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Maryborough Castlemaine District Football Netball League

The Maryborough Castlemaine District Football Netball League is an Australian rules football league based in central Victoria. This is a minor league with clubs coming from towns near the regional centres of Maryborough, and Castlemaine.

Maryborough Castlemaine District Football Netball League
First season1907
CountryAustralia
Related
competitions		LVFL
BFL
CHFL

History edit

The Maryborough District Football League was formed prior to 1914. It absorbed a number of clubs from the Castlemaine District Football League, when that competition ceased in 1952. Other clubs from the Castlemaine District Football League moved to the Bendigo District Football Association.

The name was changed to Maryborough Castlemaine District Football League in 1982.

In 2011 the league admitted 4 clubs from the Lexton Plains Football League that had gone into recess.

The highest ever score in a senior game of Australian rules football was scored in this league in 1990, when Campbells Creek defeated Primrose 100.34 (634) to 3.0 (18).[1]

On 27 June 2015, Navarre defeated Royal Park to set a new record for most consecutive wins (31) in the Maryborough Castlemaine District Football League. Navarre's last loss was in the 2013 2nd Qualifying Final where Newstead won by 24 points.[2]

Clubs edit

Current Club Location edit

Current clubs edit

Jumper Club Nickname Region Years in competition No. of Premierships Premierships
 
 Avoca Bulldogs Pyrenees 2005– joined from Lexton Plains FL - -
 
 Campbells Creek Magpies Mount Alexander 1952– 1 1953
 
 Carisbrook Redbacks Central Goldfields 1919– 17 1925, 1929, 1949, 1950, 1954, 1960, 1964, 1970, 1976, 1980, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2017, 2018
 
 Dunolly Eagles Central Goldfields 1919–1981, 2004–, joined from Loddon Valley FL 11 1919, 1920, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1969
 
 Harcourt Lions Mount Alexander 1970–, joined from Bendigo Football Association 2 1971, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2022, 2023
 
 Lexton Tigers Pyrenees 2011–, joined from Lexton Plains FL - -
 
 Maldon Bombers Mount Alexander 1952– 9 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2010
 
 Maryborough Giants Giants Central Goldfields 2024– - -
 
 Natte-Bealiba Swans Pyrenees 2011–, joined from Lexton Plains FL 2 2011, 2019
 
 Navarre Grasshoppers Pyrenees 2011–, joined from Lexton Plains FL 4 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
 
 Newstead Kangaroos Mount Alexander 1960 7 1938, 1939, 1966, 1979, 1993, 2000, 2009
 
 Talbot Hawks Central Goldfields 1956–, joined from Lexton FL 7 1965, 1989, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001
 
 Trentham Saints Hepburn 1988–, joined from Riddell District FL 2 1992, 1994

Former Clubs edit

Jumper Club Nickname Years in competition No. of Premierships Premierships Fate
Bealiba Woodcutters 1924-1929, 1932-1935, 1945-1948 - - Moved to Loddon Valley Football Netball League following 1948, season, merged with Natte Yallock following 1961 season to form Natte-Bealiba.
Bowenvale 1905 - - Folded
Bristol Hill 1921-1954 - - Folded
 
 Chewton Tigers 1970-1990 2 1975, 1986 Folded
 
 Clunes Magpies 1922-1923, 1928-1930, 1945 - - Moved to Clunes Football League following 1945 season.
Majorca 1934 - - Folded
 
 Maryborough Rovers Magpies 1966-2023 3 1978, 1990, 1991 Merged with Royal Park to form Maryborough Giants following 2023 season.
Moolort 1922-1924 - - Folded
Natte Yallock 1939-1947 - - Moved to Lexton Football League following 1948, season, merged with Natte Yallock following 1961 season to form Natte-Bealiba.
 
