Eastern Eyre Football League

The Eastern Eyre Football League (EEFL) is an Australian rules football competition based in the Eyre Peninsula region of South Australia, Australia. It was formed in 1989 from the merger of the Kimba Districts Football League and the County Jervois Football League. The league's foundation clubs were Cleve, Cowell, Darke Peak-Waddikee (a merger of Darke Peak & Waddikee), Kimba Districts (a merger of Kimba, Buckleboo & Kelly), Ports (a merger of Arno Bay & Port Neill) and Rudall.

It is an affiliated member of the South Australian National Football League.

Current clubs

Club Nickname EEFL Premierships Premiership Years
Cowell Cats 5 1996, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2009
Eastern Ranges Eagles 2 2012, 2013
Kimba Districts Tigers 10 1989, 1990, 1993, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014
Ports Magpies – –

Former clubs

Club Years in Competition Nickname EEFL Premierships Premiership Years
Cleve 1989-2011 Bombers 8 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005
Darke Peak-Waddikee 1989-1996 1 1991
Rudall 1989-2011 Rams –

2009 Ladder

Eastern Eyre Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts
Kimba Districts 10 0 2 0 1090 751 59.21% 20
Cowell 9 0 3 0 1480 809 64.66% 18
Cleve 8 0 4 0 1228 892 57.92% 16
Rudall 3 0 9 0 832 1081 43.49% 6
Ports 0 0 12 0 642 1739 26.96% 0

FINALS

Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
1st Semi Cleve 12 10 82 Rudall 10 12 72
2nd Semi Cowell 10 13 73 Kimba Districts 7 8 50
Preliminary Kimba Districts 13 15 93 Cleve 9 7 61
Grand Cowell 13 11 89 Kimba Districts 11 7 73

2010 Ladder

Eastern Eyre Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts
Kimba Districts 12 0 0 0 1427 620 69.71% 24
Cowell 6 0 6 0 1106 948 53.85% 12
Cleve 6 0 6 0 880 1004 46.71% 12
Ports 4 0 8 0 915 1122 44.92% 8
Rudall 2 0 10 0 648 1282 33.58% 4

FINALS

Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
1st Semi Cleve 13 6 84 Ports 13 4 82
2nd Semi Kimba Districts 18 13 121 Cowell 14 14 98
Preliminary Cowell 5 26 56 Cleve 6 1 37
Grand Kimba Districts 9 5 59 Cleve 9 3 57

2011 Ladder

Eastern Eyre Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Kimba Districts 12 0 0 0 1834 490 78.92% 24 1st Semi Cowell 20 10 130 Rudall 9 8 62
Ports 7 0 5 0 1085 1077 50.19% 14 2nd Semi Kimba Districts 25 12 162 Ports 8 4 52
Cowell 6 0 6 0 1266 1004 55.77% 12 Preliminary Cowell 8 17 65 Ports 8 11 59
Rudall 4 0 8 0 914 1358 40.23% 8 Grand Kimba Districts 10 17 77 Cowell 10 7 67
Cleve 1 0 11 0 602 1772 25.36% 2

2012 Ladder

Eastern Eyre Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Kimba Districts 12 0 3 0 1599 789 66.96% 24 1st Semi Ports 15 12 102 Cowell 6 6 42
Eastern Ranges 11 0 4 0 1827 847 68.32% 22 2nd Semi Eastern Ranges 13 10 88 Kimba Districts 10 10 70
Ports 7 0 8 0 1108 1064 51.01% 14 Preliminary Kimba Districts 14 6 90 Ports 9 7 61
Cowell 0 0 15 0 500 2334 17.64% 0 Grand Eastern Ranges 16 12 108 Kimba Districts 14 6 90

2013 Ladder

Eastern Eyre Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Kimba Districts 10 0 2 0 1349 675 66.65% 20 1st Semi Ports 13 6 84 Cowell 9 13 67
Eastern Ranges 9 0 3 0 1103 683 61.76% 18 2nd Semi Kimba Districts 11 10 76 Eastern Ranges 9 10 64
Cowell 3 0 9 0 741 1171 38.76% 6 Preliminary Eastern Ranges 13 20 98 Ports 11 8 74
Ports 2 0 10 0 597 1261 32.13% 4 Grand Eastern Ranges 13 9 87 Kimba Districts 8 11 59

Notable players

Notable AFL players to have played in the league include Corey Enright (Kimba Districts), Shaun Rehn (Ports), Shane and Darryl Wakelin (Kimba Districts), Brett Chalmers (Rudall), and Levi Greenwood (Ports).

Notable coaches include Grant "Puggy" Jenner (Cleve), Ivan "Shorty" Shubert (Darke Peak, Cleve) and Ben "The Hampster" Hampel (Rudall).

Notable personalities of the league include Brian Rhett "Boozer" Morrow of Darke Peak.

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