However, the match was replayed on protest, with the Rovers winning that game by 11 points, claiming the BDFA premiership.

[5] They started strongly, winning half of their 18 matches that year, and then in 1963 finished runners up to Preston at Toorak Park.

The club was promoted at short notice to the 1st Division in 1964 to fill the spot left after Moorabbin was suspended from the Association.

[7] The club's breakthrough year came in 1965 under the coaching of Ian Thorogood when, despite competing in just their second season in the top division, they claimed the premiership with a 12-point victory over Port Melbourne in the Grand Final at Port Melbourne's home ground.

[8] The club struggled for support in Division 2, and was also hindered by the opening of VFL Park in nearby Mulgrave, as many locals preferred to watch the VFL game played at the ground every Saturday than watch the Panthers on a Sunday.

The club was runners-up in the Division 4 grand finals in 1996 and 1997, while the EDFL became the Eastern Football League (EFL) at the end of the 1997 season.