East Gippsland Football League (Vic)

Quick Premiers List :

1920 - Lakes Entrance. 1921 - Orbost. 1922 - Lakes Entrance. 1923 - Lakes Entrance. 1924 - Lakes Entrance. 1925 - Orbost. 1926 - Newmeralla. 1927 - Newmeralla. 1928 - Lakes Entrance. 1929 - Newmeralla. 1930 - Lakes Entrance. 1931 - Orbost. 1932 - Newmeralla. 1933 - Orbost. 1934 - Lake Tyers.

1935 - Newmeralla. 1936 - Newmeralla. 1937 - Newmeralla. 1938 - Lake Tyers. 1939 - Lake Tyers. 1940 - WW2. 1941 - WW2. 1942 - WW2. 1943 - WW2. 1944 - WW2. 1945 - WW2. 1946 - WW2. 1947 - Lindenow. 1948 - Orbost. 1949 - Orbost.

1950 - Orbost. 1951 - Bruthen. 1952 - Bruthen. 1953 - Bruthen. 1974 - Orbost. 1975 - Orbost. 1976 - Snowy Rovers. 1977 - Snowy Rovers. 1978 - Snowy Rovers. 1979 - Orbost. 1980 - Lindenow. 1981 - Orbost. 1982 - Snowy Rovers. 1983 - Snowy Rovers.

1984(1) - Snowy Rovers. 1984(2) - Paynesville. 1985(1) - Snowy Rovers. 1985(2) - Lindenow South. 1986 - Lindenow. 1987 - Orbost. 1988 - Lakes Entrance. 1989 - Lindenow. 1990 - Orbost. 1991 - Lindenow. 1992 - Wy Yung. 1993 - Lucknow. 1994 - Lakes Entrance. 1995 - Lakes Entrance. 1996 - Orbost.

1997 - Lucknow. 1998 - Orbost. 1999 - Orbost. 2000 - Bairnsdale. 2001 - Bairnsdale. 2002 - Bairnsdale. 2003 - Lakes Entrance. 2004 - Bairnsdale. 2005 - ?.

Timeline :
1920 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bruthen,
 - Lakes Entrance (premiers) and
 - Orbost.

1921 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bruthen (2nd),
 - Lakes Entrance (3rd) and
 - Orbost (premiers).

1922 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Lakes Entrance and
 - Orbost.
Grand Final - Lakes Entrance 7.15.57 defeated Orbost 7.9.51.

1923 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Buchan,
 - Lakes Entrance and
 - Orbost.
Grand Final - Lakes Entrance 15.22.112 defeated Orbost 7.11.53.

1924 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Buchan,
 - Lakes Entrance and
 - Orbost.
Grand Final - Lakes Entrance 9.8.62 defeated Orbost 7.5.47.

1925 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bruthen,
 - Buchan,
 - Lakes Entrance,
 - Newmeralla and
 - Orbost.
Grand Final - Orbost 8.10.58 defeated Newmeralla 6.6.42.

1926 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bruthen,
 - Buchan,
 - Newmeralla and
 - Orbost.
Grand Final - Newmeralla 12.9.81 defeated Orbost 7.14.56.

1927 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bruthen (final season),
 - Buchan,
 - Lakes Entrance,
 - Newmeralla (premiers) and
 - Orbost.

1928 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Buchan,
 - Lakes Entrance,
 - Newmeralla and
 - Orbost.
Grand Final - Lakes Entrance 11.11.77 defeated Newmeralla 6.9.45.

1929 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Buchan,
 - Lakes Entrance,
 - Newmeralla and
 - Orbost.
Grand Final - Newmeralla 6.12.48 defeated Lakes Entrance 4.22.46.

1930 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Buchan,
 - Lakes Entrance,
 - Newmeralla and
 - Orbost.
Grand Final - Lakes Entrance 16.21.117 defeated Newmeralla 11.12.78.

