EMERALD
Current Affiliation: Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League (YVMDFL) since 1966
Home Ground: Chandler Reserve, Avonsleigh
Formed: 1905
Colours: Black and red
Emblem: Bombers
Senior Premierships: Mountain District Football Association (MDFA) - 1931, 1945-6, 1955-6 (5 total); YVMDFL Division Two - 1981, 1983, 1997 (3 total)
Senior Competition Best and Fairest Player Awards: Ramage Medal - D.Robertson 1966; T.Moule 1967; P.Lawrence 1971; J.Haag 1974; R.Kent 1982; G.Demster 1985; A.Bowater 1993 (7 total); Wandin Medal - T.Geddes 1981; J.Colby 1983 (2 total)
The Bombers have a history stretching back more than a century which has seen them produce many fine players and claim numerous premierships at various levels. The club has been a member since 1966 of the Yarra Valley District Mountain Football League, which was formed that year by the union of the Mountain District Football League, where Emerald had spent the previous four decades, winning a total of five senior flags, and the Yarra Valley Football Association.
Emerald's three most recent senior premierships have come in the YVMDFL's division two competition, where the club has spent the majority of its time since 1978. The 1983 and 1997 triumphs were especially noteworthy in that the club's reserves also went top.
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