North Eastern Football Union

The North Eastern Football Union (NEFU) was an Australian Rules football competition in North-Eastern Tasmania, Australia.

North Eastern Football Union
Founded	1938
Formerly named	North East Association
Ceased	2017

History

Competition football began in North-Eastern Tasmania in the early 1900s during the region's tin mining boom.
There were many small associations existing in the area from Scottsdale to Goulds Country, with the many varying changes to the region during the twentieth century it had a resultant effect on the football scene.
After the NEFU formed in 1938, the competition ran until it was suspended during World War Two, football resumed in 1945.
The governing body reformed under the guidance of Harry Horsburg as Secretary and George De Haas as president. The North Eastern Football Union clubs in that era were Branxholm, Derby, Legerwood, Pioneer, Ringarooma and Winnaleah.
In 1967, Bridport Football Club joined the competition along with Scottsdale Crows (1982), Lilydale (1985), Saint Helens (1993 from the defunct Fingal District FA) and Fingal (1997).^[1]

Lilydale left at the end of 2010, Ringarooma went into recess in 2012 and St Helens changed its name to East Coast Swans to have a more regional appeal in 2013. Branxholm went into recess then Bridport and East Coast joined the NTFA.

In 2017 the competition was reduced to just two clubs. In a farcical situation, Winnaleah defeated Scottsdale Crows in all 12 home and away matches and the grand final. The Crows folded soon after. Winnaleah applied to join the NTFA but were rejected, so the club were forced to fold.^[2]

Clubs

Final

Club	Colours	Nickname	Home Ground	Former League	Est.	Years in NEFU	NEFU Premierhips		Fate
							Total	Years
Scottsdale Crows		Crows	Scottsdale Recreation Ground, Scottsdale	–	1982	1982-2017	3	1989, 1990, 2006	Folded after 2017 season
Winnaleah		Magpies	Winnaleah Sports Ground, Winnaleah	NEFA	1905	1937-2017	13	1940, 1945, 1965, 1972, 1974, 1985, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017	Folded after 2017 season

Former

Club	Colours	Nickname	Home Ground	Former League	Est.	Years in NEFU	NEFU Premierhips		Fate
							Total	Years
Alberton				NEFA		1937-?	0	-	Folded
Branxholm		Wanderers	Branxholm Recreation Ground, Branxholm	NEFA	1910	1937-2015	17	1938, 1948, 1951, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1979, 1987, 1995, 1996, 2014	Folded after 2015 season
Bridport		Seagulls	Bridport Oval, Bridport		1934	1967-2015	8	1973, 1982, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2013, 2015	Moved to NTFA after 2015 season
Derby			Derby Oval, Derby	NEFA		1937-1962	6	1949, 1950, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1960	Folded after 1962 season
East Coast Swans	(1993-2012) (2013-15)	Swans	St Helens Recreation Reserve, St Helens	FDFA	1910	1993-2015	2	1997, 2000	Moved to NTFA after 2015 season
Fingal		Country Blues	Fingal Recreation Ground, Fingal	NTFA	1884	1997-2001	1	1998	Entered recess after 2001 season, later re-formed in NTFA
Legerwood				NEFA	1923	1937-1964	1	1952	Folded after 1964 season
Lilydale		Demons	Lilydale Recreation Ground, Lilydale	TFA	1921	1985-2010	7	1986, 1988, 1992, 1994, 2007, 2009, 2010	Moved to NTFA after 2010 season
Pioneer				CFA		1937-1947	0	-	Merged with Gladstone to form Pioneer-Gladstone after 1947 seadon
Pioneer-Gladstone				–	1948	1948-1978	4	1967, 1976, 1977, 1978	Folded after 1978 season
Ringarooma		Robins	Ringarooma Sports Ground, Ringarooma	NEFA		1939-2011	11	1955, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1991, 2008	Folded after 2011 season
Scottsdale			Scottsdale Recreation Ground, Scottsdale	–	1889	1937-1948	2	1946, 1947	Moved to NTFA after 1948 season
Wanderers				NEFA		1937-?	0	-	Folded

2007 Ladder

North Eastern FU	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts		Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Lilydale	15	3	0	1	2503	839	298.33%	62		1st Semi	St Helens	17	9	111	Winnaleah	16	6	102
Scottsdale Crows	11	3	5	0	1921	1446	132.85%	44		2nd Semi	Lilydale	12	8	80	Scottsdale	8	13	61
Winnaleah	9	3	7	0	1623	1496	108.49%	36		Preliminary	Scottsdale	19	20	134	St Helens	7	7	49
St Helens	7	3	9	0	1433	1720	83.31%	28		Grand	Lilydale	23	11	149	Scottsdale	15	8	98
Bridport	7	3	9	0	1542	1886	81.76%	28
Branxholm	4	3	11	1	1264	1786	70.77%	18
Ringarooma	2	3	14	0	1195	2308	51.78%	8

