Gridiron Victoria

Gridiron Victoria is the governing body for American Football in the State of Victoria, Australia.

Gridiron Victoria
SportGridiron
Founded1997
Motto"Bigger and Better"
No. of teams13
Country Australia
Most recent
champion(s)
(Men's Senior Division One) Western Crusaders

(Women's) Western Crusaders
(Men's Senior Division Two) Northern Raiders

(COLTS) South Easter Predators
Official websitegridironvictoria.com.au

Formed in 1997, Gridiron Victoria was an amalgamation of the two existing governing bodies of the time: the Victoria Gridiron Football League and the Gridiron Association of Victoria.

Vic Bowl

Tanya Russell of the Croydon Rangers in the 2017 Women's Vic Bowl, in which she won the MVP award

The Vic Bowl is the Championship Game played between the two best teams in the men's Division One competition throughout the Gridiron Victoria season, whilst the best teams in the men's second division compete for the Division Two Championship.

The Junior Championship game is known as the Junior Vic Bowl, whilst the Women's Championship game is known as the Women's Vic Bowl.

The Monash Warriors are the most decorated Division One club with 11 Vic Bowls, their most recent in 2016 with a 16 - 12 win over the Western Crusaders.

The Pakenham Silverbacks have won the most Division Two Championships with 2, their most recent in 2016 with a 43 - 8 victory over the Northern Raiders.

The Croydon Rangers are the most successful Junior team with 6 titles, their most recent in 2012 with a 34 - 0 win over the Monash Warriors.

In the Women's division, the Western Crusaders and Geelong Buccaneers have both won 2 Women's Vic Bowls each. [1]


Clubs

The following is a list of current and former teams competing in Gridiron Victoria.

Men's teams

The 2016 men's Vic Bowl between Western Crusaders and Monash Warriors
  • Ballarat Falcons based at Ballarat
  • Bendigo Dragons based at Bendigo
  • Croydon Rangers based at Croydon
  • Casey Spartans based at Dandenong
  • Geelong Buccaneers based at Geelong
  • Melbourne University Royals based at Parkville
  • Melton Wolves based at Melton
  • Monash Warriors based in Clayton
  • Northern Raiders based at Reservoir
  • Pakenham Silverbacks based at Pakenham
  • Peninsula Sharks based at Carrum Downs
  • South Eastern Predators based at Cheltenham
  • Western Crusaders based at Footscray

Women's teams

A game between the Northern Lady Raiders and Lady Monash Warriors in 2018
  • Ballarat Kestrels based at Ballarat
  • Croydon Rangers based at Croydon
  • Melbourne Uni Chargers based at Parkville
  • Melton Wolves based at Melton
  • Northern Lady Raiders based at Reservoir
  • Western Crusaders based at Footscray

Former women's teams

Former men's teams

Championship Games

Men's Senior

Vic Bowl history, in the Victorian Gridiron Football League, and Gridiron Victoria Division One:

