Australian Football

Tooleybuc Manangatang

Formed prior to the 2004 season through the merger of Central Murray Football League club Tooleybuc and Manangatang of the Mallee Football League, the Saints have not been slow in establishing themselves as a force to be reckoned with. The seniors reached a grand final at the first time of asking, losing to Kerang, contested the finals again in 2005 and 2006, and broke through for their first premiership in 2007 when they accounted for Balranald in the grand final by 45 points, 17.12 (114) to 9.15 (69). The side could scarcely have done any better in 2007 as, in addition to the flag, Ryan O’Sullivan won his second Jack Betts Medal as the league’s best and fairest player, while Jason Arentz booted 125 goals to top the league list for the third consecutive time.

Results since 2007 have been less noteworthy although the Saints did reach a grand final in 2014 when they went down by 71 points to Kerang. Since then they have finished fifth in both 2015 and 2016 followed by an immensely disappointing wooden spoon in 2017 and an improved eighth place finish in 2018.