Kowree Naracoorte Football League

The Kowree Naracoorte Football League was an Australian rules football competition based around Naracoorte, South Australia and the Kowree region of Victoria.

History

Prior to the Kowree Naracoorte Football League, Naracoorte had a team in the South Eastern Football Association which was based in Mount Gambier however this competition declined and the Naracoorte side split into Naracoorte North and South.[1]

This saw the Naracoorte Football Association revived for 1935 but it was short lived as the next year Lucindale left to the Southern Ports Football League leaving Kybybolite, North and South Naracoorte to join the Kowree Football Association based around Edenhope, Victoria.

After a successful 1936 season it was suggested that the league would be renamed the Kowree Naracoorte Football League.

The league continued until 1993 when the KNFL merged with the Tatiara Football League to create the Kowree-Naracoorte-Tatiara Football League.[2]

Final Clubs in 1992

Club	Jumper	Nickname	Home Ground	Former League	Est.	Years in comp	KNFL Senior Premierships
							Total	Years
Apsley		Magpies	Apsley Recreation Reserve, Apsley	KFA	1890	1937–1992	7	1945, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1955, 1965, 1985
Border Districts		Eagles	Frances Recreation Reserve, Frances and Minimay Recreation Reserve, Minimay	-	1951	1951–1992	8	1962, 1967, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1991
Edenhope		Bombers	Edenhope Showgrounds, Edenhope	KNFL	c.1910s	1937–1992	9	1944, 1946, 1950, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1986, 1987, 1988
Kingston		Saints	Gall Park Oval, Kingston SE	SPFL	1966	1966–1992	3	1982, 1983, 1984
Kybybolite		Tigers	Kybybolite Oval, Kybybolite	NFA	1906	1937–1992	8	1939, 1951, 1956, 1959, 1961, 1966, 1973, 1974
Lucindale		Kangaroos	Lucindale Oval, Lucindale	SPFL	1895	1946–1992	3	1947, 1969, 1970
Naracoorte		Demons	Naracoorte Showgrounds, Naracoorte (until 1983) Naracoorte Sporting Complex, Naracoorte	-	1946	1946–1949 1951–1992	7	1953, 1954, 1963, 1964, 1977, 1978, 1992
Padthaway		Lions	Padthaway Oval, Padthaway	-	1967	1967-68 (B Grade) 1969–1992	-	-
Penola		Eagles	Penola Oval, Penola	WBFL	1865	1988–1992	2	1989, 1990

Previous Clubs

Club	Jumper	Nickname	Home Ground	Former League	Est.	Years in comp	KNFL Senior Premierships		Fate
							Total	Years
Frances		Eagles	Frances Recreation Reserve, Frances	KFA	1905	1937–1950	1	1937	Merged with Minimay from the North Kowree FA in 1951 to form Border Districts
North Naracoorte			Naracoorte Showgrounds, Naracoorte	NFA	1936	1937–1945 1950	1	1940	Merged with South Naracoorte after WWII, returned for 1950 then merged again
South Naracoorte	Yellow and Black		Naracoorte Showgrounds, Naracoorte	NFA	1936	1937–1945 1950	2	1936, 1938	Merged with North Naracoorte after WWII, returned for 1950 then merged again

References

1. Lines, Peter. South Australian Country Football Digest Vol 2. ISBN 9780648069904.
2. "Kowree-Naracoorte Football League (SA/Vic)". footypedia.info. Retrieved 2025-01-12.