GFL PAST PREMIERS:
1901: Sale
1902: Bairnsdale
1903: Bairnsdale
1904: Maffra
1905: Sale
1906: Maffra
1907: Maffra
1908: Bairnsdale
1909: Bairnsdale
1910: Maffra
1911: Sale
1912: Bairnsdale
1913: Bairnsdale
1914: Maffra
1915-1918: Play suspended
1919: Traralgon
1920: Maffra
1921: Maffra
1922: Rosedale
1923: Traralgon
1924: Sale
1925: Traralgon
1926: Maffra
1927: Sale
1928: Bairnsdale
1929: Bairnsdale
1930: Bairnsdale
1931: Sale
1932: Yallourn
1933: Yallourn
1934: Sale
1935: Maffra
1936: Yarram
1937: Sale
1938: Maffra
1939: Yarram
1940-45: Play suspended
1946: Maffra
1947: Bairnsdale
1948: Maffra
1949: Sale
1950: Sale
1951: Bairnsdale
1952: Bairnsdale
1953: Sale
1954: Bairnsdale
1955: Stratford
1956: Bairnsdale
1957: Heyfield
1958: Bairnsdale
1959: Bairnsdale
1960: Stratford
1961: Orbost
1962: Orbost
1963: Lindenow
1964: Bruthen
1965: Orbost
1966: Bruthen
1967: Orbost
1968: Orbost
1969: Orbost
1970: Stratford
1971: Lakes Entrance
1972: Orbost
1973: Snowy Rovers
1974: EGFL formed.
EGFNL GRAND FINAL HISTORY:
SENIORS
1974: Orbost 12.16 (88) d Lucknow 11.14 (80) Premiership coach: Brian Turner.
1975: Orbost 15.7 (97) d Lucknow 10.8 (68) Premiership coach: Brian Turner.
1976: Snowy Rovers 10.17 (77) d Lakes Entrance 9.6 (60) Premiership coach: G. Voss.
1977: Snowy Rovers 13.15 (93) d Lakes Entrance 12.6 (78) Premiership coach: G. Voss.
1978: Snowy Rovers 13.6 (84) d Lakes Entrance 11.10 (76) Premiership coach: G. Voss.
1979: Orbost 21.13 (139) d Lucknow 10.17 (77) Premiership coach: Kim Kellow.
1980: Lindenow 17.13 (115) d Orbost 7.5 (47) Premiership coach: Doug Patterson.
1981: Orbost 17.13 (115) d Lakes Entrance 10.13 (73) Premiership coach: G. Voss.
1982: Snowy Rovers 6.14 (50) drew with Lakes Entrance 6.14 (50) Replay: Snowy 15.21 (111) d Lakes 7.10 (52) Premiership coach: A. Light.
1983: Snowy Rovers 9.10 (64) d Orbost 8.11 (59) Premiership coach: A. Light.
1984: Snowy Rovers 16.11. (107) d Orbost 15.9 (99) Premiership coach: A. Light.
1985: Snowy Rovers 20.11 (131) d Lindenow 14.13 (97) Premiership coach: A. Light.
1986: Lindenow 12.11 (83) d Wy Yung 5.9 (39) Premiership coach: Chris Redenbach.
1987: Orbost 13.16 (94) d Lakes Entrance 6.15 (51) Premiership coach: Colin McDonald.
1988: Lakes Entrance 12.11 (83) d Wy Yung 5.9 (39) Premiership coach: Roger Geron.
1989: Lindenow 9.4 (58) d Lakes Entrance 4.13 (37) Premiership coach: Chris Redenbach.
1990: Orbost 11.12 (78) d Lindenow 7.8 (50) Premiership coach: Colin McDonald.
1991: Lindenow 14.12 (96) d Wy Yung 8.9 (57) Premiership coach: Geoff Wren.
1992: Wy Yung 9.11 (65) d Snowy Rovers 5.6 (36) Premiership coach: Craig Somerville.
1993: Lucknow 16.13 (109) d Wy Yung 9.12 (66) Premiership coach: Chris Redenbach.
1994: Lakes Entrance 22.13 (145) d Wy Yung 10.8 (68) Premiership coach: Bruce Cowell.
