[9][10] The club (once again known simply as Caulfield) resumed in 1919 and affiliated with senior VFL club Melbourne, joining the Victorian Junior Football League (VJFL), the VFL's new reserves competition, for its inaugural season in 1919.

[11] However, it withdrew from the VJFL shortly before the season began, and a second University team was quickly arranged to take its place.

[13] The club had a successful start in the competition, finishing second on the ladder in 1933 before being eliminated in the finals series, with former Melbourne player Harry Bruce captaining the side while Frank Nolan kicked 116 goals for the season.

[15] Following a loss to Highett on 2 June 1951, a man believed to be associated with Caulfield struck a goal umpire.

On 15 June 1951, Caulfield's senior and junior teams were temporarily suspended by the FDFL after club officials failed to produce the man to the league tribunal, claiming they could not locate him.