Ovens & Murray Football Netball League

The Ovens and Murray Football Netball League is an Australian rules football and netball competition containing ten clubs based in north-eastern Victoria, the southern Riverina region of New South Wales and the Ovens and Murray area. The name comes from the Ovens River, the river in the part of north-eastern Victoria covered by the league, and the Murray River, which separates Victoria and New South Wales.
The league features three grades in the Australian rules football competition, with these being Seniors, Reserve-Grade and Under 18s. In the netball competition, there are four grades, with these being A-Grade, B-Grade, C-Grade and Under 16s.
Currently a home and away season consisting of eighteen rounds is played. The best five teams then play off according to the McIntyre system, culminating in the O&MFNL Grand Final, which from 1995 to 2017 was held at the Lavington Sports Ground in the Albury suburb of Hamilton Valley.

WWW omfnl.com.au

History

Beginnings of the O&MFA

Organised competition in the area started as the "Ovens & Murray Football Association" in 1893, with the following foundation clubs – Beechworth Wanderers, Chiltern, Eldorado, Rutherglen, Wangaratta City and Wangaratta West End, with Beechworth Football Club winning premierships in 1893 and 1894 and Rutherglen winning thirteen O&MFA flags between 1895 and 1915.
In 1910, the O&MFA had only three teams – Albury, Excelsior and Rutherglen with Rutherglen winning the premiership.
Then in 1911, both Excelsior and Rutherglen applied to enter the Rutherglen and District Football Association. As a result, the O&MFL folded, with local teams attempting to apply to play in the Rutherglen & DFA. A ballot took place at a Rutherglen & DFA meeting on 29 April at Mackay's Hotel, Rutherglen which resulted in Balldale, North Albury, Rutherglen, South Albury and Wodonga being refused admission to join the association. Corowa, Excelsior and Lake Rovers were club's that were admitted. In 1911, the Albury Football Club was planning to divide the club into South Albury and North Albury teams, but as they were not admitted into the Rutherglen & DFA, the club went into recess in 1911. Rutherglen FC also went into recess in 1911.
Albury FC and Rutherglen FC were admitted into the Rutherglen & DFA in 1912.
In 1913, the Rutherglen & DFA consisting of the following teams – Albury, Balldale, Border United, Howlong, Lake Rovers and Rutherglen, with Albury defeating Rutherglen in the grand final at the Albury Sportground.
The competition reformed under the Ovens & Murray Football Association banner again in 1914, involving the following five teams: Albury, Border United, Howlong, Lake Rovers and Rutherglen. Balldale FC entered the Coreen & District Football League in 1914.
In 1915, Beechworth Football Club and Wangaratta Football Club returned to play in the O&MFA. Howlong Football Club entered the Chiltern & District Football Association and went onto win the premiership, while Rutherglen defeated Lake Rovers in the O&MFA grand final played at Rutherglen.
After a three-year break due to World War I, the O&MFA reformed for the 1919 season with only four clubs, Border United Football Club, Howlong, Lake Rovers and Rutherglen. Albury Football Club was reformed in early 1919 and played in the Albury Senior Football Association with two teams – South Albury and North Albury, with St. Patrick's FC defeating South Albury Football Club in the grand final on the Albury Sportsground.
In 1920 the O&MFA did not reform; "It seems strange that the O&MFA has apparently been allowed to die a natural death" with only two club's present at the O&MFA – AGM., with some clubs moving to play in the Chiltern & DFA and Coreen & DFA.
The competition reformed in 1921 with Lakes Rovers, Rutherglen, St Patricks, Corowa, Springhurst and Wahgunyah. In 1922, larger town clubs Benalla and Wangaratta joined the OMFA whilst Wahgunyah and Springhurst moved to the Chiltern DFL.
In 1924, Lake Rovers Football Club amalgamated with the Rutherglen Football Club. and Albury FC and the Diggers FC also decided to amalgamate in 1924 and apply for admission into the Ovens and Murray Football League as Albury Football Club.
In 1926, the O&M name was changed from an association to a league, its present form. Around this time the clubs contesting the league included Wangaratta, Hume Weir. These two clubs were largely divided amongst sectarian lines, St Patricks being Roman Catholic and Albury being Protestant and, after much tension, in 1929 the two clubs agreed to disband and form two new clubs, East Albury Football Club and West Albury Football Club, with the player base to be drawn geographically.
Following the 1930 season, a 19 year old West Albury player, Haydn Bunton, who has sometimes been described as the best ever player of Australian rules, was recruited by VFL club Fitzroy. Bunton won Brownlow Medals in 1931, 1932 and 1935, before transferring to Subiaco in the WANFL, where he won Sandover Medals in 1938, 1939 and 1941. Bunton has remained one of only four triple Brownlow medallists, and the only player to have been awarded three Brownlows and three Sandovers.
In 1930 Hume Weir Football Club and Ebden Rovers Football Club merged to become the Weir United Football Club.
East Albury Football Club and Weir United Football Club merged in 1933 to become the Border United Football Club and wore green and white jumpers. In 1933 West Albury Football Club changed its name to the Albury Football Club and remained in the West Albury colours of maroon and blue.
At the O&MFA's 1936 Annual General Meeting, it was announced that the Border United FC would merge with the Albury Football Club as both clubs were in debt and also due to a lack of players. The newly merged team took on the name of the Albury Football Club. This left the City of Albury with only one football team.

Post-World War II

In 1940, the league went into recess after round 10 for the duration of World War II, before full competition resumed in 1946. In 1945, Rutherglen, played in the Chiltern & District Football Association and Wodonga played in the Albury Border Football Association in 1945. In 1947 North Albury was admitted, followed by Wangaratta Rovers and Myrtleford, who were admitted from the Ovens & King Football League in 1950. Wangaratta won four consecutive premierships between 1949 and 1953, under captain coach, Mac Holten.
The Wangaratta Rovers would go on to dominate the O&M for the remainder of the 20th Century, winning fifteen premierships to date, a number only recently overhauled by Albury with their own streak of flags.
Throughout the 1950s and 1960s the league began to gain a reputation within Victoria as being the strongest competition outside the then VFL and VFA. The best players were often recruited from the O&M to play for one of the "city" clubs, but it was not uncommon for a VFL player to retire from the "big" league and play in the O&M or another country league, and perhaps start a coaching career there as well, often at the same time as a playing coach. One notable example of this, as far as the O&M was concerned, was Bob Rose, who left Collingwood as a player in 1955 and became captain coach of the Wangaratta Rovers and lead them to two premierships in 1958 and 1960, after which he returned to Collingwood to continue his coaching career.

1970s and 1980s

In 1968, the VFL introduced country recruitment zones throughout Victoria and Riverina, which limited the areas from which each VFL club could recruit. The O&MFL was allocated to [North Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne], and thus quite a few of the better players from the O&M came to play for the Kangaroos, contributing in part to that club's rise to success in the 1970s. These included Mick Nolan, Xavier Tanner, Gary Cowton, Peter Chisnall and John Byrne and later John Longmire, who had a good season with Corowa-Rutherglen as a goal kicking forward in O&M seniors in 1987. The zoning system was discontinued in the late 1980s as the VFL/AFL introduced a draft system.
The Wangaratta Rovers dominated the 1970s, playing in ten grand finals between 1970 and 1980, winning seven premierships and finishing third in 1973.
In 1974 the O&MFL was disaffiliated by the Victorian Country Football League when the O&MFL refused to accept an application from the Lavington Football Club to join the league. By this stage the football club was based at the Lavington Sports Club, an established licensed club, and was strong enough to field teams in both the Tallangatta League and Hume Football League the following year.
The makeup of the competition remained stable until 1979, when Corowa and Rutherglen merged into Corowa-Rutherglen, and the Lavington Football Club was finally admitted from the Farrer Football League, so the number of clubs remained at ten.
Lavington's home ground, the Lavington Sports Club Oval, provided an ideal venue for many sports as the sports club gradually developed it after its construction in the 1970s. The league has designated it as the venue for most of the league's grand finals since the 1980s. Recently, added assistance for the staging of the grand final through regional promotion and in-kind sponsorship has been provided by the Albury City Council.
In 1983, after an unsuccessful debut season playing for Hawthorn the previous year, Gary Ablett played for Myrtleford in the O&M for a year, before he was recruited by Geelong where he recommenced his career in the VFL/AFL and established himself as one of the code's best players, being inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2005.
By the late 1980s, the Wodonga Demons of the Tallangatta League had made a number of bids to join the O&M, and in 1989 were accepted into the competition to serve the west of the city of Wodonga, based at Birralee Park. They changed their name to the Wodonga Raiders Football Club so as to not cause confusion with the Benalla Demons and the long established Wodonga Football Club.

