Central Highlands Football League
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| Founded | 1979 |
| Current clubs | Ballan FC, Beaufort FC Beaufort Football Club The Beaufort Football Club are an Australian rules football club from which competes in the Central Highlands Football League. They previously played in the Ballarat Football League and Lexton Plains Football League.-Premierships:... , Bungaree FC, Buninyong FC, Carngham Linton FC, Clunes FC, Creswick FC, Daylesford FC, Dunnstown FC, Gordon FC, Hepburn FC, Illabarook FC Learmonth FC, Newlyn FC, Rokewood Corindhap FC, Skipton FC, Springbank FC, Waubra FC. |
| Former clubs | Darley FC Darley Football Club The Darley Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Devils, is an Australian Rules Football club playing in the Ballarat Football League.The club is based in the Victorian town of Bacchus Marsh.-History:... , Korweinguboora FC, Wendouree FC, |
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The Central Highlands Football League is an Australian Rules Football
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League in the Ballarat
Ballarat, Victoria
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region. The league coordinates Senior, Reserve, Under 18 and Under 15 grades.
History
The CHFL was formed in 1979 as a merger of the Clunes FL and the Ballarat Bacchus Marsh FL. In 2011 the league admitted four new clubs from the defunct Lexton Plains Football LeagueLexton Plains Football League
The Lexton Plains Football League was an Australian rules football competition in western Victoria, Australia. The league ran an annual competition from 1999 to 2010.-History:The Western Plains FL was formed in 1930 and the Lexton FL was formed in 1945...
, bringing the total number of clubs to 18.
Central Highlands FL Clubs
| Colours | Club | Nickname | Home Ground | Entered competition |
Senior Premierships |
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| Ballan FC | Blues | Ballan Football Ground | 1979 | 2 | |
| Beaufort FC Beaufort Football Club The Beaufort Football Club are an Australian rules football club from which competes in the Central Highlands Football League. They previously played in the Ballarat Football League and Lexton Plains Football League.-Premierships:... |
Crows | Goldfields Recreation Reserve | 1994 | 2 | |
| Bungaree FC | Demons | Bungaree Football Ground | 1979 | 1 | |
| Buninyong FC | Bombers | Buninyong Football Ground | 1979 | 2 | |
| Carngham Linton FC | Saints | Linton Football Ground | 2011 | 0 | |
| Clunes FC | Magpies | Clunes Football Ground | 1979 | 3 | |
| Creswick FC | Wickers | Hammon Park | 1979 | 1 | |
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Daylesford FC | Bulldogs | Victoria Park | 2006 | 2 |
| Dunnstown FC | Towners | Dunnstown Football Ground | 1979 | 3 | |
| Gordon FC | Eagles | Gordon Football Ground | 1979 | 1 | |
| Hepburn FC | Burras | Hepburn Football Ground | 1979 | 7 | |
| Illabarook FC | Bulldogs | Smythesdale Football Ground | 2011 | 0 | |
| Learmonth FC | Lakies | Learmonth Football Ground | 1979 | 0 | |
| Newlyn FC | Cats | Newlyn Football Ground | 1979 | 2 | |
| Rokewood Corindhap FC | Grasshoppers | Rokewood Football Ground | 2011 | 0 | |
| Skipton FC | Emus | Skipton Football Ground | 2011 | 0 | |
| Springbank FC | Tigers | Wallace Recreation Reserve | 1979 | 3 | |
| Waubra FC | Roos | Waubra Football Ground | 1979 | 3 | |
Seniors Premierships
- 1979 Clunes
- 1980 Ballan
- 1981 Ballan
- 1982 Waubra
- 1983 Wendouree
- 1984 Darley
- 1985 Hepburn
- 1986 Hepburn
- 1987 Creswick
- 1988 Gordon
- 1989 Hepburn
- 1990 Springbank
- 1991 Bungaree
- 1992 Newlyn
- 1993 Clunes
- 1994 Bunninyong
- 1995 Beaufort
- 1996 Beaufort
- 1997 Clunes
- 1998 Dunnstown
- 1999 Dunnstown
- 2000 Springbank
- 2001 Springbank
- 2002 Buninyong
- 2003 Newlyn
- 2004 Hepburn
- 2005 Hepburn
- 2006 Waubra
- 2007 Daylesford
- 2008 Hepburn
- 2009 Daylesford
- 2010 Hepburn
- 2011 Waubra
2007 season
In 2007 Daylesford won the Seniors from Waubra by 8 points, in the Reserves Waubra won by 8 points from Bungaree, in the Under 18's Bungaree won by 9 points from Gordon and in the Under 15's Dunnstown won by 19 points from Hepburn.2007 Ladder
| Central Highlands | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts |
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| Daylesford | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2306 | 696 | 331.32% | 68 |
| Waubra | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1955 | 877 | 222.92% | 64 |
| Hepburn | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1798 | 982 | 183.10% | 56 |
| Learmonth | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1367 | 945 | 144.66% | 44 |
| Dunnstown | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1436 | 1207 | 118.97% | 44 |
| Bungaree | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1624 | 1142 | 142.21% | 40 |
| Ballan | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1369 | 1484 | 92.25% | 36 |
