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! colspan="2" bgcolor="#b0c4de" | '''General Information'''
! colspan="2" style="background:#FFE300; color:black; border:solid black 3px | '''General Information'''
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| '''Founded'''
| '''Founded'''
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|-
| '''Current clubs'''
| '''Current clubs'''
| [[Birdwood, South Australia|Birdwood]]<br>[[Blackwood, South Australia|Blackwood]]<br>[[Bridgewater, South Australia|Bridgewater]]<br>[[Callington, South Australia|Callington United]]<br>[[Echunga]]<br>[[Gumeracha, South Australia|Gumeracha]]<br>[[Hahndorf, South Australia|Hahndorf]]<br>[[Ironbank, South Australia|Ironbank]]<br>[[Kangarilla]]<br/>[[Kersbrook, South Australia|Kersbrook]]<br/>[[Macclesfield, South Australia|Macclesfield]]<br/>[[Meadows, South Australia|Meadows]]<br>[[Mount Barker, South Australia|Mount Barker]]<br>[[Mount Lofty]]<br>[[Nairne, South Australia|Nairne Bremer]]<br>[[Woodside, South Australia|Onkaparinga Valley]]<br>[[Sedan, South Australia|Sedan]]-[[Cambrai, South Australia|Cambrai]]<br>Torrens Valley<br>[[Uraidla, South Australia|Uraidla Districts]]<br>[[Milang, South Australia|Milang Panthers]]<br>
| [[Birdwood, South Australia|Birdwood]]<br>[[Blackwood, South Australia|Blackwood]]<br>[[Bridgewater, South Australia|Bridgewater-Callington]]<br>[[Echunga]]<br>[[Gumeracha, South Australia|Gumeracha]]<br>[[Hahndorf, South Australia|Hahndorf]]<br>[[Kangarilla]]<br />[[Kersbrook, South Australia|Kersbrook]]<br />[[Macclesfield, South Australia|Macclesfield]]<br />[[Meadows, South Australia|Meadows]]<br />[[Milang, South Australia|Milang]]<br>[[Mount Barker, South Australia|Mount Barker]]<br>[[Mount Lofty]]<br>[[Nairne, South Australia|Nairne Bremer United]]<br>[[Woodside, South Australia|Onkaparinga Valley]]<br>[[Mount Torrens, South Australia|Torrens Valley]]<br>[[Uraidla, South Australia|Uraidla Districts]]<br>
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! colspan="2" bgcolor="#b0c4de" | '''2011 Season'''
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''2011 Season - Central'''
|-
|''' Central A Grade Premiers'''
| '''Uraidla Districts''' 13.7 (85) defeated Blackwood 12.12 (84)
|-
| '''Central B Grade Premiers'''
| '''Blackwood''' 8.8 (56) defeated Ironbank 5.4 (34)
|-
| '''C Grade Premiers'''
|"Blackwood" 8.12 (60) defeated Mt.Lofty 5.4 (34)
|-
| '''Central Senior Colts Premiers (U17 1/2)'''
| '''Blackwood''' 17.14 (116) defeated Lobethal 8.10 (58)
|-
| '''Central Junior Colts Premiers (U15)'''
| '''Hahndorf''' 14.5 (89) defeated Mt.Lofty 6.6 (42)
|-
| '''Central Under 13's Premiers'''
| '''Hahndorf''' 8.9 (57) defeated Blackwood 4.11 (35)
|-
| '''A Grade Mail Medalist'''
| Daniel Ebert - Uraidla Districts
|-
|'''2011 Season - Country'''
|-
| '''Country A Grade Premiers'''
| '''Echunga''' defeated Birdwood
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|}
|}


The '''Hills Football League''' (HFL) is an amateur [[Australian rules football]] league, situated in the [[Adelaide Hills]] region of [[South Australia]], to the south east of the state capital [[Adelaide]].
The '''Hills Football League''' (HFL) is an [[Australian rules football]] league, situated in the [[Adelaide Hills]] region of [[South Australia]], to the south east of the state capital [[Adelaide]].


The League has over 3000 players belonging to 20 member Clubs.<ref>http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?assoc=6621&pID=1 About the League</ref> The League's Clubs are divided into two playing Divisions<br />
The League has over 3000 players belonging to 20 member Clubs.<ref>http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?assoc=6621&pID=1 About the League</ref> The League's Clubs are divided into two playing Divisions:
- Central Division (Formerly Division 1 - mostly the larger towns in the Hills region); <br />
* Division 1 (Formerly Central Division – mostly the larger towns in the Hills region);
- Country Division (Formerly Division 2 - the remaining clubs in the region).
* Division 2 (Formerly Country Division – the remaining clubs in the region).


Both divisions have their own programs for the season and there is no promotion and relegation system. It is the second biggest leagues in South Australia after the South Australian Amateur Football League.
Both divisions have their own programs for the season. There is a promotion and relegation system that received criticism in 2014 following the ultimately unsuccessful decision to relegate Echunga in the same season that they won the Central Division premiership.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Turner|first1=Matt|title=Echunga Football Club exploring ways to avoid relegation despite winning Hills Football League flag|url=http://www.news.com.au/national/echunga-football-club-exploring-ways-to-avoid-relegation-despite-winning-hills-football-league-flag/story-e6frfkp9-1227071419170|access-date=29 September 2014|agency=Messenger Community News|publisher=News Limited|date=26 September 2014}}</ref> It is the second biggest league in South Australia after the South Australian Amateur Football League.


In 2009 the Uraidla Districts Football Club became the first team in HFL history to secure all senior premierships (A,B&C) in a single season.
In 2009 the [[Uraidla Districts Football Club]] became the first team in HFL history to secure all senior premierships (A, B & C) in a single season a feat that was followed by Hahndorf in 2016.


==History==
==History<ref>http://footypedia.isgreat.org/00002257.htm Footypedia</ref>==
The Hills FL was formed in 1967 as a result of the merger of the original Hills Central FL and the Torrens Valley FL. For a number of years, the competition consisted of three divisions, firstly known as the Central Zone, the Northern Zone and the Southern Zone. This later changed to Zone 1, 2 and 3 with two years also providing a Zone 4. Eventually in 1979 the two divisions that exist today was established. The one year that was an exception was 1983 when competition was played in one division.
The Hills FL was formed in 1967 as a result of the merger of the original Hills Central FL and the Torrens Valley FL. For a number of years, the competition consisted of three divisions, firstly known as the Central Zone, the Northern Zone and the Southern Zone. This later changed to Zone 1, 2 and 3 with two years also providing a Zone 4. Eventually in 1979 the two divisions that exist today was established. The one year that was an exception was 1983 when competition was played in one division.<ref>http://footypedia.isgreat.org/00002257.htm Footypedia</ref>


Heathfield-Aldgate hold the record for the most premierships won in succession from 1971 to 1977.
[[Mount Lofty District Football Club#Heathfield-Aldgate United|Heathfield-Aldgate United]] hold the record for the most premierships won in succession from 1971 to 1977.


==Grades==
==Grades==
The HFL consists of:
The HFL consists of:
*Junior Grades
*Junior Grades
**Under 8's
**Under 14's (mini colts)
**Under 9's
**Under 16's (junior colts)
**Under 10's
**Under 18's (senior colts)
**Under 11's
**Under 13's
**Under 15's
**Under 17.5's

*Senior Grades
*Senior Grades
**A Grade(A1)
**A Grade (A1)
**B Grade(A2)
**B Grade (A2)
**C Grade(A3)
**C Grade (A3)


