The South East Football Netball League (SEFNL) was an Australian rules football competition based in south-eastern Melbourne.
The league was established ahead of the 2015 season as a breakaway from the Casey–Cardinia division of the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League (MPNFL), but merged with the Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League (YVMDFL) at the end of 2018 to form the Outer East Football Netball League (OEFNL).
was the most successful club in the SEFNL's short history, winning three senior premierships and appearing in all four senior grand finals.
History The competition had its origins in the South West Gippsland Football League (SWGFL) from 1954 to 1994. In 1995 the league was rolled in the MPNFL and the administrative duties were taken by the MPNFL management. While under the MPNFL control there were three minor re-distributions of clubs and that created different divisions, most of the clubs were in the MPNFL Northern Division 1995–98; MPNFL Peninsula Division 1999–2004; and MPNFL Casey-Cardinia League 2005–2014.
Breakaway A spokesman for the CCFNL clubs Kahl Heinze said: "There was excitement and elation to have reached this point in the process. Poor communication, a lack of financial transparency and management, lack of strategic direction and a lack of service to the CCFNL clubs were some of the grievances that led to the clubs pursuing the move for independence."
Clubs Final clubs ClubColoursNicknameHome GroundFormer LeagueEst.Years in SEFNLPremiershipsFate Total Years (SEFNL flags in bold) Beaconsfield Eagles Holm Park, BeaconsfieldMPNFL 1890 2015-2018 10 1953, 1974, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2014 Moved to Outer East FNL in 2019 Berwick Wickers Edwin Flack Oval, BerwickMPNFL 1903 2015-2018 7 1925, 1954, 1977, 1978, 1999, 2015, 2017, 2018 Moved to Outer East FNL in 2019 Cranbourne Eagles Livingston Recreation Reserve, Cranbourne EastMPNFL 1889 2015-2018 12 1926, 1951, 1966, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 2011, 2016 Moved to Outer East FNL in 2019 Doveton Doves Robinson Reserve, DovetonMPNFL 1959 2015-2018 7 1969, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1988, 2005 Moved to Outer East FNL in 2019 Narre Warren Magpies Kalora Park, Narre Warren NorthMPNFL 1953 2015-2018 9 1957, 1973, 1992, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013 Moved to Outer East FNL in 2019 Officer (ROC) Kangaroos Officer Recreation Reserve, OfficerMPNFL 1977 2015-2018 5 1955 (Rythdale-Cardinia), 1961 (Officer), 1995, 1996, 2002 Moved to Outer East FNL in 2019 Pakenham Lions Toomuc Reserve, PakenhamMPNFL 1892 2015-2018 30 1908, 1914, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1935, 1936, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1961, 1962, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2009 Moved to Outer East FNL in 2019Tooradin-DalmoreSeagullsTooradin Recreation Reserve, TooradinMPNFL19222015-2018101956, 1958, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1984, 1985, 1997Moved to the West Gippsland FNC for the 2019 season.
Former clubs ClubColoursNicknameHome GroundFormer LeagueEst.Years in SEFNLPremiershipsFate Total Years (SEFNL flags in bold) Hampton Park Redbacks Robert Booth Reserve, Hampton ParkMPNFL 1959 2015-2017 7 1959, 1960, 1963, 1967, 1968, 1997, 1998 Transferred to the Southern FNL in 2018
Premiers Year Premiers Runners-up Venue Date Ref Club Score Club Score 2015 Cranbourne Officer Recreation Reserve 2016 Cranbourne Officer Recreation Reserve 2017 Narre Warren Holm Park Reserve 2018 Narre Warren Edwin Flack Reserve
References
External links Official SEFNL website