Mornington Peninsula Football Netball League

Mornington Peninsula Football
Netball League
Formerly	Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League
Sport	Australian rules football
Founded	1987; 37 years ago
No. of teams	22
Country	Australia
Confederation	AFL South East
Most recent; champion(s)	Mt Eliza (5); Edithvale-Aspendale (10) ; (2024)
Most titles	Hastings (22)
Level on pyramid	2
Promotion to	MPFNL Division 1
Relegation to	MPFNL Division 2
Related; competitions	Mornington Peninsula FL, Nepean FL, South West Gippsland FL, SEWF, South East FNL
Official website	MPFNL site

The Mornington Peninsula Football Netball League (MPFNL), formerly known as the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League (MPNFL), is an Australian rules football competition, governed by the AFL South East. The MPFNL contains teams near the southeastern region of Melbourne, Victoria.

At the end of the 2017 season, the competition was restructured from a geographical to a divisional structure, with promotion/relegation. It contains two divisions with 22 teams in all, 10 in Division 1 and 12 in Division 2.

History

The league was formed in 1987 upon the merger of the Mornington Peninsula FL and the Nepean FL. Football on the Peninsula region goes back to 1897, and in 2008 celebrated its centenary.

The first official league, the Peninsula FA, was formed in 1908. This competition played until 1933, and then it merged with the Peninsula District FA (formed in 1920) to form the Mornington Peninsula FL for the 1934 season. Clubs from the small Peninsula Junior FL also joined.

In late 1958 the league's committee allowed Chelsea to transfer in from the Federal FL, couple with the fact the league was in the growth corridor of suburban Melbourne the league decided on a new approach to the competition. It would form a major and minor league competitions. A new Nepean League would be for clubs that only had one open age side. The Mornington Peninsula league would have both seniors and reserves competitions.

The 1958 league ran A, B, & C grade competitions with 28 teams from 18 clubs. Some clubs were directed into the Nepean FL in 1959, and after a few years of promotion and relegation the two leagues merged in 1987.

The competition absorbed the South West Gippsland FL in 1995.

Division One 1987-94; Premier League 1995-2004; Peninsula League 2005–present
Division Two 1987-94; Southern Division 1995-98; Nepean Division 1999-2004; Nepean League 2005–present
Northern Division 1995-98; Peninsula Division 1999-2004; Casey-Cardinia League 2005–2014

At the end of 2014 the Casey-Cardinia division broke away to form their own competition.

At the end of 2017, it was announced that the divisions would be reworked into a two tier relegation-promotion system, with 10 teams in Division 1, and 12 in Division 2, with the premiers of Division 2 replacing the bottom placed team of Division 1.

Current Clubs

Men's Division One

Club	Colours	Nickname	Home Ground	Former League	Founded	Years in MPFNL	Senior Premierships
Club	Colours	Nickname	Home Ground	Former League	Founded	Years in MPFNL	Total	Most Recent
Dromana		Tigers	Dromana Recreation Reserve, Dromana	NFL	1896	1987-	7	2023
Edithvale-Aspendale		Eagles	Regents Park, Aspendale	MPFL	1921	1987-	10	2024
Frankston YCW		Stonecats	Jubilee Park, Frankston	NFL	1967	1987-	16	2022
Langwarrin		Kangaroos	Lloyd Park, Langwarrin	NFL	1920	1987-	6	2022
Mornington		Bulldogs	Alexandra Park, Mornington	MPFL	1888	1987-	12	2023
Mount Eliza		Redlegs	Emil Madsen Reserve, Mount Eliza	MPFL	1964	1987-	5	2024
Pines		Pythons	Eric Bell Reserve, Frankston North	MPFL	1964	1987-	5	2018
Red Hill		Hillmen	Red Hill Recreation Reserve, Red Hill	NFL	1929^[1]	1987-	2	2019
Rosebud		Buds	Olympic Park, Rosebud	NFL	1929^[2]	1987-	6	2015
Sorrento		Sharks	David Macfarlane Reserve, Sorrento	MPFL	1908	1987-	15	2017

