MELTON
Current Affiliation: Ballarat Football League (BFL) since 1997
Formed: 1880
Colours: Maroon and white
Emblem: Bloods
Senior Premierships: Bacchus Marsh Football League (BMFL) - 1913-14-15-16-17-18-19, 1923, 1930-1, 1935, 1963 (12 total); Riddell District Football League (RDFL) Division One - 1973, 1981, 1984, 1986 (4 total); BFL - 2000-1, 2005 (3 total)
Henderson Medallists: Darren Stanley 2000 (1 total)
| MINI-BIOGRAPHIES: | Fred Williams |
The Bloods celebrate their slashing 2001 grand final victory over Melton South. (Photo © Melton Football Club - click to enlarge.)
Over the course of its century-plus history Melton has enjoyed consistently high levels of success wherever it has played. The club emphatically set out its stall during its early involvement in the Bacchus Marsh Football League by claiming an incredible seven flags in a row between 1913 and 1919, the BMFL being one of only a handful of Victorian country football competitions to continue throughout the first world war.
In terms of premiership success the next five decades were less fruitful but the Bloods were nevertheless consistent participants in the September fray in both the BMFL and the Riddell District Football League, where they competed between 1973 and 1996. The club's initial season in the RDFL was one of the most memorable in its history as the seniors won the premiership without losing a match.
Since 1997 the Bloods have been members of the Ballarat Football League. They qualified for the finals on debut, and have done so almost every season since, claiming premierships in 2000, 2001 and 2005. The 2001 triumph was especially noteworthy as it came via an incredible 138 point grand final defeat of Melton South, the Bloods winning 25.15 (165) to 3.9 (27).
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