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Metro Football League
SportAustralian rules football
Founded1993; 31 years ago (1993)
No. of teams10
CountryAustralia
Most recent
champion(s)		Queens Park
(2020)
Most titlesCockburn (7)
Official websitehttps://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-3934-0-0-0

The Metro Football League (MFL) is one of two community based football leagues based in Perth, Western Australia. The league is made up of 10 clubs over one division.[1]


History

Formerly known as the Mercantile Football Association, the league had its origins as a social league playing fortnightly in the late 1980s. Some of the clubs were Cockburn Cement, Komatsu and the Rosemount Hotel.[2]

A change in the administration in the late 1990s saw a more formalised competition, meaning incorporation of the league, board of control, a regular season, transfers, and accredited umpires officiating. New clubs joining had more of a community base, rather than social or workplace, with some of those being Quinns and Ellenbrook.

Transitions in the clubs occurred also, with Cockburn Cement becoming Cockburn and based in that suburb. Yanchep and Dwellingup also became active in promoting the game and junior development in their areas.

The league made headlines in 2009 when former Richmond AFL player Andrew Krakouer, imprisoned for assault, played for the Wooroloo Prison Farm football team whilst serving his sentence. The Wooroloo team went through the season undefeated and won the grand final.[3]

The Mercantile Football Association (MFA) changed its name to Metro Football League (MFL) in 2012.

Bayswater and Queens Park joined the MFL for season 2013, with Baldivis and Secret Harbour leaving the MFL.

The MFL occupies an important niche in the football community by hosting and fostering new clubs. This is done with sound football management with cost effective administration and therefore promotes its member clubs to invest their economies in to their own infrastructure. The success of the format can be seen by the number of new member clubs the MFL has helped establish and watches from afar as they flourish in other competitions that can accommodate their needs.

Current clubs

Colours Club Logo Home ground Years in MFL MFL premiers MFL premiership years Notes
Armadale Demons Gwynne Park 2023- - Reserves team of Perth Football League club
Balga Bombers Barry Britton Oval 2018- 1 Div 2: 2018
Beechboro Bombers Altone Park 2018- -
Brighton Seahawks Kingsbridge Reserve 2014- 2 Div 2: 2015, 2019 Known as Alkimos 2015-2016
Dwellingup Razorbacks Dwellingup Oval 1993-2000, 2003-2018, 2022- 3 Div 1: 1994, 2008, 2014
Innaloo Bulldogs Birralee Reserve 2000-2006, 2008- 1 Div 2: 2010
Koongamia Crows Koongamia Oval 2011- -
Midland Tigers North Swan Park 2004- 4 Div 2: 2009, 2012, 2016, 2022
Queens Park Bulldogs Queens Park Reserve 2013- 5 Div 1: 2016-17-18, 2020, 2022
Div 2: 2013
South Mandurah Falcons Falcon Park 2023- - Thirds team of Peel Football League club

Former clubs

Colours Club Logo Home ground Years in MFL MFL premiers MFL premiership years Notes
Applecross Hawks Shirley Strickland Oval 1995-2002 - Joined Sunday FL Saturday Division 2003
Baldivis Brumbies Arpenteur Park 2012-2013, 2015-2018 1 Div 2: 2017 Thirds team of Peel FL Club
Bayswater Blues Hillcrest Park 2005-2006, 2008, 2013-2014, 2016 - Reserves team of WAAFL Club
Cockburn Cobras Anning Park 1993-2011 7 Div 1: 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2005-06, 2008 Joined WAAFL 2012
? Como Tigers ? 1993-1999(?) 2 Div 1: 1996, 1998
Navy blue, red, yellow Cowan University Hawks Robinson Reserve 2004-2007 - Became Noranda-ECU Hawks
ECU Jets Windemere Park 2019 - Reserves team of WAAFL Club
Ellenbrook Eels Coolamon Park 2002 - Joined WAAFL 2003
Gosnells Hawks Gosnells Oval 2018, 2022 - Thirds team of WAAFL Club
Jandakot Jets Atwell Park 2009-2010 - Joined WAAFL 2011
Karnup-Serpentine Kings Clem Kentish Oval 2022 -
Kelmscott Bulldogs John Dunn Oval 2018-2021 1 Div 1: 2019 Joined PFL 2022
Kenwick Royals Mills Park 2019-? - Thirds team of WAAFL Club
Kingsley Cats Kingsley Reserve 2002 - Joined WAAFL 2003
Kingsway Roos Kingsway Reserve 2007-2010 1 Div 1: 2007 Known as Wanneroo-Kingsway 2007
Joined WAAFL 2008
Thirds team of WAAFL Club 2008-2010
Kwinana Knights Medina Oval 2006-2014 3 Div 1: 2010, 2013
Div 1 Res: 2010		 Joined WAAFL 2015
Maroon, blue, yellow Midvale Lions Morrison Park 2003-2004 2 Div 1: 2003-04
Morley Bulldogs RA Cook Reserve 2000(?)-2001 -
Maroon, yellow Murdoch Lions Murdoch Oval 2000 -
Maroon, white, grey Murdoch University - Murdoch Oval 2008-2009 -
Murdoch University Vikings Murdoch University Sports Ground ?-2022 -
Noranda-ECU Hawks Lightning Park 2008-2010 - Merger of Cowan University and Noranda juniors.
Joined WAAFL 2011
Osborne Park Saints Robinson Reserve 2007-2011 - Joined WAAFL 2012
Quinns Districts Bulls Anthony Waring Park 2000-2001 1 Div 1: 2001 Joined WAAFL 2002
Safety Bay Stingers Stan Twight Reserve 2014, 2017-2022 - Reserves team of WAAFL Club 2014
Secret Harbour Dockers Rhonda Scarrott Oval 2011-2012 2 Div 1: 2011-12 Joined WAAFL 2013
Wanneroo Roos Wanneroo Showgrounds 2015, 2018 - Fifth team of WAAFL Club
Warwick-Greenwood Bulls Percy Doyle Reserve 2003- 3 Div 1: 2015
Div 2: 2011, 2020 		Known as Greenwood 2003-2006

