Loddon Valley Football League

**Loddon Valley District Football League**
General Information

Founded	1903
Records
Highest Score	456 - Bears Lagoon-Serpentine 72.24.456 v Dunolly 0.1.1 2003
Most goals in a game	29 - Greg Gadsden - BL-Serpentine v Dunolly - 2003
Most goals in a season	162 - Peter Collins – Bridgewater - 1982

The Loddon Valley Football League is an Australian rules football league based in Central Victoria.

History

The Loddon Valley Football League was formed in 1903 and is one of the oldest country leagues to have survived without a name change or amalgamation.

Clubs

Current

Club	Nickname	Years in comp	LVFL Premierships	Premiership Years
Bears Lagoon Serpentine	Bears	1945-	12	1947-8-9, 1960-1, 1965-6, 1982-3, 1992, 1994-5
Bridgewater	Mean Machine	1931-	21	1938-9, 1945, 1950, 1955, 1959, 1962-3, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1984-5, 1988, 1991, 2010-11-12-13-14-15
Calivil United	Demons	1997-	7	1998, 2003-4-5-6-7-8
Inglewood	Blues	1903-7, 1938-	9	1903, 1946, 1951, 1953-4, 1956, 1958, 1971, 1986
Marong	Panthers	1983-	1	1989
Mitiamo	Superoos	1956-	5	1967, 1977, 1979, 1999, 2009
Newbridge	Maroons	1904-	15	1905-6-7-8-9-10, 1912, 1929–30, 1933, 1937, 1957, 1978, 1993, 2000
Pyramid Hill	Bulldogs	1995-	-	-
YCW	Eagles	1985-	4	1987, 1997, 2001-2

Leading Goal Kickers

Year	Player	H&A goals	Finals goals	Total Goals
1946	George Vanston (Inglewood)	0	82	82
1947	George Vanston (Inglewood)	0	76	76
1948	George Vanston (Inglewood)	0	82	82
1949	George Vanston (Inglewood)	0	51	51
1950	George Vanston (Inglewood)	0	66	66
1951	George Vanston (Inglewood)	0	64	64
1952	George Vanston (Inglewood)	0	43	43
1953	George Vanston (Inglewood)	65	8	73
1954	George Vanston (Inglewood)	57	13	70
1955	Graham O'Shea (Newbridge)	0	0	0
1956	0	0	0	0
1957	Graham O'Shea (Newbridge)	87	0	87
1958	0	0	0	0
1959	0	0	0	0
1960	0	0	0	0
1961	John Canville (Calivil)	56	4	60
1962	John Canville (Calivil)	46	1	47
1963	William Redmond (Bridgewater)	51	6	57
1964	Ian O'Shea (Newbridge)	33	0	33
1965	M Rodda (Bridgewater)	50	1	51
1966	R Medcalf (Inglewood)	38	0	38
1967	M Rodda (Bridgewater)	50	2	52
1968	B Chilcott (Bridgewater)	51	5	56
1969	Bruce Wick (BLS)	58	4	62
1970	Bruce Wick (BLS)	57	11	68
1971	Barry Ansett (Calivil)	53	6	59
1972	Bruce Wick (BLS)	66	0	66
1973	Bruce Wick (BLS)	58	0	58
1974	Max Baker (Inglewood)	37	6	43
1975	Garry Leech (Mitiamo)	65	8	73
1976	Garry Leech (Mitiamo)	65	9	74
1977	Garry Leech (Mitiamo)	76	6	82
1978	Alan Jackson (Korong Vale)	111	5	116
1979	Alan Jackson (Korong Vale)	125	0	125
1980	Peter Collins (Bridgewater)	126	19	145
1981	Alan Jackson (Korong Vale)	106	16	122
1982	Peter Collins (Bridgewater)	140	22	162
1983	Mick Murphy (Calivil)	102	4	106
1984	Darryl Billett (Inglewood)	94	7	101
1985	Kelvin Dow (Inglewood)	90	7	97
1986	Kelvin Dow (Inglewood)	97	6	103
1987	Kelvin Dow (Inglewood)	105	15	120
1988	Colin Grenfell (Bridgewater)	97	5	102
1989	Kelvin Dow (Inglewood)	56	10	66
1990	Matt Cullen (Marong)	55	6	61
1991	Rod Wight (Calivil)	61	5	66
1992	Travis Hall (Bridgewater)	64	8	72
1993	David Sullivan (Marong)	106	10	116
1994	David Sullivan (Marong)	105	14	119
1995	Shawn McCormick (Mitiamo)	59	12	71
1996	Steve Robinson (YCW)	62	1	63
1997	Shawn McCormick (Mitiamo)	87	6	93
1998	Shawn McCormick (Mitiamo)	72	8	80
1999	Shawn McCormick (Mitiamo)	72	13	85
2000	Greg Gadsen (BLS)	87	12	99
2001	Scott Carson (Newbridge)	102	0	102
2002	Greg Gadsen (BLS)	108	0	108
2003	Greg Gadsen (BLS)	114	7	121
2004	Phillip Hetherington (CU)	83	9	92
2005	Phillip Hetherington (CU)	103	0	103
2006	David McCormack (YCW)	109	0	109
2007	Matthew Chilcott (PH)	101	6	107
2008	Ryan Haythorpe (Mitiamo)	77	0	77
2009	Ryan Haythorpe (Mitiamo)	63	19	82
2010	Ryan Haythorpe (Mitiamo)	100	10	110
2011	Brad Rohde (Bridgewater)	78	9	87
2012	Brad Rohde (Bridgewater)	68	7	75
2013	Alexander Collins (Bridgewater)	93	16	109

