Benalla District Football League (Vic)

Quick Premiers List :

1931 - ?. 1932 - ?. 1933 - ?. 1934 - ?. 1935 - ?. 1936 - ?. 1937 - ?. 1938 - ?. 1939 - ?. 1940 - ?. 1941 - WW2. 1942 - WW2. 1943 - WW2. 1944 - WW2. 1945 - WW2. 1946 - Benalla 2nds. 1947 - Goorambat. 1948 - Dookie Collegians. 1949 - Goorambat. 1950 - Winton. 1951 - Swanpool. 1952 - Tolmie. 1953 - Benalla All Blacks. 1954 - Benalla All Blacks. 1955 - Glenrowan.

1956 - Benalla All Blacks. 1957 - Swanpool. 1958 - North Wangaratta. 1959 - Goorambat. 1960 - Tatong. 1961 - Tatong. 1962 - Tatong. 1963 - Goorambat. 1964 - Goorambat. 1965 - Goorambat. 1966 - Bonnie Doon. 1967 - Benalla All Blacks. 1968 - Benalla All Blacks. 1969 - Glenrowan. 1970 - Glenrowan. 1971 - Benalla All Blacks. 1972 - Tatong. 1973 - Tatong. 1974 - Goorambat. 1975 - Tatong. 1976 - Benalla All Blacks. 1977 - Longwood. 1978 - Goorambat. 1979 - Goorambat. 1980 - Glenrowan.

1981 - Glenrowan. 1982 - Violet Town. 1983 - Strathbogie. 1984 - Tatong. 1985 - Longwood. 1986 - Benalla Rovers. 1987 - Violet Town. 1988 - Tatong. 1989 - Bonnie Doon. 1990 - Violet Town. 1991 - Thornton-Eildon. 1992 - Thornton-Eildon. 1993 - Thornton-Eildon. 1994 - Tatong. 1995 - Tatong. 1996 - Tatong. 1997 - Swanpool. 1998 - Swanpool. 1999 - Bonnie Doon. 2000 - Longwood. 2001 - Goorambat. 2002 - Bonnie Doon. 2003 - Devenish. 2004 - Bonnie Doon. 2005 - ?.

Timeline :
1931-40 - The Benalla DFL existed, seemingly an interchangeable name with the Tatong & Thoona FA.
1941-45 - The Benalla DFL was in recess due to the onset of WW2.

1946 :
The Tatong & Thoona FA was superseded by the Benalla DFL.
Participating clubs included :
 - Benalla 2nds,
 - Glenrowan,
 - Swanpool,
 - Tatong,
 - Thoona and
 - Violet Town.
Grand Final - Benalla 2nds (or 3rds) 12.17.89 defeated Violet Town 12.11.83.

1947 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Benalla 3rds,
 - Dookie Collegians,
 - Glenrowan,
 - Goorambat,
 - Swanpool,
 - Tatong,
 - Thoona and
 - Winton.
Grand Final - Goorambat 8.7.55 defeated Swanpool 7.7.49.

1948 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Glenrowan,
 - Goorambat,
 - Swanpool,
 - Tatong and
 - Thoona.
Grand Final - Dookie Collegians 8.22.70 defeated Goorambat 2.11.23.

1949 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Benalla 3rds,
 - Glenrowan,
 - Goorambat,
 - Swanpool,
 - Tatong,
 - Thoona and
 - Winton.
Grand Final - Goorambat 9.10.64 defeated Benalla 3rds 8.6.54.

1950 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Benalla 3rds,
 - Glenrowan,
 - Goorambat,
 - Swanpool,
 - Tatong,
 - Thoona and
 - Winton.
Grand Final - Winton 6.14.50 defeated Goorambat 6.9.45.

1951 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Benalla 3rds,
 - Glenrowan,
 - Goorambat,
 - Swanpool,
 - Tatong,
 - Thoona and
 - Winton.
Grand Final - Swanpool 12.4.76 defeated Winton 5.16.46.

1952 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Benalla 3rds,
 - Glenrowan,
 - Goorambat,
 - Swanpool,
 - Tatong,
 - Thoona,
 - Tolmie and
 - Winton.
Grand Final - Tolmie 7.10.52 defeated Tatong 7.8.50.

1953 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Benalla All Blacks (reformed),
 - Devenish,
 - Glenrowan,
 - Goorambat,
 - Swanpool,
 - Tatong,
 - Thoona,
 - Tolmie and
 - Winton.
Grand Final - Benalla All Blacks 11.16.82 defeated Tatong 7.13.55.

1954 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Benalla All Blacks,
 - Devenish,
 - Glenrowan,
 - Goorambat,
 - North Wangaratta,
 - Swanpool,
 - Tatong,
 - Thoona,
 - Tolmie and
 - Winton.
Grand Final - Benalla All Blacks 12.14.86 defeated Glenrowan 6.12.48.

1955 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Benalla All Blacks,
 - Devenish,
 - Glenrowan,
 - Goorambat,
 - North Wangaratta,
 - Swanpool,
 - Tatong,
 - Thoona,
 - Tolmie and
 - Winton.
Grand Final - Glenrowan 14.9.93 defeated Swanpool 9.16.70.

