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Western Football Netball League
FormerlyFootscray District Football League (1931−2000)
Western Region Football League (2000−2023)
SportAustralian rules football
Founded1931; 93 years ago (1931)
No. of teams24
CountryAustralia
Most recent
champion(s)
  • Hoppers Crossing (Div 1)
  • Sunshine (Div 2)
Most titlesSpotswood (16)
Official websitehttps://wfnl.com.au

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

History

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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

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Participating clubs for the 2024 season:

Division One

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Club Colours Nickname Home ground Former League Est Years in comp WFNL Senior Premierships
Total Most Recent
Altona (Altona City)
Vikings JK Grant Reserve, Altona WSFL 1918 1933–1937, 1945–1951, 1977–1979, 1988– 7 2022
Caroline Springs
Lakers Town Centre Oval, Caroline Springs – 2002 2011– 1 2016
Hoppers Crossing
Warriors Hogans Road Reserve, Hoppers Crossing WSFL 1972 1988– 4 2024
Parkside
Magpies Henry Turner Reserve, Footscray NMFL 1897 1931– 17 2023
Point Cook
Bulldogs Saltwater Reserve, Point Cook VAFA 2003 2018– 0 -
Point Cook Centrals (Sanctuary Lakes)
Sharks Featherbrook Reserve, Point Cook – 2012 2013– 2 2022
Spotswood
Woodsmen Donald W McLean Reserve, Spotswood VSDFL 1927 1935– 17 2011
Werribee Districts
Tigers Soldiers Reserve, Werribee VAFA 1995 1995–1997, 2014– 1 2023
Yarraville Seddon
Eagles Yarraville Oval, Yarraville – 2006 2007– 2 2019

Division Two

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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
Albion
Cats JR Parsons Reserve, Sunshine – 1961 1961– 4 2010
Braybrook
Brookers Pennell Reserve, Braybrook NDFA 1874 1931–1990, 1990–1997, 1997– 19 2022
Laverton
Magpies Laverton Park, Altona Meadows WSFL 1924 1988– 1 1989
Newport
Panthers (formerly Power) AW Langshaw Reserve, Newport – 2005 2016–[8] 1 2016
North Footscray
Devils Hansen Reserve, West Footscray – 1934 1935– 7 2017
North Sunshine
Roadrunners Dempster Park, Sunshine North – 1967 1979– 2 2003
Suns (Wyndham)
Suns Goddard Street Reserve, Tarneit VAFA 2013 2015– 1 2023
Sunshine (Sunshine YCW)
Kangaroos Kinder Smith Reserve, Braybrook YCWNFA 1959 1978– 1 2024
Sunshine Heights
Dragons Ainsworth Reserve, Sunshine West WSFL 1971 1988– 3 2008
Tarneit
Titans Wootten Road Reserve, Tarneit – 2014 2014– 0 -
West Footscray
Roosters Shorten Reserve, West Footscray – 1932 1932– 7 2007
Western Rams
Rams Ian Cowie Recreation Reserve, Rockbank RDFNL 1992 1992-1999, 2024– 0 -
Wyndhamvale
Falcons Wyndham Vale South Oval, Wyndham Vale GDFL 1979 1989–1994, 1999– 1 2015

Thirds Only

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Club Colours Nickname Home ground Former League Est Years in comp WFNL Senior Premierships
Total Most Recent
Bacchus Marsh
Cobras Maddingley Park, Maddingley – 1978 2024– 0 -
Eynesbury
Eagles Eynesbury Recreation Reserve, Eynesbury RDFNL 2016 2024– 0 -
Glen Orden
Hawks Heathdale Oval, Werribee – 1979 1976–2016, 2018–2022, 2024- 4 2019

Club locations

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Rams
Eynesbury
Bacchus Marsh
Suns
Tarneit
Sunshine
Heights
North Sunshine
Laverton
Glen Orden
Braybrook
Albanvale
Yarraville-Seddon
Wyndhamvale
West Footscray
Point Cook
Centrals
Parkside
North Footscray
Newport
Manor Lakes
Werribee
Districts
Sunshine
Spotswood
Point Cook
Hoppers
Crossing
Caroline Springs
Altona
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Albion
Locations of the 2024 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 teams in recess.


