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	The '''Elsternwick Amateur Football Club''', nicknamed the '''Wickers''', is an ] club based in the ] suburb of ].<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Convery \|first1=Stephanie \|title=Trans participation in sport is happening now – not only is it a non-issue, it makes clubs better \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/apr/24/trans-participation-in-sport-is-happening-now-not-only-is-it-a-non-issue-it-makes-clubs-better \|~~publisher~~=The Guardian \|access-date=13 December 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625051443/https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/apr/24/trans-participation-in-sport-is-happening-now-not-only-is-it-a-non-issue-it-makes-clubs-better \|archive-date=25 June 2022 \|date=24 April 2022}}</ref> It is the oldest district club in the ] (VAFA) and has played in all seven senior divisions since joining the competition in ].<ref>{{cite web \|title=The Amateur Footballer, Week 20, 2015 \|url=https://issuu.com/vafa_hq/docs/vafa_record_rnd_20_2015_web/28 \|website=Issuu \|publisher=VAFA Media \|access-date=13 December 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213041006/https://issuu.com/vafa_hq/docs/vafa_record_rnd_20_2015_web/28 \|archive-date=13 December 2024 \|page=28 \|date=5 September 2015}}</ref><ref name="no142">{{cite web \|last1=Daffey \|first1=Paul \|title=Taking on opponent No.142, the Wickers show they have tickers \|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/taking-on-opponent-no142-the-wickers-show-they-have-tickers-20100706-zz16.html \|publisher=The Age \|access-date=26 July 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726142212/https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/taking-on-opponent-no142-the-wickers-show-they-have-tickers-20100706-zz16.html?js-chunk-not-found-refresh=true \|archive-date=26 July 2024 \|date=7 July 2010}}</ref>		The '''Elsternwick Amateur Football Club''', nicknamed the '''Wickers''', is an ] club based in the ] suburb of ].<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Convery \|first1=Stephanie \|title=Trans participation in sport is happening now – not only is it a non-issue, it makes clubs better \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/apr/24/trans-participation-in-sport-is-happening-now-not-only-is-it-a-non-issue-it-makes-clubs-better \|work=The Guardian \|access-date=13 December 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625051443/https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/apr/24/trans-participation-in-sport-is-happening-now-not-only-is-it-a-non-issue-it-makes-clubs-better \|archive-date=25 June 2022 \|date=24 April 2022}}</ref> It is the oldest district club in the ] (VAFA) and has played in all seven senior divisions since joining the competition in ].<ref>{{cite web \|title=The Amateur Footballer, Week 20, 2015 \|url=https://issuu.com/vafa_hq/docs/vafa_record_rnd_20_2015_web/28 \|website=Issuu \|publisher=VAFA Media \|access-date=13 December 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213041006/https://issuu.com/vafa_hq/docs/vafa_record_rnd_20_2015_web/28 \|archive-date=13 December 2024 \|page=28 \|date=5 September 2015}}</ref><ref name="no142">{{cite web \|last1=Daffey \|first1=Paul \|title=Taking on opponent No.142, the Wickers show they have tickers \|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/taking-on-opponent-no142-the-wickers-show-they-have-tickers-20100706-zz16.html \|publisher=The Age \|access-date=26 July 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726142212/https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/taking-on-opponent-no142-the-wickers-show-they-have-tickers-20100706-zz16.html?js-chunk-not-found-refresh=true \|archive-date=26 July 2024 \|date=7 July 2010}}</ref>

