Sunraysia Football League

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The Sunraysia Football League was formed in 1945, after World War Two, which superseded the Mildura Football League.

In 1947, Melbourne: 23.18 - 156 defeated the Sunraysia FL: 8.16 - 64 at the Mildura Recreation Oval.^[1]

In 1948, Imperials FC finished last on the ladder,^[2] then went onto win the 1949 premiership.

In June 1949, Collingwood: 19.14 - 128^[3] defeated the Sunraysia FL:^[4] 13.6 - 84.^[5]

In 1957, Curlwaa-Wentworth and Coomealla merged to form Wentworth & Districts Football Club.

Between 1951 and 1960, Mildura played in nine grand finals in ten years, winning five premierships, with former Essendon player, Les Griggs coaching the team between 1950 and 1956.

In 1965, Irymple FC finished last on the ladder, then went onto win the 1966 SFL premiership.^[6]

Between 1967 and 1986, the Sunraysia Football League was Richmond's rural VFL zoning area and provided Richmond with many good players and a period of premiership success and regular finals appearances in the late 1960's, 1970's and early 1980's.

Imperials FNC had a very successful period between 1986 and 1996, playing in 10 grand finals in 11 years, which included two lots of five consecutive grand finals. The only year Imperials missed the grand final was in 1991, when they lost the preliminary final.

Under the coaching of former VFL star player, Merv Neagle, Merbein won senior football premierships in 2002 and 2003, with some very smart recruiting, but have since struggled to be regular finalists.^[7]

The SFNL is considered a major country league. The league's grand final was traditionally played at City Oval in Mildura, however from 2022 it has played at the newly-opened Mildura Sporting Precinct in Mildura's South.

In 2023, Imperials FNC finished last (9th) on the senior football ladder, then went onto win the 2024 premiership.

Mildura Football Association

Australian Rules football has been active in Sunraysia since the formation of the Mildura Football Club in 1888,^[8][9] with Mildura finishing on top of the ladder in the first recorded, local Australian Rules competition, the Mildura Football Association in 1891.^[10][11]

In 1891, Mildura FC received the Jamieson Premiership Cup, while "Best All-round Player" went to "Dot" Desailly (South Mildura) and best goalkicker award was won by W. "Bill" Bartlett (North Mildura).^[12]

There was no official competition football in 1896,^[13] as there was only two active football clubs, Irymple and North Mildura, with Wentworth Imperials FC showing some interest in joining the competition,^[14] which did not go ahead, but some friendly matches were played between these clubs.

Between 1900 and 1903, there are no newspapers references to any Australian Rules football competitions in or around the Mildura area, which was partially due to player shortages from enlistments in the Army who served Australia in the Second Boer War. There is no evidence of local football in The Mildura Cultivator newspaper until 1904.^[15] In February, 1904, there was a push get the Mildura Recreation Reserve "into immediate use and proper order" to get the games of cricket and football going again, like the good old days.^[16]

Mildura Football League

In 1904, the Mildura Football League was formed from the following teams - Irymple, Mildura and the Mildura Fire Brigade,^[17] with the Fire Brigade defeating Irymple in the grand final.

In 1907, the Fire Brigade FC disbanded and was reformed as the Mildura Rovers FC^[18] and the club initially wore a red and white guernsey and blue knickers.^[19]

In 1919, East Mildura and West Mildura Football Club's were formed when the town of Mildura was divided up into zoning areas for players to be zoned to a certain club, depending where the player lived.^[20]

In 1921, the Mildura Football League was re-formed from the following teams - Irymple, Merbein, Mildura, North Cliffs and Red Cliffs,^[21] with a new committee of management.^[22] The official new club colours were - Irymple: blue and gold jerseys and socks, blue shorts; Merbein: black and white jerseys and socks, white shorts; Mildura: black and red jerseys and socks, white shorts; Red Cliff: maroon and royal blue jerseys and socks, white shorts; Red Cliffs North: cardinal and black jerseys and socks, white shorts.^[23]

In a golden era for the town of Merbein, between 1924 and 1938, Merbein and / or South Merbein played in 16 consecutive Mildura FL grand finals, with Merbein winning seven premierships and South Merbein winning six premierships.

In 1925, Merbein Park was changed to the Kenny Memorial Park in honour of the late E J Kenny, for all the work Mr Kenny performed in Merbein as the "Father" of the Merbein settlement.^[24]

In 1927, the Mildura Rovers Junior FC (Under 18 side) wore "white knicks, dark blue guernsey, with a yellow sash".^[25]

In August 1927, Mildura FL: 11.10 - 76 defeated Essendon Reserves: 6.8 - 44.^[26]

In September 1936, St Kilda 14.18 - 102 defeated the Mildura Football League 11.20 - 86, with St Kilda's Bill Mohr kicking 10 goals.^[27]

In 1937, the Mildura FC disbanded and the Mildura Working Man's Club^[28] entered a team in the Mildura FL.^[29]

In 1938, Laurie Leask won the 1938 Mildura Football League / Sunraysia Daily newspaper best and fairest award, the Snow Trophy.^[30][31]

In September 1938, Essendon Reserves: 16.17 - 113 defeated the Mildura Football League: 16.16 - 112 in a thrilling game.^[32]

In 1940, because of World War Two, the Mildura & DFL was reduced to a six team competition between the Imperials, Irymple, Merbein, Red Cliffs, Wentworth and Workers, with the season shortened, the grand final was played in June.^[33]

Mildura Boys Football Association

In April 1946, the Sunraysia Boys Football Association was formed with an Under 18 division and an Under 16 division from the following teams^[34] - Coomealla, Curlwaa, Gol Gol, Irymple, Merbein, Mildura Community Centre, Mildura Convent, Mildura High School, Methodists, Red Cliffs Community Centre and Wentworth.^[35]

Mildura Wednesday Football Association

The Mildura Wednesday FA was formed in 1921^[36] and initially comprised the following three clubs - Fitzroys (Maroon), Imperials (blue and white) and Tigers (yellow and black).^[37] In 1929, C Whitmore (Mildura Rovers) won the MWFA best and fairest award.^[38]

Timeline

• 1891 - 1895: Mildura Football Association
• 1896 - MFA in recess
• 1897 - 1899: Mildura Football Association
• 1900 - 1903: MFA in recess due to Australia in the Second Boer War
• 1904 - 1915: Mildura Football League
• 1916 - 1918: MFL in recess due to World War One
• 1919 - 1940: Mildura Football League^[39]
• 1941 - 1943: MFL in recess due to World War Two
• 1944 - Mildura Football League. Newspapers reports sometimes referred to the local football competition as the Mildura & District Football League and occasionally the Mildura Football Association between 1904 and 1944, but it was mostly referred to as the Mildura Football League during this period.
• 1945 - 2019: Sunraysia Football League
• 2020 - SFNL in recess due to COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria. 2021 season was cut short due to COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria and no finals series was played.
• 2021 - 2025: Sunraysia Football League

Stance on Violence

Irymple Football Club is working with Kim O'Reilly to educate players around healthy relationships and violence against women. O'Reilly was seriously assaulted by former Irymple player Jake Frecker in January 2018.

Irymple Club president Dennis Mitchell called for football clubs to change their culture around violence, condemning the support Dimboola provided to Frecker after he was charged with the assault on O'Reilly. "When your sporting club is the heart of the community, then it is our responsibility to be a vehicle for [education on family violence]"^[40]

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Nine clubs – Imperials, Irymple, Merbein, Mildura, Ouyen United, Red Cliffs, Robinvale–Euston, South Mildura and Wentworth – participate in the competition, which includes senior and junior grades of football and netball.

