Colac & District Football League
The Colac & District Football Netball League is a minor country football league based in the South West of Victoria in the city of Colac. As of 2016 the CDFNL has 10 clubs, all are located in the Colac Otway Shire with the exception of Lorne which falls within the Surf Coast Shire. The competition incorporates the two sports of Football and Netball they each have separate age divisions. Football have a Senior and Reserve division followed by Under 13s, Under 15s and Under 18's which are known as Junior's. That's why the CDFNL provides a sporting outlet for the young people in the region.
Netball has six; Under 13's, Under 15's and Under 17's followed by C Grade, B Grade and A Grade.
History
The Colac & District Football League was formed in 1937, as a result of a merger of the Colac and District FA and the Corangamite Farmers FA. It had A Grade and B Grade competitions.In 1950 there was a mass exodus of clubs from the CDFL, the cause was that the Colac team wanted to have the right to pick any player from the Colac DFL without needing a clearance. The result was Colac Imperials and Coragulac opted to leave and join the Polwarth FL and be away from Colac's reach. Beeac went to the Western Plains FL for two years before also joining the Polwarth FL, and Colac Rovers folded. With only Alvie and Warrion remaining in A Grade the surviving B Grade clubs combined into a single local competition along with Carlisle River from the Otway FA.
Over the years, a number of clubs moved between the CDFL and other local leagues, including the Otway Football Association, Polwarth Football League, and the Heytesbury Mt Noorat Football League, all of which are now defunct.
The Polwarth Football League folded after the 1970 season, with Lorne and Apollo Bay joining the CDFL and the other clubs moving to the Bellarine FL.
Otway Districts and Simpson joined the CDFL in 2003, after the Heytesbury Mt Noorat FL folded.
In early 2016 it was announced that Forrest will not compete in the upcoming season and have therefore gone into recess.
Clubs
Current
Previous
- Balitore
- Carlisle River
- Colac Diggers
- Colac Rovers
- Coragulac Rovers
- Forrest
- North Deerite
- St Andrews
- St Marys
- South Purrumbete
- Swan Marsh
- Warrion
- Winchelsea
- Yeodene
Mergers
- Nalangil and Swan Marsh merged to form Nalangil-Swan Marsh in 1948
- Beeac and Irrewarra merged to form Irrewarra-Beeac in 1986
- Gellibrand and Otway Rovers merged to form Otway Districts in 1982
- Irrewillipe and Pirron Yallock merged to form Western Eagles in 1996
The 1937 Ladder
Premierships
- 1937 Swan Marsh 3 5 23 defeated Elliminyt 2 3 15
- 1938 Warrion 7 6 48 defeated Nalangil 1 7 13
- 1939 Colac Rovers 7 12 54 defeated Coragulac 3 7 25
- 1940 Coragulac 6 3 39 defeated Pirron Yallock 5 6 36
- 1941 to 1944 no play due to war
- 1945 Colac Imperials 9 10 64 defeated Alvie 7 6 48
- 1946 Coragulac 7 9 51 defeated Beeac 5 11 41
- 1947 Colac Imperials 13 8 86 defeated Coragulac 9 4 58
- 1948 Coragulac 8 9 57 defeated Colac Rovers 7 9 51
- 1949 Colac Imperials 6 8 44 defeated Alvie 3 9 27
- 1950 Alvie 8 5 53 defeated Warrion 3 8 26
- 1951 South Colac 5 7 37 defeated Warrion 3 11 29
- 1952 Warrion 11 13 79 defeated Irrewillipe 7 13 55
