League History

1946 :
The Tatong & Thoona FA was superseded by the Benalla DFL.
Participating clubs included :
- Benalla 2nds,
- Glenrowan,
- Swanpool,
- Tatong,
- Thoona and
- Violet Town.
Grand Final - Benalla 2nds (or 3rds) 12.17.89 defeated Violet Town 12.11.83.

1947 :
Participating clubs included :
- Benalla 3rds,
- Dookie Collegians,
- Glenrowan,
- Goorambat,
- Swanpool,
- Tatong,
- Thoona and
- Winton.
Grand Final - Goorambat 8.7.55 defeated Swanpool 7.7.49.

1948 :
Participating clubs included :
- Glenrowan,
- Goorambat,
- Swanpool,
- Tatong and
- Thoona.
Grand Final - Dookie Collegians 8.22.70 defeated Goorambat 2.11.23.

1949 :
Participating clubs included :
- Benalla 3rds,
- Glenrowan,
- Goorambat,
- Swanpool,
- Tatong,
- Thoona and
- Winton.
Grand Final - Goorambat 9.10.64 defeated Benalla 3rds 8.6.54.

1950 :
Participating clubs included :
- Benalla 3rds,
- Glenrowan,
- Goorambat,
- Swanpool,
- Tatong,
- Thoona and
- Winton.
Grand Final - Winton 6.14.50 defeated Goorambat 6.9.45.

1951 :
Participating clubs included :
- Benalla 3rds,
- Glenrowan,
- Goorambat,
- Swanpool,
- Tatong,
- Thoona and
- Winton.
Grand Final - Swanpool 12.4.76 defeated Winton 5.16.46.

1952 :
Participating clubs included :
- Benalla 3rds,
- Glenrowan,
- Goorambat,
- Swanpool,
- Tatong,
- Thoona,
- Tolmie and
- Winton.
Grand Final - Tolmie 7.10.52 defeated Tatong 7.8.50.

1953 :
Participating clubs included :
- Benalla All Blacks (reformed),
- Devenish,
- Glenrowan,
- Goorambat,
- Swanpool,
- Tatong,
- Thoona,
- Tolmie and
- Winton.
Grand Final - Benalla All Blacks 11.16.82 defeated Tatong 7.13.55.

1954 :
Participating clubs included :
- Benalla All Blacks,
- Devenish,
- Glenrowan,
- Goorambat,
- North Wangaratta,
- Swanpool,
- Tatong,
- Thoona,
- Tolmie and
- Winton.
Grand Final - Benalla All Blacks 12.14.86 defeated Glenrowan 6.12.48.

1955 :
Participating clubs included :
- Benalla All Blacks,
- Devenish,
- Glenrowan,
- Goorambat,
- North Wangaratta,
- Swanpool,
- Tatong,
- Thoona,
- Tolmie and
- Winton.
Grand Final - Glenrowan 14.9.93 defeated Swanpool 9.16.70.

1956 :
Participating clubs included :
- Benalla All Blacks,
- Glenrowan,
- Goorambat,
- North Wangaratta,
- Swanpool,
- Tatong,
- Thoona,
- Tolmie and
- Winton.
Grand Final - Benalla All Blacks 13.10.88 defeated Glenrowan 11.6.72.

1957 :
Participating clubs included :
- Benalla All Blacks,
- Glenrowan,
- Goorambat,
- North Wangaratta,
- Swanpool,
- Tatong,
- Thoona,
- Tolmie and
- Winton.
Grand Final - Swanpool 9.9.63 defeated Glenrowan 7.14.56.

1958 :
Participating clubs included :
- Benalla All Blacks,
- Dookie Collegians,
- Glenrowan,
- Goorambat,
- North Wangaratta,
- Swanpool,
- Tatong and
- Tolmie.
Grand Final - North Wangaratta 18.14.122 defeated Goorambat 9.10.64.

1959 :
Participating clubs included :
- Benalla All Blacks,
- Dookie Collegians,
- Glenrowan,
- Goorambat,
- North Wangaratta,
- Swanpool,
- Tatong and
- Tolmie.
Grand Final - Goorambat 16.10.106 defeated Tatong 8.9.57.

1960 :
Participating clubs included :
- Benalla All Blacks,
- Goorambat,
- North Wangaratta,
- Swanpool,
- Tatong and
- Tolmie.
Grand Final - Tatong 13.9.87 defeated North Wangaratta 10.8.68.

