Western Region Football League

Western Region Football League
Founded 1931
Formerly known as Footscray District Football League
No. of senior divisions 3
No. of senior clubs 25
2014 Premiers Div 1: Deer Park
Div 2: Parkside
Div 3: Braybrook
Website WRFL Website

The Western Region Football League is an Australian rules football semi-professional league, based in the western suburbs of Melbourne, for both seniors and juniors.

History

The league was formed in 1931, as the Footscray District Football League.

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


In 1988 the league absorbed clubs from the Western 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. The league's headquarters are at Whitten Oval which is the home of current AFL club Western Bulldogs.

In 2002 the league, in particular its 2nd 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 suspended Brunswick Power after the club was found guilty of playing unregistered players.[1] Central Altona had a variety of on-field violence and abuse issues, and for re-registering banned players.

In 2013 Manor Lakes and Sanctuary Lakes entered the Division Two of the senior competition. [2]

With Werribee Districts transferring from the VAFA and Tarneit [3] entering a senior team, the league has announced that a third division will form midway through 2014.[4]

In 2015 Wyndham Suns were admitted to the third division. Parkside which won the 2nd Division premiership in 2014 suffered a bitter internal division and lost most of the players and committee. Instead of being promoted to 1st division, Parkside starved off recess and were permitted to rebuild the club in 3rd division.

Division One Grand Final Results

1931 – Parkside 11.19.85 d Braybrook 7.5.47
1932 – Riverside 11.15.81 d Parkside 10.12.72
1933 – Parkside 19.22.136 d Riverside 10.10.70
1934 – West Footscray 9.10.64 d Parkside 8.7.55
1935 – West Footscray 12.12.84 d Spotswood 10.8.68
1936 – Parkside 11.8.74 d Spotswood 5.8.38
1937 – Parkside 15.11.101 d ICI (Deer Park) 8.13.61
1938 – Spotswood 15.15.105 d ICI (Deer Park) 12.16.88
1939 – ICI (Deer Park) 14.14.98 d Parkside 8.13.61
1940 – ICI (Deer Park) 8.8.56 d North Footscray 7.12.54
1941 – ICI (Deer Park) 17.5.107 d Parkside 12.10.82
1942 – Braybrook 17.21.123 d West Footscray 8.12.60
1943 – Kingsville 6.12.48 d Parkside 3.8.26
1944 – Braybrook 7.7.49 d West Footscray 5.18.48
1945 – Braybrook 15.9.99 d West Footscray 10.6.66
1946 – Braybrook 9.12.66 d West Footscray 8.15.63
1947 – West Footscray 10.12.72 d Braybrook 8.13.61
1948 – Parkside 10.7.67 d Braybrook 6.6.42
1949 – Parkside 9.7.61 d Sunshine Districts 7.8.50
1950 – Seddon 12.5.77 d Spotswood 3.9.27
1951 – Parkside 14.8.92 d West Footscray 12.9.81
1952 – Braybrook 7.9.51 d Seddon 7.2.44
1953 – Seddon 5.8.38 d Newport 2.7.19
1954 – Braybrook 9.10.64 d Newport 8.5.53
1955 – Braybrook 8.15.63 d Seddon 7.11.53
1956 – Braybrook 11.7.73 d Parkside 9.9.63
1957 – Parkside 10.21.81 d Kingsville 6.7.43
1958 – Spotswood 10.7.67 d Parkside 9.9.63
1959 – F&Y Socials 11.6.72 d Spotswood 3.5.23
1960 – F&Y Socials 15.9.99 d Spotswood 4.12.36
1961 – F&Y Socials 12.7.79 d Parkside 5.11.41
1962 – Parkside 5.10.40 d F&Y Socials 2.6.18
1963 – F&Y Socials 11.17.83 d Seddon 6.9.45
1964 – Kingsville 10.21.81 d Spotswood 9.7.61
1965 – Albion 14.11.95 d Parkside 12.12.84
1966 – St Albans 11.22.88 d Kingsville 8.9.57
1967 – Parkside 16.9.105 d Spotswood 12.14.86
1968 – Spotswood 9.7.61 d St Albans 7.12.54
1969 – St Albans 13.6.84 d Albion 11.16.82
1970 – West Footscray 14.8.92 d Spotswood 11.14.80
1971 – Spotswood 15.12.102 d Parkside 14.15.99
1972 – Spotswood 10.15.75 d North Footscray 9.13.67
1973 – Braybrook 15.12.102 d Albion 9.8.62
1974 – Braybrook 11.10.76 d Albion 9.9.63
1975 – Braybrook 14.13.97 drew with West Footscray 15.7.97
1975 – Braybrook 10.16.76 d West Footscray 9.10.64

