Horsham & District Football League

Records
Highest Score	356 – Homers 56.20.356 (v Gerang-Kiata 1.0.6) – 17 August 1991
Most goals in a game	25 goals Kevin Smith Homers v College – 1965 24 goals Rob Maynard Homers v Gerang Kiata – 17 August 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

Horsham District Football League
Sport	Australian rules football
Founded	1935;89 years ago
No. of teams	12
Country	Australia
Most recent; champion(s)	Seniors: Harrow Balmoral (2023); Reserves: Noradjuha Quantong (2023);
Official website	www.playhq.com/afl/org/horsham-district-football-netball-league/708fa229

Last updated May 12, 2024

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 all of these West Wimmera clubs have gone into recess, and Imperials-Wonwondah 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 defeated Kalkee in the 2015 grand final.^[3]

Jeparit-Rainbow transferred from the Mallee Football League for the 2015 season. This caused the Mallee League to fold at the end of the 2015 season.

Consequently, Hopetoun and Beulah merged to form the Southern Mallee Giants and transferred to the Horsham & District League in 2016. They dominated the competition for two seasons without losing a game before transferring to the Wimmera Football League.

The league did not play any games in 2020 due to Victorian restrictions for the COVID-19 pandemic. Kaniva-Leeor United joined the Horsham & District League in 2020 from the Kowree-Naracoorte-Tatiara League, as state border restrictions made it difficult for Kaniva, a Victorian club, to play in the South Australian league. Some of the season was played in 2021; however, there were no finals due to lockdowns in August.

Jeparit Rainbow left the league at the end of 2023 after merging with the Southern Mallee Giants in the Wimmera Football Netball League, leaving the Horsham & District League with 11 clubs.

Clubs

Current

Club	Nickname	Home Ground Location	Est.	Years in comp	HDFL Premierships	Premiership Years
Edenhope-Apsley	Saints	Edenhope Showgrounds, Edenhope	1999	2007–	-	-
Harrow Balmoral	Kangaroos	Harrow & District Recreation Reserve, Harrow Balmoral Recreation Reserve, Balmoral	1997	1997–	7	1999, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2018, 2019, 2023
Kalkee	Kees	Kalkee Recreation Reserve, Kalkee	1890	1945–1948, 1954–1958, 1960–	15	1946, 1947, 1948, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1989, 2000, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Kaniva Leeor United	Cougars	Kaniva Recreation Reserve, Kaniva	1996	2020–	-	-
Laharum	Demons	Cameron Oval, Laharum	1923	1936–	10	1938, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1987, 1995, 2013, 2015
Natimuk United	Rams	Natimuk Showgrounds, Natimuk	2014	1971–2013: 2014– (Merged with Horsham United to become Natimuk United)	0	-
Noradjuha-Quantong	Bombers	Quantong Recreation Reserve, Quantong	1997	1997–	-	-
Pimpinio	Tigers	Pimpinio Sporting Complex, Pimpinio	1909	1968–	2	2005, 2006
Rupanyup	Panthers	Rupanyup Recreation Reserve, Rupanyup	1870s	1981–	8	1985, 1986, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2022
Swifts	Baggies	North Park, Stawell	1913	2000–	2	2003, 2014
Taylors Lake	Lakers	Green Lake Recreation Reserve, Drung	1946	1946–	1	1952

