Kangaroo Island Football League

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Kangaroo Island Football League (KIFL)

Sport	Australian rules football
President	Andrew Heinrich
No. of teams	5 A Grade Reserves Colts
Country	South Australia, Australia
Most recent champion(s)	Western Districts (11th premiership)
Most titles	Parndana (18 premierships)
Sponsor(s)	Kangaroo Island SeaLink Retravision Aurora Ozone Hotel Sports Centre Sports Wear

The Kangaroo Island Football League (KIFL) is an Australian rules football competition based on Kangaroo Island in South Australia, Australia. It is an affiliated member of the South Australian National Football League and is zoned to the South Adelaide Football Club.

Clubs

Current clubs

Club	Guernsey	Nickname	Home Ground	Est.	Seasons in KIFL	KIFL Senior Premierships
						Total	Years [1]
Dudley United		Eagles	Penneshaw Oval, Penneshaw	1965	1965-	11	1965, 1980, 1984, 1988, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2014, 2015, 2016
Kingscote		Hounds	Soldiers Memorial Park, Kingscote	1910	1946-	13	1946, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1952, 1966, 1969, 1974, 1975, 1992, 2002, 2018, 2023
Parndana		Roosters	Parndana Town Oval, Parndana	1948	1948-1949, 1952, 1956-	18	1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1967, 1968, 1979, 1981, 1989, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
Western Districts		Saints	Western Districts Community and Sports Club, Gosse	1970	1970-	15	1976, 1977, 1978, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2024
Wisanger		Panthers (formerly Blues)	Panther Park, Bay of Shoals	1911	1946-2000, 2002-	16	1950, 1953, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 2005, 2021

Former clubs

Club	Guernsey	Nickname	Home Ground	Est.	Seasons in KIFL	KIFL Senior Premierships
						Total	Years [1]	Reason for leaving
Antechamber Bay					1914–1918	0	-	Discontinued due to First World War
Muston/American River (Salt Lake)					1914–1922 1933	0	-
Nepean Bay/K.I Colts	Light with dark monogram	Colts		1950	1950–1964	2	1963, 1964	Went into recess in 1965, due to introduction of B Grade.
United	Green and gold			1954	1954–1964	1	1962	Merged with Dudley to formDudley United in 1965.
Dudley	Black and white	Ramblers, Magpies	Penneshaw Oval, Penneshaw	1889	1908–1964	1	1954	Merged with United to form Dudley United in 1965.

History

Pre WWII (Late 1800s–1945)

Australian Football began on Kangaroo Island in the late 1800s, with the first organised competition beginning in 1908 with the formation of Kingscote and Dudley United clubs. Wisanger joined in 1910, thereafter several clubs came and went such as Muston.

Post WWII (1946– )

The Kangaroo Island Football League (KIFL) was formed in 1946 with founding clubs of Kingscote and Wisanger. They were joined by Parndana, American River and Nepean Bay. With the demise of the latter two clubs Western Districts became the fifth club in 1970, with the league maintaining that structure to the present day. The reserve competition was formed in 1958 and the colts competition. Senior colts was formed in 1966 as an U15's competition, in 1976 saw it change to U16's and currently it is U15's. The junior colts was formed in 1970, formerly called the minis, and in 1976 it was changed to U13's and today it is the U12's.