2008 Ladder

Loddon Valley	Wins	Byes	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts
Pyramid Hill	14	2	2	1760	925	190.27%	56
Calivil United	13	2	3	1810	1006	179.92%	52
Mitiamo	10	2	6	1683	1408	119.53%	40
Bridgewater	10	2	6	1477	1394	105.95%	40
Marong	8	2	8	1439	1347	106.83%	32
Bears-Lagoon Serpentine	7	2	9	1455	1611	90.32%	28
Inglewood	5	2	11	1261	1547	81.51%	20
Newbridge	4	2	12	1208	1743	69.31%	16
YCW	1	2	15	922	2034	45.33%	4

FINALS

Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Elimination	Bridgewater	12	13	85	Marong	9	13	67
Qualifying	Calivil United	20	14	134	Mitiamo	14	6	90
1st Semi	Bridgewater	9	14	68	Mitiamo	6	7	43
2nd Semi	Calivil United	8	13	61	Pyramid Hill	4	6	30
Preliminary	Pyramid Hill	14	15	99	Bridgewater	11	14	80
Grand	Calivil United	16	17	113	Pyramid Hill	6	9	45

2009 Ladder

Loddon Valley	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts
Pyramid Hill	13	2	3	0	1654	921	179.59%	52
Mitiamo	12	2	3	1	1701	1140	149.21%	50
Calivil United	12	2	4	0	1552	961	161.50%	48
Marong	11	2	5	0	1461	1106	132.10%	44
Bridgewater	9	2	6	1	1543	1163	132.67%	38
Newbridge	7	2	9	0	1354	1346	100.59%	28
Inglewood	3	2	13	0	1051	1767	59.48%	12
YCW	3	2	13	0	1021	1827	55.88%	12
Bears-Lagoon Serpentine	1	2	15	0	934	2040	45.78%	4

FINALS

Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Elimination	Marong	13	11	89	Bridgewater	11	11	77
Qualifying	Mitiamo	16	22	118	Calivil United	11	12	78
1st Semi	Calivil United	16	15	111	Marong	8	10	58
2nd Semi	Mitiamo	12	15	87	Pyramid Hill	4	14	38
Preliminary	Calivil United	14	12	96	Pyramid Hill	9	9	63
Grand	Mitiamo	22	11	143	Calivil United	12	13	85

