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The Hume Australian Football Netball League (HFNL), often shortened to Hume Football League, is an Australian rules football and netball competition containing twelve clubs based in the South West Slopes and southern Riverina regions of New South Wales, Australia. The league features four grades in the Australian rules football competition, with these being First-Grade, Reserve-Grade, Under 17s and Under 14s. In the netball competition, there are six grades, with these being A-Grade, B-Grade, C-Grade, C-Reserve Grade, Intermediates and Juniors.

Founded1933; 93 years ago (1933)
CEODalton Wegener
PresidentPhillip Bouffler
Quick facts Sport, Founded ...
Hume Australian Football
Netball League
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2024
SportAustralian rules football
Netball
Founded1933; 93 years ago (1933)
CEODalton Wegener
PresidentPhillip Bouffler
No. of teams12
Country Australia
VenueGrand Finals at: Walbundrie
Most recent
champion
Osborne (18)
(2025)
Most titles Osborne (18)
SponsorWAW Bank
Websitehumefl.com.au
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Currently, a home and away season consisting of 18 rounds is played. The best six teams then play-off according to the McIntyre system, culminating in the HFL Grand Final, which is traditionally hosted by Walbundrie.

History

Billabong Crows FNC v Culcairn FNC

Prior to the formation of the Hume Football League, various football associations and leagues had been organised in the southern Riverina area since the late 19th century, including the Hume Football Association (1922 to 1926), the Central Hume Football Association (1928 to 1934),[1] the Albury & District Football League (1930 to 1957) and the Riverina Main Line Football Association. The latter was organised in 1922[2] amongst clubs in towns that lay on the railway spur from the main Sydney-Melbourne line at Culcairn as far west as Balldale, as in the years pre-World War II, cars were still a relatively uncommon form of transport, with horses still being prevalent in the area.

Hume Football Association – 1922 to 1926.

There was an original Hume Football Association that was formed in 1922 and ran from 1922 to 1926 during its short history.

  • Premiers / Runners Up
    • 1922 – Bulgandra: 8.12 – 60 defeated Walla Walla: 6.4 – 40.[3] Other teams were Brocklesby, Burrumbuttock and Walbundrie.
    • 1923 – Burrumbuttock: 6.8 – 38 d Brocklesby: 6.5 – 35.[4][5] Other teams were Bulgandra, Walbundrie and Walla Walla. Brocklesby & Walla Walla[6] joined the Riverina Main Line Football Association in 1924.
    • 1924 – Bulgandra d Burrumbuttock.[7] Other teams were Walbundrie and Walla Walla Sub Division (Ramblers).[8] The Walla Walla Subdivision FC[9] joined the Riverina Main Line Football Association in 1925. Burrumbuttock joined the Albury B. Grade Football Association in 1925.[10]
    • 1925 – The Hume FA had an AGM in March 1925 with three club's, Bulgandra, Rand and Walbundrie interested in playing,[11] but it appears the Hume FA went into recess in 1925.
    • 1926 – Rand: 10.3 – 64 d Bulgandra: 4.6 – 30.[12][13][14] Other teams were Burrumbuttock and Walbundrie.[15][16] Burrumbuttock joined the Albury & Border FA & Rand joined the Osborne FA in 1927,[17] while Bulgandra and Walbundrie were forced to go into recess for 1927,[18] as Walbundrie were refused entry into the Albury & Border FA.[19] Bulgandra and Walbundrie then joined the Central Hume FA in 1928.

Appropriately, it was over concerns about travel times that caused the formation of the Hume Football League. The league was formed in 1933 by Jindera, Lavington, Gerogery and Border United (from Albury),[20] who were disgruntled about the amount of travel required in the existing Central Hume Football Association. Gerogery won the inaugural season, winning the deciding Grand Final against Jindera.

In 1934, Border United withdrew after one season to be replaced by Bethanga, and Gerogery won their second premiership in a Grand Final against Lavington. In 1935, Walla Walla, Walbundrie and Burrumbuttock joined from the Central Hume Football Association, which was then dissolved.

The league's roster was relatively unstable in early years as clubs transferred from one local league to another, formed or disbanded.

  • 1936: Wagga Road joined.
  • 1939: Wagga Road and Bethanga left.
  • 1940: Lavington withdrew.
  • 1941–1944: In recess due to World War II.

Post-War

The league reconvened in 1945 towards the end of the war with the following clubs: Balldale, Brocklesby, Rand, Walbundrie and Walla Walla. As before, the league's membership continued to fluctuate in subsequent years.

