Upper Great Southern Football League Explained

Upper Great Southern
Football League
Established 1959
Teams 8
2023 premiers Katanning Wanderers
Most premierships 11 – Williams
Leading goalkicker Laurence Collard (Katanning Wanderers) 60
Website Official website

The Upper Great Southern Football League is an Australian rules football league based in the state of Western Australia, incorporating teams from towns located within the Great Southern, Wheatbelt and Peel regions. The league was formed in 1959 from a merger of the town competitions in Wagin and Narrogin. There are currently 8 teams covering all tiers of the league.

The representative side from the league won the 2009 WA Country Football Championships, A-Section, defeating the Avon Football Association.[1]

Current clubs

JumperClubNicknameYears in competitionUGSFL premiershipsUGSFL premiership yearsNotes
BoddingtonEagles1959–91989, 1990, 1991, 1995, 2002, 2012, 2018, 2019, 2022Founding club.
Brookton-PingellyPanthers1997–2022, 202412003Previously played in Avon FA as Brookton; merged on entry with Pingelly, which was in recess – see below.)
Katanning WanderersTigers2003–32017, 2021, 2023Previously played in the Great Southern Football League.
Kukerin-DumbleyungCougars1991–71992, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2006Previously in CGSFL as two clubs: Kukerin and Dumbleyung.
NarroginHawks2004–12015Merger; previously competed as Narrogin Eagles and Narrogin Lions.
WaginMagpies until 2003, Bulldogs since 20041983–51985, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2004
WickepinWarriors1960–71965, 1967, 1974, 1975, 1981, 2007, 2008Founding club.
WilliamsCats1959–111982, 1983, 1987, 1997, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2020Founding club.

Previous clubs

ColoursClubNicknameTime in leagueUGSFL premiershipsUGSFL premiership yearsNotes
CuballingTigers1959–198591961, 1963, 1966, 1968–71, 1973, 1977Founding Club. Folded after the 1985 season.
Narrogin Imperials1959–1969Founding Club. Folded after the 1969 season.
Narrogin RailwaysEagles (post 1993)1959–200321972, 1978Founding Club. Renamed Narrogin Eagles in 1993.
Merged with Narrogin Lions in 2004 to form the Hawks.
Narrogin TownsLions (post 1993)1959–200341959, 1960, 1986, 1988Founding Club. Renamed Narrogin Lions in 1993.
Merged with Narrogin Eagles in 2004 to form the Hawks.
PingellyPanthers1971–199121979, 1984Joined from the Avon Football Association in 1971.
Entered recess in 1991.
Wagin Federals1959–1982Founding Club. Merged with Wagin Rovers to become the Wagin Magpies in 1983.
Wagin Rovers1959–198211980Founding Club. Merged with Wagin Federals to become the Wagin Magpies in 1983.
West ArthurBulldogs1959–200331962, 1964, 1976Founding Club. Merged with Wagin Magpies to become the Wagin Bulldogs in 2004.

