1994 VFA season

none October 2026 December 2017 1994 9 5 4 1 1st pre-season cup win Cory Young(Oakleigh – 20 votes) Rino Pretto(Dandenong – 87 goals) white 1993 VFA season 1993 white 1995 VFA season 1995 The 1994 VFA season was the 113th season of the Victorian Football Association (VFA), an Australian rules football competition played in the state of Victoria. The premiership was won by the Sandringham Football Club, after it defeated Box Hill in the grand final on 25 September by nine points; it was the fifth premiership won by the club. This was the final season contested under the administration of the VFA as an independent body, before control of the competition was ceded to the Victorian State Football League (VSFL) at the end of the year.Herald Sun Melbourne, VIC Adrian Dunn 73 13 October 1994 Afternoon Plan a 'victory' for VFA identity Home-and-away season In the home-and-away season, each team played eighteen games; the top five then contested the finals under the McIntyre final five system. Finals were played for the first time at Victoria Park. Ladder main WDL Q 5 1994 VFA ladder true points y 4 2 SAN Sandringham BOX Box Hill SPR Springvale DAN Dandenong FRA Frankston WER Werribee PMB Port Melbourne WIL Williamstown PRE Preston OAK Oakleigh COB Coburg PRA Prahran 16 2 0 2253 1248 P 13 5 0 2130 1526 13 5 0 1804 1413 13 5 0 2048 1812 11 7 0 1975 1640 9 9 0 1803 1663 9 9 0 1827 1773 8 10 0 1490 1802 5 13 0 1512 1884 4 14 0 1611 2339 4 14 0 1379 2081 3 15 0 1427 2250 #CCFFCC QF QF QF QF QF Premiers 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for. complete Herald Sun Melbourne, VIC 50 29 August 1994 National scoreboard Afternoon Finals Qualifying final Saturday, 3 September Box Hill 10.14 (74) H Springvale 7.14 (56) Victoria Park 1,908 The Sunday Age (Sport Liftout) Melbourne, VIC 12 Ross Booth 4 September 1994 Mustangs in box seat after early goal burst Elimination final Sunday, 4 September Dandenong 19.15 (129) H Frankston 9.17 (71) Victoria Park 2,316 The Age Melbourne, VIC 34 Stewart Oldfield Redlegs shrug underdog tag 5 September 1994 First semi-final Saturday, 10 September Springvale 16.19 (115) H Dandenong 11.7 (73) Victoria Park 2,292 The Sunday Age (Sports Liftout) Melbourne, VIC Ross Booth 17 11 September 1994 Scorpions sting Redlegs Second semi-final Sunday, 11 September Sandringham 12.21 (93) H Box Hill 12.15 (87) Victoria Park 2,935 The Age Melbourne, VIC 33 Stewart Oldfield Zebras win berth in grand final 11 September 1994 Preliminary Final Sunday, 18 September Box Hill 18.12 (120) H Springvale 7.12 (54) Victoria Park 2,318 The Age Melbourne, VIC 31 Stewart Oldfield Box Hill powers to a grand final berth 19 September 1994 1994 VFA Grand Final Sunday, 25 September Sandringham 0.2 (2) 2.6 (18) 5.9 (39) 11.12 (78) Gorozidis 5, Allen, Amiet, Foley, Herman, Moloney, Tarpey H Box Hill 3.2 (20) 6.3 (39) 9.9 (63) 10.9 (69) Wilkinson 3, Daly 2, Disney, Evans, Livingstone, Swan, Trewella Bourke, O'Neill Victoria Park 13,168 The Age Melbourne, VIC Stewart Oldfield 30 26 September 1994 Zebras fight back to grab flag Kieron Nicholls, G. Caulfield Norm Goss Memorial Medal Anthony Allen (Sandringham Awards The leading goalkicker for the season was Rino Pretto (Dandenong), who kicked 87 goals including finals. The J. J. Liston Trophy was won by Cory Young (Oakleigh), who polled 20 votes. Young finished ahead of Justin Crough (Sandringham), who was second with 17 votes, and Shaun Smith (Werribee), who polled 16 votes.Herald Sun Melbourne, VIC 85 1 September 1994 Liston win Morning The Fothergill–Round Medal was won by Bruce Cohen (Box Hill).http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=0-118-0-0-0&sID=54554&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=4834467 Fothergill–Round Medallists 20 December 2014 29 October 2014 Sportingpulse Sandringham won the reserves premiership for the second consecutive season. Sandringham 15.12 (102) defeated Port Melbourne 10.9 (69) in the grand final, held as a curtain-raiser to the Seniors Grand Final on 25 September. Sandringham also won the Under-19s premiership, giving it the premiership in all three grades for the season. Frankston won the pre-season competition. Frankston 15.13 (103) defeated Werribee 15.4 (94) in the grand final,https://www.hardballget.net/vfa-vfl-npm-pre-season-cup.html VFA-VFL pre-season cup David Eastman 24 December 2014 19 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181119091929/https://www.hardballget.net/vfa-vfl-npm-pre-season-cup.html dead held on 9 April.The Sunday Age (Sports Liftout) Melbourne, VIC Ross Booth 16 1 May 1994 Box Hill is too slow to hold down Springvale Notable events Interleague matches The Association played one interleague match, against the Northern Territory Football League, during 1994. The match was played on 9 April, making it a pre-season match for the Association, and a post-season match for Northern Territory (which plays its season during the Australian summer), giving Northern Territory a form advantage. Northern Territory defeated the Association by 23 points. 1994 Interleague matches Saturday, 9 April V.F.A. 12.8 (80) A N.T.F.L. 15.13 (103) Victoria Park The Sunday Age (Sports Liftout) Melbourne, VIC Ross Booth 17 10 April 1994 Slick Northern Territory runs VFA ragged Other notable events Most of the Association's clubs were in such severe financial difficulty that the Association waived the $25,000 affiliation fee for the season.The Age Melbourne, VIC Caroline Overington Caroline Overington 26 15 April 1994 Clubs kick off into financial nightmare Springvale played several night matches at Springvale Reserve during the 1994 season, including the season opening match against Prahran on Friday, 15 April. Springvale had previously hosted night matches as recently as 1978 while it was in the Federal Football League, but had never staged a night match during its time in the VFA.The Age Melbourne, VIC Stewart Oldfield 39 16 April 1994 Springvale alight in VFA opener On Saturday, 7 May, Rino Pretto (Dandenong) kicked his 1000th career goal. Pretto was the second and, as of 2025, last player to reach the goalkicking milestone.The Sunday Age (Sports Liftout) Melbourne, VIC Ross Booth 16 8 May 1994 Tigers find form under lights to beat Scorpions On 4 June, Oakleigh led Werribee by 46 points at half time (14.9 (93) led 7.5 (47)), before Werribee recovered to win by 19 points: Werribee 21.16 (142) d. Oakleigh 18.15 (123).The Sunday Age (Sports Liftout) Melbourne, VIC Ross Booth 16 5 June 1994 Werribee wins with a 10-goal quarter On 5 June, Coburg 15.9 (99) defeated Prahran 14.9 (93) to end a 30-match losing streak dating back to late 1992.The Age Melbourne, VIC Stewart Oldfield 6 June 1994 6 June 1994 Cellar-dwelling Coburg ends 30-game run of losses See also List of VFA/VFL premiers Australian rules football Victorian Football League References Category:Victorian Football League seasons VFL