  • 1946: Gerogery and Jindera reformed and joined, Balldale moved to the Chiltern & District Football Association[21]
  • 1947: Balldale returned, Burrumbuttock reformed. Mr. Kelly Joseph Azzi, Balldale Football Club President and Delegate first donated the Azzi Medal in 1947 for the fairest and best player award[22]
  • 1948: Gerogery disbanded, East Albury Rovers joined.
  • 1949: North Albury Seconds joined.
  • 1950: The Hume Junior Football League was formed from the following teams – Jindera, St. Paul's College – Walla, Walbundrie and Walla.[23]
  • 1951: East Albury Rovers merge with North Albury Seconds, who enter a Hume FL team as North Albury Seconds.[24]
  • 1953: North Albury Seconds left to play in the newly formed Ovens & Murray Football League Second Eighteen football competition and Howlong joined from Chiltern & District Football Association.

After the admission of Howlong, the make-up of the league remained stable until 1970 when Boree Creek joined from the Coreen & District Football League and Osborne joined from the Central Riverina Football League (the precursor to the Riverina Football League). At this point the competition had ten teams.

Balldale disbanded in February 1975, causing a bye. In 1975, Lavington fielded a team in the Hume Football League, in addition to the Tallangatta & District Football League, for two years. In 1976, a reserves competition was introduced and Boree Creek moved back to the Coreen & District Football League. After two seasons, the Lavington side moved to the Farrer Football League in 1977 (to later join the Ovens & Murray Football League in 1979), with a new club, East Lavington, taking their place.

Modern era

Since the 1970s and 1980s, increased mobility has meant that the original motivations behind the league's formation have lessened, and the league has taken in more teams from beyond its original domain, to cover more of the rural area between the regional cities of Albury and Wagga Wagga. Henty joined the Hume Football League in 1980, and Lockhart joined in 1982, both from the Farrer Football League. Rand moved to the Coreen & District Football League in 1983. Culcairn and Holbrook joined the league from the Tallangatta & District Football League in 1992 and 1999 respectively. East Lavington disbanded at the end of 1997.

At the same time, economic concerns and the effect of migration from rural areas on the number of participants, leading to difficulties fielding teams, has meant that clubs from smaller neighbouring towns are electing to merge rather than disband completely, thus in 2006 two merged entities competed for the first time, the Brocklesby Burrumbuttock Football Club and the Rand Walbundrie Football Club.

In recent years on the playing arena, Osborne has tended to dominate the competition, though the league remains fairly competitive with most clubs providing a challenge.

Due to the disbanding of the neighbouring Coreen & District Football League, most of its teams were moved to the Hume Football League, bringing the number to fifteen for the 2008 season; these were Billabong Crows (a merger of the former Urana and Oaklands Football Clubs), Coleambally, Coreen-Daysdale-Hopefield-Buraja United (CDHBU), Murray Magpies and Rennie. Rennie retained the "Hoppers" nickname, sharing it with Walla Walla.

With the increasing size of the competition, an initial proposal to split the league into two pools for the 2009 season, organised geographically into western and eastern divisions and possibly including other nearby clubs was tabled in July 2007. This may be considered as part of an overall independent review of Australian football in the Riverina.[25]

Rennie moved to the Picola & District Football League in 2009.

Coleambally moved to the Farrer Football League in 2011.

During the 2015/16 off season both the Walla Hoppers and Rand-Walbundrie Tigers football clubs entered merger talks for 2016 Hume Football League season. Voting for the proposed merger took place on Monday 7 March (2016). Walla Walla Hoppers members voted 100 per cent in favour of the joint venture; while The Rand-Walbundrie Tigers voted 83 per cent in favour. The merged club commenced in 2016 playing home matches at Rand.[26]

Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic there was no football or netball competitions in 2020 and in 2021 there was only 16 rounds completed, but there was no final series played, once again due to COVID-19.

Current finals system

Walbundrie Sportsground
Buraja Recreation Reserve

The HFL & HNA currently uses the "McIntyre system". The final series is played over four weekends, with the grand final traditionally being played on the third Saturday of September.

Traditionally since 1976 all finals for both football and netball have been played at the Walbundrie Showground.

Since then the only finals to be played elsewhere were the 1989 Grand Final at East Lavington, 2019 Minor Semi-final at Urana Road Oval, 2022 Minor Semi-final at Howlong Sportsground and 2023 Minor Semi-final at Holbrook Sports Complex.

