Mornington Peninsula Football Netball League

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Mornington Peninsula Football
Netball League
Mpnfl logo.jpg
FormerlyMornington Peninsula Nepean Football League
Sport Australian rules football
Founded1987;38 years ago (1987)
No. of teams22
CountryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
ConfederationAFL South East
Most recent
champion(s)
Mt Eliza Football Club colours.jpg Mt Eliza (5); Edithvale-Aspendale Football Club colours.jpg Edithvale-Aspendale (10)
(2024)
Most titles Hastings Football Club colours.jpg Hastings (22)
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toMPFNL Division 1
Relegation toMPFNL Division 2
Related
competitions
Mornington Peninsula FL, Nepean FL, South West Gippsland FL, SEWF, South East FNL
Official website MPFNL site

The Mornington Peninsula Football Netball League (MPFNL), formerly known as the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League (MPNFL), is an Australian rules football competition, governed by the AFL South East. The MPFNL contains teams near the southeastern region of Melbourne, Victoria.

Contents

At the end of the 2017 season, the competition was restructured from a geographical to a divisional structure, with promotion/relegation. It contains two divisions with 22 teams in all, 10 in Division 1 and 12 in Division 2.

History

The league was formed in 1987 upon the merger of the Mornington Peninsula FL and the Nepean FL. Football on the Peninsula region goes back to 1897, and in 2008 celebrated its centenary.

The first official league, the Peninsula FA, was formed in 1908. This competition played until 1933, and then it merged with the Peninsula District FA (formed in 1920) to form the Mornington Peninsula FL for the 1934 season. Clubs from the small Peninsula Junior FL also joined.

In late 1958 the league's committee allowed Chelsea to transfer in from the Federal FL, couple with the fact the league was in the growth corridor of suburban Melbourne the league decided on a new approach to the competition. It would form a major and minor league competitions. A new Nepean League would be for clubs that only had one open age side. The Mornington Peninsula league would have both seniors and reserves competitions.

The 1958 league ran A, B, & C grade competitions with 28 teams from 18 clubs. Some clubs were directed into the Nepean FL in 1959, and after a few years of promotion and relegation the two leagues merged in 1987.

The competition absorbed the South West Gippsland FL in 1995.

Division One 1987-94; Premier League 1995-2004; Peninsula League 2005–present
Division Two 1987-94; Southern Division 1995-98; Nepean Division 1999-2004; Nepean League 2005–present
Northern Division 1995-98; Peninsula Division 1999-2004; Casey-Cardinia League 2005–2014

At the end of 2014 the Casey-Cardinia division broke away to form their own competition.

At the end of 2017, it was announced that the divisions would be reworked into a two tier relegation-promotion system, with 10 teams in Division 1, and 12 in Division 2, with the premiers of Division 2 replacing the bottom placed team of Division 1.

Current clubs

Locations

Mornington Peninsula Football Netball League
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7km
4.3miles
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Tyabb
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Somerville
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Seaford
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Rye
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Pearcedale
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Karingal
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Hastings
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Frankston Bombers
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Devon Meadows
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Crib Point
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Chelsea
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Bonbeach
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Sorrento
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Rosebud
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Red Hill
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Pines
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Mount Eliza
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Mornington
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Langwarrin
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Frankston YCW
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Edithvale-Aspendale
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Dromana
Locations of the 2025 (men's) MPFNL clubs. Red indicates clubs in Division 1, yellow clubs in Division 2.

Men's Division One

ClubColoursNicknameHome GroundFormer LeagueFoundedYears in MPFNLSenior Premierships
TotalMost Recent
Dromana
Dromana Football Club colours.jpg
TigersDromana Recreation Reserve, Dromana NFL18961987-72023
Edithvale-Aspendale
Edithvale-Aspendale Football Club colours.jpg
EaglesRegents Park, Aspendale MPFL19211987-102024
Frankston YCW
Frankston YCW Football Club colours.jpg
StonecatsJubilee Park, Frankston NFL19671987-162022
Langwarrin
Langwarrin Football Club colours.jpg
KangaroosLloyd Park, Langwarrin NFL19201987-62022
Mornington
Western Bulldogs AFLW icon.png
BulldogsAlexandra Park, Mornington MPFL18881987-122023
Mount Eliza
Mt Eliza Football Club colours.jpg
RedlegsEmil Madsen Reserve, Mount Eliza MPFL19641987-52024
Pines
Pines Football Club colours.jpg
PythonsEric Bell Reserve, Frankston North MPFL19641987-52018
Red Hill
Red Hill Football Club colours.jpg
HillmenRed Hill Recreation Reserve, Red Hill NFL1929 [1] 1987-22019
Rosebud
Rosebud Football Club colours.jpg
BudsOlympic Park, Rosebud NFL1929 [2] 1987-62015
Sorrento
Bridgewater Football Club colours.jpg
SharksDavid Macfarlane Reserve, Sorrento MPFL19081987-152017

