The Central Highlands Football League 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 ...

League in the

Ballarat Ballarat ( ) is a city in the Central Highlands (Victoria), Central Highlands of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 Census, Ballarat had a population of 116,201, making it the third largest city in Victoria. Estimated resid ...

region. The league coordinates Senior, Reserve, Under 18, Under 15 and Under 12 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 League, bringing the total number of clubs to 18. In 2014 Illabarook changed its name to Smythesdale to reflect the town it plays its home games.

Central Highlands FL Clubs

Former Clubs

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 Dunnstown *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 *2012 Daylesford *2013 Hepburn *2014 Bungaree *2015 Springbank *2016 Springbank *2017 Hepburn *2018 Beaufort *2019 Waubra *2020 ''League in recess due to COVID19 pandemic'' *2021 ''League in recess due to COVID19 pandemic'' *2022 Gordon

Statistics

2011 Ladder

2012 Ladder

2013 Ladder

2014 Ladder

External links

Gameday website

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