Western Football Netball League

Australian semi-professional sports league From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Western Football Netball League (WFNL) is a semi-professional Australian rules football and netball league, based in the western suburbs of Melbourne.

FormerlyFootscray District Football League (1931−2000)
Western Region Football League (2000−2023)
Founded1931; 95 years ago (1931)
No. of teams24
Quick facts Formerly, Sport ...
Western Football Netball League
FormerlyFootscray District Football League (1931−2000)
Western Region Football League (2000−2023)
SportAustralian rules football
Founded1931; 95 years ago (1931)
No. of teams24
CountryAustralia
Most recent
champions
  • Werribee Districts (Div 1)
  • Wyndhamvale (Div 2)
Most titlesSpotswood (16)
Official websitehttps://wfnl.com.au
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History

The league was formed in 1931 as the Footscray District Football League (FDFL).

During the 1950s, the VFL club Footscray was financially backing the competition, so they decided to bar clubs that were inside the Essendon zone.[citation needed] This resulted in six clubs leaving. More changes occurred in 1952 as the league decided that clubs had to provide an under-18 competition; this action reduced the club numbers down to twelve.[citation needed] The next initiative was the introduction of an under-16 competition in 1954.

In 1988, the league absorbed clubs from the West Suburban Football League; and, in 2000, to reflect the fact that the league had expanded across the western suburbs, it changed its name to the Western Region Football League (WRFL).

In 2002, the league, in particular its second Division, found itself a national audience when a Seven Network reality TV show, The Club, followed the performance of a team called the Kensington Hill Hammerheads throughout the season. The players, coach and president were chosen on the show, and after finishing third in the regular season, went on to win the flag.

In 2006, the league suspended the Central Altona Football Club for attempting to re-register a player, and they suspended Brunswick Power after the club was found guilty of playing unregistered players.[1] In addition, Central Altona also had a variety of on-field violence and abuse issues, and they were also in trouble for re-registering banned players.[1] Brunswick Power returned for the next season, but folded at the end of 2007.[2][3]

In 2013, Manor Lakes and Sanctuary Lakes entered the Division Two of the senior competition.[4] In 2014, Werribee Districts transferred from the VAFA, and Tarneit entered a senior team.[5] The league then announced that a third division will form midway through 2014.[6]

In 2015, the Wyndham Suns were admitted to the third division. Parkside, which won the second division premiership in 2014, suffered a bitter internal division and lost most of the players and committee. Instead of being promoted to first division, Parkside staved off recess and were permitted to rebuild the club in the third division.

The league changed its name to the Western Football Netball League in early 2024.[7] Division 3 was abolished following the 2023 season. Eynesbury and the Western Rams joined the competition from the Riddell District Football Netball League for the 2024 season.

Clubs

Participating clubs for the 2025 season:

Division One

More information Club, Colours ...
Club Colours Nickname Home ground Former League Est Years in comp WFNL Senior Premierships
Total Most Recent
Albion
CatsJR Parsons Reserve, Sunshine19611961– 4 2010
Altona
(Altona City 1969-92)
VikingsJK Grant Reserve, AltonaWSFL19181933–1937, 1945–1951, 1977–1979, 1988– 7 2022
Caroline Springs
LakersTown Centre Oval, Caroline Springs20022011– 1 2016
Hoppers Crossing
WarriorsHogans Road Reserve, Hoppers CrossingWSFL19721988– 4 2024
Newport
PanthersAW Langshaw Reserve, Altona North20052016–[8] 1 2016
Parkside
Magpies Henry Turner Reserve, Footscray NMFL 1897 1931– 17 2023
Point Cook
BulldogsSaltwater Reserve, Point CookVAFA20032018– 1 2018
Point Cook Centrals
(Sanctuary Lakes 2012-17)
SharksFeatherbrook Reserve, Point Cook20122013– 2 2022
Spotswood
WoodsmenDonald W McLean Reserve, SpotswoodVSDFL19271935– 17 2011
Sunshine
(Sunshine YCW 1978-2000)
KangaroosKinder Smith Reserve, BraybrookYCWNFA19591978– 1 2024
Werribee Districts
TigersSoldiers Reserve, WerribeeVAFA19951995–1997, 2014– 2 2025
Yarraville Seddon
EaglesYarraville Oval, Yarraville20062007– 2 2019
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Division Two

