North Eastern Football Union
Introduction  '''North Eastern Football Union''' '''Years active''' 1938-2017 '''Previous Names''' North East Association '''Final Season Clubs''' Scottsdale Crows Winahlea Magpies '''Stadiums''' Scottsdale Rec. GroundWinnaleah Rec. Ground '''2017 NEFU Season''' '''Premiers''' Winneleah '''Minor Premiers''' Winneleah  '''Wooden Spoon''' Scottsdale Crows '''NEFU Medal Winner:'''  '''Highest Goal Kicker''' Gavin Nutting (Winneleah)		33 '''Total Attendance''' No figures available. '''Average Match Attendance''' No figures available.The '''North Eastern Football Union''' (NEFU) was an Australian Rules football competition in North-Eastern Tasmania, Australia.
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).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, Winneleah defeated Scottsdale Crows in all 12 home and away matches and the grand final. The Crows folded soon after. Winneleah applied to join the NTFA but were rejected, so the club were forced to fold.===Former Clubs===* 14px - Branxholm Football Club* 15px - Bridport Football Club*  - East Coast Swans Football Club* 14px - Scottsdale Crows Football Club* 14px - Winnaleah Football Club* 14px - Ringarooma Football Club* 14px - Saint Helens Football Club* Fingal Football club* Lilydale Football Club* Derby Football Club* Legerwood Football Club* Alberton Football club* Pioneer Football Club* Pioneer-Gladstone Football Club* Scottsdale Football Club* Wanderers Football Club
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 Winneleah
published books *Australian rules football in Tasmania, John Stoward, 2002, *More on football, B.T. (Buck) Anderton. , Central Coast Courier, 2002,
External links * Official NEFU Website
References