Great Southern Football League (South Australia)
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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
.
The 2011 Grand Final was held at Langhorne Creek. Langhorne Creek defeated Willunga 15.13 (103) to 6.11 (47). Lachlan McGregor was awarded the best player with 5 goals.
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.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
competition based in the Fleurieu Peninsula
Fleurieu Peninsula
The Fleurieu Peninsula is a peninsula located south of Adelaide in South Australia, Australia. It was named after the French explorer and hydrographer Charles Pierre Claret de Fleurieu by the French explorer Nicolas Baudin as he mapped the south coast of Australia in 1802.Towns of interest in the...
region of South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
, Australia. 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....
and is zoned to the South Adelaide Football Club
South Adelaide Football Club
South Adelaide Football Club competes in the South Australian National Football League . Known as the Panthers, their home ground is Hickinbotham Oval , located in Noarlunga Downs in the southern suburbs of Adelaide....
.
The 2011 Grand Final was held at Langhorne Creek. Langhorne Creek defeated Willunga 15.13 (103) to 6.11 (47). Lachlan McGregor was awarded the best player with 5 goals.
Current clubs
| Jumper | Club | Nickname | Years in competition | GSFL premierships | Premiership years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Encounter Bay Encounter Bay Encounter Bay is located on the south central coast of South Australia, some 100 km south of Adelaide, South Australia. It is named after the encounter on 8 April 1802 between Matthew Flinders and Nicolas Baudin, both of whom were charting the Australian coastline for their respective countries... |
Eagles | 1923– | 8 | 1940, 1958, 1960–61, 1965, 1967, 1989, 1996 | |
 |
Goolwa Goolwa, South Australia Goolwa is a historic river port on the Murray River near the Murray Mouth in South Australia, and joined by a bridge to Hindmarsh Island. The name "Goolwa" means "elbow" in Ngarrindjeri, the local Aboriginal language.... / Port Elliot Port Elliot, South Australia Port Elliot is a town in South Australia toward the eastern end of the south coast of the Fleurieu Peninsula. It is situated on the sheltered Horseshoe Bay, a small bay off the much larger Encounter Bay... |
Magpies | 2001– (Merger) |
– | – |
 |
Langhorne Creek Langhorne Creek, South Australia Langhorne Creek is a town and wine region in South Australia. It is less than an hour's drive from Adelaide on Fleurieu Peninsula. At the 2006 census, Langhorne Creek had a population of 1,198.-Wine Industry:... |
Hawks | 1978– | 3 | 1978, 2001–2, 2011 |
| McLaren McLaren Vale, South Australia McLaren Vale is a township in the wine region of McLaren Vale in South Australia. At the 2006 census, McLaren Vale had a population of 2,908.... |
Eagles | 1998– (Merger of McLaren Vale and McLaren Flat) |
1 | 2003 | |
| Mt Compass Mount Compass, South Australia Mount Compass is a town in the Fleurieu Peninsula, on the A13 south of Adelaide, and North of Victor Harbor. It is a small community, traditionally supported by farming. Both market gardens and dairy have proved lucrative in the area... |
Bulldogs | 1953- | 3 | 1954, 1959, 1980 | |
| Myponga Myponga, South Australia Myponga is a settlement in South Australia. At the 2006 census, Myponga had a population of 540.-References:One of the first Pioneer Families to Settle the area, was the Family of CON POLDEN & MARY WINDSOR along with their children from Wiltshire SOUTH/WEST ENGLAND.-See also:*Myponga Reservoir... -Sellicks Sellicks Beach, South Australia Sellicks Beach is a town in South Australia, close to Aldinga, and representing the southernmost extent of the Adelaide urban conurbation. At the 2006 census, Sellicks Beach had a population of 1,622.... |
Mudlarks | 1967- | 3 | 1974, 1983-84 | |
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Strathalbyn Strathalbyn, South Australia Strathalbyn is a town in South Australia, in the Alexandrina Council. The town has a population of 3894 people.-History and Culture:The town was founded in 1839. Strathalbyn was once connected by broad gauge horse tram to Goolwa and Victor Harbor from 1869, and the line was extended to Mount Barker... |
Roosters | 1930– | 11 | 1963–64, 1966, 1968, 1971, 1979, 1981–82, 1987, 2000, 2010 |
| Victor Harbor Victor Harbor, South Australia Victor Harbor is a city located on the coast of the Fleurieu Peninsula, about 80 km south of Adelaide, South Australia. The city is the largest population centre on the peninsula, with an economy based upon agriculture, fisheries and various industries... |
Kangaroos | 1923- | 24 | 1923-24, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1934, 1946-47-48-49-50-51-52, 1955, 1957, 1972, 1990-91-92-93-94-95, 1997, 1999 | |
| Willunga Willunga, South Australia Willunga is a town south of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Onkaparinga local government area. It is 5 km away from the wine growing region of McLaren Vale and is approx. 47 km from the Adelaide CBD... |
Demons | 1986– | 9 | 1986, 1988, 1998, 2004-05-06-07-08-09 | |
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Yankalilla Yankalilla, South Australia Yankalilla is an agriculturally-based town situated on the southern Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia, located 72 km south of the state's capital of Adelaide... |
Tigers | 1935-55, 1968- | 3 | 1969-70, 1985 |
Brief 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 Harbor.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.