Mortlock Shield
The Mortlock Shield Championship, known for commercial reasons as the Port Lincoln Bendigo Bank Mortlock Shield Championship and commonly known as just the Mortlock Shield is an annual Australian rules football competition based in Port Lincoln, South Australia. The competition takes place every year at Centenary Oval and it consists of a round robin lightning football tournament with representative teams of leagues from the Eyre Peninsula and beyond. It is an affiliated competition of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). The current champions are Western Eyre who won the 2023 edition of the carnival.
| Most recent season or competition: 2023 | |
| Sport | Australian rules football |
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| Founded | 1936 |
| Inaugural season | 27 June 1936 |
| Divisions | Mortlock Shield - Senior Men Norwood Cup - Under 15 Mixed |
| No. of teams | 5 |
| Most recent champion(s) | Western Eyre (8th Championship) (2022) |
| Most titles | Great Flinders (27 Championships) |
| Sponsor(s) | Bendigo Bank Norwood Football Club City of Port Lincoln |
| Related competitions | Eastern Eyre Football League, Great Flinders Football League, Port Lincoln Football League, Western Eyre Football League, South Australian Country Football Championships, SANFL |
| Official website | www.mortlockshield.com.au |
Brief history
Named after William Tennant Mortlock, the Mortlock Shield began in 1936 when the football associations of Central Eyre, Cleve, Eastern Eyre, Great Flinders and Port Lincoln decided to hold a football tournament to celebrate the centenary of South Australia. Since 1994 The best players from the carnival are selected to play for Eyre Peninsula in the SA Country Football Championship.
Format
The current format of the Mortlock Shield consists of a single round robin structure composed of 5 representative sides of football leagues from around the Eyre Peninsula. The carnival is held over two days on the Kings Birthday long weekend (Saturday and Monday). The games are played in a single round robin under lightning football conditions with two 20 minute halves. The team on top of the ladder after four games played is declared champion and awarded the perpetual Mortlock Shield to commemorate their win.
List of Champions
List of Mortlock Shield Champions.[1]
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Current Teams
| Team | Representative | Years in comp | Shields | Championship years |
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| Eastern Eyre | Eastern Eyre Football League | 1936–1962,
1989- |
6 | 1939, 1958, 1989, 1991, 1995, 2016 |
| Great Flinders | Great Flinders Football League | 1936- | 27 | 1936, 1951, 1955-56-57, 1959, 1972,1974-75-76, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1992–93, 1996, 1998, 2001–02, 2006-07-08, 2013–14, 2019, 2021-22 |
| Lincoln City | Port Lincoln Football League
(Lincoln South, Tasmans and Waybacks players) |
1964–2006
2012- |
7 | 1964-65, 1967, 1970, 2004, 2012, 2017 |
| Lincoln Districts | Port Lincoln Football League(Bostons, Mallee Park and Marble Range players) | 1964–2006
2012- |
9 | 1968, 1971, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1985, 1987, 1994, 1999 |
| Western Eyre
(Formally Far West) |
Western Eyre Football League | 1957- | 8 | 1960, 1969, 1983–84, 1986, 1988, 1990, 2023 |
2017 Ladder
