Omeo & District Football League

The logo of the Omeo & District Football League (ODFL)

Swifts Creek and Buchan playing off in the 2001 ODFL Grand Final at Buchan

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 Victorian Country Football League (VCFL).^[1] The league is situated in an area with a small population, resulting in the league playing 16-a-side rather than the standard 18-a-side, and not fielding a reserve grade.

Clubs involved in the ODFL are invited to field a men's Senior football team and boys' Junior (Under 16) football team. Clubs can also enter a women's Senior netball team, and girls' Junior (Under 16) and Midget (primary school age) netball teams competing in a concurrent netball league.^[2]

History

The first recorded football competition in the Omeo District, dates from 1893, and some type of official competition has continued essentially uninterrupted from this time.^[3] In 1923 the competition was renamed the Omeo District Football League (ODFL), and it has continued with this name until the present day.^[4]

Throughout most of its history the ODFL and its precedents has contained teams from the four main towns of the Omeo District, namely Benambra, Ensay, Omeo, and Swifts Creek. In earlier days, during the times of gold rushes and shortly thereafter when the population of the region was significantly higher, a team from the now minor locality of Cassilis (originally known as Long Gully) was also regularly involved,^[5]^[6] and records indicate other historical localities also fielded teams.

The league was named for Omeo, the largest town and traditionally the administrative centre of the region. The area was commonly referred to as the Omeo District, and existed as the independent local government Shire of Omeo, or Omeo Shire, until it was amalgamated with several other shires into the newly formed Shire of East Gippsland in 1994.^[7]

In historical times the region was relatively isolated, with the remote 52 km section of the Omeo Highway (now the Great Alpine Road) between Ensay and Bruthen mainly unsealed and regularly impassable, especially during the winter months. This made the road slow to navigate, especially before readily available motorised transport became common. This was the reason for the historical governmental separation of the region despite its low population, and explained the need for the small isolated football league.

Boyle and Mac's Challenge Cup

The earliest recorded history of a football competition in the Omeo District was the Boyle and Mac's Challenge Cup,^[5]^[8] referred to alternatively as the Boyle and Mac Cup,^[3] Boyle Mac Challenge Cup,^[6] or Boyle Mac trophy.^[9] This competition began in 1893, four years before the formation of the Victorian Football League (now Australian Football League), the premier football league in Victoria and Australia. It is unknown exactly why the competition had the Boyle and Mac's title,^[8] however the captain of Omeo was named Boyle.^[5]

Records indicate that the 1893 trophy was awarded following a series of games between Long Gully, Omeo, and Swifts Creek Football Clubs, with each club playing the others two times for a total of six matches. A newspaper report from early in the season suggests a final match was scheduled,^[5] presumably between the top two sides, however the same paper reported at the end of the season that the winner of the cup was decided on the top placed team at the end of the six matches, with no actual final being played.^[6]

Swifts Creek defeated Omeo in the final match of the season,^[10] placing them two points clear at the top of the ladder with two wins and a draw (for ten points), from Omeo with two wins (eight points), and Long Gully with one win and a draw (six points).^[6] The 1893 trophy is engraved on the front with:

BOYLE & MAC'S
CHALLENGE CUP
Won by
SWIFT'S CREEK
1893

with a separate engraving on the back presenting the trophy to the club's secretary.^[8] The Boyle and Mac's Challenge Cup ran from 1893 until 1896.^[3]

Noble Explosives Cup

Following the 1896 season the Boyle and Mac's Challenge Cup was disbanded, being replaced with the Noble Explosives Cup. This competition only ran for two seasons, 1897 and 1898, with its two premiers being Omeo and Cassilis.^[11]

Omeo District Football Association (ODFA)

The Omeo District Football Association (ODFA) was formed in 1899, replacing the Noble Explosives Cup.^[11] The competition ran under this name from 1899 to 1907, then from 1914 to 1921.^[12]

Tambo Valley Football Association (TVFA)

For a period of time, at least including 1907 to 1925, another association based between Ensay and Swifts Creek operated as the Tambo Valley Football Association (TVFA).^[13]^[14]

Omeo District Football League (ODFL)

In 1923 the Omeo District Football League (ODFL) was formed to replace the ODFA, and has continued with that name ever since.^[4]^[12] The competition is now usually referred to as the Omeo and District Football League (still abbreviated to ODFL), with the "and" being used to recognise that it has incorporated teams from beyond the original Omeo District since 1978.

