Victorian Amateur Football Association
The Victorian Amateur Football Association is the largest senior community Australian rules football competition in Australia and consists of seven senior men's and women's sections ranging from Premier to Division 4.
In addition there are U19's sections and also five Thirds sections, primarily made up of either clubs only able to field one team, or clubs from higher sections that can field a third team after their seniors and reserves. The league operates a double promotion and relegation system between sections with various rules dictating which section clubs can play in.
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 and is now the home base for Old Melburnians Football Club and Elsternwick Football Club. It was redeveloped in 2017 and has a capacity for around 15,000 spectators.
The Association is made up of private school old boys clubs, university clubs and district clubs.
History
Metropolitan Junior Football Association (MJFA)
The Victorian Amateur Football Association was founded in 1892 as the Metropolitan Junior Football Association. The foundation clubs were: Alberton; Brighton; Collegians; Footscray District; St Jude's; St Mary's; Toorak-Grosvenor; YMCA.Metropolitan Amateur Football Association (MAFA)
1912
In 1912 the MJFA became the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association.Prior to the First World War, apart from its core function of delivering a competition for amateur footballers, the MAFA also provided an second-level competition for the VFL. The VFL Second XVIII competition began in 1919; the MAFA competition was not resumed, post-war, until 1920.
1920
On Monday, 22 March 1920, a meeting of the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association decided to resume the inter-club competition that it had suspended for the duration of World War I at the end of the 1915 season. The MAFA announced that the re-formed competition would be between four of the "pre-war" clubs — namely, Collegians Football Club, South Yarra Amateur Football Club, Elsternwick Football Club, and Melbourne University Football Club — and four "new clubs" — namely, Old Melburnians, Old Caulfield Grammarians, Melbourne Swimming Club Football Club and the Teachers’ College Football Club.Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA)
In 1933 it changed its name to the Victorian Amateur Football Association.Movement in and out of senior competition since inception
From a history of the VAFA| Year | New clubs admitted | Clubs that left prior to commencement of following season | - |
| 1892 | Alberton, Brighton, Collegians, Footscray Districts, St. Jude's, St. Mary's, Toorak-Grosvenor, YMCA | - | |
| 1893 | Olinda, University 2nd, South St. Kilda | - | |
| 1894 | Nunawading, Scotch Collegians, Windsor and Caulfield | Olinda, University 2nd, Footscray District, St Jude's | - |
| 1895 | Waltham | Toorak-Grosvenor, YMCA | - |
| 1896 | Old Melbournians, Malvern | Alberton, Scotch Collegians | - |
| 1897 | Sth Yarra, Booroondara | Old Melbournians, Booroondara, Waltham | - |
| 1898 | Leopold, Beverley | St Mary's | - |
| 1899 | Parkville, St Francis Xaviers, Kew | St Francis Xaviers | - |
| 1900 | Sth Melbourne Juniors | - | |
| 1902 | - | ||
| 1904 | Fitzroy District | - | |
| 1905 | Melbourne University | Booroondara | - |
| 1906 | Fitzroy renamed Collingwood Districts | - | |
| 1908 | Oakley | Brighton, Melbourne University | - |
| 1909 | Carlton Districts | Port Rovers | - |
| 1913 | Fitzroy Juniors | - | |
| 1914 | Elsternwick | - | |
| 1915 | Caulfield merged with Malvern | - | |
| 1916– 1920 | In recess due to WWI | - | |
| 1920 | Old Melburnians, Old Caulfield, Melbourne Swimming Club, Melbourne Teachers College, Collegians, Elsternwick, University B, Sth Yarra | - | |
| 1921 | Old Brighton, Old Scotch Collegians, University A, Old Trinity, Sandringham, Hampton | Melbourne Teachers College | - |
| 1922 | 2 sections Old Brighton, Murrumbeena, Elwood, Melbourne Shipping Company, Melbourne Teachers College | Melbourne Shipping Company | - |
