Defunct Football Clubs - Country Victoria

[Todman]

Anyone got any information on why Lake Tyers got kicked out of Omeo League after playing in the Grand Final (can’t remember year….maybe late 90s) and never came back? Based on their location I would’ve thought they may have played in the East Gippsland league?

Poor crowd behaviour, lots of complaints, implied threats, language

 

[Orange Agent]

Urana and Oaklands merged to become Billabong crows.

 

[jumperfan]

Hey all, looking for any info on the jumpers of the following defunct clubs. Any photos/links/descriptions of colours and designs would be fantastic. Still looking for info on the bolded teams

North Central FL
Birchip - South Melbourne

Central Highlands FL
Wendouree - Red with white yoke
Korweinguboora - Bulldogs 80s jumper

Ellinbank DFL
Hallora Strzelecki

Geelong DFL
Belmont Two Blues - Royal blue with light blue yoke
Lethbridge
Meredith - South Melbourne design

Horsham DFL
Horsham RSL
Horsham Imperials
Longerenong College - navy with white LFA logo on right breast
Netherby-Lorquon - St Kilda

Loddon Valley FNL
Korong Vale - Bulldogs 80s jumper

Millewa FL
Nicholls Point
South Merbein

Mininera DFL
Ararat United
Dunkeld - North Melbourne
Glenthompson - Red with white V
Lake Bolac - Essendon
Hawkesdale - Geelong
Wickliffe - Collingwood
Willaura - St Kilda
Woorndoo - Richmond

Ararat DFL
Caledonians - Melbourne
Caledonian Miners
Moyston - Richmond
Miners
Prestige - Prison bars
Prestige Trinity - Crows
St Mary's - North Melbourne

North Gippsland FL
RAAF East Sale - Geelong
Toongabbie - Melbourne

Heytesbury Mt Noorat FL
Kolora - Black and white hoops
Noorat - Essendon

Omeo DFL
Ensay - Blue with a gold band in their final years, previously green with a gold monogram similar to Orbost FC

Picola DFL
Yalca North

South West DFL
Winnap - North Melbourne

Warrnambool DFL
West End

Alberton FL
Bena - Essendon
Korumburra - St Kilda

Benalla DFL
Tolmie - North Melbourne
Swanpool - Navy with light blue swan

Yarra Valley Mountain DFL
Boronia Park - Essendon
Millgrove - Royal blue with white monogram
Worawa

 

[Todman]

Hey all, looking for any info on the jumpers of the following defunct clubs. Any photos/links/descriptions of colours and designs would be fantastic.


Heytesbury Mt Noorat FL
Kolora - Black and white hoops (like Geelong) later Port Adelaide (SANFL)
Noorat - Red jumper with white monogram after merger with Glenormiston (Essendon Jumper) wore Sth Melb jumper

Omeo DFL
Ensay - I believe they were blue with a yellow vee

Picola DFL
Yalca North

South West DFL
Winnap - North Melbourne jumper

Warrnambool DFL
West End

Alberton FL
Bena - Essendon jumper
Korumburra

 

[jumperfan]

Thanks mate

 

[Living Morganism]

Hey all, looking for any info on the jumpers of the following defunct clubs. Any photos/links/descriptions of colours and designs would be fantastic.



Ellinbank DFL
Hallora Strzelecki - Junior club wears the 90s bounding roo in green & gold. Guessing the senior club was the same colours.

North Gippsland FL
RAAF East Sale - Geelong Hoops
Toongabbie - Blue with Red Yolk - Melbourne Demons



Omeo DFL
Ensay -- They were blue with a gold band in their final years however my grandpa played there in the late 50s and they were green with a gold mongram similar to Orbost FC

 

[Dogs till i die]

Birchip pre merger, wore South Melbourne jumpers, White, with Red V

 

[MortlockWatcher]

Wycheproof-Narraport and Nullawil last week agreed to merge with the intention to start in 2025.

 

[Munners]

Hey all, looking for any info on the jumpers of the following defunct clubs. Any photos/links/descriptions of colours and designs would be fantastic.


Central Highlands FL
Korweinguboora Footscray

Horsham DFL
Longerenong College Navy with monogram on chest
Netherby-Lorquon Saints

Ararat DFL Just made an ADFA wiki
Caledonians Demons but Great Western were Demons too?
Caledonian Miners Saints
Moyston Tigers
Miners Purple with gold M (watch my Kokoda Park video)
Prestige Prison Bars
Prestige Trinity Crows
St Mary's Kangaroos

I've done videos on a lot of these clubs. Former Footy Grounds on FB and Munrojumpers on Instagram reels

 

[jumperfan]

I've done videos on a lot of these clubs. Former Footy Grounds on FB and Munrojumpers on Instagram reels

Love your content mate! Didn't realize you also had a Facebook page.

Are you able to clarify the colours of this Stawell jumper? Can't tell if it's black or green

 

[brutus76]

Western Plains Football League

Illabarook Bulldogs (wore Geelong colours)
Cressy Demons (wore Melbourne colours)

 

[Munners]

Love your content mate! Didn't realize you also had a Facebook page.

Are you able to clarify the colours of this Stawell jumper? Can't tell if it's black or green

Thanks! Pretty sure the Warriors were black and yellow but maybe a local will know.