1961 :
Participating clubs included :
- Benalla All Blacks,
- Dookie Collegians,
- Glenrowan-Thoona United,
- Goorambat,
- Swanpool,
- Tatong and
- Tolmie.
Grand Final - Tatong 12.14.86 defeated Swanpool 8.13.61.

1962 :
Participating clubs included :
- Benalla All Blacks,
- Glenrowan-Thoona United,
- Goorambat,
- Strathbogie,
- Swanpool,
- Tatong and
- Tolmie.
Grand Final - Tatong 10.16.76 defeated Swanpool 10.15.75.

1963 :
Participating clubs included :
- Benalla All Blacks,
- Devenish,
- Glenrowan,
- Goorambat,
- Strathbogie,
- Swanpool,
- Tatong and
- Thoona.
Grand Final - Goorambat 6.8.44 defeated Swanpool 5.13.43.

1964 :
Participating clubs included :
- Benalla All Blacks,
- Devenish,
- Glenrowan,
- Goorambat,
- Strathbogie,
- Swanpool,
- Tatong and
- Thoona.
Grand Final - Goorambat 10.7.67 defeated Strathbogie 6.8.44.

1965 :
Participating clubs included :
- Benalla All Blacks,
- Bonnie Doon (debut),
- Devenish,
- Glenrowan,
- Goorambat,
- Strathbogie,
- Swanpool,
- Tatong and
- Thoona.
Grand Final - Goorambat 9.19.73 defeated Bonnie Doon 10.4.64.

1966 - Participating clubs included Bonnie Doon (premiers).

1967 :
Participating clubs included :
- Benalla All Blacks (premiers),
- Bonnie Doon,
- Devenish,
- Glenrowan,
- Goorambat,
- Strathbogie,
- Swanpool,
- Tatong,
- Thoona and
- Tolmie.

1968 :
Participating clubs included :
- Benalla All Blacks (premiers) and
- Bonnie Doon.

1969 :
Participating clubs included :
- Benalla All Blacks,
- Bonnie Doon,
- Devenish,
- Dookie Collegians,
- Glenrowan (premiers),
- Strathbogie,
- Swanpool,
- Tatong and
- Tolmie.

1970 :
Participating clubs included :
- Benalla All Blacks,
- Bonnie Doon,
- Devenish,
- Dookie Collegians,
- Glenrowan (premiers),
- Longwood,
- Strathbogie,
- Swanpool,
- Tatong and
- Tolmie.

1971 :
Participating clubs included :
- Benalla All Blacks (premiers),
- Bonnie Doon,
- Devenish,
- Dookie Collegians,
- Glenrowan,
- Longwood,
- Swanpool,
- Tatong and
- Tolmie (folded midseason).

1972 - Participating clubs included Tatong (premiers).
1973 - Participating clubs included Tatong (premiers).
1974 - Participating clubs included Goorambat (premiers).
1975 - Participating clubs included Tatong (premiers).
1976 - Participating clubs included Benalla All Blacks (premiers).
1977 - Participating clubs included Longwood (premiers).

1978 :
Participating clubs included :
- Goorambat (premiers) and
- Violet Town.

1979 :
Participating clubs included :
- Goorambat (premiers) and
- Violet Town.

1980 :
Participating clubs included :
- Glenrowan (premiers) and
- Violet Town.

1981 :
Participating clubs included :
- Glenrowan (premiers) and
- Violet Town.

1982 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
- Benalla Rovers,
- Bonnie Doon,
- Devenish,
- Glenrowan Rovers,
- Goorambat,
- Longwood,
- Strathbogie,
- Swanpool,
- Tatong and
- Violet Town.
Grand Final - Violet Town 13.10.88 defeated Bonnie Doon 10.13.73.

1983 :
Participating clubs included :
- Strathbogie (premiers) and
- Violet Town.

1984 :
Participating clubs included :
- Tatong (premiers) and
- Violet Town.

1985 :
Participating clubs included :
- Longwood (premiers) and
- Violet Town.

1986 :
Participating clubs included :
- Benalla Rovers,
- Bonnie Doon,
- Devenish,
- Glenrowan,
- Goorambat,
- Longwood,
- Strathbogie,
- Swanpool,
- Tatong,
- Thornton-Eildon Districts and
- Violet Town.
Grand Final - Benalla Rovers 16.11.107 defeated Longwood 11.14.80.

