Western Region Football League

Western Region Football League

Formerly	Footscray District Football League
Sport	Australian rules football
Founded	1931;93 years ago (1931)
No. of teams	24
Country	Australia
Most recent champion(s)	Werribee Districts (Div 1) Parkside (Div 2) Suns (Div 3)
Most titles	Spotswood (16)
Official website	wrfl.org.au

The Western Region Football League is an Australian rules football semi-professional league, based in the western suburbs of Melbourne, for both seniors and juniors.

History

The league was formed in 1931 as the "Footscray District Football League".

During the 1950s, the VFL club Footscray was financially backing the competition, so they decided to bar clubs that were inside the Essendon zone.^{[ citation needed ]} This resulted in six clubs leaving. More changes occurred in 1952 as the league decided that clubs had to provide an under-18 competition; this action reduced the club numbers down to twelve.^{[ citation needed ]} The next initiative was the introduction of an under-16 competition in 1954.

In 1988, the league absorbed clubs from the West Suburban Football League; and, in 2000, to reflect the fact that the league had expanded across the western suburbs, it changed its name to the Western Region Football League. The league's headquarters are at Whitten Oval, which is the home of current AFL club Western Bulldogs.

In 2002, the league, in particular its second Division, found itself a national audience when a Seven Network reality TV show, The Club , followed the performance of a team called the Kensington Hill Hammerheads throughout the season. The players, coach and president were chosen on the show, and after finishing third in the regular season, went on to win the flag.

In 2006, the league suspended the Central Altona Football Club for attempting to re-register a player, and they suspended Brunswick Power after the club was found guilty of playing unregistered players. ^[1] In addition, Central Altona also had a variety of on-field violence and abuse issues, and they were also in trouble for re-registering banned players.

In 2013, Manor Lakes and Sanctuary Lakes entered the Division Two of the senior competition. ^[2] In 2014, Werribee Districts transferred from the VAFA, and Tarneit entered a senior team. ^[3] The league then announced that a third division will form midway through 2014. ^[4]

In 2015, the Wyndham Suns were admitted to the third division. Parkside, which won the second division premiership in 2014, suffered a bitter internal division and lost most of the players and committee. Instead of being promoted to first division, Parkside staved off recess and were permitted to rebuild the club in the third division.

Division Three was abolished prior to the 2024 season. The Western Rams joined the competition from the Riddell District Football Netball League prior to the season as well.

Clubs

Participating clubs for the 2023 season:

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Locations of the 2023 WRFL clubs. Red pogs represent teams in Division One, orange pogs represent teams in Division Two, and yellow pogs represent teams in Division Three.

Division One

Club	Colours	Nickname	Location	Home ground	Founded	Years in comp
Altona		Vikings	Altona	JK Grant Reserve	1918	1933–1937, 1945–1951, 1977–1979, 1988–present
Caroline Springs		Lakers	Caroline Springs	Town Centre Oval	2002	2011–present
Hoppers Crossing		Warriors	Hoppers Crossing	Hogans Road Reserve	1972	1988–present
Parkside		Magpies	Footscray	Henry Turner Reserve	1897	1931–present
Point Cook Centrals		Sharks	Point Cook	Featherbrook Reserve	2012	2013–present
Point Cook		Bulldogs	Point Cook	Saltwater Reserve	2003	2018–present
Spotswood		Woodsmen	Spotswood	Donald W McLean Reserve	1927	1935–present
Werribee Districts		Tigers	Werribee	Soldiers Reserve	1995	1995–1997, 2014–present
Yarraville Seddon		Eagles	Yarraville	Yarraville Oval	2006	2007–present

