Western Region Football League

Formerly| Footscray District Football League
Sport| Australian rules football
Founded| 1931; 93 years ago (1931)
No. of teams| 24
Country| Australia
Most recent
champion(s)|

* Werribee Districts (Div 1)
* Parkside (Div 2)
* Suns (Div 3)

Most titles| Spotswood (16)
Official website| wrfl.org.au

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[edit]

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

During the 1950s, the VFL club Footscray was financially backing the competition, so they decided to bar clubs that were inside the Essendon zone.[citation needed] This resulted in six clubs leaving. More changes occurred in 1952 as the league decided that clubs had to provide an under-18 competition; this action reduced the club numbers down to twelve.[citation needed] The next initiative was the introduction of an under-16 competition in 1954.

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. 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 second 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 they suspended Brunswick Power after the club was found guilty of playing unregistered players.[1] In addition, Central Altona also had a variety of on-field violence and abuse issues, and they were also in trouble for re-registering banned players.

In 2013, Manor Lakes and Sanctuary Lakes entered the Division Two of the senior competition.[2] In 2014, Werribee Districts transferred from the VAFA, and Tarneit entered a senior team.[3] The league then announced that a third division will form midway through 2014.[4]

In 2015, the Wyndham Suns were admitted to the third division. Parkside, which won the second division premiership in 2014, suffered a bitter internal division and lost most of the players and committee. Instead of being promoted to first division, Parkside staved off recess and were permitted to rebuild the club in the third division.

Division Three was abolished prior to the 2024 season. The Western Rams joined the competition from the Riddell District Football Netball League prior to the season as well.

## Clubs[edit]

Participating clubs for the 2023 season:

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Locations of the 2023 WRFL clubs. Red pogs represent teams in Division One, orange pogs represent teams in Division Two, and yellow pogs represent teams in Division Three.

### Division One[edit]

Club  | Colours  | Nickname  | Location  | Home ground  | Founded  | Years in comp

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Altona |

| Vikings | Altona | JK Grant Reserve | 1918 | 1933–1937, 1945–1951,
1977–1979, 1988–present
Caroline Springs |

| Lakers | Caroline Springs | Town Centre Oval | 2002 | 2011–present
Hoppers Crossing |

| Warriors | Hoppers Crossing | Hogans Road Reserve | 1972 | 1988–present
Parkside |

| Magpies | Footscray | Henry Turner Reserve  | 1897  | 1931–present
Point Cook Centrals |

| Sharks | Point Cook | Featherbrook Reserve | 2012 | 2013–present
Point Cook |

| Bulldogs | Point Cook | Saltwater Reserve | 2003 | 2018–present
Spotswood |

| Woodsmen | Spotswood | Donald W McLean Reserve | 1927 | 1935–present
Werribee Districts |

| Tigers | Werribee | Soldiers Reserve | 1995 | 1995–1997, 2014–present
Yarraville Seddon |

| Eagles | Yarraville | Yarraville Oval | 2006 | 2007–present

### Division Two[edit]

Club  | Colours  | Nickname  | Location  | Home ground  | Founded  | Years in comp

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Albanvale |

| Cobras | Deer Park | Robert Bruce Reserve  | 1978  | 1978–1988, 1993–present
Albion |

| Cats | Sunshine | JR Parsons Reserve | 1961 | 1961–present
Braybrook |

| Brookers | Braybrook | Pennell Reserve | 1874 | 1931–1990, 1990–1997, 1997–present
Glen Orden |

| Hawks | Werribee | Heathdale Oval  | 1979  | 1976–2016, 2018–2022
Laverton |

| Magpies | Altona Meadows | Laverton Park  | 1924  | 1988–present
Newport |

| Panthers | Newport | AW Langshaw Reserve | 2005 | 2016–present [5]
North Footscray |

| Devils | West Footscray | Hansen Reserve | 1934 | 1935–present
North Sunshine |

| Roadrunners | Sunshine North | Dempster Park  | 1967  | 1979–present
Suns  |

| Suns | Tarneit | Goddard Street Reserve  | 2013  | 2015–present
Sunshine |  | Kangaroos | Braybrook | Kinder Smith Reserve | 1959 | 1978–present
Sunshine Heights |  | Dragons | Sunshine West | Ainsworth Reserve  | 1971  | 1988–present
Tarneit |

| Titans | Tarneit | Wootten Road Reserve  | 2014  | 2014–present
West Footscray |

| Roosters | West Footscray | Shorten Reserve  | 1932  | 1932–present
Western Rams |  | Rams | Rockbank | Ian Cowie Recreation Reserve  | 2000  | 2024–present
Wyndhamvale |

| Falcons | Wyndham Vale | Wyndham Vale South Oval | 1979 | 1989–94, 1999–present