More information Club, Colours ...
Club Colours Nickname Home ground Former League Est Years in comp WFNL Senior Premierships
Total Most Recent
Albanvale
Cobras Robert Bruce Reserve, Deer Park VAFA 1978 1978–1988, 1993– 1 2015
Braybrook
BrookersPennell Reserve, BraybrookNDFA18741931–1990, 1990–1997, 1997– 19 2022
Laverton
Magpies Laverton Park, Altona Meadows WSFL 1924 1988– 1 1989
North Footscray
DevilsHansen Reserve, West Footscray19341935– 7 2017
Suns (Wyndham Suns 2014-21)
Suns Goddard Street Reserve, Tarneit VAFA 2013 2015– 1 2023
Sunshine Heights
Dragons Ainsworth Reserve, Sunshine West WSFL 1971 1988– 3 2008
Tarneit
Titans Wootten Road Reserve, Tarneit 2014 2014– 0 -
West Footscray
Roosters Skinner Reserve, Braybrook 1932 1932– 7 2007
Western Rams (Rockbank 1992-99)
Rams Ian Cowie Recreation Reserve, Rockbank RDFNL 1992 1992-1999, 2024– 0 -
Wyndhamvale
FalconsWyndham Vale South Oval, Wyndham ValeGDFL19791989–1994, 1999– 2 2025
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Thirds Only

More information Club, Colours ...
Club Colours Nickname Home ground Former League Est Years in comp WFNL Senior Premierships
Total Most Recent
Glen Orden
HawksHeathdale Oval, Werribee19791976–2016, 2018–2022, 2024- 4 2019
Manor Lakes
Storm Howqua Reserve, Manor Lakes 2012 2013–2019, 2026- 0 -
North Sunshine
Roadrunners Dempster Park, Sunshine North 1967 1979– 2 2003
Truganina
Thunder Mainview Oval, Truganina 2019 2026- 0 -
Werribee Centrals thirds
Centurions Galvin Park, Werribee 1969 2025- 0 -
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Club locations

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Werribee
Centrals
Williamstown
PEGS
St Bernards
Newport Power
Aintree
Flemington
Rams
Truganina
Suns
Tarneit
Sunshine
Heights
North Sunshine
Laverton
Glen Orden
Braybrook
Albanvale
Yarraville-Seddon
Wyndhamvale
W. Footscray
Point Cook
Centrals
Parkside
North Footscray
Newport
Manor Lakes
Werribee
Districts
Sunshine
Spotswood
Point Cook
Hoppers
Crossing
Caroline Springs
Altona
Albion
Locations of the 2025 WRFL clubs. Red pogs represent teams in Division One, yellow pogs represent teams in Division Two, cyan pogs represent teams only participating in the thirds competition, and black is for junior-only clubs.

