The main event in Pingrup these days in the annual race meeting in March. Race patrons won’t be able to miss the footy scoreboard, a reminder that the Lake Grace-Pingrup Bombers play a couple of games in the Ongerup Football Association here every season.

A team was formed in 1926 and Pingrup played in various competitions – including the Datatine-Nyabing-Pingrup FA that lasted for one season in 1936. Known as the Saints and playing in red, white and black, Pingrup joined the Ongerup FA in 1964 and enjoyed their most successful season in 1987 losing just one game – the grand final.

The club folded in 1995 but a revival followed in 1996 in the form of a merger with nearby Lake Grace. The Lake Grace-Pingrup combination has been a success with three premierships and losing grand final appearances in 2022 and 2023.

Very useful information was gleaned from Derek’s Mott’s Western Australian Football: The Clubs, Competitions and Premiers (1885-1945).