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Chairman League Directory Life Members Financial Report Netball Finals Results Netball Netball Ladders Junior FinalsResults Junior Ladders Finals Results Women’s Laddersand Eastern Region Girlsand Senior FinalsResults Senior Ladders Teams oftheYear Season 2018 Team Listing Women oftheEFL Tribunal Netball EFL DevelopmentGame Eastern Region Girls Junior Competition Senior Competition Chief Executive Officer Mission Statement

– – – – – – ACTIONS ANDTHEWAY THELEAGUE ISRUN. STRONG BELIEFSYSTEM THAT UNDERPINSITS THE EASTERN FOOTBALL LEAGUE MAINTAINS A THE EAST OFMETROPOLITAN . PARTICIPANTS, AT ALLLEVELSTHROUGHOUT FOOTBALL FOR THEBENEFITOFALL PLAYING ANDDEVELOPMENT OFAUSTRALIAN EFFECTIVELY PROMOTE ANDFACILITATE THE THE EASTERN FOOTBALL LEAGUE WILL when appropriate. We defineourpositionanddefend this we are onepartofawiderfootball community We supportthebigpicture andunderstand that We strive to innovate We treat safety asapriority to thewellbeing ofthegameat EFLlevel We recognise theefforts ofthosewhocontribute We believe intheconcept of“a fair go” 01 EASTERN FOOTBALL LEAGUE // 2018 ANNUAL REPORT // footyEFL // www.efl.org.au WELCOME TO THE 2018 EASTERN FOOTBALL team winning the VFLW competition. With a strong pipeline of female talent coming through the region, LEAGUE ANNUAL REPORT. ON BEHALF OF MY we hope this will help Hawthorn achieve an AFLW FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS, WE THANK YOU FOR license sooner rather than later. THE INTEREST AND INVESTMENT YOU MAKE IN EFL Chief Executive Officer Phil Murton and I OUR FOOTBALL AND NETBALL COMPETITIONS. met with Hawthorn president Jeff Kennett and CEO Justin Reeves during the season and we 2018 was again another strong year for the League. remain confident of their genuine desire to build As we complete the final year of the current five-year a long-term partnership that has mutual benefit. strategic planning period, we look back with a sense With the ’s impending move of satisfaction with what has been achieved, and to Dingley, engaging with organisations like us will now forward, to a future with fresh optimism and be critical for it to maintain a strong presence in its continued opportunity. eastern region heartland. The strong growth in our competition continued this Umpiring is an important component of the League season, in particular that of female participation. and an area in which we have invested heavily. For the large crowds who attended the Deakin We congratulate the EFL Umpires’ Association on its University Eastern Region Women’s grand final day 50-year celebrations in the knowledge that outgoing at the Lilydale Sports Oval, or other girls’ grand president Bart Maaskant, along with committee finals, they would have witnessed in no uncertain members Dean O’Neil and Paul Dennis have worked terms that women’s and girls’ footy is here to stay tirelessly to ensure the relationship between the and will only continue to grow and become a vitally- League and association is the best it can be to important part of clubs and the League. continue jointly, to grow and develop umpiring. This is seen also in our netball competition, with The League would particularly like to thank all of its nearly 80 per cent of senior clubs now entering loyal sponsors for their continued support in 2018. teams and where lack of suitable venues remains our Bendigo ‘Community’ Banks continued as naming- biggest challenge to continued growth. rights partner and with its investment in the League Seeing our clubs become more broadly reflective of and our clubs, its support of community sport in their local communities and engaging with a whole Melbourne’s east is critical. new audience has been a highlight of the current We have highly-valued, long-standing relationships planning period. with Channel Nine, BJS Insurance, Deakin University, The investment in game development from both the Yarra Valley Water, Trojan Tools and 1116 SEN, along EFL and AFL continues to deliver strong with a range of other valued partners listed at the results, with Target Schools programs, Auskick front of the Annual Report. 7s and Auskick 2.0 leading to record numbers in We welcomed carsales as a major partner in 2018, non-competitive age groups, underpinning the with a focus on supporting umpiring and helping future of our clubs. With club development to be fund the new, terrific-looking umpire uniforms. even more of a focus in 2019, we look forward to We are also delighted to welcome Eastland, working even more closely with clubs to find ways the east’s premier shopping and entertainment to help and assist them to grow and prosper and destination, and look forward to these partnerships in developing systems and processes to make this being long and fruitful ones. more sustainable into the future. Financially, we remain strong. We again recorded Congratulations to coach Steve Cochrane and all a small surplus and continue to tread the balance the players who participated in the 2018 WorkSafe between keeping costs to clubs as low as possible, AFL Victoria Community Championships, which saw while providing the level of service that is both us defeat the Geelong Football League to take the expected by clubs and ensures as an organisation mantle as the number-one ranked league in Victoria. we continue to grow and evolve. While special mention to Norwood champion Leigh Williams who kicked seven goals and to Vermont Our donation from grand final entry fees of over ruckman Liam Buxton for a dominant performance in $20,000 to finals partner, the Police Blue Ribbon the ruck, a big thank-you must go to all players and Foundation, brings the total which has been donated officials for their commitment and endeavours. by the EFL community over the last nine years to over $200,000. It has been confirmed that this We congratulate our AFL partner Hawthorn on its

// footyEFL // www.efl.org.au www.efl.org.au // footyEFL // REPORT ANNUAL 2018 // LEAGUE FOOTBALL EASTERN money will go towards the installation of a piece success during 2018 with the Box Hill Hawks winning of life-saving equipment at Box Hill Hospital, the the VFL premiership and Hawthorn’s women’s presence of which makes the hospital closer to 02 good governance andstability. conducted with ahighlevel ofprofessionalism, wise counsel andensure thecompetition is 2018. They helpprovide theadministration with who againmadeasignificant contribution during talented andpassionate group ofBoard members The League continues to bewell-served by a high standards ofourjuniorcompetition. liaising withclubsonSundays andupholdingthe Bailey, whodoaterrific jobduringthejuniorseason I’d like to thanktheJuniorCommittee led by Leon the restructuring plan. validating thedecisionby theBoard to implement the excitement thischangehasbrought, further divisions. Ithasbeenpleasingto hear from clubs with seniorwomen’s footy likely to increase to four restructure inoursenior men’s competition and We enter 2019 withtheimpendingcompetition Fight MND. Training (SALT), Love -NottheOdds and theGame Sports, SportsChaplainsAustralia, Sport&Life through partnershipsandactivations withGood significant resources inhelpingbuild awareness entrusted inourcare. We have continued to allocate role off-fieldwe play inthedevelopment ofthose The League andclubscontinue to recognise the can allbeproud. that flow withthat, asignificantlegacy ofwhichwe becoming atertiary-graded hospitalandthebenefits Payne andSueMcMillan.Below: Graham Halbish(Chairman). Above from L-R, EFLBoard: Tim Finemore (DeputyChairman),Bruce Atkinson, Leon Bailey, Paul Barlow, David Flintoff, Kerry Freer, Paul Chairman GRAHAM HALBISH you in2019. greatly appreciated. See the east. Your efforts are of localcommunities in cohesion andwell-being huge contribution to the competition andmake a at allEFL clubs.You are thebackboneofour hard-working committee personsandvolunteers In closing,asincere thank-you to allthe spirit whichprevails throughout ourLeague. gratifying andastrong indicator ofthecooperative regarding theirinteractions withourstaff ismost and my fellow Board membersreceive from clubs warrants additionalsupport.The feedback myself the rapidly-expanding overall League competition work-ethic andpassion ofallstaff, thedemandsof some 10years ago. While atestament to thetalent, operate withthesamelevel ofstaffing aswe had Despite ourgrowth, theLeague hascontinued to build efficienciesfor bothclubsandtheLeague. 2018 againsaw theadministration work hard to we continually aimto evolve andinnovate and departing CEOPhilMurton. Asanorganisation, Thank you to ourhard-working EFLstaff ledby 03

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EASTERN FOOTBALL LEAGUE // 2018 ANNUAL REPORT // footyEFL // www.efl.org.au continue to bemade. government andAFLVictoria, significant gainswill we can work cooperatively together withcouncils, biggest investor insporting facilities andwhere Mitcham. Local councils continue to bethesingle including projects at Kilsyth, Blackburn and $400,000 incontributions recently announced, their investment inlocal footy facilities withover Pleasingly, theAFLandVictoria are increasing we needto ensure we don’tmiss outagain. but withHawthorn moving outofthearea to Dingley, investment coincides withinvestment inelite facilities, our region like most otherleagues. Often, significant have many legacy VFLorVFA venues intheheartof significant investment in football facilities. We don’t Historically, theeast hasbeenunderrepresented with East Regional Australian RulesFacility Strategy. played at. Beingwritten at present isaMelbourne programs like finalsandinterleague to betrained and the facilities available for clubsto play onandfor As ourcompetition continues to grow, somust competition andclubswillcontinue to grow. competitions, thenumberofpeopleengagedinour along withanticipated continued growth inother Lilydale OldCollegians into ourseniorcompetition, With theadditionofCroydon North-Mount moment for their club. boisterous rendition oftheclubsong.Itwas aterrific from theveterans’ team, whothenjoinedinfor a in theseasonthat was metwithaguard ofhonour numbers every week culminating initsfirst winlate difficult year results-wise, itcontinued to build senior women’s team’s first win.Despite avery One ofmy highlightsoftheyear was the Boronia and offthefield. It ischangingtheface andculture ofclubsbothon 20 percent ofallparticipation inEFLcompetitions. in 2013, female participation now equates for almost Of most pleasing, isthat from less thanonepercent numbers duringthisstrategic planningperiod. This represents growth of40percent inteam with inexcess of15,500registered participants. a new record-high of648football/netball teams women’s andnetball,participation againreached non-competitive agejuniorboys, juniorgirls,senior With continued growth, particularly intheareas of EXCELLENCE ANDFINANCIALMANAGEMENT. PARTICIPATION, PARTNERSHIPS, OPERATIONAL OF OUR2014-2018 STRATEGIC PLAN:CLUBS, ANY MEASURE FROMTHEFIVEKEYPILLARS FOR THEEASTERN FOOTBALL LEAGUE ON 2018 WAS ANOTHER HIGHLY-SUCCESSFUL YEAR the safest ithasever been. tribunal reports, ensuringtheplaying environment is 20 percent, best reflected inrecord-low numbersof Pleasingly, finesfrom clubswere down over carsales. the introduction ofthenew uniforms, sponsored by to take advantage ofbulkpurchasing discounts with would normallyaimfor. This was aplanneddecision resulted inmore stock beingheldthanwhat we the purchase ofournew umpires’ uniforms which Our gross margin onsaleswas slightlydown to due years to come. build thesereserves, whileassisting allclubsfor work ofclubsandtheLeague over many years to this asalegacy project that willprotect theprudent investment ininfrastructure developments. We see investment ofthecore fund, to assist withclub to access excess money generated through the stability ofthe League, whilealsoallowing clubs of cashreserves to ensure thefuture financial Investment Fund,whichwillprotect acore amount We are intheprocess ofestablishing anEFL important. the long-term benefitofclubsandtheLeague is per cent ofannualclubs’turnover, sousingitfor cash flow operations represents just around five money inexcess ofwhat isrequired to ensure normal times. While asignificant amountofmoney, the to assist clubswhoare goingthrough challenging It gives theLeague independence andallows us is importantwe are prudentwithhow we usethem. time, theLeague hasbuiltupsolidcashreserves, it over thelast 10years. While over alongperiodof allow thesecosts to increase by less thanhalfofCPI League’s commercial operations andsurplusses to capping fixed costs to clubs.We have usedthe We madeasmallfinancialsurpluswhileagain volunteers. procedures to save timeandmake life easierfor club about othertechnological efficienciesfor game-day We are currently talkingto SportsTG andtheAFL and inexcess of50working days ofstaff admintime. saving ofsome15,000-plus hoursofvolunteer labour procedures which,whenallcombined, ledto atime- ladders injuniors,andadjusted someadministrative footy, removed percentage asatie-breaker for possession boundaryrules injuniorsandwomen’s paperwork for thewholecompetition, adopted last- This year, we introduced onlinematch-day The EFLhasalways prideditselfonbeinginnovative. the Eastern Region AFL Victoria Development Game valuable additionto theLeague. EllenDow joined events andinashorttimehasproven to beavery brings withherawealth ofexperience innetballand Manager, butpleasinglywelcomed Petra Keogh, who from her role asNetball,Events andAdministration During thisseason,we farewelled EllieIngwersen high-performing staff. The League continues to beserved by atalented and clubs isanimportantelementofourbusiness model. events withinthecompetition to thebenefitofour about $2.50profit ismadeby clubs.Managingthese that for every $1profit theEFLmakes from finals, invest money into clubprojects. Ourestimates show costs for clubmembersaslow aspossible andto help effort, raising importantfundsfor clubsto helpkeep Volunteers inclubsputahugeamountoftimeand veterans’ finals,some24 clubshosted finalsthisyear. Across alljuniors,seniormen’s, seniorwomen’s and does this). to befree for allparticipants(theonlyleaguewho includes two girls’teams andnetball,continues participation ininterleague programs, whichnow in clubsandservices to helpwithtragedies, and delivered by SALT, sportschaplainsplacement club drugandalcohol andothereducation seminars netball, road safety programs for 16and17-year-olds, we have subsidised/invested over $250,000 into associated communities. Over thelast three years, invest inareas to assist individuals,clubsandtheir League commercial revenues continue to allow usto Chief Executive Officer PHIL MURTON and beyond. everyone for season 2019 seasons. Best ofluckto the EFLfor thepast 12 and privilegeto work for It hasbeenanhonour institutions. that goes into managingthesewonderful community I have trulybeen amazed by thepassion andwork across theEFL.Inmy 12years withtheLeague, Finally, thankyou to allthewonderful volunteers contributions to thesmooth-runningofLeague. Association allcontinue to make significant The EFLBoard, JuniorCommittee andEFL Umpires’ dedicated andprofessional manner. high level ofservice andcarryouttheirroles ina Noordennen continue to provide ourclubswitha Sean Buncle, Mark Freeman andScott Van Troy Swainston, Dyson Baker, DanielCencic, administration assistant role. Hudson worked inapart-timecommercial and (TAC CupGirls), whileJoshua working across theEFL,AFLYarra Rangesand Female Talent andCompetitions Coordinator, Young), Jessie Mulhollandjoinedastheregion’s team basedat EFLHouse(replacing Matthew 05

EASTERN FOOTBALL LEAGUE // 2018 ANNUAL REPORT // footyEFL // www.efl.org.au IN 2018, THE EASTERN FOOTBALL LEAGUE PROVIDED ANOTHER TERRIFIC SEASON OF AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL ACROSS OUR FOUR SENIOR MEN’S DIVISIONS, TWO DIVISIONS OF DEAKIN UNI EASTERN REGION WOMEN’S AND THE BJS VETERANS. THE TALENT AND STANDARD OF FOOTBALL IN OUR LEAGUE CONTINUES TO IMPROVE YEAR ON YEAR.

The finalists in the Division 4 competition were decided well before season’s end but the ladder finishing order went down to the wire. lost their first two games then won a club-record 16 games in a row to finish on top of the ladder. Whitehorse won the first final to progress directly to the grand final and Glen Waverley beat East Burwood in the preliminary final to set up a rematch with Whitehorse. On a perfect day for football, it was a low scoring game with Whitehorse 17 points down at half time, yet to kick a major. Six second-half goals, four in the last quarter, saw the Pioneers win the game by 16 points. East Burwood and reigning premier Forest Hill contested the reserves grand final with East Burwood winning by Mooroolbark came away with a 22-point win against nine points. Surrey Park progressed directly into Bayswater. In the senior competition, Lilydale set the under-19s grand final with a seven-point win the pace early in the season then Doncaster East over Whitehorse/South Croydon. In the grand final, finished strong to claim top spot. Doncaster East Whitehorse/South Croydon reversed the earlier loss won directly through the grand final whilst Lilydale to record a 24-point win. staged a remarkable comeback win against The race for finals places was hotly-contested in Bayswater in the knockout semi-final and then beat Division 3, with six teams in the 12-team competition Upper Ferntree Gully in the preliminary final. After an still in the finals race up to the end of Round 18. even first-half, Doncaster East kicked eight goals to Ringwood finished the season undefeated on top one point to run away with a 60-point win to claim of the ladder in the seniors and won through to the premiership. the grand final with a 27-point win over Scoresby. The Division 1 home and away season saw Vermont Boronia came from third on the ladder to make the finish the season on top of the ladder, losing just grand final and took on an undefeated Ringwood in three games. Vermont advanced directly to the perfect football conditions at East Burwood Reserve. grand final with a convincing 55-point win over On a great day for football in front of a big crowd, reigning premier, South Croydon. South Croydon Boronia came away victorious in a hard-fought beat Blackburn in the preliminary final in an game by 16 points. Boronia played Scoresby in the extra-time heart-stopper to progress to its second- reserves grand final and came away with a 20-point successive first division grand final against Vermont. win. Waverley Blues won directly through to the In sunny conditions at Bayswater Oval, Vermont under-19s grand final and came up against Boronia. kicked the first six goals of the game and took a Having lost the pair’s first finals encounter by 34 58-point lead into half-time. After half-time, South points, Boronia reversed that result and won by five Croydon outscored Vermont by 23 points but points. Boronia entered as the underdog in all three Vermont came away with a comfortable 35-point games and came away with three wins; a feat that win, to claim its first senior premiership win since may never be repeated. 2009. The reserves game was a one-sided contest In Division 2, the finalists were met with cold, wet with top of the ladder Vermont prevailing over South and windy conditions at Tormore Reserve. In the Croydon by 68 points, a team it lost to twice in the under-19s competition, ladder-leader Park Orchards home and away season. The under-19s game was // footyEFL // www.efl.org.au www.efl.org.au // footyEFL // REPORT ANNUAL 2018 // LEAGUE FOOTBALL EASTERN met Croydon in the grand final, with an impressive played between Noble Park and Blackburn, with Park Orchards team winning by 25 points – its fourth Noble Park winning the premiership by 37 points on 06 premiership in a row. In the reserves, ladder-leader a perfect morning for football. represented the League. the players, coaches, trainers andsupport staff who seven goals.Congratulations andthankyou to all awarded best on ground, whileLeigh Williams kicked the roof at Docklands Stadium. LiamBuxton was Park to come away witha42-pointwinunder years. We reversed a26-pointloss in2016 at Kardinia group andwe fieldedourstrongest sideinmany Cochrane assembled aqualityteam andcoaching game. Eastern Football League seniorcoach Steve St Kilda versus Collingwood Saturday nightAFL at Docklands Stadium asthecurtain raiser to the Championships first versus second gamewas played The 2018 WorkSafe AFLVictoria Community its first premiership intheBJSVeterans competition. Scoresby defeated SouthCroydon by 17pointsto win 11 points.To complete thetripleheaderofmatches, points, andinDivision2,Donvale beat Blackburnby Sports Oval, Vermont beat MountEvelyn by eight competition infront ofagreat crowd at theLilydale In theDeakinUniversity Eastern Region Women’s Development Football andGame General Manager– TROY SWAINSTON of football in2019. another exciting season as we lookforward to over thesummermonths families enjoy thebreak Hope you andyour and terrific people. driven by tireless workers putting teams onthe fieldeachweek, ourclubsare competition. With somuchhard work goinginto Finally, thankyou to everyone involved inourgreat at the Albion Hotel. watching theAFLfooty andapost-match function topped offwithanenjoyable after-match function the experience ofplaying at DocklandsStadium was The effort from theplayers andcoaches was first class, 07

