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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.

Current clubs

Club	Jumper	Nickname	Home Ground	Former League	Est.	Years in NEFL	NEFL Senior Premierships
							Total	Years
Blyth Snowtown		Cats	Blyth Oval, Blyth and Snowtown Oval, Snowtown	–	1988	1988-	5	2006, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2019
Brinkworth Spalding Redhill (BSR)		Tigers	Brinkworth Oval, Brinkworth; Spalding Oval, Spalding and Redhill Oval, Redhill	–	1987	1987-	13	1988, 1990, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Burra Booborowie Hallett (BBH)		Rams	Burra Sporting Complex, Burra	–	1986	1986-	2	2009, 2011
Eudunda Robertstown		Southern Saints	Eudunda Oval, Eudunda and Robertstown Oval, Robertstown	–	2010	2010-	0	-
Mintaro Manoora		Eagles	Mintaro Oval, Mintaro and Centenary Park, Manoora	MNFL	1969	1976-	9	1969, 1970, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 2004, 2008, 2012
North Clare		Roosters	Clare Oval, Clare	MNFL	1960	1964-	8	1980, 1981, 1982, 1991,1992, 1994, 1995, 1997
Riverton Saddleworth Marrabel United (RSMU)		Hawks	Riverton Oval, Riverton	BLGFA	1976	1998-	6	1998, 2001, 2003, 2014, 2015, 2016
South Clare		Demons	Clare Oval, Clare	MNFL	1960	1964-	7	1972, 1973, 1983, 1986, 1996, 2002, 2005

Former Clubs

Club	Jumper	Nickname	Home Ground	Former League	Est.	Years in NEFL	NEFL Senior Premierships		Fate
							Total	Years
Blyth		Roosters	Blyth Oval, Blyth	Broughton FA	1900	1972-1987	3	1974, 1984, 1987	Merged with Snowtown to form Blyth-Snowtown in 1988
Booborowie			Booborowie Sporting Complex, Booborowie	Burra FA	1899	1946-1969	14	1946, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969	Merged with Hallett to form Booborowie-Hallett in 1970
Booborowie-Hallett		Saints	Booborowie Sporting Complex, Booborowie and Hallett Oval, Hallett	–	1970	1970-1985	0	-	Merged with Burra to form Burra-Booborowie-Hallett in 1986
Brinkworth-Yacka		Magpies	Brinkworth Oval, Brinkworth	Broughton FA	1972	1978-1984	0	-	Merged with Spalding to form Brinkworth-Yacka-Spalding in 1985
Brinkworth-Yacka-Spalding		Black Panthers	Brinkworth Oval, Brinkworth; Spalding Oval, Spalding	–	1985	1985-1986	1	1985	Merged with Gulnare-Redhill to form Brinkworth-Spalding-Redhill in 1987
Burra		Eagles	Burra Sporting Complex, Burra	Burra FA	1879	1946-1985	6	1956, 1960, 1968, 1970, 1975, 1976	Merged with Booborowie-Hallett to form Burra-Booborowie-Hallett in 1986
Eudunda		Roosters	Eudunda Oval, Eudunda	BLGFA	1893	1992-2009	0	-	Merged with Robertstown to form Eudunda Robertstown in 2010
Gulnare-Redhill	(1979) (1980-86)	Bombers (Saints in 1979)	Redhill Oval, Redhill	Broughton FA	1967	1979-1986	0	-	Merged with Brinkworth-Yacka-Spalding to form Brinkworth-Spalding-Redhill in 1987
Hallett			Hallett Oval, Hallett	Burra FA	1907	1946-1969	6	1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1957	Merged with Booborowie to form Booborowie-Hallett in 1970
Leighton				–	1940	1945–1946, 1949–1960	0	-	Folded in 1960
Snowtown		Double Blues	Snowtown Oval, Snowtown	Broughton FA	1881	1979-1987	0	-	Merged with Blyth to form Blyth-Snowtown in 1988
Spalding		Panthers	Spalding Oval, Spalding	Burra FA	1882	1946-1984	1	1947	Merged with Brinkworth-Yacka to form Brinkworth-Yacka-Spalding in 1985
Terowie			Terowie Oval, Terowie	Belalie FA	1881	1951-1954	1	1951	Left competition

Brief history

The North Eastern Football Association was formed in 1946, the competition was renamed the North Eastern Football League in 1959. The founding clubs included Booborowie, Burra, Hallett, Leighton and Spalding.

Terowie joined the competition in 1951 winning the premiership in that year. Terowie's time in the NEFA was brief and they left the competition at the end of the 1954 season.

In 1964 North Clare and South Clare were admitted to the NEFL. This was at a time when Booborowie dominated the competition winning seven successive flags from1961-67 also taking the 1969 pennant. In 1970 Booborowie and Hallett merged forming Booborowie Hallett FC.

The disbandment of Mid North Football League in 1975 and Broughton Football League in 1980 gave rise to the movements of clubs. In 1972 Blyth became the first of four clubs to leave the Broughton League to join the NEFL during the 1970s. In 1976 Mintaro Manoora had joined the NEFL from the Mid North Football League they soon tasted success winning three consecutive A Grade flags from 1977-79. Brinkworth Yacka joined in 1977 from the Broughton Football League followed by Gulnare Redhill and Snowtown, both joining in 1979. By 1979 the NEFL had ten clubs in the competition.

The 1980s saw some amalgamations occur. After struggling at the bottom of the ladder for some years Spalding and Brinkworth Yacka joined forces in 1985, to form Brinkworth Yacka Spalding (BYS), winning the A Grade and B Grade flags in this first year. Burra and Booborowie Hallett joined forces in 1986, forming Burra Booborowie Hallett (BBH). In 1987 BYS and Gulnare Redhill amalgamated despite BYS having been formed from an amalgamation only two years previous to form the Brinkworth Spalding Redhill FC (BSR). By 1988 Blyth and Snowtown had decided to join forces forming the Blyth Snowtown FC. By 1988 the NEFL had become a six club competition.

The NEFL welcomed Barossa & Light FL club Eudunda in 1992. Followed by Riverton Saddleworth Marrabel United (RSMU) in 1998, RSMU had also left the Barossa & Light league becoming NEFL Premiers in their inaugural year.

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. The merger was not as promising as expected, with the senior side winless in 2010.

Premierships and Mail Medallists

Notable Players From NEFL

BBH Rams

• Scott Lycett

BSR Tigers

• Jack Hayes

Mintaro/Manoora

• Nick Smith
• Harry Schoenberg

South Clare

• Luke Dunstan
• Riley Knight
• Lachlan McNeil

2006 Ladder

2007 Ladder

2008 Ladder

2009 Ladder

2010 Ladder

2011 Ladder

2012 Ladder

2013 Ladder

2014 Ladder

2015 Ladder

2016 Ladder

2017 Ladder

See also

• Stanley Football Association
• Albert Fryar

References

1. ^ Country Footy 2010 Archived 22 July 2012 at archive.today
2. Southern Saints

External links

• Footypedia – NEFL
• country footy

Books

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

• Australian rules football competitions in South Australia