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]
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
Byes
Losses
Draws
For
Against
%
Pts
Final
Team
G
B
Pts
Team
G
B
Pts
Marble Range
13
0
1
1
1803
632
74.05%
27
1st Semi
Mallee Park
24
5
149
Tasman
12
10
82
Waybacks
11
0
4
0
1363
795
63.16%
22
2nd Semi
Marble Range
7
7
49
Waybacks
6
4
40
Mallee Park
9
0
5
1
1531
1005
60.37%
19
Preliminary
Waybacks
11
10
76
Mallee Park
10
7
67
Tasman
6
0
9
0
1167
1358
46.22%
12
Grand
Marble Range
10
6
66
Waybacks
7
15
57
Lincoln South
5
0
10
0
1218
1139
51.68%
10
Bostons
0
0
15
0
471
2624
15.22%
0
2007 Ladder
Port Lincoln
Wins
Byes
Losses
Draws
For
Against
%
Pts
Final
Team
G
B
Pts
Team
G
B
Pts
Marble Range
14
0
1
0
1512
794
65.57%
28
1st Semi
Waybacks
9
11
65
Bostons
7
9
51
Mallee Park
9
0
6
0
1441
1154
55.53%
18
2nd Semi
Marble Range
14
14
98
Mallee Park
8
19
67
Bostons
8
0
7
0
1103
1189
48.12%
16
Preliminary
Mallee Park
16
20
116
Waybacks
7
8
50
Waybacks
7
0
8
0
886
1110
44.39%
14
Grand
Marble Range
18
9
117
Mallee Park
9
11
65
Lincoln South
4
0
11
0
1053
1343
43.95%
8
Tasman
3
0
12
0
927
1332
41.04%
6
2008 Ladder
Port Lincoln
Wins
Byes
Losses
Draws
For
Against
%
Pts
Final
Team
G
B
Pts
Team
G
B
Pts
Mallee Park
13
0
2
0
1689
962
63.71%
26
1st Semi
Marble Range
14
11
95
Tasman
11
5
71
Waybacks
9
0
6
0
1180
941
55.63%
18
2nd Semi
Mallee Park
12
4
76
Waybacks
5
7
37
Marble Range
9
0
6
0
1140
944
54.70%
18
Preliminary
Waybacks
8
10
58
Marble Range
8
6
54
Tasman
6
0
9
0
1179
1335
46.90%
12
Grand
Waybacks
13
14
92
Mallee Park
9
8
62
Bostons
6
0
9
0
995
1220
44.92%
12
Lincoln South
2
0
13
0
720
1501
32.42%
4
2009 Ladder
Port Lincoln
Wins
Byes
Losses
Draws
For
Against
%
Pts
Final
Team
G
B
Pts
Team
G
B
Pts
Mallee Park
14
0
1
0
1551
865
64.20%
28
1st Semi
Marble Range
8
12
60
Lincoln South
7
3
45
Waybacks
12
0
3
0
1143
838
57.70%
24
2nd Semi
Mallee Park
14
11
95
Waybacks
8
15
63
Lincoln South
9
0
6
0
1199
1110
51.93%
18
Preliminary
Marble Range
13
8
86
Waybacks
11
6
72
Marble Range
5
0
10
0
799
1156
40.87%
10
Grand
Mallee Park
20
9
129
Marble Range
13
3
81
Bostons
3
0
12
0
843
1128
42.77%
6
Tasman
2
0
13
0
915
1353
40.34%
4
2010 Ladder
Port Lincoln
Wins
Byes
Losses
Draws
For
Against
%
Pts
Final
Team
G
B
Pts
Team
G
B
Pts
Tasman
11
0
4
0
1218
983
55.34%
22
1st Semi
Mallee Park
19
11
125
Waybacks
12
4
76
Lincoln South
11
0
4
0
1159
963
54.62%
22
2nd Semi
Tasman
6
8
44
Lincoln South
4
10
34
Waybacks
10
0
5
0
1259
811
60.82%
20
Preliminary
Mallee Park
19
10
124
Lincoln South
8
9
57
Mallee Park
10
0
5
0
1128
867
56.54%
20
Grand
Mallee Park
16
17
113
Tasman
13
4
82
Marble Range
3
0
12
0
930
1009
47.96%
6
Bostons
0
0
15
0
621
1682
26.96%
0
2011 Ladder
Port Lincoln
Wins
Byes
Losses
Draws
For
Against
%
Pts
Final
Team
G
B
Pts
Team
G
B
Pts
Waybacks
11
0
3
0
1333
905
59.56%
22
1st Semi
Tasman
10
9
69
Marble Range
5
4
34
Mallee Park
11
0
3
0
1429
1037
57.95%
22
2nd Semi
Mallee Park
13
7
85
Waybacks
6
11
47
Tasman
9
0
5
0
1245
850
59.43%
18
Preliminary
Waybacks
8
12
60
Tasman
8
10
58
Marble Range
5
0
9
0
898
1133
44.21%
10
Grand
Mallee Park
16
9
105
Waybacks
14
7
91
Bostons
3
0
11
0
831
1254
39.86%
6
Lincoln South
3
0
11
0
860
1417
37.77%
6
2012 Ladder
Port Lincoln
Wins
Byes
Losses
Draws
For
Against
%
Pts
Final
Team
G
B
Pts
Team
G
B
Pts
Tasman
13
0
2
0
1478
822
64.26%
26
1st Semi
Lincoln South
17
15
117
Waybacks
8
10
58
Mallee Park
9
0
5
1
1531
1200
56.06%
19