 Patience & Nicholson 1937-1949 3 1945, 1947, 1948 Folded
 
 Primrose Demons 1920-1994 3 1934, 1937, 1984 Folded
Railways 1919-1923 - - Folded
 
 Redbank Stuart Mill Reds 1956-1958 - - Moved to Lexton Football League following 1958 season, merged with Moonambel following 1959 season to form Moonambel-Redbank.
 
 Royal Park Tigers 1934-2023 9 1935, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1981, 1982 Merged with Maryborough Rovers to form Maryborough Giants following 2023 season.
Temperance 1913-1919 - - Folded
Timor 1913, 1951-1957 - - Folded

Recent Premierships edit

2007 Ladder edit

Maryborough Castlemaine Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts
Harcourt 14 0 2 0 2060 1094 188.30% 56
Avoca 13 0 3 0 1951 1016 192.03% 52
Carisbrook 12 0 4 0 1812 1064 170.30% 48
Talbot 11 0 5 0 1804 954 189.10% 44
Maldon 8 0 8 0 1382 1347 102.60% 32
Maryborough Rovers 8 0 8 0 1351 1343 100.60% 32
Newstead 6 0 10 0 1512 1499 100.87% 24
Royal Park 6 0 10 0 1120 1304 85.89% 24
Dunolly 1 0 15 0 845 2513 33.63% 4
Trentham 1 0 15 0 808 2511 32.18% 4

Finals

Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Elimination Talbot 7 13 55 Maryborough Rovers 6 5 41
Qualifying Avoca 8 13 61 Carisbrook 12 8 80
1st Semi Avoca 15 10 100 Talbot 12 3 75
2nd Semi Harcourt 13 14 92 Carisbrook 13 11 89
Preliminary Avoca 15 8 98 Carisbrook 9 6 60
Grand Harcourt 21 7 133 Avoca 9 14 68

2008 Ladder edit

Maryborough Castlemaine Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts
Carisbrook 16 2 1 1 2216 966 229.40% 74
Maldon 15 2 3 0 2127 1199 177.40% 68
Harcourt 14 2 4 0 2307 1424 162.01% 64
Avoca 13 2 5 0 2239 1172 191.04% 60
Talbot 12 2 5 1 2086 1211 172.25% 58
Maryborough Rovers 9 2 9 0 1784 1439 123.97% 44
Newstead 7 2 11 0 1741 1659 104.94% 36
Dunolly 6 2 12 0 1098 2217 49.53% 32
Trentham 4 2 14 0 1382 2157 64.07% 24
Royal Park 1 2 17 0 900 2422 37.16% 12
Campbells Creek 1 2 17 0 923 2937 31.43% 12

Finals

Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Elimination Avoca 12 4 76 Talbot 6 16 52
Qualifying Maldon 7 6 48 Harcourt 12 12 84
1st Semi Maldon 16 10 106 Avoca 8 14 62
2nd Semi Carisbrook 16 15 111 Harcourt 16 7 103
Preliminary Maldon 13 19 97 Harcourt 9 13 67
Grand Carisbrook 16 17 113 Maldon 11 2 68

2009 Ladder edit

Maryborough Castlemaine Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts
Avoca 14 2 2 0 1844 900 204.89% 64
Dunolly 13 2 3 0 1969 1030 191.17% 60
Newstead 12 2 4 0 1965 900 218.33% 56
Harcourt 11 2 5 0 1606 1046 153.54% 52
Carisbrook 11 2 5 0 1750 1189 147.18% 52
Maldon 8 2 8 0 1689 1382 122.21% 40
Talbot 8 2 8 0 1499 1313 114.17% 40
Maryborough Rovers 6 2 10 0 1160 1525 76.07% 32
Royal Park 4 2 12 0 828 1913 43.28% 24
Campbells Creek 1 2 15 0 837 2283 36.66% 12
Trentham 0 2 16 0 715 2381 30.03% 8

Finals

Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Elimination Harcourt 16 10 106 Carisbrook 7 9 51
Qualifying Newstead 12 14 86 Dunolly 9 10 64
1st Semi Dunolly 16 17 113 Harcourt 14 15 99
2nd Semi Newstead 12 6 78 Avoca 8 6 54
Preliminary Dunolly 9 16 70 Avoca 10 9 69
Grand Newstead 11 16 82 Dunolly 10 13 73