2008 Ladder

North Eastern FU	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts		Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Lilydale	16	0	0	0	2931	756	387.70%	64		1st Semi	St Helens	13	10	88	Scottsdale	11	10	76
Ringarooma	14	0	2	0	2382	1132	210.42%	56		2nd Semi	Lilydale	19	13	127	Ringarooma	9	15	69
Scottsdale Crows	10	0	6	0	1769	1531	115.55%	40		Preliminary	Ringarooma	12	13	85	St Helens	10	13	73
St Helens	7	0	9	0	1740	1554	111.97%	28		Grand	Ringarooma	16	8	104	Lilydale	10	8	68
Winnaleah	7	0	9	0	1263	1920	65.78%	28
Bridport	2	0	14	0	1094	2403	45.53%	8
Branxholm	0	0	16	0	838	2721	30.80%	0

2009 Ladder

North Eastern FU	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts		Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Lilydale	13	0	2	1	2413	953	253.20%	54		1st Semi	Ringarooma	14	14	98	Branxholm	3	7	25
Winnaleah	13	0	3	0	1677	1119	149.87%	52		2nd Semi	Lilydale	14	14	98	Winnaleah	5	8	38
Ringarooma	10	0	5	1	1814	1050	172.76%	42		Preliminary	Winnaleah	6	6	42	Ringarooma	2	9	21
Branxholm	10	0	6	0	1713	1236	138.59%	40		Grand	Lilydale	21	17	143	Winnaleah	8	6	54
St Helens	5	0	11	0	1187	1621	73.23%	20
Bridport	2	0	14	0	998	1987	50.23%	8
Scottsdale Crows	2	0	14	0	613	2449	25.03%	8

2010 Ladder

North Eastern FU	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts		Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Lilydale	14	3	2	0	2394	897	266.89%	56		1st Semi	Ringarooma	15	8	98	Branxholm	10	13	73
St Helens	12	3	4	0	1728	1264	136.71%	48		2nd Semi	Lilydale	19	18	132	St Helens	12	9	81
Branxholm	8	3	7	1	1541	1533	100.52%	34		Preliminary	Ringarooma	6	8	44	St Helens	3	9	27
Ringarooma	8	3	7	1	1300	1304	99.69%	34		Grand	Lilydale	12	7	79	Ringarooma	11	7	73
Winnaleah	7	3	9	0	1317	1452	90.70%	28
Bridport	6	3	10	0	1375	1720	79.94%	24
Scottsdale Crows	0	3	16	0	779	2264	34.41%	0

2011 Ladder

North Eastern FU	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts		Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Ringarooma	14	0	2	0	1909	908	210.24%	56		1st Semi	Winnaleah	7	10	52	Bridport	6	6	42
Branxholm	13	0	3	0	1552	913	169.99%	52		2nd Semi	Ringarooma	12	12	84	Branxholm	6	9	45
Winnaleah	8	0	8	0	1346	1257	107.08%	32		Preliminary	Winnaleah	17	7	109	Branxholm	8	8	56
Bridport	7	0	9	0	1318	1490	88.46%	28		Grand	Winnaleah	13	9	87	Ringarooma	9	6	60
St Helens	6	0	10	0	1260	1584	79.55%	24
Scottsdale Crows	0	0	16	0	711	1944	36.57%	0

2012 Ladder

North Eastern FU	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts		Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Winnaleah	14	0	2	0	1444	864	167.13%	56		1st Semi	Bridport	7	16	58	St Helens	4	12	36
Branxholm	10	0	6	0	1299	1184	109.71%	40		2nd Semi	Winnaleah	15	12	102	Branxholm	5	9	39
Bridport	7	0	9	0	1113	1158	96.11%	28		Preliminary	Bridport	14	7	91	Branxholm	8	7	55
St Helens	5	0	11	0	1063	1383	76.86%	20		Grand	Winnaleah	16	10	106	Bridport	9	6	60
Scottsdale Crows	4	0	12	0	969	1299	74.60%	16

2013 Ladder

North Eastern FU	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts		Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Bridport	12	0	4	0	1472	1160	126.90%	48		1st Semi	Branxholm	9	8	62	East Coast Swans	7	9	51
Winnaleah	11	0	5	0	1286	977	131.63%	44		2nd Semi	Bridport	11	13	79	Winnaleah	10	9	69
Branxholm	9	0	7	0	1445	1261	114.59%	36		Preliminary	Winnaleah	7	7	49	Branxholm	6	7	43
East Coast	8	0	8	0	1671	1092	153.02%	32		Grand	Bridport	8	12	60	Winnaleah	7	11	53
Scottsdale Crows	0	0	16	0	582	1966	29.60%	0

