Riddell District Football League
Encyclopedia
| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1912 to 1915 1920 |
| Current clubs | Broadford Broadford Football Club The Broadford Football Club, is an Australian rules football club and located 88 km north of Melbourne in the town of Broadford and is affiliated with the Riddell District Football League.... Diggers Rest Diggers Rest Football Club The Diggers Rest Football Club, nicknamed the Burras, is an Australian Rules Football club and is located 38km north west of Melbourne in the town of Diggers Rest and is affiliated with the Riddell District Football League.... Kilmore Kilmore Football Club Kilmore Football Club, nicknamed the Blues, is an Australian rules football club affiliated with the Riddell District Football League.The club is located 60 km north of Melbourne in the town of Kilmore.-Competitions:... Lancefield Lancefield Football Club The Lancefield Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Tigers, is an Australian rules football club located 61 km north of Melbourne in the town of Lancefield affiliated with the Riddell District Football League.... Macedon Macedon Football Club The Macedon Football & Netball Club, nicknamed the Cats, is an Australian Rules Football club and Netball Club located 61 km north west of Melbourne in the town of Macedon and affiliated with the Riddell District Football League.-Premierships :... Melton Central Melton Central Football Club The Melton Central Football Club known as the Blues, is an Australian Rules Football club located 35 km west of Melbourne in the satellite city of Melton affiliated with the Riddell District Football League. The latest Premirship was in 2009 when Melton won the Reserves Grand Final.... Riddell Riddell Football Club The Riddells Creek Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Bombers, is an Australian rules football club located 50 km north west of Melbourne in the town of Riddells Creek affiliated with the Riddell District Football League.-Premierships:... Rockbank Rockbank Football Club The Rockbank Football Club, nicknamed the Rams, is an Australian rules football club affiliated with the Riddell District Football League.The club is located 29 km north west of Melbourne in the town of Rockbank.... Romsey Romsey Football Club The Romsey Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Redbacks, is an Australian rules football club located 61 km north of Melbourne in the town of Romsey and affiliated with the Riddell District Football League... Sunbury Kangaroos Sunbury Kangaroos Football Club The Sunbury Kangaroos Football Club,. nicknamed the Kangaroos, is an Australian rules football club, previously known as Sunbury Rovers and situated 35 km north west of Melbourne in the town of Sunbury and affiliated with the Riddell District Football League.Originally known as the Sunbury... Wallan Wallan Football Club The Wallan Football Club, nicknamed the Magpies, is an Australian Rules football club located 49 km north of Melbourne in the town of Wallan and is affiliated with the Riddell District Football League.... Woodend/Hesket Woodend/Hesket Football Club The Woodend/Hesket Football Club, known as the Hawks, is an Australian Rules Football club playing in the Riddell District Football League.The club is located 70 km north west of Melbourne in the township of Woodend.... |
| Current Junior Clubs | Diggers Rest Diggers Rest Football Club The Diggers Rest Football Club, nicknamed the Burras, is an Australian Rules Football club and is located 38km north west of Melbourne in the town of Diggers Rest and is affiliated with the Riddell District Football League.... Kilmore Kilmore Football Club Kilmore Football Club, nicknamed the Blues, is an Australian rules football club affiliated with the Riddell District Football League.The club is located 60 km north of Melbourne in the town of Kilmore.-Competitions:... Rangers Macedon Macedon Football Club The Macedon Football & Netball Club, nicknamed the Cats, is an Australian Rules Football club and Netball Club located 61 km north west of Melbourne in the town of Macedon and affiliated with the Riddell District Football League.-Premierships :... Melton Central Melton Central Football Club The Melton Central Football Club known as the Blues, is an Australian Rules Football club located 35 km west of Melbourne in the satellite city of Melton affiliated with the Riddell District Football League. The latest Premirship was in 2009 when Melton won the Reserves Grand Final.... Melton Bloods Melton South Riddell Riddell Football Club The Riddells Creek Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Bombers, is an Australian rules football club located 50 km north west of Melbourne in the town of Riddells Creek affiliated with the Riddell District Football League.-Premierships:... Rockbank Rockbank Football Club The Rockbank Football Club, nicknamed the Rams, is an Australian rules football club affiliated with the Riddell District Football League.The club is located 29 km north west of Melbourne in the town of Rockbank.... Rolling Meadows Romsey Romsey Football Club The Romsey Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Redbacks, is an Australian rules football club located 61 km north of Melbourne in the town of Romsey and affiliated with the Riddell District Football League... Rupertswood Sunbury Lions Sunbury Kangaroos Sunbury Kangaroos Football Club The Sunbury Kangaroos Football Club,. nicknamed the Kangaroos, is an Australian rules football club, previously known as Sunbury Rovers and situated 35 km north west of Melbourne in the town of Sunbury and affiliated with the Riddell District Football League.Originally known as the Sunbury... Woodend |
