Gippsland League

Gippsland Football League
FormerlyWest Gippsland Latrobe Football League
SportAustralian rules football
First season1954
No. of teams10
CountryAustralia
Most recent
champion(s)		 Traralgon (27)
Most titles Traralgon (27)
Official websiteGippsland Football League Official Website

The Gippsland League (formerly known as the West Gippsland Latrobe Football League) is an Australian rules football and netball league in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. It is considered the only AFL Victoria major league in Gippsland.[1]

History

Scene of the Traralgon v Moe match, 2010

The original Gippsland Football Association was formed in 1889, after a meeting of club delegates from the towns of Hazelwood, Morwell, Rosedale, Thorpdale, Traralgon, and Yarram.[2] The Association was open to any clubs from the Gippsland area and would be responsible for arranging matches between clubs and dealing with club disputes.[3]

The Gippsland Football Netball League (GFNL) has roots dating back to the Central Gippsland Football League (CGFL) which was founded in 1909[4][5] with many former CGFL clubs now part of the GFNL.

The CGFL morphed into the Latrobe Valley Football League in 1954. The promoters of the LVFL wanted to have a league that consisted of towns along the Orbost railway line, from Warragul to Sale. "The background of the move, as reported on several occasions in this journal, is (1) to remove unbalances in the present population strengths of the towns at present fielding teams in the Central Gippsland Football League; (2) to link up with towns with the same community of interest; (3) to uplift the standard of football, by bringing the strongest clubs into competition; (4) to strengthen clubs financially through expected enhanced gates."[6]

Three clubs from south Gippsland towns, Leongatha, Korumburra and Mirboo North, were therefore barred from joining the new league and went on to form the South Gippsland FL. The Central Gippsland Football League actually folded, when seven clubs joined the new La Trobe Valley Football League[7] and due to their geographical location these three remaining clubs chose not to join the La Trobe Valley Football League.[8] These three clubs then joined the South Gippsland Football League in 1954, with Leongatha entering two senior teams – Green & Gold.

The LVFL changed its name, in 1995, to the Gippsland Latrobe FL.

At the end of 2001, the West Gippsland FL and the Gippsland Latrobe FL had an administrative merger. This created a two-division competition and a name change to the West Gippsland Latrobe FL.

From 2002 until 2004, the league comprised a premier division, consisting mainly of the former Gippsland-Latrobe clubs, and a western division, comprising most of the former WGFL clubs.

After the 2004 season, the western division was dissolved, with Warragul, Drouin and Garfield joining the premier league. The remaining clubs from the western division moved to other competitions, such as the Alberton Football League, Ellinbank & District Football League and the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League.

In 2009, Garfield left the GFL for the Ellinbank & District Football League, whilst Wonthaggi[9] and Bairnsdale[10] joined the GFL in 2010 and 2011 respectively.

The Latrobe Valley area does not have a team participating in the Victorian Football League. Traralgon competed in the VFL during 1996–97, winning just four matches across those two years, before returning to the regional competition.[11] The region does have a representative team in the TAC Cup Under-18 competition, Gippsland Power.

