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The Eastern Football League, or Eastern Districts Football League (EDFL) as it was formerly known, is an Australian rules football League, based in the eastern suburbs of metropolitan Melbourne, for both seniors and juniors.
The league has a growing following and regularly attracts large crowds upwards of 3000 due to a high standard of local physical football and beer drinking.[1]
[edit] History
The Eastern Districts Football League was established in 15 February 1962, but its origins can be traced back to the Reporter District Football League established in 1903.
In the 1920s until World War 2, the league was known as the Ringwood District Football League. It was known as the Croydon District Football League and the Croydon Mail Football League between World War 2 and 1949. In 1950 the league became known as the Croydon-Ferntree Gully League.
In 1997, the Eastern District Football League and the Knox Junior Football Association united to create the Eastern Football League.
[edit] Division 1
| Club |
Nickname |
Location |
Home Ground |
Captain |
Coach [2] |
Web Page |
| Balwyn Football Club |
Tigers |
Balwyn, Victoria |
Balwyn Park |
|
Daniel Harford |
Official Site |
| Blackburn Football Club |
Panthers |
Blackburn, Victoria |
Morton Park |
|
Jeremy Campbell |
[1] |
| Croydon Football Club |
Blues |
Croydon, Victoria |
Croydon Oval |
|
Greg Freemantle |
Official Site |
| Donvale Football Club |
Magpies |
Donvale, Victoria |
Donvale Reserve |
|
Matthew Young |
[2] |
| East Burwood Football Club |
Rams |
East Burwood, Victoria |
East Burwood Reserve |
|
Peter Nicholson |
Official Site |
| East Ringwood Football Club |
Kangaroos |
East Ringwood, Victoria |
East Ringwood Reserve |
|
Paul McCormack |
Official Site |
| Knox Football Club |
Falcons |
Knox, Victoria |
Knox Gardens Reserve |
|
Stuart Wynd |
Official Site |
| Lilydale Football Club |
Falcons |
Lilydale, Victoria |
Lilydale Sports Oval |
|
Justin Charles |
[3] |
| Noble Park Football Club |
Bulls |
Noble Park, Victoria |
Pat Wright Senior Ground |
|
Kris Barlow |
Official Site |
| Norwood Football Club |
Norsemen |
Ringwood, Victoria |
Mullum Reserve |
|
Kevin Tibaldi |
Official Site |
| Scoresby Football Club |
Magpies |
Scoresby, Victoria |
Scoresby Recreation Reserve |
|
Kristian Bardsley |
Official Site |
| Vermont Football Club |
Eagles |
Vermont, Victoria |
Vermont Recreation Reserve |
Mark Cullen |
David Banfield |
[4] |
[edit] Division 2
| Club |
Nickname |
Location |
Home Ground |
Captain |
Coach [2] |
Web Page |
| Bayswater Football Club |
Roos |
Bayswater, Victoria |
Bayswater Oval |
|
Scott Hunter |
[5] |
| Doncaster Football Club |
Sharks |
Doncaster, Victoria |
Schrams Reserve |
|
Rod Mitchell |
[6] |
| Doncaster East Football Club |
Sharks |
Doncaster East, Victoria |
Zerbes Reserve |
|
Jason Hardwick |
Official Site |
| Montrose Football Club |
Demons |
Montrose, Victoria |
Montrose Reserve |
|
Nick Tennant |
Official Site |
| Mulgrave Football Club |
Lions |
Mulgrave, Victoria |
Mulgrave Reserve |
|
Hayden Stanton |
[7] |
| North Ringwood Football Club |
Saints |
North Ringwood, Victoria |
Quambee Reserve |
|
Paul Carbis |
[8] |
| Ringwood Football Club |
Redbacks |
Ringwood, Victoria |
Jubilee Park |
|
Steve Parsons |
[9] |
| Rowville Football Club |
Hawks |
Rowville, Victoria |
Seebeck Oval |
|
Marc Hardy |
