The East Gippsland Football League is an
Australian rules football
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League in the
East Gippsland
East Gippsland is the eastern region of Gippsland, Victoria, Australia covering 31,740 square kilometres (14%) of Victoria. It has a population of 80,114.
Australian Bureau of Statistics2006 Census Community Profile Series: East Gippsland (Sta ...
region of
Victoria
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,
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.
History
The East Gippsland FL in its present incarnation began in 1974 with the merger of the Gippsland Football League and the Bairnsdale District Football League. The league has had a number of clubs fold, merge, leave and return over its history, due partly to changing economic circumstances in the area, with areas such as
Orbost
Orbost is a historic early settlers town in the Shire of East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, Victoria, east of Melbourne and south of Canberra where the Princes Highway crosses the Snowy River. It is about from the surf and fishing seaside t ...
losing large amounts of their population.
At one stage in the 1980s, the league divided its clubs into two divisions, due to a desire to avoid weekly 40-goal drubbings for the weaker clubs. In 1984 the league had two divisions of five clubs each, both divisions having a club with a bye every week, this move enabling the league to save costs on umpiring.
However, in 1985 Wy Yung got promoted to first division, so the league then had six and four. The second division broke away in 1986 to form the
Riviera Football League
The Riviera Football League was an Australian rules football league in the East Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia.
History
The Riviera FL was created in 1986, when the second division of the East Gippsland Football League broke away to fo ...
, together with some clubs who had left the
North Gippsland Football League
The North Gippsland Football League (NGFL) is an Australian rules football league in the Central Gippsland area of Victoria, Australia.
History
The NGFL was formed in 1955 through the merger of the Cowwarr Football League and the Sale Distric ...
. After the Riviera FL disbanded in 2004, Paynesville was the only East Gippsland member club to return to the EGFL, with West Bairnsdale having folded in the interim, and Lindenow South and Swan Reach instead opting to join the
Omeo & District Football League
The Omeo and District Football League (ODFL) is an Australian rules football League based on the Omeo
Region of East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. The ODFL has existed in some form since 1893, and operates under the auspices of the Victoria ...
.
In 2011, the league dropped back to six clubs, with Bairnsdale returning to the
Gippsland Football League
The Gippsland League (formerly known as the West Gippsland Latrobe Football League) is an Australian rules football and netball league in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. It is considered the only AFL Victoria major league in Gippsla ...
. In 2012 season the league grew to again feature 7 clubs, with Stratford announcing that they would leave the
North Gippsland Football League
The North Gippsland Football League (NGFL) is an Australian rules football league in the Central Gippsland area of Victoria, Australia.
History
The NGFL was formed in 1955 through the merger of the Cowwarr Football League and the Sale Distric ...
and join the EGFL.
Boisdale-Briagolong followed suit in 2015, bringing the league to eight clubs.
Timeline
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Clubs
Current
Previous
Leading Goal Kickers
2011 Ladder
2012 Ladder
2013 Ladder
2014 Ladder
2015 Ladder
2016 Ladder
References
External links
East Gippsland Football League
{{Aussie Rules in Victoria
Australian rules football competitions in Victoria (Australia)
East Gippsland