League modifications

1893: The first recorded football competition in the Omeo District, the Boyle and Mac's Challenge Cup was formed.^[3]^[8]
1897: The Noble Explosives Cup replaced the Boyle and Mac's Challenge Cup, which had been disbanded after the 1896 season.^[11]
1899: After just two years the Noble Explosives Cup was disbanded, being replaced by the Omeo District Football Association (ODFA).^[12]
1913: For a period of time, at least including this year, the league operated as the Tambo Valley Football Association.^[14]
1923: The ODFA was renamed the Omeo District Football League (ODFL).^[4]^[12]
1941–44: The league was in recess due to the large number of young men from the district involved in World War II.^[4]
1978: Bruthen (from the East Gippsland Football League) and Buchan (after an eight year recess from the Snow Valley Football League) were admitted,^[15] extending the league beyond the traditional 'Omeo District' of the upper Tambo Valley for the first time, and taking the number of teams to six.
1995: Ensay dropped out of the league and folded after five rounds due to being unable to field a team; their record for that season was expunged.
1996: Lake Tyers reformed after many years in recess, affiliating with the ODFL for the first time, and competing in 1996–97.^[16]
1997: Swan Reach were admitted from the Riviera Football League after spending a year in recess.
1997: Lake Tyers were ejected from the league following conflicts with other clubs, after having made the 1997 Grand Final.^[16]
2004: Lindenow South were admitted after the Riviera Football League folded, making seven teams, and introducing a bye.
2007: Benambra and Omeo merged to form Omeo-Benambra, returning the league to six teams.

Clubs

Note that details given in this section refer to senior football teams. In terms of colours and jumper designs, junior football teams generally follow the same design as senior teams. Netball teams share much the same colour combination, typically with a skirt of one of the primary team colours and a top of the other colour. Years in the league for other teams are also mainly in line with the club's senior football, although clubs are not always able to field all teams in any given year.

Current

Club	Nickname	Home ground	Years in Competition	Senior Premierships (since 1923)	Total
Bruthen	Bulldogs	Bruthen Rec. Reserve 37°42′47″S 147°50′05″E / 37.71306°S 147.83472°E / -37.71306; 147.83472	1978 – present	1979, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 2003	6
Buchan	Cavemen	Buchan Recreation Reserve 37°29′51″S 148°10′38″E / 37.49750°S 148.17722°E / -37.49750; 148.17722	1978 – present	1983, 1987, 1998, 2004, 2005	5
Lindenow South	Swampies (Swamp Hawks)	Lindenow South Rec. Res. 37°49′58″S 147°25′50″E / 37.83278°S 147.43056°E / -37.83278; 147.43056	2004 – present	2012, 2013, 2015	3
Omeo-Benambra	Ranges (Alpine Ranges)	Omeo Recreation Reserve 37°05′40″S 147°35′52″E / 37.09444°S 147.59778°E / -37.09444; 147.59778	2007 – present	2007	1
Swan Reach	Swans	Swan Reach Rec. Reserve 37°49′28″S 147°51′34″E / 37.82444°S 147.85944°E / -37.82444; 147.85944	1997 – present	1999, 2009, 2014	3
Swifts Creek	Demons	Swifts Creek Rec. Reserve 37°15′55″S 147°42′54″E / 37.26528°S 147.71500°E / -37.26528; 147.71500	1893 – present	1925, 1926, 1931, 1935, 1938, 1945, 1959, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2010, 2011	18

* Note that the jumper design shown is a representation of the club's most recent jumper design. Most designs have been changed over the years, some quite significantly.

Club	Jumper*	Nickname	Home ground	Years in Competition	Senior Premierships (since 1923)	Total
Benambra		Bloods	Benambra Memorial Recreation Reserve 36°56′38″S 147°41′59″E / 36.94389°S 147.69972°E / -36.94389; 147.69972	Founding – 2006; merged with Omeo	1927, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1939, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1990, 1994, 2000, 2006	19
Cassilis (Long Gully)	Unknown	Unknown	Long Gully Oval^[17]	1893 – ?; folded	–	0
Ensay		Eagles	Ensay Recreation Reserve 37°22′57″S 147°49′23″E / 37.38250°S 147.82306°E / -37.38250; 147.82306	Founding – 1995; folded	1934, 1936, 1940, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1960	7
Lake Tyers		Sea Eagles	Lake Tyers Oval 37°50′10″S 148°06′03″E / 37.83611°S 148.10083°E / -37.83611; 148.10083	1996 – 1997; voted out of league	–	0
Omeo		Maroons	Omeo Recreation Reserve 37°05′40″S 147°35′52″E / 37.09444°S 147.59778°E / -37.09444; 147.59778	1893 – 2006; merged with Benambra	1923, 1924, 1929, 1933, 1937, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996	27
Tongio		Unknown	Unknown		–	0

* Note that the jumper design shown is a representation of the club's final known jumper design. Where the design is unknown, a representation of the club colours, if known, is displayed instead.

