Prior to 1932 there were 14 different competitions mainly covering the district around Creswick.,[2] winning a total of five premierships, before helping establish the Clunes Football Association in 1931.

Newlyn was a strong combination, Between 1932 and 1938 the team contested six out of seven grand finals, winning in 1932, 1935, 1936 and 1938.

In 1969 the club had its first VFL grown player when David McKay made his debut for Carlton.

[3] Locally that year the club won the flag against Springbank by five points.

Two Premierships have been won in the Central Highlands Football League, in 1992 against Dunnstown and then eleven years later in 2003 against Buninyong.