North Eastern Football League

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Northern Eastern Football League
Established 1946
Teams 8
2018 Premiers Brinkworth/Spalding/Redhill
Most premierships 13 – Booborowie
2017 Leading goalkicker Craig Mullins (RSMU) 65

The North Eastern Football League is an Australian rules football competition based in the Mid North region of South Australia, Australia. It is an affiliated member of the South Australian National Football League. 8 teams are in the league. The most recent team to join the comp is the Southern Saints (Eudunda/Robertstown) who joined in 2010. Except the Eudunda Rosters were an original team in the NEFL. Only in 2010 Robertstown "Roos" joined in with the NEFL.

Current clubs[edit]

Jumper Club Nickname Years in NEFL NEFL premierships Premiership years[1]
Blyth/Snowtown Cats 1988- 5 2006–07, 2010, 2013, 2019
Brinkworth/Spalding/Redhill (BSR) Tigers 1987- 12 1988–90, 1993, 1999–2000, 2017–18, 2020–23
Burra/Booborowie/Hallett (BBH) Rams 1986- 2 2009, 2011
Eudunda/Robertstown Southern Saints 2010- - -
Mintaro/Manoora Eagles 1976- 9 1969–70, 1975, 1977–79, 2004, 2008, 2012
North Clare Roosters 1964- 8 1980–82, 1991–92, 1994–95, 1997
Riverton Saddleworth Marrabel United (RSMU) Hawks 1998- 6 1998, 2001, 2003, 2014–16
South Clare Demons 1964- 7 1972–73, 1983, 1986, 1996, 2002, 2005

Former Clubs[edit]

Jumper Club Nickname Years in NEFL NEFL premierships Premiership years Notes
Booborowie 1946-1969 14 1946, 1952-54, 1958-59, 1961-67, 1969 Merged with Hallett to form Booborowie-Hallett in 1970
Burra Eagles 1946-1985 6 1956, 1960, 1968, 1970, 1975-76 Merged with Booborowie-Hallett to form Burra-Booborowie-Hallett in 1986
Hallett 1946-1969 6 1948-51, 1955, 1957 Merged with Booborowie to form Booborowie-Hallett in 1970
Leighton 1946-1950s - -
Spalding Panthers 1946-1984 1 1947 Merged with Brinkworth-Yacka to form Brinkworth-Yacka-Spalding in 1985
Terowie 1951 1 1951 Only played one season in the NEFL
Booborowie-Hallett Saints 1970-1985 - - Merged with Burra to form Burra-Booborowie-Hallett in 1986
Blyth Roosters 1972-1987 3 1974, 1984, 1987 Merged with Snowtown to form Blyth-Snowtown in 1988
Brinkworth-Yacka Magpies 1978-1984 - - Merged with Spalding to form Brinkworth-Yacka-Spalding in 1985
Snowtown Double Blues 1979-1987 - - Merged with Blyth to form Blyth-Snowtown in 1988
Gulnare-Redhill Bombers 1979-1986 - - Merged with Brinkworth-Yacka-Spalding to form Brinkworth-Spalding-Redhill in 1987
Brinkworth-Yacka-Spalding Magpies 1985-1986 1 1985 Merged with Gulnare-Redhill to form Brinkworth-Spalding-Redhill in 1987
Eudunda Roosters 1992-2009 - - Merged with Robertstown after the closure of the Mid Murray Football Association to from Eudunda-Robertstown in 2010

Brief history[edit]

The North Eastern Football League was formed in 1946. The founding clubs included Booborowie, Burra, Hallett, Leighton and Spalding.

Later on clubs included Clare Football Club (was split into North and South Clare in 1950), Stanley Flat Football Club, Brinkworth / Yacka Football Club, Gulnare / Redhill Football Club).

Prior to the 2010 Season, after much speculation, the Eudunda Football Club merged with the Robertstown Football Club from the recently defunct Mid Murray Football Association to become the Southern Saints.[2] So far, the merger has not been as promising as expected, with the senior side winless in 2010.