## Former Clubs[edit]

### In Recess[edit]

Club  | Colours  | Nickname  | Location  | Home Ground  | Founded  | Years in Comp

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Manor Lakes |

| Storm | Manor Lakes | Howqua Reserve | 2012 | 2013–2019

### Folded[edit]

Club  | Years in Comp

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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
Braybrook YCW  | ?
Brunswick Amateurs  | 1995–1998
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
Sunshine VRI  | ?
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[edit]

Club  | Club  | Year  | Resultant Club

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

### Moved to CYMS Football Association[edit]

Club  | Years in Comp  | Status

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Williamstown CYMS  | 1965–1968  | VAFA Premier B

### Moved to Essendon District Football League[edit]

Club  | Years in Comp  | Status

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Coburg Districts | 1988–2012  | EDFL Div 2
Deer Park | 1935–1941, 1947–1951, 1967–2022  | EDFL Div 1
St Albans | 1947–1953, 1958–2022  | EDFL Div 1

### Moved to Southern Football League[edit]

Club  | Years in Comp  | Status

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Brooklyn  | 1981–2002  | Folded
Port Melbourne Colts | 1983–2015  | SFL Div 1 [6]

### Moved to Victorian Football Association[edit]

Club  | Years in Comp  | Status

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Newlands Coburg  | 1987–1993  | Folded (1997)
Sunshine Districts | 1938–1939, 1941–1958  | Folded (1989)

### Moved to Western Suburban Football League[edit]

Club  | Years in Comp  | Status

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Maidstone  | 1947–1964  | Folded

### Moved to Werribee District Football League[edit]

Club  | Years in Comp  | Status

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Williamstown Rovers  | 1945–1951  | Folded (1958)

