Daylesford Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Bulldogs, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the Victorian town of Daylesford. The club plays in the Central Highlands Football League.
The club was formerly known as the Daylesford "Demons" until 2006, when they joined the Central Highlands Football League.
History In September, 1877, Daylesford played an Australian Rules Football match against Castlemaine, which resulted in a draw.
In 1914, the club's colours were blue and white.
In 1926, J P Crockett was elected as President of the Daylesford FC for the 17th successive year. In 1938, J P Crockett was elected as club president.
Daylesford player, Reg Cole, won the club's 1949 best and fairest award, which was apparently the 14th best and fairest award he had won across 23 seasons of Australian Rules Football and seven different country leagues. Cole was previously captain-coach of Daylesford in 1935.
In 1950, Daylesford were minor premiers, with Maldon taking out the major Castlemaine Football League premiership.
The club competed in the Ballarat Football League from 1952 to 2005, winning one senior football premiership in 1961, with the help of former player, Jim Gull who kicked a record 159 goals for the Demons that season.
In 2006, Dayleford made the decision to move across to the Central Highlands Football League.
Daylesford's senior football side has had a successful run since joining the Central Highlands Football League, contesting six consecutive grand finals between 2007 and 2012, for three premiership wins in 2007, 2009 and 2012.
Football Club Timeline 1877 - 1890: Club active playing friendly matches against other local towns. 1891 - 1894: Clunes, Allendale & Daylesford Football Association (Murray Cup) 1895 - 1899: Club active, but no competition football. 1900 - 1905: Club active, but not sure if Daylesford competed in any football competitions. 1906 - Daylesford Football Association 1907 - 1909: Creswick Football Association 1910 - Daylesford Hepburn Football Association 1911 - Kyneton & District Football Association 1912 - 1913: Woodend & District Football Association 1914 - Castlemaine & District Football League 1915 - 1919: Club in recess due to World War One 1920 - 1921: Castlemaine & District Football League 1922 - Woodend Football League 1923 - 1925: Castlemaine & District Football League 1926 - 1928: Kyneton District Football League 1929 - 1931: Ballarat Football League 1932 - Midland Football League: (Minor Premiers), but club withdrew from the finals. 1933 - 1938: Clunes Football League 1939 - Clunes Football League: Club withdrew from the league in May 1939, due to a shortage of players. 1940 - 1945: Club in recess, due to World War Two 1946 - 1951: Castlemaine Football League 1952 - 2005: Ballarat Football League 2006 - 2024: Central Highlands Football League
Football Premierships Seniors
Kyneton & District Football Association 1911 - Daylesford: 1.17 - 23 defeated Trentham: 2.9 - 21 Woodend & District Football Association 1922 - Daylesford: 9.10 - 64 d Kyneton: 9.6 - 60 Kyneton & District Football League 1927 - Daylesford: 4.8 - 32 defeated (Kyneton) Collegians: 4.4 - 28 Ballarat Football League 1961 - Daylesford: 13.10 - 88 d Maryborough: 8.13 - 61 (Jim Gull - 7 goals) Central Highlands Football League 2007 - Daylesford: 10.12 - 72 d Waubra: 9.10 - 64 2009 - Daylesford:10.12 - 72 d 9.13 - 67 2012 - Daylesford: 12.10 - 82 d Buninyong: 11.7 - 73 2024 Daylesford: 7.8 - 50 d Bungareee 3.5 - 23 2026 Daylesford 124 d Dunnstown 77 Reserves ?
Football Runners Up Senior Football Creswick Football Association 1909 Woodend & District Football Association 1912 - Collegians (Kyneton): 3.9 - 27 d Daylesford: 3.5 - 23 1913 - Trentham: 4.2 - 26 d Daylesford: 3.4 - 22 Castlemaine Football League 1914 - Maldon: 17.13 - 115 d Daylesford: 5.6 - 36 Kyneton District Football league 1926 - Collegians (Kyneton): 11.9 - 75 d Daylesford: 7.15 - 57 Clunes Football League 1935 - Newlyn: 15.16 - 106 d Daylesford: 5.4 - 34 Ballarat Football League 1960 - Maryborough: defeated Daylesford: by 10 points. Central Highlands Football League 2008 - Hepburn: 18.3 - 111 d Daylesford: 9.13 - 67 2010 - Hepburn: 18.11 - 119 d Daylesford: 8.3 - 51 2011 - Waebra: 10.9 - 69 d Daylesford: 6.8 - 44
League Best and Fairest Winners Senior Football Clunes Football League 1937 - Reg Cole 1938 - H Dwan Ballarat Football League - Henderson Medal 1954 - Vic Bodsworth 1966 - Charlie Marendaz 1983 - John Schultz 1985 - Terry Love 1989 - Terry Hourigan 1996 - Tim Beacham 2001 & 2002 - Scott Winduss
Central Highlands Football League - Geoff Taylor Medal 2006 & 2007 - Luke Adams
League Goal Kicking Winners Senior Football Ballarat Football League 1931 - Joe Plummer: 77 goals 1958 - Jim Gull 1959 - Jim Gull 1960 - Jim Gull 1961 - Jim Gull: 159 1962 - Jim Gull 1963 - Jim Gull 1964 - Jim Gull 1968 - Jim Gull 1984 - Terry Phillipe: 100 + 1985 - Terry Phillipe: 100 +
Jim Gull kicked 889 goals for Daylesford FC in the Ballarat Football League.
