Mininera & District Football League


The Mininera & District Football League is based in South-western Victoria, with clubs located east of Hamilton, south of Ararat and west of Colac. The league absorbed several teams from the defunct Ararat & District Football Association in 2000.

History

The Mininera & District Football Association formed in 1925. In the early 1950s, eight clubs participated: Carranballac, Glenthompson, Lake Bolac, Mininera-Westmere Rovers, Streatham, Tatyoon, Wickliffe and Willaura.
In 1954, Mininera-Westmere Rovers merged with Streatham to form the SMW Rovers, and Dunkeld and Woorndoo entered the competition. In 1956, Woorndoo left the competition for the nearby Mount Noorat Football League.
In 1963, Carranballac folded. Caramut joined the competition from 1965 from the Port Fairy Football League. In 1970, Hawkesdale and Penshurst entered, and the competition changed its name to the Mininera & District Football League.
In 1986, Wickliffe merged with Lake Bolac, and Woorndoo re-entered the league in 1987.
In 1998, Hawkesdale merged with Macarthur and Willaura went into recess. In 1999 Lismore-Derrinallum entered the competition.
In 2000, the Mininera and District Football League absorbed some of the clubs from the defunct Ararat & District Football Association, including Caledonians-Miners, Prestige-Trinity and Moyston. Caledonians-Miners and Prestige-Trinity merged to form Ararat United, whilst Moyston merged with Willaura. In 2001, Woorndoo merged with Mortlake and Dunkeld went into recess. In 2003 Dunkeld merged with Glenthompson, and Ararat United went into recess before officially folding in 2005.
The Ararat Eagles, who joined the competition in 2011 from the Lexton Plains Football League, which disbanded after the 2010 season.
Great Western, originally from the Ararat & District Football Association, joined the league from the Horsham & District Football League in 2012, following a year in recess.

Clubs

Current

Former clubs

ClubNicknameYears in comp.PremiershipsPremiership years
Ararat UnitedUnited2000–2003––
CarranballacDemons1921–196231928, 1932, 1935
DunkeldKangaroos1953–200111976
GlenthompsonThe Bloods1950–200361969, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1985
Lake BolacBombers1925, 1929, 1946–1985101925, 1929, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1965
HawkesdaleCats1970–199721977, 1988,
WickliffeMagpies1950–198521959, 1984
WillauraSaints1947–199971951, 1953, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1975
MinineraMagpies1921–192421921, 1923
Mininera-WestmereRovers1926–195351930, 1933, 1934, 1938, 1947
Westmere1921–1923-
Streatham1921–195371924, 1926, 1927, 1931, 1936, 1937, 1939
WoorndooTigers1954–1955, 1986–2000––

Premierships

YearPlayerH&A goalsFinals goalsTotal Goals
1946 0 0 0 0
1947 0 0 0 0
1948 0 0 0 0
1949 Eric Robertson 97 20 117
1950 Eric Robertson 105 2 107
1951 0 0 0 0
1952 0 0 0 0
1953 0 0 0 0
1954 Russell Park 96 12 108
1955 Russell Park 121 17 138
1956 Russell Park 48 5 53
1957 Russell Park 41 10 51
1958 Russell Park 65 6 75
1959 Russell Park 36 0 36
1960 Bill Gleeson 58 0 58
1961 Bill Gleeson 61 3 64
1962 Bill Gleeson 55 0 55
1963 David Thomas 38 4 42
1964 Henry Gunstone 26 0 26
1965 Russell Park 74 7 81
1966 Don McCrow 50 8 58
1967 John Potter 40 2 42
1968 Euan Fraser 72 0 72
1969 Richard Coghlan 58 0 58
1970 Max Biggin 68 4 72
1971 Richard Coghlan 88 6 94
1972 Bill Quaife 58 8 66
1973 Peter Sheen 82 0 82
1974 David Wynd 82 0 82
1975 N McPherson 74 0 74
1976 Bert McArthur 115 9 124
1977 Bert McArthur 136 2 138
1978 Bert McArthur 71 0 71
1979 Neville Osborne 132 0 132
1980 Neville Osborne 94 7 101
1981 Colin Eales 81 0 81
1982 I Saunderson 72 0 72
1983 Neville Osborne 98 0 98
1984 Leo McMahon 100 0 100
1985 Leo McMahon 113 0 113
1986 John Uebergang 88 0 88
1987 Les Brennan 63 0 63
1988 R Cooper 76 0 76
1989 John Uebergang 123 0 123
1990 John Uebergang 107 0 107
1991 Shane Dempsey 145 16 161
1992 Darren Templeton 103 1 104
1993 Darryl Madex 82 0 82
1994 Jason Misfud 192 13 205
1995 Tony Russell 157 14 171
1996 John Uebergang 130 19 149
1997 Paul Campigli 132 7 139
1998 Paul Campigli 91 13 104
1999 Tim Fraser 114 2 116
2000 Paul Campigli 88 8 96
2001 David Bell 117 3 120
2002 Tim Chatfield 88 15 103
2003 Adam Lehmann 102 7 109
2004 Jason Keays 92 0 92
2005 Jason Keays 119 0 119
2006 Ron Watson 80 0 80
2007 Ron Watson 82 0 82
2008 Frank Matthews 94 0 94
2009 Grant Ewing 113 0 113
2010 Lachlan Hamilton 65 0 65
2011 Aiden Bell 62 10 72
2012 Aiden Bell 96 12 108
2013 Aiden Bell 78 11 89
2014 Steven Butler 78 9 87
2015 Wayne Loader 118 9 127
2016 John Vanderwaal 124 0 124
2017 Patrick Sinnott 7777

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