Essendon District Football League


The Essendon District Football League is a professional Australian rules football league competition based in Essendon, Victoria, and consisting of teams based in the north-west suburbs of Melbourne. Founded in 1930, the men's competition consists of three leagues: Premier Division, Division 1 and Division 2, with 10 clubs in the Premier Division and nine each in Division 1 and 2. The league is governed by AFL Victoria.
Promotion and relegation between these divisions occurs, with the lowest-placed clubs in the Premier Division and Division 1 being relegated at the end of each season. Clubs which win the Division 1 and Division 2 premierships are automatically promoted. Each men's team also fields a reserves side and an under-19 side that play a fixture mirroring that of the senior side.
Since 2017, the League has also run a competition for women's Australian rules football. In its inaugural year, this was a joint competition featuring teams from the EDFL as well as the Western Region Football League. In 2018, 13 teams competed in a single division season, expanding to 19 teams and two divisions in 2019.

Clubs

Current

Former

Premiers

YearA GradeB Grade
2011StrathmorePascoe Vale
2010Maribyrnong ParkTaylors Lakes
2009Maribyrnong ParkOak Park
2008KeilorGlenroy
2007GreenvaleMaribyrnong Park
2006StrathmoreWest Coburg
2005StrathmoreCraigieburn
2004GreenvaleAvondale Heights
2003Oak ParkTullamarine
2002Oak ParkGreenvale
2001KeilorKeilor Park
2000KeilorWest Coburg
1999Doutta StarsMoonee Valley
1998StrathmoreDoutta Stars
1997KeilorGlenroy
1996KeilorWest Coburg
1995KeilorAberfeldie
1994East KeilorMoonee Valley
1993Airport WestTullamarine
1992Airport WestEast Keilor
1991Doutta StarsWest Coburg
1990Doutta StarsKeilor Park
1989StrathmoreHadfield
1988KeilorPascoe Vale
1987Avondale HeightsWest Coburg
1986GlenroyMoonee Valley
1985KeilorAirport West
1984StrathmoreWestmeadows
1983GlenroyOak Park

YearA GradeB GradeC Grade
1982GlenroyAberfeldieGladstone Park
1981StrathmoreTullamarineEssendon Youth Centre
1980Doutta StarsGlenroyBrunswick City
1979Essendon TullamarineHadfieldMoonee Ponds
1978Essendon TullamarineEast KeilorBrunswick City
1977Essendon TullamarineAscot ValeWest Coburg
1976Essendon TullamarineAvondale Heights
1975Essendon TullamarineMoonee ValleyEssendon Youth Centre
1974AberfeldieGlenroyBrunswick Presbyterians
1973KeilorStrathmoreTullamarine Ascot Presbyterians
1972Doutta StarsAscot ValeRiverside Stars
1971West CoburgStrathmoreHadfield
1970West CoburgBroadmeadowsMoonee Valley
1969Doutta StarsAscot ValeSt. Davids
1968West CoburgKeilorBatman
1967West CoburgStrathmoreRiverside Stars
1966GlenroyWest CoburgAscot Youth Centre
1965West CoburgEssendon High School Ex-StudentsEssendon Baptist St Johns
1964Doutta StarsAscot Vale PresbyteriansPascoe Vale
1963Doutta StarsWest Coburg SeniorsGlenroy
1962Doutta StarsBroadmeadowsMoonee Imperials
1961Doutta StarsNorth Essendon MethodistsDoutta Stars

EDFL Women's

History

In partnership with the Western Region Football League, in 2016 the two leagues established the Western Region & Essendon District Women's Football League, an eleven-team open-age competition for women. Five EDFL clubs fielded teams in the competition –,,, and – with prevailing against WRFL side Manor Lakes in the grand final.
In 2018, the EDFL established its own Women's competition, consisting of 13 teams. Of those 13 teams, two came from outside of the League – the Ballarat Football League-side ; and, at the time competing in the Riddell District Football League., despite competing in the 2017 joint competition, did not field a side, while and fielded a joint team under the Avondale Heights–Taylors Lakes moniker.
In 2019, the competition expanded to 19 teams and was split into two divisions – a 10-club Premier Division and a nine-club Division 1. became the first team to field two sides, one in each division.

Clubs

Juniors matches

The juniors consist of: Under 9s, Under 11s, Under 13s, Under 15s and Under 17s. There are also youth girls teams in the junior divisions. There are eight junior divisions at this level and each team listed in the senior section has at least one junior team in divisions 1, 2 or 3 for each age group, however many clubs have more in divisions 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8.

AFL players

EDFL players who have gone on to play in the VFL/AFL
The following is an incomplete list of EDFL players who later played in the VFL or AFL:
VFL/AFL players who have played in the EDFL
The following is an incomplete list of VFL and AFL players who later played in the EDFL: