Eastern Football Netball League

Eastern Football Netball League

Formerly	Eastern Districts Football League Eastern Football League
Sport	Australian rules football
Founded	1962;62 years ago (1962)
CEO	Jy Bond
No. of teams	48
Level on pyramid	5
Promotion to	Premier Division Division 1 Division 2 Division 3
Relegation to	Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 Division 4
Official website	efnl.org.au

The Eastern Football Netball League (known previously as the Eastern Districts Football League and later the Eastern Football League) is an Australian rules football and netball league, based in the eastern suburbs of metropolitan Melbourne.

History

The Eastern Districts Football League was established on 15 February 1962, but its origins can be traced back to the Reporter District Football League established in 1903, with the following clubs - Bayswater, Box Hill, Canterbury, Ferntree Gully, Mitcham and Ringwood. ^[1]

The following football associations all played there part in the now Eastern Districts Football League.

The Ringwood District Football Association was established in 1922 and consisted of the following clubs - Croydon, Ferntree Gully, Kilsyth-Monbulk, Ringwood B and Warrandyte. ^[2]

The Croydon Mail Football League was established in 1945 and consisted of the following clubs - Bayswater, Boronia, Croydon and Kilsyth. ^[3] It appears that the League's name was changed to the Croydon District Football League in 1948 and stayed this way in 1949 too. ^[4]

In 1950 the league became known as the Croydon-Ferntree Gully Football League, when Ferntree Gully left the Dandenong & District Football League and three grades of football commenced in 1950. ^[5]

In 1997, the Eastern District Football League and the Knox Junior Football Association united to create the Eastern Football League. ^[6]

Following a restructure during 2018, the league now consists of five divisions, and 2019 had 45 clubs. Premier and First Division had 10 clubs each, Second and Third Divisions have eight clubs each, and Fourth Division has nine with the admission of Croydon North-MLOC for 2019. ^[7] After the conclusion of the 2019 season, on 15 October the league announced a re-branding to the Eastern Football Netball League, recognising netball as a key part of the league structure. ^[8]

On 3 June 2020, the EFNL cancelled its 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ^[9]

With the admission of Beaconsfield and Oakleigh District for 2022, there are now 48 clubs, including 12 in the Premier Division.

Clubs

Men's Premier Division (2024)

5km
3miles

Wantirna South

Upper Ferntree Gully

Park Orchards

Mooroolbark

Lilydale

Knox

East Ringwood

Doncaster East

Croydon

Bayswater

Vermont

South Croydon

Rowville

Norwood

North Ringwood

Noble Park

Montrose

Doncaster

Blackburn

Balwyn

  

Locations of the 2019 EFL clubs (top two divisions). Red pogs represent teams in the Premier Division, yellow pogs represent teams in Division One.

5km
3miles

Surrey Park

Silvan

Nunawading

Kilsyth

Forest Hill

Fairpark

East Burwood

Croydon North MLOC

Coldstream

Whitehorse

Waverley

Warrandyte

South Belgrave

Glen Waverley

Ferntree Gully

Donvale

Chirnside Park

The Basin

Templestowe

Scoresby

Ringwood

Mulgrave

Mitcham

Heathmont

Boronia

  

Locations of the 2019 EFL clubs (bottom three divisions). Red pogs represent teams in Division Two, orange pogs represent teams in Division Three, and yellow pogs represent teams in Division Four.

Club	Jumper	Nickname	Home Ground	Former League	Est.	Years in EFNL	EFNL Senior Premierships	Most recent
Balwyn		Tigers	Balwyn Park, Balwyn	SFL	1909	2007-	5	2016
Berwick		Wickers	Edwin Flack Reserve, Berwick	OEFNL	1903	2021-	0	-
Blackburn		Panthers	Morton Park, Blackburn	CFGFL	1890	1962-	3	2002
Doncaster East		Lions	Zerbes Reserve, Doncaster East	VAFA (as Beverley Hills)	1972	1982-	4	2019
East Ringwood		Roos	East Ringwood Reserve, East Ringwood	CFGFL	1929	1962-	5	2022
Noble Park		Bulls	Pat Wright Senior Oval, Noble Park	SFL	1918	2000-	5	2022
Norwood		Norsemen	Mullum Mullum Reserve, Ringwood	–	1960	1962-	5	2014
Rowville		Hawks	Seebeck Oval, Rowville	–	1964	1965-	6	2023
South Croydon		Bulldogs	Cheong Park, South Croydon	–	1969	1969-	8	2017
Vermont		Eagles	Vermont Recreation Reserve, Vermont	CFGFL	1919	1962-	21	2019