Men's Division Two

ClubColoursNicknameHome GroundFormer LeagueFoundedYears in MPFNLSenior Premierships
TotalMost Recent
Bonbeach
Bonbeach Football Club colours.jpg
SharksBonbeach Sports Reserve, Bonbeach NFL19611987-31984
Chelsea
AFL Geelong Icon.jpg
SeagullsChelsea Recreation Reserve, Chelsea MPFL19191987-132006
Crib Point
Crib Point Football Club Colours.svg
MagpiesCrib Point Recreation Reserve, Crib Point NFL19311987-92001
Devon Meadows
Devon Meadows Football Club colours.jpg
PanthersGlover Reserve, Devon Meadows SWGFL19771995-0
Frankston Bombers
Eltham Football Club.jpg
BombersBaxter Park, Frankston South MPFL18851987-172009
Hastings
Hastings Football Club colours.jpg
BluesHastings Park, Hastings MPFL18891987-212016
Karingal
Ballarat Football Club colours.jpg
BullsBallam Park, Frankston NFL19631987-21999
Pearcedale
AFL Geelong Icon.jpg
PanthersPearcedale Recreation Reserve, Pearcedale NFL18981987-102003
Rye
Albert Park football club colors.jpg
DemonsRJ Rowley Reserve, Rye MPFL19451987-82006
Seaford
RichmondDesign.svg
TigersRF Miles Recreation Reserve, Seaford MPFL19211987-132009
Somerville
Somerville Football Club colours.jpg
EaglesSomerville Recreation Reserve, Somerville NFL1892 [3] 1987-41986
Tyabb
Tyabb Football Club colours.jpg
YabbiesBunguyan Reserve, Tyabb NFL18991987-52000

Women's Division One

ClubColoursNicknameHome GroundFormer LeagueFoundedYears in MPFNLSEWF/MPFNL Senior Premierships
TotalMost Recent
Bonbeach
Bonbeach Football Club colours.jpg
SharksBonbeach Reserve, Bonbeach SEWF 19612024-12024
Frankston
VFL Frankston Icon.png
DolphinsKinetic Stadium, Frankston SEWF 18872024-12024
Karingal
Ballarat Football Club colours.jpg
BullsBallam Park, Frankston SEWF 19632024-12019
Mornington
Western Bulldogs AFLW icon.png
BulldogsAlexandra Oval, Mornington SEWF 18882024-12023
Pearcedale
AFL Geelong Icon.jpg
PanthersPearcedale Recreation Reserve, Pearcedale SEWF 18982024-12023
Warragul Industrials
Warragul Industrials Football Club colours.jpg
DustiesWestern Park, Warragul SEWF 19482024-22024

Women's Division Two

ClubColoursNicknameHome GroundFormer LeagueFoundedYears in MPFNLSEWF/MPFNL Senior Premierships
TotalMost Recent
Bass Coast
Bass Coast Breakers Football Club colours.jpg
BreakersDalyston Recreation Reserve, Dalyston SEWF 20172024-12018
Edithvale-Aspendale
Edithvale-Aspendale Football Club colours.jpg
EaglesRegents Park, Aspendale SEWF 19212024-0-
Frankston
VFL Frankston Icon.png
DolphinsKinetic Stadium, Frankston SEWF 18872024-12024
Karingal
Ballarat Football Club colours.jpg
BullsBallam Park, Frankston SEWF 19632024-12019
Mornington
Western Bulldogs AFLW icon.png
BulldogsAlexandra Oval, Mornington SEWF 18882024-12023
Red Hill
Red Hill Football Club colours (Women's team).svg
HillmenRed Hill Recreation Reserve, Red Hill SEWF 1929 [1] 2024-0-
Red Hill/Balnarring
Orbost-Snowy Rovers Football Club colours.jpg
ThunderBalnarring Reserve, Balnarring 20242024-12022
Tyabb
Tyabb Football Club colours.jpg
YabbiesBunguyan Reserve, Tyabb SEWF 18992024-12019