Notable past players

Player	Club	Years active in KIFL	Notes
Brendon Lade	Western Districts Wisanger		Lade made his AFL debut with Port Adelaide in Round 1, 1997, in what was also Port Adelaide's debut AFL match. Lade played 234 games (182 goals) for Port Adelaide as a ruckman and forward, whilst also being part of Port Adelaide's 2004 AFL premiership side. Other career highlights include; 1997 AFL Rising Star nominee, All-Australian 2006 & 2007 and the John Cahill Medallist in 2006. After his AFL career, Lade has been an assistant coach at Richmond, Port Adelaide, Stkilda and is currently at the Western Bulldogs.
Bradley Crabb	Western Districts	1995–2003 2022-	After playing his junior career on Kangaroo Island, winning the Pharmacy medal as best player in colts and playing in Western Districts 2003 premiership, Crabb made his league debut for South Adelaide in 2007. Crabb was a regular in defence and became known as reliable and a great clubman, as proven by him winning best clubman in 2013 and 2018. Crabb was named club captain in 2015, 2016, and 2017 and he was named at Full back in "The Advertiser Team of the Year in 2015. Crabb retired in 2019 having played 215 league games, over 300 games in total for South Adelaide and he kicked a total of 6 goals. Brad returned to the island, playing with his junior club, Western Districts. He was a member of their 2022 & 2024 premierships.
David Stoeckel	Dudley United	1981–1984	After dominating in the 1984 grand final against Wisanger, David joined South Adelaide as a twenty year old key forward and went on to have an illustrious career from 1985–1997. David played 267 games and kicked 391 goals during this time, and was rewarded with life membership in 1994. Other awards included best team man in 1996, and David was also the club's leading goalkicker in 1987, 1989, 1990 and 1996. David captained South Adelaide in 1996 and 1997, and was recognised with induction into the SANFL hall of fame in 2015.
Roger Williams	Nepean Bay, Kingscote & Dudley United	1960–1990	Roger Williams is arguably the greatest footballer to play on Kangaroo Island. He stands with the best country footballers in South Australia as a seven time Mail medal winner, one of only four players to achieve this feat. Roger made his senior debut as a 12-year-old for Nepean Bay in 1960, and played for two seasons for them before moving to Adelaide for his schooling. During this time Roger played a handful of reserves games in 1964, and made his senior debut in 1965. He would go on to play 50 league and reserves games over the next three seasons, before being transferred to Glenelg mid 1967 where he played another 4 league games. Roger returned to the island in 1968, playing with Kingscote winning the Mail Medal in 1969, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976 and 1977. He transferred to Dudley United as playing coach in 1978, and set the standard for his new team by winning the medal that year too. Roger credits his brother, John and his colts coach, Charlie Inglis, as his greatest influences in football.
Danny Jenkins	Parndana	1969–1975, 1986–1997?	Jenkins joined SANFL club Norwood, having won the Kangaroo Island Football League's best and fairest award in 1974. He made his senior Redlegs debut, aged twenty-one, in 1976, and ended up winning the club's best first year player award. The twin highlights of his career were the victorious grand finals of 1982 against Glenelg, when he won the Jack Oatey Medal as best afield, and 1984 against Port Adelaide when he was in his only season as captain of the side. He also played in the victorious grand final of 1978 against Sturt. Between 1976 and 1985 he played a total of 198 senior SANFL games and represented South Australia 5 times. [2]
Allan Howard	Parndana	1966–1971, 1979–1986?	Allan Howard debuted for North Adelaide in 1971 and was a member that year of the Roosters' winning grand final combination against Port Adelaide. He lined up on a half back flank on that occasion, as he did in the following year's premiership decider against the same opposition. Howard also played in the 1973 grand final but despite being one of the best players on view could not prevent the Roosters succumbing to Glenelg by seven points. Early in his SANFL career Howard sometimes played as a ruck-rover but he blossomed after being shifted to a half back flank. Between 1971 and 1978 and in 1981 he played 144 senior games for North and booted three goals. Both prior to commencing with the Roosters and during the gap in his SANFL career Allan Howard played with distinction for the Parndana Football Club on Kangaroo Island where he won a couple of Mail Medals for competition best and fairest in 1980 and 1981.

Grade Structure

As of 2018 the KIFL hosts 5 grades of competition, which include two senior grades, A-Grade & Reserves, and 3 colts grades, U15's, U12's & AusKick (U12's and AusKick do not play for premiership points). Currently all clubs have one team in all levels of competition.

