VFL Sub-Districts

VFL Sub-Districts
SportAustralian rules football
Founded1925; 99 years ago (1925)
Ceased1949; 75 years ago (1949)
CountryAustralia
Most titlesKew
(5 Division 1 premierships)
Related
competitions

The VFL Sub-Districts (VFLSD), sometimes referred to as the Victorian Sub-District Football League (VSDFL), was an Australian rules football competition played in the state of Victoria and managed by the Victorian Football League (VFL), now known as the Australian Football League (AFL).[1][2] The competition was preceded by the Melbourne District Football Association (MDFA) and succeeded by the Metropolitan Football League (MFL).

The Sub-Districts included a number of "thirds" teams for senior VFL clubs, prior to the introduction of the VFL thirds (later VFL/AFL under-19s) in 1946.[3] A similar competition, the VFA Sub-Districts, also existed at the time of the VFLSD and was managed by the Victorian Football Association (VFA).[4][5]

History

MDFA

The Melbourne District Football Association (MDFA) was formed in the 1900s.[6][7][8][9]

The MDFA appears to stopped play during World War I, although a different competition (known as the Melbourne Junior Football Association) was formed in April 1918.[10][11] It is possible that MDFA clubs including Coburg and Moreland joined this competition for the 1918 season.[12][13]

VFLSD

At the end of the 1924 season, the VFL took over the MDFA and replaced it with the VFL Sub-Districts, officially called the Victorian Football League Sub-Districts Association.[14][15] W.H. Smith was elected as the new league's inaugural president, and the first game was played on 2 May 1925 between Oakleigh and Dandenong.[16][17][18][19] Public Service won the inaugural premiership in 1925, with a total of ten clubs competing in the competition the following year in 1926.[20][21][22][23]

The competition was split into two in 1927.[15] In 1927, there was a further split with the introduction of "First Grade North" (Division 1 North), "First Grade South" (Division 1 South), the "unallocated Second Grade" (Division 2) and the similarly-named "Seconds Grade" (the latter being a reserves competition, largely for the "Second Grade").[23] The winner of the North and South sections would go on to play in a grand final for the overall VFLSD premiership, while the winners of Division 2 and the Seconds (Reserves) Grade also played each other.[24] In 1929, Division 2 was also split into North and South sections.[25]

Fairfield and Kew drew in the 1929 grand final, with the replay won by Kew.[26][27] The clubs again drew in the 1935 grand final, with that replay won by Fairfield in a game that resulted in four players being suspended for fighting.[28][29]

Like in the senior VFL competition, the Page–McIntyre system was introduced in 1933, replacing the Argus finals system.[30] However, it appears the Argus system (or a similar system) returned in 1944, as The Age noted grand finalist East Brunswick "[had] the right of an extra game" after losing a final to Richmond District the week before.[31]

MFL

In 1950, the VFL Sub-Districts was succeeded by the Metropolitan Football League (MFL).[32][33][34]

Following the conclusion of the 1958 VFA season, the Prahran Football Club was expelled from the VFA for failing to meet the minimum home ground requirements, and was replaced by the Sunshine Football Club, which had been runners-up in the MFL in 1958.[35][36] Prahran subsequently spent 1959 competing in the MFL's A Grade, winning the premiership with just a single loss for the season, and the club returned to the VFA in 1960.[37][38]

Clubs

Dozens of clubs competed in the MDFA, VFL Sub-Districts and MFL.[23][39][40]

Club Colours Nickname Former
league 		Est. Seasons Premierships Fate Ref.
Total Final
Balwyn
Tigers RDFA 1909 1927−1931 1 1927 EFNL [41]
Camberwell
Cobras VJFA 1880s 1920−1925 0 − Folded
1995 		[42]
Canterbury
Tricolours RDFA 1881 1925−1931 0 − VAFA [43]
Carnegie
VJFA 1920s 1928−1931 0 − Folded
2000 		[44]
Caulfield
Fieldsmen MAFA 1890s 1925−1931 0 − Folded
1976 		[45]
Coburg
Lions VJFA 1891 1913−1920 3 1920 VFL [46]
Darling
1928−1933 0 − Folded
1940 		[47]
Elsternwick
Wickers 1911−1912 VAFA [48]
Eltham
Panthers DVFL 1909 1936−1937 0 − NFNL [49]
Fitzroy Stars
Stars − 1973 1973−1974 1 1974 NFNL [50]
Heidelberg
Tigers DVFL 1876 1926−1929 0 − NFNL [51]
Kew
Bears VJFA 1876 1927−1949 5 1937 VAFA [52]
Oakleigh
Purple and Golds 1891 1928−1933 1 1928 Folded
1994 		[53]
Prahran
Two Blues VFA 1899 1959 1 1959 VAFA
Public Service
Service 1915 1915−1933 1 1925 Folded
1933s 		[54]
South Melbourne Districts
Bloods VJFA 1912 1927−1973[a]
0 − VAFA [59]

