Essendon District Football League

EDFL Women's
Upcoming season or competition:; 2023
Sport	Women's Australian rules football
Founded	2016
Inaugural season	2018
No. of teams	22
Most titles	Aberfeldie, Keilor, Pascoe Vale (1)

Essendon District Football League
Sport	Australian rules football
Founded	1930
Inaugural season	1930
CEO	Andrew Johnston
President	Bernie Shinners
Country	Australia
Most recent; champion(s)	Keilor (2023)
Most titles	Essendon Doutta Stars (20)
Sponsor(s)	Strathmore Community Bank
Official website	essendondfl.com.au

The Essendon District Football League (EDFL) is a semi-professional Australian rules football league competition based in Essendon, Victoria, consisting of teams based in the north-west suburbs of Melbourne. Founded in 1930, the men's competition consists of three leagues: Premier Division, Division 1 and Division 2, with 10 clubs in the Premier Division and Division 1 nine in Division 2.

Promotion and relegation between these divisions occurs, with the lowest-placed clubs in the Premier Division and Division 1 being relegated at the end of each season. Clubs which win the Division 1 and Division 2 premierships are automatically promoted.[1] Each men's team also fields a reserves side and an under-19 side that play a fixture mirroring that of the senior side.

Since 2017, the League has also run a competition for women's Australian rules football. In its inaugural year, this was a joint competition featuring teams from the EDFL as well as the Western Region Football League (WRFL).[2] In 2018, 13 teams competed in a single division season, expanding to 19 teams and two divisions in 2019.

Clubs

Current

Premier Division
Club	Colours	Moniker	Home venue	Est.	Seasons		Premierships		Former league(s)
Club	Colours	Moniker	Home venue	Est.	First	Total	Total	Most recent	Former league(s)
Aberfeldie		Blues	Clifton Park, Aberfeldie	1948	1948	75	8	2018	—
Airport West		Eagles	Hansen Reserve, Airport West	1961	1962	61	7	2022	—
Avondale Heights		Heights	Canning Street Reserve, Avondale Heights	1965	1967	55	5	2004^{^}	—
East Keilor		Cougars	Overland Reserve, East Keilor	1967	1971	52	7	2021^{^}	—
Essendon Doutta Stars		Stars	Nipper Jordan Oval, Essendon	1946	1946	77	20	2015^{^}	—
Greenvale		Jets	Greenvale Reserve, Greenvale	1990	1996	27	5	2013	—
Keilor		Blues	Keilor Recreation Reserve, Keilor	1877	1932	87	12	2019	KBFL
Maribyrnong Park		Lions	Maribyrnong Park, Moonee Ponds	1980	1980	44	4	2010	—
Pascoe Vale		Panthers	Raeburn Reserve, Pascoe Vale	1918	1952	71	3	2011^{^}	VFL SD
Strathmore		Mores	Lebanon Reserve, Strathmore	1954	1957	66	9	2022	—

Division 1
Club	Colours	Moniker	Home venue	Est.	Seasons		Premierships		Former league(s)
Club	Colours	Moniker	Home venue	Est.	First	Total	Total	Most recent	Former league(s)
Craigieburn		Eagles	D.S. Aitken Reserve, Craigieburn	1970	2001	22	3	2019^{^}	RDFNL
Deer Park		Lions	John McLeod Reserve, Deer Park	1925	2023	1	0	2023^{^}	WRFL
Glenroy		Wallabies	Sewell Reserve, Glenroy	1946	1946	77	14	2017^{^}	—
Hillside		Sharks	Hillside Reserve, Hillside	1999	2005	18	1	2013⁺	—
Moonee Valley		Valley	Ormond Park, Moonee Ponds	1933	1933	86	7	2021⁺	—
Roxburgh Park		Magpies	Lakeside Reserve, Roxburgh Park	2002	2005	18	1	2018⁺	—
Rupertswood		Sharks	Salesian College, Sunbury	1999	2021	3	0	—	VAFA, RDFNL
St Albans		Saints	Kings Park Reserve, Kings Park	1947	2023	1	0	__	WRFL
Keilor Park		Devils	Keilor Park Recreational Reserve, Keilor Park	1974	1986	36²	3	2022^{^}	—
Tullamarine		Demons	Leo Dineen Reserve, Tullamarine	1974	1974	49	8	2003	—
West Coburg		Burgers	Coburg City Oval, Coburg	1927	1954	69	15	2014	VFA SD
Westmeadows		Tigers	Willowbrook Reserve, Westmeadows	1970	1977	46	1	1984	—

