Fleurieu Peninsula Football competitions have been postponed as community football leagues follow advice from the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Below are statements from the Hills Football League (HFL), Great Southern Football League (GSFL), Southern Football League (SFL) and Kangaroo Island Football League (KIFL) regarding these postponements and changes to fixturing.

Hills Football League statement

Please be advised that the SANFL has made a recommendation to Leagues that all Community Football be postponed until after 31 May 2020.

The Hills Football League Board strongly supports this SANFL direction in the interest of public safety, and will postpone all HFL matches until Saturday, 13 June 2020 (Saturday after June long weekend).

As the COVID-19 situation changes, the HFL will continue to be guided by the direction of the SANFL, AFL, government and public health authorities.

Further details and information will be provided by the HFL to affiliated clubs in due course, including a list of frequently asked questions. This will include specific recommendations on club functions and gatherings in the period ahead of the season commencement in June.

In closing, the HFL supports the SANFL decision which is in the best interests of all players, coaches, umpires, officials, staff and volunteers at the forefront of community sport. We thank you for your continued patience and support through this challenging period.

Great Southern Football League statement

Following the statement from the SANFL - in regards to Community Football across all Leagues in the State and beyond being postponed until May 31st, including as we stated earlier today, all training, trial games, and Women’s football.

The League has decided in light of this to run a 9 game season (Saturdays) – commencing on the 20th of June which would have been Round 10.

Every Club will play everybody once in a home and away series

We hope that this decision will give clubs an opportunity to train, play trial/s over the first 19 days of June up until the first round.

The Women’s/Girls football (Sundays) season will be adjusted to play the last 6 weeks of the season and this should let everybody play everybody else once (including the opening round last weekend) with finals to follow on. This should, at this stage, commence the same weekend.

We are still at the mercy of where this thing goes but we need to be aware that this is, of course, the biggest thing to hit Australia in living memory and we all must play our part in holding off the virus from the general population for as long as possible.

We thank you for your support and understanding in this matter.

As always our concern is with the safety and wellbeing of our players, support staff, club members and supporters.

Southern Football League statement

Based on the strong recommendations from the AFL, SANFL and Community Football, and the understanding of clubs at last night's meeting, all training and games within the SFL are suspended until May 31st. There will be further communication as information becomes available as this decision will obviously create a number of issues for clubs, but the safety of our members is everyone's number one concern.

Kangaroo Island Football League statement

We know that this news will be very disappointing for our footy community - however it can't be helped and we are just as keen as AFL and SANFL in making sure that we do right by the vulnerable in our community. Take the time to build your individual fitness, recover from the fires and to take care of each other and your neighbours. We will scratch out a new plan in the weeks ahead and will be all the more keen for a play after the break! Take care everyone.