1990 "Bloodbath" Grand Final

Around a minute after the start of the 1990 grand final between Lavington and Wodonga, a brawl began players, which lasted for around three minutes. Fifteen players received a combined total of 68 matches in suspensions following the match − a combined 46 for Lavington players and 22 for Wodonga players.
Footage of the brawls, which was broadcast live Prime Television, was shown across Australia and around the world, and it has been described as the OMFL's "darkest day".
Wodonga won the match by 20 points, despite having trailed at the first three breaks, marking the club's fifth senior premiership. This was the second premiership for Jeff Gieschen as Wodonga coach, having coached the club to a victory in 1987, and he later went on to coach and.

Recent years

In 1998, after a string of unsuccessful seasons in the O&M, Benalla moved to the Goulburn Valley Football League. In 2000 the Penrith Panthers Leagues Club, financiers of the Penrith Panthers National Rugby League team, merged with the Lavington Sports Club. As a result, the Lavington Football Club changed their nickname from the Blues to the Panthers, added "Panthers" to their title, and adopted a guernsey in the same colours as the NRL Panthers, but in the Port Adelaide AFL pattern.
Also around this time, the Wagga Tigers Football Club, which had dominated the Riverina Football League, made a bid to join the O&MFL; however, partially due to concerns from the league's southern clubs about travel times, the bid was rejected. The Wagga Tigers then successfully bid to join AFL Canberra.
In 2000 the O&MFL, in an association with the AFL North Melbourne Football Club, fielded a team in the Victorian Football League called the [Murray North Melbourne Football Club|Kangaroos Football Club|Murray Kangaroos], playing home games between Coburg and Lavington. However, due to concerns from O&M clubs about player availability, the Kangaroos about travel time, and poor attendances compared with O&M league games, the venture was discontinued after three seasons and the Kangaroos subsequently set up an affiliation with the established VFL club Port Melbourne.
The league operates with a $125,000 salary cap. The Wangaratta Magpies exceeded this in 2022, and the club was stripped of its 2022 premiership flag, a first in country football, among other penalties.

Clubs

Former clubs

;Notes
The club monikers listed above for former clubs are the ones they currently use and may not be their monikers used when playing in the Ovens and Murray league.
;Club Mergers

1877: Corowa FC & Wahgunyah FC merged between 1877 & 1905, then 1914 & 1919, and 1944 & 1947 and were known as Border United FC.
1907: Lake Moodemere and Rutherglen FC merged just prior to the start of the 1907 O&MFA season and were then known as Rutherglen FC.
1924: Albury FC and the Diggers FC merge and apply for admission into the Ovens and Murray Football League as Albury FC.
1924: Lake Rovers Football Club amalgamated with the Rutherglen Football Club and be known as Rutherglen FC.
1929: Benalla FC and Benalla Rovers FC merged to become Benalla Rovers FC, before changing back to Benalla FC in 1931.
1930: Hume Weir Football Club and Ebden Rovers Football Club merged to become the Weir United Football Club.
1930: Wangaratta FC and Wangaratta Rovers FC merged in 1930 and entered one team in the O&MFL & another team in the O&KFL. Wangaratta Rovers reformed as a stand-alone club in 1945 and entered a team in the O&KFL, before joining the O&MFL in 1950.
1933: East Albury Football Club and Weir United Football Club merge to become the Border United Football Club and wore green and white jumpers.
1933: West Albury Football Club changed its name to the Albury Football Club and remained in the West Albury colours of maroon and blue.
1936: Border United FC would merge with the Albury Football Club and be known as Albury FC.
1979: Corowa FC and Rutherglen FC merge to become Corowa / Rutherglen FC.

League honour boards

Premierships

Records: by competition level

* Most premierships
** Seniors
*** Albury
** Reserves
*** Wodonga
** Thirds
*** Wodonga & Wangaratta Rovers
** A Grade
*** Yarrawonga
** B Grade
*** North Albury
** C Grade
*** North Albury
** D Grade
*** North Albury
* Most premierships in a row
** Seniors
*** St. Patrick
*** Wangaratta
** Reserves
*** Wodonga
*** Yarrawonga
*** Wodonga
*** Wodonga Raiders
*** Wodonga
*** Albury
** Thirds
*** Wodonga
** A Grade
*** Yarrawonga
** B Grade
*** North Albury
** C Grade
*** North Albury
** D Grade
*** North Albury

Records

Football: Seniors

Most flags in a row:

* 4, St. Patrick '.
* 4, Wangaratta.Most grand finals in a row:
*10: Albury: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018.
* 7: Wangaratta Rovers: 1970, 1971, 1972,, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980.
*5: Wangaratta: 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925''', 1926.

Senior Football Premierships (1893-present)

For Grand Final records in all grades

Current finals system

Since 1972 the OMFL has used the "McIntyre system". The final series is played over four weekends, with the grand final traditionally being played on the third weekend of September. Also normally there is no home ground advantage is awarded any teams, instead the O&M board deems where the finals will be held, with all finals for both Football & Netball are played at the one venue during each final day. The Grand Final since 1995 has been held at Lavington Sports Ground in the Albury suburb of Hamilton Valley.

O&MFNL – Club Championships

Cleaver E. Bunton Football Championships

From 1953 to 1972 total points were based on the most ladder points across the seniors and reserves grades of O&MFL football. Unsure what year this award was first given.
From 1973 onwards, this award is based on the most ladder points across all three grades of O&MFL football.

1964: Wangaratta
1965: Albury
1966: Wangaratta
1967: Wangaratta
1968: Myrtleford
1969: Wodonga
1970: Wodonga
1971: Benalla
1972: Benalla
1973: ?
1974: Yarrawonga
1975: Wangaratta Rovers
1976: ?
1977: Wangaratta Rovers
1978: Wangaratta Rovers
1979: Wodonga
1980:
1981:
1982: Wodonga
1983: Albury
1984: Wangaratta Rovers
1985: Albury
1986: Wodonga
1987: Wodonga
1988: Wangaratta Rovers
1989: Wodonga
1990: Wodonga
1991: Wodonga
1992: Wodonga
1993: Wodonga
1994: Wodonga
1995: Albury
1996: Albury
1997: Wodonga Raiders
1998: Wodonga Raiders
1999: Albury
2000: Albury & Corowa Rutherglen
2001: Wangaratta Rovers
2002: Wangaratta Rovers
2003: Wodonga Raiders
2004: Wodonga
2005: Wodonga
2006: Wodonga & Wangaratta
2007: Wodonga
2008: Albury
2009: Albury
2010: Albury
2011: Albury
2012: Albury
2013: Albury
2014: Albury
2015: Albury
2016: Albury
2017: Albury
2018: Albury
2019: Albury
2020: O&M in recess. COVID-19
2021: Albury
2022: Wangaratta Rovers
2023: Albury
2024: Wangaratta Rovers
2025: Wangaratta Rovers

