Elsternwick Amateur Football Club

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Elsternwick Football Club
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Full nameElsternwick Amateur Football Club
Former name(s)Elsternwick Football Club (1906−1912)
Nickname(s)Wickers
2024 season
After finals VAFA : 1st
VAFAW : N/A
Home-and-away seasonVAFA: 2nd
VAFAW: 10th [1]
Leading goalkickerVAFA: Spencer Hankin (65) [2]
VAFAW: Nicola Berto (5) [3]
Best and fairestVAFA: TBC
VAFAW: TBC
Club details
Founded1906;118 years ago (1906)
Colours  Black   Red
Competition VAFA : Division 1
VAFAW : Division 4
CoachVAFA: Peter Higginbotham
VAFAW: Emily Avery
PremiershipsVAFA (8)
Ground(s) Holmes-Todd Oval [4]
Uniforms
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Official website elsternwickafc.online

The Elsternwick Amateur Football Club, nicknamed the Wickers, is an Australian rules football club based in the Melbourne suburb of Elsternwick. [5] It is the oldest district club in the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) and has played in all seven senior divisions since joining the competition in 1914. [6] [7]

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In 2025, the club's men's team will compete in Division 1 of the VAFA, while its women's team is in Division 4 of the VAFA Women's (VAFAW).

History

The Elsternwick Football Club was formed in 1906 and first competed in the Commonwealth Football Association (CFA). [8] It was a founding member of the Federal Football Association (FFA) in 1909, finishing fifth on the ladder in the competition's inaugural season. [8] [9] The club moved to the Melbourne District Football Association (MDFA) in 1911 and changed its name to the "Elsternwick Amateur Football Club" in 1912, before returning to the FFA in 1913. [8] [10]

In 1914, the club moved to the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association (MAFA, later VAFA). [7] It won its first premiership in 1920 (the first MAFA season to be held following World War I), which was followed by a second senior premiership in 1925. [11] The club had a substantial supporter base and player availability at this time, meaning it was able to field a second team (sometimes referred to as Elsternwick B) in the MAFA's newly-formed B Section between 1923 and 1926. [10] The club also received an offer from Victorian Football League (VFL) club St Kilda to have a delegate's position on its own committee − with the possibility of entering into a reserves affiliation − but Elsternwick on the basis that it did not want to be consumed by a senior VFL club. [10]

Elsternwick won a third senior premiership in B Section in 1939, but when the competition resumed in 1946 after World War II, the club began to struggle. [10] This was attributed to European migrants settling in Melbourne after the war, many of whom preferred soccer, which made it hard for Elsternwick to continue recruiting local players. [10]

In July 1980, the VAFA discovered that Elsternwick had fielded a player under an assumed identity, which resulted in the club's secretary being suspended for five years and the coach having his permit revoked. [10] [12]

Elsternwick planned to enter its first women's team in 2020, but the season was cancelled because of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. [13] The club was able to enter the VAFA Women's (VAFAW) in Division 4 for the curtailed 2021 season. [14]

Honours

Premierships

CompetitionDivisionLevelWinsYears won
Victorian Amateur Football Association Premier Seniors2 1920, 1925
Premier B Seniors1 1939
Division 1 Seniors1 1951
Division 2 Seniors1 2024
Division 3 Seniors2 1991, 2023
Division 4 Seniors1 2005

Minor premierships

CompetitionDivisionLevelWinsYears won
Victorian Amateur Football Association Premier Seniors 1920
Division 3 Seniors 2023

Seasons

PremiersGrand FinalistMinor premiersFinals appearanceWooden spoonDivision leading goalkickerDivision best and fairest

Men's

Seniors

YearLeagueDivisionFinishWLDCoachCaptainBest and fairestLeading goalkickerRef
1906
1907 CFA 5th
1908
1909 FFA 5th
1910 FFA 5th
1911 MDFA
1912 MDFA
1913 FFA
1914 MAFA 6th881
1915 MAFA 10th2120
1916 MAFA (No season due to World War I)
1917 MAFA (No season due to World War I)
1918 MAFA (No season due to World War I)
1919 MAFA (No season due to World War I)
1920 MAFA 1st1210
1921 MAFA 5th
1922 MAFA B Section 3rd
1923 MAFA A Section 6th
1924 MAFA A Section 4th950Gallagher63 [15]
1925 MAFA A Section 2ndFeatherstone44 [16]
1926 MAFA A Section 3rd1440 [17]
1927 MAFA A Section 3rd
1928 MAFA A Section 3rd1170 [18]

Reserves

YearLeagueDivisionFinishWLDCoachCaptainBest and fairestLeading goalkickerRef
1923 MAFA B Section 3rd
1924 MAFA B Section 7th5110Horman28 [19]
1925 MAFA B Section 3rd1051Pert68 [20]
1926 MAFA B Section 7th [17]

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