# Kew Football Club

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The **Kew Football Club**, nicknamed the **Bears**, is an [Australian rules football](/source/Australian_rules_football) club based in the [Melbourne](/source/Melbourne) suburb of [Kew](/source/Kew,_Victoria). As of 2025, the club's men's team competes in Division 1 of the [Victorian Amateur Football Association](/source/Victorian_Amateur_Football_Association) (VAFA), while the women's team is in the Premier Division of the [VAFA Women's](/source/VAFA_Women's) (VAFAW) competition.[3]

## History

### Early years

Kew was founded in 1876 and won its first premiership in 1880 in the second-rate ranks of the Hawthorn District Zone competition.[4] The club entered a first-rate league for the first time in 1889 when it joined the [Victorian Junior Football Association](/source/Victorian_Junior_Football_Association) (VJFA), finishing 20th with two wins and six draws.[5]

The club withdrew during the 1891 season after failing to win a game, and dropped down to the 2nd rate and 3rd rate ranks of the VJFA.[4][6] The club continued in the Association until 1896, when the VJFA mandated that all clubs must play on a fenced oval. As Victoria Park was unfenced, the club withdrew from the VJFA and "reluctantly" went into recess for two years.[4]

In 1899, Kew returned and entered the [Suburban Junior Football Association](/source/Suburban_Junior_Football_Association) (SJFA). However, in May of that year, [Metropolitan Junior Football Association](/source/Victorian_Amateur_Football_Association) (MJFA) club [St Francis Xavier](/source/Old_Xaverians_Football_Club) disbanded.[7][8][9] Kew was chosen to fill the vacancy, and it played in the MJFA for the remainder of the [1899 season](/source/1899_MJFA_season).[10][11][12]

### RDFA and VJFA return

Following the [1900 season](/source/1900_MJFA_season), Kew left the MJFA and joined another competition, also known as the MJFA.[a] They joined the [Reporter District Football Association](/source/Reporter_District_Football_Association) (RDFA) in 1911, withdrawing mid-season in 1915 because of a loss of players due to [World War I](/source/World_War_I) enlistments, but resumed when the RDFA returned after the war in 1919.[4]

Kew returned to the VJFA in 1920.[13][14] The club was winless in its return season, but eventually rose up the ladder and finished sixth with 10 wins in 1926.[4] Kew also applied for admittance into the [Victorian Football Association](/source/Victorian_Football_Association) (VFA) when [Brunswick](/source/Brunswick_Football_Club) was temporarily excluded, but although VFA officials were "greatly impressed" with the club's home ground and surroundings, its application was unsuccessful and Brunswick remained in the VFA for the [1927 season](/source/1927_VFA_season).[15][16]

At the time, the VJFA was also transitioning to become a reserves competition for the VFA, and as Kew was not a VFA member, it left the VJFA.[4]

### VFL Sub-Districts

For the 1927 season, Kew entered the [Victorian Football League (VFL) Sub-Districts](/source/VFL_Sub-Districts), and won the premiership in its first year in the competition.[4] Further premierships came in 1929, 1931, 1932, and 1934, and the club ultimately made finals in all but five of its 18 seasons in the Sub-Districts.[4] In 1935, Kew drew with [Fairfield](/source/Fairfield_Football_Club) in the grand final.[17] The replay was won by Fairfield, with the game resulting in four players being suspended for fighting.[18][19]

Kew also had an autonomous [reserves team](/source/Reserves_team), the **Kew Junior Football Club**, which was formed in 1922 and won a premiership in the [Eastern Suburban Junior Football Association](/source/Eastern_Suburban_Junior_Football_Association) (ESJFA) in 1925.[20] The juniors entered the [Metropolitan Amateur Football Association](/source/Victorian_Amateur_Football_Association) (MAFA, formerly MJFA) in [1926](/source/1926_MAFA_season) and was renamed to **Kew District Football Club**, before joining the [VFL Sub-Districts](/source/VFL_Sub-Districts) in 1927 and winning premierships in 1928, 1929, and 1930.[4] Kew District joined the [Eastern Suburban Football League](/source/Eastern_Suburban_Football_League) (ESFL) in 1934 but folded in 1938 after an unsuccessful finals campaign in 1937.[20][21]

### VAFA return

In [1949](/source/1949_VAFA_season), amid "unruly behaviour" from a majority of other Sub-Districts clubs, Kew left and returned to the MJFA/MAFA, which had been renamed to the [Victorian Amateur Football Association](/source/Victorian_Amateur_Football_Association) (VAFA) in 1933.[22] The club was ranked very highly by the VAFA Executive, and was admitted into [C Section](/source/1949_VAFA_season#C_Section) instead of the lower [D Section](/source/1949_VAFA_season#D_Section) for its return season.[4]

