Australian Football

Established in 1894, Berrigan competed initially in the Murray Border Football Association, and later in the Southern Riverina Football Association for a time. However, far and away the majority of the club’s existence to date was spent in the Murray Football League, in which it began competing in 2002. Success arrived swiftly as the side contested three straight grand finals between 1934 and 1936, emerging victorious from the first and last of these. Another losing grand final followed in 1939, after which the MFL went into recess for six years owing to the war.

The Saints’ first post-war grand final appearance did not occur until 1955 when they went down to Cobram by 36 points. Ten years later they claimed their third senior grade flag success courtesy of a 9.14 (68) to 9.6 (60) grand final defeat of Tocumwal. Another premiership followed in 1968 when Finley was bested on grand final day to the tune of 31 points.

The 1970s began and ended with grand final defeats at the hands of Numurkah, but did not produce any further flags. Berrigan’s fifth senior grade premiership triumph was achieved in 1980 at the expense of Nathalia. 

In 2003 Berrigan transferred to the Picola and District Football League in which, initially at least, it tended to struggle. However, when the League was split into two divisions in 2009 the Saints' fortunes began to revive. They qualified for the grand final in the new competition's first season, but went down by 3 points to Jerilderie. Another grand final appearance followed in 2011 and this time Berrigan reigned supreme, accounting for Jerilderie by 31 points, 16.6 (102) to 10.11 (71). The 2012 season brought a third senior grade grand final appearances in four years but on this occasion it was Jerilderie's turn to triumph, which they did by a margin of 49 points. Berrigan have qualified for every finals series since 2012 but there have been no further grand final appearances.