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WFNL - KEY FACTS

Official name
Western Football Netball League

Known as
WFNL

Affiliated competitions (Current)
Women's Premiership Season 2018-2025; Men's Premiership Season 1931-2025


Premiership season

Official Name
WRFL Premiership season

Duration
1931–2025

Affiliated clubs (Current)
Parkside (VIC) 1931-2025; Braybrook (VIC) 1931-2025; West Footscray (VIC) 1932-2025; Altona (VIC) 1933-1937, 1945-1949, 1951, 1977-1979, 1988-2025; North Footscray (VIC) 1935-2025; Spotswood (VIC) 1935-2025; Albion (VIC) 1961-2025; Sunshine Kangaroos (VIC) 1978-2025; Albanvale (VIC) 1978-1988, 1993-2025; North Sunshine (VIC) 1979-2025; Glen Orden (VIC) 1979-2016, 2018-2025; Sunshine Heights (VIC) 1988-2025; Hoppers Crossing (VIC) 1988-2025; Laverton (VIC) 1988-2025; Wyndhamvale (VIC) 1989-1994, 1999-2025; Western Rams (VIC) 1992-1999, 2024-2025; Werribee Districts (VIC) 1995-1997, 2014-2025; Yarraville Seddon (VIC) 2007-2025; Caroline Springs (VIC) 2011-2025; Point Cook Centrals (VIC) 2013-2025; Tarneit  (VIC) 2014-2025; Suns (VIC) 2015-2025; Newport (VIC) 2016-2025; Point Cook (VIC) 2018-2025

Affiliated clubs (Historical)
Footscray Tech Old Boys (VIC) 1931; Bayview Road Methodists (VIC) 1931; Footscray Scouts (VIC) 1931-1933; Riverside (VIC) 1931-1934; Paisley (VIC) 1931-1938; Yarraville CYMS (VIC) 1931; Dark Blues (VIC) 1932; Yarraville Rovers (VIC) 1932, 1935; Seddon Rovers (VIC) 1932-1935; Newells Imperials (VIC) 1933-1938; North Williamstown (VIC) 1933-1935; Shell (VIC) 1933; Sixth Melbourne Scouts (VIC) 1934-1952; Combined Churches (VIC) 1934-1940; Footscray Presbyterians (VIC) 1934; Sunshine Methodists (VIC) 1934; Victor Socials (VIC) 1934-1951; Deer Park (VIC) 1935-1941, 1947-1951, 1967-2022; Seddon Yarraville (VIC) 1935-2006; CSR (VIC) 1935-1939; Newport United (VIC) 1935-1949, 1952-1955, 1988-1999; South Footscray (VIC) 1935-1941, 1944-1949; Williamstown District (VIC) 1935-1943; Yarraville Socials (VIC) 1935-1947; Yarraville (Kingsville) (VIC) 1936-2006; Essendon ALP (VIC) 1937; Sunshine Districts (VIC) 1938-1950; West Spotswood (VIC) 1939; Williamstown United (VIC) 1939-1940, 1947-1949; St. Andrews (Footscray) (VIC) 1940-1942; Newport CYMS (VIC) 1941-1946; Essendon District (VIC) 1942-1949; Harvester Socials (VIC) 1944-1946; Williamstown Rovers (VIC) 1945-1951; Waratah (VIC) 1945-1952; Williamstown Presbyterians (VIC) 1945-1946; F & Y Socials (VIC) 1946-1975; St. Albans (Melbourne) (VIC) 1947-1953, 1958-2022; Maidstone (VIC) 1947-1964; Maribyrnong (VIC) 1947-1949; Myer (VIC) 1949; Williamstown HS Old Boys (VIC) 1950-1951; Yarraville Boys Club (VIC) 1950-1952; Sunshine Thirds (VIC) 1952-1958; West Newport (VIC) 1957-1965, 1988-1997; Williamstown CYMS (VIC) 1965-1968; Kingsville YMCA (VIC) 1978-1980; Brooklyn (VIC) 1981-2002; Old Essendon Grammarians (VIC) 1983; North Essendon (VIC) 1983-1996; Port Melbourne Colts (VIC) 1984-2015; RAAF Melbourne (VIC) 1984-1993; Altona North Brooklyn (VIC) 1985-1991; North Melb Kensington (VIC) 1986-1990, 1993-1998; Newlands Coburg (VIC) 1987-1993; East Brunswick (VIC) 1987-1993; Flemington (VIC) 1987-2000; Coburg Districts (VIC) 1988-2012; Ascot Vale (VIC) 1988-1997; Central Altona (VIC) 1988-2006; Hobsons Bay (VIC) 1988-1996; Sandridge (VIC) 1991-1992; Sunshine VRI (VIC) 1991-1994; Brunswick Amateurs (VIC) 1995-1997; Kealba (VIC) 1995-2002; Fawkner Park (VIC) 1996; Gladstone Park (VIC) 1998-2007; Hammerheads (VIC) 2002; Brunswick Power (VIC) 2004-2007; Manor Lakes (VIC) 2013-2019; Spotswood WFC (VIC) 2018-; West Footscray WFC (VIC) 2018-; Werribee Centrals WFC (VIC) 2018-; North Sunshine WFC (VIC) 2018-

