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**Riddell District Football League**
General Information
Founded	1912 to 1915 1920
Current clubs	Broadford; Diggers Rest; Kilmore; Lancefield; Macedon; Melton Central; Riddell; Rockbank; Romsey; Sunbury Kangaroos; Wallan; Woodend/Hesket
Current Junior Clubs	Diggers Rest; Kilmore; Rangers; Macedon; Melton Central; Melton Bloods; Melton South; Riddell; Rockbank; Rolling Meadows; Romsey; Rupertswood; Sunbury Lions; Sunbury Kangaroos; Woodend/Hesket
2007 Season
President	Allan "Ollie" Matthews
General Manager	Scott McCartney
Football Operations Manager	Steve Turner
Premiers	Riddell
Minor Premiers	Riddell
Wooden spoon	Rockbank
Best & Fairest (Bowen Medal)	Tom Waters(Lancefield Tigers)

The Riddell District Football League is an Australian rules football league affiliated with Football Victoria.

The league covers towns in the Macedon Ranges Victoria and an area from Rockbank in the south to Broadford in the north.

The league also runs junior competitions from Under 10 to Under 18 age groups.

The football had been played in the district since the founding of the Woodend Football Club in 1872.

[edit] Brief History

[edit] 1970's

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.

[edit] 1980's

1985 saw the league return to one division with twelve clubs. In 1987 the league went two divisional again as clubs were admitted from a defunct metropolitan league, the league had nineteen clubs.

[edit] 1990's

By the mid 1990's some clubs were struggling to compete and clubs went into recess.

The strongest clubs, Darley Football Club, Melton Football Club, Melton South Football Club & Sunbury Football Club left for the Ballarat Football League in 1998. This reduced the league to one division again. North Fawkner went into recess after 1998

[edit] 2000's

Gisborne Football Club decided to play in the Bendigo Football League from 2000. Due to this it was thought that the league was no longer viable so Wallan FC left for the Diamond Valley Football League in 2002. After a restructure the Riddell District Football League stablised. Season 2008 saw Wallan FC return and 2009 saw Broadford FC recommence in the League.

[edit] Former Clubs

[edit] 2008 Premiers

Essendon Nissan Cup (Seniors) - Riddell def. Diggers Rest by 57 pts.

Moonee Valley Racing Club Cup (Reserves) - Sunbury Kangaroos def. Riddell by 14 pts.

Buffalo Sports Cup (Under 18's) - Woodend/Hesket def. Romsey by 50 pts.

[edit] 2009 Premiers

Melton Toyota Cup (Seniors) - Lancefield 16.14 110 def. Romsey 14.12 96. by 14 pts

Moonee Valley Racing Club Cup (Reserves) - Melton Centrals 12.14 86 def. Wallan 8.8 56. By 30 pts

Buffalo Sports Cup (Under 18's) - Woodend/Hesket 16.10 106 def. Kilmore 15.10 100. By 6 pts

[edit] 2009 Ladder

Riddell DFL	Wins	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts
Riddell	14	4	1696	986	172.01%	56
Lancefield	14	4	1605	1036	154.92%	56
Macedon	13	5	1514	956	158.37%	52
Romsey	13	5	1555	1292	120.36%	52
Woodend/Hesket	10	8	1443	1282	112.56%	40
Diggers Rest	10	8	1392	1315	105.86%	40
Sunbury Kangaroos	10	8	1355	1318	102.81%	40
Wallan	7	11	1178	1563	75.37%	28
Broadford	6	12	1181	1269	93.07%	24
Kilmore	5	13	1009	1693	59.60%	20
Melton Central	4	14	1046	1671	62.60%	16
Rockbank	2	16	879	1472	59.71%	8

FINALS

Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Elimination	Diggers Rest	14	6	90	Macedon	6	8	44
Elimination	Romsey	13	14	92	Woodend-Hesket	11	9	75
Qualifying	Riddell	15	9	99	Lancefield	15	8	98
1st Semi	Lancefield	12	9	81	Diggers Rest	12	8	80
2nd Semi	Romsey	14	14	98	Riddell	14	9	93
Preliminary	Lancefield	8	13	61	Riddell	5	15	45
Grand	Lancefield	16	14	110	Romsey	14	12	96

[edit] Premiers

1945 Lancefield
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

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