The Great Southern Netball Association season got underway yesterday. The competition has been hit hard by COVID-19 with only five clubs competing overall. In the League there are four teams which means either one or two games per week. This week there was just one game with a Grand Final rematch between Victor Harbor and Willunga. The Grand Final was a tight affair with Victor getting up by just six goals. It was a different story yesterday with Victor winning 76-29 at Willunga. Myponga and Langhorne Creek had the bye.Round 2 fixtures (Home team named first)Langhorne Creek v WillungaMyponga and Victor Harbor have the bye

Pulse has joined Kangarilla as the only undefeated teams after three rounds of the Southern Hills Netball Association A1 competition. Pulse proved too strong for a gallant Aldinga lineup to post a 39-32 victory at Aldinga, After having a bye in round one, Pulse have hit the ground running with two wins from two starts. In the other game of round three, reigning premier Clarendon notched their first win of the 2020 campaign with a dominant 41-18 win over bottom team Noarlunga.In A2 competition, Seaford Storm remain the only undefeated team following a convincing win over Croweaters. Seaford proved too strong at home winning 45-23. In other games, Aldinga moved up to second on the ladder with a 29-18 win against Port Noarlunga while Clarendon had their first victory of 2020 after defeating Noarlunga 30-20.Round 4 Fixtures (Home teams named first)A1 (2.00pm)Noarlunga v AldingaPulse v KangarillaClarendon has the byeA2 (3.30pm)Clarendon v Seaford StormNoarlunga v AldingaPort Noarlunga v Croweaters

Southern Football League (SFL) competition starts this afternoon with a new-look season featuring eight teams and nine rounds of matches. Adinga has chosen not to field an ‘A’ grade team in 2020 while Noarlunga, after originally withdrawing, are back in. Flagstaff Hill will be looking for an amazing fifth consecutive premiership after winning their fourth on the trot with an upset Grand Final victory in 2019 over the previously undefeated Noarlunga. The Shoes will look to bounce back this year after a near-perfect season fell at the last hurdle. Christies Beach (3rd in 2019), Port Noarlunga (4th) and Reynella (5th) will once again push for finals action while Happy Valley, Morphett Vale and Cove will be hopeful of playing in the major round. Christies Beach will be buoyed by the return of key forward Daniel Nobes from Waikerie. Nobes kicked 341 goals in three seasons in the Riverland and the last time he played in the SFL, he kicked 109 goals in the 2016 season.Round 1 fixtures (home team named first)Cove v Morphett Vale (at Aldinga)Happy Valley v Port NoarlungaNoarlunga v Christies BeachReynella v Flagstaff HillThe Southern Football League Women’s (SFLW) season gets underway tomorrow with seven teams and eight rounds. Cove will be looking for a third consecutive premiership after they had an upset victory by just five points against minor premier Aldinga in the 2019 Grand Final. Christies Beach have come into the SFLW after previously playing in the Adelaide Footy League (Division 1).Round 1 fixtures (home team named first)Cove v Morphett ValeChristies Beach v Flagstaff HillReynella v AldingaHackham has the bye

