Spencer Gulf Football League

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Spencer Gulf Football League
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General Information
Founded 1961
2010 Season
Premiers Central Augusta
Minor Premiers South Augusta
Wooden Spoon Port
Madigan Medallist Ryan Struck, South Augusta & Tyrone Price, Solomontown
Leading Goalkicker Hayden Warren, West Augusta

The Spencer Gulf Football League is an Australian rules football competition based at the head of the Spencer Gulf in South Australia. It is an affiliated member of the South Australian National Football League.[1]

The Spencer Gulf Football League was formed in 1961, via a merger of the Port Pirie Football League (PPFL), the Whyalla Football League (WFL), and the Port Augusta-based Great Northern Football Association (GNFA). At the end of the 1966 season the WFL contingent withdrew.

Brief history

In 1961 the Great Northern Football Association, the Port Pirie Football Association and the Whyalla Football League merged to form the Spencer Gulf Football League. The twelve founding clubs were Central Augusta, Central Whyalla, North Whyalla, Port, Proprietary, Risdon, Solomontown, South Augusta, South Whyalla, West Augusta, West Whyalla and Willsden.

The four Whyalla-based clubs left the Spencer Gulf Football League at the end of season 1966 to form the Whyalla Football League, leaving 8 teams from Port Augusta and Port Pirie.

In 1992 Willsden amalgamated with Quorn to form Quorn-Willsden Wolves. The league reverted to 7 teams in 1994 when Proprietary and Risdon amalgamated. In 2006 the league was cut down to 6 teams when the Quorn-Willsden Wolves folded due to financial woes.

Current clubs

Colours Club Nickname Home
Ground		 Entered
Competition		 Premierships Premiership Years
Central Augusta Bloods Central Oval 1961 8 1978, 1980, 1982, 1991, 1992, 2009, 2010, 2011
Port Bulldogs Memorial Oval 1961 13 1961, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008
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 Pirie (Proprietary-Risdon) Lions Memorial Oval 1994 1 2015
Solomontown Cats Memorial Oval 1961 5 1984, 1988, 1990, 1995, 2014
South Augusta Bulldogs Central Oval 1961 8 1964, 1981, 1983, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2006, 2012
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 West Augusta Hawks Central Oval 1961 12 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1996, 2005, 2013

Previous clubs

Colours Club Nickname Entered
Competition		 Exited
Competition		 SGL Premierships Premiership Years
Central Whyalla Rosters 1961 1966 0 -
North Whyalla Magpies 1961 1966 0 -
South Whyalla Demons 1961 1966 1 1962
West Whyalla Dragons 1961 1966 1 1963
Willsden 1961 1992 1 1986
Proprietary Panthers 1961 1994 3 1968, 1971, 1977
Risdon Tigers 1961 1994 1 1979
Quorn-Willsden Wolves 1992 2006 1 2001

