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North Eastern Football Union

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{{Use Australian English|date=January 2018}}

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The North Eastern Football Union (NEFU) was an Australian Rules football competition in North-Eastern Tasmania, Australia.

History

Competition football began in North-Eastern Tasmania in the early 1900s during the region's tin mining boom.

There were many small associations existing in the area from Scottsdale to Goulds Country, with the many varying changes to the region during the twentieth century it had a resultant effect on the football scene.

After the NEFU formed in 1938, the competition ran until it was suspended during World War Two, football resumed in 1945.

The governing body reformed under the guidance of Harry Horsburg as Secretary and George De Haas as president.

The North Eastern Football Union clubs in that era were Branxholm, Derby, Legerwood, Pioneer, Ringarooma and Winnaleah.

In 1967, Bridport Football Club joined the competition along with Scottsdale Crows (1982), Lilydale (1985), Saint Helens (1993 from the defunct Fingal District FA) and Fingal (1997).{{Cite web |url=http://www.nefu.com.au/history.htm#Premiers |title=Union History |access-date=1 January 2010 |archive-date=15 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091015090654/http://www.nefu.com.au/history.htm#Premiers |url-status=dead }}

Lilydale left at the end of 2010, Ringarooma went into recess in 2012 and St Helens changed its name to East Coast Swans to have a more regional appeal in 2013. Branxholm went into recess then Bridport and East Coast joined the NTFA.

In 2017 the competition was reduced to just two clubs. In a farcical situation, Winnaleah defeated Scottsdale Crows in all 12 home and away matches and the grand final. The Crows folded soon after. Winnaleah applied to join the NTFA but were rejected, so the club were forced to fold.{{Cite web|url=http://www.examiner.com.au/story/5027792/winnaleah-rejected-by-ntfa-council/|title = Winnaleah rejected by NTFA council|date = November 2017}}

Clubs

= Final =

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:100%"

! rowspan="2" |Club

! rowspan="2" |Colours

! rowspan="2" |Nickname

! rowspan="2" |Home Ground

! rowspan="2" |Former League

! rowspan="2" |Est.

! rowspan="2" |Years in NEFU

! colspan="2" |NEFU Premierhips

! rowspan="2" |Fate

Total

!Years

style="text-align:left" |Scottsdale Crows

|File:Scottsdale Crows Football Club colours.jpg

| align="left" |Crows

| align="left" |Scottsdale Recreation Ground, Scottsdale

|–

|1982

|1982-2017

| align="center" |3

| align="left" | 1989, 1990, 2006

| align="left" |Folded after 2017 season

style="text-align:left" |Winnaleah

|File:Winnaleah Football Club colours.jpg

| align="left" |Magpies

| align="left" |Winnaleah Sports Ground, Winnaleah

|{{Tooltip|NEFA|North Eastern Football Association}}

|1905

|1937-2017

| align="center" |13

| align="left" |1940, 1945, 1965, 1972, 1974, 1985, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017

| align="left" |Folded after 2017 season

= Former =

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:100%"

! rowspan="2" |Club

! rowspan="2" |Colours

! rowspan="2" |Nickname

! rowspan="2" |Home Ground

! rowspan="2" |Former League

! rowspan="2" |Est.

! rowspan="2" |Years in NEFU

! colspan="2" |NEFU Premierhips

! rowspan="2" |Fate

Total

!Years

style="text-align:left" |Alberton

|

|

|

|{{Tooltip|NEFA|North Eastern Football Association}}

|

|1937-?

| align="center" |0

| align="left" | -

| align="left" |Folded

style="text-align:left" |Branxholm

|File:Branxholm Football Club colours.jpg

| align="left" |Wanderers

| align="left" |Branxholm Recreation Ground, Branxholm

|{{Tooltip|NEFA|North Eastern Football Association}}

|1910

|1937-2015

| align="center" |17

| align="left" |1938, 1948, 1951, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1979, 1987, 1995, 1996, 2014

| align="left" |Folded after 2015 season

style="text-align:left" |Bridport

|File:Bridport Football Club colours.jpg

| align="left" |Seagulls

| align="left" |Bridport Oval, Bridport

|

|1934

|1967-2015

| align="center" |8

| align="left" |1973, 1982, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2013, 2015

| align="left" |Moved to NTFA after 2015 season

style="text-align:left" |Derby

|

|

| align="left" |Derby Oval, Derby

|{{Tooltip|NEFA|North Eastern Football Association}}

|

|1937-1962

| align="center" |6

| align="left" |1949, 1950, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1960