## Premiers[edit]

### Division One[edit]

Year  | Premier  | Score  | Runner up

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1931 | Parkside | 11.19.85 – 7.5.47 | Braybrook
1932 | Riverside | 11.15.81 – 10.12.72 | Parkside
1933 | Parkside | 19.22.136 – 10.10.70 | Riverside
1934 | West Footscray | 9.10.64 – 8.7.55 | Parkside
1935 | West Footscray | 12.12.84 – 10.8.69 | Spotswood
1936 | Parkside | 11.8.74 – 5.8.38 | Spotswood
1937 | Parkside | 15.11.101 – 8.13.61 | Deer Park
1938 | Spotswood | 15.15.105 – 12.16.88 | Deer Park
1939 | Deer Park | 14.14.98 – 8.13.61 | Parkside
1940 | Deer Park | 8.8.56 – 7.12.54 | North Footscray
1941 | Deer Park | 17.5.107 – 12.10.82 | Parkside
1942 | Braybrook | 17.21.123 – 8.12.60 | West Footscray
1943 | Kingsville | 6.12.48 – 3.8.26 | Parkside
1944 | Braybrook | 7.7.49 – 5.18.48 | West Footscray
1945 | Braybrook | 15.9.99 – 10.6.66 | West Footscray
1946 | Braybrook | 9.12.66 – 8.15.63 | West Footscray
1947 | West Footscray | 10.12.72 – 8.13.61 | Braybrook
1948 | Parkside | 10.7.67 – 6.6.42 | Braybrook
1949 | Parkside | 9.7.61 – 7.8.50 | Sunshine Districts
1950 | Seddon | 12.5.77 – 3.9.27 | Spotswood
1951 | Parkside | 14.8.92 – 12.9.81 | West Footscray
1952 | Braybrook | 7.9.51 – 7.2.44 | Seddon
1953 | Seddon | 5.8.38 – 2.7.19 | Newport
1954 | Braybrook | 9.10.64 – 8.5.53 | Newport
1955 | Braybrook | 8.15.63 – 7.11.53 | Seddon
1956 | Braybrook | 11.7.73 – 9.9.63 | Parkside
1957 | Parkside | 10.21.81 – 6.7.43 | Kingsville
1958 | Spotswood | 10.7.67 – 9.9.63 | Parkside
1959 | F & Y Socials | 11.6.72 – 3.5.23 | Spotswood
1960 | F & Y Socials | 15.9.99 – 4.12.36 | Spotswood
1961 | F & Y Socials | 12.7.79 – 5.11.41 | Parkside
1962 | Parkside | 5.10.40 – 2.6.18 | F & Y Socials
1963 | F & Y Socials | 11.17.83 – 6.9.45 | Seddon
1964 | Kingsville | 10.21.81 – 9.7.61 | Spotswood
1965 | Albion | 14.11.95 – 12.12.84 | Parkside
1966 | St Albans | 11.22.88 – 8.9.57 | Kingsville
1967 | Parkside | 16.9.105 12.14.86 | Spotswood
1968 | Spotswood | 9.7.61 – 7.12.54 | St Albans
1969 | St Albans | 13.6.84 – 11.16.82 | Albion
1970 | West Footscray | 14.8.92 – 11.14.80 | Spotswood
1971 | Spotswood | 15.12.102 – 14.15.99 | Parkside
1972 | Spotswood | 10.15.75 – 9.13.67 | North Footscray
1973 | Braybrook | 15.12.102 – 9.8.62 | Albion
1974 | Braybrook | 11.10.76 – 9.9.63 | Albion
1975 | Braybrook | 14.13.97 – 15.7.97 | West Footscray
1975 | Braybrook | 10.16.76 – 9.10.64 | West Footscray
1976 | Seddon | 9.12.66 – 7.14.56 | Albion
1977 | Spotswood | 12.6.78 – 8.15.63 | Kingsville
1978 | North Footscray | 10.12.72 – 9.9.63 | Albion
1979 | Braybrook | 6.13.49 – 5.18.48 | St Albans
1980 | North Footscray | 13.12.90 – 13.6.84 | Spotswood
1981 | Parkside | 15.15.105 – 7.12.54 | North Footscray
1982 | West Footscray | 16.8.104 – 9.15.69 | St Albans
1983 | North Footscray | 12.14.86 – 12.11.83 | Parkside
1984 | Spotswood | 16.16.112 – 7.12.54 | Wembley Park
1985 | Albion | 15.10.100 – 11.19.85 | Sunshine YCW
1986 | Albion | 14.22.106 – 10.7.67 | Wembley Park
1987 | Spotswood | 18.8.116 – 11.11.77 | Sunshine YCW
1988 | St Albans | 10.4.64 – 7.4.46 | Albion
1989 | St Albans | 11.12.78 – 5.16.46 | Deer Park
1990 | Spotswood | 21.17.143 – 8.8.56 | Deer Park
1991 | Seddon | 18.15.123 – 12.15.87 | Spotswood
1992 | Seddon | 12.3.75 – 8.7.55 | Spotswood
1993 | Spotswood | 23.13.151 – 5.11.41 | Seddon
1994 | Deer Park | 17.9.111 – 11.7.73 | Spotswood
1995 | Spotswood | 17.7.109 – 10.12.72 | Deer Park
1996 | Parkside | 17.11.113 – 16.10.106 | Yarraville
1997 | Yarraville | 19.10.124 – 15.12.102 | Parkside
1998 | Port Melbourne Colts | 13.8.86 – 10.7.67 | Spotswood
1999 | Port Melbourne Colts | 8.21.69 – 8.4.52 | Parkside
2000 | Parkside | 9.13.67 – 7.8.50 | St Albans
2001 | St Albans | 15.19.109 – 10.7.67 | Hoppers Crossing
2002 | Hoppers Crossing | 18.11.119 – 18.5.113 | Parkside
2003 | Parkside | 11.8.74 – 10.9.69 | Spotswood
2004 | Hoppers Crossing | 10.6.66 – 8.12.60 | Port Melbourne Colts
2005 | Port Melbourne Colts | 12.16.88 – 6.7.43 | Parkside
2006 | Port Melbourne Colts | 14.12.96 – 14.10.94 | Hoppers Crossing
2007 | Spotswood | 13.10.88 – 11.16.82 | Port Melbourne Colts
2008 | Spotswood | 13.15.93 – 11.17.83 | Port Melbourne Colts
2009 | Spotswood | 13.13.91 – 10.13.73 | Port Melbourne Colts
2010 | Albion | 14.11.95 – 11.12.78 | Spotswood
2011 | Spotswood | 12.18.90 – 7.13.55 | Albion
2012 | Altona | 14.7.91 – 12.18.90 | Spotswood
2013 | Deer Park | 15.10.100 – 14.15.99 | Spotswood
2014 | Deer Park | 22.26.158 – 12.9.81 | Spotswood
2015 | Deer Park | 23.17.155 – 2.7.19 | Werribee Districts
2016 | Deer Park | 25.21.171 – 8.9.57 | Hoppers Crossing
2017 | Deer Park | 9.12.66 – 9.9.63 | Sunshine
2018 | Deer Park | 12.17.89 – 6.7.43 | Hoppers Crossing
2019 | Deer Park | 9.13.67 – 9.10.64 | Altona
2020 | Season not played (COVID-19 pandemic)
2021 | Season not completed (COVID-19 pandemic)
2022 | Altona | 10.21 (81) – 9.4 (58) | Werribee Districts
2023 | Werribee Districts | 9.11 (65) – 5.13 (43) | Point Cook