| 2010 Season | |
| President | Allan "Ollie" Matthews |
| General Manager | John Batty |
| Football Operations Manager | Rob Ward |
| Premiers | Riddell Riddell Football Club The Riddells Creek Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Bombers, is an Australian rules football club located 50 km north west of Melbourne in the town of Riddells Creek affiliated with the Riddell District Football League.-Premierships:... |
| Minor Premiers | Riddell Riddell Football Club The Riddells Creek Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Bombers, is an Australian rules football club located 50 km north west of Melbourne in the town of Riddells Creek affiliated with the Riddell District Football League.-Premierships:... |
| Wooden spoon | Rockbank Rockbank Football Club The Rockbank Football Club, nicknamed the Rams, is an Australian rules football club affiliated with the Riddell District Football League.The club is located 29 km north west of Melbourne in the town of Rockbank.... |
| Best & Fairest (Bowen Medal) | |
The Riddell District Football League is an Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
league affiliated with Football Victoria
Football Victoria
AFL Victoria is the state-level sport governing body for Australian rules football in the state of Victoria, Australia...
.
The league covers towns in the Macedon Ranges Victoria and an area from Rockbank
Rockbank, Victoria
Rockbank is a township and rural locality in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 29 km west from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Melton. At the 2006 Census, Rockbank had a population of 1,337....
in the south to Broadford
Broadford, Victoria
Broadford is a small town in central Victoria, Australia. At the 2006 census, Broadford had a population of 3,054. The town is the headquarters of the Shire of Mitchell Local Government Area and is approximately north of the state capital, Melbourne....
in the north.
The league also runs junior competitions from Under 10 to Under 18 age groups.
1970s
This decade saw Hesket club go into recess and the introduction of new clubs CraigieburnCraigieburn Football Club
The Craigieburn Football Club is an Australian rules football club and is located 27 km north of Melbourne in the township of Craigieburn....
, Melton and Melton South. In 1975 the league went two divisional, With eight teams in First Division and six clubs in Second Division. Numbers were boosted by the return of Trentham and Hesket clubs. 1977 saw Broadford and a second team from Sunbury join the league. Diggers Rest joined in 1978.
1980s
1985 saw the league return to one division with twelve clubs. In 1987 the league went two divisional again as clubs were admitted from the Panton Hill Football League and North Fawkner from the disbanded YCW league the league had nineteen clubs.1990s
By the mid 1990s some clubs were struggling to compete and clubs went into recess.The strongest clubs, Darley Football Club
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:...
, Melton Football Club, Melton South Football Club & Sunbury Football Club left for the Ballarat Football League
Ballarat Football League
The Ballarat Football League is an Australian rules football competition that operates in the Ballarat region of Victoria, Australia.The competition formed in 1893 as the Ballarat Football Association and was renamed Ballarat Football League in 1908 and was briefly known as the Ballarat-Wimmera...
in 1998. This reduced the league to one division again. North Fawkner went into recess after 1998 after the club struggled for years to secure sufficient numbers to field 2 teams, which resulted in many large defeats many over 30 goals.
2000s
Gisborne Football ClubGisborne Football Club
The Gisborne Football Club are an Australian rules football club which compete in the Bendigo Football League.-Premierships:Riddell District Football League * 1934, 1962, 1965, 1967, 1972, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1997, 1998, 1999)...
decided to play in the Bendigo Football League
Bendigo Football League
The Bendigo Football League is an Australian rules football competition based in the Bendigo region of Victoria, Australia.Formed in 1880, it is one of the oldest football leagues in Australia, and among its members are some of the oldest football clubs in Australia, including the Castlemaine...
from 2000.
Due to this it was thought that the league was no longer viable so Wallan FC left for the Diamond Valley Football League in 2002. After a restructure the Riddell District Football League stabilised. Season 2008 saw Wallan FC return and 2009 saw Broadford FC recommence in the League.
