Ravensthorpe & Districts Football Association
The Ravensthorpe & Districts Football Association is an Australian rules football organisation based in the town of Ravensthorpe on the southern coast of Western Australia, formed in 1968.[1][2]
The R&DFA has had only two member clubs since 2016 - Southerners from Hopetoun, and the Ravensthorpe Tigers - after the Lakes club went into recess.[3][4][5]
Clubs
Locations
Locations of the Ravensthorpe & District FL clubs
Current
| Club | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Former League | Est. | Years in RDFA | RDFA premierships | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Years | |||||||
| Ravensthorpe | Tigers | Ravensthorpe Oval, Ravensthorpe | – | 1968 | 1968– | 25 | 1972, 1975, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024 | |
| Southerners | Sharks | Hopetoun Oval, Hopetoun | – | 1968 | 1968– | 13 | 1969, 1970, 1977, 198, 1979, 1992, 1994, 2007, 2008, 2016, 2022, 2023, 2025 | |
Previous
| Club | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Former League | Est. | Years in RDFA | RDFA premierships | Fate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Years | ||||||||
| Lakes | Vikings | Lake King Sports Ground, Lake King | – | 1988 | 1988-2016 | 7 | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2010, 2011 | Entered recess after 2016 season | |
| Lakes Districts | Varley Oval, Varley | LGKDFL | 1976-1987 | 0 | - | Merged with Lake King to form Lakes in 1988 | |||
| Lake King | Lake King Sports Ground, Lake King | – | 1968 | 1968-1987 | 8 | 1968, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985 | Merged with Lakes Districts to form Lakes in 1988 | ||
| Munglinup | Demons | Munglinup Oval, Munglinup | EDFA | 1957 | 1968-1982, 1988-1997 | 4 | 1971, 1988, 1991, 1993 | Moved to Esperance District FA in 1983, returned in 1988. Folded after 1997 season. | |
References
- ^ Australian Football - Ravensthorpe & Districts Football Association
- ^ de Garis, Christien (29 August 2017). "Two team town: Why WA's Ravensthorpe and Hopetoun footy clubs didn't let hard times kill off the local comp". ABC Esperance. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
- ^ Mott, Derek (2017). Following the Bouncing Burley: a season inside grassroots football in Western Australia (First ed.). Victoria Park, Western Australia: Self-published. p. 64.
- ^ Goerling, Samantha; Chounding, Andrew (23 June 2024). "In Australia's smallest football league Ravensthorpe and Hopetoun face off every single week". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
- ^ "Bush and 'Burbs: The fairytale story of every country football league across Western Australia this season". The West Australian. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2025.