St Mary's Sporting Club Inc., nicknamed the ''Saints'', is an
Australian rules football
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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 port city of
Geelong
Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River, ...
,
Victoria. 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 in 1979.
Premierships
*
Geelong Football League
**1979, 1992, 2004, 2008, 2019
*
Geelong & District Football League
**1956, 1959, 1960, 1967, 1972, 1975
*
AFL Barwon Women's Football
**2019 (Division 1)
Notable players
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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 ...
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*
Nick Brushfield –
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Jack Condon
John Joseph Condon (9 September 1909 – 1 January 1967) was a former male tennis player from South Africa.
In 1924 Condon and his compatriot partner Ivie Richardson competed in the men's doubles event at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris and ...
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*
Peter Zychla -
*Scott Hosking - Geelong
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Jack Henry
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*John Henry (folklore), the folklore character and subject of eponymous ballad
People
Politicians
*John Henry, Margrave of Moravia (1322–1375), Royal family member of the Holy Roman Empire
*John Henry (Maryl ...
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Oliver Henry -
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Tom McFarlane
Thomas McFarlane (born 1872) was a Scottish footballer who played at full-back for Hibernian, Burslem Port Vale and Middlesbrough in the 1890s and 1900s.
Career
McFarlane joined Burslem Port Vale in November 1898 and made his debut at the A ...
- St Mary's Sporting Club (U16's Division 6 Red Onion Cup)
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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