Riddell District Football Netball League

Riddell District
Football Netball League
Sport	Australian rules football; Netball
Founded	c. 1912
No. of teams	10
Country	Australia
Venue(s)	AFL Victoria
Most recent; champion(s)	Diggers Rest ; (2023)
Most titles	Romsey (27)
Sponsor(s)	Bendigo Bank

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 Melton and Rockbank in the south to Kyneton and Lancefield 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 Ballarat Football League 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 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 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

Rupertswood joined in full in 2013.^[1] It had been fielding juniors for some years. The senior side transferred in from the VAFA.
Kilmore transferred to the Northern Football League in 2016.^[2]
Sunbury Kangaroos transferred to the Essendon District Football League from 2019.^[3]

2020s

2020 saw Broadford FC transfer to the AFL Outer East League.
2021 saw Rupertswood FC transfer to the Essendon District Football League
2024 will see Kyneton join the senior ranks after crossing over from the Bendigo Football Netball League

Clubs

Current

Club	Nickname	Years in Comp	Premiers	Premiership seasons	Notes
Diggers Rest	Burras	1978–	4	1993, 2016, 2018, 2023
Eynesbury	Eagles	2016–	0	-	Only field Club 18 team
Kyneton	Tigers	2024–	0	-	Fielded juniors and womens' teams only in RDFNL in 2023. Member of the Bendigo FNL from 1932-1939 and 1947-2023. Formed in 1868.
Lancefield	Tigers	1920–	11	1923, 1924, 1932, 1946, 1949, 1952, 1958, 1966, 1995, 1996, 2009
Macedon	Cats	1920–2000 2003– (reformed)	2	1975, 2017
Melton Central	Blues	1996–	0	–
Mt Alexander	Falcons	2019–	0	-	Only field womens' team
Riddell	Bombers	1912–	15	1905, 1912, 1947, 1970, 1980, 1982, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2022
Romsey	Redbacks	1920–	27	1891, 1897, 1898, 1902, 1911, 1920, 1921, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1963, 1968, 1975, 2003, 2011, 2014, 2015
Wallan	Magpies	1947–53, 1965–2001, 2008–	4	1977, 1989, 1992, 1998
Western Rams	Rams	2000–	0	–
Woodend/Hesket	Hawks	1978– (merger)	2	2002, 2007

Junior Comp Only

Club	Nickname	Senior Affiliation
Gisborne Giants	Giants	None
Gisborne Rookies	Bulldogs	Gisborne (BFL)
Melton	Bloods	Melton (BFL)
Melton South	Panthers	Melton South (BFL)
Sunbury	Lions	Sunbury (BFL)
Sunbury Kangaroos	Kangaroos	Sunbury Kangaroos (EDFL)

Former

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 COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Wallan* recognised as minor premier with seasoncut short due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022 Riddell
2023 Diggers Rest

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

Riddell DFL	Wins	Byes	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Riddell	14	2	2	1579	960	164.48%	64	Elimination	Broadford	8	3	51	Rupertswood	5	7	37
Diggers Rest	13	2	3	1796	852	210.80%	60	Elimination	Romsey	12	3	75	Macedon	8	9	57
Rupertswood	13	2	3	1519	802	189.40%	60	Qualifying	Diggers Rest	9	12	66	Riddell	9	8	62
Romsey	13	2	3	1713	971	176.42%	60	1st Semi	Broadford	9	16	70	Riddell	7	13	55
Macedon	10	2	6	1418	1004	141.24%	48	2nd Semi	Diggers Rest	16	14	110	Romsey	13	11	89
Broadford	10	2	6	1526	1116	136.74%	48	Preliminary	Romsey	16	19	115	Broadford	7	14	56
Sunbury Kangaroos	9	2	7	1370	1151	119.03%	44	Grand	Romsey	15	19	109	Diggers Rest	14	15	99
Lancefield	7	2	9	1095	1306	83.84%	36
Woodend-Hesket	6	2	10	860	1544	55.70%	32
Wallan	4	2	12	1145	1567	73.07%	24
Rockbank	2	2	14	820	1508	54.38%	16
Melton Central	2	2	14	823	1620	50.80%	16

