Hampden Football League

The Hampden Football Netball League is an Australian rules football and netball league based in South-Western Victoria, with clubs located in towns along or near the Princes Highway from Camperdown to Portland.

The league is a major country league. It comprises an amalgamation of the Hampden Football League with the women's netball league with the same teams and playing draw.

History

The ''Hampden Football League'' was formed in 1930, when the four founding clubs broke away from the Western District FL.
Terang and Camperdown did not want to continue to travel to Hamilton because their players were farmers who could not spend all day away from
the farm to play football, as they had cows to milk. Mortlake agreed with Camperdown and Terang and resigned from the WDFL. Cobden was left with a predicament, and requested admittance to the new league.

In 1933, South Warrnambool and Warrnambool joined the league, as takings at the gate had been greater when playing Camperdown or Terang that against any team in the WDFL.

Colac and Port Fairy were admitted in 1949. Memories for the politics that caused the rift in 1930 meant that the founding clubs were reluctant to allow the shift in power westward. So they allow one club to the west and one to the east. This was repeated in 1961, when they again admitted one western club (Koroit) and one from the east (Coragulac).

Colac and Coragulac merged to form Colac-Coragulac in 1980. In 1986 they dropped Coragulac from the club's name, then in 2001 Colac left the Hampden league to join the Geelong FL.

North Warrnambool were admitted to the league in the 1997 season.

In 1999, Mortlake and Derrinallum merged to form the Western Lions, however the club was not successful and folded during the 2000 season. Mortlake then attempted a new merger with Terang, which has proven successful and continues to the current day, with matches played in both towns.Hampden Football Netball League
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In 2013 teams from regional centres Hamilton and Portland will compete.

The year 2020 saw the senior football and netball season cancelled as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Timeline

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Clubs

Current

Former

Win/loss record

Maskell Medalists

Historical Ladders

1930 Ladder

* 1st Semi Final Terang 15.11.101 Defeated Mortlake 9.11.65
*2nd Semi Final Cobden 15.9.99 Defeated Camperdown 8.19.67
*Grand Final Cobden 13.9.87 Defeated Terang 6.30.66

1931 Ladder

* 1st Semi Final Camperdown 8.17.65 Defeated Terang 5.7.37
*2nd Semi Final Mortlake 11.15.81 Defeated Cobden 8.17.65
*Preliminary Final Mortlake11.17.83 Defeated Camperdown 7.8.50
*Grand Final Mortlake 15.12.102 Defeated Cobden 9.10.64

1932 Ladder

* 1st Semi Final Mortlake 10.9.69 Defeated Camperdown 8.11.59
*2nd Semi Final Terang 13.12.90 Defeated Cobden 11.11.77
*Preliminary Final Cobden 7.23 65 Drew with Mortlake 9.11.65
*Preliminary Final Replay Cobden 12.17.89 Defeated Mortlake 10.11.71
*Grand Final Terang 15.18.108 Defeated Cobden 13.9.87

1933 Ladder

* 1st Semi Final South Warrnambool 9.19.73 Defeated Warrnambool 10.5.65
*2nd Semi Final Cobden 19.13.127 Defeated Mortlake 2.14.26
*Preliminary Final South Warrnambool 13.7.85 Defeated Mortlake 10.11.71
*Grand Final Cobden 6.13.49 Defeated South Warrnambool 6.6.42

1934 Ladder

* 1st Semi Final Terang 16.13.109 Defeated Cobden 9.17.71
*2nd Semi Final Mortlake 12.13.85 Defeated South Warrnambool 12.12.84
*Preliminary Final South Warrnambool 7.21.63 Drew with Terang 8.15.63
*Preliminary Final Replay Terang 14.13.97 Defeated South Warrnambool 9.14.68
*Grand Final Terang 11.15.81 Defeated Mortlake 10.19.79

1935 Ladder

* 1st Semi Final Terang 15.6.96 Defeated South Warrnambool 11.15.81
*2nd Semi Final Mortlake 9.10.64 Defeated Warrnambool 4.12.36
*Preliminary Final Warrnambool 10.15.75 Defeated Terang 9.14.68
*Grand Final Warrnambool 14.16.100 Defeated Mortlake 10.19.79

