Yarra Valley Football League
{{Short description|Minor country football league in Australia}}
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| formerly = Yarra Valley Football Association (1909–1946)
| sport = Australian rules football
| founded = {{Start date and age|1909}}
| folded = {{end date and age|1965}}
| inaugural = 1909
| teams = 29
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| country = Australia
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| most successful club = Millgrove FC (11)
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| related_comps = Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League, Yarra Ranges Football / Netball League & Outer East Football Netball League
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The Yarra Valley Football Association was an Australian rules football competition formed in 1909{{cite web |title=1909 - PROPOSED NEW ASSOCIATION |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/60290308 |publisher=Healesville and Yarra Glen Guardian (Vic) |access-date=20 January 2024 |pages=2 |date=28 August 1908}} and ended in 1965.
History
The Yarra Valley Football Association was formed in 1909{{cite web |title=1909 - PROPOSED NEW ASSOCIATION |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/60290308 |publisher=Healesville and Yarra Glen Guardian (Vic) |access-date=20 January 2024 |pages=2 |date=28 August 1908}} and ran until 1965 as a one division football competition.
Australian Rules Football competitions in the Yarra Valley commenced as far back as 1891, with the Clement Brothers Trophy, which was won by Yarra Glen,{{cite web |title=1891 - The Trophy Matches |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/252175670 |publisher=The Lilydale Express (Vic) |access-date=25 January 2024 |page=3 |date=4 September 1891}} with a number of different competitions and associations being formed in the area between 1891 and 1913.
There was a number of minor name changes in the competition's name between 1909 and 1914, mainly due to which local business or donor sponsored the premiership trophy in any given football season.
In 1926, Powelltown, Warburton and Yarra Junction clubs joined the YVFA from the Upper Yarra Football Association.{{cite web |title=1926 - YARRA VALLEY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION. |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/258390737 |publisher=The Lilydale Express (Vic) |access-date=25 January 2024 |page=3 |date=9 April 1926}}
In 1933, Yarra Junction went through the season undefeated, up until the grand final, but lost the match to Warburton by 11 points.
Three playing members within the Yarra Valley Football Association lost their lives in the 1939 bush fire holocaust on the 13th January 1939.{{cite web |title=1939 - Yarra Valley FA |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/60457887 |publisher=Healesville and Yarra Glen Guardian (Vic) |access-date=20 January 2024 |pages=3 |date=11 March 1939}}
The Yarra Valley Football Association changed its name to the Yarra Valley Football League at its annual general meeting in March, 1947 and ran until 1965.
The Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League was formed in 1966, from the amalgamation of the Mountain District Football League (1922 - 1965){{cite web |title=1922 - Mountain District Football Association |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/264164056 |publisher=The Pilot (Upper Ferntree Gully, Vic) |access-date=31 January 2024 |page=4 |date=22 April 1922}} and the Yarra Valley Football League (1909–1965).{{cite web |title=1909 - Football |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/258351528 |publisher=The Lilydale Express and Yarra Glen, Wandin Yallock, Upper Yarra, Healesville and Ringwood Chronicle (Vic) |access-date=18 January 2024 |pages=5 |date=16 April 1909}}
The following YVFL clubs joined the YVMDFL in 1966 - Healesville, Marysville, Millgrove, Powelltown, Warburton, Woori Yallock and Yarra Junction.