Locations

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Club locations - Mildura	Club locations - Greater Sunraysia
4km 2.5miles Wentworth District South Mildura Robinvale-Euston Red Cliffs Ouyen United (Underbool) Ouyen United (Ouyen) Mildura Merbein Irymple Imperials	15km 9.3miles Robinvale-Euston Ouyen United (Underbool) Ouyen United (Ouyen)

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Current

More information Club, Colours ...

Club	Colours	Nickname	Home ground	Former League	Est.	Years in SFNL	SFNL Senior Premierships
							Total	Years
Imperials		Imps	Brian Weightman Oval. Mildura, Victoria	MWFA	1921	1945–	20	1949, 1950, 1956, 1957, 1971, 1977, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2013, 2024
Irymple		Swallows	Henshilwood Oval. Irymple, Victoria	MDFL	1894[41][42]	1945–	10	1954, 1966, 1976, 1978, 2006, 2011, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023
Merbein		Magpies	Kenny Park. Merbein, Victoria	MDFL	1910[43]	1945–	6	1948, 1962, 1963, 1975, 2002, 2003
Mildura		Redlegs, Demons	Brian Weightman Oval. Mildura, Victoria	MDFL	1888	1945–	9	1946, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1958, 1960, 1982, 2007, 2025
Ouyen United		Kangas[44]	Blackburn Park Ouyen, Victoria and Underbool Recreation Reserve, Underbool, Victoria	–	2015	2016–	2	2016, 2018
Red Cliffs		Diggers, Tigers	Quandong Park, Red Cliffs, Victoria	MDFL	1919	1945–	11	1953, 1959, 1961, 1964, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1985, 2000, 2014, 2015
Robinvale-Euston		Eagles	John James Oval. Robinvale, Victoria	–	2015	2015–	0	–
South Mildura		Bulldogs	Mildura Sporting Precinct. Mildura, Victoria	–	1891[45]	1945–	4	1968, 1969, 1970, 1998
Wentworth District		Roos	George Gordon Oval. Dareton, New South Wales	–	1956[46]	1957–	6	1973, 1984, 1996, 2001, 2009, 2012

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Former clubs

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Club	Colours	Nickname	Home ground	Former League	Est.	Years in SFNL	SFNL Senior Premierships		Fate
							Total	Years
Cardross		Lions	Cardross Recreation Reserve, Cardross	–	1935[47]	1948–1961	0	–	Moved to Millewa FL in 1962
Carwarp			Carwarp Recreation Reserve, Carwarp	MDFL			0	–	Folded after 1960 season
Coomealla		All Blacks	George Gordon Oval, Dareton	WIFA	1924[48]	1946-1956[49]	0	–	Merged with Curlwaa-Wentworth to form Wentworth District after 1956 season.[46] Re-formed in Millewa FL in 1981
Curlwaa			Curlwaa Oval, Curlwaa	MDFL		1946-1948	0	–	Merged with Wentworth to form Curlwaa-Wentworth after 1948 season
Curlwaa-Wentworth			McLeod Oval, Wentworth	–	1949	1949-1956	0	–	Merged with Coomealla to form Wentworth District after 1956 season.[46]
Nichols Point			Nichols Point Recreation Reserve, Nichols Point	–	1948	1948-?	0	–	Unsure of exact years of participation.
Ouyen		Demons	Blackburn Park, Ouyen	MFL	1937	1979–1982	0	–	Moved to Northern Mallee FL in 1983
RAAF		Blues	No. 1 Oval, Mildura	MFL	1944	1945	1	1945	Folded after 1945 season[50]
Robinvale	(1958-?) (?-2014)	Eagles	John James Oval, Robinvale	MFL	1927	1958–2014	9	1965, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1979, 1989, 1991, 1997, 2010	Merged with Euston to form Robinvale-Euston in 2015
South Merbein		Swans	Kenny Park, Merbein	MDFL	1919	1945–1951	0	–	Disbanded after 1952 season.[51] Re-formed in Millewa FL in 1960.
University			No. 1 Oval, Mildura	–	1940s	1947–1949	1	1947	Folded after 1949 season
Wentworth			McLeod Oval, Wentworth	MDFL	1889[52]	1946-1948	0	–	Merged with Curlwaa to form Curlwaa-Wentworth after 1948 season

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Sunraysia FNL

Senior Football

Reserves Football

Thirds Football

Mildura Football League^[53]

Mildura Football Association

Mildura Wednesday Football Association - 1921 to 1929

Mildura Wednesday Football League - 1933 to 1934

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Senior Football

More information Mildura Football Association: SENIORS, Year ...

