Great Southern Football League (South Australia)

Great Southern Football League
SportAustralian rules football
Founded1923 (1923)
No. of teams10
Country Australia
Most recent
champion(s)		Myponga-Sellicks (4)
(2024)
Most titlesVictor Harbor
(24 premierships)
Related
competitions		SANFL

The Great Southern Football League (GSFL) is an Australian rules football competition based in the Fleurieu Peninsula region of South Australia, Australia. It is an affiliated member of the South Australian National Football League and is zoned to the South Adelaide Football Club.

History

Although football was played in the area in the 1870s, with the Goolwa club dating themselves from 1878, it was not until 1923 that the Great Southern Football Association was formed. The founding clubs were Encounter Bay, Goolwa, Hindmarsh Valley, Port Elliot and Victor Harbour.

Since that time a number of clubs have formed part of the association, which itself changed its name to the Great Southern Football League. Current member clubs include Willunga, which is one of the oldest football clubs in South Australia, tracing its history back to 1874.[1]


Current clubs

Club Colours Nickname Home Ground Former League Est. Years in GSFL GSFL Senior Premierships
Total Years [2]
Encounter Bay Eagles Encounter Bay Recreation Reserve, Encounter Bay – 1954 1954- 10 1956, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1967, 1989, 1996, 2013, 2015
Goolwa/Port Elliot Magpies Goolwa Oval, Goolwa – 2001 2001- 0 -
Langhorne Creek Hawks Langhorne Creek Oval, Langhorne Creek HFL 1906 1978- 8 1978, 2001, 2002, 2011, 2012, 2018, 2019, 2020
McLaren Eagles McLaren Vale Sporting Complex, McLaren Vale SFL 1998 2000- 3 2003, 2022, 2023
Mount Compass Bulldogs Mount Compass Oval, Mount Compass SFL 1924 1953- 5 1954, 1959, 1980, 2016, 2017
Myponga-Sellicks Mudlarks Myponga Oval, Myponga SFL 1967- 4 1974, 1983, 1984, 2024
Strathalbyn Roosters Strathalbyn Oval, Strathalbyn HCFA 1879 1930, 1963- 11 1963, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1971, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1987, 2000, 2010, 2014
Victor Harbor Kangaroos Victor Harbor Oval, Victor Harbor – 1885 1923- 24 1923, 1924, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1934, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1957, 1972, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999
Willunga Demons Willunga Recreation Reserve, Willunga SFL 1874 1986- 10 1986, 1988, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2021
Yankalilla Tigers Yankalilla Memorial Park, Yankalilla SFL 1889 1935-1955, 1968- 3 1969, 1970, 1985

Former clubs

Club Colours Nickname Home Ground Former League Est. Years in GSFL GSFL Senior Premierships Fate
Total Years [2]
Encounter Bay (original)    Encounter Bay Recreation Reserve, Encounter Bay – 1921 1923-1953 1 1940 Merged with Valleys to form Bay Valley Rovers in 1954
Goolwa Magpies Goolwa Oval, Goolwa – 1878 1923-2000 6 1925, 1932, 1953, 1975, 1976, 1977 Merged with Port Elliot to form Goolwa/Port Elliot
Milang Panthers Milang Oval, Milang HFL 1881 1979-1984 0 - Entered recess in 1985, re-formed in Hills FL in 1986
Port Elliot Bloods Port Elliott Oval, Port Elliot – 1881 1923-2000 11 1927, 1929, 1931, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1962, 1973 Merged with Goolwa to form Goolwa/Port Elliot
Valleys Eagles Back Valley Oval, Back Valley – 1946 1947-1953 0 - Merged with Encounter Bay to form Bay Valley Rovers in 1954

List of Premiers

List of premiership teams of Great Southern Football League.[3]

    Mail Medal

    The Mail Medal has been awarded since 1933.[4] The Ozone Medal was awarded from 1925 to 1932.[5]

