The Yorke Peninsula Football League (YPFL) is an Australian rules football competition based in the Yorke Peninsula region of South Australia, Australia. It is an affiliated member of the South Australian National Football League. The league was known as the Yorke Valley Football League until 1996, having previously absorbed the Yorke Peninsula Football Association in 1961, and the Southern Yorke Peninsula Football League in 1994.
Media At the moment there are several different services covering the YPFL, the main one being the Yorke Peninsula Country Times (Newspaper)
Brief history The current Yorke Peninsula Football League developed over a number of years and involved the gradual amalgamation of the Yorke Valley Football Association, Yorke Peninsula Football Association, and Southern Yorke Peninsula Football League.
The Yorke Valley Football League began life as the Central Yorke Peninsula Football Association in 1910, with the found clubs being Maitland, Port Victoria, Point Pearce, Ardrossan and Weetulta. A year later the name would be changed to the Northern Yorke Peninsula Football Association.
Curramulka and Minlaton joined in 1923, which saw the name of the NYPFA change to the Northern and Mid Yorke Peninsula Football Association. The Yorke Valley name was first adopted in 1930.
The Yorke Valley Football Association disbanded in 1936, but was reformed in 1945. In 1961 the Association absorbed the four remaining clubs of the Yorke Peninsula Football Association as well as Bute and Alford from the disbanded Western Areas FA a year later. The Association changed its name to Yorke Valley Football League in 1963. Alford and Point Pearce both folded after 1962, followed by Price after 1971 and Port Victoria after 1985.
In 1994 the Yorke Valley Football League absorbed the Southern Yorke Peninsula. At that time the participating clubs were: Ardrossan Arthurton Bute CMS (a new club, resulting from the merger of Curramulka, Minlaton and Stansbury) Kadina Maitland Moonta Paskeville Southern Eagles (a new club, resulting from the merger of Edithburgh, Western United and Yorketown) Wallaroo
In 1996, the YVFL changed its name to the current title.
At the end of the 1996 season the Central Yorke Football Club was formed from a merger between Arthurton and Maitland.
Clubs Locations
Current ClubColoursNicknameHome GroundFormer LeagueEst.Years in YVFL/YPFLYVFL/YPFL Senior Premierships Total YearsCountry Footy 2010 Ardrossan KangaroosWilliam Miller Oval, Ardrossan–1904 1910-1930, 1932-1936, 1946– 14 1913, 1915, 1921, 1926, 1956, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1989, 2004 Bute RoostersBilly Harris Memorial Oval, ButeWAFA, APFL1892 1962–2019; 2021– 5 1969, 1973, 1978, 1991, 1993 Central Yorke Cougars Maitland–1996 1997– 1 2007 CMS CrowsCurramulka Oval, Curramulka; Minlaton Oval, Minlaton and Stansbury Oval, Stansbury–1994 1994– 7 1999, 2003, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2021, 2025 Kadina Bloods, BloodhoundsKadina Oval, KadinaYPFA1878 1961– 6 1984, 2002, 2010, 2011, 2017, 2023 Moonta DemonsMoonta Football Oval, MoontaYPFA1895 1961– 6 1963, 2005, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2024 Paskeville MagpiesPaskeville Oval, PaskevilleYPFA1910 1961– 7 1962, 1964, 1985, 1987, 2001, 2014, 2015 Southern Eagles EaglesWarooka Oval, Warooka; Yorketown Oval, Yorketown and Edithburgh Oval, Edithburgh–1994 1994– 4 1995, 2008, 2009, 2019 Wallaroo BulldogsWallaroo Oval, WallarooYPFA1888 1961– 8 1976, 1983, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000
