Horsham & District Football League

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Horsham District Football League
Sport Australian rules football
Founded1935;89 years ago (1935)
No. of teams12
Country Australia
Most recent
champion(s)
  • Seniors: Harrow Balmoral (2023)
  • Reserves: Noradjuha Quantong (2023)
Official website www.playhq.com/afl/org/horsham-district-football-netball-league/708fa229
Records
Highest Score356 – Homers 56.20.356 (v Gerang-Kiata 1.0.6) –

17 August 1991

Most goals in a game25 goals Kevin Smith Homers v College – 1965

24 goals Rob Maynard Homers v Gerang Kiata –

17 August 1991

Most goals in a season170 – Geoff Parish – Homers – 1992, Paul Morgan – Rupanyup – 1998
Most flags in a row5 – Kalkee – 2008–2012
Most wins in a row45 – Kalkee – 2008–2010
Most losses in a row46 – Natimuk – 1999–2002

The Horsham District Football League is an amateur Australian rules football league based in the Wimmera area of Western Victoria.

Contents

History

The league in its present form was created in 1946. Prior to World War 2 a number of local leagues existed around Horsham, shrinking to one in 1934. The clubs that played in the previous incarnation in 1934 were Green Park (which won the premiership), CYMS, Quantong, Adelphians, Church of England, Longerenong and Pimpinio Seconds. The clubs that played in 1946 were Kalkee (which won the premiership), Horsham Homers, Wonwondah, Jung, Wail, Laharum, RSL, Longerenong College, Taylors Lake and YCW.

In 1982 the league expanded after the West Wimmera Football League disbanded and five clubs joined: Goroke, Noradjuha, Douglas-Harrow-Miga Lake, Gerang - Kiata, and Netherby-Lorquon. This brought the total to sixteen clubs. Since then all of these West Wimmera clubs have gone into recess, and Imperials-Wonwondah moved to the Wimmera Football League in 1983.

In 2000, after the folding of the Ararat & District Football Association, Stawell Swifts and Great Western joined the competition.

Edenhope-Apsley joined from the Kowree Naracoorte Tatiara Football League in 2007. Natimuk and Horsham Diggers (Wimmera Football League) voted on a merger for 2014 season and beyond under the banner of Natimuk United Football Netball Club. The club wore the Natimuk jumper for home games and Horsham Diggers jumper for away games. They kept scheduling a match on Anzac Day. [1] [2]

Swifts were premiers in 2014 after defeating the previously undefeated Laharum in the grand final. [3]

Laharum defeated Kalkee in the 2015 grand final. [3]

Jeparit-Rainbow transferred from the Mallee Football League for the 2015 season. This caused the Mallee League to fold at the end of the 2015 season.

Consequently, Hopetoun and Beulah merged to form the Southern Mallee Giants and transferred to the Horsham & District League in 2016. They dominated the competition for two seasons without losing a game before transferring to the Wimmera Football League.

The league did not play any games in 2020 due to Victorian restrictions for the COVID-19 pandemic. Kaniva-Leeor United joined the Horsham & District League in 2020 from the Kowree-Naracoorte-Tatiara League, as state border restrictions made it difficult for Kaniva, a Victorian club, to play in the South Australian league. Some of the season was played in 2021; however, there were no finals due to lockdowns in August.

Jeparit Rainbow left the league at the end of 2023 after merging with the Southern Mallee Giants in the Wimmera Football Netball League, leaving the Horsham & District League with 11 clubs.

Clubs

Current

JumperClubNicknameYears in compHDFL PremiershipsPremiership Years
Edenhope-Apsley Football Club colours.jpg
Edenhope-ApsleySaints2007–--
AFL North Melbourne Icon.jpg
Harrow Balmoral Kangaroos1997–71999, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2018, 2019, 2023
Kalkee Football Club colours.jpg
Kalkee Kee's1945–1948, 1954–1958, 1960–151946, 1947, 1948, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1989, 2000, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Kaniva Leeor United Football Club colours.jpg
Kaniva Leeor UnitedCougars2020–--
Boolarra fc club colors.png
LaharumDemons1936–101938, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1987, 1995, 2013, 2015
Natimuk United Football Club colours.jpg
Natimuk UnitedRams1971–2013: 2014– (Merged with Horsham United to become Natimuk United)11975
Eltham Football Club.jpg
Noradjuha-QuantongBombers1997– (merger)--
Pimpinio Football Club colours.jpg
PimpinioTigers1968–22005, 2006
Rupanyup Football Club colours.jpg
RupanyupPanthers1981–81985, 1986, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2022
Port Adelaide Football Club colours.jpg
SwiftsBaggies2000–22003, 2014
Moulamein Football Club colours.jpg
Taylors LakeLakers1946–11952