| Pos | Team | Played | Wins | Losses | For | Against | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 130 | 92 | 58.56 | 4 |
| 2 | Great Flinders | 2 | 2 | 0 | 110 | 84 | 56.70 | 4 |
| 3 | EP Sharks | 2 | 1 | 1 | 116 | 79 | 59.49 | 2 |
| 4 | Far West | 2 | 1 | 1 | 119 | 89 | 57.21 | 2 |
| 5 | Eastern Eyre | 2 | 1 | 1 | 123 | 108 | 53.25 | 2 |
| 6 | Lincoln Districts | 2 | 1 | 1 | 102 | 117 | 46.58 | 2 |
| 7 | Mid West | 2 | 0 | 2 | 98 | 136 | 41.88 | 0 |
| 8 | Far North | 2 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 151 | 27.75 | 0 |
2018 Ladder
| Pos | Team | Played | Wins | Losses | For | Against | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EP Sharks | 2 | 2 | 0 | 172 | 76 | 69.35 | 4 |
| 2 | Great Flinders | 2 | 2 | 0 | 93 | 56 | 62.42 | 4 |
| 3 | Mid West | 2 | 1 | 1 | 126 | 64 | 66.32 | 2 |
| 4 | Lincoln City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 99 | 47.62 | 2 |
| 5 | Eastern Eyre | 2 | 1 | 1 | 81 | 99 | 45.00 | 2 |
| 6 | Far West | 2 | 1 | 1 | 96 | 144 | 40.00 | 2 |
| 7 | Lincoln Districts | 2 | 0 | 2 | 105 | 115 | 47.43 | 0 |
| 8 | Far North | 2 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 146 | 19.78 | 0 |
2019 Ladder
| Pos | Team | Played | Wins | Losses | For | Against | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Flinders | 2 | 2 | 0 | 122 | 81 | 60.10 | 4 |
| 2 | Lincoln Districts | 2 | 2 | 0 | 125 | 95 | 56.82 | 4 |
| 3 | Lincoln City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 105 | 103 | 50.48 | 2 |
| 4 | Eastern Eyre | 2 | 1 | 1 | 86 | 90 | 48.86 | 2 |
| 5 | Mid West | 2 | 0 | 2 | 84 | 103 | 44.92 | 0 |
| 6 | Far West | 2 | 0 | 2 | 82 | 132 | 38.32 | 0 |
2021 Ladder
| Pos | Team | Played | Wins | Losses | For | Against | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Flinders | 4 | 3 | 1 | 187 | 119 | 61.11 | 6 |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 4 | 3 | 1 | 140 | 147 | 48.78 | 6 |
| 3 | Eastern Eyre | 4 | 2 | 2 | 131 | 163 | 44.56 | 4 |
| 4 | Lincoln Districts | 4 | 1 | 3 | 166 | 166 | 47.80 | 2 |
| 5 | Western Eyre | 4 | 1 | 3 | 124 | 139 | 47.15 | 2 |
2022 ladder
| Pos | Team | Played | Wins | Losses | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Flinders | 4 | 4 | 0 | 161 | 90 | 64.14 | 8 | Grand Final | Great Flinders | 6 | 5 | 41 | Eastern Eyre | 3 | 5 | 33 | |
| 2 | Eastern Eyre | 4 | 3 | 1 | 110 | 84 | 62.94 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Lincoln Districts | 4 | 2 | 2 | 146 | 111 | 56.81 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Western Eyre | 4 | 1 | 3 | 128 | 161 | 44.29 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Lincoln City | 4 | 0 | 4 | 82 | 200 | 29.08 | 0 |
2023 Ladder
| Pos | Team | Played | Wins | Losses | For | Against | % | Pts |
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| 1 | Western Eyre | 4 | 3 | 1 | 161 | 84 | 65.71 | 6 |
| 2 | Lincoln Districts | 4 | 3 | 1 | 175 | 127 | 57.95 | 6 |
| 3 | Great Flinders | 4 | 2 | 2 | 147 | 117 | 55.68 | 4 |
| 4 | Lincoln City | 4 | 1 | 3 | 89 | 143 | 38.36 | 2 |
| 5 | Eastern Eyre | 4 | 1 | 3 | 78 | 179 | 30.35 | 2 |
Norwood Cup
The Norwood Cup, formally North Adelaide Shield and Port Adelaide Cup is an Under-15's mixed Competition ran on the Saturday between the Mortlock Shield. The cup is sponsored by the Norwood Football Club who compete in the SANFL as the Eyre Peninsula falls under their academy zone which is in place to develop youth football to professional level in South Australia.