Men's Division Two

Club	Colours	Nickname	Home Ground	Former League	Founded	Years in MPFNL	Senior Premierships
Club	Colours	Nickname	Home Ground	Former League	Founded	Years in MPFNL	Total	Most Recent
Bonbeach		Sharks	Bonbeach Sports Reserve, Bonbeach	NFL	1961	1987-	3	1984
Chelsea		Seagulls	Chelsea Recreation Reserve, Chelsea	MPFL	1919	1987-	13	2006
Crib Point		Magpies	Crib Point Recreation Reserve, Crib Point	NFL	1931	1987-	9	2001
Devon Meadows		Panthers	Glover Reserve, Devon Meadows	SWGFL	1977	1995-	0	–
Frankston Bombers		Bombers	Baxter Park, Frankston South	MPFL	1885	1987-	17	2009
Hastings		Blues	Hastings Park, Hastings	MPFL	1889	1987-	21	2016
Karingal		Bulls	Ballam Park, Frankston	NFL	1963	1987-	2	1999
Pearcedale		Panthers	Pearcedale Recreation Reserve, Pearcedale	NFL	1898	1987-	10	2003
Rye		Demons	RJ Rowley Reserve, Rye	MPFL	1945	1987-	8	2006
Seaford		Tigers	RF Miles Recreation Reserve, Seaford	MPFL	1921	1987-	13	2009
Somerville		Eagles	Somerville Recreation Reserve, Somerville	NFL	1892^[3]	1987-	4	1986
Tyabb		Yabbies	Bunguyan Reserve, Tyabb	NFL	1899	1987-	5	2000

Women's Division One

Club	Colours	Nickname	Home Ground	Former League	Founded	Years in MPFNL	SEWF/MPFNL Senior Premierships
Club	Colours	Nickname	Home Ground	Former League	Founded	Years in MPFNL	Total	Most Recent
Bass Coast		Breakers	Dalyston Recreation Reserve, Dalyston	SEWF	2017	2024-	1	2018
Frankston		Dolphins	Kinetic Stadium, Frankston	SEWF	1887	2024-	1	2024
Karingal		Bulls	Ballam Park, Frankston	SEWF	1963	2024-	1	2019
Mornington Blue		Bulldogs	Alexandra Oval, Mornington	SEWF	1888	2024-	1	2023
Mornington White		Bulldogs	Alexandra Oval, Mornington	SEWF	1888	2024-	1	2023
Pearcedale		Panthers	Pearcedale Recreation Reserve, Pearcedale	SEWF	1898	2024-	1	2023
Seaford		Tigers	RF Miles Recreation Reserve, Seaford	SEWF	1921	2024-	1	2022
Warragul Industrials		Dusties	Western Park, Warragul	SEWF	1948	2024-	2	2024

Women's Division Two

Club	Colours	Nickname	Home Ground	Former League	Founded	Years in MPFNL	SEWF/MPFNL Senior Premierships
Club	Colours	Nickname	Home Ground	Former League	Founded	Years in MPFNL	Total	Most Recent
Bonbeach		Sharks	Bonbeach Reserve, Bonbeach	SEWF	1961	2024-	1	2024
Cerberus/Balnarring		Thunder	Balnarring Reserve, Balnarring	–	2024	2024-	1	2022
Edithvale-Aspendale		Eagles	Regents Park, Aspendale	SEWF	1921	2024-	0	-
Karingal		Bulls	Ballam Park, Frankston	SEWF	1963	2024-	1	2019
Mornington		Bulldogs	Alexandra Oval, Mornington	SEWF	1888	2024-	1	2023
Red Hill		Hillmen	Red Hill Recreation Reserve, Red Hill	SEWF	1929^[1]	2024-	0	-
Tyabb		Yabbies	Bunguyan Reserve, Tyabb	SEWF	1899	2024-	1	2019

Women's Division Three

Club	Colours	Nickname	Home Ground	Former League	Founded	Years in MPFNL	SEWF/MPFNL Senior Premierships
Club	Colours	Nickname	Home Ground	Former League	Founded	Years in MPFNL	Total	Most Recent
Frankston		Dolphins	Kinetic Stadium, Frankston	SEWF	1887	2024-	1	2024
Pearcedale		Panthers	Pearcedale Recreation Reserve, Pearcedale	SEWF	1898	2024-	1	2023
Pines		Pythons	Eric Bell Reserve, Frankston North	SEWF	1964	2024-	0	-
Rye		Demons	RJ Rowley Reserve, Rye	SEWF	1945	2024-	0	-
Seaford		Tigers	RF Miles Recreation Reserve, Seaford	SEWF	1921	2024-	1	2022
Sorrento		Sharks	David Macfarlane Reserve, Sorrento	SEWF	1908	2024-	0	-
Warragul Industrials		Dusties	Western Oval, Warragul	SEWF	1948	2024-	1	2022

