# 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 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

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.

## Current clubs

| Club | Jumper | Moniker | Home Ground | Former League | Founded | Years in GFFL | GFFL Senior Premierships | GFFL Senior Premierships |
| Club | Jumper | Moniker | Home Ground | Former League | Founded | Years in GFFL | Total | Years |
| Cummins Ramblers | | Magpies | Cummins Oval, Cummins | – | 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 and Kapinnie Oval, Kapinnie | – | 1997 | 1997- | 2 | 2000, 2001 |
| Elliston Districts | | Roosters | Elliston Oval, Elliston; Minnipa Oval, Minnipa and Poochera Oval, Poochera | – | 2021 | 2021- | 0 | - |
| Eyre United | | Saints | Ungarra Oval, Ungarra | PLFL | 1963 | 1971- | 0 | - |
| Lock | | Roos | Lock Oval, Lock | LHFL | 1915 | 1971- | 2 | 1996, 1997 |
| Tumby Bay | | Blues | Tumby Bay Oval, Tumby Bay | PLFL | 1906 | 1981- | 4 | 1995, 1999, 2007, 2009 |
| United Yeelanna | | Eagles | Karkoo Oval, Karkoo | – | 1964 | 1964- | 14 | 1967, 1983, 1986, 1987, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |

## Defunct clubs

| Club | Jumper | Moniker | Home Ground | Former League | Founded | Years in GFFL | GFFL Senior Premierships | GFFL Senior Premierships | Fate |
| Club | Jumper | Moniker | Home Ground | Former League | Founded | Years in GFFL | Total | Years | Fate |
| Brooker | | Unknown | Hundred of Brooker, Section 13 | – | 1908 | 1911-1915 | 0 | - | Only played challenge matches after World War I, folded in 1922 |
| Cummins | | Centrals, Rovers, Reds | Cummins Oval, Cummins | – | 1909 | 1909-1996 | 15 | 1912, 1914, 1920, 1926, 1929, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1947, 1951, 1962, 1963 | Merged with Kapinnie to form Cummins Kapinnie in 1997 |
| Cummins | | Stars | Cummins Oval, Cummins | – | 1922 | 1922 | 1 | 1922 | Entered in 1922 after league dispute with Shannon and folded when they re-entered. Consisted mainly of Shannon players. |
| Curtawilla | | | Cummins Oval, Cummins | – | 1940 | 1940 | 0 | - | Folded after World War II |
| Edillilie | | | Edillie Oval, Edillilie | MRFL | 1931 | 1936-1939, 1946-1959, 1961-1964 | 3 | 1953, 1954, 1955 | Recess due to lack of players in 1960. Merged with Kapinnie in 1964 |
| Edillilie (Original) | | | Edillie Oval, Edillilie | – | 1911 | 1911-1915 | 0 | | Folded due to World War I |
| Karkoo | | | Karkoo Oval, Karkoo | – | 1931 | 1931-1939, 1946-1951, 1951-1957 | 0 | - | Merged with Yeelanna to form Shannon in 1946. Split from Shannon in 1951. Merged with United from Le Hunte FL in 1957. |
| Kapinnie | | Tigers | Kapinnie Oval, Kapinnie and Edillilie Oval, Edillilie | – | 1934 | 1934-1939, 1946-1997 | 10 | 1960, 1965, 1966, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 | Merged with Cummins to form Cummins Kapinnie in 1997 |
| Marble Range | | Rangers | Coulta Oval, Coulta and Wangary Oval, Wangary | PLFA | 1938 | 1948-1952 | 0 | - | Returned to Port Lincoln FL in 1953 |
| Mortlock | | | Hundredth of Mortlock | – | 1912 | 1912 | 0 | | Folded due to lack of players |
| Mount Hope | | | "Speed's Paddock", Mount Hope | – | 1926 | 1926-1940 | 0 | - | Did not reform after World War II |
| Pillana | | | Cummins Oval, Cummins | | 1908 | 1911 | 0 | | Folded due to lack of players |
| Shannon | | Eagles | Yeelanna Oval, Yeelanna | – | 1909 | 1911-1915 1919-1921, 1923-1940, 1952-1963 | 12 | 1911, 1913, 1915, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1931, 1956 | Merged with Karkoo to form Shannon in 1946. Merged with United to form United Yeelanna in 1964 |
| Shannon | | Eagles | Yeelanna Oval, Yeelanna and Karkoo Oval, Karkoo | – | 1946 | 1946-1951 | 0 | - | Split into Shannon and Karkoo in 1953 |
| United | | | Karkoo Oval, Karkoo and Murdinga Oval, Murdinga | – | 1957 | 1957-1963 | 0 | - | Merged with Yeelanna to form United Yeelanna in 1964 |
| Yallunda Flat | | | Yallunda Flat Oval, Yallunda Flat | WFA | 1906 | 1911 | 0 | - | Returned to Warratta FA in 1912 |

## 2014 Ladder

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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 | 1594 | 34.81 | 8 |
| Lock | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 772 | 1264 | 37.82 | 6 |

## 2019 Ladder

| 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

| 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

| Great Flinders | 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

| 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

| 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 |