Premierships

Senior football

As ODFL

Season	Premier	Runner Up	Score	Margin
2014	Swan Reach	Omeo-Benambra	28.24 (192) – 12.13 (85)	107
2013	Lindenow South	Swifts Creek	19.10 (124) – 12.17 (89)	35
2012	Lindenow South	Swifts Creek	20.15 (135) – 10.10 (70)	65
2011	Swifts Creek	Lindenow South	17.17 (119) – 11.15 (81)	38
2010	Swifts Creek	Bruthen	22.12 (144) – 13.10 (88)	56
2009	Swan Reach	Swifts Creek	25.19 (169) – 21.7 (133)	36
2008	Swifts Creek	Bruthen	16.12 (108) – 13.9 (87)	21
2007	Omeo-Benambra	Swan Reach	24.12 (156) – 13.8 (86)	70
2006 Replay	Benambra	Swifts Creek	19.16 (130) – 9.9 (63)	67
2006	Benambra	Swifts Creek	15.11 (101) – 16.5 (101)	Draw
2005	Buchan	Omeo	18 12 (120) – 14.13 (97)	23
2004	Buchan	Omeo	14.10 (94) – 9.15 (69)	25
2003	Bruthen	Swan Reach	17.15 (117) – 15.12 (102)	15
2002	Swifts Creek	Omeo	16.12 (108) – 11.16 (82)	26
2001	Swifts Creek	Buchan	16.12 (108) – 10.12 (72)	36
2000	Benambra	Omeo	10.17 (77) – 11.9 (75)	2
1999	Swan Reach	Bruthen	25.15 (165) – 5.10 (40)	125
1998	Buchan	Benambra	19.8 (122) – 11.3 (69)	53
1997	Swifts Creek	Lake Tyers	28.14 (182) – 13.9 (87)	95
1996	Omeo	Swifts Creek	10.15 (75) – 9.6 (60)	15
1995	Omeo	Swifts Creek	18.5 (113) – 10.9 (69)	44
1994	Benambra	Swifts Creek	20.19 (139) – 14.12 (96)	43
1993	Swifts Creek	Bruthen	20.12 (132) – 15.7 (97)	35
1992	Omeo	Swifts Creek	12.12 (84) – 9.18 (72)	12
1991	Omeo	Benambra	18.18 (126) – 17.12 (114)	12
1990	Benambra	Buchan	25.17 (167) – 8.2 (50)	117
1989	Bruthen	Benambra	16.18 (114) – 6.11 (47)	67
1988	Bruthen	Benambra	18.18 (126) – 11.18 (84)	44
1987	Buchan	Bruthen	20.14 (134) – 18.16 (124)	10
1986	Omeo	Bruthen	13.8 (86) – 12.9 (81)	5
1985	Bruthen	Omeo	24.14 (158) – 12.16 (88)	70
1984	Bruthen	Buchan	23.14 (152) – 11.9 (75)	77
1983	Buchan	Benambra	14.14 (98) – 14.12 (96)	2
1982	Swifts Creek	Benambra	18.7 (115) – 15.17 (107)	8
1981	Swifts Creek	Bruthen	24.17 (161) – 3.7 (25)	136
1980	Swifts Creek	Buchan	18.14 (122) – 10.10 (70)	52
1979	Bruthen	Swifts Creek	18.12 (120) – 15.18 (108)	12
1978	Swifts Creek	Omeo	16.10 (106) – 9.19 (73)	33
1977	Omeo
1976	Omeo
1975	Omeo
1974	Benambra
1973	Benambra
1972	Omeo
1971	Omeo
1970	Omeo
1969	Benambra
1968	Benambra
1967	Omeo
1966	Omeo
1965	Omeo
1964	Omeo
1963	Omeo
1962	Omeo
1961	Benambra
1960	Ensay
1959	Swifts Creek
1958	Benambra
1957	Benambra
1956	Benambra
1955	Benambra
1954	Omeo
1953	Benambra
1952	Omeo
1951	Omeo
1950	Ensay
1949	Omeo
1948	Omeo
1947	Ensay
1946	Ensay
1945	Swifts Creek
1944	No competition (WWII)
1943	No competition (WWII)
1942	No competition (WWII)
1941	No competition (WWII)
1940	Ensay	Omeo	11.7(73) to 9.9 (63)	10
1939	Benambra
1938	Swifts Creek
1937	Omeo
1936	Ensay
1935	Swifts Creek
1934	Ensay
1933	Omeo
1932	Benambra
1931	Swifts Creek
1930	Benambra
1929	Omeo
1928	Benambra
1927	Benambra
1926	Swifts Creek
1925	Swifts Creek	Omeo	5.9 (39) – 5.5 (35)^[18]	4
1924	Omeo
1923	Omeo

