Spencer Gulf Football League

Spencer Gulf Football League
Current season, competition or edition:; 2021
Sport	Australian rules football ; Netball
Founded	1961;62 years ago
No. of teams	6
Country	Australia
Confederation	SANFL

Last updated September 17, 2023

The Spencer Gulf Football League is an Australian rules football competition based at the head of the Spencer Gulf in South Australia. It is an affiliated member of the South Australian National Football League.^[1]

Brief history

In 1961 the Great Northern Football Association, the Port Pirie Football Association and the Whyalla Football League merged to form the Spencer Gulf Football League. The twelve founding clubs were Central Augusta, Central Whyalla, North Whyalla, Port, Proprietary, Risdon, Solomontown, South Augusta, South Whyalla, West Augusta, West Whyalla and Willsden.

The four Whyalla-based clubs left the Spencer Gulf Football League at the end of season 1966 to form the Whyalla Football League, leaving 8 teams from Port Augusta and Port Pirie.

In 1992 Willsden amalgamated with Quorn to form Quorn-Willsden Wolves. The league reverted to 7 teams in 1994 when Proprietary and Risdon amalgamated. In 2006 the league was cut down to 6 teams when the Quorn-Willsden Wolves folded due to financial woes.

Current clubs

Club	Nickname	Home Ground	Debut	Premiers won	Premiership Years
Central Augusta	Bloods	ETSA Oval	1961	8	1978, 1980, 1982, 1991, 1992, 2009, 2010, 2011
Port	Bulldogs	Port Oval	1961	13	1961, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008
Proprietary-Risdon	Lions	Memorial Oval	1994	3	2015, 2021, 2023
Solomontown	Cats	Memorial Oval	1961	6	1984, 1988, 1990, 1994, 2014, 2022
South Augusta	Bulldogs	Central Oval	1961	13	1964, 1981, 1983, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2006, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
West Augusta	Hawks	Chinnery Park	1961	12	1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1996, 2005, 2013

Previous clubs

Club	Nickname	Entered Competition	Exited Competition	SGL Premierships	Premiership Years
Central Whyalla	Rosters	1961	1966	0	–
North Whyalla	Magpies	1961	1966	0	–
Proprietary	Panthers	1961	1994	3	1968, 1971, 1977
Quorn-Willsden	Wolves	1992	2006	1	2001
Risdon	Tigers	1961	1994	1	1979
South Whyalla	Demons	1961	1966	1	1962
West Whyalla	Dragons	1961	1966	1	1963
Willsden	Saints	1961	1992	1	1986

Premierships

1961 – Port
1962 – South Whyalla
1963 – West Whyalla
1964 – South Augusta
1965 – Port
1966 – Port
1967 – Port
1968 – Proprietary
1969 – West Augusta
1970 – Port
1971 – Proprietary
1972 – West Augusta
1973 – West Augusta
1974 – West Augusta
1975 – West Augusta
1976 – West Augusta
1977 – Proprietary
1978 – Central Augusta
1979 – Risdon
1980 – Central Augusta
1981 – South Augusta
1982 – Central Augusta
1983 – South Augusta
1984 – Solomontown
1985 – West Augusta
1986 – Willsden
1987 – West Augusta
1988 – Solomontown
1989 – West Augusta
1990 – Solomontown
1991 – Central Augusta
1992 – Central Augusta
1993 – South Augusta
1994 – South Augusta
1995 – Solomontown
1996 – West Augusta
1997 – Port
1998 – Port
1999 – Port
2000 – South Augusta
2001 – Quorn-Willsden
2002 – Port
2003 – Port
2004 – Port
2005 – West Augusta
2006 – South Augusta
2007 – Port
2008 – Port
2009 – Central Augusta
2010 – Central Augusta
2011 – Central Augusta
2012 – South Augusta
2013 – West Augusta
2014 – Solomontown
2015 – Lions
2016 – South Augusta
2017 – South Augusta
2018 – South Augusta
2019 – South Augusta
2020 – South Augusta
2021 – Lions
2022 – Solomontown
2023 – Lions

