Great Flinders Football League
Most recent season or competition: 2024 | |
Formerly | 1911–1925 Flinders Football Association 1925–1946 Great Flinders Football Association |
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Sport | Australian rules football |
Founded | 1911 |
First season | 1911 |
No. of teams | 7 |
Most recent champion(s) | United Yeelanna (14th Premiership) (2024) |
Most titles | Ramblers (42 Premierships) |
Related competitions | Mortlock Shield, SANFL |
Official website | https://www.greatflinders.com |
The Great Flinders Football League (GFFL) is an Australian rules football competition based in the Eyre Peninsula region of South Australia, Australia. It is an affiliated member of the South Australian National Football League. The current Premiers are the United Yeelanna Football Club who defeated the Lock Football Club in the 2024 Grand Final at Ungarra.
Elliston and Western Districts merged and transferred from the Mid West Football League prior to the start of the 2021 season. Near the end of the 2021 season the clubs of the Great Flinders Football League and Great Flinders Netball Association unanimously voted to include Elliston and Districts for the 2022 season and beyond.
Brief history
The Great Flinders Football League began in 1911 as the Flinders Football Association with founding clubs including Cummins, Edillilie, Pilanna, Shannon, Stokes and Yallunda Flat.
Premiers
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Current clubs
Jumper | Club | Moniker | Home Ground | Founded | Joined GFFL | GFFL premierships | Premiership years |
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Cummins Ramblers | Magpies | Cummins Oval, Cummins
(Relocated to Cockaleechie in 1946 and went back to Cummins in 1948) |
1919 | 1919 | 42 | 1928, 1930, 1932, 1936, 1946, 1948 1949, 1950, 1952, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1964, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1989, 1994 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2017 | |
Cummins Kapinnie | Cougars | Cummins Oval, Cummins
Kapinnie Oval, Kapinnie |
1997 (Merger of Cummins Reds and Kapinnie) | 1997 |
2 | 2000, 2001 | |
Elliston Districts | Roosters | Elliston Oval,Elliston, | 2021 | 2021 (Merger of Elliston and Western Districts, from Mid West FL) | - | - | |
Eyre United | Saints | Ungarra Oval, Ungarra | 1963 | 1971 (from Port Lincoln FL) |
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Lock | Roos | Lock Oval, Lock | 1915 | 1971 (from Le Hunte FL) |
2 | 1996, 1997 | |
Tumby Bay | Blues | Tumby Bay Oval,Tumby Bay | 1906 | 1981 (from Port Lincoln FL) |
4 | 1995, 1999, 2007, 2009 | |
United Yeelanna | Eagles | Karkoo Oval, Karkoo | 1964 (Merger of United and Shannon) | 1964 | 14 | 1967, 1983, 1986, 1987, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
Defunct clubs
Colours | Club | Moniker | Location | Founded | Folded | Years in Comp | GFFL Premierships | Premiership years |
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Stokes/Brooker (Changed to Brooker in 1913) | Unknown | Hundredth of Brooker, Section 13 | 1908 | 1922 | 1911-1915 (Only played challenge matches after World War I) | - | - | |
Cummins
(Cummins West from 1940-1946) |
Centrals
Rovers Reds |
Cummins | 1909 | 1996 | 1909-1996 (Merged with Kapinnie) | 15 | 1912, 1914, 1920, 1926, 1929, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1947, 1951, 1962, 1963 | |
Cummins | Stars | Cummins | 1922 | 1922 | 1922 (Entered in 1922 after league dispute with Shannon and folded when they re-entered, consisted mainly of Shannon players.) | 1 | 1922 | |
Curtawilla | Unknown | Cummins | 1940 | 1940 | 1940 (Made up of players from the East side of the Cummins Township, did not reform after World War II) | - | - | |
Edillilie (Original) | Edillie Oval, Edillilie | 1911 | 1915 | 1911-1915 (Ceased due to World War I) | ||||
Edillilie | Unknown | Edillilie Oval, Edillilie | 1931 | 1964 | 1936-1939 (Joined from Marble Range FL but only played B Grade)
1946-1959 (Folded after 1959 season due to lack of players, reformed in 1960) 1961-1964 Merged with Kapinnie |
3 | 1953, 1954, 1955 | |
Karkoo | Unknown | Karkoo Oval, Karkoo | 1931 | 1957 | 1931-36
