The South West District Football League is an Australian rules football league based in South-western Victoria , with clubs located in the vicinity of Hamilton , Heywood and Portland . The league is a minor country league, with teams drawn from smaller localities within part of the area of the major Western Border Football League .
9-690: Finals Finals FINALS The league was formed in 1970 under the name Portland Port Fairy Football League . Of the 14 founding clubs, eight came from the Portland and District Football League, three from the Port Fairy Football League and three from the Glenelg Football League. The league was renamed the South West District Football League in 1983. Six of
18-770: A decade of discussions, the Western District Football League in Victoria and the South-East & Border Football League in South Australia merged to form the Western Border Football League. The founding 12 clubs were Casterton, Coleraine, East Gambier, Hamilton, Hamilton Imperials, Heywood, Millicent, North Gambier, Penola, Portland, South Gambier and West Gambier. Hamilton and Millicent both had jumpers similar to Collingwood 's, so an agreement
27-599: Is an Australian rules football competition based in the Lower South East region of South Australia , and south-western border region of Victoria . It is an affiliated member of the South Australian National Football League . The league used to be regarded as the premier country football league in South Australia, and a leading country Victorian league, however the number of clubs and standard has declined in recent years. In 1964, after almost
36-528: The Hampden Football Netball League from 2013. Portland also transferred to the Hampden Football Netball League for 2013, leaving just 6 teams in the competition today. Casterton merged with neighbouring club Sandford (from the South West District Football League ) in 2014. When the VFL had zoning from 1968 to 1986, the league was allocated to Collingwood . Some famous players that have played in
45-666: The Mid South Eastern Football League would transfer to the competition. John Mossop John Mossop (born 14 June 1959) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League for Geelong Football Club and North Melbourne . He wore the number 10 during his tenure at Geelong and played often in the ruck position. Mossop was awarded the Carji Greeves Medal in 1982. This Australian rules football biography of
54-741: The Western Border Football League due to the club struggling to compete with the larger town clubs in the league. Their first application to leave was rejected, so they were forced to go to higher levels at the VCFL to resolve issues between the League and the Heywood Football Netball Club. In 2012, the Hamilton and Hamilton Imperials club merged upon recommendation from the VCFL and competed in
63-658: The Western Border Football League have been Billy Picken , Matthew Clarke , Nick Daffy , Nathan Lovett-Murray , Mal Michael , John Mossop , Wally Lovett , and Brad Close . In late 2023, it was announced that the WBFL would be wound up and replaced by the Limestone Coast Football Netball League for the 2024 season. It was also announced that for the 2025 season, one club each from the Kowree Naracoorte Tatiara Football League and
72-732: The current 8 teams were present in the league on formation in 1970 (Branxholme and Wallacedale as separate teams). Coleraine joined from the Western Border Football League in 1995, and Heywood commenced in 2012. Dale Hirst (Sandford) Lachlan McRae (Sandford) Leon Davis (Heathmere) 70 0 70 Despite some clubs not having junior sides, some former players have played at the highest level. Wally Lovett - Tyrendarra David Mitchell - Heathmere Brett Gloury - Balmoral Luke Hampshire Drafted in 1990 AFL draft - Tyrendarra Marcus Picken - Macarthur Jeremy Cameron - Dartmoor Jamaine Jones - Heywood Western Border Football League The Limestone Coast Football Netball League
81-591: Was made that the team that finished lower on the ladder for 1964 had to change jumpers. Hamilton finished ninth, while Millicent finished 11th of 12, so Millicent was forced to change to the St Kilda strip. Penola left and joined the Kowree-Naracoorte Football League in 1988; Coleraine left and joined the South West District Football League in 1995. In 2011, the Heywood Football Club left
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