Eastern Football Netball League

Eastern Football Netball LeagueFormerly| Eastern Districts Football League
Eastern Football League

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Sport| Australian rules football
Founded| 1962; 62 years ago (1962)
CEO| Jy Bond
No. of teams| 48
Level on pyramid| 5
Promotion to| Premier Division
Division 1
Division 2
Division 3
Relegation to| Division 1
Division 2
Division 3
Division 4
Official website| efnl.org.au

The Eastern Football Netball League (known previously as the Eastern Districts Football League and later the Eastern Football League) is an Australian rules football league, based in the eastern suburbs of metropolitan Melbourne.

## History[edit]

The Eastern Districts Football League was established on 15 February 1962, but its origins can be traced back to the Reporter District Football League established in 1903, with the following clubs - Bayswater, Box Hill, Canterbury, Ferntree Gully, Mitcham and Ringwood.[1]

The following football associations all played there part in the now Eastern Districts Football League.

The Ringwood District Football Association was established in 1922 and consisted of the following clubs - Croydon, Ferntree Gully, Kilsyth-Monbulk, Ringwood B and Warrandyte.[2]

The Croydon Mail Football League was established in 1945 and consisted of the following clubs - Bayswater, Boronia, Croydon and Kilsyth.[3] It appears that the League's name was changed to the Croydon District Football League in 1948 and stayed this way in 1949 too.[4]

In 1950 the league became known as the Croydon-Ferntree Gully Football League, when Ferntree Gully left the Dandenong & District Football League and three grades of football commenced in 1950.[5]

In 1997, the Eastern District Football League and the Knox Junior Football Association united to create the Eastern Football League.[6]

Following a restructure during 2018, the league now consists of five divisions, and 2019 had 45 clubs. Premier and First Division had 10 clubs each, Second and Third Divisions have eight clubs each, and Fourth Division has nine with the admission of Croydon North-MLOC for 2019.[7] After the conclusion of the 2019 season, on 15 October the league announced a re-branding to the Eastern Football Netball League, recognising netball as a key part of the league structure.[8]

On 3 June 2020, the EFNL cancelled its 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]

With the admission of Beaconsfield and Oakleigh District for 2022, there are now 48 clubs, including 12 in the Premier Division.

## Clubs[edit]

### Men's Premier Division (2024)[edit]

5km
3miles

Wantirna South

Upper Ferntree Gully

Park Orchards

Mooroolbark

Lilydale

Knox

East Ringwood

Doncaster East

Croydon

Bayswater

Vermont

South Croydon

Rowville

Norwood

North Ringwood

Noble Park

Montrose

Doncaster

Blackburn

Balwyn

Locations of the 2019 EFL clubs (top two divisions). Red pogs represent teams in the Premier Division, yellow pogs represent teams in Division One.

5km
3miles

Surrey Park

Silvan

Nunawading

Kilsyth

Forest Hill

Fairpark

East Burwood

Croydon North MLOC

Coldstream

Whitehorse

Waverley

Warrandyte

South Belgrave

Glen Waverley

Ferntree Gully

Donvale

Chirnside Park

The Basin

Templestowe

Scoresby

Ringwood

Mulgrave

Mitcham

Heathmont

Boronia

Locations of the 2019 EFL clubs (bottom three divisions). Red pogs represent teams in Division Two, orange pogs represent teams in Division Three, and yellow pogs represent teams in Division Four.

