Ravensthorpe & Districts Football Association

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The Ravensthorpe & Districts Football Association is an Australian rules football organisation based in the town of Ravensthorpe on the southern coast of Western Australia, formed in 1968. [1]

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The R&DFA has had only two member clubs since 2016 - Southerners from Hopetoun, and the Ravensthorpe Tigers - after the Lakes club went into recess [2]

Clubs

Current

ClubColoursNicknameHome GroundFormer LeagueEst.Years in RDFARDFA premierships
TotalYears
Ravensthorpe
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TigersRavensthorpe Oval, Ravensthorpe 1968–251972, 1975, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024
Southerners
Southerners Football Club colours (Hopetoun).jpg
SharksHopetoun Oval, Hopetoun 1968–121969, 1970, 1977, 198, 1979, 1992, 1994, 2007, 2008, 2016, 2022, 2023

Previous

ClubColoursNicknameHome GroundFormer LeagueEst.Years in RDFARDFA premiershipsFate
TotalYears
Lakes
Lakes Football Club colours.jpg
VikingsLake King Sports Ground, Lake King 19881988-201671998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2010, 2011Entered recess after 2016 season
Lakes DistrictsVarley Oval, Varley LGKDFL1976-19870-Merged with Lake King to form Lakes in 1988
Lake KingLake King Sports Ground, Lake King 1968-198781968, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985Merged with Lakes Districts to form Lakes in 1988
Munglinup
Essendon Football Club colours.svg
DemonsMunglinup Oval, Munglinup EDFA 19571968-1982, 1988-199741971, 1988, 1991, 1993Moved to Esperance District FA in 1983, returned in 1988. Folded after 1997 season.

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References

  1. Australian Football - Ravensthorpe & Districts Football Association
  2. Mott, Derek (2017). Following the Bouncing Burley: a season inside grassroots football in Western Australia (First ed.). Victoria Park, Western Australia: Self-published. p. 64.