Wimmera Football League

Wimmera Football League
SportAustralian rules football / Netball
Founded1937 (1937)
CEOJennie French
COOChloe Haughton
PresidentBart Turgoose
No. of teams9
CountryAustralia
Most recent
champion
Ararat
(2025)
Most titlesHorsham Demons (26)
SponsorPriceline Pharmacy
Official website"Gameday" Wimmera FL

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 and Warracknabeal.

History

A Wimmera Football Association was first formed in 1902, with teams from Ararat, Horsham and Stawell as the founding clubs.

When Ararat won the 1912 premiership, the winning team was presented with 20 combination sets of jam spoons, bread fork and a butter knife.[1]

Collingwood (11.10 - 76) defeated Wimmera DFA (8.13 - 61) at Stawell in August 1913.[2]

The 1915 season commenced,[3] but was abandoned in July due to player shortages from enlistments into the Australian Armed Forces.[4]

In 1920 the Wimmera District Football League was reformed[5] and played for the May Cup. The four clubs involved in 1920 were Ararat, Horsham, Murtoa, Stawell.[6] Dimboola joined in 1923 and Nhill in 1925; Ararat spent six years in the Ballarat Football League from 1924 to 1929.

Many Wimmera FL club's actively sought the services of VFL players in the 1920's, who where offered way more money in country football than what they were earning from their VFL clubs.[7]

In 1926, the Victorian Football League played the Wimmera Football League at Horsham, with the VFL side defeating Wimmera by three points in heavy conditions.[8]

The Wimmera FL[9] defeated the Gippsland FL in 1928 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, lead by captain-coach, Artie Wood.[10]

In August 1929, Perth defeated the Wimmera FL in a match at Stawell.[11]

In 1930, the Wimmera FL defeated Essendon in heavy conditions at Ararat[12] with many former VFL players representing the Wimmera FL in the 1930's.[13]

In June 1930, the Wimmera FL (19.17 - 131) defeated the Western District FA (19.10 - 124) at Hamilton, with Dimboola's Jimmy Lawson kicking ten goals.[14]

In 1932, during the height of the Great Depression, the small town clubs were suffering from financial pressures, and tried to get the league to change the way the gate taking were distributed to the clubs. The larger town clubs, knowing that they would be disadvantaged, blocked the motion. Subsequently, Nhill and Dimboola both went into recess while Minyip and Murtoa replaced their junior sides in the Dunmunkle FL.

In 1931, Stawell's Horrie Hunt kicked 105 goals for the season.[15]

The WDFL approached the Ballarat Football League to merge hoping that greater interest and better football would cause larger gate takings, so in January 1934 the Wimmera FL and the Ballarat FL merged to form the Ballarat Wimmera FL.[16] After three years, in which the Wimmera clubs faced with greater costs and were constantly losing on the field, feelers were put out to the smaller clubs, now playing in the Mid Wimmera FL. A peace deal was settled in September 1936 and the Wimmera Football League was reformed in February 1937 at the Annual General Meeting with Mr. P J Toohey elected as President and a nine team competition was formed.[17]

Football in the Wimmera[18] was revived in 1944 with a competition[19] that involved six teams.

In 1945, Dimboola and Warracknabeal joined the Wimmera Football Association,[20] which formed a six team competition.[21]

In 1946 Rupanyup Football Club joined the Wimmera FL[22] and that made it a ten team competition.[23]

John Ledwidge was captain-coach of the Bendigo Football League representative team that won the 1962 VCFL Caltex Country Football Championships by defeating the Wimmera Football League at Horsham.[24]

As a ten team competition the league remain stable until Rupanyip decided the level of football was too hard for them and they opted to drop to the local district competition in 1981. The numbers returned to ten when local district club Imperials-Wonwondah joined in 1983. After fifty fruitless years Jeparit Football Club decided to try their luck in the South Mallee FL from 1990.

St Michaels from the district competition joined in 1993. Founding clubs Minyip and Murtoa decided to merge in 1995.

2000 saw local Horsham clubs change their names, St Michaels became Horsham Saints and Imperials-Wonwondah became the Horsham Diggers.

