Spencer Gulf Football League Explained

Spencer Gulf Football League
Current Season:2021
Teams:6
Confed:SANFL

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.

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

ColoursClubNicknameHome GroundDebutPremiers
won
Premiership Years
Central AugustaBloodsETSA Oval196181978, 1980, 1982, 1991, 1992, 2009, 2010, 2011
PortBulldogsPort Oval1961131961, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008
Proprietary-Risdon LionsMemorial Oval199432015, 2021, 2023
SolomontownCatsMemorial Oval196161984, 1988, 1990, 1994, 2014, 2022
South AugustaBulldogsCentral Oval1961131964, 1981, 1983, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2006, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
West AugustaHawksChinnery Park1961121969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1996, 2005, 2013

Previous clubs

ColoursClubNicknameEntered
Competition
Exited
Competition
SGL PremiershipsPremiership YearsFate
Central WhyallaRosters196119660Re-formed Whyalla Football League in 1967
North WhyallaMagpies196119660Re-formed Whyalla Football League in 1967
ProprietaryPanthers1961199431968, 1971, 1977Merged with Risdon to form Proprietary-Risdon following 1994 season
Quorn-WillsdenWolves1992200612001Folded
RisdonTigers1961199411979Merged with Proprietary to form Proprietary-Risdon following 1994 season
South WhyallaDemons1961196611962Re-formed Whyalla Football League in 1967
West WhyallaDragons1961196611963Re-formed Whyalla Football League in 1967
WillsdenSaints1961199211986Merged with Quorn to form Quorn-Willesden following 1992 season

Premierships

Madigan Medallist & Ken Mitchell Awards

Year Madigan Medallist Team Ken Mitchell Award Team Goals
1961 M Vanvacas
D Foote
North Whyalla
Central 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 D 'Sam' Donovan 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 Kevin McSporran West Augusta D Shillabeer South Augusta 85
1975 Kevin McSporran West Augusta K Mitchell Central Augusta 82
1976 Kevin 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 Kevin McSporran
Richard Anderson
M Schurnaker
West Augusta
Solomontown
Risdon
P Combe Proprietary 66
1986 K Arbon Ports L Rawlins Solomontown 68
1987 Richard Anderson Solomontown L Rawlins Solomontown 85
1988 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 Steve 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 Lions 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
2011 Tyrone Price Solomontown
2012 Graham Cook
Lee Schmidt
2013 Daniel RogersProprietary-Risdon Lions Hayden Warren West 82
2014Richard Giles Proprietary-Risdon Lions Hayden Warren West 69
2015 Nic Collins Brad Inglis Port 42
2016 J Fuller Proprietary-Risdon Lions Brendan Colson South 54
2017 D Kildea South Augusta Brendan Colson South 75
2018 A Stuart South Augusta Lionel Brown South 82
2019 D Kildea South Augusta Tyson Horsnell Proprietary-Risdon Lions 55
2020 L Edwards Proprietary-Risdon LionsL Edwards Proprietary-Risdon Lions 36

AFL representatives

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

Grand Final results

Grand Final on 19 September 2015Lions 5.4 8.6 11.11 16.15 (111)Central 1.1 2.3 6.8 9.11 (65)Best: Lions – T. Dunkley, R. Eyre, T. Harmer, J. Fuller, T. Bradley. Central – G. Appleton, A. Ruffles, A. Parsons, M. Harvey, M. Fuller. Goals: Lions – T. Bradley 4, J. Fuller 2, J. Strawbridge 2, S. Dyer, K. Edwards, T. Ley, A. Slattery, C. Marsland, L. Patterson, S. Edwards, T. Dunkley. Central – J. Reid 4, J. Muirhead 2, M. Harvey, A. Hosking, G. Appleton

