About
The Elsternwick Amateur Football Club competes in the VAFA.
Formed in 1906, Elsternwick competed for a time in the Federal Football League, before crossing to the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association (precursor of today’s VAFA) in 1914.
The club is the VAFA’s longest standing district member club, and indeed, of all current clubs, only Collegians and Old Scotch Collegians have been involved for longer.
We have a long and proud history as a local community club. With no affilliation to any schools/clubs we welcome people from all walks of life. We believe this is the key to creating a great club atmosphere.
Website
Elsternwick Wickers
Home Ground
Graham Holmes Oval, Elsternwick Park, St Kilda Street, Elsternwick
Location
Elsternwick is a suburb in Melbourne, located 9 km southeast of Melbourne’s CBD. Elsternwick took its name from the largest property in the district: Charles Ebden’s house Elster (Elster is German for “magpie”). The creek nearby became known as the Elster Creek; and, when a village grew up on the creek, the Anglo-Saxon suffix “wick”, meaning village, was added.
Premierships
A Section: 1920, 1925
B Section: 1939
D Section: 1951
F Section: 1991
Division Four: 2005
