Goulburn Valley League ranks inside country Victoria’s top 10 most even competitions

By Gus Underwood

Jun 20, 2024

The GVL has been close this season, best displayed by the many narrow losses sustained by Shepparton Swans. Photo by Rechelle Zammit

The Goulburn Valley League sits in ninth place as country Victoria’s most even football leagues.

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The average winning margin in the GVL up to the halfway mark of the season is just on 40 points - 39.42 to be precise.

The Gippsland League with an average of 26.71 points heads the list of most even leagues followed by Geelong district (33), Central Murray (33.08), Mornington Peninsula Nepean Division One (34.9)

Bellarine (38.98), Riddell (39.16), Sunraysia (39.31), Outer East Premier (39.36), GVL (39.42) and Ovens And Murray (39.53).

The Millewa League in the Sunraysia area has the dubious record of being the most uneven in the State.

Teams in this six clubs league are winning each week by an average of 94.18 points.

In round four the Millewa League’s three winning sides won by an average of 162.67 points, the most lopsided round recorded in country Victoria this year.

But the Bendigo League with an 80.57 points winning average pressed Millewa for the most uneven round for the season, with the average winning teams helping themselves to an average 151.75 points margin in round four.

The 12 clubs Tallangatta and District League isn’t far behind Millewa in second place with a 93.45 points winning average.

Eleven leagues including the Kyabram and District League which has a 71.62 average winning margin and occupies tenth place all have average winning margins of 70 points.