Premierships

Madigan Medallist & Ken Mitchell Awards

Year Madigan Medallist Team Ken Mitchell Award Team Goals
1961 M Vanvacas North Whyalla W Schapel Ports 61
1962 J Martin West Augusta W McGuiness Ports 46
1963 B Curtis Proprietary G Davis South Whyalla 67
1964 K Haylock South Whyalla M Vanvacas South Whyalla 49
1965 K Donavan West Whyalla G Davis South Whyalla 64
1966 G Cockshell Risdon D Pollard Ports 56
1967 W Virgo South Augusta M Minervini Solomontown 39
1968 M Minervini Solomontown G Hill West Augusta 62
1969 W Virgo South Augusta M Minervini Solomontown 37
1970 C Butler Solomontown V Butler West Augusta 46
1971 C Colligan Risdon D Shillabeer Proprietary 72
1972 J Clarke
 Risdon
 D Murphy
L Welk		 Willsden 46
1973 B Webb Solomontown D Shillabeer South Augusta 65
1974 K McSporran West Augusta D Shillabeer South Augusta 85
1975 K McSporran West Augusta K Mitchell Central Augusta 82
1976 K McSporran West Augusta K Mitchell Central Augusta 92
1977 C Prior Proprietary K Mitchell Central Augusta 98
1978 J Noonan Willsden P Manning Central Augusta 95
1979 K Naudebaum Central Augusta S Cheney Risdon 56
1980 P Hynes South Augusta R Vidovich Proprietary 69
1981 C Cock South Augusta D Thornton Solomontown 74
1982 J Boles Willsden R Harris Ports 80
1983 R Payne Risdon R Harris Ports 95
1984 R Payne Risdon D Thornton Solomontown 77
1985 K McSporran
R Anderson
M Schurnaker		 West Augusta
Solomontown
Risdon		 P Combe Proprietary 66
1986 K Arbon Ports L Rawlins Solomontown 68
1987 R Anderson Solomontown L Rawlins Solomontown 85
1988 M Bickley Solomontown L Rawlins Solomontown 59
1989 L Myles Proprietary L Rawlins Solomontown 65
1990 C Ferrne Risdon D Freeman Central Augusta 89
1991 S Curnow Central Augusta D Bickley Solomontown 75
1992 J Duffy Central Augusta S Wildman Central Augusta 126
1993 S McLennan South Augusta B Minchington Ports 91
1994 J Simmons Ports M Darcy Central Augusta 46
1995 C Siviour Solomontown M Darcy Solomontown 92
1996 B Fazulla West Augusta J Boles Quorn-Willsden 70
1997 Z McKenzie Quorn-Willsden D Mellow Ports 54
1998 B Fazulla West Augusta D Mellow Ports 77
1999 D Savage Ports D Mellow Ports 60
2000 P Sadler Proprietary-Risdon K Allen Quorn-Willsden 61
2001 K Keeler
T Simpson		 South Augusta
Quorn-Willsden		 K Allen Quorn-Willsden 102
2002 J Robinson Solomontown V Remphrey Ports 50
2003 J Martin
M Peek		 Quorn-Willsden
Solomontown
2004 C Tee Solomontown
2005 C Tee
M Keatley		 Solomontown
Central Augusta
2006 C Tee Solomontown
2007 M Keatley Central Augusta B Amos South Augusta 106
2008 M Fuller Central Augusta
2009 T Clarke Ports M Gale Ports 68
2010 A Dearlove
R Struck		 Ports
South Augusta		 A Dearlove Ports 143

AFL representatives

The Spencer Gulf League has been home to many AFL Footballers including:

  • Greg Flanegan (Essedon Bombers, 1981)
  • Jared Rivers (Melbourne Demons, 2003–present) played junior football for the South Augusta Bulldogs Football club and won a premiership with the club in 2000 at the age of 15. Jared was selected by the Melbourne Demons as the 26th pick overall in the National Draft of 2002. In 2004 he won the National Bank Rising Star.
  • Mark Jamar (Melbourne Demons, 2003–present) played his early football at the Lions Football Club before moving to North Adelaide in the SANFL. Mark was selected at pick 6 of the 2001 Rookie Draft by the Melbourne Demons. In 2010 he was named as the second ruckman for the All-Australian squad.

Grand Final results

2009

Central 12.6 (78) def Port 8.15 (63)

  • Best: Central – M Fuller, J Dodd, A Fullerton, J Quigley, S Dawson. Port - C Stephens, T Clarke, K Johnanson, C Smith, M Burford.
  • Goals: Central – R Morris 3, S Dawson, J Reid 2, R Clayton-Waye, S Curnow, M Fuller, M Harvey, A McKenzie. Port - G Phillips 3, S Treloar, T Clarke, J Clarke, M Gale

2008

Port 10.10 (70) def Central 8.21 (69)

  • Best: Port – A Casey, M Burford, N Wombat, A Featherstonaugh, J Coombe. Central – A Williams, N Callary, T O’Connor, L Rathman, M Keatley.
  • Goals: Port – G Phillips 4, N Wombat 3, J Coombe 2, A Casey. Central – S Dawson, S Wilson, M Fuller, D Baker, J Dodd, K Allen, N Lawrence

2007

Port 16.8 (104) def West 11.15 (81)

  • Best: Port - N Wombat, S Treloar, M Burford, A Waters, C Stephens. West - Not Available.
  • Goals: Port - B Mudge, A Bergsma 3, S Treloar, J Coombe 2, L Copley, A Fleming, S Humphreys, M Kendall. West - R McDonald, J Coulthard, R Dadleh 2, R Stapledon, C McKenzie, J Carn, H Warren, M Benbow

2006

South 16.13 (109) def Central 7.6 (48)

  • Best: South – D Crombie, C Reid, G O’Brien, R Barnes. Central – S McIntyre, M Fuller, B Page, C Pannach
  • Goals: South – B Amos 7, D Shillabeer 3, C Heron 2, B Jones, A Grantham, M Grantham, G O’Brien. Central – A Ruffles 3, J Harland 2, D Baker, M Kieboom

References

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External links

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