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Affiliate Member History

Club Name
Joined League
Previous League
General Information
Yarra Glen
1966? -1984
Croydon Ferntree Gully FL
Balwyn Combined
1996 – 1996
Victorian Amateur FA
Club disbanded after moving after only one season in EDFL
Bayswater
1962 – present
Croydon Ferntree Gully FL
Club founded 1895
Beaconsfield
2022 – present
AFL Outer East
Bennettswood
1968 – 1990
Merged with Blackburn South in 1987. The merged club folded after the 1990 season.
Berwick
2021 – present
AFL Outer East
Blackburn
1962 – present
Croydon Ferntree Gully FL
Club founded 1903
Blackburn South
1984 – 1990
Merged with Bennettswood in 1987. The merged club folded after the 1990 season. Club founded in 1966. Only had juniors until 1984 when joined EDFL from KJFA. Senior club started from a merger with Blackburn Baptist FC.
Boronia
1962 – present
Croydon Ferntree Gully FL
Club founded 1932
Canterbury
2009
Southern FL
Club founded 1881
Chirnside Park
1978 – present
Junior club formed in1978. Only fielded junior teams until 2000 when senior club joined EFL from the VAFA.
Clayton
1985 -1998
South East Suburban FL
Club moved to Southern FL at the start of the 1999 season.
Coldstream
1962 – present
Croydon Ferntree Gully FL
Club founded in 1952
Croydon
1962 – present
Croydon Ferntree  Gully FL
Club founded in 1906
Croydon North MLOC
2019 – present
Club formed in 2019
Doncaster
1962 – present
Eastern Suburban FL
Club founded 1902
Doncaster East
1982 – present
Victorian Amatuer FA.
Were originally called Beverley Hills, changed name to Doncaster East in 1989.Club merged with Wattle Park in 1993.
Donvale
1992 – present
East Suburban Churches FL
Were originally called Donvale United, changed to Donvale in 1993. Club founded 1971.
East Burwood
1962 – present
Croydon Ferntree Gully FL
In 2000 the junior section of the club merged with the Warriors JFC who were originally from the Knox Junior FA.
Endeavour Hills
2021 – present
South East Juniors FL
Club founded 1915.
East Hawthorn
1970  – 1972
Won senior second division premiership in 1970 and senior first division premiership in 1972 then disappeared.
East Ringwood
1962 – present
Croydon Ferntree Gully FL
Club founded 1928
Eastern Lions
1981- present
Yarra Valley Mountain District FL
Originally called Fairpark, changed name in 1997 to Eastern Lions when they amalgamated with Studfield Junior FC who were from the Knox Junior FA. Junior club started in 1970 and senior club started in1978.
Ferntree Gully
1963 – present
Yarra Valley Monutain District FL
Club founded in 1892
Forest Hill
1970 – present
Club founded in 1967 for juniors, seniors began in 1970.
Glen Waverley Hawks
2001 – present
Waverley Junior FA
Club founded 1973. Juniors entered in 2011, seniors in 2005.
Glen Waverley Rovers
2001 – present
Waverley Junior FA
Club founded 1970
Heathmont
1962 – present
Croydon Ferntree Gully FL.
In 1998 junior section of the club merged with Heatherdale Junior FC who were from the Waverley Junior FA. Club founded 1956
Kilsyth
1962 – 1981 / 1985 – present
Croydon Ferntree Gully FL
Spent 1982 – 1984 in the Victorian FA. Club founded in 1924.
Knox
1989 – present
In 1998 merged with Knox Gardens JFC who were from the Knox Junior FA. Club founded 1989.
Knox Eagles
1998 – present
Knox Junior FA
Club founded in 1972 as Knox Opportunity Youth Club. Changed name to Knox Eagles in 1976
Lilydale
1964 – present
Club founded 1867
Lysterfield
2011 – present
Junior club formed in 2011, thanks to Knox Junior Football Club.
