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League Timeline (1922-)

ImageSize = width:800 height:925 PlotArea = width:600 height:850 left:100 bottom:50 AlignBars = late BarData= bar:Edw text:Edwardstown bar:OSBL text:OSB Lonsdale bar:McL text:McLaren bar:BDOS text:Brighton DOS bar:MP text:Mitchell Park bar:Mar text:Marion bar:MVP text:Morphettville Park bar:Ply text:Plympton bar:FH text:Flagstaff Hill bar:Cove text:Cove bar:Macc text:Macclesfield bar:Mead text:Meadows bar:OSB text:O'Sullivan Beach bar:Kang text:Kangarilla bar:HV text:Happy Valley bar:Maw text:Mawson bar:Hack text:Hackham bar:CB text:Christies Beach bar:MB text:Mount Bold bar:Yank text:Yankalilla bar:Rey text:Reynella bar:PN text:Port Noarlunga bar:Myp text:Myponga bar:MC text:Mount Compass bar:NU text:Northern United bar:Cla text:Clarendon bar:MV text:Morphett Vale bar:Flat text:McLaren Flat bar:Noar text:Noarlunga bar:Ald text:Aldinga bar:Vale text:McLaren Vale bar:Will text:Willunga Colors = id:grey value:gray(0.4) id:lgrey value:gray(0.8) legend: Division_1 id:vlgrey value:gray(0.95) id:div2 value:claret legend: Division_2 id:premier value:green legend: Div1_Premiers id:premier_2 value:yellow legend: Div2_Premiers id:wooden value:red legend: Div1_Wooden_Spoon id:wooden_2 value:blue legend: Div2_Wooden_Spoon DateFormat = yyyy Period = from:1922 till:2022 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:10 start:1922 gridcolor:lgrey ScaleMinor = unit:year increment:1 start:1924 gridcolor:vlgrey PlotData= color:lgrey width:12 bar:Will from:1922 till:1939 from:1945 till:1985 at:1923 mark:(line,premier) at:1925 mark:(line,wooden) at:1926 mark:(line,wooden) at:1930 mark:(line,wooden) at:1936 mark:(line,premier) at:1938 mark:(line,premier) at:1948 mark:(line,premier) at:1949 mark:(line,premier) at:1950 mark:(line,premier) at:1951 mark:(line,premier) at:1952 mark:(line,premier) at:1954 mark:(line,premier) at:1955 mark:(line,premier) at:1956 mark:(line,premier) at:1961 mark:(line,premier) at:1964 mark:(line,premier) at:1970 mark:(line,wooden) at:1972 mark:(line,wooden) at:1984 mark:(line,premier) bar:Vale from:1922 till:1939 from:1945 till:1975 from:1976 till:1979 from:1981 till:1983 at:1923 mark:(line,wooden) at:1924 mark:(line,premier) at:1932 mark:(line,wooden) at:1952 mark:(line,wooden) at:1957 mark:(line,wooden) at:1958 mark:(line,premier) at:1959 mark:(line,premier) at:1964 mark:(line,wooden) at:1966 mark:(line,wooden) at:1967 mark:(line,wooden) at:1968 mark:(line,wooden) at:1969 mark:(line,wooden) at:1973 mark:(line,wooden) at:1979 mark:(line,wooden) at:1982 mark:(line,wooden) bar:Ald from:1922 till:1939 from:1945 till:1947 from:1948 till:1951 from:1979 till:1981 from:2001 till:2019 from:2020 till:end at:1922 mark:(line,wooden) at:1927 mark:(line,premier) at:1928 mark:(line,premier) at:1929 mark:(line,premier) at:1930 mark:(line,premier) at:1931 mark:(line,premier) at:1932 mark:(line,premier) at:1934 mark:(line,premier) at:1936 mark:(line,wooden) at:1939 mark:(line,wooden) at:1950 mark:(line,wooden) at:1980 mark:(line,wooden) at:1981 mark:(line,wooden) at:2002 mark:(line,wooden) at:2003 mark:(line,wooden) at:2004 mark:(line,wooden) at:2005 mark:(line,wooden) at:2012 mark:(line,wooden) at:2015 mark:(line,wooden) at:2018 mark:(line,wooden) at:2019 mark:(line,wooden) bar:Noar from:1922 till:1935 from:1937 