Tyrrell Football League Explained

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).

History

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.

Clubs

Final Clubs

ClubColoursNicknameHome GroundFormer LeagueEst.Years in compTFL PremiershipsFate
Berri-CulgoaTigersBerriwillock Rec. Reserve, Berriwillock; Culgoa Rec. Reserve, Culgoa19751975-19780Moved to Southern Mallee Football League
ManangatangSaintsManangatang Rec. Reserve, Manangatang1900s1958-78 (1970-76 as Chinkapook-Manangatang)2Moved to Northern Mallee Football League
NandalyBombersNandaly Rec. Reserve, Nandaly19191952-19781Moved to Northern Mallee Football League
NullawilMaroonsNullawil Rec. Reserve, Nullawil1900s1946-19789Moved to Southern Mallee Football League
Sea LakeSeagullsSea Lake Rec. Reserve, Sea Lake18941946-19787Moved to Northern Mallee Football League
UltimaRoosUltima Rec. Reserve, Ultima1900s1955-19780Moved to Kerang and District Football League

Former Clubs

ClubColoursNicknameHome GroundFormer LeagueEst.Years in compTFL PremiershipsFate
BerriwillockBullfrogsBerriwillock Rec. Reserve, Berriwillock1890s1946-19747Merged with Culgoa to form Berri-Culgoa
BirchipSwansBirchip Recreation Reserve, Birchip1946-19521Moved to North Central Football League
ChinkapookMagpies19131958-19700Absorbed by Manangatang in 1970
CulgoaCulgoa Recreation Reserve, Culgoa1890s1946-19751Merged with Berriwillock to form Berri-Culgoa
CuryoNCFL1890s1946-19570Folded
NarraportNarraport Recreation Reserve, Narraport1890s1946-19522Moved to North Central Football League
WycheproofDemonsWycheproof Recreation Reserve, Wycheproof1890s1946-19512Moved to North Central Football League

Premierships

YearPremierScoreRunner-upscore
1946Sea Lake17-14-116Narraport15-15-105
1947Sea Lake12-10-82Narraport10-15-75
1948Wycheproof
1949Narraport13-11-89Sea Lake4-9-33
1950Birchip8-13-61Narraport9-6-60
1951Wycheproof10-12-72Narraport10-8-68
1952Narraport14-11-95Nullawil7-8-50
1953Culgoa9-10-64Berriwillock6-5-41
1954Berriwillock8-12-60Culgoa8-7-55
1955Berriwillock11-8-74Nullawil5-14-44
1956Berriwillock10-14-74Nandaly9-8-62
1957Berriwillock14-11-95Nullawil7-8-50
1958Berriwillock14-14-98Manangatang6-13-49
1959Sea Lake14-9-93Nandaly7-11-53
1960Berriwillock16-10-106Nandaly8-11-59
1961Berriwillock9-9-63Nullawil9-8-62
1962Culgoa8-10-58Nullawil6-10-46
1963Manangatang9-6-60Nullawil7-11-53
1964Nullawil7-14-56Chinkapook8-7-55
1965Sea Lake7-8-50Berriwillock6-6-42
1966Nullawil14-9-93Sea Lake9-6-60
1967Manangatang11-13-79Nandaly10-15-75
1968Sea Lake10-16-76Culgoa9-9-63
1969Sea Lake7-13-55Nullawil8-2-50
1970Sea Lake10-16-76Nullawil6-9-45
1971Nullawil8-6-54Sea Lake2-14-26
1972Nullawil13-11-89Ultima7-10-52
1973Nullawil19-10-124Nandaly13-12-90
1974Nandaly18-10-118Nullawil17-14-116
1975Nullawil14-15-99Ultima14-14-98
1976Nullawil21-12-138Berri-Culgoa9-9-63
1977Nullawil14-13-97Berri-Culgoa8-14-62
1978Nullawil12-23-95Nandaly6-14-50