When the Dandenong competition folded and reformed as the South West Gippsland FL in 1954, Clayton opted to join the Federal Football League.

Unhappy with the quality of administration in the SESFL, the club applied and were cleared to the Eastern District Football League (EDFL).

They spent three years at the top of the 2nd Division ladder before competing in the 1992 Grand Final and breaking through to win the 1993 premiership.

After five years in the top division of the EDFL the club opted to return to their natural local competition in 1999.

[2] In the team's maiden year, Captain Stephanie Sandoval will go down in SFNL history as the inaugural winner of the Women's Division 2 Best & Fairest medal.

A local farmer came; and, knowing how to handle bulls, was able to control it, and led the animal away to a more secure paddock.