Sale-Cowwarr Football League / North Gippsland Football League (Vic)

Quick Premiers List :

1955 - RAAF 1956 - Newry. 1957 - Newry. 1958 - Rosedale. 1959 - Glengarry. 1960 - RAAF. 1961 - Rosedale. 1962 - Rosedale. 1963 - Cowwarr. 1964 - Maryvale. 1965 - Rosedale. 1966 - Glengarry. 1967 - Glengarry.

1968 - Glengarry. 1969 - Maffra Rovers. 1970 - Boisdale. 1971 - Glengarry. 1972 - RAAF. 1973 - Cowwarr. 1974 - Cowwarr. 1975 - RAAF. 1976 - Heyfield. 1977 - Nambrok. 1978 - Sale City. 1979 - Sale City. 1980 - Nambrok.

1981 - Glengarry. 1982 - Gormandale. 1983 - Glengarry. 1984 - Glengarry. 1985 - Nambrok. 1986 - Gormandale. 1987 - Cowwarr. 1988 - Heyfield. 1989 - Gormandale. 1990 - TTU. 1991 - Gormandale. 1992 - Gormandale. 1993 - Sale City.

1994 - Glengarry. 1995 - Gormandale. 1996 - Glengarry. 1997 - Heyfield. 1998 - Heyfield. 1999 - Heyfield. 2000 - Heyfield. 2001 - Rosedale. 2002 - Churchill. 2003 - Churchill. 2004 - TTU. 2005 - ?.

Timeline :
1955 :
The Cowwarr FL merged with the Sale District FL to form the Sale-Cowwarr FL.
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Boisdale,
 - Clydebank,
 - College,
 - Cowwarr (finished 7th),
 - Glengarry,
 - Gormandale,
 - Maffra Rovers,
 - Newry,
 - Old Collegians,
 - RAAF and
 - Rosedale.
Grand Final - RAAF 14.22.106 defeated Maffra Rovers 3.8.26.

1956 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Boisdale,
 - College,
 - Cowwarr (6th),
 - Glengarry,
 - Gormandale,
 - Maffra Rovers,
 - Newry,
 - Old Collegians,
 - RAAF and
 - Rosedale.
Grand Final - Newry 9.12.66 defeated RAAF 8.4.52.

1957 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Boisdale,
 - College,
 - Cowwarr (7th),
 - Glengarry,
 - Gormandale,
 - Newry,
 - RAAF and
 - Rosedale.
Grand Final - Newry 8.7.55 defeated Gormandale 7.4.46.

1958 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Boisdale,
 - College,
 - Cowwarr,
 - Glengarry,
 - Gormandale,
 - Newry,
 - RAAF and
 - Rosedale.
Finals Series :
 - First Semi-Final - Cowwarr defeated Boisdale.
 - Second Semi-Final - Newry defeated Rosedale.
 - Preliminary Final - Rosedale defeated Cowwarr.
 - Grand Final - Rosedale 10.6.66 defeated Newry 8.17.65.

1959 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Boisdale,
 - College,
 - Cowwarr (5th) and
 - Glengarry,
 - Gormandale,
 - Maffra Rovers,
 - Nambrok,
 - Newry,
 - RAAF and
 - Rosedale.
Grand Final - Glengarry 13.9.87 defeated RAAF 12.8.80.

1960 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Boisdale,
 - College,
 - Cowwarr (finished 6th),
 - Glengarry,
 - Gormandale,
 - Maffra Rovers,
 - Maryvale,
 - Nambrok,
 - Newry,
 - RAAF and
 - Rosedale.
Grand Final - RAAF 8.13.61 defeated Glengarry 6.10.46.

1961 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Boisdale,
 - Cowwarr (minor premiers),
 - Glengarry,
 - Gormandale,
 - Maffra Rovers,
 - Maryvale,
 - Nambrok,
 - Newry,
 - RAAF and
 - Rosedale.
Finals Series :
 - Second Semi-Final - Cowwarr defeated Gormandale.
 - Preliminary Final - Rosedale defeated Gormandale.
 - Grand Final - Rosedale 11.8.74 defeated Cowwarr 5.12.42.^[alt]

1962 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Boisdale,
 - Cowwarr (did not make finals),
 - Glengarry,
 - Gormandale,
 - Maffra Rovers,
 - Maryvale,
 - Nambrok,
 - Newry,
 - RAAF and
 - Rosedale.
Grand Final - Rosedale 3.8.26 defeated ?.

