Tallangatta & District Football League

The Tallangatta and District Football League is an Australian rules football competition in north-eastern Victoria and the southern border area of the Riverina region of New South Wales. The clubs compete across four competitions, two of which are age restricted.
Since 1980, the Tallangatta & District Netball Association ''' has run in conjunction with TDFL. The clubs compete across six competitions, three of which are age restricted.
Today all of the 12 clubs across both the TDFL & TDNA are joint football–netball clubs, with the overall best club across all football and netball competitions for the season awarded the Club Championship.

History

Origins

The very first Tallangatta Football Association was formed in 1907, with Granya taking out the premiership then in 1908, Sandy Creek defeated Granya in the grand final by two points.
There was a Tallangatta & District Football Association in 1922, with Tallangatta defeating Bethanga in the grand final and in 1923, Kiewa won the premiership by defeating Granya.
In 1929, the Tallangatta & District Football Association was reformed with Granya winning premierships in 1929 and 1933 and were runners up to Mitta Mitta in 1930. In 1931, Mitta Mitta gained premiership honours by defeating Tallangatta. In 1932, it appears that there was no T&DFA, with most local teams playing in the Yackandandah & District Football League.
The Dederang & District Football Association ran from 1932 to 1939, which included many of the clubs that had previously played in the above football competitions.
In 1934 there was a Tallangatta & District Junior Football Association, which was won by Sandy Creek FC in 1934.
The Dederang & District Football Association ran from 1932 to 1939, comprising the following teams - Eskdale, Happy Valley, Kergunyah, Kiewa, Mudgegonga, Tallangatta, Tawonga, Yackandandah.
Then in 1940, the Kiewa & Mitta Valleys Football Association was established from the following teams - Bethanga, Granya, Kiewa, Mitta Valley, Sandy Creek and Tallangatta, but the Association then went into recess in 1941, due to World War Two.
In 1944, the Mitta Valley Patriotic Football Association was established from the following clubs - Eskdale, Fernvale, Mitta Mitta, Sandy Creek and Tallangatta and the Fernvale Football Club were the 1944 Premiers, defeating Sandy Creek Football Club by 51 points at Eskdale.
The Mitta Valley Patriotic Football Association was then superseded by the current Tallangatta & District Football League in 1945.

Founding

The Tallangatta and District Football League was officially formed in 1945 comprising six teams and kicked off on 21 April 1945. The final ladder positions for the 1945 season were as follows, with the top four clubs playing finals:

1st: Tallangatta Football Club
2nd: Mitta-Eskdale Football Club
3rd: Fernvale Football Club
4th: Granya Football Club
5th: Sandy Creek Football Club
6th: Bethanga Football Club

The 1945 Grand Final took place on Saturday 21 July, and saw the Tallangatta Magpies defeat Fernvale at the Sandy Creek Recreation Reserve to become the League's first official Premiers.
In 1952, Eskdale and Mitta merged to form Mitta United Football Club.

New millennium, new clubs

Following the exodus by two clubs to the Hume Football League, the league's number of clubs remained at eight to start the new millennium. At this time of the seven Indigo Shire based clubs only three competed in the Tallangatta & District Football League. While of the four remaining clubs three competed in the Ovens & King Football League and one in the Coreen & District Football League.
Chiltern joined the league from the 2003 season, they were the first new club to join the league since the Thurgoona Bulldogs since 1988. The Swans had spent the past 49 years with the Ovens & King Football League, during this time they had won a total of 10 senior football premierships.
In 2003 both the Beechworth Bombers & Rutherglen Cats applied for an application to join the Tallangatta & District Football League but were refused by their current league's board, Ovens & King Football League. Seeking a new home the clubs took their appeal to the Victoria Country|Victoria Country Football League] and won the right to join the Tallangatta & District Football League from the 2004 season. While Rutherglen were unable to achieve the ultimate success in the Ovens and King Football League they were allowed to keep the Cats as their moniker along with the "Geelong-Style" Navy & White home jumper. Beechworth claimed the O&K flag on 14 occasions but were left with no choice then to find a new moniker and jumper, because the Dederang-Mt. Beauty Football Club already used the Bombers as their moniker along with the "Essendon-Style" Red & Black home jumper. Prior to the start of the 2004 season the club unveiled their new identity, they adopted the Bushrangers as their moniker along with the "Port Melbourne-Style" Blue & Red home jumper.
The Wahgunyah Tigers were granted permission to join from the 2008 season after the Coreen & District Football League went into recess at the conclusion of the 2007 season, having won 7 senior football premierships over their 51 years with the league. Because the Barnawartha Football Club already used the Tigers as their moniker along with the "Richmond-Style" Yellow & Black home jumper. Wahgunyah were left with no choice but to find a new moniker and jumper. Prior to the start of the 2008 season the club unveiled their new identity, they adopted the Lions as their moniker along with the "Brisbane Lions-Style" Maroon, Blue & Gold home jumper.

