Lexton Plains Football League

Lexton Plains Football League
Founded1999
Ceased2010

The Lexton Plains Football League was an Australian rules football competition in western Victoria, Australia. The league ran an annual competition from 1999 to 2010.

History

The Western Plains Football League, which was formed in 1930 and the Lexton Football League, which was formed in 1945, both merged in 1999 to form the Lexton Plains Football / Netball League.

The league has a brief twelve yer history, then folded after the 2010 season, with the last grand final being postponed a week, due to the local flooding isolating clubs scheduled to play.[1]

Navarre, Natte-Bealiba and Lexton joined the Maryborough Castlemaine District Football League, the Ararat Eagles joined the Mininera & District Football League and the four other clubs joined the Central Highlands Football League in an 18 team Competition for 2011.

Clubs

Final clubs

Club Colours Nickname Home Ground Former League Est. Years in comp LPFL Senior Premierships Fate
Total Years
Ararat Eagles Eagles Alexandra Oval, Ararat HDFNL 2000 2001-2010 0 - Moved to Mininera & District FNL after 2010 season
Carngham Linton Saints Carngham Recreation Reserve, Snake Valley WPFL 1968 1999-2010 4 2000, 2006, 2007, 2008 Moved to Central Highlands FL after 2010 season
Illabarook Bulldogs Smythesdale Recreation Reserve, Smythesdale WPFL 1891[2] 1999-2010 0 - Moved to Central Highlands FL after 2010 season
Lexton Tigers Lexton Recreation Reserve, Lexton LFL 1920 1999-2010 0 - Moved to Maryborough Castlemaine District FNL after 2010 season
Natte Bealiba Swans Natte Yallock Recreation Reserve, Natte Yallock LFL 1961 1999-2010 0 - Moved to Maryborough Castlemaine District FNL after 2010 season
Navarre Hoppers Navarre Recreation Reserve, Navarre LFL 1920 1999-2010 1 1999 Moved to Maryborough Castlemaine District FNL after 2010 season
Rokewood Corindhap Hoppers Rokewood Recreation Reserve, Snake Valley WPFL 1932 1999-2010 2 2002, 2004 Moved to Central Highlands FL after 2010 season
Skipton Emus Skipton Recreation Reserve, Skipton WPFL 1873 1999-2010 5 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010 Moved to Central Highlands FL after 2010 season

Former clubs

Club Colours Nickname Home Ground Former League Est. Years in comp LPFL Senior Premierships Fate
Total Years
Avoca Bulldogs Avoca Recreation Reserve, Avoca LFL 1873 1999-2004 0 - Moved to Maryborough Castlemaine District FNL after 2004 season
Dunolly Eagles Dunolly Recreation Reserve, Dunolly LFL 1873 1999-2000 0 - Moved to Loddon Valley FNL after 2000 season
Landsborough Burras Landsborough Recreation Reserve, Landsborough LFL 1896 1999-2001 0 - Folded in 2001
Marnoo Navy Blues Marnoo Recreation Reserve, Marnoo LFL 1900s 1999-2000 0 - Folded in 2000

Premiers

Senior Football Premiers
Reserves Football
  • 2009 - Rokewood-Corindhap: 10.5 - 65 d Carngham-Linton: 7.6 - 48
  • 2010 - Skipton: 16.15 - 111 d Lexton: 3.8 - 26
Under 17's
  • 2009 - Illabarook: 16.7 - 103 d Carngham-Linton: 3.7 - 25
  • 2010 - Skipton: 7.10 - 52 d Rokewood-Corindhap: 5.12 - 42
Under 14's
  • 2009 - Skipton: 7.11 - 53 d Navarre: 7.6 - 48
  • 2010 - Navarre: 7.7 - 49 d Skipton: 4.4 - 28
Under 12's
  • 2009 - Carngham-Linton: 3.5 - 23 d Skipton: 0.1 - 1
  • 2010 - Rokewood-Corindhap: 2.3 - 15 d Skipton: 2.2 - 14

