Ballarat Football League

Ballarat Football League

General Information
Founded	1893
Records
Highest Score	327 - Melton South 50.27.327 (v Redan 1.2.8) - 1998
Most goals in a game	22 – Milton McIntyre – South Ballarat (v C.Y.M.S) – 1938
Most goals in a season	159 - Jim Gull - Daylesford - 1961
Most wins in a row	49 – North Ballarat – 1991-1993
Most losses in a row	69 - Redan – 1995-1999
Most premierships in a row	5 - North Ballarat 1982-1986

The Ballarat Football League (BFL) is an Australian rules football competition that operates in the Ballarat region of Victoria, Australia. The competition formed in 1893 as the Ballarat Football Association and was renamed Ballarat Football League in 1908 and was briefly known as the Ballarat-Wimmera Football League between 1934 and 1936.^[1]

The league features 11 senior clubs. North Ballarat City Football Club joined the league in 2008 season raising the number of teams to 11. North Ballarat City previously played in the Bendigo Football League for the previous two seasons prior to joining. The BFL is also a strong league for grass roots football with 10 junior clubs consisting of 63 teams from U/10 through to U/16.5 (Ballarat, Bacchus Marsh, Darley, East Ballarat, Golden Point, Lake Wendouree, Mount Clear, North Ballarat, Redan and Sebastopol).^[2]

The Ballarat Football League season normally commences in early April with the regular season matches finishing in August. Upon Daylesford's withdrawal from the competition at the end of the 2005 season competing clubs played the opposition clubs twice in the regular season, once at home, once away. This reverted upon North City's admission to the competition in 2008. The finals series is conducted in September with the Grand Final to decide the premiers for season held at the Eastern Oval. The match regularly attracts crowds in excess of 5000 people.

Being the major Australian Rules competition in the region, the BFL receives substantial media coverage with match reports in Ballarat daily newspaper The Courier as well as match radio coverage on radio stations 979fm and Apple FM via the program BFL Game of the Round.

Current Clubs

Jumper	Club	Nickname	Commenced	BFL premierships[3]	Website
	Ballarat	Swans	1893	1897-98, 1908, 1923, 1928, 1930, 1932–33, 1940, 1943–44, 1951, 1954–55, 1962, 1971, 1988, 2008
	Bacchus Marsh	Cobras	1978	2016
	Darley	Devils	1997	2015
	East Point	Kangaroos	2001	-
	Lake Wendouree	Lakers	1995	2010	Official Site
	Melton	Bloods	1997	2000-01, 2005	Official Site
Blue and White	Melton South	Panthers	1997	-
	North Ballarat City	Roosters	1960	(as North Ballarat) 1963, 1970, 1973, 1978-9, 1982-83-84-85-86, 1991–92, 1994-95-96; (as North Ballarat City) 2013-14
	Redan	Lions	1944	1946, 1952, 1975-76-77, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2009, 2011	Official Site
	Sebastopol	Burras	1978	-
	Sunbury	Lions	1997	1997-98-99, 2004, 2012	Official Site

Current CEO

The Chief Executive Officer of the BFL is Rod Ward. Ward is a former BFL player with the Darley Football Club, later becoming Secretary of the club. Prior to his appointment to CEO's role in 2002, Ward worked for the Victorian Country Football League, the organisation that oversees the sport in country Victoria. The headquarters of the league, Saxon House, is located at the City Oval in Ballarat.

Former Clubs

• Army Football Club
• Ararat Football Club
• Ballarat Imperials Football Club
• Beaufort Football Club
• Daylesford Football Club
• East Ballarat Football Club (merged with Golden Point to become East Point)
• Geelong West Football Club
• Golden Point Football Club (merged with East Ballarat to become East Point)
• Learmonth-Waubra Football Club
• Maddingley Football Club
• Maryborough Football Club
• Military Hospital Football Club
• North Ballarat Football Club
• RAAF Football Club
• Smeaton Football Club
• Waubra Football Club
• Wendouree Football Club

