St Mary's Sporting Club Inc., nicknamed the ''Saints'', is an

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and

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club based in the port city of

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. The club teams currently compete in the Geelong Football Netball League, the premier league in the region.

History

Earlier club

A version of this club existed from 1904 to 1906. They competed in the Church Union Association and won the 1905 Church Union Association premiership. The club was short-lived, disbanding in 1906, and it was another 16 years before St Mary's re-formed. This was done with great success playing in the Geelong Athletics Societies Football Association. It won flags in 1922, 1923, 1924 and 1927 before disbanding again in 1934.

Current club

The club was reformed from the merger of CYMS and YCW Clubs in 1953. They joined the GDFL Evelyn Hurst Cup and won their first flag in 1956. Since then it has become one of the most consistently successful club in the league. It was part of the breakaway that created the

Geelong Football League The Geelong Football Netball League is an Australian rules football and netball league in Victoria, Australia. It is widely regarded as the highest standard Australian rules football league in regional Victoria, with several former AFL players n ...

in 1979.

Premierships

**1979, 1992, 2004, 2008, 2019 *

Geelong & District Football League The Geelong & District Football League (GDFNL) is an Australian rules football and netball league in Victoria (Australia), Victoria, being the oldest surviving competition in the region. It is one of three leagues in the Geelong area, the other ...

**1956, 1959, 1960, 1967, 1972, 1975 * AFL Barwon Women's Football **2019 (Division 1)

Notable players

David Armour David Roger Armour (born 23 July 1954) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong Football Club, Geelong in the Australian Football League, Victorian Football League (VFL), East Perth Football Club, East Perth in the Wester ...

– * Nick Brushfield – * Jack Condon – * Peter Zychla - *Scott Hosking - Geelong * Jack Henry - * Oliver Henry - * Tom McFarlane - St Mary's Sporting Club (U16's Division 6 Red Onion Cup) * Tooth Jones (Formerly Mitch Harrison) - St Mary's Sporting Club (2009 Under 14 Div 5 Kerr's Northside Hire Cup)

Bibliography

* ''Cat Country: History of Football In The Geelong Region'' – John Stoward –

References

External links

Official website
{{AFL Barwon Women's Football Geelong Football League clubs 1953 establishments in Australia Geelong & District Football League clubs Sports clubs and teams established in 1953 Australian rules football clubs established in 1953 Netball teams in Geelong Australian rules football clubs in Geelong