2010 Ladder edit

Maryborough Castlemaine Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts
Maldon 14 2 2 0 1969 918 214.49% 64
Avoca 13 2 2 1 1718 858 200.23% 62
Maryborough Rovers 11 2 4 1 1780 1148 155.05% 54
Newstead 11 2 4 1 1676 1116 150.18% 54
Carisbrook 11 2 4 1 1415 1001 141.36% 54
Campbells Creek 10 2 6 0 1414 1524 92.78% 48
Harcourt 5 2 9 2 1287 1493 86.20% 32
Dunolly 5 2 11 0 1207 1673 72.15% 28
Talbot 3 2 13 0 1043 1778 58.66% 20
Trentham 1 2 15 0 1148 1724 66.59% 12
Royal Park 1 2 15 0 688 2112 32.58% 12

Finals

Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Elimination Newstead 8 4 52 Carisbrook 8 8 56
Qualifying Avoca 12 11 83 Maryborough Rovers 6 2 38
1st Semi Carisbrook 7 13 55 Maryborough Rovers 8 15 63
2nd Semi Avoca 16 11 107 Maldon 12 6 78
Preliminary Maldon 20 13 133 Maryborough Rovers 12 1 73
Grand Maldon 11 12 78 Avoca 9 11 65

2011 Ladder edit

Maryborough Castlemaine Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts
Lexton 15 0 1 0 2050 865 236.99% 60
Carisbrook 13 0 2 1 1830 991 184.66% 54
Navarre 13 0 3 0 1905 835 228.14% 52
Maldon 12 0 4 0 2089 1198 174.37% 48
Natte-Bealiba 11 0 5 0 1746 1046 166.92% 44
Dunolly 8 0 8 0 1815 1426 127.28% 32
Harcourt 8 0 8 0 1558 1297 120.12% 32
Maryborough Rovers 8 0 8 0 1525 1339 113.89% 32
Trentham 8 0 8 0 1613 1552 103.93% 32
Newstead 6 0 9 1 1578 1459 108.16% 26
Avoca 6 0 10 0 1283 1721 74.55% 24
Talbot 2 0 14 0 1088 2203 49.39% 8
Royal Park 1 0 15 0 487 3089 15.77% 4
Campbells Creek 0 0 16 0 1015 2561 39.63% 0

Finals

Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Elimination Dunolly 13 9 87 Harcourt 8 4 52
Elimination Natte Bealiba 17 23 125 Maryborough Rovers 3 6 24
Qualifying Carisbrook 14 9 93 Navarre 14 7 91
Qualifying Lexton 16 10 106 Maldon 9 7 61
Semi Navarre 8 17 65 Harcourt 5 10 40
Semi Natte Bealiba 15 9 99 Maldon 12 15 87
Preliminary Navarre 10 7 67 Lexton 8 11 59
Preliminary Natte Bealiba 10 7 67 Carisbrook 9 12 66
Grand Natte Bealiba 12 11 83 Navarre 10 5 65

2012 Ladder edit

Maryborough Castlemaine Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts
Lexton 15 0 1 0 2264 541 418.48% 60
Carisbrook 14 0 2 0 1943 843 230.49% 56
Navarre 13 0 3 0 1819 1091 166.73% 52
Maldon 11 0 5 0 2036 1290 157.83% 44
Newstead 11 0 5 0 1752 1222 143.37% 44
Trentham 11 0 5 0 1984 1386 143.15% 44
Natte-Bealiba 10 0 6 0 1505 1079 139.48% 40
Avoca 8 0 8 0 1312 1343 97.69% 32
Maryborough Rovers 6 0 10 0 1060 1652 64.16% 24
Harcourt 4 0 12 0 1169 1609 72.65% 16
Dunolly 4 0 12 0 1181 1747 67.60% 16
Campbells Creek 4 0 12 0 1200 1871 64.14% 16
Talbot 1 0 15 0 986 1655 59.58% 4
Royal Park 0 0 16 0 469 3351 14.00% 0