1963 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Boisdale,
 - Cowwarr (4th after H&As),
 - Glengarry,
 - Gormandale,
 - Maffra Rovers,
 - Maryvale,
 - Nambrok,
 - Newry,
 - RAAF,
 - Rosedale and
 - Traralgon 2nds.
Grand Final - Cowwarr 7.5.47 defeated Gormandale 3.3.21.

1964 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Boisdale,
 - Cowwarr,
 - Glengarry,
 - Gormandale,
 - Maffra Rovers,
 - Maryvale,
 - Nambrok,
 - Newry,
 - RAAF,
 - Rosedale and
 - Traralgon 2nds.
Finals Series :
 - First Semi-Final - Cowwarr 10.22.82 defeated RAAF 5.7.37.
 - Second Semi-Final - Maryvale defeated Maffra Rovers.
 - Preliminary Final - Maffra Rovers 12.10.82 defeated Cowwarr 10.9.69.
 - Grand Final - Maryvale 11.11.77 defeated Maffra Rovers 10.9.69.

1965 :
The Sale-Cowwarr FL changed name to the North Gippsland FL.
Participating clubs included :
 - Boisdale,
 - Cowwarr (6th),
 - Glengarry,
 - Gormandale,
 - Maffra Rovers,
 - Maryvale (final season),
 - Nambrok,
 - Newry,
 - RAAF,
 - Rosedale and
 - Traralgon 2nds.
Grand Final - Rosedale 10.9.69 or 10.7.67 defeated Maryvale 6.15.51.

1966 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Boisdale,
 - Cowwarr (finished 9th),
 - Glengarry,
 - Gormandale,
 - Maffra Rovers,
 - Nambrok,
 - Newry,
 - RAAF,
 - Rosedale and
 - Traralgon 2nds.
 - 7 others.
Finals Series :
 - A final four system was in place.
 - Grand Final : Glengarry 9.10.64 defeated Traralgon 2nds 8.7.55.

1967 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Boisdale,
 - Cowwarr (finished last),
 - Glengarry,
 - Gormandale,
 - Maffra Rovers,
 - Nambrok,
 - Newry,
 - RAAF,
 - Rosedale and
 - Traralgon 2nds.
Grand Final - Glengarry 12.14.86 defeated Rosedale 7.5.47.

1968 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Boisdale,
 - Cowwarr,
 - Glengarry,
 - Gormandale,
 - Maffra Rovers,
 - Nambrok,
 - Newry,
 - RAAF,
 - Rosedale and
 - Newry.
Grand Final - Glengarry 7.16.58 defeated Maffra Rovers 7.6.48.^[alt]

1969 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Boisdale,
 - Cowwarr,
 - Glengarry,
 - Gormandale,
 - Maffra Rovers,
 - Nambrok,
 - Newry,
 - RAAF and
 - Rosedale.
Grand Final - Maffra Rovers 10.13.73 defeated Boisdale 9.4.58.

1970 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Boisdale,
 - Cowwarr (3rd after H&As),
 - Glengarry,
 - Gormandale,
 - Maffra Rovers,
 - Nambrok,
 - Newry,
 - RAAF,
 - Rosedale and
 - Sale City.
Finals Series :
 - First Semi-Final - Cowwarr 16/16/112 defeated Glengarry 6.11.47.
 - Second Semi-Final - Nambrok defeated Boisdale.
 - Preliminary Final - Boisdale 12.9.81 defeated Cowwarr 8.18.66.
 - Grand Final - Boisdale 17.14.116 defeated Nambrok 7.15.57.

1971 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Boisdale,
 - Cowwarr (finished 6th),
 - Glengarry,
 - Gormandale,
 - Maffra Rovers,
 - Nambrok,
 - Newry,
 - RAAF,
 - Rosedale and
 - Sale City.
Grand Final - Glengarry 11.12.78 defeated Boisdale 7.11.53.

1972 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Cowwarr (finished 7th),
 - Glengarry,
 - Gormandale,
 - Maffra Rovers,
 - Nambrok,
 - Newry,
 - RAAF,
 - Rosedale and
 - Sale City.
Grand Final - RAAF 16.11.107 defeated Glengarry 10.6.66.

1973 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Boisdale,
 - Cowwarr,
 - Glengarry,
 - Gormandale,
 - Maffra Rovers,
 - Nambrok,
 - Newry,
 - RAAF,
 - Rosedale and
 - Sale City.
Finals Series :
 - Preliminary Final - Cowwarr defeated Sale City by 8 points.
 - Grand Final - Cowwarr 9.14.68 defeated Gormandale 9.7.61.

