Sport | Australian rules football |
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Founded | 1925 |
Ceased | 1949 |
Country | Australia |
Most titles | Kew (5 Division 1 premierships) |
Related competitions |
The VFL Sub-Districts (VFLSD), sometimes referred to as the Victorian Sub-District Football League (VSDFL), was an Australian rules football competition played in the state of Victoria and managed by the Victorian Football League (VFL), now known as the Australian Football League (AFL). [1] [2]
The Sub-Districts included a number of "thirds" teams for senior VFL clubs, prior to the introduction of the VFL thirds (later VFL/AFL under-19s) in 1946. [3] A similar competition, the VFA Sub-Districts, also existed at the time of the VFLSD and was managed by the Victorian Football Association (VFA). [4] [5]
The VFL Sub-Districts was formed in 1925 as a successor to the Melbourne Districts Football Association (MDFA), which had been taken over by the VFL. [6] [7] The competition was officially called the Victorian Football League Sub-Districts Association, and W.H. Smith was elected as the league's president. [8] [9] Ten clubs competed in the competition's second season, with Fairfield winning the 1926 grand final. [7] [10] [11]
The competition was split into two in 1927. [6] In 1927, there was a further split with the introduction of "First Grade North" (Division 1 North), "First Grade South" (Division 1 South), the "unallocated Second Grade" (Division 2) and the similarly-named "Seconds Grade" (the latter being a reserves competition, largely for the "Second Grade"). [12] The winner of the North and South sections would go on to play in a grand final for the overall VFLSD premiership, while the winners of Division 2 and the Seconds (Reserves) Grade also played each other. [13] In 1929, Division 2 was also split into North and South sections. [14]
Fairfield and Kew drew in the 1929 grand final, with the replay won by Kew. [15] [16] The clubs again drew in the 1935 grand final, with that replay won by Fairfield in a game that resulted in four players being suspended for fighting. [17] [18]
Like in the senior VFL competition, the Page–McIntyre system was introduced in 1933, replacing the Argus finals system. [19] However, it appears the Argus system (or a similar system) returned in 1944, as The Age noted grand finalist East Brunswick "[had] the right of an extra game" after losing a final to Richmond District the week before. [20]
In 1950, the competition was succeeded by the Metropolitan Football League (MFL). [21] [22] [23]
Dozens of clubs competed in the VFL Sub-Districts. [12] [24] [25]
Club | Colours | Nickname | Former league | Est. | VFLSD seasons | VFLSD premierships | Fate | Ref. | |
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Total | Most recent | ||||||||
Balwyn | Tigers | RDFA | 1909 | 1927−1931 | 1 | 1927 | EFNL | [26] | |
Camberwell | Cobras | MDFA | 1880s | 1925−1925 | 0 | − | Folded 1995 | [27] | |
Canterbury | Tricolours | RDFA | 1881 | 1925−1931 | 0 | − | VAFA | [28] | |
Carnegie | VJFA | 1920s | 1928−1931 | 0 | − | Folded 2000 | [29] | ||
Caulfield | Fieldsmen | MAFA | 1890s | 1925−1931 | 0 | − | Folded 1976 | [30] | |
Darling | 1928−1933 | 0 | − | Folded 1940 | [31] | ||||
Eltham | Panthers | DVFL | 1909 | 1936−1937 | 0 | − | NFNL | [32] | |
Heidelberg | Tigers | DVFL | 1876 | 1926−1929 | 0 | − | NFNL | [33] | |
Kew | Bears | VJFA | 1876 | 1927−1949 | 5 | 1937 | VAFA | [34] | |
Oakleigh | Purple and Golds | MDFA | 1891 | 1928−1933 | 1 | 1928 | Folded 1994 | [35] | |
Public Service | Service | 1925−1920s | 1 | 1925 | Folded 1920s | [36] | |||
South Melbourne Districts | Bloods | VJFA | 1912 | 1927−1949 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | − | VAFA | [42] |
Kew won the most known Division 1/A Grade VFLSD premierships, with a total of five. [12] [43]
GF | Premiership decided by a grand final where a challenge was not needed |
GF (R) | Premiership decided by a grand final replay, after the scheduled grand final was drawn |
CF | Premiership decided by a challenge final under the Argus system |
Year | Premiers | Runners-up | Score | Venue | Date | Report |
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1925 | Public Service (1) | Camberwell (1) | 13.12 (90) d. 7.12 (54) | Oakleigh | 3 October 1925 | [44] [45] [46] |
1926 | Fairfield (1) | Oakleigh (1) | 9.7 (55) d. 7.9 (51) | Oakleigh | 2 October 1926 [47] [48] | [49] [50] [51] |
1927 | Balwyn (1) | Middle Park (1) | 9.12 (66) d. 6.12 (48) | Oakleigh | 8 October 1927 | [52] |
1928 | Fairfield (2) | Oakleigh (2) | 17.16 (118) d. 13.13 (91) | Oakleigh | 22 September 1928 | [13] |
1929 | Kew | Fairfield | 8.8 (56) drew 8.8 (56) | Ascot Vale | 28 September 1929 [53] | [14] [54] |
Kew (1) | Fairfield (1) | 10.16 (76) d. 5.14 (44) | Oakleigh | 5 October 1929 [55] | ||
1930 | South Melbourne Districts (1) | Sunshine (1) | 11.7 (73) d. 10.12 (72) | Oakleigh | 11 October 1930 | [56] [57] [58] |
1931 | Kew (2) | South Melbourne Districts (1) | 11.15 (80) d. 7.16 (58) | Motordome | 5 September 1931 [59] | [60] [61] [62] |