Former clubs

More information Club, Colours ...
Club Colours Nickname Home Ground Former League Est. Years in WFNL WFNL Senior Premierships Fate
Total Most Recent
6th Melbourne Scouts 1930s 1934–1952 1 1949 Folded
Altona North Brooklyn Youth (ANBY)
AW Langshaw Reserve, Newport 1980s 1985–1991 0 - Folded
Ascot Vale
Devils Walter Reserve, Ascot Vale EDFL 1930 1988–1997 1 1989 Folded in 1997
Bacchus Marsh thirds
Cobras Maddingley Park, Maddingley 1978 2024–2025 0 - Withdrew WFNL thirds team after 2025 season
Bayview Road Methodists 1931 0 - Folded
Braybrook YCW
Dobson Reserve, Maidstone ? 0 - Folded
Brooklyn (Wembley Park 1981-90s)
Bulls McIvor Reserve, Yarraville 1981 1981–2002 1 1991 Moved to Southern FNL in 2003
Brunswick
Lions Fleming Park, Brunswick East VAFA 1926 1995–1998 0 - Returned to VAFA in 1999
Brunswick Power
Power Fleming Park, Brunswick East VAFA 2001 2004–2007 0 - Folded in 2007
Central Altona
Tigers Crofts Reserve, Altona North WSFL 1966 1988–2006 0 - Expelled from league in 2006
Coburg Districts
Lions Cole Reserve, Pascoe Vale EDFL 1951 1988-2012 1 1988 Returned to Essendon District FL in 2013
Combined Churches (Paisley Baptist Church of Christ 1934-35) 1934 1934–1940 1 1935 Moved to Werribee District FL in 1944
CSR 1930s 1935–1939 0 - Folded
Dark Blues Blues 1932 1932 0 - Folded
Deer Park
Lions John McLeod Reserve, Deer Park WDFL 1925 1935–1941, 1947–1951, 1967–2022 13 2019 Moved to Essendon District FL in 2023
East Brunswick
Magpies Fleming Park, Brunswick East YCWFL 1922 1987–1993 0 - Moved to Southern FNL in 1994
Essendon ALP 1937 1937 0 - Folded
Essendon Districts
Dons Essendon Recreation Reserve, Essendon VJFA 1885 1945–1949 1 1945 Folded
Eynesbury
Eagles Eynesbury Recreation Reserve, Eynesbury RDFNL 2016 2024 0 - Returned to Riddell District FNL following 2024 season
Fawkner Amateurs
Fawks Charles Mutton Reserve, Fawkner VAFA 1973 1996 0 - Merged with Moomba Park to form Fawkner Park in 1997
Fawkner Park
Blues Charles Mutton Reserve, Fawkner 1997 1997 0 - Moved to in Diamond Valley FL in 1998
Flemington
McAlister Oval, Parkville YCWFL 1945 1987–2000 1 1994 Folded in 2000
Footscray & Yarraville (F&Y) Socials
Angliss Reserve, West Footscray 1945 1946–1975 4 1963 Folded
Footscray Presbyterians 1934 1934 0 - Folded
Footscray Scouts 1931 1931–1933 0 - Folded
Footscray Tech Old Boys
Institute Oval, Footscray 1920s 1931 0 - Moved to VAFA in 1932
Gladstone Park
Burras Tullamarine Reserve, Tullamarine EDFL 1998–2007 0 - Folded after 2007 season
Harvester Socials 1944 1944–1946 0 - Folded
Hobsons Bay (Williamstown United 1939-93)
Sharks Fearon Reserve, Williamstown WSFL 1939 1939–1940, 1947–1949, 1988–1994 0 - Folded in 1994
Kealba
Cougars Green Gully Reserve, Keilor Downs 1995 1995–2002 0 - Folded after 2002 season
Kensington Hill Hammerheads
Hammerheads J J Holland Park, Kensington 2002 2002 1 2002 Folded after 2002 season
Kingsville YMCA
McIvor Reserve, Yarraville 1978-1980 0 - Merged with Brooklyn to form Wembley Park in 1981
Maidstone
