Box Hill Reporter District Football League / Reporter District Football League (Vic)

Quick Premiers List :

1903 - Mitcham. 1904 - Mitcham. 1905 - Burwood. 1906 - ?. 1907 - Camberwell. 1908 - Camberwell. 1909 - ?. 1910 - Blackburn. 1911 - Camberwell. 1912 - Ferntree Gully. 1913 - Ferntree Gully. 1914 - Mitcham.

1915 - Mitcham. 1916 - WW1. 1917 - WW1. 1918 - WW1. 1919 - Mitcham. 1920 - Canterbury. 1921 - Mitcham. 1922 - Blackburn. 1923 - Ringwood. 1924 - Ringwood. 1925 - Auburn. 1926 - Auburn.

Timeline :
1902 - One source claims that the Box Hill Reporter District FL commenced in 1902, disputed by the details below.

1903 :
The Reporter District FL commenced.
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. Mitcham,
 2. Box Hill,
 3. Canterbury,
 4. Ringwood,
 5. Bayswater and
 6. Ferntree Gully.
Finals Series :
- There was only a Play-Off if more than one team were equal first on points at end of H&AS.
- Play-Off - Mitcham defeated Box Hill.

1904 :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. Mitcham,
 2. Burwood,
 3. Ferntree Gully,
 4. Ringwood,
 5. Box Hill and
 6. Canterbury.
Finals Series :
- There was only a Play-Off if more than one team were equal first on points at end of H&AS.
- Play-Off - Mitcham 5.11.41 defeated Burwood 5.8.38.

1905 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Burwood (premiers) and
 - Ferntree Gully (runners-up).
Finals Series :
- There was only a Play-Off if more than one team were equal first on points at end of H&AS.

1906 :
Participating clubs included Croydon (debut).
Finals Series :
- There was only a Play-Off if more than one team were equal first on points at end of H&AS.

1907 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Camberwell (premiers) and
 - Croydon.
Finals Series :
- There was only a Play-Off if more than one team were equal first on points at end of H&AS.

1908 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Camberwell (premiers) and
 - Croydon.
Finals Series :
- There was only a Play-Off if more than one team were equal first on points at end of H&AS.

1909 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Blackburn,
 - Burwood,
 - Camberwell,
 - Croydon,
 - Doncaster,
 - Mitcham,
 - Nunawading,
 - Rose Of Camberwell and
 - Warrandyte.
Finals Series :
- There was only a Play-Off if more than one team were equal first on points at end of H&AS.

1910 :
Section A :
Participating clubs included, in ladder order after H&As :
 1. Camberwell,
 2. Mitcham,
 3. Nunawading and
 4. Burwood.
Section B :
Participating clubs included, in ladder order after H&As :
 1. Blackburn,
 2. Doncaster,
 3. Ringwood,
 4. Ferntree Gully,
 5. Croydon and
 6. Warrandyte.
Finals Series :
 - There were two sections with the top teams in each section playing off for the premiership. 2nd in each division also played off (but couldn't win the premiership) with the loser coming 4th & the winner playing the loser of the Grand Final to see who came second in the finals.
 - Third v Fourth Final - Mitcham defeated Doncaster.
 - Grand Final - Blackburn 6.7.43 defeated Camberwell 1.5.11.
 - Runners-Up Final - Mitcham v Camberwell (result unknown).

1911 :
Section A :
Participating clubs were (complete, in ladder order after H&As) :
 1. Camberwell,
 2. Burwood,
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 3. Doncaster,
 4. Blackburn A,
 5. Surrey Hills,
 6. Deepdene and
 7. Ringwood.
Section B :
Participating clubs were (complete, in ladder order after H&As) :
 1. Ferntree Gully,
 2. Box Hill,
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 3. Croydon,
 4. Blackburn B,
 5. Kilsyth,
 6. Warrandyte and
 7. East Burwood.
Finals Series :
 - Clubs played in two section (A & B) with the top two clubs of each section making up the final 4. 1st in Section a played 2nd in Section B & 1st in Section B playing 2nd in Section A with the two winners playing in the Grand Final.
 - Semi Final - Burwood defeated Ferntree Gully.
 - Semi-Final - Camberwell defeated Box Hill.
 - Grand Final - Camberwell 3.14.32 defeated Burwood 4.6.30.