Clubs

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Grand final results

Seniors

Currently two of the early Tallangatta & DFL grand finals venues are undocumented and as such unknown. The unknown T&DFNL grand final venues are in the seasons of 1948 and 1955.
The grand finals have been played continuously at the Sandy Creek Recreation Reserve since 1971.
The best on ground award in the Tallangatta & DFL senior football grand final receives the Wayne Bartel Memorial / AFL Victoria Country Medal. Wayne Bartel died in 1988, aged 39. Unfortunately there is no current complete list of previous winners of this award.

Year	Premiers	Score	Runners up	Score	Venue	Best on Ground	Gate/Comments
	Kiewa & Mitta Valleys FA
1940	Mitta Valley	14.7 - 91	Tallangatta	6.7 - 43	Tallangatta
1941-43							In recess > WW2
	Mitta Valley Patriotic FA
1944	Fernvale	10.19 - 79	Sandy Creek	4.4 - 28	Eskdale		£58/6
	Tallangatta & DFL
1945	Tallangatta	4.7 - 31	Fernvale	2.0 - 12	Sandy Creek		£58/6
1946	Granya	12.8 - 80	Mitta-Eskdale	8.7 - 55	Sandy Creek
1947	Granya	8.8 - 56	Tallangatta	7.10 - 52	Tallangatta Valley
1948	Fernvale	20.10 - 130	Tallangatta	12.4 - 76	?
1949	Tallangatta	8.8 - 56	Bullioh Valley	7.6 - 48	Tallangatta
1950	Bullioh Valley	9.9 - 63	Granya	9.8 - 62	Sandy Creek
1951	Granya	12.20 - 92	Tallangatta	9.16 - 70	Sandy Creek
1952	Mitta United	6.15 - 51	Bullioh Valley	2.7 - 21	Sandy Creek
1953	Mitta United	6.9 - 45	Granya	3.7 - 25	Sandy Creek
1954	Tallangatta	13.13 - 91	Kiewa	8.9 - 57	Sandy Creek		£109
1955	Kergunyah	8.6 - 54	Mitta United	7.7 - 49	?
1956	Kergunyah	18.13 - 121	Kiewa	5.11 - 41	Sandy Creek
1957	Kergunyah	11.14 - 80	Mitta United	5.8 - 38	Sandy Creek
1958	Dederang	11.5 - 71	Mitta United	10.7 - 67	Sandy Creek
1959	Mitta United	9.14 - 68	Kiewa	6.11 - 47	Lavington
1960	Mitta United	9.15 - 69	Lavington	6.7 - 43	Tallangatta
1961	Mitta United	10.10 - 70	Lavington	3.15 - 33	Tallangatta
1962	Dederang	5.7 - 37	Bogong	4.13 - 37	Tallangatta		Drawn Grand Final
	Dederang	10.13 - 73	Bogong	8.10 - 58	Tallangatta		Grand Final Replay
1963	Mitta United	6.14 - 50	Bogong	7.7 - 49	Tallangatta
1964	Yackandandah	9.6 - 60	Lavington	8.8 - 56	Sandy Creek
1965	Lavington	8.6 - 54	Bogong-Tawonga	6.14 - 50	Sandy Creek
1966	Lavington	9.13 67	Bogong-Tawonga	9.6 - 60	Tallangatta
1967	Mitta United	11.9 - 75	Bogong-Tawonga	9.6 - 60	Tallangatta
1968	Mitta United	11.9 - 75	Dederang	11.8 - 74	Sandy Creek
1969	Kiewa Sandy Creek	9.14 - 68	Lavington	9.9 - 63	Tallangatta
1970	Kiewa Sandy Creek	13.7 - 85	Lavington	11.12 - 78	Barnawartha
1971	Lavington	14.15 99	Kiewa-Sandy Creek	11.12 - 78	Sandy Creek
1972	Kiewa-Sandy Creek	17.13 - 115	Bullioh Valley	11.8 - 74	Sandy Creek
1973	Mitta United	17.10	Lavington Saints	17.9 - 111	Sandy Creek
1974	Tallangatta	10.9	Lavington Saints	9.10 - 64	Sandy Creek
1975	Mitta United	14.15 - 99	Tallangatta	13.20 - 98	Sandy Creek
1976	Kiewa-Sandy Creek	20.16 - 136	Bullioh Valley	12.9 - 81	Sandy Creek
1977	Kiewa-Sandy Creek	13.22 - 100	Yackandandah	11.14 - 80	Sandy Creek
1978	Mitta United	10.10 - 70	Tallangatta Valley	7.13 - 55	Sandy Creek
1979	Tallangatta Valley	12.15 - 87	Kiewa-Sandy Creek	10.7 - 67	Sandy Creek
1980	Tallangatta Valley	20.10 - 130	Wodonga Demons	13.11 - 89	Sandy Creek
1981	Kiewa Sandy Creek	12.9 - 81	Tallangatta Valley	8.12 - 60	Sandy Creek
