Port Lincoln Football League

Port Lincoln Football League
SportAustralian rules football
Founded1910
No. of teams6
Most recent
champion(s)		Lincoln South
(14th premiership)
Most titlesWaybacks
(33 premierships)
Related
competitions		SANFL
Official websitehttp://www.plfl.com.au/

The Port Lincoln Football League is an Australian rules football competition based at the southern extremity of the Eyre Peninsula region of South Australia, Australia. It is an affiliated member of the South Australian National Football League. 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.[1][2]

Clubs

Current

Club Jumper Nickname Home Ground Former League Est. Years in PLFL PLFL Senior Premierships
Total Years[3]
Boston
Tigers Poole Oval, Port Lincoln – 1972 1972– 1 1986
Lincoln South
Eagles Centenary Oval, Port Lincoln – 1946 1946– 14 1946, 1952, 1954, 1957, 1964, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1981, 1983, 1991, 2002, 2023, 2024
Mallee Park
Peckers Mallee Park Oval, Port Lincoln – 1980 1980– 16 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016
Marble Range
Magpies Wangary Oval, Wangary GFFL 1938 1938–1946, 1957– 12 1940, 1941, 1978, 1982, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2021, 2022
Tasman Imperial
Roosters Ravendale Sporting Complex, Port Lincoln – 1946 1946– 15 1947, 1949, 1950, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1967, 1977, 1992, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020
Wayback
Demons Centenary Oval, Port Lincoln – 1903 1910– 33 1910, 1911, 1915, 1924, 1925, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1948, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1966, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1984, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2017

Former

Club Jumper Nickname Home Ground Former League Est. Years in PLFL PLFL Senior Premierships Fate
Total Years[3]
Boston Bay    – 1909 1910–1912, 1920–1931 3 1921, 1927, 1928 Folded in 1932
Centrals    – 1932 1932–1940 4 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938 Did not re-form after World War II
Eyre United
Saints Ungarra Oval, Ungarra – 1963 1963–1970 0 - Moved to Great Flinders FL in 1971
Kirtonians    – 1930 1932–1940 1 1939 Did not re-form after World War II
Port Lincoln    – 1910 1910–1915 1 1914 Did not re-form after World War I
Railways    – 1912 1912–1915 1 1912 Did not re-form after World War I
Rovers    – 1915 1915–1932 5 1919, 1922, 1923, 1926, 1927 Folded in 1933
Tumby Bay
Blues Tumby Bay Oval, Tumby Bay EEFA 1906 1911–1914, 1962–1980 2 1913, 1968 Moved to Great Flinders FL in 1971

Notable former players

A number of players from the Port Lincoln FL clubs have gone on to play professionally in the SANFL and AFL. 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, Eddie Betts, Harry Miller, Russell Coulthard, Daniel Wells, Lindsay Thomas, Byron Pickett and brothers Peter and Shaun Burgoyne.

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

2006 Ladder

Port Lincoln Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Marble Range 13 0 1 1 1803 632 74.05% 27 1st Semi Mallee Park 24 5 149 Tasman 12 10 82
Waybacks 11 0 4 0 1363 795 63.16% 22 2nd Semi Marble Range 7 7 49 Waybacks 6 4 40
Mallee Park 9 0 5 1 1531 1005 60.37% 19 Preliminary Waybacks 11 10 76 Mallee Park 10 7 67
Tasman 6 0 9 0 1167 1358 46.22% 12 Grand Marble Range 10 6 66 Waybacks 7 15 57
Lincoln South 5 0 10 0 1218 1139 51.68% 10
Bostons 0 0 15 0 471 2624 15.22% 0

2007 Ladder

Port Lincoln Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Marble Range 14 0 1 0 1512 794 65.57% 28 1st Semi Waybacks 9 11 65 Bostons 7 9 51
Mallee Park 9 0 6 0 1441 1154 55.53% 18 2nd Semi Marble Range 14 14 98 Mallee Park 8 19 67
Bostons 8 0 7 0 1103 1189 48.12% 16 Preliminary Mallee Park 16 20 116 Waybacks 7 8 50
Waybacks 7 0 8 0 886 1110 44.39% 14 Grand Marble Range 18 9 117 Mallee Park 9 11 65
Lincoln South 4 0 11 0 1053 1343 43.95% 8
Tasman 3 0 12 0 927 1332 41.04% 6

