Kowree-Naracoorte-Tatiara Football League Last updated October 03, 2025 Australian rules football competition
Kowree-Naracoorte-Tatiara Football League Established 1993 Teams 10 2025 Premiers Mundulla
2025 Mail Medalist Billy Stretch (Kybybolite) 2025 Leading Goal Kicker 67 - Ben Simounds (Keith)
The Kowree-Naracoorte-Tatiara Football League is an Australian rules football competition based in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia , Australia. It is an affiliated member of the South Australian National Football League . One unusual aspect of the league is that it includes clubs from both South Australia and Victoria . The 2018–21 league medalist was Darcy “Sauce” Boyanton.
In 1993 the Kowree Naracoorte Football League and the Tatiara Football League merged to form the Kowree-Naracoorte-Tatiara Football League. The founding clubs were Apsley, Border Districts, Bordertown, Edenhope, Kaniva & Districts, Keith, Kingston, Kybybolite, Leeor, Lucindale, Mundulla, Naracoorte, Padthaway and Penola.
Kaniva & Districts and Leeor merged in 1997 to form Kaniva Leeor United.
Apsley and Edenhope in 1999 merged to form Edenhope-Apsley and in 2006 moved to the Horsham & District Football League .
Clubs Locations
14km
Padthaway
Naracoorte
Mundulla
Lucindale
Kybybolite
Kingston
Keith
Bordertown
Apsley
Goroke
Frances
Locations of the Kowree-Naracoorte-Tatiara FL clubs
Current Club Jumper Nickname Home Ground Former League Est. Years in comp KNTFL Senior Premierships Total Years Border Districts Eagles Frances Recreation Reserve, Frances , Goroke Recreation Reserve, Goroke and Apsley Recreation Reserve Apsley KNFL 1951 1993– 1 2023 Bordertown Roosters Bordertown Football Oval, Bordertown TFL 1908 1993– 1 2012 Keith Crows Keith Oval, Keith TFL 1908 1993– 2 2007, 2008 Kingston Saints Gall Park Oval, Kingston SE KNFL 1966 1993– 0 - Kybybolite Tigers Kybybolite Oval, Kybybolite KNFL 1906 1993– 0 - Lucindale Kangaroos Lucindale Oval, Lucindale KNFL 1895 1993– 4 2005, 2011, 2017, 2022 Mundulla Tigers Mundulla Showgrounds, Mundulla TFL 1905 1993– 14 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2024, 2025 Naracoorte Demons Naracoorte Sporting Complex, Naracoorte KNFL 1946 1993– 3 2006, 2009, 2010 Padthaway Lions Padthaway Oval, Padthaway KNFL 1967 1993– 3 1993, 2014, 2015
Club Jumper Nickname Home Ground Former League Est. Years in comp KNTFL Senior Premierships Fate Total Years Apsley Magpies Apsley Recreation Reserve, Apsley KNFL 1890 1993–1998 0 - Merged with Edenhope to form Edenhope-Apsley in 1999 Edenhope Bombers Edenhope Showgrounds, Edenhope KNFL c.1910s 1993–1998 0 - Merged with Apsley to form Edenhope-Apsley in 1999 Edenhope Apsley Power Edenhope Showgrounds, Edenhope and Apsley Recreation Reserve Apsley – 1999 1999–2006 0 - Moved to Horsham & District FL [ 1] Kaniva Bulldogs Kaniva Recreation Reserve, Kaniva KNFL 1883 1993–1996 0 - Merged with Leeor to form Kaniva Leeor United in 1997 Kaniva Leeor United Cougars Kaniva Recreation Reserve, Kaniva – 1997 1997–2019 0 - Moved to Horsham & District FL COVID-19 border closure in 2020 Leeor Jets Serviceton Recreation Reserve, Serviceton KNFL 1950 1993–1996 0 - Merged with Kaniva to become Kaniva Leeor United in 1997 Penola Eagles Penola Oval, Penola KNFL 1865 1993–2024 4 2001, 2003, 2013, 2016 Moved to Limestone Coast FNL in 2025
