SFNL Div 1 2025

[bedford]

A champions league type preseason comp? I love that idea & would draw big crowds....but sadly clubs (probably Chelt excluded) would treat it with the same interest as interleague. But a 4 week comp (3 week round robin & 1 final) could look like

Balwyn v
Cheltenham v
Hoppers Crossing v
Heidelberg

AFL Vic put up $5000 prize money
Apologies Old Scotch there's a restricted salary cap required

Anyway that's enough of fantasy land

Would be a couple of O&M clubs as probably at Albury

 

[Greg Tivendale]

A while back James Boag tried this, sponsored a preseason competition for all the leagues around VIC.

We (St Pauls) were invited as reigning premiers and got grouped up with Scoresby (Vermont didn't take part), Shepp United and Bell Park.

We didn't win a game.

Applied ourselves well against Scoresby but got beaten convincingly by the other two.

Cranbourne was there from memory. Shepparton took it out from memory.

In saying this, we also didn't field our full side as it was pre-season and i'm sure other teams potentially in the same boat. There was a cash prize at the end of it all.

 

[damochandler]

There is one at Cora Lyn on the 1st of march. They had one last year

 

[bedford]

There is one at Cora Lyn on the 1st of march. They had one last year

Not like this

 

[damochandler]

I know that Vermont are playing Leopold in a practice the weekend before round 1. That would be a match worth watching

 

[cromball90]

Ain’t no way Bonner qualifies for finals surely

 

[Bunk Moreland]

A champions league type preseason comp? I love that idea & would draw big crowds....but sadly clubs (probably Chelt excluded) would treat it with the same interest as interleague. But a 4 week comp (3 week round robin & 1 final) could look like

Balwyn v
Cheltenham v
Hoppers Crossing v
Heidelberg

AFL Vic put up $5000 prize money
Apologies Old Scotch there's a restricted salary cap required

Anyway that's enough of fantasy land

Betstar Cup. They did it around 10-15 years ago. Unfortunately some clubs pulled out and being preseason it was pretty hard for anybody to take it too seriously.

Also they were playing mini matches to try to have all clubs face off against each other, clubs preferred a proper full-length practice match.

Don’t think it had a second season.

 

[Local Knowledge]

Betstar Cup. They did it around 10-15 years ago. Unfortunately some clubs pulled out and being preseason it was pretty hard for anybody to take it too seriously.

Also they were playing mini matches to try to have all clubs face off against each other, clubs preferred a proper full-length practice match.

Don’t think it had a second season.

INTRODUCTION

In March 1992 the VSFL (Victoria's newly-formed governing football body) held the inaugural Premier's Cup which featured the reigning premiership-winning teams from the leading metropolitan and regional leagues across Victoria. The strongest leagues (the VFA and the VAFA) were allowed to field two teams while the other leagues only had a single team involved. The winning club collected $33,000 prizemoney provided by the Victorian State Government and the best player in the final received the Jack Dyer Medal. VFA club Werribee won the inaugural series and Werribee's Darren Morgan claimed the Jack Dyer Medal. The Premier's Cup competition had been planned as an annual event but the 1992 tournament was the only series ever held.

PARTICIPATING TEAMS

LEAGUES	CLUBS
BALLARAT FL	North Ballarat
BENDIGO FL	South Bendigo
DIAMOND VALLEY FL	Lalor
EASTERN FL	Vermont
FOOTSCRAY DISTRICT FL	Seddon
GEELONG FL	Bell Park
GIPPSLAND-LATROBE FL	Traralgon
GOULBURN VALLEY FL	Seymour
HAMPDEN FL	South Warrnambool
OVENS & MURRAY FL	Wangaratta Rovers
SOUTH-EAST SUBURBAN FL	East Brighton
WESTERN BORDER FL	Portland
VICTORIAN AMATEUR FA (VAFA)
1991 A Grade premiers	De La Salle Old Collegians
1991 A Grade runners-up	North Old Boys
VICTORIAN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION (VFA)
1991 premiers	Dandenong
1991 runners-up	Werribee

MATCH RESULTS

Dandenong, the reigning-VFA premiers, battled through their opening match against Traralgon, then scraped home by 4 points against the VAFA's premier team, De La Salle.

Werribee had a much easier run through the early rounds, defeating South Bendigo by 68 points then crushing Bell Park by 97 points

The semi final was a re-match of the 1991 VFA Grand Final which Dandenong had won by 9 points. This time Werribee were never troubled as they gained revenge for that loss, defeating Dandenong by 80 points.

The final was played at the MCG on March 28 as a curtain-raiser for the AFL's Round 2 Melbourne vs Geelong match. North Ballarat were led by ex-Carlton premiership player, Jim Buckley and Werribee were coached by former Fitzroy rover, Leon Harris. Werribee cruised to the title, scoring 13 goals in the final quarter to record a 114 point victory.

ROUND 1

Wangaratta Rovers 13.14 (92) d. Lalor 13.9 (87) Vermont 18.14 (122) d. Seymour 14.10 (94) North Ballarat 15.7 (97) d. Seddon 3.3 (21) South Warrnambool (score unknown) d. Portland 4.12 (36) Werribee 17.17 (119) d. South Bendigo 7.9 (51) Bell Park 19.11 (125) d. North Old Boys 7.8 (50) Dandenong 13.15 (93) d. Traralgon 11.8 (74) De La Salle 22.20 (152) d. East Brighton 16.11 (107)

QUARTER FINALS

Vermont 12.6 (78) d. Wangaratta Rovers 10.11 (71) North Ballarat (unknown) d. South Warrnambool (unknown) by 31 pts Werribee 21.18 (144) d. Bell Park 7.5 (47) Dandenong 17.12 (114) d. De La Salle 17.8 (110)

SEMI FINALS

North Ballarat 13.8 (86) d. Vermont 12.10 (82) Werribee 22.13 (145) d. Dandenong 10.5 (65)

FINAL


WERRIBEE 4.6 (30) 9.12 (66) 17.17 (119) 30.20 (200)
NORTH BALLARAT 1.4 (10) 4.8 (32) 4.11 (35) 12.14 (86)