Tyrrell Football League

The Tyrell Football League (TFL) was an Australian rules football and competition that finished in 1978 with clubs based in the Mallee region of Victoria, Australia. The league featured three grades in the Australian rules football competition, being First-Grade, Reserve-Grade and Under 16s (starting in 1966).

History

The Tyrrell Football League was formed in 1946 and competed through to 1978 until the league folded and all clubs joined new and neighbouring leagues in the area.

Clubs

Club	Years in comp	TFL Premierships	Moved to
Berriwillock	1946-1974	7	Merged with Culgoa
Berri-Culgoa	1975-1978		Southern Mallee Football League
Birchip	1946-1952	1	North Central Football League
Chinkapook	1958-1970		Merged with Manangatang
Chinkapook-Manangatang	1970-1976	2
Culgoa	1946-1975	1	Merged with Berriwillock
Curyo	1946-1957		North Central Football League
Manangatang	1958-1970, 77-78		Northern Mallee Football League
Nandaly	1952-1978	1	Northern Mallee Football League
Narraport	1946-1952	2	North Central Football League
Nullawil	1946-1978	9	Southern Mallee Football League
Sea Lake	1946-1978	7	Northern Mallee Football League
Ultima	1955-1978		Kerang and District Football League
Wycheproof	1946-1951	2	North Central Football League

Premierships

1946 Sea Lake 17 14 116 Narraport 15 15 105
1947 Sea Lake 12 10 82 Narraport 10 15 75
1948 Wycheproof
1949 Narraport
1950 Birchip 8 13 61 Narraport 9 6 60
1951 Wycheproof 10 12 72 Narraport 10 8 68
1952 Narraport 14 11 95 Nullawil 7 8 50
1953 Culgoa 9 10 64 Berriwillock 6 5 41
1954 Berriwillock 8 12 60 Culgoa 8 7 55
1955 Berriwillock 11 8 74 Nullawil 5 14 44
1956 Berriwillock 10 14 74 Nandaly 9 8 62
1957 Berriwillock 14 11 95 Nullawil 7 8 50
1958 Berriwillock 14 14 98 Manangatang 6 13 49
1959 Sea Lake 14 9 93 Nandaly 7 11 53
1960 Berriwillock 16 10 106 Nandaly 8 11 59
1961 Berriwillock 9 9 63 Nullawil 9 8 62
1962 Culgoa 8 10 58 Nullawil 6 10 46
1963 Chinkapook-Manangatang 9 6 60 Nullawil 7 11 53
1964 Nullawil 7 14 56 Chinkapook-Manangatang 8 7 55
1965 Sea Lake 7 8 50 Berriwillock 6 6 42
1966 Nullawil 14 9 93 Sea Lake 9 6 60
1967 Chinkapook-Manangatang 11 13 79 Nandaly 10 15 75
1968 Sea Lake 10 16 76 Culgoa 9 9 63
1969 Sea Lake 7 13 55 Nullawil 8 2 50
1970 Sea Lake 10 16 76 Nullawil 6 9 45
1971 Nullawil 8 6 54 Sea Lake 2 14 26
1972 Nullawil 13 11 89 Ultima 7 10 52
1973 Nullawil 19 10 124 Nandaly 13 12 90
1974 Nandaly 18 10 118 Nullawil 17 14 116
1975 Nullawil 14 15 99 Ultima 14 14 98
1976 Nullawil 21 12 138 Berri-Culgoa 9 9 63
1977 Nullawil 14 13 97 Berri-Culgoa 8 14 62
1978 Nullawil 12 23 95 Nandaly 6 14 50

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 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) Mallee (1997-2015) Riviera (1986-2003) Tyrrell (1945-1978) List of former Australian rules football competitions in Victoria

Principal venues	Melbourne Cricket Ground Docklands Stadium Princes Park Kardinia Park

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