Past Clubs

Jumper	Club	Nickname	Home Ground Location	Est.	Years in comp	HDFL Premierships	Premiership Years	Fate
	Adelphians			c.1930s	1936	0	-	Folded
	Ararat Eagles	Eagles	Alexandra Oval, Ararat	2000	2000	0	-	Moved to Lexton Plains Football League in 2001
	Armoured Car			1939	1939	0	-	Folded when HDFL went into recess during WWII
	Cannum			c.1880s	1969–1970	0	-	Folded in 1971
	Dimboola Seconds	Roos	Dimboola Recreation Reserve, Dimboola	1880s	1936-1937	1	1937	Moved to Wimmera Football League
	Douglas-Harrow-Miga Lake	Cats	Harrow Recreation Reserve, Harrow Wombelano Recreation Reserve Wombelano	1970	1982–1996	0	-	Merged with Balmoral in 1997
	Gerang - Kiata	Highway Men	Kiata Recreation Reserve, Kiata	1962	1982–1999	0	-	Folded in 2000
	Goroke	Magpies	Goroke Recreation Reserve, Goroke	c.1890s	1982–1998	0	-	Folded in 1999 and absorbed by Border Districts in Kowree-Naracoorte-Tatiara Football League
	Great Western	Lions	Great Western Recreation Reserve, Great Western	1880s	2000–2010	0	-	Folded in 2011 then moved to Mininera & District Football League in 2012
	Green Park			c.1890s	1936-1938	1	1936	Folded
	Haven		Haven Recreation Reserve, Haven	c.1920s	1939, 1948–1955	1	1939	Folded in 1956
	Homers (North Horsham in 1998)	Pigeons	Oatlands Park, Horsham	1945	1945–1998	2	1965, 1992	Folded in 1999
	Horsham RSL	Diggers		1945	1946–1961	0	-	Folded in 1962
	Horsham Imperials		Horsham City Oval, Horsham	c.1890s	1962–1975	1	1966	Merged with Wonwondah in 1976
	Horsham YCW			1945	1945-1946	0	-	Folded
	Imperials – Wonwondah	Diggers	Horsham City Oval, Horsham	1976	1976–1982	1	1980	Moved to Wimmera Football League in 1983
	Jeparit Rainbow	Storm	Sir Robert Menzies Park, Jeparit Rainbow Recreation Reserve, Rainbow	1996	2015–2023	0	-	Merged with Southern Mallee Giants to form Southern Mallee Thunder in the Wimmera Football League in 2024
	Jung		Jung Recreation Reserve, Jung	c.1890s	1946–1973	2	1954, 1968	Folded in 1974
	Longerenong College	The College	Longerenong College, Longerenong	c.1900s	1945–1986	4	1951, 1967, 1970, 1971	Folded in 1987
	Murtoa Seconds	Magpies	Murtoa Recreation Reserve, Murtoa	1880s	1938, 1948	1	1938	Moved to Central Wimmera FL in 1939, returned to South Wimmera FL in 1949
	Natimuk	Rams	Natimuk Showgrounds, Natimuk	c.1900s	1973–2014	1	1975	Merged with Horsham United in 2014 to form Natimuk United
	Netherby-Lorquon	Saints	Netherby Memorial Park, Netherby	1962	1982	0	-	Folded in 1983
	Noradjuha	Grass Parrots	Noradjuha Recreation Reserve, Noradjuha	c.1900s	1982–1996	1	1984	Merged with Quantong in 1997
Quantong_club_colours	Quantong	Bombers	Quantong Recreation Reserve, Quantong	c.1910s	1950–1996	10	1955, 1956, 1960, 1961, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1993, 1994	Merged with Noradjuha in 1997
	Southern Mallee Giants	Giants	Beulah Memorial Park, Beulah Hopetoun Recreation Reserve, Hopetoun	2016	2016–2017	2	2016, 2017	Moved to Wimmera Football League in 2018
	St Michael's (YCW 1945–1946)	Saints	Coughlin Park, Horsham	1945	1945–1954, 1957–1962, 1967–1992	5	1950, 1969, 1981, 1988, 1991	Moved to Wimmera Football League in 1993
	Wail			c.1920s	1945–1948	1	1945	Folded in 1949
	Wonwondah		Wonwondah Recreation Reserve, Wonwondah	c.1920s	1946–1975	3	1949, 1953, 1957	Merged with Horsham Imperials in 1976

Senior Football Premiership Winners

1936 Green Park
1937 Dimboola Seconds
1938 Laharum
1939 Haven
1945 Wail
1946 Kalkee
1947 Kalkee
1948 Kalkee
1949 Wonwondah
1950 St Michaels
1951 Longerenong
1952 Taylors Lake
1953 Wonwondah
1954 Jung
1955 Quantong
1956 Quantong
1957 Wonwondah
1958 Laharum
1959 Laharum
1960 Quantong
1961 Quantong
1962 Laharum
1963 Laharum
1964 Laharum
1965 Homers
1966 Imperials
1967 Longerenong