Pre-ODFL

Season	Premier	Runner Up
1922	No competition
1921	Omeo
1920	Swifts Creek
1919	Swifts Creek^[19]
1918	No competition
1917	No competition
1916	No competition
1915	No competition
1914	Cassilis
1913	No competition
1912	No competition
1911	No competition
1910	No competition
1909	No competition
1908	No competition
1907	Cassilis
1906	Cassilis ^[20]	Omeo
1905	Cassilis
1904	Omeo
1903	Omeo
1902	Unknown
1901	Omeo
1900	Benambra
1899	Omeo
1898	Cassilis^[11]
1897	Omeo^[11]
1896	Long Gully
1895	Long Gully
1894	Long Gully
1893	Swifts Creek^[8]	Omeo

Junior football (Under 16)

Junior football is open to all players under sixteen years of age on the first of January each year. Due to the low population and the number of players needed for football teams this is the only junior competition available, raising the unusual challenge that teenagers as old as sixteen may be playing against children as young as six.

Season	Premier	Runner Up	Score	Margin
2014	Bruthen	Omeo-Benambra	11.13 (79) – 11.9 (75)	4
2013	Buchan	Swan Reach	17.10 (112) – 13.7 (85)	27
2012	Buchan	Swan Reach	12.12 (84) – 5.9 (39)	45
2011	Omeo-Benambra	Swifts Creek	12.8 (80) – 8.10 (58)	22
2010	Bruthen	Swifts Creek	13.8 (86) – 3.3 (21)	65
2009	Bruthen	Omeo-Benambra	8.13 (61) – 7.5 (47)	14
2008		Bruthen
2007	Bruthen
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002	Omeo	Swifts Creek	13.18 (96) – 7.7 (49)	47
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997	Bruthen
1996	Bruthen
1995	Swifts Creek
1994	Swifts Creek
1993	Swifts Creek	Benambra		70
1992	Benambra
1991	Bruthen
1990	Buchan
1989	Omeo
1988	Omeo
1987	Bruthen
1986	Bruthen
1985	Bruthen
1984	Bruthen	Swifts Creek
1983	Ensay
1982	Swifts Creek	Ensay		23
1981	Bruthen	Swifts Creek	15.12 (102) – 3.0 (18)^[21]	84
1980	Buchan	Bruthen		72
1979	Bruthen	Buchan	12.17 (89) – 5.1 (31)^[22]	58
1978	Buchan	Swifts Creek
1977	Swifts Creek
1976	Swifts Creek
1975	Swifts Creek
1974	Ensay
1973	Omeo
1972	Omeo
1971	Omeo
1970	Ensay
1969	Omeo
1968	Swifts Creek
1967	Omeo

Senior netball

Season	Premier	Runner Up	Score	Margin
2014	Swan Reach	Omeo	53 – 45	8
2013	Omeo-Benambra	Swan Reach		3
2012	Omeo-Benambra
2011	Omeo-Benambra	Buchan	28 – 19	9
2010	Omeo-Benambra
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002	Swifts Creek	Omeo		3
2001
2000

Junior netball (Under 16)

Junior netball is open to all players under sixteen years of age on the first of January each year. While potentially any juniors can play in these teams, in practical terms girls under eleven will generally only play midgets.

Season	Premier	Runner Up	Score	Margin
2014	Omeo	Swifts Creek	21 – 9	12
2013	Buchan	Omeo-Benambra
2012
2011	Swifts Creek	Bruthen	23 – 21	2
2010
2009	Swifts Creek	Omeo	23 – 20	3

Midget netball (primary school age)

Midget netball is open to players attending primary school, effectively making this competition approximately under eleven. Finals are not played in midget netball; the team that finishes at the top of the ladder at the end of the regular season is regarded as the premier team.