| 1923 | 2 sections Old Xaverians, Elsternwick B | - | |
| 1924 | Burwood, Caulfield City, Old Brighton | Elwood | - |
| 1925 | Old Hailebury, Caulfield City renamed Caulfield FC | Caulfield FC | - |
| 1926 | 3 sections Geelong, Sandringham Jnrs, St Paul's Ascot Vale, Old Melburnians B, Teachers College B, Kew Jnrs, Brunswick Amateurs, Sth Caulfield, Gardenvale-Middle Brighton | - | |
| 1927 | Glenhuntly B, West Hawthorn, Kingsville Rovers, Oakley Amateurs, Pascoe Vale, Black Rock, Naval Base Flinders, State Savings Bank | Oakley Amateurs | - |
| 1928 | Oakley readmitted, Sandringham B, Burwood, Surrey Hills | Old Haileybury & Old Trinity merge, Sandringham, Oakley, Pascoe Vale | - |
| 1929 | Melbourne Highschool Old Boys, Old Ivanhoe Grammarians, Old Paradians, Bentleigh | - | |
| 1930 | Dandenong KSP, Brighton Technical OB, Glenhuntly B | Old Ivanhoe, Black Rock | - |
| 1931 | Canterbury United Churches | - | |
| 1932 | D Section formed: University Highschool OB, Nth Melbourne CBC OB, Ormond, W. Brunswick, Footscray TS OB, St Ignatius, Gardiner, ES&A Bank, Old Brightonians, National Bank | - | |
| 1933 | Hampton Rovers, Gardiner renamed Malvern | West Hawthorn, Canterbury United Churches, Surrey Hills | - |
| 1934 | Ivanhoe, Parkdale, Alphington | Dandenong | - |
| 1935 | Carnegie, Coburg | St Ignatius, Old Haileybury/Old Trinity, Kingsville, National Bank | - |
| 1936 | ES&A merged with National Bank, Fairfield, Mount Carmel OC, West Brunswick | Burwood | - |
| 1937 | Myer, St Camberwell | Bentleigh District | - |
| 1938 | Parkside Amateurs | - | |
| 1939 | St Patrick's Ballarat OC, Heidelberg West | National Bank, Carnegie, Nth Melbourne CBC OB | - |
| 1940 | Pascoe Vale, Powerhouse Season abandoned after R1 due to outbreak of WWII, matches expunged | Geelong, Brighton, Old Brightonians | - |
| 1941– 1945 | In recess due to WWII | - | |
| 1946 | 25 clubs resumed in 3 Sections Balwyn Amateurs, Carnegie Church of Christ | - | |
| 1947 | 34 clubs Elsternwick, Power House, Geelong, Commonwealth Bank, St. Kevins, State Electricity Commission | - | |
| 1948 | 35 clubs Nth Alphington, University High School OB | State Electricity Commission | - |
| 1949 | 39 clubs in 4 sections Glenhuntly Jnrs, Moreland Amateurs, St Andrews | - | |
| 1950 | Bellfield, Glenhuntly Jnrs | - | |
| 1951 | St Patrick's Ballarat | - | |
| 1952 | DS&A Bank | Moreland, Nth Alphington | - |
| 1953 | St Columb's | - | |
| 1954 | 48 clubs in five sections ANZ Bank, Insurance Social Clubs Association, National Bank, Old Carey, Old Geelong Grammarians, Old Trinity, Power House Gold, Preston, Sth Melbourne City, Hawthorn Amateurs | Caulfield | - |
| 1955 | De La Salle, OC, Melburnians, University E | Myer | - |
| 1956 | Port Melbourne Amateurs | Balwyn, St Patricks OC | - |
| 1957 | AJAX | Hawthorn Amateurs | - |
| 1958 | Collegians Gold, St Kilda CBC OB | Insurance Social Clubs Associations | - |
| 1959 | Commercial Bank, West Brunswick | Brighton, Huntingdale Jnrs, Sth Melbourne City | |
| 1960 | Old Camberwell | Port Melbourne Amateurs | - |
| 1961 | - | ||
| 1962 | Monash University, Pharmacy College | - | |
| 1963 | St Bernards OC, Nth Melbourne CBC OB, Kooyong, AMP Society | Murrumbeena | - |
| 1964 | RAAF Cadets, Old Ivanhoe Grammarians, Cassie, Monash University Whites, Assumption OB, St Patricks Ballarat | - | - |
| 1965 | Australian Postal Institute, Reservoir OB, Patricians | Pharmacy College | - |
| 1966 | Bellfield, API, Monash University Whites, RAAF Cadets, Cassie, Kooyong | - | |
| 1967 | - | ||
| 1968 | Old Mentonians | - | |
| 1969 | - | ||
| 1970 | Old Essendon Grammarians, Dookie, Longernong OC, La Trobe University, ES&A merged with ANZ | - | |
| 1971 | Marcellin OC, North Brunswick, La Trobe University Reds, Monash University Whites | - | |
| 1972 | St Bedes OC | - | |
| 1973 | Fawkner, Thornbury, University Reds | Fairfield | - |
| 1974 | Glenroy, Beverley Hills | - | |
| 1975 | Bullen United, Heatherton, Bullen-Templestowe | - | |