| align="left" |Folded after 1962 season

style="text-align:left" |East Coast Swans

|File:St Helens Football Club colours.jpg(1993-2012)File:East Coast Swans Football Club colours.jpg(2013-15)

| align="left" |Swans

| align="left" |St Helens Recreation Reserve, St Helens

|FDFA

|1910

|{{Tooltip|1993-2015|Known as St Helens prior to 2015}}

| align="center" |2

| align="left" | 1997, 2000

| align="left" |Moved to NTFA after 2015 season

style="text-align:left" |Fingal

|File:Fingal Valley Football Club colours.jpg

| align="left" |Country Blues

| align="left" |Fingal Recreation Ground, Fingal

|NTFA

|1884

|1997-2001

| align="center" |1

| align="left" |1998

| align="left" |Entered recess after 2001 season, later re-formed in NTFA

style="text-align:left" |Legerwood

|

| align="left" |

| align="left" |

|{{Tooltip|NEFA|North Eastern Football Association}}

|1923

|1937-1964

| align="center" |1

| align="left" |1952

| align="left" |Folded after 1964 season

style="text-align:left" |Lilydale

|File:Melbourne_Football_Club_Colours.svg

| align="left" |Demons

| align="left" |Lilydale Recreation Ground, Lilydale

|{{Tooltip|TFA|Tamar Football Association}}

|1921

|1985-2010

| align="center" |7

| align="left" |1986, 1988, 1992, 1994, 2007, 2009, 2010

| align="left" |Moved to NTFA after 2010 season

style="text-align:left" |Pioneer

|

| align="left" |

| align="left" |

|{{Tooltip|CFA|Coasters' Football Association}}

|

|1937-1947

|0

| align="left" | -

| align="left" |Merged with Gladstone to form Pioneer-Gladstone after 1947 seadon

style="text-align:left" |Pioneer-Gladstone

|File:Pioneer-Gladstone Football Club colours.jpg

|

|

| align="left" |–

|1948

|1948-1978

| align="center" |4

| align="left" |1967, 1976, 1977, 1978

| align="left" |Folded after 1978 season

style="text-align:left" |Ringarooma

|File:Essendon_Football_Club_colours.svg

| align="left" |Robins

| align="left" |Ringarooma Sports Ground, Ringarooma

|{{Tooltip|NEFA|North Eastern Football Association}}

|

|1939-2011

| align="center" |11

| align="left" |1955, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1991, 2008

| align="left" |Folded after 2011 season

style="text-align:left" |Scottsdale

| align="center" |{{Color box|red|border=silver}}{{Color box|white|border=silver}}

| align="left" |

| align="left" |Scottsdale Recreation Ground, Scottsdale

|–

|1889

|1937-1948

| align="center" |2

| align="left" |1946, 1947

| align="left" |Moved to NTFA after 1948 season

style="text-align:left" |Wanderers

|

|

|

|{{Tooltip|NEFA|North Eastern Football Association}}

|

|1937-?

| align="center" |0

| align="left" | -

| align="left" |Folded

2007 Ladder

style="font-size: 85%; text-align: left;" class="wikitable"
style="color:crimson" | North Eastern FU

! style="color:crimson" |Wins

! style="color:crimson"|Byes

! style="color:crimson" |Losses

! style="color:crimson" |Draws

! style="color:crimson" |For

! style="color:crimson" |Against

! style="color:crimson" |%

! style="color:crimson" |Pts

!

! style="color:green" |Final

! style="color:green" |Team

! style="color:green" |G

! style="color:green" |B

! style="color:green" |Pts

! style="color:green" |Team

! style="color:green" |G

! style="color:green" |B

! style="color:green" |Pts

| Lilydale 153012503839298.33%621st SemiSt Helens179111Winnaleah166102
| Scottsdale Crows 1135019211446132.85%442nd SemiLilydale12880Scottsdale81361
| Winnaleah 937016231496108.49%36PreliminaryScottsdale1920134St Helens7749
| St Helens 73901433172083.31%28GrandLilydale2311149Scottsdale15898
| Bridport73901542188681.76%28
| Branxholm431111264178670.77%18
| Ringarooma231401195230851.78%8

2008 Ladder

style="font-size: 85%; text-align: left;" class="wikitable"
style="color:crimson" | North Eastern FU

! style="color:crimson" |Wins

! style="color:crimson"|Byes

! style="color:crimson" |Losses

! style="color:crimson" |Draws

! style="color:crimson" |For

! style="color:crimson" |Against

! style="color:crimson" |%

! style="color:crimson" |Pts

!