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U15 GIRLS – D2 U15 GIRLS – D1 U15 – D2 U14 – D1 U14 – D2 U14 – D1 commanding victories. to kickupwards of60goalsacross four gamesinfour of adisappointing2017, theunder-15-1 sidemanaged before athree-round championshipseries.Offtheback with ahit-outversus theMornington Peninsula league, The under15-1 team was ableto start theChampionships Coach: Brett Davidson UNDER-15 -DIVISION1 proving too strong inatightaffair. Football League’s NorthMelbourneacademy team on Queen’s Birthday Monday, withtheWestern Region of itsopeningmatches. Round 3proved thechallenge its skillsandplay withflair, comfortably winningboth District leagues,the14-2team was ableto showcase Coming upagainst theMornington Peninsula andRiddell Coach: MarkPascoe UNDER-14 -DIVISION2 talent pool. goal-kickers across three matches, demonstrating adeep big winsfor thecarnival. The team recorded 14individual and quicklycametogether, registering thefirst ofitsthree lights inapractice match against Mornington Peninsula The under-14-1 team started its2019 campaignunder Coach: Wayne Judge UNDER-14 -DIVISION1 their own, beating theNorthern leagueby 11points. Championships onahighnote, theunder-15-2 girlsheld to theEssendon District leaguesquad.Finishingthe game proved more difficult witha119-pointdefeat 45 points,boasting five different goal-kickers. The next pose any problems, defeating theSouthMetro leagueby Round 1for theunder-15-2 girlssquadintherain didn’t Coach: Mick McCormack UNDER-15 GIRLS–DIVISION2 its way to a41-point victory to take outthechampionship. with theERGFLkeeping theNorthern leaguegoal-less on grand final-where thepairwould renew acquaintances – Northern leagueby 31pointsto progress through to the In thefinalround, theEFL’s under-15-1 girlsdefeated the hard-fought 12-pointvictory over theYarra Juniorleague. pouring rain at Upwey-Tecoma. The second gamewas a with a48-pointwinover theSouth Metro leagueinthe The inaugural seasonintheDivision1competition started Coach: Sean Buncle UNDER-15 GIRLS–DIVISION1 team itsonlyloss ofthecarnival. the NorthMelbourneacademy inRound 3,handingthe Riddell District league before achallenginghit-outagainst Oval. Itprevailed inRound 2witha20-goalwinover the home wininRound 1against Yarra Rangesat Bayswater match underlightsat EildonPark inRowville, before a The under15-2team started itscampaignwithapractice Coach: Ange Lamanna UNDER-15 -DIVISION2 MVP: Tyler Sonsie MVP: Brody-Stone Edwards MVP: CallumVerrell MVP: JadeMcCormack MVP: Tess Flintoff MVP: Dante Ferraro SENIORS Coach: Steve Cochrane MVP: Liam Buxton A first-versus-second clash under the roof of Docklands Stadium awaited the Eastern Football League off the back of 2017’s victory over the Essendon District league, facing off against the top-ranked Geelong Football League in the 2018 WorkSafe AFL Victoria Community Championships. In a tight contest for three quarters, the EFL led narrowly at all breaks before a barnstorming seven-goal-to-two final term crowned the League with the number-one ranking in community football in Victoria. The 42-point win saw the EFL claim the coveted top-ranking for the first time in its history, led by a dominant display from Vermont ruckman Liam Buxton, who finished with three goals, along with Norwood spearhead Leigh Williams who booted seven majors to be named among the best on ground. // footyEFL // www.efl.org.au www.efl.org.au // footyEFL // REPORT ANNUAL 2018 // LEAGUE FOOTBALL EASTERN Eastern Football League 4.2 6.5 9.8 16.9 (105) Geelong Football League 2.2 5.6 7.8 9.9 (63) 9 10 EASTERN FOOTBALL LEAGUE // 2018 ANNUAL REPORT // footyEFL // www.efl.org.au our players. Hawthorn FC to furtherenhance the experience for of RiseHealthGroup, tackling coach MalBangs and Further to this,theLeague alsoutilisedtheservices start to implementearlygame-plansandstrategies. coaches thechance to understand theirgroups and begin to getto know eachotheraswell asgivingour cycle, theinterleague training campallowed players to Introduced asaway ofcombating theshorter training under-15/1 teams completing undefeated campaigns. Metro Championshipswithboth are under-14/1 and boys’ sides aspartoftheAFLVictoria Junior Once again,theLeague fieldedafullquotaof INTERLEAGUE well asmore concise interpretation. understanding ofthereasoning behindthechange as once players, coaches andofficialsgainedagreater expected, theruleintegrated well into thecompetition Whilst theadjustment periodtook longerthan the way for less repeat stoppages. also assisting inspeedingupgame-play andpaving for two extra volunteers to runtheboundarywhilst ‘last-possession’ rule. The changeremoved theneed into asecond trialphaseinrounds 1-4asthe of practice matches, therulewas implemented in alljuniorEFLgrades. Tested initiallyinaseries changes onthefield,removing boundaryumpires Among changesoffthefield,League alsomade ingrained inpercentage divisions. against lower-placed opposition,somethingthat was The new system places less emphasisonlarger wins percentage, to separate teams at season’s end. all divisionsandtheuseoftie-breakers, rather than The move saw theintroduction ofmatch-ratio in fixture anomaliesthat canoccur following re-grading. divisions. The concept was developed to counter the percentage asatie-breaker inallcompetitive and ladder, theLeague moved away from using In amove to create amore equitablefixture introduced inbothunder-11s andunder-17s. for increased team numbers,E-divisionswere at boththenorthandsouthvenues. Catering Football Club, easingtheburden ofteam numbers introduction of8Central, hosted by Nunawading of competition inseason2018 –under-8s saw the Pleasingly, theLeague addedanotherthree divisions the first timeinhistory. Region Girls,total team numbersspiked past 400for EFL competitions. Coupled withtheboominEastern once again,consolidating afourth year ofgrowth in Eastern Football League juniorteam numbersgrew 2018 –AYEAROFGROWTH ANDCHANGE clubs took home flagsontheday. Ringwood takinghome three, whileafurtherfive premierships were shared by 19clubs, withEast dampen spirits.Across 27 competitive divisions, even hail,theweather ongrand finalday didn’t Even witharecord amountofrainfall, floodingand a wonderful start to thefour-week finalsseries. season 2018 hadat least onesidecompete infinals– Each ofthe35 clubswhofieldedcompetitive sidesin FINALS junior interleague stars. personalities from theNineNetwork aswell asour the chance to honetheirskills,ably-assisted by More than800under-8-10 boys andgirls were given school holidays, thisyear at Knox Gardens Reserve. the Almost LittleLegends Clinic heldintheJuly Yet anotherhighlightfor ourfuture championswas great event eachyear. make theBendigoBankLightningPremiership a thank Kilsyth Football Clubfor thework they doto competing across thetwo weeks. Once again,we played interrific conditions withmore than80teams In ashiftfrom previous seasons,bothdays were Pinks Reserve earlyintheseason. Bendigo BankLightningPremiership seriesheldat got theirfirst taste ofcompetitive football inthe Our buddingyoung stars inunder-9sandunder-10s NON-COMPETITIVE in season2019. a positiononce againto compete at Division 1level The success ofthecampaignnow putstheLeague in registered winsagainst Western Region inRound 3. District FLin Round 2withbothourfirst teams sides registered commanding winsagainst Riddell in Round 1on awintery Wednesday night.Allfour Our under-15s took onlocalrivals AFLYarra Ranges Rowville andSouthBelgrave. championship campaignunderlightsat both and under-15s teams aslead-ingamesto our fielding sidesagainst bothourunder-14s matches against Mornington Peninsula juniors, In anew initiative, theLeague organised practice Top from L-R, Junior Commitee: Leon Bailey, Bernard Fewster, Phil Hermann,MarkPascoe andIanSingleton. for your consult andassistance over the year; the rest oftheEastern Football League staff, thank you Developmentand Game Troy Swainston andthe To EFLCEOPhilMurton, General Manager–Football Hermann andBernard Fewster, ahugethank-you. out –to Leon Bailey, IanSingleton, MarkPascoe, Phil continue to dedicate theirweekends year inandyear rain ofwinter, theEFL’s JuniorCommittee members Out for 18consecutive weeks through thecold and THANK YOU players at juniortraining. its seniorclubwithregular attendances from senior continues to foster astrong linkbetween itselfand the clubgrow to 24 teams inseason2018. The club Wheeler andhishard-working committee, have seen Vermont JuniorFootball Club, ledby president Clint regards to clubadministration. The overall winnercontinues to setthestandard with South Croydon. Congratulations to Heathmont, North Ringwood and These clubshadexcelled inarange ofareas. Parker Best Conducted JuniorClubAward. In 2018, theEFLshortlisted four clubsfor theGordon BEST CONDUCTED CLUB series continues to beasuccess. to goabove andbeyond to ensure thejuniorfinals again didanincredible job. Allhost clubscontinue The 13venues whohosted finalsduring2018 once Football Manager –Junior DYSON BAKER competition great. to thefieldin2018 –thankyou for makingthe Finally, to therecord numberofplayers whotook unwavering andonlymatched by your dedication. for thedevelopment ofyour clubsandthegameis To clubcommittees andvolunteers, your passion continue to develop ourumpiringgroup. thousands ofjuniorappointmentsbutbeingdriven to Coach SeanClarke for hisefforts innotonlyfillingthe umpires, andsoahugethanks to EFLJuniorUmpire Record numbers of teams continue to put pressure on the region to continue to expand. has allowed for thedevelopment ofgirls’football in into thefemale operations role, thankyou; your work administration. To Jessie Mulhollandwhostepped Growth infemale football drove anexpansion in operations hasbeenasmoothonewith your support. transition over thelast two years from mediato junior 11 EASTERN FOOTBALL LEAGUE // 2018 ANNUAL REPORT // footyEFL // www.efl.org.au 12 EASTERN FOOTBALL LEAGUE // 2018 ANNUAL REPORT // footyEFL // www.efl.org.au divisions played outacross four weeks. played host to Eastern Region Girlsfinalswith13 Gembrook, Seville, Belgrave andYarra Glenwhoall Lilydale, Coldstream, Wesburn, Worawa, Healesville, Thank you to The Basin, Rowville, Emerald, Wandin, winning margin inthegrand finalsjust 13 points. skill improvement were proven, withtheaverage represented injuniorfinals.The competitiveness and Come finalstime, 22oftheLeague’s clubswere 2018 premiers. Netball League inthegrand finalto benamedthe Our Division1sidebeat theNorthernFootball game between bothsidesthroughout thecarnival. of oursideswere highly-competitive, onlylosingone the AFLVictoria Metro Junior Championships,both Again fieldingtwo under-15 representative sidesin including Seville, Yea andUpwey-Tecoma. welcomed new sidesfrom AFLYarra Rangesclubs South, Boronia andSouthCroydon. We also the Eastern Football League, we welcomed Wantirna We welcomed new clubsto female football; from Ranges divisions. of Premier, Division1,2,aswell asAFLYarra the under-10 agegroup to under-18. This consisted The League fielded113teams over 15divisionsfrom WITHIN ALREADY EXISTING CLUBS BUTALSO EXTENSIVE GROWTH INFEMALEPARTICIPATION IN 2018, THEEASTERN REGION GIRLSSAW AN THE COMPETITION. THROUGH NEWTEAMSANDCLUBS ENTERING Coordinator and Competitions Female Talent JESSIE MULHOLLAND 2019. continued growth in We lookforward to the success ithasbeen. this competition the thank you for making Finally, to theplayers, Region Girlscompetition inthe2018 season. who have contributed to agreat year intheEastern football andto allofthehard-working volunteers Thank you to theclubswho have prioritisedfemale Commission ofAFLYarra Ranges. Junior Committee ofboththeEFLandJunior guidance throughout theyear. Thank you alsoto the Hutchison andAndyGibbonsfor theirsupportand Phil Murton, Dyson Baker, Aaron Bailey, Cameron to ensure thehighest ofstandards. Thank you to by ahard-working group ofpeoplewhocontinue Both leagues’juniorcompetitions are represented their hard work managingtheumpires, week by week. at AFLYarra RangesandSeanClarke at theEFLfor Congratulations andthankyou to bothPeter Dixon presented. and thebest junior umpire trophy were also best andfairest winners,MVPinterleague awards flags were distributed to successful teams. League Region Girls Presentation Nightinwhichpremiership Billanook College was thevenue for theEastern AUSKICK resulted in a significant cost reduction for the regional coaching budget, allowing funds to be spent Auskick has undergone significant changes in on other development initiatives. 2018 with a new curriculum introduced called Auskick 2.0. It focused on creating a structured The Eastern Region Coaching Philosophy was approach to setting up Auskick and game-based created in partnership with AFL Victoria, EFL, AFL activities with 360-degree movement aimed at Yarra Ranges, Eastern Ranges and the Hawthorn making it more engaging for Auskick participants Football Club. It is aimed at educating coaches on and parents. The overarching purpose of Auskick best practices and acceptable behaviour, it has been 2.0 was to better engage participants in the a useful resource for clubs and coaches. program to continue for longer. SCHOOL PROGRAMS Auskick 7s continues to thrive as one of the most exciting events on the Auskick calendar each year. The Target Schools program was run with four clubs Held in May and August across three venues, we in 2018. We had some outstanding results with had over 35 teams participate each time from over three centres recording over 50 per cent growth 25 different centres. Auskick has been an excellent in participants. It has also further strengthened the initiative in enhancing the transition from Auskick relationships between the Auskick centre and the to under-8s football in the Eastern Football League affiliated junior club. competition. Every centre that fielded an Auskick 7s There were two major girls’ competitions that were side has successfully fielded an under-8s side in the run in the Knox and Maroondah regions in 2018. following year. With the Knox day having over 18 participating Overall, participation numbers across junior football schools and Maroondah, 12, it was an excellent and Auskick participations are on the rise in this age initiative that encourages girls who aren’t playing at group. However, Auskick numbers across the region club level to join and participate. are down three per cent. This can be attributed to 2018 was also the first year the Hawthorn NGA an ageing population across most of the region and Multicultural Schools Cup was held. We have eight rising popularity of under-8s football resulting in schools that have a CALD (Cultural and Linguistic Auskick participants to leave earlier. Diverse) rating of over 40 per cent who are participating in a program that consists of three COACHING weeks of clinics and a competition day held at This year saw the introduction of the new accreditation Box Hill City Oval. The program aims to engage system for Foundation-level coaches. A dramatically- participants from a diverse background who aren’t improved online resource hub, ‘Coach.AFL’, system currently participating in a junior competition and has been created by the AFL, which all coaches connect them to junior football. are required to be registered to. One of the key SEAN BUNCLE & ELLE DOW changes the new system introduces is yearly Football Development Managers accreditations, with coaches required to complete ongoing development opportunities to renew their accreditation in the following year. Seven coaching seminars were run in 2018 with a record-attendance of over 350 participants. We also introduced a regional coach mentor who serviced several junior club coaches assisting with training and game-day initiatives. A separate Coach of the Year night was scrapped with all awards presented at the relevant competition presentation night for that age group. The initiative was successful with participants honoured to be presented the award in front of their peers. This also www.efl.org.au // footyEFL // REPORT ANNUAL 2018 // LEAGUE FOOTBALL EASTERN

13 14 EASTERN FOOTBALL LEAGUE // 2018 ANNUAL REPORT // footyEFL // www.efl.org.au came away deservingpremiers. pass. The Hawks were too strong on thenightand Waverley Hawks took theleadfrom thefirst centre A week offunfortunately didn’thelpit,andtheGlen impressive performance inthequalifying final. spot straight through to the grand finalafter an Hawks Blue. UpperFerntree Gully Red earned its got knocked outby third-placed GlenWaverley Boronia Brown lost itsgrand finalhopeswhenit In Division4,we saw afew upsets.Minorpremier Mulgrave took the title of the 2018 Division 3 premiers. by amere point inthedyingseconds ofthegame. Mulgrave Red. Inatightclash,thegamewas decided premiers Whitehorse Pioneerstook onfourth-placed In avery close, contested Division3group, minor week offto overrun Croydon inthegrand final. qualifying finalandwas ableto usefresh legsfrom a the clearstand-outs inthedivision.Vermont won its In Division2,top oftheladderVermont Eagleswere taking thetitleof2018 Division1premiers. hang onto it.SouthCroydon cameaway withthewin, chance. Fairpark sprunganearlyleadbutcouldn’t progressed through to thedeciderusingitssecond South Croydon Red, took onFairpark Red, who In avery exciting Division1grand final,minorpremier, first-ever Premier Reserve title. Scoresby managedto holdonto abreak andwinthe It was aclosebattle untilthelast quarter, where Falcons take onnewcomers, Scoresby Swoopers. season’s Division1grand finalwinners,Lilydale In thePremier Reserve grand final,we saw last took anearlyleadandcameoutdeservingwinners. Fairpark controlled thegamefrom thestart where it South Devils inthePremier Divisiongrand final. season asminorpremier andtook onWantirna and that was to eachother. Fairpark finishedthe strong season.Bothteams onlyconceded oneloss Yellow andWantirna SouthDevils hadanincredibly competition battled itoutto make finals.Fairpark Reserve divisionwhere thetop 10teams inthe 2018 saw theintroduction ofaPremier/Premier Netball Stadium. Stadium, Fairhills HighSchoolandGloriaPyke Knox Regional NetballCentre, Oxley College The League usedfour venues thisseasonincluding: for indoorcourt space onaFriday nightincreases. With thecompetition expanding, thechallenge clubs. 79 teams in2018, established from 31seniorfootball The competition grew from 70 teams in2017 to NUMBER OFPARTICIPANTS. WITH THISSEASON REACHING ARECORD NETBALL INTHEEAST CONTINUES TO GROW Year beingawarded. awards for eachdivisionandthe Premier Team ofthe with theleadinggoal-shooters, best andfairest again recognised theachievements ofthenetballers The League’s ChandlerMedalpresentation evening represent ourleagueto suchahighstandard. we have inourcompetition come together and It was fantastic to watch theincredible talent three minutes ofplay butwe willgetthemnext year! netball. Unfortunately, we lost thegamein thelast The seniorgamewas agreat display ofquality players who were simplyoutplayed onthe night. senior game–agreat group ofyoung, talented Our under-19s putonagreat curtain-raiser for the Knox Regional NetballStadium onFriday, May 18. League. The EFLhosted theinterleague clashat the best oftheeast takingontheNorthernNetball Our interleague program continued thisyear, with goals. with Nunawading takinghomethesilverwear by four Yellow. The grand finalwas aclose-contested game knocked outinstraight setsby GlenWaverley Hawks through to thegrand final,withMulgrave Bluebeing top. Nunawading LionsGoldwon itsway straight Nunawading andGlenWaverley ledtheway at the In Division6,thestronger competitors in Mulgrave, 5 premier. powerful for Heathmont, becoming the2018 Division in thelast quarter whenColdstream proved too Black. Inanothertightclash,thegamewas decided teams allseason,Coldstream White andHeathmont Division 5was played outby thetwo strongest Congratulations to Lauren Woodgate, Megan A very special thank-you to Alice Barrow, Stephanie Williams, Kellie Phillips, Jessica Hoskin, Danielle Missos, Karin Sansom, Melanie Hogg, Carlee Pepyat, Kemp, Paige Lesiputty and Maya Kolevich who Staci Ball and Rudrani Singh who all undertook the were awarded the leading goal-shooter awards for role of venue manager, ensuring the competition ran their respective divisions and to Bianca Pilkington, smoothly each week. Jessica Teunissen, Kristy Dahan, Jessica Hoskin, Last but not least, thank you to the clubs and their Brie Stallworthy, Olivia Lesiputty, and Carly Hewett players for helping make Netball EFL a quality for taking out the best and fairest awards. competition which A big thank-you to Raechel Richards, who again continues to grow from undertook the massive task of Umpire Coordinator strength to strength. We in season 2018. With 39 games each week, Raechel look forward to coming ensured the appropriate umpires were allocated to back bigger and better every single game whilst developing and mentoring in 2019! our umpires to be the best they can be. A massive PETRA KEOGH congratulations to Joel Gosbell who was badged this season and to James Sutton who obtained his Netball, Events and b-badge. Well done! Administration Manager // footyEFL // www.efl.org.au www.efl.org.au // footyEFL // REPORT ANNUAL 2018 // LEAGUE FOOTBALL EASTERN

