Southern Football Netball League

Australian rules football league

Southern Football Netball League

Formerly| South East Suburban Football League
Sport| Australian rules football
Founded| 1993; 32 years ago (1993)
No. of teams| 41
Official website| sfnl.com.au

The Southern Football Netball League (SFNL) is an Australian rules football league, based in the south and south eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, for senior clubs.

## History

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The South East Suburban Football League was formed in 1963 as a merger of the Caulfield Oakleigh District Football League with the East Suburban Football League after a number of its clubs moved to the Croydon Ferntree Gully FL (now Eastern Football League).

When the Federal Football League folded at the end of 1981, the SESFL had twenty clubs. After the addition of all but one of the Federal clubs for 1982, the league had a 16 team A grade, and a 12 team B grade competition. The league twice tried 3 divisions but the idea was later dropped as clubs left or folded.

In a major project in 1991, the league underwent a major revamp of its administration and opted to employ a full-time administrator and staff to manage the league's affairs. The League's administration along with its member clubs undertook a far-reaching corporate planning programme to map out future directions and objectives. The extra manpower allowed the elevation of League and club standards and the improved marketability of attracting the corporate sponsorship that modern football now required to keep the organisation afloat. Much of this work was completed by early 1992 and it was decided that a new name would be required to flow on from the work already achieved. The Southern Football League was adopted to show that a new professionalism was running football in the southern suburbs.

The league had another major change in 1993, when it absorbed the Eastern Suburbs Churches Football Association (ESCFA). The newly merged league began in 1993 with around 50 clubs playing 5 divisions, though this had dropped to 28 clubs in 3 divisions by 2002 due to clubs folding, merging, or moving to other competitions.[1]

In April 1997, the Southern Football Show began on Optus Vision's Localvision channel, covering the weekly news of the league.[2][3] It moved to Channel 31 Melbourne the following year. This program soon became known as the Southern Footy Show. It later expanded its scope to become the Local Footy Show, covering many Melbourne leagues until 2011.

In the new millennium, the league grew slightly with the addition of the Southern Dragons in 2009, Endeavour Hills in 2011 and Hallam in 2012. The Dragons returned to the VAFA after the 2012 season,[4] but the revival of Carrum Patterson Lakes FC in 2013 after almost 20 years in recess kept the league at 31 clubs.[5]

The 2014 SFL third division seniors grand final was called off after a brawl broke out between players and supporters. The game in which Mount Waverley was taking on Carrum Patterson Lakes. A police spokeswoman said supporters started heckling one of the teams as it left the ground at half-time. A fight broke out and one person was treated in hospital. The game was called off when one of the teams refused to return to the field."[6]

On 11 April 2015, acknowledging the netball part of the competition, the SFL changed its name to the Southern Football Netball League (SFNL).[7] The 2015 season was also a time when the Southern Dragons went into recess.

In 2016 Port Melbourne Colts transferred in from Western Region Football League, and Lyndhurst FC fielded a senior side for the first time.[8]

2017 saw the introduction of women's football.

The inclusion of 3 new clubs - Hampton Park, Frankston Dolphins and Cerberus - enabled the league to have 4 men's divisions for 2018.

In 2022 Cranbourne and Doveton Park joined the league from the Outer East Football Netball League.

Narre Warren and Berwick Springs entered the SFNL from the Outer East Football Netball League in 2025, while Clyde fielded an Open Grade side for the first time.

## Current Clubs (2025 season)

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### Locations

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4km
2.5miles

Casey Thunder

Heatherhill

Clyde

South Yarra

Narre South Saints

Moorabbin

Lyndale

Hallam

Doveton Eagles

Dandenong West

Clayton

St Kilda City

South Mornington

Skye

Lyndhurst

Heatherton

Hampton

Carrum Patterson Lakes

Black Rock

Berwick Springs

Ashwood

Mordialloc

Keysborough

Highett

Hampton Park

Frankston Dolphins

Endeavour Hills

East Malvern

Doveton

Chelsea Heights

Caulfield Bears

St Pauls

Springvale Districts

Port Melbourne

Narre Warren

Murrumbeena

East Brighton

Dingley

Cranbourne

Cheltenham

Bentleigh

Locations of the 2025 SFNL clubs. Red indicates clubs in Division 1, orange clubs in Division 2, yellow clubs in division 3, green clubs in Division 4, purple clubs that only field women's sides and blue clubs that play in the open grade only. South Mornington play 16 km south-west of Frankston.