till:1938 from:1950 till:end at:1922 mark:(line,premier) at:1925 mark:(line,premier) at:1926 mark:(line,premier) at:1927 mark:(line,wooden) at:1931 mark:(line,wooden) at:1933 mark:(line,wooden) at:1938 mark:(line,wooden) at:1956 mark:(line,wooden) at:1958 mark:(line,wooden) at:1959 mark:(line,wooden) at:1970 mark:(line,premier) at:1974 mark:(line,wooden) at:1975 mark:(line,wooden) at:1977 mark:(line,wooden) at:1978 mark:(line,wooden) at:1982 mark:(line,premier) at:1986 mark:(line,premier) at:2001 mark:(line,premier) at:2014 mark:(line,premier) bar:Flat from:1922 till:1939 from:1945 till:1982 from:1983 till:1987 at:1933 mark:(line,premier) at:1935 mark:(line,premier) at:1937 mark:(line,premier) at:1939 mark:(line,premier) at:1946 mark:(line,premier) at:1947 mark:(line,premier) at:1960 mark:(line,wooden) at:1966 mark:(line,premier) at:1971 mark:(line,wooden) at:1976 mark:(line,premier) at:1984 mark:(line,wooden) bar:MV from:1923 till:1924 from:1927 till:1929 from:1934 till:1935 from:1945 till:1951 from:1952 till:1953 from:1962 till:end at:1924 mark:(line,wooden) at:1928 mark:(line,wooden) at:1929 mark:(line,wooden) at:1947 mark:(line,wooden) at:1948 mark:(line,wooden) at:1951 mark:(line,wooden) at:1953 mark:(line,wooden) at:1963 mark:(line,wooden) at:1965 mark:(line,wooden) at:1978 mark:(line,premier) at:1979 mark:(line,premier) at:1980 mark:(line,premier) at:1981 mark:(line,premier) at:1990 mark:(line,wooden) at:2004 mark:(line,premier) at:2005 mark:(line,premier) at:2006 mark:(line,premier) at:2007 mark:(line,premier) at:2009 mark:(line,premier) bar:Cla from:1933 till:1935 at:1934 mark:(line,wooden) at:1935 mark:(line,wooden) bar:NU from:1935 till:1937 at:1937 mark:(line,wooden) bar:MC from:1945 till:1951 at:1949 mark:(line,wooden) bar:Myp from:1945 till:1966 at:1946 mark:(line,wooden) at:1951 mark:(line,premier) at:1957 mark:(line,premier) at:1960 mark:(line,premier) bar:PN from:1946 till:end at:1954 mark:(line,wooden) at:1955 mark:(line,wooden) at:1962 mark:(line,wooden) at:1965 mark:(line,premier) at:1973 mark:(line,premier) at:1985 mark:(line,premier) at:1991 mark:(line,wooden) at:1992 mark:(line,wooden) at:1997 mark:(line,premier) at:2021 mark:(line,wooden) at:2022 mark:(line,wooden) bar:Rey from:1947 till:end at:1961 mark:(line,wooden) at:1969 mark:(line,premier) at:1975 mark:(line,premier) at:1977 mark:(line,premier) at:1983 mark:(line,wooden) at:1989 mark:(line,wooden) at:1994 mark:(line,wooden) at:1995 mark:(line,wooden) at:2010 mark:(line,premier) at:2013 mark:(line,premier) at:2015 mark:(line,premier) bar:Yank from:1955 till:1967 at:1962 mark:(line,premier) at:1963 mark:(line,premier) bar:MB from:1963 till:1965 bar:CB from:1965 till:end at:1967 mark:(line,premier) at:1968 mark:(line,premier) at:1971 mark:(line,premier) at:1972 mark:(line,premier) at:1974 mark:(line,premier) at:1983 mark:(line,premier) at:1994 mark:(line,premier) at:2001 mark:(line,wooden) bar:Hack from:1983 till:1986 from:1991 till:2003 from:2004 till:2016 at:1985 mark:(line,wooden) at:1986 mark:(line,wooden) bar:Maw from:1987 till:1988 at:1988 mark:(line,wooden) bar:HV from:1983 till:end at:1992 mark:(line,premier) at:1993 mark:(line,premier) at:1995 mark:(line,premier) at:1996 mark:(line,premier) at:1998 mark:(line,premier) at:1999 mark:(line,premier) at:2003 mark:(line,premier) at:2012 