Premierships

Year	A Grade	Reserves	Colts	Venue
2024	Western Districts 24.18 (162) def. Wisanger 4.2 (26)	Western Districts 8.6 (54) def. Kingscote 8.4 (52)	Western Districts 14.8 (92) def. Kingscote 4.7 (31)	Penneshaw Oval
2023	Kingscote 11.13 (79) def. Western Districts 10.7 (67)	Kingscote 11.12 (78) def. Western Districts 7.8 (50)	Dudley United 7.15 (57) def. Western Districts 8.2 (50)	Wisanger Football Ground
2022	Western Districts 17.14 (116) def. Wisanger 3.6 (24)	Kingscote 8.5 (53) def. Western United 6.6 (42)	Kingscote 22.13 (145) def. Parndana 1.2 (8)	Gosse Oval
2021	Wisanger 12.13 (85) def. Western Districts 8.12 (60)	Kingscote 16.7 (103) def. Dudley United 9.5 (59)	Kingscote 13.15 (93) def. Western Districts 2.5 (17)	Parndana Oval
2020	A Grade and B Grade cancelled	due to COVID-19	Dudley United 11.9 (75) def. Kingscote 10.3 (63)	Parndana Oval
2019	Western Districts 11.12 (78) def. Parndana 10.3 (63)	Kingscote 15.9 (99) def. Western Districts 3.5 (23)	Kingscote 13.6 (84) def. Dudley United 8.3 (51)	Kingscote Oval
2018	Kingscote 6.10 (46) def. Western Districts 6.7 (43)	Kingscote 11.5 (71) def. Western Districts 9.6 (60)	Kingscote 7.8 (50) def. Parndana 5.9 (39)	Penneshaw Oval
2017	Western Districts 17.12 (114) def. Dudley United 11.7 (73)	Western Districts 16.8 (104) def. Parndana 5.3 (33)	Wisanger 8.14 (62) def. Kingscote 4.9 (33)	Wisanger Football Ground
2016	Dudley United 11.9 (75) def. Kingscote 6.9 (45)	Kingscote 9.9 (63) def. Wisanger 3.4 (22)	Wisanger 15.5 (95) def. Dudley United 5.7 (37)	Gosse Oval
2015	Dudley United 15.20 (110) def. Western Districts 8.5 (53)	Western Districts 17.14 (116) def. Wisanger 4.2 (26)	Wisanger 13.7 (85) def. Kingscote 7.5 (47)	Parndana Oval
2014	Dudley United 9.9 (63) def. Parndana 5.4 (34)	Dudley United 12.14 (86) def. Western Districts 6.4 (40)	Kingscote 8.9 (57) def. Wisanger 7.4 (46)	Kingscote Football Oval
2013	Parndana 21.13 (139) def. Kingscote 15.10 (100)	Western Districts 11.4 (70) def. Parndana 4.4 (28)	Wisanger 17.14 (116) def. Kingscote 4.3 (27)	Penneshaw Oval
2012	Parndana 14.8 (92) def. Dudley United 7.13 (55)	Kingscote 8.6 (54) def. Parndana 4.8 (32)	Wisanger 10.8 (68) def. Dudley United 6.14 (50)	Wisanger Football Oval
2011	Parndana 9.9 (63) def Kingscote 8.8 (56)	Kingscote 9.10 (64) def. Western Districts 2.3 (15)	Wisanger 9.6 (60) def. Dudley United 6.5 (41)
2010	Parndana 11.9 (75) def Kingscote 4.6 (30)	Parndana 9.4 (58) def Western Districts 5.7 (37)	Western Districts 14.10 (94) def Dudley United 4.3 (27)
2009	Parndana 6.15 (51) def. Dudley United 4.7 (31)	Parndana 7.9 (51) def. Kingscote 5.3 (33)	Western Districts 9.15 (69) def. Parndana 4.5 (29)
2008	Parndana 10.14 (74) def. Dudley United 9.7 (61)	Dudley United 9.7 (61) def. Kingscote 5.9 (39)	Kingscote 23.14 (152) def. Wisanger 4.4 (28)
2007	Dudley United 24.8 (152) def. Kingscote 9.5 (59)	Dudley United 9.10 (64) def. Western Districts 2.6 (18)	Kingscote 23.14 (152) def. Wisanger 4.4 (28)	Wisanger Oval
2006	Dudley United 18.11 (119) def. Parndana 6.3 (39)	Parndana def. Dudley United	Kingscote 12.10 (82) def Dudley United 7.6 (48)
2005	Wisanger 17.12 (114) def. Parndana 9.7 (61)	Dudley United def. Parndana	Kingscote 24.19 (163) def. Wisanger 2.0 (12)	Parndana
2004	Dudley United 17.9 (111) def. Wisanger 8.6 (54)	Dudley United def. Parndana	Kingscote def. Wisanger
2003	Western Districts 13.10 (88) def. Kingscote 8.6 (54)	Dudley United def. Parndana	Kingscote 10.7 (67) def. Wisanger 3.4 (22)	Penneshaw Oval
2002	Kingscote 16.9 (105) def. Wisanger 15.8 (98)	Kingscote def. Parndana	Wisanger 11.7 (73) def. Kingscote 6.3 (39)	Wisanger Oval
2001	Western Districts 3.10 (28) def. Kingscote 1.6 (12)	Kingscote	Kingscote	Gosse Oval
2000	Dudley United 5.6 (36) def. Parndana 5.4 (34)	Parndana 8.2 (50) def Western Districts 6.8 (44)	Western Districts 2.7 (19) def Wisanger 2.1 (13)	Parndana Oval
1999	Parndana 13.12 (90) def Western Districts 6.5 (41)	Dudley United 8.10 (58) def. Western Districts 5.7 (37)	Parndana 18.16 (124) def. Kingscote 1.1 (7)	Kingscote Oval
1998	Parndana 14.11 (95) def. Dudley United 11.13 (79)	Dudley United	Wisanger
1997	Parndana 8.6 (54) def. Western Districts 5.14 (44)	Western Districts 6.8 (44) def. Parndana 6.6 (42)	Wisanger	Wisanger Oval
1996	Western Districts 7.8 (50) def. Parndana 3.7 (25)	Western Districts 7.8 (50) def Parndana 3.7 (25)	Wisanger	Gosse oval
1995	Western Districts 16.16 (112) def. Dudley United 3.4 (22)	Western Districts 10.8 (68) def. Parndana 6.11 (47)	Parndana 16.8 (104) def. Western Districts 9.5 (59)	Parndana Oval