2022 Finals Series

Elimination finalsMajor/Minor semifinalsPreliminary finalGrand Final
1 Osborne11.5 (71) Osborne7.8 (50)
2 Holbrook8.5 (55) Holbrook11.13 (79)
Holbrook15.9 (99)
3 Howlong8.9 (57)
Jindera9.9 (63)
6 Rand-Walbundrie-Walla11.15 (81)
Jindera16.9 (105)
Rand-Walbundrie-Walla10.12 (72)
4 Brock-Burrum Saints14.10 (94)
5 Jindera14.12 (96)

2023 Finals Series

Elimination finalsMajor/Minor semifinalsPreliminary finalGrand Final
1 Osborne14.9 (93) Osborne 15.16 (106)
2 Holbrook4.9 (33) Holbrook8.8 (56)
Holbrook 12.9 (81)
3 Howlong9.16 (70)
Rand-Walbundrie-Walla8.8 (56)
6 Brock-Burrum Saints13.5 (83)
Brock-Burrum Saints8.8 (56)
Rand-Walbundrie-Walla17.13 (115)
4 CDHBU10.9 (69)
5 Rand-Walbundrie-Walla16.15 (111)

2024 Finals Series

Elimination finalsMajor/Minor semifinalsPreliminary finalGrand Final
1 Osborne7.12 (54) Osborne9.9 (63)
2 Holbrook6.6 (42) Holbrook4.10 (34)
Holbrook21.8 (134)
3 CDHBU23.12 (150)
CDHBU4.12 (36)
6 Rand-Walbundrie-Walla11.8 (74)
CDHBU11.7 (73)
Jindera10.11 (71)
4 Lockhart6.12 (48)
5 Jindera8.8 (56)

Current clubs

Actual location of all the current Hume FNL clubs.

Brocklesby Recreation Reserve
Howlong Football Ground / Clubrooms
Walla Walla Football Ground
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15km
9.3miles
Rand-Walbundrie-Walla
(Walla Walla)
Rand-Walbundrie-Walla
(Walbundrie)
Brocklesby-Burrumbuttock
(Burrumbuttock)
Billabong Crows
(Urana)
Rand-Walbundrie-Walla
(Rand)
Osborne
Murray Magpies
Lockhart
Jindera
Howlong
Holbrook
Henty
Culcairn
Coreen-Daysdale-
Hopefield-Buraja United
Brocklesby-Burrumbuttock
(Brocklesby)
Billabong Crows
(Oaklands)
Locations of the Hume FNL clubs
Rand Football Netball Ground
Oaklands Football Ground
Urana Road Oval, Lavington
More information Club, Colours ...
Club Colours Moniker Home Ground(s) Former league Est. Years in HFNL[27] HFNL Senior Premierships
Total Years[28]
Billabong Crows
Crows Oaklands Recreation Ground, Oaklands
and Urana Recreation Ground, Urana
C&DFL 2005 2008- 0 –
Brocklesby-Burrumbuttock
Saints Brocklesby Recreation Reserve, Brocklesby
and Burrumbuttock Recreation Reserve, Burrumbuttock
– 2006 2006- 4 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018
Coreen-Daysdale-Hopefield-Buraja United
Power Coreen Oval, Coreen – 2006 2008- 0 –
Culcairn
Lions Culcairn Sportsground, Culcairn T&DFL 1895 1992- 2 1993, 2007
Henty
Swans, Swampies Henty Showground, Henty FFL 1895 1980- 5 1984, 1986, 1990, 1996, 2014
Holbrook
Brookers Holbrook Sports Complex, Holbrook T&DFL 1882 1999- 2 2004, 2022
Howlong
Spiders Howlong Oval, Howlong C&DFL 1898 1953-[29] 6 1954, 1971, 1977, 1997, 2002, 2010
Jindera
Bulldogs Jindera Sports Ground, Jindera CHFA 1900 1933- 11 1946, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1975, 2008, 2011
Lockhart
Demons Lockhart Recreation Ground, Lockhart FFL 1898 1982- 2 1982, 2003
Murray Magpies
Magpies Urana Road Oval, Lavington C&DFL 1997 2007- 0 –
Osborne
Tigers Osborne Recreation Reserve, Osborne CRFL 1901 1970- 18 1985, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2024, 2025
Rand-Walbundrie-Walla
Giants[30][31] Rand Recreation Reserve, Rand,
Walbundrie Showground, Walbundrie and
Walla Walla Sportsground, Walla Walla
– 2016 2016- 0 –
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Urana Recreation Ground
Culcairn Sportsground
Henty Showgrounds