Affiliated grounds (Current)
Ainsworth Reserve; Bryan Martyn Oval; Caroline Springs Reserve; Chirnside Park; Dempster Park; Featherbrook Reserve; Goddard St Reserve; Grant Reserve; Hansen Reserve; Henry Turner Reserve; Hogans Reserve; J.R. Parsons Reserve; Kinder Smith Reserve; Langshaw Reserve; Laverton Park; McLean Reserve; Pennell Reserve; Robert Bruce Oval; Saltwater Reserve; Shorten Reserve; Soldiers Reserve; Wootten Rd Reserve; Wyndhamvale South Oval; Yarraville Oval

Affiliated grounds (Historical)
Heathdale Reserve; Howqua Reserve; J.L. Murphy Reserve; John McLeod Reserve; Kings Park Reserve; W.C.G.; Walter St Reserve; Whitten Oval; Wyndhamvale Reserve

2021 WRFL Premiership season

WRFL - League records
 
2019 2022
Grand Finals | Every final | Every match | Notable players
 
Ladder | Round by Round
 

2021 Ladder

LP
Club
P
W
L
D
A
For
Agn
%
Pts
1 Suns 10 9 1 0 3 1068 495 215.76 36
2 Albanvale 8 7 1 0 4 1021 460 221.96 28
3 Sunshine Heights 10 7 3 0 3 954 593 160.88 28
4 Braybrook 9 6 3 0 4 1133 485 233.61 24
5 Tarneit  11 3 8 0 3 721 990 72.83 12
6 North Sunshine 9 1 8 0 4 347 1258 27.58 4
7 Laverton 9 0 9 0 4 251 1214 20.68 0
  H&A 33 33 33 0 24 5495 5495 100.00 132
  Total 33 33 33 0 24 5495 5495 100.00 132

2021 Round by Round

Round 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19

Round 1[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
North Sunshine3.13.23.55.5 35 Sat 17-Apr-2021 2:15 pm Dempster Park 
Albanvale7.514.821.1527.22 184 Albanvale won by 149 points
Sunshine Heights1.39.414.617.10 112 Sat 17-Apr-2021 2:15 pm Ainsworth Reserve 
Tarneit 2.24.36.510.5 65 Sunshine Heights won by 47 points
Wyndham Suns2.15.28.312.4 76 Sat 17-Apr-2021 2:15 pm Goddard St Reserve 
Braybrook0.11.47.59.6 60 Wyndham Suns won by 16 points
Laverton  Bye

Round 2[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Laverton1.31.31.62.8 20 Sat 24-Apr-2021 2:15 pm Laverton Park 
Sunshine Heights1.34.87.1313.17 95 Sunshine Heights won by 75 points
Tarneit 1.33.44.45.5 35 Sat 24-Apr-2021 2:15 pm Wootten Rd Reserve 
Wyndham Suns4.18.514.617.10 112 Wyndham Suns won by 77 points
Braybrook2.19.518.1326.18 174 Sun 25-Apr-2021 2:00 pm Pennell Reserve 
North Sunshine2.22.62.62.6 18 Braybrook won by 156 points
Albanvale  Bye

Round 3[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Wyndham Suns2.37.913.1322.19 151 Sat 1-May-2021 11:05 am Goddard St Reserve 
Laverton0.10.12.23.2 20 Wyndham Suns won by 131 points
Albanvale4.210.912.1319.15 129 Sat 1-May-2021 2:15 pm Robert Bruce Oval 
Braybrook3.25.49.912.9 81 Albanvale won by 48 points
North Sunshine3.24.27.47.5 47 Sat 1-May-2021 2:15 pm Dempster Park 
Tarneit 3.55.1311.1320.20 140 Tarneit won by 93 points
Sunshine Heights  Bye