1976 – Seddon 9.12.66 d Albion 7.14.56
1977 – Spotswood 12.6.78 d Kingsville 8.15.63
1978 – North Footscray 10.12.72 d Albion 9.9.63
1979 – Braybrook 6.13.49 d St Albans 5.18.48
1980 – North Footscray 13.12.90 d Spotswood 13.6.84
1981 – Parkside 15.15.105 d North Footscray 7.12.54
1982 – West Footscray 16.8.104 d St Albans 9.15.69
1983 – North Footscray 12.14.86 d Parkside 12.11.83
1984 – Spotswood 16.16.112 d Wembley Park 7.12.54
1985 – Albion 15.10.100 d Sunshine YCW 11.19.85
1986 – Albion 14.22.106 d Wembley Park 10.7.67
1987 – Spotswood 18.8.116 d Sunshine YCW 11.11.77
1988 – St Albans 10.4.64 d Albion 7.4.46
1989 – St Albans 11.12.78 d Deer Park 5.16.46
1990 – Spotswood 21.17.143 d Deer Park 8.8.56
1991 – Seddon 18.15.123 d Spotswood 12.15.87
1992 – Seddon 12.3.75 d Spotswood 8.7.55
1993 – Spotswood 23.13.151 d Seddon 5.11.41
1994 – Deer Park 17.9.111 d Spotswood 11.7.73
1995 – Spotswood 17.7.109 d Deer Park 10.12.72
1996 – Parkside 17.11.113 d Yarraville 16.10.106
1997 – Yarraville 19.10.124 d Parkside 15.12.102
1998 – Port Melbourne Colts 13.8.86 d Spotswood 10.7.67
1999 – Port Melbourne Colts 8.21.69 d Parkside 8.4.52
2000 – Parkside 9.13.67 d St Albans 7.8.50
2001 – St Albans 15.19.109 d Hoppers Crossing 10.7.67
2002 – Hoppers Crossing 18.11.119 d Parkside 18.5.113
2003 – Parkside 11.8.74 d Spotswood 10.9.69
2004 – Hoppers Crossing 10.6.66 d Port Melbourne Colts 8.12.60
2005 – Port Melbourne Colts 12.16.88 d Parkside 6.7.43
2006 – Port Melbourne Colts 14.12.96 d Hoppers Crossing 14.10.94
2007 – Spotswood 13.10.88 d Port Melbourne Colts 11.16.82
2008 – Spotswood 13.15.93 d Port Melbourne Colts 11.17.83
2009 – Spotswood 13.13.91 d Port Melbourne Colts 10.13.73
2010 – Albion 14.11.95 d Spotswood 11.12.78
2011 – Spotswood 12.18.90 d Albion 7.13.55
2012 – Altona 14.7.91 d Spotswood 12.18.90
2013 – Deer Park 15.10.100 d Spotswood 14.15.99
2014 – Deer Park 22.26.158 d Spotswood 12.9.81

