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Kowree-Naracoorte-Tatiara Football League

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

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Current clubs

Former clubs

History

Kowree-Naracoorte FL

This league was founded in 1937 when two competitions joined to create the Kowree-Naracoorte Football League. Towns of Apsley and Edenhope from the

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in Victoria got together with teams from Kybybolite, Frances and Naracoorte (North Naracoorte and South Naracoorte). After World War 2 Lucindale was admitted, then the two Naracoorte clubs merged to form Naracoorte, and Frances merged with Minimay to form Border Districts. The six team competition was later joined in the 1960s by Kingston and Padthaway. Penola joined from the

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in 1988.

KNFL Premiers

* 1950 Edenhope * 1951 Kybybolite * 1952 Apsley * 1953 Naracoorte * 1954 Naracoorte * 1955 Apsley * 1956 Kybybolite * 1957 Edenhope * 1958 Edenhope * 1959 Naracoorte * 1960 Edenhope * 1961 Kybybolite * 1962 Border Districts * 1963 Naracoorte * 1964 Naracoorte * 1965 Apsley * 1966 Kybybolite * 1967 Border Districts * 1968 Kybybolite * 1969 Lucindale * 1970 Lucindale * 1971 Edenhope * 1972 Edenhope * 1973 Kybybolite * 1974 Kybybolite * 1975 Border Districts * 1976 Border Districts * 1977 Naracoorte * 1978 Naracoorte * 1979 Border Districts * 1980 Border Districts * 1981 Border Districts * 1982 Kingston * 1983 Kingston * 1984 Kingston * 1985 Apsley * 1986 Edenhope * 1987 Edenhope * 1988 Edenhope * 1989 Penola * 1990 Penola * 1991 Border Districts * 1992 Naracoorte

Tatiara FL

Tatiara FL had its origins in 1911. Teams from Mundulla, Bordertown, Keith, Wolseley and Servicetown were later joined by Kaniva, Lillimur and Federals. Kaniva and Federals merged to form Kaniva & Districts in 1948, and Serviceton and Lillimur merged to form Leeor in 1950. Tintinara replaced Wolseley and the six team competition remain stable from the mid-1950s until 1991. In 1992 Tintinara withdrew and merged with Border Downs reducing the league to five clubs; this was thought as unworkable, therefore a league merger was sought.

TFL Premiers

* 1921 Mundulla * 1922 Bordertown * 1923 Bordertown * 1924 Kaniva * 1925 Mundulla * 1926 Bordertown * 1927 Mundulla * 1928 Kaniva * 1929 Mundulla * 1930 Mundulla * 1931 Mundulla * 1932 Mundulla * 1933 Serviceton * 1934 Mundulla * 1935 Kaniva * 1936 Serviceton * 1937 Mundulla * 1938 Mundulla * 1939 Bordertown * 1940 Goroke * 1946 Serviceton * 1947 Lillimur * 1948 Mundulla * 1949 Bordertown * 1950 Leeor * 1951 Mundulla * 1952 Leeor * 1953 Kaniva * 1954 Keith * 1955 Keith * 1956 Kaniva * 1957 Bordertown * 1958 Kaniva * 1959 Mundulla * 1960 Kaniva * 1961 Kaniva * 1962 Keith * 1963 Kaniva * 1964 Kaniva * 1965 Kaniva * 1966 Leeor * 1967 Bordertown * 1968 Bordertown * 1969 Kaniva * 1970 Kaniva * 1971 Bordertown * 1972 Bordertown * 1973 Mundulla * 1974 Leeor * 1975 Bordertown * 1976 Bordertown * 1977 Tintinara * 1978 Keith * 1979 Keith * 1980 Keith * 1981 Keith * 1982 Keith * 1983 Mundulla * 1984 Bordertown * 1985 Kaniva * 1986 Bordertown * 1987 Bordertown * 1988 Mundulla * 1989 Mundulla * 1990 Bordertown * 1991 Mundulla * 1992 Bordertown

2007 Ladder

2008 Ladder

2009 Ladder

2010 Ladder

2011 Ladder

2012 Ladder

2013 Ladder

2014 Ladder

2015 Ladder

2016 Ladder

2017 Ladder

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

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

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

Notable players from the area

The KNFL, TFL and KNTFL have produced: *

Aaron Fiora Aaron Fiora (born 19 April 1981) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for and in the Australian Football League (AFL). Richmond career Originally from Naracoorte, South Australia, Fiora played his junior football with Port Ade ...

, Naracoorte *

John Hinge John Hinge (born 6 June 1986) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was originally from the Glenelg Football Club in the South Australian Na ...

