2012 Northern Football League season

2012 Premiership season
Teams 25
Premiers

TBD Epping

Mernda
Minor premiers

Montmorency

Epping

Panton Hill
Matches played 245
Leading goalkicker TBD
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The 2012 season is the 86th season of the Northern Football League (formerly Diamond Valley Football League) and commenced in April 2012.

2012 season

The 2012 NFL season will contain 3 divisions. A 10 team Division One, 8 team Division Two and a 7 team Division Three. Lower Plenty were promoted to Division One after winning the Grand Final in Division 2, while North Heidelberg were relegated to Division Two, for the first time in their history, after winning the 'Wooden Spoon' in Division 1. South Morang were promoted to Division Two after winning the Grand Final in Division 3, while Mernda were relegated to Division Three after winning the 'Wooden Spoon' in Division 2. The fixture for the 2011 NFL season is not a random selection of matches, but rather is planned by the NFL. The season will run for 18 rounds plus 5 weeks of finals.

Clubs

Division 1

Club Founded Nickname Location Home Ground Entered Competition Most recent Promotion Jumper
Bundoora Football Club 1974 Bulls Bundoora Yulong Reserve 1981 1982
Eltham Football Club 1909 Panthers Eltham Central Park 1922 2003
Greensborough Football Club 1905 Boro Greensborough War Memorial Park 1922 2007
Heidelberg Football Club 1876 Tigers Heidelberg Warringal Park 1923 1983
Lower Plenty Football Club 1961 Bears Montmorency Montmorency Park, South Oval 1995 2005
Macleod Football Club 1946 Kangaroos Rosanna De Winton Park 1947 2010
Montmorency Football Club 1924 Magpies Montmorency Montmorency Park, North Oval 1924 N/A
Northcote Park Football Club 1952 Cougars Northcote Bill Lawry Oval 1982 1995
West Preston Lakeside Football Club 1998 Roosters Reservoir J E Moore Park 1996 1997
Whittlesea Football Club 1904 Eagles Whittlesea Whittlesea Showgrounds 1934–1946, 1992 2011

Division 2

Club Founded Nickname Location Home Ground Entered Competition Most recent Relegation/Promotion Jumper
Diamond Creek Football Club 1888 Demons Diamond Creek Coventry Reserve 1922 2008
Epping Football Club 1904 Blues Epping Epping Recreation Reserve 1933 2007
Fitzroy Stars Football Club 1973 Stars Thornbury Victoria Park 2008 N/A
Hurstbridge Football Club 1914 Bridges Hurstbridge Ben Friley Oval 1922–1931, 1988 2011
Lalor Football Club 1955 Bloods Lalor Lalor Reserve 1968 2011
North Heidelberg Football Club 1958 Bulldogs Heidelberg Heights Shelley Street Reserve 1958 N/A
South Morang Football Club 1954 Lions Mill Park Lakes Mill Park Lakes Reserve 1955 2009
Thomastown Football Club 1976 Bears Thomastown Main Street Reserve 2001 2010

Division 3

Club Founded Nickname Location Home Ground Entered Competition Most recent Relegation Jumper
Heidelberg West Football Club 1936 Hawks Heidelberg Heidelberg Park 1939 2009
Mernda Football Club 1903 Demons Mernda Mernda Recreation Reserve 1937–1939, 1987 1991
Parkside Football Club 1934 Devils Alphington Pitcher Park 2003 2009
Panton Hill Football Club 1926 Redbacks Panton Hill Cracknell Reserve 1929–1930, 1997 2009
Reservoir Football Club 1984 Mustangs Reservoir Crispe Park 1981,2008 2009
St Mary's Senior Football Club 2008 Burra Mill Park Kelynack Reserve 2010 N/A
Watsonia Football Club 1967 Saints Watsonia A K Lines Reserve 1969 2011

Ladders

Division 1

# Team Pld W L D For Against % Pts
1 Montmorency 18 15 3 0 1885 1432 131.63 60
2 Heidelberg 18 13 4 1 1743 1236 141.02 54
3 Bundoora 18 11 7 0 1889 1434 131.73 44
4 Northcote Park 18 10 7 1 1610 1421 113.30 42
5 West Preston Lakeside 18 9 7 2 1606 1508 106.50 40
6 Eltham 18 7 9 2 1580 1658 93.50 32
7 Greensborough 18 7 10 1 1427 1682 84.84 30
8 Macleod 18 6 11 1 1257 1595 78.81 26
9 Lower Plenty 18 4 14 0 1255 1754 71.55 16
10 Whittlesea 18 3 13 2 1286 1818 70.74 16

