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; 113 years ago (1911 ) First 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
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 .
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
Current clubs
Jumper
Club
Moniker
Home Ground
Founded
Joined GFFL
GFFL premierships
Premiership years
Cummins Ramblers
Magpies
Cummins Oval, Cummins
(Relocated to Cockaleechie in 1946 and went back to Cummins in 1948)
1919
(Split from Original Cummins Football Club)
1919
42
1928, 1930, 1932, 1936, 1946, 1948 1949, 1950, 1952, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1964, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1989, 1994 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2017
Cummins Kapinnie
Cougars
Cummins Oval, Cummins Kapinnie Oval, Kapinnie
1997 (Merger of Cummins Reds and Kapinnie)
1997
2
2000, 2001
Elliston Districts
Roosters
Elliston Oval,Elliston
Minnipa Oval, Minnipa
Poochera Oval, Poochera
2021 (Merger of Elliston and Western Districts, from Mid West FL )
2021
-
-
Eyre United
Saints
Ungarra Oval, Ungarra
1963
1971 (from Port Lincoln FL )
-
-
Lock
Roos
Lock Oval, Lock
1915
1971 (from Le Hunte FL)
2
1996, 1997
Tumby Bay
Blues
Tumby Bay Oval,Tumby Bay
1906
1981 (from Port Lincoln FL )
4
1995, 1999, 2007, 2009
United Yeelanna
Eagles
Karkoo Oval, Karkoo
1964 (Merger of United and Shannon)
1964
13
1967, 1983, 1986, 1987, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
Defunct clubs
Colours
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, 1963
Cummins
Rovers
Cummins
1925
1940
1925-1940 (Replaced by Cummins West)
8
1926, 1929, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939
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)
-
-
Cummins
Unknown
Cummins
1906
1919
1911-1915 (split up after World War I into Ramblers and Centrals)
3
1911, 1912, 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, 1954, 1955
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, 1966, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
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, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 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
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
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
Great Flinders[1]
Wins
Losses
Draws
Byes
For
Against
%
Pts
Final
Team
G
B
Pts
Team
G
B
Pts
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
Books
Encyclopedia of South Australian country football clubs / compiled by Peter Lines. ISBN 9780980447293
South Australian country football digest / by Peter Lines ISBN 9780987159199
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