Anne Lawrence Netball Championships

1997: North Albury
1998: North Albury
1999: Yarrawonga
2000: Albury
2001: Albury
2002: Yarrawonga
2003: Yarrawonga
2004: Wodonga
2005: North Albury
2006: North Albury
2007: North Albury
2008: North Albury
2009: North Albury
2010: North Albury
2011: North Albury
2012: North Albury
2013: Lavington
2014: North Albury
2015: North Albury
2016: Lavington
2017: Lavington & North Albury
2018: North Albury
2019: Corowa Rutherglen
2020: O&M in recess. COVID-19
2021: Yarrawonga
2022: Corowa Rutherglen
2023: Wodonga Raiders
2024: Wodonga Raiders
2025: Wodonga Raiders

Overall Club Championship

2010: Yarrawonga
2011: Albury
2012: Lavington
2013: Albury & Lavington
2014: Albury
2015: Albury
2016: Lavington
2017: Albury
2018: Yarrawonga
2019: Wangaratta
2020: O&M in recess. COVID-19
2021: Albury
2022: Yarrawonga
2023: Wangaratta
2024: Wangaratta
2025: Wangaratta

Awards

Football: Seniors Best and fairest

The Morris Medal is given for the best and fairest senior player in the O&MFL during the home and away season at a vote count held in the week preceding the grand final. The award is similar to the AFL's Brownlow Medal, with match day umpires awarding 3, 2 and 1 votes to the best players in each match. The medal has been donated by of Rutherglen since 1933.

Seniors: Morris Medalists

The list of Morris Medallists follows:1933: Fred Carey '1934: H S G "Jock" Ball '1935: Noel Barnett '1936: Alan McCauley '1937: George Hayes '1938: Kelt Emery '1939: Bill Francis '1940: Gordon Strang '1941: Recess – World War II1942: Recess – World War II1943: Recess – World War II1944: Recess – World War II1945: Recess – World War II1946: Alan Dunn '1947: Keith Williams '1948: Alec White '1949: Jack Eames '1950: Alan Dunn '1951: Norm Hawking '1952: Norm Webb '1953: Tim Lowe '1954: Kevin Hurley '1955: Ray Preston '1956: Lance Mann '1957: Neil Currie '
and Lance Oswald '1958: Jim Deane '
and Bob Rose '1959: Jim Sandral '1960: Bob Rose '1961: Jim Deane '1962: Jim Sandral '1963: Ken Bennett '1964: David Sykes '
and Jim Sandral '1965: Joe Ambrose '
and Alby Dunn '1966: Neville Hogan '1967: Gary Williamson '1968: John Waddington '1969: Jeff Hemphill '1970: John Clancy '1971: John Clancy '1972: Bruce Waite '1973: John Smith '1974: Alan Way '1975: Andrew Scott '
and Jack O'Halloran '1976: Jack O'Halloran '
and Mike Andrews '
and Greg O'Brien '1977: Rod Page '
and Ken Boundy '1978: Mark Mills '1979: Peter Howard '1980: Peter Howard '1981: Rod Coelli '1982: Peter Gorski '1983: Terry Burgess '1984: Rudy Yonson '1985: Ralph Aalbers '1986: Les Parish '1987: Richard Hamilton '1988: John Brunner '1989: Brett Allen '
and John Brunner '1990: Jamie Ronke '1991: Robbie Walker '1992: Steven Murphy '1993: Tim Scott '1994: Tim Scott '
and John Kingston '1995: Ken Howe '1996: Leigh Newton '1997: Robbie Walker '1998: Mark Lambertini '1999: Robbie Walker '
and Corey Lambert '2000: John Brunner '2001: Robbie Walker '2002: Tim Hargreaves '
and Dustin Burns '2003: Robbie Walker '2004: Ryan Mackenzie '2005: Brad Murray '2006: Craig Ednie '2007: Jonathon McCormick '2008: Jake Ryan '2009: Michael Stevens '2010: Jamie Allan '2011: Shaun Daly '2012: Joel Mackie '2013: Xavier Leslie '2014: Kristan Height '2015: Joel Mackie '2016: Tyler Bonat '
and Matt Seiter '2017: Chris Hyde '2018: Brodie Filo '2019: Jarrod Hodgkins '2020: No O&MFNL season > COVID-192021: Callum Moore '2022: Leigh Masters '2023: Elliott Powell '2024: Willie Wheeler '2025: Shaun Driscoll'
and Jackson East '
and Lochie O'Brien
;Most Votes, but Ineligible
The only two players who have polled the most votes, but were ineligible''' to win the O&MFL Morris Medal, due to suspension, were:

Gordon Strang of Wodonga in 1939, and
John Smith of North Albury in 1974.

The player who has won the most Morris Medals is Robbie Walker, who won five whilst playing for the Wangaratta Rovers, followed by Jim Sandral and John Brunner with three apiece.
In 2000 the O&MFNL awarded retrospective Morris Medals to senior competition footballers who had polled the same number of votes as the winner, but finished second under the count-back system in years gone by and been denied the honour of a medal. The players who received these medals were - Lance Oswald 1957, Bob Rose 1958, Jim Sandral 1964, Alby Dunn 1965, Jack O'Halloran 1975, Mike Andrews 1976, Greg O'Brien 1976 and Ken Boundy 1977.

Football: Reserves Best and Fairest

The Reserves Leo Burke Medal is awarded for the best and fairest seconds football player in the O&MFL during the home and away season. This award was originally called the Ralph Marks Award from 1953 to 1963. Marks was a former president of North Albury and an O&MFL official. Marks was the O&MFL Secretary from 1970 to 1975. This award was then called the from 1964 to 1975, who was an O&MFL official from Rutherglen. Leo Burke from Burke's Hotel, Yarrawonga then took over as the award donor in 1975.

1954 – K Teakle won on a countback. Aitken & Purss, both polled 9 votes in this award, but lost on a count back and received a retrospective medal in 2024.
1957 – Norm Hawking also won the 1951 O&MFL Morris Medal too.
1968 – Norm Hogan won on a countback. Alan Benton lost on a count back and received a retrospective medal in 2024.
1969 – Alan Daniel won on a countback. Flower lost on a count back and received a retrospective medal in 2024.
1971 winner, Terry Burgess & 1996 winner, Scott Burgess are father and son.
2013 – Ben Dower was ineligible to win after being suspended during the home and away series.
2022 – Xavier Leslie also won the 2013 O&MFNL Morris Medal too.

Football: Under 18 / Thirds Best and Fairest

The Thirds / Under 18 competition commenced in 1973 and the Leo Dean Medal is awarded for the best and fairest thirds football player in the O&MFL during the home and away season. This award was originally called the 3NE Award for the Thirds competition inaugural year in 1973 to 1984.
was a talented young former Wangaratta player who died on Monday, 3 September 1984, at 20 years of age and this award is in memory of him.

1983 – Rod Brewster won on a countback. Michael Moore lost on a count back, but did receive a retrospective medal in 2023.
1985 – John Pulling won on a countback. Paul Greaves lost on a count back, but did receive a retrospective medal in 2023.
1989 – Daine Hochfeld polled the most votes, but was deemed ineligible due to a two-week suspension for abusive language during the home and away series.
1991 – Craig McBrien polled 13 x three votes.
1998 – Myrtleford brothers, Greg, Mark and Justin Knobel have all won a O&MFNL Thirds best and fairest award.
Leo Dean Medalists, Ryan McKenzie and Jamie Allan, both went onto win a senior O&MFNL football best and fairest, Morris Medal.

O&MFNL – Rising Star of the Year

The O&MFNL Rookie of the Year was first awarded in 1987.

