Southern Metropolitan Football League

The Southern Metropolitan Football League (SMFL) was an Australian rules football competition based in the southern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia until it folded at the end of the 1986 season. It first formed in 1912 as the Sturt Football Association,^[1][2] and during its history was also known as the Mid-Southern Football Association (1920-1930),^[3] Glenelg District Football Association (1931–1949),^[4] Glenelg-South-West District Football Association (1950–1966)^[5] and Glenelg-South Adelaide Football Association (1967–1983),^[6] before finally being named Southern Metropolitan Football League (1984–1986).^[7]

The association first affiliated with the South Australian Football League in 1921.^[8] In 1927, the association made a special request to the SAFL for financial assistance.^[9]

Collapse

The remaining clubs at the end of the 1986 season were distributed in 1987 as follows:
Joined SAFA – Brighton, Mitchell Park^[10]
Joined Hills Football League – Blackwood^[11]
Joined Southern Football League - Marion,^[12] Morphettville Park,^[13] Plympton^[14]
Joined Central District Football Association – Ovingham^[15]
Merged and joined SAAFL - Camden (merged with Greek FC) ^[16][17]

Member Clubs

Clubs in Bold indicate teams playing in the final season (1986)

Premierships

Sturt Football Association

Mid-Southern Football Association

Glenelg District Football Association

Glenelg-South-West District Football Association

Glenelg-South Adelaide Football Association

Southern Metropolitan Football League

H.S. Rugless Medallists

The H.S. Rugless Medal was awarded to the player adjudged the Fairest and Most Brilliant in the competition. During the Sturt Football Association years (1912–19) it was known as the Thomas Medal.

Thomas Medal

• 1912
• 1913
• 1914 – Jack Rowlands (Blackwood) ^[11]
• 1915
• 1916
• 1917
• 1918
• 1919

H.S. Rugless Medal (A1)

• 1920
• 1921
• 1922 – Mick Martin (Reynella)^[69]
• 1923
• 1924 – Bob Chapman (Blackwood)^[11]
• 1925 – William Hender (Blackwood)^[11]
• 1926 – Purdie (Sturt)^[12]
• 1927 – A. "Pop" Williams (Goodwood)^[70]
• 1928 – A. "Pop" Williams (Goodwood)^[70]
• 1929
• 1930
• 1931
• 1932
• 1933 – F. Whitford (Brighton)^[71] - 24 votes
• 1934
• 1935 – R. McNamara (Camden)^[72]
• 1936 – W. Egan (Sturt)^[12]
• 1937 – Clarrie Radford (Blackwood)^[11][73] – 40 votes
• 1938 – F. Alcock (Reynella)^[74]
• 1939 – tied C. Brown (Sturt) & N. S. Gunn (Reynella)^[12][75] – 34 votes
• 1940 – F. Alcock (Reynella)^[76]
• 1941 – N. Edwards (Sturt)^[12]
• 1942 – C. Brooker (Plympton)^[77]
• 1943
• 1944 – G. Cox (Sturt-Brighton)^[12]
• 1945 – K. Rohrig (Edwardstown)^[78]
• 1946 – B. Woollard (Brighton-Seacliff)^[79]
• 1947 – R. (Bob) Ryan (Reynella)^[80]
• 1948 – Mel Brock (Camden)^[81]
• 1949 – Harold Partridge (Sturt)^[12]
• 1950 – Max Chambers (Sturt)^[12]
• 1951
• 1952 – Alan Naulty (South Adelaide Ramblers)^[63]
• 1953
• 1954 – P. Partridge (Sturt)^[12]
• 1955
• 1956
• 1957
• 1958
• 1959
• 1960
• 1961
• 1962
• 1963
• 1964
• 1965
• 1966
• 1967 – Garry Bonner (Blackwood)^[11]
• 1968 – J. Cook (Marion)^[12]
• 1969 – J. Cook (Marion)^[12]
• 1970 – Ian Winton (Morphettville Park)^[13]
• 1971
• 1972
• 1973
• 1974
• 1975
• 1976 – John Cloonan (Morphettville Park)^[13]
• 1977
• 1978 – Robbie Magarey (Blackwood)^[11]
• 1979
• 1980
• 1981 – I. Hine (Marion)^[12]
• 1982 – Brad Mesecke (Morphettville Park)^[13]
• 1983 – J. Carracher (Brighton)
• 1984 – Brad Mesecke (Morphettville Park)^[13]
• 1985 – Chris Prior (Blackwood)^[11]
• 1986 – Brad Mesecke (Morphettville Park)^[13]

J.C. Morrow Medal (A2)

In 1936 the Morrow Medal was established for the fairest and most brilliant player in the then B-Grade competition.^[82]

Division 2 A-Grade Medal

• 1980 - Neil Wuttke ^[83]
• 1983 - Geoff Drechsler ^[83]
• 1984 - Glenn Todman ^[83]

Division 2 B-Grade Medal

• 1983 - David Heard ^[83]

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