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Great Flinders Football League
Most recent season or competition:
2024
Formerly1911–1925 Flinders Football Association
1925–1946 Great Flinders Football Association
SportAustralian rules football
Founded1911; 113 years ago (1911)
First season1911
No. of teams7
Most recent
champion(s)		United Yeelanna
(14th Premiership)
(2024)
Most titlesRamblers
(42 Premierships)
Related
competitions		Mortlock Shield, SANFL
Official websitehttps://www.greatflinders.com

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 who defeated the Lock Football Club in the 2024 Grand Final at Ungarra.

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

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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.

Premiers

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Current clubs

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Jumper Club Moniker Home Ground Founded Joined GFFL GFFL premierships Premiership years
Cummins Ramblers Magpies Cummins Oval, Cummins

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

1919 1919 42 1928, 1930, 1932, 1936, 1946, 1948 1949, 1950, 1952, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1964, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1989, 1994 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2017
Cummins Kapinnie Cougars Cummins Oval, Cummins

Kapinnie Oval, Kapinnie

1997 (Merger of Cummins Reds and Kapinnie) 1997
 2 2000, 2001
Elliston Districts Roosters Elliston Oval,Elliston,

Minnipa Oval, Minnipa Poochera Oval, Poochera

2021 2021 (Merger of Elliston and Western Districts, from Mid West FL) - -
Eyre United Saints Ungarra Oval, Ungarra 1963 1971
(from Port Lincoln FL) 		- -
Lock Roos Lock Oval, Lock 1915 1971
(from Le Hunte FL) 		2 1996, 1997
Tumby Bay Blues Tumby Bay Oval,Tumby Bay 1906 1981
(from Port Lincoln FL) 		4 1995, 1999, 2007, 2009
United Yeelanna Eagles Karkoo Oval, Karkoo 1964 (Merger of United and Shannon) 1964 14 1967, 1983, 1986, 1987, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

Defunct clubs

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Colours 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

(Cummins West from 1940-1946)

Centrals

Rovers Reds

Cummins 1909 1996 1909-1996 (Merged with Kapinnie) 15 1912, 1914, 1920, 1926, 1929, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1947, 1951, 1962, 1963
Cummins Stars Cummins 1922 1922 1922 (Entered in 1922 after league dispute with Shannon and folded when they re-entered, consisted mainly of Shannon players.) 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 (Original) Edillie Oval, Edillilie 1911 1915 1911-1915 (Ceased due to World War I)
Edillilie Unknown Edillilie Oval, Edillilie 1931 1964 1936-1939 (Joined from Marble Range FL but only played B Grade)

1946-1959 (Folded after 1959 season due to lack of players, reformed in 1960)

1961-1964 Merged with Kapinnie

3 1953, 1954, 1955
Karkoo Unknown Karkoo Oval, Karkoo 1931 1957 1931-36

1937-1939 (Only played B Grade)

1946-1951 (Merged with Yeelanna after World War II to form Shannon)

1951-1957 (Split from Shannon and Merged with United from Le Hunte FL in 1957)

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Kapinnie Tigers Kapinnie Oval, Kapinnie

Edillilie Oval, Edillilie

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, 1966, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
Marble Range Rangers Coulta Oval, Coulta

Wangary Oval, 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 "Speed's Paddock",

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 Oval, Yeelanna

Karkoo Oval, Karkoo

1946 1951 1946-1951 (Yeelanna and Karkoo merged after World War II to form Shannon, split back up in 1951) - -
United Unknown Karkoo Oval, Karkoo

Murdinga Oval, Murdinga

1957 1964 1957-1964 (Merged with Yeelanna to form United Yeelanna.) - -
Yallunda Flat Unknown Yallunda Flat Oval, 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 Oval, Yeelanna 1909 1964 1911-1915 (Ceased due to World War I)

1919-1921 (left in after a dispute with the league)

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

1946-1951 (Merged with Karkoo after the war to form Shannon)

1952-1964 (Karkoo split from Shannon and Merged with United to form United Yeelanna in 1964)

12 1911, 1913, 1915, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1931, 1956

