Reporter District Football Association

The Reporter District Football Association, also known simply simply as the Reporter Football Association, was an Australian rules football competition based around the Melbourne suburb of Box Hill.

History

The RDFA was formed in 1903 by EFG Hodges, the proprietor of the Reporter newspaper. Six clubs − Bayswater, Box Hill, Canterbury, Ferntree Gully, Mitcham and Ringwood − participated in the inaugural season. Mitcham were the inaugural premiers after defeating Box Hill in the grand final, after both club finished the season with an equal win-loss record.
In 1928, the RDFA was absorbed into the Ringwood District Football League, which eventually became part of the present-day Eastern Football Netball League.
The competition was also known as the Box Hill Reporter District Football Association or the Box Hill Reporter District Football League.