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 The Goulburn Valley Football Association (GVFA) is an Australian rules football competition that was first established in 1888 in the Goulburn Valley of Victoria, Australia, with the foundation clubs being Cobram, Muckatah, Nathalia, Numurkah, ...

, when a name change of this

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competition took place.

History

The Central Goulburn Valley Football League (CGVFL) was established on Monday, 11 March 1946 at the Annual General Meeting of the

, when a name change of this

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 Hospial, where he later died. In 1947, CGVFL premiers, Ardmona were defeated by the premiers of the

Murray Football League The Murray Football Netball League is an Australian rules football and netball league affiliated with the Victorian Country Football League. The league covers a large area of northern Victoria and southern New South Wales from Shepparton in the ...

, Cobram, played at Numurkah in October, 1947. On Thursday, 23 February 1950, the Centrals Seconds Association officially folded up and existing teams were recommended to join the CGVFL senior football competition. At the 1950 CGVFL – AGM, Miepoll were admitted into the competition, Sheparton East and SPC merged, but joined the

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as City United Football Club and Mr. J Pearson was elected as secretary for the 25th consecutive year of the following football competitions – *

Goulburn Valley Second Eighteens Football Association The Goulburn Valley Football Association (GVFA) is an Australian rules football competition that was first established in 1888 in the Goulburn Valley of Victoria, Australia, with the foundation clubs being Cobram, Muckatah, Nathalia, Numurkah ...

– 1926 to 1936 *

– 1937 to 1945 *Central Goulburn Valley Football League – 1946 to 1952 In June, 1950, the

13.14 – 92 defeated Central Goulburn Valley Football League 8.15 – 63. The CGVFL officially went into "recess" at the 1953 CGVFL – AGM, but never reformed as a football competition. A thorough history of this rural

competition can be found in a great 1949 article in the ''Shepparton Advertiser'' by clicking on this citation.

CGVFL Senior Football Clubs

The following football clubs played in the CGVFL senior football competition between 1946 and 1952. * Ardmona: 1946 to 1949. Ardmona went into recess in 1950 *Dookie: 1946 to 1948. Joined the Benalla Tungamah Football League in 1949. *Dookie College: 1946 to 1952. Joined the Benalla Tungamah Football League in 1953. * Katandra: 1946 to 1952. Joined the Benalla Tungamah Football League in 1953. *Miepoll: 1950 to 1952. Joined the Euroa & District Football League in 1953. *

Mooroopna Mooroopna is a rural town located north of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is on the banks of the Goulburn River opposite the larger town of Shepparton. The Midland Highway crosses the river between the two towns. At the 2016 census, Moor ...

: 1946 to 1948. Mooroopna entered the

in 1949. *

Shepparton Shepparton () ( Yortayorta: ''Kanny-goopna'') is a city located on the floodplain of the Goulburn River in northern Victoria, Australia, approximately north-northeast of Melbourne. As of the 2021 census, the estimated population of Shepparton, ...

: 1946 to 1949. Shepparton entered the

in 1950. *Shepparton Boys: 1950. Club folded prior to the 1951 season. * Shepparton East: 1946 to 1952. Merged with SPC in 1949 to form City United FC, but Shepparton East kept a side in the CGVFL from 1950 to 1952. *

Shepparton Preserving Company Shepparton () ( Yortayorta: ''Kanny-goopna'') is a city located on the floodplain of the Goulburn River in northern Victoria, Australia, approximately north-northeast of Melbourne. As of the 2021 census, the estimated population of Shepparton ...

(SPC): 1946 to 1949. Merged with Shepparton East to form City United FC in 1950, later to be known as

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. *

Tallygaroopna Football Club Tallygaroopna Football Netball Club is an Australian rules football club that competes in the Kyabram & District Football League. The club was established in 1904 and initially competed in the Southern Division of the Goulburn Valley Football As ...

: 1947 & 1948 (Moved down into the CGVFL Seconds competition in 1949), 1950 to 1952. Joined the

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in 1953. *

Toolamba Toolamba is a town in the Goulburn Valley region of Victoria, Australia. It is in the City of Greater Shepparton local government area, north of the state capital, Melbourne. At the , Toolamba and the surrounding area had a population of 873. ...

: 1947, 1950, 1951 *

Undera Undera is a town in the Goulburn Valley region of northern Victoria, Australia. The town in the City of Greater Shepparton local government area, north of the state capital, Melbourne and north-west of the regional centre of Shepparton. At th ...

: 1950 to 1952. Merged with Mooroopna FC in 1953, then joined the

Kyabram & District Football League The Kyabram District Football League (KDL) is an Australian rules football league in Victoria. It is made up of 15 teams; the most recent additions include Dookie United in 2018 and Shepparton East in 2019. The KDL is made up of smaller country ...

in 1954. *

Wunghnu Football Club The Wunghnu Football Club, nicknamed the Magpies, was an Australian rules football club in the small Goulburn Valley town of Wunghnu, Victoria, Australia. History It was playing in the Picola & District Football League until it was forced in ...

: 1950. Joined the

in 1951 ;Number of senior football teams in the CGVFL per season *1946: 8 *1947:10 *1948: 9 *1949: 6 *1950: 9 *1951: 7 *1952: 6

CGVFL Reserves Clubs

The following football clubs played in the CGVFL Seconds football competition between 1946 and 1949. * All Blacks: 1946. Club folded in early 1947. * Ardmona: 1946, 1947 * Dookie: 1946, * Dookie College: 1946, 1947, * Katandra: 1948, 1949 * Mooroopna: 1946, 1947, 1948 * Numurkah: 1948, 1949 * Shepparton: 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949 * Shepparton East: 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949 * Shepparton Boys: 1947, 1948, 1949 *

(SPC): 1947, 1948, 1949 * Tallygaroopna: 1946, 1949 * Toolamba: 1946, 1948, 1949 * Undera: 1948, 1949 * Wunghnu: 1947, 1948, 1949 ;Number of CGVFL Seconds team per season. *1946: 9 *1947: 8 *1948: 10 *1949: 10

CGVFL – Honourboard

* Shepparton RR – Shepparton Recreation Reserve (venue name was changed to

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in October, 1947, after

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)

CGVFL – Best and Fairest Award

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. 1946: Eric James also won the

's Morrison Medal in 1935 & 1937, with the

Shepparton Football Club The Shepparton Football Netball Club, nicknamed the ''Bears'', is an Australian rules football and netball club in the Goulburn Valley Football League. The Shepparton Bears, a local football team, play their home games at Deakin Reserve, Shep ...

CGVFL – Leading Goalkicker

References

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