Great Flinders Football League

The Great Flinders Football League (GFFL) is an Australian rules football competition based in the Eyre Peninsula region of South Australia, Australia. It is an affiliated member of the South Australian National Football League. The current Premiers are the United Yeelanna Football Club, 6.10 (46) defeating the Cummins Kapinnie Football Club, 6.7 (43) at Tumby Bay in 2021.

Great Flinders Football League
Formerly1911-1925 Flinders Football Association
1925-1946 Great Flinders Football Association
SportAustralian rules football
Founded1911
No. of teams7
Most recent
champion(s)		United Yeelanna
(11th Premiership)
(2021)
Most titlesRamblers
(42 Premierships)
Related
competitions		Mortlock Shield, SANFL
Official websitehttp://maps.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=0-7455-0-0-0&a=COMPS&seasonID=426691

Elliston and Western Districts merged and transferred from the Mid West Football League prior to the start of the 2021 season. Near the end of the 2021 season the clubs of the Great Flinders Football League and Great Flinders Netball Association unanimously voted to include Elliston and Districts for the 2022 season and beyond.

Brief history

The Great Flinders Football League began in 1911 as the Flinders Football Association with founding clubs including Cummins, Edillilie, Pilanna, Shannon, Stokes and Yallunda Flat.

Recent Premiers

List of recent premiers of GFFL.[1]

Current clubs
Jumper Club Location Founded Moniker Joined competition GFFL premierships Premiership years
Cummins Kapinnie Cummins/Kapinnie 1997 Cougars 1997
(Merger of Cummins and Kapinnie)		 2 2000-01
Elliston & Districts Elliston/Minnipa/Poochera 2021 Roosters 2021
(Merger of Elliston and Western Districts, from Mid West FL)		 - -
 Eyre United Ungarra 1963 Saints 1971
(from Port Lincoln FL)		 - -
Lock Lock 1915 Roos 1971
(from Le Hunte FL)		 2 1996-97
 Cummins

(Relocated to Cockaleechie in 1946 and went back to Cummins in 1948)

 Cummins 1919 Ramblers 1919

(Split from Original Cummins Football Club)

 42 1928, 1930, 1932, 1936, 1946, 1948-49-50, 1952, 1957-58-59, 1961, 1964, 1968-69-70-71-72-73-74-75-76-77-78-79-80-81-82, 1989, 1994 1998, 2002–03-04-05-06, 2008, 2010–11, 2013, 2017
Tumby Bay Tumby Bay 1906 Blues 1981
(from Port Lincoln FL)		 4 1995, 1999, 2007, 2009
United Yeelanna Karkoo 1964 Eagles 1964
(Merger of United and Shannon)		 11 1967, 1983, 1986–87, 2012, 2014-15-16, 2018-19, 2021

Defunct clubs
Club Moniker Location Founded Folded Years in Comp GFFL Premierships Premiership years
Stokes/Brooker (Changed to Brooker in 1913) Unknown Hundredth of Brooker, Section 13 1908 1922 1911-1915 (Only played challenge matches after World War I) - -
Cummins Centrals Cummins 1919 1924 1919-1924 (Replaced by Rovers) 1 1920
Cummins Reds Cummins 1946 1997 1946-1996 (Merged with Kapinnie) 4 1947, 1951, 1962-63
Cummins Rovers Cummins 1925 1940 1925-1940 (Replaced by Cummins West) 8 1926, 1929, 1933-34-35, 1937-38-39
Cummins West Wests Cummins 1940 1947 1940 (Consisted of players from the West side of the Cummins Township,)

1946 (Reformed after WWII but was replaced by Cummins Reds in 1947)

 - -
Cummins Unknown Cummins 1906 1919 1911-1915 (split up after World War I into Ramblers and Centrals) 2 1912, 1914
Cummins Stars Cummins 1922 1922 1922 (Entered in 1922 after Shannons dispute and folded when they re-entered) 1 1922
Curtawilla Unknown Cummins 1940 1940 1940 (Made up of players from the East side of the Cummins Township, did not reform after World War II) - -
Edillilie Unknown Edillilie 1911 1964 1911-1915 (Ceased due to World War I)

