Division 1 Men's

Oakleigh brought Kew to heartbreak in a thriller, St Mary’s Salesian and UHS-VU impressed with big wins, Preston outlasted Prahran in a scrap and Parkside cruised past Brunswick in a

Division 1’s 2025 season showed the highs and lows of footy, with a fairytale ending for first-time premier Old Peninsula that ended their 45-year premiership drought. But it meant a

52 year-old Damien Cleary continues to defy Father Time, preparing to play his 450th game of open-age amateur footy when he runs out for Ormond in Round 1 this Saturday.

The 2026 VAFA Division 1 Men’s fixture has been released ahead of what shapes as another highly competitive season. The season commences on April 18. St Mary’s Salesian secured promotion to