Wimmera Football League

**Wimmera Football League**
General Information
Founded	1937
Records
Highest Score	304 - Ararat 46.28.304 (v Jeparit 2.2.14) - 1989
Most goals in a game	22 - Jayce Broadbent – Horsham United (v Nhill) – 2010
Most goals in a season	156 - Jayce Broadbent Jeparit 2006
Most flags in a row	10 – Horsham – 2003-2012
Most wins in a row	41 – Horsham – 2004-2007
Most losses in a row	33 - Nhill – 1990-1992

The Wimmera Football League is a major country league based in Western Victoria, with clubs located in towns in the Wimmera region. The regional centres along the Western Highway from Ararat to Nhill as well as Minyip-Murtoa and Warracknabeal.

History

A Wimmera Football Association was first formed in 1902. Teams from Ararat, Horsham and Stawell were the founding clubs. In 1921 the Wimmera District Football League was formed. The seven clubs were Ararat, Horsham, Minyip, Murtoa, Rupanyup, Stawell and Warracknabael. Dimboola joined in 1923 and Nhill in 1925. Ararat spent six years in the Ballarat Football League from 1924 to 1929.

In 1932 during the height of the Great Depression the small town clubs suffering from financial pressures tried to get the league to change the way the gate taking were distributed to the clubs. The larger town clubs, knowing that they would be disadvantaged, blocked the motion. Nhill and Dimboola both went into recess while Minyip and Murtoa replaced their junior sides in the Dunmunkle FL.

The WDFL approached the Ballarat Football League to merge hoping that greater interest and better football would cause larger gate takings, so in 1934 the Wimmera FL and the Ballarat FL merged to form the Ballarat Wimmera FL. After three years in which the Wimmera clubs faced with greater costs and constantly losing on the footy field, feelers were put out to the smaller clubs, now playing in the Mid Wimmera FL. A peace deal was settled in September 1936 and the Wimmera Football League was reformed in 1937 making it a nine team competition.^[1]

Horsham Diggers folded at the start of 2014 after four poor seasons. Merging with Natimuk FNC under the Banner Natimuk United FNC home games at Natimuk and City Oval.

Clubs

Current

Club	Nickname	Years in comp	Total Flags	WFL Premierships
Ararat	Rats	1937-	11	1949, 1951, 1955-56-57-58, 1971, 1975, 1986, 1999, 2001
Dimboola	Roos	1937-	5	1937, 1946, 1959, 1985, 2013
Horsham	Demons	1937-	25	1938, 1960, 1962, 1967-68, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1982-83, 1989-90, 2003-04-05-06-07-08-09-10-11-12, 2014
Horsham Saints	Saints	1993-	1	2015
Minyip-Murtoa	Kookaburras	1995- (merger)	3	Minyip: 1952-53-54, 1984, 1991-92-93 Murtoa: 1980 Minyip-Murtoa: 1996-97-98
Nhill	Tigers	1937-	4	1964-65, 1969, 1981
Stawell	Warriors	1937-	8	1939-40, 1948, 1950, 1978, 1987, 1995, 2000
Warrack Eagles	Eagles	1937- as Warracknabeal 2001- (merged with Brim to become Warrack Eagles)	5	Warracknabeal: 1947, 1966, 1977, 1994 Warrack Eagles: 2002

Former Clubs

Club	Nickname	Years in comp	Total Flags	WFL Premierships
Jeparit	Redbacks	1937-1989	0
Rupanyup	Panthers	1945-1980	3	1961, 1963, 1973
Horsham United	Diggers	1983-2013	1	1988

Recent Premierships

1997 - Minyip-Murtoa
1998 - Minyip-Murtoa
1999 - Ararat
2000 - Stawell
2001 - Ararat
2002 - Warrack Eagles
2003 - Horsham Demons
2004 - Horsham Demons
2005 - Horsham Demons
2006 - Horsham Demons
2007 - Horsham Demons
2008 - Horsham Demons
2009 - Horsham Demons
2010 - Horsham Demons
2011 - Horsham Demons
2012 - Horsham Demons
2013 - Dimboola Roos
2014 - Horsham Demons
2015 – Horsham Saints

2008 Ladder

Wimmera FL	Wins	Byes	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts
Horsham	14	2	2	2370	1166	203.26%	64
Stawell	13	2	3	2038	1067	191.00%	60
Warrack Eagles	11	2	5	1487	1322	112.48%	52
Ararat	10	2	6	1755	1365	128.57%	48
Horsham Saints	8	2	8	1467	1457	100.69%	40
Dimboola	6	2	10	1400	1650	84.85%	32
Nhill	6	2	10	1258	1594	78.92%	32
Horsham Diggers	2	2	14	1277	2139	59.70%	16
Minyip Murtoa	2	2	14	908	2200	41.27%	16

