The Central Goulburn Valley Football League (CGVFL) was an Australian Rules Football League based in the Goulburn Valley region of Victoria. The CGVFL was originally established as the Ardmona Central Junior Football Association in 1923, before being re-named to the Goulburn Valley Second Eighteens Football Association in 1926, Goulburn Valley Football Association in 1937 and finally the Central Goulburn Valley Football League on Monday, 11 March 1946 at the league's Annual General Meeting.

History

Goulburn Valley Second Eighteens Football Association (1926–1936) and renaming The Goulburn Valley Second Eighteens Football Association (GVSEFA) superseded the Ardmona Central Junior Football Association, and was established in 1926 from the following Goulburn Valley clubs – Ardmona, Dookie, Mooroopna, Shepparton East and Undera, with Mr Brophy as president and Mr J Pearson as secretary as the initial office bearers.

This competition ran for eleven seasons, from 1926 to 1936 and was a completely separate competition to the Goulburn Valley Football Association.

Sir John Gladstone Black McDonald, who would later become the 37th premier of Victoria, was president of the GVSEFA from 1927 to 1933.

The GVSEFA was a Saturday afternoon competition, while the Goulburn Valley Football League was a Wednesday afternoon competition.

At the AGM of the GVSEFA in 1937 it was proposed to change the name of the association to just the Goulburn Valley Football Association and this was approved at the next delegates meeting in March, where it was also agreed to retain the junior status of the competition in favour of a senior football competition. 1937.

During this era, the "new" GVFA was played on Saturdays and the Goulburn Valley Football League was played on Wednesdays, with the new GVFA a more Shepparton based competition, with the grand final being played on the Shepparton Recreation Reserve (now Deakin Reserve) each year.

In 1940, Shepparton Imperials' committee decide to drop the "Imperials" from its name and would be known as just the Shepparton Football Club.

The GVFA went into recess between 1942 and 1944 due to World War II. During the late stages of World War II, the GVFA was revived in 1945, with the following teams competing – Ardmona, Dookie, Dookie College, Katandra, Mooroopna, Shepparton, Shepparton East, SPC and Tatura. Sheppparton East defeated SPC in the grand final and John McLeish from Dookie College won the 1945 – GVFA Best and Fairest / Shepparton Advertiser Trophy.

The GVFA changed its name to the Central Goulburn Valley Football League at the 1946 GVFA – AGM, when the Goulburn Valley Football League was re-established in 1946.

The Central Goulburn Valley Football League (CGVFL) was established on Monday, 11 March 1946 at the Annual General Meeting of the Goulburn Valley Football Association, when a name change of this Australian rules football competition took place.

In July, 1946, former Richmond player and Katandra captain, Eddie Ford collided with an Ardmona player, but played out the game and went home, but later became ill. Ford was taken to the Mooroopna Hospital, where he later died.

In 1947, CGVFL premiers, Ardmona were defeated by the premiers of the Murray Football League, Cobram, played at Numurkah in October, 1947.

On Thursday, 23 February 1950, the Centrals Seconds Association officially folded up and existing teams were recommended to join the CGVFL senior football competition.

At the 1950 CGVFL – AGM, Miepoll were admitted into the competition, Shepperton East and SPC merged, but joined the Goulburn Valley Football League as City United Football Club and Mr. J Pearson was elected as secretary for the 25th consecutive year of the following football competitions – Goulburn Valley Second Eighteens Football Association – 1926 to 1936 Goulburn Valley Football Association – 1937 to 1945 Central Goulburn Valley Football League – 1946 to 1952

In June, 1950, the Goulburn Valley Football League 13.14 – 92 defeated Central Goulburn Valley Football League 8.15 – 63.

The CGVFL officially went into "recess" at the 1953 CGVFL – AGM, but never reformed as a football competition.

A thorough history of this rural Australian rules football competition can be found in a 1949 article in the Shepparton Advertiser by clicking on this citation.

