The Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) is the largest senior community Australian rules football competition in Victoria. Founded in 1892, it consists of six senior men's and women's divisions ranging from Premier to Division 3.
Current season, competition or edition: 2024 VAFA season | |
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| Sport | Australian rules football |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1892 |
| Divisions | 6 |
| No. of teams | 61 |
| Country | Australia |
| Streaming partner(s) | KommunityTV |
| Official website | vafa.com.au |
In addition, the VAFA Under-19s sections and five Thirds sections, primarily made up of either clubs only able to field one team, or clubs from higher sections that can field a third team after their seniors and reserves. The league operates a double promotion and relegation system between sections with various rules dictating which section clubs can play in.
The league's administration base is at Elsternwick Park, a former Victorian Football Association stadium in suburban Elsternwick, that was home to the now defunct Brighton Football Club and is now the home base for Old Melburnians Football Club and Elsternwick Football Club. It was redeveloped in 2017 and has a capacity for around 15,000 spectators.
The Association comprises private school old boys clubs, university clubs and district clubs. No player payments are permitted, however players can be enticed by offers of employment.
History
edit
Public Schools and Football.
The question of public school boys playing in senior football has recently been raised.
It has been contended that the entry of prominent schoolboy players into the ranks of the senior football teams would be a boon to the game, and it is also reported that some schoolboys are likely to play with senior teams.
In view of these reports, the attitude of the headmasters is of interest.
They have laid down the rule that no boy while at school shall be permitted to play with any League or Association team, but no ban is placed on a boy who may wish to play with an amateur team, provided such games do not interfere with his duty to the school football team.
Table Talk, 26 April 1923.[1]
MJFA
editThe VAFA was founded in 1892 as the Metropolitan Junior Football Association (MJFA).[2] The foundation clubs were: Alberton; Brighton; Collegians; Footscray District; St Jude's; St Mary's; Toorak-Grosvenor; YMCA.[3][4]
MAFA
editIn 1912, the MJFA became the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association (MAFA).[5]
Prior to World War I, apart from its core function of delivering a competition for amateur footballers, the MAFA also provided a de facto second-level competition for the VFL.[6]
The VFL Second XVIII competition began in 1919;[7][8] the MAFA competition was not resumed post-war until 1920.
On 22 March 1920, a meeting of the MAFA decided to resume the inter-club competition that it had suspended for the duration of World War I at the end of the 1915 season.[9]
The MAFA announced that the re-formed competition would be between four of the "pre-war" clubs — namely, Collegians Football Club, South Yarra Amateur Football Club, Elsternwick Football Club, and Melbourne University Football Club (later University Blacks) — and four "new clubs" — namely, Old Melburnians, Old Caulfield Grammarians, Melbourne Swimming Club Football Club and the Teachers’ College Football Club.[10]
By 1922, the association was divided into 2 sections of 8. Only four years later, three sections were established: Section A with 10 clubs and Section B and C with 8 clubs each.[3]
VAFA and growth
editIn 1933, the MAFA changed its name to the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA).[3][11]
Competition was ceased for the Second World War (as it had after the Great War).[12] Restarting in 1946 with 27 clubs in three sections, by 1947 34 clubs were competing over three sections. 1948 saw 35 clubs spread over four sections. In 1954 the MAFA established a fifth section for its 48 senior clubs.[3]
1960 saw 74 clubs over 7 sections, but the association then dwindled and lost two sections. Section F was reintroduced in 1971. Section G was introduced in 1986. By 1987, there were 68 clubs over 8 sections.
Between 1995 until the end of the 1999 season, there was a geographic split in some VAFA divisions with 'E South' (later 'E White'), 'E Central' (later 'E Blue') and 'E East' (later 'F Section').
Starting in 2017, the VAFA has operated a women's competition in addition to the men's.[13]
At the end of the 2023 season, Division 4 was abolished after Ivanhoe and Old Paradians were accepted into the Northern Football Netball League. Starting in 2024, each section has 10 teams with the exception of Division 3, which has 11.[14]
Inter-league and interstate games
edit1925
editIn June 1925 a MAFA Representative XVIII defeated the South Australian 21.22 to 8.10 at the MCG in the first amateur Interstate representative game.[3]
1948
editPlayers in the 1948 Perth Carnival included: R. B. Small, K. N. C. Rollanson, G. V. Byrne, C. P. Daley, J. C. Stock, V. G. Miller, E. Jane, W. J. Backhouse, W. T. Taggart, J. P. Sheehan, R. L. Rouse, K. F. Lewis, J. W. Grainier, W. Reynolds’s, N. P. Airmen, G. W. McTaggart, D. B. White, (Deputy Manager) E. L. Macklin, B. F. Judd, V. W. Paxton, M. J. Davidson, D. W. Arnold, (Capt.) G. T. Moore, (Manager) M. K. Fitcher, (Vice-Capt.) A. H. C. Richard’s, E. M. MacGregor.
1951
editThe Australian Amateur Jubilee Football Carnival was held in Melbourne in July 1951.
The Victorian team included: J. Kelly (Coach), K. Clarke, G. W. Gibbons, A. T. Shiel, D. Bills, J.D. Anderson, M.T. Hastie, A. D. Morning, G. Harris. G.T. Moore (Manager), A. E. Parley, W. B. Thomas, M. Mathewson, A. Ferguson, J. Stock, J. B. Jolley, J. Likely, B. F. Judd, W. M. Judd, P. McLaughlin, . Bedford, S. Bottles, D. W. Arnold (Capt.), P. M. Cox (V-Capt.), H. A. Meredith, A. F. Mellors, E. Donaldson.
1954
editOn 14 June 1954, the Queen's Birthday holiday, a Victorian representative team defeated a South Australian team 12.14 (86) to 10.15 (75) at the Junction Oval. The match was preceded by the Grand Final of a "lightning premiership" that involving sixteen teams playing knock-out matches of two 10 minute halves. Four of the first round matches were played at the Junction Oval, and the other four were played (simultaneously) at the Ross Gregory Oval at the other end of Albert Park Lake. The quarter final, semi final, and the Grand Final matches were all played at the Junction Oval. The sixteen teams involved were:[15]
- Alphington Football Club, Hampton Rovers Football Club, Melbourne High School Old Boys (M.H.S.O.B.), Old Melburnians, and Ormond Amateur Football Club from A Section.
- Brunswick Amateurs Football Club, Caulfield Grammarians Football Club, Coburg Amateurs Football Club, Collegians Football Club, and Ivanhoe Amateur Football Club from B Section.
- Balwyn Football Club, East Malvern Football Club, and Parkside Football Club from C Section.
- Parkdale Football Club from D Section.
- South Melbourne City Football Club, and Preston Amateurs Football Club from E Section.
Parkside (the team that would later go on to have its twenty-ninth consecutive win in the 1954 C Section Grand Final), having beaten Balwyn in the first round, Preston in the quarter finals, and Ivanhoe in the Semi-finals, defeated Alphington in the Grand Final to win the lightning premiership.[16]
1956
editIn 1956 a VAFA XVIII beat the combined VFL/VFA Amateurs in an Olympic demonstration game, 12.9 (81) to 8.7 (55).