==Central division==
==Division 1==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! rowspan="2" |Club
! rowspan="2" |Jumper
! rowspan="2" |Nickname
! rowspan="2" |Home Ground
! rowspan="2" |Former League
! rowspan="2" |Est
! rowspan="2" |Years in HFL
! colspan="2" |HFL Senior Premierships
|-
|-
!Total
! Jumper
! Club
! Years
! Nickname
! Years in comp
! HFL Premierships
|-
|-
! style="text-align:left" | [[Blackwood, South Australia|Blackwood]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blackwoodfootballclub.com.au|title=Blackwood Football Club|access-date=7 July 2009}}</ref>
| [[File:Tdmpnfl.PNG|40px|center]]
| [[File:Blackwood Football Club colours.jpg|center|40x40px]]
| [[Blackwood, South Australia|Blackwood]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blackwoodfootballclub.com.au|title=Blackwood Football Club|accessdate=7 July 2009}}</ref>
| ''Woods''
| ''Woods''
|Blackwood Hill Reserve, [[Blackwood, South Australia|Blackwood]]
| 1987-
|align='center'|[[Southern Metropolitan Football League|SMFL]]
| '''Central:''' '''1988''', '''1991'''
|align='center'|1912
|align='center'| 1987–
|align='center'|'''3'''
| '''Div 1:''' 1988, 1991, 2017
|-
|-
! style="text-align:left" |[[Echunga Football Club|Echunga]]
| [[File:Raidersjumper.png|40px|center]]
| [[File:Echunga Football Club colours.jpg|center|40x40px]]
| [[Bridgewater, South Australia|Bridgewater]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bridgewaterraiders.org.au|title=Bridgewater Raiders|accessdate=7 July 2009}}</ref>
| ''Raiders''
| ''Demons''
|Echunga Recreation Ground, [[Echunga]]
| 2013- *
|align='center'|{{Tooltip|HCFL|Hills Central Football League}}
| '''Country:''' 1981
|align='center'|1903
|align='center'| 1967–
|align='center'|'''1'''
| '''Div 1:''' 2014<br>'''Div 2:''' 1995, 1996, 2000, 2011, 2013<br>'''Div 3:''' 1972<br>'''Southern B:''' 1968
|-
|-
! style="text-align:left" | [[Hahndorf, South Australia|Hahndorf]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hahndorffc.com.au|title=Hahndorf Football Club|access-date=8 May 2010}}</ref>
| [[File:Port Adelaide Magpies Jumper.svg|40px|center]]
|[[File:Hahndorf Football Club colours.jpg|center|40x40px]]
| [[Hahndorf, South Australia|Hahndorf]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hahndorffc.com.au|title=Hahndorf Football Club|accessdate=8 May 2010}}</ref>
| ''Magpies''
| ''Magpies''
|Hahndorf Oval, [[Hahndorf, South Australia|Hahndorf]]
| 1967-
|align='center'|{{Tooltip|HCFL|Hills Central Football League}}
| '''Central:''' '''1984-85''', '''1992–93''', '''1995''', '''1997''', '''2001'''
|align='center'|1887
|-
|align='center'| 1967–
| [[File:Ironbank jumper.png|40px|center]]
|align='center'|'''13'''
| [[Ironbank, South Australia|Ironbank]]-[[Cherry Gardens, South Australia|Cherry Gardens]]
| '''Div 1:''' 1984, 1985, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024
| ''Thunderers''
| 1986-
| '''Country:''' '''1998-99'''
|-
|-
! style="text-align:left" | [[Lobethal, South Australia|Lobethal]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lobethalfc.com|title=Lobethal Football Club|access-date=7 July 2009}}</ref>
| [[File:Richmond Tigers Jumper.svg|40px|center]]
| [[File:RichmondDesign.svg|center|40x40px]]
| [[Lobethal, South Australia|Lobethal]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lobethalfc.com|title=Lobethal Football Club|accessdate=7 July 2009}}</ref>
| ''Tigers''
| ''Tigers''
|Lobethal Recreation Ground, [[Lobethal]]
| 1967-
|align='center'|{{Tooltip|TVFA|Torrens Valley Football Association}}
| '''Central:''' '''1981''', '''1998–99''', '''2002'''
|align='center'|1901
|align='center'| 1967–
|align='center'|'''5'''
| '''Div 1:''' 1981, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2022
|-
|-
! style="text-align:left" |[[Mount Barker Football Club (South Australia)|Mount Barker]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mountbarkerfootballclub.org.au|title=Mt Barker Football Club|access-date=7 July 2009}}</ref>
| [[File:Broadbeach Cats jumper.jpg|40px|center]]
| [[File:Mount Barker Football Club colours.jpg|center|40x40px]]
| [[Mount Barker, South Australia|Mount Barker]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mountbarkerfootballclub.org.au|title=Mt Barker Football Club|accessdate=7 July 2009}}</ref>
| ''Barkeroos''
| ''Barkeroos''
|Hanson Oval, [[Mount Barker, South Australia|Mount Barker]]
| 1967-
|align='center'|{{Tooltip|HCFL|Hills Central Football League}}
| '''Central:''' '''1969-70''', '''1982–83''', '''2000''', '''2003–04''', '''2012'''
|align='center'|1881
|align='center'| 1967–
|align='center'|'''8'''
| '''Div 1:''' 1969, 1970, 1982, 1983, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2012
|-
|-
! style="text-align:left" | [[Mount Lofty District Football Club|Mount Lofty District]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtloftyfootballclub.com/index.html|title=Mt Lofty Football Club|access-date=7 July 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090709033353/http://www.mtloftyfootballclub.com/index.html|archive-date=9 July 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| [[File:Stratford FC.jpeg|40px|center]]
| [[File:Mordialloc Football Club colours.jpg|center|40x40px]]
| [[Mount Lofty, South Australia|Mount Lofty]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtloftyfootballclub.com/index.html|title=Mt Lofty Football Club|accessdate=7 July 2009}}</ref>
| ''Mountain Devils''
| ''Mountain Devils''
|Heathfield Oval, [[Heathfield, South Australia|Heathfield]]
| 1986- *
|align='center'|[[South Australian Football Association (1978–1995)|SAFA]]
| '''Central:''' 1967-68. 1971-72-73-74-75-76-77, '''1986''', '''1990''', '''2006-07-08'''
|align='center'|1978
|align='center'| 1986–
|align='center'|'''5'''
| '''Div 1:''' 1986, 1990, 2006, 2007, 2008<br>'''Div 2:''' 2014
|-
|-
! style="text-align:left" |[[Nairne, South Australia|Nairne Bremer United]]
| [[File:Welshpool Football Jumper.gif|40px|center]]
|[[File:Nairne Bremer United Football Club colours.jpg|center|40x40px]]
| [[Woodside, South Australia|Onkaparinga Valley]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onkaparingavalleyfootballclub.com.au|title=Onkaparinga Valley Football Club|accessdate=11 August 2009}}</ref>
|''Rams''
|Nairne Oval, [[Nairne, South Australia|Nairne]]
|align='center'|–
|align='center'|1978
|align='center'|1978–1991, 1998–
|align='center'|'''1'''
|'''Div 1:''' 2023
'''Div 2:''' 1985, 1989, 2017
|-
! style="text-align:left" |[[Onkaparinga Valley Football Club|Onkaparinga Valley]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onkaparingavalleyfootballclub.com.au|title=Onkaparinga Valley Football Club|access-date=11 August 2009}}</ref>
| [[File:Onkaparinga Valley Football Club colours.jpg|center|40x40px]]
| ''Bulldogs''
| ''Bulldogs''
|Johnston Memorial Park, [[Balhannah]]
| 1967-
|align='center'|–
| '''Central:''' '''1978''', '''1994'''
|align='center'|1967
|align='center'| 1967–
|align='center'|'''2'''
| '''Div 1:''' 1978, 1994
|-
|-
! style="text-align:left" | [[Uraidla Districts Football Club|Uraidla Districts]]
| [[File:Torrensvalley.png|40px|center]]
| [[File:Uraidla Districts Football Club Colours.jpg|center|40x40px]]
| Torrens Valley
| ''Mountain Lions''
| 1997- *
| '''Country:''' 1967-68-69, 1971, 1991, '''2005''', '''2007''', '''2010'''
|-
| [[File:Udfc.png|40px|center]]
| [[Uraidla, South Australia|Uraidla Districts]]
| ''Demons''
| ''Demons''
|Uraidla Showgrounds, [[Uraidla, South Australia|Uraidla]]
| 1997- *
|align='center'|–
| '''Central:''' 1979-80, 1987, 1989, 1996, '''2005''', '''2009-10-11'''
|align='center'|1997
'''Country:''' 1978-79
|align='center'| 1997–
|-
|align='center'|'''5'''
| '''Div 1:''' 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013
|}
|}

Merged Team (*), Premierships as current entity ('''bold''')