Mildura Football Association: SENIORS[112]
Year	Premiers	Score	Runners up	Score	Best on Ground	Coach	Comments
1891	1st: Mildura		2nd: North Mildura
1892	South Mildura		2nd: North Mildura
1893	South Mildura		2nd: North Mildura
1894	1st: North Mildura		2nd: South Mildura
1895	North Mildura
1896	MFA in recess						MFA in recess
1897	1st: North Mildura
1898	South Mildura
1899	1st: South Mildura
1900-03							In recess>Second Boer War
Mildura Football League
1904	Fire Brigade	3.6 - 24	Irymple	0.4 - 4
1905	1st: Irymple		2nd: Mildura
1906	1st: Irymple		2nd: Fire Brigade
1907	1st: Irymple		2nd: Mildura
1908	1st: Mildura		2nd: Mildura Rovers
1909	1st: Mildura Rovers		2nd: Irymple			H Greenwood
1910	Mildura Rovers	6.12 - 48	Mildura	3.3 - 21		H Greenwood	[113][114]
1911	1st: Mildura Rovers		2nd: Mildura
1912	Irymple	4.7 - 31	Mildura Rovers	0.7 - 7		Ernie Shaw	Mildura Recreation Oval[115][116]
1913	1st: Irymple		2nd: Merbein
1914	Mildura Rovers	6.10 - 46	Merbein	2.7 - 21		H Greenwood	[117]
1915	1st: Irymple	declared	Premiers			A V Lyon	Shortened season>WW1
1916-18							In recess > WW1
1919	West Mildura	3.7 - 25	Irymple	2.6 - 24		Lyon	[118]
1920	Irymple	6.7 - 43	East Mildura	4.4 - 28		Perc Tickell	[119]
1921	Mildura	8.8 - 56	Merbein	4.3 - 27
1922	Mildura	8.12 - 60	Red Cliffs	3.7 - 25		C K McKenzie	[120]
1923	Meberin	8.8 - 56	Red Cliffs	6.9 - 45		W Freeman	[121]
1924	Mildura	4.4 - 28	Merbein	2.8 - 20
1925	Mildura	6.8 - 44	South Merbein	4.17 - 41			Merbein[122]
1926	Merbein	9.10 - 64	South Merbein	6.10 - 46		J Giles	£172
1927	South Merbein	11.12 - 78	Merbein	7.9 - 51
1928	South Merbein	11.11 - 76	Merbein	6.12 - 48		J Giles
1929	South Merbein	9.15 - 69	Merbein	5.12 - 42		J Giles	Mildura Recreation Oval. £84[123][124]
1930	Merbein	11.6 - 72	South Merbein	6.10 - 46
1931	South Merbein	14.15 - 99	Curlwaa	13.13 - 91			Mildura Recreation Oval[125]
1932	Merbein	11.10 - 76	South Merbein	5.11 - 41		A Tyrers	Mildura Recreation Oval. £80[126]
1933	South Merbein	11.12 - 78	Mildura	7.12 - 54			Mildura Recreation Oval[127]
1934	Red Cliffs	19.16 - 130	South Merbein	15.17 - 107			£121[128]
1935	South Merbein	11.17 - 83	Red Cliffs	11.8 - 74
1936	Imperials	11.11 - 77	South Merbein	9.16 - 70
1937	Merbein	20.7 - 127	Imperials	10.11 - 71
1938	Merbein	19.15 - 129	Workers	11.10 - 76
1939	Workers	12.8 - 80	Red Cliffs	8.4 - 52
1940	Red Cliffs	6.6 - 42	Imperials	3.11 - 29
1941-43							In recess > WW2
1944	Merbein	6.12 - 48	RAAF	5.13 - 43
Sunraysia Football League
1945	RAAF	22.14 - 146	Mildura	16.15 - 111	Harper	Wally Roach[129]	Mildura Recreation Oval. £310[130]
1946	Mildura	15.10 - 100	Merbein	5.15 - 45		Laurie Leask[131]	Milawa Recreation Oval[132][133]
1947	University	10.14 - 74	Irymple	6.8 - 44		Ralph Shalless	Mildura Recreation Oval[134]
1948	Merbein	9.9 - 63	Irymple	6.8 - 44	B Hogan (M) &	Jack Doherty	Mildura Recreation Oval[135]
					B Lancaster (I)[136]
1949	Imperials	16.12 - 108	Red Cliffs	8.12 - 60	Billy O'Donnell (I)[137]	Neil Hogan	No. 1 Oval[138]
1950	Imperials	11.10 - 76	Red Cliffs	11.8 - 74	Brian Weightman (I) &[139]	Jack Doherty	No.1 Oval. £573[140]
					G Benton (I)
1951	Mildura	15.11 - 101	Red Cliffs	4.7 - 31	Vic Radford (M)	Les Griggs	Mildura Recreation Oval. £608[141]
1952	Mildura	13.10 - 88	Irymple	10.12 - 72	Peter Smith (M)	Les Griggs	No.1 Oval £712[142]
1953	Red Cliffs	12.8 - 80	Mildura	9.7 - 61	Frank Zoch (RC)[143]	Ron Savage	No.1 Oval[144]
1954	Irymple	9.12 - 84	Mildura	9.8 - 62	Lindsay Turnbull (I)[145]	John Sexton	No.1 Oval[146]
1955	Mildura	12.15 - 87	Red Cliffs	8.4 - 52	Graeme Bell (RC)[147]	Les Griggs	No.1 Oval. £794[148]
1956	Imperials	16.13 - 109	Irymple	11.9 - 75	John Waldron (I)	John Waldron	[149][150][151][152]
1957	Imperials	13.15 - 93	Mildura	5.5 - 35		John Waldron
1958	Mildura	11.14 - 80	Merbein	9.9 - 63		John Stockton
1959	Red Cliffs	8.14 - 62	Mildura	6.5 - 41		Frank Slater
1960	Mildura	16.14 - 100	Merbein	7.9 - 51		Roy Burr
1961	Red Cliffs	7.6 - 48	Merbein	6.9 - 45
1962	Merbein	6.15 - 51	Imperials	5.5 - 35
1963	Merbein	9.10 - 64	Imperials	8.10 - 58
1964	Red Cliffs	9.11 - 65	Imperials	7.14 - 56
1965	Robinvale	10.13 - 73	Red Cliffs	9.10 - 64
1966	Irymple	11.8 - 74	Robinvale	6.18 - 54
1967	Robinvale	11.22 - 88	Irymple	10.12 - 72
1968	South Mildura	16.10 - 106	Irymple	7.10 - 52			[153]
1969	South Mildura	12.12 - 84	Merbein	5.6 - 36
1970	South Mildura	10.14 - 74	Robinvale	9.12 - 66
1971	Imperials	10.17 - 77	Mildura	7.12 - 54
1972	Robinvale	11.16 - 82	Wentworth	9.10 - 64
1973	Wentworth	11.12 - 78	Irymple	10.11 - 71
1974	Robinvale	13.7 - 85	Wentworth	10.14 - 74
1975	Merbein	13.11 - 89	Irymple	8.11 - 59
1976	Irymple	14.12 - 96	Imperials	7.4 - 46
1977	Imperials	15.12 - 102	Robinvale	11.11 - 77
1978	Irymple	8.16 - 64	South Mildura	5.9 - 39
1979	Robinvale	12.8 - 80	Imperials	10.15 - 75
1980	Red Cliffs	23.23 - 161	Mildura	8.11 - 59
1981	Red Cliffs	13.19 - 97	Mildura	12.8 - 80
1982	Mildura	16.10 - 106	Red Cliffs	15.15 - 105
1983	Red Cliffs	24.20 - 164	South Mildura	12.14 - 86
1984	Wentworth	17.13 - 115	Mildura	12.9 - 81
1985	Red Cliffs	24.12 - 156	Mildura	12.13 - 85
1986	Imperials	15.14 - 104	Red Cliffs	12.8 - 80
1987	Imperials	20.20 - 140	Red Cliffs	10.10 - 70
1988	Imperials	14.12 - 96	Red Cliffs	11.11 - 77
1989	Robinvale	10.9 - 69	Imperials	8.14 - 62
1990	Imperials	15.14 - 104	Red Cliffs	13.9 - 87
1991	Robinvale	17.15 - 117	Red Cliffs	14.13 - 97
1992	Imperials	13.10 - 88	Red Cliffs	11.15 - 81
1993	Imperials	11.16-82 18.15-123	Mildura	11.16-82 9.18-72
1994	Imperials	16.20 - 116	South Mildura	10.8 - 68
1995	Imperials	20.14 - 134	South Mildura	12.7 - 79
1996	Wentworth	11.15 - 81	Imperials	10.17 - 77
1997	Robinvale	26.11 - 167	Wentworth	18.3 - 111
1998	South Mildura	15.12 - 102	Imperials	6.18 - 54
1999	Imperials	16.7 - 103	Robinvale	15.11 - 101
2000	Red Cliffs	12.16 - 88	Wentworth	9.5 - 59
2001	Wentworth	18.10 - 118	Robinvale	15.11 - 101
2002	Merbein	11.19 - 85	Wentworth	11.15 - 81
2003	Merbein	15.16 - 106	Imperials	11.10 - 76
2004	Imperials	17.17 - 119	Red Cliffs	11.11 - 77
2005	Imperials	10.12 - 72	Irymple	10.11 - 71
2006	Irymple	21.12 - 138	Robinvale	12.5 - 77
2007	Mildura	19.5 - 119	Imperials	16.11 - 107
2008	Imperials	19.16 - 130	Robinvale	6.9 - 45
2009	Wentworth	24.19 - 163	Robinvale	10.10 - 70
2010	Robinvale	21.12 - 138	Irymple	11.10 - 76
2011	Irymple	13.10 - 88	Robinvale	12.9 - 81
2012	Wentworth	14.7 - 91	Irymple	11.18 - 84
2013	Imperials	12.8 - 80	Irymple	6.10 - 46
2014	Red Cliffs	15.20 - 110	Imperials	14.6 - 90
2015	Red Cliffs	15.9 - 99	Imperials	14.7 - 91
2016	Ouyen United	16.10 - 106	Mildura	11.11 - 77
2017	Irymple	9.15 - 69	Ouyen United	9.8 - 62		Will Callow &
						Todd George
2018	Ouyen United	10.11 - 71	Irymple	10.6 - 66		Andy Jardine
2019	Irymple	9.12 - 66	Imperials	8.11 - 59		Will Callow &
						Todd George
2020	SFNL in recess						COVID-19
2021	Shortened season		No finals series				COVID-19
2022	Irymple	10.5 - 65	Wentworth	8.11 - 59		Tom Brownbridge &	Mildura Sporting Precinct
						Dan Coghlan
2023	Irymple	8.14 - 62	Robinvale Euston	4.9 - 33		Dan Coghlan &	Mildura Sporting Precinct
						Thomas Brownidge
2024	Imperials	6.11 - 47	Wentworth	6.8 - 44		Brad Vallance	Mildura Sporting Precinct
2025	Mildura	12.8 (80)	Irymple	10.8 (68)	Jono Lee (Mildura)	Mark Alvey &	Mildura Sporting Precinct
						Sam Kerrige
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Year	Premiers	Score	Runner Up	Score	Best on Ground	Coach	Venue/Comments

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Reserves Football

In 1928, the Mildura Junior Football League was formed,^[154] which was a "Reserves" football competition, set up for boys too old for the Under 18 competition.^[155] In 1945, the initial seconds 18 football competition was known as the "Reserves", then between 1946 and 1954, it was referred to as the "Junior" competition, even though adults were playing in this competition.^[156] Then from 1955 onwards the Sunraysia Daily referred to it as the "Seconds" competition.