Horsham Diggers later merged with Natimuk FNC under the banner Natimuk United at the start of 2014; following an exodus of players in the 2008 pre-season, the Diggers had struggled on and off-field, and had won three matches in the previous four seasons. The merged club plays home games at Natimuk and City Oval.

Southern Mallee transferred from the Horsham District Football League in 2018 after dominating the competition.

Following the 2023 season Southern Mallee merged with Jeparit Rainbow from the Horsham District Football League to form the Southern Mallee Thunder.

Clubs

Current

30km
19miles
Warrack Eagles (Brim)
Warrack Eagles (Warracknabeal)
Stawell
Southern Mallee (Rainbow)
Southern Mallee (Jeparit)
Southern Mallee (Beulah)
Southern Mallee (Hopetoun)
Nhill
Minyip-Murtoa (Murtoa)
Minyip-Murtoa (Minyip)
Horsham Saints
Horsham
Dimboola
Ararat
Locations of the 2025 Wimmera FL clubs. Coloured pogs represent teams with multiple home grounds: orange for Minyip-Murtoa, yellow for Warrack Eagles, cyan for Southern Mallee.
Club Colours Nickname Home ground Former League Est. Years in WFNL WFNL Senior Premierships
Total Years
Ararat Rats Alexandra Oval, Ararat BFL 1871 1937โ€“ 14 1949, 1951, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1971, 1975, 1986, 1999, 2001, 2023, 2024, 2025
Dimboola Roos Dimboola Recreation Reserve, Dimboola MWFL 1880s 1937โ€“ 5 1937, 1946, 1959, 1985, 2013
Horsham Demons Horsham City Oval, Horsham BFL 1876 1937โ€“ 26 1938, 1960, 1962, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1989, 1990, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018
Horsham Saints (St Michaels 1993-99) Saints Coughlin Park, Horsham HDFNL 1945 1993โ€“ 2 2015, 2016
Minyip-Murtoa Burras Minyip Recreation Reserve, Minyip and Murtoa Recreation Reserve, Murtoa โ€“ 1994 1995โ€“ 5 1996, 1997, 1998, 2019, 2022
Nhill Tigers Davis Park, Nhill MWFL 1880s 1937โ€“ 4 1964, 1965, 1969, 1981
Southern Mallee Thunder Beulah Memorial Park, Beulah; Hopetoun Recreation Reserve, Hopetoun; Sir Robert Menzies Park; Jeparit, Rainbow Recreation Reserve, Rainbow โ€“ 2023 2024โ€“ 0 -
Stawell Warriors Central Reserve, Stawell BFL 1874 1937โ€“ 8 1939, 1940, 1948, 1950, 1978, 1987, 1995, 2000
Warrack Eagles Eagles Anzac Park, Warracknabeal and Brim Recreation Reserve, Brim โ€“ 2000 2001โ€“ 1 2002

Former clubs

Club Colours Nickname Home ground Former League Est. Years in WFNL WFNL Senior Premierships Fate
Total Years
Horsham Diggers (Imperials-Wonwondah 1983-85, Horsham United 1986-2002) Diggers Horsham City Oval, Horsham HDFNL 1976 1983โ€“2013 1 1988 Merged with Natimuk to form Natimuk United in Horsham & District FL in 2014
Jeparit Redbacks Sir Robert Menzies Park, Jeparit MWFL 1900s 1937โ€“1989 0 - Moved to Southern Mallee FL in 1990
Minyip Blues Minyip Recreation Reserve, Minyip MWFL 1880s 1937-1994 6 1952, 1954, 1984, 1991, 1992, 1993 Merged with Murtoa to form Minyip-Murtoa in 1995
Murtoa Magpies Murtoa Recreation Reserve, Murtoa MWFL 1880s 1937-1994 1 1980 Merged with Minyip to form Minyip-Murtoa in 1995
Rupanyup Panthers Rupanyup Recreation Reserve, Rupanyup CWFL 1880s 1946โ€“1980 3 1961, 1963, 1973 Moved to Horsham & District FL in 1981
Southern Mallee Giants Giants Beulah Memorial Park, Beulah and Hopetoun Recreation Reserve, Hopetoun HDFNL 2015 2018-2023 0 - Merged with Jeparit-Rainbow to form Southern Mallee Thunder after 2023 season
Warracknabeal Lions Anzac Park, Warracknabeal BFL 1870s 1937-2000 5 1947, 1953, 1966, 1977, 1994 Merged with Brim to form Warrack Eagles following 2000 season

Senior Football Grand Finals

The best on ground award in the Wimmera FNL senior football grand final receives the Greg Binns Memorial Award, which was first awarded in 1990. Greg passed away in 1987 from a rare blood disease, aged 27 years old. Greg and the Binns family have had a very long association with football in the Wimmera and the Binns family were associated with the Jeparit FNC.


