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The Ballarat Football & Netball League Inc was formed in 1893 and currently in 2009 have 11 senior football and netball clubs consisting of 33 football and 33 netball teams. Our clubs are:
Our junior competition is made up of 10 junior clubs consisting of 80 teams from U/10 through to U/16.5. Our junior clubs are:
Each week the Ballarat Football League has over 900 players participating in senior football, 300 netballers and approx 1,600 juniors playing football.
The Ballarat Football League has a long and proud history having won division 1 titles in the VCFL Country Championships in 1956, 81, 82, 83 & 86 and winning division 2 titles in 1991, 95, 01, 03 & 04.
The Ballarat Football League, after back to back wins in Division 2, were promoted to the Premier Division One in 2005, and after a fantastic campaign in Albury fell just short being Runners Up for the Division 1 title. Our Senior Netballers were also Runners Up, and our Under 18 footballers went 1 step further and were undefeated over the carnival, and were proclaimed Division 1 VCFL State Champions.
In 2008, our Interleague sides travelled to Shepparton in hope of claiming our first Division 1 title in 22 years. It was not to be with our senior footballers finishing third, our senior netballers fighting hard to finish third also, our U/18 footballers came in fourth and our U/18 netballers were runners up.
2009 saw the Ballarat Football Netball League host an Interleague match outside of Ballarat for the first time ever taking on the Bendigo Football Netball League at Maddingley Park in Bacchus Marsh.
Jim Gull (Daylesford) holds the league goal kicking record kicking an incredible 159 goals in 1961. Jim Gull was an icon in the Ballarat Football League winning the goal kicking award on 8 occasions.
Jarrod Edwards from the Redan FNC is current league Best & Fairest after becoming the only player in Ballarat Football & Netball League history to win the Henderson Medal four times. All in succession.
East Point FNC Full Forward Dan Jordan is the current Tony Lockett Medalist after securing the award for the forth consecutive year. Dan finished 2009 with 87 goals to his name adding a further 10 during the finals series to bring his tally to 97 for the year.
The Redan Football Netball Club are the current Ballarat Football Netball League Senior Football Premiers after winning their 5th Premiership in eight years. The Lake Wendouree Football Netball Club are the current Senior Netball Premiers after winning their third consecutive premiership in 2009.
Anybody wishing further information on the Ballarat Football League can contact the Ballarat Football League on 5333 1977 or aaron@ballaratfl.com.au or rod@ballaratfl.com.au.
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