2014 Ladder

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Great Flinders Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
United Yeelanna 14 0 1 0 2003 679 74.68 28 1st Semi Ramblers 15 15 105 Cummins Kapinnie 6 6 42
Eyre United 9 0 5 1 1259 1229 50.60 19 2nd Semi United Yeelanna 35 9 219 Eyre United 9 8 62
Ramblers 9 0 6 0 1355 1117 54.81 18 Preliminary Eyre United 9 10 64 Ramblers 18 10 118
Cummins Kapinnie 6 0 9 0 982 1477 39.93 12 Grand United Yeelanna 19 4 118 Ramblers 11 5 71
Tumby Bay 5 0 10 0 1086 1195 47.61 10
Lock 1 0 13 1 756 1744 30.24 3

2015 Ladder

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Great Flinders Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
United Yeelanna 14 0 1 0 1804 900 66.72 28 1st Semi Ramblers 10 7 67 Tumby Bay 4 7 31
Lock 11 0 4 0 1656 879 65.33 22 2nd Semi United Yeelanna 17 7 109 Lock 10 7 67
Ramblers 8 0 7 0 1099 996 52.46 16 Preliminary Lock 18 11 119 Ramblers 17 7 109
Tumby Bay 7 0 8 0 1175 1044 52.95 14 Grand United Yeelanna 19 10 124 Lock 23 10 84
Cummins Kapinnie 5 0 10 0 923 1540 37.47 10
Eyre United 0 0 15 0 570 1868 23.38 0

2016 Ladder

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Great Flinders Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
United Yeelanna 14 0 1 0 1468 760 65.89 28 1st Semi Tumby Bay 8 6 54 Cummins Kapinnie 10 12 72
Ramblers 11 0 4 0 1192 789 60.17 22 2nd Semi United Yeelanna 13 12 90 Ramblers 10 7 67
Tumby Bay 9 0 6 0 1144 929 55.19 18 Preliminary Ramblers 12 10 82 Cummins Kapinnie 14 11 95
Cummins Kapinnie 6 0 9 0 1123 1015 52.53 12 Grand United Yeelanna 18 11 119 Cummins Kapinnie 9 11 65
Eyre United 5 0 10 0 1030 1188 46.44 10
Lock 0 0 15 0 435 1711 20.27 0

2017 Ladder

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Great Flinders Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
United Yeelanna 15 0 0 0 1863 744 71.46 30 1st Semi Eyre United 10 9 69 Tumby Bay 7 10 52
Ramblers 8 0 7 0 1119 933 54.53 16 2nd Semi United Yeelanna 15 14 104 Ramblers 6 9 45
Eyre United 8 0 7 0 1333 1255 51.51 16 Preliminary Ramblers 15 15 105 Eyre United 7 8 50
Tumby Bay 6 0 9 0 1023 1086 48.51 12 Grand United Yeelanna 10 11 71 Ramblers 15 10 100
Cummins Kapinnie 6 0 9 0 888 1224 42.05 12
Lock 2 0 13 0 683 1667 29.06 4

2018 Ladder

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Great Flinders Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
United Yeelanna 15 0 0 0 1885 598 75.82 30 1st Semi Ramblers 16 12 108 Cummins Kapinnie 9 6 60
Tumby Bay 10 0 5 0 1134 956 54.26 20 2nd Semi United Yeelanna 14 11 95 Tumby Bay 11 8 74
Ramblers 8 0 7 0 1037 950 52.19 16 Preliminary Tumby Bay 11 9 75 Ramblers 3 4 22
Cummins Kapinnie 5 0 10 0 951 1268 42.86 10 Grand United Yeelanna 16 13 109 Tumby Bay 3 4 22
Eyre United 4 0 11 0 851 1863 34.81 8
Lock 3 0 12 0 772 1264 37.82 6

