Yarra Valley Football League
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FormerlyYarra Valley Football Association (1909–1946)
Founded1909
First season1909
| Most recent season or competition: 1965 | |
| Formerly | Yarra Valley Football Association (1909–1946) |
|---|---|
| Sport | Australian rules football |
| Founded | 1909 |
| First season | 1909 |
| Ceased | 1965 |
| No. of teams | 29 |
| Country | Australia |
| Most titles | Millgrove FC (11) |
| Related competitions | Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League, Yarra Ranges Football / Netball League & Outer East Football Netball League |
The Yarra Valley Football Association was an Australian rules football competition formed in 1909[1] and ended in 1965.
Timeline
The Yarra Valley Football Association was formed in 1909[2] and ran until 1965 as a one division football competition.
Australian Rules Football competitions in the Yarra Valley commenced as far back as 1891, with the Clement Brothers Trophy, which was won by Yarra Glen,[3] with a number of different competitions and associations being formed in the area between 1891 and 1913.
There was a number of minor name changes in the competition's name between 1909 and 1914, mainly due to which local business or donor sponsored the premiership trophy in any given football season.
In 1926, Powelltown, Warburton and Yarra Junction clubs joined the YVFA from the Upper Yarra Football Association.[4]
In 1933, Yarra Junction went through the season undefeated, up until the grand final, but lost the match to Warburton by 11 points.
Three playing members within the Yarra Valley Football Association lost their lives in the 1939 bush fire holocaust on 13 January 1939.[5]
The Yarra Valley Football Association changed its name to the Yarra Valley Football League at its annual general meeting in March, 1947 and ran until 1965.
The Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League was formed in 1966, from the amalgamation of the Mountain District Football League (1922 - 1965)[6] and the Yarra Valley Football League (1909–1965).[7]
The following YVFL clubs joined the YVMDFL in 1966 - Healesville, Marysville, Millgrove, Powelltown, Warburton, Woori Yallock and Yarra Junction.
In 2016, following a review by AFL Victoria, the league decided to change its name to the AFL Yarra Ranges. After another review of local football at the conclusion of the 2018 season, AFL Victoria decided that the league should merge with the South East Football Netball League to form the Outer East Football Netball League.[8]
- 1909 - Yarra Valley Football Association
- 1914 - 1915: Yarra Valley Football Association
- 1916 - 1918: YVFA in recess, due to WW1
- 1919 - 1941: Yarra Valley Football Association
- 1942 - 1944: YVFA in recess, due to WW2
- 1945 - 1946: Yarra Valley Football Association
- 1947 - 1965: Yarra Valley Football League
- 1966 - 2015: Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League
- 2016 - 2018: Yarra Ranges Football & Netball League
- 2019: Outer East Football Netball League
- 2020: OEFNL in recess, due to COVID-19
- 2021–present day: Outer East Football Netball League
Clubs
Final clubs
| Club | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Former League | Est. | Years in YVFL | YVFL Senior Premierships[9] | Fate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Years | ||||||||