Stoners Scovell Reserve, Maidstone 1908 1947-1964 1 1950 Moved to Western Suburan FL in 1965
Maribyrnong NDFA 1900s 1947–1949 0 - Folded
Newells
Imperials Newell's Paddock, Footscray 1933 1933–1938 1 1934 Folded
Newlands Coburg (Coburg YCW 1987)
Cobras Jackson Reserve, Coburg North YCWFL 1984 1987–1993 0 - Moved to VAFA in 1994
Newport (Newport United 1935-49)
Market Street Oval, Newport WSFL, WDFL 1935 1935–1949, 1952–1955, 1988–1999 1 1995 Folded
Newport CYMS 1933 1941–1946 1 Folded
North Essendon (Essendon High School Ex-Students 1983-88)
Panthers Buckley Park, Essendon EDFL 1940s 1983–1996 1 1987 Folded in 1996
North Melbourne & Kensington
Kangaroos JJ Holland Reserve, Kensington 1986 1986–1998 2 1996 Folded in 1998
Old Essendon Grammarians
Blues PEGS Sporting Fields, Keilor Park EDFL 1968 1983 0 - Moved to VAFA in 1984
Paisley (St John's Church of England 1931) 1931 1931–1938 0 - Folded
Port Melbourne Colts
Colts JL Murphy Reserve, Port Melbourne WSFL 1957 1983–2015 5 2006 Moved to Southern FNL in 2016
RAAF Melbourne (RAAF Laverton 1984-89)
RAAF Laverton 1984 1984-1994 0 - Folded in 1994
Riverside     1931 1932–1934 1 1932 Absorbed by Parkside
Seddon
(1970s)
(1990s)
(?-2006)
Hawks Hanmer Reserve, Yarraville 1934 1935–2006 7 2001 Merged with Yarraville to form Yarraville Seddon Eagles in 2007
Seddon Rovers 1932 1932–1935 0 - Folded
St Albans
Saints Kings Park Reserve, Kings Park NMFL 1946 1947–1953, 1958–2022 6 2001 Moved to Essendon District FL in 2023
St Albans South 0 - Folded
Sandridge
Lagoon Reserve, Port Melbourne 1980s 1991-1992 0 - Folded in 1992
South Footscray
Hansen Reserve, West Footscray 1935-1941, 1944-1949 2 1940 Folded
Sunshine Districts
Selwyn Park, Albion 1938 1938–1939, 1941–1958 1 1946 Moved to VFA in 1959
Sunshine Methodists 1934 1934 0 - Folded
Sunshine VRI
Dobson Reserve, Maidstone 1991-1993 0 - Folded
Victor Socials
1934 1934–1951 1 1939 Moved to the Sunday Suburban FL as Brooklyn in 1952
Waratah (Friendship Circle 1944) 1944 1944–1952 0 - Folded
West Newport
Lions Loft Reserve, Newport WSFL 1957 1957–1965, 1988–1997 2 1996 Folded in 1997
West Spotswood 1939 1939 0 - Folded
Williamstown CYMS
Seagulls Fearon Reserve, Williamstown CYMSFA 1886 1965–1968 0 - Moved to CYMSFA in 1969
Williamstown District VFASDA 1928 1935-1943 0 - Folded
Williamstown High School Old Boys 1950 1950–1952 0 - Folded
Williamstown Presbyterians 1945 1945-1946 0 - Folded
Williamstown Rovers Light with dark monogram 1945 1945–1951 0 - Moved to Werribee District FL in 1952
Williamstown United
Fearon Reserve, Williamstown 1938 1939–1940, 1947–1949 0 - Folded
Yarraville (Kingsville 1936-95)
Tigers Yarraville Oval, Yarraville VAFA 1920s 1936–2006 5 2000 Merged with Seddon to form Yarraville Seddon Eagles in 2007
Yarraville CYMS - 1931 1931–1932 0 - Folded
Yarraville Old Boys 1950 1950–1952 0 - Folded
Yarraville Rovers 1932 1932, 1935 0 - Folded
Yarraville Socials 1935 1935–1947 0 - Folded
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Premiers

