South Gawler Football Club
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The South Gawler Football Club is a country Australian rules football
club, founded by James Fitzgerald in the Gawler South
area of the Barossa Valley
town of Gawler, South Australia
, in 1889. The Lions, who wear royal blue and white hoops, currently compete in the Barossa Light & Gawler Football Association
. Their club and oval today situated at Eldred Riggs Reserve, Evanston
, in Gawler.
The Lions have produced some champion footballers, many who have played SANFL and AFL
league and state football. Names such as Winky Price, Eddie Mahoney, Howard Abbott, Laurie Rusby, John Nottle, Robin Mulholland, Steven Officer and Eddie Schwerdt lead up to Sam Butler
who became their first professional footballer with the West Coast Eagles
in 2004 and a member of the Eagles' 2006 AFL Premiership. Defender Yves Sibenaler has played in seven SANFL Premierships for the Central District Bulldogs, while Alan Obst (a 2007 Premiership player also with Centrals) has now returned from a stint with the North Melbourne Kangaroos.
Other names of the club honoured by the membership include Charlie Nottle, Herbert "Popeye" Adams, Max Heinrich, Garry Hurst, Jeff Brown and Aaron Bevis. Former great strongman Gus Barker recently was elected as the club's new president for 2010.
According to a number of forums covering country Australian Rules football, South Gawler is possibly one of the most successful football clubs in Australia. With 37 first-grade premierships recorded and verified, discussion in 2008 suggested that the Lions currently have accumulated the second-most premierships in South Australia
and were the equal fourth winningest Australian Rules club in Australia.
Although the Lions' last Grand Final appearance was in 1996, and they have not won an A Grade premiership since 1993, their junior development programs continue to produce success with the club's Junior Colts winning the 2008 flag and Senior Colts recently going back-to-back with the 2010 premiership.
1891,
1893,
1894,
1899,
1901,
1902,
1906,
1907,
1909,
1910,
1911,
1920,
1921,
1922,
1923,
1924,
1925,
1927,
1929,
1931,
1932,
1934,
1952
Gawler and District Football League
1954,
1955,
1960
Adelaide Plains Football League
1961
Gawler and District Football League
1963,
1967,
1969,
1970,
1974,
1979,
1986
Barossa, Light and Gawler Football Association
1990,
1992,
1993
1934 - A. Sweeney, C.A. Rau, E. Higgins
1947 - E. Mahoney, H. Freeman, G. Mahoney, R. Byrne
1953 - P. Giles, F. Hutchins
1954 - W.T. Causby
1958 - A.C. Nottle, G.E. Nottle
1960 - S.N. Edmonds, H.J. Smith
1961 - H.C. Adams, R.B. Gordon, R.F. Martin
1965 - R.J. Argent, G.S. Shannon, B. Nottle, G. Newberry, R.J. Shannon, J.A. Gleeson
1966 - R. Symes, J.W. Nottle
1968 - M.V. Heinrich, K.M. Jones, C. Freak Jnr, D.H. Freak
1969 - D.A. Clark, T. Stockton, T.E. Gleeson, R.J. Riggs, R.J. Charnstrom, B.P. O'Donoghue
1970 - B. Long
1971 - D.S. Rolton, Mrs D.R. McDonald, Mrs C.J. Clark
1972 - Mrs M. Mahoney, B. Deuter, I. McDonald, J.L.P. O'Reilly
1973 - E. Officer
1975 - P.J.W. Gevers, W.W. Isgar
1978 - R.E. Officer, G. Hurst
1979 - E.P. Alwood
1980 - A.H. Russell, J.T. Symes
1982 - Mrs D.J. Symes
1985 - A.P. Jenkins, G.P. Short
1986 - L.G. Clark
1989 - M.K. O'Reilly, K.P. O'Reilly
1992 - X. Sibenaler
1993 - R.J. Hutchins
1998 - C. Bloffwitch, Z. Okunieff
2003 - Mrs L. Officer, P. Montgomerie, Ms M. Wohlstadt
2004 - R.J. O'Donoghue
2005 - J.F. Daly, D.C. Ellis
2009 - R. Ahrens
2010 - P. Bain
Cecil Adcock - South Adelaide, South Australia
E.H. Cockram - South Adelaide, South Australia
Laurie Rusby - South Adelaide, South Australia
Charlie Waters - South Adelaide, South Australia
"Winky" Price - West Adelaide, South Australia