VFL/AFL players The following footballers played with Daylesford, prior to playing senior football in the VFL/AFL, and / or drafted, with the year indicating their VFL/AFL debut.
1906 - Ray Sartori - 1912 - Carl Willis - 1930 - Dave Coutts - 1936 - Eric Coutts - 1938 - Arthur Sanger - 1951 - Jack Gervasoni - , 1956 - Noel Teasdale - 1959 - Ralph Edwards - 1959 - Norm McKenzie - South Melbourne 1961 - Merv Hobbs - 1978 - Ian Sartori - , 1984 - John W. Schultz - 1985 - Andrew Manning - , 1987 - Peter Sartori - 1990 - Chris Grant - 1991 - Jamie Grant - 2011 - Josh Cowan -
The following footballers played senior VFL / AFL football prior to playing and / or coaching with Daylesford with the year indicating their first season at DFNC.
1928 - Norm Collins - 1931 - Ray Martin - 1954 - Vic Bodsworth - 1966 - Ian Burt - 1966 - Jack Greenwood - 1968 - Brian Donohue - 1974 - Sandy Talbot - 1984 - Bruce Gonsalves - 1984 - Terry Philippe -
Daylesford District Football Association The Daylesford District Football Association was formed in April, 1914 from the following football clubs - Bullarto, Musk Vale, Star Rovers (Daylesford) and Wombat Hill.
The Association ran for only two years just prior to World War One in 1914 and 1915, with what appears to be long break from 1916 until reforming in 1930.
In August 1946, Port Melbourne Football Association, 14.3 - 87 defeated Daylesford DFA, 7.9 - 51.
DDFA - Competition TeamsTeamYears in competition Comments / Fate Bullarto 1914-15, 1930-31 Creswick 1934 Daylesford 2nds 1934 Daylesford Fire Brigade1915, 1932 Daylesford United 1933-37 Eganstown 1931-33 Glenlyon 1932-39Hepburn 1930-39Korweinguboora 1930, 1939 Loddon Valley 1932-37 Lyonville 1939 Militia 1938-39 Musk Vale 1914-15 Springmount 1935-36 Textile 1938-39 Trentham 1933-36 Victoria Park 1931-32 Woollen Mills 1930-31 Wombat Hill 1914-15 Star Rovers 1914, 1930-31
Daylesford DFA - Grand Final ScoresYear Premiers Score Runner up Score Venue Gate / Comments Daylesford District FA 1914Bullarto 4.9 - 33 Musk Vale 1.1 - 7 Bullarto 1915Bullarto 2.7 - 19 Wombat Hill 0.0 - 0 Victoria Park1916-29 DDFA in recess ? 1930Hepburn ? 1931Victoria Park3.2 - 20 Hepburn 2.7 - 19 1932Loddon Valley12.12 - 84Hepburn 5.7 - 37 1933Trentham 9.7 - 61 Loddon Valley 2.2 - 14 1934Hepburn 5.6 - 36Loddon Valley 5.5 - 35 1st G Final Hepburn Premiers: Loddon Valley led by 2 goals Hepburn 2nd Final1935Daylesford United6.11 - 47 Hepburn 4.14 - 38 1936Glenlyon defeated Hepburn 1937Hepburn 7.11 - 53 Glenlyon 6.10 - 46 1938Hepburn 11.15 - 81Glenlyon 7.3 - 45 1939Hepburn 12.10 - 82Korweinguboora8.7 - 55
Book History of Football in the Ballarat District by John Stoward -
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1928 - Daylesford FC team photo 1931 - Daylesford FC team photo 1933 - Daylesford FC team photo 1933 - Castlemaine FC & Kyneton FC team photos (Daylesford FC player, Reg Cole in this Castlemaine FC photo) 1950 - Daylesford FC team photo 1951 - Daylesford FC team photo