The Diggers Rest Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Burras, is an

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 oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

and

netball Netball is a ball sport played on a court by two teams of seven players. It is among a rare number of sports which have been created exclusively for female competitors. The sport is played on indoor and outdoor netball courts and is specifical ...

club and is located 38 km north west of

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

in the town of Diggers Rest and is affiliated with the

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 Rockbank in the south to Broadford in the north. T ...

. The club first played in the

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

** Seniors: 2016, 2018 ** Seniors Div 2: 1993 ** Reserves: 2013, 2016, 2018 ** Reserves Div 2: 1992 ** U18: 2002

References

External links

SportsTG website
{{Riddell District Football League Riddell District Football League clubs Netball teams in Victoria (state) Sport in the City of Melton Australian rules football clubs in Victoria (state)