2010 Ladder

Loddon Valley	Wins	Byes	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts
Bridgewater	15	2	1	1955	914	213.89%	60
Pyramid Hill	14	2	2	1899	1033	183.83%	56
Calivil United	12	2	4	1589	1195	132.97%	48
Mitiamo	11	2	5	1988	1182	168.19%	44
YCW	7	2	9	1299	1307	99.39%	28
Inglewood	5	2	11	1225	1584	77.34%	20
Marong	4	2	12	1131	1859	60.84%	16
Newbridge	3	2	13	1270	1617	78.54%	12
Bears-Lagoon Serpentine	1	2	15	829	2494	33.24%	4

FINALS

Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Elimination	Mitiamo	13	17	95	YCW	12	7	79
Qualifying	Pyramid Hill	7	5	47	Calivil United	3	13	31
1st Semi	Calivil United	23	15	153	Mitiamo	12	8	80
2nd Semi	Bridgewater	13	10	88	Pyramid Hill	9	7	61
Preliminary	Calivil United	7	7	49	Pyramid Hill	4	17	41
Grand	Bridgewater	27	6	168	Calivil United	7	11	53

2011 Ladder

Loddon Valley	Wins	Byes	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts
Bridgewater	15	2	1	2233	998	223.75%	60
Pyramid Hill	13	2	3	1740	997	174.52%	52
YCW	12	2	4	1794	1367	131.24%	48
Calivil United	9	2	7	1599	1472	108.63%	36
Mitiamo	8	2	8	1600	1532	104.44%	32
Bears-Lagoon Serpentine	7	2	9	1570	1563	100.45%	28
Newbridge	4	2	12	1453	1964	73.98%	16
Marong	3	2	13	1316	1967	66.90%	12
Inglewood	1	2	15	924	2369	39.00%	4

FINALS

Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Elimination	Mitiamo	19	14	128	Calivil United	17	14	116
Qualifying	Pyramid Hill	16	10	106	YCW	9	6	60
1st Semi	YCW	16	26	122	Mitiamo	14	9	93
2nd Semi	Bridgewater	11	16	82	Pyramid Hill	7	13	55
Preliminary	Pyramid Hill	10	12	72	YCW	9	16	70
Grand	Bridgewater	22	18	150	Pyramid Hill	7	9	51

2012 Ladder

Loddon Valley	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts
Bridgewater	13	2	2	1	1796	1034	173.69%	62
Newbridge	11	2	5	0	1946	1165	167.04%	52
Pyramid Hill	11	2	5	0	1610	1109	145.18%	52
Bears-Lagoon Serpentine	11	2	5	0	1939	1403	138.20%	52
Calivil United	10	2	5	1	1610	1264	127.37%	50
Marong	8	2	8	0	1529	1604	95.32%	40
YCW	4	2	12	0	1118	1819	61.46%	24
Mitiamo	3	2	13	0	1166	1792	65.07%	20
Inglewood	0	2	16	0	837	2361	35.45%	8

FINALS

Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Elimination	Bears-Lagoon Serpentine	13	13	91	Calivil United	7	12	54
Qualifying	Pyramid Hill	14	7	91	Newbridge	8	9	57
1st Semi	Newbridge	18	11	119	Bears-Lagoon Serpentine	15	16	106
2nd Semi	Bridgewater	16	17	113	Pyramid Hill	8	7	55
Preliminary	Newbridge	14	13	97	Pyramid Hill	7	8	50
Grand	Bridgewater	21	12	138	Newbridge	10	13	73

2013 Ladder

Loddon Valley	Wins	Byes	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts
Bears-Lagoon Serpentine	15	2	1	2065	869	237.63%	68
Bridgewater	13	2	3	1756	943	186.21%	60
Pyramid Hill	12	2	4	1869	1014	184.32%	56
Newbridge	11	2	5	1489	1190	125.13%	52
Marong	9	2	7	1549	1349	114.83%	44
Calivil United	6	2	10	1094	1393	78.54%	32
YCW	3	2	13	976	1850	52.76%	20
Mitiamo	2	2	14	792	1902	41.64%	16
Inglewood	1	2	15	879	1959	44.87%	12

