The Western Region Football League is an Australian rules football

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 semi-professional

Semi-professional

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 league, based in the western suburbs of Melbourne

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, for both seniors and juniors.

History

The league was formed in 1931, as the Footscray District Football League. In 1988 the league absorbed clubs from the West Suburban Football League and in 2000, to reflect the fact that the league had expanded across the western suburbs, it changed its name to the Western Region Football League. The leagues headquarters are at Yarraville Oval which is the home of former VFA club, Yarraville.

In 2002 the league, in particular its 2nd Division, found itself a national audience when a Seven Network

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 reality tv show called The Club followed the performance of a team called the Kensington Hill Hammerheads throughout the season. The players, coach and president were chosen on the show, and after finishing third in the regular season, went on to win the flag.

For the first time in the league's history, the WRFL First Division Grand Final was played at Chirnside Park in Werribee. In previous years, only the Second Division Grand Final was played there. This was partly caused by the renovations being done at the Whitten Oval

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Division One Premiers

1931 - Parkside

1932 - Riverside

1933 - Parkside

1934 - West Footscray

1934 - West Footscray

1936 - Parkside

1937 - Parkside

1938 - Spotswood

1939 - ICI (Deer Park)

1940 - ICI (Deer Park)

1941 - ICI (Deer Park)

1942 - Braybrook

1943 - Kingsville

1944 - Braybrook

1945 - Braybrook

1946 - Braybrook

1947 - West Footscray

1948 - Parkside

1949 - Parkside

1950 - Seddon

1951 - Parkside

1952 - Braybrook

1953 - Seddon

1954 - Braybrook

1955 - Braybrook

1956 - Braybrook

1957 - Parkside

1958 - Spotswood

1959 - F&Y Socials

1960 - F&Y Socials


1961 - F&Y Socials

1962 - Parkside

1963 - F&Y Socials

1964 - Kingsville

1965 - Albion

1966 - St Albans

1967 - Parkside

1968 - Spotswood

1969 - St Albans

1970 - West Footscray

1971 - Spotswood

1972 - Spotswood

1973 - Braybrook

1974 - Braybrook

1975 - Braybrook

1976 - Seddon

1977 - Spotswood

1978 - North Footscray

1979 - Braybrook

1980 - North Footscray

1981 - Parkside

1982 - West Footscray

1983 - North Footscray

1984 - Spotswood

1985 - Albion

1986 - Albion

1987 - Spotswood

1988 - St Albans

1989 - St Albans

1990 - Spotswood


1991 - Seddon

1992 - Seddon

1993 - Spotswood

1994 - Deer Park

1995 - Spotswood

1996 - Parkside

1997 - Yarraville

1998 - Port Melbourne Colts

1999 - Port Melbourne Colts

2000 - Parkside

2001 - St Albans

2002 - Hoppers Crossing

2003 - Parkside

2004 - Hoppers Crossing

2005 - Port Melbourne Colts

2006 - Port Melbourne Colts

2007 - Spotswood

2008 - Spotswood

2009 - Spotswood

2010 - Albion

2011 - Spotswood

Division 2 Premiers

1988 - Coburg Districts

1989 - Ascot Vale

1990 - Port Melbourne Colts

1991 - Altona City

1992 - Hoppers Crossing

1993 - Braybrook

1994 - Albion

1995 - West Newport

1996 - North Melbourne & Kensington

1997 - St Albans

1998 - Seddon/Yarraville Club

1999 - Braybrook

2000 - Yarraville

2001 - Seddon/Yarraville Club

2002 - Kensington Hill Hammerheads

2003 - North Sunshine

2004 - Altona

2005 - Altona

2006 - Glenorden

2007 - West Footscray

2008 - Sunshine Heights

2009 - Deer Park

2010 - North Footscray

2011 - Deer Park

Division One

• Albion: Colours: Navy & White
• Altona: Colours: Purple & Gold
• Glenorden: Colours: Gold & Brown
• Hoppers Crossing: Colours: Navy & White
• North Footscray: Colours: Red & White

• Port Melbourne Colts: Colours: Red & Blue
• Spotswood: Colours: Green & Gold
• St Albans
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  : Colours: Blue & Red
• Sunshine: Colours: Blue & Yellow
• Sunshine Heights: Colours: Blue, Red & White

Division Two

• Albanvale: Colours: Blue & White
• Braybrook: Colours: Red & Black
• Caroline Springs: Colours: Blue, Yellow, Black & White
• Coburg Districts: Colours: Blue & White
• Deer Park: Colours: Blue & Gold
• Laverton Magpies: Colours: Black & White

• North Sunshine: Colours: Red, White & Black
• Parkside: Colours: Black & White
• West Footscray: Colours: Red & White
• Wyndhamvale Falcons: Colours: Dark Green & Gold
• Yarraville Seddon Eagles: Colours: Red, Navy & Gold

Junior Clubs

• Hoppers Crossing
• Altona Juniors
• Flemington Juniors
• Caroline Springs
• Newport Power
• Parkside
• Point Cook
• St Bernards
• Albanvale

• Werribee Centrals
• Werribee Districts
• Williamstown Juniors
• Wyndhamvale Juniors
• Yarraville Seddon Eagles
• Deer Park
• Albion
• North Footscray
• Glenorden

• Old Westbourne
• Spotswood
• St Albans
• Sunshine
• Sunshine Heights
• North Sunshine
• West Footscray

Sources

• The Mail (Newspaper published in Footscray)
• Annual Reports of the Western Region Football League

External links

• Official Western Region Football League Site