Kowree-Naracoorte-Tatiara Football League


The Kowree-Naracoorte-Tatiara Football League is an Australian rules football competition based in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia, Australia. It is an affiliated member of the South Australian National Football League. One unusual aspect of the league is that it includes clubs from both South Australia and Victoria. The 2018–21 league medalist was Darcy “Sauce” Boyanton.

Kowree-Naracoorte-Tatiara Football League

In 1993 the Kowree Naracoorte Football League and the Tatiara Football League merged to form the Kowree-Naracoorte-Tatiara Football League. The founding clubs were Apsley, Border Districts, Bordertown, Edenhope, Kaniva & Districts, Keith, Kingston, Kybybolite, Leeor, Lucindale, Mundulla, Naracoorte, Padthaway and Penola.
Kaniva & Districts and Leeor merged in 1997 to form Kaniva Leeor United.
Apsley and Edenhope in 1999 merged to form Edenhope-Apsley and in 2006 moved to the Horsham & District Football League.

2009 Ladder

2013 Ladder

2017 Ladder

KNTFL A Grade Premierships

  • 1993 Padthaway
  • 1994 Mundulla
  • 1995 Mundulla
  • 1996 Mundulla
  • 1997 Mundulla
  • 1998 Mundulla
  • 1999 Mundulla
  • 2000 Mundulla
  • 2001 Penola
  • 2002 Mundulla
  • 2003 Penola
  • 2004 Mundulla
  • 2005 Lucindale
  • 2006 Naracoorte
  • 2007 Keith
  • 2008 Keith
  • 2009 Naracoorte
  • 2010 Naracoorte
  • 2011 Lucindale
  • 2012 Bordertown
  • 2013 Penola
  • 2014 Padthaway
  • 2015 Padthaway
  • 2016 Penola
  • 2017 Lucindale
  • 2018 Mundulla
  • 2019 Mundulla
  • 2021 Mundulla
  • 2022 Lucindale
  • 2023 Border Districts
  • 2024 Mundulla
  • 2025 Mundulla

Medalists

Virgo Medal
Mail Medal
  • 1993 Bernie Mulraney, Edenhope
Mail Medalists & Virgo Medalists
  • 1994 Richard Gould, Lucindale
  • 1995 Terry Woodall, Keith
  • 1996 Phil Forster, Naracoorte
  • 1997 Jamie Walker, Penola
  • 1998 Tim Beacham, Apsley
  • 1999 Simon Beggs, Kingston
  • 2000 Simon Beggs, Kingston
  • 2001 Ben Fennell, Penola
  • 2002 Aaron Smart and Phil Smith, Lucindale
  • 2003 Lindsay Smith, Bordertown
  • 2004 Heath Thorpe, Mundulla
  • 2005 Nigel Fiegert, Lucindale
  • 2006 Hamish Tamlin, Keith
  • 2007 Matt Gill, Naracoorte
  • 2008 Mark Snowball, Lucindale
  • 2009 Adam Pitt, Lucindale
  • 2010 Luke Duncan, Penola
  • 2011 Craig Beggs, Naracoorte
  • 2012 Jared Greenbank, Kaniva Leoor
  • 2013 Dylan Coxon, Penola
  • 2014 Ben McIntyre, Penola
  • 2015 Ben Simounds, Keith
  • 2016 Ryan McInerney, Lucindale
  • 2017 Simon Berkefeld, Penola
  • 2018 George Thring and Tim McIntyre, Keith/Mundulla
  • 2019 Scott Spriggs, Lucindale
  • 2021 Mark Quinn, Border Districts
  • 2022 Rory Taggert, Naracoorte
  • 2023 Daniel Bibby, Josh Gregg, Zac Richards
  • 2024 Zac Richards, Border Districts
  • 2025 Billy Stretch, Kybybolite

Leading Goalkickers

  • 1993 Andrew Zealand, Padthaway 76
  • 1994 Roger Gibbs, Penola 78
  • 1995 Roger Gibbs, Penola 94
  • 1996 Matthew Jess, Edenhope 112
  • 1997 Roger Gibbs, Penola 106
  • 1998 Eric Martin, Keith 85
  • 1999 Phil Pedler, Border Districts 103
  • 2000 Nick Williams, Mundulla 85
  • 2001 Jamie Walker, Penola 108
  • 2002 Phil Smith, Lucindale 129
  • 2003 Jamie Walker, Penola 136
  • 2004 Tim Leach, Mundulla 98
  • 2005 Phil Smith, Lucindale 127
  • 2006 Stuart Cooper, Kingston 137
  • 2007 Stuart Cooper, Kingston 105
  • 2008 Nigel Fiegert, Lucindale 99
  • 2009 Sam Logan, Naracoorte 108
  • 2010 Heath Thorpe, Mundulla 97
  • 2011 Simon Cox, Naracoorte 101
  • 2012 Ben Gunning, Padthaway 66
  • 2013 Adam Merrett, Penola 108
  • 2014 Adam Merritt, Penola 120
  • 2015 Ben Simound, Keith 105
  • 2016 Gene Robinson, Bordertown 78
  • 2017 Scott Carberry, Kybyybolite 76
  • 2018 Ben Simound, Keith 91
  • 2019 Michael Wundke, Kaniva Leeor 66
  • 2021 Tobin Cox, Padthaway 69
  • 2022 Rory Taggert, Naracoorte 66
  • 2023 Zac Peake, Naracoorte, 66
  • 2024 Jacob Eats, Bordertown 66
  • 2025 Ben Simounds, Keith 67

Notable players from the area

The KNFL, TFL and KNTFL have produced:
Additionally some famous SANFL and AFL footballers have played in the league, including:

Books

Encyclopedia of South Australian country football clubs / compiled by Peter Lines. South Australian country football digest / by Peter Lines