FEDERAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

TRUSTEES-CLARIFICATION

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The following information provided by

Alan Maher-Federal Football League Secretary

Federal Football League

Trustee - Secretary/Treasurer

when the League entered into recess in 1981

clearly clarifies the League's position

at that time as it does the actions

of the League's Trustees post 1982

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It should also dispel for all time the

inaccuracies, rumours, and myths of

"whatever happened to the

Federal League funds"

falsely rumoured to amount to

many thousands of dollars held in

a Commonwealth Bank account

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In 1982 the Federal League Trustees

 EF Wadddell-Chairman

AJ Maher-Secretary/Treasurer

DE Molloy 

A Goodes

called an open meeting at which a Federal Superules team under the auspices of the Federal League Trustees
was formed to later affiliate with the

Victorian Metropolitan Superules Football League

thereby ensuring the continuation of

the Federal League as an entity 

in its own right while in recess.

No monies other than affiliation and associated

establishment costs were ever expended by
the Trustees on the Federal Superules team
which was totally self funded

In the early eighties Mentone Football Club
instigated legal action against the Trustees
for the release/distribution of
Federal League funds held in Trust.

After a lengthy and protracted hearing the court

ruled in favour of the Trustees declaring their

actions to be entirely in keeping with their

responsibility as Trustees.

However when handing down its decision
the court also ruled that all costs
associated with the court hearing
be met from the Trust resulting in the

decimation of the Leagues Trust Fund.

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In 1984 Federal League Trustees
Darrell Molloy and Alan Maher

who managed and administered the Federal

team in its early years on behalf of

the Trustees were elected as

President, Secretary/Treasurer

respectively of the

Victorian Metropolitan Superules

Football League

serving in that capacity from 1984-1990.

Their joint contribution to the development of the

Victorian Metropolitan Superules

Football League

was recognised in 1991 when the
VMSFL bestowed on them the honour of

being jointly elected inaugural Life Members

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In 1985 Federal 12 13 85 d Diamond Valley 7 10 52

at the Jack Barker Oval Cheltenham to win the
Victorian Metropolitan Superules Premiership


The 1985 Superules Grand Final

was umpired by Greg Molloy, son of

Darrell Molloy, Federal Football League

Life Member, President, Secretary, Treasurer

Trustee and inaugural member of

SFNL Hall of Fame
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In 2004 Federal renamed asmerging in 2011
with the Southern Saints to become the