Division 2

# Team Pld W L D For Against % Pts
1 Epping 18 17 1 0 1836 1116 164.52 68
2 North Heidelberg 18 14 4 0 2247 1257 178.76 56
3 Diamond Creek 18 12 6 0 1899 1210 156.94 48
4 Fitzroy Stars 18 12 6 0 1783 1643 108.52 48
5 Lalor 18 7 11 0 1473 1701 86.60 28
6 South Morang 18 4 14 0 1110 1790 62.01 16
7 Hurstbridge 18 3 15 0 1224 1953 62.67 12
8 Thomastown 18 3 15 0 1186 2088 56.80 12

Division 3

# Team Pld W L D For Against % Pts
1 Panton Hill 16 15 1 0 1737 1016 170.96 60
2 Mernda 16 13 3 0 1643 836 196.53 52
3 Reservoir 16 12 4 0 1464 1039 140.90 48
4 St.Marys 16 6 10 0 1247 1226 101.71 24
5 Parkside 16 6 10 0 1187 1464 81.08 24
6 Heidelberg West 16 3 13 0 920 1979 46.49 12
7 Watsonia 16 1 15 0 828 1466 56.48 4

Finals

Week 1

Division 3 2nd Semi Final
Saturday 25 August Panton Hill 49 def. by Mernda 90 Shelley Park
  • Mernda beat Panton Hill to move straight into the Grand Final
Division 2 1st Semi Finals
Saturday 25 August Diamond Creek 72 def. by Fitzroy Stars 102 Preston City Oval
  • Fitzroy Stars competed in their first ever final in the Northern Football League, beating Diamond Creek and thus advancing to the Preliminary Final.
Division 3 1st Semi Finals
Sunday 26 August Reservoir 102 def. St.Marys 74 Shelley Park
  • Reservoir ended St.Marys' season and moved into the Preliminary Final against Panton Hill.

Week 2

Division 3 Preliminary Final
Saturday 1 September Panton Hill 77 def. Reservoir 73 Epping Recreational Reserve
  • Panton Hill advanced to their first Grand Final since entering the Northern Football League (Diamond Valley Football League)
Division 1 Qualifying Final
Saturday 1 September Heidelberg 113 def. Bundoora 61 Preston City Oval
  • Heidelberg convincingly beat Bundoora to move into the 2nd Semi Final against Montmorency
Division 2 2nd Semi Final
Saturday 1 September Epping 97 def. North Heidelberg 68 Central Park
  • Epping moved into their second consecutive Grand Final
Division 1 Elimination Final
Sunday 2 September Northcote Park 91 def. West Preston Lakeside 63 Preston City Oval
  • Northcote Park ended West Preston's season and moved into the 1st Semi Final against Bundoora

Week 3

Division 3 Grand Final
Saturday 8 September Mernda 132 def. Panton Hill 39 Epping Recreational Reserve
  • Mernda won its first Grand Final since 1991 and earned a promotion to Division 2
  • Matthew Rees of Mernda was named Best on Ground
Division 1 1st Semi Final
Saturday 8 September Montmorency 89 def. by Heidelberg 109 Preston City Oval
  • Heidelberg moved into its 8th consecutive Grand Final
  • Montmorency would play the winner of Bundoora and Northcote Park in the Preliminary Final
Division 2 Preliminary Final
Sunday 8 September North Heidelberg 116 def. Fitzroy Stars 93 Central Park
  • North Heidelberg moved into its first Grand Final since 2005, and its first ever in Division 2, whilst eliminating Fitzroy Stars from its first ever final's series.
Division 1 1st Semi Final
Sunday 9 September Bundoora 78 def. by Northcote Park 98 Preston City Oval
  • Northcote Park advanced to the Preliminary Final against Montmorency whilst Bundoora crashed out of finals in straight sets.

Week 4

Division 2 Grand Final
Saturday 15 September Epping 111 def. North Heidelberg 107 Preston City Oval
  • Epping won its 9th Senior Grand Final an earned a spot in Division 1 in 2013
  • Shane Harvey of North Heidelberg was awarded Best on Ground in a losing side
  • Shane Harvey kicked his 100th goal for 2012. He finished with 103 on the back of 9 goals in the Grand Final
Division 1 Preliminary Final
Sunday 16 September Montmorency 87 def. by Northcote Park 97 Preston City Oval
  • Northcote Park moved into the Grand Final for the first time since 2003
  • Montmorency crashed out of finals in straight sets after winning the Minor Premiership

Week 5

Division 1 Grand Final
Saturday 22 September Heidelberg 69 def. by Northcote Park 114 Preston City Oval
  • Northcote Park won its 6th Division 1 Premiership whilst condemning Heidelberg to its 3rd consecutive Grand Final loss
  • Anthony Hogan of Northcote Park was named Best on Ground

Awards

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