| Healesville |  | Ramblers, Redlegs, Bloods | Don Road Sporting Complex, Healesville | – | 1888 | 1909-1965 | 7 | 1920, 1945, 1951, 1954, 1962, 1964, 1965 | Formed Yarra Valley Mountain District FL in 1966 |
| Marysville | .svg) | Villains | Gallipoli Park, Marysville | MAFA | 1949-1965[10] | 2 | 1959, 1960 | Formed Yarra Valley Mountain District FL in 1966 | |
| Millgrove |  | Millgrove Recreation Reserve, Millgrove | UYVFA | 1906 | 1909, 1914–1915, 1925-1965[11] | 11 | 1914, 1925, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1939, 1940, 1956, 1957, 1961, 1963 | Formed Yarra Valley Mountain District FL in 1966 | |
| Powelltown |  | Demons | Powelltown Recreation Reserve, Powelltown | UYVFA | 1922 | 1926, 1928-1965[12][13] | 0 | - | Merged with Yarra Junction in 1927 to form Little Yarra Rovers. Formed Yarra Valley Mountain District FL in 1966 |
| Warburton |  | Magpies | Mac Sparke Oval, Warburton | UYVFA | 1906 | 1909, 1926-1965[14][15] | 7 | 1933, 1937, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1958 | Formed Yarra Valley Mountain District FL in 1966 |
| Woori Yallock |  | Tigers | Woori Yallock Recreation Reserve, Woori Yallock | MDFA | 1905 | 1909, 1921–1922, 1924–1927, 1930–1955, 1963–1965 | 1 | 1947 | Joined Upper Yarra FA in 1923. Merged with Wandin and Seville to form Valley United in 1956. Formed Yarra Valley Mountain District FL in 1966. |
| Yarra Junction |  | Eagles | Yarra Junction Memorial Reserve, Yarra Junction | UYVFA | 1909 | 1915, 1926, 1928-1954,[16] 1962–1965 | 6 | 1929, 1931, 1934, 1935, 1941, 1950 | Merged with Powelltown to form Little Yarra Rovers in 1927. Merged with Wesburn in 1955 to form Yarraburn until 1961. Formed Yarra Valley Mountain District FL in 1966. |
Former clubs
| Club | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Former League | Est. | Years in YVFL | YVFL Senior Premierships[9] | Fate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Years | ||||||||
| Badger Creek |  | Coranderrk Aboriginal Station, Healesville | 1910-1911 | 1 | 1911 | Folded | |||
| Coldstream |  |
Cougars | Halley Supple Reserve, Coldstream | – | 1952 | 1952-1955[17] | 0 | - | Moved to Croydon-Ferntree Gully Football League in 1956 |
| Coldstream (original) |  | – | 1890 | 1911-1914 | 0 | - | Merged with Yarra Glen in 1915 to form Coldstream/Yarra Glen. Did not reform post-WW1. | ||
| Coldstream/Yarra Glen | – | 1915 | 1915[18] | 0 | - | De-merged into Yarra Glen and Coldstream | |||
| Croydon |  | Croydon Oval, Croydon | RDFA | 1906 | 1920-1921, 1925–1926. | 1 | 1926 | Joined the Ringwood FA in 1927.[19] | |
| Kilsyth/Montrose |  | – | 1923 | 1923 | 0 | - | De-merged into Kilsyth and Montrose, who both left the league | ||
| Lilydale |  | Falcons | Lilydale Recreation Reserve, Lilydale | CFGFL | 1872 | 1909-1939, 1945–1946, 1953–1955, 1957–1964 | 8 | 1915, 1919, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1936, 1938, 1946 | Joined Ringwood FA in 1940. Joined Croydon Mail FL in 1947. Joined Croydon Ferntree Gully FL in 1956. Joined Eastern Districts FL in 1965.[20][21][22][23] |
| Little Yarra Rovers | – | 1926 | 1927 | 2 | 1927[24] | De-merged into Powelltown and Yarra Junction in 1928 | |||