Season	Premier	Runner Up
2011	Swifts Creek

2010 Ladder

Omeo DFL	Wins	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Swan Reach	11	4	1734	1341	129.31%	44	1st Semi	Swifts Creek	31	11	197	Lindenow South	11	9	75
Bruthen	11	4	1653	1322	125.04%	44	2nd Semi	Bruthen	14	8	92	Swan Reach	6	10	46
Swifts Creek	10	5	1823	1194	152.68%	40	Preliminary	Swifts Creek	18	13	121	Swan Reach	12	11	83
Lindenow South	7	8	1249	1311	95.27%	28	Grand	Swifts Creek	22	12	144	Bruthen	13	10	88
Omeo Benambra	3	12	1288	1779	72.40%	12
Buchan	3	12	1191	1991	59.82%	12

2011 Ladder

Omeo DFL	Wins	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Lindenow South	15	0	2091	1240	168.63%	60	1st Semi	Swan Reach	19	13	127	Bruthen	10	25	85
Swifts Creek	11	4	2155	1433	150.38%	44	2nd Semi	Lindenow South	17	7	109	Swifts Creek	16	8	104
Bruthen	8	7	1813	1848	98.11%	32	Preliminary	Swifts Creek	33	13	211	Swan Reach	15	10	100
Swan Reach	6	9	1825	1764	103.46%	24	Grand	Swifts Creek	17	17	119	Lindenow South	11	15	81
Omeo Benambra	4	11	1410	1781	79.17%	16
Buchan	1	14	1054	2282	46.19%	4

2012 Ladder

Omeo DFL	Wins	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Swifts Creek	13	2	1987	1177	168.82%	52	1st Semi	Omeo Benambra	22	22	154	Bruthen	10	6	66
Lindenow South	11	4	1954	1508	129.58%	44	2nd Semi	Swifts Creek	20	19	139	Lindenow South	20	11	131
Omeo Benambra	8	7	1886	1387	135.98%	32	Preliminary	Lindenow South	16	11	107	Omeo Benambra	13	15	93
Bruthen	7	8	1811	1589	113.97%	28	Grand	Lindenow South	20	15	135	Swifts Creek	10	10	70
Swan Reach	5	10	1682	1614	104.21%	20
Buchan	1	14	892	2937	30.37%	4

2013 Ladder

Omeo DFL	Wins	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Omeo Benambra	12	3	2072	1150	180.17%	48	1st Semi	Swifts Creek	23	19	157	Buchan	2	9	21
Lindenow South	11	4	2314	948	244.09%	44	2nd Semi	Lindenow South	20	12	132	Omeo Benambra	10	9	69
Swifts Creek	11	4	1927	1099	175.34%	44	Preliminary	Swifts Creek	18	10	118	Omeo Benambra	15	15	105
Buchan	7	8	1355	1833	73.92%	28	Grand	Lindenow South	19	10	124	Swifts Creek	12	17	89
Swan Reach	3	12	1153	2171	53.11%	12
Bruthen	1	14	1020	2640	38.64%	4

2014 Ladder

Omeo DFL	Wins	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Swan Reach	11	4	1828	1450	126.07%	44	1st Semi	Buchan	17	19	121	Bruthen	12	14	86
Omeo Benambra	10	5	1566	1223	128.05%	40	2nd Semi	Swan Reach	23	22	160	Omeo-Benambra	10	8	68
Buchan	8	7	1645	1469	111.98%	32	Preliminary	Omeo-Benambra	15	8	98	Buchan*	17	15	117
Bruthen	6	9	1464	1537	95.25%	24	Grand	Swan Reach	28	24	192	Omeo-Benambra	12	13	85
Lindenow South	5	10	1618	1674	96.65%	20
Swifts Creek	5	10	1194	1962	60.86%	20

Buchan were disqualified for playing an ineligible player

2015 Ladder

Omeo DFL	Wins	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Buchan	14	1	2562	1041	246.11%	56	1st Semi	Swifts Creek	10	5	65	Bruthen	7	11	53
Lindenow South	12	3	2182	1433	152.27%	48	2nd Semi	Lindenow South	20	25	145	Buchan	13	14	92
Bruthen	10	5	2147	1255	171.08%	40	Preliminary	Buchan	34	19	223	Swifts Creek	0	6	6
Swifts Creek	4	11	1297	2226	58.27%	16	Grand	Lindenow South	22	13	145	Buchan	13	20	98
Omeo Benambra	3	12	1122	1968	57.01%	12
Swan Reach	2	13	1078	2465	43.73%	8

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External links

Clubs in the Omeo & District Football League

Bruthen Buchan Lindenow South Omeo-Benambra Swan Reach Swifts Creek

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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