Waverley Football Club

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Waverley Football Club
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Names
Full nameWaverley Football Club
Former name(s)Glen Waverley Football Club (1908−1961)
Waverley Amateur Football Club Inc. (1988−1991) [1]
Nickname(s)Panthers
1998 Division 4 season
Home-and-away season5th
Club details
Founded1908
Dissolved1998
Colours  Red   Black
Competition MDFA (1908–1924)
SDFA (1925–1926)
BDFA (1927–1929; 1932)
FFA (1930–1931)
CODFL (1933–1960)
VFA (1961–1987)
VAFA (1989–1990)
EDFL/EFL (1991–1998)
PremiershipsVFA (D1) (1)
Ground(s) Central Reserve (pre-1991)
Columbia Park Reserve (1994−1998)

The Waverley Football Club, nicknamed the Panthers, was an Australian rules football club based in the Melbourne suburb of Glen Waverley.

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The club competed in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) from 1961 until 1987. They became the Waverley Amateurs in 1988 after absorbing Clayton Amateurs, before merging with Mount Waverley Burwood to form the Waverley Blues in 1998.

History

Early years

The club was formed in 1908 as the Glen Waverley Football Club and participated in A Grade of the Mulgrave District Football Association (MDFA). [2] They briefly moved to the Scoresby District Football Association (SDFA) for the 1925 and 1926 seasons, but after finishing second-last and last place respectively in the two seasons, they joined the Berwick District Football Association (BDFA) in 1927. [2]

Glen Waverley made its first known grand final in 1928, defeating Dandenong Rovers. However, the match was replayed on protest, with the Rovers winning that game by 11 points, claiming the BDFA premiership. [3]

In 1930, the club moved to the Federal Football Association (FFA). [4] They finished 7th on the ladder in both of their seasons in the competition, and (after one more BDFA season in 1932) joined the Caulfield-Oakleigh District Football League (CODFL) in 1933. [2] [3]

VFA

In 1961, the club joined the newly-formed Division 2 in the Victorian Football Association (VFA). They changed their name to Waverley to better reflect their representation of the region, and adopted the "Panthers" nickname in 1963. [5] They started strongly, winning half of their 18 matches that year, and then in 1963 finished runners up to Preston at Toorak Park. The club was promoted at short notice to the 1st Division in 1964 to fill the spot left after Moorabbin was suspended from the Association. [6] In its first season in Division 1, the club survived relegation back to Division 2 by winning the last game of the season against their nemesis from the previous season, Preston. [7]

The club's breakthrough year came in 1965 under the coaching of Ian Thorogood when, despite competing in just their second season in the top division, they claimed the premiership with a 12-point victory over Port Melbourne in the Grand Final at Port Melbourne's home ground. The following season they met again in the decider, but this time Port Melbourne was too strong. In 1970 they finished third, but in 1972 the club finished last and was relegated to Division 2, ending its nine-year stint in the top division. [8]

The club struggled for support in Division 2, and was also hindered by the opening of VFL Park in nearby Mulgrave, as many locals preferred to watch the VFL game played at the ground every Saturday than watch the Panthers on a Sunday. [9] In the mid-1970s when Association-wide crowds were averaging more than 4,500, Waverley still seldom drew more than 1,000 fans to games. [10] The club was runner-up in Division 2 in 1981, and earned promotion to the expanded 12-team Division 1 for 1982, [11] but returned to Division 2 in 1984 after two wooden spoons at the top level. [12] Waverley was Division 2 runner-up in its final season, 1987, then abruptly folded one month before the 1988 season due to financial difficulties. [13]

Amateurs return

After spending the 1988 season in recess, the club announced it would absorb the Clayton Amateurs Football Club, which had been competing in the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) since 1978. [14]

Under the new name of Waverley Amateurs, the club entered the VAFA's F Section for the 1989 season. [15]

In 1991, the club moved to the Eastern District Football League (EDFL) and reverted back to the "Waverley Football Club" name. The club was runners-up in the Division 4 grand finals in 1996 and 1997, while the EDFL became the Eastern Football League (EFL) at the end of the 1997 season. [2] [16]