| Monbulk |  | Hawks | Monbulk Recreation Reserve, Monbulk | BDFL | 1895 | 1937-38 | 0 | - | Moved to Mountain District FA in 1945 |
| Montrose | | Montrose Recreation Reserve, Montrose | – | 1922 | 1922, 1924–1926 | 0 | - | Merged with Kilsyth in 1923 to form Kilsyth/Montrose | |
| Mount Evelyn |  | Mount Evelyn Recreation Reserve, Mount Evelyn | CFGFL | 1931 | 1946-1953, 1955[25] | 0 | - | Played 2nds & 3rds in Croydon Ferntree Gully FL in 1954. Withdrew from the YVFA prior to Rd.2, 1955. Later re-formed in Croydon Fentree Gully FL[26][27] | |
| Saint Hubert's | 1910 | 0 | - | Folded | |||||
| Seville |   | Bloods | Seville Recreation Reserve, Seville | – | 1915 | 1915, 1921, 1933–1938, 1950, 1955 | 0 | - | Merged with Wandin and Woori Yallock in 1956 to form Valley United. Re-formed in Yarra Valley Mountain District FL in 1972.[28] |
| Silvan | | Silvan Recreation Ground, Silvan | SDFA, MDFA | 1921-1922, 1935–1939 | 0 | - | Moved to Mountain District FA in 1923,[29] returned in 1946 | ||
| Silvan/Evelyn |  | – | 1940 | 1940 | 0 | - | Had one season only as a combined club in 1940.[30] | ||
| Toolangi |  | Cow paddock in Castella | – | 1952 | 1952-1953 | 0 | - | Only played reserves. Left YVFL 5 weeks into 1953 season.[31] | |
| Upper Yarra Dam |  | Cats | Upper Yarra Reservoir Park, Reefton | – | 1953 | 1953-1955 | 0 | - | Withdrew from the YVFL prior to Rd.3, 1955.[32] |
| Valley United | | Seville Recreation Reserve, Seville | – | 1956 | 1956-1959 | 0 | - | De-merged into Wandin, Woori Yallock and Seville following 1959 season. | |
| Wandin | .svg) | Wandin North Recreation Reserve, Wandin North | YVJFA | 1909 | 1915-1926, 1928-1954[33][34] | 0 | - | Moved to Yarra Valley Junior FA in 1927. Forced out of the YVFL in 1955 as they could only field a reserves side. Merged with Seville & Woori Yallock to form Valley United in 1956. Joined the Croydon Ferntree Gully FL in 1959. | |
| Wesburn | | Bulldogs | Wesburn Park, Wesburn | – | 1946 | 1946-1954[35] | 0 | - | Forced to merge by the YVFL[36] with Yarra Junction in 1955 to form Yarraburn.[37][38] |
| Yarraburn | | Yarra Junction Memorial Reserve, Yarra Junction | – | 1955 | 1955-1961 | 0 | 1955 | De-merged into Wesburn and Yarra Junction in 1962 | |
| Yarra Glen | | River Pigs | Yarra Glen Recreation Reserve, Yarra Glen | PHFL | 1888 | 1909, 1914–1930, 1935, 1939–1940, 1947–1948, 1955 | 2 | 1909, 1921 | Moved to Croydon Ferntree Gully FL in 1956[39][40] |
| Yarra Rovers |  | Mac Sparke Oval, Warburton (based at East Warburton) | – | 1935 | 1935-1938[41][42] | 0 | - | Withdrew following 1938 season | |
Senior football grand finals
There was a number of minor name changes in the competition's name between 1909[43] and 1914, mainly due to which local business or donor sponsored the premiership trophy in any given football season.
YVFA/YVFL's official seasons were only in 1909, 1914 - 1946, then 1947 to 1965.
| Seniors: | Senior Football - Grand Finals | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Premiers | Scores | Runner up | Scores | Venue / Comments | ||||
| Clements Bros Trophy | |||||||||
| 1891 | Yarra Glen | Lilydale | [44] | ||||||
| District Press Trophy FA[45] | |||||||||
| 1906 | Lilydale | 1st | No final series[46] | ||||||
