The Koroit Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Saints, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the small rural town of Koroit, Victoria. The club teams currently compete in the Hampden Football Netball League,[1][2] with its football squad having played there since 1961.[3]
| Koroit | ||
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| Names | ||
| Full name | Koroit Football Netball Club | |
| Nickname(s) | Saints | |
| Club details | ||
| Founded | 1886 | |
| Colours | ||
| Competition | Hampden FNL | |
| Premierships | 12 (1971, 1973, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022) | |
| Ground(s) | Victoria Park | |
| Uniforms | ||
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Premierships
edit- Western DFA
- 1910
- Warrnambool DFA
- 1919, 1923
- Warrnambool Football Association
- 1943, 1944
- Port Fairy Football League
- 1926, 1931, 1938, 1939, 1951, 1952, 1953
- Hampden Football Netball League
- 1971, 1973, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022
Maskell Medallists
edit- Anthony Mahony 1996
- Jason Mifsud 1997
- Joe McLaren 2005
- Simon O'Keefe 2007 & 2011
- Ben Goodall 2013
- Isaac Templeton 2014 & 2015
- Brett Harrington 2018
Notable players
editVFL/AFL players recruited from Koroit include -
- Mark Dwyer (Fitzroy/St Kilda)
- Adrian Gleeson (Carlton)
- Chris Stacey (Fitzroy/Brisbane Bears)
- Joe McLaren (St. Kilda/North Melbourne)
- Gary Keane (Fitzroy)
- Martin Gleeson (Essendon)
- Roy Bence (South Melbourne/St Kilda)
- Willem Drew (Port Adelaide)
Ray Sault (Fitzroy)
References
edit- ^ "Official Club Website". Sportingpulse.
- ^ "Koroit has Saint at its heart". The Age. realfooty.com.au. 2 August 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ Devaney, John (2008). The Full Points Footy Encyclopedia Of Australian Football Clubs - Volume Two. Full Points Publications. ISBN 978-0-9556897-3-4.