Heytesbury Mount Noorat Football League
The Heytesbury Mount Noorat Football League was an Australian rules football competition in the Western District of Victoria, Australia. The competition ran from 1992 until 2002.[1]
| Heytesbury Mount Noorat Football League | |
|---|---|
| General Information | |
| Duration | 1992-2002 |
| Final Clubs | Heytesbury Kolora Noorat Otway Districts Simpson Timboon |
History
[edit]The Heytesbury Mount Noorat Football League was established from the merger of the Heytesbury Football League and Mount Noorat Football League.
The league consisted of nine teams with Heytesbury, Princeton, Scotts Creek, Simpson, South Purrumbete and Timboon joining from the Heytesbury League. Out of the other two former Heytesbury clubs, Port Campbell folded and Nirranda joined the Warrnambool District Football League.[2]
Three of the Mount Noorat Football League clubs joined in Kolora, Noorat and Panmure. Glenormiston College would join the Western Plains Football League for a few seasons and Ecklin folded. The Mount Noorat league did not have reserves so Ecklin and Glenormiston would not have the numbers to continue in the new league.
The league finished after a VCFL review in 2002.[3] After ten years, all clubs voted 12–0 to disband the league. Each club was allocated two votes.[4]
Timeline
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Clubs
[edit]Final Clubs
[edit]| Club | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Former League | Est. | Years in HMNFL | HMNFL Senior Premierships | Fate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Years | ||||||||
| Heytesbury |  |
Demons | Timboon Recreation Reserve, Timboon | HFL | 1920s | 1992-2002 | 2 | 1998, 2002 | Merged with Timboon to form Timboon Demons and joined Warrnambool District FNL in 2003 |
| Kolora |  |
Magpies | Noorat Recreation Reserve, Noorat | MNFL | 1910s | 1992-2002 | 6 | 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001 | Merged with Noorat to form Kolora Noorat and joined Warrnambool District FNL in 2003 |
| Noorat |  |
Bombers | Noorat Recreation Reserve, Noorat | MNFL | 1992 | 1992-2002 | 1 | 2000 | Merged with Kolora to form Kolora Noorat and joined Warrnambool District FNL in 2003 |
| Otway Districts |  |
Kangaroos | Gellibrand Recreation Reserve, Gellibrand | CDFNL | 1981 | 1995-2002 | 0 | - | Moved to Colac & District FNL in 2003 |
| Simpson |  |
Tigers | Simpson Recreation Reserve, Simpson | HFL | 1965 | 1992-2002 | 2 | 1992, 1993 | Moved to Colac & District FNL in 2003 |
| Timboon |  |
Saints | Timboon Recreation Reserve, Timboon | HFL | 1900s | 1992-2002 | 0 | - | Merged with Heytesbury to form Timboon Demons and joined Warrnambool District FNL in 2003 |
Former Clubs
[edit]| Club | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Former League | Est. | Years in HMNFL | HMNFL Senior Premierships | Fate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Years | ||||||||
| Panmure |  |
Blues | Panmure Recreation Reserve, Panmure | MNFL | 1919 | 1992-1996 | 0 | - | Moved to Warrnambool District FNL in 1997 |
| Princetown |  |
Magpies | Princetown Recreation Reserve, Princetown | HFL | 1900s | 1992-1998 | 0 | - | Folded in 1998 |
| Scotts Creek |  |
Lions | Scotts Creek Recreation Reserve, Scotts Creek | HFL | 1920s | 1992-1996 | 0 | - | Absorbed by South Purrumbete in 1997 |
| South Purrumbete |  |
Panthers | Cobden Recreation Reserve, Cobden | HFL | 1887 | 1992-1999 | 0 | - | Folded in 1999 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Australian Football - HMNFL Premiership season - Season 2023". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
- ^ "Australian Football - nirranda Football Club - Stats". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
- ^ "Footy talk all about mergers and moves". The Age. 2002-07-21. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
- ^ Stoward, John (2008). History of football in the Western District. History of Australian Rules Football (1st ed.). Drysdale, Vic: Aussie Footy Books. ISBN 9780957751590.