Wimmera District FL - Seniors
  • 1920 Ararat d Stawell[50]
  • 1921 Warracknabeal d Horsham[51]
  • 1922 Minyip d Warracknabeal[52]
  • 1923 Warracknabeal d Stawell[53]
  • 1924 Horsham d Warracknabeal[54]
  • 1925 Stawell d Horsham[55]
  • 1926 Stawell d Warracknabeal[56]
  • 1927 Warracknabeal d Dimboola[57]
  • 1928 Dimboola d Horsham[58]
  • 1929 Dimboola d Nhill[59][60]
  • 1930 Stawell d Dimboola[61]
  • 1931 Stawell d Ararat[62]
  • 1932 Horsham d Ararat[63]
  • 1933 Stawell d Ararat[64]
Ballarat / Wimmera Football League
  • 1934 South Ballarat d Horsham[65]
  • 1935 Ballarat Imperial d Golden Point[66]
  • 1936 Ballarat Imperial d Ballarat[67]
Wimmera Football League
  • 1937 Dimboola d Stawell[68]
  • 1938 Horsham d Stawell[69]
  • 1939 Stawell d Nhill[70]
  • 1940 Stawell d Dimboola[71]
  • 1941-1943 In recess > World War 2
Wimmera Football Association
  • 1944 Nhill RAAF d Horsham[72]
  • 1945 Warracknabeal d Dimboola[73]
Wimmera Football League
  • 1946 Dimboola d Warracknabeal[74]
  • 1947 Warracknabeal d Dimboola[75]
  • 1948 Stawell d Minyip[76]
  • 1949 Ararat d Stawell
  • 1950 Stawell d Ararat[77]
  • 1951 Ararat d Minyip[78]
  • 1952 Minyip d Warracknabeal[79]
  • 1953 Warracknabeal d Minyip[80]
  • 1954 Minyip d Jeparit[81]
  • 1955 Ararat d Horsham[82]
  • 1956 Ararat d Minyip[83]
  • 1957 Ararat d Horsham[84]
  • 1958 Ararat d Dimboola[85]
  • 1959 Dimboola d Warracknabeal[86]
  • 1960 Horsham d Stawell[87]
  • 1961 Rupanyup d Stawell[88]
  • 1962 Horsham d Warracknabeal[89]
  • 1963 Rupanyup d Nhill[90]
  • 1964 Nhill drew Ararat[91]
  • 1964 Nhill d Ararat (reply)[92]
  • 1965 Nhill d Warracknabeal[93]
  • 1966 Warracknabeal d Stawell[94]
  • 1967 Horsham d Stawell[95]
  • 1968 Horsham d Stawell[96]
  • 1969 Nhill d Stawell[97]
  • 1970 Horsham d Warracknabeal[98]
  • 1971 Ararat d Warracknabeal[99]
  • 1972 Horsham d Ararat[100]
  • 1973 Rupanyup d Murtoa[101]
  • 1974 Horsham d Ararat[102]
  • 1975 Ararat d Stawell[103]
  • 1976 Horsham d Warracknabeal[104]
  • 1977 Warracknabeal d Murtoa[105]
  • 1978 Stawell d Horsham[106]
  • 1979 Horsham d Murtoa[107]
  • 1980 Murtoa d Stawell[108]
  • 1981 Nhill d Horsham[109]
  • 1982 Horsham d Dimboola[110]
  • 1983 Horsham d Dimboola[111]
  • 1984 Minyip d Horsham[112]
  • 1985 Dimboola d Horsham
  • 1986 Ararat d Horsham[113]
  • 1987 Stawell d Horsham[114]
  • 1988 Horsham United d Warracknabeal[115]
  • 1989 Horsham d Ararat
  • 1990 Horsham d Warracknabeal
  • 1991 Minyip d Stawell
  • 1992 Minyip d Warracknabeal
  • 1993 Minyip d Ararat
  • 1994 Warracknabeal d Horsham United
  • 1995 Stawell d Horsham United
  • 1996 Minyip-Murtoa d Stawell
  • 1997 Minyip-Murtoa d St Michaels
  • 1998 Minyip-Murtoa d St Michaels
  • 1999 Ararat d Minyip-Murtoa
  • 2000 Stawell d Ararat
  • 2001 Ararat d Horsham Saints
  • 2002 Warrack Eagles d Ararat
  • 2003 Horsham d Stawell
  • 2004 Horsham d Horsham Saints
  • 2005 Horsham d Dimboola
  • 2006 Horsham d Dimboola
  • 2007 Horsham d Stawell
  • 2008 Horsham d Horsham Saints
  • 2009 Horsham d Warrack Eagles[116]
  • 2010 Horsham d Nhill
  • 2011 Horsham d Warrack Eagles
  • 2012 Horsham d Warrack Eagles
  • 2013 Dimboola d Horsham Saints
  • 2014 Horsham d Horsham Saints
  • 2015 Horsham Saints d Horsham
  • 2016 Horsham Saints d Minyip Murtoa
  • 2017 Horsham d Minyip Murtoa
  • 2018 Horsham d Southern Mallee
  • 2019 Minyip Murtoa d Southern Mallee
  • 2020 In recess > COVID-19
  • 2021 1st: Minyip Murtoa. No finals > COVID-19
  • 2022 Minyip Murtoa d Ararat
  • 2023 Ararat d Southern Mallee
  • 2024 Ararat d Southern Mallee
  • 2025 Ararat d Southern Mallee
  • 2026