Current
| Club | Nickname | Jumper | Years in Comp | RDFL Premierships | Premiership seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadford Broadford Football Club The Broadford Football Club, is an Australian rules football club and located 88 km north of Melbourne in the town of Broadford and is affiliated with the Riddell District Football League.... |
Kangaroos |  |
1997-84, 2009- | 1 | 1981 |
| Diggers Rest Diggers Rest Football Club The Diggers Rest Football Club, nicknamed the Burras, is an Australian Rules Football club and is located 38km north west of Melbourne in the town of Diggers Rest and is affiliated with the Riddell District Football League.... |
Burras |  |
1978- | 2 | 1984, 1993 |
| Kilmore Kilmore Football Club Kilmore Football Club, nicknamed the Blues, is an Australian rules football club affiliated with the Riddell District Football League.The club is located 60 km north of Melbourne in the town of Kilmore.-Competitions:... |
Blues | 1947-84, 1987- | 4 | 1971, 1987, 1994, 2001 | |
| Lancefield Lancefield Football Club The Lancefield Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Tigers, is an Australian rules football club located 61 km north of Melbourne in the town of Lancefield affiliated with the Riddell District Football League.... |
Tigers |  |
1 2009 |
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| Macedon Macedon Football Club The Macedon Football & Netball Club, nicknamed the Cats, is an Australian Rules Football club and Netball Club located 61 km north west of Melbourne in the town of Macedon and affiliated with the Riddell District Football League.-Premierships :... |
Cats | 2003- (reformed) | 1 | 1975 | |
| Melton Central Melton Central Football Club The Melton Central Football Club known as the Blues, is an Australian Rules Football club located 35 km west of Melbourne in the satellite city of Melton affiliated with the Riddell District Football League. The latest Premirship was in 2009 when Melton won the Reserves Grand Final.... |
Blues |  |
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| Riddell Riddell Football Club The Riddells Creek Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Bombers, is an Australian rules football club located 50 km north west of Melbourne in the town of Riddells Creek affiliated with the Riddell District Football League.-Premierships:... |
Bombers |  |
2 | 2008, 2010 | |
| Rockbank Rockbank Football Club The Rockbank Football Club, nicknamed the Rams, is an Australian rules football club affiliated with the Riddell District Football League.The club is located 29 km north west of Melbourne in the town of Rockbank.... |
Rams | 2000- | - | - | |
| Romsey Romsey Football Club The Romsey Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Redbacks, is an Australian rules football club located 61 km north of Melbourne in the town of Romsey and affiliated with the Riddell District Football League... |
Redbacks | ||||
| Sunbury Kangaroos Sunbury Kangaroos Football Club The Sunbury Kangaroos Football Club,. nicknamed the Kangaroos, is an Australian rules football club, previously known as Sunbury Rovers and situated 35 km north west of Melbourne in the town of Sunbury and affiliated with the Riddell District Football League.Originally known as the Sunbury... |
Kangaroos | |
1987- | - | - |
| Wallan Wallan Football Club The Wallan Football Club, nicknamed the Magpies, is an Australian Rules football club located 49 km north of Melbourne in the town of Wallan and is affiliated with the Riddell District Football League.... |
Magpies |  |
1947-53, 1965–2001, 2008- | 4 | 1977, 1989, 1992, 1998 |
| Woodend/Hesket Woodend/Hesket Football Club The Woodend/Hesket Football Club, known as the Hawks, is an Australian Rules Football club playing in the Riddell District Football League.The club is located 70 km north west of Melbourne in the township of Woodend.... |
Hawks |  |
1978- (merger) | 2 | 2002, 2007 |
Former
- Craigieburn Football ClubCraigieburn Football ClubThe Craigieburn Football Club is an Australian rules football club and is located 27 km north of Melbourne in the township of Craigieburn....
- Darley Football ClubDarley Football ClubThe 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:...
- Gisborne Football ClubGisborne Football ClubThe Gisborne Football Club are an Australian rules football club which compete in the Bendigo Football League.-Premierships:Riddell District Football League * 1934, 1962, 1965, 1967, 1972, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1997, 1998, 1999)...
- Hesket Football Club
- Jacana Football ClubJacana Football ClubJacana Football Club is an Australian rules football club located 16 km north of Melbourne in the suburb of Jacana and is affiliated with the Essendon District Football League....
- Melton Football Club
- Melton South Football Club
- Moomba Park Football Club
- North Fawkner Football Club
- Sunbury Football Club
- Trentham Football Club
- Woodend Football Club
2008 Premiers
Seniors - Riddell defeated Diggers Rest by 57 points.Reserves - Sunbury Kangaroos defeated Riddell by 14 points.
