Riddell District Football Netball League
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Bank bonanza for RDFNL
In a win-win outcome all round, the Riddell District Football Netball League has clinched a major new sponsorship deal with the Bendigo Bank, involving Community Bank outlets at Gisborne, Lancefield and Romsey, and other branches across the league’s wide area. “The RDFNL’s major focus is to reduce the cost for our clubs and participants and…
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Riddell League pulls the pin
The Riddell District Football Netball League has cancelled its 2021 season, but it has not yet been decided if premierships will be awarded. After weeks and months of competition changes and plans being altered to keep football and netball alive across the RDFNL, the death knell arrived with the state government’s announcement regarding a further…
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Finals at Romsey and Lancefield
The Riddell League has announced the return of football and netball competitions this weekend for all age groups.Finals arrangements have been changed: Lancefield and Romsey will host the senior semi-finals on Friday, September 24, and the Grand Final will be at Romsey on Sunday, October 3.The semi-finals will see 1 play 4 and 2 play…
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RDFNL chief hits out: ‘Stop abusing umpires’
Some of the abhorrent abuse directed at umpires by players, coaches, parents and spectators this season has been appalling, according to the Riddell League’s general manager Jordan Doyle. “If this ridiculous behaviour continues, football matches will not have umpires and our clubs will have to fill the void,” Doyle warned last week, calling for the…
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Riddell League footy, netball back
Bill West Riddell League senior football and netball will return this weekend after several weeks in limbo, and both players and spectators will be pleased to see normality return. The RDFNL has welcomed the state government’s announcement yesterday on the easing of lockdown restrictions to allow community sport for both seniors and juniors in metropolitan…
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Top spot showdown
Six rounds down, and 12 to go before the Riddell League finals. This Saturday’s match of the round is at Wallan, with top spot on the ladder at stake as unbeaten Riddell faces up to the super confident Magpies.Shockwaves went through finals contenders on Saturday as Wallan produced an awesome display to thrash former powerhouse…
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Hawks revive season
In a pulsating contest at Gilbert Gordon Reserve, a new-look Woodend-Hesket overhauled a gallant Macedon to win by five points on Saturday. The hard-fought match of the round victory effectively revives the Hawks’ season, with the win being their first against Macedon in 12 years. Such was the elation when the siren sounded, and in…
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Redbacks too good for improved Tigers
Romsey’s pressure and better ball usage eventually proved too much for an improving Lancefield on Saturday, but the Redbacks face a much tougher test at home to Riddell this weekend. Livewire key forward Jack Jedwab was a constant threat to the Tigers’ defenders, and his mobility, strong marking and long kicking produced eight goals for…
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League aims for independence
Woodend-Hesket Football Netball Club president Paul Podbury is enthusiastic about the Riddell League moving away from the AFL Goldfields hub and being self administered in 2021. At the weekend, Podbury elaborated on the benefits the club presidents and current league board members saw in being more independent. “The league wants to still be affiliated with…
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PREMIERS GONE: League unhappy with AFL Victoria
“The Riddell District Football Netball League is extremely disappointed with the decision of AFL Victoria given the timing, after requesting stability during a global pandemic.” This was the blunt reaction of RDFNL president Brenton Knott last week on learning AFL Victoria’s Objection Hearing Panel had dismissed the league’s objection to 2019 premiers Rupertswood transferring to…
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Riddell league scraps junior comps
Earlier today the Riddell District Football Netball League board, in conjunction with a majority of the league’s junior clubs, decided to cancel all of the junior competitions for 2020. News in the past 48 hours that COVID-19 community transmission cases had infiltrated two schools within the league’s southern boundaries hastened the league’s decision. The league’s…
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No senior season for RDFNL
The Riddell District Football Netball League has cancelled all senior football and netball matches for the 2020 season due to the impacts of COVID-19. In a statement made last night, the RDFNL’s Jordon Doyle wrote: “Please note that the RDFNL Board after speaking with our senior club presidents has tonight decided to cancel the RDFNL…