Clubs

Final clubs ClubColoursNicknameHome GroundFormer LeagueEst.CGVFL SeasonsCGVFL Senior PremiershipsFateTotalYearsDookie CollegeStudentsDookie CollegeTTFA 19081927, 1930-1938, 1941-195211952Barred from re-entry in 1928. Played in Tatong Thoona FA in 1939-40. Moved to Benalla Tungamah FL in 1953KatandraKatsKatandra Recreation Reserve, Katandra WestKDFA19111936-1941, 1945-195221950, 1951Moved to Benalla Tungamah FL in 1953MiepollMiepoll Recreation Reserve, MiepollEDFA1900s1950-19520 -1953-1954 unknown. Began playing in Kyabram District FL in1955.Shepparton EastTigersCentral Park Recreation Reserve, Shepparton EastSSFA19251925-1926, 1945-195231926, 1945, 1948Entered recess after 1926 season. Re-formed in Shepparton Sunday FA in 1944. Merged with SPC to form City United in 1950, who fielded a team known as Shepparton East in CGVFL until the competition's demise. Re-formed in Kyabram District FL in 1956.TallygaroopnaRedlegsTallygaroopna Recreation Reserve, TallygaroopnaGVFA19040 -Moved to Picola & District FL in 1953UnderaLionsUndera Recreation Reserve, UnderaKDJFA, KDFA18881923-1939, 1950-19522 1925, 1930Merged with Mooroopna in 1953, re-formed in Kyabram District FL in 1954

Former clubs ClubColoursNicknameHome GroundFormer LeagueEst.CGVFL SeasonsCGVFL Senior PremiershipsFateTotalYearsArdmonaArdmona Recreation Reserve, ArdmonaTDFA19201923-194951932, 1933, 1935, 1936 1947Entered recess in 1950, re-formed in Kyabram District FL in 1957Benalla All BlacksFriendlies Oval, BenallaTTFA 19340 -Entered recess in early 1947, re-formed in Benalla & District FL in 1953BunbarthaDark with light sashBunbartha Recreation Reserve, BunbarthaGVFA19101928-19300 -Absorbed by Tallygaroopna in 1931CosgroveKDFA1927-19290 -Merged with Dookie in 1930 to form Dookie CosgroveDookieMagpiesDookie Recreation Reserve, DookieKDFA18871926, 1940-19480 -Moved to Drumanure-Katamatite-Dookie District JFA in 1927. Moved to Benalla Tungamah FL in 1949Dookie Cosgrove–193019300 -De-merged into Dookie and Cosgrove, which both moved to Katandra FA in 1931Kyabram Youth Club–1940s1949-19500 -Moved to Kyabram District FL in 1951LemnosLemnos Recreation Reserve, Lemnos–19281928-194141934, 1937, 1938, 1940Moved to Goulburn Valley FL in 1946 as Lemnos-SheppartonMerrigumTigersMerrigum Recreation Reserve, MerrigumCFA19021923-19240 -Moved to Kyabram District Junior FA in 1925Mooroopna CatsMooroopna Recreation Reserve, MooroopnaGVFL18771939-194821939, 1946Returned to Goulburn Valley FL in 1949Mooroopna SecondsCatsMooroopna Recreation Reserve, MooroopnaSDSEFA18771923-194821928, 1929Moved to Goulburn Valley FL in 1949North West Mooroopna1923-19240 -FoldedNumurkah SecondsBluesNumurkah Recreation Reserve, NumurkahPDFL18821948-19490 -Moved to Picola & District FL in 1950SheppartonMaroonsDeakin Reserve, SheppartonGVFL1880s1940-194921941, 1949Returned to Goulburn Valley FL in 1950Shepparton Boys–195019500 -Folded in 1951SPC Fuchsias, ImpsDeakin Reserve, SheppartonUnknown league "in the vicinity of Kialla"; SSFA19241926-1929, 1931-1939, 1945-194921927, 1934Played in Goulburn Valley FA in 1930. Entered recess due to WWII, re-formed in 1944 as SPC in Shepparton Sunday FA. Merged with Shepparton East to form City United in 1950Shepparton Settlement19260 -Entered recess in 1927Tatura ReservesBulldogsTatura Showgrounds, TaturaGVFL190419450 -Re-joined Goulburn Valley FL in 1946Tatura ReservesBulldogsTatura Showgrounds, Tatura19041923-?, 1933-193521923, 19241936-46 unknown. Played in Kyabram District FL in 1947.ToolambaGrasshoppersToolamba Recreation Reserve, ToolambaGVFL1930s0 -Absorbed by Murchison in 1952WunghnuMagpiesWunghnu Recreation Reserve, WunghnuGVFA18741 1931Moved to Picola & District FL in 1951