    Year Name Club
    1925 Ralph Green Port Elliot
    1926 Bert Hutton Encounter Bay
    1927 Lloyd Pearce Encounter Bay
    1928 Clarrie Green Port Elliot
    1929 Clarrie Green Port Elliot
    1930 Joe Baxter Victor Harbour
    1931 Clarrie Green Port Elliot
    1932 M. Tobiason Goolwa
    1933 K. Rose Port Elliot
    1934 L. Tugwell Victor Harbour
    1935 tied C. Wheaton Victor Harbour
    1935 tied K. Rose Port Elliot
    1936 C. Wheaton Victor Harbour
    1937 C. Wheaton Victor Harbour
    1938 J. Harrison Yankalilla
    1939 J. Barton Port Elliot
    1940 R. Masters Encounter Bay
    1941–1948 not awarded
    1949 tied N. Clark Encounter Bay
    1949 tied K. Dodd Port Elliot
    1950 N. Clark Encounter Bay
    1951 Don Bartel Encounter Bay
    1952 J. Hamlyn Yankalilla
    1953 K. Grimwood Mount Compass
    1954 Doug Tugwell Victor Harbour
    1955 tied Doug Tugwell Victor Harbour
    1955 tied J. Green Port Elliot
    1956 J. Green Port Elliot
    1957 tied R. Penno Mount Compass
    1957 tied Don Bartel Encounter Bay
    1958 Alan Field Encounter Bay
    1959 Alan Field Encounter Bay
    1960 Clem Tonkin Mount Compass
    1961 J. Hawkes Port Elliot
    1962 Clem Tonkin Mount Compass
    1963 Bill Warton Strathalbyn
    1964 tied B. Walton Victor Harbour
    1964 tied B. Mudge Port Elliot
    1965 B. George Victor Harbour
    1966 B. George Victor Harbour
    1967 Ken Follett Goolwa
    1968 B. George Victor Harbour
    1969 R. Croser Yankalilla
    1970 Peter Gilbert Strathalbyn
    1971 tied M. Sullivan Goolwa
    1971 tied J. Jordan Myponga
    1972 W. Johnson Victor Harbour
    1973 Robin Greenwood Mount Compass
    1974 Kevin Mead Myponga
    1975 M. Rabbitt Goolwa
    1976 G. Wickham Port Elliot
    1977 R. Jessop Victor Harbour
    1978 Kevin Wray Strathalbyn
    1979 Kym Smith Strathalbyn
    1980 Kevin Poulter Goolwa
    1981 Brenton Smith Strathalbyn
    1982 Neil Haren Goolwa
    1983 Dennis Elliot Langhorne Creek
    1984 Neil Haren Goolwa
    1985 tied M. Symonds Myponga
    1985 tied Chris Rowntree Myponga
    1986 M. Fraser Encounter Bay
    1987 M. Symonds Goolwa
    1988 Kym Warren Langhorne Creek
    1989 B. Miller Port Elliot
    1990 D. Pearsons Encounter Bay
    1991 Chris Rowntree Myponga
    1992 Chris Rowntree Myponga
    1993 I. Barry Victor Harbour
    1994 R. Jolly Goolwa
    1995 B. Sharrad Myponga
    1996 P. Cook Yankalilla
    1997 Jason Lehmann Strathalbyn
    1998 David Whitbourne Port Elliot
    1999 Ben Baxter Willunga
    2000 Luen Credlin Langhorne Creek
    2001 tied Brett Heinrich Langhorne Creek
    2001 tied Adam Carnevale Willunga
    2002 Michael Cook Strathalbyn
    2003 Nathan Duffield Strathalbyn
    2004 Andrew McLean Encounter Bay
    2005 Damian Smith Myponga
    2006 Randall Follett Langhorne Creek
    2007 Marcus Burdett Mount Compass
    2008 Randall Follett Langhorne Creek
    2009 Ben Moore Langhorne Creek
    2010 John Pratt Yankalilla
    2011 Simon Munn Strathalbyn
    2012 Mitchell Portlock Willunga
    2013 Ian Perrie Encounter Bay
    2014 Rigby Barnes