More information Year, Premiers ...

Sunraysia Football League: RESERVES
Year	Premiers	Score	Runners up	Score	Best on Ground	Coach	Venue / Comments
Mildura Junior Football League (Reserves)[157]
1928	South Merbein	7.7 - 49	Merbein	5.13 - 43			Mildura Recreation Reserve[158][159]
1929	Wentworth	5.11- 41	South Merbein	4.9 - 33			Mildura Recreation Reserve[160]
1930	Curlwaa	9.6 - 60	Mildura	7.8 - 50		Claude Hatch	At South Merbein[161]
1931	Imperials	6.12 - 48	Merbein	2.8 - 20		A E Francis	At Merbein[162]
1932	Imperials[163]	16.10 - 106	Coomealla	3.10 - 28		A E Francis	At Merbein[164]
1933	Red Cliffs	12.22 - 94	Carwarp	4.6 - 30			Mildura Oval[165]
1934	Red Cliffs	9.19 - 73	Curlwaa	6.7 - 43	Cumper	Smith	Mildura Recreation Oval[166][167]
1935	Commealla	defeated	Curlwaa				[168]
1936	Imperials	11.12 - 78	Irymple	9.11 - 65		F Gott	Mildura Recreation Reserve[169][170]
1937	Coomealla	13.12 - 90	Red Cliffs	9.19 - 73			[171][172]
1938	Wentworth	11.20 - 86	Coomealla	4.6 - 30			Kenny Memorial Park, Merbein[173]
1939	Wentworth	12.15 - 87	Irymple	8.14 - 62		Merv Wescombe	Mildura Oval[174][175][176]
1940-45							In recess > WW2
Sunraysia Football League
1945	RAAF	7.15 - 57	Mildura	2.5 - 17			"Reserves"
1946	Curlwaa	11.8 - 74	Merbein	5.8 - 38			"Juniors"[177]
1947	Merbein	9.8 - 62	Red Cliffs	8.9 - 57			"Juniors" At Recreation Reserve[178]
1948	Coomealla	12.11 - 83	Merbein	8.4 - 52	E Payne (C)		"Juniors" At Wentworth. Undefeated Premiers[179]
1949	A: Curlwaa	defeated	Nichols Point[180]			Ron Pike	"Juniors"At Merbein.[181][182]
	B: Irymple	7.13 - 55	Mildura	3.11 - 29			"Juniors"[183]
1950	A: Curlwaa Wentworth	14.16 - 100	Nichol's Point	6.9 - 45			"Juniors" Undefeated Premiers[184][185]
	B: Mildura South	11.14 - 80	Cardross	5.6 - 36			"Juniors"[186]
1951	A: Red Cliffs	16.14 - 110	Curlwaa Wentworth	10.11 - 71			At No. 1 Oval[187][188]
	B: Cardross	defeated	Mildura				"Juniors" At Red Cliffs[189][190]
1952	A: Red Cliffs	8.3 - 51	Curlwaa Wentworth	6.15 - 51			"Juniors" Drawn Grand Final. At No.1 Oval.[191]
	A: Red Cliffs	10.10 - 70	Curlwaa Wentworth	5.7 - 37			"Juniors" Grand Final Replay[192]
	B: Irymple	10.17 - 77	Mildura South	6.7 - 43			"Juniors"[193]
1953	A: Curlwaa Wentworth	16.12 - 108	Coomealla	13.20 - 98			"Juniors"[194]
	B: Imperials	9.18 - 72	Irymple	6.6 - 42			"Juniors" At No.3 Oval[195]
1954	A: Curlwaa Wentworth	13.11 - 89	Coomealla	7.13 - 55			"Juniors" At Merbein[196][197]
	B: Carwarp	7.17 - 59	South Mildura	5.9 - 39			"Juniors" At Red Cliffs[198]
1955	A: Coolmealla	8.15 - 63	Carwarp	7.19 - 61			"Seconds" At Merbein[199]
	B: South Mildura	15.16 - 106	Nichol's Point	3.5 - 23			"Seconds" At Irymple. 1st Grand Final[200][201][202][203]
	B: Imperials	9.11 - 65	Nichol's Point	4.6 - 30			"Seconds" at Irymple. 2nd Grand Final[204][205]
1956	A: Red Cliffs	12.22 - 94	Mildura	3.6 - 24			"Seconds" At Merbein[206][207]
	B: Irymple	v	Nichol's Point				"Seconds" At No.3 Oval[208]
1957	Red Cliffs	4.14 - 38	Carwarp	4.9 - 33			[209]
1958	Mildura	6.11 - 47	Red Cliffs	7.3 - 45			[210]
1959
1960	Red Cliffs	4.3 - 27	South Mildura	1.7 - 13
1961
1962	Merbein	18.14 - 122	Robinvale	8.8 - 56			[211]
1963	Red Cliffs	11.13 - 79	Merbein	6.7 - 43			[212]
1964
1965	Imperials	7.7 - 49	Red Cliffs	6.4 - 40
1966
1967	Irymple	7.12 - 54	Robinvale	8.4 - 52
1968
1969	Red Cliffs	3.5 - 23	Robinvale	2.7 - 19
1970	?
1971	Wentworth	12.10 - 82	Imperials	8.9 - 57			[213]
1972	Robinvale	11.13 - 79	Wentworth	4.3 - 27			[214]
1973	Imperials	13.11 - 89	Robinvale	6.6 - 42			[215]
1974	Imperials	8.7 - 55	Red Cliffs	6.15 - 51
1975	Robinvale	9.5 - 59	South Mildura	7.6 - 48			[216]
1976	Imperials	5.8 - 38	Mildura	5.4 - 34
1977	Mildura	9.12 - 66	Imperials	7.5 - 47
1978	Irymple	6.6 - 42	Red Cliffs	1.5 - 11
1979	Mildura	9.9 - 63	Robinvale	6.6 - 42
1980	Wenthworth	18.18 - 126	Mildura	9.12 - 66			[217]
1981	Robinvale	17.15 - 117	Red Cliffs	10.11 - 71			[218]
1982	Mildura	20.14 - 134	Robinvale	10.15 - 75			[219]
1983	Robinvale	21.15 - 141	Mildura	15.17 - 107			[220]
1984	Irymple	22.6 - 138	South Mildura	9.8 - 62
1985	Imperials	19.12 - 126	Red Cliffs	14.11 - 95			[221]
1986	Red Cliffs	10.12 - 72	Imperials	4.11 - 35
1987	Imperials	11.17 - 83	South Mildura	4.7 - 35			[222]
1988	Mildura	22.15 - 147	Imperials	10.9 - 69			[223]
1989	Mildura	14.15 - 99	Red Cliffs	9.6 - 60			[224]
1990	Mildura	16.8 - 104	Imperials	13.6 - 84
2020							In recess > COVID-19
2021							No finals > COVID-19
2022	Irymple	8.11 - 59	Imperials	5.5 - 35			Mildura Sports Precinct
2023	Merbein	13.9 - 87	Irymple	5.2 - 32			Mildura Sports Precinct
2024	Irymple	8.5 - 53	Robinvale Euston	5.9 - 39			Mildura Sports Precinct
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Thirds Football

• Juniors: (1917 to 1925)
• Under 18's: (1926 to 1940)
• Under 18's: (1946 to 2025)

More information Year, Age ...

