The Loddon Valley Football Netball League (LVFNL) is an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...

and

netball Netball is a ball sport played on a rectangular court by two teams of seven players. The primary objective is to shoot a ball through the defender's goal ring while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own. It is one of a ...

league based in Central Victoria.

History

The league was formed in 1903 by the Inglewood, Bridgewater, Newbridge and Arnold's Bridge clubs. Inglewood and Bridgewater withdrew in 1908 to form the Korong District Central Association with Korong Vale and Wedderburn. The Loddon Valley Association remained based around the Newbridge area until the Bridgewater and Inglewood clubs returned in the late 1930s. The centre of the league shifted to Inglewood with the inclusion of Bears Lagoon – Serpentine after WW2. Gradually the smaller clubs such as Rheola, Logan, Arnold's Bridge and Bealiba folded or left the competition until in 1956 northern clubs Calivil, Mitiamo and Yarrawalla were admitted. A junior competition was introduced in 1959, and Reserves competition in 1970.

Clubs

Senior Clubs

U18s only

Former clubs

League awards and honours

Premierships

* 1903 Inglewood * 1904 Dunolly * 1905 Bridgewater * 1906 Bridgewater * 1907 Newbridge * 1908 Newbridge * 1909 Newbridge * 1910 Newbridge * 1911 Laanecoorie * 1912 Newbridge * 1913 Laanecoorie * 1914 Newbridge * 1915 Bridgewater * ''1916–1918 WWI'' * 1919 Laanecoorie * 1920 Laanecoorie * 1921 Laanecoorie * 1922 Laanecoorie * 1923 Shelbourne * 1924 Arnold * 1925 Shelbourne * 1926 Shelbourne * 1927 Eddington * 1928 Eddington * 1929 Newbridge * 1930 Newbridge * 1931 Tarnagulla * 1932 Tarnagulla * 1933 Newbridge * 1934 Woodstock * 1935 Woodstock * 1936 Laanecoorie * 1937 Laanecoorie * 1938 Bridgewater * 1939 Bridgewater * ''1940–1944 WWII'' * 1945 Bridgewater * 1946 Inglewood * 1947 BL-Serpentine * 1948 BL-Serpentine * 1949 BL-Serpentine * 1950 Bridgewater * 1951 Inglewood * 1952 Bealiba * 1953 Inglewood * 1954 Inglewood * 1955 Bridgewater * 1956 Inglewood * 1957 Newbridge * 1958 Inglewood * 1959 Bridgewater * 1960 BL-Serpentine * 1961 BL-Serpentine * 1962 Bridgewater * 1963 Bridgewater * 1964 Calivil * 1965 BL-Serpentine * 1966 BL-Serpentine * 1967 Mitiamo * 1968 Calivil * 1969 Calivil * 1970 Calivil * 1971 Inglewood * 1972 Yarrawalla * 1973 Yarrawalla * 1974 Bridgewater * 1975 Yarrawalla * 1976 Bridgewater * 1977 Mitiamo * 1978 Newbridge * 1979 Mitiamo * 1980 Bridgewater * 1981 Korong Vale * 1982 BL-Serpentine * 1983 BL-Serpentine * 1984 Bridgewater * 1985 Bridgewater * 1986 Inglewood * 1987 YCW * 1988 Bridgewater * 1989 Marong * 1990 Calivil * 1991 Bridgewater * 1992 BL-Serpentine * 1993 Newbridge * 1994 BL-Serpentine * 1995 BL-Serpentine * 1996 Calivil * 1997 YCW * 1998 Calivil * 1999 Mitiamo * 2000 Newbridge * 2001 YCW * 2002 YCW * 2003 Calivil * 2004 Calivil * 2005 Calivil * 2006 Calivil * 2007 Calivil * 2008 Calivil * 2009 Mitiamo * 2010 Bridgewater * 2011 Bridgewater * 2012 Bridgewater * 2013 Bridgewater * 2014 Bridgewater * 2015 Bridgewater * 2016 Bridgewater * 2017 Calivil * 2018 Newbridge * 2019 Mitiamo * 2020 Season cancelled due to

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...

* 2021 Finals abandoned due to

* 2022 Marong * 2023 Marong * 2024 Marong

Current Finals System

Finals Format

Week one

* Qualifying Final: 2nd ranked team meets 3rd ranked team. Winner proceeds to Week 2 (2nd Semi Final). Loser proceeds to Week 2 (1st Semi Final). * Elimination Final: 4th ranked team meets 5th ranked team. Winner proceeds to Week 2 (1st Semi Final). Loser is Eliminated.

Week two

* 1st Semi Final: Loser of Qualifying Final meets winner of Elimination Final. Winner proceeds to Week 3 (Preliminary Final). Loser is Eliminated. * 2nd Semi Final: 1st ranked team meets winner of Qualifying Final. Winner proceeds to Week 4 (Grand Final). Loser proceeds to Week 3 (Preliminary Final).

Week three

* Preliminary Final: Loser of 2nd Semi Final meets winner of 1st Semi Final. Winner proceeds to Week 4 (Grand Final). Loser is Eliminated.

Week four

* Grand Final: Winner of 2nd Semi Final meets winner of Preliminary Final. Winner is crowned Premier.

Season results

2001 Ladder

2002 Ladder

2003 Ladder

2004 Ladder

2005 Ladder

2006 Ladder

2007 Ladder

2008 Ladder

2009 Ladder

2010 Ladder

2011 Ladder

2012 Ladder

2013 Ladder

2014 Ladder

2015 Ladder

2016 Ladder

2017 Ladder

2018 Ladder

2019 Ladder

2020 Ladder

2021 Ladder

Home & Away Season was reduced by 5 rounds and Finals series abandoned due to

COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria The COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria was part of the worldwide pandemic of the coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The first confirmed case in the state of Victoria, also the first in Austra ...

2022 Ladder

2023 Ladder

2024 Ladder

References

External links

League website
* {{Aussie Rules in Victoria Australian rules football competitions in Victoria (state) Netball leagues in Victoria (state) Sports leagues established in 1903 1903 establishments in Australia