South Gawler Football Club | |
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Names | |
Full name | South Gawler Football Club |
2017 season | |
Leading goalkicker | TBA |
Best and fairest | TBA |
Club details | |
Founded | 1889 |
Colours | Royal blue and White |
Competition | Barossa Light & Gawler Football Association |
President | Luke Officer |
Coach | Chad O'Sullivan |
Captain(s) | Chad O'Sullivan |
Ground(s) | Eldred Riggs Reserve, Evanston |
Other information | |
Official website | www.sgfc.net.au [1] |
The South Gawler Football Club is a country Australian rules football club, founded by James Fitzgerald in the Gawler South area of the Barossa Valley town of Gawler, South Australia, in 1889. The Lions, who wear royal blue and white hoops, currently compete in the Barossa Light & Gawler Football Association. Their club and oval today situated at Eldred Riggs Reserve, Evanston, in Gawler.
The Lions have produced some champion footballers, many who have played senior football in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and the Australian Football League (AFL) as well as representing South Australia. Sam Butler became South Gawler's first fully professional footballer with the AFL's West Coast Eagles in 2004 and a member of the Eagles' 2006 Premiership team. Defender Yves Sibenaler has played in seven SANFL Premierships (2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010) for the Central District Football Club, while Alan Obst (a 2007 Premiership player also with Centrals) was listed with AFL clubs Adelaide and North Melbourne.
According to a number of forums covering country Australian Rules football, South Gawler is possibly one of the most successful football clubs in Australia. With 37 first-grade premierships recorded and verified, discussion in 2008 suggested that the Lions currently had accumulated the second-most premierships in South Australia and were the equal fourth winningest Australian Rules club in Australia.