Jumper  | Club  | Nickname  | Location  | Home Ground  | Web Page

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| Balwyn | Tigers | Balwyn | Balwyn Park  | Official Site
| Berwick | Wickers | Berwick | Edwin Flack Reserve  | Official Site
| Blackburn | Panthers | Blackburn | Morton Park | Official Site
| Doncaster East | Lions | East Doncaster | Zerbes Reserve  | Official Site
| East Ringwood | Roos | East Ringwood | East Ringwood Reserve  | Official Site
| Noble Park | Bulls | Noble Park | Pat Wright Senior Ground  | Official Site
| Norwood | Norsemen | Ringwood | Mullum Reserve  | Official Site
| Rowville | Hawks | Rowville | Seebeck Oval  | Official Site
| South Croydon | Bulldogs | South Croydon | Cheong Park  | Official Site
| Vermont | Eagles | Vermont | Vermont Recreation Reserve  | Official Site

### Men's Division 1 (2024)[edit]

Jumper  | Club  | Nickname  | Location  | Home Ground  | Web Page

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| Bayswater | Waters | Bayswater | Bayswater Oval  | Official Site
| Beaconsfield | Eagles | Beaconsfield | Holm Park Reserve  | Official Site
| Doncaster | Sharks | Doncaster | Schramms Reserve  | Official Site
| Mitcham | Tigers | Mitcham | Walker Park  | Official Site
| Montrose | Demons | Montrose | Montrose Reserve  | Official Site
| Mooroolbark | Mustangs | Mooroolbark | Heights Reserve  | Official Site
| North Ringwood | Saints | North Ringwood | Quambee Reserve  | Official Site
| Park Orchards | Sharks | Park Orchards | Domeney Reserve  | Official Site
| South Belgrave | Saints | Belgrave South | Belgrave South Recreation Reserve  | Official Site
| Wantirna South | Devils | Wantirna South | Walker Reserve  | Official Site

### Men's Division 2 (2024)[edit]

Jumper  | Club  | Nickname  | Location  | Home Ground  | Web Page

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| Boronia | Hawks | Boronia | Tormore Reserve  | Official Site
| Croydon | Blues | Croydon | Croydon Oval  | Official Site
| East Burwood | Rams | East Burwood | East Burwood Reserve  | Official Site
| Heathmont | Jets | Heathmont | HE Parker Reserve  | Official Site
| Lilydale | Falcons | Lilydale | Lilydale Sports Oval  | Official Site
| Mulgrave | Lions | Mulgrave | Mulgrave Reserve  | Official Site
| Ringwood | Redbacks | Ringwood | Jubilee Park  | Official Site
| Templestowe | Dockers | Templestowe | Templestowe Reserve  | Official Site
| The Basin | Bears | The Basin | Batterham Reserve  | Official Site
| Waverley Blues | Blues | Mount Waverley | Mt Waverley Reserve  | Official Site

### Men's Division 3 (2024)[edit]

Jumper  | Club  | Nickname  | Location  | Home Ground  | Web Page

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| Coldstream | Cougars | Coldstream | Coldstream Reserve  | Official Site
| Donvale | Magpies | Donvale | Donvale Reserve  | Official Site
| Fairpark | Lions | Ferntree Gully | Fairpark Reserve  | Official Site
| Ferntree Gully | Eagles | Ferntree Gully | Ferntree Gully Reserve  | Official Site
| Knox | Falcons | Wantirna South | Knox Gardens Reserve  | Official Site
| Oakleigh District | Districts | Oakleigh East | Princes Highway Reserve  | Official Site
| Silvan | Cats | Silvan | Silvan Recreation Ground  | Official Site
| Surrey Park | Panthers | Box Hill | Surrey Park Reserve  | Official Site
| Upper Ferntree Gully | Kings | Upper Ferntree Gully | Kings Park  | Official Site
| Warrandyte | Bloods | Warrandyte | Warrandyte Reserve  | Official Site

### Men's Division 4 (2024)[edit]

Jumper  | Club  | Nickname  | Location  | Home Ground  | Web Page

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| Chirnside Park | Panthers | Chirnside Park | Kimberley Reserve  | Official Site
| Croydon North MLOC | Rams | Croydon | Hughes Park Croydon  | Official Site
| Forest Hill | Zebras | Forest Hill | Forest Hill Reserve  | Official Site
| Kilsyth | Cougars | Kilsyth | Pinks Reserve  | Official Site
| Nunawading | Lions | Blackburn North | Koonung Reserve  | Official Site
| Scoresby | Magpies | Scoresby | Scoresby Recreation Reserve  | Official Site
| Whitehorse Pioneers | Pioneers | Box Hill | Springfield Park  | Official Site

