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Victorian Amateur Football Association
Victorian Amateur Football Association
The Victorian Amateur Football Association is an Australian rules football league in Victoria, Australia consisting purely of amateur players. Unlike the Victorian Football League and the VFL/AFL, the VAFA has always been strictly a purely amateur league.
The league is the largest amateur league in Australia and widely regarded as the best amateur Aussie Rules league in the world. The league consists of 7 senior divisions (with each club fielding a firsts and reserves team) and multiple Under 19 divisions.
The league's administration base is at Elsternwick Park, a former Victorian Football Association stadium in suburban Elsternwick, Victoria that was home to the now defunct Brighton Football Club. It has a small grandstand and capacity for around 15,000 spectators.
Crowds during home and away matches are modest in comparison to the professional leagues, however Grand Finals for each division often attract as many spectators as the Victorian Football League Grand Finals.
In addition there are also three Club XVIII divisions, primarily made up of either clubs only able to field one team, or clubs from higher divisions that can field a third team after their seniors and reverves. The league operates a promotion and relegation system between divisions with various rules dictating which division clubs can play in.
Many of the clubs are private school based where by the 'old boys' from the school generally play.
The reigning premiers for the A Section are St Bedes/Mentone Tigers.
History
The league began in 1892 as the Metropolitan Junior Football Association.Premiers
| Year | A Section | B Section | C Section | D1 Section | D2 Section | D3 Section | D4 Section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | ST Bede's-Mentone Tigers | Marcellin Old Collegians | Ormond | Bulleen-Templestowe | Werribee AFC | Williamstown CYMS | West Brunswick |
| 2007 | Old Xaverians | ST Bede's-Mentone Tigers | Old Camberwell Grammarians | Oakleigh | South Melbourne Dist. | Old Westbourne | UHS-VU |
| 2006 | Old Haileyburians | Collegians | ST Bede's-Mentone Tigers | Old Carey | Oakleigh | South Melboure Dist. | Powerhouse |
| 2005 | Old Xaverians | Old Ivanhoe Grammarians | University Blacks | Fitzroy Reds | Old Geelong Grammarians | St Johns Old Collegians | Elsternwick |
| 2004 | University Blues | St Kevins Old Boys | MHSOB | University Blacks | Bulleen-Templestowe | Oakleigh | Old Westbourne |
| 2003 | Old Xaverians | De La Salle Old Collegians | Beaumaris | Monash Blues | Fitzroy Reds | Swinburn University | UHS-VU |
| 2002 | St Bernard's Old Collegians | Old Melburnians | Whitefriars Old Collegians | St Leo's Emmaus WP | Yarra Valley Old Boys | West Brunswick | Rupertswood |
| 2001 | Marcellin Old Collegians | Old Ivanhoe Grammarians | Hampton Rovers | Old Camberwell Grammarians | Mentone Amateurs | Fitzroy Reds | Syndal Tally Ho |
| 2000 | Old Xaverians | Mazenod Old Collegians | Therry Penola | Caufield Grammarians | Powerhouse | South Melbourne Dist. |
| Year | A Section | B Section | C Section | D Section |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Old Xaverians | Old Trinity | Whitefriars Old Collegians | A.J.A.X. |
| 1998 | Old Xaverians | Marcellin Old Collegians | Hampton Rovers | Whitefriars Old Collegians |
| 1997 | Old Xaverians | Old Brighton | Marcellin Old Collegians | Beaumaris |
| 1996 | Old Xaverians | Old Trinity | St Kevin's Old Boys | Monash Blues |
| 1995 | Old Xaverians | Old Haileyburians | Old Ivanhoe | Hampton Rovers |
| 1994 | Old Melbournians | Old Trinity Grammarians | St Kilda South Caulfield | Old Ivanhoe Grammarians |
| 1993 | Collegians | Old Melburnians | Mazenod Old Collegians | St Bede's Mentone Tigers |
| 1992 | Collegians | Old Trinity Grammarians | Fawkner | Mazenod Old Collegians |
| 1991 | De La Salle O.C. | St Bernard's Old Collegians | Whitefriars Old Collegians | MHSOB |
Current Clubs
As of 2008, the 7 senior divisions were structured as follows:
A Section
| Club | Nickname | Location | Home Ground | Captain | Coach | Web Page | Formed | Joined League |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collegians Football Club | Lions | Albert Park, Victoria | Harry Trott Oval | Andrew Kenneally | Official Site | 1892 | 1892 | |
| De La Salle Old Collegians | East Malvern, Victoria | Waverley Park | Ben Corin | David Madigan | Official Site | 1955 | 1955 | |