Grand final results

Year Premiers Score Runners up Score
1959 Towns 11.13 (79) Imperials 7.13 (55)
1960 Towns 15.11 (101) Wagin Federals 5.12 (42)
1961 Cuballing 14.11 (95) Railways 9.14 (68)
1962 West Arthur 14.18 (102) Cuballing 13.13 (91)
1963 Cuballing 14.26 (110) Towns 8.6 (54)
1964 West Arthur 13.8 (86) Towns 11.10 (76)
1965 Wickepin 19.20 (134) Wagin Rovers 11.5 (71)
1966 Cuballing 10.10 (70) Wickepin 9.9 (63)
1967 Wickepin 10.15 (75) Cuballing 7.6 (48)
1968 Cuballing 12.15 (87) Railways 11.8 (74)
1969 Cuballing 11.7 (73) Railways 8.7 (55)
1970 Cuballing 13.19 (97) Wickepin 8.9 (57)
1971 Cuballing 18.13 (121) Williams 7.9 (51)
1972 Railways 12.14 (86) Wickepin 12.12 (84)
1973 Cuballing 10.12 (72) West Arthur 5.9 (39)
1974 Wickepin 10.9 (69) Cuballing 6.11 (47)
1975 Wickepin 12.18 (90) Wagin Rovers 11.11 (77)
1976 West Arthur 18.10 (118) Wickepin 5.7 (37)
1977 Cuballing 15.11 (101) Pingelly 14.12 (96)
1978 Railways 18.7 (115) Pingelly 10.8 (68)
1979 Pingelly 15.26 (116) Williams 10.15 (75)
1980 Wagin Rovers 15.12 (102) Williams 12.10 (82)
1981 Wickepin 17.23 (125) Williams 6.19 (55)
1982 Williams 20.15 (135) Pingelly 13.13 (91)
1983 Williams 20.16 (136) Wickepin 13.15 (93)
1984 Pingelly 23.14 (152) Williams 13.8 (86)
1985 Wagin 6.21 (57) Williams 6.8 (44)
1986 Towns 19.16 (130) Williams 17.6 (108)
1987 Williams 18.8 (116) Towns 14.12 (96)
1988 Towns 10.13 (73) Williams 9.9 (63)
1989 Boddington 17.12 (114) Wickepin 8.4 (52)
1990 Boddington 21.14 (140) Lake Grace 12.9 (81)
1991 Boddington 20.12 (132) Kukerin-Dumbleyung 14.11 (95)
1992 Kukerin-Dumbleyung 14.6 (90) Boddington 5.16 (46)
1993 Kukerin-Dumbleyung 19.22 (136) Boddington 8.13 (61)
1994 Wagin 12.10 (82) Kukerin-Dumbleyung 10.16 (76)
1995 Boddington 14.16 (100) Wagin 11.9 (75)
1996 Kukerin-Dumbleyung 19.18 (132) Williams 12.7 (79)
1997 Williams 19.16 (130) Boddington 2.14 (26)
1998 Kukerin-Dumbleyung 10.17 (77) Wagin 8.16 (64)
1999 Wagin 13.9 (87) Kukerin-Dumbleyung 6.13 (49)
2000 Wagin 14.8 (92) Kukerin-Dumbleyung 12.15 (87)
2001 Kukerin-Dumbleyung 10.16 (76) Wagin 10.10 (70)
2002 Boddington 11.10 (76) Kukerin-Dumbleyung 7.7 (49)
2003 Brookton-Pingelly 8.3 (51) Kukerin-Dumbleyung 6.9 (45)
2004 Wagin 14.9 (93) Kukerin-Dumbleyung 10.10 (70)
2005 Kukerin-Dumbleyung 19.15 (129) Narrogin Hawks 10.16 (76)
2006 Kukerin-Dumbleyung 19.10 (124) Narrogin Hawks 18.14 (122)
2007 Wickepin 12.11 (83) Kukerin-Dumbleyung 11.12 (78)
2008 Wickepin 15.5 (95) Williams 12.15 (87)
2009 Williams 23.17 (155) Wickepin 11.10 (76)
2010 Williams 8.15 (63) Katanning Wanderers 7.6 (48)
2011 Williams 19.10 (124) Boddington 9.14 (68)
2012 Boddington 8.11 (59) Williams 7.9 (51)
2013 Williams 10.16 (76) Boddington 8.12 (60)
2014 Williams 12.7 (79) Narrogin Hawks 12.6 (78)
2015 Narrogin Hawks 16.14 (110) Wickepin 13.11 (89)
2016 Williams 17.13 (115) Kukerin-Dumbleyung 5.9 (39)
2017 Katanning Wanderers 17.14 (116) Narrogin Hawks 11.7 (73)
2018 Boddington 13.13 (91) Katanning Wanderers 12.11 (83)
2019 Boddington 14.14 (98) Narrogin Hawks 11.12 (78)
2020 Williams 4.3 (27) Wickepin 1.4 (10)
2021 Katanning Wanderers 12.7 (79) Williams 11.9 (75)
2022 Boddington 8.8 (56) Wickepin 8.7 (55)
2023Katanning Wanderers8.10 (58)Williams6.8 (44)