Division 2
Club	Colours	Moniker	Home venue	Est.	Seasons		Premierships		Former league(s)
Club	Colours	Moniker	Home venue	Est.	First	Total	Total	Most recent	Former league(s)
Burnside Heights		Bears	Burnside Heights Recreation Reserve, Burnside Heights	2012	2014	10	0	—	—
Coburg Districts		Lions	Cole Reserve, Pascoe Vale	1951	1981	18¹	0	—	NMFL, WRFL
East Sunbury		Thunder	John McMahon Reserve, Sunbury	1999	2013	9³	0	—	RDFNL
Hadfield		Hawks	Martin Reserve, Hadfield	1961	1971	52	4	2015	—
Northern Saints		Saints	Charles Mutton Reserve, Fawkner	2007	2008	15	1	2013^{^}	—
Oak Park		Kangaroos	J.P. Fawkner Reserve, Oak Park	1957	1960	63	5	2023⁺	—
Sunbury Kangaroos		Kangaroos	Eric Boardman Reserve, Sunbury	1987	2019	4	1	2019⁺	RDFNL
Taylors Lakes		Lions	Lionheart Reserve, Taylors Lakes	1989	1993	30	1	2010	—

In Recess
Club	Colours	Moniker	Home venue	Est.	Seasons		Premierships		Former league(s)
Club	Colours	Moniker	Home venue	Est.	First	Total	Total	Most recent	Former league(s)
Jacana		Jaguars	Jacana Reserve, Jacana	1961	2001	22 ⁴	1	2017	RDFNL

Notes: ^{^} denotes that the club's most recent senior premiership was in Division 1 or the B Grade.; ⁺ denotes that the club's most recent senior premiership was in Division 2 or the C Grade.; ¹ Coburg Districts first entered the competition in 1981, before departing after the conclusion of the 1987 EDFL season. The club re-entered the competition from the 2013 EDFL season onwards.; ² Keilor Park did not field a side in the 2018 EDFL season.; ³ East Sunbury did not field a side in the 2022 EDFL season.; ⁴ Jacana will not be fielding a side in the 2023 EDFL season.

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Locations of 2022 EDFL Men's senior clubs. Red pogs represent teams in the Premier Division, orange pogs represent teams in Division 1, and yellow pogs represent teams in Division 2.

Former

Club	Colours	Moniker	Est.	Former league	EDFL senior seasons			Fate
Club	Colours	Moniker	Est.	Former league	First	Last	Total	Fate
Ascot Vale Presbyterians			?	—		1973		Merged with Essendon Baptist-St John's at conclusion of 1973 season to form Essendon-Tullamarine.
Brunswick City			1948		1948	1986	37	Folded at the end of 1986 season
Essendon Baptist-St John's			1951	—		1973		Merged with Ascot Vale Presbyterians at conclusion of 1973 season to form Essendon-Tullamarine.
Moonee Imperials		Imperials	1946	—	1946	1979	34	Merged with Riverside Stars at conclusion of 1979 season to form Maribyrnong Park.
Riverside Stars		Stars	1946	—	1946	1979	34	Merged with Moonee Imperials at conclusion of 1979 season to form Maribyrnong Park.
Old Essendon Grammarians		Bombers	1968	—	1968	1969	1	Transferred to FDFL at conclusion of 1982 season. Currently competes in VAFA.
Old Essendon Grammarians		Bombers	1968	VAFA	1972	1982	11
Ascot Vale			1930	—	1930	1987	54^†	Transferred to FDFL at conclusion of 1987 season. Folded in 1997.
Woodland	Black and White Stripes [3]				1930	1934	4	Unknown. They 'played at the Holmes Road reserve, which was located in the parkland at the end of Holmes Road in Moonee Ponds'[4]
La Mascotte	Royal Blue with Gold Panel and a Royal Blue LMS monogram[5]				1938	1941	4	Club played until EDFL suspended competition due to WW2 in 1942. They did not reform when the EDFL resumed in 1946.
Fawkner District					1937	1941	5	Club played until EDFL suspended competition due to WW2 in 1942. They did not reform when the EDFL resumed in 1946.
North Coburg¹		Saints	1947	—	1978	2007	28	Merged with Fawkner Park at conclusion of 2007 season to form Northern Saints.
^† denotes that the club did not participate between 1942 and 1945 due to World War II. Notes: ¹ North Coburg competed as St Olivers between 1978 and 1989.