1936 Ladder

* Elimination Final South Warrnambool 13.11.89 Defeated Cobden 7.7.49
* 1st Semi Final Terang 24.21.165 Defeated South Warrnambool 11.14.80
*2nd Semi Final Mortlake 15.17.107 Defeated Warrnambool 14.5.89
*Preliminary Final Warrnambool 10.19.79 Defeated Terang 10.9.69
*Grand Final Mortlake 12.15.87 Defeated Warrnambool 11.16.82

1937 Ladder

* Elimination Final Terang 12.18.90 Defeated South Warrnambool 11.10.76
* 1st Semi Final Terang 11.13.79 Defeated Mortlake 8.13.61
*2nd Semi Final Warrnambool 13.13.91 Defeated Camperdown 11.12.78
*Preliminary Final Camperdown 11.9.75 Defeated Terang 7.14.56
*Grand Final Warrnambool 12.14.86 Defeated Camperdown 9.17.71

1938 Ladder

* 1st Semi Final Warrnambool 17.16.118 Defeated Terang 16.15.111
*2nd Semi Final Camperdown 7.14.56 Defeated South Warrnambool 8.5.53
*Preliminary Final Warrnambool 16.16.112 Defeated South Warrnambool 7.11.53
*Grand Final Camperdown 11.19.85 Defeated Warrnambool 9.14.68

1939 Ladder

* 1st Semi Final Cobden 16.19.115 Defeated Terang 7.12.54
*2nd Semi Final South Warrnambool 8.10.58 Defeated Warrnambool 8.7.55
*Preliminary Final Warrnambool 14.14.98 Defeated Cobden 13.14.92
*Grand Final Warrnambool 14.19.103 Defeated South Warrnambool 14.11.95

1940 Ladder

* 1st Semi Final Camperdown 14.14.98 Defeated Terang 12.9.81
*2nd Semi Final South Warrnambool 14.9.93 Defeated Warrnambool 11.15.81
*Preliminary Final Warrnambool 17.18.120 Defeated Camperdown 7.6.48
*Grand Final South Warrnambool 11.21.87 Defeated Warrnambool 10.7.67

1946 Ladder

* 1st Semi Final Terang 10.10.70 Defeated South Warrnambool 9.10.64
*2nd Semi Final Warrnambool 23.18.156 Defeated Camperdown 11.11.77
*Preliminary Final Camperdown 15.10.100 Defeated Terang 15.7.97
*Grand Final Warrnambool 14.14.98 Defeated Camperdown 9.9.63

1947 Ladder

* 1st Semi Final Cobden 11.24.90 Defeated Terang 7.10.52
*2nd Semi Final Camperdown 7.8.50 Defeated Warrnambool 6.12.48
*Preliminary Final Warrnambool 10.12.72 Defeated Cobden 9.9.63
*Grand Final Warrnambool 18.17.125 Defeated Camperdown 9.11.65

1948 Ladder

* 1st Semi Final Camperdown 22.17.149 Defeated Terang 9.19.73
*2nd Semi Final Cobden 18.18.126 Defeated South Warrnambool 12.8.80
*Preliminary Final South Warrnambool 3.20.38 Defeated Camperdown 3.13.31
*Grand Final Cobden 11.13.79 Defeated South Warrnambool 10.6.66

1949 Ladder

* 1st Semi Final Warrnambool 10.6.66 Defeated South Warrnambool 4.6.30
*2nd Semi Final Cobden 10.19.79 Defeated Colac 9.12.66
*Preliminary Final Colac 6.17.53 Defeated Warrnambool 5.13.43
*Grand Final Cobden 11.13.79 Defeated Colac 7.11.53

Premierships (Football)