Premierships[edit]

  • 1946 Booborowie
  • 1947 Spalding
  • 1948 Hallett
  • 1949 Hallett
  • 1950 Hallett
  • 1951 Hallett
  • 1952 Terowie
  • 1953 Booborowie
  • 1954 Booborowie
  • 1955 Hallett
  • 1956 Burra
  • 1957 Hallett
  • 1958 Booborowie
  • 1959 Booborowie
  • 1960 Burra
  • 1961 Booborowie
  • 1962 Booborowie
  • 1963 Booborowie
  • 1964 Booborowie
  • 1965 Booborowie
  • 1966 Booborowie
  • 1967 Booborowie
  • 1968 Burra
  • 1969 Booborowie
  • 1970 Burra
  • 1971 South Clare
  • 1972 South Clare
  • 1973 South Clare
  • 1974 Blyth
  • 1975 Burra
  • 1976 Burra
  • 1977 Mintaro/Manoora
  • 1978 Mintaro/Manoora
  • 1979 Mintaro/Manoora
  • 1980 North Clare
  • 1981 North Clare
  • 1982 North Clare
  • 1983 South Clare
  • 1984 Blyth
  • 1985 BYS
  • 1986 South Clare
  • 1987 Blyth
  • 1988 BSR
  • 1989 BSR
  • 1990 BSR
  • 1991 North Clare
  • 1992 North Clare
  • 1993 BSR
  • 1994 North Clare
  • 1995 North Clare
  • 1996 South Clare
  • 1997 North Clare
  • 1998 RSMU
  • 1999 BSR
  • 2000 BSR
  • 2001 RSMU
  • 2002 South Clare
  • 2003 RSMU
  • 2004 Mintaro/Manoora
  • 2005 South Clare
  • 2006 Blyth/Snowtown
  • 2007 Blyth/Snowtown
  • 2008 Mintaro/Manoora
  • 2009 Burra-Booborowie-Hallett
  • 2010 Blyth/Snowtown
  • 2011 Burra-Booborowie-Hallett
  • 2012 Mintaro/Manoora
  • 2013 Blyth/Snowtown
  • 2014 RSMU
  • 2015 RSMU
  • 2016 RSMU
  • 2017 BSR
  • 2018 BSR
  • 2019 Blyth/Snowtown
  • 2020 BSR
  • 2021 BSR
  • 2022 BSR
  • 2023 BSR

Notable Players From NEFL[edit]

BBH Rams

BSR Tigers

Mintaro/Manoora

South Clare

2006 Ladder[edit]

North Eastern Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Blyth/Snowtown 14 0 3 0 1904 1000 65.56% 28 1st Semi Mintaro/Manoora 18 12 120 North Clare 9 6 60
South Clare 14 0 3 0 1933 1030 65.24% 28 2nd Semi South Clare 17 9 111 South Clare 10 7 67
Mintaro/Manoora 12 0 4 1 1744 1087 61.60% 25 Preliminary Blyth/Snowtown 15 5 95 Mintaro/Manoora 8 15 63
Riverton-Saddleworth-Marrabel United 7 0 10 0 1270 1702 42.73% 14 Grand Blyth/Snowtown 21 11 137 South Clare 13 9 87
BSRH 6 0 10 1 1217 1835 39.88% 13
North Clare 6 0 10 1 1209 1528 44.17% 13
Eudunda 6 0 11 0 1505 1518 49.78% 12
Burra-Booborowie-Hallett 1 0 15 1 1058 2140 33.08% 3

