The South Australian Country Football Championships is an annual Australian rules football competition run by the South Australian National Football League, played between representative teams from the six country football zones.
Current Zones
editThe competing zones, which differ from the zones defined in the constitution of the South Australian Community Football League,[1] consist of the following:[2]
Competition Results
editYear | Location | Champions [3] | Runner-up | 3rd | 4th | 5th | Last |
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1994 | Eyre Peninsula | ||||||
1995 | Adelaide | Southern Districts | South East | ||||
1996 | Adelaide | Southern Districts | Broken Hill / Murray Mallee | ||||
1997 | Adelaide | Eyre Peninsula | Southern Districts | ||||
1998 | Adelaide | Murray Mallee | Southern Districts | ||||
1999 | Eyre Peninusula– | ||||||
2003 | Southern Districts | South East | |||||
2004 | Southern Districts | ||||||
2005 | Southern Districts | ||||||
2006 | Central | Southern Districts | Eyre Peninsula | Murray Mallee Barrier | South East | Northern Cities | |
2007 | Port Pirie | Southern Districts | Central | ||||
2008 [4] | Murray Mallee Barrier Barossa | Central Zone | South East | Southern Districts | Eyre Peninsula | Northern Zone | |
2009 [5][6] | Berri Oval, Berri | Southern Districts | Eastern | Murray South East | Northern Zone | Eyre Peninsula | Central |
2010 [7][8] | Berri Oval, Berri | Southern Districts | Eastern | Central Zone | Murray South East | Eyre Peninsula | Northern Zone |
2011 [9][10] | Memorial Oval, Port Pirie | Western | Murray South East | Southern Districts | Eastern | Northern | Central |
2012 | Berri Oval, Berri | Southern Districts | Murray South East | Central | Northern | Eastern | Eyre Peninsula |
2013 [11][12][13] | Memorial Oval, Port Pirie | Central | Murray South East | Eyre Peninsula | Southern Districts | Eastern | Northern |
2014 [14] | Kadina Oval, Kadina | Murray South East | Eastern | Eyre Peninsula | Northern | Central | Southern Districts |
2015 [15][16][17] | Central Oval, Port Augusta | Southern Districts | Murray South East | Western Zone | Eastern | Central | Northern |
2016 [18][19] | Centenary Oval, Port Lincoln | Murray South East | Southern Districts | Western | Northern | Central | Eastern |
2017 [20][21] | Johnstone Park, Murray Bridge | Murray South East | Southern Districts | Western | Eastern | Central | Northern |
Don McSweeny Medal
editThe Don McSweeny Medal is presented to the best player of the carnival, judged by the allocation of votes by the umpires of each game using the 3-2-1 method. The medal is named after South Australian Football Hall of Famer Don McSweeny OAM.
Name | Medallist[3] |
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2004 | Matt Joraslafsky (Southern) |
2005 | Justin Henscke (Southern) |
2006 | Adam Merrett (South East) |
2007 | Damien Stevens (Murray Mallee Barrier Barossa) |
2008 | Todd Miles (Central) |
2009 | Mitchell Portlock (Southern) |
2010 | Ben Yeomans (Central) & Josh Vick (Southern) |
2011 | Matthew Woolford (Northern) |
2012 | Tyson Wait (Murray South East) |
2013 | Michael Liebelt (Central) |
2014 | Liam O'Neil (Murray South East) & Ben McIntyre (Murray South East) |
2015 | Xavier Watson (Eyre Peninsula) & Jack Kenny (Eyre Peninsula) |
2016[22] | Brian Fenton (Murray South East) |
2017[21] | Jack Kelly (Murray South East) |
Bill Murdoch Medal
editA Medal is presented to the Coach of the Championships. Since 2013, the medal has been named the Bill Murdoch Medal
Year | Medallist |
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2007 | Tony Fielke (Southern Districts) |
2010 | Simon Dennis (Southern Districts) |
2011 | Symon Chase (Western) |
2012 | Steve Hill (Southern) |
2013 | Andrew Michael (Central) |
2014 | Luke Duncan (Murray South East) |
2015 [23] | Barry Pilmore (Southern Districts) |
2016 [22] | Adam Merrett (Murray South East) |
2017 [21] | Adam Merrett (Murray South East) |
References
edit- ^ "South Australian Community Football League Incorporated - Constitution" (PDF). South Australian Community Football League. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
- ^ "MAC SA Country Football Championships". SACFL. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
- ^ a b "Trophy Room". South Australian Country Football Championships. SportsTG. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
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- ^ Redpath, Lisa (10 July 2009). "Central Zone stunned at country football championships". Plains Producer. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "2009 South Australian Country Football Championships". South Australian Country Football Championships. SportsTG. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "Results from the SA Country Football Championships". ABC Eyre Peninsula. 5 July 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "2010 South Australian Country Football Championships". South Australian Country Football Championships. SportsTG. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ Pedler, Emma (11 July 2011). "Eyre Peninsula wins SA Country Football Championships for the first time in 12 years". ABC Local. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "2011 South Australian Country Football Championships". South Australian Country Football Championships. SportsTG. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ Argent, Peter (7 July 2013). "FINALS: SA Country Football 2013 Championship | Photos, scores". Barossa Herald. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ Pedler, Emma (8 July 2013). "Country football weekend results". ABC Eyre Peninsula. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "2013 South Australian Country Football Championships". South Australian Country Football Championships. SportsTG. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "2014 South Australian Country Football Championships". South Australian Country Football Championships. SportsTG. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ Pedler, Emma (6 July 2015). "Eyre Peninsula finishes third at SA Country Footy Championships". ABC Eyre Peninsula. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ Milbank, Zac (5 July 2015). "2015 MAC SA COUNTRY FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS". SANFL. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "2015 SA Country Football Championships". South Australian Country Football Championships. SportsTG. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "Port Lincoln Country Football Championships 2016". Port Lincoln Times. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "2016 South Australian Country Football Championships". South Australian Country Football Championships. SportsTG. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "2017 South Australian Country Football Championships". South Australian Country Football Championships. SportsTG. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ a b c Milbank, Zac (8 July 2017). "2017 MAC SA COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS". SANFL. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ a b "2016 MAC SA COUNTRY CHAMPS". SANFL. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ Milbank, Zac (5 July 2015). "2015 MAC SA COUNTRY FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS". SANFL. Retrieved 13 July 2017.