1995: Lakes Entrance 19.10 (124) d Lindenow 16.10 (106) Premiership coach: Bruce Cowell.
1996: Orbost 17.7 (109) d Lindenow 9.10 (64) Premiership coach: Rod Bills.
1997: Lucknow 24.17 (161) d Lindenow 11.7 (73) Premiership coach: Tim Bull.
1998: Orbost 17.8 (110) d Lakes Entrance 12.12 (84) Premiership coach: Michael Turner.
1999: Orbost 13.6 (84) d Lakes Entrance 6.8 (44) Premiership coach: Peter Jenkins.
2000: Bairnsdale 13.11 (89) d Wy Yung 9.7 (61) Premiership coach: Jeff Cooper.
2001: Bairnsdale 21.11 (137) d Lucknow 6.9 (45) Premiership coach: Adrian Bromage.
2002: Bairnsdale 7.16 (58) d Wy Yung 6.10 (46) Premiership coach: David Preston.
2003: Lakes Entrance 12.12 (84) d Wy Yung 11.14 (80) Premiership coach: Jason Barling.
2004: Bairnsdale 16.6 (102) d Wy Yung 10.9 (69) Premiership coach: Darren Hall.
2005: Wy Yung 16.14 (110) d Bairnsdale 7.14 (56) Premiership coaches: Doug Vickers (Non-playing) and Michael Betts (Playing).
2006: Bairnsdale 18.17 (125) d Orbost Snowy Rovers 5.15 (45) Premiership coach: Adrian Bromage.
2007: Bairnsdale 18.10 (118) d Lindenow 12.12 (84) Premiership coach: Adrian Bromage.
2008: Wy Yung 16.14 (110) d Bairnsdale 13.10 (88) Premiership coach: Brent West.
2009: Bairnsdale 13.16 (94) d Wy Yung 9.11 (65) Premiership coach: Shaun Mooney.
2010: Bairnsdale 20.15 (135) d Lindenow 10.15 (75) Premiership coach: Shaun Mooney.
2011: Lindenow 20.14 (134)d Wy Yung 11.6 (72) Premiership coach: Paul Carroll.
2012: Lucknow 14.15 (99) d Lindenow 5.12 (42). Premiership coach: Brad Paris.
2013: Paynesville 15.7 (97) d Lucknow 11.11 (77). Premiership coach: Darren Martin.
2014: Stratford 12.11 (83) d Wy Yung 12.8 (80). Premiership coach: Peter Morrison.
2015: Wy Yung 13.10 (88) d Lindenow 11.15 (81). Premiership coach: Grant Mooney.
2016: Lindenow 13.13 (91) d Paynesville 7.12 (54). Premiership coach: Kane Ashwood.
2017: Lindenow 14.17 (10) d Lucknow 9.5 (59). Premiership coach: Kane Ashwood.
2018: Stratford 8.10 (58) d Lakes Entrance 7.6 (48). Premiership coach: Peter Morrison.
2019: Lindenow 15.13 (103) d Boisdale-Briagolong 8.8 (56). Premiership coach: Justin Gould.
2020: No premiers. Season abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2021: No premiers. Stratford Minor premiers.
2022: Stratford 14.9 (93) d Wy Yung 10.13 (73). Premiership coach: Jarryd Clohesy. Best on ground: Jack Bacon (Stratford).
2023: Wy Yung 6.11 (47) d Boisdale-Briagolong 5.9 (39). Premiership coach: Rod Bills. Best on ground: Mitch Toms (Wy Yung)
EGFNL GRAND FINAL HISTORY:
RESERVES:
1974: Snowy Rovers 11.14 (80) d Orbost 5.5 (35). Premiership coach: N. Mundy.
1975: Orbost 9.6 (60) d Lakes Entrance 6.7 (43). Premiership coach: N. Langley.
1976: Lakes Entrance 17.6 (108) d Wy Yung 7.9 (51). Premiership coach: R. Wheeler.
1977: Wy Yung 15.10 (100) d Orbost (7.11 (53). Premiership coach: T. Wren.
1978: Lucknow 7.9 (51) d Lakes Entrance 7.7. (49). Premiership coach: B. Ivers.