Kew won the 1949 [minor premiership](/source/Minor_premiership) and was set to be automatically promoted to B Section, but after a round 18 victory over East Caulfield, an anonymous caller to VAFA headquarters stated Kew was fielding an ineligible player who had fought as a professional boxer during his army service in [World War II](/source/World_War_II). Kew was stripped of the eight games he played in, along with their place in the finals series, and remained in C Section for the [1950 season](/source/1950_VAFA_season).[4]

In [1950](/source/1950_VAFA_season), Kew were undefeated and won the premiership, earning a promotion to B Section for [1951](/source/1951_VAFA_season). The B Section grand final was won in [1953](/source/1953_VAFA_season), and Kew entered A Section for the first time in [1954](/source/1954_VAFA_season).[6][23]

Further premierships followed in [1962](/source/1962_VAFA_season), [1964](/source/1964_VAFA_season) (C Section) and [1966](/source/1966_VAFA_season) (B Section). However, with the exception of the [1979](/source/1979_VAFA_season) (C Section), Kew was unable to find further premiership success.[24] By the 1990s, the club had fallen to D Section for the first time in its history, and fell all the way down to Division 4 (F Section) in [2004](/source/2004_VAFA_season).[24]

### 21st century

In 2007, the **North Kew Football Club** amalgamated with Kew.[25] North Kew was formed in 1932 and had been competing in the [Southern Football League](/source/Southern_Football_Netball_League) (SFL) prior to the merger.[26]

Former footballer [Ian Aitken](/source/Ian_Aitken_(footballer)) was appointed Kew senior coach in [2011](/source/2011_VAFA_season).[27] He led the club to a [three-peat](/source/Three-peat) in [2013](/source/2013_VAFA_season), [2014](/source/2014_VAFA_season) and [2015](/source/2015_VAFA_season), before leaving at the end of the [2016 season](/source/2016_VAFA_season). Aitken returned in [2019](/source/2019_VAFA_season) and remained in the role until the end of the [2023 season](/source/2023_VAFA_season).[28]

Kew entered two women's in the [Victorian Women's Football League](/source/Victorian_Women's_Football_League) (VWFL) in 2014. Dwindling squad numbers meant one of the sides withdrew after round 7, while the other able to continue and ended up as runners-up in the grand final.[6] 2015 saw another successful year on the field, with the Women’s team Runners-Up again in the VWFL. In 2016, the Kew Women went one better and won the club’s first women’s premiership in Division 1 of the VWFL. The women's sides entered the [Northern Football League](/source/Northern_Football_Netball_League) (NFL) in 2017, then the [VAFA Women's](/source/VAFA_Women's) (VAFAW) in [2018](/source/2018_VAFA_Women's_season), where it continues to compete in the Premier Division.[4]

Former [Collingwood](/source/Collingwood_Football_Club) footballer and longtime local football coach [Bryan 'Jack' Cole](/source/Jack_Cole_(footballer)) was appointed as Kew's men's senior coach for the [2024 season](/source/2024_VAFA_season), and continues to serve in the role as of 2025.[29]

## Seasons

Source:[30]

Premiers Grand Finalist Minor premiers Finals appearance Wooden spoon Division leading goalkicker Division best and fairest