Sunraysia Football League: Under 18's
Year	Age	Premiers	Score	Runners up	Score	Best on Ground	Coach	Venue/Comments
Mildura Junior Football Association
1917	Juniors	Merbein	3.5 - 23	Irymple	3.3 - 21			[225]
1920	Juniors	Merbein	8.8 - 56	Curlwaa	5.10 - 40			Merbein Rec Reserve[226]
1921	Juniors
1922	Juniors	Red Cliffs	defeated	Carwarp
1923	Juniors	Red Cliffs	6.9 - 45	Carwarp	1.5 - 11			[227]
1924	Juniors	Mildura	5.8 - 56	Carwarp	5.10 - 40			Red Cliffs Rec Reserve[228]
1925	Juniors	Ramblers						[229][230]
Mildura Football League: Under 18 Competition[231]
1926	U/18	Merbein Wanderers	9.11 - 65	Irymple	4.1 - 25			[232]
1927	U/18	Merebin Wanderers	7.6 - 48	Irymple	4.2 - 26			Undefeated Premiers[233][234]
1928	U/18	Red Cliffs	5.8 - 38	Mildura Rovers	5.5 - 35			At Irymple[235]
1929	U/18	Mildura Rovers	6.8 - 44	Red Cliffs	4.6 - 30			At Mildura Recreation Reserve[236]
1930	U/18	Mildura Rovers	11.12 - 78	Red Cliffs	8.7 - 55			At Irymple[237]
1931	U/18	Mildura Rovers	10.3 - 63	Merbein Wanderers	6.15 - 51			Kenny Memorial Park, Merbein[238]
1932	U/18	Merbein Wanderers	5.11 - 41	Mildura Rovers	5.6 - 36			At No.3 Oval, Mildura[239]
1933	U/18	Mildura Rovers	7.5 - 47	Merbein Wanderers	4.5 - 29			At South Merbein[240]
1934	U/18	Red Cliffs	15.8 - 98	Merbein	8.2 - 50			No.3 Oval, Mildura[241]
1935	U/18	Merbein Wanderers	defeated	Mildura Rovers				No.3 Oval, Mildura[242]
1936	U/18	Mildura Rovers	6.10 - 46	Merbein Wanderers	3.5 - 23			At South Merbein[243]
1937	U/18	Merbein Wanderers	11.19 - 85	Mildura Rovers	2.5 - 17			Lock Oval, Mildura[244]
1938	U/18	Irymple[245]	V's	Red Cliffs[246]				No.3 Oval, Mildura. Result not published?
1939	U/18	Merbein Wanderers	11.9 - 75	Iryymple	6.9 - 45			No.3 Oval, Mildura[247]
1940	U/18	Mildura Rovers	15.11 - 101	Irymple	3.10 - 28			No.1 Oval, Mildura[248]
1941-45								In recess > WW2
Sunraysia Football League: Under 18's
1946	U/18	Red Cliffs	9.16 - 70	Mildura High School	6.19 - 55			At Mildura High School[249]
1947	U/18	Merbein	9.7 - 61	Red Cliffs	5.10 - 40			Mildura High School[250][251]
1948	U/18	Merbein	11.4 - 70	Mildura Community Centre	6.5 - 35			[252]
1949	U/18	Red Cliffs	8.12 - 60	Merbein	7.7 - 49			At Mildura High School[253]
1950	U/18	Rovers	10.9 - 69	Mildura CC	6.8 - 44			[254]
1951	U/18	Rovers	5.8 - 38	Mildura CC	4.9 - 33	C Nicolaou		[255]
1952	U/18	Red Cliffs	7.11 - 53	Rovers	5.1 - 31			At Merbein[256]
1953	U/18	Mildura CC	3.10 - 28	Merbein	4.4 - 28			Drawn Grand Final At Red Cliffs[257]
	U/18	Merbein	6.10 - 46	Mildura CC	4.4 - 28			Grand Final Replay At No.1 Oval[258]
1954	U/18	Mildura CC[259]	V's	Red Cliffs[260]
1955	U/18	Red Cliffs	3.11 - 29	Mildura	3.3 - 21			At Red Cliffs[261]
1956	U/18	Irymple	8.7 - 55	Merbein	5.5 - 35			At Mildura Recreation Oval[262]
1957	U/18	Red Cliffs						[263]
1958
1959	Thirds	Red Cliffs	2.13 - 25	Imperials	2.2 - 14
1960
1965	Thirds	Irymple	7.9 - 51	Red Cliffs	7.7 - 49
1970		?
1971		?
1972		?
1973	Thirds	Red Cliffs	12.3 - 75	Mildura	9.9 - 72
1974	U/18	Imperials	16.15 - 111	Merbein	6.3 - 39
1975	Thirds	Imperials	5.9 - 39	Mildura	2.5 - 17
1976	U/17	Imperials	8.5 - 53	Mildura	4.4 - 28
1977	U/17	Mildura	12.5 - 77	Imperials	4.12 - 36
1978	U/17	Red Cliffs	7.7 - 49	Imperials	6.12 - 48
1979	U/17	Mildura	11.9 - 75	Imperials	6.8 - 44
1980	U/17	Imperials	14.15 - 99	Robinvale	9.11 - 65
1981	U/17	Imperials	12.9 - 81	Robinvale	10.7 - 67
1982	U/17	Imperials	17.13 - 115	Mildura	8.2 - 50
1983	U/17	Imperials	17.18 - 120	Mildura	11.5 - 71
1984	U/17	Robinvale	13.4 - 82	Imperials	4.8 - 32
1985	U/17	Mildura	8.9 - 57	Red Cliffs	6.8 - 44
1986	U/17	Imperials	7.4 - 46	Mildura	6.6 - 42
1987	U/17	Mildura	9.15 - 69	Imperials	6.8 - 44
1988	U/17	Mildura	12.6 - 78	Red Cliffs	8.2 - 50
1989	U/17	Mildura	10.11 - 71	Red Cliffs	10.3 - 63
1990	U/17	Imperials	9.9 - 63	Red Cliffs	5.6 - 36
1991	U/17	Mildura		Red Cliffs			R Jackson & C Van Wyk	No.1 Oval, Mildura
1992	U/17	Mildura		Red Cliffs		Bruce Clark (M)	M Pullen	No.1 Oval, Mildura
2020								In recess > COVID-19
2021								No finals > COVID-19
2022	U/18	Irymple	10.8 - 68	Mildura	3.6 - 24			Mildura Sports Precinct
2023	U/18	Irymple	12.7 - 79	Robinvale	10.3 - 63			Mildura Sports Precinct
2024	U/18	Irymple	9.11 - 65	Mildura	6.10 - 46			Mildura Sports Precinct
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Under 16's

• U/16's: 1946 - 1956
• U/15's: From ?
• U/15.5: 2004 - 2006
• U/16's: 2007 - 2025

More information Year, Premiers ...