### Women's Premier Division (2023)[edit]

Jumper  | Club  | Nickname  | Location  | Home ground  | Web Page

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| Donvale | Magpies | Donvale | Donvale Reserve  | Official Site
| Eastern Devils  | Devils | Wheelers Hill | Mulgrave Reserve  | Official Site
| Mount Evelyn  | Rovers | Mount Evelyn | Mount Evelyn Recreation Reserve  | Official Site
| SBL Wolves  | Wolves | Belgrave South | Belgrave South Recreation Reserve  | Official Site
| South Croydon | Bulldogs | South Croydon | Cheong Park  | Official Site
| Vermont | Eagles | Vermont | Vermont Recreation Reserve  | Official Site
| Whitehorse Pioneers | Pioneers | Box Hill | Springfield Park  | Official Site

### Women's Division 1 (2023)[edit]

Jumper  | Club  | Nickname  | Location  | Home ground  | Web page

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| Beaconsfield | Eagles | Beaconsfield | Holm Park Reserve  | Official Site
| Boronia | Hawks | Boronia | Tormore Reserve  | Official Site
| Chirnside Park | Panthers | Chirnside Park | Kimberley Reserve  | Official Site
| Knox | Falcons | Wantirna South | Knox Gardens Reserve  | Official Site
| North Ringwood | Saints | North Ringwood | Quambee Reserve  | Official Site
| Park Orchards | Sharks | Park Orchards | Domeney Reserve  | Official Site
| Ringwood | Redbacks | Ringwood | Jubilee Park  | Official Site
| The Basin | Bears | The Basin | Batterham Reserve  | Official Site

### Women's Division 2 (2023)[edit]

Jumper  | Club  | Nickname  | Location  | Home ground  | Web page

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| Blackburn | Panthers | Blackburn | Morton Park | Official Site
| Croydon North MLOC | Rams | Croydon | Hughes Park Croydon  | Official Site
| East Burwood | Rams | East Burwood | East Burwood Reserve  | Official Site
| East Ringwood | Roos | East Ringwood | East Ringwood Reserve  | Official Site
| Heathmont | Jets | Heathmont | HE Parker Reserve  | Official Site
| Montrose | Demons | Montrose | Montrose Reserve  | Official Site
| Surrey Park | Panthers | Box Hill | Surrey Park Reserve  | Official Site
| Waverley Blues | Blues | Mount Waverley | Mt Waverley Reserve  | Official Site

### Women's Division 3 (2023)[edit]

Jumper  | Club  | Nickname  | Location  | Home ground  | Web page

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| Eastern Devils Reserves  | Devils | Wheelers Hill | Mulgrave Reserve  | Official Site
| Kilsyth | Cougars | Kilsyth | Pinks Reserve  | Official Site
| South Croydon Reserves  | Bulldogs | South Croydon | Cheong Park  | Official Site
| SBL Wolves Reserves  | Wolves | Belgrave South | Belgrave South Recreation Reserve  | Official Site
| The Basin Reserves  | Bears | The Basin | Batterham Reserve  | Official Site
| Vermont Reserves  | Eagles | Vermont | Vermont Recreation Reserve  | Official Site

### Women's Division 4 (2023)[edit]

Jumper  | Club  | Nickname  | Location  | Home ground  | Web page

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| Boronia Reserves  | Hawks | Boronia | Tormore Reserve  | Official Site
| Coldstream | Cougars | Coldstream | Coldstream Reserve  | Official Site
| Fairpark | Lions | Ferntree Gully | Fairpark Reserve  | Official Site
| Mitcham | Tigers | Mitcham | Walker Park  | Official Site
| Mooroolbark | Mustangs | Mooroolbark | Heights Reserve  | Official Site
| Nunawading | Lions | Blackburn North | Koonung Reserve  | Official Site
| Wantirna South | Devils | Wantirna South | Walker Reserve  | Official Site
| Warrandyte | Bloods | Warrandyte | Warrandyte Reserve  | Official Site