    Encounter Bay

    2015 Rigby Barnes

    Encounter Bay

    2016 tied Sean Beath[6] Willunga
    2016 tied Peter Hoban[7] Mount Compass
    2017 Nathan Daniel[8] Mount Compass
    2018 Michael Ross[9] Victor Harbour
    2019 Daniel Bass[10] Willunga
    2020 Brett Ellis[11] McLaren
    2021 Brett Ellis[12] McLaren

    Ladders

    2010 Ladder

    Great Southern Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
    Strathalbyn 16 0 2 0 2128 1072 66.50% 32 Elimination Willunga 18 17 125 Langhorne Creek 7 9 51
    Victor Harbour 15 0 3 0 1983 1118 63.95% 30 Qualifying Victor Harbour 11 12 78 Yankalilla 9 9 63
    Yankalilla 14 0 4 0 1933 1291 59.96% 28 1st Semi Willunga 11 7 73 Yankalilla 4 10 34
    Willunga 13 0 5 0 1968 1115 63.83% 26 2nd Semi Strathalbyn 8 16 64 Victor Harbour 6 5 41
    Langhorne Creek 11 0 7 0 1875 1337 58.37% 22 Preliminary Willunga 18 12 120 Victor Harbour 8 10 58
    Mount Compass 9 0 9 0 1765 1346 56.73% 18 Grand Strathalbyn 13 8 86 Willunga 12 11 83
    McLaren 4 0 14 0 1151 1740 39.81% 8
    Myponga 4 0 14 0 945 1866 33.62% 8
    Encounter Bay 2 0 16 0 920 2048 31.00% 4
    Goolwa/Port Elliot 2 0 16 0 849 2584 24.73% 4

    2011 Ladder

    Great Southern Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
    Willunga 15 0 3 0 1965 1128 63.53% 30 Elimination Yankalilla 16 11 107 Victor Harbour 10 6 66
    Langhorne Creek 15 0 3 0 2184 1344 61.90% 30 Qualifying Langhorne Creek 9 18 72 Strathalbyn 8 7 55
    Strathalbyn 14 0 4 0 1872 1282 59.35% 28 1st Semi Strathalbyn 17 17 119 Yankalilla 7 7 49
    Yankalilla 13 0 5 0 1555 1350 53.53% 26 2nd Semi Langhorne Creek 7 8 50 Willunga 8 14 62
    Victor Harbour 10 0 8 0 1559 1384 52.97% 20 Preliminary Langhorne Creek 15 10 100 Strathalbyn 10 11 71
    Myponga 7 0 11 0 1325 1700 43.80% 14 Grand Langhorne Creek 15 13 103 Willunga 6 11 47
    Mount Compass 6 0 11 1 1655 1698 49.36% 13
    Encounter Bay 6 0 12 0 1257 1619 43.71% 12
    McLaren 2 0 15 1 1402 2169 39.26% 5
    Goolwa/Port Elliot 1 0 17 0 1048 2148 32.79% 2

    2012 Ladder

    Great Southern Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
    Willunga 17 0 1 0 1903 1254 60.28% 34 Elimination Encounter Bay 17 16 118 McLaren 9 9 63
    Yankalilla 16 0 2 0 1685 983 63.16% 32 Qualifying Langhorne Creek 18 11 119 Yankalilla 11 12 78
    Langhorne Creek 12 0 6 0 1919 1225 61.04% 24 1st Semi Langhorne Creek 15 12 102 Encounter Bay 10 6 66
    Encounter Bay 10 0 8 0 1421 1239 53.42% 20 2nd Semi Langhorne Creek 15 9 99 Willunga 6 12 48
    McLaren 8 0 10 0 1265 1517 45.47% 16 Preliminary Yankalilla 8 14 62 Willunga 8 13 61
    Mount Compass 7 0 11 0 1265 1411 47.27% 14 Grand Langhorne Creek 14 9 93 Yankalilla 11 6 72
    Victor Harbour 6 0 12 0 1320 1627 44.79% 12
    Strathalbyn 6 0 12 0 1172 1650 41.53% 12
    Goolwa/Port Elliot 5 0 13 0 1182 1649 41.75% 10
    Myponga 3 0 15 0 969 1546 38.53% 6

