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

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 Heyesbury, 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

Clubs

Final Clubs

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

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
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References

  1. ^ "Australian Football - HMNFL Premiership season - Season 2023". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  2. ^ "Australian Football - nirranda Football Club - Stats". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  3. ^ "Footy talk all about mergers and moves". The Age. 2002-07-21. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  4. ^ Stoward, John (2008). History of football in the Western District. History of Australian Rules Football (1st ed.). Drysdale, Vic: Aussie Footy Books. ISBN 9780957751590.