Australian Football

AustralianFootball.com Celebrating the history of the great Australian game

 

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

2016 WRFL Premiership season

 
 

2016 Ladder

LP
Club
P
W
L
D
For
Agn
%
Pts
1 North Footscray 16 14 2 0 2499 890 280.79 56
2 Yarraville Seddon 16 13 3 0 1591 891 178.56 52
3 Caroline Springs 16 12 4 0 2281 827 275.82 48
4 Glen Orden 16 8 8 0 1771 1390 127.41 32
5 Albanvale 16 5 11 0 1125 1942 57.93 20
6 Manor Lakes 16 3 13 0 994 2338 42.51 12
7 West Footscray 16 1 15 0 612 2595 23.58 4
  H&A 56 56 56 0 10873 10873 100.00 224
  Finals 4 4 4 0 733 733 100.00 16
  Total 60 60 60 0 11606 11606 100.00 240

2016 Round by Round

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

Round 1[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Albanvale12.418.620.1026.18 174 Sat 2-Apr-2016 2:15 pm Robert Bruce Oval 
West Footscray0.01.41.62.10 22 Albanvale won by 152 points
Manor Lakes0.03.34.35.5 35 Sat 2-Apr-2016 2:15 pm Howqua Reserve 
Caroline Springs11.217.527.1133.15 213 Caroline Springs won by 178 points
North Footscray  Bye
Yarraville Seddon  Bye
Glen Orden  Bye

Round 2[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Albanvale5.39.513.816.12 108 Sat 9-Apr-2016 2:15 pm Robert Bruce Oval 
Manor Lakes4.16.48.911.10 76 Albanvale won by 32 points
Glen Orden1.56.78.711.7 73 Sat 9-Apr-2016 2:15 pm Heathdale Reserve 
North Footscray4.48.813.1320.19 139 North Footscray won by 66 points
West Footscray0.21.31.61.6 12 Sat 9-Apr-2016 2:15 pm Shorten Reserve 
Yarraville Seddon9.512.821.1629.24 198 Yarraville Seddon won by 186 points
Caroline Springs  Bye

Round 3[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Manor Lakes0.26.812.917.14 116 Sat 16-Apr-2016 2:15 pm Howqua Reserve 
West Footscray3.43.57.89.8 62 Manor Lakes won by 54 points
North Footscray4.15.38.611.12 78 Sat 16-Apr-2016 2:15 pm Hansen Reserve 
Caroline Springs4.49.413.613.7 85 Caroline Springs won by 7 points
Yarraville Seddon7.17.311.413.4 82 Sat 16-Apr-2016 2:15 pm Yarraville Oval 
Glen Orden2.26.88.138.15 63 Yarraville Seddon won by 19 points
Albanvale  Bye

Round 4[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Albanvale1.01.14.47.4 46 Sat 23-Apr-2016 2:15 pm Robert Bruce Oval 
North Footscray5.615.1220.1428.23 191 North Footscray won by 145 points
Caroline Springs3.69.914.1524.18 162 Sat 23-Apr-2016 2:15 pm Caroline Springs Reserve 
Glen Orden5.16.26.511.8 74 Caroline Springs won by 88 points
Manor Lakes5.75.85.115.11 41 Sat 23-Apr-2016 2:15 pm Howqua Reserve 
Yarraville Seddon3.37.915.1120.17 137 Yarraville Seddon won by 96 points
West Footscray  Bye

Round 5[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Caroline Springs2.15.65.710.10 70 Sat 30-Apr-2016 2:15 pm Caroline Springs Reserve 
Yarraville Seddon5.16.210.611.8 74 Yarraville Seddon won by 4 points
Glen Orden8.310.717.1125.23 173 Sat 30-Apr-2016 2:15 pm Heathdale Reserve 
Albanvale1.13.43.56.5 41 Glen Orden won by 132 points
North Footscray5.714.1421.1937.26 248 Sat 30-Apr-2016 2:15 pm Hansen Reserve 
West Footscray0.11.32.43.5 23 North Footscray won by 225 points
Manor Lakes  Bye

Round 6[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Albanvale1.04.24.45.4 34 Sat 7-May-2016 2:15 pm Robert Bruce Oval 
Caroline Springs9.513.622.1328.19 187 Caroline Springs won by 153 points
Manor Lakes1.13.37.37.3 45 Sat 7-May-2016 2:15 pm Howqua Reserve 
North Footscray9.314.1022.1332.20 212 North Footscray won by 167 points
West Footscray1.11.22.54.7 31 Sat 7-May-2016 2:15 pm Shorten Reserve 
Glen Orden5.114.820.1532.19 211 Glen Orden won by 180 points
Yarraville Seddon  Bye

