The Central Goulburn Valley Football League (CGVFL) was established on Monday, 11 March 1946 at the Annual General Meeting of the Goulburn Valley Football Association, when a name change of this Australian rules football competition took place. [1]
The Central Goulburn Valley Football League (CGVFL) was established on Monday, 11 March 1946 at the Annual General Meeting of the Goulburn Valley Football Association, when a name change of this Australian rules football competition took place.
In July, 1946, former Richmond player and Katandra captain, Eddie Ford collided with an Ardmona player, but played out the game and went home, but later became ill. Ford was taken to the Mooroopna Hospital, where he later died. [2]
In 1947, CGVFL premiers, Ardmona were defeated by the premiers of the Murray Football League, Cobram, played at Numurkah in October, 1947. [3]
On Thursday, 23 February 1950, the Centrals Seconds Association officially folded up and existing teams were recommended to join the CGVFL senior football competition. [4]
At the 1950 CGVFL – AGM, Miepoll were admitted into the competition, Sheparton East and SPC merged, but joined the Goulburn Valley Football League as City United Football Club and Mr. J Pearson was elected as secretary for the 25th consecutive year of the following football competitions – [5]
In June, 1950, the Goulburn Valley Football League 13.14 – 92 defeated Central Goulburn Valley Football League 8.15 – 63. [6]
The CGVFL officially went into "recess" at the 1953 CGVFL – AGM, but never reformed as a football competition. [7]
A thorough history of this rural Australian rules football competition can be found in a great 1949 article in the Shepparton Advertiser by clicking on this citation. [8]
The following football clubs played in the CGVFL senior football competition between 1946 and 1952.
The following football clubs played in the CGVFL Seconds football competition between 1946 and 1949.
Year | President | Secretary | Treasurer | Premiers | Score | Runners Up | Score | Grade / Venue |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1946 | N W Fairless | J Pearson | J Pearson | Mooroopna | 12.16 – 88 | Shepparton | 9.15 – 69 | Senior Premiers, At Shepparton RR [22] |
All Blacks | 18.9 – 117 | Toolamba | 14.9 – 93 | Seconds Premiers, At Shepparton RR [23] [24] | ||||
1947 | M G O'Brien | J Pearson | J Pearson | Ardmona | 7.11 – 53 | Shepparton | 5.10 – 40 | Senior Premiers, At Shepparton RR [25] [26] |
Shepparton Boys | 8.13 – 61 | Shepparton | 7.3 – 45 | Seconds Premiers, At Shepparton RR [27] [28] | ||||
1948 [29] | M G O'Brien | J Pearson | J Pearson | Shepparton East | 10.12 – 72 | Shepparton | 10.7 – 67 | Senior Premiers, At Deakin Reserve [30] |
SPC | 11.14 – 80 | Numurkah | 5.13 – 43 | Seconds Premiers, At Deakin Reserve [31] [32] | ||||
1949 | M G O'Brien | J Pearson | J Pearson | Shepparton | 8.8 – 56 | S.P.C. | 4.18 – 42 | Senior Premiers, At Deakin Reserve. [33] [34] |
SPC | 3.10 – 28 | Tallygaroopna | 3.10 – 28 | Tied Seconds Grand Final, At Deakin Reserve. [35] [36] | ||||
Tallygaroopna | 9.14 – 68 | SPC | 6.12 – 48 | Seconds Grand Final Replay, At Numurkah. [37] [38] | ||||
1950 [39] | Cr. C H Whitfield | J Pearson | J Pearson | Katandra | 15.15 – 105 | Dookie College | 12.9 – 81 | At Deakin Reserve [40] [41] |
1951 [42] | Cr. C H Whitfield | J Pearson | J Pearson | Katandra | 13.19 – 97 | Dookie College | 10.3 – 63 | At Deakin Reserve [43] |