===Premierships===
===Premierships===
<ref name=HFLPrem />{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
{{col-begin}}
* 1967 – [[Mount Lofty District Football Club#Heathfield-Aldgate United|Heathfield-Aldgate United]]
{{col-3}}
* 1967 - Heathfield/Aldgate
* 1968 – [[Mount Lofty District Football Club#Heathfield-Aldgate United|Heathfield-Aldgate United]]
* 1969 – [[Mount Barker Football Club (South Australia)|Mount Barker]]
* 1968 - Heathfield/Aldgate
* 1969 - Mount Barker
* 1970 – [[Mount Barker Football Club (South Australia)|Mount Barker]]
* 1971 – [[Mount Lofty District Football Club#Heathfield-Aldgate United|Heathfield-Aldgate United]]
* 1970 - Mount Barker
* 1971 - Heathfield/Aldgate
* 1972 – [[Mount Lofty District Football Club#Heathfield-Aldgate United|Heathfield-Aldgate United]]
* 1972 - Heathfield/Aldgate
* 1973 – [[Mount Lofty District Football Club#Heathfield-Aldgate United|Heathfield-Aldgate United]]
* 1973 - Heathfield/Aldgate
* 1974 – [[Mount Lofty District Football Club#Heathfield-Aldgate United|Heathfield-Aldgate United]]
* 1974 - Heathfield/Aldgate
* 1975 – [[Mount Lofty District Football Club#Heathfield-Aldgate United|Heathfield-Aldgate United]]
* 1975 - Heathfield/Aldgate
* 1976 – [[Mount Lofty District Football Club#Heathfield-Aldgate United|Heathfield-Aldgate United]]
* 1976 - Heathfield/Aldgate
* 1977 – [[Mount Lofty District Football Club#Heathfield-Aldgate United|Heathfield-Aldgate United]]
* 1978 – [[Onkaparinga Valley Football Club|Onkaparinga Valley]]
* 1977 - Heathfield/Aldgate
* 1979 – [[Uraidla Football Club|Uraidla]]
* 1978 - Onkaparinga Valley
* 1979 - Uraidla
* 1980 – [[Uraidla Football Club|Uraidla]]
* 1980 - Uraidla
* 1981 – Lobethal
* 1982 – [[Mount Barker Football Club (South Australia)|Mount Barker]]
* 1981 - Lobethal
* 1982 - Mount Barker
* 1983 – [[Mount Barker Football Club (South Australia)|Mount Barker]]
* 1984 – Hahndorf
* 1983 - Mount Barker
* 1984 - Hahndorf
* 1985 – Hahndorf
* 1986 – [[Mount Lofty District Football Club|Mount Lofty District]]
* 1985 - Hahndorf
* 1987 – [[Eastern Rangers Football Club|Eastern Rangers]]
* 1986 - Mount Lofty
* 1988 – Blackwood
{{col-3}}
* 1989 – [[Uraidla Football Club|Uraidla]]
* 1987 - Eastern Rangers
* 1990 – [[Mount Lofty District Football Club|Mount Lofty District]]
* 1988 - Blackwood
* 1991 – Blackwood
* 1989 - Uraidla
* 1992 – Hahndorf
* 1990 - Mount Lofty
* 1993 – Hahndorf
* 1991 - Blackwood
* 1994 – [[Onkaparinga Valley Football Club|Onkaparinga Valley]]
* 1992 - Hahndorf
* 1993 - Hahndorf
* 1995 – Hahndorf
* 1996 – [[Uraidla Football Club|Uraidla]]
* 1994 - Onkaparinga Valley
* 1995 - Hahndorf
* 1997 – Hahndorf
* 1996 - Uraidla
* 1998 – Lobethal
* 1997 - Hahndorf
* 1999 – Lobethal
* 2000 – [[Mount Barker Football Club (South Australia)|Mount Barker]]
* 1998 - Lobethal
* 1999 - Lobethal
* 2001 – Hahndorf
* 2002 – Lobethal
* 2000 - Mount Barker
* 2003 – [[Mount Barker Football Club (South Australia)|Mount Barker]]
* 2001 - Hahndorf
* 2004 – [[Mount Barker Football Club (South Australia)|Mount Barker]]
* 2002 - Lobethal
* 2005 – [[Uraidla Districts Football Club|Uraidla Districts]]
* 2003 - Mount Barker
* 2006 – [[Mount Lofty District Football Club|Mount Lofty District]]
* 2004 - Mount Barker
* 2007 – [[Mount Lofty District Football Club|Mount Lofty District]]
* 2005 - Uraidla Districts
* 2006 - Mount Lofty
* 2008 – [[Mount Lofty District Football Club|Mount Lofty District]]
* 2009 – [[Uraidla Districts Football Club|Uraidla Districts]]
{{col-3}}
* 2010 – [[Uraidla Districts Football Club|Uraidla Districts]]
* 2007 - Mount Lofty
* 2011 – [[Uraidla Districts Football Club|Uraidla Districts]]
* 2008 - Mount Lofty
* 2012 – [[Mount Barker Football Club (South Australia)|Mount Barker]]
* 2009 - Uraidla Districts
* 2010 - Uraidla Districts
* 2013 – [[Uraidla Districts Football Club|Uraidla Districts]]
* 2014 – Echunga<ref name=2014CentGF>{{cite web|title=Central Div A Grade Grand FiInal|url=http://www.foxsportspulse.com/comp_info.cgi?a=ROUND&compID=295125&c=1-6621-0-0-0|website=Hills Football League|publisher=Fox Sports Pulse|access-date=29 September 2014}}</ref>
* 2011 - Uraidla Districts
* 2015 – Hahndorf
* 2012 - Mount Barker
* 2016 – Hahndorf
{{col-end}}
* 2017 – Blackwood
* 2018 – Hahndorf
* 2019 – Hahndorf
* 2020 – Hahndorf
* 2021 – Hahndorf
* 2022 – Lobethal
* 2023 – Nairne Bremer United
* 2024 – Hahndorf
{{div col end}}


==Country Division==
==Division 2==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! rowspan="2" |Club
! rowspan="2" |Jumper
! rowspan="2" |Nickname
! rowspan="2" |Home Ground
! rowspan="2" |Former League
! rowspan="2" |Est
! rowspan="2" |Years in HFL
! colspan="2" |HFL Senior Premierships
|-
|-
!Total
! Jumper
! Club
! Years
! Nickname
! Years in comp
! HFL Premierships
|-
|-
! style="text-align:left" | [[Birdwood, South Australia|Birdwood]]
| [[File:Waratah Warriors Jumper.svg|40px|center]]
| [[Birdwood, South Australia|Birdwood]]
| [[File:Birdwood Football Club colours.jpg|center|40x40px]]
| ''Roosters''
| ''Roosters''
|Birdwood Oval, [[Birdwood, South Australia|Birdwood]]
| 1967-
|align='center'|{{Tooltip|TVFA|Torrens Valley Football Association}}
| '''Country:''' '''1973''', '''1975-76-77''', '''1992''', '''1994'''
|align='center'|1880s
|align='center'| 1967-
|align='center'|'''6'''
| '''Div 2:''' 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1992, 1994
|-
|-
! style="text-align:left" | [[Gumeracha, South Australia|Gumeracha]]
| [[File:Melbourne Demons Jumper.svg|40px|center]]
| [[File:Gumeracha Football Club colours.jpg|center|40x40px]]
| [[Echunga, South Australia|Echunga]]
| ''Demons''
| 1967-
| '''Country:''' '''1995-96''', '''2000''', '''2011'''<br>'''Div 3:''' '''1972'''
|-
| [[File:Campbellscreekjumper.png|40px|center]]
| [[Gumeracha, South Australia|Gumeracha]]
| ''Magpies''
| ''Magpies''
|Gumeracha Oval, [[Gumeracha, South Australia|Gumeracha]]
| 1967-
|align='center'|{{Tooltip|TVFA|Torrens Valley Football Association}}
| '''Country:''' '''1970''', '''1982''', '''1984'''
|align='center'|1887
|align='center'| 1967-
|align='center'|'''6'''
| '''Div 2:''' 1970, 1982, 1984, 2019, 2022, 2023
|-
|-
! style="text-align:left" | [[Kangarilla Football Club|Kangarilla]]
| [[File:Blueroos.png|40px|center]]
| [[Kangarilla, South Australia|Kangarilla]]
| [[File:Kangarilla Football Club colours.jpg|center|40x40px]]
| ''Double Blues''
| ''Double Blues''
|Kangarilla Recreation Ground, [[Kangarilla, South Australia|Kangarilla]]
| 1967–1978, 2006-
|align='center'|{{Tooltip|HCFL|Hills Central Football League}}, [[Southern Football League (South Australia)|SFL]]
| '''Country:''' '''2006'''<br>'''Div 3:''' '''1970''', '''1973–74''', '''1978'''
|align='center'|1901
|align='center'| 1967–1978, 2006-
|align='center'|'''5'''
| '''Div 2:''' 2006<br>'''Div 3:''' 1970, 1973, 1974, 1978
|-
|-
! style="text-align:left" | [[Kersbrook, South Australia|Kersbrook]]
| [[File:Twobluesash.png|40px|center]]
| [[Kersbrook, South Australia|Kersbrook]]
| [[File:Kersbrook Football Club colours.png|center|40x40px]]
| ''Blues''/''Brookers''
| ''Blues''/''Brookers''
|Kersbrook Soldiers Memorial Park, [[Kersbrook]]
| 1971-
|align='center'|[[East Torrens Football Association|ETFA]]
| '''Country:''' '''1972''', '''1974''', '''1986''', '''1993''', '''1997''', '''2008–09'''
|align='center'|1912
|align='center'| 1971-
|align='center'|'''10'''
| '''Div 2:''' 1972, 1974, 1986, 1993, 1997, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2021
|-
|-
! style="text-align:left" | [[Macclesfield Football Club|Macclesfield]]
| [[File:Essendon Bombers Jumper.svg|40px|center]]
| [[File:Eltham Football Club.jpg|center|40x40px]]
| [[Macclesfield, South Australia|Macclesfield]]
| ''Bloods''
| ''Blood and Tars''
|Macclesfield Oval, [[Macclesfield, South Australia|Macclesfield]]
| 1967–1983, 1987-
|align='center'|{{Tooltip|HCFL|Hills Central Football League}}, [[Southern Football League (South Australia)|SFL]]
| '''Country:''' '''1980'''<br>'''Div 3:''' '''1969'''<br>'''Div 4:''' '''1972-1973'''
|align='center'|1880
|align='center'| 1967–1983, 1987-
|align='center'|'''4'''
| '''Div 2:''' 1980<br>'''Div 3:''' 1969<br>'''Div 4:''' 1972, 1973
|-
|-
! style="text-align:left" | [[Meadows Football Club|Meadows]]
|
| [[File:Olympic Dam Football Club colours.jpg|center|40x40px]]
| [[Meadows, South Australia|Meadows]]
| ''Bulldogs''
| ''Bulldogs''
|Stringybark Park, [[Meadows, South Australia|Meadows]]
| 1967-1982, 2001-
|align='center'|{{Tooltip|HCFL|Hills Central Football League}}, [[Southern Football League (South Australia)|SFL]]
|'''Country:''' '''2001-2004'''<br>'''Div 3:''' '''1967'''
|align='center'|1903
|-
|align='center'| 1967-1982, 2001-
|
|align='center'|'''5'''
| [[Nairne, South Australia|Nairne Bremer United]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nairnerams.com|title=Nairne Bremer Football Club|accessdate=7 July 2009}}</ref>
|'''Div 2:''' 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004<br>'''Div 3:''' 1967
| ''Rams''
| 1978–1991, 1998- *
| '''Country:''' '''1985''', '''1989'''<br>'''Div 3B:''' 1974, 1978
|-
| [[File:Devonport Magpies Jumper.png|40px|center]]
| [[Sedan, South Australia|Sedan]]-[[Cambrai, South Australia|Cambrai]]
| ''Magpies''
| 2010- *
| -
|-
|-
! style="text-align:left" |[[Mount Torrens, South Australia|Torrens Valley]]
| [[File:Torrens Valley Football Club colours.jpg|center|40x40px]]
| ''Mountain Lions''
|Centenary Park, [[Mount Torrens, South Australia|Mount Torrens]]
|align='center'|–
|align='center'|1997
|align='center'| 1997-
|align='center'|'''3'''
| '''Div 2:''' 2005, 2007, 2010
|}
|}
Merged Team (*), Premierships as current entity ('''bold''')


