Current season, competition or edition: 2021 | |
| Sport | Australian rules football |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1979 |
| No. of teams | 17 |
| Country |  Australia |
The Central Highlands Football League is an Australian Rules Football League in the Ballarat region. The league coordinates Senior, Reserve, Under 18, Under 15 and Under 12 grades.
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.
| Col. | Club | Nickname | Home Ground | Joined | Premiers won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ballan | Blues | Ballan Football Ground | 1979 | 2 |
 | Beaufort | Crows | Goldfields Recreation Reserve | 1994 | 3 |
 | Bungaree | Demons | Bungaree Football Ground | 1979 | 2 |
 | Buninyong | Bombers | Buninyong Football Ground | 1979 | 1 |
 | Carngham Linton | Saints | Linton Football Ground Snake Valley Recreation Reserve | 2011 | 0 |
 | Clunes | Magpies | Clunes Football Ground | 1979 | 3 |
 | Creswick | Wickers | Doug Lindsay Reserve | 1979 | 1 |
 | Daylesford | Bulldogs | Victoria Park | 2006 | 3 |
 | Dunnstown | Towners | Dunnstown Football Ground | 1979 | 3 |
 | Gordon | Eagles | Gordon Football Ground | 1979 | 1 |
 | Hepburn | Burras | Hepburn Football Ground | 1979 | 8 |
 | Learmonth | Lakies | Learmonth Football Ground | 1979 | 0 |
 | Newlyn | Cats | Newlyn Football Ground | 1979 | 2 |
 | Rokewood Corindhap | Grasshoppers | Rokewood Football Ground | 2011 | 0 |
 | Skipton | Emus | Skipton Football Ground | 2011 | 0 |
 | Springbank | Tigers | Wallace Recreation Reserve | 1979 | 5 |
 | Waubra | Roos | Waubra Football Ground | 1979 | 4 |
| Club | Years | Premiers won | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darley | 1979–1985 | 1 | Left for the Riddell DFL later joining the Ballarat FL |
| Korweingaboora | 1979–1981 | 0 | Defunct |
| Smythesdale | 2011–2018 | 0 | In recess (formerly known as Illabarook) |
| Wendouree | 1979–1994 | 1 | Merged with Ballarat YCW to form Lake Wendouree and join Ballarat FL |
| Records | |
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| Highest Score | 436 – Gordon 69.22.436 (Smythesdale 1.1.7) – 2015 |
| Most goals in a game | 22 - Paul McMahon - Springbank v's Smythesdale round 17 2016 |
| Most goals in a season | 149 - Ian McBain – Dunnstown – 1982 |
| Most wins in a row | 32 - Dunnstown - 1994-1995 |
| Most losses in a row | 83 - Smythesdale (Illabarook) - 2011-2015 |
| 2019 CHFL season | |
Premiers
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| Most cans on ressies hill: Ryan Pridham (27, from after match showers to final siren of seniors) | |
| Central Highlands | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hepburn | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2105 | 938 | 224.41% | 64 | Elimination | Gordon | 10 | 12 | 72 | Dunnstown | 5 | 7 | 37 |
| Waubra | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1960 | 780 | 251.28% | 60 | Elimination | Bungaree | 13 | 3 | 81 | Beaufort | 8 | 10 | 58 |
| Buninyong | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1644 | 993 | 165.56% | 60 | Qualifying | Daylesford | 13 | 7 | 85 | Hepburn | 7 | 16 | 58 |
| Daylesford | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2020 | 1087 | 185.83% | 52 | Qualifying | Waubra | 10 | 16 | 76 | Buninyong | 10 | 10 | 70 |
| Gordon | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1834 | 1571 | 116.74% | 48 | Semi | Hepburn | 24 | 10 | 154 | Gordon | 12 | 7 | 79 |
| Bungaree | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1659 | 1279 | 129.71% | 44 | Semi | Buninyong | 15 | 17 | 107 | Buninyong | 7 | 9 | 51 |
| Beaufort | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1414 | 1157 | 122.21% | 44 | Preliminary | Waubra | 16 | 9 | 105 | Hepburn | 10 | 12 | 72 |
| Dunnstown | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1360 | 990 | 137.37% | 40 | Preliminary | Daylesford | 13 | 9 | 87 | Buninyong | 11 | 13 | 79 |
| Clunes | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1293 | 1173 | 110.23% | 32 | Grand | Waubra | 10 | 9 | 69 | Daylesford | 6 | 8 | 44 |