| Springbank | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1262 | 1607 | 78.53% | 28 |
| Newlyn | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 984 | 1348 | 73.00% | 28 |
| Buninyong | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1312 | 1364 | 96.19% | 24 |
| Clunes | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1044 | 1499 | 69.65% | 16 |
| Creswick | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1035 | 1744 | 59.35% | 12 |
| Beaufort | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 794 | 1885 | 42.12% | 12 |
| Gordon | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 665 | 2171 | 30.63% | 4 |
FINALS
| Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
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| Elimination | Dunnstown | 11 | 12 | 78 | Learmonth | 9 | 12 | 66 |
| Qualifying | Hepburn | 9 | 10 | 64 | Waubra | 19 | 7 | 121 |
| 1st Semi | Hepburn | 14 | 14 | 98 | Dunnstown | 11 | 8 | 74 |
| 2nd Semi | Waubra | 19 | 10 | 124 | Daylesford | 17 | 13 | 115 |
| Preliminary | Daylesford | 16 | 14 | 110 | Hepburn | 16 | 8 | 104 |
| Grand | Daylesford | 10 | 12 | 72 | Waubra | 9 | 10 | 64 |
2008 Ladder
| Central Highlands | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts |
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| Hepburn | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2095 | 701 | 298.86% | 64 |
| Learmonth | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1754 | 963 | 182.14% | 60 |
| Waubra | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1947 | 1004 | 193.92% | 56 |
| Daylesford | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1515 | 812 | 186.58% | 56 |
| Buninyong | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1733 | 828 | 209.30% | 52 |
| Dunnstown | 9 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1418 | 981 | 144.55% | 40 |
| Bungaree | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1162 | 1429 | 81.32% | 34 |
| Beaufort | 7 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1247 | 1295 | 96.29% | 32 |
| Newlyn | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1086 | 1379 | 78.75% | 24 |
| Clunes | 5 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1114 | 1751 | 63.62% | 22 |
| Ballan | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1118 | 1656 | 67.51% | 20 |
| Gordon | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 933 | 1832 | 50.93% | 8 |
| Creswick | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 856 | 1837 | 46.60% | 8 |
| Springbank | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 724 | 2234 | 32.41% | 0 |
FINALS
| Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
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| Elimination | Daylesford | 10 | 11 | 71 | Buninyong | 7 | 6 | 48 |
| Qualifying | Learmonth | 14 | 12 | 96 | Waubra | 11 | 8 | 74 |
| 1st Semi | Waubra | 12 | 12 | 84 | Daylesford | 14 | 9 | 93 |
| 2nd Semi | Hepburn | 5 | 15 | 45 | Learmonth | 4 | 4 | 28 |
| Preliminary | Daylesford | 15 | 6 | 96 | Learmonth | 11 | 12 | 78 |
| Grand | Hepburn | 18 | 3 | 111 | Daylesford | 7 | 9 | 51 |
2009 Ladder
| Central Highlands | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts |
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| Daylesford | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1693 | 956 | 177.09% | 64 |
| Hepburn | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2099 | 904 | 232.19% | 56 |
| Dunnstown | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1387 | 926 | 149.78% | 52 |
| Learmonth | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1879 | 966 | 194.51% | 48 |
| Buninyong | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1453 | 984 | 147.66% | 48 |
| Waubra | 11 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1784 | 1058 | 168.62% | 46 |
| Beaufort | 9 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1490 | 1191 | 125.10% | 38 |
| Bungaree | 9 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1323 | 1327 | 99.70% | 38 |
| Ballan | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1366 | 1727 | 79.10% | 24 |
| Newlyn | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 953 | 1548 | 61.56% | 18 |
| Springbank | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1138 | 1493 | 76.22% | 16 |
| Creswick | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 858 | 2010 | 42.69% | 12 |
| Clunes | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 846 | 1934 | 43.74% | 8 |
| Gordon | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 857 | 2102 | 40.77% | 8 |
FINALS
| Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |- |
Elimination | Waubra | 12 | 13 | 85 | Dunnstown | 4 | 8 | 32 |
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| Qualifying | Learmonth | 19 | 16 | 130 | Buninyong | 8 | 6 | 54 | |||||||||
| 1st Semi | Learmonth | 15 | 7 | 97 | Waubra | 12 | 15 | 87 | |||||||||
| 2nd Semi | Daylesford | 6 | 9 | 45 | Hepburn | 5 | 14 | 44 | |||||||||
| Preliminary | Hepburn | 20 | 12 | 132 | Learmonth | 9 | 6 | 60 | |||||||||
| Grand | Daylesford | 10 | 12 | 72 | Hepburn | 9 | 13 | 67 |