### Division 1

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Club  | Colours  | Nickname  | Home Ground  | Former League  | Est.  | Years in Comp  | SFNL/SESFL Senior Premierships

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Bentleigh |  | Demons | Bentleigh Reserve, Bentleigh | ESCFL, VAFA | 1965  | 1993-1999, 2010-  | 1 | 2013
Cheltenham |  | Rosellas | Cheltenham Reserve, Cheltenham | FFL | 1891  | 1982-  | 6 | 2024
Cranbourne |  | Eagles | Livingston Reserve, Cranbourne East | OEFNL | 1889  | 2022-  | 1 | 2022
Dingley |  | Dingoes | Souter Oval, Dingley Village | MPNFL | 1958  | 2007-  | 5 | 2019
East Brighton  |  | Vampires | Hurlingham Park, Brighton East | CODFL | 1949  | 1963-  | 11 | 2023
Murrumbeena |  | Lions | Murrumbeena Park, Murrumbeena | CODFL | 1918  | 1963-  | 5 | 2024
Narre Warren |  | Magpies | Kalora Park, Narre Warren North | OEFNL | 1953  | 2025-  | 0 | \-
Port Melbourne |  | Colts | JL Murphy Reserve, Port Melbourne | WRFL | 1957  | 1975-80, 2016-  | 2 | 2016
Springvale Districts  |  | Demons | Springvale Reserve, Springvale | ESCFA | 1959  | 1993-  | 2 | 2018
St Pauls  |  | Bulldogs | McKinnon Reserve, Bentleigh | ESCFA | 1948  | 1993- | 4 | 2018

### Division 2

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Club  | Colours  | Nickname  | Home Ground  | Former League  | Est.  | Years in Comp  | SFNL/SESFL Senior Premierships

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Caulfield Bears |  | Bears | Koornang Park, Carnegie | –  | 1993  | 1993-  | 1 | 1994
Chelsea Heights |  | Demons | Beazley Reserve, Chelsea Heights | SWGFL | 1969  | 1993-  | 4 | 2022
Doveton |  | Doves | Robinson Oval, Doveton | OEFNL | 1959  | 2022-  | 0 | \-
East Malvern (Tooronga-Malvern) |  | Panthers | D.W. Lucas Oval, Malvern East | VAFA | 1964  | 1973- | 5 | 2012
Endeavour Hills  |  | Falcons | Barry Simon Reserve, Endeavour Hills | –  | 2011  | 2011-  | 1 | 2023
Frankston Dolphins  |  | Dolphins | Overport Park, Frankston South | –  | 2017  | 2018-  | 1 | 2024
Hampton Park |  | Redbacks | Robert Booth Reserve, Hampton Park | SEFNL | 1958  | 2018-  | 1 | 2019
Highett (Highett Districts) |  | Bulldogs | Turner Road Reserve, Highett | –  | 1988  | 1989- | 4 | 2018
Keysborough |  | Burras | Rowley Allan Reserve, Keysborough | MPNFL | 1947  | 2015-  | 0 | \-
Mordialloc |  | Bloodhounds | Ben Kavanagh Reserve, Mordialloc | VFA | 1891  | 1988–  | 2 | 2014

### Division 3

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Club  | Colours  | Nickname  | Home Ground  | Former League  | Est.  | Years in Comp  | SFNL/SESFL Senior Premierships

