Bourke-Evelyn Football League (Vic)
Timeline :
1890 - Heidelberg commenced in the Bourke-Evelyn FL.
1890s - Participating clubs included :
- Heidelberg,
- Northcote and
- Preston.
1899 - The Bourke-Evelyn FL folded around about this time.
1906 :
The Bourke-Evelyn FL was reformed, generally from what remained of the defunct Whittlesea DFA.
Participating clubs were (in final ladder order) :
1. Diamond Creek (premiers),
2. Whittlesea,
3. Epping,
4. Doreen,
5. South Yan Yean and
6. Kangaroo Ground.
1907 :
Participating clubs were (in final ladder order) :
1. Whittlesea (premiers),
2. Diamond Creek,
3. Doreen,
4. Kangaroo Ground (final season),
5. Epping and
6. South Yan Yean.
1908 :
Participating clubs were (in final ladder order) :
1. Diamond Creek,
2. South Yan Yean,
3. Epping,
4. Whittlesea and
5. Doreen.
Grand Final - Diamond Creek 1.8.14 defeated South Yan Yean 0.5.5.
1909 :
Participating clubs were (in final ladder order) :
1. South Yan Yean,
2. Diamond Creek,
3. Doreen,
4. Epping and
5. Whittlesea.
Grand Final - South Yan Yean 5.4.34 defeated Diamond Creek 4.5.29.
1910 :
Participating clubs were (in final ladder order) :
1. South Yan Yean,
2. Doreen,
3. Diamond Creek,
4. Epping,
5. Whittlesea and
6. Donnybrook (debut, this season only).
Grand Final - South Yan Yean 8.7.55 defeated Doreen 3.6.24.
1911 :
Participating clubs were (in final ladder order) :
1. South Yan Yean,
2. Doreen,
3. Epping (final season),
4. Diamond Creek and
5. Whittlesea.
Grand Final - South Yan Yean 4.2.26 defeated Doreen 2.6.18.
1912 :
Participating clubs were (in final ladder order) :
1. South Yan Yean,
2. Whittlesea,
3. Diamond Creek,
4. South Morang (debut),
5. Arthurs Creek (debut) and
6. Doreen.
Grand Final - South Yan Yean 5.8.38 defeated Diamond Creek 3.3.21.
1913 :
Participating clubs were (in final ladder order) :
1. Epping (rejoined),
2. South Yan Yean (changed name to Mernda after this season),
3. Whittlesea,
4. Arthurs Creek,
5. Doreen and
6. South Morang.
Grand Final - Epping defeated South Yan Yean.
1914 :
Participating clubs were (in final ladder order) :
1. Mernda (changed name from South Yan Yean),
2. Arthurs Creek,
3. Epping,
4. Whittlesea,
5. Hurstbridge (debut),
6. South Morang and
7. Doreen (final season).
Grand Final - Mernda 0.5.5 defeated Arthurs Creek 0.0.0.
The Bourke-Evelyn FL went into recess after this season, due to the onset of WW1.
1919 :
The Bourke-Evelyn FL reformed.
Participating clubs included, in ladder order after finals :
1. Epping,
2. Hurstbridge,
3. Mernda,
4. South Morang,
5. Arthurs Creek,
6. Thomastown and
7. Whittlesea.
Finals Series :
- Preliminary Final - Hurstbridge 2.10.22 drew Mernda 3.4.22.
- Preliminary Final Replay - Hurstbridgee 1.10.16 drew Mernda 2.4.16.
- Preliminary Final Second Replay - Hurstbridge defeated Mernda by 3 points.
- Grand Final - Epping defeated Hurstbridge.
1920 :
Participating clubs were (complete), in ladder order after H&As :
1. Hurstbridge (final season),
2. Epping,
3. Whittlesea,
4. Mernda,
5. South Morang,
6. Thomastown and
7. Arthurs Creek.
Finals Series :
- Finals System - 1 v 3, 2 v 4 knockout system.
- First Semi-Final - Hurstbridge 8.12.60 defeated Whittlesea 4.7.31.
- Second Semi-Final - Mernda 4.6.30 defeated Epping 3.7.21.
- Grand Final - Mernda 5.8.38 defeated Hurstbridge 3.7.21.
1921 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
1. Epping,
2. South Morang,
3. Whittlesea,
4. Mernda,
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5. Thomastown and
6. Arthurs Creek (final season).
Finals Series :
- First Semi-Final - Whittlesea 7.6.48 drew Mernda 7.6.48.
- First Semi-Final Replay - Mernda 9.10.64 defeated Whittlesea 5.7.37.
- Second Semi-Final - Epping defeated South Morang.
- Preliminary Final - Mernda defeated South Morang.
- Grand Final - Epping 8.5.53 defeated Mernda 4.8.32.
1922 :
An new Bourke-Evelyn FL, unrelated save for the same location and name, recommenced this year.
Participating clubs were (complete) :
- Epping,
- Hurstbridge,
- Mernda,
- South Morang,
- Thomastown,
- Whittlesea,
Finals Series :
- First Semi-Final - Epping 6.14.50 defeated Hurstbridge 3.7.21.
- Second Semi-Final - Mernda defeated Whittlesea.
- Preliminary Final - Epping defeated Whittlesea.
- Grand Final - Mernda 7.9.51 drew Epping 7.9.51.
- Grand Final Replay - Epping 5.8.38 defeated Mernda 1.12.18.
1923 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
- Arthurs Creek (rejoined),
- Epping,
- Hurstbridge,
- Mernda,
- Midland Rovers (debut),
- Reservoir (debut),
- South Morang,
- Thomastown and
- Whittlesea.
Whittlesea were premiers.
1924 - Whittlesea were premiers.
1925 - Whittlesea were premiers.
1926 :
Participating clubs included :
- Epping (premiers),
- Mernda (final season) and
- Panton Hill (debut).
1927 :
Participating clubs included :
- Epping (premiers) and
- 7 others.
1928 :
Participating clubs included :[source]
- Arthurs Creek,
- Donnybrook,
- Epping (premiers),
- Midland Rovers,
- South Morang,
- Thomastown (final season),
- Wandong (debut),
- Whittlesea and
- 2 others.
1929 :
Participating clubs included :
- Arthurs Creek,
- Donnybrook (debut),
- Epping (premiers, final season),
- Mernda (debut),
- Midland Rovers,
- Reservoir,
- Wandong (final season),
- Whittlesea and
- 1 other.
1930 :
Participating clubs included :
- Arthurs Creek (final season),
- Donnybrook,
- Kinglake (this season only),
- Mernda,
- Midland Rovers (final season),
- Reservoir (final season),
- South Morang (suggested only),
- Thomastown (final season) and
- Whittlesea.
South Morang's inclusion is unconfirmed, and causes the number of teams to be one more than suggested by the same source.
1931 :
Participating clubs included :
- Donnybrook,
- Epping,
- Mernda and
- Whittlesea.
Grand Final - Epping 12.12.84 defeated Whittlesea 8.7.55.
This was the final season of the Bourke-Evelyn FL.
1932 - The Panton Hill & DFA merged with the Bourke-Evelyn FL to form the Panton Hill & DFL.