Madigan Medallist & Ken Mitchell Awards

Year	Madigan Medallist	Team	Ken Mitchell Award	Team	Goals
1961	M Vanvacas D Foote	North Whyalla Central Whyalla	W Schapel	Ports	61
1962	J Martin	West Augusta	W McGuiness	Ports	46
1963	B Curtis	Proprietary	G Davis	South Whyalla	67
1964	K Haylock	South Whyalla	M Vanvacas	South Whyalla	49
1965	K Donavan	West Whyalla	G Davis	South Whyalla	64
1966	G Cockshell	Risdon	D Pollard	Ports	56
1967	W Virgo	South Augusta	M Minervini	Solomontown	39
1968	M Minervini	Solomontown	G Hill	West Augusta	62
1969	W Virgo	South Augusta	M Minervini	Solomontown	37
1970	C Butler	Solomontown	V Butler	West Augusta	46
1971	C Colligan	Risdon	D Shillabeer	Proprietary	72
1972	J Clarke	Risdon	D Murphy L Welk	Willsden	46
1973	B Webb	Solomontown	D Shillabeer	South Augusta	65
1974	Kevin McSporran	West Augusta	D Shillabeer	South Augusta	85
1975	Kevin McSporran	West Augusta	K Mitchell	Central Augusta	82
1976	Kevin McSporran	West Augusta	K Mitchell	Central Augusta	92
1977	C Prior	Proprietary	K Mitchell	Central Augusta	98
1978	J Noonan	Willsden	P Manning	Central Augusta	95
1979	K Naudebaum	Central Augusta	S Cheney	Risdon	56
1980	P Hynes	South Augusta	R Vidovich	Proprietary	69
1981	C Cock	South Augusta	D Thornton	Solomontown	74
1982	J Boles	Willsden	R Harris	Ports	80
1983	R Payne	Risdon	R Harris	Ports	95
1984	R Payne	Risdon	D Thornton	Solomontown	77
1985	Kevin McSporran Richard Anderson M Schurnaker	West Augusta Solomontown Risdon	P Combe	Proprietary	66
1986	K Arbon	Ports	L Rawlins	Solomontown	68
1987	Richard Anderson	Solomontown	L Rawlins	Solomontown	85
1988	Mark Bickley	Solomontown	L Rawlins	Solomontown	59
1989	L Myles	Proprietary	L Rawlins	Solomontown	65
1990	C Ferrne	Risdon	D Freeman	Central Augusta	89
1991	S Curnow	Central Augusta	D Bickley	Solomontown	75
1992	J Duffy	Central Augusta	Steve Wildman	Central Augusta	126
1993	S McLennan	South Augusta	B Minchington	Ports	91
1994	J Simmons	Ports	M Darcy	Central Augusta	46
1995	C Siviour	Solomontown	M Darcy	Solomontown	92
1996	B Fazulla	West Augusta	J Boles	Quorn-Willsden	70
1997	Z McKenzie	Quorn-Willsden	D Mellow	Ports	54
1998	B Fazulla	West Augusta	D Mellow	Ports	77
1999	D Savage	Ports	D Mellow	Ports	60
2000	P Sadler	Proprietary-Risdon Lions	K Allen	Quorn-Willsden	61
2001	K Keeler T Simpson	South Augusta Quorn-Willsden	K Allen	Quorn-Willsden	102
2002	J Robinson	Solomontown	V Remphrey	Ports	50
2003	J Martin M Peek	Quorn-Willsden Solomontown
2004	C Tee	Solomontown
2005	C Tee M Keatley	Solomontown Central Augusta
2006	C Tee	Solomontown
2007	M Keatley	Central Augusta	B Amos	South Augusta	106
2008	M Fuller	Central Augusta
2009	T Clarke	Ports	M Gale	Ports	68
2010	A Dearlove R Struck	Ports South Augusta	A Dearlove	Ports	143
2011	Tyrone Price	Solomontown
2012	Graham Cook Lee Schmidt
2013	Daniel Rogers	Proprietary-Risdon Lions	Hayden Warren	West	82
2014	Richard Giles	Proprietary-Risdon Lions	Hayden Warren	West	69
2015	Nic Collins		Brad Inglis	Port	42
2016	J Fuller	Proprietary-Risdon Lions	Brendan Colson	South	54
2017	D Kildea	South Augusta	Brendan Colson	South	75
2018	A Stuart	South Augusta	Lionel Brown	South	82
2019	D Kildea	South Augusta	Tyson Horsnell	Proprietary-Risdon Lions	55
2020	L Edwards	Proprietary-Risdon Lions	L Edwards	Proprietary-Risdon Lions	36

