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Spencer Gulf Football League

The Spencer Gulf Football League is an Australian rules football competition based at the head of the Spencer Gulf in South Australia. It is an affiliated member of the South Australian National Football League.

The Spencer Gulf Football League was formed in 1961, via a merger of the Port Pirie Football League (PPFL), the Whyalla Football League (WFL), and the Port Augusta-based Great Northern Football Association (GNFA). At the end of the 1966 season the WFL contingent withdrew.

Brief history

In 1961 the Great Northern Football Association, the Port Pirie Football Association and the Whyalla Football League merged to form the Spencer Gulf Football League. The twelve founding clubs were Central Augusta, Central Whyalla, North Whyalla, Port, Proprietary, Risdon, Solomontown, South Augusta, South Whyalla, West Augusta, West Whyalla and Willsden.

The four Whyalla-based clubs left the Spencer Gulf Football League at the end of season 1966 to form the Whyalla Football League, leaving 8 teams from Port Augusta and Port Pirie.

In 1992 Willsden amalgamated with Quorn to form Quorn-Willsden Wolves. The league reverted to 7 teams in 1994 when Proprietary and Risdon amalgamated. In 2006 the league was cut down to 6 teams when the Quorn-Willsden Wolves folded due to financial woes.

Clubs

Current

Former

Premierships

  • 1961 – Port
  • 1962 – South Whyalla
  • 1963 – West Whyalla
  • 1964 – South Augusta
  • 1965 – Port
  • 1966 – Port
  • 1967 – Port
  • 1968 – Proprietary
  • 1969 – West Augusta
  • 1970 – Port
  • 1971 – Proprietary
  • 1972 – West Augusta
  • 1973 – West Augusta
  • 1974 – West Augusta
  • 1975 – West Augusta
  • 1976 – West Augusta
  • 1977 – Proprietary
  • 1978 – Central Augusta
  • 1979 – Risdon
  • 1980 – Central Augusta
  • 1981 – South Augusta
  • 1982 – Central Augusta
  • 1983 – South Augusta
  • 1984 – Solomontown
  • 1985 – West Augusta
  • 1986 – Willsden
  • 1987 – West Augusta
  • 1988 – Solomontown
  • 1989 – West Augusta
  • 1990 – Solomontown
  • 1991 – Central Augusta
  • 1992 – Central Augusta
  • 1993 – South Augusta
  • 1994 – South Augusta
  • 1995 – Solomontown
  • 1996 – West Augusta
  • 1997 – Port
  • 1998 – Port
  • 1999 – Port
  • 2000 – South Augusta
  • 2001 – Quorn-Willsden
  • 2002 – Port
  • 2003 – Port
  • 2004 – Port
  • 2005 – West Augusta
  • 2006 – South Augusta
  • 2007 – Port
  • 2008 – Port
  • 2009 – Central Augusta
  • 2010 – Central Augusta
  • 2011 – Central Augusta
  • 2012 – South Augusta
  • 2013 – West Augusta
  • 2014 – Solomontown
  • 2015 – Lions
  • 2016 – South Augusta
  • 2017 – South Augusta
  • 2018 – South Augusta
  • 2019 – South Augusta
  • 2020 – South Augusta
  • 2021 – Lions
  • 2022 – Solomontown
  • 2023 – Lions
  • 2024 – Lions
  • 2025 – Solomontown

Madigan Medallist & Ken Mitchell Awards

AFL representatives

The Spencer Gulf League has been home to many AFL Footballers including:

Mark Bickley (Adelaide Crows, 1991–2003)

Played his junior football for the Solomontown Football club and was a premiership player with the club in 1988, in that same year he won the Madigan Medal at the age of 19. Mark moved to the South Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), where he was then selected as an inaugural member of the Adelaide Crows squad in 1991. In 1997 Bickley was appointed captain of the Adelaide Football Club, and captained the 1997 and 1998 Adelaide premiership sides. He is now a member of the SANFL Hall of Fame.

Luke Taylor (Melbourne, 1998–2000)

Bryan Beinke (Adelaide Crows, 1999–2002)

Jared Rivers (Melbourne Demons, 2003–2015)

Played junior football for the South Augusta Football Club and won a premiership with the club in 2000 at the age of 15. Jared was selected by the Melbourne Demons as the 26th pick overall in the National Draft of 2002. In 2004 he won the National Bank Rising Star.

Mark Jamar (Melbourne Demons, 2003–2016)

Played his early football at the Lions Football Club before moving to North Adelaide in the SANFL. Mark was selected at pick 6 of the 2001 Rookie Draft by the Melbourne Demons. In 2010 he was named as the second ruckman for the All-Australian squad.

Elijah Ware (Port Adelaide, 2005–2006)

Wade Thompson (Port Adelaide, 2009–2010)

Lewis Johnston (Sydney Swans & Adelaide, 2009–2014)

Connor Rozee (Port Adelaide, 2019-present)

Played his junior football with the South Augusta Football Club before moving to North Adelaide in the SANFL. He was selected by the Port Adelaide Football Club with pick 5 in the 2018 AFL National Draft. In his first year, he was Port Adelaide’s leading goal kicker with 29 goals and also won the Gavin Wanganeen Medal. He claimed the John Cahill Medal in 2022, was named in the All-Australian team in both 2022 and 2023, and won the Showdown Medal in 2022 and 2025. In 2024, Connor was announced as Port Adelaide’s captain.

