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The Western Border Football League is an Australian rules football competition based in the Lower South East region of South Australia , and south-western border region of Victoria . It is an affiliated member of the South Australian National Football League . The league used to be regarded as the premier country football league in South Australia, and a leading country Victorian league, however the number of clubs and standard has declined in recent years.
Brief history
In 1964, after almost a decade of discussions, the Western District Football League in Victoria and the South-East & Border Football League in South Australia merged to form the Western Border Football League. The founding 12 clubs were Casterton, Coleraine, East Gambier, Hamilton, Hamilton Imperials, Heywood, Millicent, North Gambier, Penola, Portland, South Gambier and West Gambier.[ 3] [ 4]
Penola left and joined the Kowree-Naracoorte Football League in 1988, Coleraine left and joined the South West District Football League in 1995.
In 2011 the Heywood Football Club left the Western Border Football League due to the club struggling to compete with the larger town clubs in the league. Their first application to leave was rejected, so they were forced to go to higher levels at the VCFL to resolve issues between the League and the Heywood Football Netball Club.
In 2012 the Hamilton and Hamilton Imperials club merged upon recommendation from the VCFL and competed in the Hampden Football Netball League from 2013. Portland also transferred to the Hampden Football Netball League for 2013, and Casterton and Sandford merged leaving just 6 teams in the competition today.
Some famous players that have played in the Western Border Football League have been Billy Picken , Matthew Clarke , Nick Daffy , Nathan Lovett-Murray , Mal Michael and John Mossop .
Current
Jumper
Club
Nickname
Years in comp
WBFL Premierships
Premiership Years
Casterton - Sandford
Cats
1964-
2
1969, 1990
East Gambier
Bulldogs
1964-
8
1965, 1972-3, 1975-6, 1982-3, 1988
Millicent
Saints
1964-
1
1984
North Gambier
Tigers
1964-
7
1964, 1979, 1987, 1989, 2012-13-14, 2016
File:South Gambier Demons Jumper.png
South Gambier
Demons
1964-
12
1974, 1992, 1994, 1996-97-98-99-2000, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2015
File:West Gambier Roos Jumber.png
West Gambier
Roos
1964-
3
1971, 2010, 2011
Previous
Jumper
Club
Nickname
Years in comp
WBFL Premierships
Premiership Years
Coleraine
Maroons
1964 - 1994
1
1967
Hamilton
Magpies
1964 - 2012
4
1968, 1970, 1981, 2004
File:Tatura Bulldogs Jumper.png
Hamilton Imperials
Bulldogs
1964 - 2012
6
1977-8, 1980, 1993, 1995, 2001
File:Heywood Lions Jumper.png
Heywood
Lions
1964 - 2011
0
Penola
Blues
1964 - 1987
0
Portland
Tigers
1964 - 2012
8
1966, 1985-6, 1991, 2003, 2006-7-8
Timeline
Win/loss record
Club
Active
Total games
Wins
Losses
Draws
Percentage wins
Flags
Casterton
1964–2012
962
398
558
6
41.37%
2
Coleraine
1964–1994
620
220
397
3
35.48%
1
East Gambier
1964–2012
1017
646
360
11
63.52%
8
Hamilton
1964–2012
973
507
461
5
52.11%
4
Imperials
1964–2012
991
535
451
5
53.99%
6
Heywood
1964–2011
930
230
696
4
24.73%