1968 Jung
1969 St Michaels
1970 Longerenong
1971 Longerenong
1972 Quantong
1973 Quantong
1974 Kalkee
1975 Natimuk
1976 Quantong
1977 Quantong
1978 Kalkee
1979 Kalkee
1980 Imperials-Wonwondah
1981 St Michaels
1982 Kalkee
1983 Kalkee
1984 Noradjuha
1985 Rupanyup
1986 Rupanyup
1987 Laharum
1988 St Michaels
1989 Kalkee
1990 Rupanyup
1991 St Michaels
1992 Homers
1993 Quantong
1994 Quantong

1995 Laharum
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
2016 Southern Mallee Giants
2017 Southern Mallee Giants
2018 Harrow Balmoral
2019 Harrow Balmoral
2020 League in recess due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Finals cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022 Rupanyup
2023 Harrow Balmoral

League Awards

Year	League Best & Fairest	Club
1950	David Lear	Longerenong College
1951	Tich Thompson	Horsham RSL
	Bill Smith	Homers
1952	Tich Thompson	Horsham RSL
1953	Perc Eagles	Haven
1954	Ken Overall	Quantong
1955	Don Matthews	Wonwondah
1956	Jim Bearham	Longerenong College
1957	Jim Bearham	Longerenong College
1958	Ross Minchen	Longerenong College
1959	Royce Dickson	Wonwondah
	Brian Dunn	Laharum
1960	Richard Reid	Longerenong College
1961	Gary Epstein	Kalkee
1962	Pat Irwin	Quantong
1963	Mal Florence	Longerenong College
1964	Bruce Martin	Homers
1965	Stewart Bennett	Longerenong College
1966	Bruce Martin	Homers
1967	Rod Morrish	Longerenong College
1968	Bruce Martin	Homers
1969	Bob Dowdell	Laharum
1970	Laurie Bodey	Imperials
1971	Kevin Smith	Natimuk
1972	Phil Morley	Longerenong College
1973	Franz Tursi	Longerenong College
1974	Graeme Wood	Quantong
1975	Steve Arnott	Quantong
1976	Larry Lawless	St Michaels
1977	Ron Ward	Laharum
1978	Bruce Carr	Kalkee
1979	Bruce Carr	Kalkee
1980	Bruce Carr	Kalkee
1981	Jack Schmidt	Natimuk
1982	Ian Kyte	Pimpinio
1983	Craig Kimberley	Taylors Lake
1984	Stephen Hobbs	Noradjuha
1985	Chris Buwalda	St Michaels
1986	Paul Block	Goroke
1987	Les Wills	DHML
1988	Chris Buwalda	St Michaels
1989	Tony Lloyd	Goroke
1990	Craig Evans	Rupanyup
1991	Stephen Hobbs	Noradjuha
1992	Trevor Whitworth	Goroke
	Mark O'Beirne	St Michaels
1993	Stephen Hobbs	Noradjuha
1994	Craig Evans	Rupanyup
1995	John Kelly	Taylors Lake
1996	Wayne Schmidt	Natimuk
	Paul Brooks	Rupanyup
1997	Troy O'Callaghan	Harrow Balmoral
1998	Paul Brooks	Rupanyup
1999	Stewart Dalziel	Laharum
	Scott Batchelor	Kalkee
2000	Scott Batchelor	Kalkee
2001	Scott Batchelor	Kalkee
	Wayne Schmidt	Natimuk
2002	Marcus Anson	Noradjuha/Quantong
	Scott Bachelor	Kalkee
	Jarrod Wood	Rupanyup
2003	Chris White	Harrow Balmoral
2004	Tim Webb	Rupanyup
2005	Tim Webb	Rupanyup
2006	Dale Hurley	Great Western
2007	Matthew Ward	Harrow Balmoral
2008	Steve Schultz	Kalkee
2009	Steve Schultz	Kalkee
2010	Steve Schultz	Kalkee
2011	Tim Wade	Kalkee
2012	Ricky Whitehead	Swifts
2013	Brent Christie	Edenhope Apsley
	Brent Forsyth	Harrow Balmoral
2014	Deek Roberts	Taylors Lake
	Brent Christie	Edenhope Apsley
2015	Deek Roberts	Taylors Lake
2016	Shannon Argall	Laharum
2017	Scott Carey	Swifts
2018	Nick Pekin	Harrow Balmoral
2019	Nick Pekin	Harrow Balmoral
	Lachlan Middleton	Edenhope Apsley
	Jak Ryan	Edenhope Apsley
2021	Scott Carey	Swifts
2022	Scott Carey	Swifts