1982	Mitta United	20.20 - 140	Culcairn	11.4 - 70	Sandy Creek
1983	Kiewa Sandy Creek	12.10 - 82	Holbrook	11.16 - 82	Sandy Creek		Drawn G Final
	Kiewa Sandy Creek	15.14 - 104	Holbrook	8.9 - 57	Sandy Creek		G Final Replay
1984	Kiewa Sandy Creek	20.18 - 138	Culcairn	15.16 - 106	Sandy Creek
1985	Holbrook	22.17 - 149	Wodonga Demons	13.6 - 84	Sandy Creek
1986	Mitta United	17.14 - 116	Kiewa-Sandy Creek	7.11 - 53	Sandy Creek
1987	Wodonga Demons	15.13 - 103	Mitta United	14.13 - 97	Sandy Creek
1988	Mitta United	14.16 - 100	Holbrook	10.11 - 71	Sandy Creek
1989	Tallangatta Valley	13.13 - 91	Holbrook	8.12 - 60	Sandy Creek
1990	Culcairn	12.14 - 86	Tallangatta Valley	8.15 - 63	Sandy Creek
1991	Holbrook	16.12 - 108	Bethanga	14.11 - 95	Sandy Creek
1992	Mitta United	11.6 - 72	Barnawartha	7.11 - 53	Sandy Creek
1993	Mitta United	14.8 - 92	Tallangatta Valley	14.2 - 86	Sandy Creek
1994	Tallangatta Valley	19.17 - 131	Kiewa-Sandy Creek	10.18 - 78	Sandy Creek
1995	Kiewa Sandy Creek	17.11 - 113	Mitta United	8.8 - 56	Sandy Creek
1996	Mitta United	13.7 - 85	Tallangatta Valley	12.11 - 83	Sandy Creek
1997	Tallangatta Valley	15.10 - 100	Mitta United	7.15 - 57	Sandy Creek
1998	Tallangatta Valley	10.16 - 76	Dederang-Mt. Beauty	4.4 - 28	Sandy Creek
1999	Dederang Mt Beauty	15.13 - 103	Kiewa-Sandy Creek	13.9 - 87	Sandy Creek
2000	Yackandandah	17.19 - 121	Barnawartha	17.9 - 111	Sandy Creek
2001	Dederang Mt Beauty	17.9 - 111	Barnawartha	12.13 - 85	Sandy Creek
2002	Barnawartha	21.17 - 143	Tallangatta Valley	9.9 - 63	Sandy Creek
2003	Dederang Mt Beauty	19.10 - 124	Mitta United	9.10 - 64	Sandy Creek
2004	Mitta United	5.18 - 48	Wodonga Saints	2.8 - 20	Sandy Creek
2005	Mitta United	11.15 - 81	Dederang-Mt. Beauty	6.8 - 44	Sandy Creek
2006	Mitta United	9.5 - 59	Chiltern	7.8 - 50	Sandy Creek
2007	Mitta United	8.7 - 55	Kiewa-Sandy Creek	7.12 - 54	Sandy Creek
2008	Kiewa Sandy Creek	14.28 - 112	Dederang-Mt. Beauty	11.12 - 78	Sandy Creek
2009	Tallangatta	13.10 - 88	Beechworth	8.15 - 63	Sandy Creek
2010	Beechworth	18.9 - 117	Yackandandah	12.5 - 77	Sandy Creek
2011	Kiewa Sandy Creek	15.6 - 96	Thurgoona	11.6 - 72	Sandy Creek
2012	Mitta United	18.11 - 119	Thurgoona	8.12 - 60	Sandy Creek
2013	Barnwartha	13.14 - 92	Mitta United	11.6 - 72	Sandy Creek
2014	Kiewa Sandy Creek	16.12 - 108	Mitta United	14.7 - 91	Sandy Creek
2015	Tallangatta	10.8 - 68	Kiewa Sandy Creek	8.20 - 68	Sandy Creek		Drawn G Final
	Tallangatta	11.10 - 76	Kiewa Sandy Creek	9.21 - 75	Sandy Creek	Mikal Bloom	Extra Time
2016	Thurgoona	18.20 - 128	Mitta United	10.8 - 68	Sandy Creek	Aydan Brown
2017	Thurgoona	22.10 - 142	Kiewa Sandy Creek	8.9 - 57	Sandy Creek
2018	Kiewa Sandy Creek	14.16 - 100	Thurgoona	9.8 - 62	Sandy Creek	Jack Di Mizio	$39,150
2019	Thurgoona	21.7 - 133	Barnawartha	9.8 - 62	Sandy Creek
2020							In recess: COVID-19
2021	1st: Yackandandah		2nd: Chiltern			COVID-19	No finals series
2022	Chiltern	4.9 - 33	Kiewa Sandy Creek	2.5 - 17	Sandy Creek	Scott Meyer
2023	Chiltern	10.9 - 69	Kiewa Sandy Creek	9.12 - 66	Sandy Creek	Scott Meyer
2024	Yackandandah	10.11 - 71	Chiltern	7.5 - 47	Sandy Creek	Zac Leitch
2025	Kiewa Sandy Creek	14.17 - 101	Barnawartha	5.5 - 35	Sandy Creek	Connor Newnham
2026					Sandy Creek
Year	Premiers	Score	Runners up	Score	Venue	Best on Ground	Gate/Comments