Former Clubs

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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
Bayview Road Methodists – 1931 0 - Folded
Braybrook YCW
? 0 - Folded
Brooklyn (Wembley Park)
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 - Moved to Footscray Districts FL in 1995; merged with Broadmeadows Power to form Brunswick Power in 2003
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
Coburg Districts ?-1980 0 - Folded
Combined Churches (Baptist Church of Christ) – 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
Fleming Park, Brunswick East YCWFL 1922 1987–1993 0 - Moved to Southern FNL in 1994
Essendon ALP – 1937 1937 0 - Folded
Essendon Districts VJFA 1885 1945–1949 1 1945 Folded
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 Diamond Valley FL in 1998
Flemington (Flemington YCW)
McAlister Oval, Parkville YCWFL 1945 1987–2000 1 1994 Folded in 2000
Footscray & Yarraville (F&Y) Socials
Hansen 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 Royal blue, navy blue, gold 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; Williamstown Methodists)
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 1978-1980 0 - Merged with Brooklyn to form Wembley Park in 1981
Maidstone
Scovell Reserve, Maidstone – 1908 1947-1964 1 1950 Moved to Western Suburan FL in 1965
Manor Lakes
Storm Howqua Reserve, Manor Lakes – 2012 2013–2019 0 - In recess
Maribyrnong NDFA 1900s 1947–1949 0 - Folded
Newells
Imperials Newell's Paddock, Footscray – 1933 1933–1938 1 1934 Folded
Newlands Coburg (Coburg YCW)
Cobras Jackson Reserve, Coburg North YCWFL 1984 1987–1993 0 - Moved to VAFA in 1994
Newport (Newport United)
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)
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
Bombers PEGS Sporting Fields, Keilor Park EDFL 1968 1983–1984 0 - Moved to VAFA in 1985
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)
RAAF Laverton – 1984 1984-1993 0 - Folded in 1993
Riverside Red, white and blue – 1931 1932–1934 1 1932 Absorbed by Parkside
Seddon
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
Paisley (St John's Church of England) – 1931 1931–1938 0 - Folded
Sandridge
Lagoon Reserve, Port Melbourne 1980s 1991–1992 0 - Folded in 1992
South Footscray 1935–1949 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) – 1945 1945–1952 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 – 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 from 1936-1995)
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