2007 Ladder[edit]

North Eastern Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Blyth/Snowtown 14 0 4 0 1997 1344 59.77% 28 1st Semi Mintaro/Manoora 12 13 85 South Clare 9 9 63
Riverton-Saddleworth-Marrabel United 13 0 5 0 1659 1109 59.93% 26 2nd Semi Blyth/Snowtown 16 7 103 Riverton-Saddleworth-Marrabel United 8 7 55
Mintaro/Manoora 12 0 6 0 1897 1131 62.65% 24 Preliminary Mintaro/Manoora 18 14 122 Riverton-Saddleworth-Marrabel United 9 9 63
South Clare 12 0 6 0 1731 1724 50.10% 24 Grand Blyth/Snowtown 12 9 81 Mintaro/Manoora 8 12 60
Eudunda 10 0 8 0 1542 1563 49.66% 20
Burra-Booborowie-Hallett 5 0 13 0 1542 1854 45.41% 10
BSRH 3 0 15 0 1344 2068 39.39% 6
North Clare 3 0 15 0 1164 2083 35.85% 6

2008 Ladder[edit]

North Eastern Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Mintaro/Manoora 15 0 2 0 1685 904 65.08% 30 1st Semi Riverton-Saddleworth-Marrabel United 20 9 129 North Clare 12 1 73
Blyth/Snowtown 11 0 6 0 1673 1225 57.73% 22 2nd Semi Mintaro/Manoora 11 8 74 Blyth/Snowtown 9 8 62
North Clare 11 0 6 0 1463 1474 49.81% 22 Preliminary Riverton-Saddleworth-Marrabel United 16 15 111 Blyth/Snowtown 10 5 65
Riverton-Saddleworth-Marrabel United 10 0 7 0 1737 1106 61.10% 20 Grand Mintaro/Manoora 14 8 92 RSMU 9 4 58
Burra-Booborowie-Hallett 10 0 7 0 1478 1270 53.78% 20
South Clare 8 0 9 0 1282 1475 46.50% 16
BSRH 3 0 14 0 977 1632 37.45% 6
Eudunda 0 0 17 0 866 2075 29.45% 0

2009 Ladder[edit]

North Eastern Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Burra-Booborowie-Hallett 16 0 1 0 1814 1030 63.78% 32 1st Semi Blyth/Snowtown 15 16 106 Riverton-Saddleworth-Marrabel United 10 13 73
Mintaro/Manoora 14 0 3 0 1672 946 63.87% 28 2nd Semi Burra-Booborowie-Hallett 23 9 147 Mintaro/Manoora 10 6 66
Blyth/Snowtown 11 0 6 0 1601 1216 56.83% 22 Preliminary Blyth/Snowtown 20 15 135 Mintaro/Manoora 15 9 99
Riverton-Saddleworth-Marrabel United 9 0 8 0 1403 1272 52.45% 18 Grand Burra-Booborowie-Hallett 10 17 77 Blyth/Snowtown 7 8 50
North Clare 8 0 9 0 1398 1415 49.70% 16
South Clare 7 0 10 0 1164 1422 45.01% 14
Eudunda 2 0 15 0 948 1608 37.09% 4
BSRH 1 0 16 0 852 1943 30.48% 2

2010 Ladder[edit]

North Eastern Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Blyth/Snowtown 15 0 3 0 2075 1063 66.12% 30 1st Semi Burra-Booborowie-Hallett 11 12 78 Riverton-Saddleworth-Marrabel United 12 4 76
Mintaro/Manoora 15 0 3 0 1761 1108 61.38% 30 2nd Semi Mintaro/Manoora 1 5 11 Blyth/Snowtown 0 5 5
Riverton-Saddleworth-Marrabel United 13 0 5 0 1486 988 60.06% 26 Preliminary Blyth/Snowtown 15 12 102 Burra-Booborowie-Hallett 12 13 85
Burra-Booborowie-Hallett 10 0 8 0 1551 1452 51.65% 20 Grand Blyth/Snowtown 17 11 113 Mintaro/Manoora 16 11 107
North Clare 9 0 9 0 1425 1478 49.09% 18
South Clare 7 0 11 0 1541 1468 51.21% 14
BSRH 3 0 15 0 889 1905 31.82% 6
Eudunda/Robertson 0 0 18 0 930 2196 29.75% 0