	In 2025, the club's men's team will compete in Division 1 of the VAFA, while its women's team is in Division 4 of the ] (VAFAW).		In 2025, the club's men's team will compete in Division 1 of the VAFA, while its women's team is in Division 4 of the ] (VAFAW).
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	The Elsternwick Football Club was formed in 1906 and first competed in the Commonwealth Football Association (CFA).<ref name="footypedia">{{cite web \|title=Elsternwick Football Club (Vic) \|url=http://www.footypedia.info/00000511.htm \|publisher=Footypedia \|access-date=13 December 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241125163524/http://www.footypedia.info/00000511.htm \|archive-date=25 November 2024}}</ref> It was a founding member of the ] (FFA) in 1909, finishing fifth on the ladder in the competition's inaugural season.<ref name="footypedia"/><ref>{{cite web \|title=FEDERAL FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION 1909 - 1981 \|url=https://sfnl.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Federal-Football-League-History.pdf \|publisher=Southern Football Netball League \|access-date=13 December 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617065144/https://sfnl.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Federal-Football-League-History.pdf \|archive-date=17 June 2024}}</ref> The club moved to the ] (MDFA) in 1911 and changed its name to the "Elsternwick Amateur Football Club" in 1912, before returning to the FFA in 1913.<ref name="footypedia"/><ref name="history">{{cite web \|title=History \|url=https://www.elsternwickafc.online/history \|publisher=Elsternwick Amateur Football Club \|access-date=13 December 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213050430/https://www.elsternwickafc.online/history \|archive-date=13 December 2024}}</ref>		The Elsternwick Football Club was formed in 1906 and first competed in the Commonwealth Football Association (CFA).<ref name="footypedia">{{cite web \|title=Elsternwick Football Club (Vic) \|url=http://www.footypedia.info/00000511.htm \|publisher=Footypedia \|access-date=13 December 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241125163524/http://www.footypedia.info/00000511.htm \|archive-date=25 November 2024}}</ref> It was a founding member of the ] (FFA) in 1909, finishing fifth on the ladder in the competition's inaugural season.<ref name="footypedia"/><ref>{{cite web \|title=FEDERAL FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION 1909 - 1981 \|url=https://sfnl.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Federal-Football-League-History.pdf \|publisher=Southern Football Netball League \|access-date=13 December 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617065144/https://sfnl.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Federal-Football-League-History.pdf \|archive-date=17 June 2024}}</ref> The club moved to the ] (MDFA) in 1911 and changed its name to the "Elsternwick Amateur Football Club" in 1912, before returning to the FFA in 1913.<ref name="footypedia"/><ref name="history">{{cite web \|title=History \|url=https://www.elsternwickafc.online/history \|publisher=Elsternwick Amateur Football Club \|access-date=13 December 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213050430/https://www.elsternwickafc.online/history \|archive-date=13 December 2024}}</ref>

	In ], the club moved to the ] (MAFA, later VAFA).<ref name="no142"/> It won its first premiership in ] (the first MAFA season to be held following ]), which was followed by a second senior premiership in ].<ref name="argus9may">{{cite web \|title=METROPOLITAN AMATEUR ASSOCIATION \|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1754943 \|publisher=The Argus \|access-date=20 October 2024 \|page=11 \|date=9 May 1921 \|quote=Prior to the Elsternwick v. University Blacks match the premiership pennant for 1920 season was unfurled by the former club.}}</ref> The club had a substantial supporter base and player availability at this time, meaning it was able to field a second team (sometimes referred to as '''Elsternwick B''') in the MAFA's newly-formed ] between 1923 and 1926.<ref name="history"/> The club also received an offer from ] (VFL) club {{AFL StK}} to have a delegate's position on its own committee − with the possibility of entering into a ] − but Elsternwick on the basis that it did not want to be consumed by a senior VFL club.<ref name="history"/>		In ], the club moved to the ] (MAFA, later VAFA).<ref name="no142"/> It won its first premiership in ] (the first MAFA season to be held following ]), which was followed by a second senior premiership in ].<ref name="argus9may">{{cite web \|title=METROPOLITAN AMATEUR ASSOCIATION \|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1754943 \|publisher=The Argus \|access-date=20 October 2024 \|page=11 \|date=9 May 1921 \|quote=Prior to the Elsternwick v. University Blacks match the premiership pennant for 1920 season was unfurled by the former club.}}</ref> The club had a substantial supporter base and player availability at this time, meaning it was able to field a second team (sometimes referred to as '''Elsternwick B''') in the MAFA's newly-formed ] between ] and ].<ref name="history"/> The club also received an offer from ] (VFL) club {{AFL StK}} to have a delegate's position on its own committee − with the possibility of entering into a ] − but Elsternwick on the basis that it did not want to be consumed by a senior VFL club.<ref name="history"/>