1994	Western Districts 17.17 (119) def. Dudley United 9.7 (61)	Western Districts 16.11 (107) def. Wisanger 9.4 (58)	Parndana	Kingscote Oval
1993	Western Districts 13.15 (93) def. Dudley United 8.5 (53)	Western Districts 12.12 (84) def. Dudley United 5.6 (36)	Parndana	Penneshaw Oval
1992	Kingscote 16.9 (105) def. Western Districts 15.8 (98)	Wisanger	Western Districts 6.6 (42) def. Parndana 3.3 (21)
1991	Western Districts 17.11 (113) def. Kingscote 10.5 (65)	Kingscote 14.17 (101) def. Dudley United 7.10 (52)	Wisanger
1990	Western Districts 13.10 (88) def. Wisanger 12.13 (85)	Western Districts 11.14 (80) def. Parndana 6.5 (41)	Wisanger
1989	Parndana 17.12 (114) def. Wisanger 15.11 (101)	Parndana	Kingscote
1988	Dudley United 16.16 (112) def. Parndana 16.7 (103)	Western Districts 9.11 (65) def Kingscote 7.7(49)	Kingscote 21.13 (139) def. Parndana 4.5 (29)
1987	Wisanger 22.9 (141) def. Kingscote 11.15 (81)	Wisanger 11.11 (77) def. Kingscote 10.6 (66)	Parndana 22.11 (143) def. Kingscote 5.4 (34)
1986	Wisanger 16.12 (108) def. Parndana 9.10 (64)	Parndana	Kingscote
1985	Wisanger 19.14 (128) def. Dudley United 13.13 (91)	Parndana	Wisanger
1984	Dudley United 30.17 (197) def. Wisanger 9.23 (77)	Wisanger	Parndana
1983	Wisanger 9.12 (66) def. Parndana 10.4 (64)	Kingscote 15.12 (102) def. Wisanger 8.9 (57)	Wisanger 9.6 (60) def. Parndana 5.4 (34)
1982	Wisanger 18.20 (108) def. Dudley United 12.9 (81)	Kingscote 8.13 (61) def Wisanger 8.7 (55)	Wisanger 16.13 (109) def. Parndana 5.4 (34)
1981	Parndana 14.14 (98) def. Dudley United 7.12 (54)	Wisanger	Wisanger def. Parndana
1980	Dudley United 9.10 (64) def. Parndana 8.14 (62)	Wisanger 7.9 (51) def. Kingscote 5.12 (42)	Dudley United 9.4 (58) def. Wisanger 3.1 (19)
1979	Parndana 11.17 (83) def. Western Districts 8.14 (62)	Wisanger	Parndana def. Kingscote
1978	Western Districts 13.12 (90) def Kingscote 7.10 (52)	Wisanger	Kingscote
1977	Western Districts 12.13 (85) def. Parndana 11.9 (75)	Parndana def Wisanger	Kingscote
1976	Western Districts 13.15 (93) def. Parndana 6.6 (42)	Dudley United 14.19 (103) def. Western Districts 5.4 (34)	Kingscote	Kingscote Oval
1975	Kingscote 15.18 (108) def. Wisanger 8.13 (61)	Dudley United 11.8 (74) def. Wisanger 8.4 (52)	Wisanger 13.13 (91) def. Kingscote 7.4 (46)
1974	Kingscote 14.15 (99) def. Wisanger 9.14 (68)	Kingscote def. Wisanger	Kingscote def. Parndana
1973	Wisanger 15.12 (102) def. Kingscote 10.18 (78)	Kingscote 9.8 (62) def Wisanger 8.7 (55)	Parndana 5.6 (36) drew Dudley United 5.6 (36) Parndana 9.7 61) def. Dudley United 4.4 (28)
1972	Wisanger 17.14 (116) def. Kingscote 14.10 (94)	Parndana	Western Districts 6.4 (40) def. Parndana 5.3 (33)
1971	Wisanger 8.13 (61) def. Kingscote 3.12 (30)	Parndana 14.12 (96) def. Wisanger 3.1 (19)	Western Districts 11.24 (90) def. Kingscote 2.6 (18)
1970	Wisanger 15.17 (107) def. Kingscote 11.7 (73)	Dudley United def Parndana	Kingscote def Western Districts
1969	Kingscote 7.12 (54) def. Wisanger 6.9 (45)	Parndana 4.10 (34) def. Wisanger 4.6 (30)	Parndana 5.2 (32) def. Kingscote 2.9 (21)	Kingscote Oval
1968	Parndana 16.15 (111) def. Wisanger 11.9 (75)	Wisanger 11.12 (78) def. Parndana 7.4 (46)	Parndana 6.10 (46) def. Wisanger 5.6 (36)
1967	Parndana 27.14 (176) def. Dudley United 5.8 (38)	Parndana 9.9 (63) def. Wisanger 6.6 (42)	Wisanger 3.7 (25) def. Parndana 3.6 (24)
1966	Kingscote 19.10 (124) def. Dudley United 15.11 (101)	Parndana 22.19 (151) def. Wisanger 5.9 (39)	Parndana (mixed) 4.8 (38) drew Kingscote 4.8 (38) Parndana received shield after winning more matches
1965	Dudley United 12.15 (87) def. Nepean Bay 11.8 (74)	Kingscote
1964	Nepean Bay 10.6 (66) def. Parndana 8.6 (54)
1963	Nepean Bay 11.10 (76) def. Parndana 8.10 (58)
1962	United 14.11 (95) def. Kingscote 10.13 (73)
1961	Wisanger 7.8 (50) def. Nepean Bay 3.15 (33)
1960	Parndana 13.8 (86) def. Kingscote 12.11 (83)
1959	Parndana 16.12 (108) def. Nepean Bay 11.19 (85)
1958	Wisanger 11.13 (79) def. Nepean Bay 11.12 (78)
1957	Parndana 9.10 (64) def. K.I Colts 7.17 (59)
1956	Parndana 6.20 (56) def. Wisanger 7.5 (47)
1955	Wisanger 8.16 (64) def. Dudley 4.15 (39)
1954	Dudley 12.6 (77) def. Wisanger 9.8 (62)
1953	Wisanger 8.14 (62) def. K.I Colts 8.9 (57)
1952	Kingscote 9.13 (67) def. Wisanger 2.12 (24)
1951	Kingscote def. Dudley
1950	Wisanger 10.18 (78) def. Kingscote 9.8 (62)
1949	Kingscote 14.12 (96) def. Wisanger 2.12 (24)
1948	Kingscote 12.6 (78) def. Dudley 2.11 (23)
1947	Kingscote 9.13 (67) def. Dudley 6.11 (47)
1946	Kingscote 8.16 (64) def. Penneshaw 5.6 (36)