Vicbowl Year Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Venue
I 1985 Outlaws 12 Rangers 0 Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
II 1986 Outlaws 26 Hornets 6 Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
III 1987 Outlaws 26 Hornets 19 Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
IV 1988 Outlaws 20 Hornets 17 Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
V 1989 Devils 13 Sweathogs 8 Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
VI 1990 Devils 62 Sweathogs 26 Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
VII 1991 Miners 45 Vikings 8 Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
VIII 1992 Colts 26 Miners 20 Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
IX 1993 Colts 24 Miners 7 Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
X 1994 Miners 20 Sharks 14 St Kilda Football Club Reserve, Linton Street, Moorabbin
XI 1995 Sharks 27 Miners 23 St Kilda Football Club Reserve, Linton Street, Moorabbin
XII 1996 Raiders 20 Rangers 6 Sparks Reserve, Box Hill
XIII 1997 Rangers 18 Panthers 5 Sydney Pargeter Reserve, Endeavour Hills
XIV 1998 Rangers 28 Panthers 21 Sydney Pargeter Reserve, Endeavour Hills
XV 1999 Crusaders 20* Rangers 14* Sydney Pargeter Reserve, Endeavour Hills
XVI 2000 Crusaders 14 Warriors 0 Footscray Hockey Centre, Yarraville
XVII 2001 Warriors 16 Rangers 0 Footscray Hockey Centre, Yarraville
XVIII 2002 Warriors 19 Rangers 12 Sydney Pargeter Reserve, Endeavour Hills
XIX 2003 Miners 38 Rangers 28 Springfield Reserve, Croydon
XX 2004 Rangers 19 Warriors 0 Springfield Reserve, Croydon
XXI 2005 Warriors 18 Rangers 13 Tony Dodemaide Reserve, Footscray
XXII 2006 Warriors 12 Rangers 3 Sydney Pargeter Reserve, Endeavour Hills
XXIII 2007 Crusaders 21 Warriors 13 Sydney Pargeter Reserve, Endeavour Hills
XXIV 2008 Warriors 6 Rangers 0 Sydney Pargeter Reserve, Endeavour Hills
XXV 2009 Warriors 36 Rangers 12 Sydney Pargeter Reserve, Endeavour Hills
XXVI 2010 Warriors 23 Buccaneers 14 Springfield Reserve, Croydon
XXVII 2011 Buccaneers 34 Rangers 14 LE Cotchin Reserve, Reservoir
XXVIII 2012 Warriors 22 + Buccaneers 14 Moorabbin Oval, Linton St, Moorabbin
XXIX 2013 Warriors 30 Buccaneers 13 Moorabbin Oval, Linton St, Moorabbin
XXX 2014 Warriors 39 Buccaneers 14 Tom Flood Sports Centre, Bendigo
XXXI 2015 Rangers 16 Warriors 7 Latrobe City Stadium, Morwell
XXXII 2016 Warriors 16 Crusaders 12 Lakeside Stadium, Albert Park
XXXIII 2017 Crusaders 30 Royals 9 MacPherson Park Recreation Reserve, Melton
XXXIV 2018 Crusaders 36 Warriors 6 Hendy Street Reserve, Corio
XXXV 2019 Crusaders 38 Warriors 6 Casey Fields, Casey

* Vicbowl XV was decided in Overtime (5 periods)

+ Vicbowl XXVIII was decided in Overtime (2 periods)

Women's Vic Bowl

Year Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Venue
2013 Western Crusaders 32 Northern Lady Raiders 8 Springfield Reserve, Croydon
2014 Western Crusaders 42 Northern Lady Raiders 34 Sydney Pargeter Reserve, Endeavour Hills
2015 Geelong Buccaneers 20 Northern Lady Raiders 12 MacPherson Park Recreation Reserve, Melton
2016 Geelong Buccaneers 38 Melbourne Uni Chargers 24 Heatherbrae Reserve, Officer
2017 Croydon Rangers 12 Melbourne Uni Chargers 7 Ranger Field, Croydon
2018 Western Crusaders 12 Croydon Rangers 0 Ranger Field, Croydon
2019 Northern Raiders Western Crusaders Casey Fields, Cranbourne East

[2]

Men's Senior Division Two

Championship games:

Year Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Venue
2011 Raiders 18 Gladiators 6 LE Cotchin Reserve, Reservoir
2012 Royals 16 Barbarians 6 Moorabbin Oval, Linton St, Moorabbin
2013 Barbarians 20 Royals 6 Moorabbin Oval, Linton St, Moorabbin
2014 Gladiators 12 Falcons 0 Tom Flood Sports Centre, Bendigo
2015 Silverbacks 9 Barbarians 6 Latrobe City Stadium, Morwell
2016 Silverbacks 43 Raiders 8 Lakeside Stadium, Albert Park
2017 Raiders 10 Wolves 0 MacPherson Park Recreation Reserve, Melton

The Division Two season has been incorporated into the Division One schedule as of 2018

Junior championship games

Note: including history in Victorian Gridiron Football League and Gridiron Victoria:

Year Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Venue
1996 Cowboys (VGFL Juniors) xx xx xx xx
1997 Wolfpack 18 Rangers 0 Springfield Reserve, Croydon
1998 Miners 18 Rangers 14 Sydney Pargeter Reserve, Endeavour Hills
1999 Rangers 28 Panthers 0 Springfield Reserve, Croydon
2000 Rangers 28 Miners 6 Sydney Pargeter Reserve, Endeavour Hills
2001 Miners 28 Wildcats 0 Sydney Pargeter Reserve, Endeavour Hills
2002 Miners 20 Warriors 12 Sydney Pargeter Reserve, Endeavour Hills
2003* Blackhawks 44 Rangers 8 Sydney Pargeter Reserve, Endeavour Hills
2003** Warriors 20 Miners 8 Springfield Reserve, Croydon
2004 Rangers 28 Buccaneers 24 Springfield Reserve, Croydon
2005 Rangers 26 Buccaneers 8 Springfield Reserve, Croydon
2006 Buccaneers 16 Miners 6 Deakin University, Waurn Ponds (Geelong)
2007 Miners 42 Buccaneers 22 Sydney Pargeter Reserve, Endeavour Hills
2008 Buccaneers 36 Rangers 16 Springfield Reserve, Croydon
2009 Warriors 22 Rangers 0 Springfield Reserve, Croydon
2010 Rangers 32 Warriors 14 Springfield Reserve, Croydon
2011 Buccaneers 16 Rangers 14 Springfield Reserve, Croydon
2012 Rangers 34 Warriors 0 Springfield Reserve, Croydon
2013 Crusaders 38 Warriors 0 Springfield Reserve, Croydon
2014 Lions 25 Predators 18 Sydney Pargeter Reserve, Endeavour Hills
2015 Lions 28 Crusaders 15 MacPherson Park Recreation Reserve, Melton
2016 Warriors 42 Lions 6 Heatherbrae Reserve, Officer
2017 Predators 46 Crusaders 21 Ranger Field, Croydon
2018 Melbourne Uni Royals 38 Warriors 36 Ranger Field, Croydon
2019

(* Autumn season of 2003) (** Spring season of 2003 : Two seasons were played in 2003 to re-align the senior season)

Gridiron Victoria State team results

Year Event Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Venue
2012 2012 Australian Gridiron League Game 3 QLD Sundevils 27 Victorian Eagles 14 Super Sports Centre, Runaway Bay, QLD
2012 2012 Australian Gridiron League Game 2 NSW Wolfpack 52 Victorian Eagles 22 Sydney Academy of Sport, Narrabeen, NSW
2012 2012 Australian Gridiron League Game 1 WA Raiders 16 Victorian Eagles 0 State Netball Hockey Centre, Melbourne, VIC
Year Event Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Venue
2011 2011 Junior National 3rd Place Game QLD Sundevils 47 Victorian Eagles 16 Sydney Academy of Sport, Narrabeen, NSW
2011 2011 Junior National Championships Victorian Eagles 57 SA Fire 20 Sydney Academy of Sport, Narrabeen, NSW
2011 2011 Junior National Championships WA Raiders 38 Victorian Eagles 14 Sydney Academy of Sport, Narrabeen, NSW
Year Event Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Venue
2010 2010 Senior National Championship Game NSW Wolfpack 28 Victorian Eagles 7 State Netball Hockey Centre, Parkville, VIC
2010 2010 Senior National Championships Victorian Eagles 33 Queensland Sundevils 6 State Netball Hockey Centre, Parkville, VIC
2010 2010 Senior National Championships Victorian Eagles 40 ACT Monarchs 0 State Netball Hockey Centre, Parkville, VIC
Year Event Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Venue
2009 2009 Junior National Championship Game NSW Wolfpack 14 Victorian Eagles 6 Sports Super Centre, Runaway Bay, QLD
2009 2009 Junior National Championships Victorian Eagles 14 Queensland Sundevils 8 Sports Super Centre, Runaway Bay, QLD
2009 2009 Junior National Championships Victorian Eagles 54 ACT Monarchs 8 Sports Super Centre, Runaway Bay, QLD
Year Event Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Venue
2006 2006 National Championship Game NSW Wolfpack 22 Victorian Eagles 16 Pines Stadium, Adelaide, SA
2006 2006 National Championships Victorian Eagles 44 SA Fire 0 Pines Stadium, Adelaide, SA
2006 2006 National Championships Victorian Eagles 34 WA Raiders 8 Pines Stadium, Adelaide, SA
Year Event Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Venue
2005 2005 National Championship Game NSW Wolfpack 14 Victorian Eagles 13 Pines Stadium, Adelaide, SA
2005 2005 National Championships Victorian Eagles 62 QLD 0 Pines Stadium, Adelaide, SA
2005 2005 National Championships Victorian Eagles 14 NSW Wolfpack 0 Pines Stadium, Adelaide, SA
Year Event Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Venue
2004 2004 Tour Game Victorian Eagles 28 WA Raiders 19 Perth, WA
Year Event Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Venue
2003 2003 National Championships Victorian Volunteers 1 ACT Monarchs (forfeit) 0 Pines Stadium, Adelaide, SA
Year Event Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Venue
2001 2001 National Championships ACT Monarchs 27 Victorian Volunteers 8 Canberra, ACT
2001 2001 National Championships Queensland 24 Victorian Volunteers 12 Canberra, ACT
Year Event Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Venue
1999 1999 GA Eastern Regional's Victorian Volunteers 18 New South Wales 8 Homebush, Sydney, NSW
1999 1999 GA Eastern Regional's Victorian Volunteers 8 Queensland 0 Homebush, Sydney, NSW
Year Event Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Venue
1999 1999 GA National Challenge Victorian Volunteers 1 ACT (forfeit) 0 Penrith Panthers, NSW
Year Event Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Venue
1996 1996 National Championship Game New South Wales 7 Victorian Volunteers 6 ACTFL Park, Canberra, ACT
1996 1996 National Championships Victorian Volunteers 49 ACT 6 ACTFL Park, Canberra, ACT
1996 1996 National Championships Victorian Volunteers 14 South Australia 35 ACTFL Park, Canberra, ACT
Year Event Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Venue
1991 1991 Tour Game Victoria 22 South Australia 12 Adelaide, SA
1991 1991 Tour Game Victoria 19 New South Wales 0 Olympic Park, Melbourne, VIC
Year Event Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Venue
1990 1990 Tour Game Victorian All-Stars 19 South Auckland Raiders 19 Olympic Park, Melbourne, VIC
Year Event Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Venue
1989 1989 Tour Game Aurgsberg College (NCAA Div 3) 41 Victoria 12 Olympic Park, Melbourne, VIC
Year Event Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Venue
1987 Curtain raiser to NCAA game Victoria 26 South Australia 20 Princess Park, Carlton, VIC