Premiers

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Division One

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Year Premier Score Runner up Margin
1931 Parkside 11.19.85 – 7.5.47 Braybrook 38
1932 Riverside 11.15.81 – 10.12.72 Parkside 9
1933 Parkside 19.22.136 – 10.10.70 Riverside 66
1934 West Footscray 9.10.64 – 8.7.55 Parkside 9
1935 West Footscray 12.12.84 – 10.8.69 Spotswood 15
1936 Parkside 11.8.74 – 5.8.38 Spotswood 36
1937 Parkside 15.11.101 – 8.13.61 Deer Park 40
1938 Spotswood 15.15.105 – 12.16.88 Deer Park 17
1939 Deer Park 14.14.98 – 8.13.61 Parkside 37
1940 Deer Park 8.8.56 – 7.12.54 North Footscray 2
1941 Deer Park 17.5.107 – 12.10.82 Parkside 25
1942 Braybrook 17.21.123 – 8.12.60 West Footscray 63
1943 Kingsville 6.12.48 – 3.8.26 Parkside 22
1944 Braybrook 7.7.49 – 5.18.48 West Footscray 1
1945 Braybrook 15.9.99 – 10.6.66 West Footscray 33
1946 Braybrook 9.12.66 – 8.15.63 West Footscray 3
1947 West Footscray 10.12.72 – 8.13.61 Braybrook 11
1948 Parkside 10.7.67 – 6.6.42 Braybrook 25
1949 Parkside 9.7.61 – 7.8.50 Sunshine Districts 11
1950 Seddon 12.5.77 – 3.9.27 Spotswood 50
1951 Parkside 14.8.92 – 12.9.81 West Footscray 11
1952 Braybrook 7.9.51 – 7.2.44 Seddon 7
1953 Seddon 5.8.38 – 2.7.19 Newport 19
1954 Braybrook 9.10.64 – 8.5.53 Newport 11
1955 Braybrook 8.15.63 – 7.11.53 Seddon 10
1956 Braybrook 11.7.73 – 9.9.63 Parkside 10
1957 Parkside 10.21.81 – 6.7.43 Kingsville 38
1958 Spotswood 10.7.67 – 9.9.63 Parkside 4
1959 F & Y Socials 11.6.72 – 3.5.23 Spotswood 49
1960 F & Y Socials 15.9.99 – 4.12.36 Spotswood 63
1961 F & Y Socials 12.7.79 – 5.11.41 Parkside 38
1962 Parkside 5.10.40 – 2.6.18 F & Y Socials 22
1963 F & Y Socials 11.17.83 – 6.9.45 Seddon 38
1964 Kingsville 10.21.81 – 9.7.61 Spotswood 20
1965 Albion 14.11.95 – 12.12.84 Parkside 11
1966 St Albans 11.22.88 – 8.9.57 Kingsville 31
1967 Parkside 16.9.105 – 12.14.86 Spotswood 19
1968 Spotswood 9.7.61 – 7.12.54 St Albans 7
1969 St Albans 13.6.84 – 11.16.82 Albion 2
1970 West Footscray 14.8.92 – 11.14.80 Spotswood 12
1971 Spotswood 15.12.102 – 14.15.99 Parkside 3
1972 Spotswood 10.15.75 – 9.13.67 North Footscray 8
1973 Braybrook 15.12.102 – 9.8.62 Albion 40
1974 Braybrook 11.10.76 – 9.9.63 Albion 13
1975 Braybrook 14.13.97 – 15.7.97 West Footscray 0
1975 Braybrook 10.16.76 – 9.10.64 West Footscray 12
1976 Seddon 9.12.66 – 7.14.56 Albion 10
1977 Spotswood 12.6.78 – 8.15.63 Kingsville 15