In 2016, following a review by AFL Victoria, the league decided to change its name to the AFL Yarra Ranges. After another review of local football at the conclusion of the 2018 season, AFL Victoria decided that the league should merge with the South East Football Netball League to form the Outer East Football Netball League.{{Cite web |url=https://pakenham.starcommunity.com.au/gazette/2018-08-21/afl-outer-east-takes-shape/ |title=AFL Outer East takes shape |date=21 August 2018 |access-date=23 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423031552/https://pakenham.starcommunity.com.au/gazette/2018-08-21/afl-outer-east-takes-shape/ |archive-date=23 April 2019 |url-status=live }}
=Timeline=
- 1909 - Yarra Valley Football Association
- 1914 - 1915: Yarra Valley Football Association
- 1916 - 1918: YVFA in recess, due to WW1
- 1919 - 1941: Yarra Valley Football Association
- 1942 - 1944: YVFA in recess, due to WW2
- 1945 - 1946: Yarra Valley Football Association
- 1947 - 1965: Yarra Valley Football League
- 1966 - 2015: Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League
- 2016 - 2018: Yarra Ranges Football & Netball League
- 2019: Outer East Football Netball League
- 2020: OEFNL in recess, due to COVID-19
- 2021–present day: Outer East Football Netball League
Clubs
= Final clubs =
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! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Colours ! rowspan="2" |Nickname ! rowspan="2" |Home Ground ! rowspan="2" |Former League ! rowspan="2" |Est. ! rowspan="2" |Years in YVFL ! colspan="2" |YVFL Senior Premierships{{Cite web |title=Yarra Valley Mountain Football League |url=http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/yarra_valley_mountain_football_league.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724155614/http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/yarra_valley_mountain_football_league.htm |archive-date=24 July 2008 |access-date=28 August 2008}} ! rowspan="2" |Fate |
Total
! Years |
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style="text-align:left" |Healesville
|File:SwanReachDesign.png||Ramblers, Redlegs, Bloods |Don Road Sporting Complex, Healesville | align="center" |– | align="center" |1888|| align="center" |1909-1965 | align="center" |7||1920, 1945, 1951, 1954, 1962, 1964, 1965 ||Formed Yarra Valley Mountain District FL in 1966 |
style="text-align:left" |Marysville
|File:NorthcoteColours.png || Villains |Gallipoli Park, Marysville | align="center" |{{Tooltip|MAFA|Mansfield Alexandra Football Association}} | || align="center" |1949-1965{{cite web |date=29 April 1949 |title=1949 - Round-Up on Opening of 1949 Football Season |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/267772654 |access-date=26 January 2024 |publisher=The Lilydale Express (Vic) |page=6}} | align="center" |2||1959, 1960|| Formed Yarra Valley Mountain District FL in 1966 |
style="text-align:left" |Millgrove
|File:Millgrove Football Club colours.svg || |Millgrove Recreation Reserve, Millgrove | align="center" |{{Tooltip|UYVFA|Upper Yarra Valley Football Association}} | align="center" |1906|| align="center" |1909, 1914–1915, 1925-1965{{cite web |title=Millgrove FC |url=https://australianfootball.com/clubs/stats/Millgrove/3137/ |access-date=20 January 2024 |website=AustralianFootball.com}} | align="center" |11||1914, 1925, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1939, 1940, 1956, 1957, 1961, 1963|| Formed Yarra Valley Mountain District FL in 1966 |
style="text-align:left" |Powelltown
| File:Mt Eliza Football Club colours.jpg|| Demons |Powelltown Recreation Reserve, Powelltown | align="center" |{{Tooltip|UYVFA|Upper Yarra Valley Football Association}} | align="center" |1922|| align="center" |1926, {{Tooltip|1928-1965|Withdrew from seniors in 1951, but entered a Reserves side in 1951 and 52. Returned to the seniors in 1953.}}{{cite web |date=28 April 1928 |title=1928 - Yarra Valley FA |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/60294142 |access-date=25 January 2024 |publisher=Healesville & Yarra Glen Guardian (Vic) |page=4}}{{cite web |date=4 September 1953 |title=1953 - Football |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/65382484 |access-date=24 January 2024 |publisher=Healesville Guardian (Lilydale, Vic |page=4}} | align="center" |0| |
|Merged with Yarra Junction in 1927 to form Little Yarra Rovers. Formed Yarra Valley Mountain District FL in 1966 |
style="text-align:left" |Warburton
|File:Montmorency Football Club.jpg || Magpies |Mac Sparke Oval, Warburton | align="center" |{{Tooltip|UYVFA|Upper Yarra Valley Football Association}} | align="center" |1906|| align="center" |1909, 1926-1965{{cite web |date=6 August 1909 |title=1909 - Position of the clubs |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/60189560 |access-date=23 January 2024 |publisher=Healesville and Yarra Glen Guardian (Vic) |page=3}}{{cite web |date=24 September 1926 |title=1926 - Yarra Valley Football Final |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/258391721 |access-date=23 January 2024 |publisher=The Lilydale Express (Vic) |page=6}} | align="center" |7||1933, 1937, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1958 ||Formed Yarra Valley Mountain District FL in 1966 |
style="text-align:left" |Woori Yallock
|File:RichmondDesign.svg || Tigers |Woori Yallock Recreation Reserve, Woori Yallock | align="center" |{{Tooltip|MDFA|Mountain District Football Association}} | align="center" |1905|| align="center" |1909, 1921–1922, 1924–1927, 1930–1955, 1963–1965 | align="center" |1||1947 ||Joined Upper Yarra FA in 1923. Merged with Wandin and Seville to form Valley United in 1956. Formed Yarra Valley Mountain District FL in 1966. |
style="text-align:left" |Yarra Junction
|File:Yarra Junction Football Club colours.jpg || Eagles |Yarra Junction Memorial Reserve, Yarra Junction | align="center" |{{Tooltip|UYVFA|Upper Yarra Valley Football Association}} | align="center" |1909|| align="center" |1915, 1926, {{Tooltip|1928-1954|Reserves only in 1954}},{{cite web |date=9 April 1954 |title=1954 - Wandin & Yarra Junction in Second Eighteens |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/267421720 |access-date=23 January 2024 |publisher=The Lilydale Express (Vic) |page=10}} 1962–1965 | align="center" |6||1929, 1931, 1934, 1935, 1941, 1950 ||Merged with Powelltown to form Little Yarra Rovers in 1927. Merged with Wesburn in 1955 to form Yarraburn until 1961. Formed Yarra Valley Mountain District FL in 1966. |
= Former clubs =
Senior football grand finals
There was a number of minor name changes in the competition's name between 1909{{cite web |title=1909 - Football |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/60188995 |publisher=Healesville and Yarra Glen Guardian (Vic |access-date=23 January 2024 |page=2 |date=23 April 1909}} and 1914, mainly due to which local business or donor sponsored the premiership trophy in any given football season.