Best & Fairest Trophy

The Victorian Gridiron Officials Association Best & Fairest Trophy is a perpetual award, presented to the player who displays the highest levels of gridiron skill throughout the senior season together with high levels of fairness and sportsmanship encouraged by the rules of the sport.

Three, two and one votes are allocated by the officiating crews at the conclusion of each senior match and these are totalled at the end of the regular season allowing the recipient to be determined.

Year Player Team
1986 Geoff Woollard Brighton Outlaws
1987 Not Awarded
1988 Arthur Spanos Melbourne Hornets
1989 Brett Popplewell Doncaster Devils
1990 Martin Veal Doncaster Devils
1991 Tommy Burrell Western Crusaders/Westside Vikings
1992 Michael Smith Croydon Rangers
1993 Tim Gamble Southern Bulls
1994 Dale Mitchell Nunawading Warriors
1995 Dale Mitchell Nunawading Warriors
1996 Byron McLachlan Geelong Wildcats
1997 Byron McLachlan Geelong Wildcats
1998 Richard Butcher Western Crusaders/Westside Vikings
1999 Glenn Parke Western Crusaders
2000 Kriss Guidotti Geelong Wildcats
2001 Steve Churchill Croydon Rangers
2002 Steve Churchill Croydon Rangers
2003 Grant Lamb Berwick Miners
2004 Judd Davidson & Steve Churchill Croydon Rangers
2005 Karl Maslowski Northern Blackhawks
2006 Kriss Guidotti Bay City Baccaneers
2007 Nol Arabit Western Crusaders
2008 Lincoln Decker Monash Warriors
2009 Alex Moloney Monash Warriors
2010 Daniel Barnett Bay City Buccaneers
2011 Andrew Nixon Berwick Miners
2012 Tyson Garnham Western Crusaders
2013 Luke Jackson Monash Warriors
2014 Daniel Barnett Geelong Buccaneers
2015 Jordan Beck Croydon Rangers
2016 Luke Jackson Monash Warriors
2017 Ben Curley Monash Warriors
2018 Brady Kelliher Croydon Rangers
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