### Premiers by club (Div One)[edit]

Club  | Titles  | Years won

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Spotswood | 15 | 1938, 1958, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1977, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1995, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011
Parkside | 14 | 1931, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1957, 1962, 1967, 1981, 1996, 2000, 2003
Braybrook | 12 | 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1979
Deer Park | 11 | 1939, 1940, 1941, 1994, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
West Footscray | 5 | 1934, 1935, 1947, 1970, 1982
St Albans | 5 | 1966, 1969, 1988, 1989, 2001
F & Y Socials | 4 | 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963
Albion | 4 | 1965, 1985, 1986, 2010
Port Melbourne Colts | 4 | 1998, 1999, 2005, 2006
North Footscray | 3 | 1978, 1980, 1983
Yarraville | 3 | 1943, 1964,[note 1] 1997
Hoppers Crossing | 2 | 2002, 2004
Altona | 2 | 2012, 2022
Werribee Districts | 1 | 2023

Notes

1. ^ As "Kingsville FC".

### Division Two[edit]

1934 – Newells 13.13.91 d Victor Socials 9.12.66
1935 – Baptist-Church 10.14.74 d Spotswood 5.8.38
1936 – Braybrook 7.20.62 d North Footscray 7.7.49
1937 – South Footscray 7.17.59 d Braybrook 6.20.56
1938 – North Footscray 10.17.77 d Combine 8.7.55
1939 – Victor Socials 10.5.65 d Combine 6.17.53
1940 – South Footscray 12.16.88 d Combine 10.12.72
1941 – West Footscray 20.13.133 d Victor Socials 11.13.79
1942 – Kingsville 17.12.114 d Sunshine Districts 11.13.79
1943 – Newport CYMS 9.16.70 d Spotswood 7.9.51
1944 – Spotswood 10.9.69 d Sunshine Districts 7.7.49
1945 – Essendon Districts 12.14.86 d Yarraville Socials 8.15.63
1946 – Sunshine Districts 11.17.83 d Spotswood 8.5.53
1947 – Altona 12.25.97 d Waratah 4.5.29
1948 – Spotswood 11.15.81 d St Albans 7.12.54
1949 Sec 1 – North Footscray 8.19.67 d F & Y Socials 9.10.64
1949 Sec 2 – 6th Melbourne Scouts 15.18.108 d West Footscray 5.4.34
1950 – Maidstone 10.10.70 d Williamstown Rovers 7.13.55
1951 – Altona 12.12.84 d Kingsville 11.7.73
NOTE: 1952 TO 1985 NO DIVISION 2 COMPETITION

