The Ararat Football Club, nicknamed the ''Rats'', is an

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and

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club based in the city of

Ararat, Victoria Ararat ( Djabwurrung: ''Tallarambooroo'') is a city in south-west Victoria, Australia, about west of Melbourne, on the Western Highway on the eastern slopes of the Ararat Hills and Cemetery Creek valley between Victoria's Western District and ...

. The football team currently competes in the

Wimmera Football League The Wimmera Football League is a major Australian rules 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 ...

(WFL).

History

Formed in 1871, Ararat won eight premierships in the Wimmera and District Football Association during the early 20th century. From 1924 to 1928, they played in the

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. They did not return to the Wimmera league until 1930, as they were forced to sit out of the competition for a year as punishment for their earlier defection. From 1934 to 1936 they took part in Ballarat-Wimmera FL. The Wimmera Football League was reformed in 1937 and Ararat have participated since the beginning. They are the second most successful club in the league in terms of premierships, behind

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. Their greatest era came in the 1950s when they won four consecutive premierships, under former

Essendon Essendon may refer to: Australia *Electoral district of Essendon *Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington *Essendon, Victoria **Essendon railway station **Essendon Airport *Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League United King ...

player

Percy Bushby Percy Bushby (27 May 1919 – 29 August 1975) was an Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He played in the Essendon Essendon may refer to: Australia *Electoral district of Essendon *Electoral district ...

Premierships

(11): ** 1949, 1951, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1971, 1975, 1986, 1999, 2001

VFL/AFL players

* Ted Brown - AFC 1911-13, 20 games > Carlton 1914-20, 95 games *Dave Crone - AFC 1913, 8 games > Fitzroy 3 games > Carlton 1917-20, 22 games *Tom Byrne - AFC 1927, 18 games > Carlton 1929, 4 games > Hawthorn 1935-39 61 games *Henry Thomson - AFC 1925-28, 58 games > Carlton 1930, 1 game *Jim Williamson - AFC 1928, 30-31 38 games > Carlton 1930, 1 game *Henry Ogilvie - AFC 1958-61, 64, 55 games > Carlton 1962-63, 2 games * Tom Williamson - AFC 2014-15, 12 games > Carlton 2017-, 18 games *Alan Young - AFC 1952-53, 19 games > Collingwood 1954, 3 games *

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- AFC 20 games > Collingwood 1966-75, 79, 158 games *Lex Pritchard - AFC 1971-74, 23 games > Colloingwood 1976-77 3 games *Neil Peart - AFC 1976, 80, 29 games > Collingwood 1982, 13 games > Richmond 1983-84, 86, 40 games > Footscray 1985, 9 games *Chris Dalkin - AFC 1978-81, 86, 93, 61 games > Collingwood 1982-83, 85, 18 games *William Harvey - AFC 1911 8 games > Essendon 1912, 3 games *

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- AFC 1967-69 84 games > Essendon 1969-70, 20 games *

Barry Grinter Barry W. Grinter (born 1 October 1951) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon and Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1970s. Grinter played most of his football either as a ruckman or defender. ...

- AFC 1969 15 games > Essendon 1971-72, 74-76, 78 games > Richmond 1978, 6 games *

Lauchlan Dalgleish Lauchlan Dalgleish (born 22 June 1993) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by Essendon with the 11th pick in the 2012 rooki ...

- AFC 2009-11, 12 games > Essendon 2013, 3 games *Daryl Peoples - AFC 1962-65, 64 games > Fitzroy 1965-70, 77 games *Terry Brady - AFC 1962-68, 115 games > Fitzroy 1965, 1 game *Henry Power - AFC 1924, 1926–28, 22 games > Footscray 1927, 2 games *Eugene Sullivan - AFC 1927-28, 35, 37, 33 games > Footscray 1928, 3 games *William Burns - AFC 1904-06, 10 games > Geelong 1904 2 games *Milton White - AFC 1922 4 games > Geelong 1928-29, 6 games *Ian O'Halloran - AFC 1956-57, 18 games > Geelong 1957, 3 games *Stuart Stewart - AFC 1924-25, 18 games > Hawthorn 1926-35 130 games *Fred Sleeman - AFC 1905, 7 games > Melbourne 1906, 14 games *William Smeaton - AFC 1948-50, 65-56 > Melbourne 1951-52, 17 games *Jack Clark - AFC 1946-51, 55.56, 59, 113 games > Nth Melbourne 1951, 2 games *Kevin Fitzgerald - AFC 1960, 13 games > Richmond 1961, 1 game * Scott Turner - AFC 1987-88, 90, 06, 08-12, 59 games > Richmond 1991-00, 144 games *Joe Garbutt - AFC 1925-26, 22 games > St Kilda 1935, 7 games *Harry 'Duxie' Gibson - AFC 1897-08, 10, 68 games > Sth Melbourne 1904-06, 41 games *Gerald Brennan - AFC 1957-61, 67, 70 games > Sth Melbourne 1958, 60, 7 games

References

Ted Brown (Ararat Football Club) Carlton Football Club also played with St Kilda FC 1911, 4 games 1 goal (Reference: Wikipedia)

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