Notable Players

Edenhope-Apsley

Harrow Balmoral

Jung

Mike Delahunty

Kalkee

Longerenong College

John Gill

Homers

Shane Heard

Horsham Imperials

Bryan Pirouet

2014 Ladder

Horsham DFL	Wins	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Laharum	18	0	2641	716	368.85%	72	Elimination	Edenhope-Apsley	10	6	66	Harrow Balmoral	7	20	62
Kalkee	14	4	2129	1057	201.42%	56	Qualifying	Kalkee	11	15	81	Stawell Swifts	8	8	56
Stawell Swifts	14	4	1943	1035	187.73%	56	Semi	Stawell Swifts	12	14	86	Edenhope-Apsley	12	7	79
Harrow Balmoral	13	5	1796	1207	148.80%	52	Semi	Laharum	19	14	128	Kalkee	9	9	63
Edenhope-Apsley	11	7	1713	1154	148.44%	44	Preliminary	Stawell Swifts	20	8	128	Kalkee	10	13	73
Noradjuha-Quantong	6	12	1437	1898	75.71%	24	Grand	Stawell Swifts	15	5	95	Laharum	10	6	66
Natimuk United	6	12	1304	1738	75.03%	24
Taylors Lake	5	13	1411	2145	65.78%	20
Rupanyup	3	15	994	2208	45.02%	12
Pimpinio	0	18	644	2854	22.56%	0

2015 Ladder

Horsham DFL	Wins	Byes	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Laharum	16	2	0	2517	588	428.06%	72	Elimination	Taylors Lake	8	7	55	Jeparit-Rainbow	5	12	42
Kalkee	14	2	2	2086	878	237.59%	64	Qualifying	Harrow Balmoral	12	20	92	Kalkee	11	5	71
Harrow Balmoral	11	2	5	1614	932	173.18%	52	Semi	Kalkee	16	16	112	Taylors Lake	14	11	95
Taylors Lake	10	2	6	1780	1245	142.97%	48	Semi	Laharum	17	16	118	Harrow Balmoral	4	8	32
Jeparit-Rainbow	10	2	6	1483	1235	120.08%	48	Preliminary	Kalkee	18	10	118	Harrow Balmoral	6	9	45
Stawell Swifts	7	2	9	1227	1840	66.68%	36	Grand	Laharum	14	14	98	Kalkee	7	8	50
Edenhope-Apsley	6	2	10	1023	1632	62.68%	32
Noradjuha-Quantong	5	2	11	1018	1787	56.97%	28
Rupanyup	4	2	12	766	1732	44.23%	24
Pimpinio	3	2	13	839	1747	48.03%	20
Natimuk United	2	2	14	891	1628	54.73%	16

2016 Ladder

Horsham DFL	Wins	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Southern Mallee Giants	16	0	2317	809	286.40%	64	Elimination	Harrow Balmoral	11	11	77	Laharum	11	8	74
Jeparit-Rainbow	14	2	1987	988	201.11%	56	Elimination	Kalkee	9	5	59	Edenhope-Apsley	5	12	42
Laharum	12	4	1677	902	185.92%	48	Semi	Harrow Balmoral	12	14	86	Kalkee	10	8	68
Kalkee	11	5	2016	1031	195.54%	44	Semi	Southern Mallee Giants	22	15	147	Jeparit-Rainbow	8	7	55
Edenhope-Apsley	11	5	1815	1069	169.78%	44	Preliminary	Harrow Balmoral	11	13	79	Jeparit-Rainbow	4	10	34
Harrow Balmoral	10	6	1799	845	212.90%	40	Grand	Southern Mallee Giants	11	14	80	Harrow Balmoral	9	1	55
Taylors Lake	7	9	1687	1622	104.01%	28
Stawell Swifts	5	11	1174	2022	58.06%	20
Pimpinio	4	12	1045	2052	50.93%	16
Noradjuha-Quantong	2	14	899	2105	42.71%	8
Rupanyup	14	2	717	1917	37.40%	48
Natimuk United	2	14	794	2565	30.96%	8