| 1976 | - | ||
| 1977 | State Savings Bank renamed State Bank, Glenroy renamed Therry CC OB | St Patricks Ballarat | - |
| 1978 | Reservoir OB | - | |
| 1979 | St Pius, Clayton, Princes Hill | National Bank | - |
| 1980 | St John's OC, Peninsula OB, Coolaroo Rovers, Thomastown, Banyule | - | |
| 1981 | - | ||
| 1982 | AMP Society renamed Balaclava | Geelong Amateurs | - |
| 1983 | Williamstown CMYS | Assumption OC, Alphington | - |
| 1984 | Old Essendon Grammarians, Preston MB OB | Thornbury | - |
| 1985 | St Andrew, St Leonards OC, Whitefriars OC, GTV-9, Eltham Collegians | - | |
| 1986 | Alphington | - | |
| 1987 | Aquinas OC, Bloods, Port Colts, Richmond Central | - | |
| 1988 | Footscray TS OB renamed FIT | Coburg Amateurs, Clayton | - |
| 1989 | Mazenod OC, Salesian OC, Waverley Amateurs | - | |
| 1990 | Boronia Park, St Mary's | FIT, Port Colts | - |
| 1991 | St John's OC, Old Westbourne Grammarians, Monash Gryphons, St Patricks-Menton, Balaclava renamed Glen Huntly | Waverley Amateurs, State Bank & Commonwealth Bank, St Kilda CB OC | - |
| 1992 | State Commonwealth Bank renamed Commonwealth Bank, St Kilda Sth Caulfield, St Leo's-Wattle Park, Camberwell | Albanvale, Kontias | - |
| 1993 | Yarra Valley Old Boys | - | |
| 1994 | Eley Park, Newlands Coburg, Commonwealth Bank renamed Southbank | Boronia Park, Brunswick, Camberwell | - |
| 1995 | Beaumaris, Hawthorn Citizens, Swinburne University, Eltham OC, Ivanhoe, Kew | Fawkner, Doveton, St Andrews-Coburg. | - |
| 1996 | ANZ Bank renamed ANZ Albert Park, St. Leo's Wattle Park renamed St.Leo's Emmaus Wattle Park, Thornbury Cougars | Balwyn Combined, Bulleen United & Canterbury North Balwyn, Bloods | - |
| 1997 | Mt. Lilydale, Syndal Tally-Ho admitted, Therry CCOB renamed Therry Penola OB | Newlands Coburg | - |
| 1998 | Werribee Amateurs, Hawthorn Citizens renamed Hawthorn Amateurs, University Reds renamed Fitzroy Reds | - | |
| 1999 | Brunswick, Southbank renamed Prahran, ANZ Albert Park renamed Albert Park, Ivanhoe renamed Ivanhoe-Assumption | Glenhuntly and St. Kilda Sth. Caulfield | - |
| 2000 | St. Pats Mentone renamed Mentone Amateurs, Bentleigh, South Melbourne Districts | Monash Whites merged with Monash Blues, Chirnside Park | - |
| 2001 | Thomastown | - | |
| 2002 | Box Hill North, University Highschool OB renamed University Highschool-Victoria University | Eley Park, Parkside | - |
| 2003 | Mentone Amateurs renamed Mentone Vultures, Balwyn Combined, Canterbury North Balwyn, Yarra Valley OB, Brunswick Power | Preston MB OB, St Bedes OC | - |
| 2004 | St Bede's Mentone Tigers, St. Leos Emmaus Wattle Park renamed Emmaus St. Leos OC | Mentone Vultures, Brunswick Power | - |
| 2005 | Parkdale Vultures | Mt Lilydale | - |
| 2006 | - | ||
| 2007 | South Mornington | - | |
| 2008 | St Francis Xavier | St Marys Amateurs & Salesian OC AFC | - |
| 2009 | St Mary's/Salesian AFC | - | |
| 2010 | Point Cook | - | |
| 2012 | Northern Blues | - | |
| 2012 | Masala | Rupertswood | - |
| 2018 | Pt Cook | - | |
| 2019 | South Mornington, St Francis Xavier reconstituted as Narre South Saints | - |
Inter-league and Inter-state games
1925
In June 1925 a MAFA Representative XVIII defeated the South Australian 21.22 to 8.10 at the MCG in the first amateur Interstate representative game.1954
On 14 June 1954, the Queen's Birthday holiday, a Victorian representative team defeated a South Australian team 12.14 to 10.15 at the Junction Oval. The match was preceded by the Grand Final of a "lightning premiership" that involving sixteen teams playing knock-out matches of two 10 minute halves. Four of the first round matches were played at the Junction Oval, and the other four were played at the Ross Gregory Oval at the other end of Albert Park Lake. The quarter final, semi final, and the Grand Final matches were all played at the Junction Oval. The sixteen teams involved were:- Alphington Football Club, Hampton Rovers Football Club, Melbourne High School Old Boys, Old Melburnians, and Ormond Amateur Football Club from A Section.
