Port Lincoln Football League

Port Lincoln Football League
Sport	Australian rules football
Founded	1910
No. of teams	6
Most recent champion(s)	Lincoln South (13th premiership)
Most titles	Waybacks (33 premierships)
Related competitions	SANFL
Official website	http://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]

Current clubs

Club	Nickname	Location	Years in comp	PLFL premierships	Premiership years^[3]
Boston	Tigers	Port Lincoln	1972–	1	1986
Lincoln South	Eagles	Port Lincoln	1946–	13	1946, 1952, 1954, 1957, 1964, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1981, 1983, 1991, 2002, 2023
Mallee Park	Peckers	Port Lincoln	1980–	16	1985, 1987–90, 1993–96, 1999, 2001, 2009–11, 2015–16
Marble Range	Magpies	Wangary	1938–1946, 1957–	12	1940–41, 1978, 1982, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2006–07, 2021–22
Tasman Imperial	Roosters	Port Lincoln	1946–	15	1947, 1949–50, 1961–62, 1965, 1967, 1977, 1992, 2012–14, 2018–20
Wayback	Demons	Port Lincoln	1903–	33	1910–11, 1915, 1924–25, 1929–34, 1948, 1951, 1953, 1955–66, 1958–60, 1963, 1966, 1971, 1973–76, 1979–80, 1984, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2017

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

1910 Wayback
1911 Wayback
1912 Railways
1913 Tumby Bay
1914 Port Lincoln
1915 Wayback
1916-1918 Recess
1919 Rovers
1920 Rovers
1921 Boston Bay
1922 Rovers
1923 Rovers
1924 Wayback
1925 Wayback
1926 Rovers
1927 Boston Bay
1928 Boston Bay
1929 Wayback
1930 Wayback
1931 Wayback
1932 Wayback
1933 Wayback
1934 Wayback
1935 Centrals
1936 Centrals
1937 Centrals
1938 Centrals
1939 Kirtonians
1940 Marble Range
1941 Marble Range
1942-1945 Recess

1946 Lincoln South
1947 Tasman
1948 Wayback
1949 Tasman
1950 Tasman
1951 Wayback
1952 Lincoln South
1953 Wayback
1954 Lincoln South
1955 Wayback
1956 Wayback
1957 Lincoln South
1958 Tasman
1959 Wayback
1960 Wayback
1961 Tasman
1962 Tasman
1963 Wayback
1964 Lincoln South
1965 Tasman
1966 Wayback
1967 Tasman
1968 Tumby Bay
1969 Lincoln South
1970 Lincoln South
1971 Wayback
1972 Lincoln South
1973 Wayback
1974 Wayback
1975 Wayback
1976 Wayback

1977 Tasman
1978 Marble Range
1979 Wayback
1980 Wayback
1981 Lincoln South
1982 Marble Range
1983 Lincoln South
1984 Wayback
1985 Mallee Park
1986 Boston
1987 Mallee Park
1988 Mallee Park
1989 Mallee Park
1990 Mallee Park
1991 Lincoln South
1992 Tasman
1993 Mallee Park
1994 Mallee Park
1995 Mallee Park
1996 Mallee Park
1997 Marble Range
1998 Marble Range
1999 Mallee Park
2000 Marble Range
2001 Mallee Park
2002 Lincoln South
2003 Wayback
2004 Marble Range
2005 Wayback
2006 Marble Range^[4]
2007 Marble Range^[5]

2008 Wayback^[6]
2009 Mallee Park^[7]
2010 Mallee Park
2011 Mallee Park
2012 Tasman
2013 Tasman
2014 Tasman
2015 Mallee Park
2016 Mallee Park
2017 Wayback
2018 Tasman
2019 Tasman
2020 Tasman
2021 Marble Range
2022 Marble Range
2023 Lincoln South

2006 Ladder

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

2007 Ladder

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

2008 Ladder

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

2009 Ladder

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

2010 Ladder

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

2011 Ladder

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

2012 Ladder

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

2013 Ladder

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

2014 Ladder

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

2015 Ladder

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

2016 Ladder

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

2017 Ladder

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

2018 Ladder

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

External links

Country Footy
Official website

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

^ "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.
^ "League action against Boston - Local News - News - General - Port Lincoln Times". Archived from the original on 18 August 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
^ Country Footy 2010 Archived 22 July 2012 at archive.today
^ http://countryfooty.com.au/33.html
^ "Port Lincoln 2007".
^ "2008 Port Lincoln".
^ "Port Lincoln 2009".