- 1953 Irrewillipe 11 9 75 defeated Carlisle River 7 16 58
- 1954 Alvie 16 13 109 defeated South Colac 6 22 58
- 1955 Irrewillipe 7 12 54 defeated Irrewarra 5 6 36
- 1956 Irrewarra 6 8 44 defeated Colac Imperials 4 9 33
- 1957 Otway Rovers 12 10 82 defeated Warrion 5 5 35
- 1958 Otway Rovers 11 7 73 defeated Colac Imperials 9 8 62
- 1959 Alvie 10 18 78 defeated Otway Rovers 10 11 71
- 1960 South Purrumbete 9 12 66 defeated Otway Rovers 6 10 46
- 1961 Otway Rovers 14 13 97 defeated Alvie 10 19 79
- 1962 Alvie 7 9 51 defeated Colac Imperials 4 5 29
- 1963 Colac Imperials 9 13 67 defeated Otway Rovers 8 18 66
- 1964 Colac Imperials 6 4 40 defeated Alvie 4 8 32
- 1965 Alvie 13 16 94 defeated Otway Rovers 10 11 71
- 1966 Alvie 17 7 109 defeated Otway Rovers 10 11 71
- 1967 Alvie 11 6 72 defeated Otway Rovers 10 10 70
- 1968 Otway Rovers 10 13 73 defeated Colac Imperials 10 8 68
- 1969 Alvie 11 17 83 defeated Irrewillipe 4 5 29
- 1970 Alvie 10 9 69 defeated South Colac 8 6 54
- 1971 Irrewillipe 11 7 73 defeated Alvie 9 10 64
- 1972 Irrewarra 13 19 97 defeated Apollo Bay 9 7 61
- 1973 South Purrumbete 6 7 43 Defeated Lorne 6 5 41
- 1974 Lorne 7 6 48 defeated Alvie 6 8 44
- 1975 Alvie 9 12 66 defeated Lorne 6 8 44
- 1976 Lorne 10 18 78 defeated Colac Imperials 6 10 46
- 1977 Alvie 11 6 72 defeated Colac Imperials 10 10 70
- 1978 South Colac 16 9 105 defeated Colac Imperials 15 12 102
- 1979 Colac Imperials 14 18 102 defeated Lorne 14 11 95
- 1980 Lorne 13 13 91 defeated Irrewillipe 8 9 57
- 1981 Lorne 15 12 102 defeated South Colac 12 10 82
- 1982 Lorne 18 10 118 defeated South Colac 11 10 76
- 1983 Lorne 17 9 111 defeated South Colac 10 2 62
- 1984 Apollo Bay 13 12 90 defeated Lorne 9 8 62
- 1985 Birregurra 22 8 140 defeated Alvie 17 8 110
- 1986 Colac Imperials 15 7 97 defeated Winchelsea 6 12 48
- 1987 Winchelsea 19 21 135 defeated Colac Imperials 10 10 70
- 1988 South Colac 15 6 96 defeated Winchelsea 10 7 67
- 1989 Colac Imperials 17 11 113 defeated South Colac 9 13 67
- 1990 Birregurra 14 16 100 defeated South Colac 13 11 89
- 1991 Colac Imperials 13 16 94 defeated Birregurra 12 13 85
- 1992 Irrewillipe 11 9 75 defeated Colac Imperials 8 14 62
- 1993 Apollo Bay 12 11 83 defeated Winchelsea 9 15 69
- 1994 Birregurra 15 5 95 defeated Winchelsea 13 5 83
- 1996 Apollo Bay 11 13 79 defeated Lorne 9 8 62
- 1997 South Colac 16 14 110 defeated Lorne 10 14 74
- 1998 Lorne 11 9 75 defeated Alvie 6 12 48
- 1999 Apollo Bay 19 17 131 defeated Alvie 12 8 80
- 2000 Alvie 13 16 94 defeated Lorne 10 17 77
- 2001 Lorne 18 18 126 defeated South Colac 6 9 45
- 2002 South Colac 14 8 92 defeated Lorne 12 11 83
- 2003 Apollo Bay 5 13 43 defeated Lorne 4 8 32
- 2004 Apollo Bay 23 17 155 defeated Lorne 12 11 83
- 2005 Forrest 3 5 23 defeated Alvie 2 4 16
- 2006 Lorne 21 9 135 defeated Irrewarra-Beeac 10 13 73
- 2007 Lorne 13 12 90 defeated Irrewarra-Beeac 9 8 62
- 2008 Irrewarra-Beeac 14 14 98 defeated Lorne 5 7 37
- 2009 Irrewarra-Beeac 17 18 120 defeated Birregurra 10 8 68
- 2010 Irrewarra-Beeac 11 10 76 defeated Birregurra 11 8 74
- 2011 Birregurra 6 10 46 defeated South Colac 6 7 43
- 2012 Forrest 7 5 47 defeated Lorne 5 12 42
- 2013 Lorne 15 11 101 defeated Colac Imperials 11 6 72
- 2014 Simpson 21 13 139 defeated Birregurra 5 6 36
