The Port Lincoln Football League is an

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competition based at the southern extremity of the

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region of

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, Australia. It is an affiliated member of the

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. Port Lincoln Football League games are officiated by the Port Lincoln Football League Umpires Association.

Brief history

The league was originally formed in 1910 as the Port Lincoln Football Association. The league was reformed in 1946 (having been in recess during World War II) under its current title of Port Lincoln Football League. At that time the participating clubs were Lincoln South, Tasman and Waybacks. Marble Range rejoined the league in 1953 from the Great Flinders FL, having been a member of the PLFA before World War II. Their re-entry was conditional on a probation period where they would only play B Grade until winning a premiership in this division, which they achieved in 1956 and were promoted to the senior division. Tumby Bay and Eyre United joined the league after the Eastern Eyre Football Association folded after the 1961 season, although both clubs eventually moved to the Great Flinders FL, Eyre United in 1971 and Tumby Bay in 1981. Boston and Mallee Park were formed to join the Port Lincoln FL in 1972 and 1980 respectively.

2010 Controversy

On 17 July 2010 Boston forfeited all matches to Mallee Park citing issues with on field violence and a refusal by the league to take action to prevent it. The club has alleged that it could be facing expulsion from the league for taking this action.

Current clubs

Notable former players

A number of players from the Port Lincoln FL clubs have gone on to play professionally in the

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and

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. The team with most players to do so at any one time is Mallee Park, who have direct player/team relationships with at least 11 current indigenous players on 6 AFL team lists, including Graham Johncock,

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, Harry Miller, Russell Coulthard, Daniel Wells, Lindsay Thomas,

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and brothers

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. Mallee Park also has a direct relationship with some other Indigenous players whose fathers have played for the club in its early foundation years in the early 1980s.

Premiers

*1910 Wayback *1911 Wayback *1912 Railways *1913 Tumby Bay *1914 Port Lincoln *1915 Wayback *1916-1918 ''Recess'' *1919 Rovers *1920 Rovers *1921 Boston Bay *1922 Rovers *1923 Rovers *1924 Wayback *1925 Wayback *1926 Rovers *1927 Boston Bay *1928 Boston Bay *1929 Wayback *1930 Wayback *1931 Wayback *1932 Wayback *1933 Wayback *1934 Wayback *1935 Centrals *1936 Centrals *1937 Centrals *1938 Centrals *1939 Kirtonians *1940 Marble Range *1941 Marble Range *1942-1945 ''Recess'' *1946 Lincoln South *1947 Tasman *1948 Wayback *1949 Tasman *1950 Tasman *1951 Wayback *1952 Lincoln South *1953 Wayback *1954 Lincoln South *1955 Wayback *1956 Wayback *1957 Lincoln South *1958 Tasman *1959 Wayback *1960 Wayback *1961 Tasman *1962 Tasman *1963 Wayback *1964 Lincoln South *1965 Tasman *1966 Wayback *1967 Tasman *1968 Tumby Bay *1969 Lincoln South *1970 Lincoln South *1971 Wayback *1972 Lincoln South *1973 Wayback *1974 Wayback *1975 Wayback *1976 Wayback *1977 Tasman *1978 Marble Range *1979 Wayback *1980 Wayback *1981 Lincoln South *1982 Marble Range *1983 Lincoln South *1984 Wayback *1985 Mallee Park *1986 Boston *1987 Mallee Park *1988 Mallee Park *1989 Mallee Park *1990 Mallee Park *1991 Lincoln South *1992 Tasman *1993 Mallee Park *1994 Mallee Park *1995 Mallee Park *1996 Mallee Park *1997 Marble Range *1998 Marble Range *1999 Mallee Park *2000 Marble Range *2001 Mallee Park *2002 Lincoln South *2003 Wayback *2004 Marble Range *2005 Wayback *2006 Marble Range *2007 Marble Range *2008 Wayback *2009 Mallee Park *2010 Mallee Park *2011 Mallee Park *2012 Tasman *2013 Tasman *2014 Tasman *2015 Mallee Park *2016 Mallee Park *2017 Wayback *2018 Tasman *2019 Tasman *2020 Tasman *2021 Marble Range *2022 Marble Range

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2018 Ladder

External links

Country Footy

Official website

Books

* Encyclopedia of South Australian country football clubs / compiled by Peter Lines. * South Australian country football digest / by Peter Lines

References

{{Aussie Rules in South Australia Eyre Peninsula Australian rules football competitions in South Australia