Former Teams

Club	Colours	Nickname	Home Ground	Former League	Founded	Years in MPFNL	Senior Premierships		Fate
Club	Colours	Nickname	Home Ground	Former League	Founded	Years in MPFNL	Total	Most Recent	Fate
Beaconsfield		Eagles	Holm Park, Beaconsfield	WGFL	1890	2002-2014	3	2014	Formed South East FNL following 2014 season
Berwick		Wickers	Edwin Flack Oval, Berwick	SWGFL	1903	1995-2014	0	-	Formed South East FNL following 2014 season
Carrum		Lions	Roy Dore Reserve, Carrum	MPFL	1909	1987-1995	1	1994	Folded after 1995 season, reformed as Carrum-Patterson Lakes in Southern FNL in 2013
Carrum Downs		Falcons	Carrum Downs Recreation Reserve, Carrum Downs	SFNL		2000-2005	0	-	Folded after 2005 season
Cranbourne		Eagles	Livingston Recreation Reserve, Cranbourne East	SWGFL	1889	1995-2014	2	2011	Formed South East FNL following 2014 season
Dingley		Dingoes	Souter Oval, Dingley Village	SWGFL	1958	1995-2006	0	-	Moved to Southern FNL following 2006 season
Doveton		Doves	Robinson Reserve, Doveton	SWGFL	1959	1995-2014	1	2005	Formed South East FNL following 2014 season
Hampton Park		Redbacks	Robert Booth Reserve, Hampton Park	SWGFL	1959	1995-2014	2	1998	Formed South East FNL following 2014 season
Keysborough		Burras	Rowley Allan Reserve, Keysborough	SWGFL	1946	1995-2014	0	-	Moved to Southern FNL following 2006 season
Narre Warren		Magpies	Kalora Park, Narre Warren North	SWGFL	1953	1995-2014	6	2013	Formed South East FNL following 2014 season
Officer		Kangaroos	Officer Recreation Reserve, Officer	WGFL	1977	2005-2014	0	-	Formed South East FNL following 2014 season
Pakenham		Lions	Toomuc Reserve, Pakenham	WGFL	1892	2002-2014	2	2009	Formed South East FNL following 2014 season
Tooradin-Dalmore		Seagulls	Tooradin Recreation Reserve, Tooradin	GL	1922	2005-2014	0	-	Formed South East FNL following 2014 season

Recent Premierships

Peninsula Division/Division 1

Season	Premiers	Score	Runner-up	Score
1987	Chelsea	26.13 (169)	Pines	13.12 (90)
1988	Pines	14.10 (94)	Edithvale-Aspendale	12.13 (85)
1989	Edithvale-Aspendale	20.13 (133)	Chelsea	11.7 (73)
1990	Chelsea	26.13 (169)	Edithvale-Aspendale	16.10 (106)
1991	Frankston YCW	14.10 (94)	Pines	10.11 (71)
1992	Frankston YCW	24.8 (152)	Chelsea	11.7 (73)
1993	Frankston YCW	13.7 (85)	Chelsea	7.7 (49)
1994	Pines	18.10 (118)	Frankston YCW	12.14 (86)
1995	Hastings	17.13 (115)	Pines	13.10 (88)
1996	Mornington	14.8 (92)	Pines	11.11 (77)
1997	Frankston YCW	10.10 (70)	Mornington	9.13 (67)
1998	Mornington	21.17 (143)	Edithvale-Aspendale	15.11 (101)
1999	Edithvale-Aspendale	19.11 (125)	Mornington	18.7 (115)
2000	Edithvale-Aspendale	24.20 (164)	Mornington	9.11 (65)
2001	Mornington	33.14 (212)	Hastings	12.11 (83)
2002	Edithvale-Aspendale	21.14 (140)	Pines	17.6 (108)
2003	Frankston YCW	17.14 (116)	Mornington	9.7 (61)
2004	Mornington	14.12 (96)	Chelsea	8.10 (58)
2005	Mount Eliza	27.17 (179)	Frankston YCW	7.5 (47)
2006	Chelsea	10.18 (78)	Mount Eliza	8.8 (56)
2007	Seaford	15.11 (101)	Frankston YCW	6.15 (51)
2008	Seaford	17.17 (119)	Edithvale-Aspendale	12.17 (89)
2009	Seaford	21.18 (144)	Edithvale-Aspendale	12.15 (87)
2010	Frankston YCW	16.11 (107)	Seaford	9.9 (63)
2011	Frankston YCW	19.14 (128)	Karingal	9.5 (59)
2012	Frankston YCW	12.6 (78)	Mt Eliza	9.14 (68)
2013	Edithvale-Aspendale	13.15 (93)	Bonbeach	12.14 (86)
2014	Frankston YCW	8.15 (63)	Mornington	8.9 (57)
2015	Frankston YCW	18.15 (123)	Mornington	5.6 (36)
2016	Frankston YCW	10.9 (69)	Mt Eliza	7.5 (47)
2017	Frankston YCW	21.11 (137)	Bonbeach	5.5 (35)
2018	Pines	14.12 (96)	Sorrento	14.11 (95)
2019	Dromana	8.4 (52)	Sorrento	6.9 (45)
2022	Frankston YCW	10.11 (71)	Bonbeach	6.9 (45)
2023	Dromana	14.13 (97)	Frankston YCW	6.7 (43)
2024	Mt Eliza	12.3 (75)	Dromana	7.10 (52)

