Greater Northern Football League
The Greater Northern Football League (GNFL) was an Australian rules football competition played between the fifteen (15) major football clubs across Northern Tasmania from the two major footballing bodies across the north of the state, the Northern Tasmanian Football Association (NTFA), and the North West Football Union (NWFU) in 1981 and 1982.
| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1981 |
| Previous names | None. |
| Participating clubs | Burnie Tigers City-South Redlegs Cooee Bulldogs Devonport Magpies East Devonport Swans East Launceston Demons Latrobe Demons Launceston Blues Longford Tigers North Launceston Robins Penguin Two Blues Scottsdale Magpies Smithton Saints Wynyard Cats Ulverstone Robins |
| Stadiums | York Park Devonport Oval West Park Oval Windsor Park Youngtown Oval Latrobe Rec. Ground Penguin Sports Ground Longford Oval Ulverstone Rec. Ground Smithton Football Ground Scottsdale Rec. Ground Girdlestone Park |
| 1982 GNFL Premiership Season. | |
| Premiers | Cooee 9.13 (67) - Scottsdale 5.9 (39) |
Participating clubs
NTFA Clubs
- City-South Football Club.
- East Launceston Football Club.
- Launceston Football Club.
- Longford Football Club.
- North Launceston Football Club.
- Scottsdale Football Club.
NWFU Clubs
- Burnie Tigers Football Club.
- Cooee Football Club.
- Devonport Football Club.
- East Devonport Football Club.
- Latrobe Football Club.
- Penguin Football Club.
- Smithton Football Club.
- Ulverstone Football Club.
- Wynyard Football Club.
1982 Ladder
| Great Northern FL | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penguin | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2031 | 1683 | 120.68% | 62 |
| Cooee | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2633 | 1645 | 160.06% | 56 |
| Launceston | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2054 | 1857 | 110.61% | 56 |
| Ulverstone | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2133 | 1651 | 129.19% | 52 |
| Smithton | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2179 | 1655 | 131.66% | 44 |
| Devonport | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2024 | 1842 | 109.88% | 44 |
| North Launceston | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2308 | 2128 | 108.46% | 38 |
| Burnie | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2026 | 1933 | 104.81% | 36 |
| East Launceston | 8 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1979 | 2151 | 92.00% | 32 |
| Latrobe | 8 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1798 | 2008 | 89.54% | 32 |
| Wynyard | 8 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1704 | 1948 | 87.47% | 32 |
| Scottsdale | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1571 | 1945 | 80.77% | 28 |
| East Devonport | 6 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1660 | 2242 | 74.04% | 24 |
| City-South | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1613 | 2161 | 74.64% | 16 |
| Longford | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1655 | 2519 | 65.70% | 8 |
NWFU FINALS
| Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Semi | Ulverstone | 14 | 18 | 102 | Smithton | 9 | 15 | 69 |
| 2nd Semi | Cooee | 20 | 9 | 129 | Penguin | 11 | 10 | 76 |
| Preliminary | Penguin | 13 | 5 | 83 | Ulverstone | 8 | 11 | 59 |
| Grand | Cooee | 16 | 15 | 111 | Penguin | 16 | 5 | 101 |
NTFA FINALS
| Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Semi | Scottsdale | 21 | 15 | 141 | East Launceston | 12 | 12 | 84 |
| 2nd Semi | Launceston | 17 | 8 | 110 | North Launceston | 16 | 11 | 107 |
| Preliminary | Scottsdale | 16 | 12 | 108 | North Launceston | 11 | 11 | 77 |
| Grand | Scottsdale | 17 | 9 | 111 | Launceston | 12 | 10 | 82 |