CGVFL Honour Board YearPremiersScoreRunners upScoreGrade / VenuePresidentSecretaryTreasurer Central Ardmona Junior FA1923Tatura1924Tatura1925Undera5.9 (39)Shepparton East4.3 (27)At Mooroopna Goulburn Valley Second Eighteens FA1926Shepparton East14.11 (95)Dookie4.9 (33)At Shepparton1927Shepparton ImperialsMooroopna1928MooroopnaShepparton Imperials1929MooroopnaArdmona1930Undera10.9 (69)Ardmona8.6 (54)At Shepparton1931Wunghnu16.11 (107)Toolamba12.21 (93)At Shepparton1932Ardmona14.17 (101)Toolamba13.12 (90)At Shepparton1933ArdmonaToolamba (forfeit)Not held. Toolamba forfeited due to the choice of umpire.1934Shepparton ImperialsArdmona1935Ardmona10.6 (66)Shepparton Imperials8.10 (48)At Shepparton1936Ardmona10.11 (71)Lemnos9 12 (66)At Shepparton Goulburn Valley Football Association1937Lemnos12.12 – 84Undera7.14 – 56At Shepparton1938Lemnos12.11 – 83Mooroopna12.11 – 83At Shepparton. Drawn Grand FinalLemnos18.18 – 126Mooroopna7.14 – 56At Shepparton. Grand Final Replay1939Mooroopna10.15 – 75Lemnos10.14 – 74At Shepparton1940Lemnos7.18 – 60Shepparton7.14 – 56 Neo Cafe Cup1941Shepparton11.9 – 85Ardmona9.7 – 61At Shepparton1942/44In recess - WW21945Shepparton East10.9 69S.P.C.9.5 – 59At Shepparton. GVFA revived Central Goulburn Valley Football League1946Mooroopna 12.16 – 88 Shepparton 9.15 – 69 Senior Premiers, At Shepparton RRN W Fairless J Pearson J Pearson All Blacks 18.9 – 117 Toolamba 14.9 – 93 Seconds Premiers, At Shepparton RR1947Ardmona 7.11 – 53 Shepparton 5.10 – 40 Senior Premiers, At Shepparton RRM G O'Brien J Pearson J Pearson Shepparton Boys 8.13 – 61 Shepparton 7.3 – 45 Seconds Premiers, At Shepparton RR1948Shepparton East 10.12 – 72 Shepparton 10.7 – 67 Senior Premiers, At Deakin ReserveM G O'Brien J Pearson J Pearson SPC 11.14 – 80 Numurkah 5.13 – 43 Seconds Premiers, At Deakin Reserve1949Shepparton 8.8 – 56 S.P.C. 4.18 – 42 Senior Premiers, At Deakin Reserve.M G O'Brien J Pearson J Pearson SPC 3.10 – 28 Tallygaroopna 3.10 – 28 Tied Seconds Grand Final, At Deakin Reserve. Tallygaroopna 9.14 – 68 SPC 6.12 – 48 Seconds Grand Final Replay, At Numurkah.1950Katandra 15.15 – 105 Dookie College 12.9 – 81 At Deakin ReserveCr. C H Whitfield J Pearson J Pearson 1951Katandra 13.19 – 97 Dookie College 10.3 – 63 At Deakin ReserveCr. C H Whitfield J Pearson J Pearson 1952 Dookie College 16.6 – 102 Katandra 6.5 – 35 At Deakin ReserveCr. C H Whitfield J Pearson J Pearson

Shepparton RR – Shepparton Recreation Reserve (venue name was changed to Deakin Reserve in October, 1947, after Alfred Deakin)

CGVFL – Best and Fairest Award This award was donated by and called the Shepparton Advertiser Trophy, in 1946 and 1947, then was called the Neal Hanlon Memorial Trophy from 1948 to 1952.

YearWinnersClubVotesRunner upClubVotesComments1946W "Bill" Hanlon & Shepparton East18Eddie Ford & Katandra16 Eric "Bubby" JamesShepparton 18J Williams Dookie College161947Eric Roscoe Shepparton 48 Alex Slocombe Dookie College 36 1948Alex Slocombe Dookie College 31 M Dexter & Dookie College 28 Pat Dalton Shepparton East 28 1949Murray Slee Shepparton 34 Pat Dalton Shepparton East 28 1950John Landy Dookie College 32 Jimmy Wong Shepparton Boys 23 1951Harry Cook Shepparton East 26 Max Mills Katandra 21 1952Jim Hovey Tallygaroopna 27 Max Mills Katandra 26

1946: Eric James also won the Goulburn Valley Football League's Morrison Medal in 1935 & 1937, with the Shepparton Football Club.

CGVFL – Leading Goalkicker YearWinnerClubGoalsGoals in finals1946Norman MarchmentS.P.C.591947Norman MarchmentS.P.C.97 1948Norm Thorne Mooroopna 88 1949K Roulent S.P.C. 41 1950R "Dick" Broughton Tallygaroopna 61 5 = 66 1951R Bearham Dookie College 28 0, 2 & 3 = 33 1952 ?

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