Men's Division 1 (2024)

Club	Jumper	Nickname	Home Ground	Former League	Est.	Years in EFNL	EFNL Senior Premierships	Most recent
Bayswater		Waters	Marie Wallace Bayswater Park, Bayswater	CFGFL	1895	1962-	7	2016
Beaconsfield		Eagles	Holm Park Reserve, Beaconsfield	OEFNL	1890	2022-	0	-
Doncaster		Sharks	Schramms Reserve, Doncaster	ESFL	1902	1962-	7	2015
Mitcham		Tigers	Walker Park, Mitcham	CFGFL	1888	1962-	8	2023
Montrose		Demons	Montrose Recreation Reserve, Montrose	CMFL	1924	1964-	3	2013
Mooroolbark		Mustangs	Mooroolbark Heights Reserve, Mooroolbark	–	1966	1966-	2	2009
North Ringwood		Saints	Quambee Reserve, Ringwood North	–	1962	1962-	5	2014
Park Orchards		Sharks	Domeney Reserve, Park Orchards	–	1969	2012	1	2017
South Belgrave		Saints	Belgrave South Recreation Reserve, Belgrave South	YVMDFL	1946	1969, 2008-	3	2022
Wantirna South		Devils	Walker Reserve, Wantirna South	MDFA	1952	1962	5	2014

Men's Division 2 (2024)

Club	Jumper	Nickname	Home Ground	Former League	Est.	Years in EFNL	EFNL Senior Premierships	Most recent
Boronia		Hawks	Tormore Reserve, Boronia	CFGFL	1927	1962-	6	2023
Croydon		Blues	Croydon Oval, Croydon	CFGFL	1906	1962-	2	1997
East Burwood		Rams	East Burwood Reserve, East Burwood	CFGFL	1910	1962-	12	2000
Heathmont		Jets	HE Parker Reserve, Heathmont	CFGFL	1956	1962-	4	2011
Lilydale		Falcons	Lilydale Recreation Reserve, Lilydale	YVFL	1872	1965-	6	2011
Mulgrave		Lions	Mulgrave Reserve, Wheelers Hill	CFGFL	1925	1962-	3	2010
Ringwood		Redbacks	Jubilee Park, Ringwood	CFGFL	1899	1962-	3	2005
Templestowe		Dockers	Templestowe Reserve, Templestowe	DVFL	1892	1991-	2	2010
The Basin		Bears	Batterham Reserve, The Basin	CFGFL	1947	1962-	4	2012
Waverley Blues		Blues	Mt Waverley Reserve, Mount Waverley	–	1998	1999-	4	2022

Men's Division 3 (2024)

Club	Jumper	Nickname	Home Ground	Former League	Est.	Years in EFNL	EFNL Senior Premierships	Most recent
Coldstream		Cougars	Halley Supple Reserve, Coldstream	CFGFL	1890	1962-	3	2001
Donvale		Magpies	Donvale Reserve,Donvale	ESCFA	1971	1992-2013, 2015-	6	2023
Fairpark		Lions	Fairpark Reserve, Ferntree Gully	YVMDFL	1969	1981-	2	2019
Ferntree Gully		Eagles	Wally Tew Reserve, Ferntree Gully	MDFA	1892	1965-	3	2016
Knox		Falcons	Knox Gardens Reserve, Wantirna South	ESCFA	1980	1989-	4	2017
Oakleigh District		Districts	Princes Highway Reserve,Oakleigh East	SFNL	1950	2022	0	-
Silvan		Cats	Silvan Recreation Ground, Silvan	YVMDFL	1921	1962-1965, 2011-	2	2022
Surrey Park		Panthers	Surrey Park Reserve, Box Hill	SFL	1994	2002	1	2023
Upper Ferntree Gully		Kings	Kings Park, Upper Ferntree Gully	MDFA	1948	1966-	5	2016
Warrandyte		Bloods	Warrandyte Reserve, Warrandyte	CFGFL	1906	1962-	6	2015