1912 :
Section A :
Participating clubs were (complete, in ladder order after H&As) :
 1. Burwood,
 2. Kew,
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 3. Box Hill,
 4. Surrey Hills,
 5. Doncaster and
 6. Deepdene.
Section B :
Participating clubs were (complete, in ladder order after H&As) :
 1. Ferntree Gully,
 2. Blackburn,
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 3. Ringwood,
 4. Lilydale,
 5. Croydon-Kilsyth and
 6. Warrandyte.
Finals Series :
 - Clubs played in two section (A & B) with the top two clubs of each section making up the final 4. 1st in Section a played 2nd in Section B & 1st in Section B playing 2nd in Section A with the two winners playing in the Grand Final.
 - Semi Final - Ferntree Gully defeated Kew.
 - Semi-Final - Burwood defeated Blackburn.
 - Grand Final - Ferntree Gully 6.7.43 defeated Burwood 5.10.40.

1913 :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. Ferntree Gully,
 2. Mitcham,
 3. Ringwood,
 4. Kew,
 5. Box Hill,
 6. Blackburn,
 7. East Burwood,
 8. Kilsyth and
 9. Warrandyte.
Also mentioned as participating, but not listed in the final ladder, was Croydon.
Grand Final - Ferntree Gully 8.17.65 defeated Mitcham 9.8.62.
A Final Four finals system was introduced.

1914 :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. Mitcham,
 2. Kew,
 3. Blackburn,
 4. Ringwood,
 5. Ferntree Gully,
 6. Box Hill,
 7. Deepdene and
 8. East Burwood.
Also mentioned as participating, but not listed in the final ladder, was Croydon.
Grand Final - Mitcham 8.9.57 defeated Kew 4.7.31.

1915 :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. Mitcham,
 2. Blackburn,
 3. Ringwood,
 4. Canterbury,
 5. Ferntree Gully,
 6. Kew and
 7. Burwood.
Also mentioned as participating, but not listed in the final ladder, was Croydon.
Grand Final - Mitcham 4.11.35 defeated Blackburn 4.6.30.

1916-18 - The Reporter DFL was in recess due to WW1.

1919 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Canterbury,
 - Croydon (final season),
 - Kew (final season) and
 - Mitcham.
Grand Final - Mitcham 5.6.36 defeated Canterbury 4.7.31.

1920 - Grand Final : Canterbury 6.13.49 defeated Mitcham 7.6.48.

1921 :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. Mitcham,
 2. Burwood,
 3. Vermont,
 4. Ringwood,
 5. Canterbury,
 6. Auburn,
 7. Doncaster,
 8. Box Hill,
 9. Blackburn and
 10. Warrandyte.
Grand Final - Mitcham 10.7.67 defeated Burwood 3.6.24.

1922 :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. Blackburn,
 2. Ringwood,
 3. Canterbury,
 4. Auburn,
 5. Vermont,
 6. Mitcham,
 7. Doncaster,
 8. Balwyn and
 9. Burwood.
Grand Final - Blackburn 11.6.72 defeated Ringwood 9.11.65.

1923 :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. Ringwood,
 2. Blackburn,
 3. Auburn,
 4. Burwood,
 5. Box Hill,
 6. Surrey Hills,
 7. Ferntree Gully,
 8. Vermont,
 9. Balwyn,
 10. Mitcham,
 11. Croydon and
 12. Canterbury.
Grand Final - Ringwood 7.11.53 defeated Blackburn 4.9.33.

1924 :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. Ringwood,
 2. Blackburn,
 3. Auburn,
 4. Surrey Hills,
 5. Balwyn,
 6. Vermont,
 7. Box Hill,
 8. Canterbury and
 9. Mitcham.
Grand Final - Ringwood 8.8.56 defeated Blackburn 6.9.45.

1925 :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. Auburn,
 2. Blackburn,
 3. Box Hill,
 4. Surrey Hills,
 5. Balwyn,
 6. Vermont,
 7. Ringwood and
 8. Mitcham.
Grand Final - Auburn 12.11.83 defeated Blackburn 3.8.26.

1926 :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. Auburn,
 2. Balwyn,
 3. Vermont,
 4. Surrey Hills,
 5. Ringwood,
 6. Box Hill,
 7. Mitcham and
 8. Doncaster.
Finals Series :^[source]
 - Second Semi-Final - Auburn 10.12.72 defeated Vermont 8.6.54.
 - Grand Final - Auburn 16.14.110 defeated Balwyn 1.7.13 @ Mitcham.

1927 :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. Surrey Hills,
 2. Box Hill Stars,
 3. Balwyn,
 4. Mitcham,
 5. Tunstall and
 x. Ringwood (Withdrew after 10 matches).
Grand Final - Surrey Hills 14.12.96 defeated Box Hill Stars 3.3.21.

1928 - The Reporter DFL was absorbed by the Ringwood DFL.