Great Flinders Football League
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.
| Most recent season or competition: 2023 | |
| Formerly | 1911–1925 Flinders Football Association 1925–1946 Great Flinders Football Association |
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| Sport | Australian rules football |
| Founded | 1911 |
| Inaugural season | 1911 |
| No. of teams | 7 |
| Most recent champion(s) | United Yeelanna (13th Premiership) (2023) |
| Most titles | Ramblers (42 Premierships) |
| Related competitions | Mortlock Shield, SANFL |
| Official website | https://www.greatflinders.com |
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 | Location | Founded | Moniker | Joined competition | GFFL premierships | Premiership years |
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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 |
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Cummins Kapinnie | Cummins/Kapinnie | 1997 | Cougars | 1997 (Merger of Cummins and Kapinnie) |
2 | 2000-01 |
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Elliston Districts | Elliston/Minnipa/Poochera | 2021 | Roosters | 2021 (Merger of Elliston and Western Districts, from Mid West FL) |
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Eyre United | Ungarra | 1963 | Saints | 1971 (from Port Lincoln FL) |
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| Lock | Lock | 1915 | Roos | 1971 (from Le Hunte FL) |
2 | 1996-97 | |
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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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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 | |
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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
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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[1]
| 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 | 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
- "2022 A Grade Fixture and Ladder | PlayHQ". www.playhq.com. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
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