Upper Great Southern Football League
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| Upper Great Southern Football League |
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| Established | 1959 |
| Teams | 8 |
| 2015 Premiers | Narrogin |
| Reserves Premiers | Narrogin |
| Thirds Premiers | Brookton Pingelly Panthers |
The Upper Great Southern Football League is an Australian rules football league based in the state of Western Australia, incorporating teams from towns located within the Great Southern, Wheatbelt and Peel regions. The league was formed in 1959 from a merger of the town competitions in Wagin and Narrogin. There are currently 8 teams covering all tiers of the league.
The representative side from the league won the 2009 WA Country Football Championships, A-Section, defeating the Avon Football Association.[1]
Contents
Current Clubs
| Club | Nickname | Jumper | Years in Competition | UGSFL premierships | UGSFL Premiership years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boddington | Eagles | 1959- (Founding Club) |
6 | 1989-90-91, 1995, 2002, 2012 | |
| Brookton/Pingelly | Panthers | 1997- | 1 | 2003 | |
| Katanning Wanderers | Tigers | 1994- | - | - | |
| Kukerin/Dumbleyung | Cougars | 1991- (merged in 1989) |
7 | 1992-93, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2005-06 | |
| Narrogin | Hawks | 2004- (merger) |
- | - | |
| Wagin | Bulldogs | 1985- | 5 | 1985, 1994, 1999-2000, 2004 | |
| Wickepin | Warriors |
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1959- (Founding Club) |
7 | 1965, 1967, 1974–75, 1981, 2007-08 |
| Williams | Cats | 1959- (Founding Club) |
7 | 1982-83, 1987, 1997, 2009-10-11 |
Previous
| Club | Time in league | UGSFL premierships | UGSFL Premiership years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuballing | 1959 (Founding Club) - 1985 | 9 | 1961, 1963, 1966, 1968-69-70-71, 1973, 1977 | Folded after the 1985 season. |
| Narrogin Imperials | 1959 (Founding Club) - 1969 | - | - | Folded after the 1969 season. |
| Narrogin Railways | 1959 (Founding Club) - 2003 | 2 | 1972, 1978 | Renamed Narrogin Eagles in 1993. Merged with Narrogin Lions in 2004 to form the Hawks. |
| Narrogin Towns | 1959 (Founding Club) - 2003 | 4 | 1959, 1960, 1986, 1988 | Renamed Narrogin Lions in 1993. Merged with Narrogin Eagles in 2004 to form the Hawks. |
| Pingelly | 1971 - 1991 | 2 | 1979, 1984 | Joined from the Avon Football Association in 1971. Entered recess in 1991. Merged with Brookton FC (also from the Avon FA) in 1996/97. |
| Wagin Federals | 1959 (Founding Club) - 1985 | - | - | Merged with Wagin Rovers to become the Wagin Magpies. |
| Wagin Rovers | 1959 (Founding Club) - 1985 | 1 | 1980 | Merged with Wagin Federals to become the Wagin Magpies. |
| West Arthur Bulldogs | 1959 (Founding Club) - 2004 | 3 | 1962, 1964, 1976 | Merged with Wagin Magpies to become the Wagin Bulldogs |
2011 Ladder
| Upper Great Southern | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2077 | 973 | 213.46% | 64 |
| Boddington | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1821 | 1114 | 163.46% | 48 |
| Wanderers | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1889 | 1423 | 132.75% | 44 |
| Kukerin/Dumbleyung | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1909 | 1387 | 137.64% | 40 |
| Narrogin | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1310 | 1690 | 77.51% | 24 |
| Wagin | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1145 | 1881 | 60.87% | 20 |
| Wickenpin | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1101 | 1855 | 59.35% | 8 |
| Brookton/Pingelly | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1061 | 1990 | 53.32% | 8 |
FINALS
| Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Semi | Kukerin/Dumbleyung | 18 | 16 | 124 | Wanderers | 14 | 9 | 93 |
| 2nd Semi | Williams | 17 | 16 | 118 | Boddington | 10 | 9 | 69 |
| Preliminary | Boddington | 21 | 8 | 134 | Kukerin/Dumbleyung | 16 | 11 | 107 |
| Grand | Williams | 19 | 10 | 124 | Boddington | 9 | 14 | 68 |
2012 Ladder
| Upper Great Southern | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1875 | 1021 | 183.64% | 56 |
| Kukerin/Dumbleyung | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1963 | 1318 | 148.94% | 44 |
| Boddington | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1627 | 1235 | 131.74% | 44 |
| Narrogin | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1767 | 1442 | 122.54% | 34 |
| Wickenpin | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1343 | 1546 | 86.87% | 28 |
| Wanderers | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1480 | 1847 | 80.13% | 24 |
| Brookton/Pingelly | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1177 | 1786 | 65.90% | 14 |
| Wagin | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1068 | 2105 | 50.74% | 12 |
FINALS
| Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Semi | Boddington | 17 | 15 | 117 | Narrogin | 10 | 6 | 66 |
| 2nd Semi | Williams | 10 | 17 | 77 | Kukerin/Dumbleyung | 11 | 9 | 75 |
| Preliminary | Boddington | 26 | 6 | 162 | Kukerin/Dumbleyung | 7 | 9 | 51 |
| Grand | Boddington | 8 | 11 | 59 | Williams | 7 | 9 | 51 |
Premiers of the League [2]
| 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 |
| Narrogin Towns | Narrogin Towns | Cuballing | West Arthur | Cuballing | West Arthur |
| 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 |
| Wickepin | Cuballing | Wickepin | Cuballing | Cuballing | Cuballing |
| 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 |
| Cuballing | Narrogin Railways | Cuballing | Wickepin | Wickepin | West Arthur |
| 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 |
| Cuballing | Narrogin Railways | Pingelly | Wagin Rovers | Wickepin | Williams |
| 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 |
| Williams | Pingelly | Wagin | Narrogin Towns | Williams | Narrogin Towns |
| 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |
| Boddington | Boddington | Boddington | Kukerin-Dumbleyung | Kukerin-Dumbleyung | Wagin |
| 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
| Boddington | Kukerin-Dumbleyung | Williams | Kukerin-Dumbleyung | Wagin | Wagin |
| 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Kukerin-Dumbleyung | Boddington | Brookton-Pingelly | Wagin | Kukerin-Dumbleyung | Kukerin-Dumbleyung |
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| Wickepin | Wickepin | Williams | Williams | Williams | Boddington |
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |||
| Williams | Williams | Narrogin |