Premiers

Henderson Medalists

Season	Player	Club
2016	Ben Taylor	Lake Wendouree
2015	Steven Kennedy	Darley
2014	Shane Hutchinson	Ballarat
2013	Jake Edwards	Darley
2012	Jason McNamara	North Ballarat
2011	Jason McNamara	North Ballarat
2010	Paul McMahon	Lake Wendouree
2009	Jarrod Edwards	Redan
2008	Jarrod Edwards	Redan
2007	Jarrod Edwards	Redan
2006	Jarrod Edwards Dan Jordan	Redan East Point
2005	Ben Jordan	East Point
2004	Jason Watkins	Melton South
2003	Justin Lewis	Sunbury
2002	Matthew Sutton Scott Winduss	Melton South Daylesford
2001	Scott Winduss	Daylesford
2000	Darren Stanley	Melton
1999	Shayne Ward Haami Williams	Darley Sunbury
1998	Darren Stanley Leigh Trethowan	Melton South Golden Point
1997	Wayne Cracknell	Bacchus Marsh
1996	Tim Beacham Glen Wilkins	Daylesford Sebastopol
1995	Greg Cox	Golden Point
1994	Michael Smith	Redan
1993	Michael Smith	Redan
1992	Michael Phyland	Redan
1991	Geoff MacIlwain	Maryborough
1990	Geoff Macilwain	Maryborough
1989	Terry Hourigan	Daylesford
1988	Alister Ford	East Ballarat
1987	Peter Kiel	Golden Point
1986	Carl Symons	Golden Point
1985	Don Discher Terry Love	Ballarat Daylesford
1984	Brendan Mason	East Ballarat
1983	John Schultz	Daylesford
1982	Rod Fehring	Maryborough
1981	Greg Packham	Redan
1980	Peter Kiel	Golden Point
1979	Alan Lynch Terry Howard	Beaufort Sebastopol
1978	Stuart Atkin	Beaufort
1977	Don Discher	Ballarat
1976	David Jenkins	Redan
1975	Mark White	Golden Point
1974	Brendan Mahar	Ballarat
1973	Mal Henderson	North Ballarat
1972	Peter Merriman	Ballarat
1971	Colin Elliott	Maryborough
1970	Murray Knight	Beaufort
1969	Kevin Coleman	Maryborough
1968	David Norman	Beaufort
1967	L. Henrikson	Beaufort
1966	Charlie Marendaz	Daylesford
1965	Ted Lovett	North Ballarat
1964	Lance Behan	East Ballarat
1963	Ted Lovett	North Ballarat
1962	Garry Fenton	Golden Point
1961	Brian Coleman	Maryborough
1960	David Norman	North Ballarat
1959	Ian Gordon	Golden Point
1958	Bill James	Geelong West
1957	Bill McKenzie	Redan
1956	Brian Clegg	Geelong West
1955	Graham Willey	Redan
1954	Vic Bodsworth	Daylesford

2001 Ladder

Ballarat FL	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts
Melton	13	2	3	0	1740	1157	150.39%	60
Melton South	12	1	5	0	1428	1136	125.70%	52
Bacchus Marsh	11	2	4	1	1717	1351	127.09%	54
Sunbury	11	2	5	0	1586	1086	146.04%	52
Darley	12	1	5	0	1558	1273	122.39%	52
Daylesford	10	2	6	0	1561	1219	128.06%	48
Lake Wendouree	10	1	7	0	1538	1427	107.78%	44
Ballarat	4	2	11	1	1075	1502	71.57%	26
Redan	5	1	12	0	1195	1457	82.02%	24
East Point	1	2	15	0	1008	2007	50.22%	12
Sebastapol	0	2	16	0	1006	1797	55.98%	8

FINALS

Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Elimination	Darley	21	8	134	Sunbury	15	13	103
Elimination	Daylesford	19	15	129	Bacchus Marsh	9	3	57
Qualifying	Melton South	17	9	111	Melton	14	16	100
1st Semi	Melton	4	10	34	Daylesford	2	2	14
2nd Semi	Melton South	17	11	113	Darley	12	8	80
Preliminary	Melton	16	10	106	Darley	12	7	79
Grand	Melton	25	15	165	Melton South	3	9	27

2002 Ladder

Ballarat FL	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts
Sunbury	13	1	4	0	1886	1169	161.33%	56
Melton South	13	1	4	0	1927	1212	158.99%	56
Redan	12	2	4	0	1480	1106	133.82%	56
Daylesford	12	1	5	0	1713	1254	136.60%	52
Darley	11	2	5	0	1668	1413	118.05%	52
Melton	9	2	7	0	1507	1451	103.86%	44
Sebastapol	7	2	9	0	1416	1687	83.94%	36
Bacchus Marsh	6	2	10	0	1519	1626	93.42%	32
Lake Wendouree	3	2	13	0	1083	1579	68.59%	20
Ballarat	3	1	14	0	1084	1837	59.01%	16
East Point	1	2	15	0	953	1902	50.11%	12