AFL representatives

The Spencer Gulf League has been home to many AFL Footballers including:

Greg Flanegan (Essendon, 1981)
Mark Bickley (Adelaide Crows, 1991–2003) played his junior football for the Solomontown Football club and was a premiership player with the club in 1988, in that same year he won the Madigan Medal at the age of 19. Mark moved to the South Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), where he was then selected as an inaugural member of the Adelaide Crows squad in 1991. In 1997 Bickley was appointed captain of the Adelaide Football Club, and captained the 1997 and 1998 Adelaide premiership sides. He is now a member of the SANFL Hall of Fame.
Bryan Beinke (Adelaide Crows, 1999–2002)
Jared Rivers (Melbourne Demons, 2003–present) played junior football for the South Augusta Bulldogs Football club and won a premiership with the club in 2000 at the age of 15. Jared was selected by the Melbourne Demons as the 26th pick overall in the National Draft of 2002. In 2004 he won the National Bank Rising Star.
Mark Jamar (Melbourne Demons, 2003–present) played his early football at the Lions Football Club before moving to North Adelaide in the SANFL. Mark was selected at pick 6 of the 2001 Rookie Draft by the Melbourne Demons. In 2010 he was named as the second ruckman for the All-Australian squad.
Elijah Ware (Port Adelaide, 2005–2006)
Wade Thompson (Port Adelaide, 2009–2010)
Lewis Johnston (Sydney Swans/Adelaide, 2009–present)
Luke Taylor (Melbourne),1998–2000
Connor Rozee (Port Adelaide, 2019-present)

Grand Final results

Grand Final on 19 September 2015 Lions 5.4 8.6 11.11 16.15 (111) Central 1.1 2.3 6.8 9.11 (65) Best: Lions – T. Dunkley, R. Eyre, T. Harmer, J. Fuller, T. Bradley. Central – G. Appleton, A. Ruffles, A. Parsons, M. Harvey, M. Fuller. Goals: Lions – T. Bradley 4, J. Fuller 2, J. Strawbridge 2, S. Dyer, K. Edwards, T. Ley, A. Slattery, C. Marsland, L. Patterson, S. Edwards, T. Dunkley. Central – J. Reid 4, J. Muirhead 2, M. Harvey, A. Hosking, G. Appleton

Grand Final on 20 September 2014 West 1.4 1.7 4.9 7.11 (53) Solomontown 1.2 4.6 6.7 8.10 (58) Best: Sollies – L. Bearman, B. Schutte, Z. Siemer, G. Cooke, R. Hoare. West – not av. Goals: Sollies – M. OBrien 2, K. Head 2, J. Head, L. Bearman, T. Hoare, B. Mudge. West – H. Warren 5, T. Starke-Treloar 2

21 September 2013 West 3.4 9.6 12.7 16.8 (104) Central 2.1 4.1 9.2 15.6 (96) Best: West – J. Jackson, T. Warren, S. Page, N. Collins, R. Dadleh. Central – L. Button, M. Fuller, M. Turner, N. Callary, S. Watts. Goals: West – S. Page 6, T. Starke-Treloar 2, H. Warren 2, N. Collins 2, M. Anesbury 2, R. Stapleton, J. Coulthard. Central – L. Button 4, D. Shillabeer 3, J. Reid 2, A. Ruffles 2, M. Harvey, M. Turner, J. Little, S. Watts

22 September 2012 South 3.3 5.4 10.8 15.8 (98) Sollies 2.5 3.7 8.10 9.12 (66) Best: South – A. Margitich, M. Horner, R. Struck, B. Hurt, B. Laube, S. Brusnahan . Sollies – J. Davies, C. Millard, R. Saracino, Z. Siemer, S. Malchow. . Goals: South – B. Trewartha 3, B. Cox 2, T. Kernahan 2, C. Heron 2, D. Dohnt 2, L. Schmidt, J. Lukich, M. Horner, T. Payne. Sollies – S. McIntyre 2, J. Davies 2, B. Goodridge, N. Redman, L. Bearman, C. Millard, T. Hoare