1957
editOf some considerable historical significance, the VAFA vs. South Australian Amateur Football League interstate match, played at Olympic Park on 17 June 1957 — which Victoria won 15.9 (99) to 8.3 (51)[17] — was the first ever uninterrupted telecast of a complete Australian rules football game (viz., it was a direct broadcast of the entire four quarters of the match, rather than just the last quarter) .[18][19][20][3]
1971
editIn 1971 a VAFA Representative side beat a VFA XVIII for the inaugural Victorian Football Cup 23.12 to 19.17.[3]
Premiers
editMen's Senior clubs
editPremier
edit| Club | Colours | Moniker | Home venue | Former League | Est. | Joined VAFA |
Premierships | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Recent | |||||||
| Collegians |  |
Lions | Harry Trott Oval, Albert Park | – | 1892 | 1892 | 21 | 2023 |
| Fitzroy |  |
Roy Boys | Brunswick Street Oval, Fitzroy | AFL | 1883 | 2009 | 1 | 2018 |
| Old Brighton Grammarians |  |
Tonners | Brighton Beach Oval, Brighton | – | 1921 | 1957 | 5 | 2017 |
| Old Melburnians |  |
Redlegs | Elsternwick Park, Elsternwick | – | 1896 | 1920 | 15 | 2009 |
| Old Scotch |  |
Cardinals | Camberwell Sports Ground, | – | 1894 | 1921 | 12 | 1978 |
| Old Xaverians |  |
Old Xavs | Toorak Park, Armadale | – | 1923 | 1923 | 20 | 2016 |
| St Bernard's |  |
Snowdogs | St Bernard's College, Essendon | – | 1963 | 1963 | 10 | 2023 |
| St Kevin's Old Boys |  |
SKOB | T H King Reserve, Kooyong | – | 1947 | 1947 | 7 | 2022 |
| University Blacks |  |
Blacks | Main Oval, Melbourne University, Parkville | VJFA | 1928 | 1928 | 21 | 2014 |
| University Blues | |
Blues | Main Oval, Melbourne University, Parkville | VJFA | 1928 | 1928 | 9 | 2019 |
Premier B
edit| Club | Colours | Moniker | Home venue | Former League | Est. | Joined VAFA |
Premierships | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Recent | |||||||
| Beaumaris |  |
Sharks | Banksia Reserve, Beaumaris | SFNL | 1962 | 1995 | 5 | 2016 |
| Caulfield Grammarians |  |
Fields | Glenhuntly Oval, Caulfield North | – | 1920 | 1920 | 10 | 2019 |
| De La Salle |  |
DLSOC | Waverley Park, Malvern | – | 1955 | 1955 | 11 | 2003 |
| Old Camberwell |  |
Wellers | Gordon Barnard Reserve, Balwyn North | – | 1960 | 1960 | 6 | 2007 |
| Old Geelong |  |
OGs | Como Park, South Yarra | – | 1954 | 1954 | 6 | 2016 |
| Old Haileyburians |  |
Bloods | Princes Park, Caulfield South | – | 1925 | 1961 | 9 | 2022 |
| Old Ivanhoe Grammarians |  |
Hoers | Chelsworth Park, Ivanhoe | – | 1929 | 1964 | 8 | 2023 |
| Old Trinity Grammarians |  |
T's | Daley Oval, Bulleen | – | 1923 | 1954 | 7 | 1999 |
| St Bedes/Mentone Tigers |  |
Tigers | Mentone Reserve, | – | 1992 | 1993 | 4 | 2008 |
| Williamstown CYMS |  |
CYs | Fearon Reserve, Williamstown | WSFL | 1886 | 1983 | 5 | 2019 |
Premier C
edit| Club | Colours | Moniker | Home venue | Former League | Est. | Joined VAFA |
Premierships | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Recent | |||||||
| AJAX |  |
Jackas | Gary Smorgon Oval, St Kilda | – | 1957 | 1957 | 6 | 2011 |
| Glen Eira |  |
Gryphons | Packer Park, Carnegie | – | 1999 | 1999 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hampton Rovers |  |
Rovers | Boss James Reserve, Hampton | NMFL | 1933 | 1933 | 9 | 2014 |
| Marcellin Old Collegians |  |
Eagles | Bray Oval, Marcellin College, Bulleen | YCWFL | 1968 | 1971 | 9 | 2008 |
| Mazenod Old Collegians |  |
Nodders | Central Reserve, Glen Waverley | ESCFL | 1978 | 1989 | 5 | 2016 |
| Monash Blues |  |
Blues | Frearson Oval, Clayton | – | 1962 | 1962 | 5 | 2022 |
| Oakleigh |  |
Krushers | W.A. Scammell Reserve, Oakleigh | – | 1991 | 1991 | 5 | 2007 |
| Old Carey Grammarians |  |
Panthers | Carey Sports Complex, Bulleen | – | 1954 | 1954 | 4 | 2010 |
| Parkdale Vultures |  |
Vultures | Gerry Green Reserve, Parkdale | – | 1991 | 1991 | 2 | 2012 |
| PEGS |  |
Bombers | Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School, Keilor East | WRFL | 1970 | 1984 | 4 | 2022 |
Division 1
edit| Club | Colours | Moniker | Home venue | Former League | Est. | Joined VAFA |
Premierships | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Recent | |||||||
| Kew |  |
Bears | J.J. Higgins Reserve, Kew | – | 2006 | 2006 | 9 | 2015 |
| Old Peninsula |  |
Pirates | Peninsula College, | – | 1980 | 1980 | 0 | − |
| Old Yarra Cobras |  |
Cobras | Koonung Park, Bulleen | – | 2022 | 2023 | 0 | − |
| Ormond |  |
Monders | E.E. Gunn Reserve, Ormond | – | 1932 | 1932 | 14 | 2018 |
| Parkside |  |
Devils | Pitcher Park, Alphington | NFNL | 1938 | 2015 | 6 | 2023 |
| Prahran |  |
Two Blues | Toorak Park, Toorak | – | 1886 | 2011 | 2 | 2017 |
| Preston Bullants |  |
Bullants | Ruthven Reserve, Preston | – | 2009 | 2009 | 2 | 2019 |
| Therry Penola |  |
Lions | JP Fawkner Reserve, Oak Park | – | 1977 | 1977 | 4 | 2013 |
| UHS-VU |  |
Vultures | Brens Oval, Parkville | – | 1932 | 1933 | 6 | 2018 |
| West Brunswick |  |
Magpies | Ransford Oval, Parkville | – | 1932 | 1959 | 8 | 2015 |
Division 2
edit| Club | Colours | Moniker | Home venue | Former League | Est. | Joined VAFA |
Premierships | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Recent | |||||||
| Aquinas Old Collegians |  |
Bloods | Aquinas College, Ringwood | ESCFL | 1981 | 1987 | 4 | 2019 |
| Brunswick |  |
NOBS | Alec Gillon Oval, Brunswick | – | 1963 | 1963 | 3 | 2012 |
| Bulleen Templestowe |  |
Bullants | Ted Ajani Reserve, Templestowe Lower | – | 1975 | 1975 | 6 | 2012 |
| Elsternwick |  |