Official Site |
| South Croydon Football Club |
Bulldogs |
South Croydon, Victoria |
Cheong Park |
|
Paris Harvie |
Official Site |
| Wantirna South Football Club |
Devils |
Wantirna South, Victoria |
Walker Reserve |
|
Jason Heatley |
Official Site |
[edit] Division 3
| Club |
Nickname |
Location |
Home Ground |
Captain |
Coach [2] |
Web Page |
| Boronia Football Club |
Hawks |
Boronia, Victoria |
Tormore Reserve |
|
Darren Linkins |
Official Site |
| Coldstream Football Club |
Cougars |
Coldstream, Victoria |
Coldstream Reserve |
|
Leam Doughty |
Official Site |
| Mitcham Football Club |
Tigers |
Mitcham, Victoria |
Walker Park |
|
Paul Nigro |
[10] |
| Mooroolbark Football Club |
Mustangs |
Mooroolbark, Victoria |
Heights Reserve |
|
Bernie Ryan |
[11] |
| Nunawading Football Club |
Lions |
Nunawading, Victoria |
Mahoneys Reserve |
|
Brett Davidson |
Official Site |
| Templestowe Football Club |
Dockers |
Templestowe, Victora |
Templestowe Reserve |
|
Paul Breen |
Official Site |
| Upper Ferntree Gully Football Club |
kings |
Upper Ferntree Gully, Victora |
Kings Park |
|
John O'Brien |
Official Site |
| Warrandyte Football Club |
The Bloods |
Warrandyte, Victoria |
Warrandyte Reserve |
|
Graeme Hocking |
Official Site |
| Waverley Blues Football Club |
Blues |
Waverley, Victoria |
Mt Waverley Reserve |
|
Darren Payne |
Official Site |
| Whitehorse Pioneers Football Club |
Pioneers |
Whitehorse, Victoria |
Springfield Park |
|
Trevor Rowe |
[12] |
[edit] Division 4
| Club |
Nickname |
Location |
Home Ground |
Captain |
Coach [2] |
Web Page |
| Chirnside Park Football Club |
Panthers |
Chirnside Park, Victoria |
Kimberley Reserve |
|
Jason De Graaf |
Official Site |
| Eastern Lions Football Club |
Lions |
Fairpark, Victoria |
Fairpark Reserve |
|
Frank Lesiputty |
Official Site |
| Ferntree Gully Football Club |
Eagles |
Ferntree Gully, Victoria |
Ferntree Gully Reserve |
|
Peter Maynard |
[13] |
| Forest Hill Football Club |
Zebras |
Forest Hill, Victoria |
Forest Hill Reserve |
|
John Brown |
Official Site |
| Glen Waverley Hawks |
Hawks |
Glen Waverley, Victoria |
Capital Reserve |
|
Mark Fitt |
[14] |
| Heathmont Football Club |
Jets |
Heathmont, Victoria |
HE Parker Reserve |
|
Peter Forsyth |
[15] |
| Kilsyth Football Club |
Cougars |
Kilsyth, Victoria |
Pinks Reserve |
|
Glenn Stallworthy |
myspace Site |
| South Belgrave Football Club |
Saints |
South Belgrave, Victoria |
South Belgrave Football Ground |
|
Rik Crook |
myspace Site |
| Surrey Park Football Club |
Panthers |
Surrey Park, Victoria |
Surrey Park Reserve |
|
Adam Rossoukas |
[16] |
| The Basin Football Club |
Bears |
The Basin, Victoria |
Batterham Reserve |
|
Lee Rowe |
[17] |
[edit] Current Clubs
- Glen Waverley Rovers Football Club
- St. Simons Football Club
[edit] Former Clubs
- Balwyn Combined Football Club
- Bennettswood Football Club
- Bennettswood-Blackburn South Football Club
- Blackburn South Football Club
- Clayton Football Club
- East Hawthorn Football Club
- Mount Evelyn Football Club
- Noble Park Bears Football Club
- North Croydon Football Club
- Olinda Football Club
- Sandown Football Club
- Silvan Football Club
- Southern Cobras Football Club
- Surrey Hills Football Club
- Wandin Football Club
- Waverley Football Club
- Wonga Park Football Club
- Yarra Glen Football Club
[edit] References
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