Joined HFA 2021

Wooroloo Bombers Woorloo Prison Farm 2009 1 Div 1: 2009
Yanchep Red Hawks Oldham Reserve 1997-2014 3 Div 1: 2000, 2002, 2014 Joined WAAFL 2015

Grand final results

Division 1

Year Premiers Score Runners up Score
1993 Cockburn Dwellingup
1994 Dwellingup Cockburn
1995 Cockburn Dwellingup
1996 Como Tigers Cockburn
1997 Cockburn ?
1998 Como Tigers Cockburn
1999 Cockburn 9.9 (63) Yanchep 9.3 (57)
2000 Yanchep 10.9 (69) Cockburn 6.10 (46)
2001 Quinns Districts 13.9 (87) Yanchep 8.8 (56)
2002 Yanchep 20.13 (133) Ellenbrook 14.8 (92)
2003 Midvale 16.15 (111) Yanchep 10.10 (70)
2004 Midvale 10.17 (77) Innaloo 7.13 (55)
2005 Cockburn 19.13 (127) Dwellingup 5.11 (41)
2006 Cockburn 15.18 (108) Yanchep 8.9 (57)
2007 Wanneroo-Kingsway 14.16 (100) Midland 12.9 (81)
2008 Cockburn 19.14 (128) Noranda ECU 15.3 (93)
2009 Wooroloo 20.14 (134) Cockburn 13.16 (94)
2010 Kwinana 7.8 (50) Noranda ECU 4.15 (39)
2011 Secret Harbour 16.11 (107) Osborne Park 12.8 (80)
2012 Secret Harbour 12.19 (91) Kwinana 10.11 (71)
2013 Kwinana 13.11 (89) Yanchep 9.5 (59)
2014 Yanchep 13.11 (89) Warwick Greenwood 11.11 (77)
2015 Warwick Greenwood 13.7 (85) Baldivis 12.8 (80)
2016 Queens Park 13.15 (93) Warwick Greenwood Gold 8.5 (53)
2017 Queens Park 15.11 (101) Safety Bay 11.7 (73)
2018 Queens Park 15.8 (98) Midland 7.10 (52)
2019 Kelmscott 13.11 (89) Queens Park 10.16 (76)
2020 Queens Park 8.12 (60) Kelmscott 7.16 (58)
2021 Queens Park Koongamia
2022 Queens Park 24.13 (157) Innaloo 10.6 (66)


Division 2

Year Premiers Score Runners up Score
2008 Dwellingup 17.22 (124) Innaloo 12.12 (84)
2009 Midland 16.23 (119) Osborne Park 13.13 (91)
2010 Innaloo 16.2 (98) Warwick Greenwood 9.9 (63)
2011 Warwick Greenwood 20.16 (136) Cockburn 5.12 (42)
2012 Midland 15.8 (98) Secret Harbour 11.9 (75)
2013 Queens Park 15.13 (103) Kwinana 7.8 (50)
2014 Dwellingup 15.11 (101) Safety Bay 14.5 (89)
2015 Alkimos 16.17 (113) Midland 6.8 (44)
2016 Midland 14.12 (96) Dwellingup 11.5 (71)
2017 Baldivis 13.8 (86) Dwellingup 9.9 (63)
2018 Balga 13.12 (90) Koongamia 10.8 (68)
2019 Brighton 16.8 (104) Beechboro 9.6 (60)
2020 Warwick Greenwood 9.4 (58) Kelmscott 7.7 (49)
2021 Queens Park 17.13 (115) Midland 7.3 (45)
2022 Midland 8.8 (56) Gosnells 7.8 (50)

Notes:
(1) In 2015, there was only one division. The Division 2 Premiership was decided in a Round Robin series between teams that missed the finals.
(2) In 2016, the competition split into two divisions of 5 teams after Round 11 based on ladder positions. The bottom five teams played for the Division 2 Premiership for the remaining 8 rounds.


Division 1 Reserves

Year Premiers Score Runners up Score
2010 Kwinana 8.10 (58) Cockburn 7.9 (51)

References

  1. ^ "Competitions at Metro Football League". SportsTG.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  2. ^ "MFL HISTORY". metroflperth.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Andrew Krakouer's Woorooloo Prison team wins grand final". PerthNow.com.au. 20 September 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
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