1978 North Footscray 10.12.72 – 9.9.63 Albion 11
1979 Braybrook 6.13.49 – 5.18.48 St Albans 1
1980 North Footscray 13.12.90 – 13.6.84 Spotswood 6
1981 Parkside 15.15.105 – 7.12.54 North Footscray 51
1982 West Footscray 16.8.104 – 9.15.69 St Albans 35
1983 North Footscray 12.14.86 – 12.11.83 Parkside 3
1984 Spotswood 16.16.112 – 7.12.54 Wembley Park 58
1985 Albion 15.10.100 – 11.19.85 Sunshine YCW 15
1986 Albion 14.22.106 – 10.7.67 Wembley Park 39
1987 Spotswood 18.8.116 – 11.11.77 Sunshine YCW 39
1988 St Albans 10.4.64 – 7.4.46 Albion 18
1989 St Albans 11.12.78 – 5.16.46 Deer Park 32
1990 Spotswood 21.17.143 – 8.8.56 Deer Park 87
1991 Seddon 18.15.123 – 12.15.87 Spotswood 36
1992 Seddon 12.3.75 – 8.7.55 Spotswood 20
1993 Spotswood 23.13.151 – 5.11.41 Seddon 90
1994 Deer Park 17.9.111 – 11.7.73 Spotswood 38
1995 Spotswood 17.7.109 – 10.12.72 Deer Park 37
1996 Parkside 17.11.113 – 16.10.106 Yarraville 7
1997 Yarraville 19.10.124 – 15.12.102 Parkside 22
1998 Port Melbourne Colts 13.8.86 – 10.7.67 Spotswood 19
1999 Port Melbourne Colts 8.21.69 – 8.4.52 Parkside 17
2000 Parkside 9.13.67 – 7.8.50 St Albans 17
2001 St Albans 15.19.109 – 10.7.67 Hoppers Crossing 42
2002 Hoppers Crossing 18.11.119 – 18.5.113 Parkside 6
2003 Parkside 11.8.74 – 10.9.69 Spotswood 5
2004 Hoppers Crossing 10.6.66 – 8.12.60 Port Melbourne Colts 6
2005 Port Melbourne Colts 12.16.88 – 6.7.43 Parkside 45
2006 Port Melbourne Colts 14.12.96 – 14.10.94 Hoppers Crossing 2
2007 Spotswood 13.10.88 – 11.16.82 Port Melbourne Colts 6
2008 Spotswood 13.15.93 – 11.17.83 Port Melbourne Colts 10
2009 Spotswood 13.13.91 – 10.13.73 Port Melbourne Colts 18
2010 Albion 14.11.95 – 11.12.78 Spotswood 17
2011 Spotswood 12.18.90 – 7.13.55 Albion 35
2012 Altona 14.7.91 – 12.18.90 Spotswood 1
2013 Deer Park 15.10.100 – 14.15.99 Spotswood 1
2014 Deer Park 22.26.158 – 12.9.81 Spotswood 57
2015 Deer Park 23.17.155 – 2.7.19 Werribee Districts 134
2016 Deer Park 25.21.171 – 8.9.57 Hoppers Crossing 116
2017 Deer Park 9.12.66 – 9.9.63 Sunshine 3
2018 Deer Park 12.17.89 – 6.7.43 Hoppers Crossing 46
2019 Deer Park 9.13.67 – 9.10.64 Altona 3
2020 Season not played (COVID-19 pandemic)
2021 Season not completed (COVID-19 pandemic)
2022 Altona 10.21 (81) – 9.4 (58) Werribee Districts 23
2023 Werribee Districts 9.11 (65) – 5.13 (43) Point Cook 22
2024 Hoppers Crossing 13.12 (90) – 14.5 (89) Werribee Districts 1

