Learmonth & DFA

[Mobbs]

Some historical info for yers :

Learmonth District Football Association (Vic)

Quick Premiers List :
1919 - ?.
1920 - ?.
1921 - ?.
1922 - Waubra.
1923 - Waubra.
1924 - ?.
1925 - Waubra.
1926 - ?.
1927 - Lexton.
1928 - ?.
1929 - ?.
1930 - Beaufort.
1931 - ?.
1932 - Learmonth.
1933 - ?.
1934 - Beaufort.


Timeline :
1919 :
Participating clubs included :
- Coghill Creek,
- Learmonth and
- Waubra.

1920 :
Participating clubs included :
- Beaufort,
- Burrumbeet,
- Learmonth and
- Waubra.

1921 :
Participating clubs included :
- Beaufort,
- Burrumbeet,
- Learmonth,
- Miners Rest and
- Waubra.

1922 :
Participating clubs included :
- Burrumbeet,
- Learmonth,
- Miners Rest and
- Waubra (premiers).

1923 :
Participating clubs included :
- Burrumbeet,
- Learmonth,
- Miners Rest and
- Waubra (premiers).

1924 :
Participating clubs included :
- Ascot,
- Burrumbeet,
- Learmonth,
- Miners Rest and
- Waubra.

1925 :
Participating clubs included :
- Burrumbeet,
- Learmonth,
- Miners Rest,
- Waubra (premiers) and
- Windermere.

1926 :
Participating clubs included :
- Beaufort,
- Burrumbeet,
- Learmonth,
- Lexton (debut) and
- Waubra.

1927 :
Participating clubs included :
- Beaufort,
- Burrumbeet,
- Learmonth,
- Lexton (premiers),
- Raglan and
- Waubra.

1928-29 :
Participating clubs included :
- Beaufort,
- Burrumbeet,
- Learmonth,
- Lexton and
- Waubra.

1930 :
Participating clubs were (complete, in ladder order after H&As) :
1. Beaufort,
2. Lexton,
3. Learmonth,
4. Avoca (debut),
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5. Waubra and
6. Burrumbeet.
Grand Final - Beaufort 9.13.67 defeated Avoca 8.11.59.

1931 :
Participating clubs included :
- Avoca (4th),
- Beaufort,
- Burrumbeet,
- Learmonth,
- Lexton and
- Waubra.

1932 :
Participating clubs included :
- Avoca (final season),
- Burrumbeet,
- Learmonth,
- Lexton (final season) and
- Waubra.
Finals Series :
- Preliminary Final - Learmonth 13.12.90 defeated Avoca.
- Grand Final - Learmonth defeated Waubra 7.12.54.

1933 :
Participating clubs included :
- Burrumbeet,
- Learmonth and
- Waubra.

1934 :
Participating clubs included :
- Beaufort,
- Burrumbeet,
- Learmonth,
- Raglan and
- Waubra.
Grand Final - Beaufort 14.21.105 defeated Waubra 12.10.82.

1935 - The Learmonth DFA changed name to the Burrumbeet & DFA.

 

[SvetlanaBabe]

I went to watch the boys have agallop at the Alexander Peacock oval the other week. The Learmonth Lakies are back! A new coaching panel and Jock "Spud" White at full forward.
A premiership in the making.

 

[courtjester]

Interesting facts.

Where were the home grounds for some of these teams that no longer exist, like Coghills Creek, Miners Rest, Ascot and Burrembeet?