Australian Football

The Demons have endured a hard time lately. Indeed, between 2000 and 2005 the club actually went into recess, while in 2009 it was banned for a year because the Southern Umpires Association refused to provide umpires for its matches, alleging persistent verbal and physical abuse on the part of the team’s players.

The Ross Football Club dates back well over a century. The club was particularly strong during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s when it was a member of the Midlands Football Association. Ross won the very first premiership in this competition in 1946 when it accounted for Tunnack in the grand final by the narrowest of margins. The MFA existed between 1946 and 1971, during which time Ross contested no fewer than seventeen grand finals for nine wins, making it the competition’s most successful club.

In 1980 the Demons commenced their involvement in the Oatlands District Football Association where their only senior grade flag to date was procured in 1985 at the expense of Mount Pleasant. They finished as runners-up in 1983, 1991 and 1998.