24 September 2011 Central 4.3 7.5 9.7 11.10 (76) Port 1.0 4.0 6.1 8.3 (51) Best: Central – G. Kenny, P. Byron-Boles, R. Morris, S. Watts, C. Johnston. Port – J. Penny, C. Stephens, N. Magor, C. Brooke, C. Smith. Goals: Central – R. Morris 6, J. Reid, M. Woolford, L. Donald, D. Shillabeer, P. Byron-Boles. Port – G. Phillips 2, A. Casey 2, C. Smith 2, M. Gale, B. Mudge

18 September 2010 Central 1.1 6.2 9.3 11.4 (70) South 2.7 4.7 7.15 7.17 (59) Best: Central – N. Callary, J. Jackson, R. Morris, P. Jackson, J. Reid. South – B. Jones, D. Dohnt, B. Cox, M. Gill, M. Curley. Goals: Central – R. Morris 5, A. Grantham, G. Hull, P. Byron-Boles, D. Shillabeer, P. Jackson, K. McKenzie . South – B. Cox 2, S. Feltus, C. Reid, C. Heron, B. Jones, T. Kernahan

2009

Central 12.6 (78) def Port 8.15 (63)

Best:Central – M Fuller, J Dodd, A Fullerton, J Quigley, S Dawson. Port – C Stephens, T Clarke, K Johnanson, C Smith, M Burford.
Goals:Central – R Morris 3, S Dawson, J Reid 2, R Clayton-Waye, S Curnow, M Fuller, M Harvey, A McKenzie. Port – G Phillips 3, S Treloar, T Clarke, J Clarke, M Gale

2008

Port 10.10 (70) def Central 8.21 (69)

Best:Port – A Casey, M Burford, N Wombat, A Featherstonaugh, J Coombe. Central – A Williams, N Callary, T O’Connor, L Rathman, M Keatley.
Goals:Port – G Phillips 4, N Wombat 3, J Coombe 2, A Casey. Central – S Dawson, S Wilson, M Fuller, D Baker, J Dodd, K Allen, N Lawrence

2007

Port 16.8 (104) def West 11.15 (81)

Best:Port – N Wombat, S Treloar, M Burford, A Waters, C Stephens. West – Not Available.
Goals:Port – B Mudge, A Bergsma 3, S Treloar, J Coombe 2, L Copley, A Fleming, S Humphreys, M Kendall. West – R McDonald, J Coulthard, R Dadleh 2, R Stapledon, C McKenzie, J Carn, H Warren, M Benbow

2006

South 16.13 (109) def Central 7.6 (48)

Best:South – D Crombie, C Reid, G O’Brien, R Barnes. Central – S McIntyre, M Fuller, B Page, C Pannach
Goals:South – B Amos 7, D Shillabeer 3, C Heron 2, B Jones, A Grantham, M Grantham, G O’Brien. Central – A Ruffles 3, J Harland 2, D Baker, M Kieboom

2007 Ladder

Spencer Gulf	Wins	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
South Augusta	14	2	1	2414	1427	62.85%	29	1st Semi	West Augusta	0	15	12	Central Augusta	0	13	11
Port Pirie	12	4	1	2286	1384	62.29%	25	2nd Semi	Port Pirie	16	11	107	South Augusta	16	6	102
Central Augusta	10	7	0	1866	1848	50.24%	20	Preliminary	West Augusta	18	18	126	South Augusta	10	16	76
West Augusta	7	10	0	1746	1893	47.98%	14	Grand	Port Pirie	16	8	104	West Augusta	11	15	81
Solomontown	5	12	0	1594	2153	42.54%	10
Risdon/Proprietary	2	15	0	1411	2599	35.19%	4

2008 Ladder

Spencer Gulf	Wins	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Port Pirie	13	4	1798	1176	60.46%	26	1st Semi	Central Augusta	24	8	152	Risdon/Proprietary	9	14	68
West Augusta	11	6	2092	1402	59.87%	22	2nd Semi	Port Pirie	15	16	106	West Augusta	11	21	87
Central Augusta	11	6	1866	1537	54.83%	22	Preliminary	Central Augusta	18	9	117	West Augusta	12	7	79
Risdon/Proprietary	8	9	1796	1763	50.46%	16	Grand	Port Pirie	10	10	70	Central Augusta	8	21	69
South Augusta	8	9	1493	1670	47.20%	16
Solomontown	0	17	953	2450	28.00%	0

