The Koroit Football Netball Club, nicknamed the ''Saints'', is an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

and

netball Netball is a ball sport played on a court by two teams of seven players. It is among a rare number of sports which have been created exclusively for female competitors. The sport is played on indoor and outdoor netball courts and is specifical ...

club based in the small rural town of

Koroit Koroit is a small rural town in western Victoria, Australia a few kilometres north of the Princes Highway, north-west of Warrnambool and west of Melbourne. It is in the Shire of Moyne local government area located amidst rolling green past ...

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...

. The club teams currently compete in the

Hampden Football Netball League The Hampden Football Netball League is an Australian rules football and netball league based in South-Western Victoria, with clubs located in towns along or near the Princes Highway from Camperdown to Portland. The league is a major countr ...

, with its football squad having played there since 1961.

Premierships

*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

*Anthony Mahony 1996 *Jason Mifsud 1997 *

Joe McLaren Joe McLaren (born 11 December 1977) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda Football Club, St Kilda and the North Melbourne Football Club, Kangaroos in the Australian Football League (AFL). McLaren, a wingman, was recru ...

2005 *Simon O'Keefe 2007 & 2011 *Ben Goodall 2013 *Isaac Templeton 2014 & 2015 *Brett Harrington 2018

Notable players

VFL/AFL players recruited from Koroit include - *

Mark Dwyer Mark Dwyer (born 5 August 1964) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1980s. Dwyer was a wingman, best remembered for his strong debut season. He had ...

(Fitzroy/St Kilda) *

Adrian Gleeson Adrian Gleeson (born 30 April 1967) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Gleeson, who played as a rover, finished eighth in the 1988 Brownlow Medal count, in his third season of ...

(Carlton) *

Chris Stacey Chris Stacey (born 21 February 1966) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and the Brisbane Bears in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Originally from Koroit, Stacey was called up only once by Fitzroy, for a game ...

(Fitzroy/Brisbane Bears) *

(St. Kilda/North Melbourne) * Gary Keane (Fitzroy) *

Martin Gleeson Martin Gleeson (born 25 May 1980) is the assistant attack coach at the rugby union club; Wasps RFC. He is the former assistant coach at the rugby league club Salford Red Devils in the Super League, and an English former professional rugby lea ...

(Essendon) *

Roy Bence Roy "Tiger" Bence (1 April 1900 – 3 October 1979) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Originally from Koroit, Bence was a rover and occasional forward poc ...

(South Melbourne/St Kilda) *

Willem Drew Willem Drew (born 1 October 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by Port Adelaide with the 33rd draft pick in the 2016 AFL Dra ...

(Port Adelaide)

References

External links

Official website
{{Hampden Football Netball League Sports clubs and teams established in 1886 Australian rules football clubs established in 1886 1886 establishments in Australia Hampden Football Netball League clubs Netball teams in Victoria (state)