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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

2023 WRFL Premiership season

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

2023 Ladder

LP
Club
P
W
L
D
For
Agn
%
Pts
1 Suns 16 15 1 0 2096 754 277.98 60
2 Albanvale 16 13 3 0 1899 868 218.78 52
3 Sunshine Heights 16 11 5 0 1753 1098 159.65 44
4 West Footscray 16 8 8 0 1357 1279 106.10 32
5 Tarneit  16 5 11 0 1279 1306 97.93 20
6 Laverton 16 4 12 0 985 1633 60.32 16
7 North Sunshine 16 0 16 0 537 2968 18.09 0
  H&A 56 56 56 0 9906 9906 100.00 224
  Finals 4 4 4 0 732 732 100.00 16
  Total 60 60 60 0 10638 10638 100.00 240

2023 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
Laverton2.05.66.67.7 49 Sat 15-Apr-2023 2:15 pm Laverton Park 
West Footscray4.26.29.311.4 70 West Footscray won by 21 points
Sunshine Heights2.23.75.88.11 59 Sat 15-Apr-2023 2:15 pm Ainsworth Reserve 
Albanvale2.73.108.1112.16 88 Albanvale won by 29 points
Tarneit 7.414.1121.1527.20 182 Sat 15-Apr-2023 2:15 pm Wootten Rd Reserve 
North Sunshine2.12.25.36.3 39 Tarneit won by 143 points
Suns  Bye

Round 2[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
North Sunshine0.21.42.65.9 39 Sat 22-Apr-2023 2:15 pm Dempster Park 
Laverton10.316.1219.2025.23 173 Laverton won by 134 points
Suns2.68.911.1116.14 110 Sat 22-Apr-2023 2:15 pm Goddard St Reserve 
Tarneit 1.11.22.32.4 16 Suns won by 94 points
West Footscray1.15.37.310.4 64 Sat 22-Apr-2023 2:15 pm Shorten Reserve 
Sunshine Heights4.69.1112.1919.23 137 Sunshine Heights won by 73 points
Albanvale  Bye

Round 3[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Sunshine Heights8.611.1120.1427.18 180 Sat 29-Apr-2023 2:15 pm Ainsworth Reserve 
Laverton1.52.73.115.11 41 Sunshine Heights won by 139 points
Suns13.228.737.1047.14 296 Sat 29-Apr-2023 2:15 pm Goddard St Reserve 
North Sunshine0.03.13.23.3 21 Suns won by 275 points
Tarneit 1.22.45.45.7 37 Sat 29-Apr-2023 2:15 pm Wootten Rd Reserve 
Albanvale4.39.811.1016.14 110 Albanvale won by 73 points
West Footscray  Bye

Round 4[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Albanvale2.34.86.119.13 67 Sat 6-May-2023 2:15 pm Robert Bruce Oval 
Suns3.34.67.911.11 77 Suns won by 10 points
North Sunshine0.60.100.112.13 25 Sat 6-May-2023 2:15 pm Dempster Park 
Sunshine Heights6.410.917.1426.17 173 Sunshine Heights won by 148 points
West Footscray4.46.610.914.12 96 Sat 6-May-2023 2:15 pm Shorten Reserve 
Tarneit 3.17.38.410.5 65 West Footscray won by 31 points
Laverton  Bye

Round 5[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Albanvale7.718.1124.1632.19 211 Sat 13-May-2023 2:15 pm Robert Bruce Oval 
North Sunshine2.02.22.32.3 15 Albanvale won by 196 points
Suns4.58.1011.1217.17 119 Sat 13-May-2023 2:15 pm Goddard St Reserve 
West Footscray0.21.36.59.6 60 Suns won by 59 points
Tarneit 3.26.88.1110.14 74 Sat 13-May-2023 2:15 pm Ainsworth Reserve 
Laverton2.25.46.49.8 62 Tarneit won by 12 points
Sunshine Heights  Bye

Round 6[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Laverton3.25.55.75.10 40 Sat 20-May-2023 2:15 pm Laverton Park 
Suns3.26.69.815.13 103 Suns won by 63 points
Sunshine Heights8.19.313.716.10 106 Sat 20-May-2023 2:15 pm Ainsworth Reserve 
Tarneit 2.06.57.810.9 69 Sunshine Heights won by 37 points
West Footscray5.47.713.1015.11 101 Sat 20-May-2023 2:15 pm Shorten Reserve 
Albanvale5.011.813.1118.13 121 Albanvale won by 20 points
North Sunshine  Bye