===Premierships===
===Premierships===
<ref name=HFLPrem>{{cite web|title=Past Premiers|url=http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-6621-0-0-0&sID=197658|publisher=Hills Football League|access-date=23 September 2013}}</ref>
{{col-begin}}

{{col-3}}
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* 1967 Pleasant Valley
* 1967 Pleasant Valley
* 1968 Pleasant Valley
* 1968 Pleasant Valley
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* 1976 Birdwood
* 1976 Birdwood
* 1977 Birdwood
* 1977 Birdwood
* 1978 Lenswood Rangers
* 1978 [[Lenswood Rangers Football Club|Lenswood Rangers]]
* 1979 Lenswood Rangers
* 1979 [[Lenswood Rangers Football Club|Lenswood Rangers]]
* 1980 Macclesfield
* 1980 [[Macclesfield Football Club|Macclesfield]]
* 1981 Bridgewater
* 1981 Bridgewater
* 1982 Gumeracha
* 1982 Gumeracha
* 1983 No Division 2
* 1983 No Division 2
* 1984 Gumeracha
* 1984 Gumeracha
* 1985 Nairne Bremer
* 1985 Nairne Bremer
* 1986 Kersbrook
* 1986 Kersbrook
* 1987 Barossa District
* 1987 Barossa District
{{col-3}}
* 1988 Barossa District
* 1988 Barossa District
* 1989 Nairne Bremer
* 1989 Nairne Bremer
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* 1996 Echunga
* 1996 Echunga
* 1997 Kersbrook
* 1997 Kersbrook
* 1998 Ironbank
* 1998 Ironbank-Cherry Gardens
* 1999 Ironbank
* 1999 Ironbank-Cherry Gardens
* 2000 Echunga
* 2000 Echunga
* 2001 Meadows
* 2001 [[Meadows Football Club|Meadows]]
* 2002 Meadows
* 2002 [[Meadows Football Club|Meadows]]
* 2003 Meadows
* 2003 [[Meadows Football Club|Meadows]]
* 2004 Meadows
* 2004 [[Meadows Football Club|Meadows]]
* 2005 Torrens Valley
* 2005 Torrens Valley
* 2006 Kangarilla
* 2006 [[Kangarilla Football Club|Kangarilla]]
* 2007 Torrens Valley
* 2007 Torrens Valley
* 2008 Kersbrook
* 2008 Kersbrook
{{col-3}}
* 2009 Kersbrook
* 2009 Kersbrook
* 2010 Torrens Valley
* 2010 Torrens Valley
* 2011 Echunga
* 2011 Echunga
* 2012 Kersbrook
{{col-end}}
* 2013 Echunga
* 2014 [[Mount Lofty District Football Club|Mount Lofty District]]<ref name=2014CountryGF>{{cite web|title=Country Div A Grade Grand Final|url=http://www.foxsportspulse.com/comp_info.cgi?c=1-6621-0-275930-0&a=ROUND|website=Hills Football League|publisher=Fox Sports Pulse|access-date=29 September 2014}}</ref>
* 2015 Kersbrook
* 2016 Bridgewater Callington
* 2017 Nairne Bremer
* 2018 Ironbank-Cherry Gardens
* 2019 Gumeracha
* 2020 Ironbank-Cherry Gardens
* 2021 Kersbrook
* 2022 Gumeracha
* 2023 Gumeracha


{{div col end}}
==C-Grade Only Clubs==

== C-Grade Only ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! rowspan="2" |Club
! rowspan="2" |Jumper
! rowspan="2" |Nickname
! rowspan="2" |Home Ground
! rowspan="2" |Former League
! rowspan="2" |Est
! rowspan="2" |Years in HFL
! colspan="2" |HFL Senior Premierships
|-
|-
!Total
! Jumper
! Club
! Years
! Nickname
! Years in comp
! HFL Premierships
|-
|-
! style="text-align:left" |[[Bridgewater Football Club|Bridgewater-Callington]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Bridgewater Raiders |url=http://www.bridgewaterraiders.org.au |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090621062826/http://www.bridgewaterraiders.org.au/ |archive-date=21 June 2009 |access-date=7 July 2009}}</ref>
|
|[[File:Bridgewater Callington Raiders Football Club colours.jpg|center|40x40px]]
| [[Milang]]
| ''Cats''
|''Raiders''
|Bridgewater Oval, [[Bridgewater, South Australia|Bridgewater]]
| 1986-2005, 2010-
|align='center'|–
| -
|align='center'|2012
|align='center'|2013-2022, 2024-
|align='center'|'''2'''
|'''Div 2:''' 1981, 2016
|-
|-
! style="text-align:left" | Milang
| [[File:Milang Football Club colours.jpg|center|40x40px]]
| ''Panthers''
|Milang Oval, [[Milang, South Australia|Milang]]
|align='center'|[[Great Southern Football League (South Australia)|GSFL]]
|align='center'|1881
|align='center'| 1986-2005, 2010-2017, 2021-
|align='center'|'''0'''
| -
|}
|}


