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]
| Colours | Club | Nickname | Home Ground | Years in comp | Premiers | Premiership Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Kolora | Magpies | Noorat Recreation Reserve, Noorat | 1932-1991 | 12 | 1947, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1983, 1984 | Moved to Heytesbury Mount Noorat Football League in 1992 |
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Noorat | Swans | Noorat Recreation Reserve, Noorat | 1932-1991 | 8 | 1949, 1951, 1952, 1958, 1961, 1988, 1989, 1991 | Merged with Glenormison and moved to Heytesbury Mount Noorat Football League in 1992 |
| Glenormiston | 1932-1991 | 10 | 1937, 1946, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1970, 1978, 1980, 1985 | Merged with Noorat and moved to Heytesbury Mount Noorat Football League in 1992 | |||
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Panmure | Blues | Panmure Recreation Reserve, Panmure | 1937-1941, 1948–1991 | 2 | 1968, 1979 | Moved to Heytesbury FL after WW2, returned in 1948.
Moved to Heytesbury Mount Noorat Football League in 1992 |
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Glenormiston College | The College | Glenormiston College, Glenormiston South | 1971-1991 | 2 | 1982, 1986 | Moved to Western Plains Football League in 1992 |
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Ecklin | Ecklin South | 1937-1991 | 5 | 1953, 1960, 1967, 1977, 1990 | Folded in 1991 |
Former Clubs[edit]
| Colours | Club | Nickname | Home Ground | Years in comp | Premiers | Premiership Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Sisters | 1932-1962 | 3 | 1933, 1934, 1948 | Folded in 1963 | |||
| Framlingham | 1948-1950 | - | - | Folded in 1951 | |||
| Garvoc | 1936-1941, 1948–1955 | 3 | 1939, 1940, 1941 | Folded in 1956 | |||
| Ellerslie | 1955-1957 | - | - | Folded in 1958 | |||
| Purnim | Bears | Purnim Recreation Reserve, Purnim | 1987 | 1 | 1987 | ||
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Hexham | Tigers | Hexham Recreation Reserve, Hexham | 1953-1984 | 1 | 1981 | Folded in 1985 |
| Brucknell | 1938 | - | - | Moved to Heytesbury District FL in 1937 | |||
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Woorndoo | Tigers | Woorndoo Recreation Reserve, Woorndoo | 1956-1986 | 2 | 1969, 1972 | Moved to Mininera & District Football League in 1987 |
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Terang Seconds | Bloods | Terang Recreation Reserve, Terang | 1935-1936 | 1935, 1936 | Moved to Campderdown District FL in 1937 |
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.