Round 7[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Albanvale6.19.414.619.13 127 Sat 27-May-2023 2:15 pm Robert Bruce Oval 
Laverton1.14.27.47.4 46 Albanvale won by 81 points
North Sunshine0.10.21.22.4 16 Sat 27-May-2023 2:15 pm Dempster Park 
West Footscray8.29.513.1220.18 138 West Footscray won by 122 points
Suns3.14.16.38.3 51 Sat 27-May-2023 2:15 pm Goddard St Reserve 
Sunshine Heights3.05.28.311.8 74 Sunshine Heights won by 23 points
Tarneit   Bye

Round 8[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Albanvale5.510.910.1214.16 100 Sat 3-Jun-2023 2:15 pm Robert Bruce Oval 
Sunshine Heights1.42.53.84.10 34 Albanvale won by 66 points
North Sunshine0.12.45.47.8 50 Sat 3-Jun-2023 2:15 pm Dempster Park 
Tarneit 12.415.919.1332.18 210 Tarneit won by 160 points
West Footscray2.76.911.1213.13 91 Sat 3-Jun-2023 2:15 pm Shorten Reserve 
Laverton3.35.47.710.12 72 West Footscray won by 19 points
Suns  Bye

Round 9[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Tarneit 1.02.32.35.5 35 Sat 17-Jun-2023 2:15 pm Wootten Rd Reserve 
Suns7.129.1511.2513.27 105 Suns won by 70 points
Sunshine Heights0.35.66.108.13 61 Sat 17-Jun-2023 2:51 pm Ainsworth Reserve 
West Footscray3.14.25.67.10 52 Sunshine Heights won by 9 points
Laverton4.98.1612.1916.27 123 Sat 17-Jun-2023 6:15 pm Laverton Park 
North Sunshine1.03.45.57.6 48 Laverton won by 75 points
Albanvale  Bye

Round 10[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Albanvale4.38.911.1215.18 108 Sat 24-Jun-2023 2:15 pm Robert Bruce Oval 
Tarneit 2.33.35.66.6 42 Albanvale won by 66 points
Laverton3.48.69.711.7 73 Sat 24-Jun-2023 2:15 pm Laverton Park 
Sunshine Heights3.35.76.139.14 68 Laverton won by 5 points
North Sunshine0.20.50.50.5 5 Sat 24-Jun-2023 2:15 pm Dempster Park 
Suns3.811.1120.1533.15 213 Suns won by 208 points
West Footscray  Bye

Round 11[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Sunshine Heights7.515.921.1530.20 200 Sat 1-Jul-2023 2:15 pm Ainsworth Reserve 
North Sunshine0.02.04.06.2 38 Sunshine Heights won by 162 points
Suns2.15.19.212.3 75 Sat 1-Jul-2023 2:15 pm Goddard St Reserve 
Albanvale4.45.67.108.13 61 Suns won by 14 points
Tarneit 1.23.53.76.12 48 Sat 1-Jul-2023 2:15 pm Wootten Rd Reserve 
West Footscray6.18.110.314.4 88 West Footscray won by 40 points
Laverton  Bye

Round 12[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Laverton2.25.47.78.7 55 Sat 8-Jul-2023 2:15 pm Laverton Park 
Tarneit 1.42.43.65.7 37 Laverton won by 18 points
North Sunshine2.12.14.64.6 30 Sat 8-Jul-2023 2:15 pm Dempster Park 
Albanvale5.215.617.827.17 179 Albanvale won by 149 points
West Footscray3.53.66.96.11 47 Sat 8-Jul-2023 2:15 pm Shorten Reserve 
Suns1.17.612.918.13 121 Suns won by 74 points
Sunshine Heights  Bye

Round 13[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Albanvale4.56.713.818.12 120 Sat 15-Jul-2023 2:15 pm Robert Bruce Oval 
West Footscray1.02.42.52.6 18 Albanvale won by 102 points
Suns1.43.76.911.10 76 Sat 15-Jul-2023 2:15 pm Goddard St Reserve 
Laverton2.24.56.78.9 57 Suns won by 19 points
Tarneit 3.35.47.610.6 66 Sat 15-Jul-2023 2:15 pm Wootten Rd Reserve 
Sunshine Heights1.04.29.413.6 84 Sunshine Heights won by 18 points
Tarneit 1.29.39.816.11 107 Sat 29-Jul-2023 2:15 pm Wootten Rd Reserve 
Laverton2.32.43.85.12 42 Tarneit won by 65 points
North Sunshine  Bye

Round 14[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Laverton0.20.61.91.10 16 Sat 22-Jul-2023 2:15 pm Laverton Park 
Albanvale5.38.813.1118.14 122 Albanvale won by 106 points
Sunshine Heights0.53.86.118.14 62 Sat 22-Jul-2023 2:15 pm Ainsworth Reserve 
Suns3.16.210.215.5 95 Suns won by 33 points
West Footscray6.812.1216.1422.17 149 Sat 22-Jul-2023 2:30 pm Shorten Reserve 
North Sunshine3.14.46.76.10 46 West Footscray won by 103 points
Tarneit   Bye