Reserves Premiers / Runners Up

Wimmera Football League - RESERVES

  • 1951 Nhill d Jeparit[117]
  • 1952 Nhill d Stawell[118]
  • 1953 Jeparit d Warracknabeal
  • 1954 Jeparit d Horsham
  • 1955 Jeparit
  • 1956 Warracknabeal
  • 1957 - 1968: No 2nds competition
  • 1969 Warracknabeal d Horsham
  • 1970 Murtoa d Warracknabeal
  • 1971 Murtoa
  • 1972 Warracknabeal d Horsham
  • 1973 Ararat d Horsham
  • 1974 Murtoa d Warracknabeal
  • 1975 Warracknabeal d Nhill
  • 1976 Nhill d Murtoa
  • 1977 Horsham
  • 1978 Ararat
  • 1979 Horsham d Ararat
  • 1980 Horsham d Ararat
  • 1981 Ararat d Horsham
  • 1982 Horsham
  • 1983 Dimboola d Horsham
  • 1984 Horsham d Nhill
  • 1985 Dimboola d Horsham
  • 1986 Murtoa d Dimboola
  • 1987 Ararat d Murtoa
  • 1988 Horsham
  • 1989 Warracknabeal
  • 1990 Horsham
  • 1991 Horsham Saints
  • 1992 Horsham Saints
  • 1993 Ararat
  • 1994 Ararat
  • 1995 Stawell
  • 1996 Minyip-Murtoa
  • 1997 Horsham
  • 1998 Minyip-Murtoa
  • 1999 Ararat
  • 2000 Horsham
  • 2001 Horsham United
  • 2002 Ararat
  • 2003 Horsham United
  • 2004 Horsham
  • 2005 Horsham United
  • 2006 Ararat
  • 2007 Stawell
  • 2008 Stawell
  • 2009 Stawell d Horsham Saints[119]
  • 2010 Stawell d ? (no scores)
  • 2011 Horsham d Warrack Eagles
  • 2012 Warrack Eagles d Horsham
  • 2013 Horsham d Dimboola
  • 2014 Dimboola d Horsham Saints
  • 2015 Horsham Saints d Minyip Murtoa
  • 2016 Stawell d ? (no scores)
  • 2017 Horsham Saints d Minyip Murtoa
  • 2018 Horsham Saints d Minyip Murtoa
  • 2019 Ararat d Horsham
  • 2020 in recess > COVID-19
  • 2021 1st: Minyip Murtoa. No finals > COVID-19
  • 2022 Horsham d Minyip
  • 2023 Ararat d Horsham
  • 2024 Horsham Saints d Horsham
  • 2025 Minyip-Mortoa d Ararat
  • 2026
  • In 2010 and 2016, the Wimmera FNL did not enter any Reserves finals scores, teams, goalkickers & best players on the Gameday website.