Premiers by club (Division 1)

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Club Titles Years won
Spotswood 15 1938, 1958, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1977, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1995, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011
Parkside 14 1931, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1957, 1962, 1967, 1981, 1996, 2000, 2003
Braybrook 12 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1979
Deer Park 11 1939, 1940, 1941, 1994, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
West Footscray 5 1934, 1935, 1947, 1970, 1982
St Albans 5 1966, 1969, 1988, 1989, 2001
F & Y Socials 4 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963
Albion 4 1965, 1985, 1986, 2010
Port Melbourne Colts 4 1998, 1999, 2005, 2006
North Footscray 3 1978, 1980, 1983
Yarraville 3 1943, 1964,[note 1] 1997
Hoppers Crossing 3 2002, 2004, 2024
Altona 2 2012, 2022
Werribee Districts 1 2023
Notes
  1. ^ As "Kingsville FC".

Division Two

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Year Premier Score Runner up Margin
1934 Newells 13.13.91 – 9.12.66 Victor Socials 25
1935 Baptist Church of Christ 10.14.74 – 9.12.66 Spotswood 8
1936 Braybrook 7.20.62 – 7.7.49 North Footscray 13
1937 South Footscray 7.17.59 – 6.20.56 Braybrook 3
1938 North Footscray 10.17.77 – 8.7.55 Combine 22
1938 Victor Socials 10.5.65 – 6.17.53 Combine 12
1940 South Footscray 12.16.88 – 10.12.72 Combine 16
1941 West Footscray 20.13.133 – 11.13.79 Victor Socials 54
1942 Kingsville 17.12.114 – 11.13.79 Sunshine Districts 35
1943 Newport CYMS 9.16.70 – 7.9.51 Spotswood 19
1944 Spotswood 10.9.69 – 7.7.49 Sunshine Districts 20
1945 Essendon Districts 12.14.86 – 8.15.63 Yarraville Socials 23
1946 Sunshine Districts 11.17.83 – 8.5.53 Spotswood 30
1947 Altona 12.25.97 – 4.5.29 Waratah 68
1948 Spotswood 11.15.81 – 7.12.54 St Albans 27
1949 (Section 1) North Footscray 8.19.67 – 9.10.64 Footscray & Yarraville Socials 3
1949 (Section 2) 6th Melbourne Scouts 15.18.108 – 5.4.34 West Footscray 74
1950 Maidstone 10.10.70 – 7.13.55 Williamstown Rovers 15
1951 Altona 12.12.84 – 11.7.73 Kingsville 11
No competition between 1952–1985
1986 North Sunshine 13.11.89 – 8.15.63 Essendon High School Old Scholars 26
1987 Essendon High School Old Scholars 22.10.142 – 4.10.34 North Sunshine 108
1988 Coburg Districts 7.10.52 – 5.10.40 Ascot Vale 12
1989 Ascot Vale 18.12.120 – 9.8.62 Williamstown United 58
1990 Port Melbourne Colts 16.18.114 – 12.10.82 Hoppers Crossing 32
1991 Altona City 10.14.74 – 7.13.55 Sunshine Heights 19
1992 Hoppers Crossing 5.12.42 – 4.5.29 East Brunswick 13
1993 Braybrook 9.15.69 – 7.4.46 Sunshine Heights 23
1994 Albion 18.12.120 – 11.17.83 Sunshine YCW 37
1995 West Newport 14.20.104 – 14.8.92 Sunshine YCW 12
1996 North Melbourne & Kensington 17.18.120 – 9.8.62 Fawkner Amateurs 58
1997 St Albans 15.15.105 – 9.9.63 North Footscray 42
1998 Seddon 10.10.70 – 8.6.54 Braybrook 26
1999 Braybrook 12.21.93 – 8.1.49 Central Altona 44
2000 Yarraville 12.18.90 – 6.8.44 Glen Orden 46
2001 Seddon 18.12.120 – 5.9.39 Albanvale 81
2002 Kensington Hill 11.12.78 – 7.11.53 North Footscray 25
2003 North Sunshine 12.9.81 – 6.12.48 Glen Orden 33
2004 Altona 11.14.80 – 8.7.55 Deer Park 25
2005 Altona 19.12.126 – 8.9.57 Glen Orden 69
2006 Glen Orden 13.20.98 – 8.8.56 Deer Park 42
2007 West Footscray 18.16.124 – 7.16.58 Sunshine Heights 66
2008 Sunshine Heights 18.7.115 – 7.11.53 North Footscray 62
2009 Deer Park 16.12.108 – 13.9.87 Parkside 21
2010 North Footscray 11.13.79 – 10.14.74 Parkside 5
2011 Deer Park 21.23.149 – 2.6.18 Albanvale 131
2012 Yarraville Seddon 14.14.98 – 9.16.70 Parkside 28
2013 Glen Orden 15.12.102 – 8.11.59 Parkside 43
2014 Parkside 14.20.104 – 10.6.66 West Footscray 38
2015 Wyndhamvale 17.12.114 – 10.5.65 West Footscray 49
2016 Caroline Springs 12.8.80 – 9.12.66 Yarraville Seddon 14
2017 North Footscray 15.14.104 – 6.10.46 Yarraville Seddon 58
2018 Point Cook 9.14.68 – 8.13.61 Yarraville Seddon 7
2019 Yarraville Seddon 14.17.101 – 4.10.34 Wyndhamvale 67
2020 Season not played (COVID-19 pandemic)
2021 Season not completed (COVID-19 pandemic)
2022 Point Cook Centrals 10.4 (64) – 7.6 (48) Parkside 16
2023 Parkside 8.13 (61) – 8.11 (59) Albion 2
2024 Sunshine 8.8 (56) - 6.13 (49) Albion 7

Premiers by club (Division 2)

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Club Titles Years won
Altona/Altona City 5 1947, 1951, 1991, 2004, 2005
North Footscray 4 1938, 1949 (Section 1), 2010, 2017
Braybrook 3 1936, 1993, 1999
Deer Park 2 2009, 2011
Glen Orden 2 2006, 2013
Parkside 2 2014, 2023
North Sunshine 2 1986, 2003
Seddon 2 1997, 2001
South Footscray 2 1937, 1940
Spotswood 2 1942, 1948
West Footscray 2 1941, 2007
Yarraville/Kingsville 2 1942, 2000
Yarraville Seddon 2 2012, 2019
6th Melbourne Scouts 1 1949 (section 2)
Ascot Vale 1 1989
Albion 1 1994
Baptist Church of Christ/Combine 1 1935
Caroline Springs 1 2016
Coburg Districts 1 1988
Essendon Districts 1 1945
Essendon High School Old Scholars 1 1987
Hoppers Crossing 1 1992
Kensington Hill 1 2002
Maidstone 1 1950
Newells 1 1934
Newport CYMS 1 1943
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 Socials 1 1939
West Newport 1 1995
Wyndhamvale 1 2015