After a three month wait, round one of the Great Southern Football League (GSFL) is finally on tomorrow (11 July) with all 10 clubs set to compete for the flag. Yankalilla had originally decided not to participate in the 2020 season but thankfully they reversed that decision, enabling the Tigers to now be part of a shortened nine-round season. Reigning premier Langhorne Creek will be looking for a third consecutive premiership this season, now under the guidance of playing-coach James Sellar. Last year’s other finalists in Willunga, Mount Compass, McLaren and Victor Harbor will look to push the Hawks all the way and knock them off their perch. All teams that missed major round action last year have made significant changes with former North Melbourne and Port Adelaide forward Lindsay Thomas to coach Yankalilla, 2010 premiership coach Peter Simmons returns to Strathalbyn while Todd Miles will lead Goolwa/Port Elliot after a successful SANFL career and premiership success at Barossa Districts. Myponga-Sellicks also have a new coach in Rod Mitchell who had plenty of success at Flagstaff Hill while Scott Wendelborn is the new man in charge at Encounter Bay.You can follow the GSFL via live streaming on the Fleurieu App by accessing the Watch GSFL button on the App home page. This week's games are Encounter Bay vs Langhorne Creek thanks to Happy FM (https://fleurieu3.app.link/HCiRWcG2X7) and Goolwa/Port Elliot vs Strathalbyn (Reserves and A grade) thanks to Murraylands Football and Netball Sporting Results (https://fleurieu3.app.link/xdAhQSH2X7).Round 1 fixtures (home team named first)Encounter Bay v Langhorne CreekGoolwa/Port Elliot v StrathalbynMcLaren v Victor HarborMount Compass v WillungaYankalilla v Myponga-SellicksThe GSFLW season resumes on Sunday after almost four months in recess! Round one was played way back in mid-March before the season was shut down. A quick refresher on what happened back in round one…..reigning premier Strathalbyn defeated Victor Harbor by 52 points, McLaren had a commanding 84-point win over Encounter Bay, Goolwa/Port Elliot and Yankalilla ventured to Penneshaw Oval on Kangaroo Island where Goolwa/Port Elliot proved too strong for the Tigers to the tune of 31 points while Mount Compass won a thriller against Willunga by three points.Round 2 fixtures (home team named first)Mt Compass v YankalillaVictor Harbor v Goolwa/Port ElliotMcLaren v StrathalbynWillunga v Encounter Bay

The Great Southern Netball Association (GSNA) season will begin tomorrow in a truncated version due to the COVID-19 situation. Only five clubs will compete in season 2020. They are Victor Harbor, Willunga, Langhorne Creek, Myponga and Encounter Bay. Only four teams (Victor Harbor, Willunga, Langhorne Creek and Myponga) will compete in the League competition which will be a 10-round season with each team playing six games with four byes.In round one Myponga and Langhorne Creek will have byes while Willunga and Victor Harbor will clash in a Grand Final rematch from 2019 at Willunga. These two teams clashed on four occasions last season with Victor winning all their clashes by 24, 16 and 12 goals before completing an undefeated season with a 49-43 victory in the title decider.Good luck to all clubs involved in GSNA action for 2020. It's great to have Netball back!

The South Coast Hockey Association (SCHA) will final get going with round one action to take place at Aldinga. The day starts bright and early with the under 10's at 8.50am, under 13's from 9.45am and under 16's starting at 11.00am.Round one of Senior Women's competition sees Aldinga Blue take on Victor at 12.30pm followed by Aldinga Black facing off against Yankalilla at 2.00pm. In the Senior Men's competition, there are three matches starting with Goolwa v Victor 2 at 12.30pm, Victor 1 take on Aldinga Blue from 2.00pm and to finish up day one of the season, Yankalilla will clash with Aldinga Black at 3.30pm.Hopefully the weather is not too unkind as the Fleurieu's Hockey players finally get the chance to strut their stuff!

Kangarilla have pulled off an upset victory over fierce rival Clarendon with a tight 32-30 win in round two action of the Southern Hills Netball Association. Kangarilla failed to win a game last season while Clarendon are the reigning premier, however the tables have been turned after two rounds in 2020 with Kangies undefeated and Clarendon yet to win a game. Last year's runners-up, Pulse took to the courts for the first time in 2020 and had a comfortable 45-22 win over Noarlunga. After a tight opening quarter which saw Pulse lead by just one goal, the home side pulled away over the final three quarters to record a 23-goal win. Aldinga had the bye in round two.In A2 competition, Croweaters made it two from two this season with a 33-24 victory over Clarendon, Port Noarlunga registered their first victory of the season with a 33-25 win against local rival Noarlunga while Seaford Storm also remained undefeated with a 40-33 triumph over Aldinga.Round 3 Fixtures (Home teams named first)A1 (2.00pm)Aldinga v PulseNoarlunga v ClarendonKangarilla has the byeA2 (3.30pm)Aldinga v Port NoarlungaNoarlunga v ClarendonSeaford Storm v Croweaters

