The Greater Northern Football League (GNFL) was an Australian rules football competition played between the fifteen (15) major football clubs across Northern Tasmania from the two major footballing bodies across the north of the state, the Northern Tasmanian Football Association (NTFA), and the North West Football Union (NWFU) in 1981 and 1982.
Participating clubs NTFA Clubs ClubColoursNicknameHome GroundEst.City-SouthRedlegsYoungtown Memorial Oval, Youngtown1879East LauncestonDemonsYork Park, Invermay1948LauncestonBluesWindsor Park, Riverside1875LongfordTigersLongford Recreation Ground, Longford1878North LauncestonRobinsYork Park, Invermay1893ScottsdaleMagpiesScottsdale Recreation Ground, Scottsdale1889
NWFU Clubs ClubColoursNicknameHome GroundEst.BurnieTigersWest Park Oval, Burnie1885CooeeBulldogsWest Park Oval, Burnie1894DevonportMagpiesDevonport Oval, Devonport1881East DevonportSwansGirdlestone Park, East Devonport1901LatrobeDemonsDarrel Baldock Oval, Latrobe1881PenguinTwo BluesDial Park, Penguin1890SmithtonSaintsCircular Head Recreation Ground, Smithton1907UlverstoneRobinsUlverstone Recreation Ground, Ulverstone1888WynyardCatsWynyard Football Ground, Wynyard1885
1982 Ladder Great Northern FL Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Penguin 15 0 3 1 2031 1683 120.68% 62 Cooee 14 0 5 0 2633 1645 160.06% 56 Launceston 14 0 5 0 2054 1857 110.61% 56 Ulverstone 13 0 6 0 2133 1651 129.19% 52 Smithton 11 0 7 0 2179 1655 131.66% 44 Devonport 11 0 8 0 2024 1842 109.88% 44 North Launceston 9 0 9 1 2308 2128 108.46% 38 Burnie 9 0 10 0 2026 1933 104.81% 36 East Launceston 8 0 11 0 1979 2151 92.00% 32 Latrobe 8 0 11 0 1798 2008 89.54% 32 Wynyard 8 0 11 0 1704 1948 87.47% 32 Scottsdale 7 0 12 0 1571 1945 80.77% 28 East Devonport 6 0 13 0 1660 2242 74.04% 24 City-South 4 0 13 0 1613 2161 74.64% 16 Longford 2 0 15 0 1655 2519 65.70% 8
NWFU FINALS
Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts 1st Semi Ulverstone 14 18 102 Smithton 9 15 69 2nd Semi Cooee 20 9 129 Penguin 11 10 76 Preliminary Penguin 13 5 83 Ulverstone 8 11 59 Grand Cooee 16 15 111 Penguin 16 5 101
NTFA FINALS
Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts 1st Semi Scottsdale 21 15 141 East Launceston 12 12 84 2nd Semi Launceston 17 8 110 North Launceston 16 11 107 Preliminary Scottsdale 16 12 108 North Launceston 11 11 77 Grand Scottsdale 17 9 111 Launceston 12 10 82
See also Australian rules football in Tasmania