Division One

More information Year, Premier ...
Year Premier Score Runner up Margin
1931Parkside11.19.85 – 7.5.47Braybrook 38
1932Riverside11.15.81 – 10.12.72Parkside 9
1933Parkside19.22.136 – 10.10.70Riverside 66
1934West Footscray9.10.64 – 8.7.55Parkside 9
1935West Footscray12.12.84 – 10.8.69Spotswood 15
1936Parkside11.8.74 – 5.8.38Spotswood 36
1937Parkside15.11.101 – 8.13.61Deer Park 40
1938Spotswood15.15.105 – 12.16.88Deer Park 17
1939Deer Park14.14.98 – 8.13.61Parkside 37
1940Deer Park8.8.56 – 7.12.54North Footscray 2
1941Deer Park17.5.107 – 12.10.82Parkside 25
1942Braybrook17.21.123 – 8.12.60West Footscray 63
1943Kingsville6.12.48 – 3.8.26Parkside 22
1944Braybrook7.7.49 – 5.18.48West Footscray 1
1945Braybrook15.9.99 – 10.6.66West Footscray 33
1946Braybrook9.12.66 – 8.15.63West Footscray 3
1947West Footscray10.12.72 – 8.13.61Braybrook 11
1948Parkside10.7.67 – 6.6.42Braybrook 25
1949Parkside9.7.61 – 7.8.50Sunshine Districts 11
1950Seddon12.5.77 – 3.9.27Spotswood 50
1951Parkside14.8.92 – 12.9.81West Footscray 11
1952Braybrook7.9.51 – 7.2.44Seddon 7
1953Seddon5.8.38 – 2.7.19Newport 19
1954Braybrook9.10.64 – 8.5.53Newport 11
1955Braybrook8.15.63 – 7.11.53Seddon 10
1956Braybrook11.7.73 – 9.9.63Parkside 10
1957Parkside10.21.81 – 6.7.43Kingsville 38
1958Spotswood10.7.67 – 9.9.63Parkside 4
1959F & Y Socials11.6.72 – 3.5.23Spotswood 49
1960F & Y Socials15.9.99 – 4.12.36Spotswood 63
1961F & Y Socials12.7.79 – 5.11.41Parkside 38
1962Parkside5.10.40 – 2.6.18F & Y Socials 22
1963F & Y Socials11.17.83 – 6.9.45Seddon 38
1964Kingsville10.21.81 – 9.7.61Spotswood 20
1965Albion14.11.95 – 12.12.84Parkside 11
1966St Albans11.22.88 – 8.9.57Kingsville 31
1967Parkside16.9.105 – 12.14.86Spotswood 19
1968Spotswood9.7.61 – 7.12.54St Albans 7
1969St Albans13.6.84 – 11.16.82Albion 2
1970West Footscray14.8.92 – 11.14.80Spotswood 12
1971Spotswood15.12.102 – 14.15.99Parkside 3
1972Spotswood10.15.75 – 9.13.67North Footscray 8
1973Braybrook15.12.102 – 9.8.62Albion 40
1974Braybrook11.10.76 – 9.9.63Albion 13
1975Braybrook14.13.97 – 15.7.97West Footscray 0
1975Braybrook10.16.76 – 9.10.64West Footscray 12
1976Seddon9.12.66 – 7.14.56Albion 10
1977Spotswood12.6.78 – 8.15.63Kingsville 15
1978North Footscray10.12.72 – 9.9.63Albion 11
1979Braybrook6.13.49 – 5.18.48St Albans 1
1980North Footscray13.12.90 – 13.6.84Spotswood 6
1981Parkside15.15.105 – 7.12.54North Footscray 51
1982West Footscray16.8.104 – 9.15.69St Albans 35
1983North Footscray12.14.86 – 12.11.83Parkside 3
1984Spotswood16.16.112 – 7.12.54Wembley Park 58
1985Albion15.10.100 – 11.19.85Sunshine YCW 15
1986Albion14.22.106 – 10.7.67Wembley Park 39
1987Spotswood18.8.116 – 11.11.77Sunshine YCW 39
1988St Albans10.4.64 – 7.4.46Albion 18
1989St Albans11.12.78 – 5.16.46Deer Park 32
1990Spotswood21.17.143 – 8.8.56Deer Park 87
1991Seddon18.15.123 – 12.15.87Spotswood 36
1992Seddon12.3.75 – 8.7.55Spotswood 20
1993Spotswood23.13.151 – 5.11.41Seddon 90
1994Deer Park17.9.111 – 11.7.73Spotswood 38
1995Spotswood17.7.109 – 10.12.72Deer Park 37
1996Parkside17.11.113 – 16.10.106Yarraville 7
1997Yarraville19.10.124 – 15.12.102Parkside 22
1998Port Melbourne Colts13.8.86 – 10.7.67Spotswood 19
1999Port Melbourne Colts8.21.69 – 8.4.52Parkside 17
2000Parkside9.13.67 – 7.8.50St Albans 17
2001St Albans15.19.109 – 10.7.67Hoppers Crossing 42
2002Hoppers Crossing18.11.119 – 18.5.113Parkside 6
2003Parkside11.8.74 – 10.9.69Spotswood 5
2004Hoppers Crossing10.6.66 – 8.12.60Port Melbourne Colts 6
2005Port Melbourne Colts12.16.88 – 6.7.43Parkside 45
2006Port Melbourne Colts14.12.96 – 14.10.94Hoppers Crossing 2
2007Spotswood13.10.88 – 11.16.82Port Melbourne Colts 6
2008Spotswood13.15.93 – 11.17.83Port Melbourne Colts 10
2009Spotswood13.13.91 – 10.13.73Port Melbourne Colts 18
2010Albion14.11.95 – 11.12.78Spotswood 17
2011Spotswood12.18.90 – 7.13.55Albion 35
2012Altona14.7.91 – 12.18.90Spotswood 1
2013Deer Park15.10.100 – 14.15.99Spotswood 1
2014Deer Park22.26.158 – 12.9.81Spotswood 57
2015Deer Park23.17.155 – 2.7.19Werribee Districts 134
2016Deer Park25.21.171 – 8.9.57Hoppers Crossing 116
2017Deer Park9.12.66 – 9.9.63Sunshine 3
2018Deer Park12.17.89 – 6.7.43Hoppers Crossing 46
2019Deer Park9.13.67 – 9.10.64Altona 3
2020 Season not played (COVID-19 pandemic)
2021 Season not completed (COVID-19 pandemic)
2022Altona10.21 (81) – 9.4 (58)Werribee Districts 23
2023Werribee Districts9.11 (65) – 5.13 (43)Point Cook 22
2024 Hoppers Crossing 13.12 (90) – 14.5 (89) Werribee Districts 1
2025 Werribee Districts 11.9 (75) – 9.9 (63) Caroline Springs 12
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Premiers by club (Division 1)

