Reg Smith was born in Williamstown in April 1916 and he played in his first A Grade game for the Williamstown Rovers when he was 16 years old. He continued playing until he was 43 years old however he did play another game when the team was short playing Cambrai. He played this game with his son Ivan when Reg was 56 years old.
The Reg Smith Trophy for A Grades Best and Fairest player was first presented in 1980 following the amalgamation of the Lyndoch Football Club and the Williamstown Rovers Football Club to form the Barossa District Football Club. As a life member of the Williamstown Rovers, Reg was one of the main instigators of the amalgamation when both clubs were performing poorly (being thrashed) in the Gawler League. He pushed the issue and with some assistance from a few other personnel the amalgamation went ahead. He was also a key player in developing the new clubrooms at Williamstown Oval in 1984. The building of the clubrooms was achieved by the supply of labour by the government and the materials paid for by the club and park committee. Reg spent many hours liaising, ordering, supervising, supplying machinery and delivery of goods and materials at no charge. Reg was very proud of the new club and was very honoured to have the A Grade Best and Fairest Trophy in his name.
Reg continued as a stalwart of the club until he passed away in 2002 at 86 years of age.
BLG AWARDS – A GRADE
To finish off last night’s BLG Awards, we’d like to give a huge congratulations to our Barossa District boys!
Ethan Gant – winner of the Danny Westoff A Grade Most Valuable Player Award
And congratulations to Sam Sibbick, Ethan Gant and Rohan Nelson on their well-deserved recognition in team of the year!
Also a shoutout to the lads that made the country champs and association team Lachlan Webb, Rohan Nelson and Sam Sibbick! Our trainers Andrew, Craig & Barry who also gave their time helping out!
Check out some of the pics from the night below👇
What an incredible achievement and a fantastic reward for the hard work and commitment throughout the season.
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Congratulations to all
How good!! Congratulations to you all on a great season!
Congratulations and well deserved! 🌟
Congratulations to Oliver Sibbick on being named the 2026 BLGFA Rookie of the year (sponsored by iPerform) 🏆
We are all so proud of your accomplishments and loved watching you play at here at BDFC! We can’t wait to see what the future holds for you.
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Congratulations legend that is awesome well done
awesome job Ollie
Congrats Ollie
Well done again Ollie
Great season Ollie, well done
Amazing Ollie!!
Congratulations Ollie 💪💕
Congratulations Ollie
Congrats Ollie!
Well Done Ollie 🙌🏻
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2026 Colts Presentations
Join us as we celebrate the 2026 season and recognise the achievements of our U13 Boys & Girls, U15 Boys, U16 Girls and U17.5 Boys! 🔴🔵⚪️
📅 Sunday 20th September
⏰ 10:30am
📍 Barossa Park, Lyndoch
🌭 BBQ lunch following presentations
💰 $10 per person — pay on the day
Please RSVP via your team app in the Senior Colts events by Sunday 13th September so we can make sure there’s plenty of food for everyone.
We look forward to getting our Colts players, families and supporters together to celebrate another great season at the Bulldogs! 🐶🏆
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2026 Senior Football Presentations
Join us for a night of celebration as we recognise the achievements of our Senior Men’s & Senior Women’s teams and wrap up the 2026 season together! 🔴🔵⚪️
📅 Friday 25th September
⏰ 6:30pm
📍 2 Barossa Valley Way, Lyndoch (Barossa Park)
🥂 Dress Code: Cocktail
🍽️ @vintagechefco Dinner included
🎟️ $60 per person
Please RSVP and purchase your tickets by Sunday 13th September via the link below. 👇
🎟️ Tickets: barossa-district-football-club.square.site/product/presentation-bdfc-2026/M7Q2VHVMUMADVOUJEIIZRJP...
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JUNIOR PRESENTATION DAY! 🔵⚪🔴
Join us on Sunday 13th September from 3:00pm as we celebrate our junior players and wrap up another fantastic season!
Clubroom presentations for all 5 teams:
• Under 9 Blue/White
• Under 11 Blue/White
• Under 10 Girls
🎬 Family Movie on the Scoreboard
Once presentations are finished, settle in on the oval for a family movie under the stars! 🌟
Bring a picnic basket & enjoy the oval
Mobile pizza catering on site
VCC platters available for pre-order
Bar open
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