2007 Ladder KNT Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts Keith 15 0 1 0 1965 815 70.68% 60 Elimination Lucindale 23 13 151 Kybybolite 14 16 100 Penola 13 0 3 0 2080 1052 66.41% 52 Qualifying Naracoorte 18 14 122 Penola 15 16 106 Naracoorte 12 0 4 0 2094 1215 63.28% 48 1st Semi Penola 21 17 143 Lucindale 11 11 77 Lucindale 11 0 5 0 2248 1388 61.83% 44 2nd Semi Keith 15 12 102 Naracoorte 4 9 33 Kybybolite 8 0 8 0 1843 1411 56.64% 32 Preliminary Penola 26 12 168 Naracoorte 16 16 112 Kingston 8 0 8 0 1934 1557 55.40% 32 Grand Keith 19 8 122 Penola 10 10 70 Border Districts 8 0 8 0 1490 1787 45.47% 32 Mundulla 6 0 10 0 1616 1893 46.05% 24 Bordertown 5 0 11 0 1488 1884 44.13% 20 Padthaway 2 0 14 0 921 2516 26.80% 8 Kaniva-Leeor 0 0 16 0 806 2967 21.36% 0
2008 Ladder KNT Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts Naracoorte 16 2 0 0 2150 1080 66.56% 64 Elimination Lucindale 18 9 117 Mundulla 17 8 110 Keith 14 2 2 0 2262 859 72.48% 56 Qualifying Keith 11 9 75 Kybybolite 7 2 44 Kybybolite 12 2 4 0 1858 1094 62.94% 48 1st Semi Lucindale 17 11 113 Kybybolite 12 10 82 Lucindale 11 2 5 0 2108 1195 63.82% 44 2nd Semi Keith 10 12 72 Naracoorte 3 10 28 Mundulla 11 2 5 0 1687 1375 55.09% 44 Preliminary Naracoorte 19 12 126 Lucindale 19 7 121 Kingston 7 2 9 0 1808 1453 55.44% 28 Grand Keith 17 9 111 Naracoorte 8 12 60 Bordertown 7 2 9 0 1619 1312 55.24% 28 Penola 4 2 12 0 993 1716 36.66% 16 Border Districts 4 2 12 0 968 2287 29.74% 16 Kaniva-Leeor 2 2 14 0 957 2246 29.88% 8 Padthaway 0 2 16 0 740 2533 22.61% 0
2009 Ladder KNT Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts Naracoorte 13 2 3 0 2288 1025 69.06% 52 Elimination Kingston 16 8 104 Mundulla 8 11 59 Lucindale 13 2 3 0 2145 1097 66.16% 52 Qualifying Lucindale 14 15 99 Keith 9 5 59 Keith 13 2 3 0 1705 1095 60.89% 52 1st Semi Keith 17 14 116 Kingston 10 6 66 Mundulla 10 2 6 0 1591 1299 55.05% 40 2nd Semi Naracoorte 19 19 133 Lucindale 6 7 43 Kingston 9 2 7 0 1761 1192 59.63% 36 Preliminary Keith 13 9 87 Lucindale 7 15 57 Penola 8 2 8 0 1495 1463 50.54% 32 Grand Naracoorte 17 15 117 Keith 11 8 74 Bordertown 7 2 9 0 1584 1466 51.93% 28 Kybybolite 6 2 10 0 1306 1419 47.93% 24 Border Districts 4 2 12 0 1115 2096 34.72% 16 Padthaway 4 2 12 0 1058 1898 35.79% 16 Kaniva-Leeor 0 2 16 0 556 2554 17.88% 0
2010 Ladder KNT Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts Kybybolite 15 0 1 0 2134 1057 66.88% 60 Elimination Lucindale 14 10 94 Bordertown 12 11 83 Naracoorte 14 0 2 0 2097 1294 61.84% 56 Qualifying Naracoorte 13 6 84 Mundulla 9 14 68 Mundulla 12 0 4 0 2045 1433 58.80% 48 1st Semi Mundulla 13 13 91 Lucindale 8 8 56 Bordertown 10 0 6 0 1909 1657 53.53% 40 2nd Semi Kybybolite 7 1 43 Naracoorte 2 4 16 Lucindale 10 0 6 0 1709 1499 53.27% 40 Preliminary Naracoorte 17 9 111 Mundulla 10 12 72 Kingston 8 0 8 0 1641 1538 51.62% 32 Grand Naracoorte 15 14 104 Kybybolite 11 7 73 Keith 6 0 10 0 1469 1777 45.26% 24 Kaniva-Leeor 5 0 11 0 1444 1753 45.17% 20 Penola 4 0 12 0 1261 1774 41.55% 16 Padthaway 3 0 13 0 1118 1852 37.64% 12 Border Districts 1 0 15 0 1232 2425 33.69% 4
