Eastern Football League (Australia)

The Eastern Football League (known prior to 1997 as the Eastern Districts Football League) is an Australian rules football League, based in the eastern suburbs of metropolitan Melbourne.

With the entry of the Park Orchards Sharks into Division Four in 2012, the league has 45 member clubs, with 12 in Division One, 10 in Division Two and 12 in Division Three and 11 in Division Four.

History

The Eastern Districts Football League was established in 15 February 1962, but its origins can be traced back to the Reporter District Football League established in 1903.

From 1927 until World War 2, the league was known as the Ringwood District Football League. It was known as the Croydon District Football League and the Croydon Mail Football League between World War 2 and 1949. In 1950 the league became known as the Croydon-Ferntree Gully League.

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

Clubs

Division 1

Club	Nickname	Location	Home Ground	Web Page	Jumper
Balwyn	Tigers	Balwyn, Victoria	Balwyn Park	Official Site
Blackburn	Panthers	Blackburn, Victoria	Morton Park	[1]
Croydon	Blues	Croydon, Victoria	Croydon Oval	Official Site
East Burwood	Rams	East Burwood, Victoria	East Burwood Reserve	Official Site
East Ringwood	Roos	East Ringwood, Victoria	East Ringwood Reserve	Official Site
Knox	Falcons	Wantirna South, Victoria	Knox Gardens Reserve	Official Site
Lilydale	Falcons	Lilydale, Victoria	Lilydale Sports Oval	[2]
Noble Park	Bulls	Noble Park, Victoria	Pat Wright Senior Ground	Official Site
Norwood	Norsemen	Ringwood, Victoria	Mullum Reserve	Official Site
Scoresby	Magpies	Scoresby, Victoria	Scoresby Recreation Reserve	Official Site
South Croydon	Bulldogs	South Croydon, Victoria	Cheong Park	Official Site
Vermont	Eagles	Vermont, Victoria	Vermont Recreation Reserve	[3]

Division 2

Club	Nickname	Location	Home Ground	Web Page	Jumper
Bayswater	Waters	Bayswater, Victoria	Bayswater Oval	[4]
Doncaster	Sharks	Doncaster, Victoria	Schramms Reserve	[5]
Donvale	Magpies	Donvale, Victoria	Donvale Reserve	[6]
Doncaster East	Lions	Doncaster East, Victoria	Zerbes Reserve
Mooroolbark	Mustangs	Mooroolbark, Victoria	Heights Reserve	[7]
Montrose	Demons	Montrose, Victoria	Montrose Reserve	Official Site
Mulgrave	Lions	Mulgrave, Victoria	Mulgrave Reserve	[8]
Rowville	Hawks	Rowville, Victoria	Seebeck Oval	Official Site
Upper Ferntree Gully	Kings	Upper Ferntree Gully, Victoria	Kings Park	Official Site
Waverley Blues	Blues	Mount Waverley, Victoria	Mt Waverley Reserve	Official Site

Division 3

Club	Nickname	Location	Home Ground	Web Page	Jumper
Boronia	Hawks	Boronia, Victoria	Tormore Reserve	Official Site
Chirnside Park	Panthers	Chirnside Park, Victoria	Kimberley Reserve	Official Site
Coldstream	Cougars	Coldstream, Victoria	Coldstream Reserve	Official Site
Glen Waverley	Hawks	Glen Waverley, Victoria	Capital Reserve	[9]
Heathmont	Jets	Heathmont, Victoria	HE Parker Reserve	[10]
Mitcham	Tigers	Mitcham, Victoria	Walker Park	[11]
North Ringwood	Saints	North Ringwood, Victoria	Quambee Reserve	[12]
Ringwood	Redbacks	Ringwood, Victoria	Jubilee Park	[13]
Templestowe	Dockers	Templestowe, Victoria	Templestowe Reserve	Official Site
Wantirna South	Devils	Wantirna South, Victoria	Wantirna Reserve	Official Site
Warrandyte	Bloods	Warrandyte, Victoria	Warrandyte Reserve	Official Site
Whitehorse Pioneers	Pioneers	Box Hill, Victoria	Springfield Park	[14]

Division 4

Club	Nickname	Location	Home Ground	Web Page	Jumper
Canterbury	Cobras	Canterbury, Victoria	Canterbury Sports Ground
Eastern Lions	Lions	Ferntree Gully, Victoria	Fairpark Reserve	Official Site
Ferntree Gully	Eagles	Ferntree Gully, Victoria	Ferntree Gully Reserve	[15]
Forest Hill	Zebras	Forest Hill, Victoria	Forest Hill Reserve	Official Site
Kilsyth	Cougars	Kilsyth, Victoria	Pinks Reserve	Official Site
Nunawading	Lions	Blackburn North, Victoria	Koonung Reserve	Official Site
Park Orchards	Sharks	Park Orchards, Victoria	Domeney Reserve
South Belgrave	Saints	Belgrave South, Victoria	Belgrave South Recreation Reserve	[16]
Silvan	Cats	Silvan, Victoria	Silvan Recreation Ground
Surrey Park	Panthers	Box Hill, Victoria	Surrey Park Reserve	[17]
The Basin	Bears	The Basin, Victoria	Batterham Reserve	[18]

Junior

Club	Nickname	Location	Home Ground	Captain	Coach	Web Page	Jumper
St. Simons Football Club	Knights	Rowville, Victoria	Liberty Reserve			Official Site	Blue and White
Glen Waverley Rovers Football Club	Rovers	Glen Waverley, Victoria	Brentwood Reserve				Black and White

Division 1 Premiers

2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002
Noble Park	Noble Park	Vermont	Balwyn	Vermont	Vermont	Vermont	Noble Park	Noble Park	East Ringwood
2001	2000	1999	1998	1997	1996	1995	1994	1993	1992
Vermont	East Burwood	East Burwood	Vermont	Vermont	Donvale	Vermont	Vermont	Vermont	East Burwood
1991	1990	1989	1988	1987	1986	1985	1984	1983	1982
Vermont	Vermont	Vermont	Vermont	East Burwood	Vermont	East Burwood	East Ringwood	Vermont	Vermont
1981	1980	1979	1978	1977	1976	1975	1974	1973	1972
Mitcham	Mitcham	Mitcham	Ringwood	Scoresby	East Burwood	Mitcham	Bayswater	East Burwood	East Hawthorn
1971	1970	1969	1968	1967	1966	1965	1964	1963	1962
Vermont	Mitcham	Vermont	East Burwood	East Burwood	East Ringwood	East Burwood	East Burwood	East Burwood	Ringwood

Former clubs

• Balwyn Combined Football Club
• Bennettswood Football Club
• Bennettswood-Blackburn South Football Club
• Blackburn South Football Club
• Clayton Football Club
• East Hawthorn Football Club
• Mount Evelyn Football Club
• Noble Park Bears Football Club
• North Croydon Football Club
• Olinda Football Club
• Sandown Football Club
• Southern Cobras Football Club
• Surrey Hills Football Club
• Wandin Football Club
• Waverley Football Club
• Wonga Park Football Club
• Yarra Glen Football Club

External links

• Official Eastern Football League Site
• Eastern Footy, a fan and Statistics site
• Eastern Football League Umpire Association Site