Division Two

Club	Colours	Nickname	Location	Home ground	Founded	Years in comp
Albanvale		Cobras	Deer Park	Robert Bruce Reserve	1978	1978–1988, 1993–present
Albion		Cats	Sunshine	JR Parsons Reserve	1961	1961–present
Braybrook		Brookers	Braybrook	Pennell Reserve	1874	1931–1990, 1990–1997, 1997–present
Glen Orden		Hawks	Werribee	Heathdale Oval	1979	1976–2016, 2018–2022
Laverton		Magpies	Altona Meadows	Laverton Park	1924	1988–present
Newport		Panthers	Newport	AW Langshaw Reserve	2005	2016–present [5]
North Footscray		Devils	West Footscray	Hansen Reserve	1934	1935–present
North Sunshine		Roadrunners	Sunshine North	Dempster Park	1967	1979–present
Suns		Suns	Tarneit	Goddard Street Reserve	2013	2015–present
Sunshine		Kangaroos	Braybrook	Kinder Smith Reserve	1959	1978–present
Sunshine Heights		Dragons	Sunshine West	Ainsworth Reserve	1971	1988–present
Tarneit		Titans	Tarneit	Wootten Road Reserve	2014	2014–present
West Footscray		Roosters	West Footscray	Shorten Reserve	1932	1932–present
Western Rams		Rams	Rockbank	Ian Cowie Recreation Reserve	2000	2024–present
Wyndhamvale		Falcons	Wyndham Vale	Wyndham Vale South Oval	1979	1989–94, 1999–present

Former Clubs

In Recess

Club	Colours	Nickname	Location	Home Ground	Founded	Years in Comp
Manor Lakes		Storm	Manor Lakes	Howqua Reserve	2012	2013–2019

Folded

Club	Years in Comp
6th Melbourne Scouts	1934–1952
Altona North Brooklyn Youth (ANBY)	1985–1989
Ascot Vale	1988–1997
Baptist Church of Christ/Combine	1934–1940
Bayview Road Methodists	1931–1931
Braybrook YCW	?
Brunswick Amateurs	1995–1998
Brunswick Power	2004–2007
Central Altona	1988–2006
CSR	1935–1939
Dark Blues	1932–1932
East Brunswick	1987–1993
Essendon ALP	1937–1937
Essendon Districts	1945–1949
Essendon High School Ex-Students/North Essendon	1983–1996
Flemington	1987–2000
Footscray & Yarraville (F&Y) Socials	1946–1975
Footscray Presbyterians	1934–1934
Footscray Scouts	1931–1933
Footscray Technical Old Boys	1931–1931
Gladstone Park	1998–2007
Harvester Socials	1944–1946
Kealba	1995–2002
Kensington Hill Hammerheads	2002–2002
Maribyrnong	1947–1949
Newells	1933–1938
Newport	1947–1949, 1952–1955 (moved to Werribee District FL), 1988–1999
Newport CYMS	1941–1946
Newport United	1935–1940
North Melbourne & Kensington	1986–1998
Old Essendon Grammarians	1983–1984
RAAF Laverton	1987–1987
RAAF Melbourne	1987–1987
Riverside	1932–1934
St Albans South
St John's Church of England/Paisley	1931–1938
Sandridge	1991–1992
South Footscray	1935–1949
Sunshine Methodists	1934–1934
Sunshine VRI	?
Victor Socials	1934–1951 Moved to the Sunday Suburban FL as Brooklyn
Waratah	1945–1952
West Newport	1957–1965 (moved to Western Suburban FL), 1988–1997
West Spotswood	1939–1939
Williamstown High School Old Boys	1950–1952
Williamstown Presbyterians
Williamstown United	1939–1940, 1947–1949, 1988–1994
Yarraville CYMS	1931–1932
Yarraville Rovers	1932–1932
Yarraville Old Boys (1950–1952)	1950–1952

Merged

Club	Club	Year	Resultant Club
Brooklyn	Kingsville YMCA	1981	Wembley Park (reverted to Brooklyn in 1998)
Fawkner Amateurs	Moomba Park (RDFL)	1997	Fawkner Park (DVFL)
Yarraville	Seddon	2007	Yarraville Seddon Eagles

Moved to CYMS Football Association

Club	Years in Comp	Status
Williamstown CYMS	1965–1968	VAFA Premier B

Moved to Essendon District Football League

Club	Years in Comp	Status
Coburg Districts	1988–2012	EDFL Div 2
Deer Park	1935–1941, 1947–1951, 1967–2022	EDFL Div 1
St Albans	1947–1953, 1958–2022	EDFL Div 1

Moved to Southern Football League

Club	Years in Comp	Status
Brooklyn	1981–2002	Folded
Port Melbourne Colts	1983–2015	SFL Div 1 [6]

Moved to Victorian Football Association

Club	Years in Comp	Status
Newlands Coburg	1987–1993	Folded (1997)
Sunshine Districts	1938–1939, 1941–1958	Folded (1989)