! style="color:green" |Final

! style="color:green" |Team

! style="color:green" |G

! style="color:green" |B

! style="color:green" |Pts

! style="color:green" |Team

! style="color:green" |G

! style="color:green" |B

! style="color:green" |Pts

| Lilydale 160002931756387.70%641st SemiSt Helens131088Scottsdale111076
| Ringarooma 1402023821132210.42%562nd SemiLilydale1913127Ringarooma91569
| Scottsdale Crows 1006017691531115.55%40PreliminaryRingarooma121385St Helens101373
| St Helens 709017401554111.97%28GrandRingarooma168104Lilydale10868
| Winnaleah70901263192065.78%28
| Bridport201401094240345.53%8
| Branxholm00160838272130.80%0

2009 Ladder

style="font-size: 85%; text-align: left;" class="wikitable"
style="color:crimson" | North Eastern FU

! style="color:crimson" |Wins

! style="color:crimson"|Byes

! style="color:crimson" |Losses

! style="color:crimson" |Draws

! style="color:crimson" |For

! style="color:crimson" |Against

! style="color:crimson" |%

! style="color:crimson" |Pts

!

! style="color:green" |Final

! style="color:green" |Team

! style="color:green" |G

! style="color:green" |B

! style="color:green" |Pts

! style="color:green" |Team

! style="color:green" |G

! style="color:green" |B

! style="color:green" |Pts

| Lilydale 130212413953253.20%541st SemiRingarooma141498Branxholm3725
| Winnaleah 1303016771119149.87%522nd SemiLilydale141498Winnaleah5838
| Ringarooma 1005118141050172.76%42PreliminaryWinnaleah6642Ringarooma2921
| Branxholm 1006017131236138.59%40GrandLilydale2117143Winnaleah8654
| St Helens501101187162173.23%20
| Bridport20140998198750.23%8
| Scottsdale Crows20140613244925.03%8

2010 Ladder

style="font-size: 85%; text-align: left;" class="wikitable"
style="color:crimson" | North Eastern FU

! style="color:crimson" |Wins

! style="color:crimson"|Byes

! style="color:crimson" |Losses

! style="color:crimson" |Draws

! style="color:crimson" |For

! style="color:crimson" |Against

! style="color:crimson" |%

! style="color:crimson" |Pts

!

! style="color:green" |Final

! style="color:green" |Team

! style="color:green" |G

! style="color:green" |B

! style="color:green" |Pts

! style="color:green" |Team

! style="color:green" |G

! style="color:green" |B

! style="color:green" |Pts

| Lilydale 143202394897266.89%561st SemiRingarooma15898Branxholm101373
| St Helens 1234017281264136.71%482nd SemiLilydale1918132St Helens12981
| Branxholm 837115411533100.52%34PreliminaryRingarooma6844St Helens3927
| Ringarooma 83711300130499.69%34GrandLilydale12779Ringarooma11773
| Winnaleah73901317145290.70%28
| Bridport631001375172079.94%24
| Scottsdale Crows03160779226434.41%0

2011 Ladder

style="font-size: 85%; text-align: left;" class="wikitable"
style="color:crimson" | North Eastern FU

! style="color:crimson" |Wins

! style="color:crimson"|Byes

! style="color:crimson" |Losses

! style="color:crimson" |Draws

! style="color:crimson" |For

! style="color:crimson" |Against

! style="color:crimson" |%

! style="color:crimson" |Pts

!

! style="color:green" |Final

! style="color:green" |Team

! style="color:green" |G

! style="color:green" |B

! style="color:green" |Pts

! style="color:green" |Team

! style="color:green" |G

! style="color:green" |B

! style="color:green" |Pts

| Ringarooma 140201909908210.24%561st SemiWinnaleah71052Bridport6642
| Branxholm 130301552913169.99%522nd SemiRingarooma121284Branxholm6945
| Winnaleah 808013461257107.08%32PreliminaryWinnaleah177109Branxholm8856
| Bridport 70901318149088.46%28GrandWinnaleah13987Ringarooma9660
| St Helens601001260158479.55%24
| Scottsdale Crows00160711194436.57%0

2012 Ladder

style="font-size: 85%; text-align: left;" class="wikitable"
style="color:crimson" | North Eastern FU

! style="color:crimson" |Wins

! style="color:crimson"|Byes

! style="color:crimson" |Losses

! style="color:crimson" |Draws

! style="color:crimson" |For

! style="color:crimson" |Against

! style="color:crimson" |%

! style="color:crimson" |Pts

!