More information Club, Titles ...
Club Titles Years won
Spotswood151938, 1958, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1977, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1995, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011
Parkside141931, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1957, 1962, 1967, 1981, 1996, 2000, 2003
Braybrook121942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1979
Deer Park111939, 1940, 1941, 1994, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
West Footscray51934, 1935, 1947, 1970, 1982
St Albans51966, 1969, 1988, 1989, 2001
F & Y Socials41959, 1960, 1961, 1963
Albion41965, 1985, 1986, 2010
Port Melbourne Colts41998, 1999, 2005, 2006
North Footscray31978, 1980, 1983
Yarraville31943, 1964,[note 1] 1997
Hoppers Crossing32002, 2004, 2024
Altona22012, 2022
Werribee Districts22023, 2025
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Notes
  1. As "Kingsville FC".

Division Two

More information Year, Premier ...
Year Premier Score Runner up Margin
1934Newells13.13.91 – 9.12.66Victor Socials 25
1935Baptist Church of Christ10.14.74 – 9.12.66Spotswood 8
1936Braybrook7.20.62 – 7.7.49North Footscray 13
1937South Footscray7.17.59 – 6.20.56Braybrook 3
1938North Footscray10.17.77 – 8.7.55Combine 22
1938Victor Socials10.5.65 – 6.17.53Combine 12
1940South Footscray12.16.88 – 10.12.72Combine 16
1941West Footscray20.13.133 – 11.13.79Victor Socials 54
1942Kingsville17.12.114 – 11.13.79Sunshine Districts 35
1943Newport CYMS9.16.70 – 7.9.51Spotswood 19
1944Spotswood10.9.69 – 7.7.49Sunshine Districts 20
1945Essendon Districts12.14.86 – 8.15.63Yarraville Socials 23
1946Sunshine Districts11.17.83 – 8.5.53Spotswood 30
1947Altona12.25.97 – 4.5.29Waratah 68
1948Spotswood11.15.81 – 7.12.54St Albans 27
1949 (Section 1)North Footscray8.19.67 – 9.10.64Footscray & Yarraville Socials 3
1949 (Section 2)6th Melbourne Scouts15.18.108 – 5.4.34West Footscray 74
1950Maidstone10.10.70 – 7.13.55Williamstown Rovers 15
1951Altona12.12.84 – 11.7.73Kingsville 11
No competition between 1952–1985
1986North Sunshine13.11.89 – 8.15.63Essendon High School Old Scholars 26
1987Essendon High School Old Scholars22.10.142 – 4.10.34North Sunshine 108
1988Coburg Districts7.10.52 – 5.10.40Ascot Vale 12
1989Ascot Vale18.12.120 – 9.8.62Williamstown United 58
1990Port Melbourne Colts16.18.114 – 12.10.82Hoppers Crossing 32
1991Altona City10.14.74 – 7.13.55Sunshine Heights 19
1992Hoppers Crossing5.12.42 – 4.5.29East Brunswick 13
1993Braybrook9.15.69 – 7.4.46Sunshine Heights 23
1994Albion18.12.120 – 11.17.83Sunshine YCW 37
1995West Newport14.20.104 – 14.8.92Sunshine YCW 12
1996North Melbourne & Kensington17.18.120 – 9.8.62Fawkner Amateurs 58
1997St Albans15.15.105 – 9.9.63North Footscray 42
1998Seddon10.10.70 – 8.6.54Braybrook 26
1999Braybrook12.21.93 – 8.1.49Central Altona 44
2000Yarraville12.18.90 – 6.8.44Glen Orden 46
2001Seddon18.12.120 – 5.9.39Albanvale 81
2002Kensington Hill11.12.78 – 7.11.53North Footscray 25
2003North Sunshine12.9.81 – 6.12.48Glen Orden 33
2004Altona11.14.80 – 8.7.55Deer Park 25
2005Altona19.12.126 – 8.9.57Glen Orden 69
2006Glen Orden13.20.98 – 8.8.56Deer Park 42
2007West Footscray18.16.124 – 7.16.58Sunshine Heights 66
2008Sunshine Heights18.7.115 – 7.11.53North Footscray 62
2009Deer Park16.12.108 – 13.9.87Parkside 21
2010North Footscray11.13.79 – 10.14.74Parkside 5
2011Deer Park21.23.149 – 2.6.18Albanvale 131
2012Yarraville Seddon Eagles14.14.98 – 9.16.70Parkside 28
2013Glen Orden15.12.102 – 8.11.59Parkside 43
2014Parkside14.20.104 – 10.6.66West Footscray 38
2015Wyndhamvale17.12.114 – 10.5.65West Footscray 49
2016Caroline Springs12.8.80 – 9.12.66Yarraville Seddon Eagles 14
2017North Footscray15.14.104 – 6.10.46Yarraville Seddon Eagles 58
2018Point Cook9.14.68 – 8.13.61Yarraville Seddon Eagles 7
2019Yarraville Seddon Eagles14.17.101 – 4.10.34Wyndhamvale 67
2020 Season not played (COVID-19 pandemic)
2021 Season not completed (COVID-19 pandemic)
2022Point Cook Centrals10.4 (64) – 7.6 (48)Parkside 16
2023Parkside8.13 (61) – 8.11 (59)Albion 2
2024Sunshine8.8 (56) - 6.13 (49)Albion 7
2025 Wyndhamvale 13.2 (80) - 6.9 (45) North Footscray 35
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Premiers by club (Division 2)

More information Club, Titles ...
Club Titles Years won
Altona/Altona City51947, 1951, 1991, 2004, 2005
North Footscray41938, 1949 (Section 1), 2010, 2017
Braybrook31936, 1993, 1999
Deer Park 2 2009, 2011
Glen Orden 2 2006, 2013
Parkside22014, 2023
North Sunshine 2 1986, 2003
Seddon21997, 2001
South Footscray21937, 1940
Spotswood21942, 1948
West Footscray21941, 2007
Wyndhamvale 2 2015, 2025
Kingsville/Yarraville21942, 2000
Yarraville Seddon Eagles 2 2012, 2019
6th Melbourne Scouts 1 1949 (section 2)
Ascot Vale 1 1989
Albion 1 1994
Baptist Church of Christ/Combine11935
Caroline Springs 1 2016
Coburg Districts 1 1988
Essendon Districts11945
Essendon High School Old Scholars 1 1987
Hoppers Crossing 1 1992
Kensington Hill 1 2002
Maidstone 1 1950
Newells11934
Newport CYMS11943
North Melbourne & Kensington 1 1996
Point Cook 1 2018
Point Cook Centrals 1 2022
Port Melbourne Colts 1 1990
St Albans 1 1997
Sunshine 1 2024
Sunshine Districts 1 1946
Sunshine Heights 1 2008
Victor Socials11939
West Newport 1 1995
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Division Three