2nd Semi
Mallee Park
13
13
91
Tasman
9
14
68
Waybacks
9
0
5
1
1144
928
55.21%
19
Preliminary
Tasman
20
8
128
Lincoln South
12
12
84
Lincoln South
8
0
7
0
1295
963
57.35%
16
Grand
Tasman
15
18
108
Mallee Park
6
5
41
Marble Range
5
0
10
0
937
1222
43.40%
10
Bostons
0
0
15
0
542
1792
23.22%
0
2013 Ladder
Port Lincoln
Wins
Byes
Losses
Draws
For
Against
%
Pts
Final
Team
G
B
Pts
Team
G
B
Pts
Tasman
13
0
2
0
1616
721
69.15%
26
1st Semi
Lincoln South
12
9
81
Mallee Park
11
12
78
Waybacks
10
0
5
0
1350
1012
57.15%
20
2nd Semi
Tasman
18
12
120
Waybacks
6
6
42
Lincoln South
9
0
6
0
1193
971
55.13%
18
Preliminary
Lincoln South
11
10
76
Waybacks
8
10
58
Mallee Park
7
0
7
1
1351
1127
54.52%
15
Grand
Tasman
18
9
117
Lincoln South
7
6
48
Marble Range
4
0
11
0
791
1312
37.61%
8
Bostons
1
0
13
1
607
1765
25.59%
3
2014 Ladder
Port Lincoln
Wins
Byes
Losses
Draws
For
Against
%
Pts
Final
Team
G
B
Pts
Team
G
B
Pts
Tasman
13
0
2
0
1253
929
57.42%
26
1st Semi
Waybacks
17
11
113
Boston
12
8
80
Mallee Park
11
0
4
0
1640
1150
58.78%
22
2nd Semi
Mallee Park
12
13
85
Tasman
12
10
82
Waybacks
10
0
5
0
1139
1029
52.54%
20
Preliminary
Tasman
13
13
91
Waybacks
3
2
20
Bostons
5
0
9
1
1006
1097
47.84%
11
Grand
Tasman
18
14
122
Mallee Park
13
5
83
Marble Range
4
0
10
1
888
1059
45.61%
9
Lincoln South
1
0
14
0
860
1522
36.10%
2
2015 Ladder
Port Lincoln
Wins
Byes
Losses
Draws
For
Against
%
Pts
Final
Team
G
B
Pts
Team
G
B
Pts
Mallee Park
12
0
3
0
1839
1166
61.20%
24
1st Semi
Tasman
14
9
93
Wayback
9
6
60
Boston
11
0
4
0
1546
997
60.79%
22
2nd Semi
Mallee Park
18
13
121
Boston
17
5
107
Wayback
9
0
6
0
1032
1028
50.10%
18
Preliminary
Boston
12
10
82
Tasman
9
13
67
Tasman
7
0
8
0
958
1252
43.35%
14
Grand
Mallee Park
18
21
129
Boston
11
8
74
Lincoln South
3
0
12
0
899
1340
40.15%
6
Marble Range
3
0
12
0
896
1387
39.25%
6
2016 Ladder
Port Lincoln
Wins
Byes
Losses
Draws
For
Against
%
Pts
Final
Team
G
B
Pts
Team
G
B
Pts
Mallee Park
13
0
2
0
1844
798
69.80%
26
1st Semi
Lincoln South
11
14
80
Wayback
6
7
43
Marble Range
11
0
4
0
1182
751
61.15%
22
2nd Semi
Mallee Park
12
19
91
Marble Range
3
7
25
Wayback
9
0
6
0
1080
1104
49.45%
18
Preliminary
Lincoln South
17
12
114
Marble Range
3
8
26
Lincoln South
8
0
7
0
1194
1058
53.02%
16
Grand
Mallee Park
15
13
103
Lincoln South
13
8
86
Boston
2
0
13
0
857
1388
38.17%
4
Tasman
2
0
13
0
624
1682
27.06%
4
2017 Ladder
Port Lincoln
Wins
Byes
Losses
Draws
For
Against
%
Pts
Final
Team
G
B
Pts
Team
G
B
Pts
Mallee Park
14
0
1
0
1915
859
69.03%
28
1st Semi
Marble Range
4
8
32
Lincoln South
4
7
31
Wayback
11
0
4
0
1253
773
61.85%
22
2nd Semi
Wayback
16
9
105
Mallee Park
15
14
104
Marble Range
10
0
5
0
1179
894
56.87%
20
Preliminary
Marble Range
13
8
86
Mallee Park
11
14
80
Lincoln South
5
0
10
0
987
1022
49.13%
10
Grand
Wayback
6
10
46
Marble Range
4
8
32
Tasman
5
0
10
0
742
1174
38.73%
10
Boston
0
0
15
0
565
1919
22.75%
0
2018 Ladder
Port Lincoln
Wins
Byes
Losses
Draws
For
Against
%
Pts
Final
Team
G
B
Pts
Team
G
B
Pts
Marble Range
13
0
2
0
1480
623
70.38%
26
1st Semi
Tasman
17
7
109
Mallee Park
7
9
51
Wayback
12
0
3
0
1277
733
63.53%
24
2nd Semi
Wayback
12
15
87
Marble Range
7
8
50
Tasman
10
0
5
0
1378
737
65.15%
20
Preliminary
Tasman
14
8
92
Marble Range
7
6
48
Mallee Park
7
0
8
0
1143
1204
48.70%
14
Grand
Tasman
14
9
93
Wayback
7
13
55
Lincoln South
3
0
12
0
684
1219
35.94%
6
Boston
0
0
15
0
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