The Whyalla Football League is an Australian rules football competition based around the town of Whyalla on the east coast of the Eyre Peninsula region of South Australia. It is an affiliated member of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).
In 2006 Central Whyalla Football Club were premiers, defeating Roopena Football Club.[1]
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| Jumper | Club | Nickname | Joined league | WFL Premierships | Premiership Years |
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| Central Whyalla | Roosters | 1939 | 18 | 1940, 1945, 1947, 1953, 1956, 1974-5, 1980, 1982, 1989, 1999-00-1-2-3-4, 2006-7 | |
| North Whyalla | Magpies | 1939 | 13 | 1939, 1941-2-3, 1948, 1950-1, 1954-5, 1977-8-9, 2008 (Spencer Gulf FL: 1966) |
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| Roopena | Roos | 1970 | 8 | 1986, 1988, 1990-1-2, 1997, 2009-10 | |
| South Whyalla | Demons | 1939 | 9 | 1944, 1946, 1949, 1952, 1968, 1981, 1984, 1993-4 (Spencer Gulf FL: 1961-2, 1964-5) |
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| Weeroona Bay | Tigers | 1970 | 4 | 1985, 1987, 1995-6 | |
| West Whyalla | Dragons | 1945 | 15 | 1957-8-9-60, 1963, 1967, 1969-70-1-2-3, 1976, 1983, 1998, 2005 |
The Whyalla Football Association was formed in 1939 with founding clubs including Central Whyalla, North Whyalla and South Whyalla, although competition has been noted to have occurred prior to this[2]. In 1961 the Whyalla Football League (together with the Great Northern Football Association and the Port Pirie Football Association) formed the Spencer Gulf Football League. In 1967 the Whyalla-based clubs left the Spencer Gulf Football League and reformed the Whyalla Football League.
Champion past SANFL players from Whyalla include triple Magarey Medallist Barrie Robran and inaugural Adelaide Crows coach Graham Cornes while 4 time SANFL Premiership coach Neil Kerley spent two seasons as Captain-Coach of the North Whyalla Magpies, leading them to the premiership in both seasons (1954 and 1955).
Former Whyalla footballers who have reached the AFL include Robert Shirley, Brett Burton Isaac Weetra and Levi Greenwood.
In 2001 the Whyalla Football League selected its Team of the Century.
| Whyalla Football League Team of the Century 1900-1999 | |||
| B: | Laurie Blade | Ian McKay | Clarrie Window |
| HB: | Jack Wallis | Colin Herbert | Jack Dempsey |
| C: | Lyall Kretschmer | Jack Broadstock | Don Hewett |
| HF: | Darrol Foote | Barrie Robran | Reg Hocking |
| F: | Ron Hart | Mick Kellaher | Ron Boothey |
| Foll: | Jim Mitchell | Neil Kerley (vc) | John McInerney (c) |
| Int: | Alf Aikman | Dennis Donovan | Harry Nicholson |
| Clarrie Smoker | |||
| Coach: | John McInerney | ||
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