Great Flinders Football League

Great Flinders Football League

Formerly	1911-1925 Flinders Football Association 1925-1946 Great Flinders Football Association
Sport	Australian rules football
Founded	1911
No. of teams	7
Most recent champion(s)	United Yeelanna (11th Premiership) (2021)
Most titles	Ramblers (42 Premierships)
Related competitions	Mortlock Shield, SANFL
Official website	http://maps.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=0-7455-0-0-0&a=COMPS&seasonID=426691

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, 6.10 (46) defeating the Cummins Kapinnie Football Club, 6.7 (43) at Tumby Bay in 2021.

In the off season of 2019-20 there were talk that the Cowell Football Club and the Elliston Football club wanted transfer from Eastern Eyre Football league and Mid West Football League respectively. Cowell decide to go back on decision and stay in Eastern Eyre whilst Elliston talks died down due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 Pandemic. 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 Edillilie, Cummins, Pilanna, Shannon, Stokes and Yallunda Flat.

Recent Premiers[]

List of recent premiers of GFFL. ^[1]

Current clubs[]

Jumper	Club	Location	Founded	Nickname	Joined competition	GFFL premierships	Premiership years
	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
	Ramblers (Renamed Cockaleechie in 1946 and went back to Ramblers in 1948)	Cummins	1919	Magpies	1927	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
	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)	11	1967, 1983, 1986–87, 2012, 2014-15-16, 2018-19, 2021

Former clubs[]

Club	Nickname	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)	-	-
Centrals	Centrals	Cummins	1919	1924	1919-1924 (Replaced by Rovers)	1	1920
Cummins	Unknown Reds	Cummins	1906 1946	1919 1997	1911-1915 (split up after World War I into Ramblers and Centrals) 1946-1996 (Merged with Kapinnie)	6	1912, 1914, 1947, 1951, 1962-63
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)	-	-
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)	-	-
Pilanna	Unknown	Pilanna train station (2km South of Cummins)	1908	1911	1911 (Folded after 1911 Season due to lack of Players)
Rovers	Unknown	Cummins	1925	1940	1925-1940 (Replaced by Cummins West)	8	1926, 1929, 1933-34-35, 1937-38-39
Shannon	Eagles	Yeelanna/Karkoo	1946	1951	1946-1951 (Yeelanna and Karkoo merged after World War II to form Shannon, split back up in 1951)	-	-
Stars	Stars	Cummins	1922	1922	1922 (Entered in 1922 after Shannons dispute and folded when they re-entered)	1	1922
United (Karkoo-Murdinga)	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 (Ceased due to World War II) 1951-1964 Karkoo split from Shannon and Merged with United to form United Yeelanna in 1964)	10	1911, 1913, 1919, 1921, 1923-24-25, 1927, 1931, 1956

2011 Ladder[]

Great Flinders	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts		Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Ramblers	13	0	2	0	1451	755	65.78%	26		1st Semi	United Yeelanna	20	23	143	Eyre United	6	10	46
Cummins/Kapinnie Cougars	11	0	4	0	1411	900	61.06%	22		2nd Semi	Cummins/Kapinnie Cougars	10	13	73	Ramblers	11	6	72
United Yeelanna	10	0	5	0	1451	899	61.74%	20		Preliminary	Ramblers	16	9	105	United Yeelanna	9	5	59
Eyre United	6	0	9	0	1088	1380	44.08%	12		Grand	Ramblers	10	13	73	Cummins/Kapinnie Cougars	4	8	32
Tumby Bay	5	0	10	0	996	1460	40.55%	10
Lock	0	0	15	0	692	1695	28.99%	0

2012 Ladder[]

Great Flinders	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts		Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Cummins/Kapinnie Cougars	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 Cougars	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	United Yeelanna	18	7	115	Cummins/Kapinnie Cougars	15	12	102
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	United Yeelanna	15	10	100	Tumby Bay	10	12	72
Cummins/Kapinnie Cougars	11	0	3	1	1473	938	61.09%	23		2nd Semi	Cummins/Kapinnie Cougars	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	Ramblers	13	10	88	Cummins/Kapinnie Cougars	7	10	52
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 Cougars	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	Ramblers	18	10	118	Eyre United	9	10	64
Cummins/Kapinnie Cougars	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 Cougars	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	Cummins/Kapinnie Cougars	10	12	72	Tumby Bay	8	6	54
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	Cummins/Kapinnie Cougars	14	11	95	Ramblers	12	10	82
Cummins/Kapinnie Cougars	6	0	9	0	1123	1015	52.53%	12		Grand	United Yeelanna	18	11	119	Cummins/Kapinnie Cougars	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	Ramblers	15	10	100	United Yeelanna	10	11	71
Cummins/Kapinnie Cougars	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 Cougars	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 Cougars	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	Cummins Kapinnie Cougars	5	9	39	Ramblers	7	4	46
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 Cougars	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 Cougars	12	3	0	0	1266	484	72.34%	24		1st Semi	Ramblers	8	4	52	Lock	8	9	57
United Yeelana	9	3	3	0	1193	667	64.14%	18		2nd Semi	Cummins Kapinnie Cougars	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 Cougars	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

References[]

External links[]

• country footy

Books[]

• Encyclopedia of South Australian country football clubs / compiled by Peter Lines. ISBN 9780980447293
• South Australian country football digest / by Peter Lines ISBN 9780987159199