### Men's

#### Seniors

Year League Division Finish W L D Coach Captain Terry Hayes Medal (Best and fairest) Leading goalkicker Ref 1876 [31] 1877 1878 1879 1880 HDZ 2nd rate 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 VJFA 1st rate 20th 2 6 11 [32] 1890 VJFA 1st rate 23rd 3 12 4 [33] 1891 VJFA 1st rate 24th − − − [34] 1892 VJFA 1893 VJFA 1894 VJFA 1895 VJFA 1896 VJFA 1897 N/A colspan="11"; align="center" | (In recess) 1898 N/A colspan="11"; align="center" | (In recess) 1899 MJFA 1900 MJFA 7th 2 14 0 [35] 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 RDFA 1912 RDFA A Section 2nd 8 2 0 1913 RDFA A Grade 4th 13 4 1 1914 RDFA A Grade 2nd 10 4 0 1915 RDFA A Grade 6th 6 5 0 1916 RDFA colspan="11"; align="center" | (No season due to World War I) 1917 RDFA colspan="11"; align="center" | (No season due to World War I) 1918 RDFA colspan="11"; align="center" | (No season due to World War I) 1919 RDFA A Grade 2nd 10 5 9 1920 VJFA 1921 VJFA 9th 3 13 1 [36] 1922 VJFA 8th 4 14 0 [37] 1923 VJFA 9th 6 13 0 [38] 1924 VJFA Division 1 5th 7 9 0 [39] 1925 VJFA 1926 VJFA 1927 VFLSD Division 1 1928 VFLSD Division 1 1929 VFLSD Division 1 1930 VFLSD Division 1 1931 VFLSD Division 1 1st [40] 1932 VFLSD Division 1 1933 VFLSD Division 1 1934 VFLSD Division 1 1935 VFLSD Division 1 1936 VFLSD 1937 VFLSD 1938 VFLSD 1939 VFLSD 1940 VFLSD 1941 VFLSD 1942 VFLSD 1943 VFLSD 1944 VFLSD 1945 VFLSD 1946 VFLSD 1947 VFLSD 1948 VFLSD 1949 VAFA 1950 VAFA 1951 VAFA 1952 VAFA 1953 VAFA 1954 VAFA 1955 VAFA 1956 VAFA 1957 VAFA 1958 VAFA 1959 VAFA 1960 VAFA 1961 VAFA 1962 VAFA 1963 VAFA 1964 VAFA 1965 VAFA 1966 VAFA 1967 VAFA 1968 VAFA 1969 VAFA 1970 VAFA B Section 6th 1971 VAFA B Section 1972 VAFA B Section 6th 1973 VAFA B Section 1974 VAFA B Section 1975 VAFA B Section 10th 1976 VAFA C Section 8th 1977 VAFA C Section 7th 1978 VAFA C Section 8th 1979 VAFA C Section 1980 VAFA B Section 1981 VAFA B Section 1982 VAFA B Section 1983 VAFA B Section 3rd 1984 VAFA A Section 10th 1985 VAFA B Section 1986 VAFA C Section 6th 1987 VAFA C Section 1st 17 1 0 Matthew Cavanagh 72 [41] 1988 VAFA B Section 1st 1989 VAFA A Section 10th 1990 VAFA B Section 1991 VAFA B Section 10th 1992 VAFA C Section 1993 VAFA C Section 1994 VAFA 1995 VAFA 1996 VAFA D Section 1997 VAFA E East 3rd 1998 VAFA E White 3rd 1999 VAFA 2000 VAFA Division 2 2001 VAFA Division 2 6th 2002 VAFA Division 2 10th 2003 VAFA Division 3 2004 VAFA Division 4 2nd 2005 VAFA Division 3 6th 2006 VAFA Division 3 7th 2007 VAFA Division 3 10th 2008 VAFA Division 4 2009 VAFA Division 4 2010 VAFA Division 3 2011 VAFA Division 3 8th Ian Aitken 2012 VAFA Division 3 Ian Aitken 2013 VAFA Division 3 1st Ian Aitken 2014 VAFA Division 2 1st Ian Aitken Andrew Brazzale[42] 2015 VAFA Division 1 2nd Ian Aitken 2016 VAFA Premier C 5th 7 11 0 Ian Aitken [43] 2017 VAFA Premier C 10th 3 15 0 Peter Callinan[44] 2018 VAFA Division 1 8th 6 12 0 Michael Shmerling[45] [46] 2019 VAFA Division 1 3rd 12 5 1 Ian Aitken Jack Delbridge[47] 2020 VAFA Division 1 (No season) Ian Aitken (No season) 2021 VAFA Division 1 3rd[b] 9 2 0 Ian Aitken Max Waters[48] [49] 2022 VAFA Division 1 2nd Ian Aitken Max Waters[50] [51] 2023 VAFA Division 1 7th 8 10 0 Ian Aitken Max Waters[52] Max Waters[53] Lachlan James[54][55] 21 2024 VAFA Division 1 6th 8 9 1 Jack Cole[56] Max Waters[57] Max Waters[58] Ned Waters[59] 42 [60]

## Notes

1. In 1900, the [Metropolitan Junior Football Association](/source/Victorian_Amateur_Football_Association) (MJFA, now VAFA) decided on a change of name to the **Metropolitan Football Association** (**MFA**). MJFA president [Lawrence Adamson](/source/Lawrence_Adamson) brokered a deal that the existing MFA (of 1899) became the MJFA, giving his MJFA (of 1892) the "Metropolitan Football Association" name.[4][61] Despite this, various newspaper reports from 1900 until 1912 still use the MJFA name when referring to Adamson's competition, most consensus is that "MJFA" in this time period refers to the now-VAFA, and the VAFA's official history continues to use the MJFA name until 1912.[7][62]