| Marcellin Old Collegians | Eagles | Bulleen, Victoria | Oval 1, Marcellin College | Murray Browne | Official Site | 1971 | 1971 | |
| Old Brighton Grammarians | Tonners | Brighton, Victoria | Brighton Beach Oval | J.Perrett/L.Hendra | Greg McLoughlin | Official Site | 1957 | 1957 |
| Old Essendon Grammarians | East Keilor, Victoria | Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School | Adam Edwards & Rodney Callahan | |||||
| Old Ivanhoe Grammarians | Ivanhoe, Victoria | Chelsworth Park | B.Thompson | Daniel Winkel | Official Site | 1964 | 1964 | |
| Old Scotch | Cardinals | Camberwell, Victoria | Camberwell Sports Ground | W.Lewis | Peter Banfield | Official Site | 1921 | 1921 |
| Old Xaverians | Old Xavs | Armadale, Victoria | Toorak Park | Tim Ockleshaw | Barry Richardson | Official site | 1926 | 1926 |
| St Bedes/Mentone Tigers Football Club | Tigers | Mentone, Victoria | Mentone Reserve | Luke Wintle | Luke Beveridge | Official site | 1972 | 1972 |
| University Blues | Blues | Parkville, Victoria | Melbourne Uni, Main Oval | John Kanis | Official Site | 1928 | 1928 | |
B Section
| Club | Nickname | Location | Home Ground | Captain | Coach | Web Page | Formed | Joined League |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Camberwell Grammarians | North Balwyn, Victoria | Gordon Barnard Reserve | Anthony Allen | Official Site | ||||
| Old Carey Grammarians | Bulleen, Victoria | Main Oval (Dunshea), Carey Sports Complex | Cameron Matthews | Official Site | ||||
| Old Haileyburians | Bloods | McKinnon, Victoria | McKinnon Reserve | Jamie Shanahan | Official Site | |||
| Old Melburnians | St Kilda, Victoria | Junction Oval | Russell Morris | Official Site | ||||
| Old Trinity Grammarians | Bulleen, Victoria | Daley Oval | A.Cultera | Brett Chandler | Official site | |||
| Ormond Amateur Football Club | Monders | Ormond, Victoria | E.E. Gunn Reserve | Simon Keleher | Russell Barnes | Official Site | 1931 | |
| St Bernards Old Collegians | West Essendon, Victoria | St Bernards College | Simon Madden | Official Site | ||||
| St Kevins Old Boys | Skevs | Righetti Oval | Michael Duggan | Official Site | ||||
| University Blacks | Blacks | Parkville, Victoria | Melbourne Uni, Main Oval | Mark Woolnough | Michael Rizio | Official Site | ||
C Section
| Club | Nickname | Location | Home Ground | Captain | Coach | Web Page | Formed | Joined League |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AJAX Football Club | Jackas | Main Oval, Elsternwick Park | Stuart Powell | Official Site | ||||
| Bulleen-Templestowe Football Club | Bullants | Bulleen, Victoria | Ted Ajani Reserve | David Matthews | Official Site | 1975 | 1975 | |
| Caulfield Grammarians | North Caufield, Victoria | Glenhuntly Oval | Gary Colling | Official Site | ||||
| Beaumaris Football Club | Sharks | Beaumaris, Victoria | Jason Mifsud | Official Site | ||||
| Mazenod Old Collegians | Nodders | Glen Waverley, Victoria | Central Reserve, Glen Waverley | Ben Robertson | Official Site | |||
| Melbourne High School Old Boys | South Yarra, Victoria | Melbourne High School | Trent Pitts | Official Site | ||||
| Monash Blues | Blues | Clayton, Victoria | Main Oval, Monash University | Andrew McGregor | Official Site | |||
| Oakleigh Amateur Football Club | Krushers | Oakleigh, Victoria | W.A. Scammell Reserve | David Gately | Official Site | |||
| Old Geelong | Como Park | Adrian Farrer | Official Site | |||||
| Parkdale Vultures | Vultures | Parkdale, Victoria | Gerry Green Reserve | Steve Kennedy | Official Site | |||
D1 Section
| Club | Nickname | Location | Home Ground | Captain | Coach | Web Page | Formed | Joined League |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aquinas Old Collegians | Ringwood, Victoria | Aquinas College | Michael Glassborow | Official Site | 1987 | 1987 | ||
| Emmaus St Leo's Old Collegians Football Club | Burwood, Victoria | Bennettswood Sports Ground | Ben Pilley | Official Site | 1992 | 1992 | ||
| Fitzroy Reds Football Club | Reds | Fitzroy, Victoria | Brunswick Street Oval | James Taylor | Official Site | 1955 | ||
| North Old Boys/St Pats | Brunswick, Victoria | Alec Gillon Oval | Terry Scanlon | Official Site | 1963 | |||
| Old Mentonians | Keysborough, Victoria | Mentone Grammar Playing Fields | J Costello | Ben McGee | Official Site | |||
| Prahran Football Club | TwoBlues | Toorak, Victoria | Toorak Park | Paul Greenham | 