1974 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Boisdale,
 - Cowwarr (2nd after H&As),
 - Glengarry,
 - Gormandale,
 - Maffra Rovers,
 - Nambrok,
 - Newry,
 - RAAF,
 - Rosedale,
 - Sale City and
 - Stratford.
Grand Final - Cowwarr 11.10.76 defeated Newry 6.6.42.

1975 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Boisdale,
 - Cowwarr,
 - Glengarry,
 - Gormandale,
 - Heyfield,
 - Nambrok,
 - Newry,
 - RAAF,
 - Rosedale,
 - Sale City and
 - Stratford.
Finals Series :
 - First Semi-Final - Cowwarr defeated Heyfield.
 - Second Semi-Final - Newry defeated RAAF.
 - Preliminary Final - RAAF defeated Cowwarr.
 - Grand Final - RAAF 8.14.62 defeated Newry 6.12.48.

1976 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Boisdale,
 - Cowwarr (finished 9th),
 - Glengarry,
 - Gormandale,
 - Heyfield,
 - Nambrok,
 - Newry,
 - RAAF,
 - Rosedale,
 - Sale City and
 - Stratford.
Grand Final - Heyfield 17.8.110 defeated Stratford 11.16.82.

1977 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Boisdale,
 - Cowwarr,
 - Glengarry,
 - Gormandale,
 - Heyfield,
 - Nambrok,
 - Newry,
 - RAAF,
 - Rosedale,
 - Sale City and
 - Stratford.
Grand Final - Nambrok 13.7.85 defeated Sale City 11.5.71 @ Sale Oval.

1978 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Boisdale,
 - Cowwarr (3rd after H&As),
 - Glengarry,
 - Gormandale,
 - Heyfield,
 - Nambrok,
 - Newry,
 - RAAF,
 - Rosedale,
 - Sale City and
 - Stratford.
Grand Final - Sale City 14.22.106 defeated Cowwarr 10.12.72.

1979 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Boisdale,
 - Cowwarr (did not make finals),
 - Glengarry,
 - Gormandale,
 - Heyfield,
 - Nambrok,
 - Newry,
 - RAAF,
 - Rosedale,
 - Sale City and
 - Stratford.
Grand Final - Sale City 12.14.86 defeated Nambrok 11.16.82.

1980 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Boisdale,
 - Cowwarr (finished 8th),
 - Glengarry,
 - Gormandale,
 - Heyfield,
 - Nambrok,
 - Newry,
 - RAAF,
 - Rosedale,
 - Sale City and
 - Stratford.
Grand Final - Nambrok 14.9.93 defeated Glengarry 11.8.74.

1981 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Boisdale (final season due to merger) and
 - Cowwarr (finished 8th),
 - Glengarry,
 - Gormandale,
 - Heyfield,
 - Nambrok,
 - Newry,
 - RAAF,
 - Rosedale,
 - Sale City,
 - Stratford and
 - TTU (debut).
Grand Final - Glengarry 14.16.100 defeated Gormandale 7.5.47.

<--1982-88--> - Within the period 1982-88, TTU left the North Gippsland FL to join the Latrobe Valley FL.

1982 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Boisdale-Briagolong (debut following merger),
 - Cowwarr,
 - Glengarry,
 - Gormandale,
 - Heyfield,
 - Nambrok,
 - Newry,
 - RAAF,
 - Rosedale,
 - Sale City and
 - Stratford.
Grand Final - Gormandale 15.16.106 defeated Glengarry 8.10.58.

1983 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Boisdale-Briagolong,
 - Cowwarr,
 - Glengarry,
 - Gormandale,
 - Heyfield,
 - Nambrok,
 - Newry,
 - RAAF,
 - Rosedale,
 - Sale City and
 - Stratford.
Finals Series :
 - First Semi-Final - Cowwarr defeated Nambrok by 32 points.
 - Second Semi-Final - Glengarry defeated Gormandale.
 - Preliminary Final - Gormandale defeated Cowwarr.
 - Grand Final - Glengarry 22.22.144 defeated Gormandale 7.12.54.

1984 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Cowwarr (4th after H&As),
 - Boisdale-Briagolong,
 - Glengarry,
 - Gormandale,
 - Heyfield,
 - Nambrok,
 - Newry,
 - Rosedale,
 - Sale City and
 - Stratford.
Grand Final - Glengarry 12.4.76 defeated Gormandale 11.6.72.