Women's Division Three

ClubColoursNicknameHome GroundFormer LeagueFoundedYears in MPFNLSEWF/MPFNL Senior Premierships
TotalMost Recent
Bonbeach
Bonbeach Football Club colours.jpg
SharksBonbeach Reserve, Bonbeach SEWF 19612024-12024
Chelsea
AFL Geelong Icon.jpg
SeagullsChelsea Recreation Reserve, Chelsea 19192025-0-
Crib Point
Crib Point Football Club Colours.svg
MagpiesCrib Point Recreation Reserve, Crib Point 19312025-0-
Langwarrin
Langwarrin Football Club colours.jpg
KangaroosLloyd Park, Langwarrin 19202025-0-
Pearcedale
AFL Geelong Icon.jpg
PanthersPearcedale Recreation Reserve, Pearcedale SEWF 18982024-12023
Pines
Pines Football Club colours.jpg
PythonsEric Bell Reserve, Frankston North SEWF 19642024-0-
Rye
Albert Park football club colors.jpg
DemonsRJ Rowley Reserve, Rye SEWF 19452024-0-
Warragul Industrials
Warragul Industrials Football Club colours.jpg
DustiesWestern Oval, Warragul SEWF 19482024-12022

Women's teams in recess

ClubColoursNicknameHome GroundFormer LeagueFoundedYears in MPFNLSEWF/MPFNL Senior Premierships
TotalMost Recent
Seaford
RichmondDesign.svg
TigersRF Miles Recreation Reserve, Seaford SEWF 19212024-12022
Sorrento
Bridgewater Football Club colours.jpg
SharksDavid Macfarlane Reserve, Sorrento SEWF 19082024-0-

Former Teams

ClubColoursNicknameHome GroundFormer LeagueFoundedYears in MPFNLSenior PremiershipsFate
TotalMost Recent
Beaconsfield
AFL West Coast Eagles Icon 2000-2015.jpg
EaglesHolm Park, Beaconsfield WGFL18902002-201432014Formed South East FNL following 2014 season
Berwick
Berwick Football Club colours.svg
WickersEdwin Flack Oval, Berwick SWGFL19031995-20140-Formed South East FNL following 2014 season
Carrum
Carrum Football Club colours.jpg
LionsRoy Dore Reserve, Carrum MPFL19091987-199511994Folded after 1995 season, reformed as Carrum-Patterson Lakes in Southern FNL in 2013
Carrum Downs
West Torrens Football Club colours (1955-1970).svg
FalconsCarrum Downs Recreation Reserve, Carrum Downs SFNL 2000-20050-Folded after 2005 season
Cranbourne
Cranbourne Football Club colours.jpg
EaglesLivingston Recreation Reserve, Cranbourne East SWGFL18891995-201422011Formed South East FNL following 2014 season
Dingley
Dingley Football Club colours.jpg
DingoesSouter Oval, Dingley Village SWGFL19581995-20060-Moved to Southern FNL following 2006 season
Doveton
Doveton Football Club colours.jpg
DovesRobinson Reserve, Doveton SWGFL19591995-201412005Formed South East FNL following 2014 season
Hampton Park
Hampton Park Football Club colours.jpg
RedbacksRobert Booth Reserve, Hampton Park SWGFL19591995-201421998Formed South East FNL following 2014 season
Keysborough
Keysborough Football Club colours.jpg
BurrasRowley Allan Reserve, Keysborough SWGFL19461995-20140-Moved to Southern FNL following 2006 season
Narre Warren
Montmorency Football Club.jpg
MagpiesKalora Park, Narre Warren North SWGFL19531995-201462013Formed South East FNL following 2014 season
Officer
AFL North Melbourne Icon.jpg
KangaroosOfficer Recreation Reserve, Officer WGFL19772005-20140-Formed South East FNL following 2014 season
Pakenham
Pakenham Football Club colours.jpg
LionsToomuc Reserve, Pakenham WGFL18922002-201422009Formed South East FNL following 2014 season
Tooradin-Dalmore
Tooradin Dalmore Football Club colours.svg
SeagullsTooradin Recreation Reserve, Tooradin GL 19222005-20140-Formed South East FNL following 2014 season


