The Riddell District Football Netball League (RDFNL) is an Australian rules football and

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league in

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, Australia. The RDFNL covers towns in the

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and an area from

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in the south to Broadford in the north. The league also runs junior competitions from Under 10 to Under 18 age groups.

Brief history

1970s

This decade saw Hesket club go into recess and the introduction of new clubs Craigieburn, Melton and Melton South. In 1975 the league went two divisional, With eight teams in First Division and six clubs in Second Division. Numbers were boosted by the return of Trentham and Hesket clubs. 1977 saw Broadford and a second team from Sunbury join the league. Diggers Rest joined in 1978.

1980s

1985 saw the league return to one division with twelve clubs. In 1987 the league went two divisional again as clubs were admitted from the Panton Hill Football League and North Fawkner from the disbanded YCW league the league had nineteen clubs.

1990s

By the mid-1990s some clubs were struggling to compete and clubs went into recess. The strongest clubs, Darley, Melton, Melton South & Sunbury left for the

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in 1998. This reduced the league to one division again. North Fawkner went into recess after 1998 after the club struggled for years to secure sufficient numbers to field 2 teams, which resulted in many large defeats many over 30 goals.

2000s

* Gisborne decided to play in the

Bendigo Football League The Bendigo Football Netball League (previously known as the Sandhurst Football Association, Bendigo and District Football Association, Bendigo Football Association and Bendigo Football League) is an Australian rules football and netball compe ...

from 2000. * Macedon went into recess for 2001 and 2002. Due to this it was thought that the league was becoming no longer viable. * Wallan FC left for the

Diamond Valley Football League The Northern Football Netball League (formerly known as the Diamond Valley Football League and later Northern Football League) is an Australian sports league based in the Diamond Valley region of suburban Melbourne, Victoria. The league regul ...

in 2002. After a restructure the Riddell District Football League stabilised. * 2008 saw Wallan FC return. * 2009 saw Broadford FC recommence in the League.

2010s

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joined in full in 2013. It had been fielding juniors for some years. The senior side transferred in from the

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. * Kilmore transferred to the Northern Football League in 2016. * Sunbury Kangaroos transferred to the

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from 2019.

2020s

* 2020 saw Broadford FC transfer to the

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League. * 2021 saw Rupertswood FC transfer to the

Clubs

Current

Former

* Broadford Football Club * Craigieburn Football Club *

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Gisborne Football Club The Gisborne Football Netball Club, nicknamed the ''Bulldogs'', is an Australian rules football and netball club located in the town of Gisborne, Victoria. The club teams currently compete in the Bendigo Football Netball League. Premiersh ...

* Hesket Football Club * Jacana Football Club *

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* Melton Football Club * Melton South Football Club * Moomba Park Football Club * North Fawkner Football Club *

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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 C ...

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 ...

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* Woodend Football Club

Premiers

*1912 Riddell *1913 Sunbury *1914 Woodend *1915 Sunbury *1919 Macedon *1920 Romsey *1921 Romsey *1922 Sunbury *1923 Lancefield *1924 Lancefield *1925 Romsey *1926 Romsey *1927 Romsey *1928 Romsey *1929 Romsey *1930 Woodend *1931 Woodend *1932 Lancefield *1933 Romsey *1934 Gisborne *1935 Romsey *1936 Romsey *1937 Woodend *1938 Romsey *1939 Romsey *''World War 2'' *1946 Lancefield *1947 Riddell *1948 Romsey *1949 Lancefield *1950 Romsey *1951 Romsey *1952 Lancefield *1953 Sunbury *1954 Woodend *1955 Sunbury *1956 Trentham *1957 Sunbury *1958 Lancefield *1959 Trentham *1960 Hesket *1961 Trentham *1962 Gisborne *1963 Romsey *1964 Woodend *1965 Gisborne *1966 Lancefield *1967 Gisborne *1968 Romsey *1969 Sunbury *1970 Riddell *1971 Kilmore *1972 Gisborne *1973 Melton *1974 Sunbury *1975 Gisborne *1976 Sunbury *1977 Sunbury *1978 Gisborne *1979 Gisborne *1980 Sunbury *1981 Melton *1982 Sunbury *1983 Melton *1984 Melton *1985 Wallan *1986 Melton *1987 Sunbury *1988 Sunbury *1989 Darley *1990 Sunbury *1991 Riddell *1992 Riddell *1993 Craigieburn *1994 Melton South *1995 Darley *1996 Sunbury *1997 Gisborne *1998 Gisborne *1999 Gisborne *2000 Jacana *2001 Kilmore *2002 Woodend/Hesket *2003 Romsey *2004 Lancefield *2005 Riddell *2006 Riddell *2007 Woodend/Hesket *2008 Riddell *2009 Lancefield *2010 Riddell *2011 Romsey *2012 Sunbury Kangaroos *2013 Riddell *2014 Romsey *2015 Romsey *2016 Diggers Rest *2017 Macedon *2018 Diggers Rest *2019 Rupertswood *2020 ''League in recess due to COVID19 pandemic'' *2021 Wallan* recognised as minor premier with seasoncut short due to COVID19 pandemic *2022 Riddell Division 2 *1975 Romsey *1976 Macedon *1977 Wallan *1978 Woodend/Hesket *1979 Craigieburn *1980 Riddell *1981 Broadford *1982 Riddell *1983 Woodend/Hesket *1984 Broadford *1987 Kilmore *1988 Northern Eagles *1989 Wallan *1990 Riddell *1991 Moomba Park *1992 Wallan *1993 Diggers Rest *1994 Kilmore *1995 Lancefield *1996 Lancefield

2015 Ladder

2016 Ladder

2017 Ladder

2018 Ladder

2019 Ladder

References

Bibliography

* ''History of Football in the Bendigo District'' by John Stoward - * ''100 years of Football in the Riddell District'' by John Stoward

External links

SportsTG site
{{Authority control Australian rules football competitions in Victoria (Australia) Riddell District Football League Netball leagues in Victoria (Australia)