The Loddon Valley Football Netball League (LVFNL) is an Australian rules football and netball league based in Central Victoria.
History The league was formed in 1903 by the Inglewood, Bridgewater, Newbridge and Arnold's Bridge clubs.
Inglewood and Bridgewater withdrew in 1908 to form the Korong District Central Association with Korong Vale and Wedderburn.
The Loddon Valley Association remained based around the Newbridge area until the Bridgewater and Inglewood clubs returned in the late 1930s.
The centre of the league shifted to Inglewood with the inclusion of Bears Lagoon – Serpentine after WW2.
Gradually the smaller clubs such as Rheola, Logan, Arnold's Bridge and Bealiba folded or left the competition until in 1956 northern clubs Calivil, Mitiamo and Yarrawalla were admitted.
A junior competition was introduced in 1959, and Reserves competition in 1970.
Clubs Locations
Senior Clubs ClubGuernseyNicknameHome GroundFormer LeagueEst.Years in LVFLLVFL Senior Premierships Total Years Bears Lagoon Serpentine(1945-2000s)(2000s-) BearsSerpentine Recreation Reserve, Serpentine–1945 1946- 12 1947, 1948, 1949, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1966, 1982, 1983, 1992, 1994, 1995 Bridgewater Mean MachinesBridgewater Recreation Reserve, Bridgewater On LoddonKFL, BFA1889 1903-1906, 1915, 1936-1939, 1945- 26 1905, 1906, 1915, 1938, 1939, 1945, 1950, 1955, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1991, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2026 Calivil United DemonsCalivil Recreation Reserve, Calivil and Raywood Recreation Reserve, Raywood–1996 1997- 8 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2017 Inglewood BluesInglewood Community Sports Centre, InglewoodIDFL1876 1903-1907, 1915, 1938-1939, 1945- 9 1903, 1946, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1971, 1986MacornaTigersMacorna Recreation Reserve, MacornaGRFL18882026- 0– Maiden Gully YCW (1985-2016)(2017-) Maiden GullyBFNL1945 1985- 4 1987, 1997, 2001, 2002 Mitiamo SuperoosMitiamo Recreation Reserve, MitiamoMDFL1890s 1956- 6 1967, 1977, 1979, 1999, 2009, 2019 Newbridge MaroonsNewbridge Recreation Reserve, Newbridge–1904 1904- 14 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1912, 1929, 1930, 1933, 1937, 1957, 1978, 1993, 2000, 2018 Pyramid Hill BulldogsMitchell Park, Pyramid HillNEFL1890 1995- 0 –
U18s only ClubColoursNicknameHome Ground/sFormer LeagueEst.Years in LVFLNotes East Loddon RamsSerpentine Recreation Reserve, Serpentine; Mitiamo Recreation Reserve, Mitiamo and Calivil Recreation Reserve, Calivil–2022 2022-Merged U18s side of BLS, Mitiamo and Calivil