| Springbank | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1327 | 1315 | 100.91% | 28 | |||||||||
| Carngham-Linton | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1378 | 1516 | 90.90% | 28 | |||||||||
| Newlyn | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1051 | 1437 | 73.14% | 28 | |||||||||
| Skipton | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1218 | 1698 | 71.73% | 28 | |||||||||
| Creswick | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1058 | 1632 | 64.83% | 16 | |||||||||
| Learmonth | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1192 | 1560 | 76.41% | 12 | |||||||||
| Rokewood-Corindhap | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1275 | 1913 | 66.65% | 12 | |||||||||
| Ballan | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1070 | 2088 | 51.25% | 12 | |||||||||
| Illabarook | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 619 | 2350 | 26.34% | 4 | |||||||||
| Central Highlands | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hepburn | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2266 | 907 | 249.83% | 60 | Elimination | Waubra | 18 | 10 | 118 | Creswick | 9 | 8 | 62 |
| Buninyong | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1725 | 783 | 220.31% | 60 | Elimination | Newlyn | 11 | 12 | 78 | Springbank | 8 | 3 | 51 |
| Bungaree | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1744 | 810 | 215.31% | 60 | Qualifying | Daylesford | 11 | 10 | 76 | Hepburn | 10 | 12 | 72 |
| Daylesford | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1672 | 923 | 181.15% | 56 | Qualifying | Buninyong | 16 | 13 | 109 | Bungaree | 8 | 8 | 56 |
| Waubra | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1426 | 897 | 158.97% | 52 | Semi | Hepburn | 19 | 11 | 125 | Waubra | 9 | 7 | 61 |
| Springbank | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1255 | 1049 | 119.64% | 44 | Semi | Bungaree | 10 | 14 | 74 | Newlyn | 6 | 6 | 42 |
| Newlyn | 10 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1304 | 958 | 136.12% | 42 | Preliminary | Buninyong | 9 | 17 | 71 | Hepburn | 9 | 9 | 63 |
| Creswick | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1098 | 1107 | 99.19% | 40 | Preliminary | Daylesford | 17 | 13 | 115 | Bungaree | 9 | 16 | 70 |
| Beaufort | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1205 | 1210 | 99.59% | 34 | Grand | Daylesford | 12 | 10 | 82 | Buninyong | 11 | 7 | 73 |
| Gordon | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1381 | 1466 | 94.20% | 28 | |||||||||
| Dunnstown | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 825 | 1348 | 61.20% | 28 | |||||||||
| Clunes | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1282 | 1294 | 99.07% | 24 | |||||||||
| Ballan | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1192 | 1402 | 85.02% | 20 | |||||||||
| Skipton | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 962 | 1412 | 68.13% | 18 | |||||||||
| Carngham-Linton | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 892 | 1746 | 51.09% | 18 | |||||||||
| Learmonth | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 841 | 1582 | 53.16% | 16 | |||||||||
| Rokewood-Corindhap | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1185 | 1726 | 68.66% | 12 | |||||||||
| Illabarook | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 632 | 2267 | 27.88% | 0 | |||||||||
| Central Highlands | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buninyong | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1719 | 562 | 305.87% | 68 | Elimination | Daylesford | 13 | 18 | 96 | Creswick | 10 | 10 | 70 |
| Waubra | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1888 | 878 | 215.03% | 64 | Elimination | Springbank | 12 | 10 | 82 | Creswick | 10 | 10 | 70 |
| Bungaree | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1452 | 713 | 203.65% | 52 | Qualifying | Hepburn | 9 | 5 | 59 | Buninyong | 6 | 7 | 43 |
| Hepburn | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1532 | 1072 | 142.91% | 52 | Qualifying | Waubra | 10 | 10 | 70 | Bungaree | 9 | 6 | 60 |
| Springbank | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1302 | 894 | 145.64% | 48 | Semi | Buninyong | 18 | 8 | 116 | Springbank | 13 | 13 | 91 |
