Tallangatta & District Football League


Established 2012
Leagues
Ovens & Murray Football Netball League
Tallangatta & District Football League
Ovens & King Football Netball League
Upper Murray Football Netball League
Wangaratta & District Junior Football League
Albury Wodonga Junior Football League
AFLNEB Youth Girls League

The Tallangatta and District Football League is an Australian rules football competition in north-east Victoria and the southern border area of Riverina region of the New South Wales. The clubs compete across four competitions, two of which are age restricted.
Since 1980 the "Tallangatta & District Netball Association " has run in conjunction with the Tallangatta & District Football League. The clubs compete across six competitions, three of which are age restricted.
Today all of the 12 clubs across both the TDFL & TDNA are joint Football Netball Clubs, with the overall best club across all football and netball competitions for the season awarded the Club Championship.

History

Origins

In 1944 the League ran an unofficial competition, Fernvale Football Club were the unofficial Premiers that year defeating Sandy Creek Football Club by 51 points at Eskdale.

Founding

The Tallangatta and District Football League was officially formed in 1945 comprising six teams and kicked off on 21 April 1945. The final ladder positions for the 1945 season were as follows, with the top four clubs playing finals:
The 1945 Grand Final took place on Saturday 21 July, and saw the Tallangatta Magpies defeat Fernvale at the Sandy Creek Recreation Reserve to become the League's first official Premiers.

New millennium, new clubs

Following the exodus by two clubs to the Hume Football League in the 1990s, the league's number of clubs remained at eight to start the new millennium. At this time of the seven Indigo Shire based clubs only three competed in the Tallangatta & District Football League. While of the four remaining clubs three competed in the Ovens & King Football League and one in the Coreen & District Football League.
The Chiltern Swans joined the league from the 2003 season, they were the first new club to join the league since the Thurgoona Bulldogs since 1988. The Swans had spent the past 49 years with the Ovens & King Football League, during this time they had won a total of 10 senior football premierships.
In 2003 both the Beechworth Bombers & Rutherglen Cats applied for an application to join the Tallangatta & District Football League but were refused by their current league's board, Ovens & King Football League. Seeking a new home the clubs took their appeal to the Victoria Country Football League and won the right to join the Tallangatta & District Football League from the 2004 season. While Rutherglen were unable to achieve the ultimate success in the Ovens and King Football League they were allowed to keep the Cats as their moniker along with the "Geelong-Style" Navy & White home jumper. Beechworth claimed the O&K flag on 14 occasions but were left with no choice then to find a new moniker and jumper, because the Dederang-Mt. Beauty Football Club already used the Bombers as their moniker along with the "Essendon-Style" Red & Black home jumper. Prior to the start of the 2004 season the club unveiled their new identity, they adopted the Bushrangers as their moniker along with the "Port Melbourne-Style" Blue & Red home jumper.
The Wahgunyah Tigers were granted permission to join from the 2008 season after the Coreen & District Football League went into recess at the conclusion of the 2007 season, having won 7 senior football premierships over their 51 years with the league. Because the Barnawartha Football Club already used the Tigers as their moniker along with the "Richmond-Style" Yellow & Black home jumper. Wahgunyah were left with no choice but to find a new moniker and jumper. Prior to the start of the 2008 season the club unveiled their new identity, they adopted the Lions as their moniker along with the "Brisbane Lions-Style" Maroon, Blue & Gold home jumper.

Recent years

Since 1974 the TDFL has used the "McIntyre System". The final series is played over four weekends, with the Grand Final traditionally being played on the second weekend of September. Also the TDFL board deems that all finals will be held at the natural venue of the Sandy Creek Recreation Reserve, with all finals for both Football & Netball are played at the one venue during each final day. The Grand Final since 1971 has also been held at Sandy Creek Recreation Reserve, commonly referred to by locals as "The MCG of the Bush" for its large playing surface & picturesque surroundings. The last finals match held away from Sandy Creek was the "1989 Second Semi Final" held at Bunton Park, and the last grand final match held away from Sandy Creek was the "1970 Grand Final" held at the Barnawartha Recreation Reserve.