1. Although Kew finished third in [2021](/source/2021_VAFA_season), no finals series was held as the season was curtailed due to the impact of the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Victoria).[63]

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1. ["ON THIS DAY 6 years ago at Casey Fields, our Men’s Senior side claimed back to back premierships for first time since The Great Depression, when Kew won the 1931 and 1932 flags"](https://www.facebook.com/KewFC/posts/pfbid02Mt8rVQwaFL8rk5DeDst5aQAB5snVSKapjb3yfDc41ue3zKLsgWn5r3dhDbqPdamhl?rdid=bhMo60Uw92fBnO1m). *Facebook*. Kew Football Club. 13 September 2020. [Archived](https://archive.today/20240928230154/https://www.facebook.com/KewFC/posts/pfbid02Mt8rVQwaFL8rk5DeDst5aQAB5snVSKapjb3yfDc41ue3zKLsgWn5r3dhDbqPdamhl?rdid=bhMo60Uw92fBnO1m) 28 September 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 28 September 2024.

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1. ["Enormous achievement this year as Bears superstar, Jack Delbridge won his FOURTH Terry Hayes medal"](https://www.facebook.com/KewFC/posts/pfbid02BCv1zHbSPZGAhZNNNcczxJmK8N1iHAKENwTdhCac1xqed76Ecvcg9fynxFtqLpXel?rdid=s23sFQ8IFCpIu34s). *Facebook*. Kew Football Club. 2 October 2019. [Archived](https://archive.today/20240928230124/https://www.facebook.com/KewFC/posts/pfbid02BCv1zHbSPZGAhZNNNcczxJmK8N1iHAKENwTdhCac1xqed76Ecvcg9fynxFtqLpXel?rdid=s23sFQ8IFCpIu34s) 28 September 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 28 September 2024.

1. ["The skipper has done it again!"](https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=6653607988043175&set=a.525800207490681). *Facebook*. Kew Football Club. 27 December 2021. [Archived](https://archive.today/20240928230406/https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=6653607988043175&set=a.525800207490681) 28 September 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 28 September 2024.

1. ["2021 Division 1 Men's"](https://websites.mygameday.app/comp_info.cgi?c=0-3232-0-580025-0&a=LADDER). *GameDay*. VAFA Results Archive. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240928230126/https://websites.mygameday.app/comp_info.cgi?c=0-3232-0-580025-0&a=LADDER) 28 September 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 28 September 2024.

1. Galea, Nicholas (9 August 2022). ["Ryan boots five to keep dream alive"](https://www.innereastreview.com.au/story/7851176/ryan-boots-five-to-keep-dream-alive/). Inner East Review. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240928132711/https://www.innereastreview.com.au/story/7851176/ryan-boots-five-to-keep-dream-alive/) 28 September 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 28 September 2024. Kew Football Club president Michael Cochrane said it was important to get the win on what was a special day - co-captain Max Waters' 150th game for the club.

1. ["2022 Division 1 Men's"](https://websites.mygameday.app/comp_info.cgi?c=0-3232-36881-600625-0&pool=1001&a=LADDER). *GameDay*. VAFA Results Archive. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240728004519/https://websites.mygameday.app/comp_info.cgi?c=0-3232-36881-600625-0&pool=1001&a=LADDER) 28 July 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 28 July 2024.

1. Miller, Susan (2 August 2023). ["Prahran keep their winning streak going"](https://www.vafa.com.au/news/2023/08/02/prahran-keep-their-winning-streak-going/). Victorian Amateur Football Association. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240928132805/https://www.vafa.com.au/news/2023/08/02/prahran-keep-their-winning-streak-going/) 28 September 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 28 September 2024. A fifty-metre penalty to captain Max Waters, who was able to convert a crucial goal, saw the Bears build momentum.

1. ["RE-COMMITTED"](https://www.facebook.com/KewFC/posts/pfbid038BswUWDA5ToHxneVsv5rCkzbi6SJsDxzMDLXFrM5SfmvVP2PZausFYhxtXfjymLcl?rdid=rdLUsIxiZtT3qjRm#). *Facebook*. Kew Football Club. 26 November 2023. [Archived](https://archive.today/20241119011623/https://www.facebook.com/KewFC/posts/pfbid038BswUWDA5ToHxneVsv5rCkzbi6SJsDxzMDLXFrM5SfmvVP2PZausFYhxtXfjymLcl?rdid=rdLUsIxiZtT3qjRm%23) 19 November 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 November 2024. MAX WATERS, the senior skipper, reigning Terry Hayes Medallist, and Ian Job Players’ Player winner will lead the side for the 5th straight year, in his 12th season at Kew

1. ["2023 Division 1 Men's Scoring Summary"](https://websites.mygameday.app/comp_info.cgi?client=0-3232-0-619554-0&a=STATS&sgroup=scoring&sgstat=Gls). *GameDay*. VAFA Results Archive. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20241122060240/https://websites.mygameday.app/comp_info.cgi?client=0-3232-0-619554-0&a=STATS&sgroup=scoring&sgstat=Gls) 22 November 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 22 November 2024.