2014 Ladder

North Eastern FU	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts		Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Branxholm	14	4	2	0	1791	724	247.38%	56		1st Semi	Winnaleah	10	16	76	Bridport	3	6	24
East Coast	12	4	4	0	1546	962	160.71%	48		2nd Semi	Branxholm	14	7	91	East Coast Swans	10	8	68
Bridport	6	4	9	1	971	1412	68.77%	26		Preliminary	East Coast Swans	12	9	81	Winnaleah	9	13	67
Winnaleah	5	4	10	1	1072	1470	72.93%	22		Grand	Branxholm	9	15	69	East Coast Swans	6	12	48
Scottsdale Crows	2	4	14	0	794	1606	49.44%	8

2015 Ladder

North Eastern FU	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts		Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Bridport	15	0	1	0	2101	741	283.54%	60		1st Semi	Scottsdale Crows	11	14	80	Winnaleah	9	6	60
East Coast	12	0	4	0	1774	955	185.76%	48		2nd Semi	Bridport	12	14	86	East Coast Swans	6	11	47
Scottsdale Crows	6	0	10	1	946	1678	56.38%	26		Preliminary	East Coast Swans	9	15	69	Scottsdale Crows	6	7	43
Winnaleah	1	0	15	1	699	1819	38.43%	6		Grand	Bridport	12	13	85	East Coast Swans	7	9	51
Branxholm	0	0	4	0	72	399	18.05%	0

2016 Ladder

North Eastern FU	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts		Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Bridport	12	0	2	0	1535	798	192.36%	48		1st Semi	East Coast Swans	14	5	89	Scottsdale Crows	9	10	64
Winnaleah	11	0	3	0	1279	735	174.01%	44		2nd Semi	Bridport	13	6	84	Winnaleah	8	10	58
East Coast	5	0	9	0	859	1145	75.02%	20		Preliminary	Winnaleah	11	14	80	East Coast Swans	4	0	24
Scottsdale Crows	0	0	14	0	761	1756	43.34%	0		Grand	Winnaleah	9	11	65	Bridport	6	12	48

2017 Ladder

North Eastern FU	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts		Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Winnaleah	12	0	0	0	1819	325	559.69%	48		Grand	Winnaleah	24	21	165	Scottsdale Crows	3	2	20
Scottsdale Crows	0	0	12	0	325	1819	17.87%	0

Premiers

1938 Branxholm 1939 Scottsdale 1940 Winnaleah 1941-1944 WWII 1945 Winnaleah 1946 Scottsdale 1947 Scottsdale 1948 Branxholm 1949 Derby 1950 Derby 1951 Branxholm 1952 Legerwood 1953 Derby 1954 Derby 1955 Ringarooma 1956 Branxholm 1957 Derby 1958 Branxholm 1959 Branxholm 1960 Derby 1961 Branxholm 1962 Branxholm 1963 Branxholm 1964 Branxholm 1965 Winnaleah 1966 Branxholm

1967 Pioneer 1968 Ringarooma 1969 Ringarooma 1970 Branxholm 1971 Ringarooma 1972 Winnaleah 1973 Bridport 1974 Winnaleah 1975 Ringarooma 1976 Pioneer 1977 Pioneer 1978 Pioneer 1979 Branxholm 1980 Ringarooma 1981 Ringarooma 1982 Bridport 1983 Ringarooma 1984 Ringarooma 1985 Winnaleah 1986 Lilydale 1987 Branxholm 1988 Lilydale 1989 Scottsdale Crows 1990 Scottsdale Crows 1991 Ringarooma 1992 Lilydale

1993 Bridport 1994 Lilydale 1995 Branxholm 1996 Branxholm 1997 St. Helens 1998 Fingal 1999 Bridport 2000 St. Helens 2001 Bridport 2002 Bridport 2003 Winnaleah 2004 Winnaleah 2005 Winnaleah 2006 Scottsdale Crows 2007 Lilydale 2008 Ringarooma 2009 Lilydale 2010 Lilydale 2011 Winnaleah 2012 Winnaleah 2013 Bridport 2014 Branxholm 2015 Bridport 2016 Winnaleah 2017 Winnaleah

published books

• Australian rules football in Tasmania, John Stoward, 2002, ISBN 0-9577515-7-5
• More on football, B.T. (Buck) Anderton. , Central Coast Courier, 2002, ISBN 0-9581306-0-4

External links

• Official NEFU Website