Ararat & District Football Association
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| Sport | Australian rules football Netball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1922 |
| Ceased | 1999 |
| No. of teams | 6 |
| Country |  Australia |
| Confederation | AFL Victoria |
| Most titles | Trinity, St Andrews/Caledonians, Miners (10) |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
The Ararat & District Football Association was an Australian rules football League based around Ararat in Western Victoria.
The ADFA was the minor league in Ararat with clubs named after churches, mills and mines.[1] The competition was regarded as the minor league of the area, whilst the major club in town, the Ararat Football Club played in the Wimmera Football League.
This association was founded in 1922 and was re-figured and calibrated several times in its first ten years of existence.
- 1922 Ararat & District Junior Football Association
- 1927 Dobie Football Association
- 1928 Ararat Inter-church Football Association
- 1931 Ararat & District Football Association
Until the mid 1990s, the nine club league had six clubs drawing players out of Ararat and three clubs with predominantly Stawell based players. However, during the 90s there was a population decline in Ararat.[2] Aradale Mental Hospital was closed, alongside government bodies which supplied employment for the town, this forced clubs to merge due to low numbers.[3]
The league finished in 1999 which saw teams splitting into the Horsham & District Football League[4] and Mininera & District Football League.[5]
Final clubs
| Club | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Former League | Est. | Years in ADFA | ADFA Senior Premierships | Fate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Years | ||||||||
| Caledonians-Miners |  |
Saints | Ararat City Band Centre, Ararat | – | 1996 | 1996-1999 | 1 | 1999 | Became Ararat United and moved to Mininera & District FL in 2000 |
| Great Western |  |
Demons | Great Western Public Park Reserve, Great Western | SWFL | 1880s | 1922-1925, 1933–1949, 1953–1999 | 3 | 1963, 1972, 1983 | Moved to Horsham & District FL in 2000 |
| Moyston |  |
Tigers | Moyston Recreation Reserve, Moyston | – | 1890 | 1922-1999 | 5 | 1967, 1968, 1969, 1990, 1991 | Merged with Willaura to form Moyston-Willaura in Mininera & District FL |
| Prestige-Trinity |  |
Dragons | Gordon Street Oval, Ararat | – | 1996 | 1996-1999 | 0 | - | Merged with St Marys to form Ararat Eagles in Horsham & District FL in 2000 |
| St Marys (CYMS 1934-35) |  |
Kangaroos | Alexandra Oval, Ararat | – | 1920s | 1928-1935, 1938-1999 | 9 | 1928, 1946, 1952, 1953, 1970, 1971, 1992, 1997, 1998 | Merged with Prestige-Trinity to form Ararat Eagles in Horsham & District FL in 2000 |
| Swifts |  |
Baggies | North Park, Stawell | SWFL | 1913 | 1970-1999 | 5 | 1977, 1989, 1993, 1994 | Moved to Horsham & District FL in 2000 |
Previous clubs
| Club | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Former League | Est. | Years in ADFA | ADFA Senior Premierships | Fate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Years | ||||||||
| Ararat Ex Students | – | 1945 | 1945-1946 | 0 | - | Folded in 1947 | |||
| Ararat Juniors | 1922 | 1 | 1922 | Folded in 1922 | |||||
| Ararat Imperials | 1923-1927 | 2 | 1923, 1924 | Folded in 1927 | |||||
| Armstrong | – | 1923 | 0 | - | Folded after 1923 season | ||||
| Buangor |  (1946-65) |
Ramblers | Des Brennan Park, Buangor | RFA | 1900s | 1927, 1931, 1937, 1946–1965 | 0 | - | Returned to Ripon FA in 1928 and 1938. Recess after 1931 season. Folded in 1966 |
| Caledonians (St Andrews 1928-55) | |
Demons | Ararat City Band Centre, Ararat | – | 1928-1995 | 10 | 1931, 1933, 1950, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1975, 1985, 1986, 1987 | Merged with Miners to form Miners-Caledonians in 1996 | |
| Cathcart | 1922-1926 | 0 | - | Folded after 1926 season | |||||
| Dobie | Dobie Recreation Reserve, Dobie | BDFA | 1927, 1930 | 1 | 1927 | 1928-29 unknown, folded after 1930 season | |||
| Elmhurst | Elmhurst Recreation Reserve, Elmhurst | LFL | 1900s | 1949-1950 | 0 | - | Folded in 1951 | ||
| Glenorchy | Glenorchy Recreation Reserve, Glenorchy | SWFL | 1970-1972, 1976 | 0 | - | Recess between 1973-75. Folded after 1976 season | |||
| Halls Gap |  |
Halls Gap Recreation Reserve, Halls Gap | SWFL | 1952 | 1970-1975 | 0 | - | Folded in 1976 | |
| Joel | Rovers | SWFL | 1890s | 1939-1940 | 1 | 1939 | Folded in 1941 | ||
| Lake Bolac |  |
Bombers | Lake Bolac Recreation Reserve, Lake Bolac | WFA | 1880s | 1926 | 0 | - | Moved to Willaura & District FA in 1927 |
| Landsborough |  |
Burras | Landsborough Recreation Reserve, Landsborough | LFL | 1937-1939, 1950-1952, 1957–1964 | 2 | 1960, 1961 | Returned to Lexton FL in 1965 | |
| Maroona | Maroona Recreation Reserve, Maroona | 1922-1924 | 0 | - | Folded after 1924 season | ||||
| Miners (Methodists 1928-72) | .svg) |
Miners | Kokoda Park, Ararat | – | 1928-1995 | 10 | 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1949, 1958, 1959, 1973, 1974, 1976 | Merged with Caledonians to form Caledonians-Miners in 1996 | |
| Prestige |  |
Maroona Recreation Reserve, Maroona | – | 1945 | 1946-1995 | 4 | 1951, 1956, 1966, 1988 | Merged with Trinity to form Prestige-Trinity in 1996 | |
| Trinity (Church of England 1925-30) |  |
Bulldogs | Gordon Street Oval, Ararat | – | 1925 | 1925-1995 | 10 | 1929, 1930, 1932, 1936, 1947, 1948, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1979 | Merged with Prestige to form Prestige-Trinity in 1996 |
| Warrak |  |
Warrak Recreation Reserve, Warrak | 1931-1937 | 0 | - | Folded in 1937 | |||
| Warriors | .svg) |
Warriors | North Park, Stawell | SWFL | 1890s | 1970-1997 | 8 | 1940, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1995, 1996 | Absorbed by Stawell in the Wimmera FL in 1998 |
| Willaura | |
Saints | Willaura Recreation Reserve, Willaura | WFA | 1900s | 1925-1926 | 2 | 1926, 1927 | Moved to Mininera & District FL in 1927 |
Association Football Records
| Record | Details | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highest Score | 414 Points | St Marys.65.24.414 (v Moyston 3.0.18) | 1998 |
| Most Goals in a Match | 27 Goals | Geoff LePoidevin - St Marys (v Moyston) | 1998 |
| Most Goals in a Season | 155 Goals | Danny Aldersea – Caledonians FC | 1975 |
| Most Consecutive Premierships | 3 | Moyston FC | 1967–1969 |
| Warriors FC | 1980–1982 | ||
| Caledonians | 1985–1987 | ||
| Most Consecutive Wins | 38 Wins | Swifts FC | 1993–1995 |
| Most Consecutive Losses | 56 Losses | Moyston | 1996–1999 |