Under 16 / Under 17 Premiers / Runners Up

Wimmera Football League - UNDER 16's
  • 1965 - Murtoa d Warracknabeal[120]
  • 1966 - Dimboola
  • 1967 - Dimboola
  • 1968 - Dimboola
  • 1969 - Nhill
  • 1970 - Rupanyup
  • 1971 - Dimboola
  • 1972 - Dimboola
  • 1973 - Warracknabeal
  • 1974 - Jeparit
  • 1975 - Dimboola d Warracknabeal
  • 1976 - Rupanyup d Murtoa
  • 1977 - Stawell
  • 1978 - Ararat
  • 1979 - Ararat d Dimboola
  • 1980 - Stawell
  • 1981 - Dimboola d Ararat
  • 1982 - Ararat
  • 1983 - Nhill
  • 1984 - Stawell d Jeparit
  • 1985 - Nhill
  • 1986 - Horsham
  • 1987 - Murtoa d Horsham
  • 1988 - Horsham
  • 1989 - Stawell
  • 1990 - Horsham
  • 1991 - Nhill
  • 1992 - Horsham
  • 1993 - Horsham

Wimmera FL - Under 17's (around 1994?)

  • 1994 - Stawell
  • 1995 - Stawell
  • 1996 - Ararat
  • 1997 - Stawell
  • 1998 - Ararat
  • 1999 - Horsham United
  • 2000 - Ararat
  • 2001 - Stawell
  • 2002 - Stawell
  • 2003 - Horsham
  • 2004 - Warrack Eagles
  • 2005 - Warrack Eagles
  • 2006 - Ararat
  • 2007 - Ararat
  • 2008 - Horsham
  • 2009 - Ararat d Horsham[121]
  • 2010 - Ararat d ? (no scores)
  • 2011 - Ararat d Minyip Murtoa
  • 2012 - Ararat d Horsham
  • 2013 - Horsham d Minyip Murtoa
  • 2014 - Horsham d Stawell
  • 2015 - Ararat d Stawell
  • 2016 - Horsham d Horsham Saints
  • 2017 - Ararat d Horsham Saints
  • 2018 - Ararat d Stawell
  • 2019 - Horsham Saints d Ararat
  • 2020 - In recess > COVID-19
  • 2021 - 1st: Horsham Saints. No finals > COVID-19
  • 2022 - Ararat d Horsham
  • 2023 - Horsham d Horsham Saints
  • 2024 - Horsham d Horsham Saints
  • 2025 - Horsham Saints d Horsham
  • 2026 - Horsham d Horsham Saints

Under 14 Premiers / Runners Up

Wimmera Football League - UNDER 14's
  • 1998 - Horsham United
  • 1999 - Stawell
  • 2000 - Horsham
  • 2001 - Horsham
  • 2002 - Stawell
  • 2003 - Stawell
  • 2004 - Ararat
  • 2005 - Horsham
  • 2006 - Horsham
  • 2007 - Horsham Saints
  • 2008 - Stawell
  • 2009 - Minyip Murtoa d Horsham Saints
  • 2010 - ? (no scores)[122]
  • 2011 - Horsham d Ararat
  • 2012 - Ararat d Horsham Saints
  • 2013 - Horsham d Horsham Saints
  • 2014 - Horsham Saints d Stawell
  • 2015 - Ararat d Horsham
  • 2016 - Ararat v Horsham Saints
  • 2017 - Horsham d Horsham Saints
  • 2018 - Ararat d Horsham
  • 2019 - Horsham d Ararat
  • 2020 - In recess > COVID 19
  • 2021 - 1st: Ararat. No finals > COVID-19
  • 2022 - Horsham d Ararat
  • 2023 - Horsham d Horsham Saints
  • 2024 - Horsham d Ararat
  • 2025 - Horsham d Nhill
  • 2026 -