1931-1939 (Joined from Marble Range FL but only played B Grade)

1946-1964 (Reformed after World War II but merged with Kapinnie in 1964)

 3 1953-54-54
Karkoo Unknown Karkoo 1931 1957 1931-36 (Joined from Marble Range Fl and went down to B Grade in 1937)

1937-1939 (Only played B Grade)

1946-1951 (Merged with Yeelanna after World War II) 1951-1957 (Split from Shannon and Merged with United from Le Hunte FL in 1957)

 - -
Kapinnie Tigers Kapinnie 1934 1997 1934-1935 (Went down to B Grade

1936-1939 (Only played B grade)

1946-1997 (Reformed after the war and merged with Cummins in 1997)

 10 1960, 1965-66, 1984-84, 1988, 1990-91-92-93
Marble Range Rangers Wangary 1938 - 1946-1951 (Transferred from Port Lincoln FA in 1946 and re-joined the renamed Port Lincoln FL in 1951.) - -
Mortlock Unknown Hundredth of Mortlock 1912 1913 1912 (Folded due to lack of players)
Mount Hope Unknown Mount Hope 1927 1940 1926-1940 (Did not reform after World War II) - -
Pillana Unknown Cummins 1908 1911 1911 (Folded after 1911 Season due to lack of Players)
Shannon Eagles Yeelanna/Karkoo 1946 1951 1946-1951 (Yeelanna and Karkoo merged after World War II to form Shannon, split back up in 1951) - -
United Unknown Karkoo/Murdinga 1957 1964 1957-1964 (Merged with Yeelanna to form United Yeelanna.) - -
Yallunda Flat Unknown Yallunda Flat 1906 1953 1911 (Transferred from Warratta FA and went back in 1912) - -
Yeelanna/Shannon

(Changed to Yeelanna in 1926, back to Shannon in 1952)

 Eagles Yeelanna 1909 1964 1911-1915 (Ceased due to World War I)

1919-1921 (Reformed after World War I but left in 1922 after a dispute with the league)

1923-1940 (Rejoined the league in 1923 but ceased due to World War II)

1951-1964 (Karkoo split from Shannon and Merged with United to form United Yeelanna in 1964)

 10 1911, 1913, 1919, 1921, 1923-24-25, 1927, 1931, 1956

2011 Ladder
Great Flinders Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Ramblers 13020145175565.78%261st SemiUnited Yeelanna2023143Eyre United61046
Cummins/Kapinnie Cougars 11040141190061.06%222nd SemiCummins/Kapinnie Cougars101373Ramblers11672
United Yeelanna 10050145189961.74%20PreliminaryRamblers169105United Yeelanna9559
Eyre United 60901088138044.08%12GrandRamblers101373Cummins/Kapinnie Cougars4832
Tumby Bay50100996146040.55%10
Lock00150692169528.99%0

2012 Ladder
Great Flinders Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Cummins/Kapinnie Cougars 12030147396160.52%241st SemiRamblers131189Tumby Bay13684
United Yeelanna 100501371111055.26%202nd SemiCummins/Kapinnie Cougars131290United Yeelanna61046
Ramblers 90601182102853.48%18PreliminaryUnited Yeelanna101272Ramblers10464
Tumby Bay 80701210113951.51%16GrandUnited Yeelanna187115Cummins/Kapinnie Cougars1512102
Lock501001160128547.44%10
Eyre United10140925179833.97%2

2013 Ladder
Great Flinders Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Ramblers 13011152795161.62%271st SemiUnited Yeelanna1510100Tumby Bay101272
Cummins/Kapinnie Cougars 11031147393861.09%232nd SemiCummins/Kapinnie Cougars10868Ramblers91266
Tumby Bay 7080116793055.65%14PreliminaryRamblers121082United Yeelanna10767
United Yeelanna 70801183144345.05%14GrandRamblers131088Cummins/Kapinnie Cougars71052
Eyre United401101241157344.10%8
Lock20130861161734.75%4

