Central & Southern Gippsland Competition

The Central & Southern Gippsland Competition is an Australian rules football league in the Latrobe Valley region of Victoria, Australia.

Central & Southern Gippsland Competition
General Information
Founded 2019 (1st season 2021)
Records
Highest Score
Most goals in a game
Most goals in a season
Most premierships
Most flags in a row
Most wins in a row
Most loses in a row

History edit

Following the proposed changes outlined in the AFL Gippsland Leagues and Competitions Review Draft Recommendations Report. The recommendations for the Alberton Football Netball League and the Mid Gippsland Football League to come together to form the Central and Southern Gippsland Competition. The clubs are set to compete in seniors, reserves, and under-17s. Both of those new entities will be administered and governed by AFL Gippsland.[1] The league was founded in 2019.

First games were played in 2021, as the previous season was cancelled because of the pandemic. The 2021 season was shut down by order of the Victorian State Government.[2]

The first completed season was in 2022, Yinnar won the premiership.[3]

Clubs edit

Club Colours Nickname Flags senior premierships
Boolarra Demons 4 1955, 1958, 1997, 2011
Fish Creek Kangaroos 20 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1985, 1991, 1992, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2016, 2017, 2018
Foster Tigers 8 1946, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1989, 1993, 2010
Hill End & Grove Rovers/Hill Men 6 1938, 1948, 1949, 1962, 1974, 1981
Meeniyan Dumbalk United Demons 5 1975, 1976, 1981, 1988, 1990
Mirboo North Tigers 7 1956, 1957, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2017
Morwell East Hawks 3 1979, 1980, 2005
Newborough Bulldogs 10 1959, 1978, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2016
Stony Creek Lions 2 1983, 2009
Tarwin Sharks 1 2004
Thorpdale Blues 5 1946, 1960, 1961, 1976, 1985
Toora Districts Magpies 1 1973
Trafalgar Bloods 8 1975, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2009, 2010, 2012
Yallourn/Yallourn North Bombers 5 1986, 1987, 1993, 1996, 2019
Yinnar Magpies 14 1939, 1954, 1964, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2008, 2015, 2022[3]

List of premierships from previous country leagues.

2022 Ladder edit

Central & Southern Gippsland Wins Losses Draws Byes For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Tarwin 14 2 0 2 1140 572 199.30% 64 Elimination A Yinnar 7 8 50 Foster 6 7 43
Newborough 12 4 0 2 987 617 159.97% 56 Elimination B Boolarra 8 6 54 Hill End 5 6 36
Foster 12 4 0 2 938 669 140.21% 56 Qualifying Newborough 7 15 57 Tarwin 3 5 23
Boolarra 10 5 1 2 704 575 122.43% 50 Semi Yinnar 16 14 110 Boolarra 9 4 58
Hill End 9 6 1 2 802 686 116.91% 46 Premliminary Yinnar 16 10 106 Tarwin 10 4 64
Yinnar 9 7 0 2 1041 589 176.74% 44 Grand Yinnar 8 9 57 Newborough 5 7 37
Morwell East 9 7 0 2 858 678 126.55% 44
Stony Creek 7 9 0 2 708 740 95.68% 36
Fish Creek 7 9 0 2 687 822 83.58% 36
Mirboo North 7 9 0 2 676 973 69.48% 36
Meeniyan Dumbalk United 5 11 0 2 605 790 76.58% 28
Thorpdale 1 15 0 2 612 1316 46.50% 12
Toora 1 15 0 2 452 1183 38.21% 12

References edit

  1. ^ "BREAKING: Gippsland footy's evolving landscape | Pakenham Officer Star News". pakenhamnews.starcommunity.com.au. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  2. ^ "'It's very hard to keep everyone positive': Country Victoria sports finals look unlikely after lockdown". ABC News. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Yinnar premiers". Latrobe Valley Express. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2023.