Central Goulburn Valley Football League


The Central Goulburn Valley Football League was established on Monday, 11th March, 1946 at the Annual General Meeting of the Goulburn Valley Football Association, when a name change of this Australian Rules Football competition took place.

History

The Central Goulburn Valley Football League was established on Monday, 11th March, 1946 at the Annual General Meeting of the Goulburn Valley Football Association, when a name change of this Australian Rules Football competition took place.
In July, 1946, former Richmond player and Katandra captain, Eddie Ford collided with an Ardmona player, but played out the game and went home, but later became ill. Ford was taken to the Mooroopna Hospial, where he later died.
In 1947, CGVFL premiers, Ardmona were defeated by the premiers of the Murray Football League, Cobram, played at Numurkah in October, 1947.
On Thursday, 23rd February, 1950, the Centrals Seconds Association officially folded up and existing teams were recommended to join the CGVFL.
At the 1950 CGVFL - AGM, Miepoll were admitted into the competition, Sheparton East and SPC merged, but joined the Goulburn Valley Football League as City United Football Club and Mr. J Pearson was elected as secretary for the 25th consecutive year of the following football competitions -
In June, 1950, the Goulburn Valley Football League 13.14 - 92 defeated Central Goulburn Valley Football League 8.15 - 63.
The CGVFL officially went into "recess" at the 1953 CGVFL - AGM, but never reformed as a football competition.
A thorough history of this rural Australian Rules Football competition can be found in a great 1949 article in the Shepparton Advertiser by clicking on this citation. >

CGVFL Football Clubs

The following football clubs played in the CGVFL senior football competition between 1946 and 1952.
;Number of senior football teams in the CGVFL per season
This award was donated by and called the Shepparton Advertiser Trophy, in 1946 and 1947, then was called the Neal Hanlon Memorial Trophy from 1948 to 1952.
YearWinnersClubVotesRunner UpClubVotesComments
1946W "Bill" Hanlon &Shepparton East18Eddie Ford &Katandra16
Eric "Bubby" JamesShepparton18J WilliamsDookie College16
1947Eric RoscoeShepparton48Alex SlocombeDookie College36
1948Alex SlocombeDookie College31M Dexter &Dookie College28
Pat DaltonShepparton East28
1949M SleeShepparton34Pat DaltonShepparton East28
1950John LandyDookie College32Jimmy WongShepparton Boys23
1951Harry CookShepparton East26Max MillsKatandra21
1952Jim HoveyTallygaroopna27Max MillsKatandra26

1946: Eric James also won the Goulburn Valley Football League's Morrison Medal in 1935 & 1937, with the Shepparton Football Club.

CGVFL - Leading Goalkicker