Finals

Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Elimination Newstead 18 7 115 Avoca 8 8 56
Elimination Trentham 24 9 153 Natte Bealiba 8 15 63
Qualifying Carisbrook 11 9 75 Navarre 8 7 55
Qualifying Maldon 12 8 80 Lexton 11 11 77
Semi Navarre 15 7 97 Trentham 10 4 64
Semi Lexton 23 10 148 Newstead 14 7 91
Preliminary Navarre 13 10 88 Maldon 9 11 65
Preliminary Carisbrook 13 15 93 Lexton 7 13 55
Grand Carisbrook 10 9 69 Navarre 6 11 47

2013 Ladder edit

Maryborough Castlemaine Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts
Carisbrook 16 0 0 0 2382 539 441.93% 64
Navarre 13 0 3 0 1881 611 307.86% 52
Newstead 12 0 4 0 1784 832 214.42% 48
Lexton 11 0 5 0 1465 828 176.93% 44
Harcourt 11 0 5 0 1446 1333 108.48% 44
Natte-Bealiba 10 0 6 0 1367 915 149.40% 40
Avoca 9 0 7 0 1342 1259 106.59% 36
Maldon 8 0 8 0 1248 1393 89.59% 32
Talbot 8 0 8 0 1007 1284 78.43% 32
Royal Park 4 0 12 0 947 1506 62.88% 16
Campbells Creek 4 0 12 0 1132 2030 55.76% 16
Dunolly 3 0 13 0 934 1754 53.25% 12
Trentham 2 0 14 0 690 1880 37.60% 8
Maryborough Rovers 1 0 15 0 628 2089 30.06% 4

Finals

Final Date Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Elimination Final 1 Sun 1 Sep Maldon 15 11 101 Harcourt 10 11 71
Elimination Final 2 Sun 1 Sep Natte Bealiba 16 5 101 Avoca 10 8 68
Qualifying Final 1 Sat 31 Aug Carisbrook 23 12 150 Lexton 2 6 18
Qualifying Final 2 Sat 31 Aug Newstead 14 12 96 Navarre 10 12 72
Semi Final 1 Sun 8 Sep Lexton 18 8 116 Maldon 13 9 87
Semi Final 2 Sat 7 Sep Navarre 15 11 101 Natte Bealiba 10 9 69
Preliminary Final 1 Sat 14 Sep Navarre 13 12 90 Carisbrook 13 8 86
Preliminary Final 2 Sun 15 Sep Lexton 15 13 103 Newstead 13 15 93
Grand Final Sun 22 Sep Navarre 19 13 127 Lexton 4 2 26 AFL Victoria Country Medal: Ben Scott (Navarre)

Match Report

Navarre are the 2013 Bendigo Bank Maryborough Castlemaine District Football Netball League Premiers after dominating Lexton to win by a massive 100 points in front of the second biggest Grand Final crowd ever at Princes Park on Sunday.

The Grasshoppers were not to be denied in their third successive Grand Final and their desperation from the opening bounce was evident as they led the Tigers to the ball at every opportunity, and used the ball with precision to allow free flowing scoring for the Navarre forwards while Lexton struggled to have any forward entries at all.

Ash Driscoll scored three goals in the opening term while Daniel Parkin was allowed to get loose on many occasions and made the most of his freedom. Parkin returned for the Grand Final from a broken jaw and was wearing protective headgear, but it had no ill effects on the Grasshoppers coach as he continually racked up possessions. Navarre led at the first change by 31 points. 5.2.(32) to 0.1.(1)

The first term was the template for the remainder of the game. Lexton tried hard but they had little influence on the scoreboard Star forward Matt Brown finally broke through for a goal at the nine-minute mark of the second term, but had to shoot from tight on the boundary as the Navarre defence led by Brent Flood and Bryce Tickner was holding up to any attacking moves by the Tigers.

