The Great Southern Football League (GSFL) is an Australian rules football competition based in the Fleurieu Peninsula region of South Australia, Australia. It is an affiliated member of the South Australian National Football League and is zoned to the South Adelaide Football Club.
The 2011 Grand Final was held at Langhorne Creek. Langhorne Creek defeated Willunga 15.13 (103) to 6.11 (47). Lachlan McGregor was awarded the best player with 5 goals[1].
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| Jumper | Club | Nickname | Years in competition | GSFL premierships | Premiership years[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Encounter Bay | Eagles | 1923– | 8 | 1940, 1958, 1960–61, 1965, 1967, 1989, 1996 | |
| Goolwa / Port Elliot | Magpies | 2001– (Merger) |
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| Langhorne Creek | Hawks | 1978– | 3 | 1978, 2001–2, 2011 | |
| McLaren | Eagles | 1998– (Merger of McLaren Vale and McLaren Flat) |
1 | 2003 | |
| Mt Compass | Bulldogs | 1953- | 3 | 1954, 1959, 1980 | |
| Myponga-Sellicks | Mudlarks | 1967- | 3 | 1974, 1983-84 | |
| Strathalbyn | Roosters | 1930– | 11 | 1963–64, 1966, 1968, 1971, 1979, 1981–82, 1987, 2000, 2010 | |
| Victor Harbor | Kangaroos | 1923- | 24 | 1923-24, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1934, 1946-47-48-49-50-51-52, 1955, 1957, 1972, 1990-91-92-93-94-95, 1997, 1999 | |
| Willunga | Demons | 1986– | 9 | 1986, 1988, 1998, 2004-05-06-07-08-09 | |
| Yankalilla | Tigers | 1935-55, 1968- | 3 | 1969-70, 1985 |
Although football was played in the area in the 1870s, with the Goolwa club dating themselves from 1878, it was not until 1923 that the Great Southern Football Association was formed. The founding clubs were Encounter Bay, Goolwa, Hindmarsh Valley, Port Elliot and Victor Harbor.
Since that time a number of clubs have formed part of the Association, which itself changed its name to the Great Southern Football League. Current member clubs include Willunga, which is one of the oldest football clubs in South Australia, tracing its history back to 1874[3].
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