A look back on all the premiers and award winners from the 2013 Northern Football League season.
In the senior competition it was a memorable year for Bundoora, Whittlesea and Panton Hill who all won their respective division’s premiership.
The Bulls claimed the Division 1 flag after a famous come-from-behind win over Montmorency in the Grand Final.
It was a week to savour for Cameron Cloke shared who shared the competition best and fairest an took home the leading goalkicker trophy just days before claiming his second premiership medal.
Whittlesea spent just one year in Division 2 before returning back to the top flight after beating the Fitzroy Stars in the Grand Final, while Panton Hill won its first flag in 58 years when it beat Watsonia by a point in an epic Division 3 premiership decider.
The junior competitions continued to showcase the league’s outstanding junior talent, while the netball competition expanded to six sections – all of which produced memorable grand finals.
Here is a look back on all the major results from every NFL competition in 2013.
DIVISION 1 SENIORS
Premier: Bundoora
Grand Final result: Montmorency 13.16 (94) def by Bundoora 17.21 (123)
Best and Fairest (Frank Rosbrook Medal): Cameron Cloke (Bundoora) and Mark Lynch (Heidelberg)
Leading Goalkicker: Cameron Cloke (Bundoora) – 81 goals
Coaches Player of the Year: Gavan Connelly (Eltham)
DIVISION 1 RESERVES
Premier: Heidelberg
Grand Final result: Greensborough 6.13 (49) def by Heidelberg 13.5 (83)
Best and Fairest: Ashley Bardon (West Preston-Lakeside)
Leading Goalkicker: Simon Crump (Bundoora) – 57 goals
DIVISION 1 UNDER-19
Premier: West Preston-Lakeside
Grand Final result: Greensborough 5.12 (42) def by West Preston-Lakeside 6.7 (43)
Best and Fairest: Konrad Bruhn (Greensborough)
Leading Goalkicker: Benjamin Brown (Greensborough) – 51 goals
DIVISION 2 SENIORS
Premier: Whittlesea
Grand Final result: Fitzroy Stars 14.13 (97) def by Whittlesea 17.14 (116)
Best and Fairest: Rohan Davies (Mernda)
Leading Goalkicker: Shane Harvey (North Heidelberg) – 120 goals
Coaches Player of the Year: Shane Harvey (North Heidelberg)
DIVISION 2 RESERVES
Premier: Diamond Creek
Grand Final result: Whittlesea 10.13 (73) def by Diamond Creek 21.12 (138)
Best and Fairest: Michael McKenzie (Diamond Creek)
Leading Goalkicker: Darren Turner (Fitzroy Stars) – 90 goals
DIVISION 2 UNDER-19
Premier: Whittlesea
Grand Final result: St Mary’s 6.12 (48) def by Whittlesea 11.12 (78)
Best and Fairest: Kurt Henderson (Lalor)
Leading Goalkicker: Jack Larkin (Watsonia) – 59 goals
DIVISION 3 SENIORS
Premier: Panton Hill
Grand Final result: Panton Hill 13.9 (87) def Watsonia 13.8 (86)
Best and Fairest: Lochie Dornauf (Watsonia)
Leading Goalkicker: Ben Finnin (Panton Hill) – 56 goals
Coaches Player of the Year: Dillan Ronalds (St Mary’s)
DIVISION 3 RESERVES
Premier: Watsonia
Grand Final result: Watsonia 8.8 (56) def Panton Hill 7.6 (48)
Best and Fairest: Simon Joules (Watsonia)
Leading Goalkicker: Joe Colaci (Thomastown) – 49 goals
UNDER-19 YOUTH GIRLS
Premier: Darebin Falcons
Grand Final result: Darebin Falcons 6.3 (39) def Diamond Creek Youth Girls 5.6 (36)