Tariek Newchurch (Adelaide Crows, 2021–2022)

Isaac Keeler (St Kilda, 2023-present)

Kane McAuliffe (Richmond, 2024-present)

Grand Final results

Grand Final on 19 September 2015 Lions 5.4 8.6 11.11 16.15 (111) Central 1.1 2.3 6.8 9.11 (65) Best: Lions – T. Dunkley, R. Eyre, T. Harmer, J. Fuller, T. Bradley. Central – G. Appleton, A. Ruffles, A. Parsons, M. Harvey, M. Fuller. Goals: Lions – T. Bradley 4, J. Fuller 2, J. Strawbridge 2, S. Dyer, K. Edwards, T. Ley, A. Slattery, C. Marsland, L. Patterson, S. Edwards, T. Dunkley. Central – J. Reid 4, J. Muirhead 2, M. Harvey, A. Hosking, G. Appleton

Grand Final on 20 September 2014 West 1.4 1.7 4.9 7.11 (53) Solomontown 1.2 4.6 6.7 8.10 (58) Best: Sollies – L. Bearman, B. Schutte, Z. Siemer, G. Cooke, R. Hoare. West – not av. Goals: Sollies – M. O'Brien 2, K. Head 2, J. Head, L. Bearman, T. Hoare, B. Mudge. West – H. Warren 5, T. Starke-Treloar 2

21 September 2013 West 3.4 9.6 12.7 16.8 (104) Central 2.1 4.1 9.2 15.6 (96) Best: West – J. Jackson, T. Warren, S. Page, N. Collins, R. Dadleh. Central – L. Button, M. Fuller, M. Turner, N. Callary, S. Watts. Goals: West – S. Page 6, T. Starke-Treloar 2, H. Warren 2, N. Collins 2, M. Anesbury 2, R. Stapleton, J. Coulthard. Central – L. Button 4, D. Shillabeer 3, J. Reid 2, A. Ruffles 2, M. Harvey, M. Turner, J. Little, S. Watts

22 September 2012 South 3.3 5.4 10.8 15.8 (98) Sollies 2.5 3.7 8.10 9.12 (66) Best: South – A. Margitich, M. Horner, R. Struck, B. Hurt, B. Laube, S. Brusnahan . Sollies – J. Davies, C. Millard, R. Saracino, Z. Siemer, S. Malchow. . Goals: South – B. Trewartha 3, B. Cox 2, T. Kernahan 2, C. Heron 2, D. Dohnt 2, L. Schmidt, J. Lukich, M. Horner, T. Payne. Sollies – S. McIntyre 2, J. Davies 2, B. Goodridge, N. Redman, L. Bearman, C. Millard, T. Hoare

24 September 2011 Central 4.3 7.5 9.7 11.10 (76) Port 1.0 4.0 6.1 8.3 (51) Best: Central – G. Kenny, P. Byron-Boles, R. Morris, S. Watts, C. Johnston. Port – J. Penny, C. Stephens, N. Magor, C. Brooke, C. Smith. Goals: Central – R. Morris 6, J. Reid, M. Woolford, L. Donald, D. Shillabeer, P. Byron-Boles. Port – G. Phillips 2, A. Casey 2, C. Smith 2, M. Gale, B. Mudge

18 September 2010 Central 1.1 6.2 9.3 11.4 (70) South 2.7 4.7 7.15 7.17 (59) Best: Central – N. Callary, J. Jackson, R. Morris, P. Jackson, J. Reid. South – B. Jones, D. Dohnt, B. Cox, M. Gill, M. Curley. Goals: Central – R. Morris 5, A. Grantham, G. Hull, P. Byron-Boles, D. Shillabeer, P. Jackson, K. McKenzie . South – B. Cox 2, S. Feltus, C. Reid, C. Heron, B. Jones, T. Kernahan

2009

Central 12.6 (78) def Port 8.15 (63)

  • Best: Central – M Fuller, J Dodd, A Fullerton, J Quigley, S Dawson. Port – C Stephens, T Clarke, K Johnanson, C Smith, M Burford.
  • Goals: Central – R Morris 3, S Dawson, J Reid 2, R Clayton-Waye, S Curnow, M Fuller, M Harvey, A McKenzie. Port – G Phillips 3, S Treloar, T Clarke, J Clarke, M Gale

2008

Port 10.10 (70) def Central 8.21 (69)

  • Best: Port – A Casey, M Burford, N Wombat, A Featherstonaugh, J Coombe. Central – A Williams, N Callary, T O’Connor, L Rathman, M Keatley.
  • Goals: Port – G Phillips 4, N Wombat 3, J Coombe 2, A Casey. Central – S Dawson, S Wilson, M Fuller, D Baker, J Dodd, K Allen, N Lawrence

2007

Port 16.8 (104) def West 11.15 (81)

  • Best: Port – N Wombat, S Treloar, M Burford, A Waters, C Stephens. West – Not Available.
  • Goals: Port – B Mudge, A Bergsma 3, S Treloar, J Coombe 2, L Copley, A Fleming, S Humphreys, M Kendall. West – R McDonald, J Coulthard, R Dadleh 2, R Stapledon, C McKenzie, J Carn, H Warren, M Benbow

2006

South 16.13 (109) def Central 7.6 (48)

  • Best: South – D Crombie, C Reid, G O’Brien, R Barnes. Central – S McIntyre, M Fuller, B Page, C Pannach
  • Goals: South – B Amos 7, D Shillabeer 3, C Heron 2, B Jones, A Grantham, M Grantham, G O’Brien. Central – A Ruffles 3, J Harland 2, D Baker, M Kieboom

2007 Ladder

2008 Ladder

2009 Ladder

2010 Ladder

2011 Ladder

2012 Ladder

2013 Ladder

2014 Ladder

2015 Ladder

2016 Ladder

2017 Ladder

Bibliography

  • Encyclopedia of South Australian country football clubs, compiled by Peter Lines.
  • South Australian country football digest, by Peter Lines

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