[5] The club was sponsored by the State Savings Bank of Victoria, and wore a maroon uniform during its years in the VBFA.

[8][9][10] State Savings Bank had players from both Melbourne and regional Victoria, and the club was a way of ensuring that bank employees who were transferred to Melbourne for employment purposes were not seduced by other "more disreputable" activities in their free time.

[8] Geelong Football Club player Jimmy Rodgers played for State Savings Bank in 1923.

[11] Prior to the start of the 1927 season, State Savings Bank left the VBFA to join the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association (MAFA, later known as the VAFA).

[17] In its final season in 1990, the club won the D Section premiership, defeating Whitefriars by 21 points.

[20] The club joined the Victorian Banks Football Association (VBFA) in its first season in 1920.

[22] Victorian Football League (VFL) players Tom Fitzmaurice and Gordon McCracken played for Commonwealth Bank in a 1923 VBFA final.

[28][29] The merger followed works beginning at Southbank's home ground to build John Cain Arena, while Prahran was no longer in debt and sought to return to playing again.