Essendon District Football League
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| Founded | 1930 | |
| Chairman | Ian Price | |
| C.E.O | Marc Turri | |
| Treasurer | Arthur Crofts | |
| Junior Football Director | Brett Scott | |
| Senior Football Director | Ross Wall | |
| Registrations & Transfers | David McWilliam | |
| No. of senior club | 24 | |
| 2011 Premiers | Strathmore | |
| Website | EDFL Website | |
The Essendon District Football League (EDFL) is an Australian rules football league based in the north-west suburbs of Melbourne, which was established in 1930.
The EDFL consists of 24 senior clubs, 10 clubs in A Grade and 14 clubs in B Grade. Both grades have a reserve side and an under 18's side that align with the senior matches.
The League has also established an EDFL Umpires Association, EDFL Trainers Association and EDFL Auskick.
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[edit] 2012 Clubs
[edit] A Grade
| Club | Nickname | Coach | Web Page | Jumper |
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| Aberfeldie | Abers | John McMillan | Official Site |
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| Avondale Heights | Heights | Chris Johnson | Official Site |
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| Craigieburn | Eagles | Paul Barnard | Official Site | |
| Essendon Doutta Stars | Stars | Marcus Barham | Official Site | |
| Greenvale | Jets | Anthony Rock | Official Site | |
| Keilor | Blues | Mick McGuane | Official Site |
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| Maribyrnong Park | Lions | Brodie Holland | Official Site |
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| Oak Park | Kangaroos | Phillip Plunkett | Official Site |
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| Pascoe Vale | Panthers | Denis Bicer | Official Site |
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| Strathmore | Mores | Digby Morrell | Official Site |
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The 2011 Westpac A Grade premiers were Strathmore (11.15.81) defeating Oak Park (11.13.79) on the 17th of September 2011 at Windy Hill. Strathmore's Matthew Fitzgerald (#3) was awarded the best on ground medal The Field Umpires were Daniel Trimarchi, Kelvin French and John Connell
[edit] B Grade
| Club | Nickname | Coach | Web Page | Jumper |
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| Airport West | Eagles | Ron Rooney | Official Site |
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| East Keilor | Cougars | Steven Kolyniuk | Official Site | |
| Glenroy | Roys | Lance Whitnall | Official Site |
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| Hadfield | Hawks | Robert Don | Official Site |
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| Hillside | Sharks | Darryl Craig | Official Site |
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| Jacana | Jaguars | Wayne Reardon | Official Site |
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| Keilor Park | Devils | Marcus Barclay | Official Site |  |
| Moonee Valley | Valley | Charlie Denaro | Official Site |
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| Northern Saints | Saints | Derek Shaw | Official Site | |
| Roxburgh Park | Magpies | Joel Ferguson | Official Site |
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| Taylors Lakes | Lakers | Steve Burns | Official Site |
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| Tullamarine | Demons | Ashley Manning | Official Site |
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| West Coburg | Burgers | Ryan Smith | Official Site |
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| Westmeadows | Tigers | Anthony Leydin | Official Site |
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The 2011 B Grade Premiers were Pascoe Vale (12.18.120) defeating West Coburg (9.12.66) on the 11th of September at Windy Hill Pascoe Vale's Denis Bicer (#23) was awarded the best on ground medal The Field Umpire's were Patrick Burns, Matthew Burns and Adam Havelburg
[edit] Juniors matches
The juniors consist of: Under 10s, Under 12s, Under 14s and Under 16s. There are eight junior divisions at this level and each team listed in the senior section has at least one junior team in divisions 1, 2 or 3 for each age group, however many clubs have more in divisions 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8.
[edit] AFL players
EDFL players who have gone on to play in the VFL/AFL
Tom Allison, Zac Dawson, Michael Talia, Brandon Ellis, Matthew Watson, Michael Rischitelli, Peter Faulks, Ryan O'Keefe, Shaun McKernan, Addam Maric, Aaron Kite, Brent Hartigan, Lynden Dunn, Jim Gutterson, Paul Koulouriotis, Ivan Maric, Steven Alessio, Paul Chapman, Jude Bolton, David Dench, Ron Evans, Mark Harvey, Matthew Lloyd, Wes Lofts, Glenn Manton, Corey McKernan, Brock McLean, Mark Mercuri, Joe Misiti, Daryl O'Brien, Dean Limbach, Jesse W. Smith, Jesse D. Smith, David Calthorpe, David Rodan, Dane Swan, Mark Thompson, Andrew Welsh, Damien Peverill, Adam Pickering, Dale Morris, Dick Reynolds
VFL/AFL players who have played in the EDFL
John Barnes, Jon Hassell, Stephen Paxman, Anthony Aloi, Sedat Sir, Dean Laidley, Justin Madden, Simon Minton-Connell, Winis Imbi, Aaron James, Scott Lucas, Chris Johnson, Brodie Holland, Digby Morrell, Hayden Skipworth, Jason Akermanis, Lance Whitnall, Barry Brooks, Steven Baker, Wayne Carey.
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