South Australian Country Football Championships
# South Australian Country Football Championships

The South Australian Country Football Championships is an annual Australian rules football competition run by the South Australian National Football League, played between representative teams from the six country football zones.

## Current Zones

The competing zones, which differ from the zones defined in the constitution of the South Australian Community Football League, consist of the following:

| Zone | Leagues |
| - | - |
| Central Zone | Adelaide Plains Football League Hills Football League North Eastern Football League Yorke Peninsula Football League |
| Eastern Zone | Barossa Light & Gawler Football Association Mallee Football League Riverland Football League |
| Eyre Peninsula | Eastern Eyre Football League Far West Football League Great Flinders Football League Mid West Football League Port Lincoln Football League |
| Murray South East | Kowree-Naracoorte-Tatiara Football League Mid South Eastern Football League River Murray Football League Western Border Football League |
| Northern | Broken Hill Football League Far North Football League Northern Areas Football Association Spencer Gulf Football League Whyalla Football League |
| Southern Districts | Great Southern Football League Kangaroo Island Football League Southern Football League |

## Competition Results

| Year | Location | Champions | Runner-up | 3rd | 4th | 5th | Last |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1994 | | Eyre Peninsula | | | | | |
| 1995 | Adelaide | Southern Districts | South East | | | | |
| 1996 | Adelaide | Southern Districts | Broken Hill / Murray Mallee | | | | |
| 1997 | Adelaide | Eyre Peninsula | Southern Districts | | | | |
| 1998 | Adelaide | Murray Mallee | Southern Districts | | | | |
| 1999 | | Eyre Peninusula– | | | | | |
| 2003 | | Southern Districts | South East | | | | |
| 2004 | | Southern Districts | | | | | |
| 2005 | | Southern Districts | | | | | |
| 2006 | | Central | Southern Districts | Eyre Peninsula | Murray Mallee Barrier | South East | Northern Cities |
| 2007 | Port Pirie | Southern Districts | Central | | | | |
| 2008 | | Murray Mallee Barrier Barossa | Central Zone | South East | Southern Districts | Eyre Peninsula | Northern Zone |
| 2009 | Berri Oval, Berri | Southern Districts | Eastern | Murray South East | Northern Zone | Eyre Peninsula | Central |
| 2010 | Berri Oval, Berri | Southern Districts | Eastern | Central Zone | Murray South East | Eyre Peninsula | Northern Zone |
| 2011 | Memorial Oval, Port Pirie | Western | Murray South East | Southern Districts | Eastern | Northern | Central |
| 2012 | Berri Oval, Berri | Southern Districts | Murray South East | Central | Northern | Eastern | Eyre Peninsula |
| 2013 | Memorial Oval, Port Pirie | Central | Murray South East | Eyre Peninsula | Southern Districts | Eastern | Northern |
| 2014 | Kadina Oval, Kadina | Murray South East | Eastern | Eyre Peninsula | Northern | Central | Southern Districts |
| 2015 | Central Oval, Port Augusta | Southern Districts | Murray South East | Western Zone | Eastern | Central | Northern |
| 2016 | Centenary Oval, Port Lincoln | Murray South East | Southern Districts | Western | Northern | Central | Eastern |
| 2017 | Johnstone Park, Murray Bridge | Murray South East | Southern Districts | Western | Eastern | Central | Northern |

## Don McSweeny Medal

The Don McSweeny Medal is presented to the best player of the carnival, judged by the allocation of votes by the umpires of each game using the 3-2-1 method. The medal is named after South Australian Football Hall of Famer Don McSweeny OAM.

| Name | Medallist |
| - | - |
| 2004 | Matt Joraslafsky (Southern) |
| 2005 | Justin Henscke (Southern) |
| 2006 | Adam Merrett (South East) |
| 2007 | Damien Stevens (Murray Mallee Barrier Barossa) |
| 2008 | Todd Miles (Central) |
| 2009 | Mitchell Portlock (Southern) |
| 2010 | Ben Yeomans (Central) & Josh Vick (Southern) |
| 2011 | Matthew Woolford (Northern) |
| 2012 | Tyson Wait (Murray South East) |
| 2013 | Michael Liebelt (Central) |
| 2014 | Liam O'Neil (Murray South East) & Ben McIntyre (Murray South East) |
| 2015 | Xavier Watson (Eyre Peninsula) & Jack Kenny (Eyre Peninsula) |
| 2016 | Brian Fenton (Murray South East) |
| 2017 | Jack Kelly (Murray South East) |

## Bill Murdoch Medal

A Medal is presented to the Coach of the Championships. Since 2013, the medal has been named the Bill Murdoch Medal

| Year | Medallist |
| - | - |
| 2007 | Tony Fielke (Southern Districts) |
| 2010 | Simon Dennis (Southern Districts) |
| 2011 | Symon Chase (Western) |
| 2012 | Steve Hill (Southern) |
| 2013 | Andrew Michael (Central) |
| 2014 | Luke Duncan (Murray South East) |
| 2015 | Barry Pilmore (Southern Districts) |
| 2016 | Adam Merrett (Murray South East) |
| 2017 | Adam Merrett (Murray South East) |