Wickers | Graham Holmes Oval, Elsternwick Park, Elsternwick | VSDFL | 1914 | 1947 | 7 | 2023 |
| Hawthorn |  |
Hawks | Rathmines Road Reserve, Hawthorn East | SFNL | 1954 | 1995 | 1 | 1998 |
| Melbourne High School Old Boys |  |
Unicorns | Melbourne High School, | – | 1928 | 1928 | 10 | 2009 |
| South Melbourne Districts |  |
Bloods | Lindsay Hassett Oval, Albert Park | SFNL | 1912 | 2000 | 4 | 2022 |
| St Mary's Salesian |  |
Saints | Ferndale Park, Glen Iris | – | 2008 | 2008 | 0 | − |
| Wattle Park |  |
Animals | Bennettswood Sports Ground, Burwood | ESCFL | 1971 | 1992 | 3 | 2002 |
| Whitefriars Old Collegians |  |
Friars | Whitefriars College Oval, Donvale | – | 1986 | 1986 | 6 | 2022 |
Division 3
edit| Club | Colours | Moniker | Home venue | Former League | Est. | Joined VAFA |
Premierships | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Recent | |||||||
| Albert Park |  |
Falcons | Beaurepaire Pavilion, Albert Park | – | 1954 | 1954 | 0 | - |
| Box Hill North |  |
Demons | Elgar Park, Box Hill North | SFNL | 1983 | 2002 | 0 | − |
| Canterbury |  |
Cobras | Canterbury Sports Ground, Surrey Hills | EFNL | 1881 | 2014 | 1 | 2016 |
| Chadstone |  |
Synners | Jordan Reserve, Chadstone | SFNL | 1983 | 1987 | 0 | − |
| Eley Park |  |
Sharks | Whitehorse Reserve, Box Hill | SFNL | 1992 | 1994 | 1 | 1999 |
| La Trobe University |  |
Trobers | Tony Sheehan Oval, La Trobe University, Bundoora | – | 1967 | 1970 | 7 | 2022 |
| North Brunswick |  |
Bulls | Allard Park, Brunswick | NMFL | 1970 | 1971 | 4 | 2023 |
| Power House |  |
Slushies | Ross Gregory Oval, St Kilda | – | 1940 | 1940 | 5 | 2006 |
| Richmond Central |  |
Snakes | Kevin Bartlett Reserve, Richmond | – | 1987 | 1987 | 1 | 1994 |
| St John's Old Collegians |  |
JOCS | Thomas Carroll Reserve, Doveton | – | 1991 | 1991 | 2 | 2011 |
| Swinburne University |  |
Razorbacks | St. James Park, Hawthorn | – | 1996 | 1996 | 1 | 2003 |
Thirds only
edit| Club | Colours | Moniker | Home venue | Former League | Est. | Joined VAFA |
Premierships | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Recent | |||||||
| Masala Dandenong |  |
Tigers | Fotheringham Reserve, Dandenong | – | 2013 | 2013 | 0 | − |
| Mentone |  |
Panthers | Belvedere Park, Seaford | – | 1968 | 1968 | 1 | 1990 |
Women's Seniors clubs
editPremier
edit| Club | Colours | Moniker | Home venue | Former League | Est. | Joined VAFA |
Premierships | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Recent | |||||||
| Caulfield Grammarians | |
Fields | Glenhuntly Oval, | – | 1920 | 1920 | 1 | 2019 |
| Coburg |  |
Lions | Piranha Park, Coburg | SEWF | 2021 | 2023 | - | - |
| Collegians | |
Lions | Harry Trott Oval, Albert Park | – | 1892 | 1892 | - | - |
| Kew | |
Bears | J.J. Higgins Reserve, Kew | VWFL | 1900 | 1949 | - | - |
| Melbourne University | |
Mugars | Melbourne Uni, Main Oval, | VWFL | 1996 | 2017 | 1 | 2018 |
| Monash Blues | |
Blues | Frearson Oval, Clayton | – | 1962 | 1962 | 1 | 2023 |
| Old Scotch |  |
Stars | Camberwell Sports Ground, Camberwell | – | 1894 | 1921 | 2 | 2022 |
| Old Yarra Cobras | |
Cobras | Doncaster Reserve, Doncaster | – | 1993 | 1993 | - | - |
| St Kevin's | |
Saints | T H King Reserve, Kooyong | – | 1947 | 1947 | 3 | 2023 |
| West Brunswick | |
Magpies | McAlister Oval, Parkville | – | 1932 | 1959 | - | - |
Premier B
edit| Club | Colours | Moniker | Home venue | Former League | Est. | Joined VAFA |
Premierships | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Recent | |||||||
| Aquinas | |
Bloods | Aquinas College, Ringwood | – | 1981 | 1987 | - | - |
| Beaumaris | |
Sharks | Banksia Reserve, Beaumaris | – | 1962 | 1995 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fitzroy | |
Roy Girls | Brunswick Street Oval, Fitzroy North | VWFL | 1883 | 2009 | - | - |
| Mazenod | |
Nodders | Central Reserve, Glen Waverley | – | 1978 | 1989 | 1 | 2017 |
| Old Geelong | |
OGs | Como Park, South Yarra | – | 1954 | 1954 | - | - |
| St Bede's Mentone | |
Tigers | Mentone Reserve, Mentone | – | 1972 | 1972 | 2022 | |
| Westbourne Grammarians |  |
Warriors | Westbourne School Ground, Truganina | – | 2014 | 2014 | 1 | 2018 |
| Williamstown CYMS | |
CYs | Fearon Reserve, | – | 1886 | 1983 | 1 | 2023 |
Division 1
edit| Club | Colours | Moniker | Home venue | Former League | Est. | Joined VAFA |
Premierships | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Recent | |||||||
| Brunswick |  |
Renegades | Alec Gillon Oval, Brunswick | VWFL | 1963 | 1963 | - | - |
| Marcellin Old Collegians | |
Eagles | Bray Oval, Marcellin College, Bulleen | – | 1971 | 1971 | 2 | 2023 |
| Old Brighton | |
Tonners | Brighton Beach Oval, Brighton | – | 1921 | 1957 | - | - |
| Old Camberwell |  |
Wellers | Gordon Barnard Reserve, Balwyn North | – | 1960 | 1960 | 1 | 2017 |
| Old Haileybury | |
Hearts | Princes Park Reserve, Caulfield South | – | 1925 | 1961 | 1 | 2018 |
| Old Melburnians | |
Redlegs | Elsternwick Park, Elsternwick | – | 1896 | 1920 | - | - |
| Old Xaverians | |
Old Xavs | Toorak Park, Armadale | – | 1923 | 1923 | - | - |
| Parkdale Vultures | |
Vultures | Gerry Green Reserve, Parkdale | – | 1991 | 1991 | - | - |
Division 2
edit| Club | Colours | Moniker | Home venue | Former League | Est. | Joined VAFA |
Premierships | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Recent | |||||||
| Glen Eira | |
Gryphons | Packer Park, Carnegie | – | 1999 | 1999 | 1 | 2019 |
| Hampton Rovers | |
