Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League

Mornington Peninsula Nepean
Football League

Current season, competition or edition: 2019
Sport	Australian rules football
Founded	1987; 35 years ago (1987)
No. of teams	22
Country	Australia
Confederation	AFL South East
Most titles	Crib point (69)
Level on pyramid	2
Promotion to	Division 1
Relegation to	Division 2
Official website	MPNFL site

The Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League (abbreviated "MPNFL") is an Australian rules football competition, governed by the AFL South East. The MPNFL contains teams near the south eastern region of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. At the end of the 2017 season, the competition was restructured from a geographical to a divisional structure, with promotion/ relegation. It contains two divisions with 22 teams in all, 10 in Division 1 and 12 in Division 2.

History[]

The league was formed in 1987 upon the merger of the Mornington Peninsula FL and the Nepean FL. Football on the Peninsula region goes back to 1908, and in 2008 celebrated its centenary.

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

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

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

The competition absorbed the South West Gippsland FL in 1995.

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

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

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

Current Clubs[]

Division One[]

Colours	Club	Nickname	Founded	Premiers	Premier years
	Bonbeach	Sharks	1961	3	1979, 1982, 1984
	Dromana	Tigers	1896	6	1931, 1940, 1950, 1971, 2013, 2018, 2019
	Edithvale-Aspendale	Eagles	1921	9	1940, 1965, 1978, 1987, 1989, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2013
	Frankston	Bombers	1885	17	1911, 1919, 1922, 1923, 1929, 1931, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1961, 1991, 2009
	Frankston Y.C.W.	Stonecats	1967	15	1968, 1974, 1975, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2003, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
	Mount Eliza	Redlegs	1964	4	1983, 1998, 2001, 2005
	Pines	Pythons	1964	5	1976, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1988, 1994, 2018
	Red Hill	Hillmen	1929[1]	2	1990, 2019
	Rosebud	Buds	1929[2]	6	1933, 1970, 1988, 1997, 2007, 2015
	Sorrento	Sharks	1908	15	1929, 1933, 1935, 1953, 1964, 1969, 1979, 1980, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017

Division Two[]

Colours	Club	Nickname	Founded	Premiers	Premier years
	Chelsea	Seagulls	1919	13	1936, 1937, 1955, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1986, 1987, 1990, 2000, 2006
	Crib Point	Magpies	1931	9	1957, 1958, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1973, 1977, 1985, 2001
	Devon Meadows	Panthers	1977	0	–
	Hastings	Blues	1889	21	1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1913, 1914, 1934, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1992, 1995, 2016
	Karingal	Bulls	1963	2	1996, 1999
	Langwarrin	Kangaroos	1920	5	1930, 1969, 1993, 2002, 2005
	Mornington	Bulldogs	1888	11	1915, 1920, 1927, 1950, 1960, 1971, 1984, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004
	Pearcedale	Panthers	1898	10	1934, 1948, 1952, 1953, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1995, 1996, 2003
	Rye	Demons	1945	8	1951, 1954, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1972, 1982, 2006
	Seaford	Tigers	1921	13	1924, 1926, 1927, 1934, 1951, 1954, 1956, 1970, 1981, 1985, 2007, 2008, 2009
	Somerville	Eagles	1892[3]	4	1920, 1928, 1981, 1986
	Tyabb	Yabbies	1899	5	1921, 1922, 1923, 1932, 2000

Former Teams[]

Casey-Cardinia Division[]

• Dingley Dingoes (moved to Southern FL at the end of the 2006 season)
• Keysborough (moved to Southern FL at the end of the 2014 season)
• Beaconsfield, Berwick, Cranbourne, Doveton, Hampton Park, Narre Warren, Pakenham, Rythdale-Officer-Cardinia & Tooradin-Dalmore formed the South East Football Netball League in 2015.

Nepean Division[]

• Carrum Downs Falcons (folded at the end of the 2005 season)

Recent Premierships[]

Peninsula Division/Division 1[]

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

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

• 11 Frankston YCW
• 5 Edithvale-Aspendale
• 4 Mornington
• 3 Pines
• 3 Chelsea
• 3 Seaford
• 1 Dromana
• 1 Hastings
• 1 Mount Eliza

Nepean Division/Division 2[]

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

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

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

Casey-Cardinia Division[]

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

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

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

References[]

External links[]

• Official website
• Full Points Footy -Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League
• MPNFL Results/Fixture Page