Premiers

Year	Premier Division (A Grade)	Division 1 (B Grade)	Division 2 (C Grade)
2023	Keilor	Deer Park	Oak Park
2022	Strathmore	Airport West	Keilor Park
2021[lower-alpha 1]	Strathmore	East Keilor	Moonee Valley
2020	(No competition due to COVID-19)
2019	Keilor	Craigieburn	Sunbury Kangaroos
2018	Aberfeldie	Airport West	Roxburgh Park
2017	Aberfeldie	Glenroy	Jacana
2016	Keilor	Craigieburn	East Keilor
2015	Aberfeldie	Essendon Doutta Stars	Hadfield
2014	Strathmore	West Coburg	East Keilor
2013	Greenvale	Northern Saints	Hillside
2012	Greenvale	Airport West	East Keilor
2011	Strathmore	Pascoe Vale	2 sections (1983−2012)
2010	Maribyrnong Park	Taylors Lakes
2009	Maribyrnong Park	Oak Park
2008	Keilor	Glenroy
2007	Greenvale	Maribyrnong Park
2006	Strathmore	West Coburg
2005	Strathmore	Craigieburn
2004	Greenvale	Avondale Heights
2003	Oak Park	Tullamarine
2002	Oak Park	Greenvale
2001	Keilor	Keilor Park
2000	Keilor	West Coburg
1999	Doutta Stars	Moonee Valley
1998	Strathmore	Doutta Stars
1997	Keilor	Glenroy
1996	Keilor	West Coburg
1995	Keilor	Aberfeldie
1994	East Keilor	Moonee Valley
1993	Airport West	Tullamarine
1992	Airport West	East Keilor
1991	Doutta Stars	West Coburg
1990	Doutta Stars	Keilor Park
1989	Strathmore	Hadfield
1988	Keilor	Pascoe Vale
1987	Avondale Heights	West Coburg
1986	Glenroy	Moonee Valley
1985	Keilor	Airport West
1984	Strathmore	Westmeadows
1983	Glenroy	Oak Park
1982	Glenroy	Aberfeldie	Gladstone Park
1981	Strathmore	Tullamarine	Essendon Youth Centre
1980	Doutta Stars	Glenroy	Brunswick City
1979	Essendon Tullamarine	Hadfield	Moonee Ponds
1978	Essendon Tullamarine	East Keilor	Brunswick City
1977	Essendon Tullamarine	Ascot Vale	West Coburg
1976	Essendon Tullamarine	Avondale Heights	Old Essendon Grammarians
1975	Essendon Tullamarine	Moonee Valley	Essendon Youth Centre
1974	Aberfeldie	Glenroy	Brunswick Presbyterians
1973	Keilor	Strathmore	Tullamarine Ascot Presbyterians
1972	Doutta Stars	Ascot Vale	Riverside Stars
1971	West Coburg	Strathmore	Hadfield
1970	West Coburg	Broadmeadows	Moonee Valley
1969	Doutta Stars	Ascot Vale	St. Davids
1968	West Coburg	Keilor	Batman
1967	West Coburg	Strathmore	Riverside Stars
1966	Glenroy	West Coburg	Ascot Youth Centre
1965	West Coburg	Essendon High School Ex-Students	Essendon Baptist St Johns
1964	Doutta Stars	Ascot Vale Presbyterians	Pascoe Vale
1963	Doutta Stars	West Coburg Seniors	Glenroy
1962	Doutta Stars	Broadmeadows	Moonee Imperials
1961	Doutta Stars	North Essendon Methodists	Doutta Stars
1960	Moonee Imperials	Essendon High School Ex-Students	2 sections (1949−1960)
1959	Doutta Stars	Aberfeldie
1958	Essendon Baptist St John's	West Coburg Juniors
1957	Doutta Stars	North Essendon Methodists
1956	Brunswick City	Essendon Baptist St John's
1955	Moonee Imperials	Lincoln Stars
1954	Doutta Stars	Brunswick
1953	Doutta Stars	Aberfeldie
1952	Moonee Valley	St Davids
1951	Doutta Stars	Glenroy
1950	Doutta Stars	Lincoln Tigers
1949	Doutta Stars	Glenroy
1948	Doutta Stars	1 section (1930−1948)
1947	Ascot Vale United
1946	Ascot Vale United
1942–45	(No competition due to World War II)
1941	La Mascotte
1940	Ascot Vale
1939	La Mascotte
1938	Ascot Vale
1937	Ascot Vale
1936	Ascot Vale
1935	Ascot Vale
1934	Woodland
1933	Ascot Vale
1932	Woodland
1931	Woodland
1930	St John's