Round 4[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Albanvale4.27.613.1118.13 121 Sat 8-May-2021 2:15 pm Robert Bruce Oval 
Sunshine Heights3.45.66.78.10 58 Albanvale won by 63 points
Laverton0.32.64.88.8 56 Sat 8-May-2021 2:15 pm Laverton Park 
North Sunshine3.65.86.127.15 57 North Sunshine won by 1 point
Tarneit 0.42.64.85.10 40 Sat 8-May-2021 2:15 pm Wootten Rd Reserve 
Braybrook4.17.711.715.9 99 Braybrook won by 59 points
Wyndham Suns  Bye

Round 5[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Braybrook3.115.519.530.15 195 Sat 15-May-2021 2:15 pm Pennell Reserve 
Laverton0.21.23.74.7 31 Braybrook won by 164 points
Sunshine Heights3.25.35.48.6 54 Sat 15-May-2021 2:15 pm Ainsworth Reserve 
Wyndham Suns6.29.516.820.12 132 Wyndham Suns won by 78 points
Tarneit 1.31.33.53.5 23 Sat 15-May-2021 2:15 pm Wootten Rd Reserve 
Albanvale7.213.718.1025.14 164 Albanvale won by 141 points
North Sunshine  Bye

Round 6[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Laverton0.12.23.43.4 22 Sat 22-May-2021 2:15 pm Laverton Park 
Tarneit 4.56.1110.1313.18 96 Tarneit won by 74 points
Sunshine Heights7.111.615.923.11 149 Sat 22-May-2021 2:15 pm Ainsworth Reserve 
North Sunshine1.31.43.63.7 25 Sunshine Heights won by 124 points
Wyndham Suns4.06.39.512.6 78 Sat 22-May-2021 2:15 pm Goddard St Reserve 
Albanvale1.02.15.46.5 41 Wyndham Suns won by 37 points
Braybrook  Bye

Round 7[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Albanvale———— Sat 29-May-2021 2:15 pm Robert Bruce Oval 
Laverton———— Match Abandoned
Braybrook———— Sat 29-May-2021 2:15 pm Pennell Reserve 
Sunshine Heights———— Match Abandoned
North Sunshine———— Sat 29-May-2021 2:15 pm Dempster Park 
Wyndham Suns———— Match Abandoned
Tarneit   Bye

Round 8[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Albanvale———— Sat 5-Jun-2021 2:15 pm Robert Bruce Oval 
Braybrook———— Match Abandoned
Laverton———— Sat 5-Jun-2021 2:15 pm Laverton Park 
Wyndham Suns———— Match Abandoned
Tarneit ———— Sat 5-Jun-2021 2:15 pm Wootten Rd Reserve 
North Sunshine———— Match Abandoned
Sunshine Heights  Bye

Round 9[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Braybrook———— Sat 12-Jun-2021 2:15 pm Pennell Reserve 
Tarneit ———— Match Abandoned
North Sunshine———— Sat 12-Jun-2021 2:15 pm Dempster Park 
Laverton———— Match Abandoned
Sunshine Heights———— Sat 12-Jun-2021 2:15 pm Ainsworth Reserve 
Albanvale———— Match Abandoned
Wyndham Suns  Bye

Round 10[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Albanvale8.016.025.631.13 199 Sat 19-Jun-2021 2:15 pm Robert Bruce Oval 
North Sunshine0.34.45.67.8 50 Albanvale won by 149 points
Braybrook5.48.411.513.7 85 Sat 19-Jun-2021 2:15 pm Pennell Reserve 
Wyndham Suns2.24.67.1013.13 91 Wyndham Suns won by 6 points
Tarneit 0.03.37.48.4 52 Sat 19-Jun-2021 2:15 pm Wootten Rd Reserve 
Sunshine Heights0.25.27.311.5 71 Sunshine Heights won by 19 points
Laverton  Bye

Round 11[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
North Sunshine0.21.33.54.7 31 Sat 26-Jun-2021 2:15 pm Dempster Park 
Braybrook6.411.818.1218.13 121 Braybrook won by 90 points
Sunshine Heights8.813.1619.1928.24 192 Sat 26-Jun-2021 2:15 pm Ainsworth Reserve 
Laverton1.02.12.24.2 26 Sunshine Heights won by 166 points
Wyndham Suns2.96.1110.1714.23 107 Sat 26-Jun-2021 2:15 pm Goddard St Reserve 
Tarneit 0.22.32.43.4 22 Wyndham Suns won by 85 points
Albanvale  Bye

