Ovens &amp; King Football League

The Ovens &amp; King Football Netball League is a minor country Australian rules football league based in North-Eastern Victoria in the vicinity of Wangaratta and more recently Benalla.
History.
The "Ovens &amp; King Football League" was formed on the 13th of June 1903, after a handful of men met at The Bulls Head Hotel in Wangaratta to consider forming a football competition. One week later, the first matches of the Ovens &amp; King Football Association were played. The competition changed its name to the Ovens and King Football League after the 1928 season.
Today, more than 100 years later, teams from Benalla, Bright, Greta, King Valley, Milawa, Moyhu, North Wangaratta, Tarrawingee and Whorouly participate in seniors, reserves and five netball grades.
Located in the rich Ovens Valley and King Valley of northeast Victoria, the league has produced a number of elite football who have gone on to play in the AFL, including the cousins Nigel (Brisbane Lions) and Matthew Lappin (St Kilda/Carlton), ruckman Mark Porter (Kangaroos/Carlton) and most recently Michael Newton (Melbourne), Barry Hall St Kilda/Sydney/Western Bulldogs and Brendan Fevola Carlton and Brisbane Lions.
Community support is strong in the Ovens and King districts with crowds attending games usually greater than most neighbouring competitions. The local football is an important social outlet for many local communities and finals matches draw especially strong crowd numbers.
In 2010, the league added Tatong, Swanpool, Goorambat and Bonnie Doon, who had previously played in the now-defunct Benalla &amp; District Football League. After four years of heavy losses, Swanpool and Tatong were thrown out of the competition by AFL County Victoria, ending nearly 100 years of tradition. A two-way merge proposed by the clubs was rejected, as was a transfer to the Picola District FL.
In 2019 Glenrowan were forced into recess following a player, coach and volunteer shortage.
Seasons.
2007 Ladder.
FINALS 
2008 Ladder.
FINALS 
Note: Moyhu lost fifteen points in the First Semi-Final against Whorouly after a head count.
League Hall Of Fame.
This pretigious honour for O&amp;KFNL players &amp; officials was first awarded in 2006.
League Life Members.
Charlie H. Butler (Sec) 
G. Ray Barker (Pres) 
Ron Marks (Tribunal) 
John Keogh (Auditor) 
Cyril C. Johnson (Tribunal) 
Harold H. Wellington (Tribunal) 
Bert H.G. Harman (Reporter) 
J R Mummery (Delegate)
William Smith (Sponsor etc.) 
Clyde Baker (Sec) 
Albert (Bert) A. Clarke (Pres) 
Jack M. Wood (Tribunal)
D.P. Jones (Auditor)
H. Peter Nolan (Pres)
Ken Stewart (Delegate)
Angry J.A. Ferguson (Auditor)
Fred Jensen (Delegate)
E.J (Ted) Lester (Delegate)
Fred Baker (Sec)
Vin Shelley (Pres)
D.R. (Toby) Schultz (Tribunal)
Les O`Keefe (Tribunal)
Bill Lowen (300 games) Bright
William. O`Brien (300 games) Greta
Rob Forrest (300 games) Beechworth
Rowdy Lappin (300 games) Chiltern
Rex Walter (300 games) North Wangaratta
Ross Nightingale (300 games) Bright
Gary Bussell (300 games) King Valley
Trevor Blair (300 games) Tarrawingee
Mark Allan (300 games) Milawa
Brendan Allan (300 games) Milawa
Lionel Schutt (300 games) Milawa, North Wang, Tarrawingee, Moyhu
Allan Dickson (League President)
Andrew Smith (300 games) Greta, Glenrowan
Mal Dinsdale (400 games) Tarrawingee
Geoff Robinson (400 games) Milawa
Russell Ferguson (400 games) Milawa
Steve Masin (300 games) Whorouly
Peter Hawkins (400 games) Moyhu
Bruce Nightingale (300 games)
Ab (Alan) Gillett (300 games) Bright
John Munari Moyhu
Patrick O'Shea (Bright)
Peter Jones (Bright)
Scott Douglas (Moyhu)
Robert Burrowes (Moyhu, King Valley)
Paul Hogan (Greta)
Senior Football Best and Fairest / Clyde Baker Medal Winners.
1932 Ron Black (Whorouly)
1933 Keith Parris (Beechworth)
1934 Arthur Mills (Waratahs)
1935 Ron Black (Whorouly)
1936 Jack Parrish (Eldorado)
1937 Maurie Valli (Milawa)
1938 Ron Reah (Moyhu)
1939 Ron Reah (Moyhu)
1940 ?
1941 Lionel Wallace (Moyhu)
1942 to 1944 World War II. O&amp;KFL in recess
1945 ?