Football – Seniors: 1945 to present

Currently two of the early Tallangatta & DFNL grand finals venues are undocumented and as such unknown. The unknown T&DFNL grand final venues are in the seasons of 1948 and 1955.
The grand finals have been played continuously at the Sandy Creek Recreation Reserve since 1971.

1945: Tallangatta 4.7 def. Fernvale 2.9 at .
1946: Granya 12.8 def.Mitta-Eskdale 8.7 at .
1947: Granya 8.8 def. Tallangatta 7.10 at .
1948: Fernvale 19.10 def.Tallangatta 12.4
1949: Tallangatta 8.8 def. Bullioh Valley 7.6 at
1950: Bullioh Valley 9.9 def. Granya 9.8 at .
1951: Granya 12.20 def. Tallangatta 9.16 at .
1952: Mitta United 6.15 def. Bullioh Valley 2.7 at
1953: Mitta United 6.9 def. Granya 3.7 at
1954: Tallangatta 13.13 def. Kiewa 8.9 at
1955: Kergunyah 8.6 def. Mitta United 7.7
1956: Kergunyah 18.13 def. Kiewa 5.11 at .
1957: Kergunyah 11.14 def. Mitta United 5.8 at .
1958: Dederang 11.5 def. Mitta United 10.7 at .
1959: Mitta United 9.14 def. Kiewa 6.11 at .
1960: Mitta United 9.15 def. Lavington 6.7 at .
1961: Mitta United 10.10 def. Lavington 3.15 at .
1962: Dederang 5.7 drew with Bogong 4.13 at .
* Dederang 10.13 def. Bogong 8.10 at .
1963: Mitta United 6.14 def. Bogong 7.7 at .
1964: Yackandandah 9.6 def. Lavington 8.8 at .
1965: Lavington 8.6 def. Bogong-Tawonga 6.14 at .
1966: Lavington 9.13 def. Bogong-Tawonga 9.6 at .
1967: Mitta United 11.9 def. Bogong-Tawonga 9.6 at .
1968: Mitta United 11.9 def. Dederang 11.8 at .
1969: Kiewa-Sandy Creek 9.14 def. Lavington 9.9 at .
1970: Kiewa-Sandy Creek 13.7 def. Lavington 11.12 at .
1971: Lavington 14.15 def. Kiewa-Sandy Creek 11.12 at .
1972: Kiewa-Sandy Creek 17.13 def. Bullioh Valley 11.8 at .
1973: Mitta United 17.10 def. Lavington Saints 17.9 at .
1974: Tallangatta 10.9 def. Lavington Saints 9.10 at .
1975: Mitta United 14.15 def. Tallangatta 13.20 at .
1976: Kiewa-Sandy Creek 20.16 def. Bullioh Valley 12.9 at .
1977: Kiewa-Sandy Creek 13.22 def. Yackandandah 11.14 at .
1978: Mitta United 10.10 def. Tallangatta Valley 7.13 at .
1979: Tallangatta Valley 12.15 def. Kiewa-Sandy Creek 10.7 at .
1980: Tallangatta Valley 20.10 def. Wodonga Demons 13.11 at .
1981: Kiewa-Sandy Creek 12.9 def. Tallangatta Valley 8.12 at .
1982: Mitta United 20.20 def. Culcairn 11.4 at .
1983: Kiewa-Sandy Creek 12.10 drew with Holbrook 11.16 at .
* Kiewa-Sandy Creek 15.14 def. Holbrook 8.9 at .
1984: Kiewa-Sandy Creek: 20.18 def. Culcairn 15.16 at .
1985: Holbrook 22.17 def. Wodonga Demons 13.6 at .
1986: Mitta United 17.14 def. Kiewa-Sandy Creek 7.11 at .
1987: Wodonga Demons 15.13 def. Mitta United 14.13 at .
1988: Mitta United 14.16 def. Holbrook 10.11 at .
1989: Tallangatta Valley 13.13 def. Holbrook 8.12 at .
1990: Culcairn 12.14 def. Tallangatta Valley 8.15 at .
1991: Holbrook 16.12 def. Bethanga 14.11 at .
1992: Mitta United 11.6 def. Barnawartha 7.11 at .
1993: Mitta United 14.8 def. Tallangatta Valley 14.2 at .
1994: Tallangatta Valley 19.17 def. Kiewa-Sandy Creek 10.18 at .
1995: Kiewa-Sandy Creek 17.11 def. Mitta United 8.8 at .
1996: Mitta United 13.7 def. Tallangatta Valley 12.11 at .
1997: Tallangatta Valley 15.10 def. Mitta United 7.15 at .
1998: Tallangatta Valley 10.16 def. Dederang-Mt. Beauty 4.4 at .
1999: Dederang-Mt. Beauty 15.13 def Kiewa-Sandy Creek 13.9 at
2000: Yackandandah 17.19 def. Barnawartha 17.9 at .
2001: Dederang-Mt. Beauty 17.9 def. Barnawartha 12.13 at .
2002: Barnawartha 21.17 def. Tallangatta Valley 9.9 at .
2003: Dederang-Mt. Beauty 19.10 def. Mitta United 9.10 at .
2004: Mitta United 5.18 def. Wodonga Saints 2.8 at .
2005: Mitta United 11.15 def. Dederang-Mt. Beauty 6.8 at .
2006: Mitta United 9.5 def. Chiltern 7.8 at .
2007: Mitta United 8.7 def. Kiewa-Sandy Creek 7.12 at .
2008: Kiewa-Sandy Creek 14.28-112 def Dederang-Mt. Beauty 11.12-78 at .
2009: Tallangatta 13.10-88 def Beechworth 8.15-63 at .
2010: Beechworth 18.9 def. Yackandandah 12.5 at .
2011: Kiewa-Sandy Creek 15.6 def. Thurgoona 11.6 at .
2012: Mitta United 18.11 def. Thurgoona 8.12 at .
2013: Barnawartha 13.14 def. Mitta United 11.6 at .
2014: Kiewa-Sandy Creek 16.12 def. Mitta United 14.7 at .
2015: Tallangatta 10.8 drew with Kiewa-Sandy Creek 8.20 at .
* Tallangatta 11.10 def. Kiewa-Sandy Creek 9.21 at .
2016: Thurgoona 18.20 def. Mitta United 10.8 at .
2017: Thurgoona 22.10 def. Kiewa-Sandy Creek 8.9 at .
2018: Kiewa-Sandy Crrek 14.16 def. Thurgoona 9.8 at .
2019: Thurgoona 21.7 def. Barnawartha 9.8 at .
2020: League in recess due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021: 1st: Yackandandah; 2nd: Chiltern. No finals series due to COVID-19
2022: Chiltern 4.9 def. Kiewa Sandy Creek 2.5 at .
2023: Chiltern 10.9 def. Kiewa Sandy Creek 9.12 at .
2024: Yackandandah: 10.11 v Chiltern: 7.5 at .

