Rokewood-Corindhap Football Netball Club

Rokewood Corindhap
Names
Full name	Rokewood Corindhap Football Netball Club
Nickname	Grasshoppers
Club details
Founded	1931;94 years ago (1931) [1]
Colours	green   white
Competition	Central Highlands FL
Premierships	10 (1947, 1957, 1963, 1967, 1978, 1979, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2002)
Ground	Rockwood Recreation Reserve
Uniforms
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The Rokewood Corindhap Football Netball Club is an Australian rules football club from Rokewood, Victoria which competes in the Central Highlands Football League. The Grasshoppers joined the league in 2011 after the Lexton Plains FL disbanded.

History

Rokewood-Corindhap FC

Established in 1931 ^[2] during the height of the Great Depression, following the merger of the Rokewood and Corindhap Football Clubs. The club initially played in the Rokewood & Cape Clear District Football Association between 1931 and 1934, losing the 1933 grand final to Illabarook. ^{[3] [4]}

The Grasshoppers moved to the Western Plains Football League in 1935 to join their nearest neighbour, Illabarook. The club had to wait until after World War II to win its first flag.

The club won nine flags in the Western Plains Football League, including a hat-trick from 1992 to 1994. The Western Plains Football League merged with the Lexton Football League in 1999, forming the Lexton Plains Football League.

The Grasshoppers previously competed in the Lexton Plains Football League from 1999 to 2010, but the league folded at the end of the 2010 season, then joined the Central Highlands Football League in 2011.

Corindhap FC

The Corindhap FC was established in 1893. ^[5]

Rokewood FC

In 1888, there was a cup gifted to the Skipton Football Club by a Charles Wilson and the Skipton FC set up a local football competition between the following clubs - Beautfort, Carngham, Lake Bolac, Linton, Rokewood, Scaresdaleand Smythesdale. ^[6] The first published match review for Rokewood FC was in 1890 after a match against Dereel FC at Rokewood, which resulted in a win to Rokewood. ^[7] The club played in the following football competitions -

• 1888 - Charles Wilson Cup ^[8] Premiers: Skipton FC ^[9]
• 1889 - ?
• 1890 - 1893: Club active playing friendly matches against other local towns.
• 1894 - Rokewood & District Football Association ^[10] Premiers
• 1895 - Ballarat District Football Association ^[11] (Bobby Nicolls Trophy): ^[12]
• 1896 - Rokewood & District Football Association: ^[13]
• 1897 - 1901: The club appears to be in recess
• 1902 - Club active. Played a match against Lismore. ^[14]
• 1903 - 1905: The club appears to be in recess
• 1906 - Club active. Played a match against Berringa.
• 1907 - 1913: Club appears to be recess
• 1914 - The club reformed in May 1914 ^{[15] [16]} and played in the Cressy Football Association.
• 1915 - Rokewood Football Association ^{[17] [18]} Runners Up
• 1915 - 1919: Club in recess due to World War One
• 1920 - 1924: Rokewood Football Association by Rokewood Junction FC
• 1925 - 1930: Rokewood & Cape Clear District Football Association by Rokewood FC

Leagues and Premierships

Rokewood-Corindhap Football Club

• Linton Carngham District Football Association (1931–1934)
  • Nil
• Western Plains Football League (1935–1998)
  • 1947, 1957, 1963, 1967, 1978, 1979, 1992, 1993, 1994
• Lexton Plains Football League (1999–2010)
  • 2002
• Central Highlands Football League (2011–present)
  • Nil

Rokewood Football Club - Premierships

• Rokewood & District Football Association
  • 1894 ^[19]

• Rokewood & Cape Clear District Football Association
  • 1926 - Rokewood: 5.7 - 37 d Illabarook: 3.4 - 22 ^{[20] [21] [22]}
  • 1928 - Rokewood: 6.6 - 42 d Illabarook: 4.11 - 35 ^{[23] [24] [25]}

League Best and Fairest Winners

Senior Football

• Western Plains Football League - Henry Brunn Cup
  • 1963 - Gary Dark ^[26]

• Lexton Plains Football League - Peter Smith Medal
  • 2007 - Karl Begbie ^[27]

VFL/AFL players

• 1949 - Russell Middlemiss – Geelong ^[28]
• 1964 - Gary Dark - Footscray

Bibliography

• History of Football in the Ballarat District by John Stoward – ISBN   978-0-9805929-0-0

References

1. "In the Country". Age. 17 April 1931.
2. "Australian Football – Rokewood Corindhap Football Club – Info".
3. "1933 - POLICE INTERVENE IN FOOTBALL FINAL". The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954). 12 September 1933. p. 3. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
4. "1933 - Footballer Hurt in Melee". The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne, Vic. : 1922 - 1954; 1956). 12 September 1933. p. 27. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
5. "1893 - CORINDHAP". The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924). 26 April 1893. p. 4. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
6. "1888 - Football". The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924). 9 May 1888. p. 4. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
7. "1890 - CORINDHAP". The Ballarat Courier (Vic. : 1869 - 1900; 1914 - 1918). 16 July 1890. p. 2. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
8. "1888 - Current Topics". Camperdown Chronicle (Vic. : 1875 - 1954). 2 June 1888. p. 2. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
9. "1888 - No Title". The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924). 17 August 1888. p. 2. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
10. "1894 - Football". The Ballarat Courier (Vic. : 1869 - 1900; 1914 - 1918). 8 August 1894. p. 1. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
11. "1895 - BALLARAT DISTRICT FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION". The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924). 3 September 1895. p. 4. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
12. "1895 - Football". The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924). 2 July 1895. p. 4. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
13. "1896 - Rokewood". The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924). 6 August 1896. p. 1. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
14. "1902 - Cressy". The Colac Herald (Vic. : 1875 - 1918). 12 August 1902. p. 3. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
15. "1914 - ROKEWOOD CLUB". The Ballarat Courier (Vic. : 1869 - 1900; 1914 - 1918). 20 May 1914. p. 9. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
16. "1914 - Football". Pitfield Banner and Hollybush Times (Vic. : 1914 - 1918). 16 May 1914. p. 3. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
17. "1915 - ROKEWOOD ASSOCIATION". The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924). 25 May 1915. p. 8. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
18. "1915 - Football". Berringa Herald (Vic. : 1914 - 1918). 28 August 1915. p. 3. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
19. "1894 - Football". The Ballarat Courier (Vic. : 1869 - 1900; 1914 - 1918). 8 August 1894. p. 1. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
20. "1926 - BALLARAT LEAGUE". The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954). 15 October 1926. p. 6. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
21. "1926 - THE COUNTRY PAGE". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). 23 September 1926. p. 13. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
22. "1926 - Twice Thirteen Twice". The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne, Vic. : 1922 - 1954; 1956). 16 September 1926. p. 2. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
23. "1928 - Cressy". Geelong Advertiser (Vic. : 1859 - 1929). 4 September 1928. p. 4. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
24. "1928 - LATE COUNTRY NEWS:". The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924). 12 October 1928. p. 6. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
25. "1928 - Country News: Rokewood". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). 20 October 1928. p. 28. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
26. "1964 - Ballarat Teachers' College: Football Firsts Premiers". Victorian Collections. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
27. "2007 - LPFL medal for Begbie". The Courier newspaper. Lexton Plains FNL. 20 August 2007. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
28. Russell Middlemiss' obituary

External links

• Gameday website
• Rokewood-Corindhap FNC profile on AFL National