2011 Ladder[edit]

North Eastern Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Blyth/Snowtown 17 0 0 0 1942 954 67.06% 34 1st Semi Mintaro/Manoora 15 9 99 Riverton-Saddleworth-Marrabel United 12 6 78
Burra-Booborowie-Hallett 13 0 4 0 1674 948 63.84% 26 2nd Semi Burra-Booborowie-Hallett 16 9 105 Blyth/Snowtown 11 6 72
Mintaro/Manoora 12 0 5 0 1614 1175 57.87% 24 Preliminary Blyth/Snowtown 10 11 71 Mintaro/Manoora 5 3 33
Riverton-Saddleworth-Marrabel United 9 0 8 0 1355 1287 51.29% 18 Grand Burra-Booborowie-Hallett 10 12 72 Blyth/Snowtown 8 10 58
Eudunda/Robertson 8 0 9 0 1452 1526 48.76% 16
South Clare 7 0 10 0 1088 1738 38.50% 14
North Clare 1 0 16 0 1060 1834 36.63% 2
BSRH 1 0 16 0 962 1685 36.34% 2

2012 Ladder[edit]

North Eastern Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Mintaro/Manoora 15 0 3 0 1936 1064 64.53% 30 1st Semi Blyth/Snowtown 18 11 119 Burra-Booborowie-Hallett 14 10 94
Riverton-Saddleworth-Marrabel United 14 0 3 1 1835 1235 59.77% 29 2nd Semi Mintaro/Manoora 14 12 96 Riverton-Saddleworth-Marrabel United 10 11 71
Burra-Booborowie-Hallett 12 0 5 1 1749 1354 56.36% 25 Preliminary Riverton-Saddleworth-Marrabel United 23 7 145 Blyth/Snowtown 13 17 95
Blyth/Snowtown 12 0 6 0 1681 1184 58.67% 24 Grand Mintaro/Manoora 15 14 104 Riverton-Saddleworth-Marrabel United 9 13 67
South Clare 8 0 10 0 1370 1467 48.29% 16
North Clare 4 0 14 0 1082 1900 36.28% 8
Eudunda/Robertson 3 0 15 0 1245 1811 40.74% 6
BSRH 3 0 15 0 1077 1960 35.46% 6

2013 Ladder[edit]

North Eastern Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Riverton-Saddleworth-Marrabel United 13 0 3 0 1401 862 61.91% 26 1st Semi Mintaro/Manoora 16 16 112 South Clare 8 7 55
Blyth/Snowtown 13 0 3 0 1744 825 67.89% 26 2nd Semi Blyth/Snowtown 13 10 88 Riverton-Saddleworth-Marrabel United 9 7 61
South Clare 12 0 4 0 1371 1017 57.41% 24 Preliminary Riverton-Saddleworth-Marrabel United 14 9 93 Mintaro/Manoora 11 6 72
Mintaro/Manoora 10 0 6 0 1410 903 60.96% 20 Grand Blyth/Snowtown 13 12 90 Mintaro/Manoora 7 14 56
Burra-Booborowie-Hallett 6 0 10 0 1069 1443 42.56% 12
Eudunda/Robertson 5 0 11 0 1031 1301 44.21% 10
BSRH 4 0 12 0 941 1495 38.63% 8
North Clare 1 0 15 0 684 1805 27.48% 2