Fourths

Netball – A Grade: 1980 to present
Netball – B Grade: 1980 to present
Netball – C Grade: 2013 to present
Netball – D Grade : 1992 to present
Netball – E Grade : 1992 to present
Netball – F Grade : 1992 to ''present''

Best & Fairest / Leading Goalkicker Medalists

In 1945, Mr. James A. Paton from the Fervale FC, initially donated the prize for the Tallangatta & DFL best and fairest award and the Paton family continued this on for many years afterwards.
The initial best and fairest award, was a cash prize of £5, then later changed to the J A Paton Trophy.
In 1946, Granya's Norm Webb polled a record 40 votes in the T&DFL best and fairest award.
Who won the T&DFL medal in 1951? In the official 2024 T&DFL grand final match day Football Record edition has an A. Kimball winning in 1951, but Bethanga did not enter a team in the T&DFL in 1951 and an A. Kimball played for North Albury from 1951 to 1953. An A. Kimball won the T&DFL best and fairest award in 1954, but unfortunately there appears to be no old newspaper articles to confirm who won the T&DFL best and fairest award in 1951.
The T&DFNL senior football best and fairest award was later changed to the Barton Medal in 1977, after three times best and fairest winner, George Barton died after a short battle with cancer.
Between 1959 and 1969 the following four player's tied with the winner on votes, but were deemed as the runner up under the old count back system in 1959 - John O'Donnell, 1961 - Eric Tye, 1964 - Hugh Earnshaw and 1969 - Geoff Doubleday. To this day, these player's medal "wins" has never been acknowledged and they have never received a retrospective medal from the T&DFL.
;Multiple T&DFL Best & Fairest Winners

