Governing body for American football in Victoria, Australia
Gridiron Victoria Sport Gridiron Founded 1997 Motto "Bigger and Better" No. of teams 13 Country Australia Most recent (Men's Senior Division One) Western Crusaders Official website gridironvictoria
Gridiron Victoria is the governing body for American football in the state of Victoria , Australia.
Formed in 1997, Gridiron Victoria was an amalgamation of the two existing governing bodies of the time, the Victoria Gridiron Football League and the Gridiron Association of Victoria .
Tanya Russell of the Croydon Rangers in the 2017 Women's Vic Bowl, in which she won the MVP award The Vic Bowl is the Championship Game played between the two best teams in the men's Division One competition throughout the Gridiron Victoria season, whilst the best teams in the men's second division compete for the Division Two Championship .
The Junior Championship game is known as the Junior Vic Bowl , whilst the Women's Championship game is known as the Women's Vic Bowl .
The Warriors Girdiron Club are the most decorated Division One club with 11 Vic Bowls, their most recent in 2016 with a 16 - 12 win over the Western Crusaders.
The Pakenham Silverbacks have won the most Division Two Championships with 2, their most recent in 2016 with a 43 - 8 victory over the Northern Raiders.
The Croydon Rangers are the most successful Junior team with 7 titles, their most recent in 2022 with a 41 - 18 win over the Geelong Buccaneers.
In the Women's division, the Western Crusaders and Geelong Buccaneers have both won 2 Women's Vic Bowls each. [ 1]
The following is a list of current and former teams competing in Gridiron Victoria.
The 2016 men's Vic Bowl between Western Crusaders and Monash Warriors A game between the Northern Lady Raiders and Lady Monash Warriors in 2018 [ edit ] Mens Division 1 Vic Bowl Tally Team Wins Losses Appearances Monash/Warriors Gridiron 11 6 17 Western Crusaders 9 1 10 Croydon Rangers 4 13 17 Brighton Outlaws 4 0 4 Berwick Miners 3 3 6 Doncaster Devils 2 0 2 Kew Colts 2 0 2 Geelong/Bay City Buccaneers 1 4 5 Waverley Sharks 1 1 2 Moorabbin Raiders 1 0 1 Melbourne Hornets 0 3 3 Frankston Sweathogs 0 2 2 Banyule Panthers 0 2 2 Westside Vikings 0 1 1 Melbourne Uni Royals 0 1 1 South Eastern Predators 0 1 1
Vic Bowl history, in the Victorian Gridiron Football League, and Gridiron Victoria Division One:
Vicbowl Year Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Venue I 1985 Outlaws 12 Rangers 0 Olympic Park Stadium , Melbourne II 1986 Outlaws 26 Hornets 6 Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne III 1987 Outlaws 26 Hornets 19 Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne IV 1988 Outlaws 20 Hornets 17 Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne V 1989 Devils 13 Sweathogs 8 Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne VI 1990 Devils 62 Sweathogs 26 Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne VII 1991 Miners 45 Vikings 8 Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne VIII 1992 Colts 26 Miners 20 Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne IX 1993 Colts 24 Miners 7 Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne X 1994 Miners 20 Sharks 14 St Kilda Football Club Reserve, Linton Street, Moorabbin XI 1995 Sharks 27 Miners 23 St Kilda