Clubs

Former Clubs

Timeline


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League honours and records

Grand Final Results

Football - Reserves: 1968 to present

Currently twelve of the reserve's full details are undocumented and as such unknown. They are the 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 2001 & 2017 Grand Finals.
  • 1968: Lavington 12.11 def. Tallangatta 5.9 at .
  • 1969: Barnawartha 10.11 def. Lavington 4.5 at .
  • 1970: Lavington 10.8 def. Kiewa-Sandy Creek 7.6 at .
  • 1971: Lavington 7.10 def. Kiewa-Sandy Creek 5.13 at .
  • 1972: Lavington 5.6 def. Mitta United 4.10 at .
  • 1973: Tallangatta 13.10 def. Dederang 6.13 at .
  • 1974: Details missing
  • 1975: Details missing
  • 1976: Dederang-Mt. Beauty 8.10 def. Kiewa-Sandy Creek 8.5 at .
  • 1977: Details missing
  • 1978: Details missing
  • 1979: Kiewa-Sandy Creek 11.14 def. Mitta United 7.10 at .
  • 1980: Kiewa-Sandy Creek 9.9 def. Barnawartha 4.8 at .
  • 1981: Kiewa-Sandy Creek 11.16 def. Tallangatta Valley 6.8 at .
  • 1982: Wodonga Demons 16.9 def. Culcairn 14.9 at .
  • 1983: Details missing
  • 1984: Details missing
  • 1985: Mitta United: 13.18 def. Holbrook 13.16 at .
  • 1986: Details missing
  • 1987: Details missing
  • 1988: Mitta United 9.6 def. Wodonga Demons 8.10 at .
  • 1989: Details missing
  • 1990: Details missing
  • 1991: Culcairn 16.12 def. Yackandandah 8.11 at .
  • 1992: Holbrook 6.14 def. Tallangatta Valley 4.5 at .
  • 1993: Kiewa-Sandy Creek 12.10 def. Tallangatta Valley 12.7 at .
  • 1994: Yackandandah 16.11 def. Tallangatta Valley 11.4 at .
  • 1995: Mitta United 5.8 def. Thurgoona 4.6 at .
  • 1996: Mitta United 10.6 def. Tallangatta Valley 6.10 at .
  • 1997: Mitta United 7.11 def. Kiewa-Sandy Creek 4.6 at .
  • 1998: Barnawartha 6.9 def. Mitta United 4.10 at .
  • 1999: Dederang-Mt. Beauty 7.6 def. Yackandandah 6.4 at .
  • 2000: Yackandandah 10.10 "def." Barnawartha 5.5 at .
  • 2001: Details missing
  • 2002: Barnawartha 9.6 def. Mitta United 9.4 at .
  • 2003: Mitta United 9.6 def. Yackandandah 7.6 at
  • 2004: Mitta United 5.3 def. Dederang-Mt. Beauty 3.10 at .
  • 2005: Mitta United 10.13 def. Kiewa-Sandy Creek 6.4 at .
  • 2006: Kiewa-Sandy Creek 3.11 def. Barnawartha 2.3 at .
  • 2007: Kiewa-Sandy Creek 9.11 def. Barnawartha 6.1 at .
  • 2008: Mitta United 10.10 def. Barnawartha 6.5 at .
  • 2009: Tallangatta 11.9 def. Kiewa-Sandy Creek 8.5 at .
  • 2010: Wahgunyah 9.6 def. Yackandandah 9.5 at .
  • 2011: Thurgoona 12.15 def. Wahgunyah 10.3 at .
  • 2012: Thurgoona 15.13 def. Chiltern 6.13 at .
  • 2013: Thurgoona 8.9 def. Mitta United 5.9 at .
  • 2014: Thurgoona 9.6 def. Mitta United 7.4 at .
  • 2015: Thurgoona: 14.6 - Tallangatta: 8.5 at .
  • 2016: Kiewa-Sandy Creek 11.6 def. Thurgoona 11.5 at .
  • 2017: Details missing
  • * Yackandandah 10.7 def. Thurgoona 8.7
  • 2018: Thurgoona 12.8 def. Tallangatta 4.12 at .
  • 2019: Yackandandah 6.15 def. Thurgoona 7.7 at .
  • 2020 League in recess due to COVID19 pandemic

