Yarra Ranges Football & Netball League
| Sport | Australian rules football |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1966 |
| CEO | Luke McCormack |
| President | Tony Mitchell |
| No. of teams | 19 |
| Official website | YVMDFL on SportingPulse |
The AFL Yarra Ranges was an Australian rules football and netball organisation based in the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges within Victoria. The organisation operated the Yarra Ranges Senior Football league and the Yarra Ranges Junior Football league.
History
The Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League was formed in 1966, from the amalgamation of the Mountain District Football League and the Yarra Valley Football Association (1907–1954).
South Belgrave transferred to the Eastern Football League for the 2008 season, followed by Silvan for the 2011 season. Thornton-Eildon Football Club went into recess at the start of 2011.
Most of the teams in the league are based in the outer fringes of north-east and east Melbourne. However, the addition in recent years of Thornton-Eildon, Yea and Alexandra from the Kyabram District Football League has seen the league expand into the Goulburn Valley area of central Victoria.
In 2016, following a review, the league decided to change its name to the AFL Yarra Ranges. At the conclusion of the 2018 season, the league merged with the South East Football Netball League to form the Outer East Football Netball League.[1]
Structure
Clubs fielded football teams in seniors, reserves and under-18s. Clubs played in a two division structure in both the seniors and reserves, with the club winning the senior flag in division two promoted and the bottom division one senior club relegated each season. Since 2013, the under-18s has been played as a single division. A netball competition was introduced in 2005, with the competition subsequently expanded to cater for A, B and C grades.
Clubs - Division One
| Club | Colours | Nickname | Founded | YVMDFL Senior Premierships[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgrave |  |
Magpies | 1909 | Div 1: 1975-76 Div 2: 1999, 2012, 2017 |
| Emerald |  |
Bombers | 1905 | Div 2: 1981, 1983, 1997, 2015 |
| Healesville |  |
Bloods | 1888 | Div 1: 1968-69, 1972, 1977, 1985, 1988, 2016 Div 2: 2013 |
| Monbulk |  |
Hawks | 1895 | Div 1: 1983, 1997–98, 2005-06 Div 2: 1987, 1991 |
| Mount Evelyn |  |
Rovers | 1931 | - |
| Olinda-Ferny Creek |  |
Bloods | 1908 | Div 1:' 2017 Div 2: 1988, 2005, 2009 |
| Upwey-Tecoma |  |
Tigers | 1946 | Div 1: 1966-67, 1978-79-80, 1989-90-91, 1993–94, 1999, 2009, 2011 |
| Wandin |  |
Bulldogs | 1909 | Div 1: 1992, 2001–02, 2015 Div 2: 1978-79 |
| Warburton-Millgrove |  |
Burras | 1967 | Div 1: 1995, 2000 Div 2: 2006 |
| Woori Yallock |  |
Tigers | 1905 | Div 1: 1970-71, 1973–74, 1981, 1984, 1987, 2003, 2010, 2012-13-14 |
Clubs - Division Two
| Club | Colours | Nickname | Founded | YVMDFL Senior Premierships |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandra |  |
Rebels | 1884 | Div 2: 1980, 2008 |
| Gembrook Cockatoo | Brookers | 1906 | Div 1: 1986 Div 2: 2000, 2004, 2016 | |
| Kinglake |  |
Lakers | 1930 | Div 2: 1994 |
| Powelltown |  |
Demons | 1922 | Div 2: 1989 |
| Seville |  |
Blues | 1972 | Div 1: 1982, 1996 Div 2: 1995, 2003 |
| Thornton-Eildon |  |
Shinboners | 1951 | Div 2: 2007 |
| Yarra Glen |  |
Thunder | 1888 | Div 2: 1986, 1993, 1998, 2001, 2010, 2014 |
| Yarra Junction |  |
Eagles | 1909 | Div 2: 1990, 2018 |
| Yea | |
Tigers | 1893 | Div 2: 1982, 1984 |
Previous Clubs
- Boronia Park (folded)
- Fair Park (renamed Eastern Lions, transferred to Eastern Football League)
- Marysville (folded)
- Millgrove merged with Warburton in 1967
- Warburton merged with Millgrove in 1967
- Panton Hill (transferred to Northern Football League)
- Silvan Football (transferred to Eastern Football League)
- South Belgrave (transferred to Eastern Football League)
- Worawa (folded)
Premierships
Division 1
| Year | Seniors | Reserves | Under 18s |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Olinda-Ferny Creek | Wandin | Wandin |
| 2016 | Healesville | Olinda-Ferny Creek | Mount Evelyn |
| 2015 | Wandin | Upwey-Tecoma | Healesville |
| 2014 | Woori Yallock | Upwey-Tecoma | Healesville |
| 2013 | Woori Yallock | Upwey-Tecoma | Woori Yallock |
| 2012 | Woori Yallock | Healesville | Wandin |
| 2011 | Upwey-Tecoma | Warburton-Millgrove | Upwey-Tecoma |
