Australian Football

Originally known as Old Virgilians, the club was formed in 1927, and first took part in organised competition the following year. Between 1928 and 1931 the club competed in the West Hobart Football Association. It then became a founder member of the Public School Old Boys Football Association, reaching the grand final in its debut season, but losing to Hutchins by 41 points. The following year it won its first ever premiership with a 13.14 (92) to 13.13 (91) grand final defeat of Friends.

The first decade after world war two was a highly successful period for Old Virgilians which, in the nine seasons between 1946 and 1954, contested seven grand finals for five wins. In 1951 the club also won its only state title after downing northern premier Old Launcestonians by 10 points in a high scoring game.

After overcoming Friends in the 1954 grand final St. Virgil’s would have to wait more than four decades to again experience premiership success. By that time the entire football landscape had altered dramatically, and the amateur game in Tasmania had all but died. St. Virgil’s reached a grand final - the club’s first at senior level for twenty-nine years - in 1994, but lost by 10 points to DOSA. Two years later the side claimed that long overdue flag with a 16.19 (115) to 7.5 (47) grand final trouncing of Old Hobartians.

Since 1996 St. Virgil’s has won two more senior grade premierships, at the expense of DOSA in 1998, and Hutchins two years later. More recently they qualified for two successive grand finals in 2009, when they lost to Richmond, and 2010 when they were beaten by Hutchins.

In recent seasons the Saints have struggled to find sufficient players to compete each weekend placing the club's future, and even the future of the Old Scholars competition itself, in some doubt.