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Ashwood |  | Magpies | Essex Heights Reserve, Ashwood | –  | 1985  | 1985-  | 2 | 2001
Berwick Springs  |  | Titans | Mick Morland Reserve, Clyde North | OEFNL | 2019  | 2025-  | 0 | \-
Black Rock |  | Jets | Donald MacDonald Reserve, Black Rock | ESCFA | 1908  | 1986-1991, 1993-  | 4 | 2022
Carrum Patterson Lakes |  | Lions[9] | Roy Dore Reserve, Carrum | –  | 2013 | 2013-  | 0 | \-
Hampton (Hampton United) |  | Hammers | Peterson Street Reserve, Highett | ESCFA | 1947  | 1993–2020, 2022- | 1 | 2024
Heatherton |  | Tunners | Heatherton Recreation Reserve, Heatherton | ESCFA | 1913  | 1993-  | 3 | 2009
Lyndhurst  |  | Lightning | Marriott Waters Reserve, Lyndhurst | –  | 2009  | 2016-  | 1 | 2022
Skye  |  | Bombers | Carrum Downs Recreation Reserve, Carrum Downs | –  | 2005  | 2006-  | 1 | 2009
South Mornington  |  | Tigers | Citation Oval, Mount Martha | VAFA | 2006  | 2006, 2020-  | 1 | 2023
St Kilda City  |  | Saints | Peanut Farm Reserve, St Kilda | NMFL | 1946  | 1965-  | 9 | 2010

### Division 4

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Club  | Colours  | Nickname  | Home Ground  | Former League  | Est.  | Years in Comp  | SFNL/SESFL Senior Premierships

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Clayton |  | Clays | Meade Reserve, Clayton | FFL, EFNL | 1908  | 1982-1985, 1999-  | 5 | 2010
Dandenong West (Dandenong) |  | Westerners | Greaves Reserve, Dandenong | ESCFA | 1964  | 1984-1986, 1993- | 0 | \-
Doveton Eagles |  | Eagles | Power Reserve, Doveton | VAFA | 1980  | 1995-  | 4 | 2017
Hallam  |  | Hawks | Hallam Recreation Reserve, Hallam | OEFNL | 2011  | 2012-2022, 2024-  | 0 | \-
Lyndale  |  | Pumas | Barry Powell Reserve, Noble Park North | ESCFA | 1961  | 1987-1989, 1993-  | 3 | 2000
Moorabbin (Moorabbin West) |  | Kangaroos | A.W Oliver Reserve, Hampton East | ESCFA | 1978  | 1982, 1993- | 3 | 2012
Narre South Saints  |  | Saints | Strathaird Reserve, Narre Warren South | VAFA | 2007  | 2020-  | 0 | \-
South Yarra |  | Lions | Leigh Park, Balwyn North | ESCFA | 1967  | 1993-  | 3 | 2019

### Open Grade Only

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Club  | Colours  | Nickname  | Home Ground  | Former League  | Est.  | Years in Comp  | SFNL/SESFL Senior Premierships

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Clyde  |  | Cougars | Clyde Recreation Reserve, Clyde | –  | 2024  | 2025-  | 0 | \-
Edithvale-Aspendale Thirds  |  | Eagles | Regents Park, Aspendale | –  | 1921  | 2025-  | 0 | \-
Heatherhill  |  | Hawks | Bruce Park, Frankston | –  | 2023  | 2023-  | 0 | \-
Pearcedale Thirds  |  | Panthers | Pearcedale Recreation Reserve, Pearcedale | –  | 1898  | 2025-  | 0 | \-

### Women's Division 1

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Bentleigh |  | Demons | Bentleigh Reserve, Bentleigh | –  | 1965  | 2018-  | 0 | \-
Black Rock |  | Jets | McDonald Reserve, Black Rock | –  | 1908  | 2022-  | 1 | 2022
Casey Thunder  |  | Thunder | The Hunt Club Reserve, Cranbourne East | –  | 2019  | 2021-  | 1 | 2023
Clayton |  | Clays | Meade Reserve, Clayton | –  | 1908  | 2018-  | 1 | 2018
Endeavour Hills  |  | Falcons | Barry Simon Reserve, Endeavour Hills | VWFL | 2011  | 2018-2022, 2024  | 3 | 2024
Frankston Dolphins  |  | Dolphins | Overport Park, Frankston South | –  | 2017  | 2018-  | 1 | 2024
Lyndale  |  | Pumas | Barry Powell Reserve, Noble Park North | –  | 1961  | 2018-  | 1 | 2019
Murrumbeena |  | Lions | Murrumbeena Park, Murrumbeena | –  | 1918  | 2018-  | 1 | 2017
Mordialloc |  | Bloodhounds | Ben Kavanagh Reserve, Mordialloc | –  | 1891  | 2025-  | 0 | \-
Narre South Saints  |  | Saints | Strathaird Reserve, Narre Warren South | –  | 2007  | 2022-  | 0 | \-

