Football

01 May 2025

Captain Clements named top Tiger

A good crowd saw Adam Clements claim the 36th AJ Potts Cricketer of the Year in his first year back at Langhorne Creek Cricket Club, after a successful stint at Kensington for the past decade. A mountain of runs and a stack of wickets was the recipe...

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24 Apr 2025

Mount Barker ‘still in the game’ for Gather Round

Mount Barker District Council has reassured locals it remains “firmly in the ring” to explore how it can feature in future Gather Rounds in South Australia. Now that Lyndoch Oval was ready to host, it is expected that one or more games will be...

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24 Apr 2025

Association footy returns to GSFL soil

The annual match-up between the Great Southern Football League (GSFL) and Southern Football League returns to Strathalbyn Oval this year. Scheduled for June 7, the Association Match sees the best of the Under 15 Boys, Under 17 Boys, Under 17 Girls...

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03 Apr 2025

Strong numbers for GSFL women brings wealth of competition

It’s “anyone’s game” in the Great Southern Football League Women’s (GSFLW) competition this season. Numbers are looking higher than they have been historically for all teams, with the loss of Strathalbyn once again and nearby Mount Barker...

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03 Apr 2025

Stakes are high for GSFL mens’ 2025 season

An “exciting, fast and free-flowing” brand of football that is evenly competitive across the board is what local footy fans can be expect from the Great Southern Football League’s (GSFL) mens competition this season. Each year the competition...

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03 Apr 2025

Crows swoop on Port Adelaide at Mt Barker

More than 5000 people flocked to the Summit Sport and Recreation Park last Friday to watch the sold-out pre-season match simulation between Adelaide and Port Adelaide in warm conditions. It was the first time the two clubs have played against each...

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27 Feb 2025

Roosters unable to field senior women side

The Strathalbyn Football Club has “disappointingly” been unable to recruit enough players to comfortably field an A Grade Women side for the 2025 competition. The club aimed to get the side back this season after two years of being unable to...

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23 Jan 2025

Sport

Summit to host Showdown

Crosstown rivals Adelaide Football Club and Port Adelaide Football Club will go head-to-head in a twilight Summit Showdown contest at Mount Barker’s Summit Sport and Recreation Park (SSRP) in February, which is set to bring in record economic...

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17 Dec 2024

Strathalbyn to host ‘come and try’ day for female players

Interested players looking for an inclusive and welcoming club are encouraged to attend Strathalbyn Football Club’s ‘come and try’ day on Tuesday night. Any girls and women, from U11s through to A Grade, interested in playing football at...

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05 Dec 2024

Munyard wins Goal of the Year

Strathalbyn’s own Hannah Munyard’s days of kicking the footy along the boundary with her dad paid off last Monday night. The Mount Barker Football Club alumni turned Adelaide Crows player won the 2024 NAB Goal of the Year at the AFLW awards last...

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05 Dec 2024

Draper joins childhood AFL club

A Willunga Football Club product had his dreams come true last Wednesday when his childhood club picked him in the AFL National Draft. The Adelaide Crows used pick four to land the highly talented onballer Sid Draper from South Adelaide and Willung...

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28 Nov 2024

Hawks appoint senior coach

The Hawks have found their new senior coach in Brock Gifford. As previously reported in The Southern Argus, the Langhorne Creek Football Club was seeking a new Senior Club Coach after parting ways with its previous coach Peter Galbraith. The club...

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