Football Club Reserve, Linton Street, Moorabbin XII 1996 Raiders 20 Rangers 6 Sparks Reserve, Box Hill XIII 1997 Rangers 18 Panthers 5 Sydney Pargeter Reserve, Endeavour Hills XIV 1998 Rangers 28 Panthers 21 Sydney Pargeter Reserve, Endeavour Hills XV 1999 Crusaders 20* Rangers 14* Sydney Pargeter Reserve, Endeavour Hills XVI 2000 Crusaders 14 Warriors 0 Footscray Hockey Centre, Yarraville XVII 2001 Warriors 16 Rangers 0 Footscray Hockey Centre, Yarraville XVIII 2002 Warriors 19 Rangers 12 Sydney Pargeter Reserve, Endeavour Hills XIX 2003 Miners 38 Rangers 28 Springfield Reserve, Croydon XX 2004 Rangers 19 Warriors 0 Springfield Reserve, Croydon XXI 2005 Warriors 18 Rangers 13 Tony Dodemaide Reserve, Footscray XXII 2006 Warriors 12 Rangers 3 Sydney Pargeter Reserve, Endeavour Hills XXIII 2007 Crusaders 21 Warriors 13 Sydney Pargeter Reserve, Endeavour Hills XXIV 2008 Warriors 6 Rangers 0 Sydney Pargeter Reserve, Endeavour Hills XXV 2009 Warriors 36 Rangers 12 Sydney Pargeter Reserve, Endeavour Hills XXVI 2010 Warriors 23 Buccaneers 14 Springfield Reserve, Croydon XXVII 2011 Buccaneers 34 Rangers 14 LE Cotchin Reserve, Reservoir XXVIII 2012 Warriors 22 + Buccaneers 14 Moorabbin Oval, Linton St, Moorabbin XXIX 2013 Warriors 30 Buccaneers 13 Moorabbin Oval, Linton St, Moorabbin XXX 2014 Warriors 39 Buccaneers 14 Tom Flood Sports Centre, Bendigo XXXI 2015 Rangers 16 Warriors 7 Latrobe City Stadium, Morwell XXXII 2016 Warriors 16 Crusaders 12 Lakeside Stadium, Albert Park XXXIII 2017 Crusaders 30 Royals 9 MacPherson Park Recreation Reserve, Melton XXXIV 2018 Crusaders 36 Warriors 6 Hendy Street Reserve, Corio XXXV 2019 Crusaders 38 Warriors 6 Casey Fields, Casey XXXVI 2022 Crusaders 44 Rangers 0 Springfield Reserve, Croydon XXXVII 2022 Crusaders 42 Rangers 12 Springfield Reserve, Croydon XXXVIII 2023 Crusaders 50 Predators 16 Henry Turner Reserve, Footscray
* Vicbowl XV was decided in Overtime (5 periods)
+ Vicbowl XXVIII was decided in Overtime (2 periods)
Year Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Venue 2013 Western Crusaders 32 Northern Lady Raiders 8 Springfield Reserve, Croydon 2014 Western Crusaders 42 Northern Lady Raiders 34 Sydney Pargeter Reserve, Endeavour Hills 2015 Geelong Buccaneers 20 Northern Lady Raiders 12 MacPherson Park Recreation Reserve, Melton 2016 Geelong Buccaneers 38 Melbourne Uni Chargers 24 Heatherbrae Reserve, Officer 2017 Croydon Rangers 12 Melbourne Uni Chargers 7 Ranger Field, Croydon 2018 Western Crusaders 12 Croydon Rangers 0 Ranger Field, Croydon 2019 Northern Raiders Western Crusaders 20 Casey Fields, Casey
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[ edit ] Championship games:
Year Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Venue 2011 Raiders 18 Gladiators 6 LE Cotchin Reserve, Reservoir 2012 Royals 16 Barbarians 6 Moorabbin Oval, Linton St, Moorabbin 2013 Barbarians 20 Royals 6 Moorabbin Oval, Linton St, Moorabbin 2014 Gladiators 12 Falcons 0 Tom Flood Sports Centre, Bendigo 2015 Silverbacks 9 Barbarians 6 Latrobe City Stadium, Morwell 2016 Silverbacks 43 Raiders 8 Lakeside Stadium, Albert Park 2017 Raiders 10 Wolves 0 MacPherson Park Recreation Reserve, Melton 2022 Crusaders 2 38 Raiders 0 Springfield Reserve, Croydon
The Division Two season was incorporated into Division One from 2018 to 2021.
