Daylesford Football Club, nicknamed the Bulldogs, are an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

 team in the Central Highlands Football League

Central Highlands Football League

The Central Highlands Football League is an Australian Rules Football League in the Ballarat region. The league coordinates Senior, Reserve, Under 18 and Under 15 grades.-History:...

. The team was formerly known as the Daylesford Demons and competed for many years in the Ballarat Football League

Ballarat Football League

The Ballarat Football League is an Australian rules football competition that operates in the Ballarat region of Victoria, Australia.The competition formed in 1893 as the Ballarat Football Association and was renamed Ballarat Football League in 1908 and was briefly known as the Ballarat-Wimmera...

 before switching leagues in the early 2000s.

Daylesford's senior side has had a successful run since joining the Central Highlands Football League

Central Highlands Football League

The Central Highlands Football League is an Australian Rules Football League in the Ballarat region. The league coordinates Senior, Reserve, Under 18 and Under 15 grades.-History:...

 with two premiership wins.

Notable Daylesford alumni includes former Western Bulldogs

Western Bulldogs

The Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne...

 captain Chris Grant

Chris Grant

Christopher Lee "Chris" Grant is a former Australian rules football player in the Australian Football League, and a legend of the Western Bulldogs Football Club...

, North Melbourne

North Melbourne Football Club

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 ruckman Noel Teasdale

Noel Teasdale

Noel Teasdale is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League.Originally from Daylesford, Teasdale made his debut with the North Melbourne Football Club in 1956 playing as a ruckman and for a period, a full-back.Teasdale was noted for his tough, uncompromising...

 and current Geelong Football Club

Geelong Football Club

The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...

 youngster Josh Cowan

Josh Cowan

Joshua Cowan is an Australian rules footballer for Geelong in the Australian Football League . A versatile player, cowan is able to play in the midfield as well as on the half-back line.-Schooling life:...

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