### Junior Only Clubs[edit]

Jumper  | Club  | Nickname  | Location  | Home Ground  | Web Page

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| Glen Waverley Rovers  | Rovers  | Glen Waverley | Brentwood Reserve  | Official Site
| Lysterfield | Wolves  | Lysterfield | Lakesfield Reserve  | Official Site
| Rowville Knights (St. Simons)  | Knights  | Rowville | Liberty Reserve  | Official Site

## Premiers[edit]

### Premiership Table[edit]

Club  | Seniors  | Reserves  | Under 19s

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Premier
(Div 1 1962–2018)  | Div 1
(Div 2 1962–2018)  | Div 2
(Div 3 1962–2018)  | Div 3
(2019)  | Div 4
(1986)  | Premier
(Div 1 1962–2018)  | Div 1
(Div 2 1962–2018)  | Div 2
(Div 3 1962–2018)  | Div 3
(2019)  | Div 4
(1986)  | Premier
(Div 1 1980–2018)  | Div 1
(Div 2 1980–2018)  | Div 2
(Div 3 1980–2018)  | Div 3
(Div 4 2003–2018)  | Div 4
(2019)
Vermont  | 21  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 14  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 7  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
East Burwood  | 12  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 8  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  | 10  | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-
Mitcham  | 5  | 1  | 2  | \-  | \-  | 6  | \-  | 2  | \-  | \-  | 3  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
Noble Park  | 5  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
Balwyn  | 5  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
East Ringwood  | 3  | 2  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 14  | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-  | 6  | 1  | \-  | \-  | \-
Ringwood  | 2  | 2  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2  | \-  | 2  | \-  | \-
Bayswater  | 1  | 5  | 1  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
Scoresby  | 1  | 5  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2  | 1  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 4  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
South Croydon  | 1  | 4  | 3  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2  | 1  | \-  | \-  | 1  | \-  | 2  | \-  | \-
Rowville  | 1  | 2  | 2  | \-  | 1  | \-  | 3  | 1  | \-  | 3  | \-  | 1  | 2  | 1  | \-
Donvale  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 1  | \-  | 2  | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-  | 1  | \-  | 2  | \-
East Hawthorn  | 1  | 1  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  | 1  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
Norwood  | 1  | \-  | 3  | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-  | 3  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-
Doncaster  | \-  | 4  | 3  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 4  | 2  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-
Lilydale  | \-  | 4  | 1  | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2  | \-  | 2  | 2  | \-  | \-
North Ringwood  | \-  | 4  | 1  | \-  | \-  | 1  | 2  | 1  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 6  | 3  | \-  | \-
Boronia  | \-  | 3  | 2  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2  | 8  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 5  | 1  | \-  | \-
Blackburn  | \-  | 3  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 6  | 3  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 5  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
Wantirna South  | \-  | 2  | 2  | \-  | 1  | \-  | 2  | 1  | \-  | 2  | \-  | 1  | 1  | \-  | \-
Knox  | \-  | 2  | 1  | \-  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 4  | \-  | \-  | 1  | 4  | 1  | \-  | \-
Doncaster East  | \-  | 2  | 1  | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-  | 2  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  | 2  | \-  | \-
Mulgrave  | \-  | 2  | 1  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 8  | 1  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 5  | \-  | \-  | \-
Montrose  | \-  | 2  | 1  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 3  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 3  | \-  | \-  | \-
Surrey Hills  | \-  | 2  | \-  | \-  | 1  | 1  | 2  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
Croydon  | \-  | 2  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  | 3  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  | 4  | \-  | \-  | \-
Warrandyte  | \-  | 1  | 3  | \-  | 2  | \-  | \-  | 3  | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2  | \-
Kilsyth  | \-  | 1  | 1  | \-  | 1  | 1  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 3  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
Ferntree Gully  | \-  | 1  | 1  | \-  | 1  | \-  | 4  | \-  | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 3  | \-
Clayton  | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 3  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
Upper Ferntree Gully  | \-  | \-  | 5  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 4  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-
Olinda  | \-  | \-  | 4  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
Mount Evelyn  | \-  | \-  | 3  | \-  | 2  | \-  | \-  | 1  | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
Coldstream  | \-  | \-  | 3  | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-  | 2  | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  | \-
The Basin  | \-  | \-  | 3  | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-  | 1  | \-  | 2  | \-  | \-  | 3  | 1  | \-
Mooroolbark  | \-  | \-  | 2  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  | 1  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  | 4  | \-  | \-
Waverley Blues  | \-  | \-  | 1  | 1  | 2  | \-  | 4  | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
Templestowe  | \-  | \-  | 1  | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-  | 3  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2  | \-  | \-
Forest Hill  | \-  | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  | 2  | \-  | 6  | \-  | \-  | 2  | 1  | 1
Park Orchards  | \-  | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  | 1  | \-  | 1  | \-  | 2  | 3  | 2  | \-
South Belgrave  | \-  | \-  | 1  | 1  | 1  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  | \-
Bennettswood  | \-  | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  | 1  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-  | \-
Yarra Glen  | \-  | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
Fairpark  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-  | 5  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2  | \-  | \-
Heathmont  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 4  | \-  | \-  | 1  | \-  | 5  | \-  | 1  | 1  | \-  | \-
Whitehorse Pioneers  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  | \-
Silvan  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1
South Waverley Sandown  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
Nunawading  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-  | 2  | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
Bennettswood Blackburn South  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-
Chirnside Park  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  | \-
Surrey Park  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 3  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
Waverley  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2  | \-  | 2  | \-  | \-  | \-
Kilsyth South Croydon  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-
Whitehorse South Croydon  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  | \-