More information Year, Premier ...
Year Premier Score Runner up Margin
1988Sunshine Heights11.21.87 – 7.11.53East Brunswick 34
1989Laverton2.16.28 – 4.3.27Wyndhamvale 1
1990Braybrook16.16.112 – 11.9.75East Brunswick 37
1991Wembley Park11.15.81 – 12.7.79Glen Orden 2
1992Glen Orden8.11.59 – 5.5.35Newport 24
1993North Melbourne & Kensington16.15.111 – 4.6.30Newport 81
1994Flemington14.4.88 – 6.4.40Wyndhamvale 48
1995Newport18.11.119 – 3.15.33Albanvale 86
1996West Newport17.22.124 – 7.10.52Albanvale 72
1997Braybrook18.18.126 – 10.16.76Laverton 50
1998Sunshine Heights9.11.65 – 8.11.59Gladstone Park 6
No competition between 1999–2013
2014Braybrook12.15.87 – 12.13.85Albanvale 2
2015Albanvale12.12.84 – 7.7.49Parkside 35
2016Newport Power12.8.80 – 6.11.47Parkside 33
2017Parkside12.17.89 – 7.6.48Tarneit 41
2018Point Cook Centrals9.11.65 – 5.10.40Suns 25
2019Glen Orden10.12.72 – 6.10.46Albanvale 26
2020 Season not played (COVID-19 pandemic)
2021 Season not completed (COVID-19 pandemic)
2022Braybrook6.14 (50) – 5.18 (48)Suns 2
2023Suns14.11 (95) – 14.9 (93)Albanvale 2
No competition after 2023
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Premiers by club (Division 3)

More information Club, Titles ...
Club Titles Years won
Braybrook41990, 1997, 2014, 2022
Glen Orden21992, 2019
Sunshine Heights21988, 1998
Albanvale12015
Flemington11994
Laverton11989
Newport11995
Newport Power12016
North Melbourne & Kensington11993
Parkside12017
Point Cook Centrals12018
Suns12023
Wembley Park11991
West Newport11996
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Leading Goalkickers (Andrew Gibson Medal)

More information Year, Player ...
Year Player H&A goals Finals goals Total Goals
1947Walker (F&Y Socials)82082
1948Ted Ellis (Braybrook)741084
1949Wagborne (Parkside)61465
1950Yewers (Braybrook)66167
1951Wagborne (Parkside)67976
1952Hansen (Seddon)70070
1953Wallis (Parkside)73073
1954Paravicini (Newport)48048
1955G McDonald (Kingsville)78381
1956Jewell (Seddon)50050
1957Carlton (Parkside)48048
1958Coon (Parkside)70777
1959Coon (Parkside)57057
1960D Lown (F & Y Socials)431154
1961D Lown (F & Y Socials)59665
1962A Russell (Parkside)54054
1963A Russell (Kingsville)68472
1964B Saunders (Kingsville)61263
1965J McCalman (Albion)52052
19660000
19670000
19680000
19690000
19700000
19710000
19720000
19730000
19740000
19750000
19760000
19770000
19780000
19790000
19800000
19810000
19820000
1983Andrew Gibson (Spotswood)964100
1984Andrew Gibson (Spotswood)791695
1985Andrew Gibson (Spotswood)98098
1986Andrew Gibson (Spotswood)1000100
1987Andrew Gibson (Spotswood)88088
1988Andrew Gibson (Spotswood)83083
1989Chris Stulhdrieier (Sunshine YCW)79079
1990Brian Memedi (Kingsville)70070
1991Darren Scott (Spotswood)1150115
1992Sean Allan (Port Melbourne Colts)1020102
1993Wayne Duggan (Deer Park)9711108
1994Brian Memedi (Kingsville)99099
1995Brian Memedi (Kingsville)69069
1996Brian Memedi (Yarraville)1050105
1997Brian Memedi (Yarraville)82082
1998Stephen Nielson (Parkside)77077
1999Jason Clarke (Port Melbourne Colts)75075
2000Bill Ramsay (Braybrook)88088
2001Tim Traill (Spotswood)84084
2002Tim Traill (Spotswood)71071
2003Jason Clarke (Port Melbourne Colts)82082
2004Dean Galea (Spotswood)74074
2005Aaron James (Albion)70070
2006Jason Clarke (Port Melbourne Colts)95095
2007Mark Keenan (Spotswood)89089
2008Mark Keenan (Spotswood)1040104
2009David McGregor (Port Melbourne Colts)69069
2010Mark Keenan (Spotswood)1110111
2011Shaydon Bloomfield (Albion)93093
2012Jase Perkins (Port Melbourne Colts)929101
2013Jayden Post (Altona)65772
2014James Wong (Deer Park)81182
2015Jordan Mead (Hoppers Crossing)55863
2016Jase Perkins (Deer Park)61566
2017James Condos (Deer Park)65772
2018Patrick Rose (Altona)75479
2019Jase Perkins (Deer Park)71576
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Women's competition