[ edit ] Under 19's Vic Bowl Tally Team Wins Losses Appearances Monash/Warriors Gridiron 3 5 8 Western Crusaders 1 2 3 Croydon Rangers 7 8 15 Melbourne Uni Royals/Lions 3 1 4 South Eastern Predators 2 1 3 Geelong Buccaneers 4 4 8 Berwick Miners 4 3 7 Northern Blackhawks 1 0 1 Geelong Wildcats 0 1 1 Banyule Panthers 0 1 1
Note: including history in Victorian Gridiron Football League and Gridiron Victoria:
Year Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Venue 1996 Cowboys (VGFL Juniors) xx xx xx xx 1997 Wolfpack 18 Rangers 0 Springfield Reserve, Croydon 1998 Miners 18 Rangers 14 Sydney Pargeter Reserve, Endeavour Hills 1999 Rangers 28 Panthers 0 Springfield Reserve, Croydon 2000 Rangers 28 Miners 6 Sydney Pargeter Reserve, Endeavour Hills 2001 Miners 28 Wildcats 0 Sydney Pargeter Reserve, Endeavour Hills 2002 Miners 20 Warriors 12 Sydney Pargeter Reserve, Endeavour Hills 2003* Blackhawks 44 Rangers 8 Sydney Pargeter Reserve, Endeavour Hills 2003** Warriors 20 Miners 8 Springfield Reserve, Croydon 2004 Rangers 28 Buccaneers 24 Springfield Reserve, Croydon 2005 Rangers 26 Buccaneers 8 Springfield Reserve, Croydon 2006 Buccaneers 16 Miners 6 Deakin University, Waurn Ponds (Geelong) 2007 Miners 42 Buccaneers 22 Sydney Pargeter Reserve, Endeavour Hills 2008 Buccaneers 36 Rangers 16 Springfield Reserve, Croydon 2009 Warriors 22 Rangers 0 Springfield Reserve, Croydon 2010 Rangers 32 Warriors 14 Springfield Reserve, Croydon 2011 Buccaneers 16 Rangers 14 Springfield Reserve, Croydon 2012 Rangers 34 Warriors 0 Springfield Reserve, Croydon 2013 Crusaders 38 Warriors 0 Springfield Reserve, Croydon 2014 Lions 25 Predators 18 Sydney Pargeter Reserve, Endeavour Hills 2015 Lions 28 Crusaders 15 MacPherson Park Recreation Reserve, Melton 2016 Warriors 42 Lions 6 Heatherbrae Reserve, Officer 2017 Predators 46 Crusaders 21 Springfield Reserve, Croydon 2018 Royals 38 Warriors 36 Springfield Reserve, Croydon 2019 COVID-19 -- No Season -- 2022 Buccaneers 28 Rangers 12 Springfield Reserve, Croydon 2022 Rangers 41 Buccaneers 18 Springfield Reserve, Croydon 2023 Predators 26 Rangers 14 Henry Turner Reserve, Footscray
(* Autumn season of 2003) (** Spring season of 2003 : Two seasons were played in 2003 to re-align the senior season)
Gridiron Victoria State team results [ edit ] Year Event Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Venue 2012 2012 Australian Gridiron League Game 3 QLD Sundevils 27 Victorian Eagles 14 Super Sports Centre, Runaway Bay, QLD 2012 2012 Australian Gridiron League Game 2 NSW Wolfpack 52 Victorian Eagles 22 Sydney Academy of Sport, Narrabeen, NSW 2012 2012 Australian Gridiron League Game 1 WA Raiders 16 Victorian Eagles 0 State Netball Hockey Centre, Melbourne, VIC
Year Event Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Venue 2011 2011 Junior National 3rd Place Game QLD Sundevils 47 Victorian Eagles 16 Sydney Academy of Sport, Narrabeen, NSW 2011 2011 Junior National Championships Victorian Eagles 57 SA Fire 20 Sydney Academy of Sport, Narrabeen, NSW 2011 2011 Junior National Championships WA Raiders 38 Victorian Eagles 14 Sydney Academy of Sport, Narrabeen, NSW
Year Event Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Venue 2010 2010 Senior National Championship Game NSW Wolfpack 28 Victorian Eagles 7 State Netball Hockey Centre, Parkville, VIC 2010 2010 Senior National Championships Victorian Eagles 33 Queensland Sundevils 6 State Netball Hockey Centre, Parkville, VIC 2010 2010 Senior National Championships Victorian Eagles 40 ACT Monarchs 0 State Netball Hockey Centre, Parkville, VIC