Ladders

2011 ladder

Upper Great Southern Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Williams 16 0 0 0 2077 973 213.46% 64 1st semi Kukerin/Dumbleyung 18 16 124 Katanning Wanderers 14 9 93
Boddington 12 0 4 0 1821 1114 163.46% 48 2nd semi Williams 17 16 118 Boddington 10 9 69
Katanning Wanderers 11 0 5 0 1889 1423 132.75% 44 Preliminary Boddington 21 8 134 Kukerin/Dumbleyung 16 11 107
Kukerin/Dumbleyung 10 0 6 0 1909 1387 137.64% 40 Grand Williams 19 10 124 Boddington 9 14 68
Narrogin 6 0 10 0 1310 1690 77.51% 24
Wagin 5 0 11 0 1145 1881 60.87% 20
Wickepin 2 0 14 0 1101 1855 59.35% 8
Brookton/Pingelly 2 0 14 0 1061 1990 53.32% 8

2012 ladder

Upper Great Southern Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Williams 14 0 2 0 1875 1021 183.64% 56 1st semi Boddington 17 15 117 Narrogin 10 6 66
Kukerin/Dumbleyung 11 0 5 0 1963 1318 148.94% 44 2nd semi Williams 10 17 77 Kukerin/Dumbleyung 11 9 75
Boddington 11 0 5 0 1627 1235 131.74% 44 Preliminary Boddington 26 6 162 Kukerin/Dumbleyung 7 9 51
Narrogin 8 0 7 1 1767 1442 122.54% 34 Grand Boddington 8 11 59 Williams 7 9 51
Wickepin 7 0 9 0 1343 1546 86.87% 28
Katanning Wanderers 6 0 10 0 1480 1847 80.13% 24
Brookton/Pingelly 3 0 12 1 1177 1786 65.90% 14
Wagin 3 0 13 0 1068 2105 50.74% 12

2013 ladder

Upper Great Southern Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Williams 13 0 3 0 1860 905 205.52% 52 1st semi Boddington 13 11 89 Kukerin/Dumbleyung 8 12 60
Narrogin 12 0 4 0 2017 991 203.53% 48 2nd semi Williams 17 9 111 Narrogin 7 9 51
Boddington 11 0 5 0 1783 1124 158.63% 44 Preliminary Boddington 14 7 91 Narrogin 10 9 69
Kukerin/Dumbleyung 10 0 6 0 1592 1170 136.07% 40 Grand Williams 10 16 76 Boddington 8 12 60
Wickepin 8 0 8 0 1465 1538 95.25% 32
Katanning Wanderers 7 0 9 0 1581 1584 99.81% 28
Brookton/Pingelly 3 0 13 0 1001 1692 59.16% 12
Wagin 0 0 16 0 513 2919 17.57% 0

2014 ladder

Upper Great Southern Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Williams 13 0 1 0 1504 803 187.30% 52 1st semi Wagin 12 13 85 Kukerin/Dumbleyung 9 12 66
Narrogin 12 0 2 0 1798 963 186.71% 48 2nd semi Williams 19 13 127 Narrogin 13 15 93
Kukerin/Dumbleyung 9 0 5 0 1464 968 151.24% 36 Preliminary Narrogin 18 15 123 Wagin 8 12 60
Wagin 7 0 7 0 1434 1158 123.83% 28 Grand Williams 12 7 79 Narrogin 12 6 78
Wickepin 6 0 8 0 1187 1213 97.86% 24
Katanning Wanderers 5 0 9 0 1348 1426 94.53% 20
Brookton/Pingelly 4 0 10 0 1000 1375 72.73% 16
Boddington 0 0 14 0 414 2243 18.46% 0