- Brunswick Amateurs Football Club, Caulfield Grammarians Football Club, Coburg Amateurs Football Club, Collegians Football Club, and Ivanhoe Amateur Football Club from B Section.
- Balwyn Football Club, East Malvern Football Club, and Parkside Football Club from C Section.
- Parkdale Football Club from D Section.
- South Melbourne City Football Club, and Preston Amateurs Football Club from E Section.
1956
In 1956 a VAFA XVIII beat the combined VFL/VFA Amateurs in an Olympic demonstration game, 12.9 to 8.7.1957
Of some considerable historical significance, the VAFA vs. South Australian Amateur Football League interstate match, played at Olympic Park on 17 June 1957 — which Victoria won 15.9 to 8.3 — was the first ever uninterrupted telecast of a complete Australian rules football game .1971
In 1971 a VAFA Representative side beat a VFA XVIII for the inaugural Victorian Football Cup 23.12 to 19.17.Growth
The inaugural season of the then MJFA comprised fixtures between 8 teams. By 1922 the association divided into 2 sections of 8. Only 4 years later three sections were established; Section A with 10 clubs and Section B and C with 8 clubs each.Competition was ceased for the Second World War. Restarting in 1946 with 27 clubs in three sections, by 1947 34 clubs were competing over three sections. 1948 saw 35 clubs spread over four sections. In 1954 the MAFA established a fifth section for its 48 senior clubs.
1960 saw 74 clubs over 7 sections. The league dwindled and lost two sections. Section F was reintroduced in 1971. Section G was introduced in 1986. By 1987 there were 68 clubs over 8 sections.
A major indicator of the growth and quality of the association led to poaching of VAFA players to the VFL in 1961.
Premiers
From the VAFA Website| Year | Premier | Premier B | Premier C | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 |
| 2019 | University Blues | Caulfield Grammarians | Williamstown CYMS | Preston Bullants | Whitefriars | Aquinas | St Francis Xavier OC |
| 2018 | St Kevins OB | St Bernards | Fitzroy | Ormond | UHS-VU | Glen Eira | North Brunswick AFC |
| 2017 | St Kevins Old Boys | Old Brighton | Old Haileyburians | PEGS Football Club | Prahran Assumption Football Club | UHS-VU | Aquinas OC |
| 2016 | Old Xaverians | Beaumaris | Mazenod Old Collegians | Old Geelong | Preston Bullants | Glen Eira | Westbourne Grammarians |
| 2015 | St Bernards | St Kevins Old Boys | Old Haileyburians | Kew | Old Paradians | West Brunswick | Canterbury |
| 2014 | University Blacks | University Blues | Hampton Rovers | Williamstown CYMS | Kew | Northern Blues | West Brunswick |
| 2013 | Old Xaverians | Old Brighton | Old Ivanhoe | Hampton Rovers | Therry Penola | Kew | Northern Blues |
| 2012 | Collegians | University Blacks | Parkdale Vultures | North Old Boys/St Pats | Bulleen-Templestowe | Yarra Valley Old Boys | South Mornington |
| 2011 | Collegians | Caufield Grammarians | Ajax | Parkdale Vultures | St Johns Old Collegians | Prahran/Assumption | St Francis Xaiver |
| 2010 | Old Xaverians | Old Carey | Beaumaris | Werribee AFC | Banyule | La Trobe Uni | Monash Gryphons |
| 2009 | Old Xaverians | Old Melburnians | MHSOB | Rupertswood | Williamstown CYMS | Bentleigh | La Trobe Uni |
| 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 Melbourne 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 Football Club | Fitzroy Reds | Swinburne 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 | University Blacks | Powerhouse | South Melbourne Dist. |
| Year | A Section | B Section | C Section | D Section | E White | E Blue | F Section |
| 1999 | Old Xaverians | Old Trinity | Whitefriars Old Collegians | A.J.A.X. | Old Carey | La Trobe Uni | Eley Park |