### Premiership Timeline[edit]

### Division Promotion and Relegation Timeline[edit]

#### Additional Information[edit]

* 1965 - Divisional promotion and relegation began between Division 1 and 2. Clubs such as Scoresby (Division 2 Premiers in 1962, 63, 64, 65) were not promoted despite winning the Division 2 premiership several times and clubs such as Heathmont were not relegated despite having finished last in 1962 and 1964.
* 1971 - Divisional promotion and relegation began between Division 2 and 3. Olinda (Division 3 Premiers in 1965, 66, 67) and Mount Evelyn (Division 3 Premiers in 1969, 70) won several premierships in a row without promotion and clubs such as Mulgrave (Division 2 Last Place 1968, 69) and Upper Ferntree Gully (Division 2 Last Place 1970, 71) were not relegated despite finishing last for two years in a row.
* 1986 - Division 4 was added to the league. The last seven teams of the 1985 Division 3 season were relegated to Division 4 for 1986 (Mount Evelyn, Lilydale, Nunawading, South Wantirna, South Waverley Sandown, Blackburn South and Kilsyth), joining Wonga Park who was admitted as a new club.
* 2019 - With Division 1 becoming Premier Division, Division 2 becoming Division 1 and Division 3 becoming Division 2, the newly created Division 3 comprised the bottom six teams of Division 3 of 2018 (Waverley Blues, Donvale, Ferntree Gully, South Belgrave, Warrandyte and Chirnside Park), as well as the two Grand Finalists of Division 4 of 2018 (Whitehorse Pioneers and Glen Waverley Hawks).