Moved to Western Suburban Football League

Club	Years in Comp	Status
Maidstone	1947–1964	Folded

Moved to Werribee District Football League

Club	Years in Comp	Status
Williamstown Rovers	1945–1951	Folded (1958)

Premiers

Division One

Year	Premier	Score	Runner up
1931	Parkside	11.19.85 – 7.5.47	Braybrook
1932	Riverside	11.15.81 – 10.12.72	Parkside
1933	Parkside	19.22.136 – 10.10.70	Riverside
1934	West Footscray	9.10.64 – 8.7.55	Parkside
1935	West Footscray	12.12.84 – 10.8.69	Spotswood
1936	Parkside	11.8.74 – 5.8.38	Spotswood
1937	Parkside	15.11.101 – 8.13.61	Deer Park
1938	Spotswood	15.15.105 – 12.16.88	Deer Park
1939	Deer Park	14.14.98 – 8.13.61	Parkside
1940	Deer Park	8.8.56 – 7.12.54	North Footscray
1941	Deer Park	17.5.107 – 12.10.82	Parkside
1942	Braybrook	17.21.123 – 8.12.60	West Footscray
1943	Kingsville	6.12.48 – 3.8.26	Parkside
1944	Braybrook	7.7.49 – 5.18.48	West Footscray
1945	Braybrook	15.9.99 – 10.6.66	West Footscray
1946	Braybrook	9.12.66 – 8.15.63	West Footscray
1947	West Footscray	10.12.72 – 8.13.61	Braybrook
1948	Parkside	10.7.67 – 6.6.42	Braybrook
1949	Parkside	9.7.61 – 7.8.50	Sunshine Districts
1950	Seddon	12.5.77 – 3.9.27	Spotswood
1951	Parkside	14.8.92 – 12.9.81	West Footscray
1952	Braybrook	7.9.51 – 7.2.44	Seddon
1953	Seddon	5.8.38 – 2.7.19	Newport
1954	Braybrook	9.10.64 – 8.5.53	Newport
1955	Braybrook	8.15.63 – 7.11.53	Seddon
1956	Braybrook	11.7.73 – 9.9.63	Parkside
1957	Parkside	10.21.81 – 6.7.43	Kingsville
1958	Spotswood	10.7.67 – 9.9.63	Parkside
1959	F & Y Socials	11.6.72 – 3.5.23	Spotswood
1960	F & Y Socials	15.9.99 – 4.12.36	Spotswood
1961	F & Y Socials	12.7.79 – 5.11.41	Parkside
1962	Parkside	5.10.40 – 2.6.18	F & Y Socials
1963	F & Y Socials	11.17.83 – 6.9.45	Seddon
1964	Kingsville	10.21.81 – 9.7.61	Spotswood
1965	Albion	14.11.95 – 12.12.84	Parkside
1966	St Albans	11.22.88 – 8.9.57	Kingsville
1967	Parkside	16.9.105 12.14.86	Spotswood
1968	Spotswood	9.7.61 – 7.12.54	St Albans
1969	St Albans	13.6.84 – 11.16.82	Albion
1970	West Footscray	14.8.92 – 11.14.80	Spotswood
1971	Spotswood	15.12.102 – 14.15.99	Parkside
1972	Spotswood	10.15.75 – 9.13.67	North Footscray
1973	Braybrook	15.12.102 – 9.8.62	Albion
1974	Braybrook	11.10.76 – 9.9.63	Albion
1975	Braybrook	14.13.97 – 15.7.97	West Footscray
1975	Braybrook	10.16.76 – 9.10.64	West Footscray