Former clubs ClubColoursNicknameHome GroundFormer LeagueEst.Years in YVFL/YPFLYVFL/YPFL Senior PremiershipsFate Total YearsAlford HawksAlford Oval, AlfordWAFA190719620 -Folded in 1962Arthurton(1947-?)(1960s)(?-1996)TigersArthurton Oval, ArthurtonNWFA19071947-199641955, 1982, 1986, 1988Merged with Maitland in 1996 to form Central YorkeCurramulkaMagpiesCurramulka Oval, CurramulkaSYPFA18881923-193651929, 1930, 1934, 1935, 1936Moved to Yorke Peninsula FA in 1937 Maitland LionsMaitland Oval, MaitlandYPFA1880 1910-1936, 1946-1996 14 1910, 1911, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1980, 1981, 1994Played in Yorke Peninsula FA in 1937-40. Merged with Arthurton in 1996 to form Central YorkeMinlatonMinlaton Oval, MinlatonSYPFA19031923-193211925Returned to Southern Yorke Peninsula FA in 1933Point PearceTigersPoint Pearce Oval, Point Pearce–18931910-1926, 1931-1936, 1946-196210 1912, 1914, 1919, 1920, 1946, 1948, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1960Barred from re-entry in 1927. Recess between 1927-30 and 1937-45. Folded in 1962Port VictoriaMaroonsPort Victoria Oval, Port VictoriaYPFA19101907-1936, 1946-1985101928, 1947, 1949, 1954, 1959, 1961, 1966, 1975, 1977, 1979Recess in 1937-38, re-formed in Yorke Peninsula FA in 1939. Folded in 1985PriceEaglesPrice Oval, PriceEYPFA, NWFA19131920, 1946-1964, 1968-19710 -Returned to Eastern Yorke Peninsula FA in 1921. Recess between 1965-67. Folded in 1971Weetulta–191019100 -Recess in 1911-12. Re-formed in Eastern Yorke Peninsula FA in 1913Yorke Valley RamblersMaitland Oval, Maitland–191219120 -Moved to Eastern Yorke Peninsula FA as Maitland B in 1913
Premierships Year A Grade Premier (Runner Up) B Grade Senior Colts Junior Colts Mini League VenueCentral Yorke Peninsula Football Association (1910)1910MaitlandNorthern Yorke Peninsula Football Association (1911-24)1911Maitland1912Point Pearce1913Ardrossan1914Point Pearce1915Ardrossan1916-18Recess (WWI)1919Point Pearce1920Point Pearce1921Ardrossan1922Maitland1923Maitland1924MaitlandNorthern & Mid Yorke Peninsula Football Association (1925-29)1925Minlaton1926Ardrossan1927Maitland1928Port Victoria1929CurramulkaYorke Valley Football Association (1930-62)1930Curramulka1931Maitland1932Maitland1933Maitland1934Curramulka1935Curramulka1936Curramulka1937-45)Recess1946Point Pearce1947Port Victoria1948Point Pearce1949Port Victoria1950Maitland1951Maitland1952Maitland1953Point Pearce1954Port Victoria1955Arthurton1956Ardrossan1957Point Pearce1958Point Pearce1959Port Victoria1960Point Pearce 1961 Port Victoria (Kadina)MaitlandKadina 1962 Paskeville (Kadina)MoontaWallarooYorke Peninsula Football League (1963-95) 1963 Moonta (Kadina)MoontaPaskevilleMaitland 1964 Paskeville (Moonta)MoontaWallarooMaitland 1965 Ardrossan (Kadina)MaitlandKadinaPort Victoria 1966 Port Victoria (Ardrossan)PaskevilleMaitlandArdrossan 1967 Ardrossan (Maitland)PaskevilleArdrossanArdrossan 1968 Ardrossan (Moonta)MaitlandArdrossanBute 1969 Bute (Ardrossan)ButeArdrossanBute 1970 Ardrossan (Bute)ButeButeKadina 1971 Ardrossan (Bute)ButeButeKadina 1972 Ardrossan (Bute)ButePort VictoriaMoonta 1973 Bute (Ardrossan)ButeKadinaMaitland 1974 Ardrossan (Bute)ButeMoontaKadina 1975 Port Victoria (Ardrossan)MaitlandMaitlandMaitland 1976 Wallaroo (Paskeville)KadinaMaitlandMaitland 1977 Port Victoria (Kadina)KadinaMaitlandMaitland 1978 Bute (Ardrossan)ArdrossanBute/PaskevilleMaitlandMaitland 1979 Port Victoria (Maitland)ArdrossanMaitlandMoonta 1980 Maitland (Ardrossan) Maitland MaitlandKadina 1981 Maitland (Ardrossan)MaitlandWallarooMaitland 1982 Arthurton (Maitland)WallarooKadinaKadina 1983 Wallaroo (Maitland)Moonta KadinaArdrossan 1984 Kadina (Arthurton) Kadina MaitlandArdrossan 1985 Paskeville (Kadina) Paskeville ArdrossanPort Victoria 1986 Arthurton (Paskeville)ArdrossanButeArthurton 1987 Paskeville (Maitland)MaitlandWallaroo Arthurton 1988 Arthurton (Maitland)ArdrossanWallarooPaskeville 1989 Ardrossan (Paskeville)MaitlandArdrossanKadina 1990 Wallaroo (Ardrossan)WallarooButeKadina 1991 Bute (Wallaroo)ButeMaitland Wallaroo 1992 Wallaroo (Bute)MaitlandKadinaKadina 1993 Bute (Wallaroo) ArthurtonWallarooKadina 1994 Maitland (Wallaroo) Southern EaglesCMS CrowsCMS CrowsSouthern EaglesMoonta 1995 Southern Eagles (Wallaroo)CMS CrowsKadinaCMS CrowsCMS CrowsYorke Peninsula Football League (1996-)1996Wallaroo (CMS Crows)WallarooSouthern EaglesSouthern EaglesCMS CrowsBute Oval1997Wallaroo (CMS Crows)WallarooCentral YorkeSouthern EaglesCMS CrowsMoonta Oval1998Wallaroo (CMS Crows)WallarooCentral YorkeCMS CrowsCMS CrowsMaitland Oval1999CMS Crows (Bute)CMS CrowsCMS CrowsCMS CrowsCMS CrowsKadina Oval2000Wallaroo (Kadina)CMS CrowsCentral YorkeCentral YorkeCMS CrowsMinlaton Oval2001Paskeville (Kadina)KadinaCMS CrowsKadinaArdrossanWallaroo Oval2002Kadina (CMS Crows)KadinaCMS CrowsCMS CrowsSouthern EaglesYorketown Oval2003CMS Crows (Kadina)KadinaKadinaArdrossanCentral YorkeBute Oval2004Ardrossan (Kadina)KadinaKadinaCMS CrowsMonntaArdrossan Oval2005Moonta (Paskeville)KadinaCentral YorkeArdrossanCMS CrowsMoonta Oval2006CMS Crows (Paskeville)MoontaCMS CrowsKadinaCMS CrowsPaskeville Oval2007Central Yorke (Paskeville)Central YorkeSouthern EaglesMoontaMoontaMaitland Oval2008Southern Eagles (Moonta)Southern EaglesArdrossanCMS CrowsMoontaKadina Oval2009Southern Eagles 21.11 (137) (Moonta 7.8 (50))MoontaKadinaMoontaSouthern EaglesMinlaton Oval2010Kadina 12.11 (83) (Bute 7.8 (50))Southern EaglesCMS CrowsKadinaSouthern EaglesWallaroo Oval2011Kadina 13.9 (87) (Bute 9.13 (67))Southern Eagles (Kadina)Kadina (Moonta)Southern Eagles (Kadina)Southern EaglesYorketown Oval2012CMS Crows 23.9 (147) (Kadina 11.7 (73))Paskeville (Kadina)Southern Eagles (CMS Crows)CMS Crows (Southern Eagles)Bute/PaskevilleBute Oval2013CMS Crows 23.5 (143) (Kadina 11.14 (80))Kadina (Paskeville)Southern Eagles (Central Yorke)Southern Eagles (CMS Crows)MoontaArdrossan Oval2014Paskeville 15.9 (99) (CMS Crows 10.12 (72))Kadina (Paskeville)Wallaroo (CMS Crows)Bute/Paskeville (Southern Eagles)Bute/PaskevilleMoonta Oval2015Paskeville 17.15 (117) (Kadina 10.8 (68))Moonta (Central Yorke)Bute/Paskeville (Moonta)Moonta (CMS Crows)Bute/PaskevilleMaitland Oval2016Moonta 14.15 (99) (Central Yorke 9.8 (62))Kadina (Moonta)Southern Eagles (Kadina)Bute/Paskeville (CMS Crows)Central YorkePaskeville Oval2017Kadina 11.8 (74) (CMS Crows 9.8 (62))Moonta (Central Yorke)Southern Eagles (Kadina)Bute/Paskeville (Southern Eagles)Central YorkeKadina Oval2018Moonta 15.12 (102) (Central Yorke 4.4 (28))CMS Crows (Wallaroo)Southern Eagles (Bute/Paskeville)Bute/Paskeville (Southern Eagles)KadinaMinlaton Oval2019Southern Eagles 12.5 (77) (CMS Crows 7.7 (49))Southern Eagles (Paskeville)Kadina (Southern Eagles)Central Yorke (CMS Crows)WallarooWallaroo Oval2020COVIDCOVIDKadina (Southern Eagles)Central Yorke (Kadina)COVIDMaitland Oval2021CMS Crows 13.2 (80) (Moonta 11.13 (79))CMS Crows (Southern Eagles)Central Yorke (Southern Eagles)Wallaroo (Central Yorke)CMS CrowsYorketown Oval2022Moonta 8.8 (56) (CMS Crows 3.4 (22))Kadina (Southern Eagles)Wallaroo (Central Yorke)Wallaroo (Central Yorke)CMS CrowsBute Oval2023Kadina 15.4 (94) (Moonta 8.10 (58))Southern Eagles (Moonta)Wallaroo (Kadina)Moonta (Paskeville)Central YorkeArdrossan Oval2024Moonta 21.15 (141) (CMS Crows 6.4 (40))Paskeville (Southern Eagles)Wallaroo (Central Yorke)Moonta (Southern Eagles)Central Yorke (Wallaroo)Moonta Oval2025CMS Crows 15.14 (104) (Moonta 10.5 (65))Paskeville 7.7 (49) (Moonta 4.8 (32))Wallaroo 8.5 (53) (Moonta 4.6 (30))Wallaroo 6.7 (43) (CMS Crows 3.1 (19))CMS Crows (Central Yorke)Maitland Oval2026
Yorke Peninsula Football Association The Yorke Peninsula Football Association was formed in 1888 and was based in the Copper Coast area of the northern Yorke Peninsula.
The founding clubs were: Cross Roads Moonta Moonta Mines Turks East Moonta Wallaroo Wallaroo Mines (later Kadina).
The final year of the Yorke Peninsula Football Association was in 1960 when the competing clubs were: Kadina, Moonta, Paskeville Wallaroo These clubs then joined the Yorke Valley Football Association in 1961.
Clubs
Final ClubColoursNicknameHome GroundFormer LeagueEst.Years in