Merger with Mount Waverley Burwood

The Mount Waverley Burwood Football Club was formed in 1994 and played in Division 1 of the Southern Football League (SFL). The club was formed as a merger of the Burwood Football Club (formerly Burwood United), which had played in the played in the Eastern Churches Football Association (ECFA) and South East Suburban Football League (SESFL), and the Mount Waverley Football Club, which played in the Federal League, OCDFL and SESFL. [17]

During the 1998 season (the EDFL became the Eastern Football League (EFL) at the end of the 1997 season) [18] the committees of Waverley and Mount Waverley Burwood discussed the possibility of merging to create a larger club that represented the Waverley district of the City of Monash. The merger was agreed on, and the new club − known as the Waverley Blues − entered the EFL in 1999. [19]

Honours

VFA premierships (1)

Waverley 14.13 (97) d. Port Melbourne 10.25 (85)

J. J. Liston Trophies (2)

Seasons

Source: [2]

PremiersGrand FinalistMinor premiersFinals appearanceWooden spoon VFA/VFL leading goalkicker VFA/VFL best and fairest

Seniors

YearLeagueDivisionFinishWLDCoachCaptainBest and fairestLeading goalkickerGoalsRef
1908 MDFA A Grade
1909 MDFA A Grade
1910 MDFA A Grade
1911 MDFA A Grade
1912 MDFA A Grade
1913 MDFA A Grade
1914 MDFA A Grade
1915 MDFA A Grade
1916 MDFA A Grade
1917 MDFA A Grade
1918 MDFA A Grade
1919 MDFA A Grade
1920 MDFA A Grade
1921 MDFA A Grade
1922 MDFA A Grade
1923 MDFA A Grade
1924 MDFA A Grade
1925 SDFA A Grade8th3121
1926 SDFA A Grade9th2140
1927 BDFA A Grade3rd860
1928 BDFA A Grade1st1220
1929 BDFA A Grade2nd1330
1930 FFA 7th
1931 FFA 7th
1932 BDFA
1933 CODFL
1934 CODFL
1935 CODFL
1936 CODFL
1937 CODFL
1938 CODFL
1939 CODFL
1940 CODFL
1941 CODFL
1942 CODFL
1943 CODFL
1944 CODFL
1945 CODFL
1946 CODFL
1947 CODFL
1948 CODFL
1949 CODFL
1950 CODFL
1951 CODFL
1952 CODFL
1953 CODFL
1954 CODFL
1955 CODFL
1956 CODFL
1957 CODFL
1958 CODFL
1959 CODFL
1960 CODFL
1961 VFA Division 2 Don Scott Don Scott
1962 VFA Division 2
1963 VFA Division 2
1964 VFA Division 1
1965 VFA Division 1 Ian Thorogood
1966 VFA Division 1
1967 VFA Division 1
1968 VFA Division 1
1969 VFA Division 1
1970 VFA Division 1
1971 VFA Division 1
1972 VFA Division 1
1973 VFA Division 2
1974 VFA Division 2
1975 VFA Division 2
1976 VFA Division 2
1977 VFA Division 2
1978 VFA Division 2
1979 VFA Division 2
1980 VFA Division 2 Paul Angelis100 [20]
1981 VFA Division 2
1982 VFA Division 1 Laurie Fowler Laurie Fowler
1983 VFA Division 1
1984 VFA Division 2
1985 VFA Division 2
1986 VFA Division 2
1987 VFA Division 2
1988 VFA Division 2 (In recess)
1989 VAFA F Section 7th990John Hartley [21] [22]
1990 VAFA F Section
1991 EDFL Division 43rd1060
1992 EDFL Division 42nd1260
1993 EDFL Division 44th1350
1994 EDFL Division 4
1995 EDFL Division 4
1996 EDFL Division 43rd1340
1997 EDFL Division 42nd1170
1998 EFL Division 45th7110

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