Sunraysia Junior Football League: U/16's
Year	Premiers	Score	Runners up	Score	Best on Ground	Coach	Venue/Comments
1946	Mildura Community Centre No.1	v	Red Cliffs Community Centre				At Lock Oval[264]
1947	Mildura High School	8.8 - 56	Mildura CC	8.8 - 56			Drawn Grand Final[265]
	Mildura CC	3.8 - 26	Mildura HS	1.6 - 12	Weightman		Grand Final Replay[266][267]
1948	Mildura HS	defeated	Irymple				[268]
1949	Mildura HS	8.6 - 56	Red Cliffs	2.5 - 11			Mildura High School[269]
1950	Merbein	4.7 - 31	Mildura HS	3.11 - 29			[270]
1951	Irymple	10.9 - 69	Merbein	2.9 - 27	L Photopolous (I)		[271][272]
1952	Mildura CC	2.9 - 21	Red Cliffs	3.2 - 20	J Weaver (RC)		At No.1 Oval[273]
1953	Red Cliffs	7.11 - 53	Merbein	4.5 - 29			At No.3 Oval[274]
1954	Irymple	9.6 - 60	Merbein	2.7- 21			At Red Cliffs[275]
1955	Merbein	9.11 - 65	Irymple	6.8 - 44	Hassa Mann (M)		At No.3 Oval[276][277]
1956	Merbein	defeated	Red Cliffs		Hassa Mann (M)		[278]
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965	Robinvale	4.6 - 30	Imperials	3.10 - 28			"Fourths"
1966
1967
1968	Red Cliffs
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973	Imperials	11.12 - 78	South Mildura	3.7 - 25			Fourths
1974	Merbein	10.6 - 66	Imperials	5.8 - 38			Fourths[279]
1975	Coomealla		Red Cliffs
1976	Red Cliffs	16.14 - 110	Mildura	4.2 - 26			U/15's
1977	Mildura	8.6 - 54	Mildura HS	3.4 - 22			U/15's
1978	Imperials	14.13 - 97	Red Cliffs	3.3 - 21			U/15's
1979	Mildura HS		Coomealla
1980	Coomealla	11.2 - 68	Merbein	7.8 - 50			U/15's
1981	Red Cliffs		Imperials
1982	Mildura HS	11.15 - 81	Imperials	5.4 - 34	C McGown (MHS)		U/15's
1983	Red Cliffs	7.8 - 50	Merbein	5.4 - 34		M Harris	U/15's
1984	Imperials	8.7 - 55	Mildura HS	6.1 - 37			U/15's
1985	Mildura	12.12 - 84	Wentworth	8.8 - 56			U/15's
1986	Mildura		Irymple
1987	Mildura		Imperials				U/15's
1988	Imperials		Mildura
1989	Red Cliffs	10.13 - 73	Mildura	4.6 - 30			U/15's
1990	Mildura	7.11 - 53	Red Cliffs	4.7 - 31		Peter O'Toole	U/15's
1991	Robinvale	18.8 - 122	Red Cliffs	4.6 - 30	S Bowden (R)		U/15's
1992	Red Cliffs		Robinvale
1993	Imperials	14.14 - 98	Mildura	2.6 - 18	Blair Patterson (RC) &	S Cuai &	U/15's
					Matthew James (RC)	C Marciano
1994	South Mildura	14.12 - 96	Red Cliffs	6.6 - 42			U/15's
1995	Imperials	9.9 - 63	South Mildura	6.10 - 46			U/15's
1996	Imperials	15.7 - 97	Irymple	7.3 - 45			U/15's
1997	Imperials	6.6 - 42	Irymple	5.7 - 37			U/15's
1998	South Mildura	9.10 - 64	Mildura	5.5 - 35			U/15's
1999	Imperials	10.11 - 71	Red Cliffs	10.10 - 70	D Blair (RC) &		U/15's
					J Longeri (I)
2000	Robinvale		Wentworth
2001	Red Cliffs		Wentworth
2002	Red Cliffs	10.8 58	South Mildura	9.6 - 60		Henry Henderson	U/15's
2003	Imperials		Red Cliffs
2004	South Mildura	10.11 - 71	Imperials	8.4 - 52			U/15.5. At Robinvale
2005	South Mildura	10.11 - 71	Imperials	7.9 - 51			U/15.5
2006	Irymple	21.15 - 141	Red Cliffs	5.7 - 37			U/15.5
2007	Irymple	17.8 - 110	Wentworth	6.6 - 42			U/16's
2008	Imperials	5.8 - 38	Irymple	4.14 - 38
2009	Mildura	9.11 - 65	Imperials	7.2 - 44			Quandong Park
2010	Wentworth	6.15 - 45	Irymple	5.10 - 40
2011	Div 1: Mildura	14.6 - 90	South Mildura	10.8 - 68			No. 1 Oval
2012	Red Cliffs	11.7 - 73	Mildura	8.9 - 57			John James Oval
2013	Imperials	6.16 - 52	Mildura	5.9 - 39
2014	Wentworth	9.10 - 64	Irymple	9.5 - 59
2015	South Mildura	17.12 - 114	Robinvale Euston	3.6 - 24
2016	Robinvale Euston	14.14 - 98	Irymple	5.3 - 33			No.1 Oval
2017	Imperials	8.4 - 52	Robinvale Euston	7.4 - 46			No.1 Oval
2018	Robinvale Euston	9.8 - 62	Imperials	6.12 - 48
2019	Irymple	14.5 - 89	Robinvale Euston	11.5 - 71
2020							In recess > COVID-19
2021							Shortened season > COVID-19
2022	Robinvale Euston	9.4 - 58	Mildura	7.8 - 50			Mildura Sports Precinct
2023	Mildura	7.13 - 55	Irymple	7.2 - 44			Mildura Sports Precinct
2024	Irymple	11.10 - 76	South Mildura	3.2 - 20			Mildura Sports Precinct

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Under 14's

• 1961 - 1973: Under 14?
• 1974 - 2003: Under 13?
• 2005 - 2006: Under 13.5?
• 2007 - 2025: Under 14

More information Year, Age ...

