The Pilmore Cup is an annual Australian rules football competition held between representative teams from the Southern Football League and the Great Southern Football League established in 2013.
The Pilmore Cup match is grouped with an U/17.5 match between the two leagues playing for the Greg Whittlesea Cup, named after Greg Whittlesea and an U/15 match played for the South Shield, named after the South Adelaide Football Club.
The Pilmore Cup is named after Barry Pilmore who has been involved with both leagues as an elite player (Southern) and an elite coach (Great Southern).
Winners Year Pilmore Cup (Senior Men) Jan Bache Cup (Senior Women) Greg Whittlesea Shield (U/17.5 Boys) U/17 Girls South Shield (U/15 Boys) Venue 2013 Great Southern FL Southern FL Great Southern FL Hickinbotham Oval 2014 Great Southern FL Southern FL Southern FL Strathalbyn Oval 2015 Great Southern FL Southern FL Great Southern FL Hickinbotham Oval 2016 Great Southern FL Great Southern FL Great Southern FL Strathalbyn Oval 2017 Southern FL Great Southern FL Great Southern FL Morphett Vale Memorial Oval 2018 Southern FL Great Southern FL Southern FL Strathalbyn Oval 2019 Great Southern FL Southern FL Southern FL Morphett Vale Memorial Oval 2020 not held not held not held not held 2021 Southern FL Great Southern FL Southern FL Great Southern FL Southern FL Strathalbyn Oval2022Great Southern FLGreat Southern FLSouthern FLGreat Southern FLSouthern FLBice Oval2023Great Southern FLGreat Southern FLSouthern FLSouthern FLSouthern FLStrathalbyn Oval2024Southern FLGreat Southern FLGreat Southern FLSouthern FLSouthern FLBice Oval2025Southern FLGreat Southern FLSouthern FLGreat Southern FLSouthern FLStrathalbyn Oval2026 Great Southern FL Southern FL Great Southern FL Southern FL Great Southern FL Reynella Oval
Results
2013 The 2013 Pilmore Cup was hosted by the Southern Football League at Hickinbotham Oval on Saturday 8 June
Pilmore Cup Great Southern Football League 20.10 (130) d Southern Football League 11.13 (79) Best: Great Southern: Simon Munn, Mitchell Portlock, Scott Hunt, Jake Ashton-Place, Mathew Hodge, Thomas Derham. Southern: Christopher Minns, Jacob Crate, Nicholas Mott, Jason Farrier, Ian Brown, Ryan Mahony. Goals: Great Southern: Mathew Hodge, Marcus Burdett, Jake Ashton-Place, Thomas Derham 3 each, Tyson Neale 2, Tom Pinyon, Simon Munn, Mitchell Portlock, Timothy Boyd 1 each. Southern: Andrew Carter, Tyler Harman, Ryan Mahony 2 each, Tom McNamara, Tristan Pearce, Luke O'Brien, Mark Ruwoldt, Ian Brown 1 each. Date: Saturday, 8 June 2013 Venue: Hickinbotham Oval
Greg Whittlesea Shield Southern Football League 12.7 (79) d Great Southern Football League 11.4 (70) Best: Southern: Joshua Penney, Shane Harvey, Brayden Heyward-Ferors, Nicholas Knight, Brayden Roberts, Jack Glazbrook. Great Southern: Nathan Beer, Jonathan Cook, Callum Le Ray, Kurt Lindner, Andrew Pahuru, Caleb Vears . Goals: Southern: Jack Glazbrook 5, Jai Robinson, Shane Harvey 2 each, Jordan Monopoli, Ashley Lane, Karim Hrynkiw 1 each Great Southern: Callum Le Ray 5, Jonathan Cook 2, Ryan Haverty, Lachlan Hourigan, Cameron Hutchens, Josh Marshall 1 each. Date: Saturday, 8 June 2013 Venue: Hickinbotham Oval
South Shield Great Southern Football League 7.9 (51) d Southern Football League 3.2 (20) Best: Great Southern: Bradley Borrillo, Lachlan Borrillo, Jacob Wright, Damien Dowzard, Ryan Mayes, Jesse Fitzgerald. Southern: Jackson Daniels, Corey May, Kaleb Wilden, Russell Williams, Blake Lawrence, Braydn Russell. Goals: Great Southern: Beau Walkom 2, Jack Weller, Bradley Borrillo, Ryan Collier, Travis Bartlett, Cody Connor 1 each. Southern: Corey May, Austinn Wurst, Kaleb Wilden 1 each Date: Saturday, 8 June 2013 Venue: Hickinbotham Oval
2014
The 2014 Pilmore Cup was hosted by the Great Southern Football League at Strathalbyn Oval on Saturday 7 June.