Premiers

Kew won the most known Division 1/A Grade VFLSD premierships, with a total of five.[23][60]

GF Premiership decided by a grand final where a challenge was not needed
GF (R) Premiership decided by a grand final replay, after the scheduled grand final was drawn
CF Premiership decided by a challenge final under the Argus system

MDFA premiers

Year Premiers Runners-up Score Venue Date Report
1912 Richmond District Elsternwick unknown Preston City Oval 14 September 1912 [61][62][63]
1913 Coburg (1) Richmond District 4.13 (37) d. 2.13 (25) Brunswick Park 13 September 1913 [64][65][66]
1914 Coburg (2) Melbourne District 7.10 (52) d. 4.5 (29) Brunswick Park 12 September 1914 [67][68][69]
1919 Brunswick Juniors Hawthorn District 7.12 (55) d. 3.12 (30) Richmond City Reserve 30 August 1919[70] [71][72][73]
1920 Coburg (3) Brunswick Juniors 6.12 (48) d. 4.15 (39) Brunswick Park 25 September 1920 [74][75]
1921 Camberwell Brunswick Juniors 8.10 (58) d. 7.6 (48) Oakleigh 24 September 1921 [76][77]
1922 Camberwell Moreland 9.12 (66) d. 8.8 (56) Melbourne Cricket Ground 7 October 1922[78] [79][80][81]
1923 Camberwell Fairfield 9.12 (66) d. 8.8 (56) Melbourne Cricket Ground 28 September 1923 [82]
1924 Oakleigh Camberwell 13.12 (90) d. 7.12 (54) Oakleigh 27 September 1924[83] [84][85][86]

VFL Sub-Districts premiers

Year Premiers Runners-up Score Venue Date Report
1925 Public Service (1) Camberwell (1) 13.12 (90) d. 7.12 (54) Oakleigh 3 October 1925 [87][88][89]
1926 Fairfield (1) Oakleigh (1) 9.7 (55) d. 7.9 (51) Oakleigh 2 October 1926[90][91] [92][93][94]
1927 Balwyn (1) Middle Park (1) 9.12 (66) d. 6.12 (48) Oakleigh 8 October 1927 [95]
1928 Fairfield (2) Oakleigh (2) 17.16 (118) d. 13.13 (91) Oakleigh 22 September 1928 [24]
1929 Kew Fairfield 8.8 (56) drew 8.8 (56) Ascot Vale 28 September 1929[96] [25][97]
Kew (1) Fairfield (1) 10.16 (76) d. 5.14 (44) Oakleigh 5 October 1929[98]
1930 South Melbourne Districts (1) Sunshine (1) 11.7 (73) d. 10.12 (72) Oakleigh 11 October 1930 [99][100][101]
1931 Kew (2) South Melbourne Districts (1) 11.15 (80) d. 7.16 (58) Motordome 5 September 1931[102] [103][104][105]
1932 Kew (3) Auburn (1) 19.19 (133) d. 11.12 (78) Motordome 17 September 1932 [106][107]
1933 South Melbourne Districts (2) Sunshine (2) 17.14 (116) d. 7.10 (52) Brunswick 23 September 1933 [108][109][110]
1934 Kew (4) Sunshine (3) 4.15 (39) d. 2.6 (18) Brunswick 29 September 1934[111][112] [113][114][115]
1935 Fairfield Kew 10.16 (76) drew 11.10 (76) Northcote Park 14 September 1935[116] [117][118][119]
Fairfield (3) Kew (1) 16.12 (112) d. 12.10 (82) Selwyn Park 21 September 1935[120]
1936 Sunshine (1) South Melbourne Districts (2) 15.13 (103) d. 8.7 (55) Port Melbourne 12 September 1936[121][122] [123][124][125]
1937 South Melbourne Districts (3) Sunshine (4) 8.10 (58) d. 7.12 (54) Melbourne Cricket Ground 18 September 1937[126] [127][128][129]
1938 Fairfield (4) East Brunswick (1) 12.14 (86) d. 11.15 (81) Olympic Park 17 September 1938 [130][131]
1939 South Melbourne Districts (4) Kew (2) 14.15 (99) d. 9.13 (67) Melbourne Cricket Ground 16 September 1939[132][133] [134][135][136]
1940 South Melbourne Districts (5) Sunshine (5) 12.16 (88) d. 4.9 (33) Sunshine 21 September 1940 [137][138][139]
1941 West Melbourne (1) South Melbourne Districts (3) 13.20 (98) d. 12.13 (85) Fitzroy Cricket Ground 13 September 1941 [140][141]
1942 Abbotsford (1) Richmond District (1) 19.6 (120) d. 7.11 (53) Victoria Park 5 September 1942 [142][143][144]
1943 East Brunswick (1) Abbotsford (1) unknown[b] Northcote Park 4 September 1943 [151]
1944 Richmond District (1) East Brunswick (2) 7.16 (58) d. 6.10 (46) Fitzroy Cricket Ground 9 September 1944 [152][153]
1945 Richmond United (1) East Brunswick (3) 15.23 (113) d 12.19 (91) unknown unknown 1945 [151]
1946 Richmond United (2) East Brunswick (4) 9.14 (68) d. 9.11 (65) Melbourne Cricket Ground 5 October 1946 [154]
1947 Fairfield (5) Richmond United (1) 13.8 (86) d. 12.1 (73) unknown unknown 1947 [155][156]
1948 East Brunswick (2) Richmond United (2) 13.7 (85) d. 10.12 (72) Warringal Park 25 September 1948 [151][157][158]
1949 Richmond United (3) East Brunswick (5) 8.10 (58) d 5.11 (41) unknown unknown 1949 [151]