Individual awards

KIFL Mail Medalists

The Mail Medal is awarded to the best and fairest footballer in the highest grade of competition in Kangaroo Island Football League. Sunday Mail newspaper presents the best and fairest footballer in each country league in South Australia with a medal. ^[3]

Year	Mail Medalist	Club	Votes	Runner-Up	Club	Votes
2024	Sam Jonas	Western Districts	15	Keenan Jacobs	Dudley United	14
2023	Tate Barrett	Western Districts	19	Dusty Cross	Wisanger	16
2022	Liam Sampson	Wisanger	21	Tate Barrett	Western Districts	18
2021	Ed Colley	Dudley United	9	Liam Sampson	Wisanger	8
2020	Not Awarded
2019	Josh Graham	Western Districts	17	Rory Lovering	Kingscote	16
2018	Rory Lovering	Kingscote
2017	Josh Graham	Western Districts		Leroy Turner
2016	Zac Edwards	Kingscote
2015	Khyal Stead	Wisanger
2014	Clayton Willson	Dudley United
2013	Zac Edwards	Kingscote		Clayton Willson	Dudley United
2012	Nathan Trethewey	Parndana		Xavier Larcombe	Western Districts
2011	Clayton Willson	Dudley United
2010	Nathan Trethewey	Parndana	20	David Westbrook Clayton Willson	Parndana Dudley United	17
2009	Clayton Willson	Dudley United	22	Josh Graham	Western Districts	19
2008	Clayton Willson	Dudley United
2007	Clayton Willson	Dudley United
2006	Daniel Budarick	Kingscote	22	Heath Deer	Parndana	17
2005	Heath Deer	Parndana	22	Matthew Thomas	Wisanger	21
2004	Craig Turner Rhett Willson	Wisanger Dudley United	19 19	Clayton Willson	Dudley United	17
2003	Clayton Willson	Dudley United	15	Craig Boxer Lachlan Lade	Wisanger Wisanger	12 12
2002	Scott Walden	Kingscote	19	Lachlan Lade	Wisanger	16
2001	Brodie Howard	Dudley United	14	Josh Wilhelm Troy Darams	Western Districts Kingscote	11 11
2000	Damien Trethewey	Parndana	22	Nathan Trethewey	Parndana	18
1999	Damien Trethewey	Parndana	18	Ashley Ness	Parndana	14
1998	Bradley Rynne	Parndana	29	David Florance	Dudley United	15
1997	Jason Wheaton	Wisanger	22	Troy Hilder	Western Districts	17
1996	Troy Hilder	Western Districts	15	Damien Trethewey Damian Willis	Parndana Dudley United	13 13
1995	David Florance	Dudley United	17	Trevor Weatherspoon Troy Hilder	Western Districts Western Districts	14 14
1994	David Florance	Dudley United	29	Les Warner	Wisanger	17
1993	Brenton Lovering	Kingscote	14	David Florance	Dudley United	12
1992	David Florance	Dudley United	31	Brenton Lovering	Kingscote	28
1991	Darryl Warner	Wisanger	18	Brett Padroth	Kingscote	17
1990	Brenton Lovering	Wisanger	23	Paul Mitchell	Western Districts	15
1989	Peter Lovering	Kingscote	25	Andrew Rabbitt	Wisanger	17
1988	David Florance	Dudley United	28	Andrew Rabbitt	Wisanger	21
1987	Dean Montgomerie	Wisanger	19	Harold Lovergrove	Kingscote	18
1986	Andy Rabbitt	Wisanger	29	David Florance	Dudley United	25
1985	Peter Jones	Western Districts	18	David Florance	Dudley United	16
1984	David Florance	Dudley United	23	Allan Howard	Parndana	18
1983	Steven May	Parndana	24	Allan Howard	Parndana	16
1982	Daniel Lovering	Western Districts	20	Simon Lubcke	Kingscote	18
1981	Allan Howard	Parndana
1980	Allan Howard	Parndana	24	Greg Roberts	Western Districts	22
1979	Colin Hopkins	Dudley United
1978	Roger Williams	Dudley United
1977	Roger Williams	Kingscote
1976	Roger Williams	Kingscote
1975	Roger Williams & Greg Roberts	Kingscote & Western Districts	15	Daniel Jenkins	Parndana	10
1974	Daniel Jenkins	Parndana
1973	Roger Williams	Kingscote	15	Graham Smith & Jim Bowden	Parndana & Wisanger	9
1972	Roger Williams	Kingscote	23	Jim McLaren	Western Districts	21
1971	Donald Lade	Wisanger
1970	Trevor Bland	Wisanger	21	Wayne Conaghty & Mike Smith	Kingscote & Western Districts	13
1969	Roger Williams	Kingscote
1968	Trevor Bland	Wisanger	30	Roger Williams	Kingscote	25
1967	Barry Stoeckel	Dudley United	23	Gerald Paxton	Parndana	21
1966	Warren Boxer	Wisanger	25	Gerald Paxton	Parndana	21
1965	John Obst	Parndana
1964	John Obst	Parndana	20	Roger Williams	Nepean Bay	18
1963	Garry Lovering	Nepean Bay	26	Deon Johnson	United	12
1962	John Lovering	Nepean Bay	25	G Neave	Dudley	17
1961	John Lovering	Nepean Bay	19	N Wood	14
1960	Malcom Jones	Parndana
1959	John Lovering	Nepean Bay
1958	Dean Johnson	United
1957	Peter Neave	Dudley
1956	Peter Arbon	Kingscote
1955	Dean Bell	Wisanger
1954	Ian Gillfillan	Dudley
1953	Peter Thompson	Colts
1952	Peter Barratt	Wisanger
1951	Jim Anderson	Wisanger

Johnston Medal

The Johnston Medal is awarded to the best and fairest footballer in the reserve grade of competition in Kangaroo Island Football League.