15 16 EASTERN FOOTBALL LEAGUE // 2018 ANNUAL REPORT // footyEFL // www.efl.org.au Media van areality. and theEFLBoard for helping make thenew EFL match-day. Thank you to Troy Swainston, PhilMurton an unprecedented professional publicimageon van for ourcamera crew to film, givingEFLMedia stainless-steel bench-top space androom atop the while callingalltheaction on game-day, ample front window openings for flawless viewing and smart-lookingEFLMediavan includes extended broadcast caravan. The fullyEFL-branded, spacious this season,withtheinvestment of abrand-new EFL Mediaalsogrew furtherinitsprofessionalism benchmark for community football match coverage. commentary from allanglescontinues to setthe time-clocks, instant replays andinsightful five cameras, on-screen graphics and scorecards, Our coverage oftheDivision1grand final,featuring previous day’s play by thepanel. across allfour divisionsandadetailedanalysis ofthe 10am –12pm,withaline-upofcoach interviews again featured onRadioEastern FMeach week from post-match show from 5pm–6pm.EFLSunday followed by thematch callandacomprehensive ahead, withentertaining on-airguests throughout, detailed, in-depthanalysis ofalltheweekend’s action dedicated team ofvolunteers brought listeners a weeks oftheseason.From 1pmeachSaturday, our all theactionfrom thematch oftheround across 26 function to anexemplary standard, bringinglisteners Our EFLGame-Day broadcasts continued to were more than1,100. across Facebook was more than167,000, whilelikes given theoff-seasonperiod.The combined reach Audiences were more engaged thanever before insight into eachclubheadinginto thenew season. aspirations andsoforth, givingfans anunparalleled the season,reflections onthepast season,personal was interviewed, covering transfers, expectations for the seniorcoach, president oraprominent player Each clubwas featured onadifferent day, where and juniorclubintheEastern Football League. daily, in-depthseasonpreview pieces for eachsenior from February 23,2018 untilApril7, 2018, featuring countdown, whichwas acampaignrunonEFL.org.au Pre-season saw theChooseTap #InFocus2018 In 2018, thiscommitment never wavered. the best incommunity football mediaproduction. and followers was that they deserve nothingbut as EFLMediaManagerto oursponsors,stakeholders premier localfootball competition, my commitment I detailedayear agoinmy report that asAustralia’s AND THEMEDIAOPERATIONS WERENODIFFERENT. CHANGE FORTHEEASTERN FOOTBALL LEAGUE, SEASON 2018 WAS AYEAROFSIGNIFICANT follower base ofover 30,000, withourmajorsponsors League’s presence onTeam App, whichnow hasanEFL significant growth thisseason,however, was the followers andover 4,500 Instagram followers. The most with over 16,600Facebook likes, over 6,000 Twitter On socialmedia,we continue to grow significantly, coverage viaLeader Newspapers. promote ourcompetition through theircomprehensive for continuingAmy, to Paul with Toby Prime, along an informative staple ofEFLInsight.Thank you to and news from across thecompetition, which proved Cuts, bringingusup-to-date withallthelatest headlines also joinusfor aweekly chat onhissegment,Prime Leader Newspapers’ sportsreporter Toby Primewould listeners, asnostalgia often doesinfootball. along theway. Itproved apopularhitwithour which often includedafew humourous anecdotes jubilation, agony andecstasy, andtalesofyesteryear shaped themasindividuals.We heard stories of and how football andtheidentitiesfrom withinhave everything inbetween, to theircurrent phaseoflife their journey from juniors,through to seniorsand join usfor achat abouttheirfootball career and a past player oftheEastern Football League would Tobin Brothers Funerals. OnWhere Are They Now?, Where Are They Now? proudly brought to you by Perhaps ourfavourite segmentontheshow was Beatson for hisclub’s annualcystic fibrosis match. fundraiser event andHeathmont Football Club’s Mark promoting theEFL’s Freeze theBoss FightMND #LoveTheGame Round,relevant League identities Responsible Foundation Gambling inthelead-upto educator Pennie Christie from theVictorian of whomincluded,butnotlimited to, community vehicle for changeoraunifyingforce insociety; issues inwhich Australian rulesfootball actsasa Some ofourtopical guests centred onsocial based onthehappeningsofround to come. all four divisions ofaction,followed by atopical guest just passed, featuring thepanel’s big‘winners’across Segments includedasharpreview oftheweekend and across ourmany socialmediachannels. each Thursday for streaming ordownloading online studios, edited by yours trulyovernight anduploaded Insight was recorded midweek at theRadioEastern FM long-serving Melbourne’s homeofsport.Asasuccessor to the EFL Insight,proudly brought to you by 1116SEN, One ofthenew staples oftheweek was ourpodcast, weekly presence offeature articles. return oftheever-insightful Statsbench alongwiththe as proved apopularread, aswell asnew columns such produced. Columns suchasInsidetheEFLagain football withthecirculation totalling 97,250 copies publication, was againastaple for aday at the The Eastern Footballer, theEFL’s officialmatch-day The Five , theEastland NetballReview andthe The Huddleweekly radio program, EFL enjoying a prominent presence. Since June 2018 mid-2000s, devoting countless hours into producing alone, Bendigo Bank, carsales, Channel Nine, Deakin highly-entertaining radio and video coverage, while University, Eastland, Trojan Tools, SEN and Yarra Valley his trademark Friday Preview made for weekly Water averaged around 23,000 ad views each, while in-depth analysis on EFL.org.au. His impact from collectively topping over 207,400 views on Team App. 2005-2011 helped significantly evolve the EFL’s media operations, and his legacy will never be forgotten. All of our social media outlets also continue to drive heavy traffic to EFL.org.au, where EFL followers can Thank you to Darren McKenzie, Bruce Prest and Michael access the latest news, weekly columns, features and Loughnan of The Loft Productions, Leigh Green, videos each day. Notably, the EFL’s Match Footage Hub John Higgins and the LKLM Media team, along with this year expanded to have all Division 2 matches filmed Garry Sparke and Davis Harrigan in photography. in addition to Division 1, providing fans, players and Thank you to Broadcast Manager Ben Warren-Smith coaches alike with unprecedented access to footage. for his efforts across the season, and a further Meanwhile, the Choose Tap Plays of the Week continued thank-you to an ever-growing media team which to soar in popularity, featuring the best marks, goals and continues to produce quality content each year; passages of play from the previous weekend’s action. Alana Coleman, Barry Kotze, Brad Henderson, Brad September saw the 2018 Clinton Grybas Media Award Pulley, Brett Beston, Brett Davidson, Damian Watson, presented to Brad Henderson at the EFL’s Chandler Davis Harrigan, Gavin Casey, Jessie Hare, Matt Fotia, Medal evening, after two decades of involvement. Noel McPhee, Peter Baird, Ray Baird, Riley Griffiths, Steve White, Tim Fitzsimons and Wayne Brasher. Whether it was play-by-play commentary, hosting EFL Sunday, around the grounds reporting, calling We also extend our gratitude to the businesses who junior grand finals or helping out in any way possible, advertise through our channels – Tobin Brothers Brad’s commitment to EFL Media, not only through Funerals, Trojan Tools and everyone else who 2018 but for the many years of involvement has been supports our coverage. of the utmost exemplary, professional standard. Season 2019 shapes as a year of evolution for The media landscape is an outward medium – the EFL’s media landscape across our various everything produced is either broadcast, printed productions. It is imperative as a brand and an or published online for a state-wide, national and organisation that we continue to evolve, embrace international audience to consume. It therefore should the latest in technology and strive to remain at the not be understated as to the significance of the role forefront of media coverage in community football EFL Media team members play in helping project in keeping with the commitment of delivering our and represent the League in its best possible light. sponsors, stakeholders and followers the highest Without our volunteers, our media operations could quality coverage of not function as they continue to do so, and I ask all EFL ’s premier local followers to please keep this in mind and appreciate our football competition. volunteers – they are the lifeblood of grassroots sport. Finally, thank you to all Equally, it should not be lost on our media volunteers clubs for your time and of the professional brand and public image, standards involvement across our and expectations they must uphold at all times when various platforms this representing the Eastern Football League. season, and I wish you all Sadly, in 2018, the EFL community lost a well-respected a prosperous 2019. and much-loved friend and individual in former DANIEL CENCIC EFL media personality, Shaun Kelly, who tragically // footyEFL // www.efl.org.au www.efl.org.au // footyEFL // REPORT ANNUAL 2018 // LEAGUE FOOTBALL EASTERN passed away in April. Shaun joined EFL Media in the Media Manager 17 18 EASTERN FOOTBALL LEAGUE // 2018 ANNUAL REPORT // footyEFL // www.efl.org.au umpiring intheEFL. and give usahigher andmore consistent level of other asumpires, thiswillseetheteam aspect grow As we move to bemore predictable amongst each first seniorfinalandthey allperformed very well. a great mixofexperience andumpires officiating their finals campaignwas strong. This finalscampaign saw Overall, theperformance by ourumpires inthe2018 create opportunitiesfor ourumpiringpanelto grow. to continually reinforce thefour-pillar philosophy and aspect inourseasonsmoving forward asitallows us Match-day observations willcontinue to beastrong senior list improving into better grades offootball. Saturday senior football and strong growth inour has seenmany juniorumpires transitioning into The upshotofsomany observations isthat the club observation. individual coaching intheform ofawritten game-day umpires receive notonlygroup-based coaching, but group that we are determined to ensure that all fantastic result andsupportsourmessage to the observations for ourentire umpiring list. This isa The coaching group completed over 700 written umpiring. and opento anyone whowants to progress their The pathway at theEFLUmpires isavery clearpath junior competition into ourseniorcompetition. seen over 160juniorumpires progress from our In fact, over thepast three seasonswe have The response from thejuniorgroup was amazing. COMPETITION TO OURSENIORCOMPETITION. FOR UMPIRESTO GROW FROMOURJUNIOR ABOUT CREATING MOREOPPORTUNITIES AT THESTART OFTHE2016 SEASON, WESET Head of Umpiring NOORDENNEN SCOTT VAN 2019. you allagain inseason forward to working with within theclubandlook your efforts andsupport EFL. Ithankyou for to theumpires ofthe Finally, abigthank-you and Jessie Mulhollandfor theirsupportthisseason. Dyson Baker, DanielCencic, SeanBuncle, ElleDow administrative team inMarkFreeman, Petra Keogh, Manager Troy Swainston andtheentire EFL CEO inPhilMurton, Football Development andGame president inBartMaaskant, theBoard of theEFL, (Eastern Football League Umpires’ Association), its umpires ready onmatch-day. Thanks alsoto EFLUA and Jodi,thankyou for your efforts inhaving our To MalCree, ourfitness advisor, andthetrainers Bob offered asaresult. division ofourclubandgreater opportunitiesbeing pathway that isbeingcreated through ourjunior umpiring numberswillcome from avery clear 2018. The success ofourclubandindeedfuture opportunistic environment for your list inseason team for creating aninclusive, supportingand To SeanClarke, well doneagainto you andyour umpires to develop. in creating andthensupportingopportunities for their respective groups andthework you alldid leadership shown throughout theseasonwith coach) for theirwonderful contribution and assistant coach) andWarren Sidebottom (goal Smith (boundarycoach), Trevor Finch(boundary coach), Tim Carlos(development coach), Stephen I would like to thankBruce Onken (senior field THE EASTERN FOOTBALL LEAGUE CONTINUES with 11 of the 12 found guilty either at the tribunal or by acceptance of a set penalty. TO SET THE STANDARD REGARDING FAIR AND REASONABLE PLAY, RESULTING IN ANOTHER The number of yellow and red cards issued in season 2018 reduced by 32 per cent on last season, with 380 LOW NUMBER OF REPORTS AND YELLOW CARDS cards issued in the senior competition compared to 557 THIS SEASON. in season 2017. Rough play accounted for 67 per cent of cards issued. Full credit to our umpires who continue to In 2018, there were 71 reports (91 last season) made do an outstanding job managing the games and not by umpires and investigation officers, a 22 per cent tolerating unreasonable incidents on the field. One area decrease on the prior season. The increased use of requiring further review is the increase in yellow cards video footage and a desire by both the League and in the juniors, up from 70 in 2017 to 216 in 2018. Steps clubs to ensure the welfare and safety of players has will be taken to ensure this trend reverses. contributed to the reduction. The number of melees in 2018 reduced to 23 compared Of the 71 reports, 66 players and officials were found with 31 in 2017. The League will continue to take a guilty of their offences with 36 reports heard by the strong stance against this behaviour and all clubs tribunal, 31 were found guilty, and 35 players accepted should continue to educate their players as to the the set penalty offered by the umpires. In total risks associated with being involved in melees. 93 per cent of players reported were found guilty with an average suspension of 2.2 weeks. The junior The League is fortunate to have a terrific group competition accounted for 38 per cent and the senior of volunteers who sit on our tribunal. Their efforts competition 62 per cent of total reports, while striking enable us to continue to promote our league as charges accounted for 39 per cent of reports. Players fair and equitable which will continue to attract and officials should be commended for their behaviour. players to our competition. Finally, thank you to our investigation officers who provide a thorough and In season 2018, 12 players or officials were reported professional service to the League. after an incident was investigated (21 last season),

IT HAS BEEN ANOTHER BIG YEAR FOR THE tracking in Melbourne’s east and to also listen to how close to home the issues that may confront us all in WOMEN OF THE EFL (WEFL). our association with clubs and life are in general. We threw our support behind FightMND and were We were privileged to hear from a varied and diverse privileged to hear from Daniher’s Drive campaign panel and their trials, tribulations and successes along assistant Georgia Cornell and campaign director, Bec the way in their chosen fields. A sincere thank-you Daniher, at our first dinner of the season. Bec spoke to Katherine Smith (AFLW Melbourne), Cr Marijke of the strength of her dad, Neale Daniher, driving the Graham (Maroondah City Council), Sarah Almy (Coles campaign, how much they have raised so far and Lilydale), The Hon. Heidi Victoria MLA, Kristine Olaris that almost every dollar goes back into research, (CEO of Women’s Health East) and Lauren Wood clinical trials and assistance for sufferers. It was a ( sports journalist) for all participating. very moving presentation. It ended up being a fantastic evening and we look Also at the dinner we heard the story of Jessie forward to the initiatives that will arise moving forward. Mulholland, the Female Talent and Competitions A big thank-you must go to the driving force behind Coordinator for the eastern region. Her story is like this forum –Josette O’Donnell from Eastern Health. many other girls wanting to play football, the only Another eventful season draws to a close and our hindrance was that she grew up in thanks to East Ringwood and Norwood football so it was a hard battle but one that brought her to clubs, their committees and caterers for two great where she is today. The growth in women’s and girls’ function venues this year; our committee, Gail football continued this season and is still expected to Hewitt, Prue Green, Robyn Lawson, Chris Dowling, grow again in 2019. Lauren Wood, and Kerry Buckley; and Petra Keogh The Women of the EFL, in conjunction with Eastern for her help from behind the EFL desk and all our Health, SALT, Women’s Health East, the EFL, AFL Yarra guest speakers. And finally, to Phil Murton and the Ranges and Victorian Local Governance Association, EFL for their ongoing support of the WEFL. We also banded together to prepare a forum that would be wish Phil all the best in his new position and look in place of our second dinner. This forum’s purpose forward to working closely with incoming EFL CEO,

was to give women an amazing opportunity to hear Troy Swainston. www.efl.org.au // footyEFL // REPORT ANNUAL 2018 // LEAGUE FOOTBALL EASTERN about how gender equity and women’s leadership JO HART-PARKER in sport, community, business and government is President – Women of the EFL 19 20 EASTERN FOOTBALL LEAGUE // 2018 ANNUAL REPORT // footyEFL // www.efl.org.au the EFL’s ChandlerMedalpresentation night. Ringwood Football Club, whoaccepted hisaward at Trainer oftheYear recipient, IanBarnes from the Congratulations to theClubWarehouse Senior February for headtrainers andjuniorcoordinators. members withplansto runan Information nightin in 2018 andwe willbestriving in2019 to attract more able to attract more trainers to jointheAssociation joined theEFLTA. Unfortunately, we have notbeen previous years andwe appreciate thosewho have Our membershipnumberswere slightlydown on accepted by boththeEFLandAFL. a simplifiedstructure goingforward that willbe harder for thejuniorclubs,hence thework to get for clubsto gettrainers to courses anditwas even issues withSMA’s website. This proved very difficult 1 SportsTrainers Course changingto two days and difficult year withtheSportsMedicineAustralia Level Our training courses were runagainand2018 was a you willbesorely missed. years ago. Thank you, ‘Macca’, from theEFLTA and him andIstill tape thumbstheway hetaughtme10 trainer andatruegentlemansince Ihave known committee. ‘Macca’ hasbeenanexceptional sports John McPherson(‘Macca’), hasresigned from the on theTrainers’ Association, oneofourlife members, 40-plus years asasportstrainer andover 20years season andIwould alsolike to mentionthat after committee members,thanks for you efforts over the of your hard work over theseason.To thegeneral president andsecretary, Tanya Cruickshank, for all Again, aspecialthank-you goesto EFLTA senior vice trainers qualified. with makingitsimplerfor clubsto gettheirsports qualifications over different agegroups along training courses that shouldsimplifysportstrainers’ to mapoutanew structure for qualifications and has taken onacomplicated taskandhasmanaged trainers’ qualifications andtraining courses. Nigel Callanan, for hiswork duringtheseasononsports like to acknowledge EFLTA vice president, Nigel dedicated to theirclubsandsportstraining. Iwould and often holdingdown otherroles aswell, truly with most beingactive sportstrainers at clubs Our 2018 committee was madeupofninemembers HAS BEENAYEAROFPLANNINGANDCHANGE. TRAINERS’ ASSOCIATION (EFLTA), SEASON 2018 FOR THEEASTERN FOOTBALL LEAGUE President Eastern Football League Trainers’ Association NEILL CARBOON year andlook forward to seeingyou in2019. I wishyou allasafe andhappy Christmas andnew trainers intheEFL. Association remains relevant andserves thesports training at areasonable cost andto make sure the the clubsandsportstrainers to recieve relevant forward in2018 andbeyond isto make iteasierfor acknowledgement for thiswork. The challengegoing 2018 season andthecommittee deserves the all ofourregular dutiesandservices for the In conclusion, theEFLTA hasmanagedto complete position at the Yarra RangesCouncil. support over theyears andwishhimwell inhisnew The Association would alsolike to thankPhilfor his football operations; we really appreciate your efforts. Troy inareas suchascompliance, interleague and and histeam that we interact withPetra, Markand year. Philhasalways madetimefor theAssociation team at theEFLfor theircontinued supportthis A bigthank-you to EFLCEOPhilMurton andhis in 2019. the year. We lookforward to working together again courses andworkshops that were heldthroughout Medicine Australia for theirsupportinvarious Elastoplast, Lifecare Physiotherapy andSports fromGaul ClubWarehouse, Andrew Meehanfrom Thank you to oursponsorsandpartners:Martin with The Footy Show andAFLfootballers. all thetiny, future footy stars runthrough theirskills Clinic at . It’s great funto watch assisted withfirst aidat theAlmost LittleLegends Thank you to thetrainers andvolunteers who a great result astheEFLwon by 42points. different divisionswithvarying levels ofexperience, As you cansee, they are from different clubsacross (Wantirna South). Jennings (NorthRingwood) andPeter Axton (Lilydale), RickDjohan(NorthRingwood), Aaron EFL; Tanya Cruickshank (EFLTA), EricaMcMenamin Thank you to thetrainers whorepresented the at ahigherlevel offootball. Association achance to exhibit someofour expertise was ahighlightfor theEFLTA asitgives theTrainers’ Football League at DocklandsStadium onMay 19 Championships seniorclashwiththeGeelong The 2018 WorkSafe AFLVictoria Community 0510 15 20 25