4 - Albert "Bert" Kemp : 1952, 1956, 1957, 1958. 2nd in 1954 and 1955. Kemp also won the 1949 - Yackandandah & DFL best and fairest award.
4 - Laurie McInnes : 1987, 1991, 1992, 1993..
4 - Cameron McNeill : 2008, 2013, 2014, 2018.
3 - George Barton : 1962, 1963, 1971. Barton only ever finished as the runner up once in the T&DFL best and fairest and that was in 1968, three votes behind the winner. Barton never lost a T&DFL senior football best and fairest under the old count back system. Refer to and click on the newspaper references via the table below for actual documented facts.
3 - Alan Curtis:
3 - Hughie Giltrap : 1988, 1989, 1991.
3 - Brett Harrison : 1994, 1995, 1996.
2 - Norm Webb : 1946, 1950. Webb also won a Kiewa & Mitta Valleys FA medal in 1940, O&MFNL Morris Medal in 1952 & a Hume FNL Azzi Medal in 1955.
2 - Travis Tyler : 1997, 1998.
2 - Simon Corr : 2001, 2004.
2 - Jarrod Farwell.
2 - Cam Fendyk : 2024, 2025.
- Brackets tally includes goals kicked in finals
1959: John O'Donnell tied with the winner on votes, but finished as runner up on the old countback system, but has never received a retrospective medal from the T&DFNL.
1961: Eric Tye tied with the winner on votes, but finished as runner up on the old countback system, but has never received a retrospective medal from the T&DFNL.
1964: Hugh Earnshaw tied with the winner on votes, but finished as runner up on the old countback system, but has never received a retrospective medal from the T&DFNL.
1969: Geoff Doubleday tied with the winner on votes, but finished as runner up on the old countback system and has never received a retrospective medal from the T&DFNL.
1977: Dennis Hutton - tied with the winner on 17 votes, but was ineligible, due to a suspension during the 1977 football season.
2011: Ian Kay - polled 30 votes, but was ineligible, due to a Rd.15 striking suspension against Mitta United.
2025: Zac Leitch polled 29 votes, but was ineligible, due to a Rd.6 yellow card and report against Beechworth, which was then downgraded to a reprimand, with a guilty plea, which Leitch accepted.
- Brackets tally includes goals kicked in finals
1970 - Both George Barton and Frank Cook tied with the Reserves best and fairest winner on votes, but finished as runner up on the old countback system, but both have never received a retrospective medal from the T&DFNL.
- Brackets tally includes goals kicked in finals
- Brackets tally includes goals kicked in finals

Premiership years: 1945-2024

note: UR=Unknown result

Current finals system

Since 1974 the TDFL has used the "McIntyre system". The final series is played over four weekends, with the grand final traditionally being played on the second weekend of September.

Grand Final

The TDFL board deems that all finals will be held at the natural venue of the Sandy Creek Recreation Reserve, with all finals for both football and netball played at the one venue during each final day.
The Grand Final since 1971 has also been held at Sandy Creek Recreation Reserve, commonly referred to by locals as "The MCG of the Bush" for its large playing surface and picturesque surroundings, but unfortunately the football and netball changerooms are not up to modern standards and require significant State and Local Government funding for capital improvements as soon as possible.
The last finals match held away from Sandy Creek was the "1989 second semi-final" held at Bunton Park, and the last grand final match held away from Sandy Creek was the "1970 Grand Final" held at the Barnawartha Recreation Reserve.

Football Records

Football – Reserves: 1968 to present
Football – Thirds : 1974 to present
Football – Fourths : 1980 to present

Tallangatta District Netball Association - Grand Finals

;A. Grade
;B. Grade
;C. Grade
;C. Reserve
;18 & Under

Tallangatta District Netball Association - Best & Fairest Awards

;TDNA - Netball Best & Fairest Winners List

Who won the 1990 TDNA - A. Grade Best and Fairest Award?

