Spencer Gulf Football League
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| General Information | |
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| 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.
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.
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.
The Spencer Gulf League has been home to many AFL Footballers including:
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
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
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