1931 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Buchan,
 - Lake Tyers,
 - Lakes Entrance (final season),
 - Newmeralla and
 - Orbost.
Grand Final - Orbost 13.12.90 defeated Newmeralla 4.10.34.

1932 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Buchan,
 - Lake Tyers,
 - Newmeralla and
 - Orbost.
Grand Final - Newmeralla 6.12.48 defeated Buchan 4.13.37.

1933 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Buchan,
 - Jarrahwood,
 - Lake Tyers,
 - Newmeralla,
 - Nowa Nowa and
 - Orbost.
Grand Final - Orbost 13.14.92 defeated Newmeralla 10.11.71.

1934 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Buchan,
 - Lake Tyers,
 - Lakes Entrance (rejoined),
 - Newmeralla,
 - Nowa Nowa and
 - Orbost.
Grand Final - Lake Tyers 15.28.118 defeated Newmeralla 6.12.48.

1935 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Buchan,
 - Lake Tyers,
 - Lakes Entrance (rejoined),
 - Newmeralla,
 - Nowa Nowa and
 - Orbost.
Grand Final - Newmeralla 13.13.91 defeated Lake Tyers 11.13.79.

1936 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Lake Tyers,
 - Lakes Entrance,
 - Newmeralla,
 - Nowa Nowa and
 - Orbost.
Grand Final - Newmeralla 14.17.101 defeated Lake Tyers 11.18.84.

1937 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Buchan-Nowa Nowa,
 - Lake Tyers,
 - Lakes Entrance,
 - Newmeralla and
 - Orbost.
Grand Final - Newmeralla 13.20.98 defeated Lake Tyers 11.16.82.

1938 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Buchan,
 - Lake Tyers,
 - Lakes Entrance,
 - Newmeralla and
 - Orbost.
Grand Final - Lake Tyers 18.17.125 defeated Orbost 6.13.49.

1939 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Lake Tyers,
 - Lakes Entrance (final season),
 - Newmeralla and
 - Orbost.
Grand Final - Lake Tyers 23.15.153 defeated Newmeralla 14.14.98.

1940-46 - The league was in recess due to the onset of WW2.

1947 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bairnsdale Rovers,
 - Buchan,
 - Bruthen (rejoined),
 - Lakes Entrance (rejoined),
 - Lindenow (debut),
 - Nowa Nowa (rejoined),
 - Orbost (rejoined),
 - Paynesville (this season only),
 - West End (this season only) and
 - Wy Yung (this season only).
Grand Final - Lindenow 12.8.80 defeated Lakes Entrance 9.15.69.

1948 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bairnsdale Rovers,
 - Bruthen,
 - Buchan,
 - Lake Tyers,
 - Lakes Entrance,
 - Lindenow,
 - Nowa Nowa and
 - Orbost.
Grand Final - Orbost 8.9.57 defeated Bruthen 5.14.44.

1949 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bairnsdale Rovers,
 - Bruthen,
 - Buchan,
 - Lake Tyers,
 - Lakes Entrance,
 - Lindenow,
 - Newmeralla,
 - Nowa Nowa and
 - Orbost.
Grand Final - Orbost 12.17.89 defeated Bruthen 11.12.78.

1950 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bairnsdale Rovers,
 - Bruthen,
 - Buchan,
 - Lake Tyers,
 - Lakes Entrance,
 - Lindenow,
 - Newmeralla,
 - Nowa Nowa and
 - Orbost.
Grand Final - Orbost 18.9.117 defeated Lakes Entrance 9.10.64.

1951 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bairnsdale Rovers,
 - Bruthen,
 - Lakes Entrance,
 - Lindenow,
 - Newmeralla and
 - Nowa Nowa.
Grand Final - Bruthen 7.15.57 defeated Lakes Entrance 1.7.13.

1952 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bruthen,
 - Lakes Entrance,
 - Lindenow and
 - Newmeralla.
Grand Final - Bruthen 10.10.70 defeated Newmeralla 7.10.52.