	Elsternwick won a third senior premiership in B Section in ], but when the competition resumed in ] after ], the club began to struggle.<ref name="history"/> This was attributed to ] after the war, many of whom preferred ], which made it hard for Elsternwick to continue recruiting local players.<ref name="history"/>		Elsternwick won a third senior premiership in B Section in ], but when the competition resumed in ] after ], the club began to struggle.<ref name="history"/> This was attributed to ] after the war, many of whom preferred ], which made it hard for Elsternwick to continue recruiting local players.<ref name="history"/>
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	In July 1980, the VAFA discovered that Elsternwick had fielded a player under an ], which resulted in the club's secretary being suspended for five years and the coach having his permit revoked.<ref name="history"/><ref>{{cite web \|title=The Amateur Footballer, Week 21, 1980 \|url=https://www.vafa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/File-AF-1980-No-211.pdf \|publisher=Victorian Amateur Football Association \|access-date=13 December 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521040011/https://www.vafa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/File-AF-1980-No-211.pdf \|archive-date=21 May 2024 \|date=30 August 1980}}</ref>		In July 1980, the VAFA discovered that Elsternwick had fielded a player under an ], which resulted in the club's secretary being suspended for five years and the coach having his permit revoked.<ref name="history"/><ref>{{cite web \|title=The Amateur Footballer, Week 21, 1980 \|url=https://www.vafa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/File-AF-1980-No-211.pdf \|publisher=Victorian Amateur Football Association \|access-date=13 December 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521040011/https://www.vafa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/File-AF-1980-No-211.pdf \|archive-date=21 May 2024 \|date=30 August 1980}}</ref>

	Elsternwick planned to enter its first women's team in 2020, but the season was cancelled because of the impact of the ].<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Convery \|first1=Stephanie \|title='You can't play football over Zoom': Community sport in lockdown \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jul/08/you-cant-play-football-over-zoom-community-sport-in-lockdown \|~~publisher~~=The Guardian \|access-date=12 December 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821034258/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jul/08/you-cant-play-football-over-zoom-community-sport-in-lockdown \|archive-date=21 August 2022 \|date=8 July 2020}}</ref> The club was able to enter the ] (VAFAW) in Division 4 for the curtailed 2021 season.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Season Fixture: Elsternwick (2021 Division 4 Women's) \|url=https://websites.mygameday.app/team_info.cgi?c=0-3232-36883-587477-26388748&a=SFIX \|website=GameDay \|publisher=Elsternwick Amateur Football Club \|access-date=13 December 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213050935/https://websites.mygameday.app/team_info.cgi?c=0-3232-36883-587477-26388748&a=SFIX \|archive-date=13 December 2024}}</ref>		Elsternwick planned to enter its first women's team in 2020, but the season was cancelled because of the impact of the ].<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Convery \|first1=Stephanie \|title='You can't play football over Zoom': Community sport in lockdown \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jul/08/you-cant-play-football-over-zoom-community-sport-in-lockdown \|work=The Guardian \|access-date=12 December 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821034258/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jul/08/you-cant-play-football-over-zoom-community-sport-in-lockdown \|archive-date=21 August 2022 \|date=8 July 2020}}</ref> The club was able to enter the ] (VAFAW) in Division 4 for the curtailed 2021 season.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Season Fixture: Elsternwick (2021 Division 4 Women's) \|url=https://websites.mygameday.app/team_info.cgi?c=0-3232-36883-587477-26388748&a=SFIX \|website=GameDay \|publisher=Elsternwick Amateur Football Club \|access-date=13 December 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213050935/https://websites.mygameday.app/team_info.cgi?c=0-3232-36883-587477-26388748&a=SFIX \|archive-date=13 December 2024}}</ref>

