2000 Russell Creek 10 8 68 def Deakin Uni 9 7 61
2001 Panmure 16 3 99 def Deakin Uni 11 11 77
2002 Panmure 11 8 74 def Merrivale 6 8 44
2003 Merrivale 19 7 121 def Russell Creek 17 8 110
2004 Russell Creek 22 12 144 def Allansford 4 12 36
2005 Russell Creek 19 13 127 def Old Collegians 14 12 96
2006 Merrivale 20 16 136 def Dennington 12 9 81
2007 South Rovers 19 10 124 def Timboon 17 16 118
2008 Timboon 18 12 120 def Kolora-Noorat 17 9 111
2009 Kolora-Noorat 12 11 83 def Timboon 5 3 33
2010 Kolora-Noorat 11 6 72 def Dennington 9 10 64
2011 Kolora-Noorat 15 12 102 def Old Collegians 12 15 87
2012 Panmure 9 4 58 def Kolora-Noorat 7 12 54
2013 Panmure 13 13 91 def Dennington 5 11 41
2014 Merrivale 11 9 75 def Panmure 6 12 66
2015 Dennington 12 15 87 def Merrivale 12 7 79
2016 Nirranda 6 9 46 def Old Collegians 5 8 38
2017 Kolora Noorat 17 7 109 def Old Collegians 8 7 55
2018 Nirranda 10 11 71 def Old Collegians 5 10 40 (3 GFs in a row)
2019 Kolora-Noorat 10 8 68 def Nirranda 3 14 32
2020 League in recess due to COVID19 pandemic
2022 Nirranda 16 22 118 def Panmure 4 7 31

Changing teams

1947

East Stars
Koroit Seconds (one season only)
South Warrnambool Juniors become South Rovers

1949

Wangoom (one season only)

1951

YCW (renamed Old Collegians in 1953)

1953

Dennington

1957

Tower Hill joined from Port Fairy FL

1959

Bushfield joined from Purnim FL
Grassmere joined from Purnim FL

1965

East Stars become East Warrnambool

1970

West End and Allansford from (Purnim FL) merged to form West End Allansford

1977

W.I.A.E. (Warrnambool Institute of Advanced Education) joined

1981

Yambuk joined

1984

Tower Hill folded

1986

Northern Districts created from (merger of Bushfield and Grassmere)

1988

Yambuk folded

1992

Nirranda
W.I.A.E change name to Deakin University

1997

Northern Districts joined the Hampden League as North Warrnambool
Panmure

2003

Timboon Demons
Kolora-Noorat

2017

Deakin University Folded

2006 Ladder

Warrnambool DFL	Wins	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts
Merrivale	16	2	2578	1127	228.75%	64
Kolora-Noorat	15	3	1999	1157	172.77%	60
Dennington	14	4	2135	1337	159.69%	56
Timboon Demons	13	5	1709	1139	150.04%	52
Old Collegians	12	6	1852	1256	147.45%	48
Panmure	10	8	1549	1715	90.32%	40
Allansford	8	10	1629	1781	91.47%	32
South Rovers	6	12	1466	1783	82.22%	24
Nirranda	6	12	1385	1937	71.50%	24
Russell Creek	3	15	1266	1910	66.28%	12
Deakin University	3	15	1064	2143	49.65%	12
East Warrnambool	2	16	909	2256	40.29%	8

FINALS

Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Elimination	Old Collegians	16	11	107	Timboon Demons	11	13	79
Qualifying	Dennington	18	8	116	Kolora -Noorat	15	9	99
1st Semi	Kolora -Noorat	17	14	116	Old Collegians	16	13	109
2nd Semi	Dennington	16	9	105	Merrivale	11	9	75
Preliminary	Merrivale	21	13	139	Kolora -Noorat	8	9	57
Grand	Merrivale	20	16	136	Dennington	12	9	81

2007 Ladder

Warrnambool DFL	Wins	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts
Timboon Demons	16	2	0	2340	1030	227.18%	64
Merrivale	13	5	0	2214	1413	156.69%	52
South Rovers	13	5	0	1940	1446	134.16%	52
Kolora-Noorat	12	6	0	1924	1323	145.43%	48
Allansford	12	6	0	1851	1343	137.83%	48
Russell Creek	12	6	0	1863	1397	133.36%	48
Dennington	11	7	0	2056	1405	146.33%	44
Panmure	9	9	0	1584	1538	102.99%	36
Old Collegians	4	13	1	1199	2043	58.69%	18
East Warrnambool	2	16	0	834	2311	36.09%	8
Deakin University	2	16	0	742	2172	34.16%	8
Nirranda	1	16	1	1086	2212	49.10%	6

FINALS

Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Elimination	Kolora -Noorat	14	14	98	Allansford	8	10	58
Qualifying	South Rovers	17	17	119	Merrivale	11	16	82
1st Semi	Merrivale	20	14	134	Kolora -Noorat	18	16	124
2nd Semi	Timboon Demons	17	11	113	South Rovers	19	9	123
Preliminary	Timboon Demons	15	17	107	Merrivale	8	15	63
Grand	South Rovers	19	10	124	Timboon Demons	17	16	118

