Horsham & District Football League
| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1937 |
| Records | |
| Highest Score | 356 - Homers 56.20.356 (v Gerang-Kiata 1.0.6) -
17-8-1991. |
| Most goals in a game | 25 goals Kevin Smith Homers v College -1965
24 goals Rob Maynard Homers v Gerang Kiata - 17-08-1991 |
| Most goals in a season | 170 - Geoff Parish – Homers - 1992, Paul Morgan – Rupanyup - 1998 |
| Most flags in a row | 5 – Kalkee – 2008-2012 |
| Most wins in a row | 45 – Kalkee – 2008-2010 |
| Most losses in a row | 46 - Natimuk – 1999-2002 |
The Horsham & District Football League is an amateur Australian rules football league based in the Wimmera area of Western Victoria.
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 Netherby-Lorquon has gone into recess, and Imperials-Wonwondah has 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 are the current premiers after defeating Kalkee in the 2015 grand final.[3]
Clubs
Current
| Jumper | Club | Nickname | Years in comp | HDFL Premierships | Premiership Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edenhope Apsley | Saints | 2007- (merger) | - | - | |
| Harrow Balmoral | Kangaroos | 1997- (merger) | 4 | 1999, 2002, 2004, 2007 | |
| Jeparit Rainbow | The Storm | 2015- (merger) | - | - | |
 |
Kalkee | Killers | 1945–1948, 1954–1958, 1960- | 15 | 1946-7-8, 1974, 1978-9, 1982-3, 1989, 2000, 2008-9-10-11-12 |
| Laharum | The mountain men | 1936- | 9 | 1958-9, 1962-3-4, 1987, 1995, 2013, 2015 | |
| Natimuk United | Rams | 1971-2013 : 2014- (Merged with Horsham united to become Natimuk United) | 1 | 1975 | |
| Noradjuha-Quantong | Bombers | 1997- (merger) | - | - | |
| Pimpinio | Tigers | 1968- | 2 | 2005-6 | |
| Rupanyup | Panthers | 1981- | 7 | 1985-6, 1990, 1996-7-8, 2001 | |
| Southern Mallee | Giants | 2016-[4] | 0 | - | |
| Swifts | Baggies | 2000- | 2 | 2003, 2014 | |
 |
Taylors Lake | Lakers | 1946- | 1 | 1952 |
Past Clubs
- Ararat Eagles (2000)
- Armoured Car (1939)
- Cannum (1969–1970)
- Diggers (1946–1961) renamed to Imperials
- Douglas-Harrow-Miga Lake (1982–1996)
- Gerang - Kiata (1982–1999)
- Goroke (1982–1998)
- Great Western (2002–2010) went into recess, then later reformed and entered the Mininera & District Football League.
- Haven (1948–1955)
- Homers (1945–1997) renamed to North Horsham
- Imperials (1962–1976) Merged with Wonwondah
- Imperials - Wonwondah (1976–1982) moved to Wimmera Football League in 1983, later renamed to Horsham Diggers
- Jung (1946–1973)
- Longerenong College (1945–1986)
- Murtoa Seconds (1948)
- Netherby-Lorquon (1982)
- Noradjuha (1982–1996) merged with Quantong
- North Horsham (1998)
- Quantong (1950–1996) merged with Noradjuha
- St Michaels (1947–1992) moved to Wimmera Football League in 1993, but renamed to Horsham Saints
- Wail (1945–1948)
- Wonwondah (1946–1975) merged with Imperials
- YCW (1945–1946) renamed to St Michaels
Recent Premierships
- 1996 Rupanyup
- 1997 Rupanyup
- 1998 Rupanyup
- 1999 Harrow Balmoral
- 2000 Kalkee
- 2001 Rupanyup
- 2002 Harrow Balmoral
- 2003 Swifts
- 2004 Harrow Balmoral
- 2005 Pimpinio
- 2006 Pimpinio
- 2007 Harrow Balmoral
- 2008 Kalkee
- 2009 Kalkee
- 2010 Kalkee
- 2011 Kalkee
- 2012 Kalkee
- 2013 Laharum
- 2014 Swifts
- 2015 Laharum
References
- ↑ "Horsham, Natimuk football clubs may merge". Dimboola Courier. 2014-01-29. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
- ↑ "Natimuk and Horsham Diggers Merge". AFL Victoria. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
- 1 2 Venosta, Jeremy (2015-09-12). "Laharum v Kalkee: 2015 HDFNL grand final". Dimboola Courier. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
- ↑ MacGillivray, Colin (2015-07-02). "Southern Mallee Giants confirmed for HDFNL". Wimmera Mail-Times. Retrieved 2015-11-10.