Grand Final on 20 September 2014 West 1.4 1.7 4.9 7.11 (53)Solomontown 1.2 4.6 6.7 8.10 (58)Best: Sollies – L. Bearman, B. Schutte, Z. Siemer, G. Cooke, R. Hoare. West – not av. Goals: Sollies – M. OBrien 2, K. Head 2, J. Head, L. Bearman, T. Hoare, B. Mudge. West – H. Warren 5, T. Starke-Treloar 2

21 September 2013 West 3.4 9.6 12.7 16.8 (104)Central 2.1 4.1 9.2 15.6 (96)Best: West – J. Jackson, T. Warren, S. Page, N. Collins, R. Dadleh. Central – L. Button, M. Fuller, M. Turner, N. Callary, S. Watts. Goals: West – S. Page 6, T. Starke-Treloar 2, H. Warren 2, N. Collins 2, M. Anesbury 2, R. Stapleton, J. Coulthard. Central – L. Button 4, D. Shillabeer 3, J. Reid 2, A. Ruffles 2, M. Harvey, M. Turner, J. Little, S. Watts

22 September 2012 South 3.3 5.4 10.8 15.8 (98)Sollies 2.5 3.7 8.10 9.12 (66)Best: South – A. Margitich, M. Horner, R. Struck, B. Hurt, B. Laube, S. Brusnahan . Sollies – J. Davies, C. Millard, R. Saracino, Z. Siemer, S. Malchow. . Goals: South – B. Trewartha 3, B. Cox 2, T. Kernahan 2, C. Heron 2, D. Dohnt 2, L. Schmidt, J. Lukich, M. Horner, T. Payne. Sollies – S. McIntyre 2, J. Davies 2, B. Goodridge, N. Redman, L. Bearman, C. Millard, T. Hoare

24 September 2011Central 4.3 7.5 9.7 11.10 (76)Port 1.0 4.0 6.1 8.3 (51)Best: Central – G. Kenny, P. Byron-Boles, R. Morris, S. Watts, C. Johnston. Port – J. Penny, C. Stephens, N. Magor, C. Brooke, C. Smith. Goals: Central – R. Morris 6, J. Reid, M. Woolford, L. Donald, D. Shillabeer, P. Byron-Boles. Port – G. Phillips 2, A. Casey 2, C. Smith 2, M. Gale, B. Mudge

18 September 2010Central 1.1 6.2 9.3 11.4 (70)South 2.7 4.7 7.15 7.17 (59)Best: Central – N. Callary, J. Jackson, R. Morris, P. Jackson, J. Reid. South – B. Jones, D. Dohnt, B. Cox, M. Gill, M. Curley. Goals: Central – R. Morris 5, A. Grantham, G. Hull, P. Byron-Boles, D. Shillabeer, P. Jackson, K. McKenzie . South – B. Cox 2, S. Feltus, C. Reid, C. Heron, B. Jones, T. Kernahan

2009

Central 12.6 (78) def Port 8.15 (63)

2008

Port 10.10 (70) def Central 8.21 (69)

2007

Port 16.8 (104) def West 11.15 (81)

2006

South 16.13 (109) def Central 7.6 (48)

2007 Ladder

Spencer Gulf Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
South Augusta 14 0 2 1 2414 1427 62.85% 29 1st Semi West Augusta 0 15 12 Central Augusta 0 13 11
Port Pirie 12 0 4 1 2286 1384 62.29% 25 2nd Semi Port Pirie 16 11 107 South Augusta 16 6 102
Central Augusta 10 0 7 0 1866 1848 50.24% 20 Preliminary West Augusta 18 18 126 South Augusta 10 16 76
West Augusta 7 0 10 0 1746 1893 47.98% 14 Grand Port Pirie 16 8 104 West Augusta 11 15 81
Solomontown 5 0 12 0 1594 2153 42.54% 10
Risdon/Proprietary 2 0 15 0 1411 2599 35.19% 4

