Western Border Football League
- Western Border Football League
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 and the Victorian Football League. The league is commonly regarded as the premier country football league in South Australia, and a leading country Victorian league. It also harbours arguably the best underage competition in country AustraliaFact|date=September 2008.
In 2006 Portland Football Club were premiers, defeating East Gambier Football Club. [http://countryfooty.com.au/64.html] In 2007 Portland Football Club were again premiers, defeating North Gambier Football Club by 115 points. [http://countryfooty.com.au/2007GrandFinals.htm]
Recent Premierships
*1997 South Gambier
*1998 South Gambier
*1999 South Gambier
*2000 South Gambier
*2001 Imperials
*2002 South Gambier
*2003 Portland
*2004 Hamilton
*2005 South Gambier
*2006 Portland
*2007 Portland
Current clubs
* Casterton Football Club (Victoria)
* East Gambier Football Club (South Australia)
* Hamilton Football Club (Victoria)
* Hamilton Imperials Football Club (Victoria)
* Heywood Football Club (Victoria)
* Millicent Football Club (South Australia)
* North Gambier Football Club (South Australia)
* Portland Football Club (Victoria)
* South Gambier Football Club (South Australia)
* West Gambier Football Club (South Australia)
Brief history
In 1964 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.
Penola left and joined the Kowree-Naracoorte Football League in 1988, Coleraine left and joined the South West District Football League in 1995, leaving the 10 teams that are in the competition today.
External links
* [http://www.wbfl.vcfl.com.au/ Official Western Border Football League Website]
* [http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Western_Border_football_league.htm Full Points Footy -Western Border Football League]
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