2011 Ladder KNT Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts Naracoorte 15 0 1 0 2231 1356 62.20% 60 Elimination Padthaway 23 9 147 Border District 20 11 131 Lucindale 14 0 2 0 2104 1025 67.24% 56 Qualifying Lucindale 19 13 127 Kybybolite 10 7 67 Kybybolite 11 0 5 0 1787 1466 54.93% 44 1st Semi Kybybolite 17 14 116 Padthaway 15 11 101 Border Districts 9 0 7 0 1640 1599 50.63% 36 2nd Semi Lucindale 28 12 180 Naracoorte 8 10 58 Padthaway 9 0 7 0 1541 1635 48.52% 36 Preliminary Naracoorte 17 13 115 Kybybolite 14 9 93 Penola 8 0 8 0 1582 1443 52.30% 32 Grand Lucindale 15 13 103 Naracoorte 11 11 77 Kaniva-Leeor 7 0 9 0 1674 1537 52.13% 28 Mundulla 6 0 9 1 1677 1479 53.14% 26 Keith 5 0 10 1 1415 1531 48.03% 22 Bordertown 3 0 13 0 1353 1898 41.62% 12 Kingston 0 0 16 0 751 2786 21.23% 0
2012 Ladder KNT Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts Kaniva-Leeor 14 2 1 1 2029 924 68.71% 66 Elimination Padthaway 21 13 139 Mundulla 13 13 91 Keith 11 2 5 0 1793 1389 56.35% 52 Qualifying Keith 13 7 85 Bordertown 11 7 73 Padthaway 10 2 4 2 1623 1350 54.59% 52 1st Semi Bordertown 17 12 114 Padthaway 17 7 109 Bordertown 11 1 5 0 1679 1046 61.61% 48 2nd Semi Kaniva-Leeor 20 16 136 Keith 9 7 61 Mundulla 10 2 6 0 1650 1318 55.59% 48 Preliminary Bordertown 22 8 140 Keith 11 1 67 Lucindale 10 2 6 0 1546 1236 55.57% 48 Grand Bordertown 13 13 91 Kaniva-Leeor 12 12 84 Naracoorte 7 2 9 0 1497 1407 51.55% 36 Penola 5 2 11 0 1158 1698 40.55% 28 Kybybolite 5 1 10 1 1450 1757 45.21% 26 Border Districts 2 2 14 0 1342 2259 37.27% 16 Kingston 1 2 15 0 900 2283 28.28% 12
2013 Ladder KNT Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts Bordertown 14 0 2 0 2032 1133 64.20% 56 Elimination Mundulla 14 8 92 Naracoorte 10 4 64 Keith 14 0 2 0 1892 1209 61.01% 56 Qualifying Penola 10 15 75 Keith 5 2 32 Penola 13 0 3 0 2404 1248 65.83% 52 1st Semi Keith 21 18 144 Mundulla 14 14 98 Naracoorte 13 0 3 0 2004 1096 64.65% 52 2nd Semi Penola 18 14 122 Bordertown 11 11 77 Mundulla 10 0 6 0 1575 1206 56.63% 40 Preliminary Keith 16 14 110 Bordertown 14 15 99 Border Districts 7 0 9 0 1455 1886 43.55% 28 Grand Penola 17 10 112 Keith 13 12 90 Kaniva-Leeor 5 0 11 0 1463 1661 46.83% 20 Padthaway 5 0 11 0 1448 1743 45.38% 20 Kybybolite 4 0 12 0 1348 2098 39.12% 16 Kingston 2 0 13 1 1222 2190 35.81% 10 Lucindale 0 0 15 1 857 2230 27.76% 2
2014 Ladder KNT Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts Padthaway 15 2 2 0 2145 1169 64.73% 68 Elimination Bordertown 25 13 163 Kaniva-Leeor 15 12 102 Penola 13 2 4 0 2288 1059 68.36% 60 Qualifying Mundulla 14 14 98 Penola 13 6 84 Mundulla 12 2 4 0 1801 1140 61.24% 56 1st Semi Penola 17 12 114 Bordertown 7 16 58 Kaniva-Leeor 11 2 5 0 1677 1425 54.06% 52 2nd Semi Padthaway 17 8 110 Mundulla 11 10 76 Bordertown 10 2 6 0 1747 1336 56.67% 48 Preliminary Penola 16 9 105 Mundulla 15 13 103 Keith 10 2 6 0 1813 1464 55.32% 48 Grand Padthaway 22 11 143 Penola 13 10 88 Lucindale 6 2 10 0 1592 1729 47.94% 32 Naracoorte 5 2 11 0 1352 1957 40.86% 28 Kingston 3 2 13 0 1165 1982 37.02% 20 Border Districts 2 2 14 0 1197 2241 34.82% 16 Kybybolite 2 2 14 0 1100 2375 31.65% 16