mark:(line,premier) bar:Kang from:1983 till:1986 from:2001 till:2005 bar:OSB from:1986 till:1988 from:1997 till:1999 at:1987 mark:(line,wooden) at:1998 mark:(line,wooden) at:1999 mark:(line,wooden) bar:Cove from:2001 till:end at:2008 mark:(line,premier) at:2020 mark:(line,wooden) bar:FH from:1985 till:1999 from:2001 till:end at:1993 mark:(line,wooden) at:2016 mark:(line,premier) at:2017 mark:(line,premier) at:2018 mark:(line,premier) at:2019 mark:(line,premier) at:2020 mark:(line,premier) at:2021 mark:(line,premier) bar:Ply from:1986 till:1989 at:1987 mark:(line,premier) at:1988 mark:(line,premier) at:1989 mark:(line,premier) bar:MVP from:1986 till:2016 at:1990 mark:(line,premier) at:2000 mark:(line,wooden) bar:Mar from:1986 till:2017 at:2000 mark:(line,premier) at:2011 mark:(line,wooden) at:2016 mark:(line,wooden) at:2017 mark:(line,wooden) bar:MP from:1993 till:1997 at:1996 mark:(line,wooden) at:1997 mark:(line,wooden) bar:BDOS from:1996 till:2016 at:2002 mark:(line,premier) at:2011 mark:(line,premier) bar:OSBL from:2001 till:2017 at:2013 mark:(line,wooden) at:2014 mark:(line,wooden) bar:Edw from:2008 till:2015 color:claret width:12 bar:Vale from:1979 till:1981 from:1982 till:1997 at:1980 mark:(line,premier_2) at:1981 mark:(line,premier_2) at:1989 mark:(line,wooden_2) at:1995 mark:(line,premier_2) bar:Ald from:1977 till:1979 from:1981 till:1982 from:1983 till:2001 at:1985 mark:(line,wooden_2) at:1991 mark:(line,premier_2) at:1993 mark:(line,premier_2) bar:Flat from:1982 till:1983 from:1987 till:1997 at:1983 mark:(line,premier_2) at:1988 mark:(line,premier_2) at:1989 mark:(line,premier_2) at:1991 mark:(line,wooden_2) at:1992 mark:(line,wooden_2) bar:Hack from:1977 till:1983 from:1986 till:1991 at:1990 mark:(line,premier_2) bar:Maw from:1978 till:1987 from:1988 till:2001 at:1983 mark:(line,wooden_2) at:1992 mark:(line,premier_2) at:1994 mark:(line,wooden_2) at:1995 mark:(line,wooden_2) at:1997 mark:(line,wooden_2) at:2000 mark:(line,wooden_2) at:2001 mark:(line,premier_2) bar:HV from:1979 till:1983 bar:Kang from:1980 till:1983 from:1986 till:2001 at:1982 mark:(line,premier_2) at:1987 mark:(line,premier_2) at:1999 mark:(line,premier_2) at:2000 mark:(line,premier_2) bar:OSB from:1981 till:1986 from:1988 till:1997 from:1999 till:2001 at:1986 mark:(line,premier_2) at:1996 mark:(line,premier_2) at:1997 mark:(line,premier_2) bar:Mead from:1982 till:1998 at:1984 mark:(line,premier_2) at:1994 mark:(line,premier_2) at:1996 mark:(line,wooden_2) at:1998 mark:(line,wooden_2) bar:Macc from:1983 till:1988 at:1986 mark:(line,wooden_2) at:1987 mark:(line,wooden_2) at:1988 mark:(line,wooden_2) bar:Cove from:1983 till:2001 at:1990 mark:(line,wooden_2) at:1993 mark:(line,wooden_2) at:1998 mark:(line,premier_2) at:2001 mark:(line,wooden_2) bar:FH from:1984 till:1985 from:1999 till:2001 at:1985 mark:(line,premier_2) bar:MP from:1997 till:2000 bar:McL from:1997 till:2000 Legend = left:50 top:20 columnwidth:90 LineData = layer:back at:1977 color:claret width:0.5 # split into 2 divisions at:2001 color:claret width:0.5 # merged divisions at:1940 color:grey width:10 at:1941 color:grey width:10 at:1942 color:grey width:10 at:1943 color:grey width:10 at:1944 color:grey width:10 layer:front at:1945 color:grey width:10 TextData= pos:(258,713) fontsize:L text:WW2 pos:(510,707) textcolor:claret fontsize:M text:2 Divisions