Rovers | Boss James Reserve, Hampton | – | 1933 | 1933 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hawthorn | |
Hawks | Rathmines Road Reserve, Hawthorn East | – | 1954 | 1995 | 2 | 2018 |
| MCC Women's |  |
Demons | Beaumaris Secondary College, Beaumaris | – | 2018 | 2018 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oakleigh | |
Krushers | W. A. Scammell Reserve, Oakleigh South | – | 1991 | 1991 | - | - |
| Old Trinity Grammarians | |
T's | Daley Oval, Trinity Grammar Playing Fields, Bulleen | – | 1923 | 1954 | - | - |
| Power House | |
Slushies | Ross Gregory Oval, Albert Park | – | 1940 | 1940 | - | - |
| Richmond Central | |
Snakes | Loughnan Oval, Richmond | – | 1987 | 1987 | - | - |
| St Mary's Salesian | |
Saints | Ferndale Reserve, Glen Iris | – | 2008 | 2008 | 2 | 2018 |
| Whitefriars | |
Friars | Whitefriars College Oval, Donvale | – | 1986 | 1986 | 1 | 2018 |
Division 3
edit| Club | Colours | Moniker | Home venue | Former League | Est. | Joined VAFA |
Premierships | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Recent | |||||||
| Box Hill North | |
Demons | Elgar Park, Box Hill North | – | 1983 | 2002 | - | - |
| De La Salle Old Collegians | |
DLSOC | Waverley Park, Malvern | – | 1955 | 1955 | - | - |
| La Trobe University | |
Trobers | La Trobe University, Bundoora | VWFL | 1967 | 1970 | - | - |
| North Brunswick | |
Bulls | Allard Park, Brunswick | – | 1970 | 1971 | - | - |
| Old Carey | |
Panthers | Carey Sports Complex, Bulleen | – | 1954 | 1954 | - | - |
| Parkside | |
Devils | Pitcher Park, Alphington | – | 1938 | 2015 | - | - |
| Preston Bullants | |
Bullants | W. R. Ruthven V.C. Reserve, Preston | – | 2009 | 2009 | 1 | 2019 |
| Therry Penola | |
Lions | John Pascoe Fawkner Reserve, Oak Park | – | 1977 | 1977 | 1 | 2019 |
| UHS-VU | |
Vultures | Brens Oval, Parkville | – | 1932 | 1933 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wattle Park | |
Animals | Bennettswood Sports Ground, Burwood | – | 1992 | 1992 | - | - |
Division 4
edit| Club | Colours | Moniker | Home venue | Former League | Est. | Joined VAFA |
Premierships | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Recent | |||||||
| Albert Park | |
Falcons | Beaurepaire Pavilion, Albert Park | – | 1954 | 1954 | - | - |
| Canterbury | |
Cobras | Canterbury Sports Ground, Surrey Hills | – | 1881 | 2014 | - | - |
| Collegians | |
Lions | Harry Trott Oval, Albert Park | – | 1892 | 1892 | - | - |
| Elsternwick | |
Wickers | Graham Holmes Oval, Elsternwick Park, Elsternwick | – | 1914 | 1947 | - | - |
| Kew | |
Bears | J.J. Higgins Reserve, Kew | – | 1900 | 1949 | - | - |
| Old Xaverians | |
Old Xavs | Toorak Park, Armadale | – | 1923 | 1923 | - | - |
| Old Yarra Cobras | |
Cobras | Doncaster Reserve, Doncaster | – | 1993 | 1993 | - | - |
| South Melbourne Districts | |
Bloods | Lindsay Hassett Oval, Albert Park | – | 1912 | 2000 | - | - |
| St Kevin's | |
Saints | T H King Reserve, Kooyong | – | 1947 | 1947 | 3 | 2023 |
| West Brunswick | |
Magpies | McAlister Oval, Parkville | – | 1932 | 1959 | - | - |
Former clubs
edit| Club | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Est. | VAFA seasons | VAFA premierships | Fate/current league |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albanvale |  |
Cobras | Robert Bruce Reserve, Deer Park | 1978 | 1989-92 | WRFL | |
| Alphington |  |
John Cain Memorial Reserve, Thornbury | 1934-83 | Folded | |||
| AMP Society |  |
1963-81 | Merged with North Caulfield YCW to form Balaclava | ||||
| ANZ Bank | 1950-69 | Merged with Albert Park in 1970 | |||||
| Army Apprentices | 1966-70 | Folded | |||||
| Assumption Old Collegians | 1964-82 | Merged with Prahran in 2010 | |||||
| Australian Postal Institute | 1965 | Folded | |||||
| Balaclava | |
Kangaroos | 1982 | 1982-90 | Merged with St Anthony's Glen Huntly in 1991 to form Glen Huntly | ||
| Balwyn |  |
Tigers | Balwyn Park, Balwyn | 1909 | 1946-55 | EFNL originally moved to ESFL | |
| Balwyn Combined |  |
Demons | Macleay Park, Balwyn North | 1993-95 | EFNL Folded in 1996 | ||
| Banyule |  |
Bears | R.J Brockwell Oval, Heidelberg | 1967 | 1979-2014 | NFNL | |
| Bellfield |  |
Mud and Blood | Ford Park, Oriel Rd, Bellfield | 1950-65 | ESCFA Folded after the 1993 season in the MNFL | ||
| Bentleigh | |
Demons | Bentleigh Reserve, Bentleigh | 1965 | 2000-10 | SFNL | |
| Bentleigh Districts | 1929-37 | CODFL Folded in 1956 | |||||
| Beverley | 1898-1915 | Folded | |||||
| Beverley Hills |  |
Lions | Zerbes Reserve, Doncaster East | 1972 | 1972-81 | EFNL Renamed to Doncaster East in 1990 | |
| Black Rock |  |
Jets | McDonald Reserve, Black Rock | 1908 | 1922, 1927-30 | SFNL originally moved to YCWFL | |
| Bloods | Bloods | 1987−98 | Merged with Old Brighton in 1996 to form Old Brighton Bloods | ||||
| Boronia Park | Bombers | 1990-94 | Folded 2001; originally moved to SFNL then YRFNL | ||||
| Boroondara | |
1897, 1903-04 | Merged with Hawthorn in 1905 | ||||
| Brighton |  |
Penguins | 1892-1907 | Folded 1964; originally moved to VFA | |||
| Brighton | 1952-58 | ||||||
| Brighton TSOB | 1930-40 | Folded | |||||
| Brightonvale | 1926-39 | Folded | |||||
| Brunswick |  |
Lions | 1926-94, 1999-2003 | WRFL changed name to Brunswick Power | |||
| Bulleen United | Bulls | 1975-95 | Merged 1996 with Canterbury North Balwyn | ||||
| Burwood | 1928-36 | Folded | |||||
| Camberwell |  |
Cobras | Camberwell Sports Ground, Camberwell | 1886 | 1992-95 | Folded | |
| Canterbury North Balwyn |  |
1993-95 | Merged 1996 with Bulleen United | ||||