Pilmore Cup Great Southern Football League 12.15 (87) d Southern Football League 12.8 (80) Best: Great Southern: Tom Carroll, Sam Alexopoulos, Curtis Perrey, Matthew Tonkin, Marcus Burdett, Jarrod Kellock. Southern: Will Rivers, Chris Minns, Nick Mott, Patrick Jolly, Ciaran O'Hagan. Goals: Great Southern: Tom Carroll, Josh Proctor, Marcus Burdett 2 each, Sam McDonald, Sam Elliott, Scott Hunt, Curtis Perrey, Tom Pinyon, Ryan Butler 1 each. Southern: Ciaran O'Hagan 5, Tom McNamara 4, Andrew Crate, Dwayne Ruddock, Joel Brown 1 each. Date: Saturday, 7 June 2014 Venue: Strathalbyn Oval
Greg Whittlesea Shield Southern Football League 12.8 (80) d Great Southern Football League 6.6 (42) Best: Southern: Nicholas Frisby-Smith, Christopher Curyer, Thomas Boreham, Ryan Need, Benjamin Spencer, Bailey Sowter. Great Southern: Todd Milford, Thomas Bonnes, Thomas Bennett, Mathew Kreuger, Jedd Rothe, Thomas Neville. Goals: Southern: Jake Block 3, Christopher Curyer, Matthew Thomas 2 each, Ryan Need, Adrian Albanese, Tyson Schmid, Josh Niven, Bradley Patterson 1 each Great Southern: Jedd Rothe 3, Thomas Bennett, Jack Weller, Callum Leray 1 each. Date: Saturday, 7 June 2014 Venue: Strathalbyn Oval
South Shield Southern Football League 7.6 (48) d Great Southern Football League 4.14 (38) Best: Southern: Travis Stone, Damon Arnold, Brody Thomson, Tate Coleman, Bowen Mitton, Daniel Buechter. Great Southern: James Bradford, Nathan Kreuger, Jack Hourigan, Mitchell Cleggett, Thomas Pearsons, Kane Milford. Goals: Southern: Travis Stone 4, Robert Irra, Ryan Mountford 1 Great Southern: Jordan Boots 2, Kane Milford, Thomas Pearsons 1 each. Date: Saturday, 7 June 2014 Venue: Strathalbyn Oval
2015 The 2015 Pilmore Cup was hosted by the Southern Football League at Hickinbotham Oval on Saturday 6 June
Pilmore Cup Great Southern Football League 21.19 (145) d Southern Football League 4.8 (32) Best: Great Southern: Rigby Barnes, Elijah Horrocks, Charles Sharples, Brett Ellis, Matthew Tonkin, Aaron Killian. Southern: Jonathan Eagleton, Will Rivers, Scott Carpenter, Tyson Slattery, Ben Lockett, Matthew Raitt. Goals: Great Southern: Elijah Horrocks, Marc Elliott 4 each, Ziggy Vitkunas 3, Jake Standfield, Tynan Keeley, Denis Iljcesen, Ryan Haverty 2 each, Rigby Barnes, Dylan Camac 1 each. Southern: Matthew Raitt, Tyson Slattery, David Kearsley, Mitchell Minns 1 each. Date: Saturday, 6 June 2015 Venue: Hickinbotham Oval
Greg Whittlesea Shield Southern Football League 6.9 (45) d Great Southern Football League 4.7 (31) Best: Southern: Kalem Greenwood, Zach Evreniadis, Nicholas Steele, Angus Stangewitz, Nicholas Frisby-Smith. Great Southern: Jedd Rothe, Harry Hutton, Kane Milford, Jake Lander, Travis Bartlett, Tyson Hoffman. Goals: Southern: Matthew Lillis, Travis Stone, Matthew Caire, Bodie Sowter, Harrison McMillan, Jesse Pu McCarthy 1 each Great Southern: Jedd Rothe, Cameron Cull, Connor McNeill, Cody Connor 1 each. Date: Saturday, 6 June 2015 Venue: Hickinbotham Oval
South Shield Great Southern Football League 10.11 (71) d Southern Football League 6.3 (39) Best: Great Southern: Jake Tarca, James Bradford, Hayden Sampson, Job Colwell, Lochlan Bradley. Southern: Ruben Flinn, Samuel Whitbread, Jonty Manuel. Goals: Great Southern: Jake Tarca 5, Job Colwell 3, Hayden Sampson, Billy Wade 1 each Southern: Mackenzie Short 2, Samuel Whitbread, Bailey Marshman, Tyler Davies, Tyler Oliver 1 each. Date: Saturday, 6 June 2015 Venue: Hickinbotham Oval
2016
The 2016 Pilmore Cup was hosted by the Great Southern Football League at Strathalbyn Oval on Saturday 11 June.