YVFA/YVFL's official seasons were only in 1909, 1914 - 1946, then 1947 to 1965.
Senior football statistics
- Highest Score
- 1924 - Healesville: 39.33 - 267 defeated Wandin: 4.0 - 24{{cite web |title=1924 - HEALESVILLE'S RECORD SCORE. |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/60208860/5938268 |publisher=Healesville and Yarra Glen Guardian (Vic) |access-date=9 February 2024 |page=4 |date=16 August 1924}}
- Leading Goalkicker
- 102 - Eddie "Skip" Monger - Yarra Junction: 1933{{cite web |title=1933 - Yarra Junction |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/60441878 |publisher=Healesville and Yarra Glen Guardian (Vic) |access-date=9 February 2024 |page=4 |date=7 October 1933}}{{cite web |title=1933 - Yarra Junction FC Ball |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/60441955 |publisher=Healesville & Yarra Glen Guardian (Vic) |access-date=9 February 2024 |page=3 |date=28 October 1933}}
- 93 - Jack Clunning - Millgrove: 1927{{cite web |title=1933 - Football flashes |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/60441710 |publisher=Healesville & Yarra Glen Guardian (Vic) |access-date=9 February 2024 |page=3 |date=9 September 1933}}
YVFL Reserves grand finals
The YVFL Reserves competition commenced in 1949.
Interleague Football Results
The YVFA / YVFL played in the following interleague football matches.
Premiership table
;YVFL Senior Football: 1909 and 1914 to 1965.
;Most Premierships / Runners Up
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Club | Most Premierships | Runners Up | Draws | No Result | Grand Finals |
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Millgrove | align=center|11 | align=center|4 | align=center|1 | align=center|1 | align=center|17 |
Lilydale | align=center|8 | align=center|9 | align=center| | align=center|17 | |
Healesville | align=center|7 | align=center|10 | align=center|2 | align=center|1 | align=center|20 |
Warburton | align=center|7 | align=center|8 | align=center| | align=center|15 | |
Yarra Junction | align=center|6 | align=center|3 | align=center| | align=center|9 | |
Marysville | align=center|2 | align=center|5 | align=center|1 | align=center|8 | |
Yarra Glenn | align=center|2 | align=center|0 | align=center| | align=center|2 | |
Woori Yallock | align=center|1 | align=center|2 | align=center| | align=center|3 | |
Croydon | align=center|1 | align=center|1 | align=center| | align=center|2 | |
Little Yarra Rovers | align=center|1 | align=center| | align=center| | align=center|1 | |
Yarraburn | align=center|1 | align=center| | align=center | | align=center|1 | |
Powelltown | align=center| | align=center|3 | align=center | | align=center|3 | |
Montrose | align=center| | align=center|1 | align=center | | align=center|1 | |
Silvan | align=center| | align=center|1 | align=center| | align=center|1 | |
TOTAL | align=center|47 | align=center|47 | align=center|4 | align=center|2 | align=center|100 |
YVFA - Senior Football Best & Fairest Award
- William E. Valentine was a former YVFL Secretary between 1936 and 1956.
- Max Stormer (Westburn) played with Richmond Reserves in 1950 & 1951.
- James Wandin (Healesville) played 17 games with St. Kilda in 1952 & 1953.
YVFL - Reserves Football Best & Fairest Award
The YVFL Reserves competition commenced in 1949.