Meadows has hit the ground running with a hard fought 10-point win over local rival Macclesfield in round one action of the Hills Football League (HFL) Country Division. Playing at home, Macclesfield were favourites and they started well to lead by 15 points at the first break. The visiting Meadows combination fought back in the second term to reduce the margin to just seven points at half time. The Bulldogs came out all fired up in the all-important third quarter as they slammed on 6.5 to 2.4 to take a handy 19-point lead into the final term. Despite keeping Meadows to just a solitary behind in the final stanza, Maccy could only manage one goal themselves as they went down 8.12 (60) to 10.10 (70). Karoonda recruit, Daniel Stock led the way with five goals for the victors while Luke Andruszkiewicz slotted three majors for Macclesfield. Andrew Coombe, Luke Watson, Braeden Bezzina, Luke Smart and Mathew Beinke were named as best players for Meadows while Andruszkiewicz, Riley Daykin, Carey McLeod, Jack Clark and Isaac Lallard were the best performers for Macclesfield.Kangarilla also pulled off an upset victory with a comfortable 34-point win at home against Bridgewater-Callington. The win was set up by an excellent first half as the Double Blues led 10.4 (64) to 6.3 (39) at the long break. The Raiders won the third term to give themselves a sniff at three quarter time as they trailed by a manageable 20 points. Kangarilla steadied to kick three goals to one in the final term to win 16.11 (107) to 11.7 (73). On his return to Kangarilla from Victor Harbor, Michael Ross was best on ground with four goals. Thomas Hall and Jamie Grosser were the other multiple goal kickers for Kangies with three majors each. Alistair Fleming kicked three goals for the Raiders while Zac Hean was named their best player.Ironbank-Cherry Gardens made the long trip to Birdwood where they recorded a solid 31-point victory over the Roosters. Birdwood got off to a good start to hold a 16-point lead at the first change. The visitors did all the attacking in the second quarter as they took the lead at half time by two points but it could have been much more as they were very inaccurate with 3.7 for the term. That dominance continued in the second half with Ironbank-Cherry Gardens kicking seven goals to two to eventually win 10.17 (77) to 6.10 (46). Best players for the Thunderers were Todd Pfeiffer, Joel van Paridon and Daniel Desengo while the goals were shared around with two each to Josh Vandermeer, Jeremy Johncock, Elijah Ware and Matthew Raitt. For the Roosters Sean Williams kicked three goals and Christian Elliott two while Cameron Muster, Jed Russell and Justin Sheedy were named in the best players.Gumeracha celebrated the first game since their drought-breaking premiership victory in 2019 with a 29-point win in the Grand Final rematch with Kersbrook at Gumeracha. Kersbrook started well, kicking four goals to one in the first term to lead by 17 points. From that point on it was all Gumeracha as they kicked 12 goals to five for the final three quarters to win 13.11 (89) to 9.6 (60). The returning Scott Mumford provided a good target up forward as he kicked five majors for the Magpies. Mumford last played for Gumeracha in 2017 when he kicked 83 goals. Danny Leith, Charlie Graeber, Mumford, Braeden Hutt, Matthew Redden and Matthew Marsden were good contributors for the reigning premier. Aaron Killian, Matthew Gardner and Ryan Xanthopoulos were named in the best players for the Brookers.Round 2 fixtures (home team named first)Bridgewater-Callington v GumerachaKangarilla v BirdwoodMacclesfield v Torrens ValleyIronbank-Cherry Gardens v KersbrookMeadows has the bye