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JUNIORS GIRLS UNDER-19s SENIORS WOMEN’S VETERANS NETBALL 21 22 EASTERN FOOTBALL LEAGUE // 2018 ANNUAL REPORT // footyEFL // www.efl.org.au with theSharks prevailing by 10 points. between Blackburn andDoncaster at Morton Park, earlier thanusualonMarch 30. The match isplayed features intheEFL,with theseasoncommencing For thesecond-consecutive season,GoodFriday footy MARCH representative side. Cochrane isnamedcoach oftheEFL’s senior Former Vermont andBlackburnmentor Steve Collingwood AFLgameonSaturday, May 19. Stadium asacurtain-raiser to theSt.Kilda versus Community Championshipsgameat Docklands first versus second 2018 WorkSafe AFLVictoria have been afforded theopportunityto play the2018 the GeelongFootball League, announce that they The Eastern Football League, inconjunction with Netball, Events andAdmin Manager. The League appointsPetra Keogh to therole of FEBRUARY accepting arole at Yarra RangesCouncil. Manager, EllieIngwersen departstheEFLafter After three seasonsasNetball,Events andAdmin JANUARY Fairpark, Silvan andSouthBelgrave. Night gamesat homefeature amongthefixture for with Blackburnhosting Doncaster at Morton Park. footy islocked infor asecond-consecutive season, The 2018 EFLfixture isreleased, asGoodFriday DECEMBER 2017 taken inthefirst round. first timeindraft history that two ex-EFL juniorsare of andJaidynStephenson marks the with pick11intheAFLrookie draft. The selections (Rowville/Eastern Ranges), snared by Essendon out arecord numberofEFLdraftees isTrent Mynott home at Hawthorn, taken withpick67. Rounding (Rowville/Eastern Ranges) findsa Ranges) istaken withpick65by Fremantle and at pick53, asTom North(Heathmont/Eastern Eastern Ranges) headsto Sydney after hisselection pick 47. Meanwhile, Ryley Stoddart (Blackburn/ prospect SamHayes landsat Port Adelaide with Melbourne withpick31,whiletallforward/ruck Fritsch (Coldstream/Eastern Ranges) istaken by In oneofthefeel-good stories ofthedraft, Bayley , taken by Collingwood at pick6. AFL national draft, followed by explosive midfielder Ranges) isselected by Fremantle at pick5at the Classy midfielderAdam Cerra (Norwood/Eastern Eight former EFLjuniorsare drafted onto AFLlists. NOVEMBER 2017 scene for apulsating finalterm. again level at the break at 33apiece, setting the neither sideableto shrugtheother, withscores at half-time. The sides rally inthethird quarter with the second term, withthescores locked at 21apiece lead into quarter time before muchofthesamein first-half; withtheNFNLtakingaslender one-point fashion, trading goalsearlywhich tells thetaleof be aseesawing affair. Bothsidesbegininrelentless The stage issetfor theseniorclashwhichproves to court for theEFL. the NFNL.Defender AlannaLennie isnamedbest on for theEFL,settingupeventual 47-15 victory for story, spellinga23-pointdeficitat thefinalchange at the main break. The third quarter tells asimilar further 10majorsinthesecond term to lead20-6 a 10-3 leadinto quarter timebefore slammingona out oftheblocks earlyintheunder-19s clash,taking at Knox Regional NetballCentre, theNFNLraces Northern Football NetballLeague onMay 19. Held second year running,withtheEFLtakingon The netballinterleague program features for the on andoffthefield. of everyday conversations inclubs,thestands, and mental healthinaneffort to make mentalhealthpart beyondblue Round, raising fundsandawareness for The EFL,inconjunction withAFLVictoria, marks MAY Kelly, aged37. passing offormer EFLmediapersonality, Shaun The EFLcommunity mournsthetragic, sudden competition commences across two divisions. the DeakinUniversity Eastern Region Women’s Round 1commences for 42seniorclubs,while APRIL Hawthorn Football ClubCEO, Justin Reeves. captain Zoe Alston, BendigoBank’s Stuart Greig and captain DanKing,Bayswater women’s premiership Guest speakers includeSouthCroydon premiership University, hosted by ChannelNine’s ClintStanaway. The EFLSeasonLaunchisheldat Deakin A valiant showing sees the EFL senior side battle carnivals – losing just one match between them – it out in the fourth quarter, but the final minutes as the under-15-1 girls’ side claims the championship. see the NFNL lift a gear with the game on the line The EFL, in conjunction with the Norwood and through some exceptional goal-shooting, prevailing Blackburn football clubs and FightMND, host the 46-40. inaugural Freeze the Boss fundraiser at Mullum Goalkeeper Allana Osborne is named best on court Reserve to raise funds and awareness for motor for the EFL through tireless defensive work in a neurone disease. EFL CEO Phil Murton, Bendigo high-intensity, high-pressure match. Bank CEO Stuart Greig, Norwood president Mark Etherington and Blackburn president Matt Breen are The EFL claims the coveted number-one ranking plunged into icy-cold water at half-time. Over $4000 in community football in the state of Victoria for is raised for FightMND. the first time in its history, defeating the Geelong Football League by 42 points in the 2018 WorkSafe JULY AFL Victoria Community Championships at Docklands Stadium. The EFL leads at all changes, The annual Almost Little Legends Clinic, supported before piling on seven goals to two in the final term. by the , sees around 800 junior Vermont ruckman Liam Buxton is named best afield, footballers descend on Knox Gardens Reserve. while Norwood’s Leigh Williams kicks seven goals. The junior footballers are put through their paces by members of Nine News, The Footy Show, Kids’ WB The first WEFL dinner is held at East Ringwood and the EFL’s junior interleague stars. Football Club, featuring Georgia Cornell and Bec Daniher from FightMND and Jessie Mulholland from The Women Leading the Change forum is held at AFL Victoria as guest speakers. Norwood’s Mullum Reserve, focussing on achieving gender equality in Melbourne’s eastern region. JUNE Panel of special guests include Herald Sun sports journalist Lauren Wood, Maroondah City Council’s The annual Queen’s Birthday weekend clash takes Marijke Graham, AFLW place, as Balwyn hosts Noble Park at Balwyn Park. player Katherine Smith, Women’s Health East CEO For the first time in its nine-year run, the home side Kristine Olaris and The Hon. Heidi Victoria, member takes the points as the Tigers defeat the Bulls by for Bayswater. 24 points. The AFL Victoria Junior Metropolitan Championships take place, with the under-14-1 and under-14-2 sides www.efl.org.au // footyEFL // REPORT ANNUAL 2018 // LEAGUE FOOTBALL EASTERN completing undefeated campaigns. Meanwhile, both under-15 girls’ representative sides enjoy dominant 23 24 EASTERN FOOTBALL LEAGUE // 2018 ANNUAL REPORT // footyEFL // www.efl.org.au Donvale claimsthe inaugural Deakin University Simon Way isnamed best afield.Shortly after, 17 pointsat theLilydale SportsOval. The Magpies’ Veterans competition, defeating SouthCroydon by Scoresby winsthepremiership intheBJS Insurance Bertacco is named best onground. the finalquarter. The Whitehorse Pioneers’Damian in thesecond half, including four goalsto nonein in theopeninghalf, before pilingonsixgoalsto one unlikely at half-timeasthey fail to register amajor Mitcham’s Walker Park. The Pioneers’victory seems Hawks by 16pointsintheDivision4grand finalat premiership since 2007, defeating theGlenWaverley The Whitehorse Pioneerswintheirfirst senior after astellar debutseasonwithCollingwood. Stephenson winsthecoveted AFLRisingStar Award, Former Ferntree GullyEaglesjuniorJaidyn umpires are recognised for theirachievements in2018. appointments are announced andthebest EFL with umpire Tim PhillipsasMC.Grand final event, The Last Bounce, at Linley Estate Receptions The EFLUmpires’ Association hosts itsannual gala hosts theEastern Region Girls’Presentation Night. Junior ClubAward. Meanwhile, BillanookCollege Vermont winstheGordon Parker Best Conducted and four interleague most valuable player awards as fairest medals,premiership flags,best juniorumpire awards presented includecompetition best and Cencic andEFL mediavolunteer DamianWatson, attendance. Co-hosted by EFLMediaManagerDaniel Karralyka Centre, withover 450peoplein Junior Presentation Nightisheldat Ringwood’s SEPTEMBER (Division 6)victorious. White (Division5)andNunawading Lions Glen Waverley Hawks Blue(Division4),Coldstream Eagles (Division2),Mulgrave Red (Division3), Reserve), SouthCroydon (Division1),Vermont (Premier Division),Scoresby Swoopers (Premier are played across allgrades, withFairpark Yellow Division 3and4,astheNetballEFLgrand finals The BendigoBankSeniorFinalsSeriesbeginsfor represented. grand finalday sees22ofthecompetition’s clubs East Ringwood claimsthree flags,whilejuniorgirls’ in upto 27 competitive divisionpremierships, as Junior boys’ grand finalday sees19clubsshare to love thegame, nottheodds. awareness ofthepresence ofgamblinginsportsand Responsible Foundation Gambling to raise joint-initiative by AFLVictoria andtheVictorian The EFLmarks #LoveTheGame Round, a AUGUST in Division2. Croydon’s Ebany Vanderheym takes thetop-honour Division 1best andfairest award, while South evening. The Basin’s Teagan Sheldonclaimsthe Dandenong’s SkyHigh for the2018 presentation Region Women’s competition gathers at Mount The best oftheDeakinUniversity Eastern afield kickingthree majors. second-half, withDillonViojo-Rainbow namedbest break, theLionsregister eightgoalsto noneinthe With just five pointsseparating thesidesat themain in theDivision2grand finalat Tormore Reserve. in emphatic fashion, defeating Lilydale by 60points Doncaster East endsits11-year premiership drought hat-trick for Boronia. also claimunderdog premierships, completing the the mainevent, theHawks’ under-19 andreserves Luke Hannonisnamedbest onground. Proceeding their first seniorpremiership since 2000. Boronia’s Ringwood outfitby 16pointsto deliver theHawks recording anupsetvictory over anundefeated 3 seniorgrand finalat East Burwood Reserve, Boronia produces astirring display intheDivision named best onground. in theirinaugural season.Vermont’s Jessica Elderis 1 premiership, astheEaglestriumphby eightpoints Deakin University Eastern Region Women’s Division honours. Vermont battles MountEvelyn for the points asAlannahAntonellos claimsbest onground in atight-tussle with Blackburn,prevailing by four Eastern Region Women’s Division2premiership The EFL’s night of nights, the Chandler Medal, is held The Eagles’ Andrew Ainger is awarded the Cliff at the Manningham Function Centre with over 400 Tomkins Blue Ribbon Medal, judged best afield with people in attendance. Two EFL greats are officially five goals. elevated to legend status with Doncaster’s Chris The EFL’s partnership with the Victoria Police Blue Annakis awarded the Sir Gilbert Chandler Medal for Ribbon Medal Foundation sees over $20,000 raised the second-consecutive season, while Bayswater’s during the Bendigo Bank Senior Finals Series. Joel Galvin is crowned the Kenneth Wright medallist as the best and fairest in Division 2. Meanwhile, OCTOBER Ringwood’s Trent Farmer claims his second- consecutive Edie Medal in Division 3, as Coldstream’s Croydon North-Mount Lilydale Old Collegians Darcy Carrigan wins the James Medal in Division 4. Football Club (Croydon North-MLOC) becomes the EFL’s 45TH senior club, after being successfully For the second-consecutive year, Vermont meets voted in by EFL clubs at a Special General Meeting South Croydon in the Division 1 grand final. The of EFL clubs. Croydon North-MLOC will compete in traditional grand final luncheon, hosted by Nine News the EFL’s Division 4 in 2019. personality Tony Jones, sees a turnout of dignitaries including politicians, club presidents and sponsors. The AFL draft combine takes place with up to six EFL juniors put through their paces ahead of With an 8,000-strong crowd assembled at November’s national draft. Bayswater Oval to witness another instalment in the growing Eagles-Bulldogs rivalry, Vermont races After 12 years at the Eastern Football League, out of the blocks early, with forward Andrew Ainger including the last five seasons as Chief Executive setting the tone kicking four majors in the opening Officer and the previous seven as Football term. Vermont leads by 32 points at quarter time Operations Manager, Phil Murton resigns after and 58 at the main-break, before blowing the margin accepting a role at Yarra Ranges Council. out to a game-high 70 points at the 18-minute-mark General Manager – Football and Game Development of the third quarter. Troy Swainston is instilled as Acting CEO of the A -led revival for South Croydon thereafter Eastern Football League. sees the Bulldogs pile on five consecutive goals from the 20-minute-mark of the third term to the 21-minute-mark of the last – with four of those belonging to King – cutting the margin to an unassailable 39 points as the Eagles aren’t to be www.efl.org.au // footyEFL // REPORT ANNUAL 2018 // LEAGUE FOOTBALL EASTERN denied on their way to a record 20th senior EFL premiership – and their first since 2009. 25 26 EASTERN FOOTBALL LEAGUE // 2018 ANNUAL REPORT // footyEFL // www.efl.org.au Daniel Mead Division 2Reserves Joel Galvin Division 2Seniors Jarrod Smith Division 1Under-19s Mason Storr Under 17DivisionB Jake Arundell Under 17DivisionA Salele Feagaimalii Under 17DivisionPremier Division Trent Farmer Division 3Seniors David DeAraugo Division 1Reserves Andrew Carter Division 2Under-19s Ben Haddock Cody Morrison Under 17Division E Benjamin Hutchinson Riley Blackman Under 17DivisionD Benjamin Van Veen Under 17DivisionC Carly Hewett Netball EFLDivision6 Darcy Carrigan Division 4Seniors Trey Braione Division 3Under-19s Andrew Battye Division 3Reserves Chris Annakis Division 1Seniors Best andFairest Olivia Lesiputty Netball EFLDivision5 Brie Stallworthy Netball EFLDivision4 Jessica Hoskin Netball EFLDivision3 Kristy Dahan Netball EFLDivision2 Jessica Teunissen Netball EFLDivision1 Bianca Pilkington Netball EFLPremier/Premier Reserve Ebany Vanderheym Deakin UniEastern Region Women’s Division 2 Teagan Sheldon Deakin UniEastern Region Women’s Division 1 Simon Way BJS Insurance Veterans Ngong Arou Division 4Under-19s Jarryd Healey-Rotheram Division 4Reserves Glen Waverley Hawks Glen Waverley Hawks Upper Ferntree Gully Heathmont Black Chandler Medal South Croydon Doncaster East Lysterfield Teal Wright Medal Eastern Lions James Medal Rowville Gold Edie Medal Surrey Park Coldstream Heathmont Knox Black Noble Park Ringwood Forest Hill The Basin Bayswater Doncaster Blackburn Scoresby The Basin The Basin Vermont Scoresby Mulgrave Croydon Boronia Kilsyth Knox

Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes 20 20 36 26 23 23 25 22 22 14 14 14 19 41 16 18 13 20 15 15 24 24 24 33 23 25 22 16 16 18 17 Brody-Stone Edwards Harry Flynn Under 14DivisionA Lachlan Isbester Under 15DivisionD Joseph Murphy Under 15DivisionC William Bromley Under 15DivisionB Jacob Broad Under 15DivisionA Best andFairest Thomas Ferguson Under 13DivisionD Leigh Fanartzis Under 13DivisionC Tarren Murphy Under 13DivisionB Nicholas Watson Under 13DivisionA Cooper Wilkinson Under 14DivisionD Joel Jobling Under 14DivisionC Under 14DivisionB Hudson Goulding Under 12DivisionA Mitchell Gamel Under 12DivisionC Jackson Mooney Under 12DivisionB Heilyn Allsop Under 12DivisionD Blake Mainenti Under 11DivisionD Joshua Ross Under 11DivisionC Oliver Greeves Under 11DivisionA Amelia Van Oosterwijck Eastern Region GirlsUnder18Premier Division Riley Grant Under 11DivisionE Kai Stewart Under 11DivisionB Tess Flintoff Eastern Region GirlsUnder16Premier Division Madison Church Eastern Region GirlsUnder18Division1 Tayla McMillan Eastern Region GirlsUnder12Division 2 Lisa Peacock Eastern Region GirlsUnder 12Division1 Jessica Beraud Samantha Beecroft Eastern Region GirlsUnder14Yarra Ranges Amber Hart Eastern Region GirlsUnder14Division2 Mia Van Oosterwijck Jade McCormack Eastern Region GirlsUnder14Division1 Bridget Deed Eastern Region GirlsUnder16Yarra Ranges Abby Bower Eastern Region GirlsUnder16Division2 Grace Walsh Eastern Region GirlsUnder16Division1 Grace Belloni Eastern Region Girls Under12Yarra Ranges Olinda Ferny Creek White Knox/Rowville Knights South Croydon Blues Glen Waverley Rovers Glen Waverley Rovers East Ringwood White North Ringwood Red Upper Ferntree Gully Scoresby/Lysterfield East Ringwood Blue North Ringwood Rowville Knights Heathmont Blue Wantirna South East Ringwood Chirnside Park Ferntree Gully East Burwood Bayswater Bayswater Yarra Glen Forest Hill Montrose Waverley Mitcham Mitcham Monbulk Rowville Rowville Donvale Donvale Kilsyth Kilsyth Seville Knox

Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes 40 30 20 20 34 34 39 36 26 24 24 28 29 35 23 23 22 22 22 27 27 19 16 16 21 21 21 17 17 22 22 22 19 19 16 Grand Final Best on Ground Medals Division 1 Seniors Cliff Tomkins Medal Andrew Ainger Vermont Division 1 Reserves Patrick Wallis Vermont Division 1 Under-19s All Trophies Leading Goal Kickers Goals Liam Scott Noble Park Division 1 Leigh Williams Norwood 72 Division 2 Seniors Gordon Parker Medal Division 2 Jake Summers Doncaster East 54 Dillon Viojo-Rainbow Doncaster East Division 3 Dale Hehir Scoresby 65 Division 2 Reserves Division 4 Christopher Smith Boronia Brown 82 Jonathon Egan Mooroolbark Deakin Uni Eastern Region Women’s Goals Division 2 Under-19s Leading Goal Kickers James Parker Park Orchards Division 1 Julia Baker The Basin 33 Division 3 Seniors Les Leete Medal Monica Latino Donvale 48 Luke Hannon Boronia Division 2 Division 3 Reserves All Trophies Leading Goal Scorers - Netball EFL Goals Nicholas Heuston Boronia Premier/ Wantirna South Division 3 Under-19s Premier Lauren Woodgate Devils 510 Reserve Nathan Hare Boronia Division 1 Megan Williams Fairpark Red 293 Division 4 Seniors Frank Bibby Medal Division 2 Kellie Phillips Vermont Eagles 306 Damian Bertacco Whitehorse Pioneers Division 3 Jessica Hoskin Mulgrave Red 323 Division 4 Reserves Danielle Kemp Boronia Brown 262 Mitchel Donald East Burwood Division 4 Paige Lesiputty Heathmont Black 228 Division 4 Under-19s Division 5 Nunawading Ben Willis Whitehorse Pioneers Maya Kolevich 218 Division 6 Lions Gold BJS Insurance Veterans Simon Way Scoresby Leader Young Guns Deakin University Eastern Region Women’s Division 1 Division 1 and 2 Mackenzie Doreian Blackburn Jessica Elder Vermont Division 3 and 4 Fin Brown Heathmont Deakin University Eastern Region Women’s Division 2 BJS Insurance Champion Club Awards Alannah Antonellos Donvale Division 1 Vermont Grand Final Best on Court Medals – Netball EFL Division 2 Park Orchards Premier Division Division 3 Boronia Stephanie McNay Fairpark Division 4 East Burwood Premier Reserve Overall Vermont Bianca Sanzaro Scoresby Umpires Awards Division 1 Best Senior Field Umpire Damien Sully Naomi Linossier South Croydon Best Senior Boundary Umpire Connor Hagan Division 2 Best Senior Goal Umpire Ashley Powney Hannah Barry-Murphy Vermont Best Junior Field Umpire Max Goldsmith Division 3 Kathryn Bibby Whitehorse Pioneers Eastern Region Girls Football Max Wolfgram League Umpire of the Year Division 4 Madeline Eastman Glen Waverley Gordon Parker Best Conducted Junior Club Award Division 5 Vermont Junior Football Club Gabby Keats Coldstream Club Warehouse Trainer of the Year www.efl.org.au // footyEFL // REPORT ANNUAL 2018 // LEAGUE FOOTBALL EASTERN Division 6 Ian Barnes Ringwood Football Club Alyson Tran Nunawading 27 28 EASTERN FOOTBALL LEAGUE // 2018 ANNUAL REPORT // footyEFL // www.efl.org.au Coach: JamieCarpenter (Whitehorse Pioneers) Captain: JasonKennedy (East Burwood) DIVISION 4TEAMOFTHEYEAR SEN 1116 Coach: Brett Rowe (Ringwood) Captain: Trent Farmer (Ringwood) DIVISION 3TEAMOFTHEYEAR SEN 1116 Coach: Steve Buckle(Doncaster East) (Bayswater) Captain: JoelGalvin DIVISION 2TEAMOFTHEYEAR SEN 1116 Coach: Andrew Tranquilli (Doncaster) Captain: ChrisAnnakis(Doncaster) 1116 SENDIVISION1TEAM OF THE YEAR Foll Foll Foll Foll HB HB HB HB HF HF HF HF Int Int Int Int C C C C B B B B F F F F Andrew Padbury (Whitehorse Pioneers) Beau Parthenides (Glen Waverley Hawks) Daniel Lemon (Silvan) Jesse Hockey Will Edwards (Wantirna South) Aaron Cotte (Bayswater) Bailey Hotker (Croydon) Matthew Lee (UpperFerntree Gully) Adam Amin(Glen Waverley Hawks) Josh Adams (The Basin)Mitchell Jackson Michael Steven (Doncaster East) Jason Kennedy (East Burwood) Simon White (Doncaster East) Jack Martin(Doncaster East) Daniel Cripps(Templestowe) Matt Jones(SouthCroydon) Jake Hammond(Blackburn) Alex Frawley (Rowville) Ewen McKenzie (Doncaster) RhettJordon (Norwood) Jackson McDonald(Rowville) Kyle Matthews (Ringwood) Xavier Murphy (Blackburn) Jeffrey Gobbels(Balwyn) Beau Mitchener (Lilydale) Lachlan Wilson (Lilydale) Brenton Legg (Scoresby) Joseph Fisher(Vermont) Justin Ficorilli (Croydon) Liam Buxton (Vermont) Ben Power (Ringwood) Jake Davis (Forest Hill) Dale Hehir(Scoresby) Ryan White (Boronia) Trent Martin(Silvan) (Whitehorse Pioneers) BenjaminDadswell (Fairpark) Cameron Shield Matthew Ferguson (Glen Waverley Hawks) Matthew Mariani(Whitehorse Pioneers) Tom Meagher(UpperFerntree Gully) Jesse Dunne(Glen Waverley Hawks) Tristan Tweedie (East Ringwood) Joel Perry (UpperFerntree Gully) Sebastian Henderson(Mulgrave) Kristopher Pendlebury (Balwyn) Christopher Smith(Surrey Park) Daniel Corringe (Park Orchards) (Ringwood) Anthony Bernado(SouthBelgrave) Mitch Farmer (Ringwood) Jake Summers(Doncaster East) Leigh Odermatt (Heathmont) Darcy Carrigan (Coldstream) Jordan Roberts (The Basin) Brent English (Heathmont) Leigh Williams (Norwood) Chris Annakis(Doncaster) Paul Chadwick(Scoresby) James Powell (Forest Hill) Trent Farmer (Ringwood) Kyle Martin(NoblePark) Joel Galvin (Bayswater)Joel Galvin Jarrod Lake (Boronia) Brett Eddy (Vermont) Michael McDougall(Whitehorse Pioneers) Nicholas Batsanis (Doncaster East) Edward Sim(Whitehorse Pioneers) Frank Anderson(SouthCroydon) Taylor Leggate (Wantirna South) Michael Cardamone (Forest Hill) Jayden Kroussoratis (Norwood) Brock McLean (Doncaster East) Jackson Sketcher (NoblePark) Todd Vander Haar(Doncaster) Adrian Gileno(East Burwood) Thomas Schneider(Vermont) Mitch Hayes (Waverley Blues) Matthew Decler(Heathmont) Daniel King(SouthCroydon) Kane Hendon(Surrey Park) Alex Brown (Templestowe) Dean Siakoulis (Mulgrave) Lachlan Koger (Lilydale) Fin Brown (Heathmont) Trevor Mills(The Basin) Jesse Pearce (Fairpark) Luke Hannon(Boronia) Patrick Klep(Lilydale) (Coldstream) DEAKIN UNIVERSITY EASTERN REGION WOMEN’S TEAM OF THE YEAR Coach: Meredith Denvir (Vermont) Captain: Julia Baker (The Basin) B Alannah Antonellos (Donvale) Patsy Boxell (Yarra Junction) Zoe Alston (Bayswater) HB Sophie Ruddick (Chirnside Park) Teagan Sheldon (The Basin) Ellie Macdonald (Knox) C Serena Kuo (Waverley Blues) Marissa Lee (Vermont) Ebany Vanderheym (South Croydon) HF Eliana Parratt (Blackburn) Monica Latino (Donvale) Natasha Belo (East Ringwood) F Kianna Oates (Upwey Tecoma) Melinda Cottrell (Upper Ferntree Gully) Katelyn Betts (Mount Evelyn) Foll Jess Crundall (Donvale) Jessica Buzinskas (Boronia) Hayley O’Neill (Vermont) Caitlyn Wilson (Bayswater) Emma Gosbell (Heathmont) Julia Baker (The Basin) Int Kristelle Vanderwolf (Norwood) Shannon Bone (Waverley Blues) Natasha Hay (Thorton Eildon)

NETBALL EFL PREMIER DIVISION TEAM OF THE YEAR Captain: Lauren Woodgate (Wantirna South) GS Lauren Woodgate (Wantirna South) GA Claire van Dreumel (Fairpark) WA Rebecca Subbiah (Wantirna South) C Krista Tomlinson (Fairpark) // footyEFL // www.efl.org.au www.efl.org.au // footyEFL // REPORT ANNUAL 2018 // LEAGUE FOOTBALL EASTERN WD Bridget Moss (Wantirna South) GD Stephanie McNay (Fairpark) GK Haylee O’Shea (Wantirna South) Int Kirralee Luiyf (Lilydale) Marian Varney (Fairpark) Bianca Pilkington (Scoresby) 29 30 EASTERN FOOTBALL LEAGUE // 2018 ANNUAL REPORT // footyEFL // www.efl.org.au Knox East Ringwood Knox Montrose North Ringwood Noble Park Noble Park Balwyn Norwood Montrose East Ringwood Balwyn Mitcham Mulgrave Mooroolbark Wantirna South North Ringwood Norwood Blackburn Bayswater Croydon Doncaster Doncaster East Mulgrave Montrose North Ringwood Knox Rowville Mulgrave Park Orchards Rowville Doncaster Upper Ferntree Gully Bayswater Wantirna South Doncaster East Mitcham Croydon 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Ag 781 % Ag Ag Ag 200.29 150.94 165.42 154.28 252.33 237.08 342.96 278.73 139.82 129.72 235.38 284.72 140.09 59.06 109.39 114.47 145.84 106.79 83.39 102.92 43.32 145.26 159.02 136.65 116.70 168.75 67.07 97.36 65.96 26.65 113.01 93.82 59.97 111.93 82.40 40.93 157.78 57.64 56.20 65.49 64.26 130.12 83.88 56.95 53.69 75.46 119.61 39.81 67.38 57.53 Pts 61.54 90.12 40 68.71 75.91 48 68 36 24 52 16 0 4 % % % % % % Won 70.59 93.33 22.22 72.22 62.5 40 50 25 0 Pts 40 60 20 48 48 34 26 56 56 Pts Pts Pts Pts 32 40 60 60 60 60 44 30 44 44 64 64 64 48 48 34 66 36 36 36 56 24 28 58 24 24 24 24 28 28 22 52 52 14 14 16 16 16 18 12 12 4 8 4 8 Chirnside Park Warrandyte South Belgrave Ferntree Gully Nunawading South Belgrave Fairpark Chirnside Park Ferntree Gully Donvale Warrandyte Coldstream Warrandyte Glen Waverley Hawks Donvale Waverley Blues Donvale Waverley Blues Silvan Ringwood Templestowe Fairpark Templestowe East Burwood Silvan Whitehorse Pioneers Chirnside Park South Belgrave Scoresby The Basin Heathmont Surrey Park Templestowe The Basin Park Orchards The Basin Boronia Boronia Nunawading Silvan Surrey Park Kilsyth Boronia Ferntree Gully Scoresby Forest Hill Kilsyth Fairpark Waverley Blues Whitehorse/Sth Croydon Heathmont North Ringwood Heathmont Scoresby Ringwood Scoresby Surrey Park Forest Hill East Burwood Whitehorse Pioneers Glen Waverley Hawks East Burwood Coldstream Forest Hill Eltham South Croydon Bayswater South Belgrave Upper Ferntree Gully Boronia Wantirna South Division 3Under-19s Division 3Reserves Division 3Seniors BJS Insurance Veterans Division 4Under-19s Division 4Reserves Division 4Seniors 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 P 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 P P 10 10 14 W 13 15 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 P 0 6 8 5 5 2 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 16 W W 18 15 15 13 15 15 12 12 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 P 0 4 11 11 6 6 9 8 3 8 5 3 3 7 P 1 W 0 10 14 4 16 9 6 8 5 2 2 2 7 11 11 6 6 8 3 2 L 18 18 18 18 18 18 1 P 14 16 W 15 0 10 10 11 6 6 8 W 7 13 7 13 12 17 10 10 14 18 15 13 15 15 12 17 12 9 3 2 0 11 9 6 6 3 3 3 3 5 7 7 2 L L 1 0 4 9 3 5 2 7 7 7 L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 D 16 W 13 13 0 4 8 10 18 12 12 11 11 4 16 3 15 2 7 17 L 9 6 8 8 5 5 L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 D D B 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 10 14 18 5 5 2 L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B B 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 1022 290 240 346 870 368 939 475 552 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1376 B 906 1194 494 1188 645 866 1318 331 888 750 For FF FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1110 B For 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B FF FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1080 1066 1640 FF 1654 1542 1354 1239 1422 1229 1477 1524 1272 1160 994 1614 880 986 0 0 0 698 0 0 0 682 928 987 795 477 873 For For 1037 1690 240 706 439 770 1072 673 525 1041 310 1130 1304 644 1419 1420 1454 1350 1165 218 515 589 756 477 1724 1322 752 1752 1408 Ag 1093 1063 1861 1571 745 690 Ag 1102 1415 566 628 For 975 1608 951 1646 1346 For 860 1176 432 For 280.65 391.25 2316 1533 125.74 468.81 288.47 1860 1441 223.77 1028 1097 102.49 1097 1425 1298 172.36 1600 1044 2872 1044 157.98 1105 1048 1618 1391 55.24 119.84 1861 92.23 968 1138 654 69.96 1384 45.45 750 863 534 1207 633 583 49.01 47.79 78.58 29.23 742 49.18 23.14 1333 1353 819 819 1431 1361 1512 83.19 684 993 835 789 786 979 528 2053 Ag Ag 1611 Ag Ag 1701 1156 698 736 724 % Ag % 200.24 205.60 201.95 224.64 266.67 285.39 207.03 105.06 134.64 180.03 157.00 120.53 145.55 178.26 101.96 68.98 101.97 130.16 210.81 46.42 64.32 65.88 89.07 84.59 25.94 86.24 36.65 165.13 99.23 82.62 25.65 81.40 167.18 127.31 230.37 111.64 30.14 99.19 98.19 61.25 227.35 51.76 76.71 35.13 182.88 115.11 161.11 50.56 101.73 21.04 Pts Pts 40 40 60 20 20 20 36 56 24 24 28 32 32 52 16 0 0 8 8 8 8 % % % % % % Won % Won 44.44 88.89 66.67 55.56 22.22 22.22 22.22 77.78 93.75 81.25 31.25 31.25 62.5 62.5 87.5 37.5 12.5 100 50 0 0 Pts Pts Pts Pts 40 40 60 60 60 60 44 60 44 44 20 64 48 64 48 48 68 36 36 24 56 24 24 24 28 28 28 32 32 32 52 52 52 72 Pts 16 12 64 12 12 12 32 52 52 0 0 4 4 8 16 0 Division 1 Seniors Division 3 Seniors Qualifying Final Qualifying Final South Croydon 10.21 (81) def. Doncaster 11.9 (75) Scoresby 14.7 (91) def. Boronia 6.6 (42) Elimination Final Elimination Final Blackburn 14.16 (100) def. Rowville 9.8 (62) Heathmont 10.8 (68) def. The Basin 10.7 (67) Semi Final 1 Semi Final 1 Vermont 14.16 (100) def. South Croydon 6.9 (45) Boronia 9.10 (64) def. Heathmont 4.12 (36) Semi Final 2 Semi Final 2 Blackburn 14.9 (93) def. Doncaster 10.12 (72) Ringwood 12.12 (84) def. Scoresby 8.9 (57) Preliminary Final Preliminary Final South Croydon 9.7 (61) def. Blackburn 7.14 (56) Boronia 10.13 (73) def. Scoresby 4.8 (32) Grand Final Grand Final Vermont 15.11 (101) def. South Croydon 10.6 (66) Boronia 10.16 (76) def. Ringwood 8.12 (60) Division 1 Reserves Division 3 Reserves Qualifying Final Qualifying Final Blackburn 5.9 (39) def. South Croydon 5.5 (35) Heathmont 13.2 (80) def. Ferntree Gully 8.7 (55) Elimination Final Elimination Final Doncaster 6.3 (39) def. Rowville 4.11 (35) Boronia 8.6 (54) def. The Basin 3.7 (25) Semi Final 1 Semi Final 1 Vermont 6.7 (43) def. Blackburn 6.3 (39) Boronia 8.4 (52) def. Ferntree Gully 6.7 (43) Semi Final 2 Semi Final 2 South Croydon 18.9 (117) def. Doncaster 4.9 (33) Scoresby 8.9 (57) def. Heathmont 7.8 (50) Preliminary Final Preliminary Final South Croydon 8.8 (56) def. Blackburn 4.9 (33) Boronia 11.4 (70) def. Heathmont 3.6 (24) Grand Final Grand Final Vermont 13.8 (86) def. South Croydon 2.6 (18) Boronia 7.3 (45) def. Scoresby 3.7 (25) Division 1 Under-19s Division 3 Under-19s Qualifying Final Qualifying Final Blackburn 10.4 (64) def. Noble Park 8.10 (58) Waverley Blues 12.11 (83) def. Boronia 7.7 (49) Elimination Final Elimination Final Norwood 15.11 (101) def. Rowville 5.4 (34) Templestowe 5.5 (35) def. The Basin 4.9 (33) Semi Final 1 Semi Final 1 Blackburn 5.12 (42) def. Vermont 6.4 (40) Boronia 10.10 (70) def. Templestowe 6.7 (43) Semi Final 2 Semi Final 2 Noble Park 7.10 (52) def. Norwood 6.6 (42) Waverley Blues 10.7 (67) def. Heathmont 2.5 (17) Preliminary Final Preliminary Final Noble Park 5.8 (38) def. Vermont 5.7 (37) Boronia 9.6 (60) def. Heathmont 7.15 (57) Grand Final Grand Final Noble Park 12.4 (76) def. Blackburn 5.9 (39) Boronia 7.7(49) def. Waverley Blues 6.8(44)

Division 2 Seniors Division 4 Seniors Semi Final 1 Semi Final 1 Lilydale 10.13 (73) def. Bayswater 10.12 (72) Whitehorse Pioneers 7.11 (53) def. Glen Waverley Hawks 6.15 (51) Semi Final 2 Semi Final 2 Doncaster East 9.8 (62) def. Upper Ferntree Gully 6.6 (42) East Burwood 15.11 (101) def. Forest Hill 9.5 (59) Preliminary Final Preliminary Final Lilydale 14.10 (94) def. Upper Ferntree Gully 10.12 (72) Glen Waverley Hawks 12.11 (83) def. East Burwood 9.10 (64) Grand Final Grand Final Doncaster East 15.11 (101) def. Lilydale 6.5 (41) Whitehorse Pioneers 6.12 (48) def. Glen Waverley Hawks 4.8 (32) Division 2 Reserves Division 4 Reserves Semi Final 1 Semi Final 1 Mooroolbark 5.10 (40) def. Upper Ferntree Gully 2.5 (17) East Burwood 8.10 (58) def. Forest Hill 7.7 (49) Semi Final 2 Semi Final 2 Bayswater 9.7 (61) def. Park Orchards 1.7 (13) Surrey Park 9.6 (60) def. Kilsyth 4.8 (32) Preliminary Final Preliminary Final Bayswater 8.13 (61) def. Upper Ferntree Gully 5.6 (36) Forest Hill 7.8 (50) def. Surrey Park 5.12 (42) Grand Final Grand Final Mooroolbark 4.7 (31) def. Bayswater 1.3 (9) East Burwood 9.13 (67) def. Forest Hill 8.10 (58) Division 2 Under-19s Division 4 Under-19s Semi Final 1 Semi Final 1 Park Orchards 6.7 (43) def. Lilydale 2.2 (14) Surrey Park 10.9 (69) def. Whitehorse/Sth Croydon 9.8 (62) Semi Final 2 Semi Final 2 Croydon 5.11 (41) def. Mitcham 5.7 (37) Park Orchards 9.12 (66) def. Silvan 4.5 (29) Preliminary Final Preliminary Final Noble Park 5.8 (38) def. Vermont 5.7 (37) Whitehorse/Sth Croydon 11.13 (79) def. Park Orchards 1.5 (11) Grand Final Grand Final Park Orchards 8.5 (53) def. Croydon 4.4 (28) Whitehorse/Sth Croydon 9.6 (60) def. Surrey Park 4.12 (36) www.efl.org.au // footyEFL // REPORT ANNUAL 2018 // LEAGUE FOOTBALL EASTERN