Rookie of the Year 1987 to 1994
The Richard Hamilton Award was first awarded in 2003.
1987: John Longmire: Corowa Rutherglen
1988: Chris Naish: Wangaratta
1989: Ben Doolan: Albury
1990: Clinton Cole: North Albury
1991: Damian Houlihan: Corowa Rutherglen
1992: Adrian Whitehead: Wodonga
1993: Trent Montgomery: Wangaratta
1994: Matthew Fowler: Albury
1995: No award ?
1996: No award ?
1997: No award ?
1998: David Willett: Corowa Rutherglen
1999: Joshua Cross: Albury
2000: Cory Brown: Lavington
2001: Matthew Prendergast: Lavington
2002: Andrew Carey: Myrtleford
2003: Matthew Dwyer: Wangaratta Rovers
2004: Daine Porter: Wangaratta
2005: Mark Tyrell: Yarrawonga
2006: Craig Lieschke: Wodonga
2007: Jack Ziebell: Wodonga
2008: Todd Bryant: Wodonga Raiders
2009: Jared Worsteling: Wodonga
2010: Luke McNeil: Lavington
2011: Nico Sedgwick: Lavington
2012: Hayden Filliponi: Corowa Rutherglen
2013: Alex Marklew: Wangaratta Rovers
2014: Josh Minogue: North Albury
2015: Marcus Hargreaves: Yarrawonga
2016: Brad Melville Wangaratta
2017: Joe Richards Wangaratta
2018: Darcy Chellew: Myrtleford
2019: Ky Williamson: Wangaratta Rovers
2020: O&M in recess. COVID-19
2021: Josh Mathey: Wodonga
2022: Isaac McGrath: Albury
2023: Nelson Bowey: Wodonga Raiders
2024: Jack Costello: Lavington
2025: Noah Scholte: Wangaratta Rovers

Leading Football Goal Kicker

;Most times leading goalkickers

6 – Stan Sargeant – North Albury
4 – Steve Norman – Wangaratta Rovers
4 – Chris Stuhldreier – Lavington

;Most centuries of goals kicked

3 – Steve Norman – Wangaratta Rovers
3 – Chris Stuhldreier – Lavington

;Most career goals kicked

1096 – Stan Sargeant; 289 games; 3.79 goals per game. North Albury
1016 – Steve Norman; 242 games; 4.19 goals per game. Wangaratta Rovers

Reserves: Goalkicking Award

1953: ?1954: ?1955: ?1956: ?1957: ?1958: ?1959: ?1960: ?1970: 1971: Don Spencer 1972: 1973: J Trewin 1974: 1975:1976:1977:1978:1979: 1980: Malcom Dalton 1981:1982:1983: Steven Prosser 47 1984: W Thomas 51 1985: W Thomas 491986: Rod Lavis 881987: Jeff Elkington 471988: S O'Connell 601989: Peter Westlands 581990: Travis Wayman 741991: C Barkley 521992: C Barker 631993: Sean Lefoe 911994: Stuart Thompson 811995: Stuart Thompson 541996: Glen Gleeson 68 = 701997: Glen Gleeson 1011998: B McEvoy 611999: Andrew McDonald 632000: P Tucker 552001: S Thompson 482002: Scott Williamson 512003: Rob Panozzo 632004: R Richardson 622005: D Cassidy 652006: Trent Ball 532007: Jesse Hill 572008: Paul Scullie 552009: Sam Cross 70 = 712010: Matthew Grinter 61 = 712011: Nicholas Turner = 662012: Daine Runnalls 57 = 612013: Sam Cross 84 = 902014: Bobby Griffiths 96 = 1032015: Bobby Griffiths 52 = 532016: Matthew Grinter 80 = 802017: Darcy Laffy 66 = 672018: Jackson Carmody 62 = 712019: Kolby Heiner-Hennessy 64 = 662020: O&M in recess due to the COVID-19 pandemic2021: Kolby Heiner-Hennessy 332022: Alex Dowsley 51 = 602023: Dillon Walsh-Hall 41 = 432024: Tom Gorman 59 = 642025: Oscar Cleeland 48 = 53
– Brackets means goals kicked in finals series.

Thirds: Goalkicking Award: John Longmire Medal

1973: Bruce Biggs 1974: 1975: 1976: 1977: 1978: Les Crawford 96 = 1101979: 1980: Craig Powell 1981:1982: David Ceglar 531983: Steve Williamson 511984: Paul Bryce 561985: John Pulling 741986: B Smith 561987: G Zeinert 661988: 1989: 1990: Damian Houlihan 711991: A Wilson 601992: Stephen Clayton 621993: Andrew Roberts 621994: Gary Elliott 621995: Glen Gleeson 631996:Darren Bradshaw 28 &
Jack Skemmer 28 1997: B McEvoy 581998: Kane Arendarcikas 431999: Steve Johnson 432000: Ryan McEvoy 602001: T Lethridge 422002: Daniel Lewis 582003: J Mansell 302004: D Jones 302005: J Mansell 732006: Chase Strawhorn 562007: Chase Strawhorn 612008: J Warren Marbo 522009: Richard Dennis 60 = 662010: Kori Stevenson 61 = 652011: Joshua Roman 50 = 512012: Jordan Vandenberg 59 2013: William McGrath 83 = 832014: Zach Sproule 45 = 412015: Darcy Laffy 40 = 452016: Matthew Casey 59 = 612017: Fraser Judd 54 = 612018: Kolby Heiner-Hennessy 68 = 752019: Ethan Redcliffe 75 = 77 2020: O&M in recess due to the COVID-19 pandemic2021: Ryan Beveridge 46 2022: Ryan Beveridge 83 = 942023: Corby Robertson 41 = 472024: Oscar Cleeland 52 = 602025: Branden Parkin 48 = 48
– Brackets means goals kicked in finals series.

O&MFL Grand Final – Best on ground

Senior Football: H.J. "Did" Simpson Medalists

The H.J. "Did" Simpson Medal is given for the best on ground senior player in the O&MFL during the grand final at the post match ceremony and presentations. The award is similar to the AFL's Norm Smith Medal. The list of Did Simpson Medallists follows:1991: Mick Caruso ' 1992: Mick Atkins ' 1993: Mick Caruso ' 1994: Rob Walker '1995: Ken Howe '1996: Stephen Ash '1997: Tim Scott '1998: Geoff Valentine ' 1999: Corey Lambert ' 2000: Damian Houlihan '2001: John Hunt '2002: Simon McCormick '2003: Ricky Symes ' 2004: Matthew Shir '2005: Corey Brown '2006: Jason Wild '2007: Ed Clarke '2008: Sam Higgs '2009: Chris Hyde '2010: Daniel Maher ' 2011: Charles Gaylard ' 2012: Craig Ednie '2013: Drew Barnes '2014: Connor Hargreaves '2015: Joel Mackie '2016: Daniel Cross '2017: Michael Newton '2018: Dean Polo'2019: Shaun Mannagh '2020: O&MFNL in recess due to COVID-192021: No finals series. Season abandoned after Rd.12 due to COVID-192022: Callum Moore '2023: Michael Gibbons '2024: Ed Dayman '2025: Will Christie '

Reserves Football: Carl Norton Medalists

Best on Ground Medal in Reserves grand final2022: Jacob Atkins '2023: Rory Parnell '2024: Braeden Marjanovic '2025: ? '

Thirds Football: Brett Kirk Medalists

Best on Ground Medal in Thirds grand final2018: Ed Dayman '2019: 2020: O&MFNL in recess > COVID-192021: No O&MFNL finals series > COVID-192022: Jedd Longmire ' 2023: Corby Robertson '2024: Ryley Ely '2025: Isaiah Robertson '

