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Riddell District Football League
The Riddell District Football Netball League (RDFNL) is an Australian rules football and netball league in Victoria, Australia. The RDFNL covers towns in the Macedon Ranges and an area from Melton in the south to Kyneton and Lancefield in the north. The league also runs junior competitions from Under 9 to Under 17 age groups. Brief history 1910s The Riddell District Football Association was formed in May 1912 from the following clubs: New Gisborne, Riddell, and Sunbury. Riddell FC won the 1912 premiership and the Raftis Trophy. 1920s In September 1925, the Riddell DFA hosted the St. Kilda Reserves side in a match at Riddell, with St. Kilda: 15.13 - 103 defeating Riddell DFA: 5.3 - 33 Romsey played off in nine grand finals in ten years in the 1920s, winning seven premierships, while Lancefield also played off in nine grand finals in ten years in the 1920s and into the early 1930s, but won only three of their nine grand finals. 1970s This decade saw Hesket club go into rece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Rules Football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by kicking the Football (ball)#Australian rules football, oval ball between the central goal posts (worth six points), or between a central and outer post (worth one point, otherwise known as a "behind"). During general play, players may position themselves anywhere on the field and use any part of their bodies to move the ball. The primary methods are kick (football), kicking, handball (Australian rules football), handballing and running with the ball. There are rules on how the ball can be handled; for example, players running with the ball must intermittently running bounce, bounce or touch it on the ground. Throwing the ball is not allowed, and players must not get caught holding the ball. A distinctiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunbury Football Netball Club
The Sunbury Football Netball Club, nicknamed ''Lions'', is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the Victorian town of Sunbury. The football team currently competes in the Ballarat Football League. History Sunbury Football Club was formed in 1879 when it was known as the ''Lions'', with the Northcote Football Club playing Sunbury in 1880. They were a founding club in 1912 and continued playing in the Riddell District Football League until 1996. With the depth of football standard in the RDFL on the decline, together with considerable opposition from former second division clubs on the formation of one division, the club voted to make the move to the highly rated Ballarat Football League (BFL) with , and Melton South clubs for the commencement of the 1997 playing season. The club has won five BFL premierships. Football Premierships ;Seniors * ? Football Associations **1892, 1901 *Gisborne Football Association (3) **1906, 1908, 1911 * Riddell District Footb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diggers Rest Football Club
The Diggers Rest Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Burras, is an Australian rules football and netball club and is located 38 km north west of Melbourne in the town of Diggers Rest and is affiliated with the Riddell District Football League. The club first played in the Riddell District Football League in 1978, and lost their first game to Broadford by 260 points. The club's first win was in 1979 when they defeated Lancefield by 10 points. Premierships * Riddell District Football League The Riddell District Football Netball League (RDFNL) is an Australian rules football and netball league in Victoria, Australia. The RDFNL covers towns in the Macedon Ranges and an area from Melton in the south to Kyneton and Lancefield in th ... ** Seniors: 2016, 2018, 2023 ** Seniors Div 2: 1993 ** Reserves: 2013, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024 ** Reserves Div 2: 1992 ** U18: 2002 References External links SportsTG website {{Riddell District Football League Riddell District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bendigo Football Netball League
The Bendigo Football Netball League (previously known as the Bendigo and District Football Association, Bendigo Football Association and Bendigo Football League) is an Australian rules football and netball competition based in the Bendigo region of Victoria. Formed on 10 June 1881 by the city's three clubs as the Sandhurst Football Association, 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 Football Club, acknowledged as the second oldest football club in Australia and one of the oldest in the world. Clubs Location Current clubs In 2024, the Bendigo Football Netball League was reduced from ten football teams to nine, following the departure of the Kyneton Football Club to the Riddell District Football Netball League. In the same year, Broadford Football Club indicated its intention to enter the BNFL from 2025 onwards. In recess for 2025 Former clubs Seni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outer East Football Netball League
The Outer East Football Netball League is an Australian rules football and netball league stretching from the Goulburn Valley, Dandenong Ranges, and western Gippsland within Victoria (Australia), Victoria. History The league was formed with the merger of the Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League and the South East Football Netball League in 2018. In 2020 the league admitted Broadford from the Riddell District Football League and junior club Berwick Springs. The ''Titans'' competed in the underage competition in 2019. The 2020 season was cancelled due to government restrictions of contact sport because of the Covid pandemic. Following a restructure of the competition, Division Two was discontinued after the 2023 season. Narre Warren and Berwick Springs left to join the Southern Football Netball League, Southern FNL following the 2024 season. Clubs Locations Premier Division Division One Women's Division One Women's Division Two Women's teams in recess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Essendon District Football League