Division Two Grand Final Results

1988 – Coburg Districts 7.10.52 d Ascot Vale 5.10.40
1989 – Ascot Vale 18.12.120 d Williamstown United 9.8.62
1990 – Port Melbourne Colts 16.18.114 d Hoppers Crossing 12.10.82
1991 – Altona City 10.14.74 d Sunshine Heights 7.13.55
1992 – Hoppers Crossing 5.12.42 d East Brunswick 4.5.29
1993 – Braybrook 9.15.69 d Sunshine Heights 7.4.46
1994 – Albion 18.12.120 d Sunshine YCW 11.17.83
1995 – West Newport 14.20.104 d Sunshine YCW 14.8.92
1996 – North Melb & Kens 17.18.120 d Fawkner Amateurs 9.8.62
1997 – St Albans 15.15.105 d North Footscray 9.9.63
1998 – Seddon/Yarraville Club 10.10.70 d Braybrook 8.6.54
1999 – Braybrook 12.21.93 d Central Altona 8.1.49
2000 – Yarraville 12.18.90 d Glenorden 6.8.44

2001 – Seddon/Yarraville Club 18.12.120 d Albanvale 5.9.39
2002 – Kensington Hill Hammerheads 11.12.78 d North Footscray 7.11.53
2003 – North Sunshine 12.9.81 d Glenorden 6.12.48
2004 – Altona 11.14.80 d Deer Park 8.7.55
2005 – Altona 19.12.126 d Glenorden 8.9.57
2006 – Glenorden 13.20.98 d Deer Park 8.8.56
2007 – West Footscray 18.16.124 d Sunshine Heights 7.16.58
2008 – Sunshine Heights 18.7.115 d North Footscray 7.11.53
2009 – Deer Park 16.12.108 d Parkside 13.9.87
2010 – North Footscray 11.13.79 d Parkside 10.14.74
2011 – Deer Park 21.23.149 d Albanvale 2.6.18
2012 – Yarraville Seddon Eagles 14.14.98 d Parkside 9.16.70
2013 – Glenorden 15.12.102 d Parkside 8.11.59
2014 – Parkside 14.20.104 d West Footscray 10.6.66

Division Three Grand Final Results

2014 – Braybrook 12.15.87 d Albanvale 12.13.85

Senior Clubs

Division One

Club Nickname Location Home Ground Coach Web page Years in Comp
Albion Cats Sunshine JR Parsons Reserve Aaron Tymms Official Site 1961-
Altona Vikings Altona JK Grant Reserve Josh Russo Official Site 1933 -1937,1945-1951,1977-1979,1988-
Deer Park Lions Deer Park John McLeod Reserve Marc Bullen Official Site 1935-
Hoppers Crossing Warriors Hoppers Crossing Hogans Road Reserve Steven Kretiuk Official Site 1988-
Port Melbourne Colts Port Melbourne JL Murphy Reserve Brad Julier Official Site 1983-
Spotswood Woodsmen Spotswood Donald W McLean Reserve Tom Langlands Official Site 1935-
St Albans Saints Kings Park Kings Park Reserve Marcus Barclay Official Site 1947-1953, 1958-
Sunshine Kangaroos Braybrook Kinder Smith Reserve Brendan Hallinan Official Site 1978-
Werribee Districts Tigers Werribee Soldiers Reserve Wade Chapman Official Site 1995-1997, 2014-

Division Two

Club Nickname Location Home Ground Coach Web page Years in Comp
Caroline Springs Lakers Caroline Springs Town Centre Oval Paul Growcott Official Site 2011-
Glenorden Hawks Werribee Heathdale Oval Stuart Daley Official Site 1979-
Manor Lakes Storm Wyndham Vale Howqua Reserve Heath Hunter Official Site 2013-
North Footscray Devils West Footscray Hansen Reserve Official Site 1935-
Sunshine Heights Dragons Sunshine West Ainsworth Reserve Official Site 1988-
Yarraville Seddon Eagles Yarraville Yarraville Oval Dean Callaway Official Site 2007-
Yarraville: 1936-2006
Seddon: 1935-2006
West Footscray Roosters West Footscray Shorten Reserve David Orchard Official Site 1932-
Wyndhamvale Falcons Wyndham Vale Wyndham Vale South Reserve Troy Beamond Official Site 1989-1994, 1999-