1953 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bruthen,
 - Lakes Entrance,
 - Lindenow and
 - Newmeralla (final season).
Grand Final - Bruthen 14.7.91 defeated Lakes Entrance 4.14.38.

---

1959 - It was about this time that Bairnsdale first left the EGFL for the Gippsland-Latrobe Valley FL.

---

1974 :
The Bairnsdale DFL and the Gippsland FL merged to form the East Gippsland FL.
Founding clubs included :
 - Bruthen,
 - Lakes Entrance,
 - Lindenow,
 - Lindenow South,
 - Lucknow,
 - Orbost,
 - Paynesville,
 - Snowy Rovers,
 - Swan Reach,
 - West Bairnsdale and
 - Wy Yung.
Grand Final - Orbost 12.16.88 defeated Lucknow 11.4.70.

1975 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bruthen,
 - Lakes Entrance,
 - Lindenow,
 - Lindenow South,
 - Lucknow,
 - Orbost,
 - Paynesville,
 - Snowy Rovers,
 - Swan Reach and
 - Wy Yung.
Grand Final - Orbost 15.7.97 defeated Lucknow 10.8.68.

1976 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bruthen,
 - Lakes Entrance,
 - Lindenow,
 - Lindenow South,
 - Lucknow,
 - Orbost,
 - Paynesville,
 - Snowy Rovers,
 - Swan Reach,
 - West Bairnsdale and
 - Wy Yung.
Grand Final - Snowy Rovers 10.17.77 defeated Lakes Entrance 9.6.60.

1977 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bruthen (final season),
 - Lakes Entrance,
 - Lindenow,
 - Lindenow South,
 - Lucknow,
 - Orbost,
 - Paynesville,
 - Snowy Rovers,
 - Swan Reach,
 - West Bairnsdale and
 - Wy Yung.
Grand Final - Snowy Rovers 13.15.93 defeated Lakes Entrance 12.6.78.

1978 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Lakes Entrance,
 - Lindenow,
 - Lindenow South,
 - Lucknow,
 - Orbost,
 - Paynesville,
 - Snowy Rovers,
 - Swan Reach,
 - West Bairnsdale and
 - Wy Yung.
Grand Final - Snowy Rovers 13.6.84 defeated Lakes Entrance 11.10.76.

1979 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Lakes Entrance,
 - Lindenow,
 - Lindenow South,
 - Lucknow,
 - Orbost (premiers),
 - Paynesville,
 - Snowy Rovers,
 - Swan Reach,
 - West Bairnsdale and
 - Wy Yung.
Grand Final - Orbost 21.13.139 defeated Lucknow 10.17.77.

1980 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Lakes Entrance,
 - Lindenow,
 - Lindenow South,
 - Lucknow,
 - Orbost,
 - Paynesville,
 - Snowy Rovers,
 - Swan Reach,
 - West Bairnsdale and
 - Wy Yung.
Grand Final - Lindenow 17.13.115 defeated Orbost 7.5.47.

1981 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Lakes Entrance,
 - Lindenow,
 - Lindenow South,
 - Lucknow,
 - Orbost,
 - Paynesville,
 - Snowy Rovers,
 - Swan Reach,
 - West Bairnsdale and
 - Wy Yung.
Grand Final - Orbost 17.13.115 defeated Lakes Entrance 10.13.73.

1982 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Lakes Entrance,
 - Lindenow,
 - Lindenow South,
 - Lucknow,
 - Orbost,
 - Paynesville,
 - Snowy Rovers,
 - Swan Reach,
 - West Bairnsdale and
 - Wy Yung.
Finals Series :
 - Grand Final - Snowy Rovers 6.14.50 drew Lakes Entrance 6.14.50.
 - Grand Final Replay - Snowy Rovers 15.21.111 defeated Lakes Entrance 7.10.52.

1983 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Lakes Entrance,
 - Lindenow,
 - Lindenow South,
 - Lucknow,
 - Orbost,
 - Paynesville,
 - Snowy Rovers,
 - Swan Reach,
 - West Bairnsdale and
 - Wy Yung.
Grand Final - Snowy Rovers 9.10.64 defeated Orbost 8.11.59.