2008 Ladder

Spencer Gulf Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Port Pirie 13 0 4 0 1798 1176 60.46% 26 1st Semi Central Augusta 24 8 152 Risdon/Proprietary 9 14 68
West Augusta 11 0 6 0 2092 1402 59.87% 22 2nd Semi Port Pirie 15 16 106 West Augusta 11 21 87
Central Augusta 11 0 6 0 1866 1537 54.83% 22 Preliminary Central Augusta 18 9 117 West Augusta 12 7 79
Risdon/Proprietary 8 0 9 0 1796 1763 50.46% 16 Grand Port Pirie 10 10 70 Central Augusta 8 21 69
South Augusta 8 0 9 0 1493 1670 47.20% 16
Solomontown 0 0 17 0 953 2450 28.00% 0

2009 Ladder

Spencer Gulf Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Central Augusta 12 0 5 0 1644 1246 56.89% 24 1st Semi Risdon/Proprietary 15 6 96 West Augusta 6 7 43
Port Pirie 11 0 6 0 1461 1109 56.85% 22 2nd Semi Central Augusta 15 9 99 Port Pirie 14 11 95
Risdon/Proprietary 11 0 6 0 1557 1348 53.60% 22 Preliminary Port Pirie 8 10 58 Risdon/Proprietary 3 8 26
West Augusta 10 0 7 0 1336 1142 53.91% 20 Grand Central Augusta 12 6 78 Port Pirie 8 15 63
South Augusta 7 0 10 0 1255 1291 49.29% 14
Solomontown 0 0 17 0 727 1844 28.28% 0

2010 Ladder

Spencer Gulf Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
South Augusta 14 0 2 1 1612 938 63.22% 29 1st Semi Central Augusta 10 8 68 Risdon/Proprietary 9 13 67
West Augusta 11 0 6 0 1390 1239 52.87% 22 2nd Semi South Augusta 12 6 78 West Augusta 7 13 55
Risdon/Proprietary 10 0 6 1 1396 1088 56.20% 21 Preliminary Central Augusta 16 7 103 West Augusta 9 4 58
Central Augusta 7 0 10 0 1375 1444 48.78% 14 Grand Central Augusta 11 4 70 South Augusta 7 17 59
Solomontown 7 0 10 0 1088 1153 48.55% 14
Port Pirie 1 0 16 0 863 1862 31.67% 2

2011 Ladder

Spencer Gulf Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Central Augusta 12 0 5 0 1562 1181 56.94% 24 1st Semi South Augusta 12 8 80 West Augusta 9 9 63
Port Pirie 13 0 4 0 1399 1034 57.50% 26 2nd Semi Port Pirie 10 9 69 Central Augusta 9 10 64
West Augusta 9 0 8 0 1505 1330 53.09% 18 Preliminary Central Augusta 12 9 81 South Augusta 9 13 67
South Augusta 9 0 8 0 1355 1199 53.05% 18 Grand Central Augusta 11 10 76 Port Pirie 8 3 51
Solomontown 7 0 10 0 1183 1183 50.00% 14
Risdon/Proprietary 1 0 16 0 909 1986 31.40% 2

2012 Ladder

Spencer Gulf Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Solomontown 13 0 4 0 1546 1179 56.73% 26 1st Semi Central Augusta 11 10 76 Port Pirie 8 16 64
South Augusta 12 0 5 0 1659 1233 57.37% 24 2nd Semi South Augusta 16 8 104 Solomontown 6 10 46
Central Augusta 8 0 9 0 1404 1512 48.15% 16 Preliminary Solomontown 13 5 83 Central Augusta 10 13 73
Port Pirie 7 0 10 0 1284 1192 51.86% 14 Grand South Augusta 15 8 98 Solomontown 9 12 66
Risdon/Proprietary 7 0 10 0 1209 1409 46.18% 14
West Augusta 4 0 13 0 1258 1835 40.67% 8