FINALS

Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Elimination	Redan	17	15	117	Melton	7	13	55
Elimination	Darley	23	19	157	Daylesford	15	4	94
Qualifying	Sunbury	15	14	104	Melton South	13	11	89
1st Semi	Darley	14	7	91	Melton South	4	9	33
2nd Semi	Sunbury	12	8	80	Redan	9	10	64
Preliminary	Redan	17	17	119	Darley	9	10	64
Grand	Redan	16	14	110	Sunbury	6	15	51

2003 Ladder

Ballarat FL	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts
Sunbury	16	1	1	0	2211	1022	216.34%	68
Melton South	12	2	4	0	1937	1191	162.64%	56
Redan	12	2	4	0	1580	974	162.22%	56
Lake Wendouree	12	2	4	0	1448	1127	128.48%	56
Daylesford	11	2	5	0	1783	1109	160.78%	52
Darley	11	2	5	0	1742	1230	141.63%	52
Ballarat	5	2	11	0	999	1665	60.00%	28
Melton	4	2	12	0	1317	1638	80.40%	24
Sebastapol	3	1	14	0	1045	1802	57.99%	16
East Point	2	1	15	0	1091	2090	52.20%	12
Bacchus Marsh	2	1	15	0	1070	2375	45.05%	12

FINALS

Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Elimination	Daylesford	15	13	103	Lake Wendouree	11	13	79
Elimination	Redan	17	9	111	Darley	12	15	87
Qualifying	Sunbury	7	19	61	Melton South	7	6	48
1st Semi	Darley	6	12	48	Melton South	5	7	37
2nd Semi	Redan	10	7	67	Sunbury	7	13	55
Preliminary	Sunbury	14	17	101	Daylesford	12	18	90
Grand	Redan	16	11	107	Sunbury	10	9	69

2004 Ladder

Ballarat FL	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts
Sunbury	16	1	1	0	2114	1044	202.49%	68
Redan	12	1	4	1	1662	958	173.49%	54
Darley	10	2	6	0	1586	1206	131.51%	48
Daylsford	10	2	6	0	1385	1101	125.79%	48
Lake Wendouree	9	2	7	0	1238	1007	122.94%	44
East Point	9	2	7	0	1183	1261	93.81%	44
Melton	9	1	7	1	1460	1255	116.33%	42
Melton South	6	2	10	0	1046	1284	81.46%	32
Bacchus Marsh	5	1	12	0	1167	1852	63.01%	24
Ballarat	3	2	13	0	989	1559	63.44%	20
Sebastapol	0	2	16	0	641	1944	32.97%	8

FINALS

Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Elimination	Lake Wendouree	10	10	70	Daylesford	7	11	53
Elimination	Darley	14	14	98	East Point	8	19	67
Qualifying	Redan	18	10	118	Sunbury	11	13	79
1st Semi	Sunbury	23	13	151	Lake Wendouree	14	10	94
2nd Semi	Redan	20	1	121	Darley	11	4	70
Preliminary	Sunbury	10	9	69	Darley	7	4	46
Grand	Sunbury	14	14	98	Redan	11	7	73

2005 Ladder

Ballarat FL	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts
Sunbury	15	2	0	1	2302	1146	200.87%	70
Redan	11	2	5	0	1581	1101	143.60%	52
Melton South	11	2	5	0	1657	1353	122.47%	52
Melton	10	2	6	0	1660	1284	129.28%	48
Lake Wendouree	10	2	6	0	1710	1338	127.80%	48
Darley	10	2	6	0	1776	1459	121.73%	48
East Point	10	2	6	0	1764	1502	117.44%	48
Daylsford	5	2	10	1	1204	1339	89.92%	30
Ballarat	2	2	14	0	1143	1728	66.15%	16
Sebastapol	2	2	14	0	822	2194	37.47%	16
Bacchus Marsh	1	2	15	0	1088	2263	48.08%	12

FINALS

Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Elimination	Melton	19	9	123	Lake Wendouree	9	14	68
Elimination	Darley	12	7	79	Melton South	9	9	63
Qualifying	Sunbury	17	5	107	Redan	11	13	79
1st Semi	Redan	14	12	96	Darley	11	6	72
2nd Semi	Sunbury	18	12	120	Melton	13	13	91
Preliminary	Melton	27	2	164	Redan	21	9	135
Grand	Melton	16	19	115	Sunbury	12	12	84