EDFL Women's

History

In partnership with the Western Region Football League (WRFL), in 2016 the two leagues established the Western Region & Essendon District Women's Football League, an eleven-team open-age competition for women. Five EDFL clubs fielded teams in the competition – Craigieburn, Glenroy, Keilor, Pascoe Vale and Roxburgh Park – with Keilor prevailing against WRFL side Manor Lakes in the grand final.[7]

In 2018, the EDFL established its own Women's competition, consisting of 13 teams. Of those 13 teams, two came from outside of the League – the Ballarat Football League-side Sunbury Lions; and Sunbury Kangaroos, at the time competing in the Riddell District Football League. Glenroy, despite competing in the 2017 joint competition, did not field a side, while Avondale Heights and Taylors Lakes fielded a joint team under the Avondale Heights–Taylors Lakes moniker.

In 2019, the competition expanded to 19 teams and was split into two divisions – a 10-club Premier Division and a nine-club Division 1. Aberfeldie became the first team to field two sides, one in each division.

Clubs

Club	Colours	Moniker	Home venue	Est.	Former league	EDFL senior seasons		EDFL senior premierships
Club	Colours	Moniker	Home venue	Est.	Former league	First	Total	Total	Most recent
Premier Division
Aberfeldie		Abers	Clifton Park, Aberfeldie	2018	—	2018	5	1	2019
Hillside		Sharks	Hillside Reserve, Hillside	2018	—	2018	5	0	—
Keilor		Blues	Keilor Recreation Reserve, Keilor	2017	WREDWFL	2018	5	1	2022
Moonee Valley		Valley	Ormond Park, Moonee Ponds	2021	—	2021	2	0	—
Maribyrnong Park		Lions	Maribyrnong Park, Moonee Ponds	2019	—	2019	4	0	—
Oak Park		Kangaroos	J.P. Fawkner Reserve, Oak Park	2022	—	2022	1	1	2023
Strathmore		Mores	Lebanon Reserve, Strathmore	2018	—	2018	5	1	2022
Westmeadows		Tigers	Willowbrook Reserve, Westmeadows	2018	—	2018	5	0	—
Division 1
Burnside Heights		Bears	Burnside Heights Recreation Reserve, Burnside Heights	2018	—	2018	5	0	—
Essendon Doutta Stars		Stars	Nipper Jordan Oval, Essendon	2019	—	2019	1	2	2023
Gisborne		Bulldogs	Gardiner Reserve, Gisborne	2017	AFL Goldfields	2021	2	0	—
Greenvale		Jets	Greenvale Reserve, Greenvale	2019	—	2019	4	0	—
Sunbury Lions		Lions	Clarke Oval, Sunbury	2017	WREDWFL	2018	5	0	—
Tullamarine		Demons	Leo Dineen Reserve, Tullamarine	2019	—	2019	4	1	2022
Division 2
Aberfeldie Reserves		Abers	Clifton Park, Aberfeldie	2018	—	2018	5	1	2019
Airport West		Eagles	Hansen Reserve, Airport West	2021	__	2021	2	1	2023
Coburg Districts		Lions	Cole Reserve, Pascoe Vale	2019	—	2019	4	0	—
Maribyrnong Park Reserves		Lions	Maribyrnong Park, Moonee Ponds	2021	__	2021	2	0	—
Moonee Valley Reserves		Valley	Ormond Park, Moonee Ponds	2021	—	2021	2	0	—
