Ellinbank & District Football League

The Ellinbank and District Football Netball League (EDFNL), formerly known as the Ellinbank & District Football League (EDFL), is an Australian rules football and netball league, based in the West Gippsland region of Victoria for smaller towns and villages in the regions of Baw Baw, South Gippsland and Cardinia.

There are 11 teams in the league fielding 2 senior football sides and 2 football junior sides (U/16 and U/18) and 3 senior netball sides and 3 junior netball sides.

History
The EDFL was founded in 1937.

In 2014, the league partitioned into two geographic divisions which operated as separate competitions with separate premiers. In this season, the seven-team western division comprised Nar Nar Goon, Garfield, Cora Lynn, Koo-wee-rup, Bunyip, Catani and Lang Lang; and the eastern division, with eight clubs, comprised Nyora, Poowong, Ellinbank, Nilma-Darnum, Warragul Industrials, Buln Buln, Neerim-Neerim South and Longwarry. This partition lasted only one year, and the league rejoined as a single division again from 2015.

In 2016 C31 broadcast a live match of the EDFL game between Koo Wee Rup and Cora Lynn.

In 2017 five clubs were redirected to found the West Gippsland Football Netball League. This left the league with ten clubs. The 2019 senior premiership was won by Longwarry Football Club over Ellinbank by 39 points. The grand final was played at Dowton Park Yarragon.

In the 2018 AFL Gippsland League Review, Yarragon joined from the neighbouring Mid Gippsland League. Warragul Industrials moved to the West Gippsland League, keeping the competition at ten clubs.

Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, all EDFL competitions were abandoned for season 2020. Season 2021 saw games resume but due to COVID-19 restrictions a finals series was not played and there were no premiers.

In 2021 the Trafalgar Football and Netball Club joined the EDFL taking the total teams to 11. 2021 will also see the junior age structure change to Under 16.5 and Under 18.5

In 2022 the Ellinbank & District Football League and Ellinbank & District Netball Association merged to form the Ellinbank & District Football Netball League (EDFNL). The junior age groups will revert to Under 16 and Under 18 in football.

The 2023 senior premiership was won by Buln Buln over Neerim-Neerim South by 30 points. It is Buln Buln's first premiership since the 2014 EDFL East Grand Final, and their 11th total. The grand final was played at Dowton Park Yarragon and the game was broadcast locally on SEN Track 91.9FM

Premiers

 * 1937	 Wooreen
 * 1938	 Warragul 2nds
 * 1939	 Ellinbank
 * 1940	 Warragul 2nds
 * 1941–45	 In Recess
 * 1946	 Ellinbank
 * 1947	 Darnum
 * 1948	 Warragul Ind
 * 1949	 Nilma Lillico
 * 1950	 Hallora
 * 1951	 Nilma Lillico
 * 1952	 Ellinbank
 * 1953	 Ellinbank
 * 1954	 Ellinbank
 * 1955	 Ellinbank
 * 1956	 Buln Buln
 * 1957	 Noojee/Junction
 * 1958	 Hallora Strez
 * 1959	 Nilma Lillico
 * 1960	 Warragul Ind
 * 1961	 Ellinbank
 * 1962	 Neerim Neerim South
 * 1963	 Ellinbank
 * 1964	 Neerim Neerim South
 * 1965	 Buln Buln
 * 1966	 Neerim Neerim South
 * 1967	 Poowong
 * 1968	 Hallora Strez
 * 1969	 Hallora Strez


 * 1970	 Poowong
 * 1971	 Hallora Strez
 * 1972	 Poowong
 * 1973	 Poowong
 * 1974	 Ellinbank
 * 1975	 Ellinbank
 * 1976	 Warragul Ind
 * 1977	 Poowong
 * 1978	 Neerim Neerim South
 * 1979	 Buln Buln
 * 1980	 Buln Buln
 * 1981	 Buln Buln
 * 1982	 Neerim Neerim South
 * 1983	 Ellinbank
 * 1984	 Ellinbank
 * 1985	 Poowong
 * 1986	 Warragul Ind
 * 1987	 Ellinbank
 * 1988	 Ellinbank
 * 1989	 Poowong
 * 1990	 Bunyip
 * 1991	 Poowong
 * 1992	 Catani
 * 1993	 Nyora
 * 1994	 Buln Buln
 * 1995	 Ellinbank
 * 1996	 Warragul Ind
 * 1997	 Buln Buln
 * 1998	 Neerim Neerim South


 * 1999	 Neerim Neerim South
 * 2000	 Bunyip
 * 2001	 Buln Buln
 * 2002	 Buln Buln
 * 2003	 Poowong
 * 2004	 Catani
 * 2005	 Catani
 * 2006	 Nyora
 * 2007	 Nyora
 * 2008	 Cora Lynn
 * 2009	 Nilma Darnum
 * 2010	Nar Nar Goon
 * 2011	Garfield
 * 2012	 Bunyip
 * 2013	 Garfield
 * 2014 Buln Buln (East)
 * 2014 Cora Lynn (West)
 * 2015	Cora Lynn
 * 2016	Cora Lynn
 * 2017	Catani
 * 2018	Nyora
 * 2019 Longwarry
 * 2022 Neerim Neerim South
 * 2023 Buln Buln

VFL/AFL players

 * Barry Bourke – Neerim Neerim South –
 * Jai Newcombe – Poowong –