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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

2022 WRFL Premiership season

WRFL - League records
 
2021 2023
Grand Finals | Every final | Every match | Notable players
 
Ladder | Round by Round | Finals
 

2022 Ladder

LP
Club
P
W
L
D
For
Agn
%
Pts
1 Suns 16 15 1 0 2591 571 453.77 60
2 Albanvale 16 15 1 0 2178 847 257.14 60
3 Braybrook 16 8 8 0 1916 994 192.76 32
4 Sunshine Heights 16 8 8 0 1647 1129 145.88 32
5 Tarneit  16 7 9 0 1080 1457 74.12 28
6 Laverton 15 3 13 0 496 3213 15.44 12
7 North Sunshine 15 0 16 0 504 2201 22.90 0
  H&A 55 56 56 0 10412 10412 100.00 224
  Finals 4 4 4 0 647 647 100.00 16
  Total 59 60 60 0 11059 11059 100.00 240

2022 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
Braybrook11.425.1237.1537.15 237 Sat 9-Apr-2022 2:15 pm Pennell Reserve 
Laverton0.14.35.66.7 43 Braybrook won by 194 points
North Sunshine0.00.00.01.1 7 Sat 9-Apr-2022 2:15 pm Dempster Park 
Suns9.720.1226.2442.36 288 Suns won by 281 points
Tarneit 1.03.15.27.6 48 Sat 9-Apr-2022 2:15 pm Wootten Rd Reserve 
Albanvale4.111.612.719.11 125 Albanvale won by 77 points
Sunshine Heights  Bye

Round 2[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Laverton0.11.12.12.1 13 Sat 23-Apr-2022 2:15 pm Laverton Park 
Albanvale17.425.739.1348.16 304 Albanvale won by 291 points
Sunshine Heights3.27.1414.1722.21 153 Sat 23-Apr-2022 2:15 pm Ainsworth Reserve 
Tarneit 3.14.25.47.4 46 Sunshine Heights won by 107 points
Braybrook2.38.59.812.9 81 Mon 25-Apr-2022 2:15 pm Pennell Reserve 
Suns1.85.119.1513.17 95 Suns won by 14 points
North Sunshine  Bye

Round 3[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Albanvale2.36.711.915.11 101 Sat 30-Apr-2022 2:15 pm Robert Bruce Oval 
Braybrook2.37.511.714.9 93 Albanvale won by 8 points
Laverton0.32.43.54.5 29 Sat 30-Apr-2022 2:15 pm Laverton Park 
Sunshine Heights5.212.520.1025.16 166 Sunshine Heights won by 137 points
Tarneit 6.38.79.915.13 103 Sat 30-Apr-2022 5:15 pm Wootten Rd Reserve 
North Sunshine0.20.22.32.6 18 Tarneit won by 85 points
Suns  Bye

Round 4[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Sunshine Heights3.54.107.119.13 67 Sat 7-May-2022 2:15 pm Ainsworth Reserve 
Albanvale2.15.56.710.9 69 Albanvale won by 2 points
Tarneit 2.32.35.35.4 34 Sat 7-May-2022 2:15 pm Wootten Rd Reserve 
Suns5.59.1010.1317.15 117 Suns won by 83 points
Laverton2.14.511.514.8 92 Sat 7-May-2022 4:40 pm Laverton Park 
North Sunshine3.46.88.109.14 68 Laverton won by 24 points
Braybrook  Bye

Round 5[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Albanvale1.312.1218.1525.24 174 Sat 14-May-2022 2:15 pm Robert Bruce Oval 
North Sunshine3.63.64.115.12 42 Albanvale won by 132 points
Laverton0.01.01.01.0 6 Sat 14-May-2022 2:15 pm Laverton Park 
Suns13.622.1131.1143.25 283 Suns won by 277 points
Sunshine Heights2.43.65.87.14 56 Sat 14-May-2022 2:15 pm Ainsworth Reserve 
Braybrook2.47.713.1318.17 125 Braybrook won by 69 points
Tarneit   Bye

Round 6[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
North Sunshine1.02.13.13.2 20 Sat 21-May-2022 2:15 pm Dempster Park 
Sunshine Heights3.47.912.1216.15 111 Sunshine Heights won by 91 points
Suns2.23.35.56.9 45 Sat 21-May-2022 2:15 pm Goddard St Reserve 
Albanvale0.21.35.47.4 46 Albanvale won by 1 point
Tarneit 2.25.46.67.7 49 Sat 21-May-2022 2:15 pm Wootten Rd Reserve 
Braybrook6.110.214.618.8 116 Braybrook won by 67 points
Laverton  Bye