1984 :
General :
The East Gippsland FL converted to a dual-divisional setup.
Division 1 :
 - Lindenow,
 - Lucknow,
 - Orbost and
 - Snowy Rovers.
Grand Final - Snowy Rovers 16.11.107 defeated Orbost 15.9.99.
Division 2 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Lindenow South,
 - Paynesville,
 - Swan Reach,
 - West Bairnsdale and
 - Wy Yung.
Grand Final - Paynesville 24.18.162 defeated Wy Yung 8.9.57.
Division ? :
Participating clubs included :
 - Lakes Entrance.

1985 :
Division 1 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Lindenow and
 - Snowy Rovers.
Grand Final - Snowy Rovers 20.11.131 defeated Lindenow 14.13.97.
Division 2 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Lindenow South,
 - Paynesville,
 - Swan Reach,
 - West Bairnsdale.
Grand Final - Lindenow South 17.15.117 defeated West Bairnsdale 6.10.46.
Division ? :
Participating clubs included :
 - Lakes Entrance,
 - Lucknow,
 - Orbost and
 - Wy Yung.

1986 :
The East Gippsland FL reverted to a single division, with the Division 2 competition seceding to form the Riviera FL.
Participating clubs included :
 - Lakes Entrance,
 - Lindenow,
 - Lucknow,
 - Orbost,
 - Snowy Rovers and
 - Wy Yung.
Grand Final - Lindenow 12.11.83 defeated Wy Yung 5.9.39.

1987 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Lakes Entrance,
 - Lindenow,
 - Lucknow,
 - Orbost,
 - Snowy Rovers and
 - Wy Yung.
Grand Final - Orbost 13.16.94 defeated Lakes Entrance 6.15.51.

1988 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Lakes Entrance,
 - Lindenow,
 - Lucknow,
 - Orbost,
 - Snowy Rovers and
 - Wy Yung.
Grand Final - Lakes Entrance 13.6.84 defeated Wy Yung 6.11.47.

1989 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Lakes Entrance,
 - Lindenow,
 - Lucknow,
 - Orbost,
 - Snowy Rovers and
 - Wy Yung.
Grand Final - Lindenow 9.4.58 defeated Lakes Entrance 4.13.37.

1990 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Lakes Entrance,
 - Lindenow,
 - Lucknow,
 - Orbost,
 - Snowy Rovers and
 - Wy Yung.
Grand Final - Orbost 11.12.78 defeated Lindenow 7.8.50.

1991 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Lakes Entrance,
 - Lindenow,
 - Lucknow,
 - Orbost,
 - Snowy Rovers and
 - Wy Yung.
Grand Final - Lindenow 14.12.96 defeated Wy Yung 8.9.57.

1992 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Lakes Entrance,
 - Lindenow,
 - Lucknow,
 - Orbost,
 - Snowy Rovers and
 - Wy Yung.
Grand Final - Wy Yung 9.11.65 defeated Snowy Rovers 5.6.36.

1993 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Lakes Entrance,
 - Lindenow,
 - Lucknow,
 - Orbost,
 - Snowy Rovers and
 - Wy Yung.
Grand Final - Lucknow 16.13.109 defeated Wy Yung 9.12.66.

1994 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Lakes Entrance,
 - Lindenow,
 - Lucknow,
 - Orbost,
 - Snowy Rovers and
 - Wy Yung.
Grand Final - Lakes Entrance 22.13.145 defeated Wy Yung 10.8.68.

1995 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Lakes Entrance,
 - Lindenow,
 - Lucknow,
 - Orbost,
 - Snowy Rovers (last - 5th?) and
 - Wy Yung (3rd).
Grand Final - Lakes Entrance 19.10.124 defeated Lindenow 16.10.106.

1996 :
Teams competing included :
 - Lakes Entrance,
 - Lindenow,
 - Lucknow,
 - Orbost,
 - Snowy Rovers and
 - Wy Yung.
Grand Final - Orbost 17.7.109 defeated Lindenow 9.10.64.

