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.
Colors | Club | Nickname | Origins | Premiers won | Premiership Years |
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Cowell | Cats | founded 1896 | 5 | 1996, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2009 | |
Eastern Ranges | Eagles | merger of Cleve & Rudall | 3 | 2012, 2013, 2015 | |
Kimba Districts | Tigers | merger of Kimba, Buckleboo & Kelly | 13 | 1989, 1990, 1993, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019 | |
Ports | Magpies | merger of Arno Bay & Port Neill | 4 | 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023 | |
Central Eyre United | Storm | merger of Wudinna and Central Eyre | 0 | – |
Colours | Club | Years in Competition | Nickname | EEFL Premierships | Premiership Years | Fate |
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Cleve | 1989–2011 | Bombers | 8 | 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005 | Merged with Rudall to form Eastern Ranges | |
Darke Peak-Waddikee | 1989–1996 | 1 | 1991 | Folded | ||
Rudall | 1989–2011 | Rams | – | Merged with Cleve to form Eastern Ranges | ||
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 |
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 | ||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
Eastern Eyre | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | |
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 | |
No competition due to Co-vid pandemic
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 | ||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||
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 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.
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