2007 to 2020 season senior football ladders

2014 season

Senior Football

* Premiers: Albury
* Minor Premiers: Albury
* Wooden Spoon: Wodonga
* Morris Medal – Best & Fairest: 26 Votes – Kristan Height, Myrtleford
* Strang Medal – Leading Goalkicker: 116 Goals – Setanta O'Hailpin, AlburyA-Grade Netball
* Premiers: Yarrawonga
* Minor Premiers: Yarrawonga
* Wooden Spoon: Wodonga Raiders
* Toni Wilson Medal – Best & Fairest: 27 Votes – Jacqueline Newton, North Albury
* Leading Goalscorer: 701 Goals – Bridget Cassar, Yarrawonga

O&MFL Representative Match Results

Senior Football
The first known representative match was in 1914 when a team from the Albury, Corowa and Howlong clubs played against a team made of Lake Rovers, Mount Ophir and Rutherglen, with the Victorian side defeating NSW by two points on the Albury Sportsground, in the State of Origin match.
In 1958, the O&MFL picked two separate teams, with one team playing the Farrer Football League and the other team playing the Riverina Football League, with both games played on the weekend of the 4 and 5 July 1958.
Caltex had the naming rights of the Victorian Country Championships matches in the 1960s. The 16 league series would run over a two-year period, with knock out matches in the first season, followed by semi finals and a grand final in the following season.
In 1974, the O&MFL were disaffiliated with the VCFL, when the O&MFL refused to accept an application from the Lavington Football Club to join the league and were not allowed to compete in the Victorian Country Championships in 1974. The VCFL Country Championships was put on hold from 1975 to 1977. The O&MFL were re-affiliated with VCFL in 1976.
In 1998, the VAFA defeated the O&MFL at Waverley Park to win the Smokefree Victorian Challenge match, as a curtain raiser to the AFL Ansett Cup Pre season grand final, then the O&MFL turned the tables on the VAFA the following year in the same challenge match at the same venue.
From 2004 to 2006 the championships were decided at a carnival round-robin competition at one venue over a single weekend, with each of the four sides playing the others in matches of two twenty-minute halves. The team on top of the ladder, after these three matches, were declared the winner. Leagues not represented in the top four pools of four participated in other inter-league matches organised by the VCFL.
In 2007, there was no statewide VCFL Championships, just a rivalry round was played between close by leagues,, with the round robin format returning in 2008.
The O&M have gone onto win the first division of the Victorian Country Football League interleague championship fourteen times, the most recent victory being in 2009.
The O&MFL representative teams wears a gold guernsey, emblazoned with a monogram-style black "O&M" initials, with black shorts and black socks.\
VCFL League Rankings
In 2009 the VCFL decided to rank each country football league, with the O&MFL initially ranked number one.
The Metropolitan and Country Football Championships merged in 2016 to create a statewide competition, with the rankings reorganised to include metropolitan leagues in 2017.
The O&MFL were ranked number five in Victoria in the 2019 VCFL Country Championships.
As of 2020, AFL Victoria decided to scrap its traditional interleague competition, but leagues could decide amongst themselves, if they wish to play or not.

2009 – 1
2010 – 3
2011 – 5
2012 – 5
2013 – 3
2014 – 5
2015 – 4
2016 – 5
2017 – 6
2018 – 4
2019 – 5
2020 – AFL Victoria abandon the Victorian Country Football Championships. No interleague competition > COVID-19.

The Ash Wilson Trophy
The Ovens & Murray Football League and the Goulburn Valley Football League have played for this trophy since 2001, to honour two long serving players - GVFL's Stephen Ash and OMFL's Mick Wilson, but the league's have been competing against each other in inter league football matches since 1930, when they first met at the Wangaratta Showgrounds, with the OMFL winning 17 and the GVFL winning 10 matches.
VCFL Championships

VCFL Championships – Division One:
* 1954, 1955, 1957, 1967/68, 1985, 1987, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2006, 2008, 2009.
Runners Up
* 1956, 1965/66, 1970, 1980, 1982, 2009.
Division Two Champions
*1994
Highest Score by the O&MFL
* 1971 – O&MFL: 30.15 – 195 v Farrer FL No.2 team: 12.8 – 80
Lowest Score by the O&MFL
* 1970 – Hampden FL: 9.19 – 73 d O&MFL: 3.12 – 30.
Most O&M Rep games
* 33: John Smith.
* 23: Mick Wilson
Most Goals in a match
*11 – Norm Minns: 1955 – O&M v Benalla Tungamah FL
*11 – Adam Prior: 2014 – O&M v Hampden FL
* 9 – Terry Bartel: 1971 – O&M v Farrer FL

