South Eastern Women's Football

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South Eastern Women's Football
Sport Australian rules football
Founded2017
Ceased2024
Replaced by Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League
AdministratorSouth Eastern Women's Football Collective
CountryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
ConfederationAFL South East
Level on pyramid2
Official website SEWF site

South Eastern Women's Football (SEWF) [lower-alpha 1] was an Australian rules football competition, based near the southeastern region of Melbourne, Victoria.

Contents

Following the 2023 season, all clubs moved to the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League, thus disbanding the SEWF competition.

History

In 2017, women's football clubs from AFL Gippsland, AFL South East, AFL Yarra Ranges, the Eastern Football League and Southern Football Netball League joined the South Eastern Women's Football Collective following the disbandment of the Victorian Women's Football League (VWFL). [1] The competition was made up of former VWFL clubs, as well as teams from local competitions. [2]

The 2020 and 2021 seasons were abandoned due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. [3]

In its inaugural season until 2023, SEWF had Division 1 (renamed to Premier Division in 2021), Division 2 and a Development League (renamed to Division 3 in 2018). [4]

At the end of the 2022 season, Division 3 was disbanded. [4]

Clubs

In its final season in 2023, the competition involved 19 teams − six in Premier Division and 13 in Division 2.

Final season

Premier Division

ClubColoursMonikerEst.SeasonsPremiershipsCurrent status
TotalYears
Bass Coast
Bass Coast Breakers Football Club colours.jpg
Breakers20172017-20231Div 2: 2018 MPNFL
Frankston
VFL Frankston Icon.png
Dolphins18972021-20230 MPNFL
Karingal
Ballarat Football Club colours.jpg
Bulls19632017-20231Div 3: 2019 MPNFL
Mornington
Western Bulldogs AFLW icon.png
Bulldogs18882017-20231Prem Div: 2023 MPNFL
Seaford
RichmondDesign.svg
Tigers19212017-20231Prem Div: 2022 MPNFL
Warragul Industrials
Warragul Industrials Football Club colours.jpg
Dusties19482017-20231Div 2: 2022 MPNFL

Division 2

TeamColoursMonikerEst.SeasonsPremiershipsCurrent status
TotalYears
Bonbeach
Bonbeach Football Club colours.jpg
Sharks1961?-20230 MPNFL
Cerberus
Cerberus Football Club colours.jpg
Dogs20032017-20231Div 3: 2022 MPNFL (as Cerberus/Balnarring)
Edithvale-Aspendale
Edithvale-Aspendale Football Club colours.jpg
Eagles19212017-20230 MPNFL
Frankston
VFL Frankston Icon.png
Dolphins18972021-20230 MPNFL
Hastings
Hastings Football Club colours.jpg
Blues18992017-20230In recess
Karingal
Ballarat Football Club colours.jpg
Bulls19632017-20230 MPNFL
Mornington Development
Western Bulldogs AFLW icon.png
Bulldogs18882017-20230 MPNFL
Mornington Reserves
Western Bulldogs AFLW icon.png
Bulldogs18882017-20230 MPNFL
Pearcedale
AFL Geelong Icon.jpg
Panthers18982017-20231Div 2: 2023 MPNFL
Pines
Pines Football Club colours.jpg
Pythons19642021-20230 MPNFL
Red Hill
Red Hill Football Club colours.jpg
Hillmen19292017-20230 MPNFL
Seaford 2
RichmondDesign.svg
Tigers19212017-20230 MPNFL
Tyabb
Tyabb Football Club colours.jpg
Yabbies18992017-20230Div 2: 2019

Div 3: 2017

MPNFL
Warragul Industrials 2
Warragul Industrials Football Club colours.jpg
Dusties19482017-20230 MPNFL