==Former Clubs==
==Former Clubs==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! rowspan="2" |Club
! rowspan="2" |Jumper
! rowspan="2" |Nickname
! rowspan="2" |Home Ground
! rowspan="2" |Former League
! rowspan="2" |Est
! rowspan="2" |Years in HFL
! colspan="2" |HFL Senior Premierships
! rowspan="2" |Fate
|-
|-
!Total
! Jumper
! Club
! Years
|-
! Nickname
! style="text-align:left" | [[Ashton Football Club|Ashton]]
! Years in comp
| style="text-align:center" | {{color box|Darkblue|border=silver}}{{color box|Lightblue|border=silver}}
! HFL Premierships
|
|Ashton Oval, [[Ashton, South Australia|Ashton]]
|align='center'|[[Norwood-North Football Association|NNFA]]
|align='center'|1920s
|align='center'| 1972-82
|align='center'|'''0'''
| -
|Merged with [[Lenswood Rangers Football Club|'''Lenswood Rangers''']] to form '''Eastern Rangers''' in 1983
|-
! style="text-align:left" | Barossa District
| [[File:South Croydon Football Club colours.jpg|center|40x40px]]
| ''Bulldogs''
|Williamstown Oval, [[Williamstown, South Australia|Williamstown]]
|align='center'|{{Tooltip|GDFL|Gawler & District Football League}}
|align='center'|1979
|align='center'| 1987-90
|align='center'|'''3'''
| '''Div 2:''' 1987, 1988, 1990
|Moved to [[Barossa Light & Gawler Football Association|'''Barossa, Light & Gawler FA''']] in 1991
|-
! style="text-align:left" | Bremer
| style="text-align:center" | {{color box|Darkblue|border=silver}}{{color box|Yellow|border=silver}}
|
|
|align='center'|[[River Murray Football League|RMFL]]
|align='center'|1931
|align='center'| 1967-78
|align='center'|'''2'''
| '''Div 3B:''' 1974, 1978
|Merged with '''Nairne''' to form '''Nairne Bremer United''' in 1978
|-
! style="text-align:left" | Bridgewater
| [[File:Bridgewater Football Club colours (HFL).jpg|center|40x40px]]
| ''Raiders''
|Bridgewater Oval, [[Bridgewater, South Australia|Bridgewater]]
|align='center'|{{Tooltip|TVFA|Torrens Valley Football Association}}
|align='center'|1956
|align='center'| 1967-2012
|align='center'|'''1'''
| '''Div 2:''' 1981
|Merged with '''Callington United Eagles''' to form [[Bridgewater-Callington Football Club|'''Bridgewater Callington''']] in 2012
|-
|-
! style="text-align:left" | [[Callington, South Australia|Callington United Eagles]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://callingtonunitedeaglesfc.sportzvault.com|title=Callington United Eagles Football Club|access-date=7 July 2009}}</ref>
| [[File:Old wce jumper.png|40px|center]]
| [[File:North Warrnambool Football Club colours.jpg|center|40x40px]]
| [[Callington, South Australia|Callington United]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://callingtonunitedeaglesfc.sportzvault.com|title=Callington United Eagles Football Club|accessdate=7 July 2009}}</ref>
| ''Eagles''
| ''Eagles''
|Callington Oval, [[Callington, South Australia|Callington]]
| 1995-2012 (merged with Bridgewater)
|align='center'|–
|align='center'|1995
|align='center'| 1995-2012
|align='center'|'''0'''
| -
| -
|Merged with '''Bridgewater''' to form [[Bridgewater-Callington Football Club|'''Bridgewater Callington''']] in 2012
|-
|-
! style="text-align:left" | [[Eastern Rangers Football Club|Eastern Rangers]]
| [[File:Watsonia Football Club.jpg|center|40x40px]]
| ''Saints''
|Ashton Oval, [[Ashton, South Australia|Ashton]]
|align='center'|–
|align='center'|1983
|align='center'| 1983-96
|align='center'|'''1'''
| '''Div 1:''' 1987
|Merged with '''Uraidla''' to form [[Uraidla Districts Football Club|'''Uraidla Districts''']] in 1997
|-
! style="text-align:left" | [[Heathfield-Aldgate United Football Club|Heathfield Aldgate United]]
| [[File:Heathfield Aldgate United Football Club colours.jpg|center|40x40px]]
|
|Heathfield Oval, [[Heathfield, South Australia|Heathfield]]
|align='center'|–
|align='center'|1967
|align='center'| 1967-78
|align='center'|'''9'''
| '''Div 1:''' 1967, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977
|Merged with '''Stirling''' to form [[Mount Lofty District Football Club|'''Mount Lofty District''']] in 1978
|-
! style="text-align:left" |Ironbank-Cherry Gardens
|[[File:Ironbank-Cherry Gardens Football Club colours.jpg|center|40x40px]]
|''Thunderers''
|Cherry Gardens Ironbank Recreation Ground, [[Cherry Gardens, South Australia|Cherry Gardens]]
|align='center'|–
|align='center'|1986
|align='center'|1986-2022
|align='center'|'''4'''
|'''Div 2:''' 1998, 1999, 2018, 2020
|Merged with [[Bridgewater-Callington Football Club|'''Bridgewater-Callington''']] in 2023, moved to [[Southern Football League (South Australia)|'''Southern FL''']] in 2024
|-
! style="text-align:left" |Ironbank-Cherry Gardens- Bridgewater
|[[File:Ironbank Cherry Gardens Bridgewater Football Club colours.jpg|center|40x40px]]
|''Ironraiders''
|Bridgewater Oval, [[Bridgewater, South Australia|Bridgewater]] and Cherry Gardens Ironbank Recreation Ground, [[Cherry Gardens, South Australia|Cherry Gardens]]
|align='center'|–
|align='center'|2023
|align='center'|2023
|align='center'|'''0'''
| -
|De-merged into [[Bridgewater-Callington Football Club|'''Bridgewater-Callington''']] and '''Ironbank-Cherry Gardens'''
|-
! style="text-align:left" | Langhorne Creek
| [[File:RichmondDesign.svg|center|40x40px]]
| ''Tigers''
|Langhorne Creek Oval, [[Langhorne Creek, South Australia|Langhorne Creek]]
|align='center'|{{Tooltip|HCFA|Hills Central Football Association}}
|align='center'|1906
|align='center'| 1967-77
|align='center'|'''3'''
| '''Div 3:''' 1975, 1976, 1977
|Moved to [[Great Southern Football League (South Australia)|'''Great Southern FL''']] in 1977
|-
! style="text-align:left" | [[Lenswood Rangers Football Club|Lenswood Rangers]]
| [[File:Lenswood Rangers Football Club colours.jpg|center|40x40px]]
|
|Lenswood Memorial Park, [[Lenswood, South Australia|Lenswood]]
|align='center'|–
|align='center'|1967
|align='center'| 1967-82
|align='center'|'''2'''
| '''Div 2:''' 1978, 1979
|Merged with '''Ashton''' to form [[Eastern Rangers Football Club|'''Eastern Rangers''']] in 1983
|-
! style="text-align:left" | Littlehampton
| [[File:Littlehampton Football Club colours.jpg|center|40x40px]]
|
|
|align='center'|{{Tooltip|HCFL|Hills Central Football League}}
|align='center'|1940s
|align='center'| 1967-72
|align='center'|'''1'''
| '''Southern:''' 1968
|Folded
|-
! style="text-align:left" | Mount Torrens
| [[File:Blackburn Football Club colours.svg|center|40x40px]]
| ''Bombers''
|Centenary Park, [[Mount Torrens, South Australia|Mount Torrens]]
|align='center'|
|align='center'|1930
|align='center'| 1967-1975, <br />1986-1996
|align='center'|'''1'''
| '''Div 2:''' 1991
|Merged with [[Sedan Cambrai Football Club|'''Sedan Cambrai''']] in 1976 to form '''Mount Torrens-Cambrai'''.
Merged with '''Pleasant Valley''' in 1997 to form '''Torrens Valley'''
|-
! style="text-align:left" | [[Mount Torrens Cambrai Football Club|Mount Torrens-Cambrai]]
| [[File:Blackburn Football Club colours.svg|center|40x40px]]
|
|
|align='center'|{{Tooltip|HCFL|Hills Central Football League}}
|align='center'|1976
|align='center'| 1976-85
|align='center'|'''0'''
| -
|De-merged into '''Mount Torrens''' and [[Sedan Cambrai Football Club|'''Sedan Cambra'''i]] in 1986
|-
! style="text-align:left" | Mylor
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:Kalangadoo Football Club colours.jpg|center|40x40px]]
|
|Mylor Oval, [[Mylor, South Australia|Mylor]]
|align='center'|
|align='center'|1902
|align='center'| 1967-72
|align='center'|'''2'''
| '''Southern B:''' 1967, 1970
|Folded
|-
! style="text-align:left" |Nairne
| [[File:Nairne Football Club colours.jpg|center|40x40px]]
|''Rams''
|Nairne Oval, [[Nairne, South Australia|Nairne]]
|align='center'|{{Tooltip|HCFL|Hills Central Football League}}
|align='center'|1903
|align='center'|1967-78
|align='center'|'''0'''
| -
|Merged with '''Bremer''' to form '''Nairne Bremer United''' in 1978
|-
! style="text-align:left" | Palmer
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:Essendonsymbol.png|center|40x40px]]
|
|Collier Park, [[Palmer, South Australia|Palmer]]
|align='center'|{{Tooltip|TVFA|Torrens Valley Football Association}}
|align='center'|1891
|align='center'| 1967-1970, 1972-1973
|align='center'|'''1'''
| '''Div 4B:''' 1972
|
|-
! style="text-align:left" | Pleasant Valley
| [[File:North Melbourne white.png|center|40x40px]]
| ''Roos''
|Talunga Park, [[Mount Pleasant, South Australia|Mount Pleasant]]
|align='center'|{{Tooltip|TVFA|Torrens Valley Football Association}}
|align='center'|1960s
|align='center'| 1967-88
|align='center'|'''4'''
| '''Northern:''' 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971
|Merged with '''Mount Torrens''' in 1997 to form '''Torrens Valley'''
|-
! style="text-align:left" | [[Sedan Cambrai Football Club|Sedan Cambrai]]
| [[File:Surrey Park Football Club.jpg|center|40x40px]]
| ''Magpies''
|Cambrai Sportsground, [[Cambrai, South Australia|Cambrai]]
|align='center'|{{Tooltip|TVFA|Torrens Valley Football Association}}
|align='center'|1922
|align='center'| 1967-75
|align='center'|'''0'''
| -
|Merged with '''Mount Torrens''' in 1976 to form '''Mount Torrens-Cambrai'''
Moved to [[Mid Murray Football Association|'''Mid Murray FA''']] in 1987. Moved to [[Riverland Independent Football League|'''Riverland Independent FL''']] in 2016<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dillon |first1=Nick |date=5 February 2016 |title=Sedan-Cambrai makes eight for Independents |url=http://www.murraypioneer.com.au/sedan-cambrai-makes-eight-for-independents/ |access-date=13 February 2016 |agency=Murray Pioneer}}</ref>
|-
! style="text-align:left" | [[Stirling Football Club|Stirling]]
| [[File:Stirling Football Club colours (HFL).jpg|center|40x40px]]
| ''Eagles''
|Stirling Oval, [[Stirling, South Australia|Stirling]]
|align='center'|{{Tooltip|TVFA|Torrens Valley Football Association}}
|align='center'|1800s
|align='center'| 1967-78
|align='center'|'''0'''
| -
|Merged with [[Heathfield-Aldgate United Football Club|'''Heathfield-Aldgate''' '''United''']] to form [[Mount Lofty District Football Club|'''Mount Lofty District''']] in 1978
|-
! style="text-align:left" | [[Uraidla Football Club|Uraidla]]
| style="text-align:center" | {{color box|DarkBlue|border=silver}}{{color box|Red|border=silver}}
| ''Redlegs''
|Uraidla Showgrounds, [[Uraidla, South Australia|Uraidla]]
|align='center'|{{Tooltip|TVFA|Torrens Valley Football Association}}
|align='center'|1905
|align='center'| 1967-96
|align='center'|'''4'''
| '''Div 1:''' 1979, 1980, 1989, 1996
|Merged with [[Eastern Rangers Football Club|'''Eastern Rangers''']] to form [[Uraidla Districts Football Club|'''Uraidla Districts''']] in 1997
|-
! style="text-align:left" | Williamstown
| style="text-align:center" | {{color box|Blue|border=silver}}{{color box|Gold|border=silver}}
| ''Rovers''
|Williamstown Oval, [[Williamstown, South Australia|Williamstown]]
|align='center'|–
|align='center'|1967
|align='center'| 1967-73
|align='center'|'''0'''
| -
|Moved to '''Gawler and District FL''' in 1974
|}