| Canterbury United Churches | |
1931-32 | Folded | ||||
| Carlton Districts | 1909-15 | Folded | |||||
| Carnegie | |
1920s | 1935-38 | Folded 1999; originally moved to CODFL then SFNL | |||
| Cassie | 1964-65 | Folded | |||||
| Caulfield | |
1890s | 1894-1915 | Folded 1976; originally moved to FFL and renamed East Caulfield | |||
| Caulfield Amateurs (Caulfield) |
1946 | 1952-53 | Folded[23] 1971; originally moved to CODFL then SESFL | ||||
| Caulfield City (Caulfield) |
1924-25 | Folded 1958; originally moved to ESFL then CODFL | |||||
| Celtic | 1900-02 | Folded | |||||
| Chirnside Park |  |
Panthers | Kimberley Reserve, Chirnside Park | 1978 | 1990-99 | EFNL | |
| Clayton |  |
Saints | 1979-89 | Merged 1989 with Waverley to form Waverley Amateurs | |||
| Coburg |  |
1935-87 | Folded | ||||
| Collingwood District |  |
Districts | 1906-15 | Folded 1938; originally moved to VJFL | |||
| Commercial Bank | 1959-66 | Folded | |||||
| Commonwealth Bank | Cobras | 1947-90 | Merged 1990 with State Bank | ||||
| Coolaroo Rovers |  |
Rovers | Progress Reserve, Coolaroo | 1980 | Folded 1988; originally moved to PHFL | ||
| Combined Country Colleges | 1978-81 | Folded 1981 | |||||
| Dandenong KSP | 1930-32 | Folded | |||||
| Dookie Longerenong OC | 1970-74 | Folded | |||||
| Doveton SJOC | 1981-95 | SFNL Renamed to Doveton Eagles | |||||
| East Caulfield | 1947-51 | Folded 1962; originally moved to ESFL | |||||
| East Malvern | 1929-64 | Folded 1985; originally moved to SFNL | |||||
| Edlington | 1892 | Folded | |||||
| Elwood | 1922-23 | Folded | |||||
| ES & A Bank | 1932-35, 1952-69 | Merged with ANZ Bank | |||||
| ES & A Bank/National Bank | 1936-37 | Merged temporarily with National Bank | |||||
| Fairfield |  |
Bloods | Fairfield Park Oval, Fairfield | 1891 | 1936-73 | Folded 1996; originally moved to ESCFA, then SFNL and NFNL | |
| Fawkner |  |
Fawks | Charles Mutton Reserve, Fawkner | 1973 | 1973-95 | Merged 1996 moved to WRFL, 1997 merged with Moomba Park to form Fawkner Park (now Northern Saints) | |
| Fitzroy Districts | 1904-05 | ||||||
| Fitzroy Juniors | 1912-15 | Folded | |||||
| Fitzroy Reds | |
Reds | Brunswick Street Oval, Fitzroy | 1954 | 1954-2008 | Merged 2008 with Fitzroy | |
| Flinders Naval Base | 1927-28 | Folded 1975; originally moved to MPFL, then FFL and NPL | |||||
| Footscray Districts | 1892 | Folded | |||||
| Footscray TSOB | 1932-90 | Folded | |||||
| Gardenvale-Middle Brighton | 1926 | Merged 1992 with St Kevin's Ormond to form Caulfield Bears; originally moved to ESCFA | |||||
| Gardiner | 1932 | Folded | |||||
| Geelong Amateur |  |
Ammos, Pegasus | Queens Park, Highton | 1926-40, 1947-82 | BFNL originally moved to GDFL | ||
| Glen Huntly | 1926-73 | Folded | |||||
| Glenhuntly | Red, white and black | Hunters | 1991-98 | Merged 1999 with St Kilda South Caulfield and St Kilda CBC Old Boys to form Glen Eira | |||
| Glenroy | 1974-77 | ||||||
| GTV 9 |  |
Bill Woodfull Oval, Albert Park | 1986−1989 | Folded | |||
| Hampton | 1923-27 | Merged 1929 with various clubs to form Sandringham | |||||
| Hawthorn | 1954-57 | ||||||
| Hawthorn | .jpg) |
Hawks | Glenferrie Oval, Hawthorn | 1902-13 | AFL originally moved to VFA | ||
| Heatherton | |
Tunners | Heatherton Recreation Reserve, Heatherton | 1975-89 | SFNL originally moved to ESCFA | ||
| Heidelberg West | |
Hawks | Heidelberg Park, Heidelberg | 1936 | 1939-40 | NFNL | |
| Huntingdale | 1956 | Folded | |||||
| Insurance Companies' Social Clubs | 1954-58 | Folded | |||||
| Ivanhoe |  |
Hoers | Ivanhoe Park, Ivanhoe | 1910 | 1932-2023 | NFNL | |
| Kew Districts | 1926 | Folded | |||||
| Kingsville | 1927-35 | Merged Moved to WRFL and changed name to Yarraville in 1996; now Yarravile-Seddon | |||||
| Kontias | |
1989 | 1989-91 | Folded | |||
| Kooyong | 1963-65 | Folded | |||||
| La Trobe University Reds | |
Reds | Tony Sheehan Oval, La Trobe University, Bundoora | 1971-1977 | Folded | ||
| Leopold |  |
Redlegs | 1898-1915 | Folded 1924; originally moved to VJFL | |||
| Malvern | 1896, 1933-64 | Merged 1964 to become Tooronga Malvern | |||||
| Manningham Cobras (Bulleen Cobras) |
 |
Cobras | Koonung Park, Bulleen | 1996-2022 | Merged 2022 with Yarra Old Grammarians | ||
| Melbourne Shipping Companies | 1922 | Folded | |||||
| Melbourne Swimming Club | 1920-23 | Folded | |||||
| Monash Gryphons |  |
Gryphons | East Caulfield Reserve, Caulfield East | 1991 | |||
| Monash Whites |  |
Whites | 1964 | 1964–1965; 1971–2001 |
Merged 2001 with Monash Blues | ||
| Moreland | 1949-51 | Folded | |||||
| Mt Carmel Old Collegians | 1936-40 | Folded | |||||
| Mt Lilydale Old Collegians |  |
Rams | Mount Lilydale Mercy College Sporting Ovals, Lilydale | 1997-2018 | EFNL Merged with Croydon North to form Croydon North MLOC | ||
| Murrumbeena | 1923-62 | Folded | |||||
| Myer | 1937-54 | Folded | |||||
| National Bank | 1932-38, 1954-79 | Folded | |||||
| Newlands Coburg |  |
Cobras | Jackson Reserve, Coburg North | 1966 | 1994-96 | Folded | |
| North Alphington | 1948-52 | Folded | |||||
| Nunawading | 1894-96 | Folded | |||||
| Oakleigh | 1908-11, 1927-28 | Folded | |||||
| Oakleigh Clayton | 2003-06 | Folded | |||||
| Old Haileybury-Old Trinity | 1928-35 | Folded | |||||
| Old Eltham Collegians (Eltham) |
 |
Turtles | Eltham College Reserve, Research | 1986 | 1986-2019 | NFNL | |
| Old Paradians |  |
Raiders | Garvey Oval,Bundoora | 1929 | 1929-2023 | NFNL | |
| Old Scotch Collegians | 1894-95 | Folded | |||||