Former clubs

TeamColoursMonikerEst.SeasonsPremiershipsCurrent status
TotalYears
Beaconsfield
AFL West Coast Eagles Icon 2000-2015.jpg
Eagles18902017-20201Div 2: 2017 EFNL
Bunyip
Welshpool fc icon.png
Bulldogs190220170Female Football Gippsland
Chirnside Park
Ashwood Football Club colours.jpg
Panthers19782017-20180 EFNL
Coburg
Calivil United Football Club colours.jpg
Lions18912021-20220 VAFA
Cranbourne
Cranbourne Football Club colours.jpg
Eagles18892017-20190In recess
Devon Meadows
Devon Meadows Football Club colours.jpg
Panthers197920220In recess
Eastern Devils
Eastern Devils Football Club colours.jpg
Devils19992017-20212Prem. Div: 2017, 2018 EFNL
Endeavour Hills
Endeavour Hills Football Club colours.jpg
Eagles20112017-20180In recess
Fountain Gate
Fountain Gate Football Club colours.jpg
Gators20212021-20220In recess
Frankston
EssendonDesign.svg
Bombers19742017-20210In recess
Frankston Dolphins
Frankston Dolphins Football Club colours.jpg
Dolphins201720170 SFNL
Gippsland
Adelaide Lutheran Football Club colours.png
Galaxy/Maroons20152017-20180Folded - 2018
Knox
Knox Football Club colours.jpg
Falcons198020170 EFNL
Lang Lang
RichmondDesign.svg
Tigers18952021-20220In recess
Morwell East
Hawthorn Football Club colours.jpg
Hawks197320170In recess
Mount Eliza
Mt Eliza Football Club colours.jpg
Demons19662021-20220In recess
Murrumbeena
Murrumbeena Womens' Football Club colours.jpg
Lions191820190 SFNL
Officer
Rythdale-Officer-Cardinia Football Club colours.jpg
Kangaroos19772017-20200 OEFNL
Pakenham
Pakenham Football Club colours.jpg
Lions18922018-20200 OEFNL
Port Melbourne Colts
Port Melbourne Colts Football Club colours.jpg
Colts19572017-20190In recess
St Kilda
St Kilda Sharks Football Club colours.jpg
Sharks19922017-20211Prem. Div: 2019 Folded - 2022

Premiers

YearDivisionPremiersRunners-upScoreVenueDate
2017Div 1 Eastern Devils St Kilda Sharks 7.4 (46) d. 3.2 (20) Casey Fields 10 September 2017
Div 2 Beaconsfield Endeavour Hills 2.1 (13) d. 1.2 (8)
Develop. Tyabb Bass Coast 4.5 (29) d. 4.4 (28)
2018Div 1 Eastern Devils Seaford 2.5 (17) d. 2.2 (14)Holm Park Reserve1 September 2018
Div 2 Bass Coast Tyabb 5.4 (34) d. 2.8 (20)
Div 3 Pearcedale Hastings 3.9 (27) d. 3.1 (19)
2019Div 1 St Kilda Sharks Eastern Devils 3.2 (20) d. 2.4 (16) Shepley Oval 8 September 2019
Div 2 Tyabb Murrumbeena 2.8 (20) d. 1.1 (7)
Div 3 Karingal Pakenham 5.12 (42) d. 2.6 (18)
2020
(Season abandoned due to COVID-19)
2021
(Season abandoned due to COVID-19)
2022Premier Seaford Coburg 5.3 (33) d. 5.2 (32) Frankston Park 4 September 2022
Div 2 Warragul Industrials Bass Coast 4.2 (26) d. 2.7 (19)
Div 3 Cerberus Lang Lang 10.14 (74) d. 1.4 (10)
2023Premier Mornington Frankston 5.13 (43) d. 3.2 (20) Frankston Park 3 September 2023
Div 2 Pearcedale Mornington 7.5 (47) d. 3.2 (20)

Notes

  1. The logo of the competition spells it 'South Eastern Womens' (without an apostrophe).

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References

  1. "VWFL disbanded as part of women's footy revamp". afl.com.au.
  2. "SFNL Joins South Eastern Women's Football Collective". Southern Football Netball League.
  3. "The South Eastern Women's Football competition has been cancelled for 2020". Herald Sun.
  4. 1 2 "Senior Women Premier Division". South Eastern Women's Football.