Great Southern Football League (South Australia)


The Great Southern Football League is an Australian rules football competition based in the Fleurieu Peninsula region of South Australia, Australia. It is an affiliated member of the South Australian National Football League and is zoned to the South Adelaide Football Club.

Brief History

Although football was played in the area in the 1870s, with the Goolwa club dating themselves from 1878, it was not until 1923 that the Great Southern Football Association was formed. The founding clubs were Encounter Bay, Goolwa, Hindmarsh Valley, Port Elliot and Victor Harbour.
Since that time a number of clubs have formed part of the Association, which itself changed its name to the Great Southern Football League. Current member clubs include Willunga, which is one of the oldest football clubs in South Australia, tracing its history back to 1874.

Current clubs

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List of Premiers

List of premiership teams of Great Southern Football League.
The Mail Medal has been awarded since 1933. The Ozone Medal was awarded from 1925-32.
YearNameClub
1925Ralph GreenPort Elliot
1926Bert HuttonEncounter Bay
1927Lloyd PearceEncounter Bay
1928Clarrie GreenPort Elliot
1929Clarrie GreenPort Elliot
1930Joe BaxterVictor Harbour
1931Clarrie GreenPort Elliot
1932M. TobiasonGoolwa
1933K. RosePort Elliot
1934L. TugwellVictor Harbour
1935 tiedC. WheatonVictor Harbour
1935 tiedK. RosePort Elliot
1936C. WheatonVictor Harbour
1937C. WheatonVictor Harbour
1938J. HarrisonYankalilla
1939J. BartonPort Elliot
1940R. MastersEncounter Bay
1941-1948not awarded
1949 tiedN. ClarkEncounter Bay
1949 tiedK. DoddPort Elliot
1950N. ClarkEncounter Bay
1951Don BartelEncounter Bay
1952J. HamlynYankalilla
1953K. GrimwoodMount Compass
1954Doug TugwellVictor Harbour
1955 tiedDoug TugwellVictor Harbour
1955 tiedJ. GreenPort Elliot
1956J. GreenPort Elliot
1957 tiedR. PennoMount Compass
1957 tiedDon BartelEncounter Bay
1958Alan FieldEncounter Bay
1959Alan FieldEncounter Bay
1960Clem TonkinMount Compass
1961J. HawkesPort Elliot
1962Clem TonkinMount Compass
1963Bill WartonStrathalbyn
1964 tiedB. WaltonVictor Harbour
1964 tiedB. MudgePort Elliot
1965B. GeorgeVictor Harbour
1966B. GeorgeVictor Harbour
1967Ken FollettGoolwa
1968B. GeorgeVictor Harbour
1969R. CroserYankalilla
1970Peter GilbertStrathalbyn
1971 tiedM. SullivanGoolwa
1971 tiedJ. JordanMyponga
1972W. JohnsonVictor Harbour
1973Robin GreenwoodMount Compass
1974Kevin MeadMyponga
1975M. RabbittGoolwa
1976G. WickhamPort Elliot
1977R. JessopVictor Harbour
1978Kevin WrayStrathalbyn
1979Kym SmithStrathalbyn
1980Kevin PoulterGoolwa
1981Brenton SmithStrathalbyn
1982Neil HarenGoolwa
1983Dennis ElliotLanghorne Creek
1984Neil HarenGoolwa
1985 tiedM. SymondsMyponga
1985 tiedChris RowntreeMyponga
1986M. FraserEncounter Bay
1987M. SymondsGoolwa
1988Kym WarrenLanghorne Creek
1989B. MillerPort Elliot
1990D. PearsonsEncounter Bay
1991Chris RowntreeMyponga
1992Chris RowntreeMyponga
1993I. BarryVictor Harbour
1994R. JollyGoolwa
1995B. SharradMyponga
1996P. CookYankalilla
1997Jason LehmannStrathalbyn
1998David WhitbournePort Elliot
1999Ben BaxterWillunga
2000Luen CredlinLanghorne Creek
2001 tiedBrett HeinrichLanghorne Creek
2001 tiedAdam CarnevaleWillunga
2002Michael CookStrathalbyn
2003Nathan DuffieldStrathalbyn
2004Andrew McLeanEncounter Bay
2005Damian SmithMyponga
2006Randall FollettLanghorne Creek
2007Marcus BurdettMount Compass
2008Randall FollettLanghorne Creek
2009Ben MooreLanghorne Creek
2010John PrattYankalilla
2011Simon MunnStrathalbyn
2012Mitchell PortlockWillunga
2013Ian PerrieEncounter Bay
2014Rigby Barnes
Encounter Bay
2015Rigby Barnes
Encounter Bay
2016 tiedSean BeathWillunga
2016 tiedPeter HobanMount Compass
2017Nathan DanielMount Compass
2018Michael RossVictor Harbour
2019Daniel BassWillunga

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