The AFL Yarra Ranges was an

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and netball organisation based in the

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and

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within

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. The organisation operated the Yarra Ranges Senior Football league and the Yarra Ranges Junior Football league.

History

The Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League was formed in 1966, from the amalgamation of the Mountain District Football League and the Yarra Valley Football Association (1907–1954). South Belgrave transferred to the Eastern Football League for the 2008 season, followed by Silvan for the 2011 season. Thornton-Eildon Football Club went into recess at the start of 2011. Most of the teams in the league are based in the outer fringes of north-east and east Melbourne. However, the addition in recent years of Thornton-Eildon, Yea and Alexandra from the

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has seen the league expand into the

Goulburn Valley The Goulburn Valley is a sub-region, part of the Hume region of the Australian state of Victoria. The sub-region consists of those areas in the catchment of the Goulburn River and other nearby streams, and is part of the Murray-Darling Basin. ...

area of central Victoria. In 2016, following a review, the league decided to change its name to the AFL Yarra Ranges. At the conclusion of the 2018 season, the league merged with the

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to form the

Outer East Football Netball League The Outer East Football Netball League is an Australian rules football and netball league stretching from the Goulburn Valley, Dandenong Ranges and western Gippsland within Victoria. History The league was formed with the merger of the Yarra ...

Structure

Clubs fielded football teams in seniors, reserves and under-18s. Clubs played in a two division structure in both the seniors and reserves, with the club winning the senior flag in division two promoted and the bottom division one senior club relegated each season. Since 2013, the under-18s has been played as a single division. A netball competition was introduced in 2005, with the competition subsequently expanded to cater for A, B and C grades.

Clubs - Division One

Clubs - Division Two

Previous Clubs

*Boronia Park (folded) *Fair Park (renamed Eastern Lions, transferred to Eastern Football League) *Marysville (folded) *Millgrove - merged with Warburton in 1967 *Warburton - merged with Millgrove in 1967 *Panton Hill (transferred to

Northern Football League The Northern League is a men's football league in north east England. Having been founded in 1889, it is the second-oldest football league in the world still in existence after the English Football League. It contains two divisions; Division ...

) *Silvan Football (transferred to Eastern Football League) *South Belgrave (transferred to Eastern Football League) *Worawa (folded)

Premierships

Division 1

Division 2

^a Under 18s won as Thornton

References

External links

Full Points Footy -Yarra Valley Mountain Football LeagueLeague Official WebsiteLocal Football League Fan Web Site
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