| Upper Yarra FA / Gascoigne Trophy[47] | |||||||||
| 1907 | Woori Yallock | 1st | Millgrove | 2nd | [48] | ||||
| Yarra Glen & Lilydale FA:[49] (Stevens Trophy, Olinda Hotel, Lilydale) | |||||||||
| 1908 | Yarra Glen | Richard Stevens Trophy[50][51] | |||||||
| Yarra Valley Football Association | |||||||||
| 1909 | Yarra Glen | 6.9 - 45 | Lilydale | 4.10 - 34 | Yarra Glen[52][53] | ||||
| Yarra Valley Football Association: Mr. Tymm's Trophy[54] | |||||||||
| 1910 | Lilydale | Yarra Glen | Lilydale, undefeated premiers[55] | ||||||
| Yarra Valley Football Association: (Richard Stevens Trophy, Olinda Hotel, Lilydale) | |||||||||
| 1911 | Badger Creek | 5.7 - 37 | Healesville | 2.4 - 16 | Lilydale[56][57] | ||||
| Coldstream, Yarra Glen & Healesville District FA[58] | |||||||||
| 1912 | Healesville | 1st | [59] | ||||||
| Yarra Flats Football Association[60] | |||||||||
| 1913 | Lilydale | 2.7 - 19 | Healesville | 2.3 - 15 | [61] | ||||
| Yarra Valley Football Association | |||||||||
| 1914 | Healesville | 6.5 - 41 | Millgrove | 5.10 - 40 | 1st Grand Final at Lilydale[62][63] | ||||
| Millgrove | 8.3 - 51 | Healesville | 6.10 - 46 | 2nd G Final @ Lilydale due to protest[64] | |||||
| 1915 | Lilydale | 3.12 - 30 | Yarra Junction | 3.1 - 19 | Healesville[65] | ||||
| 1916-18 | In recess > WW1[66] | ||||||||
| 1919 | Lilydale | 4.4 - 28 | Healesville | 3.9 - 27 | Yarra Glen[67] | ||||
| 1920 | Healesville | 3.7 - 25 | Lilydale | 2.11 - 33 | [68] | ||||
| 1921 | Yarra Glen | 7.9 - 51 | Lilydale | 2.11 - 23 | Yarra Glen[69] | ||||
| 1922 | Lilydale | 9.11 - 65 | Healesville | 7.7 - 49 | Yarra Glen[70] | ||||
| 1923 | Lilydale | 4.19 - 43 | Healesville | 4.8 - 32 | Lilydale[71] | ||||
| 1924 | Lilydale | 9.14 - 68 | Montrose | 6.15 - 51 | Healesville[72] | ||||
| 1925 | Millgrove | 8.13 - 61 | Croydon | 7.10 - 52 | Lilydale[73] | ||||
| 1926 | Croydon | 14.14 - 96 | Lilydale | 10.18 - 78 | Healesville[74] | ||||
| 1927 - Peter Dawson Whisky Trophy[75] | |||||||||
| 1927 | Little Yarra Rovers | 13.3 - 81 | Millgrove | 9.7 - 61 | Warburton[76][77] | ||||
| 1928 - Barrington's Olinda Hotel Trophy[78] | |||||||||
| 1928 | Millgrove | 13.11 - 89 | Warburton | 8.11 - 59 | Healesville[79] | ||||
| 1929 | Yarra Junction | 14.14 - 98 | Lilydale | 14.8 - 86 | Warburton[80] | ||||
| 1930 | Millgrove | 7.11 - 53 | Powelltown | 7.8 - 50 | Warburton[81] | ||||
| 1931 | Yarra Junction | 12.7 - 79 | Millgrove | 9.13 - 67 | Warburton[82] | ||||
| 1932 | Millgrove | 14.10 - 94 | Warburton | 10.14 - 74 | Yarra Junction[83] | ||||
| 1933 | Warburton | 16.11 - 107 | Yarra Junction | 15.6 - 96 | Warburton[84] | ||||
| 1934 | Yarra Junction | 10.20 - 80 | Powelltown | 5.4 - 34 | Lilydale[85] | ||||
| 1935 | Yarra Junction | 13.15 - 93 | Powelltown | 13.13 - 91 | Warburton[86][87] | ||||
| 1936 | Lilydale | 9.14 - 68 | Silvan | 8.19 - 67 | Warburton[88] | ||||
| 1937 | Warburton | 17.19 - 121 | Lilydale | 11.12 - 78 | Healesville[89] | ||||
| 1938 | Lilydale | 17.15 - 117 | Warburton | 13.15 - 93 | Yarra Junction[90] | ||||
| 1939 | Millgrove | 16.9 - 105 | Warburton | 5.16 - 46 | Yarra Junction[91] | ||||
| 1940 | Millgrove | 12.19 - 91 | Yarra Junction | 10.16 - 76 | Warburton[92] | ||||
| 1941 | Yarra Junction | 13.21 - 99 | Warburton | 9.11 - 65 | Healesville[93] | ||||