==AFL Players==
The following were drafted to AFL club lists having previously participated in the Hills Football League.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-6621-0-241345-0&sID=193837|title=AFL Drafted Players|access-date=24 December 2013}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name
! HFL Club
! Year Drafted
! SANFL Club (or equiv.)
! AFL Club(s)
|-
| [[Brenton Sanderson]]
| Blackwood
| 1992
| [[Sturt Football Club|Sturt]]
| [[Adelaide Football Club|Adelaide]], [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]], [[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]]
|-
| [[Scott Burns (footballer)|Scott Burns]]
| Birdwood<ref>{{cite news|last=Rielly|first=Stephen|title=Scott Burns: Humble Pie|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/08/08/1060145864952.html|access-date=20 January 2014|newspaper=The Age|date=9 August 2003}}</ref>
| 1992
| [[Norwood Football Club|Norwood]]
| [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]]
|-
| [[Brett James (footballer)|Brett James]]
| Kersbrook<ref>{{cite web|last=Devaney|first=John|title=SA Football Companion - Brett James|url=http://australianfootball.com/players/player/brett%2Bjames/13281|publisher=Full Points Footy|access-date=20 January 2014}}</ref>
| 1992
| [[Norwood Football Club|Norwood]]
| [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]], [[Adelaide Football Club|Adelaide]]
|-
| [[Steven Sziller]]
| Lobethal
| 1994
| [[Woodville-West Torrens Football Club|Woodville-West Torrens]]
| [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]], [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]]
|-
| [[Roger James (footballer)|Roger James]]
| Kersbrook
| 1996
| [[Norwood Football Club|Norwood]]
| [[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]]
|-
| [[Ben Nelson (Australian rules footballer)|Ben Nelson]]
| Bridgewater
| 1996
| [[Sturt Football Club|Sturt]]
| [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]], [[Adelaide Football Club|Adelaide]]
|-
| [[Barnaby French]]
| Ironbank-Cherry Gardens<ref>{{cite news|last=Connolly|first=Rohan|title=French Plans to Stand Tall|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/11/22/1069027382443.html|access-date=20 January 2014|newspaper=The Age|date=23 November 2003}}</ref>
| 1997
| [[Sturt Football Club|Sturt]]
| [[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]], [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]
|-
| [[Sudjai Cook]]
| Kersbrook
| 1998
| [[Norwood Football Club|Norwood]]
| [[Adelaide Football Club|Adelaide]]
|-
| [[Courtney Johns]]
| Onkaparinga Valley
| 2002
| [[East Fremantle Football Club|East Fremantle]]
| [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]
|-
| [[Darren Pfeiffer]]
| Birdwood<ref>{{cite news|last=Fjeldstad|first=Jesper|title=Darren Pfeiffer: It's lonely on the fringe of the AFL|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/darren-pfeiffer-its-lonely-on-the-fringe-of-the-afl/story-fni5f22o-1226751971013|access-date=20 January 2014|newspaper=Sunday Mail (SA)|date=2 November 2013}}</ref>
| 2005
| [[Norwood Football Club|Norwood]]
| [[Adelaide Football Club|Adelaide]], [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]], [[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]]
|-
| [[Cleve Hughes]]
| Lobethal<ref>{{cite news|last=Porter|first=Ashley|title=Cubs on song as Tigers stun Port|url=http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/800864/cubs-on-song-as-tigers-stun-port/|access-date=20 January 2014|newspaper=Illawarra Mercury|date=21 June 2008}}</ref>
| 2005
| [[Norwood Football Club|Norwood]]
| [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]]
|-
| [[Benet Copping]]
| Mt Barker
| 2006
| [[Sturt Football Club|Sturt]]
| [[Fremantle Football Club|Fremantle]]
|-
| [[Paul Cahill (Australian rules footballer)|Paul Cahill]]
| Blackwood
| 2008
| [[Sturt Football Club|Sturt]]
| [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]
|-
| [[Matthew Jaensch]]
| Hahndorf
| 2009
| [[Sturt Football Club|Sturt]]
| [[Adelaide Football Club|Adelaide]]
|-
| [[Sam Colquhoun]]
| Birdwood
| 2013
| [[Central Districts Football Club|Central Districts]]
| [[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]]
|-
| [[Alex Georgiou]]
| Lobethal
| 2013
| [[Norwood Football Club|Norwood]]
| [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]
|-
|[[Matt Fuller (Australian rules footballer)|Matthew Fuller]]
| Lobethal
| 2013
| [[Norwood Football Club|Norwood]]
| [[Western Bulldogs]]
|-
|[[Dean Gore]]
| Hahndorf
| 2014
| [[Sturt Football Club|Sturt]]
| [[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]], [[Adelaide Football Club|Adelaide]]
|-
|[[Mitch Crowden]]
| Meadows
| 2017
| [[Sturt Football Club|Sturt]]
| [[Fremantle Football Club|Fremantle]]
|-
|[[Callum Coleman-Jones]]
| Blackwood
| 2017
| [[Sturt Football Club|Sturt]]
| [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]]
|-
|[[Tom Sparrow (Australian footballer)|Tom Sparrow]]
| Bridgewater
| 2018
| [[South Adelaide Football Club|South Adelaide]]
| [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]
|}
|}


