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The Essendon District Football League (EDFL) is a semi-professional Australian rules football league competition based in Essendon, Victoria, 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 ...
A rift in the VFA led to the formation of the Victorian Football League (VFL), which commenced play in 1897 as an eight-team breakaway of the stronger clubs in the VFA competition: Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon, Fitzroy, Geelong, Melbourne, St Kilda and South Melbourne. The first season concluded with Essendon finishing as the premiers (winners).
Pages in category "Essendon District Football League clubs" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
At the end of the 1924 season, the VFL took over the MDFA and replaced it with the VFL Sub-Districts, officially called the Victorian Football League Sub-Districts Association. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] W.H. Smith was elected as the new league's inaugural president, and the first game was played on 2 May 1925 between Oakleigh and Dandenong .
The Deer Park Football Club is an Australian rules football club competing in the Essendon District Football League as of 2023. [2] It previously competed in the Western Region Football League (WRFL) since 1935.
The club originated in 1968 as the Old Essendon Grammarians, composed of alumni and pea hearts from the Essendon Grammar School. The club competed in the Essendon District Football League (EDFL), winning the 1976 C Grade premiership, [ 2 ] before joining the Footscray District Football League (FDFL) for two seasons commencing in 1983.
The Greenvale Football Club is an Australian rules football club 23 km north-west of Melbourne in the suburb of Greenvale. The club was founded in 1990 as a junior club by Les Norris. By 2005, the club was fielding fifteen teams in the Essendon District Football League. [1]
2008 was Johns' final season with Essendon, during which he played in just 2 games. During the season he injured his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in a Victorian Football League (VFL), ending his season. He played 21 games, and Essendon won just 3 of those games. At the end of the 2008 season he was delisted.