The Redan Football Netball Club (nicknamed the ''Lions'') is an

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and

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club located in the city of

Ballarat Ballarat ( ) () is a city in the Central Highlands of Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 census, Ballarat had a population of 111,973, making it the third-largest urban inland city in Australia and the third-largest city in Victoria. Within mo ...

, Victoria. The football team currently competes in the

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History

The first Redan game was reported in The Ballarat Star Saturday September 2, 1871 against the Ballarat Football Club. The Redan team was made up from miners from the Band of Hope mine and their average weight was 14 Stone (90 kg). The Star reported that the Redan team were everywhere, kicking and tripping regardless of the consequences. Redan has a history of 59 Premierships including 11 Senior Football Premierships and was named the Victorian Country Football League Most Disciplined Club in 2004 & 2005. Redan players have also won the Henderson Medal (Ballarat Football League's best player award) on 14 occasions with two players, Michael Smith (1993 & 1994) and Jarrod Edwards (2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009) winning the award in consecutive years. Edwards is the first player in BFL history to win four consecutive Henderson Medals. The club also has four winners of the Tony Lockett Medal, for the leading goalscorer in the

. Redan currently play their home matches at City Oval in

and play in a predominantly maroon strip with a maroon top band and a lion logo on the chest. Former Adelaide Crows coach, the late Phil Walsh, played for Redan prior to be being recruited by Collingwood.

Football Premierships

;Senior Football *

**1946 - Redan: d Maryborough **1952 - Redan: (undefeated) d

**1975 - Redan: **1976 - Redan: **1977 - Redan: **2002 - Redan: d Sunbury **2003 - Redan: d Sunbury **2006 - Redan: d East Point **2007 - Redan: d Sunbury **2009 - Redan: d East Point **2011 - Redan: d Sunbury

League Best & Fairest Winners

;Senior Football *

** Ballarat Courier Gold Medal ***1946 - Stan Webb ***1949 - W.Ebery ***1951 - Keith Rawle *

**Henderson Medal ***1955 - Graham Willey ***1957 - Bill McKenzie ***1976 - David Jenkins ***1981 - Greg Packham ***1992 - Michael Phyland ***1993 & 1994 - Michael Smith ***2006 to 2009 - Jarrod Edwards ***2017 - Nathan Horbury

League Goal Kicking Winners

;Senior Football *

Tony Lockett Anthony Howard Lockett (born 9 March 1966) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club and Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). Nicknamed "Plugger", he played as a full forward, full-forwar ...

Medal (from 1988 onwards) **1952 - Bill Wells (73 goals) **1953 - Bill Wells (116) **1975 - D.Atkinson (67) **1982 - G.Cahir (84) **2023 - Izaac Grant (55)

Bibliography

* ''History of Football in the Ballarat District'' by John Stoward -

References

External links

Official site1954 - Redan FC team photo
{{Ballarat Football League Sports clubs and teams established in 1943 Australian rules football clubs established in 1943 1943 establishments in Australia Ballarat Football League clubs Netball teams in Victoria (state) Australian rules football clubs in Victoria (state) Sport in Ballarat