Great Southern Football League (South Australia)

The Great Southern Football League (GSFL) is an Australian rules football competition based in the Fleurieu Peninsula region of South Australia, Australia. It is an affiliated member of the South Australian National Football League and is zoned to the South Adelaide Football Club.

The 2011 Grand Final was held at Langhorne Creek. Langhorne Creek defeated Willunga 15.13 (103) to 6.11 (47). Lachlan McGregor was awarded the best player with 5 goals.

2014 Grand Finals

The 2014 Grand final was held at Myponga Oval.

A Grade

Strathalbyn 7.8 (50) def Encounter Bay 6.6 (42)

Man of Match: Jordan Hall

Umpires: A. Crosby, G. Godfrey

Reserves

This match was won in extra time.

Mclaren Vale 10.17 (77) def Encounter Bay 12.4 (76)

Umpires: J.Hall, D.Uthenwoldt

Senior Colts

Victor Harbor 9.4 (58) def Willunga 8.6 (54)

Umpires: D.Whittlesea, S.Morrison

Junior Colts

Willunga 13.5 (83) def Mclaren Vale 6.9 (45)

Umpires: G.Stewart, D.Rice

2013 Grand Finals

The 2013 Grand final was held at Willunga Oval.

A Grade

Encounter Bay 14.11 (95) def Willunga 13.5 (83)

Umpires: B.Zierch, D.Popplewell

Reserves

Willunga 13.16 (94) def McLaren 6.10 (46)

Umpires: J.Hall, M.Perrey

Senior Colts

Victor Harbor 10.7 (67) def Willunga 9.4 (58)

Umpires: A.Winter, G.Reilly

Junior Colts

Victor Harbor 9.11 (65) def Myponga-Sellicks 3.2 (20) (Victor Harbor's 4th grand final win in succession)

Umpires: B.Zuidland, D.Grant

2012 Grand Finals

The 2012 Grand Final was held at Memorial Park Oval, Yankalilla.

A Grade

Langhorne Creek 14.9.(93) def. Yankalilla 11.6.(72)

Umpires: J.Edwards, S.Morrison

Reserves

Willunga 10.7.(67) def. Langhorne Creek 7.10.(52)

Umpires: J.Ifould, A.Capp

Senior Colts

Goolwa/Port Elliot 4.7.(31) def. Willunga 4.6.(30)

Umpires: M.Jensen, D.Uthenwoldt

Junior Colts

Victor Harbor 9.4.(58) def. Encounter Bay 7.9.(51)

Umpires: W.Graham, S.Soulsby

Notable Events in 2012

• Mitchell Portlock from Willunga wins Mail Medal.
• Willunga A Grade are minor premiers but fail to win a game in the finals losing to Langhorne Creek in the 2nd Semi Final, and Yankalilla in the Preliminary Final
• Langhorne Creek Senior Colts are undefeated minor premiers but crash out of the finals without winning a game losing to Goolwa/Port Elliot in the 2nd Semi Final, and Willunga in the Preliminary Final.

Current clubs

Jumper	Club	Nickname	Years in competition	GSFL premierships	Premiership years[1]
	Encounter Bay	Eagles	1923–	10	1940, 1958, 1960–61, 1965, 1967, 1989, 1996, 2013, 2015
	Goolwa / Port Elliot	Magpies	2001– (Merger)	–	–
	Langhorne Creek	Hawks	1978–	5	1978, 2001–2, 2011–12
	McLaren	Eagles	1998– (Merger of McLaren Vale and McLaren Flat)	1	2003
	Mt Compass	Bulldogs	1953-	4	1954, 1959, 1980, 2016
	Myponga-Sellicks	Mudlarks	1967-	3	1974, 1983–84
	Strathalbyn	Roosters	1930–	11	1963–64, 1966, 1968, 1971, 1979, 1981–82, 1987, 2000, 2010, 2014
	Victor Harbor	Kangaroos	1923-	24	1923-24, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1934, 1946-47-48-49-50-51-52, 1955, 1957, 1972, 1990-91-92-93-94-95, 1997, 1999,
	Willunga	Demons	1986–	9	1986, 1988, 1998, 2004-05-06-07-08-09
	Yankalilla	Tigers	1935-55, 1968-	3	1969-70, 1985

Brief History

Although football was played in the area in the 1870s, with the Goolwa club dating themselves from 1878, it was not until 1923 that the Great Southern Football Association was formed. The founding clubs were Encounter Bay, Goolwa, Hindmarsh Valley, Port Elliot and Victor Harbor.

Since that time a number of clubs have formed part of the Association, which itself changed its name to the Great Southern Football League. Current member clubs include Willunga, which is one of the oldest football clubs in South Australia, tracing its history back to 1874.^[2]

Mail Medal

The Mail Medal has been awarded since 1933.^[3] The Ozone Medal was awarded from 1925-32.^[4]

References

External links

• GSFL official site
• Footypedia – GSFL
• country footy
• Full Points Footy