Current Clubs

Former clubs

Clubs that have previously competed in the league include:

Players Recruited to AFL/VFL

Senior premierships winners

Division 1

*1886–1891 ''Unknown'' *1892 Willunga *1893 Willunga ''Undefeated'' *1894 Willunga *1895 Willunga *1896 Sellick's Hill *1897 Willunga *1898 Willunga ''Undefeated'' *1899 Willunga ''Undefeated'' *1900 ''In Recess'' *1901 Willunga *1902 Willunga *1903 Willunga *1904 Willunga *1905 McLaren Vale *1906 McLaren Vale *1907 Sellick's Hill *1908 McLaren Vale *1909 Willunga *1910 Willunga *1911 Willunga *1912 Willunga *1913–1914 ''In Recess'' *1915 McLaren Vale *1916–1918 ''In Recess'' *1919 Willunga *1920 McLaren Vale *1921 Noarlunga *1922 Noarlunga *1923 Willunga *1924 McLaren Vale *1925 Noarlunga *1926 Noarlunga *1927 Aldinga *1928 Aldinga *1929 Aldinga *1930 Aldinga *1931 Aldinga *1932 Aldinga *1933 Hillside *1934 Aldinga *1935 Hillside *1936 Willunga *1937 Hillside ''Undefeated'' *1938 Willunga *1939 Hillside ''Undefeated'' *1940 ''Season Abandoned'' *1941–1945 ''In Recess'' *1946 McLaren Flat *1947 McLaren Flat *1948 Willunga *1949 Willunga *1950 Willunga *1951 Willunga *1952 Willunga *1953 Myponga *1954 Willunga *1955 Willunga *1956 Willunga *1957 Myponga *1958 McLaren Vale *1959 McLaren Vale *1960 Myponga *1961 Willunga *1962 Yankalilla *1963 Yankalilla *1964 Willunga *1965 Port Noarlunga *1966 McLaren Flat *1967 Christies Beach *1968 Christies Beach *1969 Reynella *1970 Noarlunga *1971 Christies Beach ''Undefeated'' *1972 Christies Beach *1973 Port Noarlunga *1974 Christies Beach *1975 Reynella *1976 McLaren Flat *1977 Reynella *1978 Morphett Vale *1979 Morphett Vale *1980 Morphett Vale *1981 Morphett Vale *1982 Noarlunga *1983 Christies Beach *1984 Willunga *1985 Port Noarlunga *1986 Noarlunga *1987 Plympton *1988 Plympton *1989 Plympton *1990 Morphettville Park *1991 Noarlunga *1992 Happy Valley *1993 Happy Valley *1994 Christies Beach *1995 Happy Valley *1996 Happy Valley *1997 Port Noarlunga *1998 Happy Valley *1999 Happy Valley *2000 Marion *2001 Noarlunga *2002 Brighton District and Old Scholars *2003 Happy Valley *2004 Morphett Vale *2005 Morphett Vale *2006 Morphett Vale *2007 Morphett Vale ''Undefeated'' *2008 Cove *2009 Morphett Vale *2010 Reynella *2011 Brighton Bombers *2012 Happy Valley *2013 Reynella *2014 Noarlunga *2015 Reynella *2016 Flagstaff Hill *2017 Flagstaff Hill *2018 Flagstaff Hill *2019 Flagstaff Hill *2020 Flagstaff Hill ''Undefeated'' *2021 Flagstaff Hill ''Undefeated'' *2022 Reynella

Division 2

*1977 Reynella C *1978 Morphett Vale C *1979 Morphett Vale C *1980 McLaren Vale *1981 McLaren Vale *1982 Kangarilla *1983 McLaren Flat *1984 Meadows *1985 Flagstaff Hill *1986 O'Sullivan Beach *1987 Kangarilla *1988 McLaren Flat *1989 McLaren Flat *1990 Hackham *1991 Aldinga *1992 Mawson *1993 Aldinga *1994 Meadows *1995 McLaren Vale *1996 O'Sullivan Beach *1997 O'Sullivan Beach *1998 Cove *1999 Kangarilla *2000 Kangarilla *2001 Lonsdale

Mail Medal

Each season the Mail Medal is awarded to the player adjudged the Fairest and Most Brilliant by the umpires on a 3-2-1 match voting system. The Mail Medal is named after the '' Sunday Mail'' newspaper.

