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Sport | Australian rules football |
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Founded | 1989 |
Country | Australia |
Confederation | SANFL |
The Eastern Eyre Football League (EEFL) is an Australian rules football competition based in the Eyre Peninsula region of South Australia. It was formed in 1989 from the merger of the Kimba Districts Football League and the County Jervois Football League. The league's foundation clubs were Cleve, Cowell, Darke Peak-Waddikee (a merger of Darke Peak & Waddikee), Kimba Districts (a merger of Kimba, Buckleboo & Kelly), Ports (a merger of Arno Bay & Port Neill) and Rudall.
Central Eyre and Wudinna United amalgamated to form Central Eyre United and transferred from the Mid West League before the start of 2021.
It is an affiliated member of the South Australian National Football League.
Current clubs
[edit]Colors | Club | Nickname | Home Ground | Est. | Years in league | Premiers won |
Premiership Years |
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Cowell | Cats | Cowell Oval, Cowell | 1896 | 1989- | 5
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1996, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2009 |
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Eastern Ranges | Eagles | Cleve Oval, Cleve
Rudall Oval, Rudall |
2012 | 2012- | 3
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2012, 2013, 2015 |
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Kimba Districts | Tigers | Kimba Recreation Reserve, Kimba | 1989 | 1989- | 13
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1989, 1990, 1993, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019 |
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Ports | Magpies | Arno Football Oval, Arno Bay
Port Neill Sporting Complex, Port Neill |
1989 | 1989- | 4
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2017, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
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Central Eyre United | Storm | Wudinna Oval, Wudinna | 2021 | 2021- | 0 |
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Former clubs
[edit]Colors | Club | Nickname | Home Ground | Est. | Years in league | Premiers won |
Premiership Years | Fate |
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Cleve | Bombers | Cleve Oval, Cleve | 1908 | 1989–2011 | 8 | 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005 | Merged with Rudall to form Eastern Ranges in 2012 |
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Darke Peak-Waddikee | Dark Peak Sporting Complex, Darke Peak | 1989–1996 | 1 | 1991 | Folded in 1996 | ||
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Rudall | Rams | Rudall Oval, Rudall | 1927 | 1989–2011 | 0 | – | Merged with Cleve to form Eastern Ranges in 2012 |
2009 Ladder
[edit]Eastern Eyre | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts |
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Kimba Districts | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1090 | 751 | 59.21% | 20 |
Cowell | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1480 | 809 | 64.66% | 18 |
Cleve | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1228 | 892 | 57.92% | 16 |
Rudall | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 832 | 1081 | 43.49% | 6 |
Ports | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 642 | 1739 | 26.96% | 0 |
Finals
Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
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1st Semi | Cleve | 12 | 10 | 82 | Rudall | 10 | 12 | 72 |
2nd Semi | Cowell | 10 | 13 | 73 | Kimba Districts | 7 | 8 | 50 |
Preliminary | Kimba Districts | 13 | 15 | 93 | Cleve | 9 | 7 | 61 |
Grand | Cowell | 13 | 11 | 89 | Kimba Districts | 11 | 7 | 73 |
2010 Ladder
[edit]Eastern Eyre | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
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Kimba Districts | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1427 | 620 | 69.71% | 24 | 1st Semi | Cleve | 13 | 6 | 84 | Ports | 13 | 4 | 82 | |
Cowell | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1106 | 948 | 53.85% | 12 | 2nd Semi | Kimba Districts | 18 | 13 | 121 | Cowell | 14 | 14 | 98 | |
Cleve | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 880 | 1004 | 46.71% | 12 | Preliminary | Cowell | 5 | 26 | 56 | Cleve | 6 | 1 | 37 | |
Ports | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 915 | 1122 | 44.92% | 8 | Grand | Kimba Districts | 9 | 5 | 59 | Cleve | 9 | 3 | 57 | |
Rudall | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 648 | 1282 | 33.58% | 4 |
2011 Ladder
[edit]Eastern Eyre | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
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Kimba Districts | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1834 | 490 | 78.92% | 24 | 1st Semi | Cowell | 20 | 10 | 130 | Rudall | 9 | 8 | 62 | |
Ports | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1085 | 1077 | 50.19% | 14 | 2nd Semi | Kimba Districts | 25 | 12 | 162 | Ports | 8 | 4 | 52 | |