==References==
==References==
<ref>{{cite book|last=Lines|first=Peter|title=South Australian Country Football Digest|year=2012|publisher=Peter Lines|location=Cowell|isbn=978-0-9871591-9-9|pages=227–237}}</ref>
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{{reflist|2}}


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*[http://countryfooty.com.au/HillsCentral.htm Country Footy (Central)]
*[http://countryfooty.com.au/HillsCentral.htm Country Footy (Central)]
*[http://countryfooty.com.au/HillsCountry.htm Country Footy (Country)]
*[http://countryfooty.com.au/HillsCountry.htm Country Footy (Country)]
*[http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/hills_football_league.htm Full Points Footy]
*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070513090225/http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/hills_football_league.htm Full Points Footy]}}


==Books==
* Encyclopedia of South Australian country football clubs / compiled by Peter Lines. {{ISBN|9780980447293}}
* South Australian country football digest / by Peter Lines {{ISBN|9780987159199}}
{{Aussie Rules in South Australia}}
{{Aussie Rules in South Australia}}


[[Category:Australian rules football competitions in South Australia]]
[[Category:Australian rules football competitions in South Australia]]


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Hills Football League
General Information
Founded 1967 in the Adelaide Hills
Current clubs Birdwood
Blackwood
Bridgewater-Callington
Echunga
Gumeracha
Hahndorf
Kangarilla
Kersbrook
Macclesfield
Meadows
Milang
Mount Barker
Mount Lofty
Nairne Bremer United
Onkaparinga Valley
Torrens Valley
Uraidla Districts

The Hills Football League (HFL) is an Australian rules football league, situated in the Adelaide Hills region of South Australia, to the south east of the state capital Adelaide.

The League has over 3000 players belonging to 20 member Clubs.[1] The League's Clubs are divided into two playing Divisions:

  • Division 1 (Formerly Central Division – mostly the larger towns in the Hills region);
  • Division 2 (Formerly Country Division – the remaining clubs in the region).

Both divisions have their own programs for the season. There is a promotion and relegation system that received criticism in 2014 following the ultimately unsuccessful decision to relegate Echunga in the same season that they won the Central Division premiership.[2] It is the second biggest league in South Australia after the South Australian Amateur Football League.

In 2009 the Uraidla Districts Football Club became the first team in HFL history to secure all senior premierships (A, B & C) in a single season a feat that was followed by Hahndorf in 2016.

History

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The Hills FL was formed in 1967 as a result of the merger of the original Hills Central FL and the Torrens Valley FL. For a number of years, the competition consisted of three divisions, firstly known as the Central Zone, the Northern Zone and the Southern Zone. This later changed to Zone 1, 2 and 3 with two years also providing a Zone 4. Eventually in 1979 the two divisions that exist today was established. The one year that was an exception was 1983 when competition was played in one division.[3]

Heathfield-Aldgate United hold the record for the most premierships won in succession from 1971 to 1977.

Grades

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The HFL consists of:

  • Junior Grades
    • Under 14's (mini colts)
    • Under 16's (junior colts)
    • Under 18's (senior colts)
  • Senior Grades
    • A Grade (A1)
    • B Grade (A2)
    • C Grade (A3)

Division 1

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Club Jumper Nickname Home Ground Former League Est Years in HFL HFL Senior Premierships
Total Years
Blackwood[4]
Woods Blackwood Hill Reserve, Blackwood SMFL 1912 1987– 3 Div 1: 1988, 1991, 2017
Echunga
Demons Echunga Recreation Ground, Echunga HCFL 1903 1967– 1 Div 1: 2014
Div 2: 1995, 1996, 2000, 2011, 2013
Div 3: 1972
Southern B: 1968
Hahndorf[5]
Magpies Hahndorf Oval, Hahndorf HCFL 1887 1967– 13 Div 1: 1984, 1985, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024
Lobethal[6]
Tigers Lobethal Recreation Ground, Lobethal TVFA 1901 1967– 5 Div 1: 1981, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2022
Mount Barker[7]
Barkeroos Hanson Oval, Mount Barker HCFL 1881 1967– 8 Div 1: 1969, 1970, 1982, 1983, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2012
Mount Lofty District[8]
Mountain Devils Heathfield Oval, Heathfield SAFA 1978 1986– 5 Div 1: 1986, 1990, 2006, 2007, 2008
Div 2: 2014
Nairne Bremer United
Rams Nairne Oval, Nairne – 1978 1978–1991, 1998– 1 Div 1: 2023

Div 2: 1985, 1989, 2017

Onkaparinga Valley[9]
Bulldogs Johnston Memorial Park, Balhannah – 1967 1967– 2 Div 1: 1978, 1994
Uraidla Districts
Demons Uraidla Showgrounds, Uraidla – 1997 1997– 5 Div 1: 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013

Premierships

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Division 2

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Club Jumper Nickname Home Ground Former League Est Years in HFL HFL Senior Premierships
Total Years
Birdwood
Roosters Birdwood Oval, Birdwood TVFA 1880s 1967- 6 Div 2: 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1992, 1994
Gumeracha
Magpies Gumeracha Oval, Gumeracha TVFA 1887 1967- 6 Div 2: 1970, 1982, 1984, 2019, 2022, 2023
Kangarilla
Double Blues Kangarilla Recreation Ground, Kangarilla HCFL, SFL 1901 1967–1978, 2006- 5 Div 2: 2006
Div 3: 1970, 1973, 1974, 1978
Kersbrook
Blues/Brookers Kersbrook Soldiers Memorial Park, Kersbrook ETFA 1912 1971- 10 Div 2: 1972, 1974, 1986, 1993, 1997, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2021
Macclesfield
Blood and Tars Macclesfield Oval, Macclesfield HCFL, SFL 1880 1967–1983, 1987- 4 Div 2: 1980
Div 3: 1969
Div 4: 1972, 1973
Meadows
Bulldogs Stringybark Park, Meadows HCFL, SFL 1903 1967-1982, 2001- 5 Div 2: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
Div 3: 1967
Torrens Valley
Mountain Lions Centenary Park, Mount Torrens – 1997 1997- 3 Div 2: 2005, 2007, 2010

Premierships

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  • 1967 Pleasant Valley
  • 1968 Pleasant Valley
  • 1969 Pleasant Valley
  • 1970 Gumeracha
  • 1971 Pleasant Valley
  • 1972 Kersbrook
  • 1973 Birdwood
  • 1974 Kersbrook
  • 1975 Birdwood
  • 1976 Birdwood
  • 1977 Birdwood
  • 1978 Lenswood Rangers
  • 1979 Lenswood Rangers
  • 1980 Macclesfield
  • 1981 Bridgewater
  • 1982 Gumeracha
  • 1983 No Division 2
  • 1984 Gumeracha
  • 1985 Nairne Bremer
  • 1986 Kersbrook
  • 1987 Barossa District
  • 1988 Barossa District
  • 1989 Nairne Bremer
  • 1990 Barossa District
  • 1991 Mount Torrens
  • 1992 Birdwood
  • 1993 Kersbrook
  • 1994 Birdwood
  • 1995 Echunga
  • 1996 Echunga
  • 1997 Kersbrook
  • 1998 Ironbank-Cherry Gardens
  • 1999 Ironbank-Cherry Gardens
  • 2000 Echunga
  • 2001 Meadows
  • 2002 Meadows
  • 2003 Meadows
  • 2004 Meadows
  • 2005 Torrens Valley
  • 2006 Kangarilla
  • 2007 Torrens Valley
  • 2008 Kersbrook
  • 2009 Kersbrook
  • 2010 Torrens Valley
  • 2011 Echunga
  • 2012 Kersbrook
  • 2013 Echunga
  • 2014 Mount Lofty District[12]
  • 2015 Kersbrook
  • 2016 Bridgewater Callington
  • 2017 Nairne Bremer
  • 2018 Ironbank-Cherry Gardens
  • 2019 Gumeracha
  • 2020 Ironbank-Cherry Gardens
  • 2021 Kersbrook
  • 2022 Gumeracha
  • 2023 Gumeracha

