Daylesford FNC Inc. | ||
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Names | ||
Full name | Daylesford Football Netball Club | |
Nickname(s) | Bulldogs | |
Club details | ||
Founded | 1877 | |
Colours | blue white red | |
Competition | Central Highlands Football League | |
Premierships | 7 (1911, 1922, 1927, 1961, 2007, 2009, 2012) | |
Ground(s) | Victoria Park, Daylesford | |
Uniforms | ||
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Other information | ||
Official website | daylesfordbulldogs.com.au |
Daylesford Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Bulldogs, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the Victorian town of Daylesford. The club plays in the Central Highlands Football League.
The club was formerly known as the Daylesford "Demons" until 2006, when they joined the Central Highlands Football League.
In September, 1877, Daylesford played an Australian Rules Football match against Castlemaine, which resulted in a draw. [1] [2]
In 1914, the club's colours were blue and white. [3]
In 1926, J P Crockett was elected as President of the Daylesford FC for the 17th successive year. [4] In 1938, J P Crockett was elected as club President. [5]
Daylesford player, Reg Cole, won the club's 1949 best and fairest award, which was apparently the 14th best and fairest award he had won across 23 seasons of Australian Rules Football and seven different country leagues. [6] [7] Cole was previously captain-coach of Daylesford in 1935. [8]
In 1950, Daylesford were minor premiers, with Maldon taking out the major Castlemaine Football League premiership. [9]
The club competed in the Ballarat Football League from 1952 to 2005, winning one senior football premiership in 1961, with the help of former South Melbourne player, Jim Gull who kicked a record 159 goals for the Demons that season.
In 2006, Dayleford made the decision to move across to the Central Highlands Football League. [10] [11]
Daylesford's senior football side has had a successful run since joining the Central Highlands Football League, contesting six consecutive grand finals between 2007 and 2012, for three premiership wins in 2007, 2009 and 2012.
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The following footballers played with Daylesford, prior to playing senior football in the VFL/AFL, and / or drafted, with the year indicating their VFL/AFL debut.
The following footballers played senior VFL / AFL football prior to playing and / or coaching with Daylesford with the year indicating their first season at DFNC.
The Daylesford District Football Association was formed in April, 1914 from the following football clubs - Bullarto, Musk Vale, Star Rovers (Daylesford) and Wombat Hill. [46]
The Association ran for only two years just prior to World War One in 1914 and 1915, with what appears to be long break from 1916 until reforming in 1930.
In August 1946, Port Melbourne Football Association, 14.3 - 87 defeated Daylesford DFA, 7.9 - 51. [47]
DDFA - Competition Teams | |||||||||
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Team | Years in competition | Comments / Fate | |||||||
Bullarto | 1914-15, 1930-31 | ||||||||
Creswick | 1934 | ||||||||
Daylesford 2nds | 1934 | ||||||||
Daylesford Fire Brigade | 1915, 1932 | ||||||||
Daylesford United | 1933-37 | ||||||||
Eganstown | 1931-33 | ||||||||
Glenlyon | 1932-39 | ||||||||
Hepburn | 1930-39 | ||||||||
Korweinguboora | 1930, 1939 | ||||||||
Loddon Valley | 1932-37 | ||||||||
Lyonville | 1939 | ||||||||
Militia | 1938-39 | ||||||||
Musk Vale | 1914-15 | ||||||||
Springmount | 1935-36 | ||||||||
Textile | 1938-39 | ||||||||
Trentham | 1933-36 | ||||||||
Victoria Park | 1931-32 | ||||||||
Woollen Mills | 1930-31 | ||||||||
Wombat Hill | 1914-15 | ||||||||
Star Rovers | 1914, 1930-31 | ||||||||
Daylesford DFA - Grand Final Scores | |||||||||
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Year | Premiers | Score | Runner Up | Score | Venue | Gate / Comments | |||
Daylesford District FA | |||||||||
1914 | Bullarto | 4.9 - 33 | Musk Vale | 1.1 - 7 | Bullarto | [48] [49] | |||
1915 | Bullarto | 2.7 - 19 | Wombat Hill | 0.0 - 0 | Victoria Park | [50] | |||
1916-29 | DDFA in recess ? | ||||||||
1930 | Hepburn ? | ||||||||
1931 | Victoria Park | 3.2 - 20 | Hepburn | 2.7 - 19 | [51] | ||||
1932 | Loddon Valley | 12.12 - 84 | Hepburn | 5.7 - 37 | [52] | ||||
1933 | Trentham | Loddon Valley | [53] [54] | ||||||
1934 | Hepburn | won by 1 point | Loddon Valley | 1st G Final [55] [56] Hepburn Premiers: [57] | |||||
Loddon Valley | led by 2 goals | Hepburn | 2nd Final [58] | ||||||
1935 | Daylesford United | 6.11 - 47 | Hepburn | 4.14 - 38 | [59] | ||||
1936 | Glenlyon | defeated | Hepburn | [60] [61] | |||||
1937 | Hepburn | 7.11 - 53 | Glenlyon | 6.10 - 46 | [62] | ||||
1938 | Hepburn | 11.15 - 81 | Glenlyon | 7.3 - 45 | [63] | ||||
1939 | Hepburn | 12.10 - 82 | Korweinguboora | 8.7 - 55 | [64] | ||||
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