Former clubs

More information Club, Colours ...
Club Colours Nickname Home Ground Former league Est. Years in HFNL Premierships Fate
Total Years
Balldale
(1945-53)
(1954-75)[32]
Balldale Cricket Ground, Balldale C&DFL 1906 1945, 1947-1973[33] 2 1962, 1972 Returned to Chiltern & District FA in 1946. Returned to Coreen & District FL after 1973 season
Bethanga
Bombers Bethanga Recreation Reserve, Bethanga T&DFL 1907 1934-1938[34][35][36][37] 0 – Moved to Dederang & District FL in 1939.[38][39][40]
Border United 2nds
Albury Sportsground, Albury – 1933[41] 1933[42] 0 – Left league
Brocklesby
Kangaroos Brocklesby Recreation Reserve, Brocklesby A&DFL 1907 1945-2005 2 1950, 1958 Merged with Burrumbuttock to form Brocklesby-Burrumbuttock following 2005 season
Boree Creek
Magpies Boree Creak Recreation Reserve, Boree Creek CRFL 1886[43] 1970-1975 0 – Moved to Coreen & District FL after 1975 season
Burrumbuttock
Swans Burrumbuttock Recreation Reserve, Burrumbuttock CHFA 1911 1934-2005 2 1951, 1969 Merged with Brocklesby to form Brocklesby-Burrumbuttock following 2005 season
Coleambally
Blues Coleambally Sports Grounds, Coleambally C&DFL 1965 2008-2010 0 – Moved to Farrer FL after 2010 season.
Corowa Juniors
Bombers John Foord Oval, Corowa 0 – Only played in junior grades.
East Albury Rovers [44] Rovers A&DFL 1947 1948-1950[45][46] 0 – Merged with North Albury 2nds following 1950 season.[24]
East Lavington
Saints Urana Road Oval, Lavington – 1977 1977-1997 2 1979, 1988 Folded after 1997 season
Gerogery
Gerogery Recreation Ground, Gerogery CHFA 1903[47] 1933-1947 4 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936 Folded after 1947 season[48]
Lavington
Saints Urana Road Oval, Lavington FFL 1918 1933-1940, 1975-1976 1 1938 Moved to Chiltern & District FA following 1940 season. Moved to Farrer FL after 1976 season
North Albury Seconds
Hoppers Bunton Park, North Albury – 1937[49] 1951-1952[50] 0 – Moved to Ovens & Murray FL Seconds after 1952 season
Rand
Pigeons Rand Recreation Reserve, Rand A&DFL 1925 1945-1983 1 1945 Moved to Coreen & District FL after 1983 season
Rand-Walbundrie
Tigers Rand Recreation Reserve, Rand and Walbundrie Showground, Walbundrie – 2006 2006-2015 0 – Merged with Walla Walla to form Rand-Walbundrie-Walla following 2005 season
Rennie
Hoppers Rennie Recreation Reserve, Rennie C&DFL 1932[51] 2008 0 – Moved to Picola & District FNL after 2008 season
St Paul's College, Walla Walla
– 1948 1950-1985 8 3rds: 1950, 1961, 1963, 1967, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1978. Junior football club (thirds only). Folded after 1985 season.
Wagga Road
Trained at Albury Showgrounds,[52] played at Lavington Recreation Reserve, Lavington[53] – 1936[54] 1936-1938[55] 0 – Folded after 1938 season
Walbundrie
(1934-?)
(?-2005)
Tigers Walbundrie Showground, Walbundrie CHFA 1906[56] 1934-2005 8 1937, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1967, 1968, 1978, 1989 Merged with Rand to form Rand-Walbundrie following 2005 season
Walla Walla
Hoppers Walla Walla Sportsground, Walla Walla CHFA 1903 1935-2015 15 1939, 1940, 1948, 1953, 1959, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1987 Merged with Rand-Walbundrie to form Rand-Walbundrie-Walla following 2005 season
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Premierships: Football

Seniors

  • 1933: Gerogery
  • 1934: Gerogery
  • 1935: Gerogery
  • 1936: Gerogery
  • 1937: Walbundrie
  • 1938: Lavington
  • 1939: Walla Walla
  • 1940: Walla Walla
  • 1941–44: In recess>World War II
  • 1945: Rand
  • 1946: Jindera
  • 1947: Walbundrie
  • 1948: Walla Walla
  • 1949: Walbundrie
  • 1950: Brocklesby
  • 1951: Burrumbuttock
  • 1952: Walbundrie
  • 1953: Walla Walla
  • 1954: Howlong *[57]
  • 1955: Jindera
  • 1956: Jindera
  • 1957: Jindera
  • 1958: Brocklesby
  • 1959: Walla Walla
  • 1960: Jindera
  • 1961: Jindera
  • 1962: Balldale
  • 1963: Jindera
  • 1964: Jindera
  • 1965: Walla Walla
  • 1966: Walla Walla
  • 1967: Walbundrie
  • 1968: Walbundrie
  • 1969: Burrumbuttock
  • 1970: Walla Walla
  • 1971: Howlong
  • 1972: Balldale *
  • 1973: Walla Walla
  • 1974: Walla Walla
  • 1975: Jindera
  • 1976: Walla Walla
  • 1977: Howlong
  • 1978: Walbundrie
  • 1979: East Lavington
  • 1980: Walla Walla
  • 1981: Walla Walla
  • 1982: Lockhart
  • 1983: Walla Walla
  • 1984: Henty *
  • 1985: Osborne
  • 1986: Henty
  • 1987: Walla Walla
  • 1988: East Lavington
  • 1989: Walbundrie
  • 1990: Henty
  • 1991: Osborne
  • 1992: Osborne
  • 1993: Culcairn
  • 1994: Osborne
  • 1995: Osborne
  • 1996: Henty
  • 1997: Howlong
  • 1998: Osborne
  • 1999: Osborne
  • 2000: Osborne
  • 2001: Osborne
  • 2002: Howlong
  • 2003: Lockhart
  • 2004: Holbrook
  • 2005: Osborne
  • 2006: Osborne
  • 2007: Culcairn
  • 2008: Jindera
  • 2009: Osborne
  • 2010: Howlong
  • 2011: Jindera
  • 2012: Osborne
  • 2013: Brocklesby-Burrumbuttock
  • 2014: Henty
  • 2015: Brocklesby-Burrumbuttock
  • 2016: Brocklesby-Burrumbuttock
  • 2017: Osborne
  • 2018: Brocklesby-Burrumbuttock
  • 2019: Osborne
  • 2020: In recess > COVID-19
  • 2021: No finals > COVID-19
  • 2022: Holbrook
  • 2023: Osborne
  • 2024: Osborne
  • 2025: Osborne