1979: Lucknow 10.8 (68) d Lakes Entrance 9.8 (62). Premiership coach: M. Avery.
1980: Lucknow 11.12.78 d Lakes Entrance 5.4.34. Premiership coach: A. Buckingham.
1981: Lakes Entrance 10.12.72 d Lindenow South 9.9.63. Premiership coach: G. Carstairs.
1982: Snowy Rovers 7.11 (53) d Lakes Enrance 6.4 (40). Premiership coach: G. Gilbert.
1983: Lakes Entrance 11.15 (81) d Lindenow 6.7 (43). Premiership coach: G. Thompson.
1984: Division 1: Lindenow 10.10 (70) d Snowy Rovers 9.8 (62). Premiership coach: W. Trinder.
1984. Division 2: Lindenow South 8.11 (59) d West Bairnsdale 3.3 (21)
1985: Division 1: Lakes Entrance 15.15 (105) d Lindenow 8.6 (54) Premiership coach: D. Allen.
1985: Division 2: West Bairnsdale 10.12 (72) d Lindenow South 10.6 (66)
1986: Lakes Entrance 7.7 (49) d Orbost 5.6 (36) Premiership coach: W. Esler.
1987: Lakes Entrance 11.7 (73) d Snowy Rovers 5.7 (37) Premiership coach: I. Hall.
1988: Lakes Entrance 12.8 (80) d Lindenow 8.15 (63) Premiership coach: R. Yeates.
1989: Lakes Entrance 10.11.71 d Snowy Rovers 5.10.40. Premiership coach: R. Yeates.
1990: Lakes Entrance 11.10.76 d Snowy Rovers 10.12.72. Premiership coach: R. Yeates.
1991: Lakes Entrance 10.10.70 d Lucknow 5.7.37. Premiership coach: A. Rowlands.
1992: Lindenow Lindenow 6.9 (45) d Snowy Rovers 4.1 (25) Premiership coach: T. Bromage.
1993: Orbost 13.12 (90) d Lucknow 8.10 (58). Premiership coach: ?
1994: Lindenow 9.6 (60) d Lakes Enrance 3.6 (24). Premiership coach: ?
1995: Lakes Entrance 12.2 (74) d Lucknow 7.14 (56) Premiership coach:
1996: Lakes Entrance 7.10 (52) d Lucknow 7.5 (47) Premiership coach:
1997: Lakes Entrance 12.6 (78) d Lucknow 9.4 (61) Premiership coach:
1998: Lakes Entrance 6.6 (42) d Orbost 4.10 (34) Premiership coach:
1999: Lakes Entrance 15.7 (97) d Orbost 2.8 (20) Premiership coach:
2000: Lakes Entrance 7.9 (51) d Bairnsdale 5.8 (38) Premiership coach:
2001: Lucknow 16.5 (101) d Bairnsdale 5.8 (38) Premiership coach:
2002: Wy Yung 13.12 (90) d Bairnsdale 3.5 (23) Premiership coach:
2003: Lakes Entrance 5.7 (37) d Orbost Snowy Rovers 4.5 (29) Premiership coach: Shane O'Donnell.
2004: Wy Yung 12.7 (79) d Lakes Entrance 11.7 (73) Premiership coaches: Greg McCarrey/Craig Alvin.
2005: Lakes Entrance: 9.11 65) d Wy Yung 8.7 (55) Premiership coach: Gene Palmer.
2006: Orbost Snowy Rovers: 17.9 (111) d Lakes Entrance 7.1 (43) Premiership coach: Royston Nettleton.
2007: Lakes Entrance 11.5 (71) d Wy Yung 10.10 (70) Premiership coach: Brendan Murray.
2008: Lakes Entrance 18.7 (115) d Wy Yung 9.5 (59) Premiership coach: Kevin Stevens.
2009: Wy Yung 14.12 (96) d Lakes Entrance 10.8 (68) Premiership coach: Brett Campbell
2010: Orbost Snowy Rovers 7.8 (50) d Lakes Entrance 6.7 (43) Premiership coaches: Luke Borley & Colin McDonald
2011: Orbost Snowy Rovers 15.8 (98) d Lindenow 8.10 (58) Premiership coaches: Luke Borley & Colin McDonald (OSR)
2012: Lakes Entrance 16.5 (101) d Paynesville 10.8 (68). Premiership coach: Barry Kenny.