Best & Fairest / Leading Goalkicker

Wimmera Football League - Best & Fairest Award

The Hugh Cameron Medal was first awarded and donated by Wimmera FL President and Life Member, Hugh Cameron in 1927 for the leading goalkicker, then became the best and fairest award in 1928.[123] The Wimmera FNL senior football best and fairest award was initially named the Les Schneider Medal in 1948, after former Dimboola footballer and 1931 John McNeill medallist, Les Schneider donated money for the initial award in 1948.[124]

The Pat J Toohey Trophy was named in 1949 to perpetuate the name of former Wimmera FL President and Warracknabeal barrister and solicitor, Mr. Pat J Toohey, who commenced on the Wimmera FL committee in 1930, was President when the Wimmera FL was reformed in 1937 and was President from 1937 to 1941. Mr Toohey died in 1943, aged 56.[125]

When Ararat's Glen Antonio won the Toohey Medal in 1992, he became part of the first father and son combination to win this prestigious award, as his father, Jack won the award in 1956.

Senior Football - Most best and fairest wins
  • 5 - Tony Beck: Stawell
  • 4 - Wes Warrick: Nhill
  • 3 - Jim Rice: Murtoa
  • 3 - Arnie McIntyre: Murtoa
  • 3 - Peter Morrison: Murtoa & Horsham
  • 3 - Kieran Delahunty: Minyip-Murtoa
Senior Football - Century Goalkickers
  • 1931 - Horrie Hunt: Stawell
  • 1936 - Max Wheeler: Ballarat
  • 1947 - Alex Denham: Warracknabeal
  • 1949 - Nimmy Grainger: Stawell
  • 1950, 1955 - Bill Smeaton: Ararat
  • 1969 - David Denham: Warracknabeal
  • 1970 - Graeme Schultz: Warracknabeal
  • 1971 - Graeme Sladdin: Ararat
  • 1975 - Richard Kalms: Dimboola
  • 1976 - Gary Stenhouse: Horsham
  • 1977 - Des Trotter: Warracknabeal
  • 1978 - John Pollock: Stawell
  • 1979 - Gary Todd: Ararat
  • 1980 - Brett Thompson: Stawell
  • 1983 - Drew Heard: Dimboola
  • 1984 - Roger Chilton: Nhill
  • 1985, 87, 1991 to 96: John Hotker: Minyip
  • 1986, 88, 90 - Tony Winsell: Warracknabeal
  • 1997 - Andrew Kemp: Nhill
  • 1999 - Josh Burgess: St Michael's
  • 2009 - Gavin Kelm: Horsham Saints


Reserves Best & Fairest
Thirds Football

VFL/AFL players

Click on the Wikipedia club page links below to view a complete list of VFL / AFL from Wimmera FNL clubs.

Horsham United

Jeparit

Minyip

Murtoa

Minyip-Murtoa

Rupanyap

Warracknabeal/Warrack Eagles

Netball

The Wimmera Netball competition was established in 1971 with A. Grade and B. Grade competitions.

The Under 16's commenced in 1977, before becoming an Under 17 competition in 1987, then Under 18 in 1991, then 17 and Under in 1993.

The 15 and Under competition commenced in 1995.

Wimmera Netball Association: Premiership Table

Wimmera Netball Association: 1971 โ€“ to present day
Year A. Grade
1971 > present
B. Grade
1971 > present
C. Grade
? > present
C. Reserve
 ? > present
Under 17
1977 > present
15 & Unders
1995 > present
13 & Unders
 ? > present
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975 Ararat
1976
1977 Ararat Ararat
1978 Ararat Ararat
1979 Ararat
1980