Men's Division 4 (2024)

Club	Jumper	Nickname	Home Ground	Former League	Est.	Years in EFNL	EFNL Senior Premierships	Most recent
Chirnside Park		Panthers	Kimberley Reserve, Chirnside Park	VAFA	1978	2000-	1	2009
Croydon North MLOC		Rams	Hughes Park, Croydon North	–	2018	2019-	0	-
Forest Hill		Zebras	Forest Hill Reserve, Forest Hill	–	1967	1970-	1	1984
Kilsyth		Cougars	Pinks Reserve, Kilsyth	VFA	1910	1962-1981, 1986-	3	1995
Nunawading		Lions	Koonung Reserve, Blackburn North	ESFL	1927	1962-	1	2002
Scoresby		Magpies	Scoresby Recreation Reserve, Scoresby	CFGFL	1925	1962-	6	2006
Whitehorse Pioneers		Pioneers	Springfield Park, Box Hill North	SFL	1954	1998-	2	2018

Women's Premier Division (2024)

Club	Jumper	Nickname	Home ground	Former League	Est.	Years in EFNL	EFNL Senior Premierships	Most recent
Boronia		Hawks	Tormore Reserve, Boronia	–	1927	1962-	1	2023
Eastern Devils		Devils	Mulgrave Reserve, Wheelers Hill	SEWF	1999	2021-	2	2023
Mount Evelyn		Rovers	Mount Evelyn Recreation Reserve, Mount Evelyn	–	1931	2022-	0	-
South Belgrave		Saints	Belgrave South Recreation Reserve, Belgrave South	–	1946	1969, 2008-	0	-
South Croydon		Bulldogs	Cheong Park, South Croydon	–	1969	1969-	2	2024
The Basin		Bears	Batterham Reserve, The Basin	–	1947	1962-	0	-
Vermont		Eagles	Vermont Recreation Reserve, Vermont	–	1919	1962-	2	2022
Whitehorse Pioneers		Pioneers	Springfield Park, Box Hill North	NFNL	1954	1998-	0	-

Women's Division 1 (2024)

Club	Jumper	Nickname	Home ground	Former League	Est.	Years in EFNL	EFNL Senior Premierships	Most recent
Beaconsfield		Eagles	Holm Park Reserve, Beaconsfield	SEWF	1890	2022-	0	-
Donvale		Magpies	Donvale Reserve,Donvale	–	1971	1992-2013, 2015-	1	2018
East Ringwood		Roos	East Ringwood Reserve, East Ringwood	–	1929	1962-	1	2023
Knox		Falcons	Knox Gardens Reserve, Wantirna South	SEWF	1980	1989-	1	2022
North Ringwood		Saints	Quambee Reserve, Ringwood North	–	1962	1962-	1	2019
Park Orchards		Sharks	Domeney Reserve, Park Orchards	–	1969	2012	1	2024

Women's Division 2 (2024)

Club	Jumper	Nickname	Home ground	Former League	Est.	Years in EFNL	EFNL Senior Premierships	Most recent
Berwick		Wickers	Edwin Flack Reserve, Berwick	VWFL	1903	2020-	0	-
Blackburn		Panthers	Morton Park, Blackburn	–	1890	1962-	0	-
Chirnside Park		Panthers	Kimberley Reserve, Chirnside Park	SEWF	1978	2000-	0	-
East Burwood		Rams	East Burwood Reserve, East Burwood	–	1910	1962-	1	2022
Kilsyth		Cougars	Pinks Reserve, Kilsyth	–	1910	1962-1981, 1986-	1	2023
Montrose		Demons	Montrose Recreation Reserve, Montrose	–	1924	1964-	0	-
Ringwood		Redbacks	Jubilee Park, Ringwood	–	1899	1962-	0	-
Surrey Park		Panthers	Surrey Park Reserve, Box Hill	–	1994	2002	1	2024
Waverley Blues		Blues	Mt Waverley Reserve, Mount Waverley	–	1998	1999-	0	-

Women's Division 3 (2024)