2008 Ladder

Port Lincoln Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Mallee Park 13 0 2 0 1689 962 63.71% 26 1st Semi Marble Range 14 11 95 Tasman 11 5 71
Waybacks 9 0 6 0 1180 941 55.63% 18 2nd Semi Mallee Park 12 4 76 Waybacks 5 7 37
Marble Range 9 0 6 0 1140 944 54.70% 18 Preliminary Waybacks 8 10 58 Marble Range 8 6 54
Tasman 6 0 9 0 1179 1335 46.90% 12 Grand Waybacks 13 14 92 Mallee Park 9 8 62
Bostons 6 0 9 0 995 1220 44.92% 12
Lincoln South 2 0 13 0 720 1501 32.42% 4

2009 Ladder

Port Lincoln Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Mallee Park 14 0 1 0 1551 865 64.20% 28 1st Semi Marble Range 8 12 60 Lincoln South 7 3 45
Waybacks 12 0 3 0 1143 838 57.70% 24 2nd Semi Mallee Park 14 11 95 Waybacks 8 15 63
Lincoln South 9 0 6 0 1199 1110 51.93% 18 Preliminary Marble Range 13 8 86 Waybacks 11 6 72
Marble Range 5 0 10 0 799 1156 40.87% 10 Grand Mallee Park 20 9 129 Marble Range 13 3 81
Bostons 3 0 12 0 843 1128 42.77% 6
Tasman 2 0 13 0 915 1353 40.34% 4

2010 Ladder

Port Lincoln Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Tasman 11 0 4 0 1218 983 55.34% 22 1st Semi Mallee Park 19 11 125 Waybacks 12 4 76
Lincoln South 11 0 4 0 1159 963 54.62% 22 2nd Semi Tasman 6 8 44 Lincoln South 4 10 34
Waybacks 10 0 5 0 1259 811 60.82% 20 Preliminary Mallee Park 19 10 124 Lincoln South 8 9 57
Mallee Park 10 0 5 0 1128 867 56.54% 20 Grand Mallee Park 16 17 113 Tasman 13 4 82
Marble Range 3 0 12 0 930 1009 47.96% 6
Bostons 0 0 15 0 621 1682 26.96% 0

2011 Ladder

Port Lincoln Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Waybacks 11 0 3 0 1333 905 59.56% 22 1st Semi Tasman 10 9 69 Marble Range 5 4 34
Mallee Park 11 0 3 0 1429 1037 57.95% 22 2nd Semi Mallee Park 13 7 85 Waybacks 6 11 47
Tasman 9 0 5 0 1245 850 59.43% 18 Preliminary Waybacks 8 12 60 Tasman 8 10 58
Marble Range 5 0 9 0 898 1133 44.21% 10 Grand Mallee Park 16 9 105 Waybacks 14 7 91
Bostons 3 0 11 0 831 1254 39.86% 6
Lincoln South 3 0 11 0 860 1417 37.77% 6

2012 Ladder

Port Lincoln Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Tasman 13 0 2 0 1478 822 64.26% 26 1st Semi Lincoln South 17 15 117 Waybacks 8 10 58
Mallee Park 9 0 5 1 1531 1200 56.06% 19 2nd Semi Mallee Park 13 13 91 Tasman 9 14 68
Waybacks 9 0 5 1 1144 928 55.21% 19 Preliminary Tasman 20 8 128 Lincoln South 12 12 84
Lincoln South 8 0 7 0 1295 963 57.35% 16 Grand Tasman 15 18 108 Mallee Park 6 5 41
Marble Range 5 0 10 0 937 1222 43.40% 10
Bostons 0 0 15 0 542 1792 23.22% 0

2013 Ladder

Port Lincoln Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Tasman 13 0 2 0 1616 721 69.15% 26 1st Semi Lincoln South 12 9 81 Mallee Park 11 12 78
Waybacks 10 0 5 0 1350 1012 57.15% 20 2nd Semi Tasman 18 12 120 Waybacks 6 6 42
Lincoln South 9 0 6 0 1193 971 55.13% 18 Preliminary Lincoln South 11 10 76 Waybacks 8 10 58
Mallee Park 7 0 7 1 1351 1127 54.52% 15 Grand Tasman 18 9 117 Lincoln South 7 6 48
Marble Range 4 0 11 0 791 1312 37.61% 8
Bostons 1 0 13 1 607 1765 25.59% 3