| 1998 | Old Xaverians | Marcellin Old Collegians | Hampton Rovers | Whitefriars Old Collegians | Caufield Grammarians | Oakleigh | Hawthorn |
| Year | A Section | B Section | C Section | D Section | E South | E Central | E East |
| 1997 | Old Xaverians | Old Brighton | Marcellin Old Collegians | Beaumaris | Southbank | University Blacks | Yarra Valley |
| 1996 | Old Xaverians | Old Trinity | St Kevin's Old Boys | Monash Blues | Salesian | Old Essendon | Aquinas |
| 1995 | Old Xaverians | Old Haileyburians | Old Ivanhoe | Hampton Rovers | Beaumaris | University Reds | St Leos Wattle Park |
| Year | A Section | B Section | C Section | D Section | E Section | F Section | G Section |
| 1994 | Old Melbournians | Old Trinity Grammarians | St Kilda South Caulfield | Old Ivanhoe Grammarians | Glenhuntly | Yarra Valley | Richmond Centrals |
| 1993 | Collegians | Old Melburnians | Mazenod Old Collegians | St Bede's Mentone Tigers | Old Camberwell | St Marys | Oakleigh |
| Year | A Section | B Section | C Section | D Section | E Section | F Section |
| 1992 | Collegians | Old Trinity Grammarians | Fawkner | Mazenod Old Collegians | Brunswick | St Leos Wattle Park |
| 1991 | De La Salle O.C. | St Bernard's Old Collegians | Whitefriars Old Collegians | MHSOB | Mazenod | Elsternwick |
| 1990 | Ormond | Old Haileyburians | Old Mentonians | Ajax | Old Geelong | St Marys |
| 1989 | Ormond | De La Salle OC | Old Haileyburians | Thomastown | La Trobe Uni | Mazenod |
| 1988 | Ormond | Parkside | Old Melberians | Preston MBOB | Whitefries | La Trobe Uni |
| 1987 | Ormond | St Bernards | Monash Blues | Old Ivanhoe Grammarians | State Bank | Aquinas |
| 1986 | Collegians | Old Paradians | Banyule | Balaclava | Bulleen United | Old Essendon Grammarians |
| 1985 | Ormond | Marcelin | Fawkner | Old Trinity | Heatherton | Brunswick |
| 1984 | De La Salle OC | St Bernards | St. Kilda C.B.O.C. | Therry C.C.O.B. | Balaclava | Williamstown CYMS |
| 1983 | De La Salle OC | Bulleen-Templestowe | Caufield Grammarians | Banyule | Thomastown | Footscray I.T.O.B. |
| 1982 | North Old Boys | Old Melbournians | Old Camberwell | Parkside | Therry C.C.O.B. | Bulleen United |
| 1981 | Old Xavierians | University Blues | Alphington | Banyule | North Brunswick | Banyule |
| 1980 | De La Salle | Old Xavierians | Old Brighton | Alphington | West Brunswick | University Reds |
| 1979 | De La Salle | Ajax | Kew | Bulleen-Templestowe | AMP Society | St Pius |
| 1978 | Old Scotch | Old Melbournians | Old Xavierians | Old Camberwell | Bulleen-Templestowe | Thornbury |
| 1977 | De La Salle | Old Scotch | Fawkner | Old Brighton | Heatherton | St Bedes O.C. |
| 1976 | North Old Boys | Marcellin | Old Melbournians | Old Xavierians | La Trobe Blacks | West Brunswick |
| 1975 | St Bernards | De La Salle | St Kilds CBOC | Fawkner | Ajax | Monash Whites |
| 1974 | University Blacks | Old Trinity | Marcellin | Brunswick | Fawkner | North Brunswick |
| 1973 | Ormond | Reservoir OB | Powerhouse | Alphington | Old Ivanhoe | Fawkner |
| 1972 | Ormond | Geelong | Reservoir OB | Parkside | State Saving Bank | Old Camberwell |
| 1971 | Ormond | Old Paradians | Taroonga-Malvern | Powerhouse | St Pats | Marcellin |
| Year | A Section | B Section | C Section | D Section | E Section |
| 1970 | Caufield Grammarians | Old Scotch | Uhsob | Old Trinity | Brunswick |
| 1969 | Coburg | Ivanhoe | Commonwealth Bank | Old Haileyburians | Fairfield |
| 1968 | Old Paradains | Ormond | Footscray TSOB | National Bank | A.M.P. Society |
| 1967 | Old Paradians | University Blues | Alphington | St Pats | Assumption O.C. |
| 1966 | Old Paradians | Kew | Geelong | Old Geelong | Ajax |
