The Northern Football League (NFL) was established in April 2007, replacing the Diamond Valley Football League (DVFL). Its senior arm comprises twenty-six clubs split into two divisions.
Formed: 2007
Current Clubs: Bundoora, Diamond Creek, Eltham, Epping, Fitzroy Stars, Greensborough, Heidelberg, Heidelberg West, Hurstbridge, Lalor, Lower Plenty, Macleod, Mernda, Montmorency, North Heidelberg, Northcote Park, Panton Hill, Parkside, Reservoir, South Morang, Thomastown, Wallan, Watsonia, West Preston Lakeside, Whittlesea
Results Of NFL Grand Finals:
Division One
2007 Heidelberg 13.14 (92); Bundoora 8.12 (60)
2008 Heidelberg 18.10 (118); Montmorency 15.6 (96)
2009 Heidelberg 19.17 (131); Bundoora 10.7 (67)
Division Two
2007 Lalor 18.9 (117); Macleod 15.13 (103)
2008 Thomastown 16.10 (106); Macleod 12.15 (87)
2009 Macleod 13.23 (101); Whittlesea 11.11 (77)
| Premiers (DVFL and Division One): |
1922 Greensborough 1923
1924 Diamond Creek 1925 Greensborough 1926 Diamond Creek 1927 Greensborough 1928 Heidelberg 1929 Heidelberg 1930 Eltham 1931 Greensborough 1932 Eltham 1933 Epping 1934 Greensborough 1935 Epping 1936 Epping 1937
1938
1939 Epping 1940 Epping 1941 No competition 1942 No competition 1943 No competition 1944 No competition 1945 No competition 1946 Reservoir 1947 Reservoir 1948
1949 Eltham 1950
1951 Montmorency 1952 Greensborough |
1953 Eltham 1954 Montmorency 1955 Greensborough 1956
1957
1958 Greensborough 1959
1960 Greensborough 1961 Greensborough 1962
North 1963 Epping 1964
1965 Reservoir-Lakeside 1966 Greensborough 1967 Greensborough 1968 Templestowe 1969 Eltham 1970 Eltham 1971 Macleod-Rosanna 1972 Eltham 1973 Templestowe 1974 Eltham 1975 Reservoir-Lakeside 1976 Montmorency 1977 Reservoir-Lakeside 1978
North 1979 Montmorency 1980 Lalor 1981 Diamond Creek 1982 Diamond Creek 1983 Greensborough |
1984 Greensborough 1985
North 1986
1987
North 1988 Greensborough 1989 Greensborough 1990
1991 Lalor 1992 Lalor 1993 Lalor 1994
North 1995 Bundoora 1996 Bundoora 1997
1998 Lalor 1999
2000
2001
2002
2003 West Preston Lakeside 2004
2005
North 2006
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Summary Of DVFL/Division One Premierships: 16 Greensborough; 15 Heidelberg; 8 Eltham; 6 Epping, North Heidelberg; 5 Lalor, Northcote Park; 4 Diamond Creek, Montmorency; 3 Reservoir-Lakeside; 2 Bundoora, Reservoir, Templestowe; 1 Macleod-Rosanna, West Preston Lakeside
| Division Two Premiers 1981-2006: |
1981 Bundoora 1982 Eltham 1983
1984 Reservoir 1985
North 1986 Epping 1987 Watsonia 1988
West 1989 Eltham |
1990 Epping 1991 Mernda 1992 Diamond Creek 1993
West 1994
1995 Eltham 1996
West 1997 Eltham 1998 Diamond Creek |
1999 Lower Plenty 2000 Eltham 2001 Lalor 2002 Eltham 2003 Hurstbridge 2004 Lalor 2005 Diamond Creek 2006
Greensborough |
Division Two Premiership Summary: 6 Eltham; 3 Diamond Creek, West Preston; 2 Epping, Lalor; 1 Bundoora, Greensborough, Heidelberg, Hurstbridge, Lower Plenty, Mernda, North Heidelberg, Northcote Park, Reservoir, Watsonia