### Women's Division 2

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Berwick Springs  |  | Titans | Mick Morland Reserve, Clyde North | OEFNL | 2020  | 2025-  | 0 | \-
Casey Thunder  |  | Thunder | The Hunt Club Reserve, Cranbourne East | –  | 2019  | 2021-  | 0 | \-
Chelsea Heights |  | Demons | Beazley Reserve, Chelsea Heights | –  | 1969  | 2023-  | 0 | \-
Clyde  |  | Cougars | Clyde Recreation Reserve, Clyde | –  | 2024  | 2025-  | 0 | \-
Dandenong West |  | Westerners | Greaves Reserve, Dandenong | –  | 2025  | 2025-  | 0 | \-
Hallam  |  | Hawks | Hallam Recreation Reserve, Hallam | OEFNL | 2011  | 2018-2022, 2024-  | 0 | \-
Murrumbeena |  | Lions | Murrumbeena Park, Murrumbeena | –  | 1918  | 2018-  | 1 | 2017
Skye  |  | Bombers | Carrum Downs Recreation Reserve, Carrum Downs | –  | 2006  | 2021-  | 0 | \-
St Kilda City  |  | Saints | Peanut Farm Reserve, St Kilda | –  | 1946  | 2025-  | 0 | \-

### Women's teams in recess

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East Brighton  |  | Vampires | Hurlingham Park, Brighton East | –  | 1949  | 2018-2024  | 1 | 2023  | In recess since 2024 season

## Former Clubs

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Club  | Jumper  | Nickname  | Home Ground  | Former League  | Est.  | Years in comp  | SFNL/SESFL Senior Premierships  | Fate