Ken Donne Medal

The Ken Donne Medal was the equivalent medal awarded for the Division 2 competition between 1977-2001.

125 Year Celebrations

125 Year Team

To celebrate the 125th season of the SFL, the "SFL 125 Year Team" was named in 2011.

Greatest Exports Team

Along with the 125 Year Team, the SFL also announced a team of their "Greatest Exports", a collection of players that had previously played in the SFL but had gone on to achieve at a higher level. One player, Hendrick "Taffy" Waye was selected in both the 125 Year Team and the Greatest Exports Team. Key: Adel –

Adelaide Crows The Adelaide Crows (officially the Adelaide Football Club) are a professional Australian rules football team based in Adelaide, South Australia. Founded in 1990. The Crows has fielded a men's team in the Australian Football League (AFL) since ...

(AFL), Ald – Aldinga, BDOS – Brighton Bombers/Brighton District and Old Scholars, BrisL –

Brisbane Lions The Brisbane Lions is a professional Australian rules football club based in Brisbane, Queensland, that plays in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club was formed in late 1996 via a merger of the Melbourne-based 1883 foundation VFL c ...

(AFL), CB – Christies Beach, Clrmt – Claremont (WAFL), Fitz –

Fitzroy Fitzroy or FitzRoy may refer to: People As a given name *Several members of the Somerset family (Dukes of Beaufort) have this as a middle-name: **FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (1788–1855) ** Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset, 8th Duke of Beau ...

(VFL/AFL), FH –

Flagstaff Hill Flagstaff Hill usually refers to a hill on which a flag was erected. It may refer to: Place names Australia * Flagstaff Hill, near Linton, Victoria * Flagstaff Hill, Melbourne, a hill in the historic Flagstaff Gardens, Melbourne * Flagstaff Hill, S ...

, Flat – McLaren Flat/Hillside, Freo –

Fremantle Fremantle () () is a port city in Western Australia, located at the mouth of the Swan River in the metropolitan area of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth. The Western Australian vernacular diminutive for ...

(AFL), Glen – Glenelg (SANFL), Glchy – Glenorchy (TANFL/TFL/TSL), GWS – (AFL), Hack – Hackham, Haw –

Hawthorn Hawthorn or Hawthorns may refer to: Plants * '' Crataegus'' (hawthorn), a large genus of shrubs and trees in the family Rosaceae * ''Rhaphiolepis'' (hawthorn), a genus of about 15 species of evergreen shrubs and small trees in the family Rosace ...

(VFL/AFL), HV – Happy Valley, Kang –

Kangarilla Kangarilla is a small rural town and locality around from Adelaide city centre, in South Australia. The area, formerly inhabited by Kaurna people, was settled by Europeans in 1840, not long after the British colonisation of South Australia. Tod ...

, Mar –

Marion Marion may refer to: People *Marion (given name) *Marion (surname) *Marion Silva Fernandes, Brazilian footballer known simply as "Marion" *Marion (singer), Filipino singer-songwriter and pianist Marion Aunor (born 1992) Places Antarctica * Mario ...

, Maw – Lonsdale/Mawson, Melb –

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

(AFL/VFL), MV –

Morphett Vale Morphett Vale is a southern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Onkaparinga. It is the largest suburb in the state, with a population of more than 23,000 and an area of 12.76 km2, followed by Paralowie with nearly 10,000 few ...

, Noar – Noarlunga, Nwd – Norwood (SANFL), NM – North Melbourne/Kangaroos (AFL/VFL), OSB – O'Sullivan Beach, Ply –

Plympton Plympton is a suburb of the city of Plymouth in Devon, England. It is in origin an ancient stannary town. It was an important trading centre for locally mined tin, and a seaport before the River Plym silted up and trade moved down river to Plym ...

