The Southern Football League (SFL) is an amateur Australian rules football

Australian rules football

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 league in South Australia

South Australia

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. The League was formed, as the Southern Football Association, in 1886.

The league is a suburban competition which also acts as a feeder competition for the South Australian National Football League

South Australian National Football League

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 (SANFL) and in turn the Australian Football League

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 (AFL). Some AFL players from the SFL are Adam Cooney

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, Nathan Eagleton

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, Ben Rutten

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 and Andrew Mackie

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. SANFL clubs that have recruitment zones linked to the Southern Football League are West Adelaide Football Club

West Adelaide Football Club

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, Glenelg Football Club and 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....

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Grades

The SFL consists of:

• Junior Grades
  • Under 8
  • Under 10
  • Under 12
  • Under 14
  • Under 14/Sunday
  • Under 16
  • Under 16/Sunday
  • Under 18's
• Senior Grades (A grade and reserves)
  • including a "C" grade which plays on Sundays and was previously termed Division III

League history

The Southern Football League has also been known as the Southern Football Association and the Alexandria Football Association during its history. Originally a country league, with urban expansion it has more recently become a suburban league in Adelaide's far southern suburbs.

The League was formed (as Southern Football Association) in 1886 with competing clubs being Aldinga, McLaren Vale, Sellicks Hill and Willunga. In the early 1900s the Association changed its name to Alexandria Football Association and participating clubs were Aldinga, Hillside (called McLaren Flat from 1946), McLaren Vale, Morphett Vale, Noarlunga and Willunga.

In 1919 the Association changed its name back to Southern Football Association and participating clubs were Aldinga, Hillside, McLaren Vale, Morphett Vale, Noarlunga, Reynella and Willunga.

In 1964 the Association changed its name to Southern Football League and participating clubs were Aldinga, McLaren Flat, McLaren Vale, Morphett Vale, Mount Bold, Myponga, Noarlunga, Port Noarlunga, Reynella, Willunga and Yankalilla.

The League came to national attention on July 11, 2009, when an SFL match between Port Noarlunga and Reynella was abandoned as a result of a freak tornado.

Current Clubs

Colours	Club	Nickname	Entered Competition	Home Ground(s)
	Aldinga	Sharks	1977	Aldinga Oval
	Brighton Districts & O.S Football Club	Bombers	1997	Brighton Oval
	Christies Beach Football Club	Saints	1966	Bice Oval
	Cove Football Club	Cobras	1984	Hallett Cove Oval
	Edwardstown Football Club	Towns	2009	Edwardstown Recreation Ground
	Flagstaff Hill	Falcons (formerly Bushpigs)	1986	Flagstaff Hill Recreation Ground
	Hackham (formerly Southern)	Hawks	1977	Morphett Vale Reserve
	Happy Valley Football	Vikings	1983	Happy Valley Oval
	Marion Football Club (formerly Sturt)	Rams	1987	Sturt Oval
	Morphett Vale	Emus	1963	Morphett Vale Oval
	Morphettvile Park	Roos	1987	Kellett Reserve
	Noarlunga	Shoes	1951	Old Noarlunga Oval
	O'Sullivan Beach/Lonsdale Football Club	Lions	2002	Morphett Vale High School
	Port Noarlunga Football Club	Cockle Divers	1947	Port Noarlunga Oval
	Reynella	Wineflies	1948	Reynella Oval

• Note: Year given as entering competition applies to the current stint only

Previous clubs

Clubs that have previously competed in the league include:

• Clarendon (1934 - 1935)
• Kangarilla (1915 -1922, 1981 - 2005)
• Hillside/McLaren Flat (1903 - 1997 then merged with McLaren Vale to form McLaren Districts)
• McLaren Vale (1886 - 1997 then merged with McLaren Flat to form McLaren Districts)
• McLaren Districts (1998 - 2000)
• Macclesfield (1984 - 1988)
• Meadows (1983 - 1998)
• Mitchell Park (1994 - 2000)
• Mount Compass (1946 - 1952)
• Myponga (1946 - 1966)
• Mount Bold (combined Clarendon, Kangarilla 1964 -1965)
• Northern United (combined side from Morphett Vale and Noarlunga 1936 - 1937)
• Plympton (1987 - 1989)
• Willunga (1886 - 1985)
• Yankalilla (1957 - 1967)