2016 Ladder

Riddell DFL	Wins	Byes	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Diggers Rest	15	1	1	1772	859	206.29%	64	Elimination	Riddell	14	9	93	Rupertswood	7	8	50
Macedon	13	1	3	1393	956	145.71%	56	Elimination	Broadford	17	21	123	Wallan	13	7	85
Broadford	12	1	4	1696	1068	158.80%	52	Qualifying	Diggers Rest	19	16	130	Macedon	8	9	57
Riddell	11	1	5	1749	884	197.85%	48	1st Semi	Riddell	13	5	83	Macedon	12	8	80
Rupertswood	11	1	5	1475	866	170.32%	48	2nd Semi	Diggers Rest	15	18	108	Broadford	5	9	39
Wallan	8	1	8	1432	1166	122.81%	36	Preliminary	Riddell	8	6	54	Broadford	6	14	50
Sunbury Kangaroos	8	1	8	1171	1040	112.60%	36	Grand	Diggers Rest	12	14	86	Riddell	12	8	80
Lancefield	7	1	9	1279	1107	115.54%	32
Romsey	6	1	10	1232	1203	102.41%	28
Woodend-Hesket	3	1	13	1012	1472	68.75%	16
Melton Central	2	1	14	1012	1921	52.68%	12
Rockbank	0	1	16	385	3066	12.56%	4

2017 Ladder

Riddell DFL	Wins	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Macedon	14	2	1804	631	285.90%	56	Elimination	Riddell	15	6	96	Romsey	3	4	22
Rupertswood	13	3	1932	705	274.04%	52	Elimination	Diggers Rest	10	4	64	Sunbury Kangaroos	6	6	42
Diggers Rest	12	4	1540	816	188.73%	48	Qualifying	Macedon	10	15	75	Rupertswood	9	6	60
Riddell	11	5	1459	1083	134.72%	44	1st Semi	Rupertswood	8	10	58	Riddell	5	8	38
Romsey	11	5	1351	1019	132.58%	44	2nd Semi	Macedon	9	14	68	Diggers Rest	8	8	56
Sunbury Kangaroos	10	6	1484	987	150.35%	40	Preliminary	Rupertswood	10	7	67	Diggers Rest	5	12	42
Wallan	10	6	1590	1076	147.77%	40	Grand	Macedon	11	14	80	Rupertswood	10	7	67
Melton Central	7	9	947	1419	66.74%	28
Woodend-Hesket	4	12	1080	1439	75.05%	16
Lancefield	2	14	806	1763	45.72%	8
Rockbank	2	14	773	1834	42.15%	8
Broadford	0	16	556	2550	21.80%	0

2018 Ladder

Riddell DFL	Wins	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Rupertswood	14	2	1763	726	242.84%	56	Elimination	Diggers Rest	19	10	124	Romsey	6	7	43
Riddell	13	3	1927	727	265.06%	52	Elimination	Macedon	21	10	136	Wallan	11	10	76
Diggers Rest	12	4	1893	817	231.70%	48	Qualifying	Riddell	15	7	97	Rupertswood	9	5	59
Wallan	12	4	1671	908	184.03%	48	1st Semi	Macedon	18	12	120	Rupertswood	8	9	57
Macedon	11	5	1328	665	199.70%	44	2nd Semi	Riddell	10	8	68	Diggers Rest	7	4	46
Romsey	9	7	1479	1040	142.21%	36	Preliminary	Diggers Rest	10	8	68	Macedon	9	12	66
Woodend-Hesket	8	8	1541	1005	153.33%	32	Grand	Diggers Rest	9	12	66	Riddell	6	9	45
Sunbury Kangaroos	6	10	1154	1059	108.97%	24
Melton Central	6	10	1121	1143	98.08%	24
Lancefield	3	13	525	2076	25.29%	12
Broadford	1	15	448	2575	17.40%	4
Rockbank	1	15	424	2533	16.74%	4