2008 Ladder

Warrnambool DFL	Wins	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts
Kolora-Noorat	17	1	0	2297	1041	220.65%	68
Timboon Demons	15	3	0	2167	970	223.40%	60
Merrivale	15	3	0	1859	1042	178.41%	60
Panmure	14	4	0	2118	930	227.74%	56
Dennington	11	7	0	2038	1725	118.14%	44
South Rovers	8	9	1	1622	1565	103.64%	34
Allansford	8	9	1	1320	1366	96.63%	34
Russell Creek	8	10	0	1466	1543	95.01%	32
Old Collegians	6	12	0	1429	1674	85.36%	24
Nirranda	4	14	0	827	2016	41.02%	16
Deakin University	1	17	0	1127	2363	47.69%	4
East Warrnambool	0	18	0	719	2754	26.11%	0

FINALS

Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Elimination	Panmure	17	12	114	Dennington	9	10	64
Qualifying	Timboon Demons	14	7	91	Merrivale	8	5	53
1st Semi	Panmure	16	6	102	Merrivale	2	14	26
2nd Semi	Kolora/Noorat	11	15	81	Timboon Demons	11	10	76
Preliminary	Timboon Demons	18	11	119	Panmure	7	13	55
Grand	Timboon Demons	18	12	120	Kolora/Noorat	17	9	111

2009 Ladder

Warrnambool DFL	Wins	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts
Kolora-Noorat	17	1	0	2417	994	243.16%	68
Dennington	17	1	0	2690	1206	223.05%	68
Timboon Demons	14	4	0	2359	919	256.69%	56
Panmure	11	6	1	1780	1268	140.38%	46
Russell Creek	9	7	2	1489	1591	93.59%	40
Allansford	10	8	0	1487	1800	82.61%	40
South Rovers	9	8	1	1743	1551	112.38%	38
Nirranda	7	11	0	1412	1769	79.82%	28
Old Collegians	6	12	0	1513	1561	96.93%	24
Merrivale	5	13	0	1188	1678	70.80%	20
Deakin University	1	17	0	1070	2508	42.66%	4
East Warrnambool	0	18	0	615	2918	21.08%	0

' FINALS'

Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Elimination	Panmure	15	9	99	Russell Creek	7	7	49
Qualifying	Dennington	9	15	69	Timboon Demons	8	15	63
1st Semi	Timboon Demons	13	10	88	Panmure	8	14	62
2nd Semi	Kolora-Noorat	14	13	97	Dennington	12	9	81
Preliminary	Timboon Demons	10	11	71	Dennington	9	9	63
Grand	Kolora-Noorat	12	11	83	Timboon Demons	5	3	33

2010 Ladder

Warrnambool DFL	Wins	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts
Dennington	16	1	1	2608	873	298.74%	66
Kolora-Noorat	16	2	0	2117	1204	175.83%	64
Panmure	14	3	1	1827	1365	133.85%	58
Russell Creek	14	4	0	2006	1105	181.54%	56
Old Collegians	12	6	0	1953	1388	140.71%	48
South Rovers	9	9	0	1614	1524	105.91%	36
Timboon Demons	7	11	0	1387	1666	83.25%	28
Allansford	6	12	0	1426	1750	81.49%	24
Merrivale	6	12	0	1363	1678	81.23%	24
Deakin University	5	13	0	1252	1813	69.06%	20
Nirranda	2	16	0	1091	2162	50.46%	8
East Warrnambool	0	18	0	717	2833	25.31%	0

FINALS

Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Elimination	Russell Creek	14	12	96	Old Collegians	6	4	40
Qualifying	Panmure	15	8	98	Kolora-Noorat	13	6	84
1st Semi	Kolora-Noorat	11	12	78	Russell Creek	7	7	49
2nd Semi	Dennington	14	15	99	Panmure	5	2	32
Preliminary	Kolora-Noorat	12	11	83	Panmure	11	11	77
Grand	Kolora-Noorat	11	6	72	Dennington	9	10	64

2011 Ladder

Warrnambool DFL	Wins	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts
Kolora-Noorat	16	2	2322	1020	227.65%	64
Old Collegians	16	2	2095	1149	182.33%	64
Merrivale	14	4	2042	1180	173.05%	56
South Rovers	14	4	2083	1265	164.66%	56
Panmure	11	7	1759	1667	105.52%	44
Timboon Demons	9	9	1672	1353	123.58%	36
Russell Creek	8	10	1933	1523	126.92%	32
Nirranda	8	10	1569	1504	104.32%	32
Dennington	5	13	1454	1766	82.33%	20
Allansford	5	13	1402	1736	80.76%	20
East Warrnambool	1	17	895	2808	31.87%	4
Deakin University	1	17	700	2955	23.69%	4

FINALS

Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Elimination	South Rovers	18	20	128	Panmure	14	9	93
Qualifying	Merrivale	12	8	80	Old Collegians	7	14	56
1st Semi	Old Collegians	13	16	94	South Rovers	8	9	57
2nd Semi	Kolora-Noorat	16	9	105	Merrivale	8	12	60
Preliminary	Old Collegians	22	14	146	Merrivale	10	8	68
Grand	Kolora-Noorat	15	12	102	Old Collegians	12	15	87

References

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