Ben Scott had a remarkable final series and once again had a day out and was the recipient of the AFL Victoria Country medal for Best player on the ground. Scott kicked two of his five goals in the second term and led the way for the Navarre running brigade as did Josh Driscoll who was judged to be Navarre’s best player by the Grasshoppers hierarchy. Aiden Lee was also under notice and received the MCDFNL medal for his performance.

With the game being well and truly over at half time, Lexton still tried valiantly but could not make inroads on the scoreboard, as the Grasshoppers finished strongly in the final term with an avalanche of scoring shots which produced goals to numerous players including three to Sam Robertson who took some strong contested pack marks and kicked truly for the Grasshoppers to snare the 2013 Premiership, winning 19.12.126 to Lexton's 4.2.26

Lexton’s better players were Jimmy Templeton, Mick Jennings and Lewis Alexopolous, but it was a day the Tigers would rather forget with four teams (senior football and A, B & C Grade netball) in on the day and all suffered losses.

It was a memorable day for Navarre as their A Grade netball team, much like the Senior footballers, finally broke through for their first ever MCDFNL premiership on their third attempt, vanquishing the demons from twelve months prior after besting 2012 conqueror Lexton by 13 goals, winning 54–41 with Lauren Armstrong awarded the best on court medal.[3]

2014 Ladder edit

Maryborough Castlemaine Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts
Navarre 16 0 0 0 2080 679 306.33% 64
Lexton 15 0 1 0 1618 667 242.58% 60
Carisbrook 13 0 3 0 1573 837 187.93% 52
Natte-Bealiba 12 0 4 0 1542 987 156.23% 48
Newstead 12 0 4 0 1422 1120 126.96% 48
Royal Park 11 0 5 0 1169 1073 108.95% 44
Campbells Creek 7 0 9 0 1159 1468 78.95% 28
Talbot 6 0 10 0 1314 1362 96.48% 24
Harcourt 5 0 11 0 1140 1432 79.61% 20
Maryborough Rovers 4 0 12 0 1043 1589 65.64% 16
Trentham 3 0 12 1 981 1588 61.78% 14
Avoca 3 0 13 0 942 1623 58.04% 12
Maldon 3 0 13 0 913 1691 53.99% 12
Dunolly 1 0 14 1 853 1633 52.24% 6

Finals

Final Date Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Elimination Final 1 Sun 31 Aug Newstead 15 16 106 Talbot 13 6 84
Elimination Final 2 Sun 31 Aug Royal Park 12 14 86 Campbells Creek 6 13 49
Qualifying Final 1 Sat 30 Aug Navarre 13 11 89 Natte Bealiba 11 6 72
Qualifying Final 2 Sat 30 Aug Lexton 9 7 61 Carisbrook 10 9 69
Semi Final 1 Sun 7 Sep Natte Bealiba 12 17 89 Newstead 9 11 65
Semi Final 2 Sat 6 Sep Lexton 17 6 108 Royal Park 10 5 65
Preliminary Final 1 Sat 13 Sep Navarre 13 9 87 Lexton 12 8 80
Preliminary Final 2 Sun 14 Sep Carisbrook 12 14 86 Natte Bealiba 9 14 68
Grand Final Sun 21 Sep Navarre 16 21 117 Carisbrook 9 8 62 AFL Victoria Country Medal: Ben Scott (Navarre)

Match Report

Navarre overcame a slow start in Sunday’s Maryborough-Castlemaine District Football League grand final before powering away from Carisbrook to win by 55 points at Princes Park.

The 16.21 (117) to 9.8 (62) victory capped a magnificent double for the MCDFL’s latest power side - not only back-to-back flags, but an undefeated 2014 season. “This is probably sweeter than last year” Navarre coach Daniel Parkin said. “Back-to-back is hard to do, but to have also done it undefeated this year is unbelievable.”

