The Great Flinders Football League (GFFL) is an Australian rules football competition based in the Eyre Peninsula region of South Australia, Australia. It is an affiliated member of the South Australian National Football League. The current Premiers are the Lock Football Club who defeated the United Yeelanna Football Club in the 2025 Grand Final at Cummins.
Elliston and Western Districts merged and transferred from the Mid West Football League prior to the start of the 2021 season. Near the end of the 2021 season the clubs of the Great Flinders Football League and Great Flinders Netball Association unanimously voted to include Elliston and Districts for the 2022 season and beyond.
Brief history The Great Flinders Football League began in 1911 as the Flinders Football Association with founding clubs including Cummins, Edillilie, Pilanna, Shannon, Stokes and Yallunda Flat.
Clubs Locations
Current ClubJumperMonikerHome GroundFormer LeagueFoundedYears in GFFLGFFL Senior Premierships Total Years Cummins Ramblers Magpies–1919 1919- 43 1928, 1930, 1932, 1936, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1964, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1989, 1994 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2017 Cummins Kapinnie CougarsCummins Oval, Cummins and Kapinnie Oval, Kapinnie–1997 1997- 2 2000, 2001 Elliston Districts RoostersElliston Oval, Elliston; Minnipa Oval, Minnipa and Poochera Oval, Poochera–2021 2021- 0 - Eyre United SaintsUngarra Oval, UngarraPLFL1963 0 - Lock RoosLock Oval, LockLHFL1915 1971- 4 1996, 1997, 2025, 2026 Tumby Bay BluesTumby Bay Oval, Tumby BayPLFL1906 1981- 4 1995, 1999, 2007, 2009 United Yeelanna EaglesKarkoo Oval, Karkoo–1964 1964- 14 1967, 1983, 1986, 1987, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Former ClubJumperMonikerHome GroundFormer LeagueFoundedYears in GFFLGFFL Senior PremiershipsFate Total YearsBrooker Hundred of Brooker, Section 13–19081911-1915 0 -Only played challenge matches after World War I, folded in 1922CockaleechieCockaleechie Oval, Cockaleechie–193711946Although a separate club before WWII, became Cummins Ramblers in 1946. (1919-24)(1925-96)Cummins Oval, Cummins– 19091909-1940, 1946-1996151912, 1914, 1920, 1926, 1929, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1947, 1951, 1962, 1963Split into Centrals and Ramblers in 1919. Merged with Kapinnie to form Cummins Kapinnie in 1997CumminsStarsCummins Oval, Cummins–19221922 11922Entered in 1922 after league dispute with Shannon and folded when they re-entered. Consisted mainly of Shannon players.Cummins Oval, Cummins–19401940 0 -Folded after 1940 seasonEdillilie (1)Edillie Oval, Edillilie–19111911-1915 0Folded due to World War I Edillilie (2)Edillie Oval, EdillilieMRFA1931 , 1946-1959, 1961-1964 3 1953, 1954, 1955Recess due to lack of players in 1960. Merged with Kapinnie in 1964Karkoo(1931)(1938-39)(1952-57)Karkoo Oval, Karkoo–1931, 1952-1957 0 -Merged with Yeelanna to form Shannon in 1946. Split from Shannon in 1951. Merged with United (Murdinga) from Central Areas FA to form United (Karkoo & Murdinga) in 1957 Kapinnie(1934-?)(1946-?)(?–1997) TigersKapinnie Oval, Kapinnie and Edillilie Oval, Edillilie–1934 , 1946-1997 10 1960, 1965, 1966, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993Merged with Cummins to form Cummins Kapinnie in 1997 Marble Range RangersCoulta Oval, Coulta and Wangary Oval, WangaryPLFA1938 1948-1952 0 -Returned to Port Lincoln FL in 1953MortlockHundredth of Mortlock–191219120 -Folded due to lack of playersMount Hope"Speed's Paddock", Mount Hope–19261926-1940 0 -Did not reform after World War IIPillanaCummins Oval, Cummins–190819110 -Folded due to lack of playersShannonEaglesKarkoo Oval, Karkoo and Yeelanna Oval, Yeelanna–19461946-19510 -Split up into Yeelanna and Karkoo after 1951 UnitedKarkoo Oval, Karkoo and Murdinga Oval, Murdinga–1957 1957-1963 0 -Merged with Yeelanna to form United Yeelanna in 1964Yallunda FlatYallunda Flat Oval, Yallunda FlatWFA19061911 0 -Returned to Warratta FA in 1912 Yeelanna Gold & Blues, EaglesYeelanna Oval, Yeelanna –1909 1911-1915 1919-1921, 1923-1946, 1951-1963 12 1911, 1913, 1915, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1931, 1956Merged with Karkoo in 1946, to form Shannon. Split from Shannon in 1951. Merged with United to form United Yeelanna in 1964.
