Tatiara Football League
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The Tatiara Football League was an Australian rules football competition based around the Tatiara region of South Australia and the West Wimmera region of Victoria.
The Tatiara Football League was formed when the Bordertown and Mundulla clubs met in May 1911 with a view of forming a football association. Pine Hill, Wolseley and Keith were invited to join with only Wolseley accepting the offer.[1] The TFL remained a 3-club competition until 1921 when Keith and Serviceton first affiliated with the league. Kaniva joined for a short stint in 1924[2] and re-entered in 1927 alongside Lillimur.[3] They left following the 1929 season before fully committing to the TFL in 1932.
The Page playoff system was introduced for the first time in 1932 and would remain the finals format for the vast majority of the TFL's existence.[4] The 1930s saw a relatively changeable roster of clubs participating, with Lillimur, Serviceton, Wolseley, Federals and Goroke all playing sporadically through the decade. The competition entered recess following the 1940 season due to decreasing public support brought about by World War II.[5]
The TFL re-formed in 1946. Despite winning the most recent premiership in 1940, Goroke were excluded on grounds of distance from the rest of the clubs.[6] Lillimur and Serviceton merged to form Leeor prior to the 1950 season,[7] after which the TFL entered a long period of stability, with the only changes to the line-up of clubs being the admission of Tintinara from the Lakes District Association in 1954[8] and the demise of Wolseley after the 1963 season.
The league continued until 1993 when the TFL merged with the Kowree Naracoorte Football League to create the Kowree-Naracoorte-Tatiara Football League.[9]
Final Clubs in 1992
| Club | Jumper | Nickname | Home Ground | Former League | Est. | Years in TFL | TFL Senior Premierships | Fate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Years | ||||||||
| Bordertown |  |
Roosters | Bordertown Football Oval, Bordertown | – | 1908 | 1911-1992 | 19 | 1919, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1926, 1939, 1949, 1957, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992 | Formed Kowree-Naracoorte-Tatiara FL in 1993 |
| Kaniva | .svg) |
Bulldogs | Kaniva Recreation Reserve, Kaniva | WWFL | 1884 | 1924, 1927–1929, 1934–1992 | 13 | 1924, 1928, 1935, 1953, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1985 | Formed Kowree-Naracoorte-Tatiara FL in 1993 |
| Keith |  |
Magpies | Keith Oval, Keith | CFL | 1908 | 1921-1992 | 8 | 1954, 1955, 1962, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 | A-grade side played in Cardwell FA between 1945 and 1948. Formed Kowree-Naracoorte-Tatiara FL in 1993 |
| Leeor |  |
Bombers | Serviceton Recreation Reserve, Serviceton | – | 1950 | 1950-1992 | 4 | 1950, 1952, 1966, 1974 | Formed Kowree-Naracoorte-Tatiara FL in 1993 |
| Mundulla |  |
Tigers | Mundulla Showgrounds, Mundulla | – | 1905 | 1911-1992 | 20 | 1911, 1913, 1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1937, 1938, 1948, 1951, 1959, 1973, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1991 | Formed Kowree-Naracoorte-Tatiara FL in 1993 |
| Tintinara |  |
Blues | Tintinara Oval, Tintinara | LDFA | 1912 | 1954-1992 | 1 | 1977 | Merged with Border Downs to form Border Downs-Tintinara in River Murray FL in 1993 |