Recent Premierships

Peninsula Division/Division 1

SeasonPremiersScoreRunner-upScore
1987Chelsea26.13 (169)Pines13.12 (90)
1988Pines14.10 (94)Edithvale-Aspendale12.13 (85)
1989Edithvale-Aspendale20.13 (133)Chelsea11.7 (73)
1990Chelsea26.13 (169)Edithvale-Aspendale16.10 (106)
1991Frankston YCW14.10 (94)Pines10.11 (71)
1992Frankston YCW24.8 (152)Chelsea11.7 (73)
1993Frankston YCW13.7 (85)Chelsea7.7 (49)
1994Pines18.10 (118)Frankston YCW12.14 (86)
1995Hastings17.13 (115)Pines13.10 (88)
1996Mornington14.8 (92)Pines11.11 (77)
1997Frankston YCW10.10 (70)Mornington9.13 (67)
1998Mornington21.17 (143)Edithvale-Aspendale15.11 (101)
1999Edithvale-Aspendale19.11 (125)Mornington18.7 (115)
2000Edithvale-Aspendale24.20 (164)Mornington9.11 (65)
2001Mornington33.14 (212)Hastings12.11 (83)
2002Edithvale-Aspendale21.14 (140)Pines17.6 (108)
2003Frankston YCW17.14 (116)Mornington9.7 (61)
2004Mornington14.12 (96)Chelsea8.10 (58)
2005Mount Eliza27.17 (179)Frankston YCW7.5 (47)
2006Chelsea10.18 (78)Mount Eliza8.8 (56)
2007Seaford15.11 (101)Frankston YCW6.15 (51)
2008Seaford17.17 (119)Edithvale-Aspendale12.17 (89)
2009Seaford21.18 (144)Edithvale-Aspendale12.15 (87)
2010Frankston YCW16.11 (107)Seaford9.9 (63)
2011Frankston YCW19.14 (128)Karingal9.5 (59)
2012Frankston YCW12.6 (78)Mt Eliza9.14 (68)
2013Edithvale-Aspendale13.15 (93)Bonbeach12.14 (86)
2014Frankston YCW8.15 (63)Mornington8.9 (57)
2015Frankston YCW18.15 (123)Mornington5.6 (36)
2016Frankston YCW10.9 (69)Mt Eliza7.5 (47)
2017Frankston YCW21.11 (137)Bonbeach5.5 (35)
2018Pines14.12 (96)Sorrento14.11 (95)
2019Dromana8.4 (52)Sorrento6.9 (45)
2022Frankston YCW10.11 (71)Bonbeach6.9 (45)
2023Dromana14.13 (97)Frankston YCW6.7 (43)
2024Mt Eliza12.3 (75)Dromana7.10 (52)

Summary Of Division One/Premier League/Peninsula League Premierships since 1987:

Nepean Division/Division 2

SeasonPremiersScoreRunner-upScore
1987Edithvale-Aspendale16.11 (113)Rosebud13.11 (89)
1988Rosebud14.9 (93)Frankston YCW11.15 (81)
1989Frankston YCW24.8 (152)Karingal14.7 (91)
1990Red Hill16.7 (103)Karingal9.9 (63)
1991Frankston Bombers7.10 (52)Rosebud5.5 (35)
1992Hastings14.12 (96)Rosebud9.9 (63)
1993Langwarrin14.13 (97)Carrum15.6 (96)
1994Carrum15.8 (98)Rosebud13.8 (86)
1995Pearcedale18.13 (121)Rosebud13.9 (87)
1996Pearcedale22.15 (147)Mount Eliza16.6 (102)
1997Rosebud24.20 (164)Devon Meadows12.9 (81)
1998Mount Eliza18.14 (122)Pearcedale15.7 (97)
1999Berwick15.9 (99)Crib Point13.10 (88)
2000Tyabb20.9 (129)Keysborough10.15 (75)
2001Crib Point23.10 (148)Pearcedale10.11 (71)
2002Langwarrin17.11 (113)Pearcedale15.9 (39)
2003Pearcedale18.9 (117)Bonbeach7.4 (46)
2004Sorrento6.10 (46)Bonbeach6.9 (45)
2005Langwarrin13.9 (87)Frankston Bombers11.14 (80)
2006Rye16.9 (105)Langwarrin16.6 (102)
2007Rosebud18.10 (118)Frankston Bombers11.13 (79)
2008Sorrento13.8 (86)Dromana9.8 (62)
2009Frankston Bombers13.18 (96)Sorrento8.11 (59)
2010Sorrento17.16 (118)Somerville11.7 (73)
2011Sorrento13.8 (86)Hastings13.7 (85)
2012Sorrento10.13 (73)Dromana10.11 (71)
2013Dromana20.8 (128)Sorrento7.7 (49)
2014Sorrento15.10 (100)Crib Point5.12 (42)
2015Rosebud13.14 (92)Somerville10.12 (72)
2016Hastings11.15 (81)Frankston Bombers6.18 (54)
2017Sorrento13.5 (83)Frankston Bombers10.9 (69)
2018Dromana10.7 (67)Red Hill9.5 (59)
2019Red Hill9.11 (65)Karingal4.3 (27)
2022Langwarrin10.9 (69)Karingal2.6 (18)
2023Mornington9.7 (61)Somerville7.10 (52)
2024Edithvale-Aspendale11.16 (82)Chelsea11.11 (77)


Summary Of Division Two/Southern Division/Nepean Division/Nepean League Premierships since 1987:

Casey-Cardinia Division

SeasonPremiersScoreRunner-upScore
1995Cranbourne13.7 (85)Karingal11.11 (77)
1996Karingal17.9 (121)Doveton12.12 (84)
1997Hampton Park16.12 (108)Doveton14.10 (94)
1998Hampton Park17.13 (115)Seaford11.8 (74)
1999Karingal19.6 (120)Doveton15.13 (103)
2000Chelsea14.14 (98)Seaford12.11 (83)
2001Mount Eliza17.12 (114)Frankston Bombers11.2 (68)
2002Pakenham22.14 (146)Narre Warren9.8 (62)
2003Beaconsfield12.14 (86)Pakenham5.9 (39)
2004Beaconsfield13.13 (91)Seaford10.6 (66)
2005Doveton6.8 (44)Narre Warren5.7 (37)
2006Narre Warren16.17 (113)Doveton10.8 (68)
2007Narre Warren15.12 (102)Pakenham13.7 (85)
2008Narre Warren27.21 (183)Keysborough7.10 (52)
2009Pakenham15.14 (104)Doveton6.10 (46)
2010Narre Warren13.24 (102)Beaconsfield11.11 (77)
2011Cranbourne15.6 (96)Narre Warren10.15 (75)
2012Narre Warren22.13 (145)Cranbourne19.19 (123)
2013Narre Warren14.16 (100)Cranbourne15.9 (99)
2014Beaconsfield14.8 (92)Cranbourne5.8 (38)

Summary Of Northern Division/Peninsula Division/Casey-Cardinia League Premierships since 1995:

Women's Division 1

SeasonPremiersScoreRunner-upScore
2024Warragul Industrials7.3 (45)Mornington5.5 (35)

Summary Of Women's Division 1 Premierships since 2024:

Women's Division 2

SeasonPremiersScoreRunner-upScore
2024Bonbeach3.6 (24)Edithvale-Aspendale1.4 (10)

Summary Of Women's Division 2 Premierships since 2024:

Women's Division 3

SeasonPremiersScoreRunner-upScore
2024Frankston2.4 (16)Seaford1.4 (10)

Summary Of Women's Division 3 Premierships since 2024:

References

  1. 1 2 Frankston and Somerville Standard page 5 April 19, 1929
  2. Frankston and Somerville Standard page 5 April 19, 1929
  3. Mornington Standard page 2 May 12, 1892