Under 18's - Woodend/Hesket defeated Romsey by 50 points.
Ladder
| Riddell District FL | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riddell | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1696 | 986 | 172.01% | 56 |
| Lancefield | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1605 | 1036 | 154.92% | 56 |
| Macedon | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1514 | 956 | 158.37% | 52 |
| Romsey | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1555 | 1292 | 120.36% | 52 |
| Woodend/Hesket | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1443 | 1282 | 112.56% | 40 |
| Diggers Rest | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1392 | 1315 | 105.86% | 40 |
| Sunbury Kangaroos | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1355 | 1318 | 102.81% | 40 |
| Wallan | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1178 | 1563 | 75.37% | 28 |
| Broadford | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1181 | 1269 | 93.07% | 24 |
| Kilmore | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1009 | 1693 | 59.60% | 20 |
| Melton Central | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1046 | 1671 | 62.60% | 16 |
| Rockbank | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 879 | 1472 | 59.71% | 8 |
Finals
| Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elimination | Diggers Rest | 14 | 6 | 90 | Macedon | 6 | 8 | 44 |
| Elimination | Romsey | 13 | 14 | 92 | Woodend-Hesket | 11 | 9 | 75 |
| Qualifying | Riddell | 15 | 9 | 99 | Lancefield | 15 | 8 | 98 |
| 1st Semi | Lancefield | 12 | 9 | 81 | Diggers Rest | 12 | 8 | 80 |
| 2nd Semi | Romsey | 14 | 14 | 98 | Riddell | 14 | 9 | 93 |
| Preliminary | Lancefield | 8 | 13 | 61 | Riddell | 5 | 15 | 45 |
| Grand | Lancefield | 16 | 14 | 110 | Romsey | 14 | 12 | 96 |
Other Grand Finals
Reserves - Melton Centrals 12.14 (86) defeated Wallan 8.8 (56)Under 18's - Woodend/Hesket 16.10 (106) defeated Kilmore 15.10 (100)
Premiers
- 1919 Macedon
- 1920 Romsey
- 1921 Romsey
- 1922 Sunbury
- 1923 Lancefield
- 1924 Lancefield
- 1925 Romsey
- 1926 Romsey
- 1927 Romsey
- 1928 Romsey
- 1929 Romsey
- 1930 Woodend
- 1931 Woodend
- 1932 Lancefield
- 1933 Romsey
- 1934 Gisborne
- 1935 Romsey
- 1936 Romsey
- 1937 Woodend
- 1938 Romsey
- 1939 Romsey
- World War 2
- 1946 Lancefield
- 1947 Riddell
- 1948 Romsey
- 1949 Lancefield
- 1950 Romsey
- 1951 Romsey
- 1952 Lancefield
- 1953 Sunbury
- 1954 Woodend
- 1955 Sunbury
- 1956 Trentham
- 1957 Sunbury
- 1958 Lancefield
- 1959 Trentham
- 1960 Hesket
- 1961 Trentham
- 1962 Gisborne
- 1963 Romsey
- 1964 Woodend
- 1965 Gisborne
- 1966 Lancefield
- 1967 Gisborne
- 1968 Romsey
- 1969 Sunbury
- 1970 Riddell
- 1971 Kilmore
- 1972 Gisborne
- 1973 Melton
- 1974 Sunbury
- 1975 Gisborne
- 1976 Sunbury
- 1977 Sunbury
- 1978 Gisborne
- 1979 Gisborne
- 1980 Sunbury
- 1981 Melton
- 1982 Sunbury
- 1983 Melton
- 1984 Melton
- 1985 Wallan
- 1986 Melton
- 1987 Sunbury
- 1988 Sunbury
- 1989 Darley
- 1990 Sunbury
- 1991 Riddell
- 1992 Riddell
- 1993 Craigieburn
- 1994 Melton South
- 1995 Darley
- 1996 Sunbury
- 1997 Gisborne
- 1998 Gisborne
- 1999 Gisborne
- 2000 Jacana
- 2001 Kilmore
- 2002 Woodend/Hesket
- 2003 Romsey
- 2004 Lancefield
- 2005 Riddell
- 2006 Riddell
- 2007 Woodend/Hesket
- 2008 Riddell
- 2009 Lancefield
- 2010 Riddell