Round 7[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Braybrook9.415.718.1222.18 150 Sat 28-May-2022 2:15 pm Pennell Reserve 
North Sunshine0.01.21.31.5 11 Braybrook won by 139 points
Laverton3.17.59.713.9 87 Sat 28-May-2022 2:15 pm Laverton Park 
Tarneit 4.47.911.1317.16 118 Tarneit won by 31 points
Sunshine Heights6.39.310.513.10 88 Sat 28-May-2022 2:15 pm Ainsworth Reserve 
Suns2.37.918.1623.23 161 Suns won by 73 points
Albanvale  Bye

Round 8[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Albanvale7.511.717.1220.16 136 Sat 4-Jun-2022 2:15 pm Robert Bruce Oval 
Tarneit 0.11.43.46.5 41 Albanvale won by 95 points
Laverton0.00.00.03.2 20 Sat 4-Jun-2022 2:15 pm Laverton Park 
Braybrook4.311.1018.1333.14 212 Braybrook won by 192 points
North Sunshine0.02.12.14.3 27 Sat 4-Jun-2022 2:15 pm Dempster Park 
Suns5.48.711.1218.15 123 Suns won by 96 points
Sunshine Heights  Bye

Round 9[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Albanvale10.824.1536.1940.21 261 Sat 11-Jun-2022 2:15 pm Robert Bruce Oval 
Laverton0.10.10.12.1 13 Albanvale won by 248 points
Braybrook1.41.72.95.12 42 Sat 11-Jun-2022 2:15 pm Pennell Reserve 
Suns4.06.310.412.5 77 Suns won by 35 points
Tarneit 3.18.19.314.8 92 Sat 11-Jun-2022 2:15 pm Wootten Rd Reserve 
Sunshine Heights3.33.75.135.16 46 Tarneit won by 46 points
North Sunshine  Bye

Round 10[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Braybrook3.23.56.88.10 58 Sat 18-Jun-2022 2:15 pm Pennell Reserve 
Albanvale3.29.713.820.10 130 Albanvale won by 72 points
North Sunshine1.32.66.66.8 44 Sat 18-Jun-2022 2:15 pm Dempster Park 
Tarneit 5.08.410.515.10 100 Tarneit won by 56 points
Sunshine Heights5.78.1617.2128.24 192 Sat 18-Jun-2022 2:15 pm Ainsworth Reserve 
Laverton1.21.53.56.7 43 Sunshine Heights won by 149 points
Suns  Bye

Round 11[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Albanvale5.210.414.517.8 110 Sat 25-Jun-2022 2:15 pm Robert Bruce Oval 
Sunshine Heights1.16.110.111.4 70 Albanvale won by 40 points
Suns7.58.712.1215.15 105 Sat 25-Jun-2022 2:15 pm Goddard St Reserve 
Tarneit 1.02.22.35.6 36 Suns won by 69 points
North Sunshine3.37.611.713.11 89 Sat 25-Jun-2022 4:15 pm Dempster Park 
Laverton4.25.59.914.9 93 Laverton won by 4 points
Braybrook  Bye

Round 12[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Braybrook0.04.14.16.4 40 Sat 2-Jul-2022 2:15 pm Pennell Reserve 
Sunshine Heights4.57.89.129.13 67 Sunshine Heights won by 27 points
North Sunshine0.10.21.21.4 10 Sat 2-Jul-2022 2:15 pm Dempster Park 
Albanvale6.112.619.1128.17 185 Albanvale won by 175 points
Suns11.524.1236.1650.26 326 Sat 2-Jul-2022 2:15 pm Goddard St Reserve 
Laverton1.01.01.01.0 6 Suns won by 320 points
Tarneit   Bye

Round 13[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Albanvale3.15.46.68.6 54 Sat 9-Jul-2022 2:15 pm Robert Bruce Oval 
Suns3.28.414.618.10 118 Suns won by 64 points
Braybrook4.69.813.1116.14 110 Sat 9-Jul-2022 2:15 pm Pennell Reserve 
Tarneit 0.00.23.85.10 40 Braybrook won by 70 points
Sunshine Heights5.613.1017.1321.17 143 Sat 9-Jul-2022 2:15 pm Ainsworth Reserve 
North Sunshine2.16.17.18.2 50 Sunshine Heights won by 93 points
Laverton  Bye

Round 14[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
North Sunshine———2.2 14 Sat 16-Jul-2022 2:15 pm Dempster Park 
Braybrook———18.13 121 Braybrook won by 107 points
Suns2.35.107.1211.20 86 Sat 16-Jul-2022 2:15 pm Goddard St Reserve 
Sunshine Heights3.33.36.66.6 42 Suns won by 44 points
Tarneit 7.69.1014.1519.18 132 Sat 16-Jul-2022 2:15 pm Wootten Rd Reserve 
Laverton0.00.31.51.6 12 Tarneit won by 120 points
Albanvale  Bye