TDNA	A. Grade	TDNA	B. Grade	TDNA	C. Grade	TDNA
Year	Commenced 1980	Netball Club	Commenced 1980	Netball Club	Commenced 2013	Netball Club
1980	S Watson &	Kiewa Sandy Creek	M McLinden	Barnawartha
	C Manison	Yackandandah
1981	C Manison	Yackandandah	T Strauss	Bethanga
1982	M Curtis	Holbrook	J Barton	Tallangatta Valley
1983	L Panosh	Bethanga	L Andrew	Kiewa Sandy Creek
1984	E McIntyre &	Yackandandah	D Elliott	Kiewa Sandy Creek
	L Brand	Culcairn
1985	L Way	Holbrook	L Wornes	Holbrook
1986	M Kelley	Yackandandah	L Wornes	Holbrook
1987	L Gehrig	Barnawartha	J Moore	Yackandandah
1988	L Brand	Culcairn	C Gosvenor	Yackandandah
1989	D Larkin	Dederang Mt Beauty	C Gosvenor	Yackandandah
1990	?		K Ried	Tallangatta Valley
1991	L Hodgkin	Mitta United	R Sheather	Culcairn
1992	J Thompson	Kiewa Sandy Creek	J Rowland	Yackandandah
1993	J Hillier	Kiewa Sandy Creek	S McKenzie	Holbrook
1994	M Adams	Kiewa Sandy Creek	M Wood	Thurgoona
1995	A Thomas	Thurgoona	C Crichton	Barnwartha
1996	J Potter	Kiewa Sandy Creek	B Gibson	Dederang Mt Beauty
1997	Cate Crisp	Dederang Mt Beauty	L Whitley	Holbrook
1998	M Adams	Kiewa Sandy Creek	S Adams &	Kiewa Sandy Creek
			E Grealy &	Dederang Mt Beauty
			T Heather	Holbrook
1999	Cate Crisp	Dederang Mt Beauty	G Harris	Yackandandah
2000	K Parkhouse	Thurgoona	C Moyle	Tallangatta Valley
2001	A Gardner	Bethanga	M Cooper	Kiewa Sandy Creek
2002	J Hogan	Barnawartha	B Bowditch	Dederang Mt Beauty
2003	K Stephens	Mitta United	R Turner	Mitta United
2004	R Pearce	Wodonga Saints	N Wickham	Mitta United
2005	J Withers	Barnawartha	K Phibbs &	Chiltern
			J Scheetz	Wodonga Saints
2006	Rebecca Stamp	Yackandandah	R Reiners	Mitta United
2007	K Hallawell &	Kiewa Sandy Creek	L Hallawell &	Kiewa Sandy Creek
	C Megarrity	Rutherglen	M Carkeek &	Kiewa Sandy Creek
			Liz McKinley &	Wodonga Saints
			S Shannon	Chiltern
2008	Rebecca Duryea	Wahgunyah	K Morley	Wahgunyah
2009	Rebecca Stamp	Yackandandah	S Alderman	Kiewa Sandy Creek
2010	C Hall	Rutherglen	K Stephens	Chiltern
2011	Rebecca Stamp	Yackandandah	D McDonald	Kiewa Sandy Creek
2012	Rebecca Stamp	Yackandandah	B Bowditch	Dederang Mt Beauty
2013	G Meunier	Barnawartha	R Manzie	Wodonga Saints	J McKenzie	Thurgoona
2014	E Johnson	Yackandandah	S Weston	Thurgoona	J House	Barnawartha
2015	J Vine	Thurgoona	J Beer	Yackandandah	J House	Barnawartha
2016	S Suttcliffe	Thurgoona	M Tschirpig	Thurgoona	T Howard	Thurgoona
2017	Emma Witham	Wahgunyah	Janine Ramage	Barnawartha	Kristin McKimmie	Tallangatta
2018	K Baude	Mitta United	P Sanderson	Chiltern	K Kimball	Thurgoona
2019	E Browne	Rutherglen	A Groat	Kiewa Sandy Creek	H Thompson	Rutherglen
2020	TDNA	in recess >	COVID-19
2021	Rebecca O'Connell	Yackandandah	T Cunningham	Wahgunyah	K Borchert	Thurgoona
2022	Rebecca O'Connell	Yackandandah	J Beer &	Yackandandah	G Berto	Wodonga Saints
			T Pateron	Barnawartha
2023	Alissa Donaldson	Kiewa Sandy Creek	Gabby Robinson	Kiewa Sandy Creek	Petrina Sanderson	Chiltern
2024	Morgan McRae	Wahgunyah	Brittney Deegan	Barnawartha	Rachel Crawford	Rutherglen
2025
Year	A. Grade	Club	B. Grade	Club	C. Grade	Club

;TDNA - Netball Best & Fairest Winners List

TDNA	D. Grade / 18 & U	Club	E. Grade / 15 & U	Club	F. Grade / 13 & U	Club
Year	Commenced 1992		Commenced 1992		Commenced 1992