1937-1939 (Only played B Grade) 1946-1951 (Merged with Yeelanna after World War II to form Shannon) 1951-1957 (Split from Shannon and Merged with United from Le Hunte FL in 1957) |
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Kapinnie | Tigers | Kapinnie Oval, Kapinnie
Edillilie Oval, Edillilie |
1934 | 1997 | 1934-1935 (Went down to B Grade
1936-1939 (Only played B grade) 1946-1997 (Reformed after the war and merged with Cummins in 1997) |
10 | 1960, 1965, 1966, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 | |
Marble Range | Rangers | Coulta Oval, Coulta
Wangary Oval, Wangary |
1938 | - | 1946-1951 (Transferred from Port Lincoln FA in 1946 and re-joined the renamed Port Lincoln FL in 1951.) | - | - | |
Mortlock | Unknown | Hundredth of Mortlock | 1912 | 1913 | 1912 (Folded due to lack of players) | |||
Mount Hope | Unknown | "Speed's Paddock", | 1927 | 1940 | 1926-1940 (Did not reform after World War II) | - | - | |
Pillana | Unknown | Cummins | 1908 | 1911 | 1911 (Folded after 1911 Season due to lack of Players) | |||
Shannon | Eagles | Yeelanna Oval, Yeelanna
Karkoo Oval, Karkoo |
1946 | 1951 | 1946-1951 (Yeelanna and Karkoo merged after World War II to form Shannon, split back up in 1951) | - | - | |
United | Unknown | Karkoo Oval, Karkoo
Murdinga Oval, Murdinga |
1957 | 1964 | 1957-1964 (Merged with Yeelanna to form United Yeelanna.) | - | - | |
Yallunda Flat | Unknown | Yallunda Flat Oval, Yallunda Flat | 1906 | 1953 | 1911 (Transferred from Warratta FA and went back in 1912) | - | - | |
Yeelanna/Shannon
(Changed to Yeelanna in 1926, back to Shannon in 1952) |
Eagles | Yeelanna Oval, Yeelanna | 1909 | 1964 | 1911-1915 (Ceased due to World War I)
1919-1921 (left in after a dispute with the league) 1923-1940 (Rejoined the league in 1923 and ceased due to World War II) 1946-1951 (Merged with Karkoo after the war to form Shannon) 1952-1964 (Karkoo split from Shannon and Merged with United to form United Yeelanna in 1964) |
12 | 1911, 1913, 1915, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1931, 1956 |
2014 Ladder
Great Flinders | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
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United Yeelanna | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2003 | 679 | 74.68 | 28 | 1st Semi | Ramblers | 15 | 15 | 105 | Cummins Kapinnie | 6 | 6 | 42 | |
Eyre United | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1259 | 1229 | 50.60 | 19 | 2nd Semi | United Yeelanna | 35 | 9 | 219 | Eyre United | 9 | 8 | 62 | |
Ramblers | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1355 | 1117 | 54.81 | 18 | Preliminary | Eyre United | 9 | 10 | 64 | Ramblers | 18 | 10 | 118 | |
Cummins Kapinnie | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 982 | 1477 | 39.93 | 12 | Grand | United Yeelanna | 19 | 4 | 118 | Ramblers | 11 | 5 | 71 | |
Tumby Bay | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1086 | 1195 | 47.61 | 10 | ||||||||||
Lock | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 756 | 1744 | 30.24 | 3 |
2015 Ladder
Great Flinders | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
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United Yeelanna | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1804 | 900 | 66.72 | 28 | 1st Semi | Ramblers | 10 | 7 | 67 | Tumby Bay | 4 | 7 | 31 | |
Lock | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1656 | 879 | 65.33 | 22 | 2nd Semi | United Yeelanna | 17 | 7 | 109 | Lock | 10 | 7 | 67 | |
Ramblers | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1099 | 996 | 52.46 | 16 | Preliminary | Lock | 18 | 11 | 119 | Ramblers | 17 | 7 | 109 | |
Tumby Bay | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1175 | 1044 | 52.95 | 14 | Grand | United Yeelanna | 19 | 10 | 124 | Lock | 23 | 10 | 84 | |
Cummins Kapinnie | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 923 | 1540 | 37.47 | 10 | ||||||||||
Eyre United | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 570 | 1868 | 23.38 | 0 |
2016 Ladder
Great Flinders | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
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United Yeelanna | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1468 | 760 | 65.89 | 28 | 1st Semi | Tumby Bay | 8 | 6 | 54 | Cummins Kapinnie | 10 | 12 | 72 | |