2013: Lucknow 11.10 (76) d Lindenow 8.11 (59). Premiership coach: Shane Jackson.
2014: Stratford 18.11 (119) d Lucknow 6.6 (42). Premiership coach: Gavin O'Shannessy.
2015: Stratford 9.12 (66) d Boisdale-Briagolong 5.13 (43). Premiership coach: Gavin O'Shannessy.
2016: Boisdale-Briagolong 6.5 (41) d Lindenow 5.6 (36). Premiership coach: Danny Gray.
2017: Wy Yung 10.6 (66) d Lindenow 5.8 (38). Premiership coach; Kris Wain.
2018: Lucknow 8.3 (51) d Boisdale-Briagolong 4.3 (27). Premirship coach: Daniel Evans.
2019: Boisdale-Briagolong 10.9 (69) d Lindenow 5.3 (33). Premiership coach: Jason Langshaw.
2020: No premiers. Season abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2021: No premiers.
2022: Wy Yung 7.4 (46) d Boisdale-Briagolong 4.0 (24). Premiership coach: Michael Betts.
2023: Wy Yung 7.5 (47) d Boisdale-Briagolong 3.13 (31). Premiership coaches: Michael Betts/Jake Keown. Best on ground: Charlie Avage (Wy Yung).
THIRDS:
1974: Lakes Entrance 6.8 (44) d Wy Yung 5.3 (33). Premiership coach: R. Hutton.
1975: Orbost 6.5 (41) d Lakes Entrance 3.5 (23). Premiership coach: J. Gunn.
1976: Orbost 8.12 (60) d Lucknow 6.9 (45). Premiership coach: B. Phillips.
1977: Wy Yung 11.13 (79) d Orbost 2.8 (20). Premiership coach: G. Morgan.
1978: Wy Yung d12.23 (95) d Lakes Entrance 10.6 (66). Premiership coach: G. Morgan.
1979: Lakes Entrance 9.3 (57) d Wy Yung 4.4 (28). Premiership coach: G. Thompson.
1980: Lakes Entrance 12.11.83 d Orbost 5.5.35. Premiership coach: G. Thompson.
1981: Snowy Rovers 11.5.71 d Lakes Entrance 8.16.64. Premiership coach: C. McDonald.
1982: West Bairnsdale 11.8 (74) d Snowy Rovers 7.4 (46). Premiership coach: A. Roberts.
1983: West Bairnsdale 16.9 (105) d Snowy Rovers 7.9 (51). Premiership coach: E. Selwyn.
1984: Division 1: Snowy Rovers 11.15 (81) d Lucknow 10.8 (68). Premiership coach: P. Neville.
1984: Division 2: West Bairnsdale 21.20 (146) d Wy Yung 9.6 (60)
1985: Division 1: Lucknow 12.13.85 d Lakes Entrance 8.6.54. Premiership coach: E. Selwyn.
1985: Division 2: Swan Reach 8.7 (55) d West Bairnsdale 5.7 (37)
1986: Lakes Entrance 9.13 (67) d Lucknow 4.12 (36). Premiership coach: G. Kerton.
1987: Snowy Rovers 14.10 (94) d Lakes Entrance 13.3 (81). Premiership coach: A. Light.
1988: Lakes Entrance 14.11 (95) d Snowy Rovers 12.9 (81). Premiership coach: P. Cox.
1989: Wy Yung 11.11.77 d Lakes Entrance 7.4.46. Premiership coach: E. Jamieson.
1990: Wy Yung 17.7.109 d Lindenow 10.3.63. Premiership coach: E. Jamieson.
1991: Lakes Entrance 8.14.62 d Wy Yung 8.6.54. Premiership coach: P. Marsden.
1992: Lakes Entrance 6.2 (38) d Wy Yung 3.6 (24). Premiership coach: P. Marsden.
1993: Lucknow 8.11 (59) d Lakes Entrance 4.12 (36). Premiership coach: Rohan Tomkins.