Round 7[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Albanvale2.23.29.610.6 66 Sat 14-May-2016 2:15 pm Robert Bruce Oval 
Yarraville Seddon5.510.712.913.13 91 Yarraville Seddon won by 25 points
Caroline Springs3.415.1026.1238.18 246 Sat 14-May-2016 2:15 pm Caroline Springs Reserve 
West Footscray1.41.41.51.5 11 Caroline Springs won by 235 points
Glen Orden2.47.913.1323.17 155 Sat 14-May-2016 2:15 pm Heathdale Reserve 
Manor Lakes1.05.36.411.5 71 Glen Orden won by 84 points
North Footscray  Bye

Round 8[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Manor Lakes3.04.07.07.1 43 Sat 21-May-2016 2:15 pm Howqua Reserve 
Caroline Springs9.023.432.742.13 265 Caroline Springs won by 222 points
West Footscray4.19.110.214.3 87 Sat 21-May-2016 2:15 pm Shorten Reserve 
Albanvale2.36.1014.1320.20 140 Albanvale won by 53 points
Yarraville Seddon3.25.76.88.10 58 Sat 21-May-2016 2:15 pm Yarraville Oval 
North Footscray5.67.613.715.9 99 North Footscray won by 41 points
Glen Orden  Bye

Round 9[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Manor Lakes2.74.86.96.9 45 Sat 28-May-2016 2:15 pm Howqua Reserve 
Albanvale1.06.17.211.7 73 Albanvale won by 28 points
North Footscray5.113.721.828.10 178 Sat 28-May-2016 2:15 pm Hansen Reserve 
Glen Orden3.34.37.69.11 65 North Footscray won by 113 points
Yarraville Seddon———13.19 97 Sat 28-May-2016 2:15 pm Yarraville Oval 
West Footscray———2.0 12 Yarraville Seddon won by 85 points
Caroline Springs  Bye

Round 10[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Caroline Springs0.11.34.59.8 62 Sat 4-Jun-2016 2:15 pm Caroline Springs Reserve 
North Footscray3.23.67.810.11 71 North Footscray won by 9 points
Glen Orden3.34.87.87.8 50 Sat 4-Jun-2016 2:15 pm Heathdale Reserve 
Yarraville Seddon1.13.55.611.9 75 Yarraville Seddon won by 25 points
West Footscray3.59.913.1114.17 101 Sat 4-Jun-2016 2:15 pm Shorten Reserve 
Manor Lakes4.06.19.110.4 64 West Footscray won by 37 points
Albanvale  Bye

Round 11[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Glen Orden6.19.19.29.6 60 Sat 18-Jun-2016 2:15 pm Heathdale Reserve 
Caroline Springs3.16.610.1018.16 124 Caroline Springs won by 64 points
North Footscray3.514.719.1224.20 164 Sat 18-Jun-2016 2:15 pm Hansen Reserve 
Albanvale0.32.45.56.8 44 North Footscray won by 120 points
Yarraville Seddon5.69.915.1320.17 137 Sat 18-Jun-2016 2:15 pm Yarraville Oval 
Manor Lakes2.25.29.211.2 68 Yarraville Seddon won by 69 points
West Footscray  Bye

Round 12[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Albanvale1.22.46.86.9 45 Sat 25-Jun-2016 2:15 pm Robert Bruce Oval 
Glen Orden5.312.516.1020.15 135 Glen Orden won by 90 points
West Footscray0.51.72.74.8 32 Sat 25-Jun-2016 2:15 pm Shorten Reserve 
North Footscray9.617.926.1738.23 251 North Footscray won by 219 points
Yarraville Seddon1.14.67.1012.12 84 Sat 25-Jun-2016 2:15 pm Yarraville Oval 
Caroline Springs4.35.59.79.9 63 Yarraville Seddon won by 21 points
Manor Lakes  Bye

Round 13[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Caroline Springs5.413.418.824.14 158 Sat 2-Jul-2016 2:15 pm Caroline Springs Reserve 
Albanvale0.12.14.26.3 39 Caroline Springs won by 119 points
Glen Orden5.311.1019.1528.20 188 Sat 2-Jul-2016 2:15 pm Heathdale Reserve 
West Footscray1.02.13.14.2 26 Glen Orden won by 162 points
North Footscray7.613.1226.1635.19 229 Sat 2-Jul-2016 2:15 pm Hansen Reserve 
Manor Lakes2.05.25.27.3 45 North Footscray won by 184 points
Yarraville Seddon  Bye

Round 14[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Manor Lakes3.26.47.68.7 55 Sat 9-Jul-2016 2:15 pm Howqua Reserve 
Glen Orden5.618.725.1234.20 224 Glen Orden won by 169 points
West Footscray2.13.33.53.5 23 Sat 9-Jul-2016 2:15 pm Shorten Reserve 
Caroline Springs3.511.814.1622.20 152 Caroline Springs won by 129 points
Yarraville Seddon9.012.316.721.8 134 Sat 9-Jul-2016 2:15 pm Yarraville Oval 
Albanvale0.21.41.42.4 16 Yarraville Seddon won by 118 points
North Footscray  Bye

