PLFL Grand Final 2012

Full Crowd at the PLFL grand final 2012

Tasmans Flags

Saturday 22nd September was a big event in Port Lincoln.  It was the Port Lincoln Football League 2012 grand final.
Tasman's vs Mallee Park.  Tasman's home ground is right in town at Centennial Park, they've been a team since 1946.  Mallee Park formed in 1980 and are an all indigenous team.  It was a pretty windy day, there was a definite advantage being at the Southern end of the ground.  Mallee Park seemed to lead in skill but Tasman's took the lead in fitness and ended up winning the game.

Kids playing

Mallee Park banners flying

Below is courtesy of Wikipedia

Notable Former Players

A number of players from the Port Lincoln FL clubs have gone on to play professionally in the SANFL and AFL. The team with most players to do so at any one time is Mallee Park, who have direct player/team relationships with at least 9 current indigenous players on 6 AFL team lists, including Graeme Johncock, Byron Pickett and brothers Peter and Shaun Burgoyne. Mallee Park also has a direct relationship with some other Indigenous players whose fathers have played for the club in its early foundation years in the early 1980's.

Current clubs

Jumper	Club	Nickname	Location	Years in comp	PLFL premierships	Premiership years[3]
	Boston	Tigers	Boston	1972-	1	1986
	Lincoln South	Eagles	Port Lincoln	1946-	12	1946, 1952, 1954, 1957, 1964, 1969-70, 1972, 1981, 1983, 1991, 2002
	Mallee Park	Woodpeckers	Port Lincoln	1980-	13	1985, 1987-88-89-90, 1993-94-95-96, 1999, 2001, 2009-10
	Marble Range	Magpies	Wangary	1938-1946, 1957-	11	1940-41, 1978, 1982, 1990, 1997-98, 2000, 2004, 2006-07
	Tasman	Roosters	Port Lincoln	1946-	9	1947, 1949-50, 1961-62, 1965, 1967, 1977, 1992
	Wayback	Demons	Port Lincoln	1903-	32	1910-11, 1915, 1924-25, 1929-30-31-32-33-34, 1948, 1951, 1953, 1955-56, 1958-59-60, 1963, 1966, 1971, 1973-74-75-76, 1979-80 1984, 2003, 2005, 2008