Round 15[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Braybrook—20.1434.1750.24 324 Sat 23-Jul-2022 2:15 pm Pennell Reserve 
Laverton—0.00.01.0 6 Braybrook won by 318 points
Suns8.417.727.1137.19 241 Sat 23-Jul-2022 2:15 pm Goddard St Reserve 
North Sunshine0.01.01.01.0 6 Suns won by 235 points
Tarneit 2.44.75.86.9 45 Sat 23-Jul-2022 2:15 pm Wootten Rd Reserve 
Albanvale3.47.512.1013.14 92 Albanvale won by 47 points
Sunshine Heights  Bye

Round 16[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Albanvale7.612.820.1025.17 167 Sat 30-Jul-2022 2:15 pm Robert Bruce Oval 
North Sunshine2.02.04.05.1 31 Albanvale won by 136 points
Laverton0.01.11.11.1 7 Sat 30-Jul-2022 2:15 pm Laverton Park 
Suns13.822.1132.2242.25 277 Suns won by 270 points
Sunshine Heights5.17.612.815.9 99 Sat 30-Jul-2022 2:15 pm Ainsworth Reserve 
Braybrook1.53.74.106.16 52 Sunshine Heights won by 47 points
Tarneit   Bye

Round 17[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Albanvale6.18.39.516.10 106 Sat 6-Aug-2022 2:15 pm Robert Bruce Oval 
Braybrook1.46.89.1312.18 90 Albanvale won by 16 points
Laverton0.01.03.14.2 26 Sat 6-Aug-2022 2:15 pm Laverton Park 
Sunshine Heights9.515.1326.1934.20 224 Sunshine Heights won by 198 points
North Sunshine2.05.59.610.7 67 Sat 6-Aug-2022 2:15 pm Dempster Park 
Tarneit 5.27.613.1016.14 110 Tarneit won by 43 points
Suns  Bye

Round 18[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
North Sunshine———— Sat 13-Aug-2022 2:15 pm Dempster Park 
Laverton———— Laverton on Walkover
Sunshine Heights1.33.66.79.9 63 Sat 13-Aug-2022 2:15 pm Ainsworth Reserve 
Albanvale3.37.714.918.10 118 Albanvale won by 55 points
Suns10.417.1319.1824.25 169 Sat 13-Aug-2022 2:15 pm Goddard St Reserve 
Tarneit 0.03.13.23.6 24 Suns won by 145 points
Braybrook  Bye

Round 19[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Suns4.66.78.1710.20 80 Sat 20-Aug-2022 2:15 pm Goddard St Reserve 
Braybrook1.04.36.310.5 65 Suns won by 15 points
Tarneit 2.13.66.69.8 62 Sat 20-Aug-2022 2:15 pm Wootten Rd Reserve 
Sunshine Heights6.57.68.108.12 60 Tarneit won by 2 points
North Sunshine  Bye
Albanvale  Bye
Laverton  Bye

2022 Ladder

LP
Club
P
W
L
D
For
Agn
%
Pts
1 Suns 16 15 1 0 2591 571 453.77 60
2 Albanvale 16 15 1 0 2178 847 257.14 60
3 Braybrook 16 8 8 0 1916 994 192.76 32
4 Sunshine Heights 16 8 8 0 1647 1129 145.88 32
5 Tarneit  16 7 9 0 1080 1457 74.12 28
6 Laverton 15 3 13 0 496 3213 15.44 12
7 North Sunshine 15 0 16 0 504 2201 22.90 0
  H&A 55 56 56 0 10412 10412 100.00 224
  Finals 4 4 4 0 647 647 100.00 16
  Total 59 60 60 0 11059 11059 100.00 240

Finals Week 1[Finals Week 1 Review]

Second Semi-final

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Suns4.49.715.818.16 124 Sat 27-Aug-2022 2:15 pm Yarraville Oval 
Albanvale2.36.78.1110.12 72 Suns won by 52 points

First Semi-final

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Braybrook0.26.78.813.11 89 Sun 28-Aug-2022 2:15 pm Pennell Reserve 
Sunshine Heights3.16.310.712.9 81 Braybrook won by 8 points

Finals Week 2[Finals Week 2 Review]

Preliminary Final

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Albanvale1.13.46.79.14 68 Sun 4-Sep-2022 2:15 pm Pennell Reserve 
Braybrook5.47.612.1117.13 115 Braybrook won by 47 points

Finals Week 3[Finals Week 3 Review]

Grand Final

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Suns0.32.52.145.18 48 Sun 11-Sep-2022 2:25 pm Chirnside Park 
Braybrook2.55.66.106.14 50 Braybrook won by 2 points

Footnotes

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