Clubs

Club Colours Moniker Home venue Former League Est. Years in GL Premierships Premiership Years
Total Most recent
Bairnsdale
Redlegs Bairnsdale City Oval, Bairnsdale EGFNL c. 1900 2011- 24 2010 1902, 1903, 1908, 1912, 1913, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1947, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1959 (WGFL), 1981, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010 (EGFL)
Drouin
Hawks Drouin Recreation Reserve, Drouin WGFL 1890 1960- 8 1992 1941, 1946, 1949, 1958, 1967, 1978, 1991, 1992 (WGFL)
Leongatha
Parrots Leongatha Recreation Reserve, Leongatha SGFL 1894 1969- 28 2023 1894 (KDFA), 1905 (WFA), 1923, 1924, 1931, 1932, (SGFA), 1934, 1935, 1950, 1951 (CGFA), 1954, 1955, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964 (SGFL), 1970, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1989 (LVFL), 1995, 1997 (GLFL), 2001 (WGFL), 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023 (GL)
Maffra
Eagles Maffra Recreation Reserve, Maffra GFL 1901 1960- 22 2019 1904, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1914, 1920, 1921, 1926, 1935, 1938, 1946, 1948 (GFL), 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2019
Moe
Lions Ted Summerton Reserve, Moe CGFL 1909 1954- 5 1967 1927 (EDFA), 1944, 1945 (GWFL), 1956, 1967 (LVFL)
Morwell
Tigers Morwell Recreation Reserve, Morwell CGFL 1905 1954- 14 2014 1907, 1922 (MMFA), 1950, 1952, 1953 (CGFL), 1961, 1966, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1993 (LVFL), 1996 (GLFL), 2013, 2014 (GL)
Sale
Magpies Sale Oval, Sale GFL 1901 1954- 20 2012 1901, 1905, 1911, 1924, 1927, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1949, 1950, 1953 (GFL), 1954, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1986 (LVFL), 2008, 2012 (GL)
Traralgon
Maroons Traralgon Recreation Reserve, Traralgon VFL 1883 1954- 27 2024 1919, 1923, 1925 (GFL), 1945, 1946, 1949 (CGFL), 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1978, 1980, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994 (LVFL), 1998, 1999, 2000 (GLFL), 2005, 2011, 2015, 2024(GL)
Warragul
Gulls Western Park Reserve, Warragul WGFL 1879 1954-1999, 2002- 13 2003 1900, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1907, 1922, 1927, 1932, 1938 (CGFL), 1974, 1976, 1984 (LVFL), 2003 (WGFL)
Wonthaggi
Power Wonthaggi Recreation Reserve, Wonthaggi AFNL 2005 2010- 3 2008 2005, 2006, 2008 (AFNL)

Former clubs

Club Jumper Nickname Home Ground Former League Est. Years in GL GL Premierships Fate
Total Years
Cerberus
Dogs HMAS Cerberus – 2003 2003 0 - Moved to Southern FNL following 2003 season
Churchill
Kangaroos Gaskin Park, Churchill MGFNL 1888 1984–1994 0 - Moved to North Gippsland FNL following 1994 season
Cora Lynn
Cobras Cora Lynn Recreation Reserve, Cora Lynn WGFL 1913 2002–2004 0 - Moved to Ellinbank & District FNL following 2004 season
Garfield
Stars Garfield Recreation Reserve, Garfield WGFL 1935 2002–2009 0 - Moved to Ellinbank & District FNL following 2009 season
Heyfield
Kangaroos Gordon St Recreation Reserve, Heyfield GFL 1882 1960–1974 0 - Moved to North Gippsland FNL following 1974 season
Kilcunda-Bass
Panthers Bass Recreation Reserve, Bass WGFL 1957 2002–2004 0 - Moved to Alberton FNL following 2004 season
Nar Nar Goon
Goons Nar Nar Goon Recreation Reserve, Nar Nar Goon WGFL c.1900 2002–2004 0 - Moved to Ellinbank & District FNL following 2004 season
Newborough
Bulldogs Northern Reserve, Newborough MGFNL 1970 1979–1985 0 - Moved to Mid Gippsland FNL following 1985 season
Phillip Island
Bulldogs Cowes Recreation Reserve, Cowes WGFL 1932 2002–2004 0 - Moved to Alberton FNL following 2004 season
Stratford
Swans Stratford Recreation Reserve, Stratford GFL c.1900 1923–1933, 1949–1973 0 - Moved to North Gippsland FNL following 1974 season
Tooradin-Dalmore
Seagulls Tooradin Recreation Reserve, Tooradin WGFL 1922 2002–2004 0 - Moved to Mornington Peninsula Nepean FL following 2004 season
Trafalgar
Bloods Trafalgar Recreation Reserve, Trafalgar CGFL 1888 1954–1968 2 1958, 1962 Moved to Mid Gippsland FNL following 1968 season
Traralgon Tyers United
Two Blues Tyers Recreation Reserve, Tyers NGFNL 1981 1983–1988 0 - Moved to North Gippsland FNL following 1988 season
Wonthaggi
Blues Wonthaggi Recreation Reserve, Wonthaggi BVWDFL 1950 1995–2004 0 - Merged with Wonthaggi Rovers to form Wonthaggi Power in Alberton FL following 2005 season
Yallourn
Blues Yallourn Recreation Reserve, Yallourn CGFL 1921 1954–1976 2 1932, 1933 Merged with Yallourn North to form Yallourn-Yallourn North following 1976 season
Yallourn Yallourn North
Bombers Yallourn Recreation Reserve, Yallourn – 1977 1977–1983 0 - Moved to Mid Gippsland FNL following 1983 season
Yarragon
Magpies Dowton Park Reserve, Yarragon CGFL 1895 1954–1960 0 - Moved to West Gippsland FL following 1960 season

Football Premierships

The following is a list of all the Gippsland FL premiership winning teams from 1921 to 1953 and of the La Trobe FL from 1954 to present day. [12]

The Reserves competition commenced in 1954, the Thirds competition in 1957 and the Fourths in 2000.