1976	Seddon	9.12.66 – 7.14.56	Albion
1977	Spotswood	12.6.78 – 8.15.63	Kingsville
1978	North Footscray	10.12.72 – 9.9.63	Albion
1979	Braybrook	6.13.49 – 5.18.48	St Albans
1980	North Footscray	13.12.90 – 13.6.84	Spotswood
1981	Parkside	15.15.105 – 7.12.54	North Footscray
1982	West Footscray	16.8.104 – 9.15.69	St Albans
1983	North Footscray	12.14.86 – 12.11.83	Parkside
1984	Spotswood	16.16.112 – 7.12.54	Wembley Park
1985	Albion	15.10.100 – 11.19.85	Sunshine YCW
1986	Albion	14.22.106 – 10.7.67	Wembley Park
1987	Spotswood	18.8.116 – 11.11.77	Sunshine YCW
1988	St Albans	10.4.64 – 7.4.46	Albion
1989	St Albans	11.12.78 – 5.16.46	Deer Park
1990	Spotswood	21.17.143 – 8.8.56	Deer Park
1991	Seddon	18.15.123 – 12.15.87	Spotswood
1992	Seddon	12.3.75 – 8.7.55	Spotswood
1993	Spotswood	23.13.151 – 5.11.41	Seddon
1994	Deer Park	17.9.111 – 11.7.73	Spotswood
1995	Spotswood	17.7.109 – 10.12.72	Deer Park
1996	Parkside	17.11.113 – 16.10.106	Yarraville
1997	Yarraville	19.10.124 – 15.12.102	Parkside
1998	Port Melbourne Colts	13.8.86 – 10.7.67	Spotswood
1999	Port Melbourne Colts	8.21.69 – 8.4.52	Parkside
2000	Parkside	9.13.67 – 7.8.50	St Albans
2001	St Albans	15.19.109 – 10.7.67	Hoppers Crossing
2002	Hoppers Crossing	18.11.119 – 18.5.113	Parkside
2003	Parkside	11.8.74 – 10.9.69	Spotswood
2004	Hoppers Crossing	10.6.66 – 8.12.60	Port Melbourne Colts
2005	Port Melbourne Colts	12.16.88 – 6.7.43	Parkside
2006	Port Melbourne Colts	14.12.96 – 14.10.94	Hoppers Crossing
2007	Spotswood	13.10.88 – 11.16.82	Port Melbourne Colts
2008	Spotswood	13.15.93 – 11.17.83	Port Melbourne Colts
2009	Spotswood	13.13.91 – 10.13.73	Port Melbourne Colts
2010	Albion	14.11.95 – 11.12.78	Spotswood
2011	Spotswood	12.18.90 – 7.13.55	Albion
2012	Altona	14.7.91 – 12.18.90	Spotswood
2013	Deer Park	15.10.100 – 14.15.99	Spotswood
2014	Deer Park	22.26.158 – 12.9.81	Spotswood
2015	Deer Park	23.17.155 – 2.7.19	Werribee Districts
2016	Deer Park	25.21.171 – 8.9.57	Hoppers Crossing
2017	Deer Park	9.12.66 – 9.9.63	Sunshine
2018	Deer Park	12.17.89 – 6.7.43	Hoppers Crossing
2019	Deer Park	9.13.67 – 9.10.64	Altona
2020	Season not played (COVID-19 pandemic)
2021	Season not completed (COVID-19 pandemic)
2022	Altona	10.21 (81) – 9.4 (58)	Werribee Districts
2023	Werribee Districts	9.11 (65) – 5.13 (43)	Point Cook

