Willunga won their first Great Southern Football League (GSFL) ‘A’ grade premiership since 2009 with a convincing 47-point win against reigning premier Langhorne Creek in the Grand Final at Yankalilla this afternoon. It was the 10th ‘A’ grade flag for the Demons since they entered the GSFL in 1986. Langhorne Creek skipper Curtis Perrey won the toss and kicked with the aid of a blustery breeze, probably worth at least a couple of goals, but his team didn’t make good use of their advantage as they kicked 1.6 (12) to Willunga’s 2.1 (13) in the first term. Willunga didn’t make the same mistake when it was their turn to use the breeze as they kicked five goals to one in the second quarter to take a very handy 27-point lead into halftime.

Langhorne Creek had the use of the breeze again in the ‘premiership quarter’ but it was Willunga who were full of running. The Demons kicked three goals to one for the term as they went to the final change with a convincing 37-point lead. The Hawks needed something special to continue their premiership reign and they started the last term well with a goal inside the first minute to give them some impetus. Sadly for the Hawks it didn't last long as Willunga hit straight back through veteran Jake Standfield, and it was as good as over with the Demons running away with the game to win 13.5 (83) to 4.12 (36). Standfield kicked five goals in a best on ground display while other good players for the triumphant Demons were Brian Fenton, Ruckman Daniel Bass, Billy Cook, Cam Hutchens and Brett Miegel. It was a real struggle for Langhorne Creek with no multiple goalkickers. Their best players were Darcy Clifford, Matthew Tonkin, Perrey, Jarrod Kellock, Tom Derham and Matt Dominish. So another year of fantastic action in the GSFL comes to an end with Willunga completing a dream season with premierships today in ‘A’ grade and Junior Colts to complement their wins in the Open Women and Under 17 Girls last month. 

In the other grades, Myponga/Sellicks won the ‘B’ grade title with a 22-point win against McLaren, Encounter Bay went back-to-back in the Senior Colts after accounting for Willunga by 16 points, while in the Junior Colts it was Willunga getting the chocolates with a comfortable 66-point victory over McLaren.