Mitcham
1962 – present
Croydon Ferntree Gully FL
Club founded 1888
Montrose
1962 – present
Croydon Ferntree Gully FL
Club founded 1922
Mooroolbark
1966 – present
Club founded 1966
Mt Evelyn
1962 – present
Croydon Ferntree Gully FL
Club founded in 1931
Mulgrave
1962 – present
Croydon Ferntree Gully FL
Club founded 1925
Noble Park
2000 – present
Southern FL
Club founded 1918
Noble Park Bears
1989 – 1996
Club disbanded after the 1996 season.
North Croydon
1984 – 1990
Moved to Yarra Valley Mountain District FL
North Ringwood
1962 – present
Club founded in 1962 as Ringwood Catholic Rovers. Changed name to Ringwood Rovers for season 1965 and then became North Ringwood in 1967.
Norwood
1962 – present
Croydon Ferntree Gully FL
Were originally called Norwood High School, changed to Norwood in 1970. Club founded in 1960.
Nunawading
1962 – present
Oakleigh District
2022 – present
Southern FNL
Olinda
1966? – 1985
Moved to Yarra Valley Mountain District FL
Park Orchards
2011 – present
YJFL
Junior club formed in 1969. Senior club formed in 2011, fielded an Under 19’s team in the EFL. Added a senior and reserves side in 2012.
Ringwood
1962 – present
Croydon Ferntree Gully FL
Club founded in 1897
Rowville
1965 – present
Club founded 1965
Salvation Army Boys Home
1966?-1969
Only ever fielded teams in the junior competition.
Scoresby
1962 – present
Croydon Ferntree Gully FL
Club founded 1946. In 1998 merged with Knoxfield Junior FC who were from the Knox Junior FA.
Silvan
1966 – 1970 / 2011 – present
YVMDFA
Club founded in 1921. Only ever fielded teams in third division reserves from ’66 – ‘70. Re-joined league in 2011.
Southern Cobras
1975 – 1999 / 2001 – 2001
South East Suburban Churches FL.
Originally called Sandown, Changed name to South Waverley/ Sandown in 1984. Changed name to Southern Cobras in 1998. Club went into recess after the 1999 season. Rejoined league in 2001, only to leave for the Southern league in 2002. Club founded in 1962.
South Belgrave
1969 – 1969 / 2008 – present
YVMDFA
Club founded 1946. Only ever fielded a senior team in third division for one season. Re-joined league in 2008 after stint at YVMDFA.
South Croydon
1969 – present
Club founded 1969
Surrey Hills
1966 – 1993
Croydon Ferntree Gully FL to 1965
Club founded 1887. SHFC disbanded at the end of the 1993 season. In 1994, merged with East Camberwell FC to form Surrey Park FC.
Surrey Park
2002 – present
Southern
Club founded in 1973. The Surrey Hills and East Camberwell Football Clubs merged in 1994 and played their first season together as Surrey Park in 1995.
St Simons
1998 – present
Knox Junior FA
Club founded 1994
Templestowe
1991 – present
Diamond Valley FL
Club founded in 1892
The Basin
1962 – present
Croydon Ferntree Gully FL
Club founded in 1947
Upper Ferntree Gully
1966 – present
Mountain District FL
In 1998 merged with St Johns Bluebirds JFC who were from Knox Junior FA. Club founded 1948.
Vermont
1962 – present
Croydon Ferntree Gully FL
Club founded in 1920.
Wandin
1966 – 1971
Croydon Ferntree Gully FL?
Wantirna South
1962 – present
Croydon Ferntree Gully FL.
Originally South Wantirna, changed name to Wantirna South in 1998 when they merged with junior club Wantirna Devils who were from Knox Junior FA. Club founded in 1951
Warrandyte
1962 – present
Croydon Ferntree Gully FL
Club founded 1905
Waverley Blues
1991 – present
Club formed in 1908 in VFA. Mt Waverley FC, formed in 1925,   merged with Burwood, playing in the Southern FL. Waverley merged with Mt Waverley/Burwood to form Waverley Blues for the 1999 season.
Whitehorse Pioneers
1998 – present
Southern FL
Box Hill Pioneers reformed as Whitehorse Pioneers in 1998. Club founded in 1954.
Wonga Park
1986 – 1986
Fielded a senior and reserve team for one season only
Balwyn
2007 – present
Reporter District Football League, Southern FL
Club formed in 1917
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