| 2010 | Woori Yallock | Monbulk | Olinda-Ferny Creek |
| 2009 | Upwey-Tecoma | Upwey-Tecoma | Monbulk |
| 2008 | Silvan | Upwey-Tecoma | Warburton-Millgrove |
| 2007 | Silvan | Warburton-Millgrove | Healesville |
| 2006 | Monbulk | Upwey-Tecoma | Upwey-Tecoma |
| 2005 | Monbulk | Upwey-Tecoma | Healesville |
| 2004 | Silvan | Upwey-Tecoma | Woori Yallock |
| 2003 | Woori Yallock | Healesville | Upwey-Tecoma |
| 2002 | Wandin | Upwey-Tecoma | Upwey-Tecoma |
| 2001 | Wandin | Healesville | Upwey-Tecoma |
| 2000 | Warburton-Millgrove | Wandin | Upwey-Tecoma |
| 1999 | Upwey-Tecoma | Woori Yallock | Healesville |
| 1998 | Monbulk | Upwey-Tecoma | Woori Yallock |
| 1997 | Monbulk | Woori Yallock | Woori Yallock |
| 1996 | Seville | Woori Yallock | Woori Yallock |
| 1995 | Warburton-Millgrove | Woori Yallock | Woori Yallock |
| 1994 | Upwey-Tecoma | Warburton-Millgrove | Upwey-Tecoma |
| 1993 | Upwey-Tecoma | Healesville | Upwey-Tecoma |
| 1992 | Wandin | Woori Yallock | Monbulk |
| 1991 | Upwey-Tecoma | Warburton-Millgrove | Upwey-Tecoma |
| 1990 | Upwey-Tecoma | Woori Yallock | Woori Yallock |
| 1989 | Upwey-Tecoma | Healesville | Upwey-Tecoma |
| Club | Seniors | Reserves | Under 18s | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woori Yallock | 13 | 8 | 9 | 30 |
| Upwey-Tecoma | 12 | 13 | 11 | 36 |
| Healesville | 7 | 8 | 8 | 23 |
| Monbulk | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Warburton-Millgrove | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Seville | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Silvan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Wandin | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| Belgrave | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Emerald | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gembrook Cockatoo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Olinda-Ferny Creek | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Division 2
| Year | Seniors | Reserves | Under 18s |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Belgrave | Belgrave | |
| 2016 | Gembrook-Cockatoo | Yarra Glen | |
| 2015 | Emerald | Yarra Junction | |
| 2014 | Yarra Glen | Seville | |
| 2013 | Healesville | Healesville | |
| 2012 | Belgrave | Seville | Seville |
| 2011 | Emerald | Seville | Seville |
| 2010 | Yarra Glen | Seville | Emerald |
| 2009 | Olinda-Ferny Creek | Olinda-Ferny Creek | Olinda-Ferny Creek |
| 2008 | Alexandra | Alexandra | Emerald |
| 2007 | Thornton Eildon | Alexandra | Yarra Junction |
| 2006 | Warburton-Millgrove | Warburton-Millgrove | South Belgrave |
| 2005 | Olinda-Ferny Creek | South Belgrave | |
| 2004 | Gembrook-Cockatoo | South Belgrave | |
| 2003 | Seville | Yarra Junction | |
| 2002 | Silvan | Yarra Junction | South Belgrave |
| 2001 | Yarra Glen | Yarra Junction | |
| 2000 | Warburton-Millgrove | Gembrook-Cockatoo | Emerald |
| 1999 | Belgrave | Yarra Junction | |
| 1998 | Yarra Glen | Yarra Junction | |
| 1997 | Emerald | Emerald |
| Club | Seniors | Reserves | Under 18s | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgrave | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| Emerald | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| Wandin | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| Yarra Junction | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| South Belgrave | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| Alexandra | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Seville | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 |
| Powelltown | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Monbulk | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Gembrook-Cockatoo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Olinda-Ferny Creek | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Silvan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Thornton Eildona | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Warburton-Millgrove | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Yarra Glen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kinglake | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Healesville | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Fair Park | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
a Under 18s won as Thornton
References
- ^ "AFL Outer East takes shape". Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2008.
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