Western Border Football League

Western Border Football League

Sport	Australian rules football
Founded	1964
President	Darren Philps^[1]
No. of teams	6
Country	Australia
Most recent champion(s)	North Gambier Football Club
Most titles	South Gambier Football Club (12 premierships)
Sponsor(s)	Bendigo Bank^[2]
Related competitions	SANFL
Official website	http://www.wbfl.com.au/

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.

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]

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, and Casterton and Sandford merged leaving just 6 teams in the competition today.

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 and John Mossop.

Current

Club	Nickname	Years in comp	WBFL Premierships	Premiership Years
Casterton - Sandford	Cats	1964-	2	1969, 1990
East Gambier	Bulldogs	1964-	8	1965, 1972-3, 1975-6, 1982-3, 1988
Millicent	Saints	1964-	1	1984
North Gambier	Tigers	1964-	7	1964, 1979, 1987, 1989, 2012-13-14, 2016
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

Club	Nickname	Years in comp	WBFL Premierships	Premiership Years
Coleraine	Maroons	1964 - 1994	1	1967
Hamilton	Magpies	1964 - 2012	4	1968, 1970, 1981, 2004
Hamilton Imperials	Bulldogs	1964 - 2012	6	1977-8, 1980, 1993, 1995, 2001
Heywood	Lions	1964 - 2011	0
Penola	Blues	1964 - 1987	0
Portland	Tigers	1964 - 2012	8	1966, 1985-6, 1991, 2003, 2006-7-8

Timeline

Win/loss record

Club	Active	Total games	Wins	Losses	Draws	Percentage wins	Flags
Casterton	1964–2012	962	398	558	6	41.37%	2
Coleraine	1964–1994	620	220	397	3	35.48%	1
East Gambier	1964–2012	1017	646	360	11	63.52%	8
Hamilton	1964–2012	973	507	461	5	52.11%	4
Imperials	1964–2012	991	535	451	5	53.99%	6
Heywood	1964–2011	930	230	696	4	24.73%	0
Millicent	1964–2012	961	436	522	3	45.37%	1
North Gambier	1964–2012	1024	631	386	7	61.62%	6
Penola	1964-1987	481	169	310	2	35.14%	0
Portland	1964–2012	1012	640	364	8	63.24%	8
South Gambier	1964–2012	1017	677	345	5	65.92%	11
West Gambier	1964–2012	954	359	588	7	37.63%	3

Ladders

2008 Ladder
Western Border FL	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts
Portland	16	0	2	0	2018	1126	179.22%	64
Imperials	13	0	5	0	1682	1259	133.60%	52
Hamilton	12	0	6	0	1892	1225	154.45%	48
South Gambier	12	0	6	0	1718	1256	136.78%	48
East Gambier	12	0	6	0	1729	1396	123.85%	48
North Gambier	11	0	7	0	1824	1461	124.85%	44
Millicent	6	0	12	0	1237	1556	79.50%	24
West Gambier	5	0	13	0	1471	1924	76.46%	20
Casterton	3	0	15	0	1207	1783	67.69%	12
Heywood	0	0	18	0	786	2478	31.72%	0

2008 Finals Ladder
Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Elimination	East Gambier	15	11	101	South Gambier	11	15	81
Qualifying	Imperials	14	10	94	Hamilton	11	18	84
1st Semi	East Gambier	19	12	126	Hamilton	8	4	52
2nd Semi	Portland	15	14	104	Imperials	6	17	53
Preliminary	Imperials	13	14	92	East Gambier	9	12	66
Grand	Portland	13	15	93	Imperials	10	12	72

2009 Ladder
Western Border FL	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
South Gambier	16	0	2	0	2165	1192	181.63%	64	Elimination	North Gambier	13	9	87	Imperials	11	13	79
Portland	15	0	3	0	1906	1155	165.02%	60	Qualifying	East Gambier	8	9	57	Portland	4	11	35
East Gambier	15	0	3	0	1893	1170	161.79%	60	1st Semi	North Gambier	9	7	61	Portland	4	10	34
Imperials	10	0	8	0	1634	1412	115.72%	40	2nd Semi	East Gambier	14	10	94	South Gambier	13	13	91
North Gambier	9	0	9	0	2058	1507	136.56%	36	Preliminary	South Gambier	14	13	97	North Gambier	14	9	93
Casterton	8	0	10	0	1478	1894	78.04%	32	Grand	South Gambier	12	11	83	East Gambier	9	12	66
Millicent	8	0	10	0	1583	1546	102.39%	32
Hamilton	6	0	12	0	1415	1897	74.59%	24
West Gambier	3	0	15	0	1184	2167	54.64%	12
Heywood	0	0	18	0	990	2366	41.84%	0