1. ["Lachlan James"](https://websites.mygameday.app/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=197970005&client=0-3232-36903-619554-26950767). *GameDay*. Kew Football Club. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20241122060546/https://websites.mygameday.app/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=197970005&client=0-3232-36903-619554-26950767) 22 November 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 22 November 2024.

1. Cook, Kate (20 October 2023). ["Kew FC finds man in Bryan 'Jack' Cole"](https://www.kewfc.com/2023/10/20/kew-fc-finds-its-man/). *Kew Football Club*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240521010831/https://www.kewfc.com/2023/10/20/kew-fc-finds-its-man/) 21 May 2024 at the Wayback Machine.

1. ["150 IN A ROW"](https://www.facebook.com/KewFC/posts/pfbid022jU9w3eWtYSzKjMsQM8uBtqcvHLCdVQxvGYCDC4SAaveZHkekMFJvaku8VwUDFs9l?rdid=Gb8QfbsFxbJKigSm). *Facebook*. Kew Football Club. 10 August 2024. [Archived](https://archive.today/20240928132501/https://www.facebook.com/KewFC/posts/pfbid022jU9w3eWtYSzKjMsQM8uBtqcvHLCdVQxvGYCDC4SAaveZHkekMFJvaku8VwUDFs9l?rdid=1z4yw2AvsL2ykNeP) 28 September 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 28 September 2024. Our fearless men's skipper, the one and only Max Waters is stringing together his 150th CONSECUTIVE match!

1. ["Friday night saw us put a bow on season 2024 with our Presentation Night at the glorious Medallion Club at Marvel Stadium"](https://www.facebook.com/KewFC/posts/pfbid02TkMbpkDSvvd6GcQjFCoYtt3if8o9dc68haVEdP6DVut8c88cJgM5W4oNTsYVBeeul?rdid=L8uLxbL7fsMwbjml). *Facebook*. Kew Football Club. 6 October 2024. [Archived](https://archive.today/20241122055447/https://www.facebook.com/KewFC/posts/pfbid02TkMbpkDSvvd6GcQjFCoYtt3if8o9dc68haVEdP6DVut8c88cJgM5W4oNTsYVBeeul?rdid=L8uLxbL7fsMwbjml) 22 November 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 22 November 2024.

1. ["Division 1 Men's 2024 Statistics"](https://www.playhq.com/afl/org/victorian-amateur-football-association-vafa/2024/division-1-mens/105af1f2/statistics?sort=GOAL_COUNT:DESC). PlayHQ. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240928131718/https://www.playhq.com/afl/org/victorian-amateur-football-association-vafa/2024/division-1-mens/105af1f2/statistics?sort=GOAL_COUNT:DESC) 28 September 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 28 September 2024.

1. ["Division 1 Men's 2024"](https://www.playhq.com/afl/org/victorian-amateur-football-association-vafa/victorian-amateur-football-association-vafa-2024/division-1-mens/105af1f2/ladder). PlayHQ. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240920041320/https://www.playhq.com/afl/org/victorian-amateur-football-association-vafa/victorian-amateur-football-association-vafa-2024/division-1-mens/105af1f2/ladder) 20 September 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 20 September 2024.

1. ["METROPOLITAN ASSOCIATION"](https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/242621816). The Herald. 17 August 1906. p. 5. Retrieved 13 August 2024. Tomorrow's MFA matches

1. ["Metropolitan Junior Football Association (Vic)"](http://www.footypedia.info/00008650.htm). Footypedia. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240810084646/http://www.footypedia.info/00008650.htm) 10 August 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 10 August 2024.

1. ["VAFA, Joint League Statement: 2021 Season Cancelled"](https://www.vafa.com.au/news/2021/09/02/vafa-joint-league-statement-2021-season-cancelled/). Victorian Amateur Football Association. 2 September 2021. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240525002943/https://www.vafa.com.au/news/2021/09/02/vafa-joint-league-statement-2021-season-cancelled/) 25 May 2024 at the Wayback Machine.

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