Hills Football League
| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1967 in the Adelaide Hills |
| Current clubs | Birdwood Blackwood Bridgewater Callington United Echunga Gumeracha Hahndorf Ironbank Kangarilla Kersbrook Macclesfield Meadows Mount Barker Mount Lofty Nairne Bremer Onkaparinga Valley Sedan-Cambrai Torrens Valley Uraidla Districts Milang Panthers |
| 2011 Season | |
| 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 |
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 League has over 3000 players belonging to 20 member Clubs.[1] The League's Clubs are divided into two playing Divisions
- Central Division (Formerly Division 1 - mostly the larger towns in the Hills region);
- Country Division (Formerly Division 2 - 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.
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.
History[2]
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.
Heathfield-Aldgate hold the record for the most premierships won in succession from 1971 to 1977.
Grades
The HFL consists of:
- Junior Grades
- Under 8's
- Under 9's
- Under 10's
- Under 11's
- Under 13's
- Under 15's
- Under 17.5's
- Senior Grades
- A Grade(A1)
- B Grade(A2)
- C Grade(A3)
Central Division
| Jumper | Club | Nickname | Years in comp | HFL Premierships |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackwood[3] | Woods | 1987- | Central: 1988, 1991 | |
| Bridgewater[4] | Raiders | 2013- * | Country: 1981 | |
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Hahndorf[5] | Magpies | 1967- | Central: 1984-85, 1992–93, 1995, 1997, 2001 |
| Ironbank-Cherry Gardens | Thunderers | 1986- | Country: 1998-99 | |
| Lobethal[6] | Tigers | 1967- | Central: 1981, 1998–99, 2002 | |
| Mount Barker[7] | Barkeroos | 1967- | Central: 1969-70, 1982–83, 2000, 2003–04, 2012 | |
| Mount Lofty[8] | Mountain Devils | 1986- * | Central: 1967-68. 1971-72-73-74-75-76-77, 1986, 1990, 2006-07-08 | |
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Onkaparinga Valley[9] | Bulldogs | 1967- | Central: 1978, 1994 |
| Torrens Valley | Mountain Lions | 1997- * | Country: 1967-68-69, 1971, 1991, 2005, 2007, 2010 | |
| Uraidla Districts | Demons | 1997- * | Central: 1979-80, 1987, 1989, 1996, 2005, 2009-10-11
Country: 1978-79 |
Merged Team (*), Premierships as current entity (bold)
Premierships
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Country Division
| Jumper | Club | Nickname | Years in comp | HFL Premierships |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Birdwood | Roosters | 1967- | Country: 1973, 1975-76-77, 1992, 1994 |
| Echunga | Demons | 1967- | Country: 1995-96, 2000, 2011 Div 3: 1972 | |
| Gumeracha | Magpies | 1967- | Country: 1970, 1982, 1984 | |
| Kangarilla | Double Blues | 1967–1978, 2006- | Country: 2006 Div 3: 1970, 1973–74, 1978 | |
| Kersbrook | Blues/Brookers | 1971- | Country: 1972, 1974, 1986, 1993, 1997, 2008–09 | |
| Macclesfield | Bloods | 1967–1983, 1987- | Country: 1980 Div 3: 1969 Div 4: 1972-1973 | |
| Meadows | Bulldogs | 1967-1982, 2001- | Country: 2001-2004 Div 3: 1967 | |
| Nairne Bremer United[10] | Rams | 1978–1991, 1998- * | Country: 1985, 1989 Div 3B: 1974, 1978 | |
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Sedan-Cambrai | Magpies | 2010- * | - |
Merged Team (*), Premierships as current entity (bold)
Premierships
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C-Grade Only Clubs
| Jumper | Club | Nickname | Years in comp | HFL Premierships |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milang | Panthers | 1986-2005, 2010- | - |
Former Clubs
| Jumper | Club | Nickname | Years in comp | HFL Premierships |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callington United[11] | Eagles | 1995-2012 (merged with Bridgewater) | - |
References
- ^ http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?assoc=6621&pID=1 About the League
- ^ http://footypedia.isgreat.org/00002257.htm Footypedia
- ^ "Blackwood Football Club". Retrieved 7 July 2009.
- ^ "Bridgewater Raiders". Retrieved 7 July 2009.
- ^ "Hahndorf Football Club". Retrieved 8 May 2010.
- ^ "Lobethal Football Club". Retrieved 7 July 2009.
- ^ "Mt Barker Football Club". Retrieved 7 July 2009.
- ^ "Mt Lofty Football Club". Retrieved 7 July 2009.
- ^ "Onkaparinga Valley Football Club". Retrieved 11 August 2009.
- ^ "Nairne Bremer Football Club". Retrieved 7 July 2009.
- ^ "Callington United Eagles Football Club". Retrieved 7 July 2009.
External links
- Hills Football League Official Site
- Country Footy (Central)
- Country Footy (Country)
- Full Points Footy
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