1985 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Boisdale-Briagolong (final season),
 - Cowwarr (finished 5th),
 - Glengarry,
 - Gormandale,
 - Heyfield,
 - Nambrok,
 - Newry,
 - RAAF (final season),
 - Rosedale,
 - Sale City and
 - Stratford.
Grand Final - Nambrok 21.9.135 defeated Heyfield 17.5.107.

1986 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Cowwarr,
 - Glengarry,
 - Gormandale,
 - Heyfield,
 - Nambrok,
 - Newry,
 - Rosedale,
 - Sale City and
 - Stratford.
Finals Series :
 - First Semi-Final - Cowwarr defeated Rosedale.
 - Second Semi-Final - Gormandale defeated Nambrok.
 - Preliminary Final - Cowwarr defeated Nambrok.
 - Grand Final - Gormandale 13.8.86 defeated Cowwarr 10.3.63.

1987 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Cowwarr,
 - Glengarry,
 - Gormandale,
 - Heyfield,
 - Nambrok,
 - Newry,
 - Rosedale,
 - Sale City,
 - Stratford and
 - Toongabbie (reformed).
Grand Final - Cowwarr 15.4.94 defeated Heyfield 12.11.83.

1988 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Cowwarr,
 - Glengarry,
 - Gormandale,
 - Heyfield,
 - Nambrok,
 - Newry (final season),
 - Rosedale,
 - Sale City,
 - Stratford (final season),
 - Toongabbie and
 - TTU.
Grand Final - Heyfield 11.12.78 defeated Cowwarr 5.12.42.

1989 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Cowwarr (4th after H&As),
 - Glengarry,
 - Gormandale,
 - Heyfield,
 - Nambrok,
 - Rosedale,
 - Sale City,
 - Toongabbie and
 - TTU.
Finals Series :
 - Preliminary Final - Glengarry defeated Cowwarr.
 - Grand Final - Gormandale 10.14.74 defeated Glengarry 10.9.69.

1990 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Cowwarr (finished 7th),
 - Glengarry,
 - Gormandale,
 - Heyfield,
 - Nambrok,
 - Rosedale,
 - Sale City,
 - Toongabbie and
 - TTU.
Grand Final - TTU defeated Heyfield for the flag.

1991 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Cowwarr (did not make finals),
 - Glengarry,
 - Gormandale,
 - Heyfield,
 - Nambrok,
 - Rosedale,
 - Sale City,
 - Toongabbie and
 - TTU.
Grand Final - Gormandale 22.19.151 defeated Heyfield 15.9.99.

1992 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Cowwarr (finished 6th),
 - Glengarry,
 - Gormandale,
 - Heyfield,
 - Nambrok,
 - Rosedale,
 - Sale City,
 - Toongabbie and
 - TTU.
Grand Final - Gormandale 8.9.57 defeated Glengarry 3.4.22.

1993 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Cowwarr,
 - Glengarry,
 - Gormandale,
 - Heyfield (just missed final 4),
 - Nambrok,
 - Rosedale ('indifferent season'),
 - Sale City,
 - Toongabbie (just missed final 4) and
 - TTU.
Finals Series :
 - First Semi-Final - Glengarry defeated Cowwarr.
 - Preliminary Final - Glengarry were defeated.
 - Grand Final - Sale City 10.14.74 defeated Gormandale 8.6.54.

1994 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Cowwarr,
 - Glengarry,
 - Gormandale,
 - Heyfield (just missed final 4),
 - Nambrok,
 - Rosedale ('indifferent season'),
 - Sale City,
 - Toongabbie (just missed final 4) and
 - TTU (finished third).
Finals Series :
 - The league operated a final four.
 - Grand Final - Glengarry 11.16.82 defeated Gormandale 11.11.77.

1995 :
Ladder after home and away matches :
 1. Glengarry,
 2. Gormandale,
 3. TTU,
 4. Churchill (debut),
 5. Cowarr,
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 6. Sale City,
 7. Heyfield,
 8. Rosedale,
 9. Toongabbie and
 10. Nambrok (winless).
Finals series :
 - This was the first time that this league sported a final five.
 - Elimination Final - Churchill 13.14.92 defeated Cowwarr 9.14.68.
 - Qualifying Final - Gormandale 17.22.124 defeated TTU 11.10.76.
 - First Semi-Final - Churchill 22.18.150 defeated TTU 11.16.82.
 - Second Semi-Final - Gormandale 15.16.106 defeated Glengarry 14.14.98.
 - Preliminary Final - Churchill 13.14.104 defeated Glengarry 13.18.96.
 - Grand Final - Gormandale 13.13.91 defeated Churchill 12.11.83 at Heyfield.

