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.
| Colours | Club | Nickname | Home Ground | Est. | Joined | Premierships won | Premiership years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ballan | Blues | Ballan Recreation Reserve, Ballan | 1885 | 1979 | 2 | 1980, 1981 |
 | Beaufort | Crows | Goldfields Recreation Reserve, Beaufort | 1880 | 1994 | 3 | 1995, 1996, 2018 |
 | Bungaree | Demons | Bungaree Recreation Reserve, Bungaree | 1904 | 1979 | 2 | 1991, 2014 |
 | Buninyong | Bombers | Buninyong Recreation Reserve, Buninyong | 1875 | 1979 | 1 | 2002 |
 | Carngham Linton | Saints | Carngham Recreation Reserve, Snake Valley | 1969 | 2011 | 0 | – |
 | Clunes | Magpies | Ligar Street Reserve, Clunes | 1869 | 1979 | 3 | 1979, 1993, 1997 |
 | Creswick | Wickers | Doug Lindsay Reserve, Creswick | 1886 | 1979 | 1 | 1987 |
 | Daylesford | Bulldogs | Victoria Park, Daylesford | 1877 | 2006 | 3 | 2007, 2009, 2012 |
 | Dunnstown | Towners | Dunnstown Recreation Reserve, Dunnstown | 1894 | 1979 | 3 | 1994, 1998, 1999 |
 | Gordon | Eagles | Gordon Recreation Reserve, Gordon | 1962 | 1979 | 3 | 1988, 2022, 2023 |
 | Hepburn | Burras | Hepburn Recreation Reserve, Hepburn | 1919 | 1979 | 9 | 1985, 1986, 1989, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2017 |
 | Learmonth | Lakies | Learmonth Recreation Reserve, Learmonth | 1889 | 1979 | 0 | – |
 | Newlyn | Cats | Newlyn Recreation Reserve, Newlyn | 1900 | 1979 | 2 | 1992, 2003 |
 | Rokewood Corindhap | Grasshoppers | Rokewood Recreation Reserve, Rokewood | 1932 | 2011 | 0 | – |
 | Skipton | Emus | Skipton Recreation Reserve, Skipton | 1873 | 2011 | 0 | – |
 | Springbank | Tigers | Wallace Recreation Reserve, Wallace | 1925 | 1979 | 5 | 1990, 2000, 2001, 2015, 2016 |
 | Waubra | Roos | Waubra Recreation Reserve, Waubra | 1910 | 1979 | 4 | 1982, 2006, 2011, 2019 |
| Colours | Club | Nickname | Home Ground | Est. | Years | Premierships won | Premiership years | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Darley | Devils | Darley Park, Darley | 1919 | 1979–1985 | 1 | 1984 | Moved to Riddell District Football Netball League following 1985 season, now in Ballarat Football League |
 | Korweinguboora | Korweinguboora Recreation Reserve, Spargo Creek | 1920s | 1979–1981 | 0 | – | Folded in 1982 | |
 | Smythesdale (formerly Illabarook) | Bulldogs | Smythesdale Recreation Reserve, Smythesdale | 1925 | 2011–2018 | 0 | – | Entered recess following 2018 season |
 | Wendouree | C.E. Brown Reserve, Wendouree | 1920s | 1979–1994 | 1 | 1983 | Merged with Ballarat YCW to form Lake Wendouree in Ballarat Football League following 1994 season |
| Records | |
|---|---|
| Highest Score | 436 – Gordon 69.22.436 (Smythesdale 1.1.7) – 2015 |
| Most goals in a game | 22 – Paul McMahon – Springbank vs 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
| Minor Premiers
|
Wooden Spoon
| |
| 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 | |||||||||
Kingston is a small town and locality of 19.07km2 in the rural Shire of Hepburn in Victoria, Australia, located just off the Midland Highway about 10 kilometres distance from Creswick, and is about 20 km from Daylesford. Kingston's post code is 3364.
The Division of Ballarat is an Australian electoral division in the state of Victoria. The division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the original 65 divisions to be contested at the first federal election. It was named for the provincial city of the same name by Scottish squatter Archibald Yuille, who established the first settlement − his sheep run called Ballaarat − in 1837, with the name derived from a local Wathawurrung word for the area, balla arat, thought to mean "resting place".
Ballarat East was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria. Prior to its abolition, it was a 3,323 km² part-urban and part-rural electorate covering areas to the east of the regional centre of Ballarat. It included the Ballarat suburbs of Ballarat East, Bakery Hill, Golden Point, Eureka, Canadian, Mount Pleasant, Mount Clear, Mount Helen and Warrenheip, and the rural towns of Ballan, Buninyong, Bungaree, Creswick, Daylesford, Dunnstown, Hepburn Springs, Kyneton, Lal Lal, Malmsbury, Meredith and Steiglitz. The electorate had a population of 54,127 as of the 2006 census, with 40,578 enrolled electors at the 2010 state election.
Ballarat railway station is located on the Serviceton line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the city of Ballarat, and opened on 11 April 1862 as Ballarat West. It was renamed Ballarat in 1865.
Ballan is a small town in Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 census, Ballan had a population of 3,392.
Ballan railway station is located on the Serviceton line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Ballan, and it opened on 22 December 1886.
Newlyn is a town in the Shire of Hepburn, in Victoria, Australia. It is situated on the Midland Highway between Creswick and Daylesford. At the 2021 census, Newlyn had a population of 136.
The Goldfields region of Victoria is a region commonly used but typically defined in both historical geography and tourism geography. The region is also known as the Victorian Golden Triangle.
The Beaufort Football Netball Club is an Australian rules football and netball club from Beaufort which competes in the Central Highlands Football League. They previously played in the Ballarat Football League and Lexton Football League.
The Bungaree Football & Netball Club is an Australian rules football and netball club from Bungaree, Victoria which competes in the Central Highlands Football League. The Demons are one of the founding members of the CHFL and most widely recognised through their best export, former St Kilda captain, Victorian representative and media personality Danny Frawley. The Demons play their home games at the Bungaree Recreation Reserve which underwent a full redevelopment in 2012, with the changeroom facility being named the Danny Frawley Pavilion.
The Skipton Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Emus, are an Australian rules football and netball club based in the town of Skipton, Victoria, currently playing in the Central Highlands Football League.
The Hepburn Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Burras, is an Australian rules football and netball club that plays in the town of Hepburn Springs, Victoria and plays in the Central Highlands Football League. The colours of the club are red and blue.
The Creswick Football Netball Club is an Australian rules football and netball club that plays in the Central Highlands Football League and is based in the town of Creswick, Victoria.
The Learmonth Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Lakies, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the town of Learmonth, Victoria. The club's colours are yellow and blue and play in the Central Highlands Football League.
The Clunes Football Netball Club is an Australian rules football and Netball club that are based in the former goldrush town of Clunes, Victoria. The footballers play in the Central Highlands Football League and the netballers play in the Central Highlands Netball League, while both leagues are separate entities they are synchronise with each other for the fixtures and finals.
Springbank Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Tigers, is an Australian rules football team based in the Central Highlands district of Victoria in the small town of Springbank. The club plays in the Central Highlands Football League.
The Waubra Football Netball Club Inc, nicknamed Kangaroos, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the town of Waubra, Victoria. The team currently plays in the Central Highlands Football League.
The Newlyn Football Netball Club is an Australian rules football and netball club from Newlyn, Victoria which competes in the Central Highlands Football League. The Cats are one of the founding members of the CHFL.