### Eastern Football League Premiers (1962–present)[edit]

#### Five Division Competition (2019–)[edit]

Year | Premier | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4

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2023  | Rowville  | Mitcham  | Boronia  | Donvale  | Surrey Park
2022  | Noble Park  | East Ringwood  | South Belgrave  | Waverley Blues  | Silvan
2021  | Competition suspended mid-season | Competition suspended mid-season | Competition suspended mid-season | Competition suspended mid-season | Competition suspended mid-season
2020  | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition
2019  | Vermont  | Doncaster East  | Mitcham  | South Belgrave  | Fairpark
Year | Premier | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4

#### Four Division Competition (1986–2018)[edit]

Year | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4

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2018  | Vermont  | Doncaster East  | Boronia  | Whitehorse
2017  | South Croydon  | Knox  | Park Orchards  | Donvale
2016 | Balwyn | Bayswater | Upper Ferntree Gully | Ferntree Gully
2015 | Balwyn | Doncaster | Mitcham | Warrandyte
2014 | Norwood | North Ringwood | Wantirna South | Silvan
2013 | Balwyn | Montrose | Doncaster | South Belgrave
2012 | Balwyn | Rowville | North Ringwood | The Basin
2011 | Noble Park | Lilydale | Doncaster | Heathmont
2010 | Noble Park | Mulgrave | Upper FTG | Templestowe
2009 | Vermont | South Croydon | Mooroolbark | Chirnside Park
2008 | Balwyn | Wantirna South | Waverley Blues | Heathmont
2007 | Vermont | Knox | Doncaster East | Whitehorse
2006 | Vermont | Scoresby | South Croydon | Warrandyte
2005 | Vermont | Ringwood | Bayswater | Waverley Blues
2004 | Noble Park | Wantirna South | Rowville | Heathmont
2003 | Noble Park | Lilydale | Norwood | Rowville
2002 | East Ringwood | Blackburn | Wantirna South | Nunawading
2001 | Vermont | Donvale | South Croydon | Coldstream
2000 | East Burwood | Boronia | Knox | Waverley Blues
1999 | East Burwood | North Ringwood | Warrandyte | Norwood
1998 | Vermont | Lilydale | Upper FTG | Mount Evelyn
1997 | Vermont | Croydon | Templestowe | South Waverley Sandown
1996 | Donvale | Lilydale | Doncaster | South Wantirna
1995 | Vermont | Bayswater | Kilsyth | Fairpark
1994 | Vermont | Donvale | The Basin | Heathmont
1993 | Vermont | Clayton | Warrandyte | Doncaster East
1992 | East Burwood | Montrose | Donvale | Surrey Hills
1991 | Vermont | South Croydon | Lilydale | Knox
1990 | Vermont | Doncaster | Coldstream | Kilsyth
1989 | Vermont | North Ringwood | Norwood | Bennettswood BBS
1988 | Vermont | South Croydon | Mooroolbark | Lilydale
1987 | East Burwood | Surrey Hills | Ferntree Gully | South Waverley Sandown
1986 | Vermont | Boronia | Coldstream | Mount Evelyn
Year | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4

#### Three Division competition (1962–1985)[edit]

Year | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3

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1985 | East Burwood | Bayswater | The Basin
1984 | East Ringwood | Doncaster | Forest Hill
1983 | Vermont | South Croydon | Warrandyte
1982 | Vermont | Bayswater | Norwood
1981 | Mitcham | Rowville | Montrose
1980 | Mitcham | Blackburn | Rowville
1979 | Mitcham | Mulgrave | Upper FTG
1978 | Ringwood | North Ringwood | Olinda
1977 | Scoresby | Blackburn | Boronia
1976 | East Burwood | Ringwood | Bennettswood
1975 | Mitcham | Kilsyth | Coldstream
1974 | Bayswater | East Ringwood | Upper FTG
1973 | East Burwood | Bayswater | South Croydon
1972 | East Hawthorn | Doncaster | Mount Evelyn
1971 | Vermont | Croydon | Mulgrave
1970 | Mitcham | East Hawthorn | Mount Evelyn
1969 | Vermont | Boronia | Mount Evelyn
1968 | East Burwood | Ferntree Gully | Yarra Glen
1967 | East Burwood | Surrey Hills | Olinda
1966 | East Ringwood | Warrandyte | Olinda
1965 | East Burwood | Scoresby | Olinda
1964 | East Burwood | Scoresby | No competition
1963 | East Burwood | Scoresby | No competition
1962 | Ringwood | Scoresby | The Basin
Year | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3