| 1942-44 | In recess > WW2[94] | ||||||||
| 1945 | Healesville | 11.18 - 84 | Lilydale | 6.13 - 49 | Warburton[95] | ||||
| 1946 | Lilydale | 22.20 - 152 | Woori Yallock | 14.13 - 97 | Warburton[96] | ||||
| Yarra Valley Football League[97] | |||||||||
| 1947 | Woori Yallock | 12.15 - 87 | Healesvile | 11.17 - 83 | Warburton[98] | ||||
| 1948 | Warburton | 15.13 - 103 | Healesville | 7.7 - 49 | Yarra Junction[99] | ||||
| 1949 | Warburton | 14.13 - 97 | Healesville | 12.19 - 91 | Yarra Junction[100] | ||||
| 1950 | Yarra Junction | 7.16 - 58 | Warburton | 6.18 - 54 | Healesville[101] | ||||
| 1951 | Millgrove | 9.13 - 67 | Healesville | 10.7 - 67 | Warburton. Drawn G Final.[102] | ||||
| Healesville | 11.7 - 73 | Millgrove | 7.14 - 56 | Warburton. G Final Reply.[103] | |||||
| 1952 | Warburton | 11.11 - 77 | Marysville | 5.11 - 41 | Yarra Junction[104] | ||||
| 1953 | Warburton | 12.15 - 87 | Healsville | 12.12 - 84 | Yarra Junction[105] | ||||
| 1954 | Healesville | 11.13 - 79 | Lilydale | 10.9 - 69 | Warburton[106] | ||||
| 1955 | Yarraburn | 13.11 - 89 | Marysville | 12.16 - 88 | Warburton[107] | ||||
| 1956 | Millgrove | 6.15 - 45 | Healesville | 6.5 - 35 | Yarra Junction | ||||
| 1957 | Millgrove | 11.12 - 78 | Marysville | 10.9 - 69 | Warburton | ||||
| 1958 | Warburton | 9.10 - 64 | Marysville | 9.5 - 59 | Lilydale | ||||
| 1959 | Marysville | 10.26 - 86 | Warburton | 13.4 - 82 | Healesville | ||||
| 1960 | Healesville | 6.10 - 46 | Marysville | 6.10 - 46 | Drawn G Final[108] | ||||
| Marysville | 12.9 - 81 | Healesville | 12.8 - 80 | Warburton. G Final replay[109] | |||||
| 1961 | Millgrove | 10.8 - 68 | Healesville | 6.10 - 46 | Warburton | ||||
| 1962 | Healesville | 11.15 - 81 | Warburton | 11.7 - 73 | Yarra Junction | ||||
| 1963 | Millgrove | 12.16 - 88 | Marysville | 9.14 - 68 | Healesville | ||||
| 1964 | Healesville | 15.19 - 109 | Lilydale | 4.11 - 35 | Healesville | ||||
| 1965 | Healesville | 19.18 - 132 | Woori Yallock | 14.6 - 90 | Warburton[110] | ||||
Senior football statistics
YVFL Reserves grand finals
The YVFL Reserves competition commenced in 1949.
| Reserves: | YVFL Reserves Football - Grand Finals | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Premiers | Scores | Runner up | Scores | Venue / Comments | ||||
| 1949 | Healesville | 9.15 - 69 | Yarra Glen | 9.13 - 67 | Yarra Junction[115] | ||||
| 1950 | Healesville | 12.12 - 84 | Yarra Glen | 7.4 - 46 | Yarra Junction[116] | ||||
| 1951 | Powelltown | 20.18 - 138 | Healesville | 8.12 - 60 | Warburton. G Jagoe (PT): 12 goals.[117] | ||||
| 1952 | Powelltown | 11.13 - 79 | Warburton | 6.9 - 45 | Yarra Junction[118] | ||||
| 1953 | Seville | 13.15 - 93 | Warburton | 10.11 - 71 | Yarra Junction[119] | ||||
| 1954 | Yarra Junction | 8.16 - 64 | Warburton | 8.8 - 54 | Warburton[120] | ||||
| 1955 | Warburton | ||||||||
| 1956 | Marysville | ||||||||
| 1957 | Healesville | ||||||||
| 1958 | Lilydale | ||||||||
| 1959 | Healesville | ||||||||
| 1960 | Lilydale or | Valley United | |||||||
| 1961 | Powelltown | ||||||||
| 1962 | Valley United | ||||||||
| 1963 | Healesville | ||||||||
| 1964 | Powelltown | ||||||||
| 1965 | ? | ||||||||
Interleague Football Results
The YVFA / YVFL played in the following interleague football matches.