Office Bearers
Life members
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- 1924 - E Cary{{cite web |title=1924 - YARRA VALLEY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/258387135 |publisher=The Lilydale Express (Vic) |access-date=25 January 2024 |page=2 |date=17 April 1924}}
- 1925 - Robert Morton{{cite web |title=1925 - YARRA VALLEY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION. |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/60209841 |publisher=Healesville & Yarra Glen Guardian (Vic) |access-date=25 January 2024 |page=3 |date=11 April 1925}}{{cite web |title=1929 - Vale: Mr. Robert Morton |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/267624581 |publisher=The Lilydale Express (Vic) |access-date=25 January 2024 |page=5 |date=26 April 1929}}
- 1932 - G Crook{{cite web |title=1932 - Yarra Valley FA: Annual Meeting |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/267485915 |publisher=The Lilydale Express (Vic) |access-date=23 January 2024 |page=3 |date=29 April 1932}}
- 1935 - H R Horsey{{cite web |title=1935 - Football: Annual Meeting |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/60452277 |publisher=Healesville and Yarra Glen Guardian (Vic) |access-date=25 January 2024 |page=1 |date=6 April 1935}}
- 1940 - L V Phillips{{cite web |title=1940 - Yarra Valley Football Association |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/267738689 |publisher=The Lilydale Express (Vic) |access-date=23 January 2024 |page=3 |date=8 March 1940}}
- 1953 - George Sutherland{{cite web |title=1953 - Football |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/267417439 |publisher=The Lilydale Express (Vic) |access-date=29 January 2024 |page=6 |date=6 March 1953}}
- 1954 - Tom Brent{{cite web |title=1954 - Football League Dinner |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/65383709 |publisher=Healesville Guardian (Lilydale, Vic) |access-date=25 January 2024 |page=4 |date=26 November 1954}}
- 1956 - W Bill Valentine{{cite web |title=1956 - Yarra Valley FA - Annual Meeting |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/65384696 |publisher=Healesville & Yarra Glen Guardian (Vic) |access-date=24 January 2024 |page=1 |date=10 February 1956}}
- Duncan Campbell
- W Carpenter
- G Gordon
- Graham Maxwell
- Roly McGuire
- Dr. Phillips
- Cr. R Pollard{{cite web |title=1953 - YVFL Dinner |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/267420192 |publisher=The Lilydale Express (Vic) |access-date=25 January 2024 |page=10 |date=20 November 1953}}
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Links
- [https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/4808414/ The green and gold the history of the Marysville football club : a compilation of news reports, photographs, recollections and anecdotes. By William Metcalfe.]
- [https://www.outereastfn.com.au/trophy-premiership-football-matches-1891-to-1925/ 1891 - 1925: Upper Yarra Valley FA & Yarra Valley FA Premierships Lists]
- [https://www.footyalmanac.com.au/when-coranderrk-won-the-premiership-a-story-by-roy-hay/ 1911 - YVFA Premiership review]
- [https://www.outereastfn.com.au/yvfl-premiers-1921-1965/ 1921 - 1965: YVFL 1sts & 2nds Premiership Lists]
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080724155614/http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/yarra_valley_mountain_football_league.htm/ Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League Premiership Lists]}}
- [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/146461818/ 1920 - YVFA Premiers: Healesville FC team photo]
- [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/274215078/31208240/ 1923 - YVFA Premiers: Lilydale FC team photo]
- [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/223814414/23863275 1932 - Millgrove FC & Warburton FC team photos]
- [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/224012479/23959637/ 1935 - YVFA Premiers: Yarra Junction team photo]
- [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/223872667/23952304/ 1936 - YVFA Premiers: Lilydale FC team photo]
- [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/223913334/23955082/ 1938 - Warburton FC & Healesville FC team photos]
- [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/267773954/ 1949 - YVFL Best & Fairest photo]
- [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/267415853/ 1952 - YVFL Grand Final action photos]
- [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/267415907/ 1952 - YVFL Premiers: Warburton FC team photo]
- [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/267419510/ 1953 - YVFL Semi Final action photos]
- [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/267418903/30050234#/ 1953 - YVFL v Croydon Ferntree Gully FL team photos]
- [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/267419806/ 1953 - YVFL Best & Fairest winners photo]
- [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/267419751/ 1953 - YVFL Reserves Premiers: Seville FC team photo]
- [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/224024081/24104473/ 1953 - Marysville FC team photo]
- [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/224031230/24104285/ 1953 - Warburton FC team photo]
- [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/267419427/ 1953 - Lilydale FC Semi Final team photo]
- [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/71884917/ 1955 - Healesville & Marysville team photos]
- [https://www.facebook.com/949320261842748/photos/pb.100065128114992.-2207520000/1781509428623823/?type=3/ 1960 - YVFL Grand Final Record, team lists]
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Australian rules football in Australia}}
{{Aussie Rules in Victoria}}
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