Division Three

Club Nickname Location Home Ground Coach Web page Years in Comp
Albanvale Cobras Deer Park Robert Bruce Reserve John Thrush Official Site 1978-1988, 1993-
Braybrook Bombers Braybrook Pennell Reserve Michael Shepperbottom Official Site 1931-
Laverton Magpies Altona Meadows Laverton Park Christian Spence Official Site 1988-
North Sunshine Roadrunners Sunshine North Dempster Park Official Site 1979-
Parkside Magpies Footscray Henry Turner Reserve Nathan Juegan Official Site 1931-
Sanctuary Lakes Sharks Point Cook Featherbrook Reserve Nick Waddell Official Site 2013-
Tarneit Titans Tarneit Wootten Road Reserve Max De Groot Official Site 2014-
Wyndham Suns Tarneit Goddard Street Reserve Matthew Stoodley Official Site 2015-

Previous Clubs

Folded

Club Years in Comp
6th Melbourne Scouts 1934-1952
Altona North Brooklyn Youth (ANBY) 1985-1989
Ascot Vale 1988-1997
Baptist Church of Christ/Combine 1934-1940
Bayview Road Methodists 1931-1931
Brunswick Amateurs 1995-1997
Brunswick Power 2004-2007
Central Altona 1988-2006
CSR 1935-1939
Dark Blues 1932-1932
East Brunswick 1987-1993
Essendon ALP 1937-1937
Essendon Districts 1945-1949
Essendon High School Ex-Students/North Essendon 1983-1996
Flemington 1987-2000
Footscray & Yarraville (F&Y) Socials 1946-1975
Footscray Presbyterians 1934-1934
Footscray Scouts 1931-1933
Footscray Technical Old Boys 1931-1931
Gladstone Park 1998-2007
Harvester Socials 1944-1946
Kealba 1995-2002
Kensington Hill Hammerheads 2002-2002
Maribyrnong 1947-1949
Newells 1933-1938
Newport 1947-1949, 1952-1955 (moved to Werribee District FL), 1988-1999
Newport CYMS 1941-1946
Newport United 1935-1940
North Melbourne & Kensington 1986-1998
Old Essendon Grammarians 1983-1984
RAAF Laverton 1987-1987
RAAF Melbourne 1987-1987
Riverside 1932-1934
St Albans South
St John's Church of England/Paisley 1931-1938
Sandridge 1991-1992
South Footscray 1935-1949
Sunshine Methodists 1934-1934
Victor Socials 1934-1951 Moved to the Sunday Suburban FL as Brooklyn
Waratah 1945-1952
West Newport 1957-1965 (moved to Western Suburban FL), 1988-1997
West Spotswood 1939-1939
Williamstown High School Old Boys 1950-1952
Williamstown Presbyterians
Williamstown United 1939-1940, 1947-1949, 1988-1994
Yarraville CYMS 1931-1932
Yarraville Rovers 1932-1932
Yarraville Old Boys (1950-1952) 1950-1952

Merged

Club Club Year Resultant Club
Brooklyn Kingsville YMCA 1981 Wembley Park (reverted to Brooklyn in 1998)
Fawkner Amateurs Moomba Park (DVFL) 1997 Fawkner Park (DVFL)
Yarraville Seddon 2007 Yarraville Seddon Eagles

Moved to CYMS Football Association

Club Years in Comp Status
Williamstown CYMS 1965-1968 VAFA D1

Moved to Essendon District Football League

Club Years in Comp Status
Coburg Districts 1988-2012 EDFL Div 2

Moved to Southern Football League

Club Years in Comp Status
Brooklyn 1981-2002 Folded

Moved to Victorian Football Association

Club Years in Comp Status
Sunshine Districts 1938-1939, 1941-1958 Folded (1989)

Moved to Western Suburban Football League

Club Years in Comp Status
Maidstone 1947-1964 Folded

Moved to Werribee District Football League

Club Years in Comp Status
Williamstown Rovers 1945-1951 Folded (1958)

Leading Goalkickers (Andrew Gibson Medal)

