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Central Great Southern Football League

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The Central Great Southern Football League (CGSFL) was based in and around the Shire of Katanning. The CGSFL ran from 1960 to 1990 before it merged with the Southern Districts Football League (SDFL) to form the Great Southern Football League (GSFL). Teams from towns such as Nyabing, Kojonup, Tambellup, Gnowangerup, Dumbleyung, Kukerin and Katanning competed in the CGSFL.

Club Nickname Colours Home Ground Years in Competition Premiership Years Premiership Total History
Australs Lions Red and Blue Kupara Park, Katanning 1960–1990 1970,1971,1972,1975,1978 5 One of four clubs from the CGSFL that helped form the GSFL. Played in the GSFL 1991–2000, excluded from the GSFL in 2001. Now in recess.[citation needed]
Wanderers Tigers Gold and Black Quartermaine Oval, Katanning 1960–1990 1963,1967,1968,1983,1985,1986 6 One of four clubs from the CGSFL that helped form the GSFL. Played in the GSFL 1991–2002. Left to play in the Upper Great Southern Football League. Now known as the Katanning Wanderers Football Club.[citation needed]
Tambellup Demons Red and Black Tambellup Oval, Tambellup 1960–1990 1960,1962,1980,1982 4 One of four clubs from the CGSFL that helped form the GSFL. Played in the GSFL 1991–2006, winning league premierships in 1991 and 1998. Folded in 2007.[citation needed]
Kent Districts Hawks Brown and Gold Nyabing Oval, Nyabing 1960–1971 0 Left the CGSFL to join the Ongerup Football Association in 1972. Played in the OFA 1972–2010, winning league premierships in 1973 and 2001. Folded in 2011, made a comeback in 2012, now in recess.[citation needed]
Kojonup Magpies Black and White Kojonup Oval, Kojonup 1960–1990 1961,1964,1965,1966,1969,1973

1974,1976,1979,1981,1988

11 One of four clubs from the CGSFL that helped form the GSFL. Played in the GSFL 1991–2007, winning a league premiership in 1997, before moving to the Lower South West Football League in 2008. Changed colors and mascot from the Black and White Magpies to the Navy Blue and White Cougars, due to the Imperials Football Club already using these colours. Won a league premiership in 2014.[citation needed]
Gnowangerup Bulldogs Red and White Gnowangerup Sporting Complex, Gnowangerup 1960–1986 0 Left the CGSFL in 1987 to join the Ongerup Football Association . Changed from Red and White to a Red, white and Blue strip, due to Boxwood Hill Football Club already possessing those colours. Won league premierships in 1996, 2015 & 2017.[citation needed]
Kukerin Unknown Unknown Nenke Oval, Kukerin 1983–1990 1984,1987,1989,1990 4 Won plenty of flags when with the Lake Grace-Kulin DFL before moving to CGSFL in 1983. Moved to the Upper Great Southern Football League in 1991 when the CGSFL merged with the SDFL in 1991. Merged with Dumbleyung in 1992 to form the Kukerin Dumbleyung Football Club, the Cougars. Won league premierships in 1992, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2005 and 2006
Dumbleyung Unknown Green and Yellow Stubbs Park, Dumbleyung 1960–1990 1977 1 Moved to the Upper Great Southern Football League in 1991. Merged with Kukerin in 1992 to form the Kukerin Dumbleyung Football Club, the Cougars. Won league premierships in 1992, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2005 and 2006.[citation needed]

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