the club went into recess between 1925 and 1928, before rejoining the diamond valley football league for the 1929 season. hurstbridge joined the newly formed panton hill football league in 1932. when this league went into recess in 1937 & 1938, hurstbridge returned to the dvfl,only to return to the phfl in 1939 where it remained until the league's demise at the end of the 1987 season. hurstbridge enjoyed considerable success in the phfl winning seven premierships.