The Eastern Eyre Football League (EEFL) is an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

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 competition based in the Eyre Peninsula

Eyre Peninsula

Eyre Peninsula is a triangular peninsula in South Australia. It is bounded on the east by Spencer Gulf, the west by the Great Australian Bight, and the north by the Gawler Ranges. It is named after explorer Edward John Eyre who explored some of it in 1839-1841. The coastline was first explored by...

 region of South Australia

South Australia

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, Australia. It was formed in 1989 from the merger of the Kimba Districts Football League and the County Jervois Football League. The league's foundation clubs were Cleve, Cowell, Darke Peak-Waddikee (a merger of Darke Peak & Waddikee), Kimba Districts (a merger of Kimba, Buckleboo & Kelly), Ports (a merger of Arno Bay & Port Neill) and Rudall.

It is an affiliated member of the South Australian National Football League

South Australian National Football League

The South Australian National Football League is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the governing body for the sport of Australian rules football in South Australia....

.

Current clubs

Jumper	Club	Nickname	EEFL Premierships	Premiership Years
	Cleve	Bombers	8	1992, 1994, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2004–05
	Cowell	Cats	5	1996, 1999, 2006–07, 2009
	Kimba Districts	Tigers	8	1989–90, 1993, 1995, 2002–03, 2008, 2010
	Ports	Magpies	–	–
	Rudall	Rams	–	–

Notable players

Notable AFL

Australian Football League

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 players to have played in the league include Corey Enright

Corey Enright

Corey Enright is an Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League ....

 (Kimba Districts), Shane

Shane Wakelin

Shane Wakelin is a former Australian rules footballer for St Kilda and Collingwood in the Australian Football League.-AFL career:...

 and Darryl Wakelin

Darryl Wakelin

Darryl Wakelin is a former Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda and Port Adelaide in the Australian Football League as a defender.-St Kilda:...

 (Kimba Districts), Kyle Jenner (Cleve), Brett Chalmers

Brett Chalmers

Brett Chalmers is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League.-Career:*Adelaide: 1994-97, 50 games, 8 goals.*Port Adelaide: 1998-99, 25 games, 12 goals.-External links:...

 (Rudall), Levi Greenwood

Levi Greenwood

Levi Greenwood is an Australian rules footballer with the North Melbourne Football Club. Greenwood grew up in the small coastal town of Port Neill on the Eyre Peninsula, and moved to Whyalla in his teens....

 (Ports), Steve Wildman (Cowell), Paul 'Pup' Jenner (Cleve).

Notable coaches include Grant "Puggy" Jenner (Cleve), Ivan "Shorty" Shubert (Darke Peak, Cleve) and Ben "The Hampster" Hampel (Rudall).

Notable personalities of the league include Brian Rhett "Boozer" Morrow of Darke Peak.

External links

• Footypedia – EEFL
• country footy