	==Honours==		==Honours==
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Revision as of 03:42, 19 December 2024

Australian rules football club

Elsternwick Football Club

Names

Full name

Elsternwick Amateur Football Club

Former name(s)

Elsternwick Football Club (1906−1912)

Nickname(s)

Wickers

2024 season

After finals

VAFA: 1st
VAFAW: N/A

Home-and-away season

VAFA: 2nd
VAFAW: 10th

Leading goalkicker

VAFA: Spencer Hankin (65)
VAFAW: Nicola Berto (5)

Best and fairest

VAFA: TBC
VAFAW: TBC

Club details

Founded

1906; 119 years ago (1906)

Colours

Black Red

Competition

VAFA: Division 1
VAFAW: Division 4

Coach

VAFA: Peter Higginbotham
VAFAW: Emily Avery

Premierships

VAFA (8)

Ground(s)

Holmes-Todd Oval

Uniforms

Home

Other information

Official website

elsternwickafc.online

The Elsternwick Amateur Football Club, nicknamed the Wickers, is an Australian rules football club based in the Melbourne suburb of Elsternwick. It is the oldest district club in the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) and has played in all seven senior divisions since joining the competition in 1914.

In 2025, the club's men's team will compete in Division 1 of the VAFA, while its women's team is in Division 4 of the VAFA Women's (VAFAW).

History

The Elsternwick Football Club was formed in 1906 and first competed in the Commonwealth Football Association (CFA). It was a founding member of the Federal Football Association (FFA) in 1909, finishing fifth on the ladder in the competition's inaugural season. The club moved to the Melbourne District Football Association (MDFA) in 1911 and changed its name to the "Elsternwick Amateur Football Club" in 1912, before returning to the FFA in 1913.

In 1914, the club moved to the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association (MAFA, later VAFA). It won its first premiership in 1920 (the first MAFA season to be held following World War I), which was followed by a second senior premiership in 1925. The club had a substantial supporter base and player availability at this time, meaning it was able to field a second team (sometimes referred to as Elsternwick B) in the MAFA's newly-formed B Section between 1923 and 1926. The club also received an offer from Victorian Football League (VFL) club St Kilda to have a delegate's position on its own committee − with the possibility of entering into a reserves affiliation − but Elsternwick on the basis that it did not want to be consumed by a senior VFL club.

Elsternwick won a third senior premiership in B Section in 1939, but when the competition resumed in 1946 after World War II, the club began to struggle. This was attributed to European migrants settling in Melbourne after the war, many of whom preferred soccer, which made it hard for Elsternwick to continue recruiting local players.

In July 1980, the VAFA discovered that Elsternwick had fielded a player under an assumed identity, which resulted in the club's secretary being suspended for five years and the coach having his permit revoked.

Elsternwick planned to enter its first women's team in 2020, but the season was cancelled because of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The club was able to enter the VAFA Women's (VAFAW) in Division 4 for the curtailed 2021 season.

Honours

Premierships

Competition	Division	Level	Wins	Years won
Victorian Amateur Football Association	Premier	Seniors	2	1920, 1925
	Premier B	Seniors	1	1939
	Division 1	Seniors	1	1951
	Division 2	Seniors	1	2024
	Division 3	Seniors	2	1991, 2023
	Division 4	Seniors	1	2005

Minor premierships

Competition	Division	Level	Wins	Years won
Victorian Amateur Football Association	Premier	Seniors		1920
Victorian Amateur Football Association	Division 3	Seniors		2023