Robin Mulholland - Central District, South Australia
Sam Butler - Central District, West Coast Eagles
Alan Obst - Central District, Adelaide Crows, North Melbourne
Fred May - South Adelaide
Toby Arthur - South Adelaide
Sid Coles - North Adelaide
Doug Thomson - Sturt
Tom Doherty - South Adelaide
Tom Woods - North Adelaide
Fred Rusby - North Adelaide
Eddie Henwood - South Adelaide
G.A. Titus - Norwood
Wally Ayling - North Adelaide
Perce Crump - South Adelaide, Norwood
Howard Abbott - Port Adelaide
Ron May - North Adelaide
Arthur Lamb - North Adelaide
Jim Wainwright - North Adelaide
Bruce Causby - Sturt
John Nottle - Sturt
Bob Edmonds - Central District
Yves Sibenaler - Central District
Anton Noack - Central District
Kym Harrison - Woodville
Chris Hurst - Central District
Aaron Bevis - Central District
Kane Officer - Central District
Yves M. Sibenaler - Central District
Brodie Hudson - Central District
Barry Walker - West Torrens
Kevin Webber - Central District
Alf Skuse - South Adelaide
Mick Daly - Central District
Lyndon Fairclough - Central District
Ken Russell - Central District
Bing Munn - West Adelaide
Clayton Pethick - North Adelaide
Darryl Moss - Glenelg
James Fuller - South Adelaide / Woodville
Graham Schultz - South Adelaide / Central District
Peter Beythien - Central District
Steven Riley - Central District
Brendan Little - North Adelaide / Central District
David Bubner - Central District
Peter Hart - North Adelaide
Malcolm McGrath - Central District
Tano Barilla - Central District
Joe Trimboli - Central District
Garth Newton - Woodville
Ian Dettman - Woodville
Lindsay Nicholls - North Adelaide / Norwood
Steven Hann - North Adelaide / Port Adelaide
Gavin Chaplin - Central District
Scott Norton - Central District
Robert Fraser - Central District
Nick Prokopec – Central District / West Adelaide
Aaron Bayliss – West Adelaide
Matt Lutze – West Adelaide
1994 - Eddie Schwerdt
1995 - Eddie Schwerdt
1912 Mail Medal - Winky Price
1923 P.J. Broderick Medal - H. Bentley / A.R. May
1927 P.J. Broderick Medal - P. Baldwin
1936 Mail Medal - Eddie Mahoney
1937 Mail Medal - Eddie Mahoney
1938 Mail Medal - Eddie Mahoney
1941 W. Wiles Trophy - M. Williams
1947 Page Trophy - Bob Gordon
1948 Page Trophy - Bob Gordon
Gawler and District Football League
1954 Mail Trophy - Stan Edmonds
1957 Mail Trophy - John Nottle
1963 Mail Trophy - Dean Clark
1970 Mail Trophy - Xavier Sibenaler
1975 Mail Trophy - Mick Daly
1976 Mail Trophy - Kym Stoddard
1983 Bunyip Medal - Graham Schultz
Barossa, Light and Gawler Football Association
1989 Linke and Mail Medals - Eddie Schwerdt
1992 Linke and Mail Medals - Eddie Schwerdt
1995 Linke and Mail Medals - Eddie Schwerdt
2002 Linke and Mail Medals - Ben Halliday
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...
club, founded by James Fitzgerald in the Gawler South
Gawler South, South Australia
Gawler South is a suburb of the South Australian town of Gawler, located in the northern Adelaide metropolitan area region, 43 km north of Adelaide. It is bordered by the South Para River and the suburbs of Gawler, Reid and Evanston.-History:...
area of the Barossa Valley
Barossa Valley
The Barossa Valley is a major wine-producing region and tourist destination of South Australia, located 60 km northeast of Adelaide. It is the valley formed by the North Para River, and the Barossa Valley Way is the main road through the valley, connecting the main towns on the valley floor of...
town of Gawler, South Australia
Gawler, South Australia
Gawler is the first country town in the state of South Australia, and is named after the second Governor of the colony of South Australia, George Gawler. It is located north of the centre of the state capital, Adelaide, and is close to the major wine producing district of the Barossa Valley...
