Eastern Eyre Football League
SportAustralian rules football
Founded1989; 35 years ago (1989)
CountryAustralia
ConfederationSANFL

The Eastern Eyre Football League (EEFL) is an Australian rules football competition based in the Eyre Peninsula region of South Australia. It was formed in 1989 from the merger of the Kimba Districts Football League and the County Jervois Football League. The league's foundation clubs were Cleve, Cowell, Darke Peak-Waddikee (a merger of Darke Peak & Waddikee), Kimba Districts (a merger of Kimba, Buckleboo & Kelly), Ports (a merger of Arno Bay & Port Neill) and Rudall.

Central Eyre and Wudinna United amalgamated to form Central Eyre United and transferred from the Mid West League before the start of 2021.

It is an affiliated member of the South Australian National Football League.

Current clubs

Colors Club Nickname Origins Premiers
won 		Premiership Years
Cowell Cats founded 1896
5
 1996, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2009
Eastern Ranges Eagles merger of Cleve & Rudall
3
 2012, 2013, 2015
Kimba Districts Tigers merger of Kimba, Buckleboo & Kelly
13
 1989, 1990, 1993, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019
Ports Magpies merger of Arno Bay & Port Neill
4
 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023
Central Eyre United Storm merger of Wudinna and Central Eyre
0
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Former clubs

Colours Club Years in Competition Nickname EEFL Premierships Premiership Years Fate
Cleve 1989–2011 Bombers 8 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005 Merged with Rudall to form Eastern Ranges
Darke Peak-Waddikee 1989–1996 1 1991 Folded
Rudall 1989–2011 Rams – Merged with Cleve to form Eastern Ranges

2009 Ladder

Eastern Eyre Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts
Kimba Districts 10 0 2 0 1090 751 59.21% 20
Cowell 9 0 3 0 1480 809 64.66% 18
Cleve 8 0 4 0 1228 892 57.92% 16
Rudall 3 0 9 0 832 1081 43.49% 6
Ports 0 0 12 0 642 1739 26.96% 0

Finals

Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
1st Semi Cleve 12 10 82 Rudall 10 12 72
2nd Semi Cowell 10 13 73 Kimba Districts 7 8 50
Preliminary Kimba Districts 13 15 93 Cleve 9 7 61
Grand Cowell 13 11 89 Kimba Districts 11 7 73

2010 Ladder

Eastern Eyre Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Kimba Districts 12 0 0 0 1427 620 69.71% 24 1st Semi Cleve 13 6 84 Ports 13 4 82
Cowell 6 0 6 0 1106 948 53.85% 12 2nd Semi Kimba Districts 18 13 121 Cowell 14 14 98
Cleve 6 0 6 0 880 1004 46.71% 12 Preliminary Cowell 5 26 56 Cleve 6 1 37
Ports 4 0 8 0 915 1122 44.92% 8 Grand Kimba Districts 9 5 59 Cleve 9 3 57
Rudall 2 0 10 0 648 1282 33.58% 4

2011 Ladder

Eastern Eyre Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Kimba Districts 12 0 0 0 1834 490 78.92% 24 1st Semi Cowell 20 10 130 Rudall 9 8 62
Ports 7 0 5 0 1085 1077 50.19% 14 2nd Semi Kimba Districts 25 12 162 Ports 8 4 52
Cowell 6 0 6 0 1266 1004 55.77% 12 Preliminary Cowell 8 17 65 Ports 8 11 59
Rudall 4 0 8 0 914 1358 40.23% 8 Grand Kimba Districts 10 17 77 Cowell 10 7 67
Cleve 1 0 11 0 602 1772 25.36% 2

2012 Ladder

Eastern Eyre Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Kimba Districts 12 0 3 0 1599 789 66.96% 24 1st Semi Ports 15 12 102 Cowell 6 6 42
Eastern Ranges 11 0 4 0 1827 847 68.32% 22 2nd Semi Eastern Ranges 13 10 88 Kimba Districts 10 10 70
Ports 7 0 8 0 1108 1064 51.01% 14 Preliminary Kimba Districts 14 6 90 Ports 9 7 61
Cowell 0 0 15 0 500 2334 17.64% 0 Grand Eastern Ranges 16 12 108 Kimba Districts 14 6 90

2013 Ladder

Eastern Eyre Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Kimba Districts 10 0 2 0 1349 675 66.65% 20 1st Semi Ports 13 6 84 Cowell 9 13 67
Eastern Ranges 9 0 3 0 1103 683 61.76% 18 2nd Semi Kimba Districts 11 10 76 Eastern Ranges 9 10 64
Cowell 3 0 9 0 741 1171 38.76% 6 Preliminary Eastern Ranges 13 20 98 Ports 11 8 74
Ports 2 0 10 0 597 1261 32.13% 4 Grand Eastern Ranges 13 9 87 Kimba Districts 8 11 59

2014 Ladder

Eastern Eyre Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Kimba Districts 11 0 2 0 1737 606 74.14% 22 1st Semi Ports 25 16 166 Cowell 2 9 21
Eastern Ranges 10 0 3 0 1590 616 72.08% 20 2nd Semi Kimba Districts 10 8 68 Eastern Ranges 13 9 87
Ports 5 0 8 0 815 1425 36.38% 10 Preliminary Kimba Districts 25 18 168 Ports 4 6 30
Cowell 0 0 13 0 416 1911 17.88% 0 Grand Kimba Districts 13 7 85 Eastern Ranges 10 12 72