2014 Ladder
Great Flinders Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
United Yeelanna 14010200367974.68%281st SemiRamblers1515105Cummins/Kapinnie Cougars6642
Eyre United 90511259122950.60%192nd SemiUnited Yeelanna359219Eyre United9862
Ramblers 90601355111754.81%18PreliminaryRamblers1810118Eyre United91064
Cummins/Kapinnie Cougars 6090982147739.93%12GrandUnited Yeelanna194118Ramblers11571
Tumby Bay501001086119547.61%10
Lock10131756174430.24%3

2015 Ladder
Great Flinders Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
United Yeelanna 14010180490066.72%281st SemiRamblers10767Tumby Bay4731
Lock 11040165687965.33%222nd SemiUnited Yeelanna177109Lock10767
Ramblers 8070109999652.46%16PreliminaryLock1811119Ramblers177109
Tumby Bay 70801175104452.95%14GrandUnited Yeelanna1910124Lock231084
Cummins/Kapinnie Cougars50100923154037.47%10
Eyre United00150570186823.38%0

2016 Ladder
Great Flinders Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
United Yeelanna 14010146876065.89%281st SemiCummins/Kapinnie Cougars101272Tumby Bay8654
Ramblers 11040119278960.17%222nd SemiUnited Yeelanna131290Ramblers10767
Tumby Bay 9060114492955.19%18PreliminaryCummins/Kapinnie Cougars141195Ramblers121082
Cummins/Kapinnie Cougars 60901123101552.53%12GrandUnited Yeelanna1811119Cummins/Kapinnie Cougars91165
Eyre United501001030118846.44%10
Lock00150435171120.27%0

2017 Ladder
Great Flinders Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
United Yeelanna 15000186374471.46%301st SemiEyre United10969Tumby Bay71052
Ramblers 8070111993354.53%162nd SemiUnited Yeelanna1514104Ramblers6945
Eyre United 80701333125551.51%16PreliminaryRamblers1515105Eyre United7850
Tumby Bay 60901023108648.51%12GrandRamblers1510100United Yeelanna101171
Cummins/Kapinnie Cougars6090888122442.05%12
Lock20130683166729.06%4

2018 Ladder
Great Flinders Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
United Yeelanna 15000188559875.82%301st SemiRamblers1612108Cummins/Kapinnie Cougars9660
Tumby Bay 10050113495654.26%202nd SemiUnited Yeelanna141195Tumby Bay11874
Ramblers 8070103795052.19%16PreliminaryTumby Bay11975Ramblers3422
Cummins/Kapinnie Cougars 50100951126842.86%10GrandUnited Yeelanna1613109Tumby Bay3422
Eyre United40110851159434.81%8
Lock30120772126437.82%6

2019 Ladder
Great Flinders Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
United Yeelanna 15000202851779.69%301st SemiCummins Kapinnie Cougars5939Ramblers7446
Tumby Bay 10050105881956.37%202nd SemiUnited Yeelanna2020140Tumby Bay7547
Ramblers 9060116171861.79%18PreliminaryTumby Bay4327Ramblers91569
Cummins/Kapinnie Cougars 80701061100651.33%16GrandUnited Yeelanna 1611107Ramblers7345
Lock30120632140331.06%6
Eyre United00150419189618.10%0

2021 Ladder
Great Flinders Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Cummins/Kapinnie Cougars 12300126648472.34%241st SemiRamblers8452Lock8957
United Yeelana 9330119366764.14%182nd SemiCummins Kapinnie Cougars101272United Yeelanna91266
Ramblers 735071868051.36%14PreliminaryUnited Yeelanna12779Lock5737
Lock 636097277955.51%12GrandCummins Kapinnie Cougars 6743United Yeelanna61046
Elliston & Districts537069194742.19%10
Tumby Bay339063391340.94%6
Eyre United 0 3 12 0 389 1392 21.84 0

References
  1. "GFFL Premiers - Great Flinders Football League".

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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