31 32 EASTERN FOOTBALL LEAGUE // 2018 ANNUAL REPORT // footyEFL // www.efl.org.au Boronia Norwood Heathmont Thornton-Eildon Chirnside Park Yarra Junction The Basin South Croydon Upper Ferntree Gully Upwey Tecoma Knox East Ringwood Waverley Blues Mooroolbark Yarra Glen Blackburn Heathmont Mount Evelyn Bayswater Vermont East Ringwood Blue Blackburn Deakin UniEastern Region GirlsUnder16Premier Division Norwood Donvale Donvale Vermont Mount Evelyn Gembrook Cockatoo Mount Evelyn Knox Vermont Blackburn Forest Hill Knox/Rowville Knights Monbulk The Basin Montrose Chirnside Park Chirnside Park Donvale North Ringwood Ferntree GullyRovers Rowville Knights Ferntree Gully Lilydale Lilydale Kilsyth Deakin Uni Eastern Region GirlsUnder16Division1 Deakin UniEastern Region GirlsUnder18Division1 Deakin UniEastern Region GirlsUnder18Premier Division Deakin UniEastern Region Women’s Division2 Deakin UniEastern Region Women’s Division1 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 P P 10 10 14 14 14 14 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 11 9 14 14 9 9 W W P P P P 7 12 11 4 11 6 9 8 8 8 3 5 2 7 1 1 14 14 13 12 10 10 11 4 4 9 6 14 8 8 W W W W 5 3 7 7 7 L L 0 0 1 1 11 6 6 9 9 6 9 8 8 5 5 3 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 2 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D D 1 1 10 10 12 0 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 9 9 9 9 8 8 3 3 7 2 2 7 7 L L L L 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D D D D 2 1 1 1 1 FF FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1084 0 0 0 0 0 0 400 B B B B 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 920 203 934 836 926 385 593 623 637 577 1 1 1 1 1 1 130 891 513 531 312 For For 96 504 506 445 486 499 820 686 865 432 336 289 457 245 597 287 627 372 510 510 210 186 163 291 417 178 221 For For For For 46 1489 490 603 903 380 280 208 1195 770 478 952 335 477 537 281 715 317 181 Ag Ag 1080 660 360 484 260 498 207 422 228 673 732 375 227 410 184 461 461 195 719 176 515 187 197 125 191 161 511 Ag Ag Ag Ag 294.64 265.97 442.31 108.37 330.71 107.32 110.43 297.51 89.09 130.61 151.84 598.9 34.55 63.85 10.88 51.95 21.32 6.45 % % % Won % Won % Won % Won 88.89 42.86 20.83 66.67 55.56 55.56 83.33 39.29 53.85 27.27 71.43 46.15 91.67 41.67 16.67 85.71 79.17 100 50 55 25 25 25 75 75 0 0 Pts Pts 40 44 44 48 36 56 56 26 28 32 32 32 22 16 12 4 4 8 Glen Waverley Rovers Yarra Glen East Ringwood Mitcham South Belgrave/Lysterfield Mount Evelyn Seville The Basin Rowville Knights Worawa Monbulk Lilydale Vermont Purple Upper Ferntree Gully Gembrook Cockatoo Blackburn Healesville Upwey Tecoma Montrose Red Norwood Upper Ferntree Gully Donvale Emerald The Basin Kilsyth Mooroolbark Montrose Blue Ferntree Gully Olinda Ferny Creek Yea Glen Waverley Rovers Worawa East Ringwood Belgrave Vermont Gold Knox Belgrave Rowville Hawks Mitcham Waverley Blues Bayswater Bayswater Bayswater Deakin Uni Eastern Region GirlsUnder16Yarra Ranges Deakin Uni Eastern Region GirlsUnder16Division2 Eastern Region GirlsUnder14Yarra Ranges Eastern Region GirlsUnder14Division2 Eastern Region GirlsUnder14Division1 Eastern Region GirlsUnder14Premier Division 10 10 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 9 8 8 9 8 8 P P P P P P 7 10 10 10 W W W W W W 13 13 12 0 0 0 11 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 9 9 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 3 3 5 3 5 5 5 3 3 2 2 2 10 14 12 0 4 11 6 6 9 6 9 9 9 6 9 9 8 8 8 3 3 3 3 3 5 3 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 L L L L L L 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D D D D D D 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B B B B B B 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 300 443 894 394 244 865 453 398 299 289 385 395 326 625 243 457 677 252 573 772 104 144 150 105 210 419 416 196 461 196 214 381 412 216 153 182 221 271 217 For For For For For For 119 113 68 1086 409 490 209 445 439 203 470 1126 202 244 435 534 542 359 359 283 392 392 224 224 323 533 282 232 253 225 578 100 575 747 401 180 414 146 193 178 213 101 181 Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag 117 97 % Won % Won % Won % Won % Won % Won 38.46 20.83 92.86 70.83 83.33 83.33 30.77 30.77 30.77 33.33 33.33 33.33 76.92 28.57 22.22 61.54 61.54 46.15 46.15 91.67 41.67 41.67 15.38 85.71 54.17 57.14 57.14 57.14 62.5 6.25 37.5 100 60 50 30 25 25 75 75 75 0 0 Eastern Region Girls Grand Final Results Under 12 Division 1 Knox 4.2 (26)def. Ferntree Gully 1.1 (7) Under 12 Division 2 Bayswater 3.2 (20)def. Heathmont 1.0 (6) Under 12 Yarra Ranges Belgrave 0.8 (8) def.Olinda Ferny Creek White 1.0 (6) Under 14 Premier Division Sth Belgrave/Lysterfield 4.6 (30) def. Mount Evelyn 2.0 (12) Under 14 Division 1 Mitcham 4.7 (31) def. The Basin 2.2 (14) Under 14 Division 2 Lilydale 2.1 (13) def. East Ringwood 1.3 (9) Under 14 Yarra Ranges Yarra Glen 6.4 (40) def. Worawa 5.0 (30) Under 16 Premier Division Blackburn 6.7 (43)def. Montrose 0.3 (3) Under 16 Division 1 East Ringwood 5.7 (37) def. Vermont 4.4 (28) Under 16 Division 2 Eastern Region Girls Under 12 Division 1 Glen Waverley Rovers 1.10 (16) def. Upper Ferntree Gully 2.2 (14) P W L D B For Ag % Won Ferntree Gully 10 9 1 0 0 492 22 90 Under 16 Yarra Ranges Knox 9 7 1 1 0 127 39 83.33 Seville 3.5 (23)def. Upwey Tecoma 2.5 (17) Lilydale 10 7 3 0 0 364 105 70 Under 18 Premier Division Sth Belgrave/Lysterfield 10 6 3 1 0 178 68 65 Mooroolbark 10 6 4 0 0 281 155 60 Donvale 5.3 (33)def. Mount Evelyn 2.6 (18) The Basin 9 4 5 0 0 104 182 44.44 Under 18 Division 1 East Ringwood 10 4 6 0 0 205 171 40 The Basin 7.7 (49) def. Vermont 5.5 (35) Mitcham 10 3 7 0 0 289 276 30 Rowville Hawks 10 2 8 0 0 60 268 20 North Ringwood 10 0 10 0 0 257 359 0 Deakin University Eastern Region Women’s Division 1 Eastern Region Girls Under 12 Division 2 Semi Final 1 P W L D B For Ag % Won Bayswater 4.1 (25) def. Waverley Blues 0.6 (6) Bayswater 10 9 1 0 0 527 174 90 Semi Final 2 Heathmont 10 9 1 0 0 478 106 90 Vermont 8.6 (54) def. Mount Evelyn 6.12 (48) Vermont 10 7 2 1 0 230 121 75 Rowville Knights 10 7 2 1 0 360 282 75 Preliminary Final Montrose 10 7 3 0 0 226 99 70 Mount Evelyn 13.6 (84) def. Bayswater 2.3 (15) Kilsyth 10 6 4 0 0 374 159 60 Grand Final Blackburn 10 5 4 1 0 275 238 55 Wantirna South 10 4 6 0 0 250 567 40 Vermont 5.11 (41) def. Mount Evelyn 5.3 (33) South Croydon 10 3 6 1 0 175 214 35 Forest Hill 10 1 9 0 0 127 566 10 Deakin University Eastern Region Women’s Division 2 Upper Ferntree Gully 10 0 10 0 0 125 567 0 Semi Final 1 Norwood 10 0 10 0 0 8 874 0 Upwey Tecoma 7.12 (54) def. East Ringwood 7.6 (48) Eastern Region Girls Under 12 Yarra Ranges Semi Final 2 P W L D B For Ag % Won Donvale 5.2 (32) def. Blackburn 2.13 (25) Olinda Ferny Creek White 13 11 1 1 0 293 198 88.46 Yarra Glen 14 10 4 0 0 288 178 71.43 Preliminary Final

Belgrave 14 7 6 1 0 228 167 53.57 Blackburn 7.11 (53) def. Upwey Tecoma 4.6 (30) www.efl.org.au // footyEFL // REPORT ANNUAL 2018 // LEAGUE FOOTBALL EASTERN Mount Evelyn 13 5 7 1 1 177 194 42.31 Grand Final Healesville 14 5 9 0 0 270 233 35.71 Olinda Ferny Creek Red 14 1 12 1 0 138 424 10.71 Donvale 3.9 (27) def. Blackburn 3.5 (23) 33 34 EASTERN FOOTBALL LEAGUE // 2018 ANNUAL REPORT // footyEFL // www.efl.org.au Lysterfield Teal Under 15A Lysterfield Grey Under 17E Lilydale Gold Under 17D Kilsyth Under 17C Boronia Under 17B Lilydale Blue Under 17A Mooroolbark Under 17Premier Division Knox Red Vermont Purple Ferntree GullyEaglesWhite Rowville Gold Waverley Blues East Ringwood Blue Donvale East Ringwood Blue Eastern Lions Chirnside Park Forest Hill The BasinRed Norwood Purple Scoresby Knights The BasinGreen Bayswater Vermont Wantirna South Montrose Rowville Knights North Ringwood Rowville Hawks Vermont Purple Ferntree GullyEaglesBlue Noble Park Gold Knox Black Upper Ferntree GullyRed North Ringwood Glen Waverley Rovers White Blackburn Black East Burwood Blackburn Red Glen Waverley Rovers Black Noble Park Blue Blackburn Black Norwood Black South Croydon Ferntree GullyEaglesBlue Mitcham East Ringwood White Lysterfield Teal Heathmont Upper Ferntree GullyBlue Heathmont East Burwood 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 P P P P P P P 10 10 10 10 10 10 W W W W W W W 12 12 0 11 11 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 9 9 9 6 6 9 6 6 8 8 6 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 3 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 2 2 2 2 1 10 10 10 10 10 14 12 12 12 0 0 4 4 4 4 11 6 6 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 3 3 3 3 5 3 3 3 5 3 5 5 5 2 2 2 7 7 7 7 7 L L L L L L L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D D D D D D D 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B B B B B B B 1 1 1 1 1 1 % Won % Won % Won % Won % Won % Won % Won 64.29 64.29 64.29 42.86 42.86 42.86 42.86 42.86 23.08 23.08 39.29 30.77 76.92 28.57 78.57 78.57 28.57 57.69 14.29 14.29 14.29 71.43 71.43 71.43 71.43 21.43 92.31 85.71 35.71 35.71 35.71 100 40 40 80 80 30 50 50 30 50 20 70 70 70 70 70 45 95 25 10 0 Vermont Gold Under 15D Scoresby/Lysterfield Under 15C The Basin Under 15B Montrose Under 14D Coldstream Under 14C Heathmont The Basin Under 14B East Ringwood Blue Under 14A Forest Hill Waverley Blues South Croydon Rowville Upper Ferntree Gully Vermont Chirnside Park Lysterfield Grey Boronia Chirnside Park Rowville Knights Kilsyth Kilsyth Croydon Waverley Blues Knox Montrose Lysterfield Teal Wantirna South North Ringwood Black Bayswater East Ringwood White Mitcham North Ringwood Red Glen Waverley Rovers Knox Blackburn Red Norwood Lilydale Ferntree GullyEaglesWhite Upper Ferntree Gully Croydon East Ringwood White Ferntree GullyEagles Glen Waverley Rovers White Mitcham Wantirna South Blackburn Lilydale East Ringwood White Ferntree GullyEagles Donvale Mooroolbark Rowville Hawks Mooroolbark Glen Waverley Rovers Black Donvale 12 12 12 10 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 9 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 9 9 9 9 9 8 9 P P P P P P P 10 10 10 10 14 W W W W W W W 12 0 11 11 4 4 4 9 9 9 6 9 9 6 9 9 6 8 8 8 8 8 3 3 5 5 3 5 5 3 3 3 5 3 5 5 7 7 2 7 2 7 7 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 10 10 10 10 10 10 13 13 13 12 0 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 11 11 6 9 6 9 6 9 9 6 8 8 8 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 7 7 7 7 7 L L L L L L L 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D D D D D D D 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B B B B B B B 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 % Won % Won % Won % Won % Won % Won % Won 44.44 38.46 23.08 23.08 38.89 73.08 69.23 69.23 83.33 69.23 83.33 83.33 83.33 55.56 30.77 58.33 30.77 67.86 67.86 78.57 53.57 22.22 57.69 61.54 14.29 61.54 61.54 61.54 71.43 46.15 21.43 21.43 91.67 41.67 41.67 16.67 41.67 16.67 92.31 35.71 57.14 62.5 100 12.5 7.14 7.14 11.11 11.11 50 50 70 25 25 75 0 Under 13A Under 12D P W L D B % Won P W L D B % Won East Ringwood Blue 14 14 0 0 0 100 Waverley Blues 12 11 1 0 2 91.67 Mooroolbark Green 14 12 2 0 0 85.71 Vermont Gold 13 11 2 0 1 84.62 Blackburn Black 14 9 5 0 0 64.29 Coldstream 13 10 3 0 1 76.92 Lysterfield Teal 14 9 5 0 0 64.29 South Croydon Blues 13 7 6 0 1 53.85 Vermont Purple 14 6 8 0 0 42.86 Lysterfield Grey 12 5 7 0 2 41.67 Ferntree Gully Eagles Blue 14 3 11 0 0 21.43 The Basin Green 12 4 8 0 2 33.33 North Ringwood Red 14 2 12 0 0 14.29 Blackburn Red 12 4 8 0 2 33.33 Upper Ferntree Gully 14 1 13 0 0 7.14 Heathmont Gold 12 4 8 0 2 33.33 Under 13B Boronia 13 0 13 0 1 0 P W L D B % Won Under 11A Knox 6 5 0 1 1 91.67 P W L D B % Won Waverley Blues 13 10 2 1 1 80.77 Blackburn Black 14 13 1 0 0 92.86 Rowville Knights 13 8 5 0 1 61.54 Lysterfield Teal 14 10 4 0 0 71.43 Wantirna South 13 8 5 0 1 61.54 East Ringwood Blue 14 9 5 0 0 64.29 Glen Waverley Rovers 13 8 5 0 1 61.54 Vermont Purple 14 9 5 0 0 64.29 Lilydale 14 7 7 0 0 50 North Ringwood Black 14 6 8 0 0 42.86 Croydon 13 4 9 0 1 30.77 Glen Waverley Rovers Black 10 3 7 0 0 30 Montrose Blue 14 4 10 0 0 28.57 Mitcham Yellow 14 3 11 0 0 21.43 East Burwood 13 1 12 0 1 7.69 Rowville 14 2 12 0 0 14.29 Under 13C Under 11B P W L D B % Won P W L D B % Won Mitcham 13 11 2 0 1 84.62 Montrose Blue 10 10 0 0 0 100 Vermont Gold 13 11 2 0 1 84.62 Mooroolbark 14 12 2 0 0 85.71 Forest Hill 13 9 4 0 1 69.23 The Basin 14 9 5 0 0 64.29 Ferntree Gully Eagles White 13 6 7 0 1 46.15 Waverley Blues 14 9 5 0 0 64.29 Kilsyth 13 4 9 0 1 30.77 Heathmont 14 7 7 0 0 50 Heathmont 13 4 9 0 1 30.77 East Burwood 14 2 12 0 0 14.29 The Basin 13 1 12 0 1 7.69 Norwood Black 14 2 12 0 0 14.29 Under 12A Knox 14 1 13 0 0 7.14 P W L D B % Won Under 11C Vermont Purple 14 13 1 0 0 92.86 P W L D B % Won Mitcham 14 12 2 0 0 85.71 Wantirna South 13 11 2 0 1 84.62 Croydon Blue 14 8 6 0 0 57.14 East Ringwood White 13 8 5 0 1 61.54 Glen Waverley Rovers 14 7 7 0 0 50 Ferntree Gully Eagles 13 7 6 0 1 53.85 Lysterfield Teal 14 3 11 0 0 21.43 Donvale 13 7 6 0 1 53.85 Blackburn Black 14 3 11 0 0 21.43 Lilydale 13 6 7 0 1 46.15 Under 12B Upper Ferntree Gully 13 5 8 0 1 38.46 Chirnside Park 13 4 9 0 1 30.77 P W L D B % Won The Basin Red 14 12 1 1 0 89.29 Under 11D Knox 14 12 2 0 0 85.71 P W L D B % Won North Ringwood 14 10 4 0 0 71.43 South Belgrave 10 9 1 0 0 90 Heathmont Blue 14 9 4 1 0 67.86 North Ringwood Red 14 10 3 1 0 75 Glen Waverley Hawks 10 6 4 0 0 60 Boronia 14 10 4 0 0 71.43 Rowville Knights 14 6 8 0 0 42.86 Bayswater 14 7 6 1 0 53.57 Norwood 10 4 6 0 0 40 South Croydon 14 6 8 0 0 42.86 Chirnside Park 14 3 11 0 0 21.43 Mitcham Black 14 1 13 0 0 7.14 East Ringwood Blue 14 2 12 0 0 14.29 Donvale 14 1 13 0 0 7.14 Under 11E P W L D B % Won Under 12C Kilsyth 13 13 0 0 1 100 P W L D B % Won Rowville Knights 14 12 2 0 0 85.71 Rowville 14 13 1 0 0 92.86 Forest Hill 14 11 3 0 0 78.57 East Burwood 14 11 3 0 0 78.57 Vermont Gold 7 4 3 0 0 57.14 Lilydale 14 10 4 0 0 71.43 Lysterfield Grey 14 6 8 0 0 42.86 Wantirna South 14 9 5 0 0 64.29 Scoresby 14 6 8 0 0 42.86 Mooroolbark 14 6 8 0 0 42.86 Montrose Red 13 3 10 0 1 23.08 www.efl.org.au // footyEFL // REPORT ANNUAL 2018 // LEAGUE FOOTBALL EASTERN Upper Ferntree Gully 14 4 10 0 0 28.57 Blackburn Red 9 2 7 0 1 22.22 Kilsyth 14 2 12 0 0 14.29 Eastern Lions 14 2 12 0 0 14.29 Ferntree Gully Eagles 14 1 13 0 0 7.14 Glen Waverley Rovers White 10 0 10 0 0 0 35 36 EASTERN FOOTBALL LEAGUE // 2018 ANNUAL REPORT // footyEFL // www.efl.org.au Donvale Under 17DivisionB Lilydale Blue Under 17DivisionA Mooroolbark Under 17Premier Division Junior Grand FinalResults Norwood Purple Under 17DivisionC Lilydale Gold Under 17DivisionD Ferntree GullyEaglesWhite Under 17DivisionE Lysterfield Teal Under 15DivisionA Vermont Under 14DivisionB East Ringwood Blue Under 14DivisionA South Croydon Under 15DivisionD Montrose Under 15DivisionC The Basin Under 15DivisionB Boronia Under 14DivisionD Wantirna South Under 14DivisionC Waverley Blues Under 13DivisionB East Ringwood Blue Under 13DivisionA Donvale Under 13DivisionD Mitcham Under 13DivisionC Vermont Purple Under 12DivisionA Waverley Blues Under 12DivisionD Rowville Under 12DivisionC Knox Under 12DivisionB Montrose Blue Under 11DivisionB East Ringwood Blue Under 11DivisionA Wantirna South Under 11DivisionC South Belgrave Under 11DivisionD Rowville Knights Under 11Division E 2.10 (22) 14.6 (90) 4.10 (34) 7.12 (54) 8.10 (58) 4.13 (37) 5.12 (42) 7.10 (52) 11.4 (70) 9.6 (60) 11.4 (70) 4.4 (28) 4.4 (28) 9.9 (63) 5.6 (36) 4.5 (29) 9.2 (56) 6.2 (38) 4.3 (27) 8.7 (55) 3.5 (23) 3.9 (27) 7.11 (53) 3.0 (18) 4.7 (31) 7.9 (51) 1.2 (8) def. def. def. def. def. def. def. def. def. def. def. def. def. def. def. def. def. def. def. def. def. def. def. def. def. def. def. Upper Ferntree GullyRed North Ringwood Red Scoresby/Lysterfield Mooroolbark Gold Heathmont Blue Blackburn Black Blackburn Black Vermont Purple Lysterfield Grey Wantirna South Lysterfield Teal Chirnside Park Chirnside Park East Burwood Vermont Gold Forest Hill The Basin Knox Red The Basin Montrose Vermont Mitcham Donvale Boronia Kilsyth Kilsyth Knox 6.13 (49) 4.2(26) 4.6 (30) 5.9 (39) 5.9 (39) 4.2 (26) 4.2 (26) 3.8 (26) 3.6 (24) 3.8 (26) 5.3 (33) 3.7 (25) 5.11 (41) 6.7(43) 0.2 (2) 3.3 (21) 3.3 (21) 3.3 (21) 2.7 (19) 2.1 (13) 2.5 (17) 2.5 (17) 2.5 (17) 3.1 (19) 0.2 (2) 2.1 (13) 1.0 (6) Bendigo Bank Netball EFL Premier/Premier Reserve Bendigo Bank Netball EFL Division 4 P W L D B FGFF For Ag % %Won P W L D B FGFF For Ag % %Won Fairpark Yellow 14 13 1 0 1 0 0 800 469 170.58 92.86 Boronia Brown 10 8 2 0 0 0 0 266 195 136.41 80 Wantirna South Devils 14 13 1 0 1 0 0 856 552 155.07 92.86 Upper Ferntree Gully Red 10 8 2 0 0 0 0 316 266 118.80 80 Scoresby Swoopers 15 11 4 0 0 0 0 695 592 117.40 73.33 Glen Waverley Hawks Blue 14 11 3 0 0 0 0 463 291 159.11 78.57 Boronia Hawks 14 9 5 0 1 0 0 713 635 112.28 64.29 North Ringwood Black 14 10 4 0 0 0 0 351 297 118.18 71.43 Lilydale Falcons 15 7 8 0 0 0 0 716 657 108.98 46.67 Ferntree Gully White 14 9 5 0 0 0 0 370 309 119.74 64.29 Mulgrave Yellow 15 6 9 0 0 0 0 597 749 79.71 40 Forest Hill Zebras 14 8 6 0 0 0 0 420 363 115.70 57.14 Blackburn Red 15 5 10 0 0 0 0 603 646 93.34 33.33 Lilydale Blue 14 7 7 0 0 0 0 349 330 105.76 50 Wantirna Sth Devils Reserve 14 4 9 1 1 0 0 566 656 86.28 32.14 Nunawading Lions Maroon 14 6 7 1 0 0 0 347 346 100.29 46.43 Montrose Demons 15 4 11 0 0 0 0 547 765 71.50 26.67 Heathmont Yellow 14 6 8 0 0 0 0 308 356 86.52 42.86 Norwood Black 15 2 13 0 0 0 0 497 837 59.38 13.33 Wantirna South Devils White 10 3 7 0 0 0 0 229 276 82.97 30 Bendigo Bank Netball EFL Division 1 Coldstream Blue 10 2 8 0 0 0 0 229 297 77.10 20 P W L D B FG FF For Ag % %Won South Belgrave Black 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 173 309 55.99 0 South Croydon Red 14 13 0 1 1 0 0 516 324 159.26 96.43 Bendigo Bank Netball EFL Division 5 Fairpark Red 14 12 2 0 1 0 0 574 371 154.72 85.71 P W L D B FGFF For Ag % %Won Knox Falcons 14 10 4 0 1 0 0 488 367 132.97 71.43 Coldstream White 10 9 1 0 0 0 0 328 202 162.38 90 Heathmont White 10 7 3 0 1 0 0 333 293 113.65 70 Heathmont Black 14 11 2 1 0 0 0 376 287 131.01 82.14 Kilsyth Cougars 14 9 4 1 1 0 0 471 406 116.01 67.86 Norwood Gold 14 10 3 1 0 0 0 371 300 123.67 75 North Ringwood 14 8 6 0 1 0 0 460 440 104.55 57.14 Mitcham 14 8 5 1 0 0 0 281 238 118.07 60.71 Coldstream Grey 14 5 9 0 1 0 0 405 450 90.00 35.71 South Belgrave Red 10 6 4 0 0 0 0 232 214 108.41 60 Park Orchards White 14 5 9 0 1 0 0 395 465 84.95 35.71 South Croydon Blue 14 6 7 1 0 0 0 220 256 85.94 46.43 Forest Hill White 14 3 10 1 1 0 0 414 483 85.71 25 The Basin Greens 14 5 9 0 0 0 0 371 377 98.41 35.71 Scoresby Strikers 14 3 10 1 1 0 0 345 458 75.33 25 Ringwood White 10 3 7 0 0 0 0 216 275 78.55 30 Blackburn Black 14 0 12 2 1 0 0 296 488 60.66 7.14 Wantirna South Devils Black 14 1 12 1 0 0 0 255 367 69.48 10.71 Coldstream Black 10 1 9 0 0 0 0 214 344 62.21 10 Bendigo Bank Netball EFL Division 2 P W L D B FGFF For Ag % %Won Bendigo Bank Netball EFL Division 6 Vermont Eagles 11 10 1 0 0 0 0 404 303 133.33 90.91 P W L D B FGFF For Ag % %Won Kilsyth Cougars Red 15 10 5 0 0 0 0 496 428 115.89 66.67 Mulgrave Blue 10 8 2 0 0 0 0 298 189 157.67 80 Ferntree Gully Blue 11 7 4 0 0 0 0 378 324 116.67 63.64 Nunawading Lions Gold 13 10 3 0 0 0 0 416 238 174.79 76.92 Croydon 15 9 5 1 0 0 0 433 334 129.64 63.33 Glen Waverley Hawks Yellow 13 10 3 0 0 0 0 373 245 152.24 76.92 Knox Falcons Black 15 9 5 1 0 0 0 511 428 119.39 63.33 Montrose Flames 13 8 5 0 0 0 0 304 384 79.17 61.54 Knox Falcons White 10 6 4 0 0 0 0 241 201 119.90 60 Norwood Purple 15 8 5 2 0 0 0 437 372 117.47 60 Park Orchards Black 13 7 5 1 0 0 0 308 258 119.38 57.69 Lilydale Gold 15 7 7 1 0 0 1 382 362 105.52 50 Lilydale Yellow 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 219 246 89.02 50 Forest Hill Green 15 7 7 1 0 0 0 464 467 99.36 50 Scoresby Shooters 13 5 8 0 0 0 0 237 266 89.10 38.46 The Basin Reds 15 6 8 1 0 0 0 423 406 104.19 43.33 Norwood White 13 4 8 1 0 0 0 317 363 87.33 34.62 Ringwood Red 15 5 8 2 0 0 0 338 387 87.34 40 The Basin Bears 13 3 10 0 0 0 0 237 366 64.75 23.08 Wantirna South Devils Green 11 2 9 0 0 1 0 240 341 70.38 18.18 Ferntree Gully Yellow 10 1 8 1 0 0 0 158 235 67.23 15 Park Orchards Red 15 2 12 1 0 0 0 298 560 53.21 16.67 Coldstream Red 13 0 12 1 0 0 0 155 428 36.21 3.85 Bendigo Bank Netball EFL Division 3 P W L D B FGFF For Ag % %Won Whitehorse Pioneers 10 8 1 1 0 0 0 276 170 162.35 85 Heathmont Blue 14 11 2 1 0 0 0 317 220 144.09 82.14 Boronia Gold 10 8 2 0 0 0 0 339 247 137.25 80 Mulgrave Red 14 9 4 1 0 0 0 457 357 128.01 67.86 Upper Ferntree Gully Blue 14 8 4 2 0 0 0 380 295 128.81 64.29 Rowville 14 6 7 1 0 0 0 349 333 104.80 46.43 Ringwood Black 14 5 7 2 0 0 0 325 378 85.98 42.86 Scoresby Soarers 10 4 6 0 0 0 0 246 311 79.10 40 Knox Falcons Red 14 5 8 1 0 0 1 258 292 88.36 39.29

