Reporter District Football Association Explained
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Sport: | Australian rules football |
Country: | Australia |
Founded: | 1903 |
The Reporter District Football Association (RDFA), also known simply simply as the Reporter Football Association (RFA), was an Australian rules football competition based around the Melbourne suburb of Box Hill.[1] [2]
History
The RDFA was formed in 1903 by EFG Hodges, the proprietor of the "Reporter" newspaper. Six clubs − Bayswater, Box Hill, Canterbury, Ferntree Gully, Mitcham and Ringwood − participated in the inaugural season.[3] Mitcham were the inaugural premiers after defeating Box Hill in the grand final, after both club finished the season with an equal win-loss record.[3]
In 1928, the RDFA was absorbed into the Ringwood District Football League, which eventually became part of the present-day Eastern Football Netball League (EFNL).[3]
The competition was also known as the Box Hill Reporter District Football Association (BHRDFA) or the Box Hill Reporter District Football League (BHRDFL or RDFL).[4] [5] [6]
Notes and References
- Web site: "REPORTER" FOOTBALL COMPETITION . Trove . The Reporter . 21 September 2024 . 7 . 3 July 1908.
- Web site: "Reporter" Football Association . Trove . Box Hill Reporter . 21 September 2024 . 4 . 5 March 1926.
- Web site: Box Hill Reporter District Football League / Reporter District Football League (Vic) . Footypedia . 21 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240921082922/http://www.footypedia.info/00000392.htm . 21 September 2024.
- Web site: Blackburn Football Club Honour Board . Blackburn Football Club . 21 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240409061537/https://blackburnfc.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/BFC-2023-Honour-Boards-mens-footy.pdf . 9 April 2024.
- Web site: 1919 BHRDFL Division 1 . GameDay . Mitcham Football Club . 21 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240921102621/https://websites.mygameday.app/club_info.cgi?client=0-722-12983-0-0&sID=407740&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=67583363 . 21 September 2024.
- Web site: Premierships . Mitcham Football Club . 21 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240921102641/https://mitchamfc.com.au/history-2/history/ . 21 September 2024.