FINALS

Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Elimination	Horsham Saints	20	12	132	Ararat	15	4	94
Qualifying	Stawell	22	10	142	Warrack Eagles	6	13	49
1st Semi	Horsham Saints	12	16	88	Warrack Eagles	6	6	42
2nd Semi	Horsham	9	13	67	Stawell	8	9	57
Preliminary	Horsham Saints	17	11	113	Stawell	12	11	83
Grand	Horsham	19	14	128	Horsham Saints	9	8	62

2009 Ladder

Wimmera FL	Wins	Byes	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts
Horsham	16	2	0	2248	928	242.24%	72
Horsham Saints	13	2	3	1639	980	167.24%	60
Warrack Eagles	9	2	7	1385	1472	94.09%	44
Nhill	8	2	8	1613	1417	113.83%	40
Stawell	7	2	9	1332	1450	91.86%	36
Minyip Murtoa	6	2	10	1149	1417	81.09%	32
Horsham Diggers	6	2	10	1153	1660	69.46%	32
Ararat	5	2	11	1154	1670	69.10%	28
Dimboola	2	2	14	866	1545	56.05%	16

FINALS

Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Elimination	Nhill	22	16	148	Stawell	10	5	65
Qualifying	Warrack Eagles	11	11	77	Horsham Saints	9	21	75
1st Semi	Horsham Saints	11	7	73	Nhill	10	11	71
2nd Semi	Horsham	19	13	127	Warrack Eagles	7	7	49
Preliminary	Warrack Eagles	13	13	91	Horsham Saints	11	15	81
Grand	Horsham	16	14	110	Warrack Eagles	13	8	86

2010 Ladder

Wimmera FL	Wins	Byes	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts
Horsham	15	2	1	2067	919	224.92%	68
Horsham Saints	13	2	3	1526	1111	137.35%	60
Nhill	10	2	6	1508	1360	110.88%	48
Warrack Eagles	9	2	7	1261	1211	104.13%	44
Ararat	8	2	8	1398	1458	95.88%	40
Stawell	6	2	10	1275	1348	94.58%	32
Minyip Murtoa	5	2	11	1103	1259	87.61%	28
Dimboola	5	2	11	977	1349	72.42%	28
Horsham Diggers	1	2	15	930	2030	45.81%	12

FINALS

Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Elimination	Warrack Eagles	15	6	96	Ararat	9	14	68
Qualifying	Nhill	11	16	82	Horsham Saints	12	7	79
1st Semi	Warrack Eagles	16	11	107	Horsham Saints	9	12	66
2nd Semi	Horsham	19	18	132	Nhill	11	8	74
Preliminary	Nhill	9	10	64	Warrack Eagles	4	11	35
Grand	Horsham	17	16	118	Nhill	8	12	60

2011 Ladder

Wimmera FL	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts
Horsham	16	2	0	0	2445	973	251.28%	72
Warrack Eagles	14	2	2	0	1815	1234	147.08%	64
Dimboola	9	2	6	1	1328	1276	104.08%	46
Stawell	7	2	8	1	1393	1526	91.28%	38
Horsham Saints	7	2	9	0	1405	1470	95.58%	36
Minyip Murtoa	6	2	10	0	1185	1394	85.01%	32
Ararat	6	2	10	0	1202	1565	76.81%	32
Nhill	5	2	11	0	1573	1885	83.45%	28
Horsham Diggers	1	2	15	0	1155	2178	53.03%	12

FINALS

Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Elimination	Horsham Saints	9	16	70	Stawell	10	7	67
Qualifying	Warrack Eagles	17	27	129	Dimboola	6	8	44
1st Semi	Horsham Saints	12	4	76	Dimboola	10	7	67
2nd Semi	Horsham	26	11	167	Warrack Eagles	12	10	82
Preliminary	Warrack Eagles	15	23	113	Horsham Saints	9	9	63
Grand	Horsham	15	7	97	Warrack Eagles	12	13	85

2012 Ladder

Wimmera FL	Wins	Byes	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts
Horsham	15	2	1	2568	877	292.82%	68
Warrack Eagles	14	2	2	2077	922	225.27%	64
Horsham Saints	11	2	5	1577	1102	143.10%	52
Dimboola	10	2	6	1717	1133	151.54%	48
Minyip Murtoa	10	2	6	1373	1018	134.87%	48
Stawell	5	2	11	1261	1730	72.89%	28
Ararat	5	2	11	1090	1739	62.68%	28
Nhill	1	2	15	939	2355	39.87%	12
Horsham Diggers	1	2	15	780	2506	31.13%	12

