Great Southern Football League (Western Australia)

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Great Southern
Football League
Established1991 [1]
Teams6
2023 League premiersAlbany
2023 Reserves premiersRoyals
2023 Colts premiersRoyals
2023 Under 16s premiersRailways
2024 Womens premiersMount Barker

The Great Southern Football League is an Australian rules football league based in the state of Western Australia, incorporating teams from towns located within the Great Southern region. The league was formed in 1991 after an amalgamation of the Southern Districts (Denmark, Royals, North Mt Barker, North Albany, Railways, South Mt Barker) and Central Great Southern Football League (Australs, Kojonup, Tambellup, Wanderers, Dumbleyung) Leagues in 1991. [2] All but Denmark and Dumbleyung formed teams in the initial season of the league. [3] There are currently 6 teams covering all tiers of the league.

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Current clubs

JumperClubLogoHome groundClub coloursYears in competitionGSFL flagsGSFL premiership years
Albany Sharks Football Club colours.jpg
Albany [4] SharksCentennial OvalBlack, teal, white2009–2011 (Lower grades)
2012– (League)
22023, 2024
Ivanhoe Amateur football club colors.jpg
Denmark Walpole Giants (1997–2007)
Magpies (2008–onwards)
McLean ParkRed, green & white (1997–2007)
Black, white (2008–onwards)
1997–12010
Mount Barker Bulls Football Club colours.jpg
Mount Barker BullsFrost Park (1994–2014)
Souness Park (2015–onwards)
Green, white, black1994–11996
North Albany Football Club colours.jpg
North Albany KangasCollingwood ParkRed, white1991–92005–08, 2014–18
RichmondDesign.svg
Railways TigersCentennial OvalBlack, yellow1991–42012–13, 2021–22
Royals Football Club colours (Albany).jpg
Royals LionsCentennial OvalBlue, white1991–141993–95, 1999–2004, 2009, 2011, 2019, 2020

Previous clubs

Club coloursClubLogoHome groundYears in competitionGSFL flagsGSFL premiership yearsNotes
Katanning Australs Football Club colours.jpg
Katanning Australs BullsKupara Park1991–19990-Excluded from the GSFL for the 2001 season and never rejoined. Now in recess.
Katanning Wanderers Football Club colours.jpg
Katanning Wanderers TigersKupara Park1991–20020-Joined Upper Great Southern Football League in 2003
Colts premiers 1994, Reserves premiers 1998
Montmorency Football Club.jpg
Kojonup MagpiesKojonup Oval1991–200711997Joined Lower South West Football League in 2008
Reserves premiers 1992
Eltham Football Club.jpg
North Mount Barker DemonsFrost Park1991–19930-Folded in 1993 and reformed as the Mount Barker Bulls
Drouin Football Club colours.jpg
South Mount Barker HawksSouness Park1991–200411992Withdrew in 2005. [5] Now in recess
Eltham Football Club.jpg
Tambellup DemonsTambellup Oval1991–200621991, 1998Folded in 2007
Reserves premiers 1991, 1994

Grand final results

YearPremiersScoreRunners upScore
1991Tambellup14.13 (97)South Mt Barker10.6 (66)
1992South Mt Barker9.14 (68)Royals7.7 (49)
1993Royals18.12 (120)Tambellup11.9 (75)
1994Royals20.9 (129)Tambellup10.12 (72)
1995Royals19.8 (122)Tambellup11.9 (75)
1996Mt Barker17.18 (120)Railways13.8 (86)
1997Kojonup13.7 (85)Railways9.8 (62)
1998Tambellup18.11 (119)Wanderers18.5 (113)
1999Royals12.11 (83)Mt Barker9.14 (68)
2000Royals12.5 (77)Railways7.4 (46)
2001Royals10.12 (72)Railways9.7 (61)
2002Royals9.12 (66)Wanderers5.3 (33)
2003Royals16.15 (111)North Albany9.9 (63)
2004Royals18.8 (116)Tambellup10.15 (75)
2005North Albany22.12 (144)Railways12.9 (81)
2006North Albany13.15 (93)Railways9.7 (61)
2007North Albany18.19 (127)Royals15.15 (105)
2008North Albany15.8 (98)Royals5.7 (37)
2009Royals13.13 (91)North Albany12.10 (82)
2010Denmark-Walpole15.5 (95)Royals7.11 (53)
2011Royals10.5 (65)Railways6.5 (41)
2012Railways15.13 (103)Denmark-Walpole5.13 (43)
2013Railways14.8 (92)North Albany10.10 (70)
2014North Albany19.16 (130)Royals4.6 (30)
2015North Albany9.11 (65)Railways8.11 (59)
2016North Albany8.13 (61)Mt Barker7.16 (58).
2017North Albany9.8 (62)Royals8.11 (59)
2018North Albany9.7 (61)Railways6.8 (44)
2019Royals14.12 (96)Railways8.7 (55)
2020Royals13.11 (89)Denmark-Walpole7.3 (45)
2021Railways17.10 (112)Royals12.12 (84)
2022Railways15.8 (98)Albany10.9 (69)
2023Albany9.12 (66)Railways7.6 (48)
2024Albany10.14 (75)Royals8.5 (53)

Derbies

Current Derbies
Railways and Royals (Cross street rivals)
Denmark/Walpole and Mt Barker (Small town rivalry)
North Albany and Royals (Red & Whites vs Blue & Whites has always been the traditional since the SDNFL days)

Previous Derbies
Australs and Wanderers (Small town rivalry)
North Mt Barker Demons and South Mt Barker Hawks (Small town rivalry)

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