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 (Kingsvilee) 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) 0 0 0
1987 Andrew Gibson (Spotswood) 88 0 88
1988 0 0 0 0
1989 Chris Stulhdrieier (Sunshine YCW) 79 0 79
1990 Brian Memedi (Kingsville) 70 0 70
1991 0 0 0 0
1992 S Allen (Port Melbourne Colts) 102 0 102
1993 Wayne Duggan (Deer Park) 97 0 97
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 Steve McAnulty (Port Melbourne Colts) 85 0 85
2002 Shane Potter (North Footscray) 85 0 85
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

2013 Ladder

WRFL Div 1 Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts
Deer Park 16 0 2 0 2218 975 227.49% 64
Spotswood 15 0 3 0 2394 1105 216.65% 60
Sunshine 14 0 4 0 1920 1328 144.58% 56
Altona 13 0 5 0 2026 1257 161.18% 52
St Albans 11 0 7 0 1855 1387 133.74% 44
Hoppers Crossing 8 0 10 0 1715 1641 104.51% 32
Port Melbourne Colts 5 0 13 0 1473 1883 78.23% 20
Albion 4 0 14 0 1458 2056 70.91% 16
Yarraville Seddon Eagles 4 0 14 0 1209 2098 57.63% 16
North Footscray 0 0 18 0 667 3205 20.81% 0

FINALS

Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Elimination Altona 24 9 153 St Albans 12 11 83
Qualifying Spotswood 21 15 141 Sunshine 8 5 53
1st Semi Sunshine 18 16 124 Altona 10 11 71
2nd Semi Spotswood 15 7 97 Deer Park 11 16 82
Preliminary Deer Park 18 12 120 Sunshine 4 6 30
Grand Deer Park 15 10 100 Spotswood 14 15 99

2013 Ladder

WRFL Div 2 Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts
Glenorden 17 0 1 0 2878 795 362.01% 68
Parkside 16 0 2 0 2851 682 418.04% 64
Manor Lakes 15 0 3 0 2562 1047 244.70% 60
Wyndhamvale 14 0 4 0 2053 994 206.54% 56
Sunshine Heights 10 0 8 0 1994 1370 145.55% 40
Caroline Springs 8 0 10 0 1530 1660 92.17% 32
Albanvale 8 0 10 0 1604 1894 84.69% 32
Braybrook 7 0 11 0 1550 2226 69.63% 28
Sanctuary Lakes 6 0 12 0 1357 2084 65.12% 24
West Footscray 5 0 13 0 998 2423 41.19% 20
Laverton Magpies 1 0 17 0 957 2502 38.25% 4
North Sunshine 1 0 17 0 687 3344 20.54% 4

FINALS

Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Elimination Wyndhamvale 13 17 95 Sunshine Heights 7 4 46
Qualifying Manor Lakes 12 15 87 Parkside 8 12 60
1st Semi Parkside 20 13 133 Wyndhamvale 10 7 67
2nd Semi Glenorden 17 23 125 Manor Lakes 9 7 61
Preliminary Parkside 11 9 75 Manor Lakes 10 6 66
Grand Glenorden 15 12 102 Parkside 8 11 59


Junior clubs

  • Albanvale
  • Albion
  • Altona Juniors
  • Caroline Springs
  • Deer Park
  • Flemington Juniors
  • Glenorden
  • Hoppers Crossing
  • Manor Lakes
  • Newport Power
  • North Footscray
  • PEGS Juniors
  • Point Cook
  • Sanctuary Lakes
  • Spotswood
  • St Albans
  • St Bernard's
  • Sunshine
  • Sunshine Heights
  • Tarneit Titans
  • Werribee Centrals
  • Werribee Districts
  • West Footscray
  • Williamstown Juniors
  • Wyndham Suns
  • Wyndhamvale
  • Yarraville Seddon Eagles

Sources

Book

References

  1. ↑ http://williamstown.starcommunity.com.au/star/2008-04-30/footy-clubs-out/
  2. ↑ http://werribee.starcommunity.com.au/star/2012-10-30/new-teams-line-up/
  3. ↑ http://werribee.starcommunity.com.au/star/2013-08-27/tarneit-joins-wrfl/
  4. ↑ http://www.wrfl.org.au/DOCS/WRFL%20MEDIA%20RELEASE-THREE%20DIVISIONS.pdf

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