Diggers Rest eyes premiership glory
DIGGERS Rest has qualified for a Riddell District Football League grand final showdown with Romsey after taking care of reigning premier Riddell in its preliminary final on Saturday.
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Kangaroos star caught on the hop with win
SUNBURY Kangaroos midfielder Dylan Murphy arrived at last Wednesday night’s Bowen Medal count with few expectations but he ended up stealing the show, collecting the league’s top individual award.
Broadford on the move
RIDDELL District Football League president Allan ‘Ollie’ Matthews has expressed his disappointment after Broadford moved a step closer to leaving the league last week.
Redbacks romps into RDFL grand final
OPPOSITION clubs have said since early in the season that Romsey has had one hand on the Riddell District Football League’s premiership cup. Now they do.
Burras coach praises defensive titans
IT WENT in as underdog but Diggers Rest was again up for the fight on Sunday as it took another giant step in its quest for this year’s premiership cup.
Riddell keeps back-to-back hopes alive
RIDDELL kept its hopes of back-to-back premierships alive with a comfortable win over Rockbank on Saturday, setting up a semi-final showdown with Romsey this weekend.
Burras ‘quietly confident’ ahead of clash
LAST time Diggers Rest met Sunbury Kangaroos, the Burras got spanked. But on Sunday, the tables were turned.
Redbacks flag intent
ROMSEY’S premiership campaign took another step in the right direction on Saturday when the Redbacks accounted for Rupertswood in a low-scoring qualifying final.
Kangaroos shape as formidable foe in finals
SUNBURY Kangaroos have not featured in much of the premiership talk this season but Diggers Rest know they are a dangerous outfit heading into their RDFL elimination final this weekend.
Rams look for 13 to be lucky number
ROCKBANK is hoping this might just be its lucky season as the Rams eye the start of their first finals campaign in 13 years in the Riddell District Football League this weekend.
Rupo coach confident heading into qualifying final
THE home-and-away season is over and Romsey is still undefeated. But Rupertswood is rating its chances as it eyes an RDFL qualifying final with the Redbacks this weekend.
Rupo suffers injury blows on cusp of RDFL finals
RUPERTSWOOD has been dealt some untimely injury blows as it prepares for Riddell District Football League finals.
Rockbank returns to winners’ list
THEY might have gone “dormant” in the third quarter, but Rockbank did enough to take down Broadford and all-but book its ticket for finals on Saturday.
Rupo collects five in a row
BEFORE Saturday, there were only two teams Rupertswood had not beaten since joining the Riddell District Football League last year. Now only one remains.
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Brave Burras dig in
DIGGERS Rest coach Shaun Sims says it will take something special to knock off Romsey this season after the Burras again fell short of the runaway premiership favourite on Saturday.
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Centrals out of finals contention
ANOTHER disappointing loss has seen Melton Centrals shut out of the finals race in the Riddell District Football League as the pointy end of the season nears.
Rupo a rising contender
ALL the talk in the Riddell District Football League in recent weeks has been about Romsey. It has meant one team — Rupertswood — has been flying right under the radar.
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Redbacks bite again
OPPOSITION coaches have been trying all sorts of new strategies to end Romsey’s unbeaten run in the RDFL. On Saturday, Redbacks coach Dean Helmers thought he would try one of his own. And it worked.
Redbacks roll to another win
Romsey prepared for its blockbuster RDFL clash against Riddell with a comfortable win over Rockbank on Saturday.
‘I want to go through undefeated’
ROMSEY coach Dean Helmers is certainly not shying away from publicly announcing his expectations in the Riddell District Football League this season. Here’s what he had to say.
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Kangaroos sights still set on finals
SUNBURY Kangaroos’ caretaker coach Jamie Cuffe believes his side has the ability to go deep into finals despite a bumpy first half of the Riddell District Football League season.
Forget about rock bottom
LONG-TIME competition cellar dweller Rockbank is confident of playing finals football this season after pushing itself into the Riddell District Football League’s top-six on the weekend.
Roos boss ends tenure
THE bombshell did not come until after Saturday’s Riddell District Football League match for the Sunbury Kangaroos. When it came, though, it hit hard.
Burras blow away Riddell
DIGGERS Rest staked its claim as a genuine premiership contender in the Riddell District Fooball League this season after inflicting Riddell with just its third loss in two seasons on Saturday.
A league of their own?
EXCLUSIVE: Local football clubs in Melbourne’s north-west have proposed a breakaway competition which, if approved, could be established by 2017.
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