Football - Thirds : 1974 to present

Currently thirteen of the third's full details are undocumented and as such unknown. They are the 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990 & 2001 Grand Finals.
  • 1974: Details missing
  • 1975: Details missing
  • 1976: Lavington 10.6 def. Dederang-Mt. Beauty 4.6 at .
  • 1977: Details missing
  • 1978: Details missing
  • 1979: Tallangatta Valley 13.11 def. Mitta United 4.7 at .
  • 1980: Details missing
  • 1981: Details missing
  • 1982: Tallangatta Valley 11.2 def. Bethanga 10.6 at .
  • 1983: Details missing
  • 1984: Details missing
  • 1985: Kiewa-Sandy Creek 9.10 def. Dederang-Mt. Beauty 7.6 at .
  • 1986: Details missing
  • 1987: Details missing
  • 1988: Wodonga Demons 15.13 def. Barnawartha 8.0 at .
  • 1989: Details missing
  • 1990: Details missing
  • 1991: Culcairn 7.9 def. Tallangatta Valley 7.8 at .
  • 1992: Tallangatta Valley 8.7 def. Kiewa-Sandy Creek 5.4 at .
  • 1993: Tallangatta Valley 8.4 def. Barnawartha 7.8 at .
  • 1994: Tallangatta Valley 12.8 def. Barnawartha 9.5 at .
  • 1995: Tallangatta Valley 6.7 def. Kiewa-Sandy Creek 1.4 at .
  • 1996: Tallangatta Valley 6.5 def. Barnawartha 3.2 at .
  • 1997: Kiewa-Sandy Creek 6.4 def. Tallangatta Valley 5.6 at .
  • 1998: Thurgoona 7.5 def. Dederang-Mt. Beauty 5.3 at .
  • 1999: Thurgoona 11.12 def. Tallangatta Valley 5.6 at .
  • 2000: Kiewa Sandy Creek 14.9 def. Dederang Mt Beauty 3.1 at .
  • 2001: Details missing
  • 2002: Barnawartha 8.3 def. Mitta United 6.5 at .
  • 2003: Kiewa Sandy Creek 5.8 def. Mitta United 4.9 at .
  • 2004: Barnawartha 2.5 def. Tallangatta Valley 2.2 at .
  • 2005: Barnawartha 12.10 def. Kiewa-Sandy Creek 1.3 at .
  • 2006: Kiewa-Sandy Creek 10.12 def. Beechworth 3.8 at .
  • 2007: Beechworth 9.8 def. Kiewa-Sandy Creek 7.9 at .
  • 2008: Barnawartha 11.12 def. Beechworth 6.9 at .
  • 2009: Wodonga Saints 11.5 def. Beechworth 10.8 at .
  • 2010: Tallangatta 10.5 def. Rutherglen 6.8 at .
  • 2011: Kiewa-Sandy Creek 12.14 def. Chiltern 5.9 at .
  • 2012: Wahgunyah 12.10 def. Thurgoona 7.5 at .
  • 2013: Mitta United 7.13 def. Rutherglen 4.9 at .
  • 2014: Barnawartha.13 def. Mitta United 6.10 at .
  • 2015: Yackandandah 11.7 def. Mitta United 9.11 at .
  • 2016: Yackandandah 15.16 def. Tallangatta 6.3 at .
  • 2017: Yackandandah 12.11 def. Tallangatta 9.4 at .
  • 2018: Tallangatta 6.9 def. Yackandandah 4.9 at .
  • 2019: Tallangatta 9.7 def. Kiewa-Sandy Creek 4.12 at .
  • 2020 League in recess due to COVID19 pandemic

