The 2015 VAFA season was the 115th season of the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA), the largest senior community Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season began on 11 April and concluded on 20 September, with 70 teams participating across seven divisions under a promotion and relegation system.

Association membership The Parkside Football Club returned to the VAFA after 12 years in the Northern Football League (NFL). Parkside had previously competed in the VAFA between 1938 and 2002, winning twelve senior premierships during that time.

After two seasons in the Club XVIII competition, Masala became a senior club, entering a senior and reserves side in Division 4. Mt Lilydale, which had withdrawn from the VAFA senior competition at the end of the 2013 season as part of a club rebuild, returned to Division 4 after a year in Club XVIII.

On 5 August 2014, Banyule Football Club members voted to leave the VAFA at the end of the 2014 season and join the NFL, citing the loss of its players to competitions that allow player payments. The move was accepted after a vote of NFL clubs on 17 September 2014 and officially approved by AFL Victoria on 7 October 2014.

The Wyndham Suns announced in October 2014 that it would leave the VAFA to join the Western Region Football League (WRFL), where its junior teams were already competing. The Suns had been competing in the Under-19s North Section and did not have a senior VAFA team.

Notable events In round 18, University Blacks held a "Gay? That's OK!" match against Collegians in support of Blacks player Lachlan Beaton, who had come out as gay in a YouTube video. It was the first time that such a campaign had been held in the VAFA, and Blacks players wore jumpers featuring rainbow stripes to support the cause.

Premier

St Bernard's won the Premier Division premiership for the third time, defeating Old Trinity by eight points in the grand final.

Old Scotch and Beaumaris were relegated to Premier B for the 2016 season. It was the first time since 1980 that Old Scotch had dropped down from A Section/Premier Division.

Ladder + Team Qualification 1 St Bernard's (P) 18 15 3 0 1798 1339 134.3 60 Finals series 2 Old Trinity 18 14 4 0 1616 1176 137.4 56 3 University Blues 18 11 7 0 1599 1315 121.6 44 4 De La Salle 18 9 8 1 1575 1414 109.3 38 5 University Blacks 18 8 10 0 1467 1466 100.1 32 6 Old Xaverians 18 8 10 0 1414 1496 96.3 32 7 Old Carey 18 7 9 2 1490 1597 93.3 32 8 Collegians 18 8 10 0 1368 1523 89.82 32 9 Old Scotch 18 6 12 0 1395 1563 89.3 24 Relegation 10 Beaumaris 18 2 15 1 1077 1910 56.4 10

Finals

Premier B

Ladder + Team Qualification 1 St Kevin's (P) 18 18 0 0 2349 995 236.1 72 Finals series 2 St Bedes/Mentone Tigers 18 14 4 0 1943 1311 148.2 56 3 Old Melburnians 18 12 6 0 1549 1324 117.0 48 4 Old Brighton 18 10 8 0 1623 1344 120.8 40 5 AJAX 18 10 8 0 1427 1454 98.1 40 6 18 8 10 0 1531 1422 107.7 32 7 Hampton Rovers 18 6 12 0 1503 1897 79.2 24 8 Parkdale Vultures 18 5 13 0 1227 1766 69.5 20 9 Mazenod 18 5 13 0 1250 1870 66.8 20 Relegation 10 Caulfield Grammarians 18 2 16 0 1103 2122 52.0 8

Finals

Premier C

Ladder + Team Qualification 1 Marcellin 18 15 3 0 2122 1108 191.5 60 Finals series 2 Monash Blues 18 15 3 0 1670 902 185.1 60 3 Old Ivanhoe 18 13 5 0 1554 1376 112.9 52 4 Old Haileybury (P) 18 11 7 0 1414 1466 96.5 44 5 Peninsula Old Boys 18 10 8 0 1614 1167 138.3 40 6 Oakleigh 18 8 10 0 1708 1800 94.9 32 7 Williamstown CYMS 18 7 11 0 1613 1887 85.5 28 8 Old Camberwell 18 5 13 0 1232 1729 71.3 20 9 Therry Penola 18 4 14 0 1131 1965 57.6 16 Relegation 10 PEGS 18 2 16 0 1198 1856 64.6 8

Finals

Division 1

Ladder + Team Qualification 1 Ormond 18 17 1 0 1959 1167 167.9 68 Finals series 2 Kew (P) 18 14 4 0 1894 1123 168.7 56 3 Old Geelong 18 13 5 0 2029 1335 152.0 52 4 St Mary's Salesian 18 12 6 0 1789 1697 105.4 48 5 Whitefriars 18 8 10 0 1629 1641 99.3 32 6 Prahran Assumption 18 7 11 0 1638 1543 106.2 28 7 Old Mentonians 18 7 11 0 1529 1889 80.9 28 8 NOBs/St Pat's 18 6 12 0 1385 1933 71.7 24 9 Bulleen Templestowe 18 4 14 0 1291 1842 70.1 16 Relegation 10 Yarra Valley Old Boys 18 2 16 0 1264 2237 56.5 8

Finals

Division 2

Ladder + Team Qualification 1 Ivanhoe 18 16 2 0 2122 1187 178.8 64 Finals series 2 St John's 18 14 4 0 2089 1391 150.2 56 3 Old Paradians (P) 18 12 6 0 1639 1220 134.3 48 4 Northern Blues 18 12 6 0 1840 1573 117.0 48 5 Old Eltham Collegians 18 11 7 0 1944 1498 129.8 44 6 MHSOB 18 9 9 0 1576 1630 96.7 36 7 Richmond Central 18 7 11 0 1793 1936 92.6 28 8 Monash Gryphons 18 5 13 0 1523 1820 83.7 20 9 Elsternwick 18 3 15 0 1355 2338 58.0 12 Relegation 10 South Melbourne Districts 18 1 17 0 1178 2466 47.8 4

Finals

Division 3

Ladder + Team Qualification 1 Emmaus St Leo's 16 16 0 0 2077 964 215.5 64 Finals series 2 West Brunswick (P) 16 14 2 0 1680 773 217.3 56 3 Aquinas 16 12 4 0 1463 1110 131.8 48 4 Hawthorn 16 11 5 0 1492 1292 115.5 44 5 Swinburne University 16 8 8 0 1377 1439 95.7 32 6 UHS-VU 16 8 8 0 1126 1341 84.0 32 7 Albert Park 16 5 11 0 1186 1399 84.8 20 8 Power House 16 5 11 0 1164 1463 79.6 20 9 Glen Eira 16 5 11 0 1003 1583 63.4 20 10 La Trobe University 16 2 14 0 956 1411 67.8 8 11 Eley Park 18 2 14 0 1143 1893 60.4 8 Relegation

Finals

Division 4

Ladder + Team Qualification 1 Canterbury (P) 16 15 1 0 2163 830 260.6 60 Finals series 2 Westbourne Grammarians 16 14 2 0 2110 795 265.4 56 3 Point Cook 16 13 3 0 1752 976 179.5 52 4 Box Hill North 16 11 5 0 1712 1059 161.7 44 5 Parkside 16 9 7 0 1500 1265 118.6 36 6 North Brunswick 16 8 8 0 1525 1292 118.0 32 7 Mt Lilydale 16 7 9 0 1364 1513 90.2 28 8 Manningham Cobras 16 5 11 0 1200 1179 101.8 20 9 South Mornington 16 3 13 0 952 2100 45.3 12 10 Masala 16 2 14 0 771 2350 32.8 8 11 Chadstone 16 1 15 0 658 2348 28.0 4

Finals

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