(1954: * Howlong: undefeated. 1972: * Balldale: undefeated. 1984: * Henty: undefeated.)

Reserves

  • 1976: Jindera
  • 1977: East Lavington
  • 1978: East Lavington
  • 1979: Walla Walla
  • 1980: Walbundrie
  • 1981: Henty
  • 1982: Jindera
  • 1983: Brocklesby
  • 1984: East Lavington
  • 1985: Jindera
  • 1986: Henty
  • 1987: Jindera
  • 1988: East Lavington
  • 1989: East Lavington
  • 1990: East Lavington
  • 1991: Walbundrie
  • 1992: Walla Walla
  • 1993: Culcairn
  • 1994: Walla Walla
  • 1995: Burrumbuttock
  • 1996: Culcairn
  • 1997: Walla Walla
  • 1998: Osborne
  • 1999: Lockhart
  • 2000: Holbrook
  • 2001: Jindera
  • 2002: Osborne
  • 2003: Osborne
  • 2004: Osborne
  • 2005: Osborne
  • 2006: Lockhart
  • 2007: Osborne
  • 2008: Osborne
  • 2009: Culcairn
  • 2010: Culcairn
  • 2011: Jindera
  • 2012: Howlong
  • 2013: Jindera
  • 2014: Brocklesby-Burrumbuttock
  • 2015: Henty
  • 2016: Osborne
  • 2017: Jindera
  • 2018: Rand-Walbundrie-Walla
  • 2019: Brocklesby-Burrumbuttock
  • 2020: In recess > COVID-19
  • 2021: No finals > COVID-19
  • 2022: Holbrook
  • 2023: Osborne
  • 2024: Holbrook
  • 2025: Osborne

Hume Junior Football League – 1950 to 1975 (Under 19's)

Source:[58]

  • 1950: St Paul's College
  • 1951: Walla Walla
  • 1952: Walla Walla
  • 1953: Walla Walla
  • 1954: Howlong
  • 1955: Howlong
  • 1956: Howlong
  • 1957: Howlong
  • 1958: Howlong
  • 1959: Howlong
  • 1960: Jindera
  • 1961: St Paul's College
  • 1962: Corowa
  • 1963: St Paul's College
  • 1964: Walla Walla
  • 1965: Walla Walla
  • 1966: Rand
  • 1967: St Paul's College
  • 1968: Walbundrie
  • 1969: Jindera
  • 1970: Walla Walla
  • 1971: Walla Walla
  • 1972: St. Paul's College
  • 1973: Walla Walla
  • 1974: Walla Walla
  • 1975: St. Paul's College