C-Grade Only

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Club Jumper Nickname Home Ground Former League Est Years in HFL HFL Senior Premierships
Total Years
Bridgewater-Callington[13]
Raiders Bridgewater Oval, Bridgewater – 2012 2013-2022, 2024- 2 Div 2: 1981, 2016
Milang
Panthers Milang Oval, Milang GSFL 1881 1986-2005, 2010-2017, 2021- 0 -

Former Clubs

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Club Jumper Nickname Home Ground Former League Est Years in HFL HFL Senior Premierships Fate
Total Years
Ashton    Ashton Oval, Ashton NNFA 1920s 1972-82 0 - Merged with Lenswood Rangers to form Eastern Rangers in 1983
Barossa District
Bulldogs Williamstown Oval, Williamstown GDFL 1979 1987-90 3 Div 2: 1987, 1988, 1990 Moved to Barossa, Light & Gawler FA in 1991
Bremer    RMFL 1931 1967-78 2 Div 3B: 1974, 1978 Merged with Nairne to form Nairne Bremer United in 1978
Bridgewater
Raiders Bridgewater Oval, Bridgewater TVFA 1956 1967-2012 1 Div 2: 1981 Merged with Callington United Eagles to form Bridgewater Callington in 2012
Callington United Eagles[14]
Eagles Callington Oval, Callington – 1995 1995-2012 0 - Merged with Bridgewater to form Bridgewater Callington in 2012
Eastern Rangers
Saints Ashton Oval, Ashton – 1983 1983-96 1 Div 1: 1987 Merged with Uraidla to form Uraidla Districts in 1997
Heathfield Aldgate United
Heathfield Oval, Heathfield – 1967 1967-78 9 Div 1: 1967, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 Merged with Stirling to form Mount Lofty District in 1978
Ironbank-Cherry Gardens
Thunderers Cherry Gardens Ironbank Recreation Ground, Cherry Gardens – 1986 1986-2022 4 Div 2: 1998, 1999, 2018, 2020 Merged with Bridgewater-Callington in 2023, moved to Southern FL in 2024
Ironbank-Cherry Gardens- Bridgewater
Ironraiders Bridgewater Oval, Bridgewater and Cherry Gardens Ironbank Recreation Ground, Cherry Gardens – 2023 2023 0 - De-merged into Bridgewater-Callington and Ironbank-Cherry Gardens
Langhorne Creek
Tigers Langhorne Creek Oval, Langhorne Creek HCFA 1906 1967-77 3 Div 3: 1975, 1976, 1977 Moved to Great Southern FL in 1977
Lenswood Rangers
Lenswood Memorial Park, Lenswood – 1967 1967-82 2 Div 2: 1978, 1979 Merged with Ashton to form Eastern Rangers in 1983
Littlehampton
HCFL 1940s 1967-72 1 Southern: 1968 Folded
Mount Torrens
Bombers Centenary Park, Mount Torrens 1930 1967-1975,
1986-1996 		1 Div 2: 1991 Merged with Sedan Cambrai in 1976 to form Mount Torrens-Cambrai.

Merged with Pleasant Valley in 1997 to form Torrens Valley

Mount Torrens-Cambrai
HCFL 1976 1976-85 0 - De-merged into Mount Torrens and Sedan Cambrai in 1986
Mylor
Mylor Oval, Mylor 1902 1967-72 2 Southern B: 1967, 1970 Folded
Nairne
Rams Nairne Oval, Nairne HCFL 1903 1967-78 0 - Merged with Bremer to form Nairne Bremer United in 1978
Palmer
Collier Park, Palmer TVFA 1891 1967-1970, 1972-1973 1 Div 4B: 1972
Pleasant Valley
Roos Talunga Park, Mount Pleasant TVFA 1960s 1967-88 4 Northern: 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971 Merged with Mount Torrens in 1997 to form Torrens Valley
Sedan Cambrai
Magpies Cambrai Sportsground, Cambrai TVFA 1922 1967-75 0 - Merged with Mount Torrens in 1976 to form Mount Torrens-Cambrai

Moved to Mid Murray FA in 1987. Moved to Riverland Independent FL in 2016[15]

Stirling
Eagles Stirling Oval, Stirling TVFA 1800s 1967-78 0 - Merged with Heathfield-Aldgate United to form Mount Lofty District in 1978
Uraidla    Redlegs Uraidla Showgrounds, Uraidla TVFA 1905 1967-96 4 Div 1: 1979, 1980, 1989, 1996 Merged with Eastern Rangers to form Uraidla Districts in 1997
Williamstown    Rovers Williamstown Oval, Williamstown – 1967 1967-73 0 - Moved to Gawler and District FL in 1974

AFL Players

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The following were drafted to AFL club lists having previously participated in the Hills Football League.[16]

Name HFL Club Year Drafted SANFL Club (or equiv.) AFL Club(s)
Brenton Sanderson Blackwood 1992 Sturt Adelaide, Collingwood, Geelong
Scott Burns Birdwood[17] 1992 Norwood Collingwood
Brett James Kersbrook[18] 1992 Norwood Collingwood, Adelaide
Steven Sziller Lobethal 1994 Woodville-West Torrens St Kilda, Richmond
Roger James Kersbrook 1996 Norwood Port Adelaide
Ben Nelson Bridgewater 1996 Sturt Carlton, Adelaide
Barnaby French Ironbank-Cherry Gardens[19] 1997 Sturt Port Adelaide, Carlton
Sudjai Cook Kersbrook 1998 Norwood Adelaide
Courtney Johns Onkaparinga Valley 2002 East Fremantle Essendon
Darren Pfeiffer Birdwood[20] 2005 Norwood Adelaide, Carlton, Port Adelaide
Cleve Hughes Lobethal[21] 2005 Norwood Richmond
Benet Copping Mt Barker 2006 Sturt Fremantle
Paul Cahill Blackwood 2008 Sturt St Kilda
Matthew Jaensch Hahndorf 2009 Sturt Adelaide
Sam Colquhoun Birdwood 2013 Central Districts Port Adelaide
Alex Georgiou Lobethal 2013 Norwood Melbourne
Matthew Fuller Lobethal 2013 Norwood Western Bulldogs
Dean Gore Hahndorf 2014 Sturt Geelong, Adelaide
Mitch Crowden Meadows 2017 Sturt Fremantle
Callum Coleman-Jones Blackwood 2017 Sturt Richmond
Tom Sparrow Bridgewater 2018 South Adelaide Melbourne

References

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[22]

  1. ^ http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?assoc=6621&pID=1 About the League
  2. ^ Turner, Matt (26 September 2014). "Echunga Football Club exploring ways to avoid relegation despite winning Hills Football League flag". News Limited. Messenger Community News. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  3. ^ http://footypedia.isgreat.org/00002257.htm Footypedia
  4. ^ "Blackwood Football Club". Retrieved 7 July 2009.
  5. ^ "Hahndorf Football Club". Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  6. ^ "Lobethal Football Club". Retrieved 7 July 2009.
  7. ^ "Mt Barker Football Club". Retrieved 7 July 2009.
  8. ^ "Mt Lofty Football Club". Archived from the original on 9 July 2009. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
  9. ^ "Onkaparinga Valley Football Club". Retrieved 11 August 2009.
  10. ^ a b "Past Premiers". Hills Football League. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  11. ^ "Central Div A Grade Grand FiInal". Hills Football League. Fox Sports Pulse. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  12. ^ "Country Div A Grade Grand Final". Hills Football League. Fox Sports Pulse. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  13. ^ "Bridgewater Raiders". Archived from the original on 21 June 2009. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
  14. ^ "Callington United Eagles Football Club". Retrieved 7 July 2009.
  15. ^ Dillon, Nick (5 February 2016). "Sedan-Cambrai makes eight for Independents". Murray Pioneer. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  16. ^ "AFL Drafted Players". Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  17. ^ Rielly, Stephen (9 August 2003). "Scott Burns: Humble Pie". The Age. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  18. ^ Devaney, John. "SA Football Companion - Brett James". Full Points Footy. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  19. ^ Connolly, Rohan (23 November 2003). "French Plans to Stand Tall". The Age. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  20. ^ Fjeldstad, Jesper (2 November 2013). "Darren Pfeiffer: It's lonely on the fringe of the AFL". Sunday Mail (SA). Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  21. ^ Porter, Ashley (21 June 2008). "Cubs on song as Tigers stun Port". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  22. ^ Lines, Peter (2012). South Australian Country Football Digest. Cowell: Peter Lines. pp. 227–237. ISBN 978-0-9871591-9-9.
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Books

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  • Encyclopedia of South Australian country football clubs / compiled by Peter Lines. ISBN 9780980447293
  • South Australian country football digest / by Peter Lines ISBN 9780987159199
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