1946 Jock Gardner (Milawa)
1947 Jock Gardner (Milawa)
1948 Ian Thomas (King Valley)
1949 Jack Sullivan (Tarrawingee)
1950 A. `Mick` Jess (Whorouly)
... Jack Sullivan (Tarrawingee)*
1951 Jock Gardner (Milawa)
1952 Doug Ferguson (Eldorado)
1953 Ray Warford (Moyhu)
1954 Tim Lowe (Beechworth)
1955 Ray Warford (Moyhu)
1956 Ray Warford (Moyhu), Tim Lowe (Beechworth), Greg Hogan (Moyhu)
1957 Bill Pinder (King Valley)
1958 Clem Goonan (Whorouly)
1959 K. Spink (Whorouly)
1960 Colin Barnes (Greta)
1961 Colin Barnes (Greta)
1962 Ken Dixon (Chiltern)
1963 Ron Critchley (Whorouly)
1964 Eddie Hooper (Greta)
1965 Rob Comensoli (Moyhu)
1966 Les Butler (Bright)
1967 Rob Comensoli (Moyhu)
1968 Bill McAuliffe (Whorouly) (1st CLYDE BAKER MEDAL)
1969 Alan McDonald (Moyhu)
1970 Stuart Elkington (Whorouly)
1971 Garry Holmes (King Valley)
1972 Mick Lloyd (Moyhu)
1973 Eddie Flynn (North Wangaratta)
1974 John Lappin (Chiltern)
1975 Rob Parolin (Whorouly)
1976 Vic Christou (King Valley)
1977 John Rutten (Beechworth)
1978 Neville Pollard (Milawa), John Lappin (Chiltern), Terry Wadley (Greta)
1979 Con Madden (Beechworth)
1980 Neville Pollard (Milawa)
1981 Richie Allen (King Valley)
1982 John Lappin (Chiltern)
1983 Neale McMonigle (North Wangaratta) &amp; Neil Ferguson (Bright)
1984 Geoff Lacey (Greta) &amp; Greg Taylor (Bright)
1985 Con Madden (Beechworth)
1986 Peter Duncan (Whorouly)
1987 Mark Ottery (Moyhu)
1988 Tony Gleeson (Greta)
1989 Peter Lappin (Chiltern)
1990 Tony Gleeson (Greta)
1991 Fred Pane (North Wangaratta)
1992 Laurie Larsen (Whorouly)
1993 Mark Johns (North Wangaratta)
1994 Mark Porter (King Valley)
1995 Paul Hogan (Greta)
1996 Tony Gayfer (Rutherglen)
1997 Des Smith (Moyhu)
1998 Colin McClounan (Whorouly)
1999 Rod Milthorpe (Rutherglen)
2000 Shane Driscoll (North Wangaratta)
2001 Scott Francis (Rutherglen) &amp; Andy Mihaljevic (Beechworth)
2002 Adam Clarke (Tarrawingee) &amp; John Allen (Beechworth)
2003 Ty Baxter (Bright)
2004 Stuart Cooper (King Valley)
2005 Richard Bull (Milawa)
2006 Tom Hazell (Greta)
2007 Anthony Welsh (Moyhu)
2008 Mathew Kelly (Bright) &amp; Finton Eames (Tarrawingee)
2009 Steve Nightingale (Bright)
2010 Steve Nightingale (Bright)
2011 Nathan Waite (Moyhu)
2012 Adam Williams (King Valley)
2013 Adam Williams (King Valley)
2014 Daniel Godsmark (Bonnie Doon)
2015 Ben Bond (Bright)
2016 Kaine Herbert (Bonnie Doon)
2017 Jeremy Wilson (Moyhu)
2018 Chris Dube (Greta)
2019 Jamie Allan (Milawa) &amp; Nick Lebish (Bright)
2020 O&amp;KFNL in recess &gt; COVID-19
2021 S Cappitelli (Bonnie Doon)
2022 Riley Moran (Benalla All Blacks) 
Senior Leading Goal Kicking Winners.