Sunraysia Junior Football League: U/14's
Year	Age	Premiers	Score	Runners up	Score	Best on Ground	Coach	Venue/Comments
1961	U/14	Red Cliffs
1962	U/14
1965
1974	U/13	Imperials
1975	U/13	Imperials
1976	U/13	Imperials	4.7 - 31	South Mildura	3.9 - 27
1977	U/13	Red Cliffs	6.3 - 39	Imperials	6.0 - 36
1978	U/13	Red Cliffs	7.4 - 46	Coomealla	5.3 - 33
1979	U/13
1980	U/13	Mildura High School	4.7 - 31	Imperials	3.6 - 24
1981	U/13
1982	U/13	Imperials	13.9 - 87	Robinvale	4.1 - 21
1983	U/13	Imperials	7.8 - 50	Merbein	1.7 - 13			Undefeated Premiers
1984	U/13	Irymple	13.11 - 89	Red Cliffs	7.5 - 47
1985	U/13	Mildura	14.9 - 93	South Mildura	6.2 - 38
1986	U/13
1987	U/13	Red Cliffs	6.8 - 44	Mildura	3.5 - 23
1988	U/13	Mildura		Imperials			Peter O'Toole
1989	U/13	Robinvale	7.10 - 52	Mildura	4.7 - 31
1990	U/13	Robinvale	10.7 - 67	South Mildura	9.6 - 60
1991	U/13	Red Cliffs	11.16 - 82	Euston	1.7 - 13
1992	U/13
1993	U/13	Imperials	5.6 - 36	South Mildura	4.11 - 35	David Clohesy (I) &	Ian Roberts
						Chris Tarrant (SM)
1994	U/13	Imperials	9.16 - 70	Euston	5.12 - 42
1995	U/13	Imperials	10.14 - 74	Wentworth	3.3 - 15	Mark Fitzpatrick (I) &	Andrew Wood	Undefeated Premiers
						Craig Chapple (W)
1996	U/13	Imperials	15.7 - 97	Wentworth	8.2 - 50		Ken Innes
1997	U/13.A	Robinvale	8.4 - 52	Imperials	6.6 - 42
	U/13.B	Mildura	7.12 - 54	Irymple	0.0 - 0
1998	U/13.A	South Mildura	9.14 - 68	Mildura	4.1 - 25	Tristan Johns (SM) &
						Cameron Hall (M)
	U/13.B	Red Cliffs	8.6 - 54	Merbein	7.6 - 48
1999	U/13.A	Wentworth	8.0 - 48	Red Cliffs	6.9 - 45	Kurt McGlynn (W) &
						R Wilson (RC)
	U/13.B	Mildura	4.6 - 30	South Mildura	3.5 - 23
2000
2001
2002	U/13	Imperials	8.4 - 52	South Mildura	2.4 - 16	N Elmit (I) &	Peter Walker
						T O'Halloran (SM)
	Colts	South Mildura	11.3 - 69	Irymple	6.8 - 44	D Lloyd (SM) &	Steve Paynting
						G Hickey (I)
2003
2004
2005	U/13.5	Imperials	6.8 - 44	Wentworth	3.9 - 27
	Colts	Irymple	7.7 - 49	Mildura	3.11 - 29
2006	U/13.5	Imperials	12.8 - 80	Irymple	1.3 - 9
	Colts	Imperials	7.3 - 45	Mildura	5.1 - 31
2007	U/14	Mildura	15.10 - 100	South Mildura	2.5 - 17	B Christodoulo (M) &	Trevor Rowles
						J Boehm (M)
	Colts	Imperials	13.8 - 86	Irymple	7.13 - 55	J Barracks (Imps) &	Jack Kelly
						B Hodson
2008	U/14	Imperials	4.7 - 31	Mildura	3.9 - 27
	Colts	Mildura	8.7 - 55	Red Cliffs	2.2 - 14
2009	U/14	Irymple	16.24 - 120	Mildura	3.4 - 22			Quandong Park, Red Cliff
2010	U/14	Mildura	8.7 - 55	South Mildura	5.6 - 36
2011	U/14	Red Cliffs	12.2 - 74	Imperials	2.3 - 15			No. 1 Oval, Mildura
2012	U/14	Irymple	8.2 - 50	Robinvale	5.3 - 33			John James Oval, Robinvale
2013	U/14.5	Wentworth	9.7 - 61	Robinvale	7.4 - 46
2014	U/14.5	South Mildura	10.7 - 67	Red Cliffs	5.3 - 33
2015	U/14.5	Robinvale	8.5 - 53	South Mildura	4.8 - 32
2016	U/14	Imperials	8.9 - 57	Robinvale	6.6 - 42
2017	U/14	Robinvale	12.11 - 83	Mildura	3.2 - 20			Quandong Park, Red Cliff
2018	U/14
2019	U/14
2020	U/14							In recess > COVID-19
2021	U/14							No finals > COVID-19
2022	U/14	Wentworth	10.4 - 64	Irymple	4.7 - 31			Mildura Sports Precinct
2023	U/14	South Mildura	7.6 - 48	Imperials	2.4 - 16			Mildura Sports Precinct
2024	U/14	South Mildura	7.3 - 45	Wentworth	5.7 - 37			Mildura Sports Precinct
2025	U/14	Robinvale Euston	10.6 - 66	Irymple	8.8 - 56	Mildura Sporting Precinct

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Senior Football

Sunraysia FNL – Football Premiership

1892 to 2024

Summarize Timeline Top Qs Fact Check

Senior Football

Mildura FL

In 1914, Mr Miller agreed to donate a trophy for the best and fairest player in the Mildura FL,^[280] but later on in the year he decided to donate the trophy to the premiership team, Mildura Rovers.^[281]

• Pollock Medal. Donated by Mr. J Pollock Junior for only the 1934 Mildura FL season.^[282]
  • 1934 - Laurie Leask - Mildura FC. 7 votes^[283]
• Snow Trophy. In 1938 the Sunraysia Daily newspaper had a Mildura FL best and fairest award, which was a public poll from a cut out newspaper coupon. The winner was -
  • 1938 - Laurie Leask - Workers FC. 935 votes.^[284][285]

Sunraysia FNL

The very first Sunraysia FL best and fairest award in 1946, was called the Ozone Medal as it was donated by the Ozone Picture Theatre.^[286] The first official best and fairest award presented by the Sunraysia Football League in 1947, was known as the Sunraysia Trophy for a number of years.^[287]

The Sunraysia Trophy appears to have been renamed the McLeod Memorial Medal in 1955, in honour of former Mildura footballer, Private Gregor "Jigger" Drummond McLeod, who was born on 15 April 1909 and died in 1942 while serving in the 2/21 Australian Infantry Battalion^[288]

1960 and 1961 McLeod Trophy winner, Johnny Martin (Wentworth) also won the 1956 VFA - J.J. Liston Trophy.^[289]

Multiple Medal Winners

• 4 - Don Favlo: 1995, 2006, 2009, 2013
• 3 - Kevin Coleman: 1973, 1974, 1975
• 2 - Neil "Steelo" Hogan: 1952, 1953^[290]
• 2 - Ian Ross: 1955, 1958
• 2 - Bill Lanyon: 1960, 1961
• 2 - John Martin: 1960, 1961
• 2 - Bruce Tschirpig: 1969, 1970
• 2 - Phillip Nash: 1986, 1987
• 2 - Tony Hickey: 1991, 1992
• 2 - Brad Eaton: 2005, 2007

More information Year, Best & Fairest ...