2009 Ladder

Spencer Gulf	Wins	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Central Augusta	12	5	1644	1246	56.89%	24	1st Semi	Risdon/Proprietary	15	6	96	West Augusta	6	7	43
Port Pirie	11	6	1461	1109	56.85%	22	2nd Semi	Central Augusta	15	9	99	Port Pirie	14	11	95
Risdon/Proprietary	11	6	1557	1348	53.60%	22	Preliminary	Port Pirie	8	10	58	Risdon/Proprietary	3	8	26
West Augusta	10	7	1336	1142	53.91%	20	Grand	Central Augusta	12	6	78	Port Pirie	8	15	63
South Augusta	7	10	1255	1291	49.29%	14
Solomontown	0	17	727	1844	28.28%	0

2010 Ladder

Spencer Gulf	Wins	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
South Augusta	14	2	1	1612	938	63.22%	29	1st Semi	Central Augusta	10	8	68	Risdon/Proprietary	9	13	67
West Augusta	11	6	0	1390	1239	52.87%	22	2nd Semi	South Augusta	12	6	78	West Augusta	7	13	55
Risdon/Proprietary	10	6	1	1396	1088	56.20%	21	Preliminary	Central Augusta	16	7	103	West Augusta	9	4	58
Central Augusta	7	10	0	1375	1444	48.78%	14	Grand	Central Augusta	11	4	70	South Augusta	7	17	59
Solomontown	7	10	0	1088	1153	48.55%	14
Port Pirie	1	16	0	863	1862	31.67%	2

2011 Ladder

Spencer Gulf	Wins	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Central Augusta	12	5	1562	1181	56.94%	24	1st Semi	South Augusta	12	8	80	West Augusta	9	9	63
Port Pirie	13	4	1399	1034	57.50%	26	2nd Semi	Port Pirie	10	9	69	Central Augusta	9	10	64
West Augusta	9	8	1505	1330	53.09%	18	Preliminary	Central Augusta	12	9	81	South Augusta	9	13	67
South Augusta	9	8	1355	1199	53.05%	18	Grand	Central Augusta	11	10	76	Port Pirie	8	3	51
Solomontown	7	10	1183	1183	50.00%	14
Risdon/Proprietary	1	16	909	1986	31.40%	2

2012 Ladder

Spencer Gulf	Wins	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Solomontown	13	4	1546	1179	56.73%	26	1st Semi	Central Augusta	11	10	76	Port Pirie	8	16	64
South Augusta	12	5	1659	1233	57.37%	24	2nd Semi	South Augusta	16	8	104	Solomontown	6	10	46
Central Augusta	8	9	1404	1512	48.15%	16	Preliminary	Solomontown	13	5	83	Central Augusta	10	13	73
Port Pirie	7	10	1284	1192	51.86%	14	Grand	South Augusta	15	8	98	Solomontown	9	12	66
Risdon/Proprietary	7	10	1209	1409	46.18%	14
West Augusta	4	13	1258	1835	40.67%	8

2013 Ladder

Spencer Gulf	Wins	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
West Augusta	13	4	1760	1292	57.67%	26	1st Semi	Central Augusta	13	12	90	Solomontown	12	8	80
Risdon/Proprietary	11	6	1299	1162	52.78%	22	2nd Semi	West Augusta	12	5	77	Risdon/Proprietary	10	12	72
Central Augusta	10	7	1616	1296	55.49%	20	Preliminary	Central Augusta	13	9	87	Risdon/Proprietary	8	14	62
Solomontown	9	8	1459	1258	53.70%	18	Grand	West Augusta	16	8	104	Central Augusta	15	6	96
South Augusta	5	12	1079	1437	42.89%	10
Port Pirie	3	14	1063	1831	36.73%	6

