Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League

Mornington Peninsula Nepean
Football League

Sport	Australian rules football
Founded	1987; 37 years ago (1987)
No. of teams	22
Country	Australia
Confederation	AFL South East
Most titles	Hastings (22)
Level on pyramid	2
Promotion to	Division 1
Relegation to	Division 2
Official website	MPNFL site

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

History

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

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

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

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

The competition absorbed the South West Gippsland FL in 1995.

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

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

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

Current Clubs

Men's Division One

Colours	Club	Nickname	Location	Home Ground	Founded	Years in MPNFL	Premiers	Premier years
	Dromana	Tigers	Dromana	Dromana Recreation Reserve	1896	1987-	7	1931, 1940, 1950, 1971, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2023
	Frankston	Bombers	Frankston South	Baxter Park	1885	1987-	17	1911, 1919, 1922, 1923, 1929, 1931, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1961, 1991, 2009
	Frankston Y.C.W.	Stonecats	Frankston	Jubilee Park	1967	1987-	16	1968, 1974, 1975, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2003, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022
	Langwarrin	Kangaroos	Langwarrin	Lloyd Park	1920	1987-	6	1930, 1969, 1993, 2002, 2005, 2022
	Mornington	Bulldogs	Mornington	Alexandra Park	1888	1987-	12	1915, 1920, 1927, 1950, 1960, 1971, 1984, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2023
	Mount Eliza	Redlegs	Mount Eliza	Emil Madsden Reserve	1964	1987-	4	1983, 1998, 2001, 2005
	Pines	Pythons	Frankston North	Eric Bell Reserve	1964	1987-	5	1976, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1988, 1994, 2018
	Red Hill	Hillmen	Red Hill	Red Hill Recreation Reserve	1929[1]	1987-	2	1990, 2019
	Rosebud	Buds	Rosebud	Olympic Park	1929[2]	1987-	6	1933, 1970, 1988, 1997, 2007, 2015
	Sorrento	Sharks	Sorrento	David Macfarlan Reserve	1908	1987-	15	1929, 1933, 1935, 1953, 1964, 1969, 1979, 1980, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017

Men's Division Two

Colours	Club	Nickname	Location	Home Ground	Founded	Years in MPNFL	Premiers	Premier years
	Bonbeach	Sharks	Bonbeach	Bonbeach Sports Reserve	1961	1987-	3	1979, 1982, 1984
	Chelsea	Seagulls	Chelsea	Chelsea Recreation Reserve	1919	1987-	13	1936, 1937, 1955, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1986, 1987, 1990, 2000, 2006
	Crib Point	Magpies	Crib Point	Crib Point Recreation Reserve	1931	1987-	9	1957, 1958, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1973, 1977, 1985, 2001
	Devon Meadows	Panthers	Devon Meadows	Glover Reserve	1977	1995-	0	–
	Edithvale-Aspendale	Eagles	Aspendale	Regents Park	1921	1987-	9	1940, 1965, 1978, 1987, 1989, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2013
	Hastings	Blues	Hastings	Hastings Park	1889	1987-	21	1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1913, 1914, 1934, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1992, 1995, 2016
	Karingal	Bulls	Frankston	Ballam Park	1963	1987-	2	1996, 1999
	Pearcedale	Panthers	Pearcedale	Pearcedale Recreation Reserve	1898	1987-	10	1934, 1948, 1952, 1953, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1995, 1996, 2003
	Rye	Demons	Rye	RJ Rowley Reserve	1945	1987-	8	1951, 1954, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1972, 1982, 2006
	Seaford	Tigers	Seaford	RF Miles Recreation Reserve	1921	1987-	13	1924, 1926, 1927, 1934, 1951, 1954, 1956, 1970, 1981, 1985, 2007, 2008, 2009
	Somerville	Eagles	Somerville	Somerville Recreation Reserve	1892[3]	1987-	4	1920, 1928, 1981, 1986
	Tyabb	Yabbies	Tyabb	Bunguyan Reserve	1899	1987-	5	1921, 1922, 1923, 1932, 2000

Women's Division One

Colours	Club	Nickname	Location	Home Ground	Founded	Years in MPNFL	Premiers	Premier years
	Bass Coast	Breakers	Dalyston	Dalyston Recreation Reserve	2017	2023-	1	Div 2: 2018 (SEWF)
	Frankston	Dolphins	Frankston	Kinetic Stadium	1887	2023-	0	-
	Karingal	Bulls	Frankston	Ballam Park	1963	1987-	1	Div 3: 2019 (SEWF)
	Mornington Blue	Bulldogs	Mornington	Alexandra Oval	1888	1987-	1	Div 1: 2023 (SEWF)
	Mornington White	Bulldogs	Mornington	Alexandra Oval	1888	1987-	1	Div 1: 2023 (SEWF)
	Pearcedale	Panthers	Pearcedale	Pearcedale Recreation Reserve	1898	1987-	1	Div 2: 2023 (SEWF)
	Seaford	Tigers	Seaford	RF Miles Recreation Reserve	1921	1987-	1	Div 1: 2022 (SEWF)
	Warragul Industrials	Dusties	Warragul	Western Park	1948	2023-	1	Div 2: 2022 (SEWF)