1903 Bob Condron (Rainbows)
1906 N.Pinkerton (Wangaratta) 7 plus
1907 H.Walker (Eldorado) 16 plus
1909 Laidler (Wangaratta) 10 plus
1910 Cupples (Wangaratta) 16 plus
1911 N.Pinkerton (Wangaratta)
1913 H.Hill (Moyhu) 10 plus
1914 H.Hill (Moyhu) 15 plus
1919 Ivo Atkinson (Wangaratta)
1920 Ivo Atkinson (Wangaratta) 32 plus
1921 Flegg (Wangaratta) 21 plus
1922 Andy “Andyfox” Ferguson (Milawa)
1923 Andy “Andyfox” Ferguson (Milawa)
1924 R. McNamara (Gapsted) 24 plus
1925 A. (Andyfox) Ferguson (Milawa) 31 plus
1926 Ossie Carter (Whorouly) 26
1928 A.(Andyfox) Ferguson (Milawa) 81
1929 Norm Wallace (Myrtleford) 46 plus
1930 Eric Johnstone (Moyhu) 35 plus
1931 Bert Carey (Wangaratta) 85
1932 Bert Carey (Wangaratta) 76
1933 Neville Justice (Myrtleford) 58 plus
1934 Syd Wortmann (Whorouly) 79 plus
1935 Ford Barton (Myrtleford) 46 plus
1936 Norm Wallace (Myrtleford) 70 plus
1937 Ford Barton (Myrtleford) 37 plus
1938 Len Jordon (Eldorado) 53 plus
1939 Sidney Londrigan (Beechworth) 41
1940 Jim Corker (Moyhu) 30 plus
1941 Ernie Ward (Rainbows) 59
1945 Jock Gardner (Milawa) 35 plus
1946 Len Ablett (Myrtleford) 108
1947 Jim Corker (Moyhu) 47 plus
1948 A. “Wally” Cunneen (Myrtleford) 64 plus
1949 A. “Wally” Cunneen (Myrtleford) 52 plus
1950 ?
1951 Lex Nicholl (Whorouly) 37 plus
1952 Doug Ferguson (Eldorado) 75
1954 Gerald O’Neill (Chiltern) 87
1955 John Farmer (Tarrawingee) 86 plus
1956 Ron Howes (Chiltern) 103
1957 Ron Howes (Chiltern) 71
1959 Ivan Chant (Chiltern) 54
1960 Ted McSweeney (Whorouly) 62
1961 Ted McSweeney (Whorouly) 71
1962 Maurie Hogan (Greta) 96
1963 Maurie Hogan (Tarrawingee) 78
1964 John Farmer (Tarrawingee) 68
1965 Brian McDonald (Beechworth) 63
1966 Bob Stone (Tarrawingee) 73
1967 Bob Stone (Tarrawingee) 57
1968 Bill Cassidy (Chiltern) 76
1969 Bob McWaters (Beechworth) 112
1970 Ray Hooper (King Valley) 102
1971 Ray Hooper (King Valley) 109
1972 Bob McWaters (Beechworth) 111
1973 Graham Hill (Beechworth) 92
1974 Graham Hill (Beechworth) 115
1975 Graham Hill (Beechworth) 110
1976 Dave Piggott (Whorouly) 89
1977 Alan Sewell (Whorouly) 126
1978 Alan Sewell (Whorouly) 104
1979 Ron “Jock” Lappin (Chiltern) 88
1980 Glenn Daws (King Valley) 61
1981 Glenn Daws (King Valley) 68 plus
1982 Steve Thompson (Bright) 123
1983 Jim McNamara (Whorouly) 88
1984 John Michelini (Milawa) 114
1985 Graham Hill (Beechworth) 110
1986 Mal Dinsdale (Tarrawingee) 74
... Vere Mounsey (Bright) 74
1987 Mick Worthington (Whorouly) 106
1988 John Iwanuch (Moyhu) 113
1989 Tim Wallace (Beechworth) 85 plus
1990 Chris Long (Tarrawingee) 106
1991 Mark Higgs (Milawa) 76
1992 Mark O’Connor (Milawa) 71
1993 Peter Smith (Bright) 81
1994 Damian Lord (Whorouly) 107
1995 Alan Millard (Chiltern) 84
1996 Ray Robbins (Rutherglen) 81
1997 Peter Busch (Rutherglen) 101
1998 Darren Bate (Beechworth) 100
1999 Dale Andrews (Chiltern) 93
2000 Darren Bate (Beechworth) 79
2001 Darren Bate (Beechworth) 117
2002 Darren Bate (Beechworth) 97
2003 Shane Moore (Moyhu) 103
2004 Shane Moore (Moyhu) 108
2005 Shane Moore (Moyhu) 132
2006 Shane Moore (Moyhu) 103
2007 Shane Moore (Moyhu) 81
2008 Brendan Sessions (Tarrawingee) 135
2009 Brendan Sessions (Tarrawingee) 116
2010 Daniel West (Whorouly) 96
2011 Duane Haebich (Benalla All Blacks) 108
... Daniel Lewis (Milawa) 108 &amp; 9
... Brendan Sessions (King Valley) 97 &amp; 12
... Jeremy Wilson Moyhu 85 &amp; 16
2012 Richard Leahy (Whorouly) 147
2013 Brendan Sessions (King Valley) 105
2014 Hamish Moore (Tarrawingee) 136
2015 Josh Evans (Bonnie Doon) 92
2016 Kyle Raven (Tarrawingee) 107
2017 Justin Hoggan (Tarrawingee) 104
2018 James McClonan (Tarrawingee) 94
2019 Tom Mullane Grant (Bright) 113
2020 O&amp;KFNL in recess &gt; COVID-19
2021 Daniel Cassidy (Greta) 56
2022 Lachlin Thompson (Benalla All Blacks) 109
2023