## Former clubs[edit]

Jumper  | Club  | Nickname  | Location  | Home Ground  | Years in EFNL  | Current Status

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| Balwyn Combined  | Demons | Balwyn North | Macleay Park  | 1996  | Folded
| Bennettswood  | Swans | Burwood | Bennettswood Reserve  | 1968-1986  | Merged with Blackburn South Football Club
| Bennettswood-Blackburn South  | Swans |  |  | 1987-1990  | Folded
| Blackburn South  |  |  |  | 1984-1986  | Merged with Bennettswood Football Club
| Clayton | Clays | Clayton | Meade Reserve  | 1985-1998  | Transferred to Southern Football Netball League
| Canterbury | Cobras | Canterbury | Canterbury Sports Ground  | 2009-2013  | Transferred to Victorian Amateur Football Association
| East Hawthorn  | Hawks | Hawthorn | St. James Park  | 1970-1972  | Transferred to Metropolitan Football League
| Glen Waverley Hawks | Hawks | Glen Waverley | Central Reserve | 2005-2022  | In recess
| Mount Evelyn  | Rovers | Mount Evelyn | Gary Martin Oval  | 1962-2001  | Transferred to Yarra Ranges Football & Netball League, women's team still competes in EFNL
| Noble Park Bears  | Bears | Noble Park | Parkfield Reserve  | 1989-1996  | Folded
| Olinda | Bloods | Olinda | Olinda Recreation Reserve  | 1965-1985  | Transferred to Yarra Ranges Football & Netball League and now known as Olinda-Ferny Creek
| Southern Cobras | Cobras | Springvale | Edinburgh Reserve  | 1977–83 as Sandown, 1984-1997 as South Waverley Sandown, 1998-05 as Southern Cobras  | Transferred to Southern Football Netball League and now known as Sandown Cobras.

Folded after 2023 season

| Surrey Hills  |  |  |  | 1962-1993  | Merged with East Camberwell to form Surrey Park Football Club
| Wandin | Bulldogs | Wandin | Wandin North Reserve  | 1962-1971  | Transferred to Yarra Ranges Football & Netball League
| Waverley |  | Wheelers Hill | Columbia Park Reserve  | 1991-1998  | Merged with the Mount Waverley Burwood to form the Waverley Blues Football Club
| Wonga Park  | Kangaroos | North Croydon | Brushy Creek Park  | 1986 as Wonga Park 1987-90 as North Croydon  | Transferred to Yarra Ranges Football & Netball League
| Yarra Glen  | River Pigs | Yarra Glen | Yarra Glen Recreation Reserve  | 1962-1984  | Transferred to Yarra Ranges Football & Netball League

## References[edit]

1. ^ "1903 - 'REPORTER' DISTRICT FOOTBALL COMPETITION". The Reporter (Box Hill, Vic). 1 May 1903. p. 3. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
2. ^ "1922 - Ringwood FA". Healesville and Yarra Glen Guardian (Vic. 25 March 1922. p. 3. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
3. ^ "1945 - Croydon Mail Football League". Fern Tree Gully News (Upper Ferntree Gully, Vic). 27 April 1945. p. 7. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
4. ^ "1948 - Croydon & DFL Ladder". The Lilydale Express (Vic). 14 May 1948. p. 5. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
5. ^ "1950 - Croydon League" Decision Monday Night". Mountain District Free Press (Tecoma, Vic). 9 February 1950. p. 9. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
6. ^ Full Points Footy, Eastern Football League, archived from the original on 1 January 2009, retrieved 21 October 2008
7. ^ "INSIDE THE EFL | COMPETITION RESTRUCTURE | Eastern FNL". 12 July 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
8. ^ "EFNL ANNOUNCES REBRAND | Eastern FNL". 15 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
9. ^ "Victoria's Eastern Football League and Northern Football League cancel 2020 season". news.com.au. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2023.

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