2015 ladder

Upper Great Southern Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Narrogin 15 0 1 0 2362 1054 224.10% 60 1st semi Boddington 17 18 120 Kukerin/Dumbleyung 15 5 95
Wickepin 13 0 3 0 1985 1080 183.80% 52 2nd semi Wickepin 12 14 86 Narrogin 12 7 79
Kukerin/Dumbleyung 9 0 7 0 1740 1341 129.75% 36 Preliminary Narrogin 18 20 128 Boddington 12 12 84
Boddington 9 0 7 0 1432 1366 104.83% 36 Grand Narrogin 16 14 110 Wickepin 13 11 89
Williams 8 0 8 0 1531 1394 109.83% 32
Wagin 6 0 10 0 1390 1574 88.31% 24
Katanning Wanderers 4 0 12 0 1556 1729 89.99% 16
Brookton/Pingelly 0 0 16 0 710 3168 22.41% 0

2016 ladder

Upper Great Southern Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Williams 14 0 2 0 1930 976 197.75% 56 1st semi Kukerin/Dumbleyung 13 16 94 Wickepin 9 18 72
Boddington 12 0 4 0 1648 1157 142.44% 48 2nd semi Williams 14 9 93 Boddington 10 15 75
Wickepin 11 0 5 0 1692 1166 145.11% 44 Preliminary Kukerin/Dumbleyung 15 10 100 Boddington 15 8 98
Kukerin/Dumbleyung 10 0 6 0 1811 1361 133.06% 40 Grand Williams 17 13 115 Kukerin/Dumbleyung 5 9 39
Brookton/Pingelly 8 0 8 0 1688 1575 107.17% 32
Katanning Wanderers 7 0 9 0 1442 1476 97.70% 28
Narrogin 2 0 14 0 1244 1880 66.17% 8
Wagin 0 0 16 0 705 2569 27.44% 0

2017 ladder

Upper Great Southern Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Katanning Wanderers 13 0 3 0 2369 1049 225.83% 52 1st semi Narrogin 19 19 133 Williams 5 13 43
Boddington 13 0 3 0 1597 1257 127.05% 52 2nd semi Katanning Wanderers 17 15 117 Boddington 14 16 100
Narrogin 10 0 6 0 1985 1241 159.95% 40 Preliminary Narrogin 18 15 123 Boddington 7 10 52
Williams 10 0 6 0 1838 1254 146.57% 40 Grand Katanning Wanderers 17 14 116 Narrogin 11 7 73
Wickepin 10 0 6 0 1657 1183 140.07% 40
Brookton/Pingelly 4 0 12 0 1120 2242 49.96% 16
Kukerin/Dumbleyung 3 0 13 0 1040 1982 52.47% 12
Wagin 1 0 15 0 900 2298 39.16% 4

2018 ladder

Upper Great Southern Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Katanning Wanderers 14 0 0 0 2218 369 601.08% 56 1st semi Williams 11 14 80 Narrogin 10 7 67
Boddington 11 0 3 0 1427 728 196.02% 44 2nd semi Katanning Wanderers 18 12 120 Boddington 10 15 75
Williams 9 0 4 1 1523 880 173.07% 38 Preliminary Boddington 18 19 127 Williams 8 8 56
Narrogin 8 0 6 0 1111 1117 94.39% 32 Grand Boddington 13 13 91 Katanning Wanderers 12 11 83
Wickepin 6 0 7 1 1018 1009 100.89% 26
Kukerin/Dumbleyung 3 0 11 0 775 1449 53.49% 12
Brookton/Pingelly 3 0 11 0 480 1737 27.63% 12
Wagin 1 0 13 0 506 1709 29.61% 4

2019 ladder

Upper Great Southern Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Wickepin 12 0 2 0 1498 887 168.88% 48 1st semi Narrogin 20 12 132 Brookton/Pingelly 10 21 81
Boddington 11 0 3 0 1385 884 156.67% 44 2nd semi Boddington 9 11 65 Wickepin 7 11 47
Brookton/Pingelly 10 0 4 0 1242 840 147.86% 40 Preliminary Narrogin 6 13 49 Wickepin 6 10 46
Narrogin 7 0 7 0 1329 1319 100.76% 28 Grand Boddington 14 14 98 Narrogin 11 12 78
Katanning Wanderers 5 0 9 0 1015 1258 80.68% 20
Wagin 4 0 10 0 849 1226 69.25% 16
Williams 4 0 10 0 854 1265 67.51% 16
Kukerin/Dumbleyung 3 0 11 0 812 1305 62.22% 12