Hume FL Thirds – 1976 to 2024

  • 1976: St. Paul's College
  • 1977: East Lavington
  • 1978: St. Paul's College
  • 1979: Wabundrie
  • 1980: Henty
  • 1981: Henty
  • 1982: Henty
  • 1983: Henty
  • 1984: Walla Walla
  • 1985: Osborne
  • 1986: Henty
  • 1987: Osborne
  • 1988: Walla Walla
  • 1989: Walla Walla
  • 1990: Walla Walla
  • 1991: Walla Walla
  • 1992: Henty
  • 1993: Lockhart
  • 1994: Lockhart
  • 1995: Walla Walla
  • 1996: Walla Walla
  • 1997: Walla Walla
  • 1998: Walla Walla
  • 1999: Howlong
  • 2000: Culcairn
  • 2001: Henty
  • 2002: Henty
  • 2003: Henty
  • 2004: Henty
  • 2005: Osborne
  • 2006: Culcairn
  • 2007: Culcairn
  • 2008: Murray Magpies
  • 2009: Jindera
  • 2010: Holbrook
  • 2011: Brocklesby-Burrumbuttock
  • 2012: Rand-Walbundrie
  • 2013: Osborne
  • 2014: Osborne
  • 2015: Osborne
  • 2016: Henty
  • 2017: Brocklesby-Burrumbuttock
  • 2018: Osborne
  • 2019: Holbrook
  • 2020: In recess > COVID-19
  • 2021: No finals > COVID-19
  • 2022: Rand-Walbundrie-Walla
  • 2023: Henty
  • 2024: Howlong
  • 2025: Henty

Fourths

  • 1990: Lockhart
  • 1991: Lockhart
  • 1992: Lockhart
  • 1993: Walbundrie
  • 1994: Walla Walla
  • 1995: Walla Walla
  • 1996: Osborne
  • 1997: Osborne
  • 1998: Brocklesby
  • 1999: Holbrook
  • 2000: Lockhart
  • 2001: Henty
  • 2002: Lockhart
  • 2003: Osborne
  • 2004: Howlong
  • 2005: Holbrook
  • 2006: Henty
  • 2007: Holbrook
  • 2008: Holbrook
  • 2009: Howlong
  • 2010: Rand-Walbundrie
  • 2011: Osborne
  • 2012: Osborne
  • 2013: Osborne
  • 2014: Coreen-Daysdale-Hopefield-Buraja United
  • 2015: Henty
  • 2016: Holbrook
  • 2017: Osborne
  • 2018: Rand-Walbundrie-Walla
  • 2019: Osborne
  • 2020: In recess > COVID-19
  • 2021: No finals > COVID-19
  • 2022: Henty
  • 2023: Lockhart
  • 2024: Lockhart
  • 2025: Holbrook

Premiership Table

Hume FL – Seniors / Grand Final participants
More information Club, Premierships ...
Club Premierships Runners Up Draws Total
Osborne18826
Walla Walla151025
Jindera111526
Walbundrie81018
Howlong639
Henty5510
Brocklesby-Burrumbuttock415
Gerogery404
Brocklesby268
Holbrook2810
Culcairn257
Burrumbuttock246
Balldale235
East Lavington213
Lockhart213
Rand145
Lavington123
Bethanga011
RWW Giants011
TOTAL8888176
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Notes - As at 20 September 2025

Football – Grand Final Results

The Hume Football League grand final has been played at Walbundrie since 1976.

The senior football premiership captain receives the Bert Webb Memorial Trophy, in honour of former Hume FL president from 1959 to 1975.

The Hume Football League senior football grand final has presented the Des Kennedy Memorial Medal to the player judged best on ground since 1999.

Des Kennedy (OAM) was the Hume FL Secretary / Treasurer from 1962 until his unexpected death in 1992, while serving his 31st consecutive year as secretary.[59]

Highest score in a preliminary final was in 1971 – Walbundrie: 29.21 – 195 defeated Jindera: 8.11 – 59.

Seniors
More information Year, Premiers ...
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Best & Fairest / Leading Goalkicker Awards

It appears that there was no best and fairest award in the Hume Football League in 1933, then in 1934, the Hume Football League Patron and Jindera FC delegate, Mr Watson Robinson of the Jindera Hotel[104] donated the best and fairest medal, which was won by Harold McIntosh from the Lavington Football Club.

The Loftus (best and fairest) Medal was first awarded in the Central Hume Football Association in 1933 and 1934 and when the Central Hume FA folded after the 1934 season, Mr Richard Vincent Loftus who was the licensee of the Walbundrie Hotel decided to continue to donate the award in 1935 for the first and only time in the Hume Football League.

In January 1936, Mr Joseph Nicholas Langtry[105] took over as the licensee of the Walbundrie Hotel[106] and Mr J Langtry (Walbundrie Delegate) offered to donate a medal at the AGM, for the league's best and fairest award.[107]

In 1938, Mr. Albert Edward Giddens from the Walbundrie Hotel donated the medal, then in 1939, Mr. Andrew John Lonie who took over the Walbundrie Hotel,[108] donated the best and fairest medal.

When Balldale FC re-joined the Hume Football League in 1947, Mr. Kelly Joseph Azzi then donated the best and fairest award medal in the Hume Football League and the award has remained as the Azzi Medal ever since.