| Olinda | 1893 | Folded | |||||
| Parkdale | Seagulls | 1934-54 | Merged 2003 with Mentone Vultures to form Parkdale Vultures; originally moved to FFL then SFNL | ||||
| Parkville | 1899 | Folded | |||||
| Pascoe Vale | |
Panthers | Raeburn Reserve, Pascoe Vale | 1909 | 1927-28, 1940 | EDFL originally moved to VFL Sub-Districts | |
| Patricians | 1965-69 | Folded | |||||
| Pharmacy College | 1962-65 | Folded | |||||
| Point Cook |  |
Bulldogs | Saltwater Reserve, Point Cook | 2010 | 2010-17 | WRFL | |
| Port Colts | 1987−89 | Folded | |||||
| Port Melbourne | 1956-59 | Folded | |||||
| Port Rovers | 1903-08 | Folded | |||||
| Postal Institute | 1965 | Folded | |||||
| Prahran-Caulfield | 2007 | ||||||
| Preston | 1954-69 | Folded | |||||
| Preston Marist Brothers Old Boys | |
1983-93 | Folded | ||||
| Princes Hill |  |
McAlister Oval, Parkville | 1979-81 | Folded | |||
| RAAF Cadets | 1964-65 | Folded | |||||
| Reservoir Old Boys | 1965-77 | Folded | |||||
| Rupertswood |  |
Sharks | Rupertswood Reserve, Sunbury | 1999 | 2000-2012 | EDFL originally moved to RDFL | |
| Salesian OC |  |
Salesian College, Chadstone | 1989-2007 | Merged 2008 with St Mary's | |||
| Sandringham | 1921-28 | ||||||
| Sandringham Amateurs | 1940 | ||||||
| Sandringham | 1921-28 | ||||||
| Sandringham B | 1928 | ||||||
| Sandringham Juniors | 1926-27 | ||||||
| South Camberwell | 1937-40 | Folded | |||||
| South Caulfield | 1926-40 | Merged 1957 with Camden | |||||
| Southern Dragons |  |
Dragons | Keeley Park, Clayton South | 2007 | 2013-14 | SFNL | |
| South Melbourne City | 1954-59 | Folded | |||||
| South Melbourne Juniors | 1900 | Folded | |||||
| South Mornington | |
Tigers | Citation Reserve, Mount Martha | 2006 | 2006-2019 | SFNL | |
| South St Kilda | 1892-1899 | Folded | |||||
| South Yarra | 1897-1921 | ||||||
| Southbank (State Commonwealth Bank) |
Bankers, Cobras | Swan St, Southbank | 1990-98 | Merged 1998 with Prahran | |||
| St Andrews-Coburg |  |
Saints | De Chene Reserve, Coburg | 1986 | 1986-95 | Folded | |
| St Bede's Old Collegians |  |
1966 | 1972–1992 | Merged 1992 with Mentone to form St Bede's/Mentone Tigers | |||
| St Columb's | 1953 | Folded | |||||
| St Francis Xavier | 1899 | Folded | |||||
| St Francis Xavier OC |  |
Saints | St Francis Xavier College, Senior Campus, Beaconsfield | 2007 | 2007-2019 | SFNL Renamed to Narre South Saints | |
| St Ignatius's | 1900-02, 1932-34 | Folded | |||||
| St Jude's | 1892-1893 | Folded | |||||
| St Kilda CBC Old Boys |  |
Saints | 1958-1991 | Merged 1999 with Glen Huntly and St Kilda-South Caulfield to form Glen Eira | |||
| St Leonard's | 1986-89 | Folded | |||||
| St Mary's |  |
Ferndale Park Reserve, Glen Iris | 1990-2007 | Merged 2008 with Salesian OC | |||
| St Mary's | 1892-98 | Folded | |||||
| St Patrick's Ballarat OC | 1939-40, 1951-55, 1964-75 | Merged now part of Brunswick NOBSPC | |||||
| St Patricks Mentone | Vultures | 1991-2003 | Merged 2003 with Parkdale to form Parkdale Vultures | ||||
| St Paul's (Ascot Vale) | 1926-40 | Folded | |||||
| St Peter's Clayton | 1991-92 | ||||||
| St Pius's (Heidelberg) |  |
Ford Park, Oriel Rd, Bellfield | 1979-82 | Folded | |||
| St Andrew's (Brighton) | 1949-51 | ||||||
| St Kilda-South Caulfield | 1992-98 | Merged 1999 with Glen Huntly and St Kilda CBC Old Boys to form Glen Eira | |||||
| St Patrick's Monivae | 1976 | Folded | |||||
| State Bank (State Savings Bank) |
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Bankers | 1927-90 | Merged 1990 with Commonwealth Bank | |||
| State Electricity Commission | 1947 | Folded | |||||
| Surrey Hills |  |
1887 | 1928-32 | Merged with East Camberwell to form Surrey Park; originally moved to ESFL, then CFGFL and EFNL | |||
| Teachers College | 1920-57 | Folded | |||||
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Bears | Main Street Reserve, Thomastown | 1966 | 1975-2000 | NFNL | |
| Thornbury |  |
Bears | John Cain Memorial Reserve, Thornbury | 1930s [24] |
1973-83 | Folded 1991; originally moved to NFNL and merged with Reservoir Rovers in 1988 to form Thornbury Rovers | |
| Thornbury Cougars |  |
Cougars | Hayes Park, Thornbury | 1955 | 1996-99 | Folded originally named Thornbury Opportunity JFC, the club changed its name to Cougars upon entering their first senior side into the MNFL in 1992 | |
| Toorak Grovesnor | 1892-94 | Folded | |||||
| Tooronga-Malvern | 1964-72 | Folded | |||||
| Waltham | 1895-97 | Folded | |||||
| Waverley Amateurs | 1989-90 | EFNL now part of Waverley Blues | |||||
| Werribee Districts |  |
Tigers | Soldiers Reserve, Werribee | 1995 | 1998-2013 | WRFL | |
| West Hawthorn | 1927-33 | Folded | |||||
| Windsor | 1894-1898 | Folded | |||||
| Wyndham Suns |  |
Suns | Goddard Street Reserve, Tarneit | 2013 | 2014 | WRFL now Suns Football Netball Club | |
| Yarra Old Grammarians |  |
Bushrangers | Doncaster Reserve, Doncaster | 1993 | 1993-2022 | Merged 2022 with Manningham Cobras | |
| YMCA | 1892-93 | Folded |
Club movements
editFrom a history of the VAFA: [3]
| Season | New clubs admitted | Clubs that left before start of next season |
|---|---|---|
| 1892 | Alberton | |
| Brighton | ||
| Collegians | ||
| Footscray Districts | ||
| St Jude's | ||
| St Mary's | ||
| Toorak-Grosvenor | ||
| YMCA | ||
| 1893 | Olinda | |
| University 2nd | ||
| South St Kilda | ||
| 1894 | Nunawading | Olinda |
| Scotch Collegians | University 2nd | |
| Windsor | Footscray Districts | |
| Caulfield | St Jude's | |