Year Seniors Reserves Under 18's Under 16's
Gippsland FL -
1921 Maffra*[13] -
1922 Rosedale[14] -
1923 Traralgon [15][16] -
1924 Sale[17] -
1925 Traralgon[18] -
1926 Maffra[19] -
1927 Sale [20] -
1928 Bairnsdale[21] -
1929 Bairnsdale[22] -
1930 Bairnsdale[23] -
1931 Sale[24] -
1932 Yallourn [25] -
1933 Yallourn [26] -
1934 Sale[27] -
1935 Maffra [28] -
1936 Yarram [29] -
1937 Sale [30] -
1938 Maffra [31] -
1939 Yarram[32] [33] -
1940 GFL in recess. WWII
1941 GFL in recess. WWII -
1942 GFL in recess. WWII -
1943 GFL in recess. WWII -
1944 GFL in recess. WWII -
1945 GFL in recess. WWII -
1946 Maffra Blacks[34] -
1947 Bairnsdale[35] -
1948 Maffra[36] -
1949 Sale[37] -
1950 Sale[38] -
1951 Bairnsdale[39] -
1952 Bairnsdale[40] -
1953 Sale[41] -
La Trobe Valley FL -
1954 Sale Traralgon -
1955 Sale Warragul -
1956 Moe Sale -
1957 Sale Sale Traralgon &
Sale (Co-Premiers)
1958 Trafalgar Sale Morwell
1959 Sale Moe Moe
1960 Traralgon Morwell St Pat's
1961 Morwell Morwell St Pat's A
1962 Trafalgar Traralgon St Pat's A
1963 Traralgon Traralgon St Pat's A
1964 Traralgon Traralgon St Pat's A
1965 Traralgon Traralgon St Pat's A
1966 Morwell Bairnsdale Sale
1967 Moe Moe St Pat's A
1968 Traralgon Moe Sale
1969 Traralgon Sale St Pat's A
1970 Leongatha Sale St Pat's A
1971 Sale Sale St Pat's A
1972 Traralgon Sale St Pat's A
1973 Sale Morwell Traralgon
1974 Warragul Warragul St Pat's A
1975 Sale Traralgon St Pat's A
1976 Warragul Traralgon Sale
1977 Leongatha Traralgon Sale
1978 Traralgon Traralgon Leongatha
1979 Leongatha Leongatha Warragul
1980 Traralgon Traralgon Traralgon
1981 Bairnsdale Traralgon Warragul
1982 Leongatha Traralgon Warragul
1983 Morwell Bairnsdale Maffra
1984 Warragul Warragul Sale
1985 Morwell Traralgon Warragul
1986 Sale Traralgon Bairnsdale
1987 Traralgon Traralgon Bairnsdale
1988 Morwell Traralgon Traralgon
1989 Leongatha Traralgon Traralgon
1990 Traralgon Maffra Sale
1991 Traralgon Maffra Moe
1992 Traralgon Traralgon Traralgon
1993 Morwell Traralgon Sale
1994 Traralgon Morwell Sale
1995 Leongatha Traralgon Bairnsdale
1996 Morwell Warragul Traralgon
1997 Leongatha Leongatha Sale
1998 Traralgon Sale Sale
1999 Traralgon Traralgon Sale
2000 Traralgon Leongatha Traralgon Leongatha
2001 Leongatha Maffra Sale Traralgon
2002 Maffra Maffra Leongatha Traralgon
2003 Maffra Maffra Traralgon Sale
2004 Maffra Maffra Maffra Sale
2005 Traralgon Traralgon Sale Sale
2006 Maffra Sale Traralgon Warragul
2007 Maffra Traralgon Trarlagon Maffra
2008 Sale Traralgon Traralgon Traralgon
2009 Maffra Moe Maffra Traralgon
2010 Maffra Traralgon Leongatha Traralgon
2011 Traralgon Maffra Traralgon Sale
2012 Sale Leongatha Bairnsdale Traralgon
2013 Morwell Wonthaggi Bairnsdale Sale
2014 Morwell Traralgon Traralgon Moe
2015 Traralgon Maffra Traralgon Traralgon
2016 Maffra Traralgon Bairnsdale Moe
2017 Leongatha Morwell Traralgon Moe
2018 Leongatha Leongatha Traralgon Bairnsdale
2019
 Maffra Maffra Leongatha Traralgon
2022
 Leongatha Leongatha Warragul Maffra
2023
 Leongatha Leongatha Maffra Maffra
2024
 Traralgon Leongatha Warragul Traralgon