Seasons

Premiers

Grand Finalist

Minor premiers

Finals appearance

Wooden spoon

Division leading goalkicker

Division best and fairest

Men's

Seniors

Year	League	Division	Finish	W	L	D	Leading goalkicker	Ref
1906
1907	CFA		5th
1908
1909	FFA		5th
1910	FFA		5th
1911	MDFA
1912	MDFA
1913	FFA
1914	MAFA		6th	8	8	1
1915	MAFA		10th	2	12	0
1916	MAFA		(No season due to World War I)
1917	MAFA		(No season due to World War I)
1918	MAFA		(No season due to World War I)
1919	MAFA		(No season due to World War I)
1920	MAFA		1st	12	1	0
1921	MAFA		5th
1922	MAFA	B Section	3rd
1923	MAFA	A Section	6th
1924	MAFA	A Section	4th	9	5	0	Gallagher	63
1925	MAFA	A Section	2nd				Featherstone	44
1926	MAFA	A Section	3rd	14	4	0
1927	MAFA	A Section	3rd
1928	MAFA	A Section	3rd	11	7	0
1929	MAFA	A Section	5th

Reserves

Year	League	Division	Finish	W	L	D	Leading goalkicker	Ref
1923	MAFA	B Section	3rd
1924	MAFA	B Section	7th	5	11	0	Horman	28
1925	MAFA	B Section	3rd	10	5	1	Pert	68
1926	MAFA	B Section	7th

References

"Division 4 Women's 2024". PlayHQ. Archived from the original on 29 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
"Division 2 Men's 2024 Statistics". PlayHQ. Archived from the original on 29 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
"Division 4 Women's 2024 Statistics". PlayHQ. Archived from the original on 29 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
"Elsternwick Park Pavilion No.2". FIMMA Constructions Pty Ltd. Archived from the original on 15 October 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
Convery, Stephanie (24 April 2022). "Trans participation in sport is happening now – not only is it a non-issue, it makes clubs better". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
"The Amateur Footballer, Week 20, 2015". Issuu. VAFA Media. 5 September 2015. p. 28. Archived from the original on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
^ Daffey, Paul (7 July 2010). "Taking on opponent No.142, the Wickers show they have tickers". The Age. Archived from the original on 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
^ "Elsternwick Football Club (Vic)". Footypedia. Archived from the original on 25 November 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
"FEDERAL FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION 1909 - 1981" (PDF). Southern Football Netball League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
^ "History". Elsternwick Amateur Football Club. Archived from the original on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
"METROPOLITAN AMATEUR ASSOCIATION". The Argus. 9 May 1921. p. 11. Retrieved 20 October 2024. Prior to the Elsternwick v. University Blacks match the premiership pennant for 1920 season was unfurled by the former club.
"The Amateur Footballer, Week 21, 1980" (PDF). Victorian Amateur Football Association. 30 August 1980. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
Convery, Stephanie (8 July 2020). "'You can't play football over Zoom': Community sport in lockdown". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 21 August 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
"Season Fixture: Elsternwick (2021 Division 4 Women's)". GameDay. Elsternwick Amateur Football Club. Archived from the original on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
"Old Scotch Again Premiers". The Age. 25 August 1924. p. 15. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
"Metropolitan Amateurs". The Age. 3 August 1925. p. 7. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
^ "OLD SCOTCH MINOR PREMIERS − St. Pauls and Glenhuntly Lead B and C Sections". The Argus. 30 August 1926. p. 17. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
"1928 A SECTION SEASON" (PDF). Caulfield Grammarians Football Club. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
"Murrumbeena Premiers". The Age. 22 September 1924. p. 6. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
"GOAL KICKERS". The Age. 7 September 1925. p. 15. Retrieved 13 December 2024.