2020 ladder

Upper Great Southern Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Wickepin 7 0 0 0 804 284 283.10% 28 1st semi Wickepin 8 14 62 Williams 8 12 60
Williams 5 0 2 0 516 441 117.01% 20 2nd semi Narrogin 9 8 62 Boddington 3 7 25
Narrogin 4 0 3 0 499 446 111.88% 16 Preliminary Williams 17 21 123 Narrogin 10 11 71
Wagin 4 0 3 0 439 499 87.98% 16 Grand Williams 4 3 27 Wickepin 1 4 10
Boddington 3 0 4 0 658 448 146.88% 12
Brookton/Pingelly 3 0 4 0 557 514 108.37% 12
Kukerin/Dumbleyung 1 0 6 0 313 699 44.78% 4
Katanning Wanderers 1 0 6 0 290 745 38.93% 4

2021 ladder

Upper Great Southern Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Williams 11 0 2 0 1235 577 214.04% 44 1st semi Kukerin/Dumbleyung 17 11 113 Brookton/Pingelly 11 5 71
Katanning 10 0 3 0 1026 608 168.75% 40 2nd semi Williams 14 9 93 Katanning Wanderers 9 6 60
Kukerin/Dumbleyung 9 0 4 0 1006 740 135.95% 36 Preliminary Katanning Wanderers 12 9 81 Kukerin/Dumbleyung 10 7 67
Brookton/Pingelly 9 0 9 0 1010 800 126.25% 36 Grand Katanning Wanderers 12 7 79 Williams 11 9 75
Wickepin 4 0 9 0 834 1001 83.32% 16
Boddington 4 0 9 0 882 1288 68.48% 16
Wagin 4 0 9 0 699 1059 66.01% 16
Narrogin 1 0 12 0 695 1314 52.89% 4

2022 ladder

Upper Great Southern Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Wickepin 13 0 1 0 1284 739 173.75% 52 1st semi Wickepin 12 9 81 Katanning Wanderers 6 5 41
Katanning Wanderers 11 0 3 0 1313 794 165.37% 44 2nd semi Boddington 15 4 94 Kukerin/Dumbleyung 11 7 73
Kukerin/Dumbleyung 9 0 5 0 1113 1000 111.30% 36 Preliminary Boddington 11 14 80 Katanning Wanderers 10 11 71
Boddington 8 0 8 0 940 960 97.92% 32 Grand Boddington 8 8 56 Wickepin 8 7 55
Williams 5 0 8 1 1046 1056 99.05% 22
Narrogin 4 0 9 1 931 1154 80.68% 18
Brookton/Pingelly 3 0 11 0 1008 1150 87.65% 12
Wagin 2 0 12 0 682 1464 46.58% 8

Premiers of the League

1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964
Narrogin Towns Narrogin Towns Cuballing West Arthur Cuballing West Arthur
1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970
Wickepin Cuballing Wickepin Cuballing Cuballing Cuballing
1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976
Cuballing Narrogin Railways Cuballing Wickepin Wickepin West Arthur
1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982
Cuballing Narrogin Railways Pingelly Wagin Rovers Wickepin Williams
1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988
Williams Pingelly Wagin Narrogin Towns Williams Narrogin Towns
1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
Boddington Boddington Boddington Kukerin-Dumbleyung Kukerin-Dumbleyung Wagin
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Boddington Kukerin-Dumbleyung Williams Kukerin-Dumbleyung Wagin Wagin
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Kukerin-Dumbleyung Boddington Brookton-Pingelly Wagin Kukerin-Dumbleyung Kukerin-Dumbleyung
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Wickepin Wickepin Williams Williams Williams Boddington
2013 2014 2015201620172018
Williams WilliamsNarrogin Williams Katanning Boddington
2019 2020 2021 2022
Boddington Williams Katanning Boddington
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Notes and References

  1. http://www.wafootball.com.au/country-football/1324-ugsfl-return-to-the-top UGSFL returns to the top
  2. http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/upper_great_southern_football_league.htm List of Upper Great Southern Premiers from Foundation of League