League Best and Fairest

Senior Football[3]
Lexton Plains FNL: Best & Fairest / Leading goal-kicker
Season Peter Smith Medal Club Votes Leading goal-kicker Club Goals
1999 Steve Clohesy Navarre Troy Nunn Carngham-Linton
2000 Marcus Driscoll Navarre Shane Hutchins Dunolly
2001 Trevor Field Avoca Justin Porter Carngham-Linton 129(140)
2002 Jarrod Bibby Navarre Justin Porter Carngham-Linton
2003 David Dridan & Lexton 16[4] Justin Porter Carngham-Linton 103
Ross Waters & Carngham-Linton 16
Nick Watson Skipton 16
2004 David Dridan & Lexton Justin Porter Carngham-Linton 100
Ian Martin Natte Bealiba
2005 Darren Fletcher Skipton 27[5] Justin Porter Carngham-Linton
2006 Tim McKay Skipton James McNamee Natte Bealiba 91
2007 Karl Begbie Rokewood Corindhap 26[6] James McNamee Natte Bealiba 74
2008 Stephen Ross Natte Bealiba 24[7] James McNamee Rokewood Corindhap 77
2009 Jason Hill Carngham-Linton 24[8] Thomas Mullane-Grant Rokewood-Corindhap 79
2010 Ben Martin Navarre 22[9] Tim Beecham Skipton 76

Senior Football Ladders

1999 Ladder
Club Wins Byes Losses For Against % Pts
Carngham-Linton 17 1 0 2509 1297 193.4 72
Navarre 13 2 3 1882 728 258.5 60
Lexton 13 1 4 1935 1120 172.8 56
Avoca 12 2 4 1558 1281 121.6 56
Skipton 10 1 7 1829 1780 102.8 44
Rokewood-Corindhap 7 2 9 1584 1679 94.3 36
Illabarook 6 2 10 1327 1652 80.3 32
Marnoo 4 2 12 1067 1816 58.8 24
Natte-Bealiba 4 1 13 1189 1585 75.0 20
Dunolly 3 2 13 1221 2249 54.3 20
Landsborough 1 2 15 1095 2009 54.5 12
2008 Ladder
Lexton Plains Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts
Rokewood-Corindhap 15 0 0 1 1797 872 206.08% 62
Skipton 13 0 2 1 1654 1212 136.47% 54
Carngham-Linton 12 0 4 0 1858 1235 150.45% 48
Navarre 7 0 9 0 1199 1276 93.97% 28
Illabarook 6 0 10 0 1234 1469 84.00% 24
Lexton 5 0 10 1 1267 1571 80.65% 22
Natte-Bealiba 3 0 13 0 1157 1464 79.03% 12
Ararat Eagles 1 0 14 1 773 1840 42.01% 6

2008 FINALS

Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Elimination Illabarook 10 7 67 Navarre 6 9 45
Qualifying Carngham-Linton 20 12 132 Skipton 8 12 60
1st Semi Skipton 20 9 129 Illabarook 12 5 77
2nd Semi Carngham-Linton 17 12 114 Rokewood-Corindhap 14 3 87
Preliminary Skipton 4 7 31 Rokewood-Corindhap 3 7 25
Grand Carngham-Linton 13 8 86 Skipton 11 14 80
2009 Ladder
Lexton Plains Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts
Skipton 15 0 1 0 1897 902 210.31% 60
Carngham-Linton 12 0 4 0 1529 1003 152.44% 48
Rokewood-Corindhap 12 0 4 0 1563 1072 145.80% 48
Navarre 9 0 7 0 1408 1247 112.91% 36
Natte-Bealiba 5 0 11 0 966 1583 61.02% 20
Illabarook 4 0 12 0 1068 1543 69.22% 16
Lexton 4 0 12 0 1018 1593 63.90% 16
Ararat Eagles 3 0 13 0 951 1457 65.27% 12