Summary Of Division One/Premier League/Peninsula League Premierships since 1987:

13 Frankston YCW
5 Edithvale-Aspendale
4 Mornington
3 Pines
3 Chelsea
3 Seaford
2 Dromana
2 Mt Eliza
1 Hastings

Nepean Division/Division 2

Season	Premiers	Score	Runner-up	Score
1987	Edithvale-Aspendale	16.11 (113)	Rosebud	13.11 (89)
1988	Rosebud	14.9 (93)	Frankston YCW	11.15 (81)
1989	Frankston YCW	24.8 (152)	Karingal	14.7 (91)
1990	Red Hill	16.7 (103)	Karingal	9.9 (63)
1991	Frankston Bombers	7.10 (52)	Rosebud	5.5 (35)
1992	Hastings	14.12 (96)	Rosebud	9.9 (63)
1993	Langwarrin	14.13 (97)	Carrum	15.6 (96)
1994	Carrum	15.8 (98)	Rosebud	13.8 (86)
1995	Pearcedale	18.13 (121)	Rosebud	13.9 (87)
1996	Pearcedale	22.15 (147)	Mount Eliza	16.6 (102)
1997	Rosebud	24.20 (164)	Devon Meadows	12.9 (81)
1998	Mount Eliza	18.14 (122)	Pearcedale	15.7 (97)
1999	Berwick	15.9 (99)	Crib Point	13.10 (88)
2000	Tyabb	20.9 (129)	Keysborough	10.15 (75)
2001	Crib Point	23.10 (148)	Pearcedale	10.11 (71)
2002	Langwarrin	17.11 (113)	Pearcedale	15.9 (39)
2003	Pearcedale	18.9 (117)	Bonbeach	7.4 (46)
2004	Sorrento	6.10 (46)	Bonbeach	6.9 (45)
2005	Langwarrin	13.9 (87)	Frankston Bombers	11.14 (80)
2006	Rye	16.9 (105)	Langwarrin	16.6 (102)
2007	Rosebud	18.10 (118)	Frankston Bombers	11.13 (79)
2008	Sorrento	13.8 (86)	Dromana	9.8 (62)
2009	Frankston Bombers	13.18 (96)	Sorrento	8.11 (59)
2010	Sorrento	17.16 (118)	Somerville	11.7 (73)
2011	Sorrento	13.8 (86)	Hastings	13.7 (85)
2012	Sorrento	10.13 (73)	Dromana	10.11 (71)
2013	Dromana	20.8 (128)	Sorrento	7.7 (49)
2014	Sorrento	15.10 (100)	Crib Point	5.12 (42)
2015	Rosebud	13.14 (92)	Somerville	10.12 (72)
2016	Hastings	11.15 (81)	Frankston Bombers	6.18 (54)
2017	Sorrento	13.5 (83)	Frankston Bombers	10.9 (69)
2018	Dromana	10.7 (67)	Red Hill	9.5 (59)
2019	Red Hill	9.11 (65)	Karingal	4.3 (27)
2022	Langwarrin	10.9 (69)	Karingal	2.6 (18)
2023	Mornington	9.7 (61)	Somerville	7.10 (52)
2024	Edithvale-Aspendale	11.16 (82)	Chelsea	11.11 (77)