Best and Fairest: Rechelle McSwain (Darebin Falcons)
Leading Goalkicker: Nikita Magriplis (Keon Park) – 46 goals
UNDER-17 BLUE
Premier: Eltham
Grand Final result: Eltham 9.6 (60) def Montmorency 6.7 (43)
Best and Fairest: Lewis Glasgow (Eltham)
Leading Goalkicker: Adrian Alfonsi (Mill Park) – 38 goals
UNDER-17 RED
Premier: Diamond Creek
Grand Final result: Diamond Creek 12.15 (87) def Whittlesea 5.4 (34)
Best and Fairest: Jacob Pickett (Greensborough)
Leading Goalkicker: Brandon Brown (Northcote) – 41 goals
UNDER-16 BLUE
Premier: South Morang
Grand Final result: South Morang 12.12 (84) def Diamond Creek 7.10 (52)
Best and Fairest: Darcy Macpherson (Diamond Creek)
Leading Goalkicker: Matthew Green (Diamond Creek) – 50 goals
UNDER-16 RED
Premier: Epping
Grand Final result: Hurstbridge 8.8 (56) def by Epping 14.6 (90)
Best and Fairest: Daniel Jarvis (Hurstbridge)
Leading Goalkicker: Daniel Jarvis (Hurstbridge) – 61 goals
UNDER-16 YOUTH GIRLS
Premier: Montmorency
Grand Final result: South Morang Gold 3.5 (23) def by Montmorency 5.7 (37)
Best and Fairest: Larissa Cullen (South Morang Maroon)
Leading Goalkicker: Lauren Stewart (South Morang Maroon) – 22 goals
UNDER-15 BLUE
Premier: Mill Park
Grand Final result: South Morang Blue 6.12 (48) def by Mill Park 7.8 (50)
Best and Fairest: Marcus Borg (South Morang)
Leading Goalkicker: Joseph Torcaso (Mill Park) – 40 goals
UNDER-15 RED
Premier: Research
Grand Final result: Research 10.10 (70) def Montmorency 2.4 (16)
Best and Fairest: Mark Pavlovski (Yarrambat)
Leading Goalkicker: Joshua Shelton (Research) – 51 goals
UNDER-15 GREEN
Premier: Lalor
Grand Final result: Hurstbridge 5.5 (35) def by Lalor 12.9 (81)
Best and Fairest: Mitchell Dale (Hurstbridge)
Leading Goalkicker: Nathan Gravina-Ates (Thomastown) – 66 goals
UNDER-14 BLUE
Premier: Epping
Grand Final result: Northcote 6.3 (39) def by Epping 12.8 (80)
Best and Fairest: Kyle McGaw (Epping) and Ahmad Ahmad (Northcote)
Leading Goalkicker: Mitchell Andrews (Epping)
UNDER-14 RED
Premier: West Preston
Grand Final result: Keon Park 7.3 (45) def by West Preston 16.9 (105)
Best and Fairest: Jieremiah Murphy (Keon Park)
Leading Goalkicker: Jieremiah Murphy (Keon Park) and Thomas Greco (West Preston) – 42 goals
UNDER-13 BLUE
Premier: South Morang Blue
Grand Final result: South Morang Blue 7.10 (52) def Laurimar 2.7 (19)
Best and Fairest: Adrian Kalcovski (Eltham)
Leading Goalkicker: Cameron Sullivan (Eltham) – 42 goals
UNDER-13 RED
Premier: Montmorency
Grand Final result: Montmorency 7.6 (48) def West Preston Roosters 0.2 (2)
Best and Fairest: Lachlan Agnew (Greensborough)
Leading Goalkicker: Zachary Lucas (Montmorency) – 31 goals
UNDER-13 GREEN
Premier: Diamond Creek
Grand Final result: Diamond Creek 10.8 (68) def Yarrambat 1.6 (12)
Best and Fairest: Blake Murphy (Diamond Creek)
Leading Goalkicker: Aidan Stavridis (West Lalor) – 29 goals
UNDER-13 YOUTH GIRLS
Ladder Leader: Diamond Creek Women’s
Leading Goalkicker: Molly McCormack (Diamond Creek Women’s) – 17 goals
UNDER-12 BLUE
Premier: Whittlesea
Grand Final result: South Morang Blue 2.11 (23) def by Whittlesea 3.6 (24)