    2013 Ladder

    Great Southern Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
    Encounter Bay 16 0 2 0 1871 1020 64.72% 32 Elimination Strathalbyn 18 11 119 Victor Harbour 16 6 102
    Willunga 12 0 6 0 1564 1097 58.77% 24 Qualifying Willunga 13 11 89 Langhorne Creek 7 13 55
    Langhorne Creek 11 0 7 0 1769 1489 54.30% 22 1st Semi Strathalbyn 19 11 125 Langhorne Creek 17 10 112
    Strathalbyn 11 0 7 0 1306 1328 49.58% 22 2nd Semi Willunga 16 9 105 Encounter Bay 12 14 86
    Victor Harbour 9 0 9 0 1500 1390 51.90% 18 Preliminary Encounter Bay 18 16 124 Strathalbyn 14 6 90
    Goolwa/Port Elliot 8 0 10 0 1225 1306 48.40% 16 Grand Encounter Bay 14 11 95 Willunga 13 5 83
    Myponga 7 0 11 0 1011 1400 41.93% 14
    McLaren 6 0 12 0 1259 1557 44.71% 12
    Mount Compass 5 0 13 0 950 1321 41.83% 10
    Yankalilla 5 0 13 0 967 1514 38.98% 10

    2014 Ladder

    Great Southern Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
    Encounter Bay 15 0 3 0 1714 1007 62.99% 30 Elimination Goolwa 13 15 93 Willunga 5 9 39
    Strathalbyn 15 0 3 0 1710 1269 57.40% 30 Qualifying Langhorne Creek 15 8 98 Strathalbyn 13 13 91
    Langhorne Creek 10 0 7 1 1513 1270 54.37% 21 1st Semi Strathalbyn 13 12 90 Goolwa 10 6 66
    Goolwa/Port Elliot 10 0 8 0 1509 1427 51.40% 20 2nd Semi Encounter Bay 13 15 93 Langhorne Creek 8 14 62
    Willunga 10 0 8 0 1319 1382 48.83% 20 Preliminary Strathalbyn 23 12 150 Langhorne Creek 11 8 74
    McLaren 9 0 9 0 1609 1548 50.97% 18 Grand Strathalbyn 7 8 50 Encounter Bay 6 6 42
    Mount Compass 8 0 10 0 1248 1222 50.53% 16
    Myponga 7 0 10 1 1531 1453 51.31% 15
    Victor Harbour 5 0 13 0 1282 1435 47.18% 10
    Yankalilla 0 0 18 0 935 2357 28.40% 0

    2015 Ladder

    Great Southern Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
    Mount Compass 15 0 3 0 1672 996 62.67% 30 Elimination Strathalbyn 13 7 85 Victor Harbour 10 12 72
    Encounter Bay 15 0 3 0 1555 1028 60.20% 30 Qualifying Encounter Bay 12 7 79 Goolwa/Port Elliot 4 12 36
    Goolwa/Port Elliot 12 0 6 0 1535 1265 54.82% 24 1st Semi Goolwa/Port Elliot 12 3 75 Strathalbyn 10 13 73
    Victor Harbour 11 0 7 0 1139 1074 51.47% 22 2nd Semi Encounter Bay 10 14 74 Mount Compass 10 2 62
    Strathalbyn 8 0 10 0 1278 1437 47.07% 16 Preliminary Mount Compass 12 18 90 Goolwa/Port Elliot 8 8 56
    Myponga 7 0 11 0 1320 1461 47.46% 14 Grand Encounter Bay 12 3 75 Mount Compass 7 9 51
    Langhorne Creek 7 0 11 0 1261 1538 45.05% 14
    Willunga 6 0 12 0 1430 1735 45.18% 12
    Yankalilla 5 0 13 0 1263 1671 43.05% 10
    McLaren 4 0 14 0 1362 1610 45.83% 8