2015 Ladder KNT Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts Keith 16 2 0 0 2019 994 67.01% 72 Elimination Penola 18 14 122 Lucindale 14 10 94 Padthaway 13 2 3 0 1693 977 63.41% 60 Qualifying Bordertown 12 12 84 Padthaway 7 9 51 Bordertown 11 2 5 0 1976 1414 58.29% 52 1st Semi Padthaway 13 14 92 Penola 4 4 28 Lucindale 10 2 6 0 1768 1280 58.01% 48 2nd Semi Keith 19 9 123 Bordertown 8 6 54 Penola 10 2 6 0 1740 1299 57.26% 48 Preliminary Padthaway 15 11 101 Bordertown 13 11 89 Kaniva-Leeor 7 2 9 0 1511 1886 44.48% 36 Grand Padthaway 19 11 125 Keith 8 8 56 Kybybolite 5 2 11 0 1425 1598 47.14% 28 Naracoorte 5 2 11 0 1302 1619 44.57% 28 Mundulla 5 2 11 0 1280 1853 40.86% 28 Border Districts 5 2 11 0 1245 1918 39.36% 28 Kingston 1 2 15 0 1149 2270 33.61% 12
2016 Ladder KNT Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts Penola 14 0 2 0 2144 937 69.59% 56 Elimination Keith 18 4 112 Mundulla 8 16 64 Lucindale 13 0 3 0 1895 1158 62.07% 52 Qualifying Kybybolite 11 13 79 Lucindale 10 7 67 Kybybolite 10 0 5 1 1601 1232 56.51% 42 1st Semi Lucindale 17 8 110 Keith 8 6 54 Keith 10 0 5 1 1483 1306 53.17% 42 2nd Semi Kybybolite 8 6 54 Penola 6 11 47 Mundulla 10 0 6 0 1599 1189 57.35% 40 Preliminary Penola 15 18 108 Lucindale 8 5 53 Padthaway 10 0 6 0 1447 1292 52.83% 40 Grand Penola 19 7 121 Kybybolite 12 15 87 Bordertown 9 0 7 0 1715 1227 58.29% 36 Naracoorte 6 0 10 0 1196 1309 47.74% 24 Border Districts 2 0 14 0 989 2096 32.06% 8 Kaniva-Leeor 2 0 14 0 1009 2313 30.37% 8 Kingston 1 0 15 0 989 2008 33.00% 4
2017 Ladder KNT Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts Mundulla 14 0 2 0 2166 951 69.49% 56 Elimination Lucindale 14 15 99 Kybybolite 10 9 69 Penola 12 0 3 1 1940 973 66.60% 50 Qualifying Penola 9 8 62 Lucindale 6 8 44 Keith 12 0 3 1 1438 1048 57.84% 50 1st Semi Lucindale 15 15 105 Keith 6 4 40 Lucindale 12 0 4 0 1564 1120 58.27% 48 2nd Semi Mundulla 14 16 100 Penola 7 6 48 Kybybolite 10 0 5 1 1667 1174 58.68% 42 Preliminary Lucindale 12 8 80 Penola 10 8 68 Padthaway 9 0 7 0 1344 1128 54.37% 36 Grand Lucindale 12 9 81 Mundulla 9 13 67 Kaniva-Leeor 8 0 7 1 1499 1420 51.35% 34 Kingston 4 0 12 0 967 1917 33.53% 16 Naracoorte 3 0 13 0 883 1763 33.37% 12 Bordertown 1 0 15 0 998 1813 35.50% 4 Border Districts 1 0 15 0 800 1959 29.00% 4
KNTFL A Grade Premierships 1993 Padthaway 1994 Mundulla 1995 Mundulla 1996 Mundulla 1997 Mundulla 1998 Mundulla 1999 Mundulla 2000 Mundulla 2001 Penola 2002 Mundulla 2003 Penola 2004 Mundulla 2005 Lucindale 2006 Naracoorte 2007 Keith 2008 Keith 2009 Naracoorte 2010 Naracoorte 2011 Lucindale 2012 Bordertown 2013 Penola 2014 Padthaway 2015 Padthaway 2016 Penola 2017 Lucindale 2018 Mundulla 2019 Mundulla 2021 Mundulla 2022 Lucindale 2023 Border Districts 2024 Mundulla 2025 Mundulla
Medalists Virgo Medal
1993 Ashley Grant, Kaniva Mail Medal
1993 Bernie Mulraney, Edenhope Mail Medalists & Virgo Medalists (Combined in 1994)