2017 Ladder

Horsham DFL	Wins	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Southern Mallee Giants	16	0	0	2556	529	483.18%	64	Elimination	Stawell Swifts	7	14	56	Natimuk United	8	4	52
Harrow Balmoral	14	2	0	2653	478	555.02%	56	Elimination	Jeparit-Rainbow	12	15	87	Lahuarum	5	5	35
Stawell Swifts	13	3	0	1799	992	181.35%	52	Semi	Jeparit-Rainbow	10	11	71	Stawell Swifts	7	8	50
Jeparit-Rainbow	10	4	2	1514	955	158.53%	44	Semi	Southern Mallee Giants	13	8	86	Harrow Balmoral	7	15	57
Laharum	9	7	0	1470	1133	129.74%	36	Preliminary	Harrow Balmoral	29	13	187	Jeparit-Rainbow	5	8	38
Natimuk United	9	7	0	1450	1221	118.76%	36	Grand	Southern Mallee Giants	11	7	73	Harrow Balmoral	8	13	61
Edenhope-Apsley	7	8	1	1476	1212	121.78%	30
Kalkee	6	10	0	1289	1580	81.58%	24
Noradjuha-Quantong	5	11	0	993	1830	54.26%	20
Rupanyup	4	12	0	1071	1613	66.40%	16
Taylors Lake	1	15	0	554	3221	17.20%	4
Pimpinio	0	15	1	451	2512	17.95%	2

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References

↑ "Horsham, Natimuk football clubs may merge". Dimboola Courier. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
↑ "Natimuk and Horsham Diggers Merge". AFL Victoria. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
1 2 Venosta, Jeremy (12 September 2015). "Laharum v Kalkee: 2015 HDFNL grand final". Dimboola Courier. Retrieved 10 November 2015.

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[1] "Horsham, Natimuk football clubs may merge". Dimboola Courier. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2015.

[2] "Natimuk and Horsham Diggers Merge". AFL Victoria. Retrieved 10 November 2015.

[gfinal-3] 1 2 Venosta, Jeremy (12 September 2015). "Laharum v Kalkee: 2015 HDFNL grand final". Dimboola Courier. Retrieved 10 November 2015.

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Records
Highest Score	356 – Homers 56.20.356 (v Gerang-Kiata 1.0.6) – 17 August 1991
Most goals in a game	25 goals Kevin Smith Homers v College – 1965 24 goals Rob Maynard Homers v Gerang Kiata – 17 August 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

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Statewide leagues	Victorian Football League Talent League (under-19) List of Australian rules football competitions in Victoria
Metropolitan leagues	Eastern Essendon District Northern Riddell District Southern VAFA Western
Regional leagues (major)	Ballarat Bellarine Bendigo Central Murray Geelong Gippsland Goulburn Valley Hampden Mornington Peninsula Nepean Murray North Central Outer East Ovens & Murray Sunraysia Wimmera
Regional leagues (district)	Central Highlands Colac East Gippsland Ellinbank Geelong & District Golden Rivers Heathcote Horsham Kyabram Loddon Valley Maryborough Castlemaine Mid Gippsland Millewa Mininera North Gippsland Omeo Ovens & King Picola South West Tallangatta Upper Murray Warrnambool West Gippsland
Women's leagues	Victorian Women's Football League (1981–2016) VFL Women's (2016–present) South Eastern Women's Football (2017–2023) Talent League Girls AFL Victoria Youth Girls Competition Barwon N E Border Female FL
Other leagues	Victorian Blind Football League Yarra Junior Football League
Defunct leagues	Alberton (1945–2019) Ararat (1931-1999) Benalla (1946–2009) Benalla Tungamah/Central Goulburn (1938-2005) Central Goulburn Valley (1946-1952) Federal DFA (1897-1902) Federal FL (1909–1981) Goulburn Valley FA (1888-1931) Heytesbury Mount Noorat (1992-2002) Lexton Plains (1999–2010) Mallee (1997–2015) Northern Mallee (1979–1996) Riviera (1986–2003) South East (2015–2018) Southern Mallee (1932–1996) Tyrrell (1945–1978) VJFA (1883–1932) Walhalla (1888-1913) Yarra Valley Mountain (1966–2018) List of former Australian rules football competitions in Victoria
Principal venues	Melbourne Cricket Ground Docklands Stadium Princes Park Kardinia Park
Other articles	History (1859–1900)