0
Millicent
1964–2012
961
436
522
3
45.37%
1
North Gambier
1964–2012
1024
631
386
7
61.62%
6
Penola
1964-1987
481
169
310
2
35.14%
0
Portland
1964–2012
1012
640
364
8
63.24%
8
South Gambier
1964–2012
1017
677
345
5
65.92%
11
West Gambier
1964–2012
954
359
588
7
37.63%
3
Ladders
2008 Ladder
Western Border FL
Wins
Byes
Losses
Draws
For
Against
%
Pts
Portland
16
0
2
0
2018
1126
179.22%
64
Imperials
13
0
5
0
1682
1259
133.60%
52
Hamilton
12
0
6
0
1892
1225
154.45%
48
South Gambier
12
0
6
0
1718
1256
136.78%
48
East Gambier
12
0
6
0
1729
1396
123.85%
48
North Gambier
11
0
7
0
1824
1461
124.85%
44
Millicent
6
0
12
0
1237
1556
79.50%
24
West Gambier
5
0
13
0
1471
1924
76.46%
20
Casterton
3
0
15
0
1207
1783
67.69%
12
Heywood
0
0
18
0
786
2478
31.72%
0
2008 Finals Ladder
Final
Team
G
B
Pts
Team
G
B
Pts
Elimination
East Gambier
15
11
101
South Gambier
11
15
81
Qualifying
Imperials
14
10
94
Hamilton
11
18
84
1st Semi
East Gambier
19
12
126
Hamilton
8
4
52
2nd Semi
Portland
15
14
104
Imperials
6
17
53
Preliminary
Imperials
13
14
92
East Gambier
9
12
66
Grand
Portland
13
15
93
Imperials
10
12
72
2009 Ladder
Western Border FL
Wins
Byes
Losses
Draws
For
Against
%
Pts
Final
Team
G
B
Pts
Team
G
B
Pts
South Gambier
16
0
2
0
2165
1192
181.63%
64
Elimination
North Gambier
13
9
87
Imperials
11
13
79
Portland
15
0
3
0
1906
1155
165.02%
60
Qualifying
East Gambier
8
9
57
Portland
4
11
35
East Gambier
15
0
3
0
1893
1170
161.79%
60
1st Semi
North Gambier
9
7
61
Portland
4
10
34
Imperials
10
0
8
0
1634
1412
115.72%
40
2nd Semi
East Gambier
14
10
94
South Gambier
13
13
91
North Gambier
9
0
9
0
2058
1507
136.56%
36
Preliminary
South Gambier
14
13
97
North Gambier
14
9
93
Casterton
8
0
10
0
1478
1894
78.04%
32
Grand
South Gambier
12
11
83
East Gambier
9
12
66
Millicent
8
0
10
0
1583
1546
102.39%
32
Hamilton
6
0
12
0
1415
1897
74.59%
24
West Gambier
3
0
15
0
1184
2167
54.64%
12
Heywood
0
0
18
0
990
2366
41.84%
0
2010 Ladder
Western Border FL
Wins
Byes
Losses
Draws
For
Against
%
Pts
Final
Team
G
B
Pts
Team
G
B
Pts
Millicent
14
0
4
0
1579
1217
129.75%
56
Elimination
Portland
13
10
88
North Gambier
8
13
61
South Gambier
13
0
5
0
1925
1283
150.04%
52
Qualifying
South Gambier
14
18
102
West Gambier
18
11
119
West Gambier
13
0
5
0
1762
1398
126.04%
52
1st Semi
South Gambier
15
14
104
Portland
9
6
60
Portland
12
0
6
0
1769
1198
147.66%
48
2nd Semi
West Gambier
7
8
50
Millicent
2
6
18
North Gambier
12
0
6
0
1876
1292
145.20%
48
Preliminary
Millicent
10
7
67
South Gambier
3
12
30
Heywood
9
0
9
0
1695
1573
107.76%
36
Grand
West Gambier
11
6
72
Millicent
10
9
69
East Gambier
8
0
10
0
1561
1541
101.30%
32
Casterton
4
0
14
0
1207
1885
64.03%
16
Hamilton
3
0
15
0
1130
2071
54.56%
12
Imperials
2
0
16
0
925
1971
46.93%
8
2011 Ladder
Western Border FL
Wins
Byes
Losses
Draws
For
Against
%
Pts
Final
Team
G
B
Pts
Team
G
B
Pts
West Gambier
16
0
2
0
2320
1402
165.48%
64
Elimination
South Gambier
13
7
85
East Gambier
8
7
55
Portland
15
0
3
0
2426
1030
235.53%
60
Qualifying
Portland
16
16
112
North Gambier
10
8
68
North Gambier
13
0
5
0
2182
1377
158.46%
52
1st Semi
North Gambier
15
10
100
South Gambier
8
9
57
South Gambier
13
0
5
0
1897
1351
140.41%
52
2nd Semi
West Gambier
13
16
94
Portland