Summary Of Division Two/Southern Division/Nepean Division/Nepean League Premierships since 1987:

7 Sorrento
4 Rosebud
4 Langwarrin
3 Pearcedale
2 Dromana
2 Edithvale-Aspendale
2 Frankston Bombers
2 Hastings
1 Berwick
1 Carrum
1 Crib Point
1 Frankston YCW
1 Mount Eliza
1 Mornington
1 Red Hill
1 Rye
1 Tyabb

Casey-Cardinia Division

Season	Premiers	Score	Runner-up	Score
1995	Cranbourne	13.7 (85)	Karingal	11.11 (77)
1996	Karingal	17.9 (121)	Doveton	12.12 (84)
1997	Hampton Park	16.12 (108)	Doveton	14.10 (94)
1998	Hampton Park	17.13 (115)	Seaford	11.8 (74)
1999	Karingal	19.6 (120)	Doveton	15.13 (103)
2000	Chelsea	14.14 (98)	Seaford	12.11 (83)
2001	Mount Eliza	17.12 (114)	Frankston Bombers	11.2 (68)
2002	Pakenham	22.14 (146)	Narre Warren	9.8 (62)
2003	Beaconsfield	12.14 (86)	Pakenham	5.9 (39)
2004	Beaconsfield	13.13 (91)	Seaford	10.6 (66)
2005	Doveton	6.8 (44)	Narre Warren	5.7 (37)
2006	Narre Warren	16.17 (113)	Doveton	10.8 (68)
2007	Narre Warren	15.12 (102)	Pakenham	13.7 (85)
2008	Narre Warren	27.21 (183)	Keysborough	7.10 (52)
2009	Pakenham	15.14 (104)	Doveton	6.10 (46)
2010	Narre Warren	13.24 (102)	Beaconsfield	11.11 (77)
2011	Cranbourne	15.6 (96)	Narre Warren	10.15 (75)
2012	Narre Warren	22.13 (145)	Cranbourne	19.19 (123)
2013	Narre Warren	14.16 (100)	Cranbourne	15.9 (99)
2014	Beaconsfield	14.8 (92)	Cranbourne	5.8 (38)

Summary Of Northern Division/Peninsula Division/Casey-Cardinia League Premierships since 1995:

6 Narre Warren
3 Beaconsfield
2 Cranbourne
2 Hampton Park
2 Karingal
2 Pakenham
1 Chelsea
1 Doveton
1 Mount Eliza

Women's Division 1

Season	Premiers	Score	Runner-up	Score
2024	Warragul Industrials	7.3 (45)	Mornington	5.5 (35)

Summary Of Women's Division 1 Premierships since 2024:

1 Warragul Industrials

Women's Division 2

Season	Premiers	Score	Runner-up	Score
2024	Bonbeach	3.6 (24)	Edithvale-Aspendale	1.4 (10)

Summary Of Women's Division 2 Premierships since 2024:

1 Bonbeach

Women's Division 3

Season	Premiers	Score	Runner-up	Score
2024	Frankston	2.4 (16)	Seaford	1.4 (10)

Summary Of Women's Division 3 Premierships since 2024:

1 Frankston

References

^ ^a ^b Frankston and Somerville Standard page 5 April 19, 1929
^ Frankston and Somerville Standard page 5 April 19, 1929
^ Mornington Standard page 2 May 12, 1892

External links

[:0-1] Frankston and Somerville Standard page 5 April 19, 1929

[2] Frankston and Somerville Standard page 5 April 19, 1929

[3] Mornington Standard page 2 May 12, 1892

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v t e Clubs in the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League
Division 1	Bonbeach Dromana Frankston Bombers Frankston YCW Langwarrin Mornington Mount Eliza Pines Rosebud Sorrento
Division 2	Chelsea Crib Point Devon Meadows Edithvale-Aspendale Hastings Karingal Pearcedale Red Hill Rye Seaford Somerville Tyabb

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