Cowell | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1266 | 1004 | 55.77% | 12 | Preliminary | Cowell | 8 | 17 | 65 | Ports | 8 | 11 | 59 | |
Rudall | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 914 | 1358 | 40.23% | 8 | Grand | Kimba Districts | 10 | 17 | 77 | Cowell | 10 | 7 | 67 | |
Cleve | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 602 | 1772 | 25.36% | 2 |
2012 Ladder
[edit]Eastern Eyre | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
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Kimba Districts | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1599 | 789 | 66.96% | 24 | 1st Semi | Ports | 15 | 12 | 102 | Cowell | 6 | 6 | 42 | |
Eastern Ranges | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1827 | 847 | 68.32% | 22 | 2nd Semi | Eastern Ranges | 13 | 10 | 88 | Kimba Districts | 10 | 10 | 70 | |
Ports | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1108 | 1064 | 51.01% | 14 | Preliminary | Kimba Districts | 14 | 6 | 90 | Ports | 9 | 7 | 61 | |
Cowell | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 500 | 2334 | 17.64% | 0 | Grand | Eastern Ranges | 16 | 12 | 108 | Kimba Districts | 14 | 6 | 90 |
2013 Ladder
[edit]Eastern Eyre | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
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Kimba Districts | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1349 | 675 | 66.65% | 20 | 1st Semi | Ports | 13 | 6 | 84 | Cowell | 9 | 13 | 67 | |
Eastern Ranges | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1103 | 683 | 61.76% | 18 | 2nd Semi | Kimba Districts | 11 | 10 | 76 | Eastern Ranges | 9 | 10 | 64 | |
Cowell | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 741 | 1171 | 38.76% | 6 | Preliminary | Eastern Ranges | 13 | 20 | 98 | Ports | 11 | 8 | 74 | |
Ports | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 597 | 1261 | 32.13% | 4 | Grand | Eastern Ranges | 13 | 9 | 87 | Kimba Districts | 8 | 11 | 59 |
2014 Ladder
[edit]Eastern Eyre | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
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Kimba Districts | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1737 | 606 | 74.14% | 22 | 1st Semi | Ports | 25 | 16 | 166 | Cowell | 2 | 9 | 21 | |
Eastern Ranges | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1590 | 616 | 72.08% | 20 | 2nd Semi | Kimba Districts | 10 | 8 | 68 | Eastern Ranges | 13 | 9 | 87 | |
Ports | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 815 | 1425 | 36.38% | 10 | Preliminary | Kimba Districts | 25 | 18 | 168 | Ports | 4 | 6 | 30 | |
Cowell | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 416 | 1911 | 17.88% | 0 | Grand | Kimba Districts | 13 | 7 | 85 | Eastern Ranges | 10 | 12 | 72 |
2015 Ladder
[edit]Eastern Eyre | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
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Eastern Ranges | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1525 | 552 | 73.42% | 23 | 1st Semi | Cowell | 10 | 5 | 65 | Ports | 8 | 12 | 60 | |
Kimba Districts | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1103 | 733 | 60.08% | 16 | 2nd Semi | Kimba Districts | 15 | 6 | 96 | Eastern Ranges | 13 | 13 | 91 | |
Ports | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 909 | 1163 | 43.87% | 5 | Preliminary | Eastern Ranges | 30 | 19 | 199 | Cowell | 5 | 8 | 38 | |
Cowell | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 449 | 1538 | 22.60% | 4 | Grand | Eastern Ranges | 13 | 14 | 92 | Kimba Districts | 9 | 10 | 64 |
2016 Ladder
[edit]Eastern Eyre | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
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Kimba Districts | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1549 | 534 | 74.36% | 24 | 1st Semi | Cowell | 13 | 13 | 91 | Ports | 7 | 5 | 47 | |
Eastern Ranges | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1058 | 898 | 54.09% | 12 | 2nd Semi | Kimba Districts | 23 | 7 | 145 | Eastern Ranges | 9 | 11 | 65 | |
Cowell | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 750 | 1355 | 35.63% | 7 | Preliminary | Eastern Ranges | 14 | 13 | 97 | Cowell | 12 | 3 | 75 | |
Ports | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 631 | 1201 | 34.44% | 5 | Grand | Kimba Districts | 14 | 13 | 97 | Eastern Ranges | 8 | 7 | 55 |
2017 Ladder
[edit]Eastern Eyre | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
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Kimba Districts | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1051 | 780 | 57.40% | 16 | 1st Semi | Ports | 12 | 8 | 80 | Cowell | 10 | 9 | 69 | |
Eastern Ranges | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 917 | 818 | 52.85% | 16 | 2nd Semi | Kimba Districts | 10 | 7 | 67 | Eastern Ranges | 5 | 8 | 38 | |
Ports | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 866 | 908 | 48.82% | 12 | Preliminary | Ports | 17 | 13 | 115 | Eastern Ranges | 10 | 5 | 65 | |
Cowell | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 767 | 1095 | 41.19% | 4 | Grand | Ports | 10 | 11 | 71 | Kimba Districts | 9 | 8 | 62 |