, PortM – Port Adelaide (SANFL), PortP – Port Adelaide (AFL), PtN – Port Noarlunga, Rey –

Reynella Reynella is a metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located 20 km south of the Central Business District of Adelaide in the north of the City of Onkaparinga. It is bordered to the east by Main South Road, to the south ...

, Rich –

Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States * Richmond, London, a part of London * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, ...

(AFL/VFL), South –

South Adelaide The South Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club that competes in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Known as the ''Panthers'', their home ground is Flinders University StadiumSturt (SANFL), Syd – Sydney Swans/South Melbourne (AFL/VFL), Vale –

McLaren Vale McLaren Vale is a wine region in the Australian state of South Australia located in the Adelaide metropolitan area and centred on the town of McLaren Vale about south of the Adelaide city centre. It is internationally renowned for the win ...

, WB – Western Bulldogs/Footscray (AFL/VFL), WCE –

West Coast West Coast or west coast may refer to: Geography Australia * Western Australia *Regions of South Australia#Weather forecasting, West Coast of South Australia * West Coast, Tasmania **West Coast Range, mountain range in the region Canada * Britis ...

(AFL/VFL), West – West Adelaide (SANFL), Will – Willunga, WWT – Woodville-West Torrens (SANFL)

Hall of Fame

The Southern Football League Hall of Fame was established in 2007 in order to provide due recognition to those who have given outstanding service to Australian Football throughout the League history since its establishment in 1886. Membership is granted to Players, Umpires, Coaches, Administrators, Support Staff and any persons who have provided outstanding service to Australian Football through the Southern Football League or its clubs and, because of the nature of the League, combinations of all types of service is considered. After the initial inauguration a maximum of five (5) candidates each year are selected by the Hall of Fame Committee for approval by the League Directors. The general criterion for selection is to have exceptionally served Australian Football through the Southern Football League for a minimum period of 25 years (which do not need to be consecutive). There may be some exceptions to the general rule and the Hall of Fame Committee shall have the right to nominate these to the Directors for endorsement. ELITE PLAYERS – Players who have given exceptional service shall be considered (for example the winning of three (3) Mail Medals in "A" Grade is considered exceptional). SPECIAL SERVICES – Persons who provide special services to Football in exceptional or unusual capacities. ELITE COACHES – Coaches with exceptional records of coaching within the League.

SFL Hall of Fame Members

Key: Ald – Aldinga, BB – Brighton Bombers/Brighton District and Old Scholars, CB – Christies Beach, Cove – Cove, CSLFUP – Combined Southern Leagues Football Umpires Panel, FH -Flagstaff Hill, Flat – McLaren Flat/Hillside, Hack – Hackham, HV – Happy Valley, Kang – Kangarilla, Mar – Marion, Maw – Lonsdale/Mawson, McL - McLaren, MV – Morphett Vale, MVP – Morphettville Park, Myp - Myponga, Noar – Noarlunga, OSB – O'Sullivan Beach, OSBL – O'Sullivan Beach-Lonsdale, Ply – Plympton, PtN – Port Noarlunga, Rey – Reynella, SFL – Southern Football League/Association, STA - Southern Trainers Association, Vale – McLaren Vale, Will – Willunga

Grand Finals

Southern Football League 'A' Grade Grand Final 2022

Reynella 9 - 3 - 57 defeated Morphett Vale 6 - 7 - 43 Reynella
Goal Kickers: C. Semple 3, B. Potter 2, B. Marshman 2, M. Borholm, N. McLean Morphett Vale
Goal Kickers: D. Iljcesen 2, D. Williams, B. Hartwig, L. Corrie, D. Noble J. H. Warren Medal: Cam McGree Umpires
Field: Alex Cornelius, David Popplewell, Darren White
Boundary: Nathan Rorhlach, Dylan Worrall, Hayden Sutton, Harrison Everett
Goal: Stephen Young, Jacob Crossfield Venue:

Flinders University Stadium Hickinbotham Oval (currently known as Flinders University Stadium due to naming rights, and originally Noarlunga Oval) is an Australian rules football stadium in Noarlunga Downs, an outer-southern suburb of Adelaide. It has been the home of Sou ...

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