Sunraysia FNL: Best & Fairest Award: McLeod Medal
Year	Best & Fairest	Club	Votes
1945	No award
The Ozone Medal
1946	Austie F Nunan &	South Mildura	[291]
	Les Penny	Imperials	[292]
The Sunraysia Trophy
1947	Ralph Shalless	University	28[293][294]
1948	John Poole	University	[295]
1949	Jim Lang	South Merbein	[296]
1950	Don Matheson	Merbein	29[297][298][299]
1951	Arthur Fox	Red Cliffs	31[300]
1952	Neil Hogan	South Mildura	26[301][302]
1953	Neil Hogan	Imperials	23[303]
1954	Frank Doyle &	Merbein	16[304]
	Lindsay Turnbull	Irymple	16
McLeod Memorial Medal
1955	Ian Ross	Red Cliffs	17[305]
1956	Bob Rowse	Merbein	11[306][307]
1957	Frank Slater	Red Cliffs	22
1958	Ian Ross	Red Cliffs	31
1959	Jack Evans	South Mildura	23
1960	Bill Lanyon &	Mildura	24
	John Martin	Wentworth	24
1961	John Martin &	Irymple	21
	Bill Lanyon †	Mildura	21
1962	John Howden	Irymple	21
1963	Kevin Nihill	Imperials	20
	Kevin Wall †	Wentworth	20
1964	Kevin Stephens	Mildura
1965	John Croft	Imperials
1966	Mike Butcher	Mildura
1967	Ken Mansell	South Mildura
1968	Ken Snell	Irymple
1969	Bruce Tschirpig	Wentworth
1970	Bruce Tschirpig	Wentworth
1971	Roly Alderton	Imperials
1972	Gavin Ridley	Robinvale
1973	Kevin Coleman	Red Cliff
1974	Kevin Coleman	Red Cliff	25[308]
1975	Kevin Coleman	Irymple
1976	Roger McGlynn	Wentworth
1977	Rocky Pollock	Merbein
1978	Michael Bowden	Red Cliffs
1979	Geoff Lucas &	Mildura
	Gary Robinson &	Red Cliffs
	John White	Ouyen
1980	Phillip Nash	Imperials
1981	Terry Fitzgerald	Mildura
1982	John Cleary	Red Cliffs
1983	Jamie Siddons &	Robinvale
	Alan Hassell	Red Cliffs
1984	Pat Healy	Robinvale
1985	Peter Johns	South Mildura
1986	Phillip Nash	Imperials
1987	Phillip Nash	Imperials
1988	Brett Pickering	Imperials
1989	Jeff Scott	Mildura
1990	Trevor Larkins	Red Cliffs
1991	Tony Hickey	Imperials
1992	Tony Hickey	Imperials
1993	Michael Bilucaglia	South Mildura
1994	Trevor Larkins	Wentworth
1995	Don Falvo	Robinvale
1996	Jason Spivey	Merbein
1997	Paul Hogarth	Imperials
1998	Matthew Walder	Merbein
1999	Jason Spivey	Merbein
2000	Tim Leng	Mildura
2001	Craig Deckert	Mildura
2002	Leigh Riordan	Merbein
2003	Ryan O'Callaghan	Mildura
2004	Guy Booker	South Mildura
	Michael Faulkhead	Red Cliffs
2005	Brad Eaton	Irymple
2006	Don Falvo	Robinvale
2007	Brad Eaton	Irymple
	Anthony Matthews	Mildura
2008	Richard Handreck	Robinvale
2009	Don Falvo	Robinvale
2010	James Watt	Wentworth
2011	Mark Alvey	Wentworth
2012	Donato Deangelis	Irymple
2013	Don Favlo	Robinvale
2014	Brodie Hodson	Irymple
2015	Tim McCauley	South Mildura
2016	Nathan Hamence &	Irymple	15
	Ash Rowe	Merbein	15
	Derek Smith	Wentworth	15
2017	Josh Martin	Mildura	19
2018	Joshua Gregg	Ouyen United	26[309]
2019	Daniel Coghlan	Irymple	25
2020	SFNL in recess >	COVID-19
2021	No finals series >	COVID-19
2022	Kaine Stevens	Ouyen United	22[310]
2023	Benji Neal	Robinvale	24[311]
2024	Bryce Hards	Imperials	28[312]
2025	Baxter Mensch	Robinvale	28
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†: denotes the award was won retrospectively.

The Sunraysia Daily - Player of the Year Award

The Sunraysia Daily sports journalist initiated a senior football Player of the Year in 1950, based on the three, two, one voting system.^[313]

• 1950 - Don Matheson - Merbein FC: 26 votes^[314]
• 1955 - Jack Young - Irymple FC: 16 votes^[315]

Reserves

In 1947, the first Reserves or "Junior" section (as they called it) best and fairest award, the Murray Linton Trophy^[316] went to W Rodgers of the Curlwaa FC.^[317]

Between 1949 and 1956, the Reserves competition had two divisions, a Junior A section and a Junior B section.

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Sunraysia FNL: RESERVES Best & Fairest Award
Year	Best & Fairest	Club	Votes
Murray Linton Trophy[318]
1945	No award?
1946	No award?
1947	W Rodgers	Curlwaa
1948	Andy Webb	Wentworth
1949	A: Laurie Matulick	Nichol's Point
	B: Max Wallenaffer &	Irymple
	B: Bert Gathercole	Coomealla
1950	A: W "Bill" Gibbs	Carwarp	26
	B: A Cumming &	Mildura South	19
	B: Bert Gathercole	Coomealla	19
1951	A: W "Bill" Moody	Carwarp	[319]
	B: S "Bill" Hards	Mildura
1952	A: Ron S Brown	Curlwaa/Wentworth	19
	B: Noel Doering	Carwarp	19
1953	A: Laurie Siviour	Curlwaa/Wentworth
	B: Bill "Whizzer" White	South Mildura	24
1954	A: Stan Nokes	Coomealla	14
	B: Bill "Whizzer" White	South Mildura	18
1955	A: Geoff Williams	Carwarp	14
	B: Don Whitecross	Nichol's Point	20
1956	A: Brian Fahey	Curlwaa/Wentworth	16
	B: Ted Atkinson	Nichol's Point	20
1957	Frank Zoch	Carwarp
1958	Bill O'Loughlin	Carwarp
1959	Bill O'Loughlin	Carwarp
1960	Les Airs	South Mildura
1961	Orm McLeod	Wentworth
1962	Bob Simpson	Mildura
1963	Graeme Tatchell	Merbein
1964	Bill Antonie	Imperials
1965	Bill Gregory	Mildura
1966	Colin Cleary	Red Cliffs
1967	Wally Kebble	South Mildura
1968	Max Smythe	Robinvale
1969	Bill Antonie	Imperials
1970	Geoff Gill	South Mildura
Tom Holcroft Medal
1971	Keith Chapman	Wentworth
1972	Peter Wade	Wentworth
1973	Alan Lambert	Red Cliffs
1974	Bob Stephens	Red Cliffs
1975	Barry Fullarton	Merbein
1976	Owen Evans	South Mildura
1977	Clive Bowden	Robinvale
1978	Lou Young	Irymple
1979	Ray Gard	Wentworth
1980	Gerard Curran	Robinvale
1981	Barry Hart	South Mildura
1982	Rod Leslie	Robinvale
1983	Glen Colihole	Mildura
1984	Dennis Vining	Irymple
1985	Murray Dyer &	South Mildura
	Tim Walsh	Robinvale
1986	Tim Walsh	Robinvale
1987	Roy Skelton	Irymple
1988	David Lloyd	Irymple
1989	Fred Zappia	Robinvale
1990	Adam Shelfhout	Mildura
1991	Perry Hill	Imperials
1992	Michael Clayden	Red Cliffs
1993	Peter Dalziel	Imperials
1994	David Collins	Red Cliffs
1995	David Boots &	South Mildura
	Chris McCallman	South Mildura
1996	Ray Brougham	South Mildura
1997	Fred Zappia	Robinvale
1998	Steven Bowden &	Robinvale
	Jason O'Brien	South Mildura
1999	Nathan Yates	Wentworth
2000	Ben Vecchiet
2001	Shane Crossling
2002	Rohan Hillier
2003	John Bruynen
2004	Matthew Baynes
2005	Frank Dichiera
2006	Robert Morgan
2007	Stephen Gribble
2008	Stephen Gribble
2009	Robert McGlashan
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Under 18's

The Sunraysia Daily first donated a trophy for the Under 18 best and fairest award in 1952.

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Sunraysia FNL: U/18 Best & Fairest Award:
Year	Best & Fairest	Club	Votes
1952	Les Innes	Mildura Rovers	29[320]
1953	Leo Blesser	Mildura Rovers	[321]
1954	John Mailes	Red Cliffs	[322]
1955	1st: Len Mann &	Merbein	17[323]
	2nd: B McKay	Merbein	17
1956	John West	Irymple	18[324]
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• 1955: B McKay (Merbein) finished 2nd under the old countback system.

Under 16's

The Sunraysia Daily first donated a trophy for the Under 16 best and fairest award in 1952.

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Sunraysia FNL: U/16 Best & Fairest Award:
Year	Best & Fairest	Club	Votes
1952	Les Thompson	Merbein	23
1953	Ian Hinks	Merbein
1954	Len Mann	Merbein
1955	J Euvrard	Red Cliffs	22
1956	Hassa Mann	Merbein	29
1957

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