| 1965 | University Blacks | Old Scotch | St Kilda CBCOB | North Melbourne CBCOB | St. Pats |
| 1964 | Old Paradians | University Blacks | Kew | St Bernards | North Melbourne CBCOB |
| 1963 | Old Paradians | Coburg | Parkside | Old Haileyburians | St Bernards |
| 1962 | Old Paradians | Old Xaverians | Kew | Fairfield | Monash University |
| 1961 | Collegians | MHSOB | State Savings Bank | Caufield Grammarians | Old Carey |
| 1960 | University Blues | UHSOB | MHSOB | St Kilda CBCOC | West Brunswick |
| 1959 | Collegians | Old Melbournians | Powerhouse | Footscray TSOC | Preston |
| 1958 | Collegians | Old Paradians | De La Selle | Port Melbourne | St Kilda COCOB |
| 1957 | Collegians | Alphington | Old Geelong | National Bank | Port Melbourne |
| 1956 | Ivanhoe | Collegians | St Kilda City | Old Geelong | National Bank |
| 1955 | Old Melbournians | Coburg | Brunswick | South Melbourne City | De La Selle |
| 1954 | Old Melbournians | Ivanhoe | Parkside | Teachers College | South Melbourne City |
| Year | A Section | B Section | C Section |
| 1931 | Old Scotch Collegians | Geelong | West Hawthorn |
| 1930 | Old Melburnians | Teachers' College | Bentleigh |
| 1929 | University Blacks | Murrumbeena | East Malvern |
| 1928 | University Blacks | Brightonvale | Black Rock |
| 1927 | Old Scotch Collegians | Murrumbeena | State Savings Bank |
| 1926 | Old Scotch Collegians | Collegians | Brightonvale |
| Year | A Section | B Section |
| 1925 | Elsternwick | Caulfield Gr. |
| 1924 | Old Scotch Collegians | Murrumbeena |
| 1923 | Old Scotch Collegians | Sandringham |
Current clubs
For the 2020 season, the 7 senior divisions were structured as follows:William Buck Premier
Premier B
Premier C
| Club | Nickname | Location | Home Ground | Captain | Coach | Web Page | Formed | Joined League |
| Hampton Rovers | Rovers | Hampton | Boss James Reserve | 1933 | 1933 | |||
| Marcellin Old Collegians | Eagles | Bulleen | Oval 1, Marcellin College | 1971 | 1971 | |||
| Mazenod Old Collegians | Nodders | Glen Waverley | Central Reserve, Glen Waverley | 1978 | 1989 | |||
| Monash Blues | Blues | Monash | Frearson Oval, Monash University | 1962 | 1962 | |||
| Old Geelong | OGs | South Yarra | Como Park | 1954 | 1954 | |||
| Old Mentonians | Panthers | Keysborough | Mentone Grammar Playing Fields | 1968 | 1968 | |||
| Old Ivanhoe Grammarians | Hoers | Ivanhoe | Chelsworth Park | 1929 | 1964 | |||
| Ormond | Monders | Ormond | E.E. Gunn Reserve | 1932 | 1932 | |||
| Preston Bullants AFC | Bullants | Preston | Ruthven Reserve, Preston | 2009 | 2009 | |||
| UHS-VU FC | Vultures | Parkville | Brens Oval | 1932 | 1933 |
Division 1
| Club | Nickname | Location | Home Ground | Captain | Coach | Web Page | Formed | Joined League |
| Brunswick NOBSPC | Renegades | Brunswick | Alec Gillon Oval | 1932 | 1963 | |||
| Kew FC | Bears | Kew | J.J. Higgins Reserve | 1900 | 1949 | |||
| Oakleigh AFC | Krushers | Oakleigh | W.A. Scammell Reserve | Gary Bennett | 1991 | 1991 | ||
| PEGS Football Club | Bombers | East Keilor | Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School | 1970 | 1984 | |||
| Peninsula Old Boys | Pirates | Mount Eliza | Peninsula College | 1980 | 1980 | |||
| Prahran Assumption FC | Two Blues | Toorak | Toorak Park | 1886 | 2011 | |||
| St Marys-Salesian | Saints | Glen Iris | Ferndale Reserve | 2008 | 2008 | |||
| Therry Penola Old Boys | Lions | Oak Park | JP Fawkner Reserve | 1977 | 1977 | |||
| UHS-VU FC | Vultures | Parkville | Brens Oval | 1932 | 1933 | |||
| Whitefriars OC | Friars | Doncaster | Whitefriars Oval | 1986 | 1986 |
Division 2
| Club | Nickname | Location | Home Ground | Captain | Coach | Web Page | Formed | Joined League |
