Western Border Football League

The Western Border Football League is an Australian rules football competition based in the Lower South East region of South Australia, and south-western border region of Victoria. It is an affiliated member of the South Australian National Football League. The league used to be regarded as the premier country football league in South Australia, and a leading country Victorian league, however the number of clubs and standard has declined in recent years.

Western Border Football League
SportAustralian rules football
Founded1964
PresidentDarren Philps[1]
MottoSlammin Sam
No. of teams6
CountryAustralia
Most recent
champion(s)
Millicent Football Club
Most titlesSouth Gambier Football Club
(12 premierships)
Sponsor(s)Bendigo Bank[2]
Related
competitions
SANFL
Official websitehttp://www.wbfl.com.au/

Brief history

In 1964, after almost a decade of discussions, the Western District Football League in Victoria and the South-East & Border Football League in South Australia merged to form the Western Border Football League. The founding 12 clubs were Casterton, Coleraine, East Gambier, Hamilton, Hamilton Imperials, Heywood, Millicent, North Gambier, Penola, Portland, South Gambier and West Gambier.[3][4]

Hamilton and Millicent both had jumpers similar to the Collingwood, an agreement was made that the team that finished lower on the ladder for 1964 had to change jumpers. Hamilton finished ninth while Millicent finished 11th of 12 so Millicent was forced to change to the St Kilda strip.

Penola left and joined the Kowree-Naracoorte Football League in 1988, Coleraine left and joined the South West District Football League in 1995.

In 2011 the Heywood Football Club left the Western Border Football League due to the club struggling to compete with the larger town clubs in the league. Their first application to leave was rejected, so they were forced to go to higher levels at the VCFL to resolve issues between the League and the Heywood Football Netball Club.

In 2012 the Hamilton and Hamilton Imperials club merged upon recommendation from the VCFL and competed in the Hampden Football Netball League from 2013. Portland also transferred to the Hampden Football Netball League for 2013, leaving just 6 teams in the competition today. Casterton merged with neighbouring club Sandford (from the South West District Football League) in 2014. When the VFL had zoning from 1968 to 1986 the league was allocated to Collingwood.

Some famous players that have played in the Western Border Football League have been Billy Picken, Matthew Clarke, Nick Daffy, Nathan Lovett-Murray, Mal Michael, John Mossop, Wally Lovett.

Current

Jumper Club Nickname Years in comp WBFL Premierships Premiership Years
Casterton - Sandford Cats 1964-
2
1969, 1990
East Gambier Bulldogs 1964-
9
1965, 1972-3, 1975-6, 1982-3, 1988, 2017
Millicent Saints 1964-
2
1984, 2018
North Gambier Tigers 1964-
9
1964, 1979, 1987, 1989, 2012-13-14, 2016, 2019
South Gambier Demons 1964-
12
1974, 1992, 1994, 1996-97-98-99-2000, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2015
West Gambier Roos 1964-
3
1971, 2010, 2011

Previous

Jumper Club Nickname Years in comp WBFL Premierships Premiership Years Comment
Coleraine Maroons 1964 - 1994
1
1967 Transferred in the South West District Football League in 1995
Hamilton Magpies 1964 - 2012
4
1968, 1970, 1981, 2004 Merged with the Imperials and moved to the Hampden Football League in 2013
Hamilton Imperials Bulldogs 1964 - 2012
6
1977, 1978, 1980, 1993, 1995, 2001 Merged with the Magpies and moved to the Hampden Football League in 2013
Heywood Lions 1964 - 2011
0
Transferred in the South West District Football League in 2012
Penola Blues 1964 - 1987
0
transferred to the Kowree Naracoorte FL in 1988, now in the KNTFL
Portland Tigers 1964 - 2012
8
1966, 1985, 1986, 1991, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008 Transferred to the Hampden Football League in 2013

Timeline

Win/loss record

Club Active Won Lost Drawn Percentage wins Flags
Casterton1964-2018443613941.602
Coleraine1964-1994222394335.861
East Gambier1964-20186944191161.749
Hamilton1964-2012507460452.216
Hamilton Imperials1964-2012530454653.546
Heywood1964-2011229694524.680
Millicent1964-2018463594443.642
North Gambier1964-2018711411962.868
Penola1964-1987170309335.270
Portland1964-2012637365863.078
South Gambier1964-2018736381565.6012
West Gambier1964-2018402648738.033

2013 Ladder

Western Border FL Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
North Gambier 140101643845194.44%561st SemiWest Gambier2012132Casterton101070
South Gambier 130201411983143.54%522nd SemiNorth Gambier2015135South Gambier7648
West Gambier 70801134122892.35%28PreliminaryWest Gambier111379South Gambier101373
Casterton 501001015132876.43%20GrandNorth Gambier1812120West Gambier101575
East Gambier40110968130074.46%16
Millicent20130904139164.99%8

2014 Ladder

Western Border FL Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
South Gambier 1303119291035186.38%541st SemiWest Gambier1815123Casterton Sandford121183
North Gambier 1303118001053170.94%542nd SemiNorth Gambier121587South Gambier111278
West Gambier 80901364139198.06%32PreliminaryWest Gambier12779South Gambier101676
Casterton Sandford 80901297141191.92%32GrandNorth Gambier1713115West Gambier121486
East Gambier701001154154174.89%28
Millicent10160767188040.80%4

2015 Ladder

Western Border FL Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
North Gambier 160102057837245.76%641st SemiEast Gambier121284West Gambier81058
South Gambier 150201908861221.60%602nd SemiSouth Gambier1512102North Gambier111379
West Gambier 100701338135498.82%40PreliminaryNorth Gambier2812180East Gambier5535
East Gambier 701001222125397.53%28GrandSouth Gambier141296North Gambier121082
Casterton Sandford30140954184451.74%12
Millicent00170696202634.35%0

2016 Ladder

Western Border FL Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
South Gambier 140201660755219.87%561st SemiEast Gambier111076Casterton Sandford7749
North Gambier 140201595830192.17%562nd SemiSouth Gambier9559North Gambier6541
Casterton Sandford 709011631119103.93%28PreliminaryNorth Gambier175107East Gambier6945
East Gambier 70901086130283.41%28GrandNorth Gambier81664South Gambier8452
West Gambier30130916153459.71%12
Millicent30130843172348.93%12

2017 Ladder

Western Border FL Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
North Gambier 130301598905176.57%521st SemiCasterton Sandford91569Millicent7547
East Gambier 110411413965146.42%462nd SemiNorth Gambier1717119East Gambier121587
Casterton Sandford 90611203993121.15%38PreliminaryEast Gambier1510100Casterton Sandford7749
Millicent 70901024116388.05%28GrandEast Gambier101373North Gambier41236
South Gambier40120799132060.53%16
West Gambier30130727141851.27%12

2018 Ladder

Western Border FL Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Casterton Sandford 120311348770175.06%501st SemiEast Gambier11672West Gambier9155
Millicent 120311293932138.73%502nd SemiMillicent141195Casterton Sandford10767
West Gambier 907011171018109.72%36PreliminaryEast Gambier9559Casterton Sandford51040
East Gambier 90701102112498.04%36GrandMillicent111076East Gambier11672
North Gambier30130915136367.13%12
South Gambier20140894146261.15%8

Notable WBFL Players

References

Books

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