1986 – North Sunshine 13.11.89 d EHSES 8.15.63
1987 – EHSES 22.10.142 d North Sunshine 4.10.34
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 Glen Orden 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 Glen Orden 6.12.48
2004 – Altona 11.14.80 d Deer Park 8.7.55
2005 – Altona 19.12.126 d Glen Orden 8.9.57
2006 – Glen Orden 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 – Glen Orden 15.12.102 d Parkside 8.11.59
2014 – Parkside 14.20.104 d West Footscray 10.6.66
2015 – Wyndhamvale 17.12.114 d West Footscray 10.5.65
2016 – Caroline Springs 12.8.80 d Yarraville Seddon Eagles 9.12.66
2017 – North Footscray 15.14.104 d Yarraville Seddon Eagles 6.10.46
2018 – Point Cook 9.14.68 d Yarraville Seddon Eagles 8.13.61
2019 – Yarraville Seddon Eagles 14.17.101 d Wyndhamvale 4.10.34
2020 – No football played due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 – Season not completed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022 – Point Cook Centrals 10.4 (64) d Parkside 7.6 (48)
2023 – Parkside 8.13 (61) d Albion 8.11 (59)

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### Division Three[edit]

1988 – Sunshine Heights 11.21.87 d East Brunswick 7.11.53
1989 – Laverton 2.16.28 d Wyndhamvale 4.3.27
1990 – Braybrook 16.16.112 d East Brunswick 11.9.75
1991 – Wembley Park 11.15.81 d Glen Orden 12.7.79
1992 – Glenorden 8.11.59 d Newport 5.5.35
1993 – North Melb & Kens 16.15.111 d Newport 4.6.30
1994 – Flemington 14.4.88 d Wyndhamvale 6.4.40
1995 – Newport 18.11.119 d Albanvale 3.15.33
1996 – West Newport 17.22.124 d Albanvale 7.10.52
1997 – Braybrook 18.18.126 d Laverton 10.16.76
1998 – Sunshine Heights 9.11.65 d Gladstone Park 8.11.59
2014 – Braybrook 12.15.87 d Albanvale 12.13.85
2015 – Albanvale 12.12.84 d Parkside 7.7.49
2016 – Newport Power 12.8.80 d Parkside 6.11.47
2017 – Parkside 12.17.89 d Tarneit 7.6.48
2018 – Point Cook Centrals 9.11.65 d Suns 5.10.40
2019 – Glen Orden 10.12.72 d Albanvale 6.10.46
2020 – No football played due to the COVID-19 virus pandemic
2021 – Season not completed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022 – Braybrook 6.14 (50) d Suns 5.18 (48)
2023 – Suns 14.11 (95) d Albanvale 14.9 (93)

## Leading Goalkickers (Andrew Gibson Medal)[edit]

Year  | Player  | H&A goals  | Finals goals  | Total Goals

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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 (Kingsville) | 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) | 100 | 0 | 100
1987 | Andrew Gibson (Spotswood) | 88 | 0 | 88
1988 | Andrew Gibson (Spotswood) | 83 | 0 | 83
1989 | Chris Stulhdrieier (Sunshine YCW) | 79 | 0 | 79
1990 | Brian Memedi (Kingsville) | 70 | 0 | 70
1991 | Darren Scott (Spotswood) | 115 | 0 | 115
1992 | Sean Allan (Port Melbourne Colts) | 102 | 0 | 102
1993 | Wayne Duggan (Deer Park) | 97 | 11 | 108
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 | Tim Traill (Spotswood) | 84 | 0 | 84
2002 | Tim Traill (Spotswood) | 71 | 0 | 71
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
2015 | Jordan Mead (Hoppers Crossing) | 55 | 8 | 63
2016 | Jase Perkins (Deer Park) | 61 | 5 | 66
2017 | James Condos (Deer Park) | 65 | 7 | 72
2018 | Patrick Rose (Altona) | 75 | 4 | 79
2019 | Jase Perkins (Deer Park) | 71 | 5 | 76

## Women's competition[edit]

In 2018 the WRFL held a stand-alone women's competition for the first time as the number of women's clubs in the region grew large enough to allow this. In 2021 the competition expanded to two divisions. As of 2022 there were 14 women's teams across the two divisions.