1956 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Benalla All Blacks,
 - Glenrowan,
 - Goorambat,
 - North Wangaratta,
 - Swanpool,
 - Tatong,
 - Thoona,
 - Tolmie and
 - Winton.
Grand Final - Benalla All Blacks 13.10.88 defeated Glenrowan 11.6.72.

1957 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Benalla All Blacks,
 - Glenrowan,
 - Goorambat,
 - North Wangaratta,
 - Swanpool,
 - Tatong,
 - Thoona,
 - Tolmie and
 - Winton.
Grand Final - Swanpool 9.9.63 defeated Glenrowan 7.14.56.

1958 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Benalla All Blacks,
 - Dookie Collegians,
 - Glenrowan,
 - Goorambat,
 - North Wangaratta,
 - Swanpool,
 - Tatong and
 - Tolmie.
Grand Final - North Wangaratta 18.14.122 defeated Goorambat 9.10.64.

1959 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Benalla All Blacks,
 - Dookie Collegians,
 - Glenrowan,
 - Goorambat,
 - North Wangaratta,
 - Swanpool,
 - Tatong and
 - Tolmie.
Grand Final - Goorambat 16.10.106 defeated Tatong 8.9.57.

1960 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Benalla All Blacks,
 - Goorambat,
 - North Wangaratta,
 - Swanpool,
 - Tatong and
 - Tolmie.
Grand Final - Tatong 13.9.87 defeated North Wangaratta 10.8.68.

1961 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Benalla All Blacks,
 - Dookie Collegians,
 - Glenrowan-Thoona United,
 - Goorambat,
 - Swanpool,
 - Tatong and
 - Tolmie.
Grand Final - Tatong 12.14.86 defeated Swanpool 8.13.61.

1962 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Benalla All Blacks,
 - Glenrowan-Thoona United,
 - Goorambat,
 - Strathbogie,
 - Swanpool,
 - Tatong and
 - Tolmie.
Grand Final - Tatong 10.16.76 defeated Swanpool 10.15.75.

1963 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Benalla All Blacks,
 - Devenish,
 - Glenrowan,
 - Goorambat,
 - Strathbogie,
 - Swanpool,
 - Tatong and
 - Thoona.
Grand Final - Goorambat 6.8.44 defeated Swanpool 5.13.43.

1964 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Benalla All Blacks,
 - Devenish,
 - Glenrowan,
 - Goorambat,
 - Strathbogie,
 - Swanpool,
 - Tatong and
 - Thoona.
Grand Final - Goorambat 10.7.67 defeated Strathbogie 6.8.44.

1965 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Benalla All Blacks,
 - Bonnie Doon (debut),
 - Devenish,
 - Glenrowan,
 - Goorambat,
 - Strathbogie,
 - Swanpool,
 - Tatong and
 - Thoona.
Grand Final - Goorambat 9.19.73 defeated Bonnie Doon 10.4.64.

1966 - Participating clubs included Bonnie Doon (premiers).

1967 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Benalla All Blacks (premiers),
 - Bonnie Doon,
 - Devenish,
 - Glenrowan,
 - Goorambat,
 - Strathbogie,
 - Swanpool,
 - Tatong,
 - Thoona and
 - Tolmie.

1968 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Benalla All Blacks (premiers) and
 - Bonnie Doon.

1969 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Benalla All Blacks,
 - Bonnie Doon,
 - Devenish,
 - Dookie Collegians,
 - Glenrowan (premiers),
 - Strathbogie,
 - Swanpool,
 - Tatong and
 - Tolmie.

1970 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Benalla All Blacks,
 - Bonnie Doon,
 - Devenish,
 - Dookie Collegians,
 - Glenrowan (premiers),
 - Longwood,
 - Strathbogie,
 - Swanpool,
 - Tatong and
 - Tolmie (folded midseason).

1971 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Benalla All Blacks (premiers),
 - Bonnie Doon,
 - Devenish,
 - Dookie Collegians,
 - Glenrowan,
 - Longwood,
 - Swanpool and
 - Tatong.

1972 - Participating clubs included Tatong (premiers).
1973 - Participating clubs included Tatong (premiers).
1974 - Participating clubs included Goorambat (premiers).
1975 - Participating clubs included Tatong (premiers).
1976 - Participating clubs included Benalla All Blacks (premiers).
1977 - Participating clubs included Longwood (premiers).

1978 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Goorambat (premiers) and
 - Violet Town.

1979 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Goorambat (premiers) and
 - Violet Town.

1980 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Glenrowan (premiers) and
 - Violet Town.

1981 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Glenrowan (premiers) and
 - Violet Town.

1982 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Benalla Rovers,
 - Bonnie Doon,
 - Devenish,
 - Glenrowan Rovers,
 - Goorambat,
 - Longwood,
 - Strathbogie,
 - Swanpool,
 - Tatong and
 - Violet Town.
Grand Final - Violet Town 13.10.88 defeated Bonnie Doon 10.13.73.