Pascoe Vale		Panthers	Raeburn Reserve, Pascoe Vale	2017	WREDWFL	2018	5	1	2018
Sunbury Kangaroos		Kangaroos	Eric Boardman Reserve, Sunbury	2022	—	2022	1	0	—
Westmeadows Reserves		Tigers	Willowbrook Reserve, Westmeadows	2021	—	2021	2	0	—
denotes that the club's most recent senior premiership was in Division 1. Notes: ¹ Avondale Heights competed as Avondale Heights-Taylors Lakes in 2018.

Juniors matches

The juniors consist of: Under 8s, Under 10s, Under 14s, Under 16s and Under 18.5s. There are also youth girls teams in the junior divisions. 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.

Junior Only Clubs

Club	Colours	Moniker	Home venue	Est.	Former league	EDFL senior seasons
Club	Colours	Moniker	Home venue	Est.	Former league	First	Total
Ascot Vale		Panthers	Walter Street Reserve, Ascot Vale	2017	—	2017	7
Coburg		Lions	Jackson Reserve, Coburg North		__
Hume		Bombers	Kalkallo Reserve, Kalkallo	2018	__	2017	6
St Francis		Saints	Oak Park Reserve, Oak Park	2015	__	2017	9

Notes

No grand finals were held in 2021 as the competition was abandoned due to COVID-19, however the EDFL awarded premiers based on ladder standings.[6]

References

"Statement of By-Laws" (PDF). Essendon District Football League Incorporated. pp. 6–7. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
Murphy, Tara (14 March 2016). "EDFL plays its part as women's footy takes off". Brimbank & North West Star Weekly. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
https://vuir.vu.edu.au/22310/1/Daniel%20Eddy.pdf Page 55
https://vuir.vu.edu.au/22310/1/Daniel%20Eddy.pdf Page 48
"List - Records & Bests - Most Goals by a Player in a Game (Ex-fp discussion)".
"EDFL".
"Keilor WFC vs Manor Lakes WFC". Australian Football. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2019.

External links

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[7] No grand finals were held in 2021 as the competition was abandoned due to COVID-19, however the EDFL awarded premiers based on ladder standings.[6]

[1] "Statement of By-Laws" (PDF). Essendon District Football League Incorporated. pp. 6–7. Retrieved 29 October 2019.

[2] Murphy, Tara (14 March 2016). "EDFL plays its part as women's footy takes off". Brimbank & North West Star Weekly. Retrieved 29 October 2019.

[3] ttps://vuir.vu.edu.au/22310/1/Daniel%20Eddy.pdf Page 55

[4] ttps://vuir.vu.edu.au/22310/1/Daniel%20Eddy.pdf Page 48

[5] "List - Records & Bests - Most Goals by a Player in a Game (Ex-fp discussion)".

[6] "EDFL".

[8] "Keilor WFC vs Manor Lakes WFC". Australian Football. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2019.

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