Year	Captain	Coach	Venue	O&M Score	Match Result	O&M Opposition	Match Score	Comments
1914			Albury Sportsground	12.9 – 81	defeated	O&MFA – NSW	10.16 – 76	O&M Vic v O&M NSW
1922	R Williams		Wangaratta	8.6 – 54	lost to	Carlton	14.14 – 98	Gate: £114
1926	Percy Rowe		Albury Showground	13.13 – 91	lost to	Victorian FL	16.11 – 107	Gate: £185
1928	Harry Hunter		Wang Showgrounds	15.14 – 104	lost to	Victorian FL	16.15 – 111	Gate: £86
1930	Ernie Loveless		Wang Showgrounds	15.13 – 103	lost to	Goulburn Valley FL	16.14 – 110
1933			Albury Showgrounds	8.18 - 66	defeated	Albury & DFL	8.15 - 63	12/8/33
1933			Albury Showground	21.16 – 142	lost to	Richmond FC	24.16 – 160
1934	Frank Cleary		Tatura	11.10 – 76	defeated	Goulburn Valley FL	7.14 – 56	Gate: £16
1946			Albury Sportsground	4.7 – 35	lost to	Footscray FC	25.22 – 172	June'46
1946			Albury Sportsground	10.7 – 67	lost to	Richmond FC	29.18 – 192
1949		Mac Holten		13.13 - 91	lost to	Footscray FC	15.9 - 99	4/9/49
1949	Bill King	Bill King	Corowa	18.10 – 118	lost to	Essendon FC	8.5 – 53
1952	Mac Holten		Leeton Showgrounds	24.16 – 160	defeated	SWDFL	7.10 – 52	10/6/52
1952	Mac Holten		Trumper Park, Sydney	17.24 – 126	defeated	Sydney FL	7.15 – 57	14/6/52
1952			Corowa	11.12 - 78	lost to	Richmond	13.11 - 89
1953	Mac Holten		Park Oval, Echuca	11.13 – 79	defeated	Bendigo FL	11.11 – 77
1954	Marty McDonnell	Marty McDonnell	Ballarat	9.18 – 73	defeated	Goulburn Valley FL	5.7 – 37
1954	Greg Tate	Marty McDonnell	Eastern Oval, Ballarat	11.11 – 77	defeated	Bendigo FL	8.21 – 69	VCFL Champions
1954	Marty McDonnell	Marty McDonnell	Albury Sportsground	8.9 – 57	lost to	East Perth FC	13.13 – 91	18/7/1954
1954		Mac Holten ?	Wangaratta Showgrounds	7.10 – 52	lost to	Melbourne FC	20.19 – 139	2/10/1954
1955	Tim Robb	Tim Robb	Wangaratta Cricket Ground	15.20 – 110	defeated	Murray FL	10.8 – 68
1955	Tim Robb	Tim Robb	Albury Sportsground	29.20 – 194	defeated	Benalla Tungamah FL	13.12 – 90	Semi-final
1955	Tim Robb	Tim Robb	Albury Sportsground	14.18.102	defeated	Ballarat FL	10.13.73	G Final. VCFL Champions
1956	Doug Palmer	Doug Palmer	Bendigo	29.18 – 192	defeated	Sunraysia FL	14.12 – 96
1956	Doug Palmer	Doug Palmer	QEO, Bendigo	8.6 – 54	lost to	Ballarat FL	9.13 – 67	Grand Final
1957	Bob Rose	Bob Rose	Albury	17.24 – 126	defeated	Sunraysia FL	15.14 – 104
1957	Bob Rose	Bob Rose	Albury	14.21 – 105	defeated	Ballarat FL	10.16 – 76	VCFL Champions
1958	Bob Rose	Bob Rose	Leeton, NSW	21.11 – 137	defeated	Riverina FL	14.15 – 99	5/7/58
1958	Des Healey	Des Healey	Albury, NSW	23.25 – 163	defeated	Farrer FL	10.13 – 73	4/7/58
1959								No rep football
1960								No rep football ?
1961	Bob Rose	Bob Rose	Narrandera	13.21 – 99	defeated	Southern Riverina FL	10.13 – 73	Rd.1 10/6/61
1961	Bob Rose	Bob Rose	Wang Showgrounds	13.11 – 89	defeated	Goulburn Valley FL	8.8 – 56	Rd.2 12/6/61
1961			Corowa, NSW	10.15 – 75	lost to	Essendon	18.11 – 119	17/9/1961
1962		Bob Rose	Bendigo	9.12 – 66	lost to	Bendigo FL	12.8 – 80	Semi-final
1962			Corowa, NSW	13.13 – 91	lost to	Collingwood	19.21 – 136
1963	Lionel Ryan	Bill Stephen	Albury, NSW	13.12.90	lost to	SWDFL	15.18.108	Rd.1. 8/6/63
1964								No games in 1964
1965	John Hoiles	John Hoiles	Shepparton	9.16 – 70	defeated	Goulburn Valley FL	8.5 – 53	Rd.1. 13/6/65
1965	John Hoiles	John Hoiles	Albury, NSW	13.11.89	defeated	SWDFL	9.11.65	Rd.2. 24/7/65
1966	Murray Weideman	Ken Boyd	Albury Sportsground	17.20 – 122	defeated	Bendigo FL	8.10 – 58	S Final. 11/6/66
1966	John Hoiles	Ken Boyd	Wang Showgrounds	12.16 – 88	lost to	Hampden FL	14.7 – 91	Grand Final. 7/7/66
1967	Murray Weideman	Murray Weideman	Wang Showgrounds	15.18 – 108	defeated	Warranga North East FL	7.6 – 48	Rd.1
1967	Murray Weideman	Murray Weideman	City Oval, Wangaratta	16.15 – 111	defeated	Goulburn Valley FL	10.12 – 72	Rd.2
1968	Mick Bone	Mick Bone	Yallourn	15.13 – 103	defeated	La Trobe FL	9.15 – 69	S Final.
1968	Mick Bone	Mick Bone	Horsham City Oval	15.13 – 103	defeated	Wimmera FL	10.8 – 68	VCFL Champions
1969	Mick Bone	Mick Bone	Albury Sportsground	19.22. – 136	defeated	SWDFL	10.14 – 74	13/7/69. Rd.1
1970	Mick Bone	Mick Bone	City Oval, Wangaratta	15.14 – 104	defeated	Bendigo FL	13.10 – 88	Semi-final
1970	Mick Bone	Mick Bone	Reid Oval, Warrnambool	3.12 – 30	lost to	Hampden FL	9.19 – 73	Grand Final
1971	Martin Cross	Martin Cross	Yerong Creek, NSW	30.15 – 195	defeated	Farrer FL	12.7 – 79	Rd.1
1971	Martin Cross	Martin Cross	Yerong Creek, NSW	18.14 – 122	defeated	Farrer FL No.2 team	12.8 – 80	No.2 teams
1971	Martin Cross	Martin Cross	Wangaratta Showgrounds	22.4 – 136	defeated	Goulburn Valley FL	8.10 – 58	Rd.2
1972	Neville Hogan	Neville Hogan	QE Oval, Bendigo	7.15 – 57	lost to	Bendigo FL	16.13 – 109	S Final. 10/6/72
1973	Neville Hogan	Neville Hogan	Yarrawonga	25.18.168	defeated	Murray FL	14.10.94	Rd.1
1973	Neville Hogan	Neville Hogan	Corowa, NSW	15.2.92	defeated	SWDFL	11.15.81	Rd.2. 22/7/73
1974		Neville Hogan	Benalla	9.8 - 62	lost to	North Melbourne	18.13 - 121	10.03.1974
1974							O&M due to play in S Final	O&M barred from VCFL,'74
1975			City Oval, Wangaratta	24.23 – 167	defeated	Victorian FA	17.9 – 111
1976			Martin Park, Wodonga	7.9 – 51	lost to	North Melbourne	22.10 – 142	7/3/76
1976		Bill Sammon	Bunton Park, Nth Albury	17.14.116	lost to	Victorian FA	19.11 – 125	25/4/76
1977		Phil Nolan	Gaimain, NSW	15.19 – 109	defeated	SWDFL	13.14 – 92	15/5/77
1978		Neville Hogan	Martin Park, Wodonga	18.26 – 124	defeated	SWDFL	11.10 – 76
1978		Neville Hogan	Benalla Showgrounds	15.8 – 98	lost to	Goulburn Valley FL	17.12 – 114
1979		Peter Chisnall	Wodonga		lost to	North Melbourne	by 10 goals	11/3/79
1979		Peter Chisnall	Wang Showgrounds	12.19 – 91	defeated	Tungamah FL	6.9 – 45	Rd.1
1979		Peter Chisnall	Shepparton	12.14 – 86	defeated	Goulburn Valley FL	11.10 – 76	Zone Final
1979		Peter Chisnell	North Albury	11.17 – 83	lost to	LaTrobe Valley FL	16.14 – 110	Semi-final
1980	Daryl Smith	Daryl Smith		19.11 – 125	defeated	Goulburn Valley FL	14.9 – 93
1980	Daryl Smith	Daryl Smith	Sale	15.13 – 103	lost to	LaTrobe Valley FL	19.17 – 131	Grand Final
1981	Col Travaskis	Col Travaskis		19.11 – 125	defeated	SWDFL	14.19.103	10/5/81
1981	Col Travaskis	Col Travaskis	Shepparton	14.19 – 103	defeated	Goulburn Valley FL	12.11 – 83	Zone Final
1981	Col Travaskis	Col Travaskis	Wang Showgrounds	12.23.95	lost to	Western Border FL	15.11 – 101	Semi final
1982		Noel Long		14.29 – 113	defeated	Bendigo FL	12.19 – 91
1982		Noel Long		23.20 – 158	defeated	North Central FL	21.16 – 142
1982		Noel Long		8.20 – 68	lost to	Ballarat FL	13.18 – 96	Grand Final
1983			Deakin Reserve, Shepparton	10.12 – 72	lost to	Goulburn Valley FL	13.18 – 96	Rd.1