Mr. Azzi initially donated the Chiltern & District Football Association best and fairest award in 1939 when Mr. Azzi was the Balldale FC Delegate and C&DFA Vice President.[109]

Howlong brothers, Peter, Jack and Terry O'Halloran have all won Azzi Medals.[110]

In 1991, the Hume FL decided to award retrospective Azzi Medals to the following players who also polled the same number of votes as the original winner (tied), but finished second in the award to the player who polled the most three votes, under the old countback system.

  • 1966 – Barry Lambert (Jindera)
  • 1967 – Barry Matthews (Rand)
  • 1982 – Graeme Johnstone (Lockhart)
  • 1988 – Robert O'Connell (Osborne)

Matt Seiter polled a record 36 votes in the 2019 Azzi Medal count, eclipsing the previous record of 34 votes, by Howlong's Jack O'Halloran in 1971. Interestingly, O'Halloran won two Ovens & Murray Football League Morris Medals in 1975 and 1976, while Seiter won the Morris Medal in 2016.

Multiple Best and Fairest Winners
  • 3 – Terry O'Halloran (Howlong): 1983, 1988, 1989.
  • 3 – Noel Coutts (Holbrook): 2002, 2003, 2004.
  • 2 – Clyde Scholz (Jindera):1939, 1940.
  • 2 – Merv Wegener (Walla Walla): 1961, 1964.
  • 2 – David Schlig (Burrumbottock): 1986, 1991.
  • 2 – Rob O'Connell (Osborne): 1988, 1990.
  • 2 – Stephen Clarke (Osborne): 2000, 2001.
  • 2 – Peter Hancock: (Howlong): 2013, 2016.

Seniors

Dean Terlich, 2015
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Reserves

Anthony Miles
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Thirds / Under 17's

  • Hume Junior Football League: 1950 to 1975. Under 19's from 1950 to ?
  • Hume Football League Thirds: 1976 to 2025
  • Bill Thomas Trophy was first awarded in 1972.
  • Four best and fairest winners have gone onto play VFL / AFL seniors: Hilton Kotzur, Darren Holmes, Brent Piltz and Dean Terlich.
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Fourths / Under 14's

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VFL / AFL Players

Jeremy Finlayson

The following former Hume FL players have played senior VFL / AFL football and / or been drafted to an AFL team, with the year indicating their VFL / AFL debut.

Club Championships

Football
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Hume Netball Association

  • Established in 1947, as the Hume Basketball Association and was changed to the Hume Netball Association in 1971.

The Hume NA officially merged with the Hume FL to become the Hume Football / Netball League in 2018.[181]