1952 | Cr. C H Whitfield | J Pearson | J Pearson | Dookie College | 16.6 – 102 | Katandra | 6.5 – 35 | At Deakin Reserve [44] |
This award was donated by and called the Shepparton Advertiser Trophy, in 1946 and 1947, then was called the Neal Hanlon Memorial Trophy from 1948 to 1952. [46]
Year | Winners | Club | Votes | Runner Up | Club | Votes | Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1946 | W "Bill" Hanlon & | Shepparton East | 18 | Eddie Ford & | Katandra | 16 | [47] |
Eric "Bubby" James | Shepparton | 18 | J Williams | Dookie College | 16 | ||
1947 | Eric Roscoe | Shepparton | 48 | Alex Slocombe | Dookie College | 36 | [48] [49] |
1948 | Alex Slocombe | Dookie College | 31 | M Dexter & | Dookie College | 28 | [50] |
Pat Dalton | Shepparton East | 28 | |||||
1949 | Murray Slee | Shepparton | 34 | Pat Dalton | Shepparton East | 28 | [51] |
1950 | John Landy | Dookie College | 32 | Jimmy Wong | Shepparton Boys | 23 | [52] |
1951 | Harry Cook | Shepparton East | 26 | Max Mills | Katandra | 21 | [53] |
1952 | Jim Hovey | Tallygaroopna | 27 | Max Mills | Katandra | 26 | [54] |
1946: Eric James also won the Goulburn Valley Football League's Morrison Medal in 1935 & 1937, with the Shepparton Football Club.
Year | Winner | Club | Goals | Goals in finals |
---|---|---|---|---|
1946 | Norman Marchment | S.P.C. | ? | ? |
1947 | Norman Marchment | S.P.C. | 97 | [55] |
1948 | N Thorne | Mooroopna | 88 | [56] [57] |
1949 | K Roulent | S.P.C. | 41 | [58] |
1950 | R "Dick" Broughton | Tallygaroopna | 61 | 5 = 66 [59] |
1951 | R Bearham | Dookie College | 28 | 0, 2 & 3 = 33 [60] |
1952 | ? |
The Central Goulburn Valley Football League (CGVFL) was established on Monday, 11 March 1946 at the Annual General Meeting of the Goulburn Valley Football Association, when a name change of this Australian rules football competition took place. [1]
The Central Goulburn Valley Football League (CGVFL) was established on Monday, 11 March 1946 at the Annual General Meeting of the Goulburn Valley Football Association, when a name change of this Australian rules football competition took place.
In July, 1946, former Richmond player and Katandra captain, Eddie Ford collided with an Ardmona player, but played out the game and went home, but later became ill. Ford was taken to the Mooroopna Hospital, where he later died. [2]
In 1947, CGVFL premiers, Ardmona were defeated by the premiers of the Murray Football League, Cobram, played at Numurkah in October, 1947. [3]
On Thursday, 23 February 1950, the Centrals Seconds Association officially folded up and existing teams were recommended to join the CGVFL senior football competition. [4]
At the 1950 CGVFL – AGM, Miepoll were admitted into the competition, Sheparton East and SPC merged, but joined the Goulburn Valley Football League as City United Football Club and Mr. J Pearson was elected as secretary for the 25th consecutive year of the following football competitions – [5]
In June, 1950, the Goulburn Valley Football League 13.14 – 92 defeated Central Goulburn Valley Football League 8.15 – 63. [6]
The CGVFL officially went into "recess" at the 1953 CGVFL – AGM, but never reformed as a football competition. [7]
A thorough history of this rural Australian rules football competition can be found in a great 1949 article in the Shepparton Advertiser by clicking on this citation. [8]
The following football clubs played in the CGVFL senior football competition between 1946 and 1952.
The following football clubs played in the CGVFL Seconds football competition between 1946 and 1949.