FINALS

Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Elimination	Marong	13	12	90	Newbridge	2	5	17
Qualifying	Bridgewater	8	19	67	Pyramid Hill	9	8	62
1st Semi	Pyramid Hill	17	9	111	Marong	11	9	75
2nd Semi	Bridgewater	16	14	110	Bears-Lagoon Serpentine	16	13	109
Preliminary	Bears-Lagoon Serpentine	19	10	124	Pyramid Hill	10	6	66
Grand	Bridgewater	15	11	101	Bears-Lagoon Serpentine	13	15	93

2014 Ladder

Loddon Valley	Wins	Byes	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts
Bridgewater	16	2	0	2211	765	289.02%	64
Pyramid Hill	12	2	4	1639	1198	136.81%	48
Bears-Lagoon Serpentine	11	2	5	1792	1325	135.25%	44
Newbridge	10	2	6	1744	1114	156.55%	40
Marong	10	2	6	1495	1340	111.57%	40
YCW	5	2	11	1270	1587	80.03%	20
Mitiamo	4	2	12	1278	1582	80.78%	16
Calivil United	3	2	13	927	1949	47.56%	12
Inglewood	1	2	15	705	2201	32.03%	4

FINALS

Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Elimination	Newbridge	10	15	75	Marong	11	14	90
Qualifying	Pyramid Hill	12	13	85	Bears-Lagoon Serpentine	13	13	91
1st Semi	Bridgewater	16	14	110	Bears-Lagoon Serpentine	8	9	57
2nd Semi	Pyramid Hill	13	9	87	Marong	7	11	53
Preliminary	Bears-Lagoon Serpentine	17	12	114	Pyramid Hill	14	9	93
Grand	Bridgewater	22	15	147	Bears-Lagoon Serpentine	7	9	51

Recent Premierships

1997 YCW
1998 Calivil United
1999 Mitiamo
2000 Newbridge
2001 YCW
2002 YCW
2003 Calivil United
2004 Calivil United
2005 Calivil United
2006 Calivil United
2007 Calivil United
2008 Calivil United
2009 Mitiamo
2010 Bridgewater
2011 Bridgewater
2012 Bridgewater
2013 Bridgewater
2014 Bridgewater
2015 Bridgewater

References

External links

League website
"Loddon Valley Football League". Full Points Footy. Archived from the original on 21 August 2008.

Australian rules football in Victoria

Representative side	Victoria

Governing bodies	AFL Victoria (metropolitan) AFL Victoria Country (country)

Professional clubs	Carlton Collingwood Essendon Geelong Hawthorn Melbourne North Melbourne Richmond St Kilda Western Bulldogs

Statewide leagues	Victorian Football League TAC Cup (under-18) List of Australian rules football competitions in Victoria

Metropolitan leagues	Eastern Essendon District Northern Riddell District Southern VAFA Western Region

Regional leagues (major)	Ballarat Bellarine Bendigo Central Murray Geelong Gippsland Goulburn Valley Hampden Mornington Peninsula Nepean Murray North Central Ovens & Murray Sunraysia Wimmera Yarra Valley Mountain

Regional leagues (district)	Alberton Central Highlands Colac & District East Gippsland Ellinbank & District Geelong & District Golden Rivers Heathcote Horsham & District Kowree-Naracoorte-Tatiara Kyabram & District Loddon Valley Mallee Maryborough Castlemaine Mid Gippsland Millewa Mininera North Gippsland Omeo & District Ovens & King Picola & District South East South West Tallangatta Upper Murray Warrnambool Western Border

Women's leagues	Victorian Women's Football League AFL Victoria Youth Girls Competition

Defunct leagues	Benalla (1946-2009) Federal (1909-1981) Lexton Plains (1999-2010) Riviera (1986-2003) List of former Australian rules football competitions in Victoria

Principal venues	Melbourne Cricket Ground Docklands Stadium Princes Park Kardinia Park

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