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Gridiron Victoria is the governing body for American Football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

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

Clubs

  • Bay City Buccaneers based at Geelong
    Geelong, Victoria
    Geelong is a port city located on Corio Bay and the Barwon River, in the state of Victoria, Australia, south-west of the state capital; Melbourne. It is the second most populated city in Victoria and the fifth most populated non-capital city in Australia...

  • Ballarat Pioneers based at Ballarat
    Ballarat, Victoria
    Ballarat is a city in the state of Victoria, Australia, approximately west-north-west of the state capital Melbourne situated on the lower plains of the Great Dividing Range and the Yarrowee River catchment. It is the largest inland centre and third most populous city in the state and the fifth...

  • Berwick Miners based at Endeavour Hills
    Endeavour Hills, Victoria
    Endeavour Hills is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Casey...

  • Croydon Rangers based at Croydon
    Croydon, Victoria
    Croydon is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 27 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Maroondah. At the 2006 Census, Croydon had a population of 22,029.-Public transport:...

  • Gippsland Gladiators based at Morwell
    Morwell, Victoria
    -Transport:The main form of transport in Morwell is the automobile. The Princes Freeway now bypasses the town to the south while the old Princes Highway which once passed through east-west through its centre is now Princes Drive and Commercial Road. The highway connects Morwell with other...

  • Melbourne Uni Royals based at Parkville, Victoria
    Parkville, Victoria
    Parkville is an inner city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Melbourne. At the 2006 Census, the population was 4,980....

  • Monash Warriors based at Monash University
    Monash University
    Monash University is a public university based in Melbourne, Victoria. It was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. Monash is a member of Australia's Group of Eight and the ASAIHL....

     in Clayton
    Clayton, Victoria
    Clayton is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 19 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Monash. At the 2006 Census, Clayton had a population of 14,332.-Overview:...

  • Northern Raiders based at L.E. Cotchin Reserve, Reservoir, Victoria
  • Western Crusaders based at Henry Turner Memorial Reserve, Footscray
    Footscray, Victoria
    Footscray is a suburb 5 km west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Maribyrnong. At the 2006 Census, Footscray had a population of 11,401....


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  • Southern Seahawks based at Frankston
    Frankston, Victoria
    Frankston is a suburb within the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area in Victoria, Australia. It is located 40 km southeast of the state capital Melbourne at the southernmost edge of Greater Melbourne, near the beginnings of the Mornington Peninsula...

  • Northern Blackhawks based at Fawkner
    Fawkner, Victoria
    Fawkner is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moreland...

  • Kew Colts based at Kew
    Kew, Victoria
    Kew is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 6 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Boroondara. At the 2006 Census, Kew had a population of 22,516....

  • Templestowe Thunder based at Templestowe
    Templestowe, Victoria
    "Templestowe" redirects here. For the Victorian Legislative Council Province, please see Templestowe Province.Templestowe is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 17 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Manningham...

  • Brighton Outlaws based at Brighton
    Brighton, Victoria
    Brighton is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 11 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Bayside. At the 2006 Census, Brighton had a population of 20,651...

  • South Yarra Rams based at South Yarra
    South Yarra, Victoria
    South Yarra is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 4 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area are the Cities of Stonnington and Melbourne...

  • Geelong Wildcats based at Geelong
    Geelong, Victoria
    Geelong is a port city located on Corio Bay and the Barwon River, in the state of Victoria, Australia, south-west of the state capital; Melbourne. It is the second most populated city in Victoria and the fifth most populated non-capital city in Australia...

  • Frankston Sweathogs based at Frankston
    Frankston, Victoria
    Frankston is a suburb within the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area in Victoria, Australia. It is located 40 km southeast of the state capital Melbourne at the southernmost edge of Greater Melbourne, near the beginnings of the Mornington Peninsula...

  • Doncaster Devils based at Doncaster
    Doncaster, Victoria
    Doncaster is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 15 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Manningham. At the 2006 Census, Doncaster had a population of 17,879....

  • Melbourne Hornets
  • Westside Vikings based at Altona
    Altona, Victoria
    Altona is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 13 km south-west from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hobsons Bay. At the 2006 Census, Altona had a population of 9685....

  • Banyule Panthers based at Greensborough, Victoria
    Greensborough, Victoria
    Greensborough is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 17 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Banyule. At the 2006 Census, Greensborough had a population of 20,214....

  • Valley Pirates based at Greensborough, Victoria
    Greensborough, Victoria
    Greensborough is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 17 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Banyule. At the 2006 Census, Greensborough had a population of 20,214....

  • Broadmeadows Cowboys based at Broadmeadows, Victoria
    Broadmeadows, Victoria
    Broadmeadows is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 16 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hume...

  • Moorabbin Raiders based at Oakleigh, Victoria
    Oakleigh, Victoria
    Oakleigh is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and is located 14 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Monash. At the 2006 Census, Oakleigh had a population of 6,876....

  • Waverley Sharks based at Waverley, Victoria

Vic Bowl

The Vic Bowl is the Final Game played between the two best teams throughout the Gridiron Victoria Season. The Juniors Championship game is known as the Riddel Bowl. The Most recent Seniors Champions were the Monash Warriors winning 23 - 14 over the Bay City Buccaneers at Springfield Reserve in Vic Bowl XXV – Sunday 19 September 2010 at Croydon. The Most recent Junior Champions were the Croydon Rangers winning 32 - 14 over the Monash Warriors at Springfield Reserve in Croydon in 2010.

The Monash Warriors are the most convented team winning the Senior Vic Bowl 7 times, there most recent in 2010 with a win over the Bay City Buccaneers 23 - 14. The most accomplished Junior team is the Croydon Rangers winning it 5 times with their most recent win coming in 2010 with a win over the Monash Warriors 32 - 14.

Victorian Gridiron Football League/Gridiron Victoria Championship Games

Vicbowl Year Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Venue
I 1985 Outlaws 12 Rangers 0 Olympic Park Stadium
Olympic Park Stadium
Olympic Park Stadium was a multi-purpose outdoor stadium located on Olympic Boulevard in inner Melbourne. The stadium was built as an athletics training venue for the 1956 Olympics, a short distance from the MCG, which served as the Olympic 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
  • Vicbowl XV was decided in Overtime (5 periods)

Victorian Gridiron Football League/Gridiron Victoria Junior Championship Games

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


(* 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
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

Victorian Gridiron Officials Association Best & Fairest Trophy

This perpetual award is 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 ? ?
1988 Arthur Spanos Melbourne Hornets
1989 Brett Popplewell Doncaster Devils
1990 Martin Veal Doncaster Devils
1991 Tommy Burrell 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 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 Nunawading Warriors
2009 Alex Moloney Monash Uni Warriors
2010 Daniel Barnett Bay City Buccaneers
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