Football - Fourths : 1980 to present

Currently eleven of the fourth's full details are undocumented and as such unknown. They are the 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1995 & 2001 Grand Finals.
  • 1980: Details missing
  • 1981: Details missing
  • 1982: Kiewa-Sandy Creek 4.8 def. Bethanga 2.1 at .
  • 1983: Details missing
  • 1984: Details missing
  • 1985: Wodonga Demons 9.14 def. Yackandandah 0.2 at .
  • 1986: Details missing
  • 1987: Details missing
  • 1988: Culcairn 2.7 def. Kiewa-Sandy Creek 2.2 at .
  • 1989: Details missing
  • 1990: Details missing
  • 1991: Details missing
  • 1992: Tallangatta Valley 4.5 def. Yackandandah 3.4 at .
  • 1993: Tallangatta Valley 5.9 def. Barnawartha 4.5 at .
  • 1994: Tallangatta Valley 9.20 def. Barnawartha 0.2 at .
  • 1995: Details missing
  • 1996: Tallangatta Valley 3.8 def. Thurgoona 3.3 at .
  • 1997: Thurgoona 3.3 def. Kiewa-Sanndy Creek 3.2 at .
  • 1998: Dederang-Mt. Beauty 3.11 def. Kiewa-Sanndy Creek 1.2 at .
  • 1999: Dederang-Mt. Beauty 5.3 def. Barnawartha 3.2 at .
  • 2000: Mitta United 5.6 def. Tallangatta Valley 4.4 at .
  • 2001: Details missing
  • 2002: Barnawartha 11.9 def. Kiewa-Sandy Creek 1.2 at .
  • 2003: Dederang-Mt. Beauty 4.8 def. Kiewa-Sanndy Creek 3.1 at .
  • 2004: Mitta United 2.8 def. Kiewa-Sandy Creek 4.3 at .
  • 2005: Kiewa-Sandy Creek 9.5 def. Mitta United 1.5 at .
  • 2006: Kiewa-Sandy Creek 1.2 def. Barnawartha 0.7 at .
  • 2007: Rutherglen 5.10 def. Yackandandah 5.7 at .
  • 2008: Beechworth 7.10 def. Yackandandah 3.12 at .
  • 2009: Wahgunyah 4.4 def. Thurgoona 4.3 at .
  • 2010: Wahgunyah 6.5 def. Rutherglen 6.4 at .
  • 2011: Mitta United 7.4 def. Chiltern 3.4 at .
  • 2012: Wahgunyah 9.1 def. Mitta United 7.4 at .
  • 2013: Dederang-Mt. Beauty 6.6 def. Tallangatta 2.3 at .
  • 2014: Thurgoona 7.6 def. Dederang-Mt. Beauty 6.10 at .
  • 2015: Thurgoona 8.7 def. Beechworth 4.6 at .
  • 2016: Yackandandah 9.7 def. Thurgoona 3.4 at .
  • 2017: Beechworth 3.3 drew with Thurgoona 3.3 at .
  • * Beechworth 4.4 def. Thurgoona 3.3 at .
  • 2018: Wahgunyah 8.8 def. Barnawartha 5.9 at .
  • 2019: Tallangatta 5.8 def. Chiltern 4.10 at
  • 2020 League in recess due to COVID19 pandemic

Club Championship: 2010 to present

  • 2010: Thurgoona.
  • 2011: Thurgoona.
  • 2012: Thurgoona.
  • 2013: Thurgoona - 848 points.
  • 2014: Thurgoona - 768 points.
  • 2015: Thurgoona.
  • 2016: Thurgoona.
  • 2017:' Thurgoona - 897 points.

Medalists

2005 Season

2006 Season

2007 Season

2008 Season

2009 Season

2010-2019

2010 Season

2011 Season

2012 Season

2013 Season

2014 Season

2016 Season

2017 Season

Interleague / Community Championships

The Tallangatta & District Football League has never won the first division of the Victorian Country Championship / Victorian Community Championship interleague championship. In interleague competition the team wears a blue guernsey, emblazoned with a monogram-style gold "TDFL" initials, with blue and gold trim shorts and blue and gold trim socks.
  • The Tallangatta & District Football League left Victorian Community Championships in favour of focusing on a local interleague arrangement in 2016 and are no longer have an Interleague ranking. Their current arrangement is with the Ovens & King Football Netball League & the Hume Australian Football Netball League , where there is only one game being played involving teams "A" & "B" while team "C" enjoy a bye round that season.