Old Xaverians has a long history in the VAFA. Since 1923, it has fielded at least one team each season in the nation’s biggest and best Amateur Football competition.

This year, of course, there has been no VAFA football, for the first time since 1945. The Ammos suspended competition in mid-1940 because of WWII. No premierships were won or awarded that year and there was no play in the years 1941 through 1945.

Old Xaverians, like all member clubs, is subject to the rules of promotion and relegation, with the ‘two up and two down’ approach contributing to the VAFA’s competitive balance.

At left is the ranking for Old Xaverians’ senior team since 1923. As each VAFA section comprises ten teams,  we score the flag winner in Premier (formerly “A” Section) as 1, the flag winner in Premier B as 11, in Premier C as 21 and Div 1 (formerly “D Section) as 31. Likewise, runners-up in those sections would be scored 2, 12, 22, and 32. The club that finishes last in Div 4 - assuming seven sections of ten teams - would be ranked 70.

Key:

Red  = Relegation

Green  = Finals

Silver = Runner Up

Gold  = Premier

Of note:

• Old Xavs lowest-ever rank was 34, in both 1974 and 1975, when it finished fourth in D Section.

• In 91 seasons, Old Xavs have been relegated nine times, but won 20 senior premierships.

• Xavs have finished second nine times.

• In 1932, Xavs promoted after finishing second in C Section after the home and away, despiting losing only final.

• Old Xavs’ current stay in Premier section is 28 years, in which time it has won 13 flags.  Old Scotch spent 35 consecutive seasons in Premier (1981-2005), but did not win a premiership.

• Old Xavs’ average VAFA rank since establishment is 11.27

• Old Xavs’ average VAFA rank since its first Premier flag in 1981 is 3.89

• Old Xavs’ average VAFA rank since 1995 is 2.48

• No other club has an average near those numbers over the past forty seasons.

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