The Geelong FNL is the top community football league in Victoria, after defeating Eastern FL by 24-points in the inaugural WorkSafe AFL Victoria Community Championships on Saturday.

In perfect conditions at Simmonds Stadium, the home side got out of the blocks early to pile on five majors in the opening half to take a 13-point lead.

With both sides fighting hard for the ball in the second and third efforts, the battle for the number one ranking continued to heat up.

While Eastern FL clawed its way back into the game and swung the momentum in its favour, Geelong’s pressure and dominance up forward was simply too strong.

North Shore’s Jason Davenport finished the game with four goals, leading Geelong FNL to a 24-point win.

The win sees Geelong FNL ranked number one in 2017, while Eastern FL slip to third.

Mornington Peninsula NFL has moved into second place on the rankings tally board next season after they enjoyed a 30-point win over Northern Football League.

With just a 14-point buffer separating the pair at three-quarter time, Mornington Peninsula FNL piled on seven goals to clinch victory. Bruhn sealing the win for the visitors with a classy snap from the boundary.

In other results, Essendon District FNL moves up the rankings tally to fourth place after defeating Goulburn Valley FL in a close match at Windy Hill by five-points, while Western Region FL dug deep in the dying minutes of the game to clinch a three-point victory over Ballarat FNL.

Other winners for the day included Ovens & Murray FNL, Bendigo FNL, South East FNL, AFL Yarra Valley, Wimmera FNL, Bellarine FNL, North Central, Geelong District FL, Southern FNL, Alberton FNL, Marybourough Castlemaine DFNL, Warrnambool & District FNL, Colac & District FNL, Golden Rivers FL and Mininera District FNL.

The 2016 results form the official rankings for 2017 and provide an indication of who will play each other next season.