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Ashburton |  | Dragons | Burwood Reserve, Glen Iris | CODFL |  | 1963-1987  | 6 | 1987  | Merged with Caulfield following 1988 season to form Caulfield-Ashburton
Ashburton-Chadstone  |  | Toffee Apples | Watson Park, Ashburton | ESCFA | 1986  | 1993-1994  | 0 | \-  | Folded in 1994
Balwyn |  | Tigers | Balwyn Park, Balwyn | ESFL | 1909  | 1963-2006  | 7 | 2005  | Moved to Eastern FNL after 2006 season
Beaumaris |  | Sharks | Banksia Reserve, Beaumaris | CODFL | 1962  | 1963-1994  | 2 | 1977  | Moved to VAFA after 1994 season
Bennettswood  |  | Swans | Bennettswood Reserve, Burwood | CODFL, ESFL | 1959  | 1963-1965  | 0 | \-  | Senior club entered recess, reformed in Eastern Districts FL in 1968
Boronia Park  |  | Bombers | Miller Park, Boronia | VAFA | 1990  | 1994-1999  | 0 | \-  | Moved to Yarra Valley & Mountain District FL after 1999 season
Box Hill North | (1995)(2001)  | Demons | Elgar Park, Box Hill North | ESCFA | 1983  | 1993-2001  | 0 | \-  | Moved to VAFA after 2001 season
Box Hill Pioneers  |  | Pioneers | Springfield Park, Box Hill North | ESCFA | 1954  | 1993-1997  | 1 | 1997  | Moved to Eastern FNL after 1997 season, now known as Whitehorse Pioneers
Brooklyn  |  | Bulls | McIvor Reserve, Yarraville | WRFL | 1981  | 2003-2004  | 0 | \-  | Folded in 2004
Burnley  |  |  | Burnley Oval, Burnley | CODFL, ESFL |  | 1963-1965  | 0 | \-  | Folded in 1965
Burwood  |  | Magpies | Burwood Reserve, Glen Iris | ESFL | 1946  | 1963-1984  | 3 | 1979  | Merged with Essex Heights to form Ashwood after 1984 season
Burwood United  |  | Woods | Burwood Reserve, Glen Iris | ESCFA | 1962  | 1993  | 0 | \-  | Merged with Mount Waverley to form Mount Waverley Burwood after 1993 season
Camberwell Power (Box Hill Adelphians) |  | Power | Howard Dawson Reserve, Glen Iris | ESCFA | c.1930s  | 1993-1996 | 0 | \-  | Folded in 1996
Canterbury |  | Cobras | Canterbury Sports Ground, Surrey Hills | ESFL | 1881  | 1963-2008  | 4 | 2003  | Moved to Eastern FNL after 2008 season
Carnegie  |  | Demons | East Caulfield Reserve, Caulfield East | CODFL, ESCFA | c.1920s  | 1963-1976, 1980-1990, 1993-1999  | 2 | 1975  | Recess between 1977-79. Played in Eastern Suburban Churches FL in 1991-92. Folded in 2000
Carrum Downs  |  | Falcons | Carrum Downs Recreation Reserve, Carrum Downs |  |  | 1993-1999  | 1 | 1994  | Moved to Mornington Peninsula Nepean FL after 1999 season
Caulfield  |  |  | Caulfield Park, Caulfield North |  |  | 1983-1984  | 0 | \-  | Folded in 1984
Caulfield Amateurs  |  |  | Caulfield Park, Caulfield North | CODFL | 1946  | 1963-1971  | 1 | 1963  | Folded in 1972
Caulfield-Ashburton |  |  | Princes Park, Caulfield South | –  | 1988  | 1989  | 1 | 1989  | Voted out of league after 1989 season
Caulfield Kontias  |  | Magpies | Caulfield Park, Caulfield North | VAFA | 1989  | 1992  | 0 | \-  | Folded in 1992
Cerberus  |  | Dogs | McAuliffe Oval, HMAS Cerberus | GL | 2003  | 2004-2010, 2018-2023  | 1 | 2018  | Merged with South Mornington Thirds side in 2023, folded in 2024