Ramblers | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1192 | 789 | 60.17 | 22 | 2nd Semi | United Yeelanna | 13 | 12 | 90 | Ramblers | 10 | 7 | 67 | |
Tumby Bay | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1144 | 929 | 55.19 | 18 | Preliminary | Ramblers | 12 | 10 | 82 | Cummins Kapinnie | 14 | 11 | 95 | |
Cummins Kapinnie | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1123 | 1015 | 52.53 | 12 | Grand | United Yeelanna | 18 | 11 | 119 | Cummins Kapinnie | 9 | 11 | 65 | |
Eyre United | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1030 | 1188 | 46.44 | 10 | ||||||||||
Lock | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 435 | 1711 | 20.27 | 0 |
2017 Ladder
Great Flinders | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
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United Yeelanna | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1863 | 744 | 71.46 | 30 | 1st Semi | Eyre United | 10 | 9 | 69 | Tumby Bay | 7 | 10 | 52 | |
Ramblers | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1119 | 933 | 54.53 | 16 | 2nd Semi | United Yeelanna | 15 | 14 | 104 | Ramblers | 6 | 9 | 45 | |
Eyre United | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1333 | 1255 | 51.51 | 16 | Preliminary | Ramblers | 15 | 15 | 105 | Eyre United | 7 | 8 | 50 | |
Tumby Bay | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1023 | 1086 | 48.51 | 12 | Grand | United Yeelanna | 10 | 11 | 71 | Ramblers | 15 | 10 | 100 | |
Cummins Kapinnie | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 888 | 1224 | 42.05 | 12 | ||||||||||
Lock | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 683 | 1667 | 29.06 | 4 |
2018 Ladder
Great Flinders | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
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United Yeelanna | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1885 | 598 | 75.82 | 30 | 1st Semi | Ramblers | 16 | 12 | 108 | Cummins Kapinnie | 9 | 6 | 60 | |
Tumby Bay | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1134 | 956 | 54.26 | 20 | 2nd Semi | United Yeelanna | 14 | 11 | 95 | Tumby Bay | 11 | 8 | 74 | |
Ramblers | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1037 | 950 | 52.19 | 16 | Preliminary | Tumby Bay | 11 | 9 | 75 | Ramblers | 3 | 4 | 22 | |
Cummins Kapinnie | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 951 | 1268 | 42.86 | 10 | Grand | United Yeelanna | 16 | 13 | 109 | Tumby Bay | 3 | 4 | 22 | |
Eyre United | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 851 | 1594 | 34.81 | 8 | ||||||||||
Lock | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 772 | 1264 | 37.82 | 6 |
2019 Ladder
Great Flinders | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
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United Yeelanna | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2028 | 517 | 79.69 | 30 | 1st Semi | Ramblers | 7 | 4 | 46 | Cummins Kapinnie | 5 | 9 | 39 | |
Tumby Bay | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1058 | 819 | 56.37 | 20 | 2nd Semi | United Yeelanna | 20 | 20 | 140 | Tumby Bay | 7 | 5 | 47 | |
Ramblers | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1161 | 718 | 61.79 | 18 | Preliminary | Tumby Bay | 4 | 3 | 27 | Ramblers | 9 | 15 | 69 | |
Cummins Kapinnie | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1061 | 1006 | 51.33 | 16 | Grand | United Yeelanna | 16 | 11 | 107 | Ramblers | 7 | 3 | 45 | |
Lock | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 632 | 1403 | 31.06 | 6 | ||||||||||
Eyre United | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 419 | 1896 | 18.10 | 0 |
2021 Ladder
Great Flinders | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
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Cummins Kapinnie | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1266 | 484 | 72.34 | 24 | 1st Semi | Ramblers | 8 | 4 | 52 | Lock | 8 | 9 | 57 | |
United Yeelanna | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1193 | 667 | 64.14 | 18 | 2nd Semi | Cummins Kapinnie | 10 | 12 | 72 | United Yeelanna | 9 | 12 | 66 | |