1983 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Strathbogie (premiers) and
 - Violet Town.

1984 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Tatong (premiers) and
 - Violet Town.

1985 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Longwood (premiers) and
 - Violet Town.

1986 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Benalla Rovers,
 - Bonnie Doon,
 - Devenish,
 - Glenrowan,
 - Goorambat,
 - Longwood,
 - Strathbogie,
 - Swanpool,
 - Tatong,
 - Thornton-Eildon Districts and
 - Violet Town.
Grand Final - Benalla Rovers 16.11.107 defeated Longwood 11.14.80.

1987 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bonnie Doon,
 - Tatong and
 - Violet Town.
Grand Final - Violet Town defeated Tatong.

1988 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bonnie Doon,
 - Tatong (premiers) and
 - Violet Town.

1989 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Benalla Rovers,
 - Bonnie Doon (premiers) and
 - Violet Town.

1990 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bonnie Doon,
 - Thornton-Eildon Districts and
 - Violet Town.
Grand Final - Violet Town defeated Thornton-Eildon Districts.

1991 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bonnie Doon,
 - Thornton-Eildon Districts and
 - Violet Town.
Grand Final - Thornton-Eildon Districts defeated Violet Town.

1992 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bonnie Doon and
 - Thornton-Eildon (premiers).

1993 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bonnie Doon and
 - Thornton-Eildon (premiers).

1994 :
Ladder after Home and Away season was as follows :
 1/2. Tatong,
 1/2. Bonnie Doon,
 3. Thornton-Eildon District (probably as they were in this league this year, final season),
 4. Longwood,
 5. Swanpool,
 6. Devenish and
 Last. Goorambat.
Finals Series :
 - First Semi-Final - Longwood were victorious.
 - Second Semi-Final - Tatong defeated Bonnie Doon.
 - Preliminary Final - Bonnie Doon defeated Longwood.
 - Grand Final - Tatong defeated Bonnie Doon.

1995 :
Ladder after home and away matches :
 1. Longwood,
 2. Tatong,
 3. Bonnie Doon,
 4. Swanpool,
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 5. Devenish and
 6. Goorambat (winless).
Finals Series :
 - First Semi-Final - Swanpool 14.14.98 defeated Bonnie Doon 10.8.68 @ Goorambat.
 - Second Semi-Final - Tatong 24.21.155 defeated Longwood 9.5.58.
 - Preliminary Final - Longwood 26.14.170 defeated Swanpool 9.18.72.
 - Grand Final - Tatong 19.8.122 defeated Longwood 16.14.110 @ Benalla showgrounds.

1996 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bonnie Doon,
 - Devenish,
 - Goorambat,
 - Longwood,
 - Swanpool and
 - Tatong (premiers).

1997 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bonnie Doon,
 - Devenish,
 - Goorambat,
 - Longwood,
 - Swanpool (premiers) and
 - Tatong.

1998 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bonnie Doon,
 - Devenish,
 - Goorambat,
 - Longwood,
 - Swanpool and
 - Tatong.
Grand Final - Swanpool 9.15.69 defeated Bonnie Doon 8.12.60.

1999 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bonnie Doon,
 - Devenish,
 - Goorambat,
 - Longwood,
 - Swanpool and
 - Tatong.
Grand Final - Bonnie Doon 17.14.116 defeated Goorambat 9.6.60.

2000 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bonnie Doon,
 - Devenish,
 - Goorambat,
 - Longwood,
 - Swanpool and
 - Tatong.
August 13 : Devenish 15.12.102 defeated Goorambat 13.9.87.
Grand Final - Longwood were premiers.

2001 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bonnie Doon,
 - Devenish,
 - Goorambat,
 - Longwood,
 - Swanpool and
 - Tatong.
Finals Series :
 - Second Semi-Final - Goorambat 10.15.75 defeated Longwood 9.7.61.
 - Preliminary Final - Bonnie Doon 16.10.106 defeated Longwood 10.11.71.
 - Grand Final - Goorambat 10.13.73 defeated Bonnie Doon 4.5.29.

2002 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bonnie Doon,
 - Devenish,
 - Goorambat,
 - Longwood,
 - Swanpool and
 - Tatong.
Finals Series :
 - Preliminary Final - Longwood 12.14.86 defeated Devenish 12.7.79.
 - Grand Final - Bonnie Doon 12.18.90 defeated Longwood 13.8.86.

2003 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bonnie Doon,
 - Devenish (premiers),
 - Goorambat,
 - Longwood,
 - Swanpool and
 - Tatong.

2004 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bonnie Doon (premiers),
 - Devenish,
 - Goorambat,
 - Longwood,
 - Swanpool and
 - Tatong.

2005 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bonnie Doon,
 - Devenish,
 - Goorambat,
 - Longwood,
 - Swanpool and
 - Tatong.

Other Clubs :
Other clubs to have participated, season(s) unknown, included :
 - Dookie and
 - Dookie College (one source says they won many flags).