# Lexton Plains Football League

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 FL was formed in 1930 and the Lexton FL was formed in 1945. In 1999, The Lexton Football League and the Western Plains Football League merged to form the Lexton Plains FL.
The league folded after the 2010 season, with the last grand final being postponed due to the flooding isolating clubs scheduled to play. 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 | LPFL Senior Premierships | Fate |
| Club | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Former League | Est. | Years in comp | Total | Years | Fate |
| 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 | 1925 | 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 | LPFL Senior Premierships | Fate |
| Club | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Former League | Est. | Years in comp | Total | Years | Fate |
| 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

* 1999 - Navarre
* 2000 - Carngham-Linton
* 2001 - Skipton
* 2002 - Rokewood-Corindhap
* 2003 - Skipton
* 2004 - Rokewood-Corindhap
* 2005 - Skipton
* 2006 - Carngham-Linton
* 2007 - Carngham-Linton
* 2008 - Carngham-Linton
* 2009 - Skipton
* 2010 - Skipton

## First Ladder 1999

| 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 | |