Former clubs ClubGuernseyNicknameHome GroundFormer LeagueEst.Years in LVFLLVFL Senior PremiershipsFate Total YearsArnoldArnold Cricket Reserve, Arnold–1900s11924Folded Bealiba WoodcuttersBealiba Recreation Reserve, BealibaMCDFNL1970s 1949–1961 1 1952Merged with Natte Yallock to form Natte Bealiba in Maryborough Castlemaine District FNL following 1962 seasonCalivilDemonsCalivil Recreation Reserve, CalivilMDFL1890s1956-199661964, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1990, 1996Merged with Northern United to form Calivil United following 1996 seasonDunolly(2001-02)(2003)EaglesDeledio Recreation Reserve, DunollyLPFL1873c.1904, 1936-39, 2001–0311904Moved to Maryborough Castlemaine District FNL after 2003 seasonEddington–1900s1907-192821927, 1928FoldedGoldsborough–1890s1904 0 –Unknown after 1904. Played in Bealiba FL in 1921.Korong ValeKorong Vale Recreation Reserve, Korong ValeKFL18911950-199011981FoldedLaanecoorie–1900s1907-193981911, 1913, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1936, 1937Entered recess after 1939 season. Merged with Newbridge after WWII.LoganTigersLogan Public Recreation Reserve, Logan–1940s1950-1953 0 –FoldedMarongPanthersMalone Park, MarongBFNL1900s1983-202651989, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025Returned to Bendigo FNL in 2027Poseidon–1900s1907 0 –FoldedRheolaRheola Pioneers Memorial Park, RheolaIDFL1870s1938-1947 0 –FoldedSerpentineSerpentine Recreation Reserve, SerpentineIDFL1870s1939 0 –Merged with Bears Lagoon to form Bears Lagoon-Serpentine following WWIIShelbourne–1920s1923-192731923, 1925, 1926FoldedTarnagullaDark with lighter left-to-right sashTarnagulla Recreation Reserve, Tarnagulla–1890s1904-1908, 1931–193621930, 1931FoldedWoodstockWoodstock Recreation Reserve, Woodstock on Loddon–1930s1934-193621934, 1935FoldedWoosangDark with lighter veeWoosang Recreation Reserve, WoosangKFL1900s1950 0 –FoldedYarrawalla(1956–78)(1979–82)HawksYarrawalla Recreation Reserve, YarrawallaMDFL19461956-198231972, 1973, 1975Folded
League awards and honours Senior Football The winner of the LVFNL senior football best and fairest award receives the Frank Harding Medal, which was first awarded in.
Year Frank Harding Medal - Best & FairestB&F VotesLeading Goal KickerH&A goals Finals goals Total Goals 1939 Ron Deludio (Dunolly) 1940-44 In recess > World War 2 1945 1946 George Vanston (Inglewood) 82 0 82 1947 George Vanston (Inglewood) 76 0 76 1948 George Vanston (Inglewood) 82 0 82 1949 George Vanston (Inglewood) 51 0 51 1950 George Vanston (Inglewood) 66 0 66 1951 George Vanston (Inglewood) 64 0 64 1952 George Vanston (Inglewood) 43 0 43 1953 George Vanston (Inglewood) 65 8 73 1954 George Vanston (Inglewood) 57 13 70 1955 Graham O'Shea (Newbridge) 0 0 0 1956 Ralph Metcalf (Inglewood) 31 0 0 0 1957 Andrew Blow (Calivil) Graham O'Shea (Newbridge) 87 0 87 1958 Steven Storti (Korong Vale) 0 0 0 1959 Ian O'Shea (Newbridge) 0 0 0 1960 George Ennor (Mitiamo) 0 0 0 1961 Ken Smalley (Inglewood) 22 John Canville (Calivil) 56 4 60 1962 Cyril Butler (Bridgewater) John Canville (Calivil) 46 1 47 1963 Cress Thompson (Mitiamo) William Redmond (Bridgewater) 51 6 57 1964 Maurie Elliot (Korong Vale) Ian O'Shea (Newbridge) 33 0 33 1965 Bill Page (BLS) M Rodda (Bridgewater) 50 1 51 1966 Ron Ford (BLS) R Medcalf (Inglewood) 38 0 38 1967 John Farmer (Bridgewater) M Rodda (Bridgewater) 