After what seemed like an eternity...Footy is finally back! The Hills Football League (HFL) kicks off tomorrow with four games in both Division 1 and Country Division (Division 2). I will bring you news from the Country Division throughout season 2020 where Kangarilla, Meadows and Macclesfield ‘represent’ the Fleurieu.There are nine teams competing in a location-diverse Country Division in 2020. They are Gumeracha, Kersbrook, Birdwood, Torrens Valley, Ironbank-Cherry Gardens, Bridgewater-Callington, Macclesfield, Meadows and Kangarilla. It will be more important than ever to post some early wins in 2020 with just eight games being played in the minor round. Round one throws up some very interesting games with a Grand Final rematch between Gumeracha and Kersbrook being played at Gumeracha Oval. The Magpies were the surprise packet of the competition in 2019 as they stormed to a first ‘A’ grade title since 1984. Kersbrook are always around the mark and I expect they will be again under the expert tutelage of long-time coach Brett James. Macclesfield host Meadows in the ‘Southern Derby’ where the home side will start as favourites after a promising 2019 campaign saw them make it to the second week of finals. Meadows has been very busy in the off-season landing 17 new recruits which will hopefully help the Bulldogs back to finals action. Kangarilla will look to improve on their five-win 2019 effort as they host Bridgewater-Callington. The Raiders were slightly disappointing last season after being bundled out in the Elimination Final by Macclesfield and will hope to progress much further this season. Birdwood face off against Ironbank-Cherry Gardens and the Roosters will have a vastly different lineup from last season with more than 10 players moving on. Ironbank-Cherry Gardens made it to the Preliminary Final last season before falling to Kersbrook The 2018 premier will hope to get back to the last game of the season in 2020. Bring on the Footy!!!Round 1 (home team named first)Gumeracha v KersbrookMacclesfield v MeadowsKangarilla v Bridgewater-CallingtonBirdwood v Ironbank-Cherry GardensTorrens Valley has the bye

Aldinga got their Southern Hills Netball Association (SHNA) season off to the perfect start with a 33-27 win over reigning premier Clarendon in A1 competition at Aldinga. In a tight, low-scoring affair, Aldinga held a two goal advantage at the final change before an excellent last quarter, where they scored eight goals to four, saw them win by six goals. It was a similar scoreline at Kangarilla where the home side won 33-26 over newly promoted Noarlunga. Noarlunga led by a goal at quarter time before Kangarilla took a four-goal lead into half time and kept their noses in front until the final whistle. Pulse had the bye in round one.In A2 competition, Aldinga made it a day to remember with a three goal victory over Clarendon, Seaford Storm started their season strongly with a 22-goal win at Port Noarlunga while Croweaters defeated Noarlunga 39-26.Round 2 Fixtures (Home teams named first)A1 (2.00pm)Clarendon v KangarillaPulse v NoarlungaAldinga has the byeA2 (3.30pm)Clarendon v CroweatersPort Noarlunga v NoarlungaSeaford Storm v Aldinga

Southern Football League (SFL) club Noarlunga have reversed an earlier decison to not compete in senior SFL competition in 2020 and will now suit up this season. Noarlunga Football Club President, Mark Anderson, has realeased the following statement...To all of our members, sponsors, volunteers and players we would like to advise you that we are now prepared as a committee to involve our 2 senior sides with our junior sides in the 2020 season in the sfl competition. It was decided with the many restrictions that have been lifted since our first decision and now being advised of more restrictions being lifted in the near future, we believe some of our major concerns for the safe health for our club and wider community has changed dramatically. With consultation with the playing group it was also decided to continue our strong position in supporting the sfl by playing our 2 senior sides. We must still be vigilant in our safe health processes and stick by all current restrictions. But now we have a clearer view of not only the playing processes but also the running of the bar, canteen, bbq and game attendances. These significant changes have made it more workable for our amazing volunteers and our club .more information about the club to follow in upcoming posts.THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDINGAND YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR THE NOARLUNGA FOOTBALL CLUB.MARK ANDERSON PRESIDENT NFCCLUB COVID-19 SAFE OFFICER

Southern Hills Netball Association (SHNA) competition gets underway on Saturday with just five teams competing in the A1 grade in a reduced 2020 season. Reigning premier Clarendon, Pulse, Aldinga and Kangarilla return from 2019 and they'll be joined by Noarlunga. Meadows and McLaren Flat will not compete in the A1 competition this year. The season will consist of 10 rounds with each team playing eight games and having two byes. Finals will be held over two weeks with the Grand Final date set for Saturday 12 September.Perennial powerhouse Clarendon will be tough to beat as usual while Pulse will try to go one better than the previous two seasons when they have been vanquished on Grand Final day by Clarendon. Aldinga were around the mark last season, making the Preliminary Final before going down by eight goals to the eventual premier. Kangarilla endured a winless 2019 campaign and will be looking for sharp improvement this season while Noarlunga have pushed up to the top tier after a solid 2019 season in A2 where they made the semi-finals.Round 1 games (2.00pm - home team named first)Aldinga v ClarendonKangarilla v NoarlungaPulse have the bye