The Essendon District Football League (EDFL) is a semi-professional Australian rules football league competition based in Essendon, Victoria, consisting of teams based in the north-west suburbs of Melbourne. Founded in 1930, the men's competition consists of three leagues: Premier Division, Division 1 and Division 2, with 10 clubs in the Premier Division, 11 clubs in Division 1 and 9 clubs in Division 2. Ahead of the 2025 competition, two teams will be relegated from Division 1 to Division 2 to ensure that there are 10 teams across each of the top three divisions. Promotion and relegation between these divisions occurs, with the lowest-placed clubs in the Premier Division and Division 1 being relegated at the end of each season replaced in their respective divisions by the winners of Division 1 and Division 2 premierships respectively Each men's team also fields a reserves side and an under-18 side that play fixtures mirroring that of the senior side. Since 2017, the League h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 40km north west of Melbourne in the town of Sunbury and affiliated with the Essendon District Football League. History Originally known as the Sunbury Rovers, the team was formed so the town Sunbury had a team in both divisions of RDFL. Formed in 1987 to compete in the second division of the league. The Rovers always struggled because the better players would join the more established club, Fortunes improved when Sunbury FC left for the Ballarat Football League. The club changed to the Kangaroos after incentives from the North Melbourne Football Club to do so. The Kangaroos joined EDFL Women's ranks in 2018 and performed well, now the men's teams transfer ensures that all the club's senior teams, including its Reserves and Under 19s, will play with the EDFL from 2019 onward. Premierships * Riddell District Football League (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Football League (Australia)
The Northern Football Netball League (NFNL), formerly known as the Diamond Valley Football League (DVFL) and later the Northern Football League (NFL), is an Australian rules football and netball competition based in the Diamond Creek, Victoria, Diamond Valley region of suburban Melbourne, Victoria (state), Victoria. History The league was founded in 1922, originally having six clubs, three of whom still participate. In 1941 the league went into recess for five years as a result of World War II, the competition recommencing in 1946. After the war the league continued to grow. Formation of Division Two In 1981 the league was split into two divisions. The top 10 teams at the end of the 1980 season formed Division One (Diamond Creek, Greensborough, Heidelberg West, Lalor, Macleod-Rosanna, Montmorency, North Heidelberg, Reservoir-Lakeside, Templestowe and Watsonia) for the 1981 season. Division Two was formed by the 4 bottom placed teams from the 1980 season (Eltham, Epping, Hei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilmore Football Club
Kilmore Football Club, nicknamed the Blues, is an Australian rules football club affiliated with the Northern Football League. The club is located 60 km north of Melbourne in the town of Kilmore. History Football coverage in Kilmore was first published in The Leader newspaper back in 1873 with the town boasting three football teams - North Kilmore FC, South Kilmore FC and the Heath's Club. In July, 1874, Kilmore hosted the Hawthorn Football Club in a match and also in May, 1875, resulting in a win to Kilmore. At the 1876 Annual General Meeting, Mr. R. M. Heath was elected as club president and Mr. A Hudson as captain. Kilmore signaled their intention to move from the Riddell District Football League to the Northern Football League (Australia) The Northern Football Netball League (NFNL), formerly known as the Diamond Valley Football League (DVFL) and later the Northern Football League (NFL), is an Australian rules football and netball competition based in the Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VAFA
The Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) is the largest senior community Australian rules football competition in Victoria. Founded in 1892, it consists of six senior divisions, ranging from Premier to Division 3 in the men's competition and Premier to Division 4 in the women's competition. In addition, the VAFA has under-19s and Thirds sections, primarily made up of either clubs only able to field one team, or clubs from higher sections that can field a third team after their seniors and reserves. The league operates a double promotion and relegation system between sections, with various rules dictating which section clubs can play in. The Association's administration base is at Elsternwick Park, a former Victorian Football Association (VFA) stadium in suburban Elsternwick, that was home to the now defunct Brighton Football Club and is now the home for the Elsternwick Football Club and the Old Melburnians Football Club. It was redeveloped in 2017 and has a capaci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rupertswood Football Netball Club
The Rupertswood Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Sharks, is an Australian rules football club, and situated 40 km north west of Melbourne in the town of Sunbury and affiliated with the Essendon District Football League. The senior side initially played in the Victorian Amateur Football Association before deciding to join the same competition their juniors participated in so they transferred in from the VAFA. Rupertswood had for years competed in the junior competitions with the Riddell District Football League. Rupertswood seniors joined in full in 2013. It had been fielding juniors for some years. The senior side transferred in from the VAFA. In 2021, Rupertswood transferred to the EDFL Division 1. Premierships * VAFA **2000 - Club XXVIII * VAFA Division D4 **2002 * VAFA The Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) is the largest senior community Australian rules football competition in Victoria. Founded in 1892, it consists of six senior divisions, ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Football Netball League
The Northern Football Netball League (NFNL), formerly known as the Diamond Valley Football League (DVFL) and later the Northern Football League (NFL), is an Australian rules football and netball competition based in the Diamond Creek, Victoria, Diamond Valley region of suburban Melbourne, Victoria (state), Victoria. History The league was founded in 1922, originally having six clubs, three of whom still participate. In 1941 the league went into recess for five years as a result of World War II, the competition recommencing in 1946. After the war the league continued to grow. Formation of Division Two In 1981 the league was split into two divisions. The top 10 teams at the end of the 1980 season formed Division One (Diamond Creek, Greensborough, Heidelberg West, Lalor, Macleod-Rosanna, Montmorency, North Heidelberg, Reservoir-Lakeside, Templestowe and Watsonia) for the 1981 season. Division Two was formed by the 4 bottom placed teams from the 1980 season (Eltham, Epping, Hei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