Round 15[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Albanvale6.211.517.822.10 142 Sat 16-Jul-2016 2:15 pm Robert Bruce Oval 
West Footscray4.25.46.69.7 61 Albanvale won by 81 points
Caroline Springs6.310.817.1126.14 170 Sat 16-Jul-2016 2:15 pm Caroline Springs Reserve 
Manor Lakes0.30.40.41.6 12 Caroline Springs won by 158 points
North Footscray2.34.67.89.11 65 Sat 16-Jul-2016 2:15 pm Hansen Reserve 
Yarraville Seddon2.18.210.516.7 103 Yarraville Seddon won by 38 points
Glen Orden  Bye

Round 16[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Manor Lakes3.28.89.1011.11 77 Sat 23-Jul-2016 2:15 pm Howqua Reserve 
Albanvale3.24.55.58.10 58 Manor Lakes won by 19 points
North Footscray5.48.612.916.13 109 Sat 23-Jul-2016 2:15 pm Hansen Reserve 
Glen Orden2.25.45.77.10 52 North Footscray won by 57 points
Yarraville Seddon3.46.57.1111.14 80 Sat 23-Jul-2016 2:15 pm Yarraville Oval 
West Footscray1.42.62.62.8 20 Yarraville Seddon won by 60 points
Caroline Springs  Bye

Round 17[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Caroline Springs3.13.28.38.5 53 Sat 30-Jul-2016 2:15 pm Caroline Springs Reserve 
North Footscray1.16.511.616.18 114 North Footscray won by 61 points
Glen Orden1.16.57.69.8 62 Sat 30-Jul-2016 2:15 pm Heathdale Reserve 
Yarraville Seddon3.23.45.116.11 47 Glen Orden won by 15 points
West Footscray2.33.54.94.13 37 Sat 30-Jul-2016 2:15 pm Shorten Reserve 
Manor Lakes5.111.513.1119.16 130 Manor Lakes won by 93 points
Albanvale  Bye

Round 18[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Glen Orden3.24.34.65.8 38 Sat 6-Aug-2016 2:15 pm Heathdale Reserve 
Caroline Springs5.113.218.425.8 158 Caroline Springs won by 120 points
North Footscray10.315.621.930.13 193 Sat 6-Aug-2016 2:15 pm Hansen Reserve 
Albanvale5.06.18.38.4 52 North Footscray won by 141 points
Yarraville Seddon4.410.917.1423.19 157 Sat 6-Aug-2016 2:15 pm Yarraville Oval 
Manor Lakes1.35.38.411.5 71 Yarraville Seddon won by 86 points
West Footscray  Bye

Round 19[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Albanvale1.31.62.86.11 47 Sat 13-Aug-2016 2:15 pm Robert Bruce Oval 
Glen Orden7.515.820.1222.16 148 Glen Orden won by 101 points
Caroline Springs2.28.612.817.11 113 Sat 13-Aug-2016 2:15 pm Caroline Springs Reserve 
Yarraville Seddon2.12.33.45.7 37 Caroline Springs won by 76 points
West Footscray2.13.14.28.4 52 Sat 13-Aug-2016 2:15 pm Shorten Reserve 
North Footscray5.78.1316.2222.26 158 North Footscray won by 106 points
Manor Lakes  Bye

2016 Ladder

LP
Club
P
W
L
D
For
Agn
%
Pts
1 North Footscray 16 14 2 0 2499 890 280.79 56
2 Yarraville Seddon 16 13 3 0 1591 891 178.56 52
3 Caroline Springs 16 12 4 0 2281 827 275.82 48
4 Glen Orden 16 8 8 0 1771 1390 127.41 32
5 Albanvale 16 5 11 0 1125 1942 57.93 20
6 Manor Lakes 16 3 13 0 994 2338 42.51 12
7 West Footscray 16 1 15 0 612 2595 23.58 4
  H&A 56 56 56 0 10873 10873 100.00 224
  Finals 4 4 4 0 733 733 100.00 16
  Total 60 60 60 0 11606 11606 100.00 240


Finals Week 1[Finals Week 1 Review]

Second Semi-final

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
North Footscray0.22.33.58.15 63 Sat 20-Aug-2016 2:15 pm Dempster Park 
Yarraville Seddon3.43.68.810.9 69 Yarraville Seddon won by 6 points

First Semi-final

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Caroline Springs6.610.1121.1429.15 189 Sun 21-Aug-2016 2:15 pm Dempster Park 
Glen Orden2.16.37.412.8 80 Caroline Springs won by 109 points

Finals Week 2[Finals Week 2 Review]

Preliminary Final

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
North Footscray0.03.45.67.16 58 Sat 27-Aug-2016 2:15 pm Dempster Park 
Caroline Springs5.37.513.1019.14 128 Caroline Springs won by 70 points

Finals Week 3[Finals Week 3 Review]

Grand Final

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Yarraville Seddon1.35.76.99.12 66 Sun 4-Sep-2016 2:20 pm Chirnside Park 
Caroline Springs5.26.49.512.8 80 Caroline Springs won by 14 points

Footnotes

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