Year Event Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Venue 2009 2009 Junior National Championship Game NSW Wolfpack 14 Victorian Eagles 6 Sports Super Centre, Runaway Bay, QLD 2009 2009 Junior National Championships Victorian Eagles 14 Queensland Sundevils 8 Sports Super Centre, Runaway Bay, QLD 2009 2009 Junior National Championships Victorian Eagles 54 ACT Monarchs 8 Sports Super Centre, Runaway Bay, QLD
Year Event Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Venue 2006 2006 National Championship Game NSW Wolfpack 22 Victorian Eagles 16 Pines Stadium, Adelaide, SA 2006 2006 National Championships Victorian Eagles 44 SA Fire 0 Pines Stadium, Adelaide, SA 2006 2006 National Championships Victorian Eagles 34 WA Raiders 8 Pines Stadium, Adelaide, SA
Year Event Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Venue 2005 2005 National Championship Game NSW Wolfpack 14 Victorian Eagles 13 Pines Stadium, Adelaide, SA 2005 2005 National Championships Victorian Eagles 62 QLD 0 Pines Stadium, Adelaide, SA 2005 2005 National Championships Victorian Eagles 14 NSW Wolfpack 0 Pines Stadium, Adelaide, SA
Year Event Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Venue 2005 2005 Junior Friendly Victorian Eagles 34 ACT monarchs 0 Berwick, VIC 2005 2005 Junior Friendly S.A Sharks 20 Victorian Eagles 12 Pines Stadium, Adelaide, S.A 2005 2005 Junior Friendly S.A Sharks 28 Victorian Eagles 24 Pines Stadium, Adelaide, S.A
Year Event Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Venue 2005 Downunder Bowl Kentucky/Virginia 33 Victorian Eagles 0 Carrara, QLD 2005 Downunder Bowl Minnesota/Dakota 28 Victorian Eagles 0 Carrara, QLD
Year Event Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Venue 2004 Downunder Bowl Victorian Eagles 20 North Dakota 14 Carrara, QLD 2004 Downunder Bowl Hawaii/California 33 Victorian Eagles 0 Carrara, QLD
Year Event Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Venue 2004 2004 Junior National Championships NSW Wolfpack 30 Victorian Eagles 0 Runaway Bay, QLD 2004 2004 Junior National Championships Victorian Eagles 12 QLD Sundevils 8 Runaway Bay, QLD 2004 2004 Junior National Championships Victorian Eagles 30 ACT Monarchs 6 Runaway Bay, QLD
Year Event Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Venue 2004 Junior VIC vs NZ New Zealand 38 Victorian Eagles 20 Ranger Field
Year Event Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Venue 2004 2004 Tour Game Victorian Eagles 28 WA Raiders 19 Perth, WA
Year Event Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Venue 2003 2003 National Championships Victorian Volunteers 1 ACT Monarchs (forfeit) 0 Pines Stadium, Adelaide, SA
Year Event Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Venue 2003 Under 17’s Friendly Game Victorian Eagles 26 S.A Sharks 8 Ranger Field VIC
Year Event Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Venue 2001 2001 National Championships ACT Monarchs 27 Victorian Volunteers 8 Canberra, ACT 2001 2001 National Championships Queensland 24 Victorian Volunteers 12 Canberra, ACT
Year Event Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Venue 1999 1999 GA Eastern Regional's Victorian Volunteers 18 New South Wales 8 Homebush, Sydney, NSW 1999 1999 GA Eastern Regional's Victorian Volunteers 8 Queensland 0 Homebush, Sydney, NSW