1992	K Dryden	Yackandandah	B Gibson	Dederang Mt Beauty	K Weston	Holbrook
1993	L Bailey	Kiewa Sandy Creek	D Gray	Thurgoona	J Hanson	?
			L Birthisel	Tallangatta Valley
1994	B Gibson	Dederang Mt Beauty	J Britton	Yackandandah	D Burt	Tallangatta Valley
1995	M Kerr	Kiewa Sandy Creek	J Britton	Yackandandah	T Heather	Holbrook
1996	A McKenzie	Holbrook	L Kermond	Yackandandah	R Brown	Mitta United
1997	K Bormann	Dederang Mt Beauty	L Wapling	Yackandandah	L Thorton	Tallangatta Valley
1998	B Jones	Barnawartha	L Melbourne	Thurgoona	L Thorton	Tallangatta Valley
1999	C Lyon &	Tallangatta Valley	J Hall	Thurgoona	T Matherson	Yackandandah
	M McMahon &	Kiewa Sandy Creek
	S Watson	Kiewa Sandy Creek
2000	C Mossop	Barnawartha	G Madden	Kiewa Sandy Creek	L Peters	Mitta United
2001	L Welsh &	Barnawartha	S Hodgkin	Mitta United	L Peters	Mitta United
	E Merkel	Bethanga
2002	M Cochrane	Kiewa Sandy Creek	L Peters	Mitta United	J Barr	Kiewa Sandy Creek
2003	E Merkel	Wodonga Saints	C Schulz	Barnawartha	E Wortman	Wodonga Saints
2004	L Peters	Mitta United	J Dean	Barnawartha	A Kemp	Kiewa Sandy Creek
2005	L Peters	Mitta United	E Wortmann	Wodonga Saints	A Wortman	Wodonga Saints
2006	B Hutchings	Yackandandah	S Thomas	Tallangatta Valley	B Boyd	Thurgoona
2007	B Hutchings	Yackandandah	P Hearps	Kiewa Sandy Creek	M Quinn	Tallangatta
2008	G Miller	Mitta United	C Harrison &	Barnawartha	E Carkeek	Kiewa Sandy Creek
			C Greene	Yackandandah
2009	A Van Der Ven	Dederang Mt Beauty	B Aumont	Kiewa Sandy Creek	G Stewart	Rutherglen
2010	M Keljin	Rutherglen	A O'Connell	Wodonga Saints	J Newton	Wodonga Saints
2011	E Ley	Mitta United	J Newton	Wodonga Saints	T Chambeyron	Beechworth
2012	B Morley	Wahgunyah	B Deegan	Rutherglen	K Martin	Dederang Mt Beauty
					E Morrison	Beechworth
2013	B Morley	Wahgunyah	E Webb	Thurgoona	G Thomas	Chiltern
2014	K Guy	Barnawartha	G Thomas	Chiltern	M House	Barnawartha
2015	M Phibbs	Chiltern	C Butters	Barnawartha	M Duryea	Barnawartha
2016	L Crawford	Wahgunyah	S Knight	Wodonga Saints	E Vandermeer	Chiltern
2017	Julia Farrah	Thurgoona	A Kennett	Mitta United	E Vandermeer	Chiltern
2018	Z Elliott	Chiltern	K Willis	Wodonga Saints	T Dickins	Wahgunyah
2019	C Romans &	Dederang Mt Beauty	B White	Wodonga Saints	E Murphy	Yackandandah
	G Watson-Long	Rutherglen
2020	TDNA	in recess >	COVID-19
2021	B White	Wodonga Saints	L McKimmie	Tallangatta	E Roche	Barnawartha
2022	T Kennett	Mitta United	E Roche	Barnawartha	A Cohen	Mitta United
2023	Kate Pritchard	Chiltern	Tully Proctor	Thurgoona	Ciara Bennett	Wahgunyah
2024	Bella Bowles	Thurgoona	Bridie Evans	Barnawartha	Hayley Way	Thurgoona
2025
Year	D. Grade / 18 & U	Club	E. Grade / 15 & U	Club	F. Grade / 13 & U	Club

Netball Grades

Netball – A Grade: 1980 to present
Netball – B Grade: 1980 to present
Netball – C Grade: 2013 to present
Netball – D Grade : 1992 to present
Netball – E Grade : 1992 to present
Netball – F Grade : 1992 to present

Seasons

1945: TDFL Senior Grade competition starts.
1968: TDFL Reserve Grade competition starts.
1974: TDFL Thirds competition begins.
1980: TDFL Fourths competition begins. TDNA established with TDNA - A. Grade & TDNA - B. Grade competitions begin.
1992: TDNA - D. Grade, TDNA - E. Grade & TDNA - F. Grade competitions begin.
2013: TDNA - C. Grade competition begins.

2010-2019

2014 season

2014 Season: Senior Football

* Premiers: Kiewa-Sandy Creek.
* Minor Premiers: Kiewa-Sandy Creek.
* Wooden Spoon: Tallangatta.
* Barton Medal - Best & Fairest: 33 Votes: Cameron McNeill, Barnawartha.
* Leading Goalkicker: 86 Goals: Samuel Cross, Thurgoona.2014 Season: A-Grade Netball
*Premiers: Thurgoona.
* Minor Premiers: Thurgoona.
* Wooden Spoon: Dederang-Mt Beauty.
* Best & Fairest: ? Votes: Emma Johnson, Yackandandah.
* Leading Goalscorer: 696 Goals: Lauren Coelli,
Thurgoona2014 Season: Football & Netball Club Championship
* Champions: Thurgoona.

Interleague / community championships

The Tallangatta & District Football League has never won the first division of the Victorian Country Championship / Victorian Community Championship interleague championship. In interleague competition the team wears a blue guernsey, emblazoned with a monogram-style gold "TDFL" initials, with blue and gold trim shorts and blue and gold trim socks.

The Tallangatta & District Football League left Victorian Community Championships in favour of focusing on a local interleague arrangement in 2016 and are no longer have an Interleague ranking. Their current arrangement is with the Ovens & King Football Netball League & the Hume Australian Football Netball League , where there is only one game being played involving teams "A" & "B" while team "C" enjoy a bye round that season.