, Mitch Hinge Mundulla * Michael Taylor,

Daniel Bell Daniel Bell (May 10, 1919 – January 25, 2011) was an American sociologist, writer, editor, and professor at Harvard University, best known for his contributions to the study of post-industrialism. He has been described as "one of the leading Am ...

, Kingston *

Glenn Hawker Glenn Hawker (born 17 March 1961) is a former Australian rules footballer. A classy right footer for the Essendon Football Club during the late 1970s and 1980s, Hawker played 200 games for the Bombers, including their 1984 and 1985 The ...

, Ashley Coutts,

Roger Merrett Roger Merrett (born 19 April 1960) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in two Victorian Football League premiership sides with the Essendon Football Club in the mid-1980s before moving to the fledgling Brisbane Bears, later capt ...

and

Alastair Clarkson Alastair Thomas Clarkson (born 27 April 1968) is an Australian rules football coach and former player who is currently the head coach of the North Melbourne Football Club. He was previously the head coach of the Hawthorn Football Club in the ...

, Kaniva, * Jack Redden, Simon Cox Keith *

Jack Trengove Jack Trengove (born 2 September 1991) is a professional Australian rules footballer who most recently played for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A midfielder, tall and weighing , Trengove is capable ...

Alex Forster Alex Forster (born 24 July 1993) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for Norwood in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). He previously played for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). ...

Lachie Neale Lachlan Oliver Neale (born 24 May 1993) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Fremantle Football Club from 2012 to 2018 before being traded to the ...

, Kybybolite * Reg Burgess, Apsley *

Phil Carman Phillip Carman (born 4 September 1950 in Edenhope, Victoria) is a former Australian rules footballer who represented Norwood in the SANFL and , , and in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1970s and 1980s. A flamboyant player who ...

, Edenhope *

Stephen Copping Stephen Copping (born 3 August 1956) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and Glenelg in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) during the 1980s. After finishi ...

Andrew McKay Andrew Ian McKay (born 14 July 1970) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) and Glenelg Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Pla ...

, Darcy Fogarty,

Will Gould Will Gould (1911–1984) was an American cartoonist best known for his comic strip '' Red Barry''.Gould entry

Lucindale * Lincoln McCarthy, Lindsay Smith, David Grenvold Bordertown Additionally some famous SANFL and AFL footballers have played in the league, including: *

Tony Modra Anthony Dale Modra (born 1 March 1969) is a former Australian rules footballer who represented Adelaide and Fremantle in the Australian Football League (AFL) and West Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Known fo ...

, Sudjai Cook - Keith * Barrie Barbary, Ray Whittaker,

Peter Woite Peter Woite is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Port Adelaide Football Club, Port Adelaide and Glenelg Football Club, Glenelg in the South Australian National Football League, SANFL. He is on the interchange bench in Port Ad ...

- Kybybolite * Nigel Fiegert, Steven Brosnan, Phil Smith, Tom Logan - Lucindale *

Donald Dickie Donald Dickie (born 8 May 1972 in New Zealand) is a former professional Australian rules footballer notable for his brief appearance in the Australian Football League for the Port Adelaide Football Club. Dickie was born in New Zealand of a Mā ...

Bernie Vince Bernard Vince (born 2 October 1985) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club, Adelaide and Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He has since become involved in the football me ...

Daniel Hargraves Daniel Hargraves (born 6 December 1975) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Western Bulldogs and Fremantle in the Australian Football League. He was originally drafted by the Bulldogs from the Eastern Under 18 side in ...

- Border Districts * Simon Cox, Chris Ladhams Jack Trengove - Naracoorte * Steven Sims,

Scott Welsh Scott Nathan Welsh (born 7 December 1978) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is the nephew of former Glenelg and North Melbourne player Kym Hodgeman, and cousin of former Glenelg and ...

, Ian Perrie, Justin Cicolella, Wade Thompson - Padthaway *

Cameron Hitchcock Cameron Hitchcock (born 3 July 1990) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Cameron was born on the Eyre Peninsula in the little country t ...

- Kaniva *

Matthew Lloyd Matthew James Lloyd (born 16 April 1978) is a former professional Australian rules footballer, who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A highly decorated full-forward, Lloyd's AFL's honours include ...

- Penola

References

External links

The Official Kowree-Naracoorte-Tatiara Football League website

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Books

* Encyclopedia of South Australian country football clubs / compiled by Peter Lines. * South Australian country football digest / by Peter Lines {{Aussie Rules in Victoria Australian rules football competitions in South Australia Australian rules football competitions in Victoria (Australia)