SA Footy

VAFA
Premier: Old Xaverians 11.8.74 d Collegians 7.12.54
Premier B: Old Carey 19.14.128 d Old Haileybury 14.6.90
Premier C: Beaumaris 10.11.71 d Caulfield Grammarians 9.16.70
Division 1: Werribee 17.12.114 d Monash Blues 10.8.68
Division 2: Banyule 9.12.66 d Old Paradians 5.10.40
Division 3: Latrobe University 12.8.80 d St Johns OC 11.13.79
Division 4: Monash Gryphons 13.12.90 d Mt Lilydale OC 11.8.74

Eastern Football League
1st Division: Noble Park 11.21.87 d Scoresby 6.9.45
2nd Division: Mulgrave 11.10.76 d Bayswater 7.6.48
3rd Division: Upper Ferntree Gully 12.12.84 d Doncaster 10.6.66
4th Division: Templestowe 20.10.130 d Ferntree Gully 11.19.85

Southern Football League
1st Division: St Kilda City 12.8.80 d Chelsea Heights 7.11.53
2nd Division: Clayton 10.9.69 d Oakleigh Districts 5.13.43
3rd Division: Hampton 14.7.91 d Mt Waverley 6.4.40

Northern Football League
Division 1: West Preston Lakeside 13.9.87 d Heidelberg 9.12.66
Division 2: Whittlesea 9.17.71 d Lower Plenty 9.3.57
Division 3: Hurstbridge 7.10.52 d Parkside 2.7.19

Essendon District Football League
A Grade: Maribyrnong Park 12.18.90 d Greenvale 10.13.73
B Grade: Taylors Lakes 16.14.110 d Pascoe Vale 10.12.72

Western Region Football League
Division 1: Albion 14.11.95 d Spotswood 11.12.78
Division 2: North Footscray 11.13.79 d Parkside 10.14.74

Thanks Mr 66,

Thanks for that.
I notice the VAFA has mostly Old Boys sides as GF competitors - culturally do those teams dominate the registrations in that competition, or was it just an odd year?

Dogwatcher wrote:Thanks for that.
I notice the VAFA has mostly Old Boys sides as GF competitors - culturally do those teams dominate the registrations in that competition, or was it just an odd year?

Of the 70 odd clubs in the 'Ammos' there are roughly 45-50 'School' sides in the comp. so they naturally dominate the comp.
The other are made up of 'district' sides (ie clubs named after suburbs) and the odd social club ie AJAX (Associated Judaic Athletic Clubs) , Power House and university teams, University Blacks, University Blues, Monash Blues, Latrobe University.

Thanks 66. Always enjoy when you post the results from the VFA etc.

SJABC wrote:Thanks 66. Always enjoy when you post the results from the VFA etc.

Whoops!
How could I have forgotten the VFA!(L)
North Ballarat 20.13.133 d Northern Bullants(nee Preston) 13.8.86

LOL, that is the one I knew.

See Golden Square play South Bendigo in the Bendigo League this weekend.

Have friends who's lad plays for the Gisborne Bulldogs, so keep an eye on them.

IIRC Greg Williams played for Golden Square too.....

Mr66 wrote:

Dogwatcher wrote:Thanks for that.
I notice the VAFA has mostly Old Boys sides as GF competitors - culturally do those teams dominate the registrations in that competition, or was it just an odd year?

Of the 70 odd clubs in the 'Ammos' there are roughly 45-50 'School' sides in the comp. so they naturally dominate the comp.
The other are made up of 'district' sides (ie clubs named after suburbs) and the odd social club ie AJAX (Associated Judaic Athletic Clubs) , Power House and university teams, University Blacks, University Blues, Monash Blues, Latrobe University.

Monash Gryphons are another uni team - do Swinburne and the Institute of Tech/Teachers still have a team? Have Old Carey been in the top division before?
They also dominate because it is "pure" amateur football and the top Old Boys can offer, how do you say it, benefits that district teams cannot match. If one wants to get paid to play in the metro area, there are the other metro leagues.

Swinburne do
Teacher's College (I think that's who you are refering to) dropped out about 30+ years ago.
Yes it is the first time in A section for Old Carey.
Great job from them getting there. I recall them playing in G section in the late 80's when they could only field one senior team

Mr66 wrote:Swinburne do
Teacher's College (I think that's who you are refering to) dropped out about 30+ years ago.
Yes it is the first time in A section for Old Carey.
Great job from them getting there. I recall them playing in G section in the late 80's when they could only field one senior team

I think there was a team called VUT/FIT or something, played out near Footscray, guess they must be gone. Yeah, I remember playing against Old Carey in the early to mid nineties, they were just starting to climbing the divisions helped by recruiting Hawthorn reserves and Old Xavs players.

Footscray Institute of Technology changed it name to Victoria University, so the footy
club went from FIT Old Boys to VUT.
They then merged with University High School Old Boys (UHSOB) to become UHS-VU.

Mr Beefy wrote:

Mr66 wrote:Swinburne do
Teacher's College (I think that's who you are refering to) dropped out about 30+ years ago.
Yes it is the first time in A section for Old Carey.
Great job from them getting there. I recall them playing in G section in the late 80's when they could only field one senior team

I think there was a team called VUT/FIT or something, played out near Footscray, guess they must be gone. Yeah, I remember playing against Old Carey in the early to mid nineties, they were just starting to climbing the divisions helped by recruiting Hawthorn reserves and Old Xavs players.

I'd be intrigued to hear who they were - being an Old Carey player currently, I reckon I can guarantee that the Old Xavs recruits you speak of were actually Carey boys who returned to help the club up the grades after exposure at the higher level.