Leading Goalkicker: Caleb Newport (Whittlesea) – 26 goals
UNDER-12 RED
Premier: Mill Park
Grand Final result: Greensborough 2.4 (16) def by Mill Park 3.3 (21)
Leading Goalkicker: Ali Faour (Mill Park) – 38 goals
UNDER-12 GREEN
Premier: Mernda
Grand Final result: Mernda 6.9 (45) def West Preston 5.5 (35)
Leading Goalkicker: Toby Wright (Montmorency) – 14 goals
UNDER-12 SILVER
Premier: Keon Park
Grand Final result: Keon Park 3.1 (19) def Panton Hill 2.1 (13)
Leading Goalkicker: Jai Hockey (Keon Park) – 29 goals
UNDER-11 BLUE
Premier: Eltham
Grand Final result: Eltham 2.4 (16) def Research 1.1 (7)
Leading Goalkicker: Lorne Waldron (Eltham) – 23 goals
UNDER-11 RED
Premier: Greensborough
Grand Final result: Greensborough 3.9 (27) def Northcote 2.4 (16)
Leading Goalkicker: Mark Daher (West Preston) – 35 goals
UNDER-11 GREEN
Premier: Yarrambat
Grand Final result: Mernda 0.5 (5) def by Yarrambat 8.6 (54)
Leading Goalkicker: Harrison Balazsy (Mernda) – 26 goals
UNDER-11 SILVER
Premier: Laurimar Black
Grand Final result: Laurimar Black 4.8 (32) def Montmorency Black 3.8 (26)
Leading Goalkicker: Riley Leighton (Montmorency) and Matthew Petrevski (Mill Park) – 13 goals
UNDER-10 BLUE
Premier: South Morang Gold
Grand Final result: Greensborough 3.5 (23) def by South Morang Gold 3.6 (24)
Leading Goalkicker: Ashton Togni (Greensborough) – 28 goals
UNDER-10 RED
Premier: Yarrambat
Grand Final result: Yarrambat 10.6 (66) def Montmorency White 1.4 (10)
Leading Goalkicker: Kyle Kankaanpaa (Yarrambat) – 24 goals
UNDER-10 GREEN
Premier: Montmorency Magpies
Grand Final result: Montmorency Magpies 4.3 (27) def Mernda 3.6 (24)
Leading Goalkicker: Ross Hatzis (Mernda) – 22 goals
UNDER-10 SILVER
Premier: Eltham
Grand Final result: Wallan 0.5 (5) def by Eltham 5.6 (36)
Leading Goalkicker: Jason McCormick (Eltham) – 26 goals
NETBALL SECTION 1
Premier: Diamond Creek Red
Grand Final result: Diamond Creek Red (37) def Lakeside 1 (30)
Best and Fairest: Sophie Atkinson (Fitzroy Stars)
Leading Goalshooter: Sophie Atkinson (Fitzroy Stars A) – 408 goals
NETBALL SECTION 2
Premier: Whittlesea A
Grand Final result: Heidelberg Tigers (20) def by Whittlesea A (29)
Best and Fairest: Casey Barnes (Whittlesea A)
Leading Goalshooter: Michelle Lauder (Greensborough) – 244 goals
NETBALL SECTION 3
Premier: St Mary’s A
Grand Final result: St Mary’s A (31) def Bundoora Comets B (28)
Best and Fairest: Emma Parker (St Mary’s A)
Leading Goalshooter: Karli Burns (South Morang Gold) – 333 goals
NETBALL SECTION 4
Premier: Lakeside 2
Grand Final result: Lakeside 2 (25) def Bundoora Comets (24)
Best and Fairest: Stephanie Oakford (Epping Blue)
Leading Goalshooter: Nadine Kelly (Lalor) – 399 goals
NETBALL SECTION 5
Premier: St Mary’s B
Grand Final result: St Mary’s B (20) def Heidelberg West Hawketts (18)
Best and Fairest: Clare Derham (St Mary’s B)
Leading Goalshooter: Bianca Crema (Heidelberg West Hawketts) – 206 goals
NETBALL SECTION 6
Premier: Fitzroy Stars C
Grand Final result: Fitzroy Stars C (29) def Greensborough 5 (24)
Best and Fairest: Shadelle Hood (Fitzroy Stars C)
Leading Goalshooter: Janaya Charles (Fitzroy Stars C) – 284 goals