1983			Lavington, NSW	15.15 – 105	defeated	Bendigo FL	14.11 – 95	Rd.2
1984								O&M did not compete
1985	Rod Coelli	John Byrne	Narrandera, NSW	24.21 – 165	defeated	Riverina FL	8.6 – 54	Rd.1 19.5.85
1985	Rod Coelli	John Byrne	Donald, Vic	21.16 – 142	defeated	North Central FL	13.8 – 86	S Final 8/6/85
1985	Rod Coelli	John Byrne	Wangaratta	20.21 – 141	defeated	Ballarat FL	13.7 – 85	G Final VCFL Champions
1986	Denis Sandral	John Byrne	Albury	19.16 – 130	defeated	Diamond Valley	12.17 – 87	25/4/86
1986	Denis Sandral	John Byrne	Bendigo	14.17 – 101	lost to	Bendigo FL	20.15 – 135	Rd.1, 11/5/86
1987		John Byrne	Albury Sportsground	21.16 – 142	defeated	Goulburn Valley FL	12.15 – 87	Rd.1 10/5/87
1987		John Byrne	Traralgon	25.23 – 173	defeated	LaTrobe Valley FL	14.8 – 92	S Final 5/6/87
1987		John Byrne	Mildura	22.13 – 145	defeated	Sunraysia FL	11.15 – 81	G Final VCFL Champions
1988	Rod Coelli	John Byrne	Wang Showgrounds	14.7.91	lost to	Geelong FL	16.17 – 113	7/5/88
1989	Denis Sandral	John Byrne	Morwell	14.14 – 98	defeated	LaTrobe Valley FL	14.11 – 95	Rd.1. 7/5/89
1989	Denis Sandral	John Byrne	Lavington	7.12 – 54	lost to	Bendigo FL	10.10 – 70	S Final. 10/6/89
1990	Denis Sandral	Kevin Neale	Wang Showgrounds	19.13 – 127	defeated	Goulburn Valley FL	15.11 – 101	Rd.1. 6/5/90
1990	Denis Sandral	Kevin Neale	Lavington, NSW	14.14 – 90	lost to	Bendigo FL	17.6 – 108	S Final. 9/6/90
1991			Albury	16.22.118	defeated	LaTrobe Valley FL	16.10 – 106
1992	Peter Tossol			13.7.85	defeated	Bendigo FL	10.11.71
1992	Peter Tossol		Geelong	11.15 – 81	lost to	Geelong FL	17.17 – 119
1993	Rob Walker	Ray Card		9.12 – 66	lost to	Goulburn Valley FL	21.12 – 138
1994		Peter Tossol		17.9.111	defeated	Riddell FL	6.13.49	Relegated to Div 2 in '94
1994		Peter Tossol		15.14.104	defeated	Mornington Peninsula	10.9.69
1994		Peter Tossol		12.8.80	defeated	North Central FL	9.15.69	Div 2: VCFL Champions
1995		Peter Tossol		11.10.76	defeated	Bendigo FL	9.14.68
1995		Peter Tossol		5.6.36	lost to	Gippsland LaTrobe	9.9.63
1996	Rob Walker	Peter Tossol		18.16.124	defeated	Hampden FL	10.12.72
1996	Rob Walker	Peter Tossol		18.14.122	defeated	Mid Murray FL	15.18.108
1996	Rob Walker	Peter Tossol	Martin Park, Wodonga	15.12 – 102	defeated	Geelong FL	14.10 – 94	VCFL Champions
1997	Craig Fruend	Bob Craig		17.20.122	defeated	Footscray & DFL	7.8 – 50
1997	Craig Fruend	Bob Craig		19.16.130	defeated	Bendigo FL	19.7.121
1997	Craig Fruend	Bob Craig	Geelong	8.18 – 66	defeated	Geelong FL	6.4 – 40	VCFL Champions
1998		Bob Craig	Waverley Park	11.12 – 78	lost to	Victorian Amateurs FL	12.9 – 81
1998		Bob Craig		21.20 – 146	defeated	Central Murray FL	14.11 – 95
1998		Bob Craig		12.13.85	defeated	Murray FL	7.12.54	June'98
1998		Bob Craig	Wodonga	14.13 – 97	defeated	Geelong FL	12.17 – 89	VCFL Champions
1999		Bob Craig	Waverley Park	9.9 – 63	defeated	Victorian Amateurs FL	8.7 – 55
1999	Mick Wilson	Bob Craig	J C Lowe Oval, Yarrawonga	12.16 – 88	defeated	Murray FL	8.15 – 63
1999	Mick Wilson	Bob Craig	Moe	10.16 – 76	defeated	Gippsland LaTrobe FL	11.9 – 75	VCFL Champions
2000		Bob Craig		9.10 – 64	defeated	Eastern FL	5.12.42
2000	Mick Wilson	Bob Craig		15.9 – 99	lost to	Goulburn Valley FL	14.27 – 111
2001		Paul Spargo		16.12.108	defeated	Murray FL	9.6.60	Rd.1
2001		Paul Spargo		22.16 – 148	defeated	Hampden FL	13.12 – 90	S Final
2001		Paul Spargo	Lavington Sportsground	22.18 – 150	defeated	Goulburn Valley FL	14.9 – 93	G Final. VCFL Champions
2002	Brad Thompson	Peter Seymour	Yarrawonga	17.18 – 120	defeated	West Gippsland LaTrobe FL	9.13.67	Rd.1
2002	Brad Thompson	Peter Seymour	Warrnambool	13.14.92	lost to	Hampden FL	14.12.96	Semi-final
2003	Tim Hargreaves	Mick Wilson	W J Findlay Oval, Wang	4.14 – 38	lost to	Goulburn Valley FL	8.5 – 53	wet day/low scores
2004		Mick Wilson	Shepparton	6.9 – 45	lost to	Goulburn Valley FL	9.4 – 58	2 x 20 min halves
2004		Mick Wilson	Shepparton		defeated	Mornington Peninsula FL		2 x 20 min halves
2004		Mick Wilson	Shepparton	2.5 – 17	lost to	Geelong FL	9.2 – 56	2 x 20 min halves
2005		Mick Wilson	Geelong	3.4 – 22	lost to	Goulburn Valley FL	11.8 – 74	2 x 20 min halves
2005		Mick Wilson	Geelong	7.2 – 44	lost to	Geelong FL	7.8 – 50	2 x 20 min halves
2005		Mick Wilson	Geelong	?	defeated	Ballarat FL	?	2 x 20 min halves
2006	Dale Carmody	Richard Bence	Lavington, NSW	?	defeated	West Gippsland FL	by 28 points	2 x 20 min halves
2006	Dale Carmody	Richard Bence	Lavington, NSW	11.5 – 71	defeated	Goulburn Valley FL	2.4 – 16	2 x 20 min halves
2006	Dale Carmody	Richard Bence	Lavington, NSW	8.11 – 59	defeated	Ballarat FL	7.8 – 50	VCFL Champions
2007	Tim Hargreaves	Richard Bence	Wang Showgrounds	12.10 – 82	defeated	Goulburn Valley FL	12.7 – 79	No VCFL Championships in '07
2008		Corey Lambert	Deakin Reserve, Shepparton	10.2 – 62	defeated	Hampden FL	3.4 – 22	30/05/08
2008		Corey Lambert	Deakin Reserve, Shepparton	6.5 – 41	lost to	Goulburn Valley FL	6.6 – 42	31/05/08
2008		Corey Lambert	Deakin Reserve, Shepparton	6.10 – 46	defeated	Ballarat FL	6.4 – 40	1/6/08. VCFL Champions
2009		Robbie Jackson	Deakin Reserve, Shepparton	20.7 – 127	defeated	Goulburn Valley FL	12.8 – 80	VCFL Champions
2010		Robbie Jackson	Lavington Sportsground	9.10 – 64	lost to	Goulburn Valley FL	12.16 – 88
2011		Matt Pendergast	Frankston Park	13.13 – 91	lost to	Mornington Peninsula FL	13.15 – 93
2012		Matt Pendergast	Princes Park, Carlton	18.6 – 114	defeated	Hampden FL	10.6 – 66
2013	Craig Ednie	Matt Pendergast	Princes Park, Carlton	7.13 – 55	lost to	Peninsula FL	15.10 – 100
2014	Craig Ednie	Brendan Fevola	Wang Showgrounds	29.16 – 190	defeated	Hampden FL	10.5 – 65
2015	Craig Ednie	Brendan Fevola	Albury Sportsground	10.10 – 70	lost to	Peninsula FL	11.14 – 80
2016		Jon Henry &	Reid Oval, Warrnambool	20.14 – 134	defeated	Hampden FL	9.14 – 68
		Darren Spencer
2017		Jon Henry &	Martin Park, Wodonga	12.14 – 86	defeated	Goulburn Valley FL	11.13 – 79
		Darren Spencer
2018		Jon Henry &	J C Lowe Oval, Yarrawonga	21.14 – 140	defeated	Western Region F L	9.10 – 64
		Brad Murray
2019		Jon Henry &	Olympic Park, Rosebud	10.11 – 71	lost to	Mornington Peninsula Nepean FL	16.16 - 112
		Brad Murray
2020	O&M in recess	Damian Sexton	Albury			O&M were to play Hampden FL		No rep football>COVID-19
2021		Damian Sexton				O&M were to play GVFNL		No rep football>COVID-19
2022		Damian Sexton	Mooroopna Main Oval	18.11 – 119	defeated	Goulburn Valley FL	9.10 - 64
2023	Leigh Williams	Damian Sexton	Albury Sports Ground	13.14 – 92	defeated	Goulburn Valley FL	13.7 - 85
2024		Damian Sexton	Deakin Reserve	7.6 - 48	lost	Goulburn Valley FL	8.15 - 63	25/5/24
2025	Cody Schutt	Jake Sharp	WJ Findlay Oval, Wang	18.19 - 127	defeated	Goulburn Valley FL	7.8 - 50	24/5/25