2019 Ladder

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Great Flinders Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
United Yeelanna 15 0 0 0 2028 517 79.69 30 1st Semi Ramblers 7 4 46 Cummins Kapinnie 5 9 39
Tumby Bay 10 0 5 0 1058 819 56.37 20 2nd Semi United Yeelanna 20 20 140 Tumby Bay 7 5 47
Ramblers 9 0 6 0 1161 718 61.79 18 Preliminary Tumby Bay 4 3 27 Ramblers 9 15 69
Cummins Kapinnie 8 0 7 0 1061 1006 51.33 16 Grand United Yeelanna 16 11 107 Ramblers 7 3 45
Lock 3 0 12 0 632 1403 31.06 6
Eyre United 0 0 15 0 419 1896 18.10 0

2021 Ladder

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Great Flinders Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Cummins Kapinnie 12 3 0 0 1266 484 72.34 24 1st Semi Ramblers 8 4 52 Lock 8 9 57
United Yeelanna 9 3 3 0 1193 667 64.14 18 2nd Semi Cummins Kapinnie 10 12 72 United Yeelanna 9 12 66
Ramblers 7 3 5 0 718 680 51.36 14 Preliminary United Yeelanna 12 7 79 Lock 5 7 37
Lock 6 3 6 0 972 779 55.51 12 Grand Cummins Kapinnie 6 7 43 United Yeelanna 6 10 46
Elliston Districts 5 3 7 0 691 947 42.19 10
Tumby Bay 3 3 9 0 633 913 40.94 6
Eyre United 0 3 12 0 389 1392 21.84 0

2022 Ladder

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Great Flinders[1] Wins Losses Draws Byes For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
United Yeelanna 14 0 0 3 1282 541 70.32 28 1st Semi Tumby Bay 8 11 59 Lock 9 9 63
Elliston Districts 10 4 0 3 1241 621 66.65 20 2nd Semi United Yeelanna 11 8 74 Elliston Districts 7 14 56
Tumby Bay 8 6 0 3 994 790 55.72 16 Preliminary Elliston Districts 12 12 84 Lock 7 4 46
Lock 7 7 0 3 952 849 52.86 14 Grand United Yeelanna 15 5 95 Elliston Districts 3 7 25
Ramblers 6 8 0 3 900 919 49.48 12
Cummins/Kapinnie Cougars 4 10 0 3 687 952 41.92 8
Eyre United 0 14 0 3 386 1770 17.90 0

2023 Ladder

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Great Flinders Wins Losses Draws Byes For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
United Yeelanna 14 0 0 3 1730 510 77.23 28 1st Semi Lock 7 13 55 Ramblers 8 3 51
Tumby Bay 11 3 0 3 1234 544 69.40 22 2nd Semi United Yeelanna 15 9 99 Tumby Bay 3 3 21
Lock 9 5 0 3 1194 619 65.85 18 Preliminary Tumby Bay 10 11 71 Lock 9 11 65
Ramblers 8 6 0 3 907 846 51.73 16 Grand United Yeelanna 15 15 105 Tumby Bay 11 7 73
Eliston Districts 5 9 0 3 823 1027 44.48 10
Cummins/Kapinnie Cougars 1 13 0 3 464 1326 25.92 2
Eyre United 1 13 0 3 462 1942 19.21 2

2024 Ladder

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Great Flinders Wins Losses Draws Byes For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Lock 13 1 0 3 1777 568 75.77 26 1st Semi Ramblers 12 11 83 Tumby Bay 13 4 82
United Yeelanna 13 1 0 3 1485 608 70.95 26 2nd Semi Lock 10 8 68 United Yeelanna 11 9 75
Ramblers 8 6 0 3 1011 1065 48.69 16 Preliminary Lock 14 12 96 Ramblers 1 8 14
Tumby Bay 7 7 0 3 1016 1074 48.61 14 Grand United Yeelanna 10 11 71 Lock 4 10 34
Elliston Districts 4 10 0 3 807 1225 39.71 8
Cummins/Kapinnie Cougars 3 11 0 3 628 1250 33.43 6
Eyre United 1 13 0 3 672 1606 29.49 2

References

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  1. ^ "2022 A Grade Fixture and Ladder | PlayHQ". www.playhq.com. Retrieved 30 May 2022.

Books

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  • 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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