1997 :
Teams competing included :
 - Lakes Entrance,
 - Lindenow,
 - Lucknow,
 - Orbost,
 - Snowy Rovers and
 - Wy Yung.
Details of a Round 3, played April 28, 1997 :
 - Lindenow 12.15.87 defeated Snowy Rovers 8.14.62.
 - Orbost 16.10.106 defeated Lakes Entrance 13.11.89.
 - Lucknow 22.17.149 defeated Wy Yung 5.8.38.
Grand Final - Lucknow 24.17.161 defeated Lindenow 11.7.73.

1998 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Lakes Entrance,
 - Lindenow,
 - Lucknow,
 - Orbost,
 - Snowy Rovers and
 - Wy Yung.
Grand Final - Orbost 17.8.110 defeated Lakes Entrance 12.12.84.

1999 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bairnsdale (rejoined, made finals),
 - Lakes Entrance,
 - Lindenow,
 - Lucknow,
 - Orbost,
 - Snowy Rovers and
 - Wy Yung.
Grand Final - Orbost 13.6.84 defeated Lakes Entrance 6.8.44.

2000 :
Teams competing included :
 - Bairnsdale (premiers & champions),
 - Lakes Entrance,
 - Lindenow,
 - Lucknow,
 - Orbost,
 - Snowy Rovers and
 - Wy Yung.
Finals Series :
 - Second Semi-Final - Bairnsdale 16.11.107 defeated Wy Yung 16.10.106.
 - Preliminary Final - Wy Yung were victorious.
 - Grand Final - Bairnsdale 13.11.89 defeated Wy Yung 9.7.61.

2001 :
Participating clubs were (compelte) :
 - Bairnsdale and
 - Lakes Entrance,
 - Lindenow,
 - Lucknow,
 - Orbost,
 - Snowy Rovers and
 - Wy Yung.
Finals Series :
 - First Semi-Final - Lucknow 15.11.191 defeated Wy Yung 11.5.71.
 - Second Semi-Final - Bairnsdale 14.13.97 defeated Lakes Entrance 7.5.47.
 - Preliminary Final - Lucknow 16.13.109 defeated Lakes Entrance 13.9.87.
 - Grand Final - Bairnsdale 21.11.137 defeated Lucknow 6.9.45.

2002 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bairnsdale,
 - Lakes Entrance,
 - Lindenow,
 - Lucknow,
 - Orbost (final season due to merger),
 - Snowy Rovers (final season due to merger) and
 - Wy Yung.
Finals Series :
 - First Semi-Final - Lucknow 13.11.89 defeated Lakes Entrance 11.5.71.
 - Second Semi-Final - Wy Yung 12.10.82 defeated Bairnsdale 9.10.64.
 - Preliminary Final - Bairnsdale 12.12.84 defeated Lucknow.
 - Grand Final - Bairnsdale 7.16.58 defeated Wy Yung 6.10.46.

2003 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Bairnsdale,
 - Lakes Entrance,
 - Lindenow,
 - Lucknow,
 - Orbost-Snowy Rovers (debut, result of merger) and
 - Wy Yung.
Grand Final - Lakes Entrance 12.12.84 defeated Wy Yung 11.14.80.

2004 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bairnsdale,
 - Lakes Entrance,
 - Lindenow,
 - Lucknow,
 - Orbost-Snowy Rovers,
 - Paynesville (rejoined) and
 - Wy Yung.
Finals Series :
 - Preliminary Final - Bairnsdale 7.5.47 defeated Orbost-Snowy Rovers 6.7.43.
 - Grand Final - Bairnsdale 16.6.102 defeated Wy Yung 10.9.69.

2005 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bairnsdale,
 - Lakes Entrance,
 - Lindenow,
 - Lucknow,
 - Orbost-Snowy Rovers,
 - Paynesville and
 - Wy Yung.

Links :
 - East Gippsland FL.