2022 Ladder

Wimmera FL Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Ararat 13 0 3 0 1471 767 191.79% 52 Elimination Horsham 11 16 82 Dimboola 6 9 45
Minyip Murtoa 13 0 3 0 1163 815 142.70% 52 Qualifying Minyip Murtoa 13 6 84 Stawell 6 8 44
Stawell 10 0 6 0 1248 926 134.77% 40 1st Semi Stawell 15 15 105 Horsham 8 7 55
Horsham 8 0 8 0 1296 967 134.02% 32 2nd Semi Minyip Murtoa 17 4 106 Ararat 11 8 74
Dimboola 11 -3 5 0 1383 1101 125.61% 32 Preliminary Ararat 12 14 86 Stawell 7 11 53
Southern Mallee Giants 8 0 8 0 1109 1041 106.53% 32 Grand Minyip Murtoa 8 11 59 Ararat 7 10 52
Horsham Saints 4 0 12 0 1033 1493 69.19% 16
Warrack Eagles 4 0 12 0 896 1507 59.46% 16
Nhill 1 0 15 0 741 1723 43.01% 4
  • Dimboola stripped of 12 points for player payment breaches in 2021

2023 Ladder

Wimmera FL Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Ararat 16 0 0 0 1650 599 275.46% 64 Elimination Dimboola 13 7 85 Minyip Murtoa 11 9 75
Horsham Saints 12 0 4 0 1273 1027 123.95% 48 Qualifying Southern Mallee Giants 16 10 106 Horsham Saints 5 4 34
Southern Mallee Giants 11 0 5 0 1410 948 148.73% 44 1st Semi Horsham Saints 17 13 115 Dimboola 10 15 75
Minyip Murtoa 10 0 6 0 961 961 100.00% 40 2nd Semi Southern Mallee Giants 14 13 97 Ararat 11 7 73
Dimboola 8 0 8 0 1221 1230 99.27% 32 Preliminary Ararat 25 21 171 Horsham Saints 9 7 61
Stawell 8 0 8 0 933 1150 81.13% 32 Grand Ararat 10 13 73 Southern Mallee Giants 6 16 52
Nhill 3 0 12 1 919 1173 78.35% 14
Horsham 2 0 13 1 844 1453 58.09% 10
Warrack Eagles 1 0 15 0 735 1405 52.31% 4

2024 Ladder

Wimmera FL Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Southern Mallee Thunder 14 0 2 0 1626 782 207.93% 56 Elimination Nhill 11 14 80 Horsham 11 7 73
Ararat 13 0 2 1 1757 928 189.33% 54 Qualifying Ararat 14 14 98 Stawell 6 6 42
Stawell 11 0 5 0 1260 965 130.57% 44 1st Semi Stawell 8 9 57 Nhill 7 7 49
Horsham 9 0 7 0 1311 1156 113.41% 36 2nd Semi Ararat 17 10 112 Southern Mallee 12 6 78
Nhill 8 0 7 1 1306 1183 110.40% 34 Preliminary Southern Mallee 13 12 90 Stawell 5 10 40
Minyip Murtoa 6 0 10 0 1168 1306 89.43% 24 Grand Ararat 11 11 77 Southern Mallee 9 14 68
Horsham Saints 6 0 10 0 1072 1322 81.09% 24
Dimboola 3 0 13 0 898 1593 56.37% 12
Warrack Eagles 1 0 15 0 766 1929 39.71% 4

2025 Ladder

Wimmera FL Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Ararat 16 0 0 0 2007 665 301.80% 64 Elimination Dimboola 16 18 114 Stawell 15 10 100
Nhill 11 0 5 0 1212 1195 101.42% 44 Qualifying Southern Mallee Thunder 16 9 105 Nhill 6 12 48
Southern Mallee Thunder 10 0 6 0 1421 1188 119.61% 40 1st Semi Nhill 10 7 67 Dimboola 9 9 63
Stawell 10 0 6 0 1319 1298 101.62% 40 2nd Semi Southern Mallee Thunder 11 14 80 Ararat 11 7 73
Dimboola 8 0 8 0 1262 1262 100.00% 32 Preliminary Ararat 19 15 129 Nhill 11 6 72
Minyip Murtoa 7 0 9 0 1205 1265 95.26% 28 Grand Ararat 13 13 91 Southern Mallee Thunder 5 8 38
Horsham Saints 6 0 10 0 1010 1347 74.98% 24
Warrack Eagles 3 0 13 0 874 1294 67.54% 12
Horsham 1 0 15 0 1014 1810 56.02% 4

Publication

Wheatbelt Warriors. A Tribute To Wimmera Football League.

References

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