Club	Jumper	Nickname	Home ground	Former League	Est.	Years in EFNL	EFNL Senior Premierships	Most recent
Coldstream		Cougars	Halley Supple Reserve, Coldstream	–	1890	1962-	0	-
Croydon North MLOC		Rams	Hughes Park, Croydon North	–	2018	2019-	0	-
Eastern Devils Reserves		Devils	Mulgrave Reserve, Wheelers Hill	SEWF	1999	2021-	2	2023
Heathmont		Jets	HE Parker Reserve, Heathmont	–	1956	1962-	0	-
Mitcham		Tigers	Walker Park, Mitcham	–	1888	1962-	0	-
Mooroolbark		Mustangs	Mooroolbark Heights Reserve, Mooroolbark	–	1966	1966-	2	2024
North Ringwood Reserves		Saints	Quambee Reserve, Ringwood North	–	1969	1969-	1	2019
South Croydon Reserves		Bulldogs	Cheong Park, South Croydon	–	1969	1969-	2	2024

Women's Division 4 (2024)

Club	Jumper	Nickname	Home ground	Former League	Est.	Years in EFNL	EFNL Senior Premierships	Most recent
Bayswater		Waters	Marie Wallace Bayswater Park, Bayswater	VWFL	1895	1962-	1	2017
Boronia Reserves		Hawks	Tormore Reserve, Boronia	–	1927	1962-	0	-
Fairpark		Lions	Fairpark Reserve, Ferntree Gully	–	1969	1981-	0	-
Ferntree Gully		Eagles	Wally Tew Reserve, Ferntree Gully	–	1892	1965-	1	2024
Nunawading		Lions	Koonung Reserve, Blackburn North	–	1927	1962-	0	-
The Basin Reserves		Bears	Batterham Reserve, The Basin	–	1947	1962-	0	-
Upper Ferntree Gully		Kings	Kings Park, Upper Ferntree Gully	–	1948	1966-	0	-
Wantirna South		Devils	Walker Reserve, Wantirna South	–	1952	1962	0	-
Warrandyte		Bloods	Warrandyte Reserve, Warrandyte	–	1906	1962-	0	-

Junior Only Clubs

Club	Jumper	Nickname	Home Ground	Former league	Est.	Years in EFNL
Endeavour Hills		Eagles	Barry Simon Reserve, Endeavour Hills	SEJ	1978	2021-
Glen Waverley Rovers		Rovers	Brentwood Reserve, Glen Waverley	SECYCFA	1970
Lysterfield		Wolves	Lakesfield Reserve, Lysterfield	–	2008	2011-
Rowville Knights (St. Simons)		Knights	Liberty Reserve, Rowville	KJFA	1993	1999-