2010 Ladder
Western Border FL	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Millicent	14	0	4	0	1579	1217	129.75%	56	Elimination	Portland	13	10	88	North Gambier	8	13	61
South Gambier	13	0	5	0	1925	1283	150.04%	52	Qualifying	South Gambier	14	18	102	West Gambier	18	11	119
West Gambier	13	0	5	0	1762	1398	126.04%	52	1st Semi	South Gambier	15	14	104	Portland	9	6	60
Portland	12	0	6	0	1769	1198	147.66%	48	2nd Semi	West Gambier	7	8	50	Millicent	2	6	18
North Gambier	12	0	6	0	1876	1292	145.20%	48	Preliminary	Millicent	10	7	67	South Gambier	3	12	30
Heywood	9	0	9	0	1695	1573	107.76%	36	Grand	West Gambier	11	6	72	Millicent	10	9	69
East Gambier	8	0	10	0	1561	1541	101.30%	32
Casterton	4	0	14	0	1207	1885	64.03%	16
Hamilton	3	0	15	0	1130	2071	54.56%	12
Imperials	2	0	16	0	925	1971	46.93%	8

2011 Ladder
Western Border FL	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
West Gambier	16	0	2	0	2320	1402	165.48%	64	Elimination	South Gambier	13	7	85	East Gambier	8	7	55
Portland	15	0	3	0	2426	1030	235.53%	60	Qualifying	Portland	16	16	112	North Gambier	10	8	68
North Gambier	13	0	5	0	2182	1377	158.46%	52	1st Semi	North Gambier	15	10	100	South Gambier	8	9	57
South Gambier	13	0	5	0	1897	1351	140.41%	52	2nd Semi	West Gambier	13	16	94	Portland	12	1	73
East Gambier	10	0	7	1	1777	1530	116.14%	42	Preliminary	North Gambier	15	10	100	Portland	11	16	82
Hamilton	7	0	10	1	1733	1740	99.60%	30	Grand	West Gambier	16	21	117	North Gambier	9	14	68
Millicent	7	0	11	0	1245	1623	76.71%	28
Imperials	6	0	12	0	1411	1814	77.78%	24
Casterton	2	0	16	0	1176	2034	57.82%	8
Heywood	0	0	18	0	709	2975	23.83%	0

2012 Ladder
Western Border FL	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
North Gambier	13	2	3	0	1662	1053	157.83%	52	Elimination	Imperials	13	15	93	Millicent	8	10	58
Portland	12	2	4	0	1567	1219	128.55%	48	Qualifying	South Gambier	16	15	111	Portland	10	9	69
South Gambier	10	2	6	0	1503	1106	135.90%	40	1st Semi	Portland	14	18	102	Imperials	6	17	53
Millicent	10	2	6	0	1377	1182	116.50%	40	2nd Semi	South Gambier	10	15	75	North Gambier	6	1	37
Imperials	9	2	7	0	1396	1067	130.83%	36	Preliminary	North Gambier	18	11	119	Portland	10	8	68
East Gambier	8	2	8	0	1154	1055	109.38%	32	Grand	North Gambier	17	16	118	South Gambier	9	5	59
Hamilton	6	2	10	0	1020	1291	79.01%	24
West Gambier	3	2	13	0	1024	1594	64.24%	12
Casterton	1	2	15	0	842	1978	42.57%	4

2013 Ladder
Western Border FL	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
North Gambier	14	0	1	0	1643	845	194.44%	56	1st Semi	West Gambier	20	12	132	Casterton	10	10	70
South Gambier	13	0	2	0	1411	983	143.54%	52	2nd Semi	North Gambier	20	15	135	South Gambier	7	6	48
West Gambier	7	0	8	0	1134	1228	92.35%	28	Preliminary	West Gambier	11	13	79	South Gambier	10	13	73
Casterton	5	0	10	0	1015	1328	76.43%	20	Grand	North Gambier	18	12	120	West Gambier	10	15	75
East Gambier	4	0	11	0	968	1300	74.46%	16
Millicent	2	0	13	0	904	1391	64.99%	8

2014 Ladder
Western Border FL	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
South Gambier	13	0	3	1	1929	1035	186.38%	54	1st Semi	West Gambier	18	15	123	Casterton Sandford	12	11	83
North Gambier	13	0	3	1	1800	1053	170.94%	54	2nd Semi	North Gambier	12	15	87	South Gambier	11	12	78
West Gambier	8	0	9	0	1364	1391	98.06%	32	Preliminary	West Gambier	12	7	79	South Gambier	10	16	76
Casterton Sandford	8	0	9	0	1297	1411	91.92%	32	Grand	North Gambier	17	13	115	West Gambier	12	14	86
East Gambier	7	0	10	0	1154	1541	74.89%	28
Millicent	1	0	16	0	767	1880	40.80%	4