| Aquinas OC | Bloods | Ringwood | Aquinas College | 1981 | 1987 | |||
| Bulleen-Templestowe | Bullants | Bulleen | Ted Ajani Reserve | 1975 | 1975 | |||
| Glen Eira AFC | Gryphons | Carnegie | Packer Reserve | Todd Richardson | Jon Edgar | 1999 | 1999 | |
| Ivanhoe AFC | Hoers | Ivanhoe | Ivanhoe Park | 1910 | 1934 | |||
| Manningham Amateur Football Club | Cobras | Bulleen | Koonung Park | 1996 | 1996 | |||
| Melbourne HS Old Boys | MHSOB | South Yarra | Melbourne High School | 1928 | 1928 | |||
| Old Paradians | Raiders | Bundoora | Garvey Oval, Parade College | 1929 | 1929 | |||
| Powerhouse FC | Slushies | St Kilda | Ross Gregory Oval | Liam Macklin | Ben Nicholas | 1940 | 1940 | |
| West Brunswick FC | Magpies | Parkville | McAlister Oval | 1932 | 1959 | |||
| Yarra Old Grammarians | Bushrangers | Park Orchards | Doncaster Reserve | 1993 | 1993 |
Division 3
| Club | Nickname | Location | Home Ground | Captain | Coach | Web Page | Formed | Joined League |
| Albert Park Football Club | Falcons | Albert Park | Beaurepaire Pavilion | 1954 | 1954 | |||
| Canterbury Football Club | Cobras | Canterbury | Canterbury Sportsground | 1881 | 2014 | |||
| Emmaus St Leos O C | Animals | Burwood | Bennettswood Sports Ground | Chris Beluszar/Harry Davis | Ian Ledder | 1992 | 1992 | |
| Hawthorn AFC | Hawks | Hawthorn East | Rathmines Road Reserve | 1954 | 1995 | |||
| North Brunswick Football Club | Bulls | Brunswick | Allard Park | 1970 | 1971 | |||
| Parkside Football Club | Devils | Alphington | Pitcher Park | Adam Wells | Robbie Wise | 1938 | 2015 | |
| Richmond Central Football Club | Snakes | Richmond | Kevin Bartlett Reserve | 1987 | 1987 | |||
| South Melbourne Districts Football Club | Bloods | Albert Park | Lindsay Hassett Oval | 1912 | 2000 | |||
| Swinburne University Football Club | Razorbacks | Hawthorn | St. James Park | 1996 | 1996 | |||
| Westbourne Grammarians | Warriors | Truganina | Westbourne School Ground | 2014 | 2014 |
Division 4
| Club | Nickname | Location | Home Ground | Captain | Coach | Web Page | Formed | Joined League |
| Box Hill North Football Club | Demons | Box Hill North | Elgar Park | TBA | John Panjari | 1983 | 2002 | |
| La Trobe University Football Club | Trobers | Bundoora | Main Oval La Trobe University | 1970 | 1970 | |||
| Eley Park Football Club | Sharks | Box Hill | Whitehorse Reserve | 1992 | 1994 | |||
| Elsternwick Football Club | Wickers | Elsternwick | Oval No 2, Elsternwick Park | 1914 | 1947 | |||
| Masala Dandenong Football Club | Tigers | Dandenong | Fotheringham Reserve | Samuel Freeman | Alan Sutherland | 2013 | 2013 | |
| St Johns OC | Jocs | Doveton | Thomas Carroll Reserve | 1991 | 1991 |
William Buck Premier Women
Former clubs
This may consist of clubs that are currently playing in the Club XVIII section.- Albanvale – now in WRFL
- Alberton Football Club
- Alphington Football Club
- AMP Society Football Club
- ANZ Bank Football Club – now known as the Albert Park Football Club
- Army Apprentices Football Club
- Associated Grammar Schools Football Club
- Assumption Old Collegians
- Australian Postal Institute Football Club
- Balaclava Football Club
- Balwyn Football Club – moved to the Eastern Football League
- Balwyn Combined Football Club
- Bellfield Football Club
- Bentleigh Football Club – moved to the SFL
- Beverley Football Club
- Beverley Hills Football Club – now known as the Doncaster East Football Club in the Eastern Football League
- Black Rock Football Club
- Booroondara Football Club
- Boronia Park Football Club
- Brighton Amateurs Football Club
- Brighton Technical School Old Boys
- Brighton Vale Cricket Club