1987 :
Participating clubs included :
- Bonnie Doon,
- Tatong and
- Violet Town.
Grand Final - Violet Town defeated Tatong.

1988 :
Participating clubs included :
- Bonnie Doon,
- Tatong (premiers) and
- Violet Town.

1989 :
Participating clubs included :
- Benalla Rovers,
- Bonnie Doon (premiers) and
- Violet Town.

1990 :
Participating clubs included :
- Bonnie Doon,
- Thornton-Eildon Districts and
- Violet Town.
Grand Final - Violet Town defeated Thornton-Eildon Districts.

1991 :
Participating clubs included :
- Bonnie Doon,
- Thornton-Eildon Districts and
- Violet Town.
Grand Final - Thornton-Eildon Districts defeated Violet Town.

1992 :
Participating clubs included :
- Bonnie Doon and
- Thornton-Eildon (premiers).

1993 :
Participating clubs included :
- Bonnie Doon and
- Thornton-Eildon (premiers).

1994 :
Ladder after Home and Away season was as follows :
1/2. Tatong,
1/2. Bonnie Doon,
3. Thornton-Eildon District (probably as they were in this league this year, final season),
4. Longwood,
5. Swanpool,
6. Devenish and
Last. Goorambat.
Finals Series :
- First Semi-Final - Longwood were victorious.
- Second Semi-Final - Tatong defeated Bonnie Doon.
- Preliminary Final - Bonnie Doon defeated Longwood.
- Grand Final - Tatong defeated Bonnie Doon.

1995 :
Ladder after home and away matches :
1. Longwood,
2. Tatong,
3. Bonnie Doon,
4. Swanpool,
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5. Devenish and
6. Goorambat (winless).
Finals Series :
- First Semi-Final - Swanpool 14.14.98 defeated Bonnie Doon 10.8.68 @ Goorambat.
- Second Semi-Final - Tatong 24.21.155 defeated Longwood 9.5.58.
- Preliminary Final - Longwood 26.14.170 defeated Swanpool 9.18.72.
- Grand Final - Tatong 19.8.122 defeated Longwood 16.14.110 @ Benalla showgrounds.

1996 :
Participating clubs included :
- Bonnie Doon,
- Devenish,
- Goorambat,
- Longwood,
- Swanpool and
- Tatong (premiers).

1997 :
Participating clubs included :
- Bonnie Doon,
- Devenish,
- Goorambat,
- Longwood,
- Swanpool (premiers) and
- Tatong.

1998 :
Participating clubs included :
- Bonnie Doon,
- Devenish,
- Goorambat,
- Longwood,
- Swanpool and
- Tatong.
Grand Final - Swanpool 9.15.69 defeated Bonnie Doon 8.12.60.

1999 :
Participating clubs included :
- Bonnie Doon,
- Devenish,
- Goorambat,
- Longwood,
- Swanpool and
- Tatong.
Grand Final - Bonnie Doon 17.14.116 defeated Goorambat 9.6.60.

2000 :
Participating clubs included :
- Bonnie Doon,
- Devenish,
- Goorambat,
- Longwood,
- Swanpool and
- Tatong.
August 13 : Devenish 15.12.102 defeated Goorambat 13.9.87.
Grand Final - Longwood were premiers.

2001 :
Participating clubs included :
- Bonnie Doon,
- Devenish,
- Goorambat,
- Longwood,
- Swanpool and
- Tatong.
Finals Series :
- Second Semi-Final - Goorambat 10.15.75 defeated Longwood 9.7.61.
- Preliminary Final - Bonnie Doon 16.10.106 defeated Longwood 10.11.71.
- Grand Final - Goorambat 10.13.73 defeated Bonnie Doon 4.5.29.

2002 :
Participating clubs included :
- Bonnie Doon,
- Devenish,
- Goorambat,
- Longwood,
- Swanpool and
- Tatong.
Finals Series :
- Preliminary Final - Longwood 12.14.86 defeated Devenish 12.7.79.
- Grand Final - Bonnie Doon 12.18.90 defeated Longwood 13.8.86.

2003 :
Participating clubs included :
- Bonnie Doon,
- Devenish (premiers),
- Goorambat,
- Longwood,
- Swanpool and
- Tatong.

2004 :
Participating clubs included :
- Bonnie Doon (premiers),
- Devenish,
- Goorambat,
- Longwood,
- Swanpool and
- Tatong.

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