Year	Medalist	Club
2024	Andrew Arnold	Wisanger
2023	Travis Hilder	Western Districts
2022	Cain Florance	Kingscote
2021	Gage Shulver Cain Florance	Dudley United Kingscote
2020	Not Awarded
2019	Michael Mills Alex Laver	Parndana Western Districts
2018	Rory Davis	Kingscote
2017	Josh Bennett	Parndana
2016	Michael Mills	Parndana
2015	Michael Mills	Parndana
2014	Damien Willmott Michael Hastings	Western Districts Dudley United
2013	Ben Davis	Western Districts
2012	Brenton Putland	Parndana
2011	Damien Florance	Western Districts
2010	Brenton Putland	Parndana
2009	Ashley Ness	Parndana
2008	Will Ducrou	Wisanger
2007	David Florance	Dudley United
2006	David Florance	Dudley United
2005	Dean Montgomerie	Dudley United
2004	Neil Stoeckel	Dudley United
2003	Greg Downing	Western Districts
2002	David Neave	Wisanger
2001	Craig Glynn	Wisanger
2000	Damien Perry	Dudley United
1999	Brett Haggett	Kingscote
1998	Matt Dezen	Dudley United
1997	Jo McDonald	Kingscote
1996	Rick Spark	Dudley United
1995	Greg Hurst	Wisanger
1994	Quentin Anderson	Western Districts
1993	Brian Johnston	Parndana
1992	Brian Peckover	Wisanger
1991	David Jamieson	Dudley United
1990	Brian Johnston	Parndana
1989	Keith Hodder	Wisanger
1988	Phil Robinson	Kingscote
1987	Stephen Hart	Kingscote
1986	David Wilson	Parndana

Pharmacy Medal

The Pharmacy Medal is awarded to the best and fairest footballer in the colts grade of competition in Kangaroo Island Football League.

Year	Medalist	Club
2024	James Mitchell	Kingscote
2023	Tait Florance	Dudley United
2022	Cain Florance	Kingscote
2021	Blake Florance	Kingscote
2020	Callum Willson	Dudley United
2019	Callum Willson	Dudley United
2018	Jayden Christophers	Kingscote
2017	Mahake Edwards	Parndana
2016	Damon Freitag	Wisanger
2015	Frank Colman	Kingscote
2014	Tate Lovering	Kingscote
2013	Dylan Lockett Declan Hardy-Corby	Wisanger Wisanger
2012	Sam Gurney	Dudley United
2011	Liam Sampson	Wisanger
2010	Damon Weatherspoon	Western Districts
2009	Hahns Sullivan	Parndana
2008	Sam Lewis	Wisanger
2007	Zac Edwards Brent Kirby Darcy Kildea	(Kingscote) (Dudley United) (Wisanger)
2006	Luke Bowd	Dudley United
2005	Ben Lock	Western Districts
2004	Michael Condo	Dudley United
2003	Paul Green	Kingscote
2002	Shane Matthews	Parndana
2001	Leroy Johnson	Kingscote
2000	Bradley Crabb	Western Districts
1999	Heath Deer	Parndana
1998	Ryan Francis	Parndana
1997	Ryan Burgess	Parndana
1996	Paul Jefferson	Wisanger
1995	Paul Jefferson	Wisanger
1994	Nathan Trethewey	Parndana
1993	Tim Johnson	Parndana
1992	Anton Remkes Scott Redden	Western Districts
1991	Craig Turner	Wisanger
1990	Anton Lemon	Wisanger
1989	Brett Padroth	Kingscote
1988	Brett Padroth	Kingscote
1987	Troy Hilder	Parndana
1986	Jason Wheaton	Wisanger
1985	Brendan Lodge	Parndana
1984	Kim Blight	Kingscote
1983	Adam Lee	Kingscote
1982	Les Warner	Wisanger
1981	Anthony Boxer	Wisanger
1980	Nick Woolley	Wisanger
1979	Paul Sheridan	Kingscote
1978	David Florance	Dudley United
1977	Geof Johnson	Dudley United
1976	Colin Willson	Dudley United
1975	Tony Florance	Wisanger
1974	John Swanson	Dudley United
1973	James Chapman	Parndana
1972	Garry Buick	Dudley United
1971	Peter Byles	Western Districts
1970	Ian Griffith	Kingscote
1969	Daniel Jenkins	Parndana
1968	Mark Moffatt	Dudley United
1967	Chris Trethewey	Dudley United
1966	Peter Hargreaves	Combined Colts sides pre 1967
1965	Russell Potter
1964	Richard Trethewey
1963	Danny Lovering
1962	Don Lade

Season Leading goal kickers

Leading goal kickers in each grade at the end of the regular season.