2014 Ladder

Port Lincoln Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Tasman 13 0 2 0 1253 929 57.42% 26 1st Semi Waybacks 17 11 113 Boston 12 8 80
Mallee Park 11 0 4 0 1640 1150 58.78% 22 2nd Semi Mallee Park 12 13 85 Tasman 12 10 82
Waybacks 10 0 5 0 1139 1029 52.54% 20 Preliminary Tasman 13 13 91 Waybacks 3 2 20
Bostons 5 0 9 1 1006 1097 47.84% 11 Grand Tasman 18 14 122 Mallee Park 13 5 83
Marble Range 4 0 10 1 888 1059 45.61% 9
Lincoln South 1 0 14 0 860 1522 36.10% 2

2015 Ladder

Port Lincoln Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Mallee Park 12 0 3 0 1839 1166 61.20% 24 1st Semi Tasman 14 9 93 Wayback 9 6 60
Boston 11 0 4 0 1546 997 60.79% 22 2nd Semi Mallee Park 18 13 121 Boston 17 5 107
Wayback 9 0 6 0 1032 1028 50.10% 18 Preliminary Boston 12 10 82 Tasman 9 13 67
Tasman 7 0 8 0 958 1252 43.35% 14 Grand Mallee Park 18 21 129 Boston 11 8 74
Lincoln South 3 0 12 0 899 1340 40.15% 6
Marble Range 3 0 12 0 896 1387 39.25% 6

2016 Ladder

Port Lincoln Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Mallee Park 13 0 2 0 1844 798 69.80% 26 1st Semi Lincoln South 11 14 80 Wayback 6 7 43
Marble Range 11 0 4 0 1182 751 61.15% 22 2nd Semi Mallee Park 12 19 91 Marble Range 3 7 25
Wayback 9 0 6 0 1080 1104 49.45% 18 Preliminary Lincoln South 17 12 114 Marble Range 3 8 26
Lincoln South 8 0 7 0 1194 1058 53.02% 16 Grand Mallee Park 15 13 103 Lincoln South 13 8 86
Boston 2 0 13 0 857 1388 38.17% 4
Tasman 2 0 13 0 624 1682 27.06% 4

2017 Ladder

Port Lincoln Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Mallee Park 14 0 1 0 1915 859 69.03% 28 1st Semi Marble Range 4 8 32 Lincoln South 4 7 31
Wayback 11 0 4 0 1253 773 61.85% 22 2nd Semi Wayback 16 9 105 Mallee Park 15 14 104
Marble Range 10 0 5 0 1179 894 56.87% 20 Preliminary Marble Range 13 8 86 Mallee Park 11 14 80
Lincoln South 5 0 10 0 987 1022 49.13% 10 Grand Wayback 6 10 46 Marble Range 4 8 32
Tasman 5 0 10 0 742 1174 38.73% 10
Boston 0 0 15 0 565 1919 22.75% 0

2018 Ladder

Port Lincoln Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Marble Range 13 0 2 0 1480 623 70.38% 26 1st Semi Tasman 17 7 109 Mallee Park 7 9 51
Wayback 12 0 3 0 1277 733 63.53% 24 2nd Semi Wayback 12 15 87 Marble Range 7 8 50
Tasman 10 0 5 0 1378 737 65.15% 20 Preliminary Tasman 14 8 92 Marble Range 7 6 48
Mallee Park 7 0 8 0 1143 1204 48.70% 14 Grand Tasman 14 9 93 Wayback 7 13 55
Lincoln South 3 0 12 0 684 1219 35.94% 6
Boston 0 0 15 0 580 2026 22.26% 0

Books

  • Encyclopedia of South Australian country football clubs / compiled by Peter Lines. ISBN 9780980447293
  • South Australian country football digest / by Peter Lines ISBN 9780987159199

References

  1. ^ "Tigers could be kicked out of league - Local News - News - General - Port Lincoln Times". Archived from the original on 18 August 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
  2. ^ "League action against Boston - Local News - News - General - Port Lincoln Times". Archived from the original on 18 August 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
  3. ^ a b Country Footy 2010 Archived 22 July 2012 at archive.today
  4. ^ http://countryfooty.com.au/33.html
  5. ^ "Port Lincoln 2007".
  6. ^ "2008 Port Lincoln".
  7. ^ "Port Lincoln 2009".