Year	Captain	Coach	Venue	O&M Score	Match Result	O&M Opposition	Match Score	Comments

The Norm Minns Medal
was a former Wangaratta and O&MFL player and captain / coach of Benalla and Corowa. He was also a long time O&MFL selector and life member.
The Norm Minns Medal is awarded to the O&MFL best player in senior representative football and was first awarded in 1997.

1997 – Guy Rigoni – Myrtleford
1998 – Brett Kirk – North Albury
1999 – Tim Hargreaves – Yarrawonga
1999 – Travis McLean – Albury
2000 – Tim Hargreaves – Yarrawonga
2001 – – Myrtleford
2002 – Travis Hodgson – North Albury
2003 – Kade Stevens – Lavington
2004 – Jarrod Twitt – Wodonga
2005 – Peter Taylor – Wangaratta Rovers
2006 – Craig Ednie – Yarrawonga
2007 – Scott Oswald – Yarrawonga
2008 – Matt Prendergast – Lavington
2009 – David Clarke – Corowa Rutherglen
2010 – Matt Pendergast – Lavington
2011 – Michael Stevens – Yarrawonga
2012 – Judd Porter – Wangaratta
2013 – Jarrod Thompson – Yarrawonga
2014 – Joel Mackie – North Albury
2015 – Sam Carpenter – Corowa Rutherglen
2016 – Daniel Cross – Albury
2017 – Jono Spina – Lavington
2018 – Mark Whiley – Yarrawonga
2019 – Nathan Cooper – Wangaratta Rovers
2020 – O&MFL in recess. COVID-19
2021 – No rep football
2022 – Issac Muller - Wodonga Raiders
2023 - Jim Grills - Albury
2024 - Perry Lewis Smith - Yarrawonga
2025 - Noah Bradshaw - Wodonga

The Peter Johnston Medal
was a former North Albury FC and O&MFNL official and life member of both organisations.
This medal is awarded to the best Under 18 O&MFNL footballer in representative matches.

2017 – : Yarrawonga
2018 – : Myrtleford
2019 – :
2020 – No interleague football > COVID-19
2021 – No interleague football > COVID-19
2022 – Josh Mathey – Wodonga
2023 -
2024 - Max Bihun - Wangaratta
2025 - Isaiah Robertson - Lavington

Ovens & Murray Hall of Fame

The Ovens & Murray Hall of Fame was established in 2005, to recognise and promote the outstanding achievements of some of the league's greatest players, dedicated administrators and club support staff and long serving media representatives.
As of the 2022 ceremony there have been 87 inductees, including three netballers.
Only seven people have received the additional honour of being promoted to "Legend" status.

2005 – Cleaver Bunton AO OBE
2007 – Rob Walker
2012 – Neville Hogan
2013 – Jim Sandral
2017 – Stan Sargeant
2022 – Martin Cross
2023 - John Smith
2025 - Steve Norman

Netball

History
The netball competition's were added to the Ovens & Murray Football League from the 1993 season, with A and B. Grade. The C. Grade competition was established in 1996, with the 17 and under competition commencing in 2012.
The Toni Wilson Medal is awarded for the best and fairest A-Grade netball player in the OMFNL during the home and away season. Wilson was the first President of the O&M Netball Association and instrumental in getting the netball competition formed in 1993.

Minor grades

Junior development

More successful has been the Murray Bushrangers TAC Cup Under 18s side, who play their home games in Wangaratta; prior to the AFL national draft and the inception of the TAC Cup, young players in the area would usually play through the grades with their local club, with less likelihood of being scouted by the recruitment staff from AFL clubs. Although there has been some concern from clubs about these players being removed from the local competition, the ones that do not get drafted usually return to their home clubs to play locally once they come of age.
Even in that case, there is some chance that a late-maturing "older" player in their early 20s will be drafted by an AFL club. Several notable examples to be drafted directly from the O&MFL include, Guy Rigoni, Brett Kirk and Karl Norman.
All clubs field sides in the under 18s competition, aside from Myrtleford, which fields a joint team with the "Bright Football Club" wearing navy blue and gold colours & the club will be known as the "Alpine Eagles", and they would also field an under 18s joint team in the "Ovens & King Football League" also wearing navy blue and gold colours & the club will be known as the Alpine Eagles. However the Alpine Eagles alliance between Myrtleford and Bright had strained over the last few seasons before finally after the 2013 season The Myrtleford under-18s announced that they will stop wearing navy blue and gold colours of the "Alpine Eagles" and will be returning to the red, white and black colours & the club will be known as the "Myrtleford Saints", ending their almost 10-year partnership with Bright, in place since the early 2000s.

Albury Wodonga Junior Football League

Notes: ''Team field by club for that age group; "=Yes" & "=No".''

Wangaratta & District Junior Football League

Wangaratta & District Junior Football League

The W&DJFL was established in 1938 and currently has three divisions of football in the Under 12's, Under 14's and Under 17's. All the Wangaratta-based club's in the Wangaratta & District Junior Football League club's are independent incorporated local community sports club's and are not affiliated with any O&MFNL or O&KFNL clubs.
Some of the former W&DJFL players that went onto play VFL / AFL senior football were - John Brady, Lance Oswald, Ian Rowland, Sam Kekovich, Mick Nolan, Mark Browning, Dennis Carroll, Darren Steele, Chris Naish, Steve Johnson, Alipate Carlile, Ben Reid, Sam Reid, Jack Crisp, Dominic Bedendo, Joe Richards and Darcy Wilson

AFLNEB Youth Girls League

AFL North East Border Female Football League

O&MFNL Players / Stawell Gift Winners

The following O&MFNL footballers / netballers have won the prestigious Stawell Gift. The year below indicates what year each O&MFNL player won their Stawell Gift.

1908 – Chris King – Rutherglen Football Club (1893)
1928 – Lynch Cooper – Wangaratta Football Club
1929 – Clarrie Hearn – Rutherglen Football Club (1893)
1932 – Roy L. Barker – Yarrawonga Football Club
1934 – Tom L. Roberts – Yarrawonga Football Club
1952 – Lance Mann – Albury Football Club
1954 – Jack Hayes – Rutherglen Football Club (1893)
1986 – Glen Chapman – Albury Football Club
2023 – Bella Pasquali – Wangaratta Rovers Football Club

Stawell Gift – Hall of Fame Inductees

Jack King – Rutherglen Football Club (1893)
Greg O'Keeffe – Wangaratta Rovers Football Club. Father of Sean O'Keeffe.