	A-Grade				B-Grade				Senior Colts
Year	Player	Total	Club		Player	Total	Club		Player	Total	Club
2024	Lleyton Hedges	52	Western Districts		Sam Henderson	35	Kingscote		Alby Hammat	83	Western Districts
2023	Lleyton Hedges	62	Western Districts		Sam Henderson	30	Kingscote		Callan Fogden	45	Western Districts
2022	Sam Clifford	44	Wisanger		Scott Walden	48	Kingscote		Cain Florance	40	Kingscote
2021	Kyron Pepper	22	Dudley United		Trae Lovering	21	Dudley United		Blake Florance	41	Kingscote
2020	Not Awarded					Not Awarded			Rory Florance	33	Dudley United
2019	Nathan Trethewey	58	Parndana		Corey Hammat	51	Western Districts		Koby Cockshell	103	Kingscote
2018	Shaun Laffin	57	Wisanger		Sam Short	68	Western Districts		Koby Cockshell	51	Kingscote
2017	Clayton Willson	67	Dudley United		Jarrad Kelly	24	Parndana		Luke Shurven	37	Wisanger
2016	Clayton Willson	65	Dudley United		Matthew Geisler	25	Dudley United		Luke Shurven	35	Wisanger
2015	Zac Trethewey	33	Parndana		Matthew Cooper	53	Parndana
2014	Clayton Wilson	65	Dudley United		Daryl Weatherspoon	28	Western Districts		Patrick Newman	42	Wisanger
2013	Riley Mattner	36	Kingscote		Robbie Barter	61	Parndana		Tristan Griffith	39	Wisanger
2012	Grant Brown	54	Dudley United		Robbie Barter	46	Parndana		Coby Helyar	51	Dudley United
2011	Angus Bruggemann	51	Parndana		Darryl Weatherspoon	32	Western Districts		John Little	59	Wisanger
2010	Zach Trethewey	59	Parndana		Clayton Morrison	36	Kingscote		Remar Anson	61	Kingscote
2009	Rick Morris	39	Western Districts		Daniel Dunstan	30	Parndana		Jake Nolan	80	Western Districts
2008	Luke Ramsey	52	Kingscote		Chris Chirgwin	30	Kingscote		Sam Lewis	41	Wisanger
2007	Rick Morris	59	Western Districts		Neil Stoeckel	36	Dudley United
2006	Clayton Willson	80	Dudley United
2005	Neville Clark	59	Wisanger
2004	Clayton Willson	54	Dudley United	Caleb Pratt	Parndana
2003	David FLorance	29	Dudley United
2002	Damien Bates	35	Wisanger
2001	Daniel Taylor	44	Kingscote
2000	Brad Barns	44	Western Districts		Darren Spark	50	Dudley United		Raymond Campbell	51	Western Districts
1999	Brad Barns	96	Western Districts		Darren Spark	63	Dudley United		Jon Demertzis	63	Parndana
1998	Alan Willson	53	Dudley United
1997	Bradley Barns	64	Western Districts
1996	Bradley Barns	76	Western Districts
1995	Bradley Barns	76	Western Districts
1994	Bradley Barns	60	Western Districts
1993	Alan Willson	50	Dudley United
1992	Bevan Golding	33	Kingscote
1991	Michael Starr	41	Western Districts
1990	Jamie Nadebaum	48	Western Districts		P.Brooksby	29	Parndana		Matt Geisler	46	Wisanger
1989	Alan Willson	50	Dudley United
1988	B.Golding	51	Kingscote		D. Lierich	27	Dudley United		Brett Padroth	56	Kingscote
1987	David Neave	81	Wisanger		Gilbert Bates	42	Wisanger		Troy Hilder	91	Parndana
1986	David Neave	83	Wisanger		Stephen Davidson	69	Wisanger		R. Rose	103	Kingscote
1985	David Neave	91	Wisanger		Gary West	46	Parndana		Geoff Bowden	53
1984	P.McInnes	88	Parndana		Terry May	31	Parndana		Garry Wallis	66	Parndana
1983	K.Hill	46	Western Districts		R.Northcott	34	Kingscote		Daniel Bowden	36	Parndana
1982	David Florance	55	Dudley United		K.Howard	26	Dudley United		L.Warner	50	Wisanger
1981	David Florance	54	Dudley United					C Bell	81	Wisanger
1980	Rodney Jenkins	57	Parndana
1979	Peter Clark	40	Dudley United
1978	Ian Griffith	36	Western Districts
1977	Ian Griffith	29	Western Districts
1976	Neville Davies	39	Parndana
1975	Steve Riley	42	Kingscote		Geoff Buick	31	Dudley United		Tony Florance	73	Wisanger
1974	Ron Clark	50	Kingscote
1973	G.Thompson	30	Kingscote		Geoff Buick	25	Wisanger		Small| 43	Dudley United
1972	Brian Murray	56	Kingscote
1971	Wayne Conaghty	57	Kingscote
1969	Rob Chaplain	62	Wisanger
1968	Rob Chaplain	57	Wisanger
1967	Alan Howard	67	Parndana
1966	Barry Morton	39	Kingscote
1965
1964	B Morton	39	Nepean Bay
1963	Dean Bell	41	Wisanger
1962
1961	Gil Willson	39	Kingscote
1954	Vern Trethewey	92	Dudley
1948	Vin Conaghty	52	Kingscote

League records

Most premierships, grand final appearances & Grand Final Records

	A-Grade		Reserves	From 2012:		Colts	From 1999:
Premiership Total	Club	Grand final appearances	Club	Grand final appearances	Premiership total	Club	Premiership total	Grand final appearances
17	Parndana	32	Dudley United	4	1	Kingscote	11	18
16	Wisanger	36	Western Districts	9	3	Wisanger	7	14
12	Kingscote	32	Kingscote	8	7	Dudley United	2	4
13	Western Districts	21	Parndana	2	0	Parndana	1	3
9	Dudley United	23	Wisanger	2	0	Western Districts	4	6
2	Nepean Bay	8
1	United*	1
1	Dudley*	4

• United merged with Dudley in 1965 to become Dudley United.