While the final result was a 55-point win to Navarre, there were anxious moments early for the Grasshoppers. The Grasshoppers kicked the opening goal of the game through Cody Driscoll, but that would be their only major of the first term.

Through the Grasshoppers’ previous 18 games this year, no side had led them by more than 10 points at any of the quarter breaks. But by quarter-time they were 20 points down after the Redbacks had the better of the first term. The Redbacks had nine scoring shots to four to lead 4.5 to 1.3 at quarter-time. Jackson Bowen, Liam Cunningham, Matthew Bilton and Cole Roscholler all kicked first-term goals for the Redbacks. But the 20-point quarter-time lead should have been more after the Redbacks squandered several gettable set-shots.

However, the Grasshoppers were quick to respond to the challenge in the second term. With the midfield led by Josh Driscoll, Ben Scott, Sam Kaye and captain Louis Hannett getting on top, the Grasshoppers surged back. Navarre kicked 5.3 to 1.1 in the second term, with a goal to Kris Brennan with the last kick of the quarter giving the Grasshoppers a six-point lead at half-time, 6.6 to 5.6.

And that momentum the Grasshoppers built in the second term continued into the third quarter as they blew the game open. The Grasshoppers’ domination of possession in the third term was highlighted in the 15-4 inside 50 count in their favour, while they kicked 5.8 to 1.1. To that stage since quarter-time, the Grasshoppers had kicked 10.11 to 2.2, had 30 inside 50s to 13 and 10 centre breaks to three. Leading by 37 points at three quarter-time, the Grasshoppers finished off with five goals to three in the final term.

All three of Carisbrook’s last-quarter goals were kicked by Cunningham, who earned the MCDFL best on ground medal for his effort in kicking six of the Redbacks’ nine goals for the match. His sixth goal was a sensational kick under pressure from the boundary in the scoreboard pocket.

The AFL Victoria Country Medal was won by Navarre’s Scott, who was also a best-on-ground medallist in last year’s 101-point grand final win over Lexton.

Others in the best were Daniel Reading, forward Kris Brennan (four goals), Hannett, the dashing Bryce Tickner and Josh Driscoll. As well as Brennan, full-forward Ashley Driscoll also kicked four goals to take his season tally to 84.

Carisbrook’s best were ruckman Bowen, Cunningham - who finished the year with 82 goals - defenders Andrew Lovett and Nathan O’Keefe, along with Jakob Tidyman and wingman Hayden Barby. “We started well and controlled the footy early, but to Navarre’s credit, they were just too good for us,” outgoing Carisbrook coach Luke Treacy said.

As well as the seniors, Navarre also won the A-grade netball for the second year in a row, too. " [4]

2015 Ladder edit

Maryborough Castlemaine Wins Losses Draws For Against % Pts
Navarre 16 0 0 1974 650 303.69% 64
Carisbrook 14 2 0 1835 854 214.87% 56
Lexton 14 2 0 1752 906 193.38% 56
Natte-Bealiba 12 4 0 1516 983 154.22% 48
Harcourt 10 6 0 1560 1313 118.81% 40
Royal Park 9 7 0 1503 1108 135.65% 36
Talbot 6 10 0 1200 1318 91.05% 24
Campbells Creek 6 10 0 1222 1475 82.85% 24
Maryborough Rovers 6 10 0 1250 1642 76.13% 24
Avoca 5 11 0 1070 1618 66.13% 20
Newstead 5 11 0 927 1558 59.50% 20
Trentham 4 12 0 974 1462 66.62% 16
Maldon 4 12 0 969 1701 56.97% 16
Dunolly 1 15 0 737 1901 38.77% 4