;Seniors

*1930 Cobden 13 9 87 def Terang 6 30 66
*1931 Mortlake 15 12 102 def Cobden 9 10 64
*1932 Terang 15 18 108 def Cobden 13 9 87
*1933 Cobden 6 13 49 def South Warrnambool 6 6 42
*1934 Terang 11 15 81 def Mortlake 10 19 79
*1935 Warrnambool 14 16 100 def Mortlake 10 19 79
*1936 Mortlake 12 15 87 def Warrnambool 11 16 82
*1937 Warrnambool 12 14 86 def Camperdown 9 17 71
*1938 Camperdown 11 19 85 def Warrnambool 9 14 68
*1939 Warrnambool 14 19 103 def South Warrnambool 14 11 95
*1940 South Warrnambool 11 21 87 def Warrnambool 10 7 67
*1941 - 1945 No play due to World War 2
*1946 Warrnambool 14 14 98 def Camperdown 9 9 63
*1947 Warrnambool 18 17 125 def Camperdown 9 11 65
*1948 Cobden 11 13 79 def South Warrnambool 10 6 66
*1949 Cobden 11 13 79 def Colac 7 11 53
*1950 Colac 12 8 80 def Warrnambool 10 17 77
*1951 Camperdown 11 9 75 def Cobden 6 8 44
*1952 Colac 6 4 40 def Warrnambool 4 9 33
*1953 Colac 12 6 78 def Cobden 10 12 72
*1954 South Warrnambool 9 8 62 Defeated Terang 5 8 38
*1955 Terang 14 18 102 def Colac 14 15 99
*1956 Terang 14 13 97 def Port Fairy 12 9 81
*1957 Warrnambool 10 16 76 Defeated Colac 8 8 56
*1958 Port Fairy 6 16 52 def Colac 6 14 50
*1959 Warrnambool 19 15 129 def Cobden 5 11 41
*1960 Warrnambool 15 24 114 def Camperdown 7 6 48
*1961 Colac 14 14 98 def Camperdown 5 5 35
*1962 Warrnambool 10 8 68 def Mortlake 8 12 60
*1963 Warrnambool 9 9 63 def Colac 5 8 38
*1964 South Warrnambool 13 13 91 def Colac 10 5 65
*1965 Colac 8 11 59 def Warrnambool 7 10 52
*1966 Warrnambool 8 18 66 def Mortlake 7 8 50
*1967 Terang 12 5 77 def Mortlake 8 8 56
*1968 Camperdown 13 3 81 def Terang 9 7 61
*1969 South Warrnambool 12 17 89 def Mortlake 12 16 88
*1970 Camperdown 11 12 78 def Mortlake 11 10 76
*1971 Koroit 14 9 93 def Port Fairy 11 7 73
*1972 Terang 15 13 103 def Port Fairy 8 13 61
*1973 Koroit 10 7 67 def Colac 7 10 52
*1974 South Warrnambool 7 8 50 def Camperdown 6 6 42
*1975 Mortlake 11 13 79 def Warrnambool 10 11 71

*1976 Warrnambool 14 15 99 def Terang 6 11 47
*1977 Warrnambool 11 14 80 def Terang 10 7 67
*1978 Warrnambool 13 10 88 def Terang 13 8 86
*1979 Terang 13 11 89 def Cobden 12 10 82
*1980 Colac-Coragulac 19 14 128 def Terang 9 12 66
*1981 Terang 13 16 94 def Colac-Coragulac 7 8 50
*1982 Colac-Coragulac 14 10 94 def Terang 12 10 82
*1983 Colac-Coragulac 11 5 71 def Port Fairy 9 6 60
*1984 Warrnambool 9 15 69 def Cobden 4 5 29
*1985 Colac-Coragulac 22 14 146 def South Warrnambool 14 6 90
*1986 Warrnambool 19 9 123 def Camperdown 10 10 70
*1987 Warrnambool 14 12 96 def Camperdown 12 10 82
*1988 Warrnambool 12 10 82 def South Warrnambool 10 15 75
*1989 Warrnambool 21 14 140 def South Warrnambool 11 11 77
*1990 South Warrnambool 23 21 159 def Colac 5 8 38
*1991 South Warrnambool 2 6 18 def Terang 1 6 12
*1992 Warrnambool 20 12 132 def South Warrnambool 13 12 90
*1993 Colac 15 9 99 def Terang 12 16 88
*1994 South Warrnambool 19 15 129 def Camperdown 12 15 87
*1995 Terang 18 12 120 def South Warrnambool 14 11 95
*1996 South Warrnambool 18 7 115 def Terang 14 9 93
*1997 Cobden 28 10 178 def Port Fairy 13 12 90
*1998 Cobden 15 6 96 def South Warrnambool 11 10 76
*1999 Camperdown 20 9 129 def Colac 12 11 83
*2000 Camperdown 14 10 94 def Koroit 7 9 51
*2001 Warrnambool 15 4 94 def Koroit 11 10 76
*2002 Warrnambool 13 19 97 def Terang 11 7 73
*2003 Koroit 17 8 110 def Camperdown 15 13 103
*2004 Terang-Mortlake 18 5 113 def Warrnambool 11 10 76
*2005 Terang-Mortlake 12 11 83 def Port Fairy 9 8 62
*2006 South Warrnambool 17 15 117 def Camperdown 13 8 86
*2007 Koroit 15 13 103 def Cobden 10 9 69
*2008 Terang-Mortlake 9 14 68 def Warrnambool 3 10 28
*2009 Koroit 19 7 121 def Warrnambool 11 16 82
*2010 Warrnambool 8 13 61 def South Warrnambool 5 14 44
*2011 South Warrnambool 11 14 80 def Warrnambool 5 9 39
*2012 Warrnambool 15 13 103 def Cobden 10 6 66
*2013 Warrnambool 13 11 89 def Koroit 6 16 52
*2014 Koroit 15 9 99 def Warrnambool 12 11 83
*2015 Koroit 13 14 92 def Warrnambool 7 9 51
*2016 Koroit 15 10 100 def North Warrnambool 10 7 67
*2017 Koroit 8 8 56 def Port Fairy 6 5 41
*2018 Koroit 8 9 57 def Camperdown 6 10 46