Division 1 North premiers

Year Premiers Runners-up Score Venue Date Report
1928 Fairfield Alphington 15.16 - 106 to 15.7 - 97 Northcote Park 8 September 1928

Division 1 South premiers

Year Premiers Runners-up Score Venue Date Report
1928 Oakleigh South Melbourne Districts 15.15 (105) d. 10.31 (91) Northcote Park 15 September 1928 [159]

Second Grade premiers

This premiership was contested by the winner of the unallocated "Second Grade" (Division 2) and the "Seconds Grade" (reserves competition), and later the winner of Division 2 North and Division 2 South.[24][25]

Year Premiers Runners-up Score Venue Date Report
1928 Abbotsford Kew Districts 8.9 (57) d. 6.8 (44) Melbourne Cricket Ground 22 September 1928 [160]
1929 Middle Park Kew Districts 13.6 (84) d. 12.8 (80) Oakleigh 5 October 1929 [97]

Division 2 premiers

Year Premiers Runners-up Score Venue Date Report
1928 Abbotsford [24]
1931 North Fitzroy Darling [161]
1932 Fairfield District North Fitzroy 12.1 (73) d. 5.6 (36) Motordome 24 September 1932[162] [163][164][165]
1933 East Brunswick Kew District 14.12 (96) d. 11.6 (72) Melbourne Cricket Ground 7 October 1933 [166][167][168]

Division 2 North premiers

Year Premiers Runners-up Score Venue Date Report
1929 Middle Park North Fitzroy 13.12 (90) d. 9.12 (66) Tooronga 28 September 1929 [25]
1931 North Fitzroy Fairfield District 5.8 (38) d. 4.13 (37) 19 September 1931 [169]

Division 2 South premiers

Year Premiers Runners-up Score Venue Date Report
1929 Kew District Tooronga 9.15 (69) d. 6.7 (49) Tooronga 28 September 1929 [25]
1931 Darling Kew District 16.15 (111) d. 10.8 (68) Motordome 26 September 1931 [170][171][172]

Reserves premiers

Year Premiers Runners-up Score Venue Date Report
1925 Fairfield (1) [173]
1926 Fairfield (2) Middle Park 13.9 (87) d. 8.8 (56) Melbourne Cricket Ground 25 September 1926 [173][174]
1928 Kew Districts [24]