Year Event Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Venue 1999 1999 GA National Challenge Victorian Volunteers 1 ACT (forfeit) 0 Penrith Panthers, NSW
Year Event Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Venue 1996 1996 National Championship Game New South Wales 7 Victorian Volunteers 6 ACTFL Park, Canberra, ACT 1996 1996 National Championships Victorian Volunteers 49 ACT 6 ACTFL Park, Canberra, ACT 1996 1996 National Championships Victorian Volunteers 14 South Australia 35 ACTFL Park, Canberra, ACT
Year Event Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Venue 1991 1991 Tour Game Victoria 22 South Australia 12 Adelaide, SA 1991 1991 Tour Game Victoria 19 New South Wales 0 Olympic Park, Melbourne, VIC
Year Event Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Venue 1990 1990 Tour Game Victorian All-Stars 19 South Auckland Raiders 19 Olympic Park, Melbourne, VIC
Year Event Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Venue 1989 1989 Tour Game Aurgsberg College (NCAA Div 3) 41 Victoria 12 Olympic Park, Melbourne, VIC
Year Event Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Venue 1987 Curtain raiser to NCAA game Victoria 26 South Australia 20 Princess Park, Carlton, VIC
[ edit ] The Victorian Gridiron Officials Association Best & Fairest Trophy is a perpetual award, presented to the player who displays the highest levels of gridiron skill throughout the senior season together with high levels of fairness and sportsmanship encouraged by the rules of the sport.
Three, two and one votes are allocated by the officiating crews at the conclusion of each senior match and these are totalled at the end of the regular season allowing the recipient to be determined.
Year Player Team 1986 Geoff Woollard Brighton Outlaws 1987 Not Awarded 1988 Arthur Spanos Melbourne Hornets 1989 Brett Popplewell Doncaster Devils 1990 Martin Veal Doncaster Devils 1991 Tommy Burrell Western Crusaders/Westside Vikings 1992 Michael Smith Croydon Rangers 1993 Tim Gamble Southern Bulls 1994 Dale Mitchell Nunawading Warriors 1995 Dale Mitchell Nunawading Warriors 1996 Byron McLachlan Geelong Wildcats 1997 Byron McLachlan Geelong Wildcats 1998 Richard Butcher Western Crusaders/Westside Vikings 1999 Glenn Parke Western Crusaders 2000 Kriss Guidotti Geelong Wildcats 2001 Steve Churchill Croydon Rangers 2002 Steve Churchill Croydon Rangers 2003 Grant Lamb Berwick Miners 2004 Judd Davidson & Steve Churchill Croydon Rangers 2005 Karl Maslowski Northern Blackhawks 2006 Kriss Guidotti Bay City Baccaneers 2007 Nol Arabit Western Crusaders 2008 Lincoln Decker (RB) Monash Warriors 2009 Alex Moloney (WR) Monash Warriors 2010 Daniel Barnett (RB) Bay City Buccaneers 2011 Andrew Nixon (QB) Berwick Miners 2012 Tyson Garnham (WR) Western Crusaders 2013 Luke Jackson (RB) Monash Warriors 2014 Daniel Barnett (RB) Geelong Buccaneers 2015 Jordan Beck (RB) Croydon Rangers 2016 Luke Jackson (RB) Monash Warriors 2017 Ben Curley (RB) Monash Warriors 2018 Brady Kelliher (QB) Croydon Rangers 2019 No Season due COVID-19 2020 No Season due COVID-19 2021* Mathew Krul (QB) Western Crusaders 2022 Mathew Krul (QB) Western Crusaders 2023 Cooper Maher (WR) South Eastern Predators
* The 2021 season was delayed due to COVID-19 lock downs in Victoria and was conducted in Summer/Autumn 2022, before the regularly scheduled Spring/Summer season in 2022.
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