Women's Division Two

Colours	Club	Nickname	Location	Home Ground	Founded	Years in MPNFL	Premiers	Premier years
	Bonbeach	Sharks	Bonbeach	Bonbeach Reserve	1961	1987-	0	-
	Cerberus/Balnarring	Thunder	Balnarring	Balnarring Reserve	2024	2023-	1	Div 3: 2022 (SEWF)
	Edithvale-Aspendale	Eagles	Aspendale	Regents Park	1921	1987-	0	-
	Karingal	Bulls	Frankston	Ballam Park	1963	1987-	1	Div 3: 2019 (SEWF)
	Mornington	Bulldogs	Mornington	Alexandra Oval	1888	1987-	1	Div 1: 2023 (SEWF)
	Red Hill	Hillmen	Red Hill	Red Hill Recreation Reserve	1929[1]	1987-	0	-
	Tyabb	Yabbies	Tyabb	Bunguyan Reserve	1899	1987-	1	Div 3: 2019 (SEWF)

Women's Division Three

Colours	Club	Nickname	Location	Home Ground	Founded	Years in MPNFL	Premiers	Premier years
	Frankston	Dolphins	Frankston	Kinetic Stadium	1887	2023-	0	-
	Pearcedale	Panthers	Pearcedale	Pearcedale Recreation Reserve	1898	1987-	1	Div 2: 2023 (SEWF)
	Pines	Pythons	Frankston North	Eric Bell Reserve	1964	1987-	0	-
	Rye	Demons	Rye	RJ Rowley Reserve	1945	1987-	0	-
	Seaford	Tigers	Seaford	RF Miles Recreation Reserve	1921	1987-	1	Div 1: 2022 (SEWF)
	Sorrento	Sharks	Sorrento	David Macfarlane Reserve	1908	1987-	0	-
	Warragul Industrials	Dusties	Warragul	Western Oval	1948	2023-	1	Div 2: 2022 (SEWF)

Former Teams

Colours	Club	Nickname	Location	Home Ground	Founded	Years in MPNFL	Premiers	Premier years	Fate
	Beaconsfield	Eagles	Beaconsfield	Holm Park	1890	2002-2014	3	2003, 2004, 2014	Formed South East Football Netball League following 2014 season, now in Eastern Football Netball League
	Berwick	Wickers	Berwick	Edwin Flack Oval	1903	1995-2014	0	-	Formed South East Football Netball League following 2014 season, now in Eastern Football Netball League
	Carrum	Lions	Carrum	Roy Dore Reserve	1909	1987-1995	1	1994	Folded after 1996 season, reformed as Carrum-Patterson Lakes in Southern Football Netball League in 2013
	Carrum Downs	Falcons	Carrum Downs	Carrum Downs Recreation Reserve		2000-2005	0	-	Folded after 2005 season
	Cranbourne	Eagles	Cranbourne East	Livingston Recreation Reserve	1889	1995-2014	2	1995, 2011	Formed South East Football Netball League following 2014 season, now in Southern Football Netball League
	Dingley	Dingoes	Dingley Village	Souter Oval	1958	1995-2006	0	-	Moved to Southern Football Netball League following 2006 season
	Doveton	Doves	Doveton	Robinson Reserve	1959	1995-2014	1	2005	Formed South East Football Netball League following 2014 season, now in Southern Football Netball League
	Hampton Park	Redbacks	Hampton Park	Robert Booth Reserve	1959	1995-2014	2	1997, 1998	Formed South East Football Netball League following 2014 season, now in Southern Football Netball League
	Keysborough	Burras	Keysborough	Rowley Allan Reserve	1946	1995-2014	0	-	Moved to Southern Football Netball League following 2006 season
	Narre Warren	Magpies	Narre Warren North	Kalora Park	1953	1995-2014	6	2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013	Formed South East Football Netball League following 2014 season, now in Outer East Football Netball League
	Officer	Kangaroos	Officer	Officer Recreation Reserve	1977	2005-2014	0	-	Formed South East Football Netball League following 2014 season, now in Outer East Football Netball League
	Pakenham	Lions	Pakenham	Toomuc Reserve	1892	2002-2014	2	2002, 2009	Formed South East Football Netball League following 2014 season, now in Outer East Football Netball League
	Tooradin-Dalmore	Seagulls	Tooradin	Tooradin Recreation Reserve	1922	2005-2014	0	-	Formed South East Football Netball League following 2014 season, now in West Gippsland Football Netball Competition

Recent Premierships

Peninsula Division/Division 1

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

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

• 13 Frankston YCW
• 5 Edithvale-Aspendale
• 4 Mornington
• 3 Pines
• 3 Chelsea
• 3 Seaford
• 2 Dromana
• 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)
2019	Red Hill	9.11 (65)	Karingal	4.3 (27)
2022	Langwarrin	10.9 (69)	Karingal	2.6 (18)
2023	Mornington	9.7 (61)	Somerville	7.10 (52)

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

• 7 Sorrento
• 4 Rosebud
• 4 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 Mornington
• 1 Red Hill
• 1 Rye
• 1 Tyabb

Casey-Cardinia Division

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

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

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

References

External links

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