2018 Ladder
[edit]Eastern Eyre | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
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Kimba Districts | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1123 | 553 | 67.00% | 18 | 1st Semi | Cowell | 14 | 11 | 95 | Ports | 4 | 3 | 27 | |
Eastern Ranges | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1158 | 629 | 64.80% | 18 | 2nd Semi | Eastern Ranges | 15 | 15 | 105 | Kimba Districts | 14 | 15 | 99 | |
Cowell | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 903 | 906 | 49.92% | 12 | Preliminary | Kimba Districts | 14 | 10 | 94 | Cowell | 7 | 7 | 49 | |
Ports | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 347 | 1443 | 19.39% | 0 | Grand | Kimba Districts | 14 | 11 | 95 | Eastern Ranges | 4 | 11 | 35 |
2019 Ladder
[edit]Eastern Eyre | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
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Kimba Districts | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1600 | 542 | 74.70% | 22 | 1st Semi | Ports | 14 | 9 | 93 | Cowell | 8 | 10 | 58 | |
Eastern Ranges | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1362 | 629 | 68.41% | 18 | 2nd Semi | Kimba Districts | 16 | 10 | 106 | Eastern Ranges | 9 | 5 | 59 | |
Ports | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 737 | 1219 | 37.68% | 6 | Preliminary | Eastern Ranges | 14 | 19 | 103 | Ports | 11 | 11 | 77 | |
Cowell | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 440 | 1749 | 20.10% | 2 | Grand | Kimba Districts | 16 | 9 | 105 | Eastern Ranges | 8 | 6 | 54 |
2020 Ladder
[edit]No competition due to Co-vid pandemic
2021 Ladder
[edit]Eastern Eyre | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
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Eastern Ranges | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 810 | 461 | 63.73% | 20 | 1st Semi | Ports | 11 | 10 | 76 | Central Eyre United | 10 | 9 | 69 | |
Kimba Districts | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1010 | 478 | 67.88% | 19 | 2nd Semi | Kimba Districts | 9 | 12 | 66 | Eastern Ranges | 7 | 6 | 48 | |
Ports | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 800 | 726 | 52.42% | 14 | Preliminary | Ports | 12 | 8 | 80 | Eastern Ranges | 8 | 15 | 63 | |
Central Eyre United | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 664 | 1005 | 39.78% | 5 | Grand | Ports | 8 | 8 | 56 | Kimba Districts | 8 | 7 | 55 | |
Cowell | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 442 | 1056 | 29.51% | 2 |
2022 Ladder
[edit]Eastern Eyre | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
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Ports | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1329 | 478 | 73.55% | 22 | 1st Semi | Central Eyre United | 14 | 12 | 96 | Kimba Districts | 6 | 9 | 45 | |
Eastern Ranges | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1120 | 570 | 66.27% | 16 | 2nd Semi | Ports | 10 | 12 | 72 | Eastern Ranges | 9 | 9 | 63 | |
Central Eyre United | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1017 | 646 | 61.15% | 14 | Preliminary | Eastern Ranges | 9 | 9 | 63 | Central Eyre United | 7 | 12 | 54 | |
Kimba Districts | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 699 | 1016 | 40.76% | 8 | Grand | Ports | 10 | 13 | 73 | Eastern Ranges | 11 | 4 | 70 | |
Cowell | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 304 | 1759 | 14.74% | 0 |
2023 Ladder
[edit]Eastern Eyre | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
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Eastern Ranges | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1082 | 510 | 67.96% | 22 | 1st Semi | Central Eyre United | 12 | 12 | 84 | Kimba Districts | 3 | 5 | 23 | |
Ports | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1141 | 657 | 63.46% | 18 | 2nd Semi | Ports | 7 | 4 | 46 | Eastern Ranges | 13 | 15 | 93 | |
Central Eyre United | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1043 | 664 | 61.10% | 14 | Preliminary | Ports | 13 | 9 | 87 | Central Eyre United | 9 | 10 | 64 | |
Kimba Districts | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 533 | 947 | 36.01% | 6 | Grand | Ports | 9 | 9 | 63 | Eastern Ranges | 6 | 17 | 53 | |
Cowell | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 345 | 1366 | 20.16% | 0 |
Notable players
[edit]Notable AFL players to have played in the league include Corey Enright (Kimba Districts), Shaun Rehn (Ports), Shane and Darryl Wakelin (Kimba Districts), Brett Chalmers (Rudall), Levi Greenwood (Ports).
Notable coaches include Grant "Puggy" Jenner (Cleve), Ivan "Shorty" Shubert (Darke Peak, Cleve) and Ben "The Hampster" Hampel (Rudall).
Notable personalities of the league include Brian Rhett "Boozer" Morrow of Darke Peak.
Books
[edit]- Encyclopedia of South Australian country football clubs, compiled by Peter Lines. ISBN 9780980447293
- South Australian country football digest, by Peter Lines ISBN 9780987159199
External links
[edit]- EEFL on AFL NAcional