Division Three

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Year Premier Score Runner up Margin
1988 Sunshine Heights 11.21.87 – 7.11.53 East Brunswick 34
1989 Laverton 2.16.28 – 4.3.27 Wyndhamvale 1
1990 Braybrook 16.16.112 – 11.9.75 East Brunswick 37
1991 Wembley Park 11.15.81 – 12.7.79 Glen Orden 2
1992 Glen Orden 8.11.59 – 5.5.35 Newport 24
1993 North Melbourne & Kensington 16.15.111 – 4.6.30 Newport 81
1994 Flemington 14.4.88 – 6.4.40 Wyndhamvale 48
1995 Newport 18.11.119 – 3.15.33 Albanvale 86
1996 West Newport 17.22.124 – 7.10.52 Albanvale 72
1997 Braybrook 18.18.126 – 10.16.76 Laverton 50
1998 Sunshine Heights 9.11.65 – 8.11.59 Gladstone Park 6
No competition between 1999–2013
2014 Braybrook 12.15.87 – 12.13.85 Albanvale 2
2015 Albanvale 12.12.84 – 7.7.49 Parkside 35
2016 Newport Power 12.8.80 – 6.11.47 Parkside 33
2017 Parkside 12.17.89 – 7.6.48 Tarneit 41
2018 Point Cook Centrals 9.11.65 – 5.10.40 Suns 25
2019 Glen Orden 10.12.72 – 6.10.46 Albanvale 26
2020 Season not played (COVID-19 pandemic)
2021 Season not completed (COVID-19 pandemic)
2022 Braybrook 6.14 (50) – 5.18 (48) Suns 2
2023 Suns 14.11 (95) – 14.9 (93) Albanvale 2
No competition after 2023

Premiers by club (Division 3)

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Club Titles Years won
Braybrook 4 1990, 1997, 2014, 2022
Glen Orden 2 1992, 2019
Sunshine Heights 2 1988, 1998
Albanvale 1 2015
Flemington 1 1994
Laverton 1 1989
Newport 1 1995
Newport Power 1 2016
North Melbourne & Kensington 1 1993
Parkside 1 2017
Point Cook Centrals 1 2018
Suns 1 2023
Wembley Park 1 1991
West Newport 1 1996

Leading Goalkickers (Andrew Gibson Medal)

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Year Player H&A goals Finals goals Total Goals
1947 Walker (F&Y Socials) 82 0 82
1948 Ted Ellis (Braybrook) 74 10 84
1949 Wagborne (Parkside) 61 4 65
1950 Yewers (Braybrook) 66 1 67
1951 Wagborne (Parkside) 67 9 76
1952 Hansen (Seddon) 70 0 70
1953 Wallis (Parkside) 73 0 73
1954 Paravicini (Newport) 48 0 48
1955 G McDonald (Kingsville) 78 3 81
1956 Jewell (Seddon) 50 0 50
1957 Carlton (Parkside) 48 0 48
1958 Coon (Parkside) 70 7 77
1959 Coon (Parkside) 57 0 57
1960 D Lown (F & Y Socials) 43 11 54
1961 D Lown (F & Y Socials) 59 6 65
1962 A Russell (Parkside) 54 0 54
1963 A Russell (Kingsville) 68 4 72
1964 B Saunders (Kingsville) 61 2 63
1965 J McCalman (Albion) 52 0 52
1966 0 0 0 0
1967 0 0 0 0
1968 0 0 0 0
1969 0 0 0 0
1970 0 0 0 0
1971 0 0 0 0
1972 0 0 0 0
1973 0 0 0 0
1974 0 0 0 0
1975 0 0 0 0
1976 0 0 0 0
1977 0 0 0 0
1978 0 0 0 0
1979 0 0 0 0
1980 0 0 0 0
1981 0 0 0 0
1982 0 0 0 0
1983 Andrew Gibson (Spotswood) 96 4 100
1984 Andrew Gibson (Spotswood) 79 16 95
1985 Andrew Gibson (Spotswood) 98 0 98
1986 Andrew Gibson (Spotswood) 100 0 100
1987 Andrew Gibson (Spotswood) 88 0 88
1988 Andrew Gibson (Spotswood) 83 0 83
1989 Chris Stulhdrieier (Sunshine YCW) 79 0 79
1990 Brian Memedi (Kingsville) 70 0 70
1991 Darren Scott (Spotswood) 115 0 115
1992 Sean Allan (Port Melbourne Colts) 102 0 102
1993 Wayne Duggan (Deer Park) 97 11 108
1994 Brian Memedi (Kingsville) 99 0 99
1995 Brian Memedi (Kingsville) 69 0 69
1996 Brian Memedi (Yarraville) 105 0 105
1997 Brian Memedi (Yarraville) 82 0 82
1998 Stephen Nielson (Parkside) 77 0 77
1999 Jason Clarke (Port Melbourne Colts) 75 0 75
2000 Bill Ramsay (Braybrook) 88 0 88
2001 Tim Traill (Spotswood) 84 0 84
2002 Tim Traill (Spotswood) 71 0 71
2003 Jason Clarke (Port Melbourne Colts) 82 0 82
2004 Dean Galea (Spotswood) 74 0 74
2005 Aaron James (Albion) 70 0 70
2006 Jason Clarke (Port Melbourne Colts) 95 0 95
2007 Mark Keenan (Spotswood) 89 0 89
2008 Mark Keenan (Spotswood) 104 0 104
2009 David McGregor (Port Melbourne Colts) 69 0 69
2010 Mark Keenan (Spotswood) 111 0 111
2011 Shaydon Bloomfield (Albion) 93 0 93
2012 Jase Perkins (Port Melbourne Colts) 92 9 101
2013 Jayden Post (Altona) 65 7 72
2014 James Wong (Deer Park) 81 1 82
2015 Jordan Mead (Hoppers Crossing) 55 8 63
2016 Jase Perkins (Deer Park) 61 5 66
2017 James Condos (Deer Park) 65 7 72
2018 Patrick Rose (Altona) 75 4 79
2019 Jase Perkins (Deer Park) 71 5 76