Chadstone  |  |  | Percy Treyvaud Memorial Park, Malvern East | CODFL |  | 1963-1985  | 0 | \-  | Folded in 1985
Cheltenham Assumption  |  | Red Roosters | Le Page Park, Cheltenham | ESCFA |  | 1993-1998  | 1 | 1996  | Folded in 1998
Collingwood Districts  |  |  | Ramsden Street Oval, Clifton Hill | ESCFA | 1986  | 1993-1995  | 0 | \-  | Folded in 1996
East Bentleigh  |  |  | Mackie Road Reserve, Bentleigh East | ESCFA |  | 1993-1995  | 0 | \-  | Absorbed by St Pauls Bentleigh to form St Pauls East Bentleigh after 1995 season
East Brunswick  |  | Magpies | Fleming Park, Brunswick East | WRFL | 1922  | 1994  | 0 | \-  | Folded in 1994
East Camberwell  |  |  | Lynden Park, Camberwell | ESCFA | 1946  | 1993-1994  | 0 | \-  | Merged with Surrey Hills to form Surrey Park after 1994 season
East Hawthorn  |  | Hawks | St James Park, Hawthorn | NMFL | 1931  | 1975-1987  | 3 | 1984  | Expelled from league in 1988
East Malvern Amateurs  |  |  | T.H. King Oval, Glen Iris | CODFL | c.1920s  | 1965-1984  | 1 | 1969  | Folded in 1985
East Sandringham  |  |  | RG Chisholm Reserve, Sandringham | CODFL |  | 1963-1975  | 0 | \-  | Folded in 1975
Eley Park  |  | Sharks | Eley Park, Blackburn South | ESCFA | 1992  | 1993  | 0 | \-  | Moved to VAFA after 1993 season
Essex Heights  |  | Tigers | Essex Heights Reserve, Ashwood | –  |  | 1970-1982  | 0 | \-  | Seniors entered recess in 1983, merged with Burwood to form Ashwood after 1984 season
Fairfield Park  |  | Bloods | Fairfield Park Oval, Fairfield | ESCFA | c.1900s  | 1993-1995  | 0 | \-  | Moved to Diamond Valley FL following 1995 season
Glen Iris  |  | Gladiators | Eric Raven Reserve, Glen Iris | CODFL |  | 1963-1987  | 2 | 1979  | Folded in 1987
Glen Iris District  |  |  | T.H. King Oval, Glen Iris | CODFL |  | 1963-1965  | 0 | \-  | Folded in 1965
Hawthorn Citizens (Hawthorn Amateurs; Hawthorn District) |  |  | Victoria Road Reserve, Hawthorn East | ESFL |  | 1963-1989 | 2 | 1971  | Entered recess in 1989, re-formed in VAFA as Hawthorn Amateurs in 1995
Heidelberg Colts  |  | Colts | Olympic Park, Heidelberg West | MNFL | 1967  | 1995  | 0 | \-  | Folded in 1995
Highett  |  | Bulldogs | Turner Road Reserve, Highett | FFL | 1929  | 1981-1989  | 0 | \-  | Merged with Highett West following 1989 season to form Highett Districts
Highett West  |  | Kookaburras | Peterson Street Reserve, Highett | –  | 1975  | 1975-1989  | 1 | 1986  | Merged with Highett following 1989 season to form Highett Districts
Highett West Youth Club  |  |  | Peterson Street Reserve, Highett | CODFL |  | 1963-1965  | 0 | \-  | Senior team entered recess in 1966, merged with Highett YCW to form Highett West in 1975
Jolimont  |  |  | Carter Oval, Burnley |  |  | 1965-1968  | 0 | \-  | Folded
Kooyong  |  |  | Righetti Oval, Kooyong | VAFA |  | 1966-1968  | 2 | 1967  | Merged with Hawthorn Amateurs in 1969 to form Hawthorn District
Lower Plenty |  | Hawks | Montmorency Park, Montmorency | ESCFA | 1961  | 1993-1994  | 0 | \-  | Moved to Diamond Valley FL following 1994 season