Premiers
1911 Shannon 1912 Cummins 1913 Shannon 1914 Cummins 1915 Shannon 1916–1918 Recess due to WW1 1919 Shannon 1920 Shannon 1921 Shannon 1922 Stars 1923 Shannon 1924 Shannon 1925 Shannon 1926 Ramblers 1927 Shannon 1928 Shannon 1929 Rovers 1930 Ramblers 1931 Yeelanna 1932 Ramblers 1933 Rovers 1934 Rovers 1935 Ramblers 1936 Ramblers 1937 Rovers 1938 Rovers 1939 Rovers 1940 Season suspended without premier named 1941-1945 Recess due to WW2 1946 Cockaleechie 1947 Cummins
1948 Ramblers 1949 Ramblers 1950 Ramblers 1951 Cummins 1952 Ramblers 1953 Edillilie 1954 Edillilie 1955 Edillilie 1956 Shannon 1957 Ramblers 1958 Ramblers 1959 Ramblers 1960 Kapinnie 1961 Ramblers 1962 Cummins 1963 Cummins 1964 Ramblers 1965 Kapinnie 1966 Kapinnie 1967 United Yeelanna 1968 Ramblers 1969 Ramblers 1970 Ramblers 1971 Ramblers 1972 Ramblers 1973 Ramblers 1974 Ramblers 1975 Ramblers 1976 Ramblers 1977 Ramblers 1978 Ramblers
1979 Ramblers 1980 Ramblers 1981 Ramblers 1982 Ramblers 1983 United Yeelanna 1984 Kapinnie 1985 Kapinnie 1986 United Yeelanna 1987 United Yeelanna 1988 Kapinnie 1989 Ramblers 1990 Kapinnie 1991 Kapinnie 1992 Kapinnie 1993 Kapinnie 1994 Ramblers 1995 Tumby Bay 1996 Lock 1997 Lock 1998 Ramblers 1999 Tumby Bay 2000 Cummins Kapinnie 2001 Cummins Kapinnie 2002 Ramblers 2003 Ramblers 2004 Ramblers 2005 Ramblers 2006 Ramblers 2007 Tumby Bay 2008 Ramblers 2009 Tumby Bay
2010 Ramblers 2011 Ramblers 2012 United Yeelanna 2013 Ramblers 2014 United Yeelanna 2015 United Yeelanna 2016 United Yeelanna 2017 Ramblers 2018 United Yeelanna 2019 United Yeelanna 2020 Recess due to COVID-19 2021 United Yeelanna 2022 United Yeelanna 2023 United Yeelanna 2024 United Yeelanna 2025 Lock 2026 Lock
2014 Ladder Great Flinders Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts United Yeelanna 14 0 1 0 2003 679 74.68 28 1st Semi Ramblers 15 15 105 Cummins Kapinnie 6 6 42 Eyre United 9 0 5 1 1259 1229 50.60 19 2nd Semi United Yeelanna 35 9 219 Eyre United 9 8 62 Ramblers 9 0 6 0 1355 1117 54.81 18 Preliminary Eyre United 9 10 64 Ramblers 18 10 118 Cummins Kapinnie 6 0 9 0 982 1477 39.93 12 Grand United Yeelanna 19 4 118 Ramblers 11 5 71 Tumby Bay 5 0 10 0 1086 1195 47.61 10 Lock 1 0 13 1 756 1744 30.24 3
2015 Ladder Great Flinders Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts United Yeelanna 14 0 1 0 1804 900 66.72 28 1st Semi Ramblers 10 7 67 Tumby Bay 4 7 31 Lock 11 0 4 0 1656 879 65.33 22 2nd Semi United Yeelanna 17 7 109 Lock 10 7 67 Ramblers 8 0 7 0 1099 996 52.46 16 Preliminary Lock 18 11 119 Ramblers 17 7 109 Tumby Bay 7 0 8 0 1175 1044 52.95 14 Grand United Yeelanna 19 10 124 Lock 23 10 84 Cummins Kapinnie 5 0 10 0 923 1540 37.47 10 Eyre United 0 0 15 0 570 1868 23.38 0
2016 Ladder Great Flinders Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts United Yeelanna 14 0 1 0 1468 760 65.89 28 1st Semi Tumby Bay 8 6 54 Cummins Kapinnie 10 12 72 Ramblers 11 0 4 0 1192 789 60.17 22 2nd Semi United Yeelanna 13 12 90 Ramblers 10 7 67 Tumby Bay 9 0 6 0 1144 929 55.19 18 Preliminary Ramblers 12 10 82 Cummins Kapinnie 14 11 95 Cummins Kapinnie 6 0 9 0 1123 1015 52.53 12 Grand United Yeelanna 18 11 119 Cummins Kapinnie 9 11 65 Eyre United 5 0 10 0 1030 1188 46.44 10 Lock 0 0 15 0 435 1711 20.27 0
2017 Ladder Great Flinders Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts United Yeelanna 15 0 0 0 1863 744 71.46 30 1st Semi Eyre United 10 9 69 Tumby Bay 7 10 52 Ramblers 8 0 7 0 1119 933 54.53 16 2nd Semi United Yeelanna 15 14 104 Ramblers 6 9 45 Eyre United 8 0 7 0 1333 1255 51.51 16 Preliminary Ramblers 15 15 105 Eyre United 7 8 50 Tumby Bay 6 0 9 0 1023 1086 48.51 12 Grand United Yeelanna 10 11 71 Ramblers 15 10 100 Cummins Kapinnie 6 0 9 0 888 1224 42.05 12 Lock 2 0 13 0 683 1667 29.06 4
