Eastern Eyre Football League
The Eastern Eyre Football League (EEFL) is an Australian rules football competition based in the Eyre Peninsula region of South Australia, 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.
Eastern Eyre Football League | |
Established | 1989 |
Teams | 4 |
2018 Premiers | Kimba Districts |
Most premierships | 12 - Kimba Districts |
2017 Leading goalkicker | Joel Fitzgerald (Kimba Districts) 52 |
It is an affiliated member of the South Australian National Football League.
Current clubs
Jumper | Club | Nickname | Origins | EEFL Premierships | 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 | 1 | 2017 | |
Former clubs
Club | Years in Competition | Nickname | EEFL Premierships | Premiership Years |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cleve | 1989-2011 | Bombers | 8 | 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005 |
Darke Peak-Waddikee | 1989-1996 | 1 | 1991 | |
Rudall | 1989-2011 | Rams | – | |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kimba Districts | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1427 | 620 | 69.71% | 24 |
Cowell | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1106 | 948 | 53.85% | 12 |
Cleve | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 880 | 1004 | 46.71% | 12 |
Ports | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 915 | 1122 | 44.92% | 8 |
Rudall | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 648 | 1282 | 33.58% | 4 |
FINALS
Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st Semi | Cleve | 13 | 6 | 84 | Ports | 13 | 4 | 82 |
2nd Semi | Kimba Districts | 18 | 13 | 121 | Cowell | 14 | 14 | 98 |
Preliminary | Cowell | 5 | 26 | 56 | Cleve | 6 | 1 | 37 |
Grand | Kimba Districts | 9 | 5 | 59 | Cowell | 9 | 3 | 57 |
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 | |
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.