Geelong Football League
The Geelong Football Netball League is an Australian rules football and netball league in Victoria, Australia. It is widely regarded as the highest standard Australian rules football league in regional Victoria, with several former AFL players now playing for a variety of clubs.
History
The league was formed in 1979 when twelve clubs broke away from the Geelong & District Football League. The city and country clubs of the old GDFL were divided into the major league competition of the GFL and the minor league of the GDFL. Many of the teams in the lower league wanted a system of promotion and relegation, which was fought by the GFL until the early 1980s when the Victorian Country Football League held a hearing in Melbourne. As a result, a trial promotion-relegation system was put into place on a voluntary basis. Today, the GDFL is opposed to the promotion-relegation system, with a three-division, three league competition of the Geelong FL, Bellarine FL and Geelong & District FL in place in the Geelong region.Teams
Current
Former
Grand Finals
| Year | Premier | Goals | Behinds | Points | Runners Up | Goals | Behinds | Points | Best player in Grand final |
| 1979 | St Mary’s | 15 | 13 | 103 | North Shore | 12 | 10 | 82 | Trevor McLean |
| 1980 | North Shore | 14 | 11 | 95 | St Mary's | 13 | 7 | 85 | Steve Mathieson |
| 1981 | North Shore | 14 | 12 | 96 | Newtown & Chilwell | 12 | 8 | 80 | John Albon |
| 1982 | Newtown & Chilwell | 19 | 21 | 135 | St Peters | 12 | 9 | 81 | Gary Kelly |
| 1983 | North Shore | 18 | 14 | 122 | Bell Park | 17 | 14 | 116 | Darren Purcell |
| 1984 | Bell Park | 12 | 9 | 81 | St Albans | 10 | 6 | 66 | Grant Sutherland |
| 1985 | Newtown & Chilwell | 21 | 11 | 137 | St Albans | 13 | 18 | 96 | Basil Flynn |
| 1986 | Newtown & Chilwell | 21 | 8 | 144 | St Albans | 15 | 8 | 98 | Basil Flynn |
| 1987 | St Albans | 14 | 12 | 96 | Newtown & Chilwell | 12 | 16 | 88 | Mark Dahlhaus |
| 1988 | St Albans | 12 | 14 | 86 | St Joseph's | 11 | 12 | 78 | Wayne Tyquin |
| 1989 | St Joseph's | 18 | 14 | 122 | St Mary's | 10 | 5 | 65 | John Fitzgerald |
| 1990 | North Shore | 14 | 17 | 101 | St Mary's | 13 | 9 | 87 | Russell Campbell |
| 1991 | Bell Park | 10 | 9 | 69 | North Shore | 4 | 8 | 32 | Brad Nicholls |
| 1992 | St Mary's | 20 | 6 | 126 | Lara | 12 | 19 | 91 | Michael Hosking |
| 1993 | North Shore | 25 | 10 | 160 | Lara | 12 | 12 | 84 | Frank Fopiani |
| 1994 | Lara | 13 | 12 | 90 | St Mary's | 12 | 10 | 82 | Jason Hassett |
| 1995 | North Shore | 15 | 22 | 112 | Lara | 10 | 9 | 69 | Frank Fopiani |
| 1996 | North Shore | 9 | 15 | 69 | Geelong West St Peters | 8 | 12 | 60 | Damien Clark |
| 1997 | North Shore | 22 | 14 | 146 | St Joseph's | 18 | 7 | 115 | Glenn Keast |
| 1998 | North Shore | 25 | 15 | 165 | South Barwon | 11 | 11 | 77 | Danny Warren |
| 1999 | North Shore | 24 | 12 | 156 | St Joseph's | 12 | 7 | 79 | Nathan Lewis |
| 2000 | North Shore | 9 | 12 | 66 | Lara | 3 | 9 | 27 | Mick Atkins |
| 2001 | South Barwon | 16 | 15 | 111 | North Shore | 9 | 4 | 58 | Glen Wallace |
| 2002 | Lara | 17 | 14 | 116 | St Joseph's | 13 | 14 | 92 | Paul Lynch |
| 2003 | St Mary's | 8 | 11 | 59 | Bell Park | 8 | 11 | 59 | |
| Bell Park | 14 | 6 | 90 | St Mary's | 10 | 11 | 71 | Bruce Cohen | |
| 2004 | St Mary's | 19 | 8 | 122 | North Shore | 14 | 11 | 95 | Frank Fopiani |
