Western Region Football League
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The Western Region Football League is an Australian rules football amateur league, based in the western suburbs of Melbourne, for both seniors and juniors.
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[edit] History
The league was formed in 1931, as the Footscray District Football League. 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.
In 2002 the league, in particular its 2nd Division, found itself a national audience when a Seven Network reality tv show called 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.
The 2006 Grand Final was a classic encounter between two of the league's heavyweights - Port Colts and Hoppers Crossing. Hoppers Crossing started the better, and 10 minutes into the 2nd quarter held a 48 point lead. However, Port Colts fought back, and gradually clawed back the deficit, and with 2 minutes to go in the game, took the lead for the 1st time. They then held on for Back to Back titles.
[edit] Division One Premiers
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1931 - Parkside |
1961 - F&Y Socials |
1991 - Seddon |
[edit] Senior Clubs
[edit] Division One
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[edit] Division Two
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[edit] Junior Clubs
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[edit] Sources
- The Mail (Newspaper published in Footscray)
- Annual Reports of the Western Region Football League
[edit] External links
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