Premiers by club (Div One)

Club	Titles	Years won
Spotswood	15	1938, 1958, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1977, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1995, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011
Parkside	14	1931, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1957, 1962, 1967, 1981, 1996, 2000, 2003
Braybrook	12	1942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1979
Deer Park	11	1939, 1940, 1941, 1994, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
West Footscray	5	1934, 1935, 1947, 1970, 1982
St Albans	5	1966, 1969, 1988, 1989, 2001
F & Y Socials	4	1959, 1960, 1961, 1963
Albion	4	1965, 1985, 1986, 2010
Port Melbourne Colts	4	1998, 1999, 2005, 2006
North Footscray	3	1978, 1980, 1983
Yarraville	3	1943, 1964, [note 1] 1997
Hoppers Crossing	2	2002, 2004
Altona	2	2012, 2022
Werribee Districts	1	2023

Notes

1. As "Kingsville FC".

Division Two

1934 – Newells 13.13.91 d Victor Socials 9.12.66 1935 – Baptist-Church 10.14.74 d Spotswood 5.8.38 1936 – Braybrook 7.20.62 d North Footscray 7.7.49 1937 – South Footscray 7.17.59 d Braybrook 6.20.56 1938 – North Footscray 10.17.77 d Combine 8.7.55 1939 – Victor Socials 10.5.65 d Combine 6.17.53 1940 – South Footscray 12.16.88 d Combine 10.12.72 1941 – West Footscray 20.13.133 d Victor Socials 11.13.79 1942 – Kingsville 17.12.114 d Sunshine Districts 11.13.79 1943 – Newport CYMS 9.16.70 d Spotswood 7.9.51 1944 – Spotswood 10.9.69 d Sunshine Districts 7.7.49 1945 – Essendon Districts 12.14.86 d Yarraville Socials 8.15.63 1946 – Sunshine Districts 11.17.83 d Spotswood 8.5.53 1947 – Altona 12.25.97 d Waratah 4.5.29 1948 – Spotswood 11.15.81 d St Albans 7.12.54 1949 Sec 1 – North Footscray 8.19.67 d F & Y Socials 9.10.64 1949 Sec 2 – 6th Melbourne Scouts 15.18.108 d West Footscray 5.4.34 1950 – Maidstone 10.10.70 d Williamstown Rovers 7.13.55 1951 – Altona 12.12.84 d Kingsville 11.7.73 NOTE: 1952 TO 1985 NO DIVISION 2 COMPETITION

1986 – North Sunshine 13.11.89 d EHSES 8.15.63 1987 – EHSES 22.10.142 d North Sunshine 4.10.34 1988 – Coburg Districts 7.10.52 d Ascot Vale 5.10.40 1989 – Ascot Vale 18.12.120 d Williamstown United 9.8.62 1990 – Port Melbourne Colts 16.18.114 d Hoppers Crossing 12.10.82 1991 – Altona City 10.14.74 d Sunshine Heights 7.13.55 1992 – Hoppers Crossing 5.12.42 d East Brunswick 4.5.29 1993 – Braybrook 9.15.69 d Sunshine Heights 7.4.46 1994 – Albion 18.12.120 d Sunshine YCW 11.17.83 1995 – West Newport 14.20.104 d Sunshine YCW 14.8.92 1996 – North Melb & Kens 17.18.120 d Fawkner Amateurs 9.8.62 1997 – St Albans 15.15.105 d North Footscray 9.9.63 1998 – Seddon/Yarraville Club 10.10.70 d Braybrook 8.6.54 1999 – Braybrook 12.21.93 d Central Altona 8.1.49 2000 – Yarraville 12.18.90 d Glen Orden 6.8.44 2001 – Seddon/Yarraville Club 18.12.120 d Albanvale 5.9.39 2002 – Kensington Hill Hammerheads 11.12.78 d North Footscray 7.11.53 2003 – North Sunshine 12.9.81 d Glen Orden 6.12.48 2004 – Altona 11.14.80 d Deer Park 8.7.55 2005 – Altona 19.12.126 d Glen Orden 8.9.57 2006 – Glen Orden 13.20.98 d Deer Park 8.8.56 2007 – West Footscray 18.16.124 d Sunshine Heights 7.16.58 2008 – Sunshine Heights 18.7.115 d North Footscray 7.11.53 2009 – Deer Park 16.12.108 d Parkside 13.9.87 2010 – North Footscray 11.13.79 d Parkside 10.14.74 2011 – Deer Park 21.23.149 d Albanvale 2.6.18 2012 – Yarraville Seddon Eagles 14.14.98 d Parkside 9.16.70 2013 – Glen Orden 15.12.102 d Parkside 8.11.59 2014 – Parkside 14.20.104 d West Footscray 10.6.66 2015 – Wyndhamvale 17.12.114 d West Footscray 10.5.65 2016 – Caroline Springs 12.8.80 d Yarraville Seddon Eagles 9.12.66 2017 – North Footscray 15.14.104 d Yarraville Seddon Eagles 6.10.46 2018 – Point Cook 9.14.68 d Yarraville Seddon Eagles 8.13.61 2019 – Yarraville Seddon Eagles 14.17.101 d Wyndhamvale 4.10.34 2020 – No football played due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 – Season not completed due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2022 – Point Cook Centrals 10.4 (64) d Parkside 7.6 (48) 2023 – Parkside 8.13 (61) d Albion 8.11 (59)