Finals

Final Date Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Qualifying Final 1 Sat 29 Aug Navarre 14 12 96 Natte Bealiba 8 1 49
Qualifying Final 2 Sat 29 Aug Carisbrook 10 14 74 Lexton 9 8 62
Elimination Final 1 Sun 30 Aug Harcourt 18 16 121 Campbells Creek 7 8 50
Elimination Final 2 Sun 30 Aug Royal Park 14 13 97 Talbot 11 5 71
Semi Final 2 Sat 5 Sep Lexton 9 14 68 Royal Park 6 13 49
Semi Final 1 Sun 6 Sep Natte Bealiba 12 11 83 Harcourt 6 10 46
Preliminary Final 1 Sat 12 Sep Navarre 17 7 109 Lexton 8 12 60
Preliminary Final 2 Sun 13 Sep Carisbrook 16 18 114 Natte Bealiba 13 7 85
Grand Final Sun 20 Sep Navarre 17 14 116 Carisbrook 8 7 55

Match Report

"Navarre has won their third successive premiership in the Bendigo Bank Maryborough Castlemaine District Football Netball League after a convincing 51 point victory over Carisbrook in the 2015 MCDFNL Grand Final

It was an opening term blitz that set up the victory as Navarre dominated at the centre bounce and took a stranglehold on possession denying the Redbacks the ball and restricting their scoring opportunities as the Grasshopper defence only allowed three entries into the forward fifty in the opening term. Mitch Whelan was the Redbacks only goal scorer when he marked a pass from Joel Riske, but this was to be their only score for the term. With Navarre having so much off the ball, the Carisbrook defence was under extreme pressure as the Grasshoppers shared the ball around amongst six different goal scorers for the quarter to take a 33 point lead into quarter time.

Carisbrook overcame their first quarter jitters and started to gain a lot more possession of the ball and had five shots on goal in succession, but inaccuracy was costly as they could only score two goals through Brady Neil and Nathan Wright. But any inroads they made into reducing the margin was nullified late in the quarter, when Jesse Hannett produced an outstanding piece of play when he bounced out of a pack of Redbacks and snapped a miraculous snap from the boundary on his left foot, and this was quickly followed by a goal to the MCDFNL Grand Final Medallist in Cody Driscoll who also threaded a goal from the same spot that Hannett had goaled from.

Driscoll goaled again on the siren as the Grasshoppers led by 45 points at half time.

Carisbrook was inspired by an incredible checkside goal from Mitch Whelan half way through the third term and this was followed by three more goals for the Redbacks through Nathan and Nick Wright and Brady Neil as they mounted as comeback and were able to win the term and reduced the margin to just 30 points going into the final term and with the momentum swinging their way, would have been confident of finishing the game strongly.

However, a left foot snap from Cody Driscoll from the first forward entry of the final quarter put to rest any chance of a Carisbrook revival, and then the high flying forward made sure of the victory when he took a very strong pack mark and kicked the sealer just a minute later. From this point in the game, Navarre coasted to victory knowing that they had the premiership cup in its keeping and the fifty one point victory gave the Grasshoppers their third premiership in succession and 41st consecutive senior victory.

It was an all-round performance from Navarre with every player contributing, but it was Daniel Parkin and Louis Hannett’s attack on the ball that was a key for the Grasshoppers victory, while being supported by the three Driscoll Brothers, with Cody kicking five goals and Ash booting four goals, and Josh providing a lot of drive on the wing on his way to winning the AFL Victoria Country Medal.

With the ball being in Navarre’s forward line for the majority of the game, Carisbrook defenders Kurt Bruechert and Adam Hurse were key players for the Redbacks, and were supported by Brady Neil, Jakob Tidyman and Mitch Whelan. " [5]

2016 Ladder edit

In round 9 (26 June 2016), Navarre defeated Natte-Bealiba for its 50th consecutive victory.,[6][7]