2006 Ladder

Ballarat FL	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts
East Point	17	0	1	0	2736	1000	273.60%	68
Redan	14	0	4	0	2192	1240	176.77%	56
Melton	13	0	4	1	2181	1819	119.90%	54
Sunbury	11	0	7	0	2355	1660	141.87%	44
Darley	10	0	8	0	2008	1674	119.95%	40
Ballarat	9	0	9	0	1837	1895	96.94%	36
Lake Wendouree	7	0	11	0	1567	1996	78.51%	28
Sebastapol	4	0	14	0	1450	2195	66.06%	16
Melton South	3	0	14	1	1443	2356	61.25%	14
Bacchus Marsh	1	0	17	0	1111	3045	36.49%	4

FINALS

Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Elimination	Ballarat	13	15	93	Melton	12	11	83
Elimination	Darley	18	15	123	Sunbury	17	13	115
Qualifying	Redan	21	10	136	East Point	19	19	133
1st Semi	East Point	17	11	113	Ballarat	13	11	89
2nd Semi	Redan	25	22	172	Darley	14	13	97
Preliminary	East Point	27	2	164	Darley	21	9	135
Grand	Redan	20	17	137	E Point	17	16	118

2007 Ladder

Ballarat FL	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts
East Point	16	0	2	0	2132	1037	205.59%	64
Sunbury	16	0	2	0	1903	991	192.03%	64
Redan	13	0	5	0	1883	1134	166.05%	52
Ballarat	12	0	5	1	1767	1111	159.05%	50
Melton South	10	0	7	1	1685	1670	100.90%	42
Melton	8	0	10	0	1460	1757	83.10%	32
Lake Wendouree	5	0	13	0	1282	1919	66.81%	20
Darley	4	0	14	0	1200	1895	63.32%	16
Sebastapol	3	0	15	0	1144	1874	61.05%	12
Bacchus Marsh	2	0	16	0	1079	2147	50.26%	8

FINALS

Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Elimination	Ballarat	14	19	103	Melton South	15	3	93
Elimination	Redan	14	19	103	Melton	13	7	85
Qualifying	Sunbury	14	10	94	East Point	12	11	83
1st Semi	Balllarat	15	8	98	East Point	10	10	70
2nd Semi	Redan	14	17	101	Sunbury	13	9	87
Preliminary	Sunbury	18	10	118	Balllarat	7	11	53
Grand	Redan	18	15	123	Sunbury	16	9	105

2008 Ladder

Ballarat FL	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts
Darley	15	2	1	0	1713	1067	160.54%	68
East Point	12	2	4	0	1729	1180	146.53%	56
Sunbury	11	2	5	0	1334	1246	107.06%	52
Ballarat	9	2	7	0	1553	1105	140.54%	44
Melton South	9	2	7	0	1620	1286	125.97%	44
Lake Wendouree	8	2	8	0	1310	1186	110.46%	40
Redan	7	2	9	0	1479	1261	117.29%	36
Bacchus Marsh	6	2	10	0	1332	1814	73.43%	32
Melton	6	2	10	0	1224	1729	70.79%	32
North Ballarat City	4	2	12	0	1166	1596	73.06%	24
Sebastapol	1	2	15	0	973	1963	49.57%	12

FINALS

Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Elimination	Ballarat	18	16	124	Melton South	9	4	58
Elimination	Lake Wendouree	14	12	96	Sunbury	10	9	69
Qualifying	Darley	16	11	107	East Point	11	10	76
1st Semi	East Point	17	14	116	Lake Wendouree	13	11	89
2nd Semi	Darley	16	9	105	Ballarat	12	16	88
Preliminary	Ballarat	14	7	91	East Point	11	10	76
Grand	Ballarat	13	7	85	Darley	10	20	80

2009 Ladder

Ballarat FL	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts
Redan	13	2	3	0	1737	1013	171.47%	60
Darley	13	2	3	0	1642	1055	155.64%	60
East Point	13	2	3	0	1657	1249	132.67%	60
Lake Wendouree	12	2	4	0	1662	1160	143.28%	56
Sunbury	11	2	5	0	1798	1167	154.07%	52
Ballarat	9	2	7	0	1502	1147	130.95%	44
Melton South	6	2	10	0	1456	1694	85.95%	32
North Ballarat City	4	2	12	0	1173	1646	71.26%	24
Melton	4	2	12	0	1005	1668	60.25%	24
Bacchus Marsh	2	2	14	0	1116	1836	60.78%	16
Sebastapol	1	2	15	0	905	2018	44.85%	12