Division Three

1988 – Sunshine Heights 11.21.87 d East Brunswick 7.11.53 1989 – Laverton 2.16.28 d Wyndhamvale 4.3.27 1990 – Braybrook 16.16.112 d East Brunswick 11.9.75 1991 – Wembley Park 11.15.81 d Glen Orden 12.7.79 1992 – Glenorden 8.11.59 d Newport 5.5.35 1993 – North Melb & Kens 16.15.111 d Newport 4.6.30 1994 – Flemington 14.4.88 d Wyndhamvale 6.4.40 1995 – Newport 18.11.119 d Albanvale 3.15.33 1996 – West Newport 17.22.124 d Albanvale 7.10.52 1997 – Braybrook 18.18.126 d Laverton 10.16.76 1998 – Sunshine Heights 9.11.65 d Gladstone Park 8.11.59 2014 – Braybrook 12.15.87 d Albanvale 12.13.85 2015 – Albanvale 12.12.84 d Parkside 7.7.49 2016 – Newport Power 12.8.80 d Parkside 6.11.47 2017 – Parkside 12.17.89 d Tarneit 7.6.48 2018 – Point Cook Centrals 9.11.65 d Suns 5.10.40 2019 – Glen Orden 10.12.72 d Albanvale 6.10.46 2020 – No football played due to the COVID-19 virus pandemic 2021 – Season not completed due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2022 – Braybrook 6.14 (50) d Suns 5.18 (48) 2023 – Suns 14.11 (95) d Albanvale 14.9 (93)

Leading Goalkickers (Andrew Gibson Medal)

Year	Player	H&A goals	Finals goals	Total Goals
1947	Walker (F&Y Socials)	82	0	82
1948	Ted Ellis (Braybrook)	74	10	84
1949	Wagborne (Parkside)	61	4	65
1950	Yewers (Braybrook)	66	1	67
1951	Wagborne (Parkside)	67	9	76
1952	Hansen (Seddon)	70	0	70
1953	Wallis (Parkside)	73	0	73
1954	Paravicini (Newport)	48	0	48
1955	G McDonald (Kingsville)	78	3	81
1956	Jewell (Seddon)	50	0	50
1957	Carlton (Parkside)	48	0	48
1958	Coon (Parkside)	70	7	77
1959	Coon (Parkside)	57	0	57
1960	D Lown (F & Y Socials)	43	11	54
1961	D Lown (F & Y Socials)	59	6	65
1962	A Russell (Parkside)	54	0	54
1963	A Russell (Kingsville)	68	4	72
1964	B Saunders (Kingsville)	61	2	63
1965	J McCalman (Albion)	52	0	52
1966	0	0	0	0
1967	0	0	0	0
1968	0	0	0	0
1969	0	0	0	0
1970	0	0	0	0
1971	0	0	0	0
1972	0	0	0	0
1973	0	0	0	0
1974	0	0	0	0
1975	0	0	0	0
1976	0	0	0	0
1977	0	0	0	0
1978	0	0	0	0
1979	0	0	0	0
1980	0	0	0	0
1981	0	0	0	0
1982	0	0	0	0
1983	Andrew Gibson (Spotswood)	96	4	100
1984	Andrew Gibson (Spotswood)	79	16	95
1985	Andrew Gibson (Spotswood)	98	0	98
1986	Andrew Gibson (Spotswood)	100	0	100
1987	Andrew Gibson (Spotswood)	88	0	88
1988	Andrew Gibson (Spotswood)	83	0	83
1989	Chris Stulhdrieier (Sunshine YCW)	79	0	79
1990	Brian Memedi (Kingsville)	70	0	70
1991	Darren Scott (Spotswood)	115	0	115
1992	Sean Allan (Port Melbourne Colts)	102	0	102
1993	Wayne Duggan (Deer Park)	97	11	108
1994	Brian Memedi (Kingsville)	99	0	99
1995	Brian Memedi (Kingsville)	69	0	69
1996	Brian Memedi (Yarraville)	105	0	105
1997	Brian Memedi (Yarraville)	82	0	82
1998	Stephen Nielson (Parkside)	77	0	77
1999	Jason Clarke (Port Melbourne Colts)	75	0	75
2000	Bill Ramsay (Braybrook)	88	0	88
2001	Tim Traill (Spotswood)	84	0	84
2002	Tim Traill (Spotswood)	71	0	71
2003	Jason Clarke (Port Melbourne Colts)	82	0	82
2004	Dean Galea (Spotswood)	74	0	74
2005	Aaron James (Albion)	70	0	70
2006	Jason Clarke (Port Melbourne Colts)	95	0	95
2007	Mark Keenan (Spotswood)	89	0	89
2008	Mark Keenan (Spotswood)	104	0	104
2009	David McGregor (Port Melbourne Colts)	69	0	69
2010	Mark Keenan (Spotswood)	111	0	111
2011	Shaydon Bloomfield (Albion)	93	0	93
2012	Jase Perkins (Port Melbourne Colts)	92	9	101
2013	Jayden Post (Altona)	65	7	72
2014	James Wong (Deer Park)	81	1	82
2015	Jordan Mead (Hoppers Crossing)	55	8	63
2016	Jase Perkins (Deer Park)	61	5	66
2017	James Condos (Deer Park)	65	7	72
2018	Patrick Rose (Altona)	75	4	79
2019	Jase Perkins (Deer Park)	71	5	76