| YVFL: | Seniors & Reserves Football Interleague Matches | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Captain | Coach | Venue | YVFA Score | Match Result | YVFA Opposition | Match Score | Date/Comments | |
| 1948 | Ron Henderson | Lilydale | 11.16 - 82 | lost to | Croydon & DFL | 17.14 - 116 | 12.6.48[121][122] | ||
| 1949 | Alan Williams | Warburton | 15.19 - 109 | defeated | Croydon & DFL | 15.18 - 108 | 11.6.49[123][124][125] | ||
| 1950 | Ron Henderson | Lilydale | 13.13 - 91 | defeated | Croydon FGFL | 11.12 - 78 | 10.6.50[126] | ||
| C Walden | Lilydale | 8.9 - 57 | lost to | Croydon FGFL 2nds | 10.13 - 73 | 10.6.50[127] | |||
| 1951 | Kevin O'Donnell | Healesville | 12.14 - 86 | lost to | Croydon FGFL | 17.10 - 112 | 9.6.51[128] | ||
| Healesville | 14.14 - 98 | defeated | Croydon FGFL 2nds | 11.8 - 74 | 15.6.51[129] | ||||
| 1952 | Jimmy Gibbs | Lilydale | 9.9 - 63 | lost to | Croydon FGFL | 12.6 - 78 | 19.7.52[130] | ||
| Lilydale | 8.11 - 59 | defeated | Croydon FGFL 2nds | 6.9 -45 | 19.7.52[131] | ||||
| 1953 | Jack Mullane | Healesville | 12.11 - 83 | defeated | Croydon FGFL | 7.7 - 49 | 11.7.53[132][133] | ||
| C Cook | Healesville | 10.10 - 70 | lost to | Croydon FGFL 2nds | 11.13 - 79 | 11.7.53[134] | |||
| 1954 | Jack McDonald | Croydon | 9.6 - 60 | lost to | Croydon FGFL | 13.16 - 94 | 17.7.54[135][136][137] | ||
| George Nelson | Croydon | 14.24 - 108 | defeated | Croydon FGFL 2nds | 5.3 - 33 | 17.7.54[138] | |||
| 1955 | Jack McDonald | Lilydale | 17.14 - 116 | defeated | Croydon FGFL | 14.19 - 103 | 16.7.55[139] | ||
| 1955 | Lilydale | 7.8 - 50 | lost to | Croydon FGFL 2nds | 9.16 - 70 | 16.7.55[140] | |||
| 1956 | Match cancelled[141] | ||||||||
Premiership table
- YVFL Senior Football
- 1909 and 1914 to 1965.
- Most Premierships / Runners Up
| Club | Most Premierships | Runners up | Draws | No Result | Grand Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millgrove | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| Lilydale | 8 | 9 | 17 | ||
| Healesville | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 20 |
| Warburton | 7 | 8 | 15 | ||
| Yarra Junction | 6 | 3 | 9 | ||
| Marysville | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | |
| Yarra Glenn | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Woori Yallock | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Croydon | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Little Yarra Rovers | 1 | 1 | |||
| Yarraburn | 1 | 1 | |||
| Powelltown | 3 | 3 | |||
| Montrose | 1 | 1 | |||
| Silvan | 1 | 1 | |||
| TOTAL | 47 | 47 | 4 | 2 | 100 |
YVFA - Senior Football Best & Fairest Award
| Seniors: | YVFA Senior Football - Best & Fairest | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Winner | Club | Votes | Second | Club | Votes | |||
| Councillor H R Horsey Trophy[142] | |||||||||
| 1930 | M L Morrison | Woori Yallock | [143] | ||||||
