Spencer Gulf Football League

Spencer Gulf Football League

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
	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	9	1964, 1981, 1983, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2006, 2012, 2016
	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

1961 - Port 1962 - South Whyalla 1963 - West Whyalla 1964 - South Augusta 1965 - Port 1966 - Port 1967 - Port 1968 - Proprietary 1969 - West Augusta 1970 - Port 1971 - Proprietary 1972 - West Augusta 1973 - West Augusta 1974 - West Augusta 1975 - West Augusta 1976 - West Augusta 1977 - Proprietary 1978 - Central Augusta 1979 - Risdon 1980 - Central Augusta 1981 - South Augusta 1982 - Central Augusta 1983 - South Augusta 1984 - Solomontown 1985 - West Augusta

1986 - Willsden 1987 - West Augusta 1988 - Solomontown 1989 - West Augusta 1990 - Solomontown 1991 - Central Augusta 1992 - Central Augusta 1993 - South Augusta 1994 - South Augusta 1995 - Solomontown 1996 - West Augusta 1997 - Port 1998 - Port 1999 - Port 2000 - South Augusta 2001 - Quorn-Willsden 2002 - Port 2003 - Port 2004 - Port 2005 - West Augusta 2006 - South Augusta 2007 - Port 2008 - Port 2009 - Central Augusta 2010 - Central Augusta 2011 - Central Augusta 2012 - South Augusta 2013 - West Augusta 2014 - Solomontown 2015 - Lions 2016 - South Augusta

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	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)
• Mark Bickley (Adelaide Crows, 1991–2003) played his junior football for the Solomontown Football club and was a premiership player with the club in 1988, in that same year he won the Madigan Medal at the age of 19. Mark moved to the South Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), where he was then selected as an inaugural member of the Adelaide Crows squad in 1991. In 1997 Bickley was appointed captain of the Adelaide Football Club, and captained the 1997 and 1998 Adelaide premiership sides. He is now a member of the SANFL Hall of Fame.
• Bryan Beinke (Adelaide Crows, 1999–2002)
• 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.
• Elijah Ware (Port Adelaide, 2005–2006)
• Wade Thompson (Port Adelaide, 2009–2010)
• Lewis Johnston (Sydney Swans/Adelaide, 2009–present)

Grand Final results

Grand Final on September 19, 2015 Lions 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 September 20, 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

September 21, 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

September 22, 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

September 24, 2011 Central 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 2010 Central 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)

• 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

1. Full Points Footy, Spencer Gulf Football League, retrieved 15 July 2010

External links

• country footy