Premiers

Premiership Table

Club	Seniors					Reserves					Under 19s
Premier (Div 1 1962–2018)	Div 1 (Div 2 1962–2018)	Div 2 (Div 3 1962–2018)	Div 3 (2019)	Div 4 (1986)	Premier (Div 1 1962–2018)	Div 1 (Div 2 1962–2018)	Div 2 (Div 3 1962–2018)	Div 3 (2019)	Div 4 (1986)	Premier (Div 1 1980–2018)	Div 1 (Div 2 1980–2018)	Div 2 (Div 3 1980–2018)	Div 3 (Div 4 2003–2018)	Div 4 (2019)
Vermont	21	-	-	-	-	14	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	-
East Burwood	12	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	1	10	-	1	-	-
Mitcham	5	1	2	-	-	6	-	2	-	-	3	-	-	-	-
Noble Park	5	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-
Balwyn	5	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
East Ringwood	3	2	-	-	-	14	-	1	-	-	6	1	-	-	-
Ringwood	2	2	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	2	-	2	-	-
Bayswater	1	5	1	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Scoresby	1	5	-	-	1	2	1	-	-	1	4	-	-	-	-
South Croydon	1	4	3	-	-	-	2	1	-	-	1	-	2	-	-
Rowville	1	2	2	-	1	-	3	1	-	3	-	1	2	1	-
Donvale	1	2	1	1	1	-	2	-	2	-	-	1	-	2	-
East Hawthorn	1	1	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Norwood	1	-	3	-	1	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Doncaster	-	4	3	-	-	-	4	2	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Lilydale	-	4	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	2	-	-
North Ringwood	-	4	1	-	-	1	2	1	-	-	-	6	3	-	-
Boronia	-	3	2	-	-	-	2	8	-	-	-	5	1	-	-
Blackburn	-	3	-	-	-	6	3	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-
Wantirna South	-	2	2	-	1	-	2	1	-	2	-	1	1	-	-
Knox	-	2	1	-	1	2	1	4	-	-	1	4	1	-	-
Doncaster East	-	2	1	-	1	-	-	2	-	-	-	1	2	-	-
Mulgrave	-	2	1	-	-	-	8	1	-	-	-	5	-	-	-
Montrose	-	2	1	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-
Surrey Hills	-	2	-	-	1	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Croydon	-	2	-	-	-	1	3	-	-	-	1	4	-	-	-
Warrandyte	-	1	3	-	2	-	-	3	-	1	-	-	-	2	-
Kilsyth	-	1	1	-	1	1	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	1
Ferntree Gully	-	1	1	-	1	-	4	-	-	1	-	-	-	3	-
Clayton	-	1	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Upper Ferntree Gully	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	1	1	-
Olinda	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mount Evelyn	-	-	3	-	2	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
Coldstream	-	-	3	-	1	-	-	2	-	1	-	-	-	1	-
The Basin	-	-	3	-	1	-	-	1	-	2	-	-	3	1	-
Mooroolbark	-	-	2	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	1	4	-	-
Waverley Blues	-	-	1	1	2	-	4	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Templestowe	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Forest Hill	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	2	-	6	-	-	2	1	1
Park Orchards	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	1	-	1	-	2	3	2	-
South Belgrave	-	-	1	1	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	-
Bennettswood	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
Yarra Glen	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Surrey Park	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-
Fairpark	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Heathmont	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	1	-	5	-	1	1	-	-
Whitehorse Pioneers	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-
Silvan	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
South Waverley Sandown	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nunawading	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	2	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
Bennettswood Blackburn South	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Chirnside Park	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	-
Waverley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-
Kilsyth South Croydon	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Whitehorse South Croydon	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-

Premiership Timeline

Division Promotion and Relegation Timeline

Additional Information

• 1965 - Divisional promotion and relegation began between Division 1 and 2. Clubs such as Scoresby (Division 2 Premiers in 1962, 63, 64, 65) were not promoted despite winning the Division 2 premiership several times and clubs such as Heathmont were not relegated despite having finished last in 1962 and 1964.
• 1971 - Divisional promotion and relegation began between Division 2 and 3. Olinda (Division 3 Premiers in 1965, 66, 67) and Mount Evelyn (Division 3 Premiers in 1969, 70) won several premierships in a row without promotion and clubs such as Mulgrave (Division 2 Last Place 1968, 69) and Upper Ferntree Gully (Division 2 Last Place 1970, 71) were not relegated despite finishing last for two years in a row.
• 1986 - Division 4 was added to the league. The last seven teams of the 1985 Division 3 season were relegated to Division 4 for 1986 (Mount Evelyn, Lilydale, Nunawading, South Wantirna, South Waverley Sandown, Blackburn South and Kilsyth), joining Wonga Park who was admitted as a new club.
• 2019 - With Division 1 becoming Premier Division, Division 2 becoming Division 1 and Division 3 becoming Division 2, the newly created Division 3 comprised the bottom six teams of Division 3 of 2018 (Waverley Blues, Donvale, Ferntree Gully, South Belgrave, Warrandyte and Chirnside Park), as well as the two Grand Finalists of Division 4 of 2018 (Whitehorse Pioneers and Glen Waverley Hawks).