  • Highest team score: 104 – Osborne v Culcairn, 2024.[182]
Hume NA – Premiership Table[183]
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Hume Netball Association: 1947 – to present day
Year A. Grade
1947 > present
B. Grade
1954 > present
C. Grade
1971 > present
C. Reserve
2006 > present
16 & Unders
1969 > present
14 & Unders
1973 > present
12 & Unders
2014 > present
11 & Unders
2021 > present
1947 Walla Walla
1948 Walla Walla
1949 Walla Walla
1950 Walbundrie
1951 Walbundrie[184]
1952 Burrumbuttock
1953 Walla Walla[185]
1954 Walla Walla Walbundrie
1955 Walla Walla Walbundrie/Walla
1956 Walla Walla Walla Walla
1957 Burrumbuttock Rand
1958 Balldale St. Paul's College
1959 Walbundrie St. Paul's College
1960 Walbundrie Walla Walla
1961 Balldale Balldale
1962 Balldale Walla Walla
1963 Walla Walla St. Paul's College
1964 St. Paul's College Walla Walla
1965 Walla Walla Walla Walla
1966 Walla Walla St. Paul's Red
1967 Walla Walla Jindera
1968 Burrumbuttock St. Paul's College
1969 Walla Walla Brocklesby St. Paul's Red
1970 Rand Balldale Walla Walla
1971 St. Paul's College Balldale Walla Walla Brocklesby
1972 Walla Walla Walbundrie Walbundrie Walla Walla
1973 Howlong Howlong Osborne Walla Walla Walla Walla
1974 Walla Walla Howlong Walla Walla Walla Walla Walla Walla
1975 Walla Walla Walla Walla Jindera Walla Walla Walla Walla
1976 Rand Walla Walla Rand St. Paul's College ?
1977 Rand St. Paul's College Rand Rand Rand
1978 Rand Walla Walla Brocklesby Rand Walla Walla
1979 East Lavington Jindera Walbundrie St. Paul's College Burrumbuttock
1980 Walla Walla Jindera Henty Henty Jindera
1981 East Lavington Walla Walla Henty Henty Henty
1982 Walla Walla Lockhart Henty Henty Henty
1983 East Lavington Lockhart Lockhart Lockhart Howlong
1984 Jindera Lockhart Walla Walla Henty Henty
1985 Brocklesby Brocklesby Lockhart Burrumbuttock Walla Walla
1986 Osborne Brocklesby Lockhart Henty Walbundrie
1987 Henty East Lavington Jindera Walla Walla Osborne
1988 Brocklesby East Lavington Jindera Walla Walla Jindera
1989 Henty Henty Walbundrie Walla Walla Jindera
1990 Henty East Lavington Walbundrie Lockhart Walla Walla
1991 Brocklesby Walla Walla East Lavington Henty Howlong
1992 Brocklesby East Lavington Walla Walla Walla Walla Henty
1993 Culcairn Walla Walla Culairn Henty Henty
1994 Lockhart Walla Walla Howlong Jindera Jindera
1995 Lockhart Culcairn Walla Walla Jindera Jindera
1996 Burrumbuttock Burrumbuttock Howlong Jindera Henty
1997 Lockhart Burrumbuttock Walbundrie Lockhart Henty
1998 Lockhart Burrumbuttock Lockhart Henty Culcairn
1999 Henty Henty Henty Henty Culcairn
2000 Holbrook Osborne Jindera Osborne Culcairn
2001 Osborne Osborne Howlong Culcairn Henty
2002 Henty Henty Jindera Lockhart Howlong
2003 Lockhart Howlong Brocklesby Howlong Holbrook
2004 Lockhart Howlong Jinders Lockhart Lockhart
2005 Burrumbuttock Burrumbuttock Jindera Lockhart Holbrook
2006 Lockhart Brock-Burrum Jindera Brock-Burrum Lockhart Holbrook
2007 Henty Howlong Howlong Murray Magpies Murray Magpies Murray Magpies
2008 Jindera Jindera Jindera Rand Walbundrie Murray Magpies CDHBU
2009 Murray Magpies Murray Magpies Murray Magpies Murray Magpies Murray Magpies Osborne
2010 Jindera Murray Magpies Murray Magpies Murray Magpies Murray Magpies CDHBU
2011 Jindera Murray Magpies Holbrook Murray Magpies Jindera CDHBU
2012 Murray Magpies Walla Walla Murray Magpies Murray Magpies CDHBU Murray Magpies
2013 Jindera Walla Walla Holbrook Osborne Murray Magpies Holbrook
2014 Jindera Brock-Burrum Murray Magpies Lockhart Rand Walbundrie Holbrook Billabong Crows
2015 Brock-Burrum Brock-Burrum Jindera Lockhart Murray Magpies Murray Magpies Brock-Burrum
2016 CDHBU Henty Holbrook Brock-Burrum Henty Culcairn Henty
2017 Brock-Burrum Brock-Burrum Brock-Burrum Murray Magpies Billabong Crows Brock-Burrum Osborne
2018 Billabong Crows Howlong Brock-Burrum Billabong Crows RWW Giants Murray Magpies Holbrook
2019 Billabong Crows Billabong Crows Howlong Lockhart Osborne Brock-Burrum CDHBU
2020 2020: Hume NA cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 2021: underage netball age categories changed and 11 & Unders competition introduced.
Year A. Grade B. Grade C. Grade C. Reserve 17 & Unders 15 & Unders 13 & Unders 11 & Unders
2021 Season abandoned after 13 matches. No finals series played due to COVID-19. 2021 Minor Premiers listed below.
1st: Osborne[186] 1st: Howlong 1st: Osborne 1st: Jindera 1st: Billabong Crows 1st: CDHBU 1st: Brock-Burrum 1st: Holbrook
2022 Osborne[187] Osborne Osborne Jindera Billabong Crows CDHBU Lockhart Osborne
2023 Osborne[188] Jindera Howlong Osborne Henty Brock-Burrum Jindera Osborne
2024 Jindera[189] Jindera Howlong Osborne RWW Lockhart Jindera Lockhart
2025 Henty Jindera Holbrook Osborne Lockhart Lockhart Howlong Brock-Burrum
2026
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Hume Netball Association – Best & Fairest Awards

In 2003, the Hume NA best and fairest awards were re-introduced across all grades and an inaugural joint vote count and presentation night was held in conjunction with the Hume Football League.[190]

It appears that the initial best and fairest award in the "Hume Basketball Association" may of commenced in 1948 as the Ada Marks Trophy, but unsure of any award winners between 1949 and 2002. Women's basketball was renamed netball in Australia in 1970.[191]

Hume NA – Netball Best & Fairest Winners List
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Hall of Fame

The following people have been inducted into the Hume Football League – Hall of Fame.

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Life Members

The following people are Hume FL Life Members, rewarded for outstanding service.

Hume Football League
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Hume Netball Association[204]
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Associate Life Members

(Coreen & DFL)

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Office Bearers

Hume Football League[206]
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