2018 Ladder Great Flinders Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts United Yeelanna 15 0 0 0 1885 598 75.82 30 1st Semi Ramblers 16 12 108 Cummins Kapinnie 9 6 60 Tumby Bay 10 0 5 0 1134 956 54.26 20 2nd Semi United Yeelanna 14 11 95 Tumby Bay 11 8 74 Ramblers 8 0 7 0 1037 950 52.19 16 Preliminary Tumby Bay 11 9 75 Ramblers 3 4 22 Cummins Kapinnie 5 0 10 0 951 1268 42.86 10 Grand United Yeelanna 16 13 109 Tumby Bay 3 4 22 Eyre United 4 0 11 0 851 1594 34.81 8 Lock 3 0 12 0 772 1264 37.82 6
2019 Ladder Great Flinders Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts United Yeelanna 15 0 0 0 2028 517 79.69 30 1st Semi Ramblers 7 4 46 Cummins Kapinnie 5 9 39 Tumby Bay 10 0 5 0 1058 819 56.37 20 2nd Semi United Yeelanna 20 20 140 Tumby Bay 7 5 47 Ramblers 9 0 6 0 1161 718 61.79 18 Preliminary Tumby Bay 4 3 27 Ramblers 9 15 69 Cummins Kapinnie 8 0 7 0 1061 1006 51.33 16 Grand United Yeelanna 16 11 107 Ramblers 7 3 45 Lock 3 0 12 0 632 1403 31.06 6 Eyre United 0 0 15 0 419 1896 18.10 0
2021 Ladder Great Flinders Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts Cummins Kapinnie 12 3 0 0 1266 484 72.34 24 1st Semi Ramblers 8 4 52 Lock 8 9 57 United Yeelanna 9 3 3 0 1193 667 64.14 18 2nd Semi Cummins Kapinnie 10 12 72 United Yeelanna 9 12 66 Ramblers 7 3 5 0 718 680 51.36 14 Preliminary United Yeelanna 12 7 79 Lock 5 7 37 Lock 6 3 6 0 972 779 55.51 12 Grand Cummins Kapinnie 6 7 43 United Yeelanna 6 10 46 Elliston Districts 5 3 7 0 691 947 42.19 10 Tumby Bay 3 3 9 0 633 913 40.94 6 Eyre United03120389139221.840
2022 Ladder Great Flinders Wins Losses Draws Byes For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts United Yeelanna 14 0 0 3 1282 541 70.32 28 1st Semi Tumby Bay 8 11 59 Lock 9 963 Elliston Districts 10 4 0 3 1241 621 66.65 20 2nd Semi United Yeelanna 11 8 74 Elliston Districts 7 1456 Tumby Bay 8 6 0 3 994 790 55.72 16 Preliminary Elliston Districts 12 12 84 Lock 7 446 Lock 7 7 0 3 952 849 52.86 14 Grand United Yeelanna 15 5 95 Elliston Districts 3 725 Ramblers 6 8 0 3 900 919 49.48 12 Cummins/Kapinnie Cougars 4 10 0 3 687 952 41.92 8 Eyre United01403386177017.900
2023 Ladder Great Flinders Wins Losses Draws Byes For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts United Yeelanna 14 0 0 3 1730 510 77.23 28 1st Semi Lock 7 13 55 Ramblers 8 351 Tumby Bay 11 3 0 3 1234 544 69.40 22 2nd Semi United Yeelanna 15 9 99 Tumby Bay 3 321 Lock 9 5 0 3 1194 619 65.85 18 Preliminary Tumby Bay 10 11 71 Lock 9 1165 Ramblers 8 6 0 3 907 846 51.73 16 Grand United Yeelanna 15 15 105 Tumby Bay 11 773 Eliston Districts 5 9 0 3 823 1027 44.48 10 Cummins/Kapinnie Cougars 1 13 0 3 464 1326 25.92 2 Eyre United11303462194219.212
2024 Ladder Great Flinders Wins Losses Draws Byes For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts Lock 13 1 0 3 1777 568 75.77 26 1st Semi Ramblers 12 11 83 Tumby Bay 13 482 United Yeelanna 13 1 0 3 1485 608 70.95 26 2nd Semi Lock 10 8 68 United Yeelanna 11 975 Ramblers 8 6 0 3 1011 1065 48.69 16 Preliminary Lock 14 12 96 Ramblers 1 814 Tumby Bay 7 7 0 3 1016 1074 48.61 14 Grand United Yeelanna 10 11 71 Lock 4 1034 Elliston Districts 4 10 0 3 807 1225 39.71 8 Cummins/Kapinnie Cougars 3 11 0 3 628 1250 33.43 6 Eyre United11303672160629.492
References
Books Encyclopedia of South Australian country football clubs / compiled by Peter Lines. South Australian country football digest / by Peter Lines