Eastern Football League Premiers (1962–present)

Five Division Competition (2019–)

Year	Premier	Division 1	Division 2	Division 3	Division 4
2024				Surrey Park	Scoresby
2023	Rowville	Mitcham	Boronia	Donvale	Surrey Park
2022	Noble Park	East Ringwood	South Belgrave	Waverley Blues	Silvan
2021	Competition suspended mid-season	Competition suspended mid-season	Competition suspended mid-season	Competition suspended mid-season	Competition suspended mid-season
2020	No competition	No competition	No competition	No competition	No competition
2019	Vermont	Doncaster East	Mitcham	South Belgrave	Fairpark
Year	Premier	Division 1	Division 2	Division 3	Division 4

Four Division Competition (1986–2018)

Year	Division 1	Division 2	Division 3	Division 4
2018	Vermont	Doncaster East	Boronia	Whitehorse
2017	South Croydon	Knox	Park Orchards	Donvale
2016	Balwyn	Bayswater	Upper Ferntree Gully	Ferntree Gully
2015	Balwyn	Doncaster	Mitcham	Warrandyte
2014	Norwood	North Ringwood	Wantirna South	Silvan
2013	Balwyn	Montrose	Doncaster	South Belgrave
2012	Balwyn	Rowville	North Ringwood	The Basin
2011	Noble Park	Lilydale	Doncaster	Heathmont
2010	Noble Park	Mulgrave	Upper FTG	Templestowe
2009	Vermont	South Croydon	Mooroolbark	Chirnside Park
2008	Balwyn	Wantirna South	Waverley Blues	Heathmont
2007	Vermont	Knox	Doncaster East	Whitehorse
2006	Vermont	Scoresby	South Croydon	Warrandyte
2005	Vermont	Ringwood	Bayswater	Waverley Blues
2004	Noble Park	Wantirna South	Rowville	Heathmont
2003	Noble Park	Lilydale	Norwood	Rowville
2002	East Ringwood	Blackburn	Wantirna South	Nunawading
2001	Vermont	Donvale	South Croydon	Coldstream
2000	East Burwood	Boronia	Knox	Waverley Blues
1999	East Burwood	North Ringwood	Warrandyte	Norwood
1998	Vermont	Lilydale	Upper FTG	Mount Evelyn
1997	Vermont	Croydon	Templestowe	South Waverley Sandown
1996	Donvale	Lilydale	Doncaster	South Wantirna
1995	Vermont	Bayswater	Kilsyth	Fairpark
1994	Vermont	Donvale	The Basin	Heathmont
1993	Vermont	Clayton	Warrandyte	Doncaster East
1992	East Burwood	Montrose	Donvale	Surrey Hills
1991	Vermont	South Croydon	Lilydale	Knox
1990	Vermont	Doncaster	Coldstream	Kilsyth
1989	Vermont	North Ringwood	Norwood	Bennettswood BBS
1988	Vermont	South Croydon	Mooroolbark	Lilydale
1987	East Burwood	Surrey Hills	Ferntree Gully	South Waverley Sandown
1986	Vermont	Boronia	Coldstream	Mount Evelyn
Year	Division 1	Division 2	Division 3	Division 4

Three Division competition (1962–1985)

Year	Division 1	Division 2	Division 3
1985	East Burwood	Bayswater	The Basin
1984	East Ringwood	Doncaster	Forest Hill
1983	Vermont	South Croydon	Warrandyte
1982	Vermont	Bayswater	Norwood
1981	Mitcham	Rowville	Montrose
1980	Mitcham	Blackburn	Rowville
1979	Mitcham	Mulgrave	Upper FTG
1978	Ringwood	North Ringwood	Olinda
1977	Scoresby	Blackburn	Boronia
1976	East Burwood	Ringwood	Bennettswood
1975	Mitcham	Kilsyth	Coldstream
1974	Bayswater	East Ringwood	Upper FTG
1973	East Burwood	Bayswater	South Croydon
1972	East Hawthorn	Doncaster	Mount Evelyn
1971	Vermont	Croydon	Mulgrave
1970	Mitcham	East Hawthorn	Mount Evelyn
1969	Vermont	Boronia	Mount Evelyn
1968	East Burwood	Ferntree Gully	Yarra Glen
1967	East Burwood	Surrey Hills	Olinda
1966	East Ringwood	Warrandyte	Olinda
1965	East Burwood	Scoresby	Olinda
1964	East Burwood	Scoresby	No competition
1963	East Burwood	Scoresby	No competition
1962	Ringwood	Scoresby	The Basin
Year	Division 1	Division 2	Division 3