| 1895 | Waltham | Toorak-Grosvenor |
| YMCA | ||
| 1896 | Old Melbournians | Alberton |
| Malvern | Scotch Collegians | |
| 1897 | South Yarra | Booroondara |
| Booroondara | Old Melbournians | |
| Waltham | ||
| 1898 | Leopold | St Mary's |
| Beverley | ||
| 1899 | St Francis Xaviers | St Francis Xaviers |
| Parkville | ||
| Kew | ||
| 1900 | South Melbourne Juniors | |
| 1902 | Hawthorn | |
| 1904 | Fitzroy Districts | |
| 1905 | Melbourne University | Booroondara |
| Fitzroy Districts | ||
| 1906 | Collingwood District | |
| 1908 | Oakley | Brighton |
| Melbourne University | ||
| 1909 | Carlton District | Port Rovers |
| 1913 | Fitzroy Juniors | Hawthorn |
| 1914 | Elsternwick | |
| 1920 | Old Melburnians | |
| Old Caulfield | ||
| Melbourne Swimming Club | ||
| Melbourne Teachers College | ||
| Collegians | ||
| Elsternwick | ||
| University B | ||
| South Yarra | ||
| 1921 | Old Brighton | Teachers College (expelled) |
| Old Scotch Collegians | ||
| University A | ||
| Old Trinity | ||
| Sandringham | ||
| Hampton | ||
| 1922 | Melbourne Shipping Company | Melbourne Shipping Company |
| Murrumbeena | ||
| Elwood | ||
| Old Brighton | ||
| Teachers College (readmitted) | ||
| 1923 | Old Xaverians | Elsternwick B |
| 1924 | Burwood | Elwood |
| Caulfield City | ||
| Old Brighton (readmitted) | ||
| 1925 | Old Hailebury | Caulfield (expelled) |
| 1926 | Geelong | |
| Sandringham Juniors | ||
| St Paul's Ascot Vale | ||
| Old Melburnians B | ||
| Teachers College B | ||
| Kew Juniors | ||
| Brunswick Amateurs | ||
| South Caulfield | ||
| Gardenvale-Middle Brighton | ||
| 1927 | Glenhuntly B | Oakley Amateurs (expelled) |
| West Hawthorn | ||
| Kingsville Rovers | ||
| Oakley Amateurs | ||
| Pascoe Vale | ||
| Black Rock | ||
| Naval Base Flinders | ||
| State Savings Bank | ||
| 1928 | Burwood | Sandringham |
| Sandringham B | Sandringham B | |
| Surrey Hills | Pascoe Vale (expelled) | |
| Oakley (readmitted) | Oakley (expelled) | |
| 1929 | MHSOB | |
| Old Ivanhoe | ||
| Old Paradians | ||
| Bentleigh | ||
| 1930 | Dandenong KSP | Old Ivanhoe |
| Brighton Technical OB | Black Rock (expelled) | |
| Glenhuntly B | ||
| 1931 | Canterbury United Churches | |
| 1932 | University High School OB | |
| Nth Melbourne CBC | ||
| Ormond | ||
| West Brunswick | ||
| Footscray TSOB | ||
| St Ignatius | ||
| Gardiner | ||
| ES&A Bank | ||
| Old Brightonians | ||
| National Bank | ||
| 1933 | Hampton Rovers | West Hawthorn |
| Canterbury United Churches | ||
| Surrey Hills | ||
| 1934 | Ivanhoe | Dandenong |
| Parkdale | ||
| Alphington | ||
| 1935 | Carnegie | St Ignatius (expelled) |
| Coburg | Old Haileybury/Old Trinity | |
| Kingsville | ||
| National Bank | ||
| 1936 | Fairfield | Burwood |
| Mount Carmel OC | ||
| West Brunswick | ||
| 1937 | Myer | Bentleigh District |
| St Camberwell | ||
| 1938 | Parkside Amateurs | |
| 1939 | St Patrick's Ballarat OC | National Bank |
| Heidelberg West | Carnegie | |
| Nth Melbourne CBC (expelled) | ||
| 1940 | Pascoe Vale | Geelong |
| Power House | Brighton | |
| Old Brightonians | ||
| 1946 | Balwyn Amateurs | |
| Carnegie Church of Christ | ||
| 1947 | Elsternwick (readmitted) | |
| Power House (readmitted) | ||
| Geelong (readmitted) | ||
| Commonwealth Bank | ||
| St Kevin's | ||
| State Electricity Commission | ||
| 1948 | North Alphington | State Electricity Commission |
| University High School OB (readmitted) | ||
| 1949 | Glenhuntly Juniors | |
| Moreland Amateurs | ||
| St Andrews | ||
| 1950 | Bellfield | Glenhuntly Juniors |
| 1951 | St Patrick's Ballarat OC (readmitted) | |
| 1952 | DS&A Bank | Moreland |
| North Alphington | ||
| 1953 | St Columb's | |
| 1954 | ANZ Bank | Caulfield |
| Insurance Social Clubs Association | ||
| National Bank | ||
| Old Carey | ||
| Old Geelong Grammarians | ||
| Old Trinity | ||
| Power House Gold | ||
| Preston | ||
| Sth Melbourne City | ||
| Hawthorn Amateurs | ||
| 1955 | De La Salle OC | Myer |
| Melburnian Blues | ||
| University E | ||
| 1956 | Port Melbourne Amateurs | Balwyn |
| St Patrick's OC | ||
| 1957 | AJAX | Hawthorn Amateurs (expelled) |
| 1958 | Collegians Gold | Insurance Social Clubs Associations |
| St Kilda CBC OB | ||
| 1959 | Commercial Bank | Brighton |
| West Brunswick | Huntingdale Juniors | |
| South Melbourne City | ||
| 1960 | Old Camberwell | Port Melbourne Amateurs |
| 1962 | Monash University | |
| Pharmacy College | ||
| 1962 | North Melbourne CBC (readmitted) | Murrumbeena |
| St Bernard's OC | ||
| Kooyong | ||
| AMP Society | ||
| 1963 | University Reds | |
| 1964 | RAAF Cadets (Point Cook) | |
| Old Ivanhoe Grammarians | ||
| Cassie | ||
| Monash University Whites | ||
| Assumption OB | ||
| St Patricks Ballarat (readmitted) | ||
| 1965 | Australian Postal Institute | Pharmacy College (expelled) |
| Reservoir OB | ||
| Patricians | ||
| 1966 | Bellfield | |
| API | ||
| Monash University Whites | ||
| RAAF Cadets | ||
| Cassie | ||
| Kooyong (refused readmission) | ||
| 1968 | Old Mentonians | |
| 1970 | Old Essendon Grammarians | |
| Dookie | ||
| Longernong OC | ||
| La Trobe University | ||
| 1971 | Marcellin OC | |
| North Brunswick | ||
| La Trobe University Reds | ||
| Monash University Whites (readmitted) | ||
| 1972 | St Bedes OC | |
| 1973 | Fawkner | Fairfield (expelled for paying players) |
| Thornbury | ||
| University Reds (readmitted) | ||
| 1974 | Glenroy | |
| Beverley Hills | ||
| 1975 | Bulleen United | |
| Heatherton | ||
| Bulleen Templestowe | ||