### Division 1[edit]

Club  | Colours  | Nickname  | Location  | Home ground  | Founded  | Years in comp

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Caroline Springs |  | Lakers | Caroline Springs | Town Centre Oval | 2018 | 2018-
Parkside Spurs |  | Spurs  | Footscray | Henry Turner Oval  | 1993  | 2023-
Point Cook Centrals |  | Sharks  | Point Cook | Featherbrook Reserve  | 2018  | 2018-
Spotswood |  | Woodsmen  | Spotswood | Donald W McLean Reserve  | 2018  | 2018-
Werribee Centrals |  | Centurions  | Werribee | Galvin Park  | 2018  | 2018-
Yarraville Seddon |  | Eagles  | Yarraville | Yarraville Oval | 2019  | 2019-

### Division 2[edit]

Club  | Colours  | Nickname  | Location  | Home ground  | Founded  | Years in comp

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Braybrook |  | Brookers | Braybrook | Pennell Reserve | 2021 | 2021-
Caroline Springs |  | Lakers  | Caroline Springs | Town Centre Oval  | 2018  | 2018-
Laverton |  | Magpies  | Altona Meadows | Laverton Park  | 2018  | 2018-
North Sunshine |  | Roadrunners  | Sunshine North | Dempster Park  | 2018  | 2018-
Point Cook |  | Bulldogs  | Point Cook | Saltwater Reserve  | 2019  | 2019-
Spotswood |  | Woodsmen  | Spotswood | Donald W McLean Reserve  | 2018  | 2018-
West Footscray |

| Roosters  | West Footscray | Shorten Reserve  | 2018  | 2018-
Wyndhamvale |  | Falcons  | Wyndham Vale | Wyndham Vale South Oval  | 2019  | 2019-

### Premiers[edit]

#### Division 1[edit]

2018: Manor Lakes

2019: Spotswood

2022: Caroline Springs

#### Division 2[edit]

2022: Point Cook Centrals

## Junior clubs[edit]

* Aintree
* Albanvale
* Albion
* Altona Juniors
* Caroline Springs
* Deer Park
* Flemington Juniors
* Glen Orden
* Hoppers Crossing

* Manor Lakes
* Newport Power
* North Footscray
* PEGS Juniors
* Point Cook
* Point Cook Centrals
* Spotswood
* St Albans
* St Bernard's
* Sunshine

* Sunshine Heights
* Tarneit
* Truganina Thunder
* Werribee Centrals
* Werribee Districts
* West Footscray
* Williamstown Juniors
* Wyndham Suns
* Wyndhamvale
* Yarraville Seddon Eagles

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### Juniors-Only Clubs[edit]

Club  | Colours  | Nickname  | Location  | Home ground

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Aintree |  | Giants | Aintree | Frontier Recreation Reserve
Flemington Juniors  |  | Colts | Kensington | JJ Holland Park
Newport Power  |  | Power | Newport | Bryan Martyn Oval
PEGS Juniors  |  | Bombers | Keilor Park | PEGS Sports Fields
St Bernards  |  | Snowdogs | Essendon West | St Bernards College
Truganina Thunder  |  | Thunder | Truganina | Mainview Oval
Williamstown Juniors  |

| Seagulls | Williamstown | Bayside College

## Sources[edit]

* The Mail (Newspaper published in Footscray)
* Annual Reports of the Western Region Football League
* http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74738180
* http://footyscorearchive.wiki-site.com/index.php/WESTERN_REGION_FOOTBALL_LEAGUE

## Book[edit]

* History of the WRFL/FDFL – Kevin Hillier – ISBN 9781863356015
* History of Football in Melbourne's North West – John Stoward – ISBN 9780980592924

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Footy clubs out | Williamstown StarWilliamstown Star". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
2. ^ "New teams line up | Werribee Star". Archived from the original on 26 April 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
3. ^ "Tarneit joins WRFL | Werribee StarWerribee Star". Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
5. ^ Ractliffe, Damien (9 December 2015). "Former Hawthorn star to put stamp on Power". Herald Sun.
6. ^ Ractliffe, Damien (22 September 2015). "Port Colts head from West to South". Herald Sun.

## External links[edit]

* Official website

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* Yarraville Seddon

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* Albanvale
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