- 2015 Simpson 12 10 82 defeated Irrewarra-Beeac 8 11 59
- 2016 Birregurra 11 10 76 defeated South Colac 7 12 54
- 2017 Birregurra 15 4 94 defeated Lorne 5 7 37
- 2018 Lorne 8 10 58 defeated Birregurra 5 7 37
Grand Final Draws
- 1963 Colac Imperials 3 8 26 Drew with Otway Rovers 3 8 26
2001 Ladder
2002 Ladder
2003 Ladder
2004 Ladder
2005 Ladder
2006 Ladder
2007 Ladder
2008 Ladder
2009 Ladder
2010 Ladder
2011 Ladder
2012 Ladder
2013 Ladder
2014 Ladder
2015 Ladder
2016 Ladder
2017 Ladder
Leading Goal Kickers
| Year | Player | H&A goals | Finals goals | Total Goals |
| 1939 | F Newcombe | 30 | 0 | 30 |
| 1940 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | Vin Lidgerwood | 102 | 14 | 116 |
| 1949 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | G Inglis | 24 | 2 | 26 |
| 1952 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | E Dark | 48 | 0 | 48 |
| 1957 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | John McDonald | 64 | 0 | 64 |
| 1960 | Ivor Hider | 65 | 6 | 71 |
| 1961 | Len Williamson | 62 | 5 | 67 |
| 1962 | Ken Speight | 80 | 2 | 82 |
| 1963 | Ivor Hider | 74 | 0 | 74 |
| 1964 | Stuart Reid | 70 | 3 | 73 |
| 1965 | Stuart Reid | 82 | 11 | 93 |
| 1966 | Len Williamson | 69 | 7 | 76 |
| 1967 | Ivor Hider | 100 | 1 | 101 |
| 1968 | Neil Carr | 60 | 6 | 66 |
| 1969 | David Fleming | 104 | 7 | 111 |
| 1970 | David Fleming | 56 | 9 | 65 |
| 1971 | David Fleming | 71 | 5 | 76 |
| 1972 | Larry Tannock | 86 | 8 | 94 |
| 1973 | Graeme Wombwell | 110 | 5 | 115 |
| 1974 | David Fleming | 0 | 97 | 97 |
| 1975 | David Fleming | 75 | 3 | 78 |
| 1976 | David Fleming | 82 | 10 | 92 |
| 1977 | Warren Cook | 74 | 2 | 76 |
| 1978 | Warren Cook | 65 | 5 | 70 |
| 1979 | Warren Cook | 0 | 89 | 89 |
| 1980 | David Wyles | 88 | 0 | 88 |
| 1981 | David Wyles | 78 | 11 | 89 |
| 1982 | Mike Cameron | 92 | 1 | 93 |
| 1983 | David Wyles | 83 | 12 | 95 |
| 1984 | Guy Permezel | 127 | 17 | 144 |
| 1985 | Denis Phelps | 101 | 0 | 101 |
| 1986 | Daryl Leak | 0 | 107 | 107 |
| 1987 | Guy Permezel | 104 | 0 | 104 |
| 1988 | Daryl Leak | 0 | 131 | 131 |
| 1989 | Daryl Leak | 0 | 80 | 80 |
| 1990 | Brett Dwyer | 102 | 7 | 109 |
| 1991 | Stephen Worland | 101 | 0 | 101 |
| 1992 | Nick Lang | 63 | 0 | 63 |
| 1993 | Wayne Tyquin | 0 | 130 | 130 |
| 1994 | Wayne Tyquin | 0 | 107 | 107 |
| 1995 | Michael Coutts | 62 | 14 | 76 |
| 1996 | Alan Hoffman | 0 | 124 | 124 |
| 1997 | Martin Stewart | 153 | 15 | 168 |
| 1998 | Michael Coutts | 124 | 14 | 138 |
| 1999 | Dean Holroyd | 142 | 5 | 147 |
| 2000 | James Mawson | 0 | 103 | 103 |
| 2001 | Dean Holroyd | 117 | 7 | 124 |
| 2002 | Brook Sheils | 56 | 5 | 61 |
| 2003 | Alan Hoffman | 68 | 0 | 68 |
| 2004 | Michael Coutts | 91 | 4 | 95 |
| 2005 | David Timms | 97 | 5 | 102 |
| 2006 | Christian Kelly | 81 | 3 | 84 |
| 2007 | David Timms | 110 | 7 | 117 |
| 2008 | Mark Whelan | 85 | 0 | 85 |
| 2009 | Mark Whelan | 77 | 5 | 82 |
| 2010 | Christian Kelly | 98 | 6 | 104 |
| 2011 | Ben Cox | 73 | 12 | 85 |
| 2012 | Christian Kelly | 62 | 10 | 72 |
| 2013 | Luke Norton | 57 | 1 | 58 |
| 2014 | Christian Kelly | 63 | 11 | 74 |
| 2015 | Ben Cox | 104 | 8 | 112 |
| 2016 | Ben Cox | 95 | 5 | 100 |
| 2017 | Christian Kelly | 86 | 8 | 94 |
| 2018 | Tom Mullane-Grant | 76 | 0 | 76 |