Waverley Blues 10 3 7 0 0 1 0 161 242 66.53 30 www.efl.org.au // footyEFL // REPORT ANNUAL 2018 // LEAGUE FOOTBALL EASTERN Kilsyth Cougars Black 14 1 10 3 0 0 0 265 376 70.48 17.86 Norwood Woodettes 14 0 12 2 0 0 0 233 415 56.14 7.14 37 38 EASTERNEASTERN FOOTBALL FOOTBALL LEAGUE LEAGUE // // 2018 2018 ANNUAL ANNUAL REPORT REPORT // // footyEFL footyEFL // // netballEFL www.efl.org.au // www.efl.org.au Vermont Eagles Grand Final Croydon Preliminary Final Coldstream White Grand Final Coldstream White Preliminary Final Heathmont Black Semi Final2 Nunawading Lions Gold Grand Final Glen Waverley Hawks Yellow Preliminary Final Glen Waverley Hawks Yellow Semi Final1 Bendigo BankNetballEFL Division6 Norwood Gold Semi Final1 Bendigo BankNetballEFLDivision5 Glen Waverley Hawks Blue Grand Final Glen Waverley Hawks Blue Preliminary Final Upper Ferntree GullyRed Semi Final2 Glen Waverley Hawks Blue Semi Final1 Bendigo BankNetballEFLDivision4 Mulgrave Red Grand Final Mulgrave Red Preliminary Final Whitehorse Pioneers Semi Final2 Mulgrave Red Semi Final1 Bendigo BankNetballEFLDivision3 Vermont Eagles Semi Final2 Croydon Semi Final1 Bendigo BankNetballEFLDivision2 South Croydon Red Grand Final Fairpark Red Preliminary Final Heathmont White Semi Final1 Bendigo BankNetballEFLDivision1 Scoresby Swoopers Premier Reserve Grand Final Fairpark Yellow Premier Grand Final Scoresby Swoopers Premier Reserve Preliminary Final Blackburn Red Lilydale Falcons Semi Final2 Wantirna South Devils Fairpark Yellow Semi Final1 Bendigo BankNetballEFLPremier/Premier Reserve Nunawading LionsGold Semi Final2 South Croydon Red Semi Final2 10, 20, 28,40 20, 34,51,69 10, 26,42,56 13, 24, 40, 52 15, 28,38,49 16, 33,52, 64 19, 30, 41, 50 10, 31,46,58 10, 14,26,35 10, 19, 26,29 14, 31,39, 55 10, 17, 24, 32 6, 16,25,30 8, 14,22,30 11, 16,24, 39 5, 14,26,38 8, 16,23,33 8, 14,25,32 8, 13,24, 35 9, 15,23,33 9, 17, 25,33 7, 12,20, 27 11, 17, 22,27 8, 14,21,28 8, 12,19, 26 9, 17, 27, 32 7, 16, 21,28 5, 11,16,30 5, 13,17, 25 8, 13,15,19 7, 15,2,22 def. def. def. def. def. def. def. def. def. def. def. def. def. def. def. def. def. def. def. def. def. def. def. def. def. def. def. def. def. def. def. Glen Waverley Hawks Yellow Wantirna South Devils Reserve Upper Ferntree GullyRed North Ringwood Black Wantirna South Devils Whitehorse Pioneers Kilsyth Cougars Red Kilsyth Cougars Red Scoresby Swoopers Ferntree GullyBlue Coldstream White Heathmont White Heathmont Black Montrose Flames Heathmont Blue Heathmont Blue Mulgrave Yellow Lilydale Falcons Boronia Hawks Boronia Brown Boronia Brown Norwood Gold Blackburn Red Mulgrave Blue Mulgrave Blue Knox Falcons Boronia Gold Fairpark Red Fairpark Red Croydon Mitcham 6,13,22,30 5,13,24, 29 13, 17, 32,46 10, 18,27, 37 9, 15,20, 24 5, 13,26,36 9, 17, 24, 34 7, 19, 32,48 9, 17, 23,34 6, 10, 18,24 5, 10, 16,22 6, 12,19, 26 8, 13,18,24 8, 15,22,31 7, 14,19, 24 4, 10, 16,19 7, 10, 18,27 7, 14,18,27 5, 12,17, 23 7, 15,22,31 5, 13,16,21 5, 12,15,18 5, 10, 17, 18 6, 13,17, 21 7, 11,18,22 4, 9, 20 4, 7, 10, 15 5, 6,12,17 1, 9, 14,19 1, 9, 13,16 0, 3,9, 15 Statement by Board Members The board has determined that the association is not a reporting entity and that this special purpose financial report has been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies outlined in Note 1 to the financial statements. In the opinion of the board the financial report as set out on pages 40 to 45. 1. Presents fairly the financial position of the Eastern Football League as at 31 October 2018 and its performance for the year ended on that date in accordance with Note 1 to the financial statements. 2. At the date of this statement, there are reasonable grounds to believe that the Eastern Football League will be able to pay its debts as and when they fall due. This statement is made in accordance with a resolution of the board and is signed for and on behalf of the board by:

GRAHAM HALBISH TIM FINEMORE Board Member Board Member

Dated in Melbourne on this 27th day of November 2018 // footyEFL // www.efl.org.au www.efl.org.au // footyEFL // REPORT ANNUAL 2018 // LEAGUE FOOTBALL EASTERN

39 Statement of Financial Position AS AT 31 OCTOBER 2018

Note 2018 2017

CURRENT ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents 2 1,481,067 1,526,206 Trade and other receivables 3 166,685 136,726 Other current assets 4 66,479 50,904 Total Current Assets 1,714,231 1,713,836

NON CURRENT ASSETS

Property, plant and equipment 5 737,495 705,131 Total Non Current Assets 737,495 705,131

TOTAL ASSETS 2,451,726 2,418,967

CURRENT LIABILITIES Trade and other payables 6 172,098 159,627 Total Current Liabilities 172,098 159,627

NON CURRENT LIABILITIES Provisions 7 0 0 Total Non Current Liabilities 0 0

TOTAL LIABILITIES 172,098 159,627

NET ASSETS 2,279,628 2,259,340

EQUITY Retained earnings 2,179,628 2,159,340 Eastern Football Hub Development Fund 100,000 100,000

TOTAL EQUITY 2,279,628 2,259,340

Statement of Comprehensive Income FOR YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2018

Note 2018 2017

Sales Revenue 921,988 871,783 Cost of Sales 667,310 613,749 Gross Profit 254,678 258,034

Other Revenues 2,920,497 2,837,638 Expenses 3,154,887 3,072,370 Profit before income tax 20,288 23,302 Income tax expense 1e 0 0 Profit for the year 20,288 23,302

Other Comprehensive Income for the year, (net of tax) 0 0 // footyEFL // www.efl.org.au www.efl.org.au // footyEFL // REPORT ANNUAL 2018 // LEAGUE FOOTBALL EASTERN Total Comprehensive Income 20,288 23,302 40 The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements Statement of Changes in Equity AS AT 31 OCTOBER 2018

EF Hub Retained Development Earnings Fund Total

Balance at 31 October 2016 2,136,038 100,000 2,236,038 Profit attributable to the members of the company 23,302 0 23,302 Balance at 31 October 2017 2,159,340 100,000 2,259,340 Profit attributable to the members of the company 20,288 0 20,288

Balance at 31 October 2018 2,179,628 100,000 2,279,628

Statement of Cash Flows FOR YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2018

Note 2018 2017

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES Cash receipts in the course of operations 3,798,661 3,759,010 Interest received 13,865 17,394 Cash payments in the course of operations (3,805,176) (3,709,765) Interest and other costs of finance paid 0 0 Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 8 7,350 66,639 CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES Payments for property, plant and equipment (56,762) (5,090) Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 4,273 0 Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities (52,489) (5,090)

Net increase (decrease) in cash held (45,139) 61,549

Cash at beginning of the financial year 2 1,526,206 1,464,657 CASH HELD AT THE END OF FINANCIAL YEAR 2 1,481,067 1,526,206 // footyEFL // www.efl.org.au www.efl.org.au // footyEFL // REPORT ANNUAL 2018 // LEAGUE FOOTBALL EASTERN

41 The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements Notes to and forming part of the Financial Statement FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2018

1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES This financial report is a special purpose it is not in excess of the recoverable amount financial report prepared in order to satisfy from these assets. The recoverable amount the financial reporting requirements of the is assessed on the basis of the expected Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012 net cash flows that will be received from (Vic), for use by the members of the league the assets employment and subsequent and to fulfil the board’s requirements to disposal. The expected net cash flows have prepare financial statements. The Association been discounted to their present values in is a not-for-profit entity for financial reporting determining recoverable amounts. purposes under Australian Accounting Subsequent costs are included in the asset’s Standards. carrying amount or recognised as a separate The financial report has been prepared in asset, as appropriate, only when it is probable accordance with the requirements of the that future economic benefits associated with Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012 the item will flow to the association and the (Vic) and the following Accounting Standards: cost of the item can be measured reliably. AASB 101 Presentation of Financial All other repairs and maintenance are charged Statements to the income statement during the financial period in which they are incurred. AASB 107 Statement of Cash Flows The directors have assessed the current AASB 108 Accounting Policies, Changes in market value of the league’s land and Accounting Estimates and Errors buildings as at least $610,000 based on the AASB 110 Events after the Reporting Period most recent Knox City Council valuation. AASB 116 Property, Plant and Equipment B) DEPRECIATION AASB 117 Leases The depreciable amount of all fixed assets is depreciated on a straight line basis over their AASB 118 Revenue useful lives commencing from time the asset is held ready for use. No other applicable Accounting Standards, Australian Accounting Interpretations or The depreciation rates used for each class of other authoritative pronouncements of the assets are as follows: Australian Accounting Standards Board have Freehold Improvements 9% to 33% been applied. Furniture and Equipment 20% The financial report has been prepared on an accruals basis and is based on historic costs Computers 20% and does not take into account changing Motor Vehicles 20% money values or, except where specifically stated, current valuations of non-current C) LEASES assets. Leases of fixed assets where substantially The following material accounting policies, all the risks and benefits incidental to the which are consistent with the previous period ownership of the asset, but not the legal unless otherwise stated, have been adopted in ownership, are transferred to the association the preparation of this financial report. are classified as finance leases. A) PROPERTY, PLANT & EQUIPMENT Finance leases are capitalised by recording an asset and a liability at the lower of the amount Each class of property, plant and equipment equal to the fair value of the leased property is carried at cost or fair value less, where or the present value of the minimum lease applicable, any accumulated depreciation and payments, including any guaranteed residual impairment loss. // footyEFL // www.efl.org.au www.efl.org.au // footyEFL // REPORT ANNUAL 2018 // LEAGUE FOOTBALL EASTERN values. Lease payments are allocated between The carrying amount of plant and equipment the reduction of the lease liability and the 42 is reviewed annually by directors to ensure lease interest expense for the period. Leased assets are depreciated on a straight- the estimated future cash outflows to be made line basis over their estimated useful lives for those benefits. where it is likely that the association will h) GOODS AND SERVICES TAX obtain ownership of the asset or ownership over the term of the lease. Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of GST, except where the D) REVENUE RECOGNITION amount of GST incurred is not recoverable from the Australian Taxation Office. In these Sales Revenue circumstances, the GST is recognised as part Sales Revenue represents revenue earned (net of the cost of acquisition of the asset or as of returns, discounts and allowances) from the part of an item of the expense. Receivables sale of products and services. Sales revenue is and payables in the statement of financial recorded when the goods are dispatched. position are shown inclusive of GST. Interest Income I) IMPAIRMENT OF ASSETS Interest Income is recognised as it accrues. At each reporting date, the association Asset Sales reviews the carrying values of its tangible and intangible assets to determine whether The profit or loss on disposal of assets is there is any indication that those assets have included as revenue of the association. been impaired. If such an indication exists, the Such profit or loss on disposal of assets recoverable amount of the asset, being the is brought to account at the date an higher of the asset’s fair value less costs to sell unconditional contract of sale is signed. and value in use, is compared to the asset’s carrying value. Any excess of the asset’s E) INCOME TAX carrying value over its recoverable amount is The league has been granted an income tax expensed to the income statement. exemption by the Australian Tax Office. Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the F) INVENTORIES association estimates the recoverable amount Inventories are measured at the lower of of the cash-generating unit to which the asset cost and net realisable value. The cost is belongs. based on the first in, first out principle and includes expenditure incurred in acquiring the J) COMPARATIVE AMOUNTS inventories and bringing them to their existing Where required by Accounting Standards condition and location. comparative figures have been adjusted to Net realisable value is determined on the conform with changes in presentation for the basis of the company’s normal selling pattern. current financial year. Expenses of marketing, selling and distribution New Accounting Standards to customers are estimated and are deducted to establish net realisable value. A number of new standards, amendments to standards and interpretations are effective G) EMPLOYEE BENEFITS for annual periods beginning after 1 January 2018 and have not been applied in preparing Provision is made for the association’s liability these financial statements. None of these is for employee benefits arising from services expected to have a significant effect on the rendered by employees to balance date. financial statements of the League. Employee benefits that are expected to be settled within one year have been measured at the amounts expected to be paid when the liability is settled, plus related on-costs. www.efl.org.au // footyEFL // REPORT ANNUAL 2018 // LEAGUE FOOTBALL EASTERN Employee benefits payable later than one year have been measured at the present value of 43 Notes to and forming part of the Financial Statement FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2018