2009 FINALS

Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Elimination Navarre 15 12 102 Natte-Bealiba 4 7 31
Qualifying Rokewood-Corindhap 13 8 86 Carngham-Linton 9 17 71
1st Semi Carngham-Linton 19 9 123 Navarre 9 6 60
2nd Semi Skipton 11 18 84 Rokewood-Corindhap 9 7 61
Preliminary Carngham-Linton 20 3 123 Rokewood-Corindhap 8 12 60
Grand Skipton 17 9 111 Carngham-Linton 10 9 69
2010 Ladder
Lexton Plains Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts
Skipton 15 0 1 0 1909 834 228.90% 60
Rokewood-Corindhap 12 0 4 0 1382 893 154.76% 48
Lexton 11 0 5 0 1385 914 151.53% 44
Navarre 11 0 5 0 1209 972 124.38% 44
Carngham-Linton 7 0 9 0 1305 1118 116.73% 28
Illabarook 5 0 11 0 927 1301 71.25% 20
Natte-Bealiba 3 0 13 0 939 1234 76.09% 12
Ararat Eagles 0 0 16 0 567 2357 24.06% 0

2010 FINALS

Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Elimination Carngham-Linton 6 8 44 Navarre 5 7 37
Qualifying Lexton 5 7 37 Rokewood-Corindhap 1 7 13
1st Semi Rokewood-Corindhap 15 10 100 Carngham-Linton 4 8 32
2nd Semi Lexton 11 5 71 Skipton 8 15 63
Preliminary Skipton 8 10 58 Rokewood-Corindhap 6 4 40
Grand Skipton 16 15 111 Lexton 3 8 26

Lexton Football League

The Lexton FL was formed in 1945, with the six foundation club's being - Amphitheatre, Avoca, Lexton, Moonambel, Natte Yallock, Talbot and Waubra.[10]

In 1983, Lexton: 30.24.204 defeated Dunolly: 11.14 - 80, which is the record for the highest score in a senior football grand final.

The best on ground award in the Lexton FL senior football competition received the Mervyn Howard Memorial Award, which was first awarded in 1996.

The Lexton FL merged with the Western Plains Football League in 1999 to form the Lexton Plains Football League.

Senior Football Premiers

References

  1. ^ Rod Ward (4 September 2010). "2010 - Postponement of LPFL Grand Final". Gameday. Lexton Plains FNL. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  2. ^ "1891 – Cape Clear Notes". The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924). 1 July 1891. p. 4. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  3. ^ "1999 - Senior Football Best & Fairest / Peter Smith Medal". Lexton Plains FNL. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  4. ^ "2003 - Three share LPFL medal". The Courier newspaper. Lexton Plains FNL. 1 September 2003. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  5. ^ David Brehaut (29 August 2005). "2005 - Lexton Plains Best & Fairest: Brothers top medal count". The Courier. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  6. ^ "2007 - LPFL medal for Begbie". The Courier newspaper. Lexton Plains FNL. 20 August 2007. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  7. ^ "2008 - Award caps big night for Ross". The Courier newspaper. Lexton Plains FNL. 18 August 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  8. ^ "2009 - LPFL Best and Fairest Vote Count: round by round". The Courier newspaper. 17 August 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  9. ^ Gavin McGrath (16 August 2010). "2010 - Navarre's Ben Martin takes top LPFL honour". The Courier newspaper. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  10. ^ "1945 - Avoca's Plans". Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954). 9 May 1945. p. 25. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  11. ^ "1997 - Jim Jess". Gameday. Avoca FNC. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  12. ^ "1946 - W. T. Rattray". The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne, Vic. : 1922 - 1954; 1956). 26 December 1946. p. 17. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  13. ^ "1968 - Brian Coghlan". Gameday. Avoca FNC. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  14. ^ "Ron and Wayne Deledio". Gameday. Avoca FNL. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  15. ^ "1993 - David Edwards". Gameday. Avoca FNC. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
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