2009 Ladder

2010 Ladder

2011 Ladder

2012 Ladder

2013 Ladder

2014 Ladder

2015 Ladder

2016 Ladder

2017 Ladder

VFL/AFL players

* Dick Harris - Warrnambool to Richmond
* Thorold Merrett - Cobden to Collingwood
*Alistair Lord - Cobden to Geelong
*Stewart Lord - Cobden to Geelong
*Peter Pianto - Coragulac to Geelong
* Stephen Theodore - Coragulac to St.Kilda
*John Rantall - Cobden to South Melbourne
*John Cassin - Colac to Essendon
*Amon Buchanan - Colac to South Melbourne
* Austin McCrabb - Colac to Geelong to Hawthorn
* Kevin Neale - South Warrnambool to St.Kilda
* John Northey - Mortlake to Richmond
*Ronnie Wearmouth - Terang to Collingwood
* Michael Turner - Warrnambool to Geelong
* Paul Couch - Warrnambool to Geelong
* Simon Hogan - Warrnambool to Geelong
* Ross Thornton - Camperdown to Fitzroy
* Noel Mugavin - Port Fairy to Fitzroy
* Leon Harris - Mortlake to Fitzroy
* Bernie Harris - Mortlake to Fitzroy, ,
* Ken Hinkley - Camperdown to Fitzroy then
* Paul Broderick - Camperdown to Fitzroy then Richmond
* Charlie Payne - Terang to Essendon
* Ian Payne - Terang to Essendon
*Leon Cameron - South Warrnambool to Footscray to Richmond
* Kerrin Hayes- Port Fairy to Fitzroy

* Adrian Gleeson - Koroit to Carlton
*Wayne Schwass - South Warrnambool to North Melbourne to Sydney
* Scott Lucas - Camperdown to Essendon
* Chris Heffernan - Terang to to Melbourne to
* Jonathan Brown - South Warrnambool to Brisbane
* Jordan Lewis - Warrnambool to to
* Joe McLaren - Koroit to St.Kilda then North Melbourne
* Gary Keane - Koroit to Fitzroy
* Daniel O'Keefe - Warrnambool to Sydney
* Luke Vogels - Terang Mortlake to
* Gary Rohan - Cobden to Sydney
* Ben Cunnington - Cobden to North Melbourne
* Luke Rounds - Terang Mortlake to Collingwood
* Jordie McKenzie - Terang to Melbourne
* Billie Smedts - North Warrnambool to Geelong Falcons to Geelong
* David Haynes - North Warrnambool to West Coast Eagles to Geelong
* Josh Corbett - North Warrnambool to ,
*Jackson Merrett - Cobden to Essendon
*Martin Gleeson - Koroit to Essendon
*Zach Merrett - Cobden to Essendon
* Kevin O'Keeffe - Terang to Fitzroy
* Daryl Salmon - Terang to Collingwood
* Lewis Taylor - Mortlake to Brisbane
* Daryl Griffiths - Terang to
* Brian McKenzie - Terang to Collingwood
* Hugh Worrall - Cobden to
* Alan McConnell - Terang to Footscray

Bibliography

* ''Evergreen Hampden: The Hampden Football League and its people, 1930-1976'' by Fred Bond & Don Grossman, 1979 –
* ''History of Football in the Western District'' by John Stoward – Aussie Footy Books, 2008 –

References

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