12
1
73
East Gambier
10
0
7
1
1777
1530
116.14%
42
Preliminary
North Gambier
15
10
100
Portland
11
16
82
Hamilton
7
0
10
1
1733
1740
99.60%
30
Grand
West Gambier
16
21
117
North Gambier
9
14
68
Millicent
7
0
11
0
1245
1623
76.71%
28
Imperials
6
0
12
0
1411
1814
77.78%
24
Casterton
2
0
16
0
1176
2034
57.82%
8
Heywood
0
0
18
0
709
2975
23.83%
0
2012 Ladder
Western Border FL
Wins
Byes
Losses
Draws
For
Against
%
Pts
Final
Team
G
B
Pts
Team
G
B
Pts
North Gambier
13
2
3
0
1662
1053
157.83%
52
Elimination
Imperials
13
15
93
Millicent
8
10
58
Portland
12
2
4
0
1567
1219
128.55%
48
Qualifying
South Gambier
16
15
111
Portland
10
9
69
South Gambier
10
2
6
0
1503
1106
135.90%
40
1st Semi
Portland
14
18
102
Imperials
6
17
53
Millicent
10
2
6
0
1377
1182
116.50%
40
2nd Semi
South Gambier
10
15
75
North Gambier
6
1
37
Imperials
9
2
7
0
1396
1067
130.83%
36
Preliminary
North Gambier
18
11
119
Portland
10
8
68
East Gambier
8
2
8
0
1154
1055
109.38%
32
Grand
North Gambier
17
16
118
South Gambier
9
5
59
Hamilton
6
2
10
0
1020
1291
79.01%
24
West Gambier
3
2
13
0
1024
1594
64.24%
12
Casterton
1
2
15
0
842
1978
42.57%
4
2013 Ladder
Western Border FL
Wins
Byes
Losses
Draws
For
Against
%
Pts
Final
Team
G
B
Pts
Team
G
B
Pts
North Gambier
14
0
1
0
1643
845
194.44%
56
1st Semi
West Gambier
20
12
132
Casterton
10
10
70
South Gambier
13
0
2
0
1411
983
143.54%
52
2nd Semi
North Gambier
20
15
135
South Gambier
7
6
48
West Gambier
7
0
8
0
1134
1228
92.35%
28
Preliminary
West Gambier
11
13
79
South Gambier
10
13
73
Casterton
5
0
10
0
1015
1328
76.43%
20
Grand
North Gambier
18
12
120
West Gambier
10
15
75
East Gambier
4
0
11
0
968
1300
74.46%
16
Millicent
2
0
13
0
904
1391
64.99%
8
2014 Ladder
Western Border FL
Wins
Byes
Losses
Draws
For
Against
%
Pts
Final
Team
G
B
Pts
Team
G
B
Pts
South Gambier
13
0
3
1
1929
1035
186.38%
54
1st Semi
West Gambier
18
15
123
Casterton Sandford
12
11
83
North Gambier
13
0
3
1
1800
1053
170.94%
54
2nd Semi
North Gambier
12
15
87
South Gambier
11
12
78
West Gambier
8
0
9
0
1364
1391
98.06%
32
Preliminary
West Gambier
12
7
79
South Gambier
10
16
76
Casterton Sandford
8
0
9
0
1297
1411
91.92%
32
Grand
North Gambier
17
13
115
West Gambier
12
14
86
East Gambier
7
0
10
0
1154
1541
74.89%
28
Millicent
1
0
16
0
767
1880
40.80%
4
Noteable WBFL Players
John Gill , Barry Gill , Max Rooke , Alan Richardson , Russell Johnston , Don Whitten , Laurie Nash , Reg Burgess , David Robbie Casterton - Sandford
Brian Gray , Les Kaine , John Vickery , Eric Moore , Barry McKenzie Coleraine
Gary Widow , Gary Lazarus East Gambier
Phil Walsh , Alan Atkinson , Paul Cranage , Tony Russell , Hamilton
Ian Ridley , John McMillan , Mark Orval , Josh Thurgood , Hamilton Imperials
Denis Zeunert , Wally Lovett , Justin Perkins , Nathan Lovett-Murray , Mal Michael , Courtney Johns , Heywood
Mason Redman , Richard Nixon , Millicent
Nick Daffy , Lucas Herbert North Gambier
John Mossop , Michael Graham , Colin Graham , Penola
Wayne Blackwell , Ian Hampshire , Winis Imbi , Brodie Atkinson , Portland
Max James , Doug Long , Max James , South Gambier
John Yeates , Mark Yeates , Tim O'Brien , Matthew Clarke West Gambier
References
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