Seasons

The Northern Football League prior to season 2007 was known as the Diamond Valley Football League
The Diamond Valley Football League from its founding year 1922 until 1981 had only the One Division
In seasons 1936 & 1937 Eltham left D.V.F.L. to play in VFL Sub Districts League.
Prior to 1922 Eltham Played in the Heidelberg District League

The B grade competition commenced in 1947 – early days it was the junior grade as clubs only had one senior team.

The C Grade Competition commenced in 1962 early days it was Under 17’s
2010 – 2012 # We fielded two teams in Under 19 Grade – One in Division 1 and one in Division 2

2018 – 2022 # We again fielded two teams in Under 19 Grade – One in Division 1 and  one  in Division 2/3

2020 # Season Cancelled due to Covid Pandemic

2021 # Interrupted Season due to Covid  No finals – Minor Premiership awarded to top placed team on final ladder

Click the highlighted years link for a summary of games played that season

Season Div A Grade B Grade C Grade Women
2023 2 Premiers Premiers
2023 1 Runners-Up Third
2022 2 Runners-up Premiers Fifth (Div3) Premiers
2022 1 Fifth
2021 2 Fourth Premiers Third (Div3)
2021 1 Fifth Seventh
2019 2 Third Runners-up Seventh Fifth
2019 1 Premiers
2018 2 Runners- up Premiers Seventh Fourth (Div3)
2018 1 Third
2017 1 Last Sixth Premiers
2016 1 Eighth Fourth Third
2015 1 Third Third Eighth
2014 1 Ninth Seventh Sixth
2013 1 Fifth Fifth Third
2012 1 Sixth Fourth Third
2012 2 Last #
2011 1 Eighth Seventh Fourth
2011 2 Fourth #
2010 1 Fifth Fifth Fifth
2010 2 Tenth #
2009 1 Seventh Eighth Third
2008 1 Seventh Seventh Third
2007 1 Seventh Eighth Premiers
2006 1 Sixth Eighth No team
2005 1 Seventh Ninth No team
2004 1 Fifth Ninth No team
2003 1 Ninth Eighth Eighth
2002 2 Premiers Fifth Runners-up
2001 1 Last Ninth Eighth
2000 2 Premiers Premiers Runners-up
1999 2 Third Runners-up Folded Rnd 4
1998 1 Last Last Ninth
1997 2 Premiers Tenth No team
1996 1 Last Last Eighth
1995 2 Premiers Eighth No team
1994 2 Seventh Eighth Eleventh
1993 2 Eighth Ninth No team
1992 1 Last Last Eighth
1991 1 Ninth Last No team
1990 1 Eighth Eighth No team
1989 2 Premiers Fifth Seventh
1988 2 Fourth Eighth Seventh
1987 2 Third Ninth Fourth
1986 2 Fourth Fifth Fourth
1985 2 Fourth Fifth Third
1984 2 Seventh Seventh Third
1983 1 Last Last Sixth
1982 2 Premiers Sixth Runners-up
1981 2 Sixth Eighth Fourth
1980 1 Last Last Fourth
1979 1 Tenth Eleventh Sixth
1978 1 Seventh Tenth Tenth
1977 1 Third Sixth Third
1976 1 Fourth Seventh Seventh
1975 1 Sixth Ninth Third
1974 1 Premiers Premiers Sixth
1973 1 Fourth Fourth Fourth
1972 1 Premiers Fourth Fourth
1971 1 Runner up Premiers Fifth
1970 1 Premiers Fourth Last
1969 1 Premiers Fourth Sixth
1968 1 Sixth Sixth Fifth
1967 1 Sixth Eighth Runners up
1966 1 Last Eleventh Fifth
1965 1 Last Last Fifth
1964 1 Last Last Last
1963 1 Last Last Last
1962 1 Last Eleventh No team
1961 1 Seventh * No competition
1960 1 Tenth Ninth No competition
1959 1 Seventh Last No competition
1958 1 Seventh Runner up No competition
1957 1 Eighth Runner up No competition
1956 1 Eighth * No competition
1955 1 Third * No competition
1954 1 Fourth * No competition
1953 1 Premiers Third No competition
1952 1 Runner up * No competition
1951 1 Fourth * No competition
1950 1 Third * No competition
1949 1 Premiers Premiers No competition
1948 1 Eighth Third No competition
1947 1 Seventh Premiers No competition
1946 1 Eighth No competition No competition
1941 1 Fourth No competition No competition
1940 1 Third No competition No competition
1939 1 Fourth No competition No competition
1938 1 Seventh No competition No competition
1937 SDFL * No competition No competition
1936 SDFL * No competition No competition
1935 1 Runner up No competition No competition
1934 1 Runner up No competition No competition
1933 1 Runner up No competition No competition
1932 1 Premiers No competition No competition
1931 1 Fifth No competition No competition
1930 1 Premiers No competition No competition
1929 1 Third No competition No competition
1928 1 Runner up No competition No competition
1927 1 Third No competition No competition
1926 1 Third No competition No competition
1925 1 Fifth No competition No competition
1924 1 Fifth No competition No competition
1923 1 Fifth No competition No competition
1922 1 Fourth No competition No competition
1921 HDFL * No competition No competition
1920 HDFL Last No competition No competition
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