Former clubs

Club	Jumper	Nickname	Home Ground	Former League	Est.	Years in EFNL	EFNL Senior Premierships	Fate
Balwyn Combined		Demons	Macleay Park, Balwyn North	VAFA		1996	0	Folded
Bennettswood		Swans	Bennettswood Reserve, Burwood	ESFL		1968-1986	1	Merged with Blackburn South Football Club
Bennettswood-Blackburn South		Swans		–	1987	1987-1990	1	Folded
Blackburn South				–	1966	1984-1986	0	Merged with Bennettswood Football Club
Clayton		Clays	Meade Reserve, Clayton	SESFL	1908	1985-1998	1	Transferred to Southern Football Netball League
Canterbury		Cobras	Canterbury Sports Ground, Surrey Hills	SFNL	1881	2009-2013	0	Transferred to Victorian Amateur Football Association
East Hawthorn		Hawks	St. James Park, Hawthorn	NMFL	1931	1970-1972	2	Transferred to Northern Metropolitan Football League
Glen Waverley Hawks		Hawks	Central Reserve, Glen Waverley	–	1973	2005-2022	0	In recess
Mount Evelyn		Rovers	Gary Martin Oval, Mount Evelyn	CFGFL	1931	1962-2001	5	Transferred to Yarra Ranges Football & Netball League, women's team still competes in EFNL
Noble Park Bears		Bears	Parkfield Reserve, Noble Park	ESCFL		1989-1996	0	Folded
Olinda		Bloods	Olinda Recreation Reserve, Olinda	MDFA	1908	1965-1985	4	Transferred to Yarra Ranges Football & Netball League and now known as Olinda-Ferny Creek
Southern Cobras		Cobras	Edinburgh Reserve, Springvale	SESFL	1962	1977–83 as Sandown, 1984-1997 as South Waverley Sandown, 1998-05 as Southern Cobras	2	Transferred to Southern Football Netball League and now known as Sandown Cobras. Folded after 2023 season
Surrey Hills			Surrey Park, Box Hill	CFGFL	1887	1962-1993	3	Merged with East Camberwell to form Surrey Park Football Club
SBL Wolves		Wolves	Belgrave South Recreation Reserve, Belgrave South	–	2017	2017-2023	0	De-merged into Lysterfield and South Belgrave Junior Football Clubs
Wandin		Bulldogs	Wandin North Reserve, Wandin North	CFGFL	1909	1962-1971	0	Transferred to Yarra Ranges Football & Netball League
Waverley		Panthers	Columbia Park Reserve, Wheelers Hill	VAFA	1908	1991-1998	0	Merged with Mount Waverley Burwood to form the Waverley Blues Football Club
Wonga Park		Kangaroos	Brushy Creek Park, Croydon North	ESCFL		1986 as Wonga Park 1987-90 as North Croydon	0	Transferred to Yarra Ranges Football & Netball League
Yarra Glen		River Pigs	Yarra Glen Recreation Reserve, Yarra Glen	CFGFL	1888	1962-1984	1	Transferred to Yarra Ranges Football & Netball League

References

1. "1903 - 'REPORTER' DISTRICT FOOTBALL COMPETITION". The Reporter (Box Hill, Vic). 1 May 1903. p. 3. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
2. "1922 - Ringwood FA". Healesville and Yarra Glen Guardian (Vic. 25 March 1922. p. 3. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
3. "1945 - Croydon Mail Football League". Fern Tree Gully News (Upper Ferntree Gully, Vic). 27 April 1945. p. 7. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
4. "1948 - Croydon & DFL Ladder". The Lilydale Express (Vic). 14 May 1948. p. 5. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
5. "1950 - Croydon League" Decision Monday Night". Mountain District Free Press (Tecoma, Vic). 9 February 1950. p. 9. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
6. Full Points Footy, Eastern Football League, archived from the original on 1 January 2009, retrieved 21 October 2008
7. "INSIDE THE EFL | COMPETITION RESTRUCTURE | Eastern FNL". 12 July 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
8. "EFNL ANNOUNCES REBRAND | Eastern FNL". 15 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
9. "Victoria's Eastern Football League and Northern Football League cancel 2020 season". news.com.au. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2023.

External links

• Official Eastern Football League Site
• Eastern Football League Umpire Association Site
• Eastern Football League Fan Web Site