The Kinglake Football Club was officially formed in 1925 and is today based at the Kinglake Memorial Oval, Cnr Extons Rd & Kinglake-Whittlesea Rd, Kinglake.^[1]

Before the Exton's Rd oval, Kinglake played on the Exton's family land or vacant land behind the Kinglake Hotel in Kinglake.

The club is nicknamed "The Lakers" and today wears a yellow jumper with three green designs shaped as mountains and plays in the Third Division of the Northern Football Netball League. The Lakers currently field a Senior & Reserves team, as well as several junior football teams.^[2]

Premierships (3)

Seniors

• 1939, 1940 (Panton Hill & District Football League);
• 1994 (Yarra Valley Mountain District FL, 2nd Division)

Runners Up (8)

• 1933
• 1935
• 1936
• 1995
• 2009
• 2015
• 2016
• 2022

Club History & Results

1930-Kinglake join the Bourke-Evelyn Football League for just this one season
1931-Kinglake join the Panton Hill & District Football Association in its formation year. Other clubs in League were Queenstown (St Andrews), Panton Hill & Yarra Glen.
1932-Kinglake participate in the Panton Hill & District Football League. Panton Hill & Bourke-Evelyn Leagues merge to become Panton Hill & Districts Football League.
1933-Kinglake finish 2nd on Panton Hill & District FL Ladder.
2nd Semi Final: Kinglake def Whittlesea @ Doreen by 9 points
Grand Final:Yarra Glen 10.19 79 def Kinglake 4.11 41 @ Whittlesea
1934-Kinglake finish 4th on PH&DFL Ladder.
1st Semi Final: Panton Hill 10.15 75 def Kinglake 11.8 74
1935-Kinglake finish 2nd on PH&DFL Ladder
Preliminary Final: Kinglake 14.12 96 def Panton Hill 6.9 45
Grand Final: Hurstbridge 15.15 105 def Kinglake 7.8 50
1936-Kinglake finish 2nd on PH&DFL Ladder
Grand Final: Plenty Rovers 11.9 75 def Kinglake (at Whittlesea)
1937-Kinglake and PH&DFL in recess.
1938-Kinglake and PH&DFLin recess.
1939-Kinglake finish 1st on PH&DFL Ladder. Competing clubs are Kinglake, Panton Hill & Hurstbridge
Grand Final: Kinglake d Hurstbridge (Venue unknown)
1940-Kinglake finish 1st on PH&DFL Ladder.
2nd Semi Final: Kinglake d Plenty Rovers (at Whittlesea)
Grand Final: Kinglake 7.15 57 def Plenty Rovers 7.12 54 (at Whittlesea)
1941 to 1946-League in recess due to World War II
1947-Kinglake change from light blue to green jumper with yellow "V". League reforms as Panton Hill Football League
1948-1956-Kinglake participate in PHFL
1980-Kinglake's final season in Panton Hill Football League. 1981-1989-Kinglake in recess.
1990-Kinglake reform, join the Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League nd Division Two and change to a yellow jumper with a green "V".
1994-Kinglake win YVMDFL 2nd Division Premiership.
1996-Kinglake join the Diamond Valley Football League.
2002-Kinglake change jumper from yellow with green "V" to dark green with three yellow 'tiger slashes" across the left shoulder.
31 Jan 2007-Kinglake starts 2007 pre-season training. 1 May 2007-Diamond Valley Football League (DVFL) changes its name to Northern Football League (NFL), after it is discovered some DVFL funds have gone astray.
21/5/2007-NFL Board rules that Kinglake forfeited Round 2 (vs Parkside) and awards the 4 premiership points to Parkside FC. Kinglake believed the ground was too hard (and therefore dangerous) to play on. Information from Kinglake Football Club records; Mountain Monthly magazine; Evelyn Observer; Diamond Valley News; The Diamond Valley Story; Living Memories-A History of Kinglake Vols 1 & 2; and interviews with long-time Kinglake and district residents.
2008-Kinglake moves to the Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League Division 2 finishing 5th and includes A & B Grade Netball Teams for the first time. B grade team makes the finals.

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