1996 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Churchill,
 - Cowwarr,
 - Glengarry,
 - Gormandale,
 - Heyfield,
 - Nambrok,
 - Rosedale,
 - Sale City,
 - Toongabbie and
 - TTU.
Grand Final - Glengarry 10.13.73 defeated Churchill 10.12.72.

1997 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Churchill,
 - Cowwarr,
 - Glengarry,
 - Gormandale,
 - Heyfield,
 - Nambrok,
 - Rosedale,
 - Sale City,
 - Toongabbie and
 - TTU.
Grand Final - Heyfield 19.8.122 defeated TTU 6.14.50.

1998 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Churchill,
 - Cowwarr,
 - Glengarry,
 - Gormandale,
 - Heyfield,
 - Nambrok,
 - Rosedale,
 - Sale City,
 - Toongabbie (final season) and
 - TTU.
Grand Final - Heyfield 14.15.99 defeated Glengarry 11.13.79.

1999 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Churchill,
 - Cowwarr,
 - Glengarry,
 - Gormandale,
 - Heyfield,
 - Nambrok (final season due to folding) and
 - Rosedale,
 - Sale City and
 - TTU.
Grand Final - Heyfield 12.16.88 defeated Sale City 9.7.61.

2000 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Churchill,
 - Cowwarr,
 - Glengarry,
 - Gormandale,
 - Heyfield,
 - Rosedale,
 - Sale City and
 - Traralgon-Tyers United.
June - TTU were battling to make the final four.
Even before the season was completed, TTU were approached by the GLVFL to join their numbers, but they decided to stay put.
Grand Final (12 August) - Heyfield 15.11.101 defeated Glengarry 8.6.54.

2001 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Churchill,
 - Cowwarr,
 - Glengarry,
 - Gormandale,
 - Heyfield,
 - Rosedale,
 - Sale City and
 - Traralgon-Tyers United.
Finals Series :
 - Elimination Final - TTU 13.15.93 defeated Gormandale 12.6.78.
 - Qualifying Final - Churchill 17.15.117 defeated Heyfield.
 - First Semi-Final - TTU 14.5.89 defeated Heyfield 6.9.45.
 - Second Semi-Final - Rosedale 10.9.69 defeated Churchill 9.13.67.
 - Preliminary Final - Churchill 17.10.112 defeated TTU 8.12.60.
 - Grand Final - Rosedale 17.10.112 defeated Churchill 6.18.54.

2002 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Churchill,
 - Cowwarr,
 - Glengarry,
 - Gormandale,
 - Heyfield,
 - Rosedale,
 - Sale City (final season due to recess) and
 - Traralgon-Tyers United.
Finals Series :
 - Elimination Final - Glengarry 15.9.99 defeated Rosedale 13.12.90.
 - Qualifying Final - Traralgon-Tyers United 14.12.96 defeated Heyfield 13.7.85.
 - First Semi-Final - Heyfield 15.10.100 defeated Glengarry 11.8.74.
 - Second Semi-Final - Traralgon-Tyers United 15.14.104 defeated Churchill 13.8.86.
 - Preliminary Final - Churchill 12.21.93 defeated Heyfield 11.10.76.
 - Grand Final - Churchill 15.9.99 defeated Traralgon-Tyers United 5.3.33.

2003 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Churchill,
 - Cowwarr,
 - Glengarry,
 - Gormandale,
 - Heyfield,
 - Rosedale and
 - TTU.
Finals Series :
 - Second Semi-Final - Churchill 22.18.150 defeated Heyfield 10.6.66.
 - Grand Final - Churchill 14.14.98 defeated Heyfield 12.10.82.

2004 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Boisdale-Briagolong (rejoined),
 - Churchill,
 - Cowwarr,
 - Glengarry,
 - Gormandale,
 - Heyfield,
 - Newry (rejoined),
 - Nambrok (rejoined),
 - Rosedale,
 - Sale City (reformed),
 - Stratford (rejoined) and
 - TTU.
Grand Final - Traralgon-Tyers United 17.8.110 defeated Heyfield 6.8.44.

2005 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Boisdale-Briagolong,
 - Cowwarr,
 - Glengarry,
 - Gormandale,
 - Heyfield,
 - Rosedale,
 - Sale City,
 - Stratford and
 - TTU.