Past Clubs

JumperClubNicknameYears in compHDFL PremiershipsPremiership YearsNotes
Ararat Eagles Football Club colours.jpg
Ararat EaglesEagles2000--Moved to Lexton Plains Football League in 2001
Armoured Car1939--Folded when HDFL went into WW2 recess
Cannum1969–1970--Folded in 1971
Geelong icon.svg
Douglas-Harrow-Miga LakeCats1982–1996--Merged with Balmoral in 1997
Bothwell Football Club colours.jpg
Gerang - KiataHighway Men1982–1999--Folded in 2000
Montmorency Football Club.jpg
GorokeMagpies1982–1998--Folded in 1999 and absorbed by Border Districts in Kowree-Naracoorte-Tatiara Football League
Great Western Football Club colours.jpg
Great WesternLions2000–2010--Folded in 2011 then moved to Mininera & District Football League in 2012
Haven1939, 1948–195511939Folded in 1956
SouthMelbourneDesign.png
Homers

(North Horsham in 1998)

Pigeons1945–199821965, 1992Folded in 1999
Horsham RSLDiggers1946–1961--Folded in 1962
Horsham Imperials1962–197511966Merged with Wonwondah in 1976
RichmondDesign.svg
Imperials – WonwondahDiggers1976–198211980Moved to Wimmera Football League in 1983
Jeparit Rainbow Football Club colours.jpg
Jeparit RainbowStorm2015–2023--Merged with Southern Mallee Giants to form Southern Mallee Thunder in the Wimmera Football League in 2024
Western Bulldogs AFLW icon.png
Jung1946–197321954, 1968Folded in 1974
Longerenong College Football Club colours.jpg
Longerenong CollegeThe College1945–198641951, 1967, 1970, 1971Folded in 1987
Montmorency Football Club.jpg
Murtoa Seconds1938, 194811938Moved to Central Wimmera FL in 1939, returned to South Wimmera FL in 1949
AFL St Kilda Icon.jpg
Netherby-LorquonSaints1982--Folded in 1983
Toorad8n-Dalmore colours.png
NoradjuhaGrass Parrots1982–199611984Merged with Quantong in 1997
Quantong_club_colours Quantong club colours.jpg
Quantong_club_colours
QuantongBombers1950–1996101955, 1956, 1960, 1961, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1993, 1994Merged with Noradjuha in 1997
AFL GWS Icon.jpg
Southern Mallee Giants Giants2016–201722016, 2017Moved to Wimmera Football League in 2018
Leongatha Football Club colours.jpg
St Michael's

(YCW 1945–1946)

Saints1945–1954, 1957–1962, 1967–199251950, 1969, 1981, 1988, 1991Moved to Wimmera Football League in 1993
Wail1945–194811945Folded in 1949
Montmorency Football Club.jpg
Wonwondah1946–197531949, 1953, 1957Merged with Horsham Imperials in 1976

Senior Football Premiership Winners

League Awards

YearLeague Best & FairestClub
1950David Lear  Longerenong College
1951Tich ThompsonHorsham RSL
Bill SmithHomers
1952Tich ThompsonHorsham RSL
1953Perc  EaglesHaven
1954Ken Overall  Quantong
1955Don MatthewsWonwondah
1956Jim BearhamLongerenong College
1957Jim BearhamLongerenong College
1958Ross MinchenLongerenong College
1959Royce DicksonWonwondah
Brian DunnLaharum
1960Richard ReidLongerenong College
1961Gary EpsteinKalkee
1962Pat IrwinQuantong
1963Mal FlorenceLongerenong College
1964Bruce MartinHomers
1965Stewart BennettLongerenong College
1966Bruce MartinHomers
1967Rod MorrishLongerenong College
1968Bruce MartinHomers
1969Bob DowdellLaharum
1970Laurie BodeyImperials
1971Kevin SmithNatimuk
1972Phil MorleyLongerenong College
1973Franz TursiLongerenong College
1974Graeme WoodQuantong
1975Steve ArnottQuantong
1976Larry LawlessSt Michaels
1977Ron WardLaharum
1978Bruce CarrKalkee
1979Bruce CarrKalkee
1980Bruce CarrKalkee
1981Jack SchmidtNatimuk
1982Ian KytePimpinio
1983Craig KimberleyTaylors Lake
1984Stephen HobbsNoradjuha
1985Chris BuwaldaSt Michaels
1986Paul BlockGoroke
1987Les WillsDHML
1988Chris BuwaldaSt Michaels
1989Tony LloydGoroke
1990Craig EvansRupanyup
1991Stephen HobbsNoradjuha
1992Trevor WhitworthGoroke
 Mark O'BeirneSt Michaels
1993Stephen HobbsNoradjuha
1994Craig EvansRupanyup
1995John KellyTaylors Lake
1996Wayne SchmidtNatimuk
Paul BrooksRupanyup
1997Troy O'Callaghan Harrow Balmoral
1998Paul BrooksRupanyup
1999Stewart DalzielLaharum
Scott BatchelorKalkee
2000Scott BatchelorKalkee
2001Scott BatchelorKalkee
Wayne SchmidtNatimuk
2002Marcus AnsonNoradjuha/Quantong
Scott BachelorKalkee
Jarrod WoodRupanyup
2003Chris WhiteHarrow Balmoral
2004Tim WebbRupanyup
2005Tim WebbRupanyup
2006Dale HurleyGreat Western
2007Matthew WardHarrow Balmoral
2008Steve SchultzKalkee
2009Steve SchultzKalkee
2010Steve SchultzKalkee
2011Tim WadeKalkee
2012Ricky WhiteheadSwifts
2013Brent ChristieEdenhope Apsley
Brent ForsythHarrow Balmoral
2014Deek Roberts  Taylors Lake
Brent ChristieEdenhope Apsley
2015Deek Roberts  Taylors Lake
2016Shannon ArgallLaharum
2017Scott CareySwifts
2018Nick PekinHarrow Balmoral
2019Nick PekinHarrow Balmoral
Lachlan MiddletonEdenhope Apsley
Jak Ryan  Edenhope Apsley
2021Scott CareySwifts
2022Scott CareySwifts