Maryborough Castlemaine Wins Losses Draws For Against % Pts
Royal Park 15 1 0 1808 855 211.46% 60
Navarre 14 2 0 1849 681 271.51% 56
Natte Bealiba 14 2 0 1693 968 174.90% 56
Carisbrook 13 3 0 1835 730 251.37% 52
Talbot 9 7 0 1314 1268 103.63% 36
Newstead 8 8 0 1505 1332 112.99% 32
Lexton 8 8 0 1143 1383 82.65% 32
Trentham 7 9 0 1356 1289 105.20% 28
Dunolly 7 9 0 1336 1580 84.56% 28
Harcourt 5 11 0 1177 1482 79.42% 20
Maryborough Rovers 5 11 0 1042 1716 60.72% 20
Avoca 3 13 0 1188 1884 63.06% 12
Campbells Creek 3 13 0 954 1667 57.23% 12
Maldon 1 15 0 886 2251 39.36% 4

Finals

Final Date Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Qualifying Final 1 Sat 27 Aug Royal Park 4 5 29 Carisbrook 12 13 85
Qualifying Final 2 Sat 27 Aug Navarre 14 22 106 Natte Bealiba 1 4 10
Elimination Final 1 Sun 28 Aug Talbot 17 3 105 Trentham 14 5 89
Elimination Final 2 Sun 28 Aug Newstead 10 6 66 Lexton 8 10 58
Semi Final 1 Sat 3 Sep Royal Park 16 23 119 Talbot 6 1 37
Semi Final 2 Sun 4 Sep Natte Bealiba 14 5 89 Newstead 7 7 49
Preliminary Final 1 Sat 10 Sep Carisbrook 17 19 121 Natte Bealiba 5 2 32
Preliminary Final 2 Sun 11 Sep Navarre 15 10 100 Royal Park 7 6 48
Grand Final Sun 18 Sep Carisbrook 4 7 31 Navarre 10 12 72

2017 Ladder edit

Maryborough Castlemaine Wins Losses Draws For Against % Pts
Navarre 15 1 0 1891 635 297.80% 60
Carisbrook 14 2 0 1916 770 248.83% 56
Natte Bealiba 13 3 0 1962 720 272.50% 52
Harcourt 12 4 0 1594 1059 150.52% 48
Royal Park 10 6 0 1441 1169 123.27% 40
Talbot 10 6 0 1446 1246 116.05% 40
Trentham 9 7 0 1581 1027 153.94% 36
Maryborough Rovers 8 8 0 1537 1173 131.03% 32
Newstead 7 9 0 1138 1332 85.44% 28
Lexton 5 11 0 1106 1327 83.35% 20
Maldon 4 12 0 692 2179 31.76% 16
Avoca 2 14 0 986 1762 55.96% 8
Campbells Creek 2 14 0 880 2095 42.00% 8
Dunolly 1 15 0 649 2325 27.91% 4

Finals

Final Date Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Qualifying Final 1 Sat 26 Aug Navarre 22 10 142 Harcourt 5 7 37
Qualifying Final 2 Sat 26 Aug Carisbrook 15 14 104 Natte Bealiba 6 9 45
Elimination Final 1 Sun 27 Aug Royal Park 14 13 97 Maryborough Rovers 5 5 35
Elimination Final 2 Sun 27 Aug Talbot 13 10 88 Trentham 9 8 62
Semi Final 1 Sat 2 Sep Harcourt 11 11 77 Royal Park 15 10 100
Semi Final 2 Sun 3 Sep Natte Bealiba 15 6 96 Talbot 12 9 81
Preliminary Final 1 Sat 9 Sep Navarre 16 10 106 Natte Bealiba 2 14 26
Preliminary Final 2 Sun 10 Sep Carisbrook 18 22 130 Royal Park 3 5 23
Grand Final Sat 16 Sep Navarre 7 11 53 Carisbrook 11 7 73

See also edit

Books edit

History of Football in the Bendigo District – John Stoward – ISBN 978-0-9805929-1-7

References edit

  1. ^ Campbells Creek at Full Points footy, archived from the original on 15 February 2009, retrieved 12 July 2009
  2. ^ "MCDFNL Match Reviews - Round 9 - Maryborough Castlemaine District Football League - SportsTG". SportsTG. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
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