| |||
| Rupertswood Football Club | Sunbury, Victoria | Salesian College | Shane McLauchlan | Official Site | ||||
| South Melbourne Districts Football Club | Bloods | |||||||
| Werribee Amateur Football Club | ||||||||
| Whitefriars Old Collegians | Friars | Bulleen, Victoria | Koonung Reserve | Greg Feutrill | Official Site | 1986 | 1986 | |
D2 Section
| Club | Nickname | Location | Home Ground | Captain | Coach | Web Page | Formed | Joined League |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banyule Amateur Football Club | Bears | Heidelberg, Victoria | R.J. Brockwell Oval | Phiv Demetriou | Official Site | |||
| Glen Eira Amateur Football Club | Official Site | |||||||
| Eltham Old Collegians | Turtles | Research, Victoria | Eltham College | John Galvin | Jonathon Garrard | Official Site | 1986 | 1986 |
| Ivanhoe Assumption Football Club | ||||||||
| Old Paradians | Raiders | Bundoora, Victoria | Garvey Oval, Parade College | Mark Spinoso | Official site | |||
| Old Westbourne | Truganina, Victoria | Westbourne School Ground | C Lever | Fab Gatti | Official site | |||
| Peninsula Old Boys | ||||||||
| Therry Penola Old Boys | Lions | Oak Park, Victoria | JP Fawkner Reserve | D Madden | ||||
| Williamstown CYMS | ||||||||
| Yarra Valley Old Boys | Bushrangers | Park Orchards, Victoira | Domeney Reserve | Chris Beal | Kevin Barnes | Official Site | ||
D3 Section
| Club | Nickname | Location | Home Ground | Captain | Coach | Web Page | Formed | Joined League |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bentleigh Football Club | Bentleigh, Victoria | Official Site | ||||||
| Elsternwick Football Club | Wickers | Elsternwick, Victoria | Oval No 2, Elsternwick Park | Dennis Grace | Official Site | 1906 | ||
| Hawthorn Amateur Football Club | ||||||||
| Monash Gryphons | Gryphons | Official Site | ||||||
| Powerhouse Football Club | Official Site | |||||||
| St Francis Xavier Football Club | Beaconsfield, Victoria | St Francis Xavier College | C Van Dam | Justin Pearson | 2007 | 2007 | ||
| St Johns Old Collegians | ||||||||
| St Marys/Salesain Football Club | Saints | Glen Iris, Victoria | Ferndale Reserve | Official Site | 2008 | 2008 | ||
| University High School-Victoria University Football Club | Vultures | Parkville, Victoria | Brens Oval | Lucas Gorringe | Scott Whyte | Official Site | 1932 | 1933 |
| West Brunswick Football Club | Magpies | Parkville, Victoria | McAlister Oval | Richard Peoples | Official Site | 1936 | ||
D4 Section
| Club | Nickname | Location | Home Ground | Captain | Coach | Web Page | Formed | Joined League |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Park Football Club | Falcons | Albert Park, Victoria | Beaurepaire Pavilion | Nathan Dallas | Official Site | 1954 | ||
| Box Hill North Football Club | Demonds | Box Hill North, Victoria | Elger Park | Dan Penny | Peter Armstrong | Official Site | 1983 | 2002 |
| Bulleen Cobras Football Club | Cobras | Bulleen, Victoria | Koonung Park | Ben Cookson | Laurie Zerafa | Official Site | 1996 | 1996 |
| Eley Park Football Club | Sharks | Box Hill, Victoria | Whitehorse Reserve | C Cresswell | Jason Broadbear | Official Site | 1992 | |
| Kew Football Club | Bears | Kew, Victoria | J.J. Higgins Reserve | David Witchell | Official Site | 1949 | ||
| La Trobe University Football Club | Bundoora, Victoria | Main Oval La Trobe University | Dean Sheldrick | Official Site | 1967 | 1970 | ||
| Mount Lilydale Old Collegians Football Club | Mounties | Lilydale, Victoria | Mt Lilydale Mercy College Sporting Ovals | Matt Rhodes | Nathan Pearce | 1997 | 1997 | |
| North Brunswick Football Club | Brunswick, Victoria | Allard Park | Joe D’Angelo | Official Site | 1971 | |||
| Richmond Central Football Club | Snakes | Richmond, Victoria | Kevin Bartlet Reserve | D Speakman | Danny Hickey | Official Site | 1987 | 1987 |
| South Mornington Football Club | Tigers | Mount Martha, Victoria | Citation Oval | A Hume | Sein Clearihan | 2007 | ||
| Swinburne University Football Club | Razorbacks | Hawthorn, Victoria | St. James Park | C Walsh | Mel Dell'Olio | Official Site | 1995 | 1995 |
| Syndal-Tally Ho Football Club | Chadstone, Victoria | Jordan Reserve | I Bingham | Manny DeBono | Official Site | 1997 | 1997 | |
Former Clubs
This may consist of clubs that are currently playing in the Club XVIII section.
| Club | Formed | Last Season |
|---|---|---|
See also
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