External links

Official website

Victorian Amateur Football Association

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Men's

Premier	Collegians Fitzroy Old Brighton Old Melburnians Old Scotch Old Xaverians St Bernard's St Kevin's University Blacks University Blues
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	The '''Elsternwick Amateur Football Club''', nicknamed the '''Wickers''', is an ] club based in the ] suburb of ].<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Convery \|first1=Stephanie \|title=Trans participation in sport is happening now – not only is it a non-issue, it makes clubs better \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/apr/24/trans-participation-in-sport-is-happening-now-not-only-is-it-a-non-issue-it-makes-clubs-better \|~~publisher~~=The Guardian \|access-date=13 December 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625051443/https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/apr/24/trans-participation-in-sport-is-happening-now-not-only-is-it-a-non-issue-it-makes-clubs-better \|archive-date=25 June 2022 \|date=24 April 2022}}</ref> It is the oldest district club in the ] (VAFA) and has played in all seven senior divisions since joining the competition in ].<ref>{{cite web \|title=The Amateur Footballer, Week 20, 2015 \|url=https://issuu.com/vafa_hq/docs/vafa_record_rnd_20_2015_web/28 \|website=Issuu \|publisher=VAFA Media \|access-date=13 December 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213041006/https://issuu.com/vafa_hq/docs/vafa_record_rnd_20_2015_web/28 \|archive-date=13 December 2024 \|page=28 \|date=5 September 2015}}</ref><ref name="no142">{{cite web \|last1=Daffey \|first1=Paul \|title=Taking on opponent No.142, the Wickers show they have tickers \|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/taking-on-opponent-no142-the-wickers-show-they-have-tickers-20100706-zz16.html \|publisher=The Age \|access-date=26 July 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726142212/https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/taking-on-opponent-no142-the-wickers-show-they-have-tickers-20100706-zz16.html?js-chunk-not-found-refresh=true \|archive-date=26 July 2024 \|date=7 July 2010}}</ref>		The '''Elsternwick Amateur Football Club''', nicknamed the '''Wickers''', is an ] club based in the ] suburb of ].<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Convery \|first1=Stephanie \|title=Trans participation in sport is happening now – not only is it a non-issue, it makes clubs better \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/apr/24/trans-participation-in-sport-is-happening-now-not-only-is-it-a-non-issue-it-makes-clubs-better \|work=The Guardian \|access-date=13 December 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625051443/https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/apr/24/trans-participation-in-sport-is-happening-now-not-only-is-it-a-non-issue-it-makes-clubs-better \|archive-date=25 June 2022 \|date=24 April 2022}}</ref> It is the oldest district club in the ] (VAFA) and has played in all seven senior divisions since joining the competition in ].<ref>{{cite web \|title=The Amateur Footballer, Week 20, 2015 \|url=https://issuu.com/vafa_hq/docs/vafa_record_rnd_20_2015_web/28 \|website=Issuu \|publisher=VAFA Media \|access-date=13 December 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213041006/https://issuu.com/vafa_hq/docs/vafa_record_rnd_20_2015_web/28 \|archive-date=13 December 2024 \|page=28 \|date=5 September 2015}}</ref><ref name="no142">{{cite web \|last1=Daffey \|first1=Paul \|title=Taking on opponent No.142, the Wickers show they have tickers \|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/taking-on-opponent-no142-the-wickers-show-they-have-tickers-20100706-zz16.html \|publisher=The Age \|access-date=26 July 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726142212/https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/taking-on-opponent-no142-the-wickers-show-they-have-tickers-20100706-zz16.html?js-chunk-not-found-refresh=true \|archive-date=26 July 2024 \|date=7 July 2010}}</ref>

