The Horsham Saints Football Netball Club is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the city of Horsham, Victoria. The football team competes in the Wimmera Football League (WFL).
History The Horsham Saints, formed in 1944, was known as the Young Christian Workers (YCWFC) and joined the Horsham & District Football League (HDFL).
In 1947 the club changed its name to St. Michael's, with the club winning five senior football premierships in the HDFL.
In 1993, the club moved to the Wimmera Football League, then in 2000 the club adopted its current name and have won two more senior football premierships since.
Premierships Senior Football Horsham District Patriotic Football Association 1944 – Horsham CYW: 7.16 – 58 d Horsham Homing: 6.11 – 47
Horsham & District Football League 1950 – St. Michael's: 8.20 – 68 d Jung: 8.19 – 67 1969 – St. Michael's: 20.12 – 132 d Longerenong Ag College: 12.11 – 83 1981 – St. Michael's: 23.17 – 155 d Natimuk: 21.12 – 138 1988 – St. Michael's: 11.8 – 74 d Homers: 3.10 – 28 1991 – St. Michael's: d Quontong: by 6 points
Wimmera Football League 2015 – Horsham Saints: 16.6 – 102 d Horsham: 9.8 – 62 2016 – Horsham Saints: 6.9 – 45 d Minyip-Murtoa: 6.7 – 43
Reserves Horsham & District Football League 1983 – St. Michael's 7.9 – 51 d Rupanyup: 6.7 – 43 1989 – St. Michael's d Kalkee 1990 – St. Michael's d Rupanyup
Wimmera Football League 2017 – Horsham Saints: 11.9 – 75 d Minyip-Murtoa: 8.6 – 54 2018 – Horsham Saints: 12.6 – 78 d Minyip-Murtoa: 2.10 – 24
Thirds Wimmera Football League 2019 – Horsham Saints: 9.5 – 59 d Ararat: 5.2 – 32 2021 – 1st: Horsham Saints (no finals >COVID-19) 2025 – Horsham Saints: 19.11 – 125 d Horsham: 6.5 – 41
League Best and Fairest Senior Football Horsham & District Football League 1948 – Clyde Biggins: 25 votes 1976 – Larry Lawless 1985, 1988 – Chris Buwalda 1992 – Mark O'Beirne
Wimmera Football League
VFL / AFL Players The following footballers played with the Horsham Saints, prior to playing senior football in the VFL/AFL, and / or drafted, with the year indicating their VFL/AFL debut. 2011 – Rory Taggert: 2015 – Darcy Tucker: 2016 – Jarrod Berry: 2018 – Tom Berry: 2023 – Joel Freijah:
Netball Premierships A. Grade Wimmera FNL 2004, 2017, 2018
B. Grade Nil
C. Grade Wimmera FNL 2016
C. Reserve Nil
Under 17's Wimmera FNL 2002, 2003
Under 16's Horsham & District Football League 1990, 1991
Under 15. A Wimmera FNL 2015
Under 15's Wimmera FNL 2000
Under 14's Horsham & District Football League 1990, 1991
Under 13's Wimmera FNL 2007, 2014, 2019 Horsham City Netball Association 2012 – City Saints Red 20118 – Silver Saints
Bibliography Wheatbelt Warriors. A Tribute To Wimmera Football League
References
External links Horsham Saints FNC website Horsham FNC: Facebook page Horsham City Netball Association: Facebook page