The Tyrell Football League (TFL) was an Australian rules football and competition that finished in 1978 with clubs based in the Mallee region of Victoria, Australia. The league featured three grades in the Australian rules football competition, being First-Grade, Reserve-Grade and Under 16s (starting in 1966).
The Tyrrell Football League was formed in 1946 and competed through to 1978 until the league folded and all clubs joined new and neighbouring leagues in the area.
Club | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Former League | Est. | Years in comp | TFL Premierships | Fate | |
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Berri-Culgoa | Tigers | Berriwillock Rec. Reserve, Berriwillock; Culgoa Rec. Reserve, Culgoa | – | 1975 | 1975-1978 | 0 | Moved to Southern Mallee Football League | ||
Manangatang | Saints | Manangatang Rec. Reserve, Manangatang | 1900s | 1958-78 (1970-76 as Chinkapook-Manangatang) | 2 | Moved to Northern Mallee Football League | |||
Nandaly | Bombers | Nandaly Rec. Reserve, Nandaly | 1919 | 1952-1978 | 1 | Moved to Northern Mallee Football League | |||
Nullawil | Maroons | Nullawil Rec. Reserve, Nullawil | 1900s | 1946-1978 | 9 | Moved to Southern Mallee Football League | |||
Sea Lake | Seagulls | Sea Lake Rec. Reserve, Sea Lake | 1894 | 1946-1978 | 7 | Moved to Northern Mallee Football League | |||
Ultima | Roos | Ultima Rec. Reserve, Ultima | 1900s | 1955-1978 | 0 | Moved to Kerang and District Football League |
Club | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Former League | Est. | Years in comp | TFL Premierships | Fate | |
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Berriwillock | Bullfrogs | Berriwillock Rec. Reserve, Berriwillock | 1890s | 1946-1974 | 7 | Merged with Culgoa to form Berri-Culgoa | |||
Birchip | Swans | Birchip Recreation Reserve, Birchip | 1946-1952 | 1 | Moved to North Central Football League | ||||
Chinkapook | Magpies | 1913 | 1958-1970 | 0 | Absorbed by Manangatang in 1970 | ||||
Culgoa | Culgoa Recreation Reserve, Culgoa | 1890s | 1946-1975 | 1 | Merged with Berriwillock to form Berri-Culgoa | ||||
Curyo | NCFL | 1890s | 1946-1957 | 0 | Folded | ||||
Narraport | Narraport Recreation Reserve, Narraport | 1890s | 1946-1952 | 2 | Moved to North Central Football League | ||||
Wycheproof | Demons | Wycheproof Recreation Reserve, Wycheproof | 1890s | 1946-1951 | 2 | Moved to North Central Football League |
Year | Premier | Score | Runner-up | score | |
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1946 | Sea Lake | 17-14-116 | Narraport | 15-15-105 | |
1947 | Sea Lake | 12-10-82 | Narraport | 10-15-75 | |
1948 | Wycheproof | ||||
1949 | Narraport | 13-11-89 | Sea Lake | 4-9-33 | |
1950 | Birchip | 8-13-61 | Narraport | 9-6-60 | |
1951 | Wycheproof | 10-12-72 | Narraport | 10-8-68 | |
1952 | Narraport | 14-11-95 | Nullawil | 7-8-50 | |
1953 | Culgoa | 9-10-64 | Berriwillock | 6-5-41 | |
1954 | Berriwillock | 8-12-60 | Culgoa | 8-7-55 | |
1955 | Berriwillock | 11-8-74 | Nullawil | 5-14-44 | |
1956 | Berriwillock | 10-14-74 | Nandaly | 9-8-62 | |
1957 | Berriwillock | 14-11-95 | Nullawil | 7-8-50 | |
1958 | Berriwillock | 14-14-98 | Manangatang | 6-13-49 | |
1959 | Sea Lake | 14-9-93 | Nandaly | 7-11-53 | |
1960 | Berriwillock | 16-10-106 | Nandaly | 8-11-59 | |
1961 | Berriwillock | 9-9-63 | Nullawil | 9-8-62 | |
1962 | Culgoa | 8-10-58 | Nullawil | 6-10-46 | |
1963 | Manangatang | 9-6-60 | Nullawil | 7-11-53 | |
1964 | Nullawil | 7-14-56 | Chinkapook | 8-7-55 | |
1965 | Sea Lake | 7-8-50 | Berriwillock | 6-6-42 | |
1966 | Nullawil | 14-9-93 | Sea Lake | 9-6-60 | |
1967 | Manangatang | 11-13-79 | Nandaly | 10-15-75 | |
1968 | Sea Lake | 10-16-76 | Culgoa | 9-9-63 | |
1969 | Sea Lake | 7-13-55 | Nullawil | 8-2-50 | |
1970 | Sea Lake | 10-16-76 | Nullawil | 6-9-45 | |
1971 | Nullawil | 8-6-54 | Sea Lake | 2-14-26 | |
1972 | Nullawil | 13-11-89 | Ultima | 7-10-52 | |
1973 | Nullawil | 19-10-124 | Nandaly | 13-12-90 | |
1974 | Nandaly | 18-10-118 | Nullawil | 17-14-116 | |
1975 | Nullawil | 14-15-99 | Ultima | 14-14-98 | |
1976 | Nullawil | 21-12-138 | Berri-Culgoa | 9-9-63 | |
1977 | Nullawil | 14-13-97 | Berri-Culgoa | 8-14-62 | |
1978 | Nullawil | 12-23-95 | Nandaly | 6-14-50 |