	In 2025, the club's men's team will compete in Division 1 of the VAFA, while its women's team is in Division 4 of the ] (VAFAW).		In 2025, the club's men's team will compete in Division 1 of the VAFA, while its women's team is in Division 4 of the ] (VAFAW).
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	The Elsternwick Football Club was formed in 1906 and first competed in the Commonwealth Football Association (CFA).<ref name="footypedia">{{cite web \|title=Elsternwick Football Club (Vic) \|url=http://www.footypedia.info/00000511.htm \|publisher=Footypedia \|access-date=13 December 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241125163524/http://www.footypedia.info/00000511.htm \|archive-date=25 November 2024}}</ref> It was a founding member of the ] (FFA) in 1909, finishing fifth on the ladder in the competition's inaugural season.<ref name="footypedia"/><ref>{{cite web \|title=FEDERAL FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION 1909 - 1981 \|url=https://sfnl.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Federal-Football-League-History.pdf \|publisher=Southern Football Netball League \|access-date=13 December 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617065144/https://sfnl.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Federal-Football-League-History.pdf \|archive-date=17 June 2024}}</ref> The club moved to the ] (MDFA) in 1911 and changed its name to the "Elsternwick Amateur Football Club" in 1912, before returning to the FFA in 1913.<ref name="footypedia"/><ref name="history">{{cite web \|title=History \|url=https://www.elsternwickafc.online/history \|publisher=Elsternwick Amateur Football Club \|access-date=13 December 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213050430/https://www.elsternwickafc.online/history \|archive-date=13 December 2024}}</ref>		The Elsternwick Football Club was formed in 1906 and first competed in the Commonwealth Football Association (CFA).<ref name="footypedia">{{cite web \|title=Elsternwick Football Club (Vic) \|url=http://www.footypedia.info/00000511.htm \|publisher=Footypedia \|access-date=13 December 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241125163524/http://www.footypedia.info/00000511.htm \|archive-date=25 November 2024}}</ref> It was a founding member of the ] (FFA) in 1909, finishing fifth on the ladder in the competition's inaugural season.<ref name="footypedia"/><ref>{{cite web \|title=FEDERAL FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION 1909 - 1981 \|url=https://sfnl.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Federal-Football-League-History.pdf \|publisher=Southern Football Netball League \|access-date=13 December 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617065144/https://sfnl.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Federal-Football-League-History.pdf \|archive-date=17 June 2024}}</ref> The club moved to the ] (MDFA) in 1911 and changed its name to the "Elsternwick Amateur Football Club" in 1912, before returning to the FFA in 1913.<ref name="footypedia"/><ref name="history">{{cite web \|title=History \|url=https://www.elsternwickafc.online/history \|publisher=Elsternwick Amateur Football Club \|access-date=13 December 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213050430/https://www.elsternwickafc.online/history \|archive-date=13 December 2024}}</ref>

	In ], the club moved to the ] (MAFA, later VAFA).<ref name="no142"/> It won its first premiership in ] (the first MAFA season to be held following ]), which was followed by a second senior premiership in ].<ref name="argus9may">{{cite web \|title=METROPOLITAN AMATEUR ASSOCIATION \|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1754943 \|publisher=The Argus \|access-date=20 October 2024 \|page=11 \|date=9 May 1921 \|quote=Prior to the Elsternwick v. University Blacks match the premiership pennant for 1920 season was unfurled by the former club.}}</ref> The club had a substantial supporter base and player availability at this time, meaning it was able to field a second team (sometimes referred to as '''Elsternwick B''') in the MAFA's newly-formed ] between 1923 and 1926.<ref name="history"/> The club also received an offer from ] (VFL) club {{AFL StK}} to have a delegate's position on its own committee − with the possibility of entering into a ] − but Elsternwick on the basis that it did not want to be consumed by a senior VFL club.<ref name="history"/>		In ], the club moved to the ] (MAFA, later VAFA).<ref name="no142"/> It won its first premiership in ] (the first MAFA season to be held following ]), which was followed by a second senior premiership in ].<ref name="argus9may">{{cite web \|title=METROPOLITAN AMATEUR ASSOCIATION \|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1754943 \|publisher=The Argus \|access-date=20 October 2024 \|page=11 \|date=9 May 1921 \|quote=Prior to the Elsternwick v. University Blacks match the premiership pennant for 1920 season was unfurled by the former club.}}</ref> The club had a substantial supporter base and player availability at this time, meaning it was able to field a second team (sometimes referred to as '''Elsternwick B''') in the MAFA's newly-formed ] between ] and ].<ref name="history"/> The club also received an offer from ] (VFL) club {{AFL StK}} to have a delegate's position on its own committee − with the possibility of entering into a ] − but Elsternwick on the basis that it did not want to be consumed by a senior VFL club.<ref name="history"/>