2013 Ladder

Spencer Gulf Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
West Augusta 13 0 4 0 1760 1292 57.67% 26 1st Semi Central Augusta 13 12 90 Solomontown 12 8 80
Risdon/Proprietary 11 0 6 0 1299 1162 52.78% 22 2nd Semi West Augusta 12 5 77 Risdon/Proprietary 10 12 72
Central Augusta 10 0 7 0 1616 1296 55.49% 20 Preliminary Central Augusta 13 9 87 Risdon/Proprietary 8 14 62
Solomontown 9 0 8 0 1459 1258 53.70% 18 Grand West Augusta 16 8 104 Central Augusta 15 6 96
South Augusta 5 0 12 0 1079 1437 42.89% 10
Port Pirie 3 0 14 0 1063 1831 36.73% 6

2014 Ladder

Spencer Gulf Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
South Augusta 11 0 6 0 1330 1186 52.86% 22 1st Semi Solomontown 12 8 80 Risdon/Proprietary 8 12 60
West Augusta 11 0 6 0 1322 1231 51.78% 22 2nd Semi West Augusta 20 12 132 South Augusta 10 8 68
Risdon/Proprietary 10 0 7 0 1463 1136 56.29% 20 Preliminary Solomontown 13 16 94 South Augusta 11 8 74
Solomontown 8 0 9 0 1244 1209 50.71% 16 Grand Solomontown 8 19 67 West Augusta 7 11 53
Central Augusta 8 0 9 0 1265 1305 49.22% 16
Port Pirie 3 0 14 0 1030 1587 39.36% 6

2015 Ladder

Spencer Gulf Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Risdon/Proprietary 11 0 5 1 1317 1126 53.91% 23 1st Semi West Augusta 14 14 98 South Augusta 11 10 76
Central Augusta 9 0 6 2 1390 1344 50.84% 20 2nd Semi Risdon/Proprietary 18 12 120 Central Augusta 8 9 57
West Augusta 8 0 9 0 1351 1227 52.40% 16 Preliminary Central Augusta 14 13 97 South Augusta 12 11 83
South Augusta 8 0 9 0 1261 1331 48.65% 16 Grand Risdon/Proprietary 16 15 111 Central Augusta 9 11 65
Port Pirie 7 0 10 0 1225 1352 47.54% 14
Solomontown 6 0 10 1 1077 1241 46.46% 13

2016 Ladder

Spencer Gulf Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Risdon/Proprietary 14 0 2 0 1580 945 62.57% 28 1st Semi West Augusta 13 8 86 Central Augusta 12 11 83
South Augusta 14 0 2 0 1606 1172 57.81% 28 2nd Semi South Augusta 12 11 83 Risdon/Proprietary 9 6 60
West Augusta 7 0 9 0 1284 1342 48.90% 14 Preliminary West Augusta 9 6 60 Risdon/Proprietary 7 5 47
Central Augusta 6 0 10 0 1195 1505 44.26% 12 Grand South Augusta 14 14 98 West Augusta 4 17 41
Port Pirie 4 0 12 0 994 1318 42.99% 8
Solomontown 3 0 13 0 1083 1460 42.59% 6

2017 Ladder

Spencer Gulf Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Solomontown 16 0 1 0 1808 763 70.32% 32 1st Semi West Augusta 6 12 48 Risdon/Proprietary 18 9 117
South Augusta 12 0 5 0 1744 1306 57.18% 24 2nd Semi South Augusta 21 3 129 Solomontown 11 15 81
Risdon/Proprietary 9 0 8 0 1157 1142 50.33% 18 Preliminary Solomontown 11 7 73 Risdon/Proprietary 6 10 46
West Augusta 8 0 9 0 1304 1351 49.11% 16 Grand South Augusta 13 11 89 Solomontown 10 7 67
Central Augusta 3 0 14 0 987 1562 38.72% 6
Port Pirie 3 0 14 0 884 1760 33.43% 6

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