Players

VFL/AFL Players

A number of players from the Gippsland league have gone on to play and have success at the AFL level.

Player Original Gippsland Football League club VFL/AFL club(s) VFL/AFL games played First season Most recent season
Luke Ablett Drouin Sydney Swans 133 2002 2009
Ben Ainsworth Morwell Gold Coast Suns 56* 2017 2020
Craig Biddiscombe Traralgon Geelong / Richmond 78 1995 2003
Shane Birss Sale Western Bulldogs / St Kilda 71 2002 2008
John Butcher Maffra Port Adelaide 31 2010 2016
Jordan Cunico Traralgon Geelong 15 2015 2019
Josh Dunkley Sale Western Bulldogs 75* 2016 2020
Kyle Dunkley Sale Melbourne 5* 2019 2020
Jeff Gieschen Maffra Footscray 24 1974 1978
Brendon Goddard Traralgon St Kilda / Essendon 334 2003 2018
Jason Gram Traralgon Brisbane Lions / St Kilda 156 2002 2012
Will Hams Sale Essendon 13 2013 2016
Dyson Heppell Leongatha Essendon 172* 2011 2020
Changkuoth Jiath Morwell Hawthorn 7* 2018 2020
Declan Keilty Moe Melbourne 2 2018 2019
Jack Leslie Sale Gold Coast Suns 28 2014 2019
Jarryd Roughead Leongatha Hawthorn 283 2005 2019
Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti Drouin Essendon 105* 2016 2020
Ben McKay Warragul North Melbourne 14* 2016 2020
Harry McKay Warragul Carlton 46* 2016 2020
Dylan McLaren Sale Brisbane Lions / Carlton 59 2001 2006
Robert McMahon Moe Fitzroy 2 1996 1996
Andrew McQualter Traralgon St Kilda / Gold Coast Suns 94 2005 2012
Tim Membrey Traralgon Sydney Swans / St Kilda 106* 2013 2020
Irving Mosquito Maffra Essendon 4* 2020 2020
Robert Murphy Warragul Western Bulldogs 312 2000 2017
Ryan Murphy Traralgon Fremantle 48 2004 2010
Jay Neagle Traralgon Essendon 28 2007 2010
Scott Pendlebury Sale Collingwood 313* 2006 2020
Ben Robbins Maffra Brisbane Bears / Brisbane Lions / North Melbourne 92 1996 2003
Michael Ross Warragul Essendon 2 2011 2011
Jacob Schuback Sale Adelaide 7 2003 2004
Caleb Serong Warragul Fremantle 12* 2020 2020
Sam Skinner Moe Brisbane Lions 3* 2016 2020
Dale Thomas Drouin Collingwood / Carlton 258 2006 2019
Matthew Watson Warragul Essendon 1 1939 1940
Leo "Gus" Young Maffra Hawthorn 10 1939 1940
Current AFL listed player
*Games played correct as at 17 September 2020
† List may not be complete