1994: Lakes Entrance 8.17 (65) d Lucknow 8.6 (54). Premiership coach:
1995: Wy Yung 15.9 (99) d Lakes Entrance 6.9 (45) Premiership coach:
1996: Wy Yung 9.6 (60) d Lakes Entrance 6.10 (46) Premiership coach:
1997: Orbost 12.8 (80) d Lakes Entrance 8.11 (55) Premiership coach:
1998: Wy Yung 16.8 (104) d Lakes Entrance 6.7 (43) Premiership coach:
1999: Wy Yung 8.12 (60) d Lakes Entrance 7.4 (46) Premiership coach:
2000: Lucknow 11.4 (70) d Wy Yung 6.6 (42) Premiership coach:
2001: Snowy Rovers 10.16 (76) d Bairnsdale 3.11 (29) Premiership coach: Clint Voss.
2002: Wy Yung 11.17 (83) d Bairnsdale 6.10 (46) Premiership coach: Michael Betts.
2003: Lakes Entrance 18.7 (115) d Wy Yung 3.7 (25) Premiership coaches: Lou Battista & Damien Cooper.
2004 The Thirds competition became Under 18s.
2004: Lakes Entrance 13.5 (83) d Wy Yung 9.2 (56) Premiership coach: Damien Cooper.
2005: Orbost Snowy Rovers 9.9 (63) d Bairnsdale 7.3 (45) Premiership coach: Paul Jorgensen.
2006: Bairnsdale 11.9 (75) d Wy Yung 8.3 (51) Premiership coach: Mel George.
2007: Bairnsdale 14.6 (90) d Lakes Entrance 6.7 (43) Premiership coach: Paul Bills.
2008: Lucknow 19.18 (132) d Wy Yung 8.6 (54) Premiership coach: Rhys Robinson.
2009: Lindenow 8.5 (53) d Orbost Snowy Rovers 6.7 (43) Premiership coach: Peter Kerr.
2010: Wy Yung 7.11 (53) d Bairnsdale 2.12 (24) Premiership coach: Boo Wheeler.
2011: Wy Yung 107 (67) d Lakes Entrance 8.11 (59) Premiership coach: Terry Watt.
2012: Lakes Entrance 15.16 (106) d Stratford 10.7 (67) Premiership coach: Nathan Pegler.
2013: Lindenow 15.16 (106) d Paynesville 9.5 (59). Premiership coach: Brendan Woodward.
2014: Wy Yung 12.19 (86) d Orbost Snowy Rovers (6.4 (40). Premiership coach: Neil Fleming.
2015: Lucknow 12.6 (78) d Wy Yung 9.6 (60). Premiership coach: Brent Isles.
2016: Wy Yung 9.17 (71) d Stratford 4.2 (26). Premiership coach: Neil Fleming.
2017: Lakes Entrance 11.17 (83) d Boisdale-Briagolong 2.2 (14). Premiership coach: Matt Garbutt.
2018: Lindenow 14.8 (92) d Lakes Entrance 4.3 (27). Premiership coach: Michael Preston.
From 2019 the Third's Competition became Under 17s.
2019: Lakes Entrance 14.11 (95) d Wy Yung 4.1 (25). Premiership coach: Anthony Woodland.
2020: No premiers. Season abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2021: No premiers.
2022: Wy Yung 12.5 (77) d Lakes Entrance 7.3 (45). Premiership coach: Justin Kellow. Best on ground: Jet Kellow (Wy Yung).
2023: Lindenow 7.12 (54) d Lakes Entrance 5.9 (39). Premiership coach: Richard Harrison. Best on ground: Jeffery Walker (Lindenow).
FOURTHS:
2014: Lakes Entrance 10.11 (70) d Orbost Snowy Rovers 5.8 (38). Premiership coach: Tim Hack.
2015: Paynesville 6.6 (42) d Lakes Entrance 6.5 (41). Premiership coach: Mark Kellow.
2016: Lakes Entrance 8.5 (53) d Lucknow 1.4 (10). Premiership coach: John Timms.
2017: Wy Yung 11.10 (76) d Lakes Entrance 4.5 (29). Premiership coach: Brodie Anderson.
2018: Lakes Entrance 8.6 (54) d Wy Yung 5.9 (39). Premiership coach: Anthony Woodland.
From 2019 the Fourths Competition was put into recess.