Round 12[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Albanvale2.17.29.513.8 86 Sat 3-Jul-2021 2:15 pm Robert Bruce Oval 
Tarneit 1.42.75.96.9 45 Albanvale won by 41 points
Laverton1.03.13.13.3 21 Sat 3-Jul-2021 2:15 pm Laverton Park 
Braybrook7.512.721.1326.17 173 Braybrook won by 152 points
Wyndham Suns3.16.212.415.5 95 Sat 3-Jul-2021 2:15 pm Goddard St Reserve 
Sunshine Heights1.14.25.26.3 39 Wyndham Suns won by 56 points
North Sunshine  Bye

Round 13[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Albanvale0.48.69.914.13 97 Sat 10-Jul-2021 2:15 pm Robert Bruce Oval 
Wyndham Suns2.23.311.414.6 90 Albanvale won by 7 points
North Sunshine1.12.42.55.6 36 Sat 10-Jul-2021 2:15 pm Dempster Park 
Sunshine Heights0.02.49.713.12 90 Sunshine Heights won by 54 points
Tarneit 5.314.719.1124.17 161 Sat 10-Jul-2021 2:15 pm Wootten Rd Reserve 
Laverton1.12.14.35.4 34 Tarneit won by 127 points
Braybrook  Bye

Round 14[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Laverton———— Sat 17-Jul-2021 2:15 pm Laverton Park 
Albanvale———— Match Abandoned
Sunshine Heights———— Sat 17-Jul-2021 2:15 pm Ainsworth Reserve 
Braybrook———— Match Abandoned
Wyndham Suns———— Sat 17-Jul-2021 2:15 pm Goddard St Reserve 
North Sunshine———— Match Abandoned
Tarneit   Bye

Round 15[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
North Sunshine———— Sat 24-Jul-2021 2:15 pm Dempster Park 
Albanvale———— Match Abandoned
Sunshine Heights———— Sat 24-Jul-2021 2:15 pm Ainsworth Reserve 
Tarneit ———— Match Abandoned
Wyndham Suns———— Sat 24-Jul-2021 2:15 pm Goddard St Reserve 
Braybrook———— Match Abandoned
Laverton  Bye

Round 16[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Braybrook4.79.1512.1920.25 145 Sat 31-Jul-2021 2:15 pm Pennell Reserve 
North Sunshine1.31.55.67.6 48 Braybrook won by 97 points
Laverton0.00.10.13.3 21 Sat 31-Jul-2021 2:15 pm Laverton Park 
Sunshine Heights4.56.712.1513.16 94 Sunshine Heights won by 73 points
Tarneit 2.23.24.66.6 42 Sat 31-Jul-2021 2:15 pm Wootten Rd Reserve 
Wyndham Suns5.49.910.1020.16 136 Wyndham Suns won by 94 points
Albanvale  Bye

Round 17[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Braybrook———— Sat 7-Aug-2021 2:15 pm Pennell Reserve 
Albanvale———— Match Abandoned
Laverton———— Sat 7-Aug-2021 2:15 pm Laverton Park 
Wyndham Suns———— Match Abandoned
Tarneit ———— Sat 7-Aug-2021 2:15 pm Wootten Rd Reserve 
North Sunshine———— Match Abandoned
Sunshine Heights  Bye

Round 18[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Braybrook———— Sat 14-Aug-2021 2:15 pm Pennell Reserve 
Tarneit ———— Match Abandoned
North Sunshine———— Sat 14-Aug-2021 2:15 pm Dempster Park 
Laverton———— Match Abandoned
Sunshine Heights———— Sat 14-Aug-2021 2:15 pm Ainsworth Reserve 
Albanvale———— Match Abandoned
Wyndham Suns  Bye

Round 19[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Albanvale———— Sat 21-Aug-2021 2:15 pm Robert Bruce Oval 
Laverton———— Match Abandoned
Braybrook———— Sat 21-Aug-2021 2:15 pm Pennell Reserve 
Sunshine Heights———— Match Abandoned
North Sunshine———— Sat 21-Aug-2021 2:15 pm Dempster Park 
Wyndham Suns———— Match Abandoned
Tarneit   Bye

2021 Ladder

LP
Club
P
W
L
D
A
For
Agn
%
Pts
1 Suns 10 9 1 0 3 1068 495 215.76 36
2 Albanvale 8 7 1 0 4 1021 460 221.96 28
3 Sunshine Heights 10 7 3 0 3 954 593 160.88 28
4 Braybrook 9 6 3 0 4 1133 485 233.61 24
5 Tarneit  11 3 8 0 3 721 990 72.83 12
6 North Sunshine 9 1 8 0 4 347 1258 27.58 4
7 Laverton 9 0 9 0 4 251 1214 20.68 0
  H&A 33 33 33 0 24 5495 5495 100.00 132
  Total 33 33 33 0 24 5495 5495 100.00 132

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.