Riddell District Football Netball League
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Kyneton stay in flag race
A courageous Kyneton is still in the race for the Riddell League’s 2025 senior football premiership, coming from behind in the last quarter to eliminate third-placed Wallan on Sunday. It was Kyneton’s first finals win in 28 seasons, since the club’s grand final glory in 1997. Now the Tigers go to Woodend this Sunday to…
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Top team defeated in Riddell league netball
Eighth-placed Romsey caused a major upset by defeating top A-grade netball side Woodend-Hesket by 13 goals on Saturday. The Hawks were below full strength but found the inspired Redbacks had come to play despite missing the finals. Clearly disappointed after the 53-40 loss, Woodend-Hesket coach Ty Coppinger said her side had a week to “turn…
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What a season for Bombers women
What a season it has been for Riddell’s new women’s football teams in 2025. The Bombers have looked after the girls in both the senior and junior sides since day one, cheering them on, presenting some of the biggest crowds seen in women’s football in the RDFNL. As a team the senior women have exceeded…
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Cats v Riddell in grand final
The Riddell League’s 2025 women’s football grand final will be played at Gilbert Gordon Oval, Woodend, on Saturday. The participants are unbeaten flag favourite Macedon, aiming to repeat its epic win in 2024, and a remarkably improved first season side Riddell. Woodend-Hesket FNC president, Paul Podbury, said his club was pleased to be hosting the…
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Cats, Bombers in finals wins
Riddell League qualifying and elimination finals in the 2025 women’s football competition were played on Saturday afternoon. Undefeated flag favourite Macedon Cats led throughout against Lancefield to win the qualifying final by 41 points, and the steadily improving Riddell was in control throughout and eliminated Mt Alexander Falcons by 33 points. The Chris Nolan-coached Cats…
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Almost boilover of the season
Woodend-Hesket footballers went close to causing the boilover of the Riddell League season on Saturday as they led unbeaten top team Diggers Rest by 13 points going into the last quarter of a low-scoring affair. Desperate to retain top place, the home side threw everything at the Hawks and finished up with a 9.10 (64)…
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Blowouts in most games
The five senior footy matches in round 12 of the Riddell League on Saturday were all won by healthy margins. Fine conditions encouraged good football. In a strange match at Riddell, the Bombers trailed Kyneton at half-time, before taking complete control to win by 52 points. The first half was a battle of the defences,…
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Kyneton win — Bombers await
Kyneton’s defenders restricted neighbouring rivals Woodend-Hesket to just 10 scoring shots at the Showgrounds on Saturday. This paved the way for the Tigers’ seventh win of the season. Now Kyneton face a round 13 trip to Bomberland this weekend, with in-form opponent Riddell coming off a runaway 83-point victory over sixth-placed Macedon. The Bombers will…
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Netball, and footy for Mady
Riddell teenager Mady Brown has found a way to combine her undoubted netball skills with football this season, and juggling the two sports is a challenge she is enjoying. A home-grown Riddell product, Mady is a swift-moving mid-courter who often features among the Bombers’ A-grade netball best players. So why tackle football? And which is…
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Late rally crucial
With plenty at stake, Kyneton senior footballers rallied in the last quarter on Saturday to defeat Romsey by 18 points. The clash at the Showgrounds after the King’s Birthday weekend holiday was important to both sides as far as securing a favourable ladder position entering the finals. It’s a Final Six this season, and Kyneton…
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Transgender ban follows club’s threat
The Riddell District Football Netball League is in the spotlight for a gender dispute once again after its board removed two transgender athletes from its senior netball competition. League CEO Jordan Doyle sent an email to all clubs after Melton South Football Netball Club threatened to forfeit matches if two players competed. The email cited…
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Surprises in the RDFNL
With Kyneton, Riddell and Macedon all having byes, there seemed to be few chances for surprises in the four football matches in the Riddell League on Saturday. But surprises there were, in more ways than one. Woodend-Hesket recovered from kicking a meagre six goals against Romsey on May 16 to seven days later run riot…