Wimmera District Football League (Vic)

General :
This league started as a Wednesday competition, but probably changed to Saturday matches in the mid-20s.

Quick Premiers List :
1921 - Warracknabeal.
1922 - Minyip.
1923 - Warracknabeal.
1924 - Horsham.
1925 - Stawell.
1926 - Stawell.
1927 - Warracknabeal.
1928 - Dimboola.
1929 - Dimboola.
1930 - Stawell.
1931 - Stawell.
1932 - Horsham.
1933 - Stawell.

1945 - Warracknabeal.

Timeline :
1921 (Wimmera DFL) :
The Borung & Dunmunkle Shire FL and the Wimmera FA merged to form the Wimmera DFL.^[source]
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Ararat,
 - Horsham,
 - Minyip,
 - Murtoa,
 - Rupanyup,
 - Stawell Association (final season) and
 - Warracknabeal.
Grand Final - Warracknabeal 14.9.93 defeated Horsham 6.15.51 @ Murtoa.

1922 (Wimmera DFL) :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Ararat,
 - Horsham,
 - Minyip,
 - Murtoa,
 - Rupanyup,
 - Stawell (debut) and
 - Warracknabeal (minor premiers, rtc^[source]).
Finals Series : ^{[source] [source] [source]}
 - Semi-Final - Minyip 9.8.62 defeated Rupanyup 4.11.35 @ Minyip.
 - Final - Minyip 14.15.99 defeated Warracknabeal 8.11.59 @ Horsham.
 - Challenge Final - Minyip 8.6.54 defeated Warracknabeal 7.11.53 @ Central Park, Stawell.

1923 (Wimmera DFL) :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Ararat (final season),
 - Dimboola (debut),
 - Horsham,
 - Minyip,
 - Murtoa,
 - Rupanyup,
 - Stawell and
 - Warracknabeal (minor premiers).
Finals Series : ^{[source] [source]}
 - Semi-Final - Stawell defeated Minyip, but replayed due to protest.
 - Semi-Final Replay - Stawell defeated Minyip.
 - Final - Warracknabeal 4.15.39 defeated Stawell 2.6.18 @ Minyip.

1924 (Wimmera DFL) :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Dimboola,
 - Horsham,
 - Minyip,
 - Murtoa,
 - Rupanyup,
 - Stawell and
 - Warracknabeal.
Finals Series :
 - Semi-Final - ? defeated Minyip.
 - Semi-Final - Warracknabeal defeated Stawell.
 - Grand Final - Horsham 12.9.81 defeated Warracknabeal 10.15.75 @ Murtoa.

1925 (Wimmera DFL) :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Dimboola,
 - Horsham (minor premiers),
 - Minyip,
 - Murtoa,
 - Nhill (debut),
 - Rupanyup (4th after H&As),
 - Stawell and
 - Warracknabeal.
Finals Series :
 - Final - Stawell defeated Rupanyup by 12 pts.
 - Final - Stawell defeated Horsham by 2 pts.
 - Challenge Final - Stawell 13.10.88 defeated Horsham 10.13.73 @ Murtoa.

1926 (Wimmera DFL) :
Participating clubs were (complete, in ladder order after H&As) : ^{[source] [source]}
 1. Stawell,
 2. Dimboola,
 3. Nhill,
 4. Warracknabeal,
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 ?. Horsham,
 ?. Minyip,
 ?. Murtoa and
 ?. Rupanyup.
Finals Series :^[source]
 - First Semi-Final - Warracknabeal 10.16.76 defeated Dimboola 8.10.58 @ Dimboola.
 - Second Semi-Final - Stawell v Nhill @ Stawell.
 - Grand Final - Stawell 10.19.79 defeated Warracknabeal 7.15.57 @ Murtoa.

1927 (Wimmera DFL) :
Participating clubs included :^[source]
 - Dimboola,
 - Horsham,
 - Minyip,
 - Murtoa,
 - Nhill,
 - Rupanyup,
 - Stawell (2nd after H&As) and
 - Warracknabeal.
Finals Series :
 - Semi-Final - Dimboola defeated Stawell.
 - Grand Final - Warracknabeal 10.7.67 defeated Dimboola 8.15.63 @ Murtoa.

1928 (Wimmera DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Dimboola,
 - Horsham,
 - Minyip,
 - Murtoa,
 - Nhill,
 - Rupanyup,
 - Stawell (did not make finals, changed name to Stawell & District next season) and
 - Warracknabeal (made final 4).
Finals Series :^[source]
 - Final - Horsham defeated Dimboola.
 - Challenge Final - Dimboola 9.16.70 defeated Horsham 8.11.59.

1929 (Wimmera DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Dimboola,
 - Horsham,
 - Minyip,
 - Murtoa,
 - Nhill,
 - Rupanyup (final season),
 - Stawell & District (changed name from Stawell, 4th after H&As) and
 - Warracknabeal.
Finals Series :^[source]
 - First Semi-Final - Dimboola defeated Stawell & District.
 - Grand Final - Dimboola 9.9.63 defeated Nhill 5.13.43.

1930 (Wimmera DFL) :
Participating clubs included, in ladder order after H&As where known :^[source]
 1. Dimboola,
 2. Nhill,
 3. Stawell & District,
 4. Horsham,
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 5/6. Ararat (rejoined),
 5/6. Murtoa,
 7/8. Minyip and
 7/8. Warracknabeal.
Finals Series : ^{[source] [source] [source]}
 - Semi-Final - Nhill 15.13.103 defeated Horsham 13.20.98.
 - Semi-Final - Stawell & District defeated Dimboola.
 - Final - Stawell & District 11.10.76 defeated Nhill 9.16.70.
 - Challenge Final - Stawell & District 13.10.88 defeated Dimboola 11.18.84 @ Murtoa.

1931 (Wimmera DFL) :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Ararat,
 - Dimboola,
 - Horsham,
 - Minyip (final season),
 - Murtoa (final season),
 - Nhill (final season),
 - Stawell & District (minor premiers) and
 - Warracknabeal.
Grand Final - Stawell & District 18.15.123 defeated Ararat 10.16.76.

1932 (Wimmera DFL) :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Ararat,
 - Horsham,
 - Stawell & District and
 - Warracknabeal.
Finals Series :
 - The Page finals systems was introduced.
 - Grand Final - Horsham 15.15.105 defeated Ararat 13.9.87 @ Stawell.

1933 (Wimmera DFL) :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Ararat (final season),
 - Horsham,
 - Stawell & District and
 - Warracknabeal (did not make final 4, yet there were only 4 teams!).
Grand Final - Stawell & District 12.11.83 defeated Ararat 11.12.78 @ Central Park, Stawell.

1934 - The Ballarat-Wimmera FL was more or less a merger of the Ballarat FL and the Wimmera DFL.

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1945 :
There was a reprise of the Wimmera FA in 1945.
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Dimboola,
 - Horsham,
 - Jeparit,
 - Nhill,
 - Nhill Air Force and
 - Warracknabeal.
Warracknabeal were premiers.