Women's competition

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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.

Club Colours Nickname Home ground Former League Est Years in comp WFNL Senior Premierships
Total Most Recent
Caroline Springs
Lakers Town Centre Oval, Caroline Springs – 2018 2018- 1 2022
Laverton
Magpies Laverton Park, Altona Meadows – 2018 2018- 0 -
North Sunshine
Roadrunners Dempster Park, Sunshine North – 2018 2018- 0 -
Parkside Spurs
Spurs Henry Turner Oval, Footscray NFNL 1993 2023- 0 -
Suns
Suns Goddard Street Reserve, Tarneit VAFA 2024 2024– 1 2023
West Footscray
Roosters Shorten Reserve, West Footscray – 2018 2018- 1 2023
Werribee Centrals
Centurions Galvin Park, Werribee – 2018 2018- 1 2024
Wyndhamvale
Falcons Wyndham Vale South Oval, Wyndham Vale – 2019 2019- 0 -
Yarraville Seddon
Eagles Yarraville Oval, Yarraville – 2019 2019- 0 -

Premiers

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Division 1

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Year Premier Score Runner up Margin
2018 Manor Lakes 8.11.59 – 1.2.8 Caroline Springs 51
2019 Spotswood 5.9.39 – 4.4.28 Caroline Springs 11
2020 Season not played (COVID-19 pandemic)
2021 Season not completed (COVID-19 pandemic)
2022 Caroline Springs 8.9.57 – 2.7.19 Spotswood 38
2023 Spotswood 5.5.35 – 5.4.34 Caroline Springs 1
2024 Werribee Centrals 6.3.39 – 5.7.37 Caroline Springs 2

Division 2

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Year Premier Score Runner up Margin
2022 Point Cook Centrals 9.8.62 – 4.1.25 Caroline Springs 37
2023 West Footscray 6.7.43 – 6.5.41 Wyndhamvale 2

Former Women's Clubs

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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
Brookers Pennell Reserve, Braybrook VWFL 2019-2023 (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
Point Cook
Bulldogs Saltwater Reserve, Point Cook – 2019 2019-2023 0 - In recess
Point Cook Centrals
Sharks Featherbrook Reserve, Point Cook – 2018 2018-2023 1 2022 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

Junior clubs

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Juniors-Only Clubs

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Club Colours Nickname Home ground
Aintree
Giants Frontier 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
Thunder Mainview Oval, Truganina
Williamstown Juniors
Seagulls Bayside College, Williamstown

Sources

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Book

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

References

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