2014 Ladder[edit]

North Eastern Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Riverton-Saddleworth-Marrabel United 15 0 1 0 1641 700 70.10% 30 1st Semi Eudunda/Robertson 18 13 121 Blyth/Snowtown 14 5 89
Mintaro/Manoora 13 0 3 0 1363 1021 57.17% 26 2nd Semi Riverton-Saddleworth-Marrabel United 12 9 81 Mintaro/Manoora 9 11 65
Blyth/Snowtown 11 0 5 0 1425 1052 57.53% 22 Preliminary Eudunda/Robertson 15 6 96 Mintaro/Manoora 9 12 66
Eudunda/Robertson 8 0 8 0 1372 1223 52.87% 16 Grand Riverton-Saddleworth-Marrabel United 12 9 81 Eudunda/Robertson 7 6 48
North Clare 5 0 11 0 1233 1750 41.33% 10
BSRH 5 0 11 0 1085 1723 38.64% 10
Burra-Booborowie-Hallett 4 0 12 0 1130 1572 41.82% 8
South Clare 3 0 13 0 1214 1422 46.05% 6

2015 Ladder[edit]

North Eastern Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Riverton-Saddleworth-Marrabel United 15 0 1 0 1641 649 71.66% 30 1st Semi Eudunda/Robertson 18 13 121 Blyth/Snowtown 14 5 89
Mintaro/Manoora 13 0 3 0 1363 1021 57.17% 26 2nd Semi Riverton-Saddleworth-Marrabel United 12 9 81 Mintaro/Manoora 9 11 65
Blyth/Snowtown 11 0 5 0 1426 1097 56.52% 22 Preliminary Eudunda/Robertson 15 6 96 Mintaro/Manoora 9 12 66
Eudunda/Robertson 8 0 8 0 1372 1223 52.87% 16 Grand Riverton-Saddleworth-Marrabel United 12 9 81 Eudunda/Robertson 7 6 48
North Clare 5 0 11 0 1233 1750 41.33% 10
BSRH 5 0 11 0 1079 1723 38.51% 10
Burra-Booborowie-Hallett 4 0 12 0 1130 1573 41.81% 8
South Clare 3 0 13 0 1214 1422 46.05% 6

2016 Ladder[edit]

North Eastern Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Riverton-Saddleworth-Marrabel United 16 0 0 0 1998 771 72.16% 32 1st Semi Mintaro/Manoora 18 10 118 Blyth/Snowtown 15 11 101
Southern Saints 11 0 5 0 1534 1054 59.27% 22 2nd Semi Riverton-Saddleworth-Marrabel United 16 14 110 Southern Saints 6 13 49
Mintaro/Manoora 11 0 5 0 1418 1143 55.37% 22 Preliminary Mintaro/Manoora 12 9 81 Southern Saints 11 6 72
Blyth/Snowtown 10 0 6 0 1296 1143 53.14% 20 Grand Riverton-Saddleworth-Marrabel United 10 25 85 Mintaro/Manoora 3 3 21
South Clare 7 0 9 0 1408 1388 50.36% 14
Burra-Booborowie-Hallett 4 0 12 0 891 1542 36.62% 8
BSRH 3 0 13 0 875 1678 34.27% 6
North Clare 2 0 14 0 909 1610 36.09% 4

2017 Ladder[edit]

North Eastern Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Riverton-Saddleworth-Marrabel United 16 0 1 0 2044 678 75.09% 32 1st Semi South Clare 16 15 111 North Clare 10 6 66
BSRH 16 0 1 0 1623 800 66.98% 32 2nd Semi Riverton-Saddleworth-Marrabel United 10 11 71 BSR 7 8 50
South Clare 9 0 8 0 1385 1323 51.14% 18 Preliminary BSR 16 12 108 South Clare 6 5 41
North Clare 8 0 9 0 1466 1386 51.40% 16 Grand BSR 7 11 53 Riverton-Saddleworth-Marrabel United 8 4 52
Blyth/Snowtown 7 0 10 0 1053 1222 46.29% 14
Burra-Booborowie-Hallett 5 0 12 0 886 1672 34.64% 10
Mintaro/Manoora 4 0 13 0 899 1793 33.40% 8
Southern Saints 3 0 14 0 1081 1563 40.89% 6

See also[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

Books[edit]

  • Encyclopedia of South Australian country football clubs / compiled by Peter Lines. ISBN 9780980447293
  • South Australian country football digest / by Peter Lines ISBN 9780987159199