- Brunswick Amateurs Football Club
- Bulleen Cobras Football Club
- Bulleen United Football Club
- Camberwell Football Club
- Canterbury-North Balwyn Football Club
- Canterbury United Churches Football Club
- Carlton District Football Club
- Carnegie Football Club
- Carnegie Church Of Christ Football Club
- Cassie Club Football Club
- Caulfield City Football Club
- Celtic Amateur Football Club
- Chirnside Park Football Club – moved to the Eastern Football League
- Clayton Amateur Football Club
- Coburg Amateurs Football Club
- Collingwood District Football Club
- Commercial Bank Football Club
- Commonwealth Bank Football Club
- Coolaroo Rovers Football Club
- Dandenong KSP Football Club
- Doveton SJOC
- East Malvern Football Club
- Edlington Football Club
- Elwood Football Club
- Eltham old collegians Football club
- ES&A Bank Football Club
- Fawkner Football Club
- Fitzroy District Football Club
- Fitzroy Juniors Football Club
- Footscray Technical School Old Boys
- Geelong Amateur Football Club -now member of Bellarine Football League
- Glenroy Football Club – now member of EDFL
- GTV-9 Football Club
- Hampton Football Club
- Hawthorn Football Club
- Hawthorn Amateur Football Club
- Heatherton Football Club
- Heidelberg West Amateurs – member of DVFL since 1941
- Huntingdale Football Club
- Insurance Social Clubs Association Football Club
- Kingsville Rovers Football Club
- Kontias Football Club
- Kooyong Football Club
- Leopold Football Club
- Malvern Football Club
- Melbourne Shipping Company Football Club
- Melbourne Swimming Club Football Club
- Monash University Football Club
- Monash Whites Football Club
- Moreland Amateurs Football Club
- Mount Carmel Old Collegians
- Mount Lilydale Old Collegians
- Murrumbeena Football Club – member of SFL
- Masala Football Club - Competing in Club XV111
- Myer Football Club
- National Bank Football Club
- Naval Base Flinders Football Club
- Newlands-Coburg Football Club
- North Alphington Football Club
- North Melbourne CBC Old Boys
- Nunawading Football Club
- Oakleigh Football Club
- Olinda Football Club
- Pascoe Vale Football Club – now member of EDFL
- Patricians Football Club
- Pharmacy College Football Club
- Point Cook Football Club
- Port Melbourne Amateurs Football Club
- Port Rovers Football Club
- Preston Amateurs Football Club
- Preston MBOB
- Princes Hill Football Club
- RAAF Cadets Football Club
- Reservoir Old Boys
- Rupertswood – now in RDFL
- Salesian Old Collegians
- Sandringham Amateurs
- Sandringham Juniors Football Club
- Southbank Football Club
- South Camberwell Football Club
- South Melbourne City Football Club
- South Melbourne Juniors Football Club
- South Mornington Football Club – now in Southern Football League
- South St Kilda Football Club
- South Yarra Amateur Football Club
- St Andrews Amateurs
- St Francis Xavier Old Collegians – now in Southern Football League
- St Ignatius Football Club
- St Judes Football Club
- St Leonards Old Collegians
- St Mary's Amateur Football Club
- St Patricks Ballarat Old Collegians
- St Pius Football Club
- St Kilda CBC Old Boys
- State Electricity Commission Football Club
- State Saving Bank Football Club
- Surrey Hills Football Club
- Teachers College Football Club
- Thomastown Football Club
- Thornbury Football Club
- Toorak-Grosvenor Football Club
- Tooronga-Malvern Football Club – now in Southern Football League
- Waltham Football Club
- Waverley Amateurs FC – formerly Waverley VFA merged with Mount Waverley to form Waverley Blues and play in the Eastern Football League
- Werribee Districts – formerly Werribee Amateurs
- West Hawthorn Football Club
- Windsor Football Club
- YMCA Football Club