| Daylesford | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1840 | 1033 | 178.12% | 44 | Semi | Bungaree | 13 | 13 | 91 | Daylesford | 7 | 6 | 48 |
| Gordon | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1594 | 1195 | 133.39% | 40 | Preliminary | Buninyong | 14 | 11 | 95 | Waubra | 11 | 12 | 78 |
| Creswick | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1291 | 1057 | 122.14% | 34 | Preliminary | Hepburn | 15 | 13 | 103 | Bungaree | 6 | 12 | 48 |
| Learmonth | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1206 | 1265 | 95.34% | 32 | Grand | Hepburn | 16 | 10 | 106 | Buninyong | 14 | 13 | 97 |
| Skipton | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1204 | 1415 | 85.09% | 32 | |||||||||
| Newlyn | 6 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 969 | 1041 | 93.08% | 28 | |||||||||
| Clunes | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1100 | 1286 | 85.54% | 28 | |||||||||
| Carngham-Linton | 6 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1204 | 1402 | 85.88% | 26 | |||||||||
| Ballan | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1201 | 1415 | 84.88% | 24 | |||||||||
| Beaufort | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 895 | 1277 | 70.09% | 20 | |||||||||
| Dunnstown | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 815 | 1417 | 57.52% | 16 | |||||||||
| Rokewood-Corindhap | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 644 | 1911 | 33.70% | 4 | |||||||||
| Illabarook | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 447 | 2470 | 18.10% | 0 | |||||||||
| Central Highlands | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bungaree | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1923 | 689 | 279.10% | 60 | Elimination | Buninyong | 14 | 15 | 99 | Daylesford | 9 | 10 | 64 |
| Gordon | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2089 | 1155 | 180.87% | 60 | Elimination | Springbank | 10 | 10 | 70 | Learmonth | 8 | 7 | 55 |
| Hepburn | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1859 | 850 | 218.71% | 56 | Qualifying | Gordon | 19 | 13 | 127 | Hepburn | 13 | 6 | 84 |
| Waubra | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1733 | 870 | 199.20% | 54 | Qualifying | Waubra | 11 | 10 | 76 | Bungaree | 11 | 7 | 73 |
| Buninyong | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1545 | 932 | 165.77% | 54 | Semi | Springbank | 12 | 13 | 85 | Hepburn | 6 | 9 | 45 |
| Springbank | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1551 | 932 | 166.42% | 44 | Semi | Bungaree | 19 | 17 | 131 | Buninyong | 9 | 4 | 58 |
| Learmonth | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1533 | 1012 | 151.48% | 44 | Preliminary | Springbank | 18 | 10 | 118 | Waubra | 7 | 9 | 51 |
| Daylesford | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1347 | 1076 | 125.19% | 44 | Preliminary | Bungaree | 12 | 17 | 89 | Gordon | 10 | 21 | 81 |
| Ballan | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1552 | 1153 | 134.61% | 32 | Grand | Bungaree | 16 | 18 | 114 | Springbank | 7 | 14 | 56 |
| Clunes | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1321 | 1461 | 90.42% | 32 | |||||||||
| Creswick | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1240 | 1168 | 106.16% | 28 | |||||||||
| Beaufort | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1100 | 1167 | 94.26% | 28 | |||||||||
| Carngham-Linton | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1328 | 1573 | 84.42% | 24 | |||||||||
| Newlyn | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1044 | 1505 | 69.37% | 20 | |||||||||
| Skipton | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 991 | 1492 | 66.42% | 16 | |||||||||
| Rokewood-Corindhap | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 941 | 1576 | 59.71% | 8 | |||||||||
| Dunnstown | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 779 | 1317 | 59.15% | 8 | |||||||||
| Smythesdale | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 92 | 4040 | 2.28% | 0 | |||||||||
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