The Polwarth Football League (PFL) was an Australian rules football competition based in south-west rural Victoria. Named for the electoral district of Polwarth, which encapsulated numerous competing clubs, the league was established as the Polwarth Football Association (PFA) in 1922, before it was renamed as the Polwarth Football League in 1950.[1][2]
Formerly | Polwarth Football Association (1922–1949) |
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Sport | Australian rules football |
Founded | 1922 |
Ceased | 1970 |
Country | Australia |
Last champion(s) | Winchelsea (1970) |
Related competitions | Bellarine FL Colac & District FL |
The league's final season took place in 1970; six of the league's eight teams then migrated to the newly formed Bellarine & District Football League for 1971, with the remaining two (Apollo Bay and Lorne) commencing in the Colac & District Football League.
History
editThe McDonald Cup, the trophy for which clubs were originally presented upon winning the premiership, was first introduced in 1929. The cup was initiated by and named after local politician James McDonald, who died in 1933; before his passing, he specified that no club could permanently hold the trophy until every club had held it at least once.[3] However, Winchelsea was given outright ownership of the cup after winning a trifecta of premierships from 1937 to 1939.
In September 1939, the association announced that teams would next year compete for the Marjorie Lawrence Cup, named for Australian soprano singer Marjorie Lawrence, a Deans Marsh local who had left the area to study music.[4]
However, by 1941, the Polwarth association was put on hold due to Australia's increasing involvement in World War II.[5] The competition would not return until 1946.
Premiers
editSeason | Premiers | Runners-up | Score | Ref. |
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1922 | Colac | Forrest | [?] | [6][7] |
1923 | Memorial Rooms | Colac | 9.20 (74) d. 1.5 (11) | [8] |
1924 | Winchelsea | Colac | 5.8 (38) d. 3.6 (24) | [9] |
1925 | Forrest | Deans Marsh | [?] | [10] |
1926 | Winchelsea (2) | Inverleigh | 6.8 (44) d. 3.4 (24) | [11] |
1927 | Birregurra | Forrest | 7.14 (56) d. 8.6 (54) | [12] |
1928 | Birregurra (2) | Deans Marsh | 13.9 (87) d. 12.13 (85) | [13] |
1929 | Deans Marsh | Birregurra | 3.10 (28) d. 3.6 (24) | [14] |
1930 | Birregurra (3) | Deans Marsh | 7.16 (58) d. 8.8 (56) | [15] |
1931 | Forrest (2) | Lorne | 9.7 (61) d. 6.10 (46) | [16] |
1932 | Winchelsea (3) | Forrest | 16.16 (112) d. 5.8 (38) | [17] |
1933 | Lorne | Deans Marsh | 16.9 (105) d. 6.8 (44) | [18] |
1934 | Forrest (3) | Deans Marsh | 12.14 (86) d. 7.10 (52) | [19] |
1935 | Birregurra (4) | Forrest | 20.19 (139) d. 14.10 (94) | [20] |
1936 | Lorne (2) | Winchelsea | 13.16 (94) d. 13.13 (91) | [21] |
1937 | Winchelsea (4) | Lorne | 12.16 (88) d. 12.7 (79) | [22] |
1938 | Winchelsea (5) | Deans Marsh | 15.13 (103) d. 14.13 (97) | [23] |
1939 | Winchelsea (6) | Deans Marsh | 9.13 (67) d. 6.6 (42) | [24] |
1940 | Lorne (3) | Forrest | 8.15 (63) d. 5.8 (38) | [25] |
No competition 1941–1945 due to World War II | ||||
1946 | Lorne (4) | Winchelsea | 16.11 (107) d. 7.6 (48) | [26] |
1947 | Lorne (5) | Winchelsea | 21.12 (138) d. 8.16 (64) | [27] |
1948 | Lorne (6) | [?] | [?] | [28][29] |
1949 | Lorne (7) | Winchelsea | 6.15 (51) drew 6.15 (51) | [30] |
9.22 (76) d. 7.7 (49) | [31] | |||
Polwarth Football League name adopted | ||||
1950 | Lorne (8) | Winchelsea | 15.8 (98) d. 10.7 (67) | [2] |
1951 | Winchelsea (7) | Birregurra | 9.12 (66) d. 6.8 (44) | [2] |
1952 | Forrest (4) | Lorne | 15.19 (109) d. 7.6 (48) | [2] |
1953 | Coragulac | Forrest | 14.8 (92) d. 10.11 (71) | [2] |
1954 | Forrest (5) | Winchelsea | 7.10 (52) d. 7.8 (50) | [2] |
1955 | Birregurra (5) | Coragulac | 6.9 (45) d. 4.9 (33) | [2] |
1956 | Beeac | Birregurra | 5.7 (37) d. 3.4 (22) | [2] |
1957 | Winchelsea (8) | Forrest | 11.15 (81) d. 10.17 (77) | [2] |
1958 | Coragulac (2) | Winchelsea | 9.16 (70) d. 8.16 (64) | [2] |
1959 | Coragulac (3) | Queenscliff | 9.16 (70) d. 8.7 (55) | [2] |
1960 | Winchelsea (8) | Lorne | 17.16 (118) d. 16.10 (106) | [2] |
1961 | Queenscliff | Winchelsea | 9.24 (78) d. 9.6 (60) | [2] |
1962 | Queenscliff (2) | Apollo Bay | 8.16 (64) d. 8.9 (57) | [2] |
1963 | Queenscliff (3) | Apollo Bay | 12.8 (80) d. 10.14 (74) | [2] |
1964 | Queenscliff (4) | Torquay | 10.14 (74) d. 1.4 (10) | [2] |
1965 | Queenscliff (5) | Winchelsea | 9.13 (67) d. 6.8 (44) | [2] |
1966 | Forrest (6) | Queenscliff | 8.13 (61) d. 5.14 (44) | [2] |
1967 | Queenscliff (6) | Torquay | 9.23 (77) d. 5.12 (42) | [2] |
1968 | Queenscliff (7) | Winchelsea | 11.16 (82) d. 10.9 (69) | [2] |
1969 | Winchelsea (9) | Queenscliff | 21.15 (141) d. 6.16 (52) | [2] |
1970 | Winchelsea (10) | Leopold | 14.9 (93) d. 8.12 (60) | [2] |
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