| 2005 | South Barwon | 17 | 13 | 115 | Newtown & Chilwell | 14 | 10 | 94 | Leighton Richards |
| 2006 | South Barwon | 14 | 12 | 96 | St Joseph's | 12 | 8 | 80 | Warwick Knuckey |
| 2007 | South Barwon | 11 | 13 | 79 | Bell Park | 6 | 6 | 42 | Jason Armistead |
| 2008 | St Mary's | 21 | 15 | 141 | Colac | 5 | 12 | 42 | Ben Lavars |
| 2009 | South Barwon | 15 | 12 | 102 | St Joseph's | 6 | 9 | 45 | Paul Sullivan |
| 2010 | South Barwon | 11 | 14 | 80 | Bell Park | 7 | 13 | 55 | Luke Buckland |
| 2011 | Bell Park | 11 | 12 | 78 | South Barwon | 11 | 6 | 72 | Charlie Hallam |
| 2012 | South Barwon | 17 | 9 | 111 | Bell Park | 8 | 12 | 60 | Clinton Wells |
| 2013 | South Barwon | 13 | 16 | 94 | Grovedale | 12 | 2 | 74 | Anthony Biemans |
| 2014 | Colac | 19 | 14 | 110 | Leopold | 11 | 13 | 79 | Marcus Crook |
| 2015 | St Joseph's | 13 | 15 | 93 | Newtown & Chilwell | 11 | 9 | 75 | Daniel Lovick |
| 2016 | Leopold | 14 | 9 | 93 | St Mary's | 8 | 9 | 57 | Jai Thompson |
| 2017 | St Joseph's | 18 | 16 | 124 | St Mary's | 9 | 7 | 61 | Daniel Lovick |
Premiership Tally
- North Shore - 11
- South Barwon - 8
- St Mary's - 5
- Bell Park - 4
- St Joseph's - 3
- Newtown & Chilwell - 3
- Lara - 2
- St Albans - 2
- Colac - 1
- Leopold - 1
Mathieson Medal (League Best & Fairest) Winners
- 2019 Matthew McMahon
- 2018 Matthew McMahon
- 2017 Matthew McMahon
- 2016 Nathan Deans
- 2015 Stephen Paulke
- 2014 Guy O'Keefe
- 2013 Stephen Paulke
- 2012 Tim Sheringham & Daniel Lovick
- 2011 James Byrne & Daniel Lovick
- 2010 Ben Lavars
- 2009 Nick Batchelor
- 2008 Torin Baker & Paul Carson
- 2007 David Mensch & Mark Corrigan
- 2006 Tony Brown
- 2005 Christian Shaw
- 2004 Danny O'Brien
- 2003 Rick Wilde
- 2002 Rick Wilde
- 2001 Chris Huxtable
- 2000 Glen Wallace
- 1999 Tom Hall
- 1998 Mark Stewart
- 1997 Ricky O'Toole
- 1996 Matt Bruhn
- 1995 Shane Korth & Alister Ford & Jason McGowan & Glenn Keast
- 1994 Mark Dahlhaus
- 1993 Brian Hinkley
- 1992 Rene Peters & Dennis Pacor
- 1991 Glen Keast
- 1990 Paul Keating
- 1989 John Williams
- 1988 John Williams
- 1987 Mark Dahlhaus & Paul Keating
- 1986 John Williams
- 1985 Basil Flynn
- 1984 Vin Todd & Rod Barrett
- 1983 John Pickering
- 1982 Brent Dew
- 1981 Alan Woodman
- 1980 Alex Rizun
- 1979 Ray Pawley
GFL's Greatest Players List
Leading Goalkickers
- 2019 Andrew Boseley 57
- 2018 Samuel Nichols 54
- 2017 Jarrod Garth 90
- 2016 Jordan Erskine 78
- 2015 Jase Perkins 87
- 2014 Jacob McGuane 87
- 2013 Shaydon Bloomfield 96
- 2012 Russell Robertson 69
- 2011 Russell Robertson 80
- 2010 Dale Carson 56
- 2009 Tim McLean 70
- 2008 Jarrod Garth 86
- 2007 Dale Carson 56
- 2006 Tim McLean 65
- 2005 Aaron Greeves 84
- 2004 Jay Bett 64
- 2003 Zvonimir Suto 84
- 2002 Zvonimir Suto 59
- 2001 Zvonimir Suto 83
- 2000 Zvonimir Suto 100
- 1999 Tom Hall 88
- 1998 Shane Lowther 73
- 1997 Aaron Greaves 86
- 1996 Wayne Tyquin 103
- 1995 Matthew Kershaw 78
- 1994 Ian Tompkins 74
- 1993 Ray Sarcevic 107
- 1992 Wayne Tyquin 117
- 1991 Dean Holyroyd 52
- 1990 Dean Holyroyd 74
- 1989 Chris Doyle 76
- 1988 Wayne Tyquin 114
- 1987 Russell Webber 86
- 1986 Russell Webber 95
- 1985 John Scarlett 104
- 1984 Bill Higgins 102
- 1983 Bill Higgins 103
- 1982 Kevin Higgins 131
- 1981 Ross Aylmer 89
- 1980 Stephen Bentley 82
- 1979 Rod Aylmer 71
2009 Ladder