FINALS

Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Elimination	Dimboola	22	7	139	Minyip Murtoa	10	11	71
Qualifying	Warrack Eagles	15	17	107	Horsham Saints	12	10	82
1st Semi	Dimboola	12	16	88	Horsham Saints	8	7	55
2nd Semi	Warrack Eagles	15	3	93	Horsham	11	7	73
Preliminary	Horsham	12	17	89	Dimboola	10	9	69
Grand	Horsham	21	11	137	Warrack Eagles	13	12	90

2013 Ladder

Wimmera FL	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts
Dimboola	15	2	1	0	2042	802	254.61%	68
Horsham	14	2	2	0	1944	770	252.47%	64
Warrack Eagles	10	2	5	1	1428	1212	117.82%	50
Horsham Saints	10	2	6	0	1452	1025	141.66%	48
Minyip Murtoa	9	2	7	0	1206	1035	116.52%	44
Nhill	6	2	9	1	1090	1601	68.08%	34
Ararat	4	2	12	0	887	1488	59.61%	24
Stawell	3	2	13	0	1030	1813	56.81%	20
Horsham Diggers	0	2	16	0	664	1997	33.25%	8

FINALS

Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Elimination	Horsham Saints	14	24	108	Minyip Murtoa	9	9	63
Qualifying	Horsham	22	18	150	Warrack Eagles	5	8	38
1st Semi	Horsham Saints	13	17	95	Warrack Eagles	9	6	60
2nd Semi	Dimboola	17	12	114	Horsham	15	19	109
Preliminary	Horsham Saints	10	11	71	Horsham	9	8	62
Grand	Dimboola	16	15	111	Horsham Saints	7	13	55

2014 Ladder

Wimmera FL	Wins	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts
Horsham	13	3	1774	1096	161.86%	52
Horsham Saints	12	4	1596	1180	135.25%	48
Warrack Eagles	12	4	1524	1243	122.61%	48
Minyip Murtoa	10	6	1606	1213	132.40%	40
Ararat	8	8	1498	1394	107.46%	32
Dimboola	7	9	1727	1386	124.60%	28
Stawell	2	14	1023	1904	53.73%	8
Nhill	0	16	853	2185	39.04%	0

FINALS

Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Elimination	Ararat	15	8	98	Minyip Murtoa	12	10	82
Qualifying	Horsham Saints	12	10	82	Warrack Eagles	10	5	65
1st Semi	Warrack Eagles	9	14	68	Ararat	8	6	54
2nd Semi	Horsham Saints	12	15	87	Horsham	9	10	64
Preliminary	Horsham	12	18	90	Warrack Eagles	12	16	88
Grand	Horsham	12	10	82	Horsham Saints	11	10	76

Publication

Wheatbelt Warriors. A Tribute To Wimmera Football League.

References

↑ Full Points Footy

External links

Clubs in the Wimmera Football League

Ararat Dimboola Horsham Horsham Saints Minyip Murtoa Nhill Stawell Warracknabeal Eagles

Australian rules football in Victoria

Representative side	Victoria

Governing bodies	AFL Victoria (metropolitan) AFL Victoria Country (country)

Professional clubs	Carlton Collingwood Essendon Geelong Hawthorn Melbourne North Melbourne Richmond St Kilda Western Bulldogs

Statewide leagues	Victorian Football League TAC Cup (under-18) List of Australian rules football competitions in Victoria

Metropolitan leagues	Eastern Essendon District Northern Riddell District Southern VAFA Western Region

Regional leagues (major)	Ballarat Bellarine Bendigo Central Murray Geelong Gippsland Goulburn Valley Hampden Mornington Peninsula Nepean Murray North Central Ovens & Murray Sunraysia Wimmera Yarra Valley Mountain

Regional leagues (district)	Alberton Central Highlands Colac & District East Gippsland Ellinbank & District Geelong & District Golden Rivers Heathcote Horsham & District Kowree-Naracoorte-Tatiara Kyabram & District Loddon Valley Maryborough Castlemaine Mid Gippsland Millewa Mininera North Gippsland Omeo & District Ovens & King Picola & District South East South West Tallangatta Upper Murray Warrnambool Western Border

Women's leagues	Victorian Women's Football League AFL Victoria Youth Girls Competition

Defunct leagues	Benalla (1946-2009) Federal (1909-1981) Lexton Plains (1999-2010) Mallee (1997-2015) Riviera (1986-2003) Tyrrell (1945-1978) List of former Australian rules football competitions in Victoria

Principal venues	Melbourne Cricket Ground Docklands Stadium Princes Park Kardinia Park

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