2018 2017

2. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 1,481,067 1,526,206

3. TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES Debtors 205,185 165,226 Less provision for doubtful debts (38,500) (28,500) 166,685 136,726 4. OTHER CURRENT ASSETS Stock on hand 60,192 50,310 GST receivable 6,287 594 66,479 50,904 5. PROPERTY, PLANT & EQUIPMENT Freehold land at cost 240,000 240,000 Building at cost 383,433 383,433 Less accumulated depreciation (12,025) (9,620) 611,408 613,813 Freehold improvements at cost 103,917 103,917 Less accumulated depreciation (42,877) (37,091) 61,040 66,826 Computer at cost 49,749 49,750 Less accumulated depreciation (47,134) (43,882) 2,615 5,868 Furniture & equipment at cost 131,464 136,225 Less accumulated depreciation (118,515) (117,601) 12,949 18,624 Motor vehicle at cost 95,625 62,448 Less accumulated depreciation (46,142) (62,448) 49,483 0 Total property, plant & equipment 737,495 705,131 // footyEFL // www.efl.org.au www.efl.org.au // footyEFL // REPORT ANNUAL 2018 // LEAGUE FOOTBALL EASTERN

44 Notes to and forming part of the Financial Statement FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2018

5. PROPERTY, PLANT & EQUIPMENT

Movement in carrying Freehold Freehold Furniture & Motor Total amounts Land Buildings Improvements Equipment Computer Vehicle

Balance at 31 October 2016 240,000 376,218 73,141 25,298 3,612 0 718,269 Additions 0 0 0 500 4,590 0 5,090 Disposals/Transfers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Depreciation expense 0 (2,405) (6,315) (7,174) (2,334) 0 (18,228) Balance at 31 October 2017 240,000 373,813 66,826 18,624 5,868 0 705,131 Additions 0 0 0 0 0 56,762 56,762 Disposals/Transfers 0 0 0 (967) 0 0 (967) Depreciation expense 0 (2,405) (5,786) (4,708) (3,253) (7,279) (23,431) Balance at 31 October 2018 240,000 371,408 61,040 12,949 2,615 49,483 737,495

2018 2017

6. TRADE & OTHER PAYABLES Trade creditors & accruals 69,289 70,203 Employee benefits 102,809 89,424 GST Payable 0 0 172,098 159,627 7. PROVISIONS Non current liabilities Provision for employee entitlement 0 0 8. CASH FLOW INFORMATION Reconciliation of cash flow from operations with Profit after income tax Profit after income tax 20,288 23,302 Non-cash flows in profit Depreciation 23,431 18,228 (Gain)/loss on disposal (3,306) 0 Provision for Doubtful Debts 10,000 0 Change in assets and liabilities (Increase)/decrease in trade and other receivables (45,652) 66,389 Increase/(decrease) in trade and other payables (914) (9,946) Increase/(decrease) in provisions 13,385 (22,628) (Increase)/decrease in stock on hand (9,882) (8,706) 7,350 66,639 9. ASSOCIATION DETAILS The principal place of business of the association is:

Eastern Football League Inc. www.efl.org.au // footyEFL // REPORT ANNUAL 2018 // LEAGUE FOOTBALL EASTERN 256 Scoresby Road Boronia VIC 3155 45 46 EASTERN FOOTBALL LEAGUE // 2018 ANNUAL REPORT // footyEFL // www.efl.org.au misstatement, whetherdueto fraud orerror. the preparation ofthefinancialreport that isfree from material Committee andmanagementdetermine isnecessary to enable Committee isalsoresponsible for suchinternal control asthe and are appropriate to meettheneedsofmembers.The of theAssociations Incorporation Reform Act 2012 (VIC) are appropriate to meetthefinancialreporting requirements financial statements whichform part ofthefinancialreport that theaccounting policiesdescribedinNote 1to the presentation ofthefinancialreport andhave determined The Committee isresponsible for thepreparation andfair FINANCIAL REPORT COMMITTEE’S RESPONSIBILITYFORTHE the financialreport may notbesuitablefor anotherpurpose. Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012 (VIC).Asaresult, Eastern Football League Inc.to meettherequirements ofthe accounting. The financialreport hasbeenprepared to assist Note 1to thefinancialreport, whichdescribesthebasisof Without modifyingouropinion,we draw attention to ACCOUNTING EMPHASIS OFMATTER –BASIS OF sufficient andappropriate to provide abasisfor ouropinion. We believe that theauditevidence we have obtainedis ethical pronouncements. independence requirements oftheAustralian professional In conducting ouraudit,we have complied withthe ethical responsibilities inaccordance withtheCode. financial report inAustralia. We have alsofulfilledourother Accountants (theCode) that are relevant to ourauditofthe Standards Board’s APES110Code of Ethicsfor Professional requirements oftheAccounting Professional andEthical independent oftheEntityinaccordance withtheethical Audit of theFinancialReportsectionofourreport. We are are furtherdescribedintheAuditor’s Responsibilitiesfor the Auditing Standards. Ourresponsibilities underthosestandards We conducted ourauditinaccordance withAustralian BASIS FOROPINION Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012 (VIC). described inNote 1to the financialstatements andthe year thenendedinaccordance withtheaccounting policies at 31October 2018 andofitsfinancialperformance for the of thefinancialpositionEastern Football League Inc.as In ouropinionthefinancialreport gives atrueandfair view of thecommittee. explanatory information andthestatement by themembers a summaryofsignificantaccounting policiesandother of cashflows for theyear thenended,notes comprising income, statement ofchangesinequityandstatement as at 31October 2018, thestatement ofcomprehensive Inc. whichcomprises thestatement offinancial position special purposefinancialreport, ofEastern Football League We have audited theaccompanying financialreport, beinga OPINION To theMembersofEastern Football League Inc. Independent Audit Report Dated inMelbourne onthis27th day of November 2018 Chartered Accountants McLean DelmoBentleys Ltd Audit Pty identify duringouraudit. any significantdeficienciesininternal control that we timing oftheauditandsignificantfindings,including regarding, amongothermatters, theplannedscope and We communicate withthosecharged with governance • • • • • professional scepticism throughout theaudit.We also: Standards, we exercise professional judgmentandmaintain As partofanauditinaccordance withAustralian Auditing basis ofthefinancialreport. to influence theeconomic decisionsofuserstaken onthe or intheaggregate, they could reasonably beexpected fraud orerror andare considered material if, individually misstatement whenitexists. Misstatements canarisefrom Australian Auditing Standards willalways detect amaterial a guarantee that anauditconducted inaccordance with Reasonable assurance isahighlevel ofassurance, butisnot and to issue anauditor’s report that includesouropinion. material misstatement, whetherdueto fraud orerror, whether thefinancialreport asawholeisfree from Our objectives are to obtainreasonable assurance about AUDIT OFTHEFINANCIALREPORT AUDITOR’S RESPONSIBILITIESFOR THE

and events inamannerthat achieves fair presentation. the financialreport represents theunderlying transactions the financialreport, includingthedisclosures, andwhether Evaluate theoverall presentation, structure andcontent of going concern. conditions may causetheEntityto cease to continue asa the date ofourauditor’s report. However, future events or conclusions are basedontheauditevidence obtainedupto such disclosures are inadequate, to modifyouropinion.Our report to therelated disclosures inthefinancialreport or, if exists, we are required to draw attention inourauditor’s going concern. Ifwe conclude that amaterial uncertainty significant doubtontheEntity’s abilityto continue asa exists related to events orconditions that may cast audit evidence obtained,whetheramaterial uncertainty the goingconcern basisofaccounting and,basedonthe Conclude ontheappropriateness ofmanagement’s useof disclosures madeby management. and thereasonableness ofaccounting estimates andrelated Evaluate theappropriateness ofaccounting policiesused internal control. of expressing anopinionontheeffectiveness oftheEntity’s appropriate inthecircumstances, butnotfor thepurpose the auditinorder to designauditprocedures that are Obtain anunderstanding ofinternal control relevant to override ofinternal control. forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, orthe for oneresulting from error, asfraud may involve collusion, material misstatement resulting from fraud ishigherthan provide abasisfor ouropinion.The riskofnotdetecting a obtain auditevidence that issufficientandappropriate to perform auditprocedures responsive to thoserisks, and financial report, whetherdueto fraud orerror, designand Identify andassess therisks ofmaterial misstatement ofthe Partner Hawthorn Martin Fensome Compilation Report To the Members of Eastern Football League

We have compiled the accompanying special purpose financial statements of Eastern Football League, which comprise the detailed statement of comprehensive income on pages 48 to 49, for the year then ended 31 October 2018. The specific purpose for which the special purpose financial statements have been prepared is to provide private information to the Board.

THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DIRECTORS The directors of Eastern Football League are solely responsible for the information contained in the special purpose financial statements, the reliability, accuracy and completeness of the information and for the determination that the financial reporting framework used is appropriate to meet their needs and for the purpose that the financial statements were prepared.

OUR RESPONSIBILITY On the basis of information provided by the directors we have compiled the accompanying special purpose financial statements in accordance with APES 315 Compilation of Financial Information. We have applied our expertise in accounting and financial reporting to compile these financial statements. We have complied with the relevant ethical requirements of APES 110 Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants.

ASSURANCE DISCLAIMER Since a compilation engagement is not an assurance engagement, we are not required to verify the reliability, accuracy or completeness of the information provided to us by management to compile these financial statements. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion or a review conclusion on these financial statements. The special purpose financial statements were compiled exclusively for the benefit of the directors who are responsible for the reliability, accuracy and completeness of the information used to compile them. Accordingly, these special purpose financial statements may not be suitable for other purposes. We do not accept responsibility for the contents of the special purpose financial statements.

McLean Delmo Bentleys Audit Pty Ltd Martin Fensome Chartered Accountants Hawthorn Partner

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47 Trading Statement FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2018

2018 2017

INCOME Sales 878,489 827,421 Licence fee 43,499 44,362 921,988 871,783 Less Cost of Sales Opening Stock 50,310 41,604 Purchases 677,192 622,455 Closing Stock 60,192 50,310 667,310 613,749 TRADING PROFIT 254,678 258,034 OTHER INCOME Affiliation fees 117,954 117,500 AFL Victoria grant 44,524 59,365 Blue Ribbon Foundation 21,506 21,049 Development funding program 98,489 110,378 DVD sales 65,327 52,489 Finals 460,243 432,456 Finals levy 35,743 31,586 Fines 18,882 23,661 Insurance - Club 387,036 378,127 Interest 13,865 17,394 Lightning Premierships 9,736 9,336 Netball 122,405 84,077 Player registrations 207,321 198,093 Presentation nights 62,525 62,366 Profit/Loss on sale - Assets 3,306 0 Records 62,046 62,634 Sponsorships 469,548 455,996 Sundry revenue 1,326 2,978 Umpires fees 718,715 718,153 TOTAL INCOME 3,175,175 3,095,672 Less Total expenses 3,154,887 3,072,370 OPERATING SURPLUS 20,288 23,302

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48 Trading Statement FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2018

2018 2017

EXPENSES Affiliations 3,721 837 Auditor’s remuneration 8,575 10,225 Bank charges and interest 1,622 1,657 Blue Ribbon Foundation donation 21,506 21,049 Depreciation of fixed assets 23,431 18,228 Development funding program 151,601 85,137 Doubtful Debt Provision 10,000 0 DVD production 94,071 78,933 EFL Media 57,636 36,274 Employee placement costs 643 2,010 Employee Costs 628,367 706,342 Executive expenses 8,273 7,254 External consultant costs 28,261 25,491 Finals expenses 292,034 313,777 Finals levy expense 36,152 32,022 Information Technology 9,761 10,577 Insurance - General 24,884 32,630 Insurance - Club 492,298 488,000 Interleague matches 71,793 52,421 Investigation costs 2,750 4,841 Junior committee expense 2,273 2,821 Lightning Premierships - Junior division 793 872 Meetings 5,927 5,052 Motor vehicle expenses 15,991 8,073 Netball 132,900 117,977 Occupancy Costs 39,638 22,344 Presentation nights & Awards 116,437 91,174 Printing and stationery 27,043 31,371 Publications 5,340 6,788 Records 70,681 71,496 Seminars and training 4,133 8,324 Sponsorship costs 40,181 52,356 Staff Amenities 8,557 5,950 Sundry expenses 4,025 4,689 Telephone 12,601 22,714 Umpires 700,988 692,664 TOTAL EXPENSES 3,154,887 3,072,370

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49 50 EASTERN FOOTBALL LEAGUE // 2018 ANNUAL REPORT // footyEFL // www.efl.org.au Roy Baldwin* Graeme Milburn Neale Trollope* Bill Bowie* Stuart Cook Colin Schelfhout John Wood Peter Bowie Robin Rogers Peter Steele Gordon Cowley Steven Davis Bill Duff Des Brown Robert Hayhurst Colin Tainton John Hayhurst Geoff D’Arcy* Phil Mason Alan Bateson Graeme Allan Steve Mills 300-GAME PLAYER LIFEMEMBERS James Austin Frank Bibby Kevin Pratt* Sir GilbertChandler* Paul Edie* Walter Cornhill* Cliff Tomkins* Reg Mathews* Clive Sleeman* LIFE MEMBERS Joel Galvin Chris Annakis Ryan Mullett Kane Maghamez Dean Grice Bernie Dinneen Ian Atkinson Nick Cox Matt Price Gavin McNay his career isawarded EFLlegend status. *Any player in the EFL senior ranks (not reserves) who has achieved three League best and fairest wins in Russell Stratton Galvin Gary Keith Robins Ian Clark EFL LEGENDS* 2012 (2) 2015 (2) 2010 (1) 2009 (3) 2007 (3) 2005 (1) 1998 (3) 2000 (1) 2001 (4) 1989 (4) 1988 (4) 1980 (1) 1971 (1) 1970 (3) Craig Marson Keith Stocker Bill Mutsaers Ken Melville Trevor McPhee* Alex Argentino Andy Hayman Max Vincent* Brendan Curtis Brian Coopersmith Kevin Heinze* Bill Leach Roger O’Brien Greg Smith Doug Brumby Len Taylor Peter Baker Ian Spencer Anthony Gleeson John Harrop Terry Morris Allan Shaw Barry Raymer* A. Robert Tregear Jim Elmer* William Baldwin* Gordon Parker* Les Leete* Kenneth Wright* Gerald Black Albert McLellan* 2016 (2) 2017 (1) 2012 (1) 2010 (3) 2008 (3) 2006 (1) 2006 (4) 2004 (3) 2003 (3) 1991 (3) 1990 (3) 1981 (2) 1972 (1) 1972 (2) 2018 (2) 2018 (1) 2014 (1) 2014 (4) 2011 (3) 2010 (2) 2007 (4) 2006 (2) 2005 (3) 1994 (3) 1993 (4) 1982 (1) 1973 (3) 1974 (3) David Bending Darren Mason Colin Krenn Terry McCormick Paul Sparkes Anthony Hehir Greg Krenn Tony Walsh Michael Redpath Paul Fyander John O’Brien Neil Wells Ray Lacey Lorenzo Marotti David Dietrich Les Millar* Alan Whelan Alan Espie Don Hall* Greg Smith Mark Gow Patrick Schneider Sandra Smith Brian Hawkins Peter Coloretti Heather Kleesh Ken Walters* Ron Smith Brunnen Gary Ian Kerr Wayne Reddaway 2013 (3) 2008 (3) 1996 (3) 2009 (3) Stuart Wynd Jason Wade Aaron Nummy Marc Hardy Jeff Hall Dion Festini Matt Smith Todd Power Brett Hartman Andy Lee Andrew Smith Matt Richards Dale Vitiritti Gerald Toohey Rod Marget Mark Djordevic Dean Buckley Cameron Browne Erwin Anadoli Nick Tennant Steve O’Gorman Scott Fritsch Steve Semken* Rob Peak Michael Whiting Margaret Trollop John Milburn Geoff Dempster Vern Clauscen Len Mackay* Peter Luttick 2010 (3) * Denotes deceased Marc Williams Matt Whitty Matt Lawson Greg Jarvis Brad Neil Christian Holdsworth Jamie Cruickshank Andrew Farrell Glenn Hewitt Bryce Notman Sam Bates Stephen McDonald Matt Wright Chance McPhee Danny Russo John Krikas Sebastian Colakidis Huseyin Yusef Adam Molinaro Mark Cullen Scott Morrison James (Jim) Walker Stephen Jones Robert Murray Bruce Peak Craig Braddy REGISTERED OFFICE NETBALL, EVENTS AND TRIBUNAL CHAIRMAN EFL House ADMINISTRATION MANAGER Michael Rodriquez 256 Scoresby Road Petra Keogh TRIBUNAL MEMBERS Boronia Vic 3155 COMMERCIAL MANAGER Telephone: (03) 9762 5766 John Allpress Facsimile: (03) 9761 1315 Mark Freeman Michael Berkley Murray Black HEAD OF UMPIRING CHAIRMAN Holly Canterford Graham Halbish Scott Van Noordennen Wal Constable Terry Graham BOARD FOOTBALL DEVELOPMENT MANAGERS Grant Hinton Tim Finemore Terry Lewis Bruce Atkinson Sean Buncle Elle Dow Mervyn Lindsay Leon Bailey Peter Sinclair Paul Barlow FEMALE COMPETITIONS AND David Flintoff TALENT COORDINATOR INVESTIGATION OFFICERS Kerry Freer Jessie Mulholland Kevin Barrie Sue McMillan Brett Smith Paul Payne BROADCAST MANAGER Ben Warren-Smith TRAINERS’ ASSOCIATION JUNIOR COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN PRESIDENT Leon Bailey SENIOR FIELD UMPIRE COACH Neill Carboon Bruce Onken JUNIOR COMMITTEE UMPIRES’ ASSOCIATION Bernard Fewster EMERGING UMPIRES COACH PRESIDENT Phil Hermann Tim Carlos Bart Maaskant Mark Pascoe BOUNDARY UMPIRE COACH CREDITS Ian Singleton Stephen Smith Editor CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Daniel Cencic BOUNDARY UMPIRE OBSERVER Phil Murton Trevor Finch Design GENERAL MANAGER – Melinda Rochford – Ripe Design GOAL UMPIRE COACH FOOTBALL AND GAME Photography DEVELOPMENT Warren Sidebottom Garry Sparke – Sporting Images Troy Swainston HEAD JUNIOR FIELD UMPIRE Davis Harrigan Photography COACH MANAGER – JUNIOR FOOTBALL Sean Clarke Printing Dyson Baker Allanby Press Printing JUNIOR APPOINTMENTS MEDIA MANAGER OFFICER Daniel Cencic Graeme Bushby ASSISTANT JUNIOR UMPIRE COACHES // footyEFL // www.efl.org.au www.efl.org.au // footyEFL // REPORT ANNUAL 2018 // LEAGUE FOOTBALL EASTERN Nathan McDonald Graeme Meredith 51 EASTERN FOOTBALL LEAGUE REGISTERED OFFICE EFL House 256 Scoresby Road, Boronia VIC 3155 Telephone 9762 5766 Fax 9761 1315 www.efl.org.au @footyefl @footyefl