Premiers and Best & Fairest Winners

Main articles: Gippsland Football League Premiership Teams and Gippsland Football League Best & Fairest Winners
Year Senior Premier Senior B&F Winner Season Summary (Ladder & Finals)
2024 Traralgon Riley Baldi (Moe) 2024 season
2023 Leongatha Shannen Lange (Sale) 2023 Season
2022 Leongatha Tom Marriott (Leongatha) 2022 Season
2019 Maffra Jack Lipman (Sale) 2019 Season
2018 Leongatha Tom Marriott (Leongatha) 2018 Season
2017 Leongatha James Blaser (Moe), Kane Martin (Sale) & Jack Blair (Wonthaggi Power) 2017 Season
2016 Maffra Brad Scalzo (Warragul) 2016 Season
2015 Traralgon Bob McCallum (Drouin) 2015 Season
2014 Morwell Adam Bailey (Morwell) 2014 Season
2013 Morwell Kelvin Porter (Maffra) 2013 Season
2012 Sale Luke Collins (Sale) 2012 Season
2011 Traralgon Andrew Soumilas (Drouin) 2011 Season
2010 Maffra[42] Gary Jones (Maffra) 2010 Season
2009 Maffra[43] Adrian Cox (Sale) & Michael Geary ( Traralgon) 2009 Season
2008 Sale Nick Hider (Maffra) 2008 Season
2007 Maffra Nick Hider (Maffra) 2007 Season
2006 Maffra Desi Barr (Warragul) 2006 Season
2005 Traralgon Andrew Soumilas (Garfield) 2005 Season

Records and statistics

Finishing positions of current clubs since 1954[44]

Club Premierships Runners Up 3rd 4th 5th
Traralgon 20 17 10 6 3
Leongatha 12 8 7 6 3
Sale 10 7 9 11 2
Maffra 9 5 7 6 2
Morwell 9 8 10 3 7
Warragul 3 3 5 14 3
Moe 2 8 10 7 3
Bairnsdale 1 2 3 2 1
Wonthaggi 0 5 2 3 1
Drouin 0 2 0 1 2

Recent finishing positions[44]

Club 2023 2022 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011
Bairnsdale 7th 9th 8th 7th 9th 10th 8th 5th 6th 8th 8th
Drouin 10th 10th 5th 8th 10th 4th 7th 10th 9th 7th 2nd
Leongatha 3rd 1st 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 7th 7th 3rd 8th
Maffra 8th 6th 1st 2nd 2nd 1st 3rd 4th 3rd 2nd 3rd
Moe 2nd 7th 3rd 5th 4th 8th 9th 8th 10th 10th 7th
Morwell 6th 5th 9th 9th 5th 9th 6th 1st 1st 5th 9th
Sale 5th 3rd 4th 4th 6th 6th 5th 3rd 2nd 1st 4th
Traralgon 4th 4th 7th 3rd 3rd 3rd 1st 6th 5th 4th 1st
Warragul 9th 8th 10th 6th 7th 5th 10th 9th 8th 9th 10th
Wonthaggi 1st 2nd 6th 10th 8th 7th 4th 2nd 4th 6th 6th

Significant records

Record Detail
Highest score: 45.22 (292) Traralgon vs. Churchill
Lowest score: 0.2 (2) Stratford vs. Traralgon; Bairnsdale vs. Traralgon
Most goals in a match: (19) Adrian Campbell (Leongatha vs. Moe)
Most goals in a season: 136 Shane Loveless (Sale)
Record quarter score
1st quarter 13.4 (82) Maffra vs. Newborough
Warragul vs. Newborough
Maffra vs. Churchill
2nd quarter 14.3 (87) Leongatha vs. Heyfield
3rd quarter 15.5 (95) Traralgon vs. Newborough
4th quarter 16.7 (103) Leongatha vs. Moe

2023 Ladder

Gippsland Wins Losses Draws For Against % Pts
Wonthaggi 16 2 0 1818 802 226.68% 64
Moe 16 2 0 1606 892 180.04% 64
Leongatha 15 3 0 1911 832 229.69% 60
Traralgon 11 7 0 1511 1285 117.59% 44
Sale 10 8 0 1338 1202 111.31% 40
Morwell 7 11 0 1154 1334 86.51% 28
Bairnsdale 5 12 1 1142 1731 65.87% 22
Maffra 4 13 1 997 1634 61.02% 18
Warragul 3 15 0 816 1935 42.17% 12
Drouin 2 16 0 1232 1878 65.6% 8

Finals

Qualifying Final at WonthaggiSecond Semi-Final at MorwellPreliminary Final at SaleGrand Final at Morwell
1 Wonthaggi9.10 (64) Wonthaggi7.7 (49)
Leongatha6.6 (42) Leongatha14.5 (89)
2 Moe11.7 (73) Leongatha10.13 (73)
3 Leongatha16.5 (101)First Semi-Final at Maffra Moe5.10 (40)
Moe12.7 (79)
4 Traralgon9.11 (65) Traralgon8.8 (56)
5 Sale5.6 (36)

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