Year | President | Secretary | Treasurer | Premiers | Score | Runners Up | Score | Grade / Venue |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1946 | N W Fairless | J Pearson | J Pearson | Mooroopna | 12.16 – 88 | Shepparton | 9.15 – 69 | Senior Premiers, At Shepparton RR [22] |
All Blacks | 18.9 – 117 | Toolamba | 14.9 – 93 | Seconds Premiers, At Shepparton RR [23] [24] | ||||
1947 | M G O'Brien | J Pearson | J Pearson | Ardmona | 7.11 – 53 | Shepparton | 5.10 – 40 | Senior Premiers, At Shepparton RR [25] [26] |
Shepparton Boys | 8.13 – 61 | Shepparton | 7.3 – 45 | Seconds Premiers, At Shepparton RR [27] [28] | ||||
1948 [29] | M G O'Brien | J Pearson | J Pearson | Shepparton East | 10.12 – 72 | Shepparton | 10.7 – 67 | Senior Premiers, At Deakin Reserve [30] |
SPC | 11.14 – 80 | Numurkah | 5.13 – 43 | Seconds Premiers, At Deakin Reserve [31] [32] | ||||
1949 | M G O'Brien | J Pearson | J Pearson | Shepparton | 8.8 – 56 | S.P.C. | 4.18 – 42 | Senior Premiers, At Deakin Reserve. [33] [34] |
SPC | 3.10 – 28 | Tallygaroopna | 3.10 – 28 | Tied Seconds Grand Final, At Deakin Reserve. [35] [36] | ||||
Tallygaroopna | 9.14 – 68 | SPC | 6.12 – 48 | Seconds Grand Final Replay, At Numurkah. [37] [38] | ||||
1950 [39] | Cr. C H Whitfield | J Pearson | J Pearson | Katandra | 15.15 – 105 | Dookie College | 12.9 – 81 | At Deakin Reserve [40] [41] |
1951 [42] | Cr. C H Whitfield | J Pearson | J Pearson | Katandra | 13.19 – 97 | Dookie College | 10.3 – 63 | At Deakin Reserve [43] |
1952 | Cr. C H Whitfield | J Pearson | J Pearson | Dookie College | 16.6 – 102 | Katandra | 6.5 – 35 | At Deakin Reserve [44] |
This award was donated by and called the Shepparton Advertiser Trophy, in 1946 and 1947, then was called the Neal Hanlon Memorial Trophy from 1948 to 1952. [46]
Year | Winners | Club | Votes | Runner Up | Club | Votes | Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1946 | W "Bill" Hanlon & | Shepparton East | 18 | Eddie Ford & | Katandra | 16 | [47] |
Eric "Bubby" James | Shepparton | 18 | J Williams | Dookie College | 16 | ||
1947 | Eric Roscoe | Shepparton | 48 | Alex Slocombe | Dookie College | 36 | [48] [49] |
1948 | Alex Slocombe | Dookie College | 31 | M Dexter & | Dookie College | 28 | [50] |
Pat Dalton | Shepparton East | 28 | |||||
1949 | Murray Slee | Shepparton | 34 | Pat Dalton | Shepparton East | 28 | [51] |
1950 | John Landy | Dookie College | 32 | Jimmy Wong | Shepparton Boys | 23 | [52] |
1951 | Harry Cook | Shepparton East | 26 | Max Mills | Katandra | 21 | [53] |
1952 | Jim Hovey | Tallygaroopna | 27 | Max Mills | Katandra | 26 | [54] |
1946: Eric James also won the Goulburn Valley Football League's Morrison Medal in 1935 & 1937, with the Shepparton Football Club.
Year | Winner | Club | Goals | Goals in finals |
---|---|---|---|---|
1946 | Norman Marchment | S.P.C. | ? | ? |
1947 | Norman Marchment | S.P.C. | 97 | [55] |
1948 | N Thorne | Mooroopna | 88 | [56] [57] |
1949 | K Roulent | S.P.C. | 41 | [58] |
1950 | R "Dick" Broughton | Tallygaroopna | 61 | 5 = 66 [59] |
1951 | R Bearham | Dookie College | 28 | 0, 2 & 3 = 33 [60] |
1952 | ? |