50 2 52 1968 Jocka Keating (Inglewood) 30 B Chilcott (Bridgewater) 51 5 56 1969 Ron Ford (BLS) Bruce Wick (BLS) 58 4 62 1970 Ron Ford (BLS) Bruce Wick (BLS) 57 11 68 1971 Colin Hodgsen (Bridgewater) Barry Ansett (Calivil) 53 6 59 1972 Barry Perryman (Korong Vale) Bruce Wick (BLS) 66 0 66 1973 John Lynch (Bridgewater) Bruce Wick (BLS) 58 0 58 1974 Max Coutts (Mitiamo) Max Baker (Inglewood) 37 6 43 1975 Brett Everall (Korong Vale) Garry Leech (Mitiamo) 65 8 73 1976 Robert Rothacker (BLS) Garry Leech (Mitiamo) 65 9 74 1977 Ian Drill (Inglewood) 29 Garry Leech (Mitiamo) 76 6 82 1978 David Cossar (Inglewood) Alan Jackson (Korong Vale) 111 5 116 1979 Leigh Gallagher (BLS) Alan Jackson (Korong Vale) 125 0 125 1980 Noel Watson (Newbridge) Peter Collins (Bridgewater) 126 19 145 1981 Ian Marlow (Mitiamo) Alan Jackson (Korong Vale) 106 16 122 1982 Peter Lewis (Newbridge) Peter Collins (Bridgewater) 140 22 162 1983 Peter Hynes (BLS) Mick Murphy (Calivil) 102 4 106 1984 Chris Pollock (Bridgewater) Darrell Billett (Inglewood) 94 7 101 1985 Russell Boorn (Calivil) Kelvin Dows (Inglewood) 90 7 97 1986 Peter Hynes (BLS) Kelvin Dows (Inglewood) 97 6 103 1987 Russell Boorn (Calivil)Marty Graham (YCW) Kelvin Dows (Inglewood) 105 15 120 1988 Shawn McCormick (Mitiamo) Colin Grenfell (Bridgewater) 97 5 102 1989 Terry Noden (Marong) Kelvin Dows (Inglewood) 56 10 66 1990 Steven Robinson (Inglewood) Matt Cullen (Marong) 55 6 61 1991 Peter Larson (Inglewood)Ian Garland (Bridgewater) Rod Wight (Calivil) 61 5 66 1992 Bert McIvor (Newbridge) Travis Hall (Bridgewater) 64 8 72 1993 Scott Niemann (BLS) David Sullivan (Marong) 106 10 116 1994 Peter Larson (Inglewood) David Sullivan (Marong) 105 14 119 1995 Darren Featherby (BLS) Shawn McCormick (Mitiamo) 59 12 71 1996 Dale Pannington (Marong)Dennis Kelly (BLS) Steve Robinson (YCW) 62 1 63 1997 Andrew Wild (Calivil)Barry Stewart (PH) Shawn McCormick (Mitiamo) 87 6 93 1998 Tim Wicks (Mitiamo) Shawn McCormick (Mitiamo) 72 8 80 1999 Ray Bramley (Marong) Shawn McCormick (Mitiamo) 72 13 85 2000 Ross Pointon (BLS) Greg Gadsen (BLS) 87 12 99 2001 Tim Wicks (Mitiamo) Scott Carson (Newbridge) 102 0 102 2002 Dallas Slingo (Inglewood) 22 Greg Gadsen (BLS) 108 0 108 2003 Steve Cox (Newbridge) Greg Gadsen (BLS) 114 7 121 2004 Nathan Sachse (PH) Phillip Hetherington (Calivil) 83 9 92 2005 Wayne Landry (Marong) Phillip Hetherington (Calivil) 103 0 103 2006 Nathan McNally (BLS) David McCormack (YCW) 109 0 109 2007 Tim Wicks (Mitiamo) 22 Matthew Chilcott (PH) 101 6 107 2008 Lee Franklin (Marong) 20 Ryan Haythorpe (Mitiamo) 77 0 77 2009 Luan Marsh (PH) 18 Ryan Haythorpe (Mitiamo) 63 19 82 2010 Luke Mitchell (Mitiamo) 20 Ryan Haythorpe (Mitiamo) 100 10 110 2011 Luke Mitchell (Mitiamo) 19 Brad Rohde (Bridgewater) 78 9 87 2012 Corey Gregg (Marong) 24 Brad Rohde (Bridgewater) 68 7 75 2013 Adam Parry (Bridgewater) 22 Alexander Collins (Bridgewater) 93 16 109 2014 Adam Parry (Bridgewater) 29 Rhys Ford (Newbridge) 74 5 79 2015 Andrew Collins (Bridgewater) 