The Western Rams Football Sporting Club, nicknamed the Rams, is an
Australian rules
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 ...
football club affiliated with the
Western Football Netball League.
In June 2024 the club broke the longest losing streak with their first win since 2018
The club was formerly known as the Rockbank Football Club before renaming in 2021.
The club is located 29 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
Rockbank
Rockbank is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Melton local government area. Rockbank recorded a population of 2,583 at the 2021 census.
Rockbank Post Office o ...
.
The current club was reformed in 1992. When they joined the Footscray District League.
The original club played in the Bacchus Marsh Football Association from 1920 until that competition ceased in 1973. They won seven premierships.
;Rockbank Football Club - Timeline
*1920 to 1928: Bacchus Marsh Football Association
*1931 to 1936: Bacchus Marsh & Melton Football Association
*1937 to 1948: Club in recess
*1949 - 1972: Bacchus Marsh & Melton Football Association
*1973 - 1991: Club in recess
*1992 - 1999:
Footscray District Football League
*2000 - 2023:
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 ...
*2024 -:
Western Region Football League
The Western Region Football League is an Australian rules football semi-professional league, based in the western suburbs of Melbourne, for both seniors and juniors.
History
The league was formed in 1931 as the "Footscray District Football L ...
Football Premierships
;Seniors
*Bacchus Marsh District Football Association
**1927
*Bacchus Marsh & Melton District Football Association
**1953
*Bacchus Marsh District FL
**1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1966
Football Runner Up
;Seniors
*Bacchus Marsh District Football Association
**1925, 1926,
*Bacchus Marsh & Melton District Football Association
**1931, 1936, 1951, 1952
*Bacchus Marsh District FL
**1967
Books
*History of Football in the Bendigo District - John Stoward -
*100 years of Football in the Riddell District - John Stoward
References
Riddell District Football Netball League clubs
Australian rules football clubs established in 1992
1992 establishments in Australia
Sport in the City of Melton
Australian rules football clubs in Victoria (state)
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