2014 Ladder

Spencer Gulf	Wins	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
South Augusta	11	6	1330	1186	52.86%	22	1st Semi	Solomontown	12	8	80	Risdon/Proprietary	8	12	60
West Augusta	11	6	1322	1231	51.78%	22	2nd Semi	West Augusta	20	12	132	South Augusta	10	8	68
Risdon/Proprietary	10	7	1463	1136	56.29%	20	Preliminary	Solomontown	13	16	94	South Augusta	11	8	74
Solomontown	8	9	1244	1209	50.71%	16	Grand	Solomontown	8	19	67	West Augusta	7	11	53
Central Augusta	8	9	1265	1305	49.22%	16
Port Pirie	3	14	1030	1587	39.36%	6

2015 Ladder

Spencer Gulf	Wins	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Risdon/Proprietary	11	5	1	1317	1126	53.91%	23	1st Semi	West Augusta	14	14	98	South Augusta	11	10	76
Central Augusta	9	6	2	1390	1344	50.84%	20	2nd Semi	Risdon/Proprietary	18	12	120	Central Augusta	8	9	57
West Augusta	8	9	0	1351	1227	52.40%	16	Preliminary	Central Augusta	14	13	97	South Augusta	12	11	83
South Augusta	8	9	0	1261	1331	48.65%	16	Grand	Risdon/Proprietary	16	15	111	Central Augusta	9	11	65
Port Pirie	7	10	0	1225	1352	47.54%	14
Solomontown	6	10	1	1077	1241	46.46%	13

2016 Ladder

Spencer Gulf	Wins	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Risdon/Proprietary	14	2	1580	945	62.57%	28	1st Semi	West Augusta	13	8	86	Central Augusta	12	11	83
South Augusta	14	2	1606	1172	57.81%	28	2nd Semi	South Augusta	12	11	83	Risdon/Proprietary	9	6	60
West Augusta	7	9	1284	1342	48.90%	14	Preliminary	West Augusta	9	6	60	Risdon/Proprietary	7	5	47
Central Augusta	6	10	1195	1505	44.26%	12	Grand	South Augusta	14	14	98	West Augusta	4	17	41
Port Pirie	4	12	994	1318	42.99%	8
Solomontown	3	13	1083	1460	42.59%	6

2017 Ladder

Spencer Gulf	Wins	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Solomontown	16	1	1808	763	70.32%	32	1st Semi	West Augusta	6	12	48	Risdon/Proprietary	18	9	117
South Augusta	12	5	1744	1306	57.18%	24	2nd Semi	South Augusta	21	3	129	Solomontown	11	15	81
Risdon/Proprietary	9	8	1157	1142	50.33%	18	Preliminary	Solomontown	11	7	73	Risdon/Proprietary	6	10	46
West Augusta	8	9	1304	1351	49.11%	16	Grand	South Augusta	13	11	89	Solomontown	10	7	67
Central Augusta	3	14	987	1562	38.72%	6
Port Pirie	3	14	884	1760	33.43%	6

Bibliography

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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Port Pirie is a small city on the east coast of the Spencer Gulf in South Australia, 223 km (139 mi) north of the state capital, Adelaide. Port Pirie is the largest city and the main retail centre of the Mid North region of South Australia. The city has an expansive history which dates back to 1845. Port Pirie was the first proclaimed regional city in South Australia, and is currently the second most important and second busiest port in SA.

The former Central Australia Railway, which was built between 1878 and 1929 and closed in 1980, was a 1,241 km (771 mi) 1067 mm narrow gauge railway between Port Augusta and Alice Springs. A standard gauge line duplicated the southern section from Port Augusta to Maree in 1957 on a new nearby alignment. The entire Central Australia Railway was superseded in 1980 after the standard gauge Tarcoola–Alice Springs Railway was opened, using a new route up to 200 km to the west. A small southern section of the original line between Port Augusta and Quorn has been preserved as the Pichi Richi Tourist Railway.

The Eyre Peninsula is a triangular peninsula in South Australia. It is bounded by the Spencer Gulf on the east, the Great Australian Bight on the west, and the Gawler Ranges to the north.

The first railway in colonial South Australia was a line from the port of Goolwa on the River Murray to an ocean harbour at Port Elliot, which first operated in December 1853, before its completion in May 1854.