| 1931 | ? | ||||||||
| J Flahavin Trophy (Warburton Motor Service)[144] | |||||||||
| 1932 | W E "Chappie" Teese | Woori Yallock | [145] | ||||||
| 1933 | George Sutherland | Millgrove | 10 | F Cameron | Woori Yallock | 6[146] | |||
| 1934 | George Sutherland | Millgrove | 9 | [147] | |||||
| 1935 | Ray Rouget | Wandin | 15&1/2 | Jackie Clunning | Millgrove | 7&1/2[148] | |||
| 1936 | W Brown | Wandin | |||||||
| 1937 | C Froelich | Powelltown | 5&1/2 | W McClean & | Woori Yallock | 5 | |||
| Ray Rouget | Wandin | 5[149] | |||||||
| 1938 | Ray Rouget | Wandin | 9 | Alan Story | Warburton | 8&1/2[150] | |||
| 1939 | Ray Rouget | Wandin | 6 | M Clunning | Millgrove | 5&1/2&1/3[151] | |||
| H R Horsey Trophy | |||||||||
| 1940 | G Aikten | Healesville | [152] | ||||||
| 1941 | H Mitchell | Yarra Junction | 3 | N Long & | Yarra Junction | 2 | |||
| W Marshall | Healesville | 2[153] | |||||||
| 1942-44 | In recess>WW2 | ||||||||
| 1945 | Tom Inverarity | Millgrove | [154] | ||||||
| 1946 | A McColl | Wandin | 6 | A Wilson | Woori Yallock | 5[155] | |||
| 1947 | Jack Commerford | Yarra Glen | 5 | Ross Bates | Healesville | 4&1/2[156] | |||
| 1948 | R Burrows | Yarra Junction | 7 | J Vennell | Westburn | 6[157] | |||
| 1949 | Max Stormer | Westburn | 12 | N Burrows | Yarra Junction | 8[158][159] | |||
| William Eric Valentine Trophy[160] | |||||||||
| 1950 | John Stormer | Westburn | 25 | R Cummings | Powelltown | 20[161] | |||
| 1951 | Alf Hetherton & | Yarra Junction | 20 | Ron Henderson | Wandin | 16[162] | |||
| Johnnie Harrison | Mt. Evalyn | 20 | |||||||
| 1952 | Johnnie Harrison | Mt. Evalyn | 28 | H Jacquier & | Worri Yallock | 15 | |||
| J Pollard | Healesville | 15[163] | |||||||
| 1953 | Ivan "Pud" Witnish | Yarra Junction | 25 | Max Stormer | Millgrove | 23[164] | |||
| 1954 | James Wandin | Healesville | 24 | J McDonald | Powelltown | 19[165] | |||
| B Stevens | Upper Yarra Dam | 19 | |||||||
| Max Stormer | Millgrove | 19[166] | |||||||
| 1955 | Max Stormer | Seville | 32 | Ivan "Pud" Witnish | Yarraburn | 23[167][168] | |||
| 1956 | Ron Fletcher | Valley United | |||||||
| 1957 | James Wandin | Healesville | |||||||
| 1958 | James Wandin | Healesville | |||||||
| 1959 | James Wandin | Healesville | |||||||
| 1960 | P Halit | Millgrove | |||||||
| 1961 | P Halit | Millgrove | |||||||
| 1962 | Max Watson | Lilydale | |||||||
| 1963 | Robert Trelour | Warburton | |||||||
| 1964 | C Lawson & | Upper Ferntree Gully | |||||||
| Roger Manfield | Lilydale | ||||||||
| 1965 | G Saunders | Marysville | [169] | ||||||
- William E. Valentine was a former YVFL Secretary between 1936 and 1956.
- Max Stormer (Westburn) played with Richmond Reserves in 1950 & 1951.
- James Wandin (Healesville) played 17 games with St. Kilda in 1952 & 1953.
YVFL - Reserves Football Best & Fairest Award
The YVFL Reserves competition commenced in 1949.