Notable Players

Edenhope-Apsley

Harrow Balmoral

Jung

Kalkee

Longerenong College

Homers

Horsham Imperials

2014 Ladder

Horsham DFLWinsByesLossesDrawsForAgainst%PtsFinalTeamGBPtsTeamGBPts
Laharum 180002641716368.85%72EliminationEdenhope-Apsley10666Harrow Balmoral72062
Kalkee 1404021291057201.42%56QualifyingKalkee111581Stawell Swifts8856
Stawell Swifts 1404019431035187.73%56SemiStawell Swifts121486Edenhope-Apsley12779
Harrow Balmoral 1305017961207148.80%52 SemiLaharum1914128Kalkee9963
Edenhope-Apsley 1107017131154148.44%44PreliminaryStawell Swifts208128Kalkee101373
Noradjuha-Quantong601201437189875.71%24GrandStawell Swifts15595Laharum10666
Natimuk United601201304173875.03%24
Taylors Lake501301411214565.78%20
Rupanyup30150994220845.02%12
Pimpinio00180644285422.56%0

2015 Ladder

Horsham DFLWinsByesLossesDrawsForAgainst%PtsFinalTeamGBPtsTeamGBPts
Laharum 162002517588428.06%72EliminationTaylors Lake8755Jeparit-Rainbow51242
Kalkee 142202086878237.59%64QualifyingHarrow Balmoral122092Kalkee11571
Harrow Balmoral 112501614932173.18%52SemiKalkee1616112Taylors Lake141195
Taylors Lake 1026017801245142.97%48 SemiLaharum1716118Harrow Balmoral4832
Jeparit-Rainbow 1026014831235120.08%48PreliminaryKalkee1810118Harrow Balmoral6945
Stawell Swifts72901227184066.68%36GrandLaharum141498Kalkee7850
Edenhope-Apsley621001023163262.68%32
Noradjuha-Quantong521101018178756.97%28
Rupanyup42120766173244.23%24
Pimpinio32130839174748.03%20
Natimuk United22140891162854.73%16

2016 Ladder

Horsham DFLWinsByesLossesDrawsForAgainst%PtsFinalTeamGBPtsTeamGBPts
Southern Mallee Giants 160002317809286.40%64EliminationHarrow Balmoral111177Laharum11874
Jeparit-Rainbow 140201987988201.11%56EliminationKalkee9559Edenhope-Apsley51242
Laharum 120401677902185.92%48SemiHarrow Balmoral121486Kalkee10868
Kalkee 1105020161031195.54%44 SemiSouthern Mallee Giants2215147Jeparit-Rainbow8755
Edenhope-Apsley 1105018151069169.78%44PreliminaryHarrow Balmoral111379Jeparit-Rainbow41034
Harrow Balmoral 100601799845212.90%40GrandSouthern Mallee Giants111480Harrow Balmoral9155
Taylors Lake709016871622104.01%28
Stawell Swifts501101174202258.06%20
Pimpinio401201045205250.93%16
Noradjuha-Quantong20140899210542.71%8
Rupanyup14020717191737.40%48
Natimuk United20140794256530.96%8

2017 Ladder

Horsham DFLWinsByesLossesDrawsForAgainst%PtsFinalTeamGBPtsTeamGBPts
Southern Mallee Giants 160002556529483.18%64EliminationStawell Swifts71456Natimuk United8452
Harrow Balmoral 140202653478555.02%56EliminationJeparit-Rainbow121587Lahuarum5535
Stawell Swifts 130301799992181.35%52SemiJeparit-Rainbow101171Stawell Swifts7850
Jeparit-Rainbow 100421514955158.53%44 SemiSouthern Mallee Giants13886Harrow Balmoral71557
Laharum 907014701133129.74%36PreliminaryHarrow Balmoral2913187Jeparit-Rainbow5838
Natimuk United907014501221118.76%36GrandSouthern Mallee Giants11773Harrow Balmoral81361
Edenhope-Apsley708114761212121.78%30
Kalkee601001289158081.58%24
Noradjuha-Quantong50110993183054.26%20
Rupanyup401201071161366.40%16
Taylors Lake10150554322117.20%4
Pimpinio00151451251217.95%2

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