Noteable WBFL Players

John Gill, Barry Gill, Max Rooke, Alan Richardson, Russell Johnston, Don Whitten, Laurie Nash, Reg Burgess, David Robbie Casterton - Sandford
Brian Gray, Les Kaine, John Vickery, Eric Moore, Barry McKenzie Coleraine
Gary Widow, Gary Lazarus East Gambier
Phil Walsh, Alan Atkinson, Paul Cranage, Tony Russell, Hamilton
Ian Ridley, John McMillan, Mark Orval, Josh Thurgood, Hamilton Imperials
Denis Zeunert, Wally Lovett, Justin Perkins, Nathan Lovett-Murray, Mal Michael, Courtney Johns, Heywood
Mason Redman, Richard Nixon, Millicent
Nick Daffy, Lucas Herbert North Gambier
John Mossop, Michael Graham, Colin Graham, Penola
Wayne Blackwell, Ian Hampshire, Winis Imbi, Brodie Atkinson, Portland
Max James, Doug Long, Max James, South Gambier
John Yeates, Mark Yeates, Tim O'Brien, Matthew Clarke West Gambier

References

↑ "WBFL Executive". WBFL. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
↑ "Official League Sponsors". WBFL. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
↑ Western Border Football League history at fullpointsfooty.net
↑ Western Border FL at the Footypedia

External links

Australian rules football in South Australia

Governing body	South Australian Football Commission

Representative side	South Australia

Professional clubs (AFL)	Adelaide Football Club Port Adelaide Football Club

Semi-professional league	SANFL

Metropolitan league	C9AFL

Metropolitan junior leagues	North Eastern Metro Junior Football League Central District Junior Football League Metro West Junior Football League Metro South Junior Football League

Current regional leagues	Adelaide Plains Barossa Light & Gawler Broken Hill Eastern Eyre Far North Far North West Far West Great Flinders Great Southern Hills Kangaroo Island Kowree-Naracoorte-Tatiara Mallee Mid South East Mid West North Eastern Northern Areas Port Lincoln Riverland Riverland Independent River Murray Southern Spencer Gulf Western Border Whyalla Yorke Peninsula

Former metropolitan leagues	SAFA Adelaide Metropolitan Adelaide Suburban CYMS East Torrens North Adelaide District Northern Metropolitan Norwood-North Port Adelaide and District Southern Metropolitan United Church West Torrens District YMCA

Former regional leagues	Mid Murray Stanley List of former South Australian regional football leagues

Representative competitions	Current: SA Country Football Championships City v Country Landmark Cup Mortlock Shield Pilmore Cup Former: Advertiser Shield Lovelock Shield

Women's leagues	South Australian Women's Football League

Principal venues	AAMI Stadium Adelaide Oval

Major events	Showdown Port Adelaide vs. Norwood

Major individual awards	Magarey Medal Ken Farmer Medal Jack Oatey Medal Fos Williams Medal Reserves Magarey Medal McCallum–Tomkins Medal Mail Medal Eric Pfitzner Memorial Medal Don McSweeny Medal

Former individual awards	Tomkins Medal McCallum Medal

Australian rules football in Victoria

Representative side	Victoria

Governing bodies	AFL Victoria (metropolitan) AFL Victoria Country (country)

Professional clubs	Carlton Collingwood Essendon Geelong Hawthorn Melbourne North Melbourne Richmond St Kilda Western Bulldogs

Statewide leagues	Victorian Football League TAC Cup (under-18) List of Australian rules football competitions in Victoria

Metropolitan leagues	Eastern Essendon District Northern Riddell District Southern VAFA Western Region

Regional leagues (major)	Ballarat Bellarine Bendigo Central Murray Geelong Gippsland Goulburn Valley Hampden Mornington Peninsula Nepean Murray North Central Ovens & Murray Sunraysia Wimmera Yarra Valley Mountain

Regional leagues (district)	Alberton Central Highlands Colac & District East Gippsland Ellinbank & District Geelong & District Golden Rivers Heathcote Horsham & District Kowree-Naracoorte-Tatiara Kyabram & District Loddon Valley Maryborough Castlemaine Mid Gippsland Millewa Mininera North Gippsland Omeo & District Ovens & King Picola & District South East South West Tallangatta Upper Murray Warrnambool Western Border

Women's leagues	Victorian Women's Football League AFL Victoria Youth Girls Competition

Defunct leagues	Benalla (1946-2009) Federal (1909-1981) Lexton Plains (1999-2010) Mallee (1997-2015) Riviera (1986-2003) Tyrrell (1945-1978) List of former Australian rules football competitions in Victoria

Principal venues	Melbourne Cricket Ground Docklands Stadium Princes Park Kardinia Park

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 12/2/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.