, in 1889. The Lions, who wear royal blue and white hoops, currently compete in the Barossa Light & Gawler Football Association
Barossa Light & Gawler Football Association
The Barossa Light & Gawler Football Association is an Australian rules football competition based chiefly in the Barossa Valley region of South Australia, Australia. Only 42 kilometres north of the state capital of Adelaide, the BL&GFA is an affiliated member of the South Australian National...
. Their club and oval today situated at Eldred Riggs Reserve, Evanston
Evanston, South Australia
Evanston is a suburb south of the town of Gawler, South Australia.-References:...
, in Gawler.
The Lions have produced some champion footballers, many who have played SANFL and AFL
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
league and state football. Names such as Winky Price, Eddie Mahoney, Howard Abbott, Laurie Rusby, John Nottle, Robin Mulholland, Steven Officer and Eddie Schwerdt lead up to Sam Butler
Sam Butler
Sam Butler is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. He is a member of the West Coast Eagles team who won the 2006 AFL Premiership....
who became their first professional footballer with the West Coast Eagles
West Coast Eagles
The West Coast Eagles are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League. The club is based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 and played its first games in the 1987 season. Its current home ground is Subiaco Oval...
in 2004 and a member of the Eagles' 2006 AFL Premiership. Defender Yves Sibenaler has played in seven SANFL Premierships for the Central District Bulldogs, while Alan Obst (a 2007 Premiership player also with Centrals) has now returned from a stint with the North Melbourne Kangaroos.
Other names of the club honoured by the membership include Charlie Nottle, Herbert "Popeye" Adams, Max Heinrich, Garry Hurst, Jeff Brown and Aaron Bevis. Former great strongman Gus Barker recently was elected as the club's new president for 2010.
According to a number of forums covering country Australian Rules football, South Gawler is possibly one of the most successful football clubs in Australia. With 37 first-grade premierships recorded and verified, discussion in 2008 suggested that the Lions currently have accumulated the second-most premierships in 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...
and were the equal fourth winningest Australian Rules club in Australia.
Although the Lions' last Grand Final appearance was in 1996, and they have not won an A Grade premiership since 1993, their junior development programs continue to produce success with the club's Junior Colts winning the 2008 flag and Senior Colts recently going back-to-back with the 2010 premiership.
Premierships
Gawler Football Association1891,
1893,
1894,
1899,
1901,
1902,
1906,
1907,
1909,
1910,
1911,
1920,
1921,
1922,
1923,
1924,
1925,
1927,
1929,
1931,
1932,
1934,
1952
Gawler and District Football League
1954,
1955,
1960
Adelaide Plains Football League
1961
Gawler and District Football League
1963,
1967,
1969,
1970,
1974,
1979,
1986
Barossa, Light and Gawler Football Association
1990,
1992,
1993
Life Members
1891 - J. Fitzgerald, T.H. Willett1934 - A. Sweeney, C.A. Rau, E. Higgins
1947 - E. Mahoney, H. Freeman, G. Mahoney, R. Byrne
1953 - P. Giles, F. Hutchins
1954 - W.T. Causby
1958 - A.C. Nottle, G.E. Nottle
1960 - S.N. Edmonds, H.J. Smith
1961 - H.C. Adams, R.B. Gordon, R.F. Martin
1965 - R.J. Argent, G.S. Shannon, B. Nottle, G. Newberry, R.J. Shannon, J.A. Gleeson
1966 - R. Symes, J.W. Nottle
1968 - M.V. Heinrich, K.M. Jones, C. Freak Jnr, D.H. Freak
1969 - D.A. Clark, T. Stockton, T.E. Gleeson, R.J. Riggs, R.J. Charnstrom, B.P. O'Donoghue
1970 - B. Long
1971 - D.S. Rolton, Mrs D.R. McDonald, Mrs C.J. Clark
