The Yarra Junior Football League is excited to announce a new community partnership with AFL powerhouse, the Collingwood Football Club that will look to strengthen football pathways and community engagement across the Yarra Junior Football League region of north-east Melbourne.  This partnership will present a range of initiatives to support young footballers, coaches and local clubs, including coaching professional development, interleague program support for the YJFL, cultu

Sporting Fine Art partners with the YJFL The Yarra Junior Football League is thrilled to announce that Sporting Fine Art has become a proud partner of the Yarra Junior Football League.   As part of the partnership Sporting Fine Art will design custom premiership posters for the Youth Boys, Youth Girls, Under 16 Boys and Under 16 Girls Division 1 Grand Finals. They will also provide designs to promote the YJFL Teams of the Year and Representative programs.   Ryan Wilson, direc

As part of our ongoing commitment to developing the next generation of community football coaches , the YJFL is pleased to announce the return of the ‘free’ Youth Coach Academy for 2026 . The Youth Coach Academy will be delivered across three two-hour sessions , each commencing at 6.30pm , on the following dates: Monday March 2 Monday March 16 Monday March 30   Venue: YJFL HQ, Cnr Davidson St & Perkins Ave, Bellfield To secure your place, please register here via this link -.

The YJFL is saddened to learn of the recent passing of YJFL Life Member and Umpire Lawrie Barnett OAM.   Lawrie has had a long association with junior football. From 1980-1982 he coordinated the Doncaster Primary School Saturday morning football skills clinics now known as Auskick.   From1981-1996 he was Match Manager for Fitzroy Lions Little League at VFL/AFL venues. From 1997-2019 he was Match Manager/Coordinator for Adelaide Crows and other AFL Clubs, from 1982-1987 he was

Expressions of Interest are open for the Head Coach and Assistant Coaching roles in the Under 14 Girls Interleague program in 2026. Applications may be accepted from coaches currently engaged at Club level, in other representative teams, in the Talent League, other leagues or school programs if their credentials are well developed.   The roles may also suit current senior footballers who are looking to develop their coaching skills.     Training sessions will be held from 5.1

The Yarra Junior Football League (YJFL) is proud to announce the launch of its new Kickstart Girls Competition in 2026, providing a dedicated, stand-alone competition for Under 8 and Under 9 girls.   Designed as an entry-level pathway, the Kickstart Girls Competition supports girls transitioning from Auskick and sets them on a clear development journey through to Youth Girls football within the YJFL’s stand-alone girls competitions.   In 2025, nearly 40 per cent of participan

OrthoSport Victoria Institute (OsVi) increase commitment to become High Performance Partner of the YJFL   The Yarra Junior Football League (YJFL) and OrthoSport Victoria Institute (OSVi) are pleased to announce an expanded partnership for the 2026 season and beyond.   OSVi was already the Preferred Provider of Sports Injury Emergency Care and a Preferred Partner in Concussion Assessment, Treatment, and Management for all YJFL players and families.   Under the increased agreem

The Yarra Junior Football League is delighted to see seven former YJFL juniors selected in the AFL National Draft over the past two nights. Richmond kicked off proceedings for the YJFL selecting Canterbury Cobras junior Sam Grlj with pick eight, which came as somewhat a surprise too many, with Grlj picked in many mock drafts around the 10-18 range, however the 182cm midfielder possesses dynamic speed and running power, similar to that of Port Adelaide's Zak Butters which Tig

Expressions of Interest are open for Assistant Coaching roles in the Under 14 and 15 Boys and Girls programs in 2026 which will start in March 2026, with the selected squads training through until the long weekend in June. Applications may be accepted from coaches currently engaged at Club level, in other representative teams, in Coates Talent League, other leagues or school programs if their credentials are well developed. The roles may also suit current senior footballers w

The YJFL are seeking umpires for the 2026 season. The League appoints field umpires to all matches from Under 11’s up to Youth Boys & Girls. Umpiring is a great way to keep fit, learn new skills, develop your communication and management skills, and earn tax free money!!! To umpire in the YJFL you need to be 14 years of age or turning 14 in 2026 and the league is also looking to recruit more mature age people and women & girls. Umpiring is also a great hobby for mature age pe

The Yarra Junior Football League (YJFL) is proud to announce a new partnership with A-Grade Club Supplies as the League’s preferred equipment supplier.   A-Grade is an Australian owned business in operation for over 35 years and services over 300 sporting clubs, and will make high quality sporting equipment available to all clubs across the YJFL.   YJFL Chief Executive Officer Dominic Milesi said the league was delighted to renew the partnership with A-Grade Club Supplies.  

The program is offered to all Under 9 to Under 14 Boys & Girls who are registered players within the Yarra Junior Football League. The programs aim to develop young footballers through a focus on skills, decision making, game sense, team defence and ball movement. The program runs for four sessions during late November until mid December 2025. All participants will receive a training t-shirt as part of their registration. The cost of the 4 week program is only $165 (inc GST).

The Yarra Junior Football League is delighted to announce the season dates for the 2026 season. The YJFL season will kick off on April 19th in the coming year, two weeks later than what the 2025 began, with the year to commence post the Easter break, whereas it commenced before this year. The AFL Victoria Sit Down Round was a monumental success in 2025 and will again take place in round three this season, while the following weekend will be a day where we look after our Mum

On Friday evening it was fantastic to see some members of the YJFL community recognised at the AFL Victoria Community Awards held at Ikon Park.   Geoff Wills was recognised as the inaugural “Golden Legend of the Tongs” - Geoff is one of the longest serving volunteers in junior footy club history and has played many roles for the Bundoora Bulls from running drills, painting lines on the oval, fixing things in the club room and of course cooking up snags for the masses since h

The YJFL would like to formally congratulate Matthew Rowell on winning the 2025 AFL Brownlow Medal last night. Matthew played over 125...

On Sunday at Swinburne University, the Yarra Junior Footbal League held its annual Presentation Day event, with a series of awards across...

FITZROY V SURREY SHARKS The stage has been set for a thrilling Youth Boys (1) grand final showdown at the YJFL’s home of football in Ford Park South, as second placed Fitzroy will meet fourth placed Surrey Sharks in what promises to be a tightly contested decider. Fitzroy enters Sunday’s game as strong favorites finishing the home and away season with a 9-3 win loss record and then winning back-to-back finals earning them a crucial rest last weekend. A major highlight of the

2025’s U15 Boys (1) Grand Final will be one of, if not, the YJFL’s most hotly anticipated Grand Finals with a massive battle between two...

Last Tuesday night the Yarra Junior Football League held their annual Umpire Presentation Night. Over 100 umpires & parents attended the...

Game Day Apparel & Starsub announced as official apparel suppliers The Yarra Junior Football League (YJFL) is delighted to announce...