	Elsternwick won a third senior premiership in B Section in ], but when the competition resumed in ] after ], the club began to struggle.<ref name="history"/> This was attributed to ] after the war, many of whom preferred ], which made it hard for Elsternwick to continue recruiting local players.<ref name="history"/>		Elsternwick won a third senior premiership in B Section in ], but when the competition resumed in ] after ], the club began to struggle.<ref name="history"/> This was attributed to ] after the war, many of whom preferred ], which made it hard for Elsternwick to continue recruiting local players.<ref name="history"/>
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	In July 1980, the VAFA discovered that Elsternwick had fielded a player under an ], which resulted in the club's secretary being suspended for five years and the coach having his permit revoked.<ref name="history"/><ref>{{cite web \|title=The Amateur Footballer, Week 21, 1980 \|url=https://www.vafa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/File-AF-1980-No-211.pdf \|publisher=Victorian Amateur Football Association \|access-date=13 December 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521040011/https://www.vafa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/File-AF-1980-No-211.pdf \|archive-date=21 May 2024 \|date=30 August 1980}}</ref>		In July 1980, the VAFA discovered that Elsternwick had fielded a player under an ], which resulted in the club's secretary being suspended for five years and the coach having his permit revoked.<ref name="history"/><ref>{{cite web \|title=The Amateur Footballer, Week 21, 1980 \|url=https://www.vafa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/File-AF-1980-No-211.pdf \|publisher=Victorian Amateur Football Association \|access-date=13 December 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521040011/https://www.vafa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/File-AF-1980-No-211.pdf \|archive-date=21 May 2024 \|date=30 August 1980}}</ref>

	Elsternwick planned to enter its first women's team in 2020, but the season was cancelled because of the impact of the ].<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Convery \|first1=Stephanie \|title='You can't play football over Zoom': Community sport in lockdown \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jul/08/you-cant-play-football-over-zoom-community-sport-in-lockdown \|~~publisher~~=The Guardian \|access-date=12 December 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821034258/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jul/08/you-cant-play-football-over-zoom-community-sport-in-lockdown \|archive-date=21 August 2022 \|date=8 July 2020}}</ref> The club was able to enter the ] (VAFAW) in Division 4 for the curtailed 2021 season.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Season Fixture: Elsternwick (2021 Division 4 Women's) \|url=https://websites.mygameday.app/team_info.cgi?c=0-3232-36883-587477-26388748&a=SFIX \|website=GameDay \|publisher=Elsternwick Amateur Football Club \|access-date=13 December 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213050935/https://websites.mygameday.app/team_info.cgi?c=0-3232-36883-587477-26388748&a=SFIX \|archive-date=13 December 2024}}</ref>		Elsternwick planned to enter its first women's team in 2020, but the season was cancelled because of the impact of the ].<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Convery \|first1=Stephanie \|title='You can't play football over Zoom': Community sport in lockdown \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jul/08/you-cant-play-football-over-zoom-community-sport-in-lockdown \|work=The Guardian \|access-date=12 December 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821034258/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jul/08/you-cant-play-football-over-zoom-community-sport-in-lockdown \|archive-date=21 August 2022 \|date=8 July 2020}}</ref> The club was able to enter the ] (VAFAW) in Division 4 for the curtailed 2021 season.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Season Fixture: Elsternwick (2021 Division 4 Women's) \|url=https://websites.mygameday.app/team_info.cgi?c=0-3232-36883-587477-26388748&a=SFIX \|website=GameDay \|publisher=Elsternwick Amateur Football Club \|access-date=13 December 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213050935/https://websites.mygameday.app/team_info.cgi?c=0-3232-36883-587477-26388748&a=SFIX \|archive-date=13 December 2024}}</ref>

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