Newstead
Details of Newstead’s early history are difficult to uncover but it is believed that the club won at least three premierships in various competitions prior to the first world war. Between the wars the club continued to flit about between competitions with flags being attained in the Clunes Football Association in 1933 and the Maryborough Football Association both six and seven ears later.
During world war two Newstead, in common with the majority of clubs all over Australia, went into recess and did not reform until 1947 when it affiliated with the Castlemaine Football League. After just two seasons, however, the club was forced into recess once again by low player numbers. It eventually resumed in 1960 as a member of the Maryborough District Football League in which it would go on to capture two senior grade premierships, in 1966 at the expense of Royal Park, and in 1979 against Primrose. The ‘Roos also finished as runners-up on a couple of occasions.
In 1982 the MDFL was renamed the Maryborough Castlemaine Football League, and Newstead has competed in this competition ever since. Overall, the club’s record is solid rather than outstanding, with grand final appearances in 1993, 2000, 2004, 2006 and 2009 producing a total of three senior grade flags. The most recent of these came in 2009 as a result of a hard fought 9 point win over Dunolly. Since their 2009 flag success the Kangaroos have been regular finalists without ever looking likely to go all the way. That said, they endured a poor 2018 campaign which saw them win just 3 of their 16 games to finish third from bottom on the fourteen team premiership ladder.
In addition to all their success at senior grade level the ‘Roos have won three reserves grade flags as well as five at under seventeen/under 17.5 level.
Source
John Devaney - Full Points Publications