| Reserves: | YVFA Reserves Football - Best & Fairest | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Winner | Club | Votes | Second | Club | Votes | |||
| 1949 | James Wandin | Healesville | [170] | ||||||
| 1950 | Jim Lindsay | Seville | |||||||
| 1951 | Jim Lindsay | Seville | 22 | G Hault | Powelltown | 20[171][172] | |||
| 1952 | James Milner | Toolangi | 21 | Jim Lindsay & | Seville | 18 | |||
| G Jageo | Powelltown | 18[173] | |||||||
| 1953 | Jim Lindsay | Seville | 20 | Les Brown | Westburn | 16[174] | |||
| 1954 | Max Read | Wandin | 34 | Jim Lindsay | Seville | 25[175] | |||
| Stan Truman Trophy | |||||||||
| 1955 | Ray Dafter | Warburton | 13 | Doug Wardell | Marysville | 11[176][177] | |||
| 1956 | L Wheeler | Healesville | |||||||
| 1957 | K Hawkey & | Lilydale | |||||||
| P Mason | Lilygale | ||||||||
| 1958 | K Phillips | Lilygale | |||||||
| 1959 | Bill Thompson | Lilygale | |||||||
| 1960 | M Long | Valley United | |||||||
| 1961 | Alan Wines | Valley United | |||||||
| 1962 | Neil Stoney | Valley United | |||||||
| 1963 | Bill Tunn | Powelltown | |||||||
| 1964 | Jeff Cole | Powelltown | |||||||
| 1965 | |||||||||
| 1966 | |||||||||
Office Bearers
| YVFA: | Office Bearers | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | President | Secretary | Treasurer | ||||||
| 1909 | C J Mitchell | M Clements | W Nash[178] | ||||||
| 1910 | |||||||||
| 1911 | |||||||||
| 1912 | |||||||||
| 1913 | |||||||||
| 1914 | Robert Morton | ||||||||
| 1915 | Robert Morton | ||||||||
| 1916-18 | YVFA | in recess | due to WW1 | ||||||
| 1919 | |||||||||
| 1920 | |||||||||
| 1921 | Cr Smedley | Arthur J Jones | Arthur J Jones | ||||||
| 1922 | G Potter | Arthur J Jones | Arthur J Jones[179] | ||||||
| 1923 | Robert Morton | Arthur J Jones | Arthur J Jones[180] | ||||||
| 1924 | Robert Morton | Arthur J Jones | Arthur J Jones[181] | ||||||
| 1925 | E Smithers | Arthur J Jones | Arthur J Jones[182] | ||||||
| 1926 | Robert Morton | Arthur J Jones | Arthur J Jones[183] | ||||||
| 1927 | Robert Morton | R Hamilton | W J Chisholm[184] | ||||||
| 1928 | Robert Morton | R Hamilton | W J Chisholm[185] | ||||||
| 1929 | G W Crook | Arthur J Jones | E T Hunt[186] | ||||||
| 1930 | Cr H R Horsey | H Saunders | G Maxwell[187] | ||||||
| 1935 | L V Phillips | T Rose | W E Hutchinson[188] | ||||||
| 1936 | L V Phillips | W E Valentine | W E Hutchinson[189] | ||||||
| 1937 | L V Phillips | W E Valentine | W E Hutchinson[190] | ||||||
| 1938 | L V Phillips | W E Valentine | W E Hutchinson[191] | ||||||
| 1939 | L V Phillips | W E Valentine | W E Hutchinson[192] | ||||||
| 1940 | H R Horsey | W E Valentine | W E Hutchinson[193] | ||||||
| 1941 | E Dillon | W E Valentine | W E Hutchinson[194] | ||||||
| 1942-44 | YVFA | in recess | due to WW2[195] | ||||||
| 1945 | E Dillon | W E Valentine | W E Hutchinson[196] | ||||||
| 1946 | E Dillon | W E Valentine | W E Hutchinson | ||||||
| 1947 | E Dillon | W E Valentine | W E Hutchinson[197] | ||||||
| 1948 | E Dillon | W E Valentine | W E Hutchinson | ||||||
| 1949 | Tom F Brent | W E Valentine | W E Hutchinson[198] | ||||||
| 1950 | Tom F Brent | W E Valentine | Cr. W E Hutchinson[199] | ||||||
| 1951 | Tom F Brent | W E Valentine | W E Hutchinson[200] | ||||||
| 1952 | Tom F Brent | W E Valentine | W E Hutchinson.[201] | ||||||
| 1953 | Tom F Brent | W E Valentine | A Cameron[202] | ||||||
| 1954 | Les Morrison | W E Valentine | A Cameron[203] | ||||||
| 1955 | Les Morrison | W E Valentine | A Cameron[204] | ||||||
| 1956 | L Morrison | W E Valentine | A Cameron[205] | ||||||