MFL premiers

Year Premier G B Pts Runner Up G B Pts
1950 East Brunswick 8 13 61 South Melbourne District 6 12 48
1951 Sunshine 14 8 92 East Brunswick 8 7 55
1952 East Brunswick 14 15 99 Sunshine 6 11 47
1953 Fairfield 14 12 96 Hawthorn District 6 7 43
1954 Fairfield 6 12 48 Hawthorn City 5 13 43
1955 Richmond District 9 20 74 Sunshine 8 7 55
1956 Sunshine 11 10 76 Richmond Districts 5 12 42
1957 East Hawthorn 13 7 85 East Brunswick 8 8 56
1958 East Hawthorn 9 10 64 Sunshine 7 13 55
1959 Prahran City 4 14 38 East Hawthorn 4 6 30
1960 East Hawthorn 8 13 61 East Brunswick 4 20 44
1961 East Hawthorn 9 8 62 East Brunswick 6 14 50
1962 South Melbourne Districts 15 7 97 East Brunswick 9 12 66
1963 East Brunswick 12 9 81 East Hawthorn 8 11 59
1964 East Brunswick 11 10 76 East Hawthorn 9 14 68
1965 East Hawthorn 12 12 84 Northcote Park 7 7 49
1966 East Hawthorn 11 11 77 East Brunswick 6 9 45
1967 East Hawthorn 13 16 94 Reservoir 13 9 87
1968 East Hawthorn 9 14 68 Northcote Park 5 5 35
1969 East Hawthorn 12 13 85 Northcote Park 9 10 64
1970 Port Colts 21 9 135 Northcote Park 11 8 74
1971 Port Colts 15 10 100 East Brunswick 6 6 42
1972 Port Colts 16 16 112 Richmond District 11 17 83
1973 Port Colts 18 15 123 Broadmeadows 13 12 90
1974 East Hawthorn Collingwood Districts

Best and fairest

The best and fairest award in the VFL Sub-Districts and the MFL was known as the Clota Medal (sometimes referred to as the Clota Trophy).[175][176] The award was named Marcus Clota, a former vice-president of South Melbourne who served as the VFL Sub-Districts president until his death on 25 December 1940.[177][178]

Year Player Club Ref
1925 Jack Holford Spring Vale
1926 Don Fraser Sr. Fairfield [179]
1927 Clarrie Answorth Public Service [180]
1928 George Taylor Oakleigh [181]
1929 H. Coombs Auburn
1930 E. Stockdale Sunshine
1931 S. McKenzie Auburn [182]
1932 Hec Rutherford Ivanhoe [183]
1933 Ian Lee South Melbourne Districts [184]
1934 Les Harvey Abbotsford [185]
1935 Not awarded − 13 players on equal votes
1936 Harold Baker Prahran City [186]
1937 A. Powell Fairfield
1938 R. Austin Kew [187]
1939 Bob Merrick Pascoe Vale [188]
1940 Vic James Sunshine
1941 N. Dorey Richmond District
1942 R. Austin Richmond City [189]
1945 Ron J. Evans Richmond United [190]
1947 Stan Wilson Richmond District [191]
1948 L. Campbell East Brunswick
1949 J. Lloyd East Brunswick
1950 Bernie Miller South Melbourne Districts [192]
1951 Peter MacAree Newport
1952 Percy Wills Abbotsford
1953 Les Hunter Sunshine [193]
1954 A. Whittenbury Reservoir
1959 Daryl Jones South Melbourne Districts [194]
1960 Daryl Jones South Melbourne Districts [195]
1964 Eddie Lane South Melbourne Districts [196]
1971 Daryl Degenhardt Port Melbourne Colts [197]
1973 Daryl Degenhardt Port Melbourne Colts [198]

Notes

  1. ^ The Argus wrote in April 1936 that South Melbourne Districts was in the VFA Sub-Districts, while The Age wrote in May 1936 that the club was instead in the VFL Sub-Districts.[4][55] It is possible that the Districts had two teams, one in each competition, just as Balwyn had a team in both the VFL Sub-Districts and Reporter District Football Association during the 1927 season.[56][57][58]
  2. ^ The scoreline from 1943 VFL Sub-Districts grand final is unknown.[23] On 21 August 1943, Abbotsford played Fitzroy in a semi-final.[145] It appears Fitzroy may have lost, as on 28 August 1943, Fitzroy then played East Brunswick in a final.[146] It also appears Fitzroy lost that game and were eliminated from the 1943 finals series, as The Herald wrote on 20 September 1943 that "[Fitzroy's] Thirds were runners-up in Sub-District League".[147] The grand final was played at Northcote Park on Saturday, 4 September 1943.[148] However, no known newspapers from Monday, 6 September 1943, include information about the VFL Sub-Districts grand final.[149][150]

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