Ramblers | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 718 | 680 | 51.36 | 14 | Preliminary | United Yeelanna | 12 | 7 | 79 | Lock | 5 | 7 | 37 | |
Lock | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 972 | 779 | 55.51 | 12 | Grand | Cummins Kapinnie | 6 | 7 | 43 | United Yeelanna | 6 | 10 | 46 | |
Elliston Districts | 5 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 691 | 947 | 42.19 | 10 | ||||||||||
Tumby Bay | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 633 | 913 | 40.94 | 6 | ||||||||||
Eyre United | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 389 | 1392 | 21.84 | 0 |
2022 Ladder
Great Flinders[1] | Wins | Losses | Draws | Byes | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
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United Yeelanna | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1282 | 541 | 70.32 | 28 | 1st Semi | Tumby Bay | 8 | 11 | 59 | Lock | 9 | 9 | 63 | |
Elliston Districts | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1241 | 621 | 66.65 | 20 | 2nd Semi | United Yeelanna | 11 | 8 | 74 | Elliston Districts | 7 | 14 | 56 | |
Tumby Bay | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 994 | 790 | 55.72 | 16 | Preliminary | Elliston Districts | 12 | 12 | 84 | Lock | 7 | 4 | 46 | |
Lock | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 952 | 849 | 52.86 | 14 | Grand | United Yeelanna | 15 | 5 | 95 | Elliston Districts | 3 | 7 | 25 | |
Ramblers | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 900 | 919 | 49.48 | 12 | ||||||||||
Cummins/Kapinnie Cougars | 4 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 687 | 952 | 41.92 | 8 | ||||||||||
Eyre United | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 386 | 1770 | 17.90 | 0 |
2023 Ladder
Great Flinders | Wins | Losses | Draws | Byes | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
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United Yeelanna | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1730 | 510 | 77.23 | 28 | 1st Semi | Lock | 7 | 13 | 55 | Ramblers | 8 | 3 | 51 | |
Tumby Bay | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1234 | 544 | 69.40 | 22 | 2nd Semi | United Yeelanna | 15 | 9 | 99 | Tumby Bay | 3 | 3 | 21 | |
Lock | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1194 | 619 | 65.85 | 18 | Preliminary | Tumby Bay | 10 | 11 | 71 | Lock | 9 | 11 | 65 | |
Ramblers | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 907 | 846 | 51.73 | 16 | Grand | United Yeelanna | 15 | 15 | 105 | Tumby Bay | 11 | 7 | 73 | |
Eliston Districts | 5 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 823 | 1027 | 44.48 | 10 | ||||||||||
Cummins/Kapinnie Cougars | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 464 | 1326 | 25.92 | 2 | ||||||||||
Eyre United | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 462 | 1942 | 19.21 | 2 |
2024 Ladder
Great Flinders | Wins | Losses | Draws | Byes | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
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Lock | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1777 | 568 | 75.77 | 26 | 1st Semi | Ramblers | 12 | 11 | 83 | Tumby Bay | 13 | 4 | 82 | |
United Yeelanna | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1485 | 608 | 70.95 | 26 | 2nd Semi | Lock | 10 | 8 | 68 | United Yeelanna | 11 | 9 | 75 | |
Ramblers | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1011 | 1065 | 48.69 | 16 | Preliminary | Lock | 14 | 12 | 96 | Ramblers | 1 | 8 | 14 | |
Tumby Bay | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1016 | 1074 | 48.61 | 14 | Grand | United Yeelanna | 10 | 11 | 71 | Lock | 4 | 10 | 34 | |
Elliston Districts | 4 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 807 | 1225 | 39.71 | 8 | ||||||||||
Cummins/Kapinnie Cougars | 3 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 628 | 1250 | 33.43 | 6 | ||||||||||
Eyre United | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 672 | 1606 | 29.49 | 2 |
References
- ^ "2022 A Grade Fixture and Ladder | PlayHQ". www.playhq.com. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
Books
- Encyclopedia of South Australian country football clubs / compiled by Peter Lines. ISBN 9780980447293
- South Australian country football digest / by Peter Lines ISBN 9780987159199