In 2018 the WRFL held a stand-alone women's competition for the first time as the number of women's clubs in the region grew large enough to allow this. In 2021 the competition expanded to two divisions. As of 2022 there were 14 women's teams across the two divisions, although by 2024 this number had dropped to 9 teams across 1 division.

More information Club, Colours ...
Club Colours Nickname Home ground Former League Est Years in comp WFNL Senior Premierships
Total Most Recent
Caroline Springs
LakersTown Centre Oval, Caroline Springs20022018- 2 2025
Laverton
Magpies Laverton Park, Altona Meadows 2018 2018-2024 0 -
North Footscray
Devils Hansen Reserve, West Footscray 1934 2026- 0 -
Parkside Spurs
Spurs Henry Turner Oval, Footscray NFNL 1993 2023- 0 -
Point Cook Centrals
Sharks Featherbrook Reserve, Point Cook 2018 2018-2023, 2025- 1 2022
Suns
Suns Goddard Street Reserve, Tarneit VAFA 2024 2024– 1 2023
West Footscray
Roosters Shorten Reserve, West Footscray 1932 2018- 1 2023
Werribee Centrals
Centurions Galvin Park, Werribee 1969 2018- 1 2024
Wyndhamvale
Falcons Wyndham Vale South Oval, Wyndham Vale 1979 2019- 0 -
Yarraville Seddon
Eagles Yarraville Oval, Yarraville 2007 2019- 0 -
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Premiers

Division 1

More information Year, Premier ...
Year Premier Score Runner up Margin
2018Manor Lakes8.11.59 – 1.2.8Caroline Springs 51
2019Spotswood5.9.39 – 4.4.28Caroline Springs 11
2020 Season not played (COVID-19 pandemic)
2021 Season not completed (COVID-19 pandemic)
2022Caroline Springs8.9.57 – 2.7.19Spotswood 38
2023Spotswood5.5.35 – 5.4.34Caroline Springs 1
2024Werribee Centrals6.3.39 – 5.7.37Caroline Springs 2
2025 Caroline Springs 10.8.68 – 8.3.51 Yarraville Seddon Eagles 17
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Division 2

More information Year, Premier ...
Year Premier Score Runner up Margin
2022Point Cook Centrals9.8.62 – 4.1.25Caroline Springs 37
2023West Footscray6.7.43 – 6.5.41Wyndhamvale 2
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Former Women's Clubs

More information Club, Colours ...
Club Colours Nickname Home ground Former League Est Years in comp WFNL Senior Premierships Fate
Total Most Recent
Albanvale
Cobras Robert Bruce Reserve, Deer Park 2021 2021-2022 (merged with Braybrook) 0 - In recess
Braybrook
BrookersPennell Reserve, BraybrookVWFL18742019-2023 (merged with Albanvale 2021-22) 0 - In recess
Hoppers Crossing
Warriors Hogans Road Reserve, Hoppers Crossing 2021 2021-2023 0 - In recess
Manor Lakes
Storm Howqua Reserve, Manor Lakes 2018 2018-2022 1 2018 In recess
North Sunshine
Roadrunners Dempster Park, Sunshine North 2018 2018-2025 0 - In recess
Point Cook
Bulldogs Saltwater Reserve, Point Cook 2019 2019-2023 0 - In recess
Spotswood
Woodsmen Donald W McLean Reserve, Spotswood 2018 2018-2023 2 2023 In recess
Tarneit
Titans Wootten Road Reserve, Tarneit 2018 2018-2019 0 - In recess
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Junior clubs

Junior-Only Clubs

More information Club, Colours ...
Club Colours Nickname Home ground
Aintree
GiantsFrontier Recreation Reserve, Aintree
Flemington Juniors
Colts JJ Holland Park, Kensington
Manor Lakes
Storm Howqua Way Reserve, Manor Lakes
Newport Power
Power Bryan Martyn Oval, Newport
PEGS Juniors
Bombers PEGS Sports Fields, Keilor Park
St Bernards
Snowdogs St Bernards College, Essendon West
Truganina
Thunder Mainview Oval, Truganina
Williamstown Juniors
Seagulls Bayside College, Williamstown
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Sources

Book

  • History of the WRFL/FDFL – Kevin Hillier – ISBN 9781863356015
  • History of Football in Melbourne's North West – John Stoward – ISBN 9780980592924

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