1932 | Kew (3) | Auburn (1) | 19.19 (133) d. 11.12 (78) | Motordome | 17 September 1932 | [63] [64] |
1933 | South Melbourne Districts (2) | Sunshine (2) | 17.14 (116) d. 7.10 (52) | Brunswick | 23 September 1933 | [65] [66] [67] |
1934 | Kew (4) | Sunshine (3) | 4.15 (39) d. 2.6 (18) | Brunswick | 29 September 1934 [68] [69] | [70] [71] [72] |
1935 | Fairfield | Kew | 10.16 (76) drew 11.10 (76) | Northcote Park | 14 September 1935 [73] | [74] [75] [76] |
Fairfield (3) | Kew (1) | 16.12 (112) d. 12.10 (82) | Selwyn Park | 21 September 1935 [77] | ||
1936 | Sunshine (1) | South Melbourne Districts (2) | 15.13 (103) d. 8.7 (55) | Port Melbourne | 12 September 1936 [78] [79] | [80] [81] [82] |
1937 | South Melbourne Districts (3) | Sunshine (4) | 8.10 (58) d. 7.12 (54) | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 18 September 1937 [83] | [84] [85] [86] |
1938 | Fairfield (4) | East Brunswick (1) | 12.14 (86) d. 11.15 (81) | Olympic Park | 17 September 1938 | [87] [88] |
1939 | South Melbourne Districts (4) | Kew (2) | 14.15 (99) d. 9.13 (67) | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 16 September 1939 [89] [90] | [91] [92] [93] |
1940 | South Melbourne Districts (5) | Sunshine (5) | 12.16 (88) d. 4.9 (33) | Sunshine | 21 September 1940 | [94] [95] [96] |
1941 | West Melbourne (1) | South Melbourne Districts (3) | 13.20 (98) d. 12.13 (85) | Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 13 September 1941 | [97] [98] |
1942 | Abbotsford (1) | Richmond District (1) | 19.6 (120) d. 7.11 (53) | Victoria Park | 5 September 1942 | [99] [100] [101] |
1943 | East Brunswick (1) | Abbotsford (1) | unknown [lower-alpha 2] | Northcote Park | 4 September 1943 | [108] |
1944 | Richmond District (1) | East Brunswick (2) | 7.16 (58) d. 6.10 (46) | Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 9 September 1944 | [109] [110] |
1945 | Richmond United (1) | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown 1945 | [108] |
1946 | Richmond United (2) | East Brunswick | 9.14 (68) d. 9.11 (65) | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 5 October 1946 | [111] |
1947 | Fairfield (5) | Richmond United (1) | 13.8 (86) d. 12.1 (73) | unknown | unknown 1947 | [112] [113] |
1948 | East Brunswick (2) | Richmond United (2) | unknown | Warringal Park | 25 September 1948 | [108] [114] [115] |
1949 | Richmond United (3) | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown 1945 | [108] |
Year | Premiers | Runners-up | Score | Venue | Date | Report |
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1928 | Fairfield |
Year | Premiers | Runners-up | Score | Venue | Date | Report |
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1928 | Oakleigh | South Melbourne Districts | 15.15 (105) d. 10.31 (91) | 15 September 1928 | [116] |
This premiership was contested by the winner of the unallocated "Second Grade" (Division 2) and the "Seconds Grade" (reserves competition), and later the winner of Division 2 North and Division 2 South. [13] [14]
Year | Premiers | Runners-up | Score | Venue | Date | Report |
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1928 | Abbotsford | Kew Districts | 8.9 (57) d. 6.8 (44) | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 22 September 1928 | [117] |
1929 | Middle Park | Kew Districts | 13.6 (84) d. 12.8 (80) | Oakleigh | 5 October 1929 | [54] |
Year | Premiers | Runners-up | Score | Venue | Date | Report |
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1928 | Abbotsford | [13] | ||||
1931 | North Fitzroy | Darling | [118] | |||
1932 | Fairfield District | North Fitzroy | 12.1 (73) d. 5.6 (36) | Motordome | 24 September 1932 [119] | [120] [121] [122] |
1933 | East Brunswick | Kew District | 14.12 (96) d. 11.6 (72) | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 7 October 1933 | [123] [124] [125] |
Year | Premiers | Runners-up | Score | Venue | Date | Report |
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1929 | Middle Park | North Fitzroy | 13.12 (90) d. 9.12 (66) | Tooronga | 28 September 1929 | [14] |
1931 | North Fitzroy | Fairfield District | 5.8 (38) d. 4.13 (37) | 19 September 1931 | [126] |
Year | Premiers | Runners-up | Score | Venue | Date | Report |
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1929 | Kew District | Tooronga | 9.15 (69) d. 6.7 (49) | Tooronga | 28 September 1929 | [14] |
1931 | Darling | Kew District | 16.15 (111) d. 10.8 (68) | Motordome | 26 September 1931 | [127] [128] [129] |
Year | Premiers | Runners-up | Score | Venue | Date | Report |
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1925 | Fairfield (1) | [130] | ||||
1926 | Fairfield (2) | Middle Park | 13.9 (87) d. 8.8 (56) | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 25 September 1926 | [130] [131] |
1928 | Kew Districts | [13] |
The best and fairest medal in the VFL Sub-Districts was known as the Clota Medal.
Year | Player | Club | Ref |
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1931 | S. McKenzie | Auburn | [132] |
1942 | R. Austin | Richmond City | [133] |
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