 

[Hoops]

I played my last year of juniors at Kennington and the senior clubs the following year I was to play for folded. So played U18s at Northern United and the following year that club folded after just playing 1 game in the 2s

Only found my way back to this thread because I got a like , but an interesting report I came across here.

Country Footy Scores - Financial woes cause struggling Swallows to fold

Keep up to date with leagues, ladders and results for country footy across Victoria. This site is updated weekly.

www.countryfootyscores.com

Also Northern United is a merger of Kamarooka and Neilborough (which aren't in the list) and played out of Raywood

 

[MortlockWatcher]

Yarroweyah (Picola & District FNL) into recess. They have struggled along in recent years and only fielded one senior football team at times.

Unfortunately, it looks like it will be difficult for them to come out of recess and be successful. Best find a merger partner to keep the club's name alive.

 

[jumperfan]

Yarroweyah (Picola & District FNL) into recess. They have struggled along in recent years and only fielded one senior football team at times.

Unfortunately, it looks like it will be difficult for them to come out of recess and be successful. Best find a merger partner to keep the club's name alive.

Honestly, considering the amount of clubs in a 20km radius of Yarroweyah based in bigger towns they've done a great job hanging on for so long. Hopefully they can come back in some form in the future.

 

[Dogs till i die]

Only found my way back to this thread because I got a like , but an interesting report I came across here.

Country Footy Scores - Financial woes cause struggling Swallows to fold

Keep up to date with leagues, ladders and results for country footy across Victoria. This site is updated weekly.

www.countryfootyscores.com

Also Northern United is a merger of Kamarooka and Neilborough (which aren't in the list) and played out of Raywood

Ironically millions of $ have been spent upgrading the Raywood Reserve recently, new surface, lights, drainage etc. But there is no footy or cricket club playing there any longer (think Mitiamo from up the road train there at times and play a game or two there each season).

A waste.

 

[jumperfan]

Does anyone know where Bena played? Looked around on Google maps for a bit but there doesn't seem to be a ground in or near the town. Did they play at Korumburra?

 

[MortlockWatcher]

I thought they played at the Korumburra Showgrounds and Korumburra played at the Rec Reserve.

I remember watching a Korumburra game at the Rec Reserve but can't remember what year it was.

 

[jumperfan]

I thought they played at the Korumburra Showgrounds and Korumburra played at the Rec Reserve.

I remember watching a Korumburra game at the Rec Reserve but can't remember what year it was.

Thanks, that would make sense. I did wonder why Korumburra-Bena didn't play at the Rec reserve.

 

[Wild Thing]

Thanks, that would make sense. I did wonder why Korumburra-Bena didn't play at the Rec reserve.

Why then now that they are merged don’t rotate or share home games at both grounds? Am I right in saying that the Rec Reserve is now a soccer pitch? Showgrounds a better option hence why it was chosen?

 

[MortlockWatcher]

From memory that is true, and the Showgrounds are a better venue for a football/netball club.

 

[Rickee]

Horsham DFL
Horsham RSL
Horsham Imperials

Not sure if you're still looking, but below is an image of the Horsham United logo.

Imperials merged with Wonwondah in 1976, and changed their name to Horsham United in 1986. One was black with a yellow sash, same as Richmond, which was carried on by Horsham United and the other had Collingwoods black and white stripes. I have an inkling that Imperials were black and white stripes.

Horsham United changed thier name to Horsham Diggers at some point and then merged with Natimuk in 2014, so maybe Natimuk United have some historical photos or records of Imperials stashed away somewhere. Imperials won a Horsham District flag in 1966, and the merged club saluted in 1980, so maybe the local paper from those years has pictures of the Grand Finals?

There is one book that I have "Wheatbelt Warriors" which is a tribute of sorts of the Wimmer League, but it's mostly photos and brief discriptions of each decade from the 50's to the 90's

 

[Rickee]

Not sure if you're still looking, but below is an image of the Horsham United logo.

Imperials merged with Wonwondah in 1976, and changed their name to Horsham United in 1986. One was black with a yellow sash, same as Richmond, which was carried on by Horsham United and the other had Collingwoods black and white stripes. I have an inkling that Imperials were black and white stripes.

Horsham United changed thier name to Horsham Diggers at some point and then merged with Natimuk in 2014, so maybe Natimuk United have some historical photos or records of Imperials stashed away somewhere. Imperials won a Horsham District flag in 1966, and the merged club saluted in 1980, so maybe the local paper from those years has pictures of the Grand Finals?

There is one book that I have "Wheatbelt Warriors" which is a tribute of sorts of the Wimmer League, but it's mostly photos and brief discriptions of each decade from the 50's to the 90's

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Oh, I also vaguely remember reading somewhere that RSL was either green and gold or blue and gold, and might have had a monogram.

 

[jumperfan]

Oh, I also vaguely remember reading somewhere that RSL was either green and gold or blue and gold, and might have had a monogram.

Thanks, that's helpful!

 

[MortlockWatcher]

North Shore (Geelong FL) on the brink of being punted for 2025.

This is on K Rock's website:

The Geelong Advertiser has today (Wednesday) published a letter, signed by AFL Barwon chair Michelle Gerdtz, that indicates North Shore failed to act on or make progress on three requirements by last week’s February 28 deadline, leaving the Seagulls’ spot in the competition in jeopardy a month out from the season.

These requirements included written confirmation of North Shore fielding seniors and reserves teams, completing player registrations for at least 60 players, and contracting a “sufficient number of players” for its senior team.