2019 Ladder

Riddell DFL	Wins	Byes	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Diggers Rest	13	2	3	1722	835	206.23%	60	Elimination	Rupertswood	18	7	115	Macedon	9	11	65^[4]
Romsey	12	2	4	1978	751	263.38%	56	Elimination	Riddell	10	9	69	Wallan	16	18	114^[5]
Rupertswood	12	2	4	1834	705	260.14%	56	Qualifying	Diggers Rest	10	12	72	Romsey	5	5	35^[6]
Wallan	12	2	4	1671	908	184.03%	56	1st Semi	Diggers Rest	9	8	62	Rupertswood	13	10	88^[7]
Riddell	12	2	4	1852	781	237.12%	56	2nd Semi	Romsey	6	10	46	Wallan	12	9	81^[8]
Wallan	11	2	5	2251	839	268.30%	52	Preliminary	Diggers Rest	7	8	50	Wallan	11	11	77^[9]
Macedon	10	2	6	1577	832	189.54%	48	Grand	Rupertswood	21	10	136	Wallan	8	3	51^[10]
Melton Centrals	7	2	9	1294	1141	108.97%	36
Woodend-Hesket	5	2	11	1258	1334	94.30%	28
Broadford	4	2	12	814	1738	46.84%	24
Lancefield	2	2	14	453	2505	18.08%	16
Rockbank	0	2	16	254	3826	6.64%	8

References

^ "Rupertswood Depart the Vafa". 25 October 2012.
^ http://www.starweekly.com.au/sports/kilmore-joins-the-northern-fl/
^ "EDFL".
^ "2019 ONTIME DELIVERY SOLUTIONS SENIORS Elimination Results 2019". Retrieved 2 June 2020.
^ "2019 ONTIME DELIVERY SOLUTIONS SENIORS Elimination Results 2019". Retrieved 2 June 2020.
^ "2019 ONTIME DELIVERY SOLUTIONS SENIORS Qualifying Results 2019". Retrieved 2 June 2020.
^ "2019 ONTIME DELIVERY SOLUTIONS SENIORS Semi Results 2019". Retrieved 2 June 2020.
^ "2019 ONTIME DELIVERY SOLUTIONS SENIORS Semi Results 2019". Retrieved 2 June 2020.
^ "2019 ONTIME DELIVERY SOLUTIONS SENIORS Preliminary Results 2019". Retrieved 2 June 2020.
^ "2019 ONTIME DELIVERY SOLUTIONS SENIORS Grand Final Results 2019". Retrieved 2 June 2020.

Bibliography

History of Football in the Bendigo District by John Stoward – ISBN 9780980592917
100 years of Football in the Riddell District by John Stoward

External links

SportsTG site

Template:Riddell District Football League seasons

[1] "Rupertswood Depart the Vafa". 25 October 2012.

[2] ttp://www.starweekly.com.au/sports/kilmore-joins-the-northern-fl/

[3] "EDFL".

[4] "2019 ONTIME DELIVERY SOLUTIONS SENIORS Elimination Results 2019". Retrieved 2 June 2020.

[5] "2019 ONTIME DELIVERY SOLUTIONS SENIORS Elimination Results 2019". Retrieved 2 June 2020.

[6] "2019 ONTIME DELIVERY SOLUTIONS SENIORS Qualifying Results 2019". Retrieved 2 June 2020.

[7] "2019 ONTIME DELIVERY SOLUTIONS SENIORS Semi Results 2019". Retrieved 2 June 2020.

[8] "2019 ONTIME DELIVERY SOLUTIONS SENIORS Semi Results 2019". Retrieved 2 June 2020.

[9] "2019 ONTIME DELIVERY SOLUTIONS SENIORS Preliminary Results 2019". Retrieved 2 June 2020.

[10] "2019 ONTIME DELIVERY SOLUTIONS SENIORS Grand Final Results 2019". Retrieved 2 June 2020.

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v t e Clubs in the Riddell District Football Netball League
Current	Diggers Rest Eynesbury Kyneton Lancefield Macedon Melton Central Mount Alexander Riddell Romsey Wallan Woodend/Hesket
Former	Broadford Craigieburn Darley Gisborne Hesket Jacana Kilmore Melton Melton South Moomba Park North Fawkner Rupertswood Sunbury Lions Sunbury Kangaroos Trentham Western Rams Woodend

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