1972 - Mrs M. Mahoney, B. Deuter, I. McDonald, J.L.P. O'Reilly
1973 - E. Officer
1975 - P.J.W. Gevers, W.W. Isgar
1978 - R.E. Officer, G. Hurst
1979 - E.P. Alwood
1980 - A.H. Russell, J.T. Symes
1982 - Mrs D.J. Symes
1985 - A.P. Jenkins, G.P. Short
1986 - L.G. Clark
1989 - M.K. O'Reilly, K.P. O'Reilly
1992 - X. Sibenaler
1993 - R.J. Hutchins
1998 - C. Bloffwitch, Z. Okunieff
2003 - Mrs L. Officer, P. Montgomerie, Ms M. Wohlstadt
2004 - R.J. O'Donoghue
2005 - J.F. Daly, D.C. Ellis
2009 - R. Ahrens
2010 - P. Bain
State of Origin Footballers
Peter Swift - South Adelaide, South AustraliaCecil Adcock - South Adelaide, South Australia
E.H. Cockram - South Adelaide, South Australia
Laurie Rusby - South Adelaide, South Australia
Charlie Waters - South Adelaide, South Australia
"Winky" Price - West Adelaide, South Australia
Robin Mulholland - Central District, South Australia
VFL/AFL League Footballers
Steven Officer - South MelbourneSam Butler - Central District, West Coast Eagles
Alan Obst - Central District, Adelaide Crows, North Melbourne
SANFL League Footballers
Jimmy Fitzgerald - GawlerFred May - South Adelaide
Toby Arthur - South Adelaide
Sid Coles - North Adelaide
Doug Thomson - Sturt
Tom Doherty - South Adelaide
Tom Woods - North Adelaide
Fred Rusby - North Adelaide
Eddie Henwood - South Adelaide
G.A. Titus - Norwood
Wally Ayling - North Adelaide
Perce Crump - South Adelaide, Norwood
Howard Abbott - Port Adelaide
Ron May - North Adelaide
Arthur Lamb - North Adelaide
Jim Wainwright - North Adelaide
Bruce Causby - Sturt
John Nottle - Sturt
Bob Edmonds - Central District
Yves Sibenaler - Central District
Anton Noack - Central District
Kym Harrison - Woodville
Chris Hurst - Central District
Aaron Bevis - Central District
Kane Officer - Central District
Yves M. Sibenaler - Central District
Brodie Hudson - Central District
Expatriate SANFL League Footballers
Dick Shirley - West TorrensBarry Walker - West Torrens
Kevin Webber - Central District
Alf Skuse - South Adelaide
Mick Daly - Central District
Lyndon Fairclough - Central District
Ken Russell - Central District
Bing Munn - West Adelaide
Clayton Pethick - North Adelaide
Darryl Moss - Glenelg
James Fuller - South Adelaide / Woodville
Graham Schultz - South Adelaide / Central District
Peter Beythien - Central District
Steven Riley - Central District
Brendan Little - North Adelaide / Central District
David Bubner - Central District
Peter Hart - North Adelaide
Malcolm McGrath - Central District
Tano Barilla - Central District
Joe Trimboli - Central District
Garth Newton - Woodville
Ian Dettman - Woodville
Lindsay Nicholls - North Adelaide / Norwood
Steven Hann - North Adelaide / Port Adelaide
Gavin Chaplin - Central District
Scott Norton - Central District
Robert Fraser - Central District
Nick Prokopec – Central District / West Adelaide
Aaron Bayliss – West Adelaide
Matt Lutze – West Adelaide
South Australia State Country Footballers
1986 - Brett Riggs1994 - Eddie Schwerdt
1995 - Eddie Schwerdt
Association Best and Fairest
Gawler Football Association1912 Mail Medal - Winky Price
1923 P.J. Broderick Medal - H. Bentley / A.R. May
1927 P.J. Broderick Medal - P. Baldwin
1936 Mail Medal - Eddie Mahoney
1937 Mail Medal - Eddie Mahoney
1938 Mail Medal - Eddie Mahoney
1941 W. Wiles Trophy - M. Williams
1947 Page Trophy - Bob Gordon
1948 Page Trophy - Bob Gordon
Gawler and District Football League
1954 Mail Trophy - Stan Edmonds
1957 Mail Trophy - John Nottle
1963 Mail Trophy - Dean Clark
1970 Mail Trophy - Xavier Sibenaler
1975 Mail Trophy - Mick Daly
1976 Mail Trophy - Kym Stoddard
1983 Bunyip Medal - Graham Schultz
Barossa, Light and Gawler Football Association
1989 Linke and Mail Medals - Eddie Schwerdt
1992 Linke and Mail Medals - Eddie Schwerdt
1995 Linke and Mail Medals - Eddie Schwerdt
2002 Linke and Mail Medals - Ben Halliday