Division 1

• 1901 Willunga
• 1902-1905 Unknown
• 1906 McLaren Vale
• 1907-1908 Unknown
• 1909 Willunga
• 1910 Unknown
• 1911 Willunga
• 1912-1913 Unknown
• 1914 McLaren Vale
• 1915-1918 In Recess
• 1919 Willunga
• 1920 McLaren Vale
• 1921 Noarlunga
• 1922 Noarlunga
• 1923 Willunga
• 1924 McLaren Vale
• 1925 Noarlunga
• 1926 Noarlunga
• 1927 Aldinga
• 1928 Aldinga
• 1929 Aldinga
• 1930 Aldinga
• 1931 Aldinga
• 1932 Aldinga
• 1933 Hillside
• 1934 Aldinga
• 1935 Hillside
• 1936 Willunga
• 1937 Hillside
• 1938 Willunga
• 1939 Hillside
• 1940-1945 In Recess
• 1946 McLaren Flat
• 1947 McLaren Flat

• 1948 Willunga
• 1949 Willunga
• 1950 Willunga
• 1951 Willunga
• 1952 Willunga
• 1953 Myponga
• 1954 Willunga
• 1955 Willunga
• 1956 Willunga
• 1957 Myponga
• 1958 McLaren Vale
• 1959 McLaren Vale
• 1960 Myponga
• 1961 Willunga
• 1962 Yankalilla
• 1963 Yankalilla
• 1964 Willunga
• 1965 Port Noarlunga
• 1966 McLaren Flat
• 1967 Christies Beach
• 1968 Christies Beach
• 1969 Reynella
• 1970 Noarlunga
• 1971 Christies Beach
• 1972 Christies Beach
• 1973 Port Noarlunga
• 1974 Christies Beach
• 1975 Reynella
• 1976 McLaren Flat
• 1977 Reynella
• 1978 Morphett Vale
• 1979 Morphett Vale
• 1980 Morphett Vale
• 1981 Morphett Vale

• 1982 Noarlunga
• 1983 Christies Beach
• 1984 Willunga
• 1985 Port Noarlunga
• 1986 Noarlunga
• 1987 Plympton
• 1988 Plympton
• 1989 Plympton
• 1990 Morphettville Park
• 1991 Noarlunga
• 1992 Happy Valley
• 1993 Happy Valley
• 1994 Christies Beach
• 1995 Happy Valley
• 1996 Happy Valley
• 1997 Port Noarlunga
• 1998 Happy Valley
• 1999 Happy Valley
• 2000 Marion
• 2001 Noarlunga
• 2002 Brighton Districts
• 2003 Happy Valley
• 2004 Morphett Vale
• 2005 Morphett Vale
• 2006 Morphett Vale
• 2007 Morphett Vale
• 2008 Cove
• 2009 Morphett Vale
• 2010 Reynella

Division 2

• 1977 Reynella
• 1978 Morphett Vale
• 1979 Morphett Vale
• 1980 McLaren Vale
• 1981 McLaren Vale
• 1982 Kangarilla
• 1983 McLaren Flat
• 1984 Meadows
• 1985 Flagstaff Hill

• 1986 O'Sullivans Beach
• 1987 Kangarilla
• 1988 McLaren Flat
• 1989 McLaren Flat
• 1990 Hackham
• 1991 Aldinga
• 1992 Mawson
• 1993 Aldinga
• 1994 Meadows

• 1995 McLaren Vale
• 1996 O'Sullivans Beach
• 1997 O'Sullivans Beach
• 1998 Cove
• 1999 Kangarilla
• 2000 Kangarilla
• 2001 Lonsdale

Southern Football League 'A' Grade Grand Final 2010

REYNELLA 13.11 (89) defeated BRIGHTON 9.5 (59)

Reynella Goal Kickers: B.McKeough 3, A.Procter 2, E.Ware 2, S.Bradshaw, L.Ciampa, J.Carter, J.Newnham, T.Cece, S.Middleton. Best Players: S.Bradshaw, D.Prescott, S.Prescott, E.Ware, J.Baylis, A.Broadbent

Brighton Goal Kickers: J.Tucker 2, B.Brookman 2, W.Bradley, R.Miles, J.Degenhardt, L.Keller, B.King. Best Players: J.Rogers, M.Whitword, B.King, R.Miles

Umpires: Aaron Bennett, David Popplewell

ATTENDANCE: 3,600

External links

• Southern Football League