! style="color:green" |Final

! style="color:green" |Team

! style="color:green" |G

! style="color:green" |B

! style="color:green" |Pts

! style="color:green" |Team

! style="color:green" |G

! style="color:green" |B

! style="color:green" |Pts

| Winnaleah 140201444864167.13%561st SemiBridport71658St Helens41236
| Branxholm 1006012991184109.71%402nd SemiWinnaleah1512102Branxholm5939
| Bridport 70901113115896.11%28PreliminaryBridport14791Branxholm8755
| St Helens 501101063138376.86%20GrandWinnaleah1610106Bridport9660
| Scottsdale Crows40120969129974.60%16

2013 Ladder

style="font-size: 85%; text-align: left;" class="wikitable"
style="color:crimson" | North Eastern FU

! style="color:crimson" |Wins

! style="color:crimson"|Byes

! style="color:crimson" |Losses

! style="color:crimson" |Draws

! style="color:crimson" |For

! style="color:crimson" |Against

! style="color:crimson" |%

! style="color:crimson" |Pts

!

! style="color:green" |Final

! style="color:green" |Team

! style="color:green" |G

! style="color:green" |B

! style="color:green" |Pts

! style="color:green" |Team

! style="color:green" |G

! style="color:green" |B

! style="color:green" |Pts

| Bridport 1204014721160126.90%481st SemiBranxholm9862East Coast Swans7951
| Winnaleah 110501286977131.63%442nd SemiBridport111379Winnaleah10969
| Branxholm 907014451261114.59%36PreliminaryWinnaleah7749Branxholm6743
| East Coast 808016711092153.02%32GrandBridport81260Winnaleah71153
| Scottsdale Crows00160582196629.60%0

2014 Ladder

style="font-size: 85%; text-align: left;" class="wikitable"
style="color:crimson" | North Eastern FU

! style="color:crimson" |Wins

! style="color:crimson"|Byes

! style="color:crimson" |Losses

! style="color:crimson" |Draws

! style="color:crimson" |For

! style="color:crimson" |Against

! style="color:crimson" |%

! style="color:crimson" |Pts

!

! style="color:green" |Final

! style="color:green" |Team

! style="color:green" |G

! style="color:green" |B

! style="color:green" |Pts

! style="color:green" |Team

! style="color:green" |G

! style="color:green" |B

! style="color:green" |Pts

| Branxholm 144201791724247.38%561st SemiWinnaleah101676Bridport3624
| East Coast 124401546962160.71%482nd SemiBranxholm14791East Coast Swans10868
| Bridport 6491971141268.77%26PreliminaryEast Coast Swans12981Winnaleah91367
| Winnaleah 541011072147072.93%22GrandBranxholm91569East Coast Swans61248
| Scottsdale Crows24140794160649.44%8

2015 Ladder

style="font-size: 85%; text-align: left;" class="wikitable"
style="color:crimson" | North Eastern FU

! style="color:crimson" |Wins

! style="color:crimson"|Byes

! style="color:crimson" |Losses

! style="color:crimson" |Draws

! style="color:crimson" |For

! style="color:crimson" |Against

! style="color:crimson" |%

! style="color:crimson" |Pts

!

! style="color:green" |Final

! style="color:green" |Team

! style="color:green" |G

! style="color:green" |B

! style="color:green" |Pts

! style="color:green" |Team

! style="color:green" |G

! style="color:green" |B

! style="color:green" |Pts

| Bridport 150102101741283.54%601st SemiScottsdale Crows111480Winnaleah9660
| East Coast 120401774955185.76%482nd SemiBridport121486East Coast Swans61147
| Scottsdale Crows 60101946167856.38%26PreliminaryEast Coast Swans91569Scottsdale Crows6743
| Winnaleah 10151699181938.43%6GrandBridport121385East Coast Swans7951
| Branxholm00407239918.05%0

2016 Ladder

style="font-size: 85%; text-align: left;" class="wikitable"
style="color:crimson" | North Eastern FU

! style="color:crimson" |Wins

! style="color:crimson"|Byes

! style="color:crimson" |Losses

! style="color:crimson" |Draws

! style="color:crimson" |For

! style="color:crimson" |Against

! style="color:crimson" |%

! style="color:crimson" |Pts

!