1994 Richard Gould, Lucindale 1995 Terry Woodall, Keith 1996 Phil Forster, Naracoorte 1997 Jamie Walker, Penola 1998 Tim Beacham, Apsley 1999 Simon Beggs, Kingston 2000 Simon Beggs, Kingston 2001 Ben Fennell, Penola 2002 Aaron Smart and Phil Smith, Lucindale 2003 Lindsay Smith, Bordertown 2004 Heath Thorpe, Mundulla 2005 Nigel Fiegert, Lucindale 2006 Hamish Tamlin, Keith 2007 Matt Gill, Naracoorte 2008 Mark Snowball, Lucindale 2009 Adam Pitt, Lucindale 2010 Luke Duncan, Penola 2011 Craig Beggs, Naracoorte 2012 Jared Greenbank, Kaniva Leoor 2013 Dylan Coxon, Penola 2014 Ben McIntyre, Penola 2015 Ben Simounds, Keith 2016 Ryan McInerney, Lucindale 2017 Simon Berkefeld, Penola 2018 George Thring and Tim McIntyre, Keith/Mundulla 2019 Scott Spriggs, Lucindale 2021 Mark Quinn, Border Districts 2022 Rory Taggert, Naracoorte 2023 Daniel Bibby (Keith), Josh Gregg (Naracoorte), Zac Richards (B/Districts) 2024 Zac Richards, Border Districts 2025 Billy Stretch, Kybybolite Leading Goalkickers 1993 Andrew Zealand, Padthaway 76 1994 Roger Gibbs, Penola 78 1995 Roger Gibbs, Penola 94 1996 Matthew Jess, Edenhope 112 1997 Roger Gibbs, Penola 106 1998 Eric Martin, Keith 85 1999 Phil Pedler, Border Districts 103 2000 Nick Williams, Mundulla 85 2001 Jamie Walker, Penola 108 2002 Phil Smith, Lucindale 129 2003 Jamie Walker, Penola 136 2004 Tim Leach, Mundulla 98 2005 Phil Smith, Lucindale 127 2006 Stuart Cooper, Kingston 137 2007 Stuart Cooper, Kingston 105 2008 Nigel Fiegert , Lucindale 99 2009 Sam Logan, Naracoorte 108 2010 Heath Thorpe, Mundulla 97 2011 Simon Cox , Naracoorte 101 2012 Ben Gunning, Padthaway 66 2013 Adam Merrett, Penola 108 2014 Adam Merritt, Penola 120 2015 Ben Simound, Keith 105 2016 Gene Robinson, Bordertown 78 2017 Scott Carberry, Kybyybolite 76 2018 Ben Simound, Keith 91 2019 Michael Wundke, Kaniva Leeor 66 2021 Tobin Cox, Padthaway 69 2022 Rory Taggert, Naracoorte 66 2023 Zac Peake, Naracoorte, 66 2024 Jacob Eats, Bordertown 66 2025 Ben Simounds, Keith 67
Notable players from the area The KNFL, TFL and KNTFL have produced:
Aaron Fiora , Angus Schumacher – Naracoorte John Hinge , Mitch Hinge – Mundulla Michael Taylor , Daniel Bell , Luke Pedlar – Kingston Glenn Hawker , Roger Merrett , Alastair Clarkson – Kaniva Jack Redden , Simon Cox – Keith Jack Trengove , Alex Forster , Lachie Neale – Kybybolite Reg Burgess – Apsley Phil Carman – Edenhope Stephen Copping , Andrew McKay , Darcy Fogarty , Will Gould – Lucindale Lincoln McCarthy , Lindsay Smith , David Grenvold – Bordertown Additionally some famous SANFL and AFL footballers have played in the league, including:
Tony Modra , Jim West , Sudjai Cook ,- Keith Barrie Barbary , Ray Whittaker, Peter Woite – Kybybolite Nigel Fiegert , Steven Brosnan , Phil Smith , Tom Logan – Lucindale Donald Dickie , Bernie Vince , Daniel Hargraves – Border Districts Simon Cox , Chris Ladhams – Naracoorte Steven Sims , Scott Welsh , Ian Perrie , Justin Cicolella , Wade Thompson , Daniel Menzel – Padthaway Cameron Hitchcock – Kaniva Leeor Matthew Lloyd – Penola Books Encyclopedia of South Australian country football clubs / compiled by Peter Lines. ISBN 9780980447293 South Australian country football digest / by Peter Lines ISBN 9780987159199
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