Reporter District Football Association Explained

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

  1. Web site: "REPORTER" FOOTBALL COMPETITION . Trove . The Reporter . 21 September 2024 . 7 . 3 July 1908.
  2. Web site: "Reporter" Football Association . Trove . Box Hill Reporter . 21 September 2024 . 4 . 5 March 1926.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.