Giant cuttlefish also known as the Australian giant cuttlefish, is the world's largest cuttlefish species, growing to 50 cm (20 in) in mantle length and up to 100 cm (39 in) in total length. They can be over 10.5 kg (23 lb) in weight. Using cells known as chromatophores, the cuttlefish can put on spectacular displays, changing color in an instant. The giant cuttlefish is native to temperate and subtropical waters of Australia, from Brisbane in Queensland to Shark Bay in Western Australia and Tasmania to the south. It occurs on rocky reefs, seagrass beds, and sand and mud seafloor to a depth of 100 m (330 ft). In 2009 the species was listed at Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species due to an observed declining trend at that time.

The Southern Football League (SFL) is an Australian rules football league in South Australia. The League was formed, as the Southern Football Association, in 1886. The league is a not-for-profit organisation.

The Whyalla Football League Inc. is an Australian rules football competition based in the town of Whyalla on the east coast of the Eyre Peninsula region of South Australia. It is an affiliated member of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).

The South Gawler Football Club is a country Australian rules football club, founded by James Fitzgerald in the Gawler South area of the town of Gawler, South Australia, in 1889. The Lions, who wear royal blue and white stripes, currently compete in the Barossa Light & Gawler Football Association. Their club and oval today situated at Eldred Riggs Reserve, Evanston, in Gawler.

Port Augusta West is a suburb of Port Augusta, South Australia.

The Morgan – Whyalla pipeline was an engineering project undertaken by the South Australian Government in 1940 to bring water from Morgan on the River Murray to the industrial city of Whyalla. A second pipeline, by a divergent route, was laid in the 1960s.

Transport in South Australia is provided by a mix of road, rail, sea and air transport. The capital city of Adelaide is the centre to transport in the state. With its population of 1.4 million people, it has the majority of the state's 1.7 million inhabitants. Adelaide has the state's major airport and sea port.

Port Augusta railway station is a rail station located on the Adelaide-Port Augusta railway line in Port Augusta, South Australia.

The County of Frome is one of the 49 cadastral counties of South Australia in straddling the Mid North and Flinders Ranges regions. It was proclaimed in 1851 by Governor Henry Young and was named for the former Surveyor-General of South Australia, Edward Charles Frome. The iconic Mount Remarkable in the Hundred of Gregory is at the centre of the county.

Connor Rozee is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by Port Adelaide with the 5th draft pick in the 2018 AFL Draft.

References

↑ Full Points Footy, Spencer Gulf Football League , retrieved 15 July 2010

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v t e Australian rules football in South Australia
Governing body	South Australian Football Commission
Representative side	South Australia
Professional clubs (AFL)	Adelaide Football Club Port Adelaide Football Club
Semi-professional league	SANFL
Metropolitan league	Adelaide Footy League
Metropolitan junior leagues	SANFL Juniors
Current regional leagues	Adelaide Plains Barossa Light & Gawler Broken Hill Eastern Eyre Far North Far North West Great Flinders Great Southern Hills Kangaroo Island Kowree-Naracoorte-Tatiara Mid South East Murray Valley North Eastern Northern Areas Port Lincoln Riverland River Murray Southern Spencer Gulf Western Border Western Eyre Whyalla Yorke Peninsula
Former metropolitan leagues	Patriotic League SAFA Adelaide Metropolitan Adelaide Suburban CYMS East Torrens North Adelaide District Northern Metropolitan Norwood-North Port Adelaide and District Southern Metropolitan United Church West Torrens District YMCA
Former regional leagues	Mallee Mid Murray Mid West Stanley List of former South Australian regional football leagues
Representative competitions	Current: SA Country Football Championships City v Country Landmark Cup Mortlock Shield Pilmore Cup Former: Advertiser Shield Lovelock Shield
Women's leagues	SANFL Women's League South Australian Women's Football League (defunct)
Principal venues	Adelaide Oval
Significant events	Showdown Port Adelaide–Norwood rivalry Australian Champions League Port Adelaide v South Australia (1914) 1940 City v Country 1990 Country v City
Major individual awards	Magarey Medal Ken Farmer Medal Jack Oatey Medal Fos Williams Medal Reserves Magarey Medal McCallum–Tomkins Medal Mail Medal Eric Pfitzner Memorial Medal Don McSweeny Medal
Former individual awards	Tomkins Medal McCallum Medal

Current season, competition or edition: 2021

Sport	Australian rules football Netball
Founded	1961;62 years ago (1961)
No. of teams	6
Country	Australia
Confederation	SANFL