2015 Ladder

Eastern Eyre Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Eastern Ranges 11 0 0 1 1525 552 73.42% 23 1st Semi Cowell 10 5 65 Ports 8 12 60
Kimba Districts 8 0 4 0 1103 733 60.08% 16 2nd Semi Kimba Districts 15 6 96 Eastern Ranges 13 13 91
Ports 2 0 9 1 909 1163 43.87% 5 Preliminary Eastern Ranges 30 19 199 Cowell 5 8 38
Cowell 2 0 10 0 449 1538 22.60% 4 Grand Eastern Ranges 13 14 92 Kimba Districts 9 10 64

2016 Ladder

Eastern Eyre Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Kimba Districts 12 0 0 0 1549 534 74.36% 24 1st Semi Cowell 13 13 91 Ports 7 5 47
Eastern Ranges 6 0 6 0 1058 898 54.09% 12 2nd Semi Kimba Districts 23 7 145 Eastern Ranges 9 11 65
Cowell 3 0 8 1 750 1355 35.63% 7 Preliminary Eastern Ranges 14 13 97 Cowell 12 3 75
Ports 2 0 9 1 631 1201 34.44% 5 Grand Kimba Districts 14 13 97 Eastern Ranges 8 7 55

2017 Ladder

Eastern Eyre Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Kimba Districts 8 0 4 0 1051 780 57.40% 16 1st Semi Ports 12 8 80 Cowell 10 9 69
Eastern Ranges 8 0 4 0 917 818 52.85% 16 2nd Semi Kimba Districts 10 7 67 Eastern Ranges 5 8 38
Ports 6 0 6 0 866 908 48.82% 12 Preliminary Ports 17 13 115 Eastern Ranges 10 5 65
Cowell 2 0 10 0 767 1095 41.19% 4 Grand Ports 10 11 71 Kimba Districts 9 8 62

2018 Ladder

Eastern Eyre Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Kimba Districts 9 0 3 0 1123 553 67.00% 18 1st Semi Cowell 14 11 95 Ports 4 3 27
Eastern Ranges 9 0 3 0 1158 629 64.80% 18 2nd Semi Eastern Ranges 15 15 105 Kimba Districts 14 15 99
Cowell 6 0 6 0 903 906 49.92% 12 Preliminary Kimba Districts 14 10 94 Cowell 7 7 49
Ports 0 0 12 0 347 1443 19.39% 0 Grand Kimba Districts 14 11 95 Eastern Ranges 4 11 35

2019 Ladder

Eastern Eyre Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Kimba Districts 11 0 1 0 1600 542 74.70% 22 1st Semi Ports 14 9 93 Cowell 8 10 58
Eastern Ranges 9 0 3 0 1362 629 68.41% 18 2nd Semi Kimba Districts 16 10 106 Eastern Ranges 9 5 59
Ports 3 0 9 0 737 1219 37.68% 6 Preliminary Eastern Ranges 14 19 103 Ports 11 11 77
Cowell 1 0 11 0 440 1749 20.10% 2 Grand Kimba Districts 16 9 105 Eastern Ranges 8 6 54

2020 Ladder

No competition due to Co-vid pandemic

2021 Ladder

Eastern Eyre Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Eastern Ranges 9 0 1 2 810 461 63.73% 20 1st Semi Ports 11 10 76 Central Eyre United 10 9 69
Kimba Districts 9 0 2 1 1010 478 67.88% 19 2nd Semi Kimba Districts 9 12 66 Eastern Ranges 7 6 48
Ports 6 0 4 2 800 726 52.42% 14 Preliminary Ports 12 8 80 Eastern Ranges 8 15 63
Central Eyre United 2 0 9 1 664 1005 39.78% 5 Grand Ports 8 8 56 Kimba Districts 8 7 55
Cowell 0 0 10 2 442 1056 29.51% 2

2022 Ladder

Eastern Eyre Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Ports 11 0 1 0 1329 478 73.55% 22 1st Semi Central Eyre United 14 12 96 Kimba Districts 6 9 45
Eastern Ranges 8 0 4 0 1120 570 66.27% 16 2nd Semi Ports 10 12 72 Eastern Ranges 9 9 63
Central Eyre United 7 0 5 0 1017 646 61.15% 14 Preliminary Eastern Ranges 9 9 63 Central Eyre United 7 12 54
Kimba Districts 4 0 8 0 699 1016 40.76% 8 Grand Ports 10 13 73 Eastern Ranges 11 4 70
Cowell 0 0 12 0 304 1759 14.74% 0

2023 Ladder

Eastern Eyre Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Eastern Ranges 11 0 1 0 1082 510 67.96% 22 1st Semi Central Eyre United 12 12 84 Kimba Districts 3 5 23
Ports 9 0 3 0 1141 657 63.46% 18 2nd Semi Ports 7 4 46 Eastern Ranges 13 15 93
Central Eyre United 7 0 5 0 1043 664 61.10% 14 Preliminary Ports 13 9 87 Central Eyre United 9 10 64
Kimba Districts 3 0 9 0 533 947 36.01% 6 Grand Ports 9 9 63 Eastern Ranges 6 17 53
Cowell 0 0 12 0 345 1366 20.16% 0


Notable players

Notable AFL players to have played in the league include Corey Enright (Kimba Districts), Shaun Rehn (Ports), Shane and Darryl Wakelin (Kimba Districts), Brett Chalmers (Rudall), Levi Greenwood (Ports).

Notable coaches include Grant "Puggy" Jenner (Cleve), Ivan "Shorty" Shubert (Darke Peak, Cleve) and Ben "The Hampster" Hampel (Rudall).

Notable personalities of the league include Brian Rhett "Boozer" Morrow of Darke Peak.

Books

External links

Australian rules football in South Australia
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