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Great Flinders Football League
Most recent season or competition:
2023
Formerly1911–1925 Flinders Football Association
1925–1946 Great Flinders Football Association
SportAustralian rules football
Founded1911; 113 years ago (1911)
First season1911
No. of teams7
Most recent
champion(s)		United Yeelanna
(13th Premiership)
(2023)
Most titlesRamblers
(42 Premierships)
Related
competitions		Mortlock Shield, SANFL
Official websitehttps://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 Tumby Bay Football Club in the 2023 Grand Final at Karkoo.

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

Current clubs

Jumper Club Location Founded Moniker Joined competition GFFL premierships Premiership years
Cummins Ramblers Cummins

(Relocated to Cockaleechie in 1946 and went back to Cummins in 1948)

1919 Magpies 1919

(Split from Original Cummins Football Club)

42 1928, 1930, 1932, 1936, 1946, 1948-49-50, 1952, 1957-58-59, 1961, 1964, 1968-69-70-71-72-73-74-75-76-77-78-79-80-81-82, 1989, 1994 1998, 2002–03-04-05-06, 2008, 2010–11, 2013, 2017
Cummins Kapinnie Cummins/Kapinnie 1997 Cougars 1997
(Merger of Cummins and Kapinnie) 		2 2000-01
Elliston Districts Elliston/Minnipa/Poochera 2021 Roosters 2021
(Merger of Elliston and Western Districts, from Mid West FL) 		- -
Eyre United Ungarra 1963 Saints 1971
(from Port Lincoln FL) 		- -
Lock Lock 1915 Roos 1971
(from Le Hunte FL) 		2 1996-97
Tumby Bay Tumby Bay 1906 Blues 1981
(from Port Lincoln FL) 		4 1995, 1999, 2007, 2009
United Yeelanna Karkoo 1964 Eagles 1964
(Merger of United and Shannon) 		13 1967, 1983, 1986–87, 2012, 2014-15-16, 2018-19, 2021-22-23

Defunct clubs

Club Moniker Location Founded Folded Years in Comp GFFL Premierships Premiership years
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 Centrals Cummins 1919 1924 1919-1924 (Replaced by Rovers) 1 1920
Cummins Reds Cummins 1946 1997 1946-1996 (Merged with Kapinnie) 4 1947, 1951, 1962-63
Cummins Rovers Cummins 1925 1940 1925-1940 (Replaced by Cummins West) 8 1926, 1929, 1933-34-35, 1937-38-39
Cummins West Wests Cummins 1940 1947 1940 (Consisted of players from the West side of the Cummins Township,)

1946 (Reformed after WWII but was replaced by Cummins Reds in 1947)

- -
Cummins Unknown Cummins 1906 1919 1911-1915 (split up after World War I into Ramblers and Centrals) 3 1911-12, 1914
Cummins Stars Cummins 1922 1922 1922 (Entered in 1922 after Shannons dispute and folded when they re-entered) 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 Unknown Edillilie 1911 1964 1911-1915 (Ceased due to World War I)

1931-1939 (Joined from Marble Range FL but only played B Grade)

1946-1964 (Reformed after World War II but merged with Kapinnie in 1964)

3 1953-54-54
Karkoo Unknown Karkoo 1931 1957 1931-36 (Joined from Marble Range Fl and went down to B Grade in 1937)

1937-1939 (Only played B Grade)

1946-1951 (Merged with Yeelanna after World War II) 1951-1957 (Split from Shannon and Merged with United from Le Hunte FL in 1957)

- -
Kapinnie Tigers Kapinnie 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, 1965-66, 1984-84, 1988, 1990-91-92-93
Marble Range Rangers 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 Mount Hope 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/Karkoo 1946 1951 1946-1951 (Yeelanna and Karkoo merged after World War II to form Shannon, split back up in 1951) - -
United Unknown Karkoo/Murdinga 1957 1964 1957-1964 (Merged with Yeelanna to form United Yeelanna.) - -
Yallunda Flat Unknown 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 1909 1964 1911-1915 (Ceased due to World War I)

1919-1921 (Reformed after World War I but left in 1922 after a dispute with the league)

1923-1940 (Rejoined the league in 1923 but ceased due to World War II)

1951-1964 (Karkoo split from Shannon and Merged with United to form United Yeelanna in 1964)

12 1913, 1915, 1919-20-21, 1923-24-25, 1927-28, 1931, 1956

2012 Ladder

Great Flinders Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Cummins Kapinnie 12 0 3 0 1473 961 60.52 24 1st Semi Ramblers 13 11 89 Tumby Bay 13 6 84
United Yeelanna 10 0 5 0 1371 1110 55.26 20 2nd Semi Cummins Kapinnie 13 12 90 United Yeelanna 6 10 46
Ramblers 9 0 6 0 1182 1028 53.48 18 Preliminary United Yeelanna 10 12 72 Ramblers 10 4 64
Tumby Bay 8 0 7 0 1210 1139 51.51 16 Grand Cummins Kapinnie 15 12 102 United Yeelanna 18 7 115
Lock 5 0 10 0 1160 1285 47.44 10
Eyre United 1 0 14 0 925 1798 33.97 2

2013 Ladder

Great Flinders Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Ramblers 13 0 1 1 1527 951 61.62 27 1st Semi Tumby Bay 10 12 72 United Yeelanna 15 10 100
Cummins Kapinnie 11 0 3 1 1473 938 61.09 23 2nd Semi Cummins Kapinnie 10 8 68 Ramblers 9 12 66
Tumby Bay 7 0 8 0 1167 930 55.65 14 Preliminary Ramblers 12 10 82 United Yeelanna 10 7 67
United Yeelanna 7 0 8 0 1183 1443 45.05 14 Grand Cummins Kapinnie 7 10 52 Ramblers 13 10 88
Eyre United 4 0 11 0 1241 1573 44.10 8
Lock 2 0 13 0 861 1617 34.75 4

2014 Ladder

Great Flinders Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
United Yeelanna 14 0 0 3 1282 541 236.97 28 1st Semi Tumby Bay 8 11 59 Lock 9 9 63
Elliston Districts 10 4 0 3 1241 621 199.84 20 2nd Semi United Yeelanna 11 8 74 Elliston Districts 7 14 56
Tumby Bay 8 6 0 3 994 790 125.82 16 Preliminary Elliston Districts 12 12 84 Lock 7 4 46
Lock 7 7 0 3 952 849 112.13 14 Grand United Yeelanna 15 5 95 Elliston Districts 3 7 25
Ramblers 6 8 0 3 900 919 97.93 12
Cummins/Kapinnie Cougars 4 10 0 3 687 952 72.16 8
Eyre United 0 14 0 3 386 1770 21.81 0

References

  1. ^ "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
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Flinders_Football_League

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