Mentone  |  | Tigers | Mentone Reserve, Mentone | FFL | 1904  | 1982-1992  | 0 | \-  | Merged with St Bede's Old Collegians following 1992 season to form St Bede's/Mentone Tigers in VAFA
Middle Park  |  |  | Oval 10, Albert Park |  |  | 1983-1984  | 0 | \-  | Folded in 1984
Moorabbin  |  | Kangas | McKinnon Reserve, Mckinnon | FFL | 1979  | 1982  | 0 | \-  | Moved to VFA in 1983
Mount Waverley(Mount Waverley Catholics) |  | Mountain Lions | Mayfield Park, Mount Waverley | ESCFA | 1974  | 1993-2018  | 2 | 2016  | Folded in 2018
Mount Waverley  |  | Mounts, Blues | Mt Waverley Reserve, Mount Waverley | CODFL | 1924  | 1963-1993  | 1 | 1964  | Merged with Burwood United to form Mount Waverley Burwood after 1993 season
Mount Waverley Burwood  |  | Mounts, Blues | Mt Waverley Reserve, Mount Waverley | –  | 1994  | 1994-1997  | 0 | \-  | Merged with Waverley Amateurs following 1997 season to form Waverley Blues in Eastern FNL
Noble Park |  | Bulls | Pat Wright Senior Oval, Noble Park | FFL | 1918  | 1963, 1982-1999  | 9 | 1997  | Moved to Eastern FNL after 1999 season
North Blackburn  |  | Eagles | Koonung Park, Blackburn North | ESCFA |  | 1993-1995  | 0 | \-  | Folded in 1996
North Kew  | (1963-?)(?-2006)  | Bears | Stradbroke Park, Kew East | ESFL | 1932  | 1963-2006  | 1 | 1999  | Merged with Kew Amateurs following 2006 season to form Kew Bears in VAFA
Oakleigh District |  | Districts | Princes Highway Reserve, Oakleigh East | FFL | 1915  | 1963, 1982-2021  | 1 | 2015  | Moved to Eastern FNL after 2021 season
Parkdale  |  | Seagulls | Gerry Green Reserve, Parkdale | FFL | 1934  | 1982-2003  | 3 | 1995  | Merged with Mentone Amateurs following 2003 season to form Parkdale Vultures in VAFA
Parkmore  |  | Pirates | Frederick Wachter Reserve, Keysborough | –  | 2004  | 2005-2007  | 1 | 2006  | Folded in 2007
R.A.A.F Cadets  |  |  | Highfield Park, Camberwell | CODFL | 1962  | 1963, 1966-1969  | 0 | \-  | Folded in 1969
Richmond Rosellas  |  | Rosellas | Kevin Bartlett Reserve, Burnley | ESCFA |  | 1994-1995  | 0 | \-  | Folded in 1995
Sandown Cobras |  | Cobras | Edinburgh Reserve, Springvale | EFNL | 1962  | 1963-1976, 2002-2023  | 2 | 1972  | Folded after 2023 season
Southern Dragons  |  | Dragons | Keeley Park, Clayton South | VAFA | 2007  | 2009-2012, 2015  | 1 | 2011  | Folded after round 9, 2015
South Melbourne Districts |  | Bloods | Lindsay Hassett Oval, Albert Park | NMFL | 1912  | 1974-1999  | 2 | 1983  | Moved to VAFA after 1999 season
South Murrumbeena  |  |  | Packer Park, Carnegie | CODFL | 1958  | 1963-1965  | 0 | \-  | Folded in 1965
St Bede's Old Collegians  |  | Bedas | Beda Park, Mordialloc | –  | 1966  | 1966-1969  | 1 | 1968  | Moved to VAFA after 1969 season
Surrey Park |  | Panthers | Surrey Park, Box Hill | –  | 1994  | 1995-2001  | 0 | \-  | Moved to Eastern FNL after 2001 season
Syndal-Tally Ho |  | Synners | Jordan Reserve, Chadstone | ESCFA | 1983  | 1993-1996  | 1 | 1994  | Moved to VAFA after 1996 season
Tooronga  |  |  | Johnson Oval, Tooronga Park, Malvern | ESFL |  | 1963  | 0 | \-  | Merged with Malvern to form Tooronga-Malvern in the VAFA in 1964