The Hills Football League (HFL) season will begin on Saturday 4 July with both Division 1 and Country Division playing four games. Each division has nine clubs so teams will play eight games and each will have a bye. At this stage Division 1 will have a 'top 5' with four weeks of finals, culminating in the Grand Final on the 26th of September. Country Divison will have a 'top 4' with three weeks of finals, culminating in the Grand Final on the 19th of September.Some games of interest in the first round include reigning premier Hahndorf taking on arch rival Mount Barker at Hahndorf Oval while in the Country Divison it's a re-match of the 2019 Grand Final as Gumeracha host Kersbrook.Hopefully details for Women's and Junior Girls will be available shortly.

Noarlunga Football Club (NFC) has decided not to play senior football in the Southern Football League (SFL) in 2020. The Shoes President, Mark Anderson, has made the following statement...The Noarlunga football club committee have met and decided not to nominate our seniors football sides in this 2020 season.This has not been an easy decision and most certainly has not been made lightly. This decision has been made with the best interests for the health, safety and welfare of our volunteers, members, supporters, players and sponsors in addition to acknowledging the increased ongoing workload and strain on our volunteers, which would be required to ensure that Covid-19 restrictions are adhered to.We understand that players, supporters and parents may be saddened by this outcome but this decision was made with a view of ensuring what was the best for our club and wider community and in addition to ensuring appropriate support for our older volunteers, without whom our club simply would not exist.We remain committed to our junior development and will be looking to run our junior and mini sides in The 2020 season. As a club we remain strong and look forward to your ongoing support during this unprecedented times .Mark Anderson NFC PRESIDENT & CLUB COVID-19 SAFETY OFFICER

SANFL Community Football | Return to Play UpdateThe purpose of this message is to provide further updates following the State Government announcements about the easing of COVID-19 restrictions late last week, which followed the earlier information regarding spectators/crowds.The critical update is that from Friday, 19 June full squad training and internal trial matches can commence (Stage 3.5 SANFL Roadmap).The hard work and dedication from our Leagues and Clubs adhering to the various protocols have demonstrated that we are capable of delivering the required safeguards to move into the next stages of our roadmap which are set out as follows...From Friday 19 June (new interim stage following State Government announcements)Full Squad Training CommencesInternal Trial Matches PermittedFrom Friday 26 JuneFull Squad Training ContinuesInter-Club Trial Matches PermittedCompetition Matches PermittedFrom Friday 3 JulyCompetition with Spectators (protocols being finalised)SANFL will hold a SANFL Community Club Education Webinar on Wednesday, 24 June at 6:00pm to detail the return to competition, in particular with spectators from Friday 3 July, which will include any protocols required around changeroom access and match day management. The meeting link for the SANFL Community Club Education Webinar is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82641908266?pwd=anFoSVUrQTJOaE9oSkYrdXlGZ2pOZz09. For further information on the protocols in place at each of the above dates, please refer to the SANFL Return to Play website: https://sanfl.com.au/returntoplay/. Please note that the protocols for competition with spectators from Friday, July 3 are in the process of being finalised and will be presented at the webinar. We thank you for your continued work and support as you lead your football leagues, clubs and communities through this period.Finally, well done to those Leagues and Clubs that have set a season commencement date, we continue to see positive progression and the continuing easing of restrictions as we approach a return to competition.Kind Regards,Tom HurleyHead of Community FootballSANFL