Women's competition

In 2018 the WRFL held a stand-alone women's competition for the first time as the number of women's clubs in the region grew large enough to allow this. In 2021 the competition expanded to two divisions. As of 2022 there were 14 women's teams across the two divisions.

Division 1

Club	Colours	Nickname	Location	Home ground	Founded	Years in comp
Caroline Springs		Lakers	Caroline Springs	Town Centre Oval	2018	2018-
Parkside Spurs		Spurs	Footscray	Henry Turner Oval	1993	2023-
Point Cook Centrals		Sharks	Point Cook	Featherbrook Reserve	2018	2018-
Spotswood		Woodsmen	Spotswood	Donald W McLean Reserve	2018	2018-
Werribee Centrals		Centurions	Werribee	Galvin Park	2018	2018-
Yarraville Seddon		Eagles	Yarraville	Yarraville Oval	2019	2019-

Division 2

Club	Colours	Nickname	Location	Home ground	Founded	Years in comp
Braybrook		Brookers	Braybrook	Pennell Reserve	2021	2021-
Caroline Springs		Lakers	Caroline Springs	Town Centre Oval	2018	2018-
Laverton		Magpies	Altona Meadows	Laverton Park	2018	2018-
North Sunshine		Roadrunners	Sunshine North	Dempster Park	2018	2018-
Point Cook		Bulldogs	Point Cook	Saltwater Reserve	2019	2019-
Spotswood		Woodsmen	Spotswood	Donald W McLean Reserve	2018	2018-
West Footscray		Roosters	West Footscray	Shorten Reserve	2018	2018-
Wyndhamvale		Falcons	Wyndham Vale	Wyndham Vale South Oval	2019	2019-

Premiers

Division 1

2018: Manor Lakes

2019: Spotswood

2022: Caroline Springs

Division 2

2022: Point Cook Centrals

Junior clubs

Aintree Albanvale Albion Altona Juniors Caroline Springs Deer Park Flemington Juniors Glen Orden Hoppers Crossing

Manor Lakes Newport Power North Footscray PEGS Juniors Point Cook Point Cook Centrals Spotswood St Albans St Bernard's Sunshine

Sunshine Heights Tarneit Truganina Thunder Werribee Centrals Werribee Districts West Footscray Williamstown Juniors Wyndham Suns Wyndhamvale Yarraville Seddon Eagles

Juniors-Only Clubs

Club	Colours	Nickname	Location	Home ground
Aintree		Giants	Aintree	Frontier Recreation Reserve
Flemington Juniors		Colts	Kensington	JJ Holland Park
Newport Power		Power	Newport	Bryan Martyn Oval
PEGS Juniors		Bombers	Keilor Park	PEGS Sports Fields
St Bernards		Snowdogs	Essendon West	St Bernards College
Truganina Thunder		Thunder	Truganina	Mainview Oval
Williamstown Juniors		Seagulls	Williamstown	Bayside College

Sources

• The Mail (Newspaper published in Footscray)
• Annual Reports of the Western Region Football League
• http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74738180
• http://footyscorearchive.wiki-site.com/index.php/WESTERN_REGION_FOOTBALL_LEAGUE

Book

• History of the WRFL/FDFL – Kevin Hillier – ISBN   9781863356015
• History of Football in Melbourne's North West – John Stoward – ISBN   9780980592924

References

1. "Footy clubs out | Williamstown StarWilliamstown Star". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
2. "New teams line up | Werribee Star". Archived from the original on 26 April 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
3. "Tarneit joins WRFL | Werribee StarWerribee Star". Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
5. Ractliffe, Damien (9 December 2015). "Former Hawthorn star to put stamp on Power". Herald Sun.
6. Ractliffe, Damien (22 September 2015). "Port Colts head from West to South". Herald Sun.

External links

• Official website