27 Andrew Collins (Bridgewater) 56 2 58 2016 Zeb Broadbent (Bridgewater) 31 Justin Maddern (Mitiamo) 93 12 105 2017 Ben Knight (Calivil) 25 Bryce Curnow (Calivil) 76 10 86 2018 Chris Down (Calivil) 28 Jordan Gilboy (Newbridge) 70 4 74 2019 Terry Reeves (Mitiamo) 23 Braidy Dickens (Pyramid Hill) 60 10 70 2020 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria 2021 Harry Whittle (Newbridge) 15 Joshua Martyn (Bridgewater) 57 0 57 2022 Billy Micevski (Pyramid Hill) 23 Brandyn Grenfell (Marong) 143 11 154 2023 Dylan Collis (Pyramid Hill) 19 Brandyn Grenfell (Marong) 103 7 110 2024 Justin Laird (BLS) 28 Lachie Sharp (Bridgewater) 128 10 138 2025 Lachie Sharp (Bridgewater) 17 Lachie Sharp (Bridgewater) 109 15 124 2026 Luke Ellings (Bridgewater) 25 Lachie Sharp (Bridgewater) 148 8 156
Premierships Senior Football
1903 Inglewood 1904 Dunolly 1905 Bridgewater 1906 Bridgewater 1907 Newbridge 1908 Newbridge 1909 Newbridge 1910 Newbridge 1911 Laanecoorie 1912 Newbridge 1913 Laanecoorie 1914 Newbridge 1915 Bridgewater 1916–1918 - WWI 1919 Laanecoorie 1920 Laanecoorie 1921 Laanecoorie 1922 Laanecoorie 1923 Shelbourne 1924 Arnold 1925 Shelbourne 1926 Shelbourne 1927 Eddington 1928 Eddington 1929 Newbridge 1930 Newbridge 1931 Tarnagulla 1932 Tarnagulla 1933 Newbridge 1934 Woodstock 1935 Woodstock 1936 Laanecoorie 1937 Laanecoorie 1938 Bridgewater 1939 Bridgewater 1940–1944 - WWII 1945 Bridgewater
1946 Inglewood 1947 BL-Serpentine 1948 BL-Serpentine 1949 BL-Serpentine 1950 Bridgewater 1951 Inglewood 1952 Bealiba 1953 Inglewood 1954 Inglewood 1955 Bridgewater 1956 Inglewood 1957 Newbridge 1958 Inglewood 1959 Bridgewater 1960 BL-Serpentine 1961 BL-Serpentine 1962 Bridgewater 1963 Bridgewater 1964 Calivil 1965 BL-Serpentine 1966 BL-Serpentine 1967 Mitiamo 1968 Calivil 1969 Calivil 1970 Calivil 1971 Inglewood 1972 Yarrawalla 1973 Yarrawalla 1974 Bridgewater 1975 Yarrawalla 1976 Bridgewater 1977 Mitiamo 1978 Newbridge 1979 Mitiamo 1980 Bridgewater 1981 Korong Vale 1982 BL-Serpentine
1983 BL-Serpentine 1984 Bridgewater 1985 Bridgewater 1986 Inglewood 1987 YCW 1988 Bridgewater 1989 Marong 1990 Calivil 1991 Bridgewater 1992 BL-Serpentine 1993 Newbridge 1994 BL-Serpentine 1995 BL-Serpentine 1996 Calivil 1997 YCW 1998 Calivil 1999 Mitiamo 2000 Newbridge 2001 YCW 2002 YCW 2003 Calivil 2004 Calivil 2005 Calivil 2006 Calivil 2007 Calivil 2008 Calivil 2009 Mitiamo 2010 Bridgewater 2011 Bridgewater 2012 Bridgewater 2013 Bridgewater 2014 Bridgewater 2015 Bridgewater 2016 Bridgewater 2017 Calivil 2018 Newbridge 2019 Mitiamo
2020 Season cancelled > COVID 19 2021 Finals abandoned > COVID 19 2022 Marong 2023 Marong 2024 Marong 2025 Marong 2026 Bridgewater
Current Finals System Finals Format
Week one Qualifying Final: 2nd ranked team meets 3rd ranked team. Winner proceeds to Week 2 (2nd Semi Final). Loser proceeds to Week 2 (1st Semi Final). Elimination Final: 4th ranked team meets 5th ranked team. Winner proceeds to Week 2 (1st Semi Final). Loser is Eliminated.
Week two