## Premiers

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### Men's seniors

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Southern Football Netball League

Year  | Division 1  | Division 2  | Division 3  | Division 4  | Division 5
2024  | Cheltenham  | Murrumbeena  | Frankston Dolphins  | Hampton  | 4 divisions (2018−)
2023  | Cheltenham  | East Brighton  | Endeavour Hills  | South Mornington
2022  | Cranbourne  | Chelsea Heights  | Black Rock  | Lyndhurst
2021 |

(Season abandoned due to COVID-19)

2020 |

(No competition due to COVID-19)

2019  | Dingley  | Doveton Eagles  | Hampton Park  | South Yarra
2018  | St Paul's  | Highett  | Springvale Districts  | Cerberus
2017  | Dingley  | Chelsea Heights  | Doveton Eagles  | 3 divisions (1999−2017)
2016  | Dingley  | Port Melbourne Colts  | Mount Waverley
2015  | Dingley  | Oakleigh District  | Black Rock
2014  | East Brighton  | Mordialloc  | Match abandoned
2013  | St Paul's  | Bentleigh  | Doveton Eagles
2012  | East Brighton  | East Malvern  | Moorabbin
2011  | St Paul's  | Highett  | Southern Dragons
2010  | St Kilda City  | Clayton  | Hampton
2009  | St Kilda City  | Heatherton  | Skye
2008  | St Paul's  | Dingley  | South Yarra
2007  | St Kilda City  | Springvale District  | Black Rock
2006  | Clayton  | Heatherton  | Parkmore
2005  | Balwyn  | St Kilda City  | Moorabbin
2004  | East Brighton  | Highett  | Black Rock
2003  | Balwyn  | Murrumbeena  | Canterbury
2002  | St Kilda City  | East Brighton  | Hampton
2001  | Clayton  | Ashwood  | Tooronga Malvern
2000  | Balwyn  | Chelsea Heights  | Lyndale
1999  | Balwyn  | Mordialloc  | North Kew
1998  | Balwyn  | St Kilda City  | Heatherton  | Mount Waverley Catholics  | 4 divisions (1996−1998)
1997  | Noble Park  | Balwyn  | Box Hill Pioneers  | Lyndale
1996  | Noble Park  | Ashwood  | Highett  | Cheltenham Assumption
1995  | Parkdale  | Cheltenham  | Chelsea Heights  | Doveton Eagles  | Lyndale
1994  | Noble Park  | Caulfield  | St Kilda City  | Syndal-Tally Ho  | Carrum Downs
1993  | East Brighton  | Cheltenham  | Murrumbeena  | South Yarra  | Moorabbin West
1992  | Noble Park  | Cheltenham  | 2 divisions (1992)
South East Suburban Football League
Year  | Division 1  | Division 2  | Division 3  |
1991  | East Brighton  | Canterbury  | 2 divisions (1987−1991)
1990  | Noble Park  | Tooronga-Malvern
1989  | Balwyn  | Parkdale
1988  | Caulfield-Ashburton  | East Brighton
1987  | Noble Park  | Ashburton
1986  | Noble Park  | Highett West  | Murrumbeena  | 3 divisions (1986)
1985  | Noble Park  | Tooronga-Malvern  | 2 divisions (1985)
1984  | Clayton  | Parkdale  | East Hawthorn  | 3 divisions (1983-1984)
1983  | Noble Park  | South Melbourne Districts  | Hawthorn Citizens
1982  | Clayton  | East Hawthorn  | 2 divisions (1963−1982)
1981  | Ashburton  | East Hawthorn
1980  | Ashburton  | St Kilda City
1979  | Burwood  | Glen Iris
1978  | Ashburton  | Tooronga-Malvern
1977  | Ashburton  | Beaumaris
1976  | East Brighton  | South Melbourne Districts
1975  | Carnegie  | Port Colts
1974  | Murrumbeena  | Carnegie
1973  | East Brighton  | Ashburton
1972  | Canterbury  | Sandown
1971  | Hawthorn District  | St Kilda City
1970  | Burwood  | Hawthorn District
1969  | Canterbury  | East Malvern
1968  | Burwood  | St Bede's Old Collegians
1967  | Kooyong  | Sandown
1966  | East Brighton  | Kooyong
1965  | Glen Iris  | Beaumaris
1964  | Mount Waverley  | Hawthorn Amateurs
1963  | Murrumbeena  | Caulfield

### Women's seniors

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Year  | Division 1  | Division 2

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2024  | Endeavour Hills  | Frankston Dolphins
2023  | Casey Thunder  | East Brighton
2022  | Endeavour Hills  | Black Rock
2021 |

(Season abandoned due to COVID-19)

2020 |

(No competition due to COVID-19)

2019  | Endeavour Hills  | Lyndale
2018  | Murrumbeena  | Clayton
2017  | Murrumbeena  | 1 division (2017)

## References

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1. ^ "Moorabbin Kangaroos History". deadlyretribution.com.
2. ^ "The Local Footy Show's Daryl Pitman In 1997 Southern Football Show". YouTube. 28 January 2018. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021.
3. ^ "The Local Footy Show: About The Show". www.localfootyshow.com.au.
4. ^ "monashweekly.com.au". www.monashweekly.com.au. 21 November 2023.
5. ^ Full Point Footy, Southern Football League, archived from the original on 10 May 2008, retrieved 21 October 2008
6. ^ Hatch, Patrick (13 September 2014). "Southern Football League grand final abandoned after brawl between players and supporters". The Age.
7. ^ "Southern Football League Media Release". GameDay. Southern Football League. 13 April 2015. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
8. ^ Ractliffe, Damien (9 December 2015). "Former Hawthorn star to put stamp on Power". Herald Sun.
9. ^ http://www.cplfc.com.au [dead link]

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