    2016 Ladder

    Great Southern Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
    Mount Compass 15 0 3 0 1701 941 64.38% 30 Elimination Willunga 8 14 62 Goolwa/Port Elliot 6 9 45
    Strathalbyn 14 0 4 0 1683 1319 56.06% 28 Qualifying Encounter Bay 13 5 83 Strathalbyn 11 12 78
    Encounter Bay 12 0 5 1 1668 1174 58.69% 25 1st Semi Strathalbyn 15 5 95 Willunga 14 2 86
    Willunga 10 0 7 1 1496 1191 55.68% 21 2nd Semi Mount Compass 10 10 70 Encounter Bay 5 11 41
    Goolwa/Port Elliot 10 0 8 0 1522 1468 50.90% 20 Preliminary Encounter Bay 11 8 74 Strathalbyn 11 7 73
    Myponga 8 0 10 0 1228 1559 44.06% 16 Grand Mount Compass 8 4 52 Encounter Bay 4 6 30
    Yankalilla 7 0 11 0 1292 1248 50.87% 14
    Victor Harbour 7 0 11 0 1208 1536 44.02% 14
    Langhorne Creek 5 0 13 0 1346 1956 40.76% 10
    McLaren 1 0 17 0 1132 1884 37.53% 2

    2017 Ladder

    Great Southern Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
    Willunga 14 0 4 0 1601 1090 59.49% 28 Elimination Yankalilla 20 14 134 Goolwa/Port Elliot 4 12 36
    Langhorne Creek 12 0 5 1 1608 1350 54.36% 25 Qualifying Langhorne Creek 9 9 63 Mount Compass 11 8 74
    Mount Compass 12 0 6 0 1728 1052 62.16% 24 1st Semi Yankalilla 12 7 79 Langhorne Creek 7 6 48
    Yankalilla 12 0 6 0 1435 1302 52.43% 24 2nd Semi Mount Compass 19 15 129 Willunga 9 9 63
    Goolwa/Port Elliot 9 0 8 1 1437 1414 50.40% 19 Preliminary Willunga 15 9 99 Yankalilla 12 1 73
    Victor Harbour 9 0 9 0 1357 1215 52.76% 18 Grand Mount Compass 13 8 86 Willunga 9 8 62
    Strathalbyn 9 0 9 0 1325 1519 46.59% 18
    Encounter Bay 7 0 11 0 1330 1524 46.60% 14
    Myponga-Sellicks 3 0 15 0 1044 1587 39.68% 6
    McLaren 2 0 16 0 1145 1957 36.91% 4

    2018 Ladder

    Great Southern Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
    Mount Compass 15 0 3 0 1807 951 65.52% 30 Elimination Willunga 13 12 90 Encounter Bay 11 11 77
    Langhorne Creek 14 0 3 1 1861 1178 61.24% 29 Qualifying Langhorne Creek 10 13 73 McLaren 8 8 56
    McLaren 12 0 5 1 1733 1075 61.72% 25 1st Semi McLaren 8 18 66 Willunga 10 4 64
    Willunga 11 0 7 0 1692 1257 57.38% 22 2nd Semi Langhorne Creek 10 16 76 Mount Compass 10 7 67
    Encounter Bay 10 0 7 1 1593 1179 57.47% 21 Preliminary McLaren 12 11 83 Mount Compass 11 12 78
    Victor Harbour 9 0 8 1 1607 1471 52.21% 19 Grand Langhorne Creek 15 11 101 McLaren 10 17 77
    Myponga-Sellicks 9 0 9 0 1489 1435 50.92% 18
    Strathalbyn 6 0 12 0 1332 1735 43.43% 12
    Yankalilla 2 0 16 0 882 2284 27.86% 4
    Goolwa/Port Elliot 0 0 18 0 770 2201 25.92% 0

    References

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    4. ^ "Mail Medallists". Great Southern Football League. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
    5. ^ Lines, Peter (2012). South Australian Country Football Digest. Cowell: Peter Lines. p. 200. ISBN 978-0-9871591-9-9.
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    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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