! style="color:green" |Final

! style="color:green" |Team

! style="color:green" |G

! style="color:green" |B

! style="color:green" |Pts

! style="color:green" |Team

! style="color:green" |G

! style="color:green" |B

! style="color:green" |Pts

| Bridport 120201535798192.36%481st SemiEast Coast Swans14589Scottsdale Crows91064
| Winnaleah 110301279735174.01%442nd SemiBridport13684Winnaleah81058
| East Coast 5090859114575.02%20PreliminaryWinnaleah111480East Coast Swans4024
| Scottsdale Crows 00140761175643.34%0GrandWinnaleah91165Bridport61248

2017 Ladder

style="font-size: 85%; text-align: left;" class="wikitable"
style="color:crimson" | North Eastern FU

! style="color:crimson" |Wins

! style="color:crimson"|Byes

! style="color:crimson" |Losses

! style="color:crimson" |Draws

! style="color:crimson" |For

! style="color:crimson" |Against

! style="color:crimson" |%

! style="color:crimson" |Pts

!

! style="color:green" |Final

! style="color:green" |Team

! style="color:green" |G

! style="color:green" |B

! style="color:green" |Pts

! style="color:green" |Team

! style="color:green" |G

! style="color:green" |B

! style="color:green" |Pts

| Winnaleah 120001819325559.69%48GrandWinnaleah2421165Scottsdale Crows3220
| Scottsdale Crows 00120325181917.87%0

Premiers

{{col-start}}

{{col-break}}

  • 1938 Branxholm
  • 1939 Scottsdale
  • 1940 Winnaleah
  • 1941-1944 WWII
  • 1945 Winnaleah
  • 1946 Scottsdale
  • 1947 Scottsdale
  • 1948 Branxholm
  • 1949 Derby
  • 1950 Derby
  • 1951 Branxholm
  • 1952 Legerwood
  • 1953 Derby
  • 1954 Derby
  • 1955 Ringarooma
  • 1956 Branxholm
  • 1957 Derby
  • 1958 Branxholm
  • 1959 Branxholm
  • 1960 Derby
  • 1961 Branxholm
  • 1962 Branxholm
  • 1963 Branxholm
  • 1964 Branxholm
  • 1965 Winnaleah
  • 1966 Branxholm

{{col-break}}

  • 1967 Pioneer
  • 1968 Ringarooma
  • 1969 Ringarooma
  • 1970 Branxholm
  • 1971 Ringarooma
  • 1972 Winnaleah
  • 1973 Bridport
  • 1974 Winnaleah
  • 1975 Ringarooma
  • 1976 Pioneer
  • 1977 Pioneer
  • 1978 Pioneer
  • 1979 Branxholm
  • 1980 Ringarooma
  • 1981 Ringarooma
  • 1982 Bridport
  • 1983 Ringarooma
  • 1984 Ringarooma
  • 1985 Winnaleah
  • 1986 Lilydale
  • 1987 Branxholm
  • 1988 Lilydale
  • 1989 Scottsdale Crows
  • 1990 Scottsdale Crows
  • 1991 Ringarooma
  • 1992 Lilydale

{{col-break}}

  • 1993 Bridport
  • 1994 Lilydale
  • 1995 Branxholm
  • 1996 Branxholm
  • 1997 St. Helens
  • 1998 Fingal
  • 1999 Bridport
  • 2000 St. Helens
  • 2001 Bridport
  • 2002 Bridport
  • 2003 Winnaleah
  • 2004 Winnaleah
  • 2005 Winnaleah
  • 2006 Scottsdale Crows
  • 2007 Lilydale
  • 2008 Ringarooma
  • 2009 Lilydale
  • 2010 Lilydale
  • 2011 Winnaleah
  • 2012 Winnaleah
  • 2013 Bridport
  • 2014 Branxholm
  • 2015 Bridport
  • 2016 Winnaleah
  • 2017 Winnaleah

{{col-end}}

published books

  • Australian rules football in Tasmania, John Stoward, 2002, {{ISBN|0-9577515-7-5}}
  • More on football, B.T. (Buck) Anderton. , Central Coast Courier, 2002, {{ISBN|0-9581306-0-4}}

External links

  • [http://www.nefu.com.au Official NEFU Website]

References

{{reflist}}

{{Aussie Rules in Tasmania}}

Category:Defunct Australian rules football competitions in Tasmania