| 1977 | St Patricks Ballarat | |
| 1978 | Reservoir OB | |
| 1979 | St Pius | National Bank |
| Clayton | ||
| Princes Hill | ||
| 1980 | St John's OC | |
| Peninsula OB | ||
| Coolaroo Rovers | ||
| Thomastown | ||
| Banyule | ||
| 1982 | Geelong Amateurs | |
| 1983 | Williamstown CMYS | Assumption OC |
| Alphington (suspended for 2 years) | ||
| 1984 | Preston MBOB | Thornbury |
| Old Essendon Grammarians (readmitted) | ||
| 1985 | GTV 9 | |
| Eltham Collegians | ||
| St Andrews | ||
| St Leonards OC | ||
| Whitefriars OC (on probation) | ||
| 1986 | Alphington (readmitted) | |
| 1987 | Aquinas OC | |
| Bloods | ||
| Port Colts | ||
| Richmond Central | ||
| 1988 | Coburg | |
| Clayton | ||
| 1989 | Mazenod OC | |
| Salesian OC | ||
| Waverley Amateurs | ||
| 1990 | Boronia Park | FIT |
| St Mary's | Port Colts | |
| State Bank | ||
| Commonwealth Bank | ||
| 1991 | St John's OC | Waverley Amateurs |
| St Patricks-Menton | St Kilda CB OC | |
| Old Westbourne Grammarians | ||
| Monash Gryphons | ||
| State Commonwealth Bank | ||
| 1992 | St Kilda South Caulfield | Albanvale |
| St Leo's-Wattle Park | Kontias (withdrew round 3, record expunged) | |
| Camberwell | ||
| 1993 | Yarra Valley Old Boys | |
| 1994 | Eley Park | Boronia Park |
| Newlands Coburg | Brunswick | |
| Camberwell | ||
| 1995 | Beaumaris | Fawkner |
| Hawthorn Citizens | Doveton | |
| Swinburne University | St Andrew's-Coburg | |
| Eltham OC | ||
| Ivanhoe | ||
| Kew | ||
| 1996 | Thornbury Cougars | Balwyn Combined |
| Bulleen United | ||
| Canterbury North Balwyn | ||
| Bloods | ||
| 1997 | Mt Lilydale | Newlands Coburg |
| Syndal Tally-Ho | ||
| Bulleen Cobras | ||
| 1998 | Werribee Amateurs | |
| 1999 | Brunswick (readmitted) | Glenhuntly |
| St Kilda South Caulfield | ||
| 2000 | Bentleigh | Monash Whites |
| South Melbourne Districts | Chirnside Park | |
| Glen Eira | ||
| 2001 | Thomastown | |
| 2002 | Box Hill North | Eley Park |
| Parkside | ||
| 2003 | Balwyn Combined | Preston MBOB |
| Canterbury North Balwyn | St Bedes OC | |
| Yarra Valley OB | Mentone | |
| Brunswick Power | ||
| 2004 | St Bede's Mentone Tigers | Mentone Vultures |
| Brunswick Power | ||
| 2005 | Parkdale Vultures | Mt Lilydale |
| 2007 | South Mornington | |
| 2008 | St Francis Xavier | St Mary's Amateurs |
| Salesian OC AFC | ||
| Fitzroy Reds | ||
| 2009 | Fitzroy | |
| St Mary's Salesian | ||
| Northern Bullants | ||
| 2010 | Point Cook | |
| 2012 | Masala | Rupertswood |
| 2018 | Point Cook | |
| Old Eltham Collegians | ||
| 2019 | South Mornington | |
| St Francis Xavier | ||
| 2022 | Manningham Cobras
| |
| Yarra Old Grammarians
| ||
| 2023 | Old Yarra Cobras
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| Old Paradians
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Schools & Colleges: Public Schools and Football, Table Talk, (Thursday, 26 April 1923),p.24.
- ^ Metropolitan Juniors Football Association, The Independent, (Saturday, 7 May 1892), p.3.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "A BRIEF HISTORY" (PDF). Victorian Amateur Football Association. 9 April 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ Metropolitan Junior Football Association The Australasian 1 October 1892 page 18
- ^ [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/241498857 Football: Amateur Players: Move by Juniors The Herald (Melbourne) 24 April 1912 page 5
- ^ Riley, M., "Class and Warfare: The MAFA and the VFL Seconds", Boyles Football Photos, 4 April 2014.
- ^ The Sporting World: A Look Ahead The Age 12 March 1919 page 11
- ^ Smith, W.H. & Ogilvey, A., The Football Season (Letter to the Editor) The Age 13 March 1919 page 6
- ^ In late 1915, the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association announced that it had suspended its competition, and would not resume the competition until the war had ended: Old Boy, "District Football: The League's Preparations", The Argus, (Wednesday, 8 December 1915), p.13.
- ^ Football: Metropolitan Amateur Association, The Argus, (Friday, 26 March 1920), p.11.
- ^ Amateur Association: Change of Name Adopted The Age 25 October 1932 page 10
- ^ Amateurs Conclude, The Age, (Monday, 24 June 1940), p.6.
- ^ "VAFA women's competition could feature 30 teams in debut season as interest skyrockets". Herald Sun.
- ^ "VAFA set to undergo competition restructure in 2024". Herald Sun.
- ^ de Lacy, H., "Amateurs knock-out title on two grounds", The Sporting Globe, (Wednesday, 2 June 1954), p.18).
- ^ "Late burst saves State amateurs", The Argus, (Tuesday, 15 June 1954), p.13.
- ^ Amateurs: Third Term Burst Wins, The Age, (Tuesday, 18 June 1957), p.14.
- ^ "Football has Trial TV Run . . But League says 'No!'", The Argus, (Wednesday, 27 June 1956), p.22.
- ^ Inter-State Football in TV Week-end Cover,The Age Radio/TV Supplement, (14-20 June 1957), p.1.].
- ^ Monday Television: ABV-Channel 2 (2:15), The Age Radio/TV Supplement, (14-20 June 1957), p.9.].
- ^ "Previous VAFA Clubs". Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original on 6 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "VAFA club's history 1892-2007". GameDay. Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original on 9 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ McCulloch, Ross. "FEDERAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE". Yumpu. Archived from the original on 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "Footy club that won't die" The Sun, July 18, 1989