Round 15[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Albanvale4.715.1123.1332.17 209 Sat 29-Jul-2023 2:15 pm Robert Bruce Oval 
North Sunshine1.11.13.13.1 19 Albanvale won by 190 points
Suns2.211.413.818.12 120 Sat 29-Jul-2023 2:15 pm Goddard St Reserve 
West Footscray2.53.57.98.13 61 Suns won by 59 points
Sunshine Heights  Bye
Laverton  Bye
Tarneit   Bye

Round 16[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Laverton2.04.25.28.3 51 Sat 5-Aug-2023 2:15 pm Laverton Park 
Suns10.316.522.929.14 188 Suns won by 137 points
North Sunshine0.14.44.46.5 41 Sat 5-Aug-2023 2:15 pm Dempster Park 
Tarneit 5.66.916.1325.17 167 Tarneit won by 126 points
West Footscray4.26.39.415.9 99 Sat 5-Aug-2023 2:15 pm Shorten Reserve 
Sunshine Heights2.67.1113.1414.19 103 Sunshine Heights won by 4 points
Albanvale  Bye

Round 17[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Laverton2.13.33.43.5 23 Sat 12-Aug-2023 2:15 pm Laverton Park 
West Footscray2.37.814.1118.14 122 West Footscray won by 99 points
Sunshine Heights4.27.29.512.8 80 Sat 12-Aug-2023 2:15 pm Ainsworth Reserve 
Albanvale3.47.814.816.9 105 Albanvale won by 25 points
North Sunshine  Bye
Suns  Bye
Tarneit   Bye

Round 18[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Albanvale1.12.42.59.8 62 Sat 19-Aug-2023 2:15 pm Robert Bruce Oval 
Suns4.210.719.1023.15 153 Suns won by 91 points
North Sunshine2.25.310.1010.10 70 Sat 19-Aug-2023 2:15 pm Dempster Park 
Sunshine Heights6.216.518.1023.13 151 Sunshine Heights won by 81 points
West Footscray3.83.108.1813.23 101 Sat 19-Aug-2023 2:15 pm Shorten Reserve 
Tarneit 0.03.73.98.10 58 West Footscray won by 43 points
Laverton  Bye

Round 19[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Sunshine Heights5.59.1017.1427.19 181 Sat 26-Aug-2023 2:15 pm Ainsworth Reserve 
Laverton4.06.28.79.8 62 Sunshine Heights won by 119 points
Suns9.414.826.1130.14 194 Sat 26-Aug-2023 2:15 pm Goddard St Reserve 
North Sunshine0.01.11.15.5 35 Suns won by 159 points
Tarneit 1.24.38.410.6 66 Sat 26-Aug-2023 2:15 pm Wootten Rd Reserve 
Albanvale2.76.1013.1515.19 109 Albanvale won by 43 points
West Footscray  Bye

2023 Ladder

LP
Club
P
W
L
D
For
Agn
%
Pts
1 Suns 16 15 1 0 2096 754 277.98 60
2 Albanvale 16 13 3 0 1899 868 218.78 52
3 Sunshine Heights 16 11 5 0 1753 1098 159.65 44
4 West Footscray 16 8 8 0 1357 1279 106.10 32
5 Tarneit  16 5 11 0 1279 1306 97.93 20
6 Laverton 16 4 12 0 985 1633 60.32 16
7 North Sunshine 16 0 16 0 537 2968 18.09 0
  H&A 56 56 56 0 9906 9906 100.00 224
  Finals 4 4 4 0 732 732 100.00 16
  Total 60 60 60 0 10638 10638 100.00 240

Finals Week 1[Finals Week 1 Review]

Second Semi-final

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Suns5.27.413.615.8 98 Sat 2-Sep-2023 2:15 pm Hansen Reserve 
Albanvale4.06.48.89.13 67 Suns won by 31 points

First Semi-final

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Sunshine Heights2.34.59.712.10 82 Sun 3-Sep-2023 2:15 pm Hansen Reserve 
West Footscray2.47.511.615.10 100 West Footscray won by 18 points

Finals Week 2[Finals Week 2 Review]

Preliminary Final

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Albanvale4.27.315.720.11 131 Sat 9-Sep-2023 2:15 pm Hansen Reserve 
West Footscray2.25.66.99.12 66 Albanvale won by 65 points

Finals Week 3[Finals Week 3 Review]

Grand Final

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Suns5.46.811.914.11 95 Sat 16-Sep-2023 2:25 pm Hansen Reserve 
Albanvale1.05.37.614.9 93 Suns won by 2 points

Footnotes

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