Despite the wet and cold weather, Cricket decisions are already being made for next season. In good news for the game in the southern area, the Southern Districts Cricket Club have re-appointed Carl Hooper and Hannah Sampson as head coaches of the Men’s and Women’s programs respectively. Last season the Stingrays Women did the ‘double’ in the SACA Twenty20 competitions with both the first and second grade winning premierships. In the longer form of the game the second grade finished as minor premier but were unable to play finals due to the COVID-19 restrictions. However, as they had finished on top of the ladder at the end of the minor round, they were awarded the premiership. The first grade struggled at the start of their 50-over campaign before finishing the season well to just miss out on a finals berth.The Stingrays Women have many good juniors with Ella Wilson, Callie Wilson, Gemma Kennedy and Amy Peterson all good chances to be included in the under age state programs again as they were last season. Other players to watch include Annabelle Yelland, Keely Stone and Kelly Armstrong.  Yelland joined the Stingrays late last season and is relatively new to the game. Coach Hannah Sampson expects her skills to go “through the roof” with regular games. It will be Stone’s third season of cricket and Sampson says, “she’s improved out of sight and will be pushing for a consistent first grade spot. She’s a great kid and very coachable.” According to Sampson, Armstrong was “unlucky not to be considered for a state contract after taking 35 wickets last season. She has one of the best ‘wrong-uns’ in the state and she will be looking to put in another big season for us.” The Stingrays have also gained the services of young all-rounder Shania McKinnon from Kensington who Sampson is looking forward to working with. “We have a lot of players pushing for first grade positions so it should make for good competition for spots,” said Sampson. Pre-season starts in August so anyone interested in playing for us is welcome to contact me or the club. We are the premier cricket club for the south!”Former West Indies international Carl Hooper made an immediate impact on the Men’s program as the first grade rose from 11th position in 2018/19 to fifth in 2019/20. The other three senior grades all won more games and finished higher on the ladder than in the 2018/19 season as well with hopefully more depth and improvement to come.The Stingrays recruited well with the returning Lewis Hatchett taking 32 wickets in first grade competition to finish equal second on the SACA wicket-taking list. Sunam Gautam was also a key recruit and he made an excellent contribution with 305 runs and 19 wickets to be one of the leading all-rounders in the competition. Skipper Josh Barrett led the way with the bat making 581 runs at an average of 52.82 including a match-winning knock of 182 not out against Port Adelaide. He was well supported by veteran Brendan McCormack who made 520 runs at 40.The Stingrays are always on the lookout for new players so if you’re interested in playing in season 2020/21, please get in touch with the club. Their website is http://southern_stingrays.sa.cricket.com.au/ and their Facebook page can be found at https://www.facebook.com/Southern-District-Stingrays-168794203135228/

Great Southern Netball (GSNA) is set to return on Saturday 11 July. At this stage only Willunga, Encounter Bay, Myponga, Langhorne Creek and reigning premier Victor Harbor have committed to playing this season. Below is a statement from the GSNA.....GSNA Management met last night and the decision was made to go ahead with the 2020 Season. We would like announce that the season will commence on the 11th of July 2020 with five clubs committed to the season. Note that we will NOT follow the football.

The Great Southern Football League (GSFL) will begin their season on Saturday 11 July (Men) and Sunday 12 July (Women). The season will consist of nine minor rounds plus finals. The decision was made following a meeting of GSFL delegates on Wednesday (10 June). In more good news, Yankalilla have decided to play in 2020 after originally withdrawing from the competition earlier this year. Here is a statement released by the club yesterday....."Valued members, sponsors and players after extensive negotiations with all the key stake holders within the GSFL it is with great excitement that we can announce that we will be resuming footy in a competitive capacity in 2020. Due to a mammoth amount of work undertaken by our committee and in consultation with the GSFL and yourselves we have been successful in negotiating an equitable outcome to allow us to head down this path. We are sure that you will all have many questions and we will attempt to answer them all but rest assured more information will be put forward as we have it on hand. We would like to thank the GSFL for their help in being able to help us through all of the necessary requirements. Thank you for your understanding and patience and go the mighty Tigers in 2020."

The Southern Football League (SFL) released the following statement this afternoon...At a meeting between the SFL Board and Member Clubs last night, 10/6/2020, the following was agreed to...- Saturday competitions to begin on July 11th, playing a nine (9) game season, with four teams contesting three weeks of finals, and the grand final on September 26th- Sunday competitions to begin on July 12th, playing an eight (8) game season, with four teams contesting three weeks of finals, and the grand final on September 20th- Sunday minis to begin on July 5th, playing ten (10) games with the season finishing on September 6th. At this stage no carnivals are planned due to restrictions on size of gatherings and the condensed Saturday and Sunday competition season.To ensure that the season begins as planned, and continues, all clubs must continue to follow the restrictions and protocols put in place by government bodies, SA Health and SANFL. We ask all players, families and supporters to please continue the good work in assisting clubs to stay compliant.