FINALS

Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Elimination	Lake Wendouree	12	13	85	Sunbury	8	6	54
Elimination	East Point	7	7	49	Ballarat	5	8	38
Qualifying	Redan	11	2	68	Darley	7	5	47
1st Semi	Lake Wendouree	12	13	85	Darley	8	5	53
2nd Semi	East Point	16	5	101	Redan	14	11	95
Preliminary	Redan	14	11	95	Lake Wendouree	11	9	75
Grand	Redan	13	13	91	East Point	6	12	48

2010 Ladder

Ballarat FL	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts
Sunbury	15	2	1	0	1735	884	196.27%	68
Lake Wendouree	13	2	2	1	1523	1076	141.54%	62
Ballarat	13	2	3	0	1885	877	214.94%	60
Redan	12	2	3	1	1654	920	179.78%	58
Darley	8	2	8	0	1388	1305	106.36%	40
East Point	8	2	8	0	1387	1314	105.56%	40
Melton South	5	2	11	0	1184	1468	80.65%	28
Melton	5	2	11	0	1091	1733	62.95%	28
North Ballarat City	4	2	12	0	1025	1394	73.53%	24
Sebastapol	2	2	14	0	907	1808	50.17%	16
Bacchus Marsh	2	2	14	0	798	1798	44.38%	16

FINALS

Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Elimination	Ballarat	9	14	68	East Point	6	11	47
Elimination	Redan	17	9	111	Darley	14	11	95
Qualifying	Lake Wendouree	16	9	105	Sunbury	12	12	84
1st Semi	Redan	9	11	65	Sunbury	8	9	57
2nd Semi	Lake Wendouree	8	7	55	Ballarat	2	12	24
Preliminary	Ballarat	14	14	98	Redan	7	13	55
Grand	Lake Wendouree	18	9	117	Ballarat	9	8	62

2011 Ladder

Ballarat FL	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts
Sunbury	15	2	1	0	2021	909	222.33%	68
Lake Wendouree	12	2	4	0	1544	1039	148.60%	56
North Ballarat City	11	2	5	0	1291	965	133.78%	52
Redan	11	2	5	0	1669	1248	133.73%	52
Melton South	10	2	6	0	1390	1459	95.27%	48
Ballarat	9	2	7	0	1563	1148	136.15%	44
East Point	9	2	7	0	1366	1283	106.47%	44
Bacchus Marsh	5	2	11	0	1371	1412	97.10%	28
Melton	3	2	13	0	1022	1715	59.59%	20
Sebastapol	3	2	13	0	1022	1869	54.68%	20
Darley	0	2	16	0	949	2161	43.91%	8

FINALS

Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Elimination	Redan	16	13	109	Ballarat	10	7	67
Elimination	North Ballarat City	18	13	121	Melton South	8	6	54
Qualifying	Sunbury	13	12	90	Lake Wendouree	10	7	67
1st Semi	North Ballarat City	13	14	92	Lake Wendouree	6	7	43
2nd Semi	Redan	18	19	127	Sunbury	13	8	86
Preliminary	Sunbury	18	11	119	North Ballarat City	11	14	80
Grand	Redan	17	12	114	Sunbury	17	10	112

2012 Ladder

Ballarat FL	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts
Redan	15	2	1	0	1619	982	164.87%	68
Sunbury	13	2	3	0	1505	909	165.57%	60
East Point	12	2	4	0	1773	1385	128.01%	56
Darley	11	2	5	0	1306	1109	117.76%	52
North Ballarat City	10	2	6	0	1323	846	156.38%	48
Ballarat	9	2	7	0	1364	1247	109.38%	44
Melton South	6	2	10	0	1412	1412	100.00%	32
Bacchus Marsh	5	2	11	0	1079	1464	73.70%	28
Lake Wendouree	3	2	13	0	959	1525	62.89%	20
Melton	3	2	13	0	1052	1673	62.88%	20
Sebastapol	1	2	15	0	947	1787	52.99%	12

FINALS

Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Elimination	East Point	17	17	119	Ballarat	13	13	91
Elimination	North Ballarat City	23	9	147	Darley	13	8	86
Qualifying	Sunbury	13	18	96	Redan	8	13	61
1st Semi	Redan	13	13	91	North Ballarat City	12	10	82
2nd Semi	Sunbury	19	16	130	East Point	8	13	61
Preliminary	Redan	23	10	148	East Point	15	10	100
Grand	Sunbury	23	17	155	Redan	15	8	98

References

External links

• Official Ballarat Football League website

Book

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