Highest scores in a Grand Final:

• Kingscote-
• Wisanger-
• Dudley United-
• Parndana-
• Western Districts-
• United-
• Nepean Bay-
• Dudley

Biggest Winning margin in a Grand Final:

• Kingscote-
• Wisanger-
• Dudley United-
• Parndana-
• Western Districts-
• United-
• Nepean Bay-
• Dudley-

Individual records

• Most Mail medal wins: Roger Williams (Kingscote / Dudley United), 7, David Florance (Dudley United), 5, Clayton Willson (Dudley United), 5
• Most Mail medal runner-up's: David Florance (Dudley United), 4
• Most Johnston medal wins: Michael Mills (Parndana), 3
• Most Pharmacy medal wins: Brett Padroth (Kingscote), 2 Paul Jefferson (Wisanger), 2 Callum Willson (Dudley United), 2
• Most Ozone medal wins: David Florance (Dudley United), 7 Clayton Willson (Dudley United), 7
• Most goals in a season (A-Grade): Bradley Barns (Western Districts), 96 in 1999
• Most goals in a season (Reserves): Sam Short (Western Districts), 68 in 2018
• Most goals in a season (Colts): Koby Cockshell (Kingscote), 104 in 2019
• Most games (club): Kingscote: David Geci (313), Brian Murray, Peter Lovering (300+), Wisanger: David Neave (543), Dudley United: David Florance (448), Parndana: Steven May (498), Western Districts: Darryl Weatherspoon (387)
• Most goals (club) Kingscote: Gil Willson , Wisanger: David Neave (548), Dudley United: Clayton Willson (978*), Parndana: Zac Trethewey (405*), Western Districts: Bradley Barns (502)

Nepean Bay: Barry Morton (89) Dudley: Vern Trethewey (184)

Club individual records

• Club with most Mail medal wins: Dudley United 16, Wisanger 14, Kingscote 14, Parndana 13, Western Districts 8, Nepean Bay 5, Dudley 2, United 1
• Club with most Mail medal runner-up's:
• Club with most Johnston medal wins: Dudley United 15, Parndana 13, Wisanger 12, Kingscote 10, Western Districts 6
• Club with most Pharmacy medal wins: Wisanger 15, Dudley United 14, Kingscote 14, Dudley United 12, Western Districts 6
• Club with most Ozone medal wins: Dudley United 17, Wisanger 16, Kingscote 11, Parndana 9, Western Districts 5
• Dudley United most Mail medal wins: Clayton Willson, 6
• Kingscote most Mail medal wins: Roger Williams, 6
• Parndana most Mail medal wins: John Obst, Allan Howard, Damien Trethewey, Nathan Trethewey, 2
• Western Districts most Mail medal wins: Josh Graham, 2
• Wisanger most Mail medal wins: Trevor Bland, 2
• Nepean Bay most Mail medal wins: John Lovering, 3

Representative football

Kangaroo Island qualified in the B division for the 1970 Caltex Country Championship and were successful, defeating the Woomera, Southern and Murraylands Leagues. In 1988 Kangaroo Island combined with Great Southern to play a match against Tatiara in the opening round of the Escort Cup, losing by three points. Association matches were played spasmodically against Southern Yorke Peninsula and Yorke Valley. The KIFL was involved with the Mortlock Shield which takes place amongst several amateur country teams in Port Lincoln annually competing from 1990–1996 and from 2010–2016, the highest placing being fourth out of six teams. From 1992–1998 KIFL played an annual match against the Great Southern under 23 team, the Great Southern side leading the head-to-head 5–2. In 1999, KIFL took on a full strength Great Southern side, losing by 99 points. From 2000–2009 association matches were played spasmodically against Hills Country, Riverland and Southern leagues. Since 2017 matches have been played against Southern under 23's, KIFL losing the first match, winning the second and in 2019 a draw. Since 2015, the best of the KIFL Under 17's have played against the Southern Under 15's, Southern leading the head to head 6–1.

Under 15's results (since 2015)	A Grade results (since 2017)
2015 – Southern 11.18 (84) def. K.I 1.2 (8) | K.I 7.18 (60) def by Southern 10.7 (67)	2016 – K.I 4.4 (28) def by Southern 4.9 (33)

References

1. "Country Footy 2010". Sunday Mail, Adelaide. 28 March 2010. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
2. "Danny Jenkins". AustralianFootball.com. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
3. Gascoyne, John (2007). The Mail medal 1933–2006.

External links

• KIFL Fixture & Results – Sporting Pulse
• Country Footy

Books

• Encyclopedia of South Australian country football clubs / compiled by Peter Lines. ISBN   9780980447293
• South Australian country football digest volumes 1 and 2/ by Peter Lines ISBN   9780987159199