Pilmore Cup Great Southern Football League 24.5 (149) d Southern Football League 14.10 (94) Best: Great Southern: Tyson Neale, Dylan Camac, Curtis Perrey, Ben Simounds, Sam Alexopoulos, Luke Button. Southern: Will Rivers, Nick Mott, Samuel Smith, Shane Heatley, Christopher Barns, Samuel Tharaldsen. Goals: Great Southern: Ben Simounds 6, Tyson Neale 4, Marc Elliott, Joshua Vick, Tom Pinyon 3 each, Luke Button, Shaun Maxfield, Thomas Ferguson, Bradley Clarke, Braden Altus 1 each. Southern: Samuel Smith 5, Denis Iljcesen 4, Samuel Tharaldsen, Christopher Barns, Nick Mott, Dwayne Ruddock, Christopher Bradwell 1 each. Date: Saturday, 11 June 2016 Venue: Strathalbyn Oval
Greg Whittlesea Shield Great Southern Football League 14.10 (94) d Southern Football League 5.1 (31) Best: Great Southern: Bradley Borrillo, Darcy Clifford, Joshua Strangroome, Kane Milford, Cody Connor, Jackson Elmes. Southern: Bradley Warner, Jack Fitzpatrick, Cooper McRae, Keelan Boehm, Mark Larritt, Robert Kernick. Goals: Great Southern: Lachlan Borrillo 3, Jackson Elmes, Bradley Borrillo, Scott Kilgallon, Mitchell Cleggett 2 each, Cody Connor, Kane Milford, Joshua Strangroome 1 each. Southern: Keelan Boehm 4, Ethan Millen 1. Date: Saturday, 11 June 2016 Venue: Strathalbyn Oval
South Shield Great Southern Football League 6.7 (43) d Southern Football League 2.8 (20) Best: Great Southern: Jake Austin, Jack Fitzgerald, Lachlan Costello, Marcus Lippett, Thomas Neville. Southern: Kyle Jongenelis, Mackenzie Short, Isaac Osborne-O'Keefe, Shane Pettiford, Harry Spacie, Alexander Marra. Goals: Great Southern: Jack Fitzgerald, Aaron Douglass 2 each, Thomas Neville, Matthew Roberts 1 each Southern: Mackenzie Short. Date: Saturday, 11 June 2016 Venue: Strathalbyn Oval
2017
The 2017 Pilmore Cup was hosted by the Southern Football League at Morphett Vale Memorial Oval on Saturday 10 June.
Pilmore Cup Southern Football League 14.9 (93) d Great Southern Football League 10.9 (69) Best: Southern: Michael Galley, Michael Shearer, Danny Irvine, Steven Copestick, Michael Smith, Scott O'Shaughnessy Great Southern: Thomas Derham, Hamish Tonkin, Ryan Sherry, Sean Beath, Scott Ogilvie, Cameron Hutchens Goals: Southern: Samuel Smith 4, Michael Galley, Dennis Iljcesen, Troy Johnson, Jacob Crate, Tyler Harman 2 each Great Southern: Tom Pinyon, Ryan Sherry, Thomas Derham 2 each, James Hutchinson, Ryan Mayes, Tyson Slattery, Ben Simounds 1 each Date: Saturday, 10 June 2017 Venue: Morphett Vale Memorial Oval
Greg Whittlesea Shield Great Southern Football League 12.4 (76) d Southern Football League 7.8 (50) Best: Great Southern: Daniel Marr, Ryleigh Crombie, Jack Fitzpatrick, Jack Burns, Sam Renney, Kane Andrewartha. Southern: Callum Gaspari, Blake Clark, Chris Hunter, Luke Calderbank, Tyler Davies, Zachary Williams. Goals: Great Southern: Jackson Dalitz 3, Logan Payne, Syed Hansen 2 each, Liam Hutchinson, Liam Stirling, Jake Tarca, Daniel Marr, Jack Burns 1 each. Southern: Luke Calderbank 4, Tyler Davies, Nicholas McLean, Bailey Marshman 1 each. Date: Saturday, 10 June 2017 Venue: Morphett Vale Memorial Oval
South Shield Great Southern Football League 8.2 (50) d Southern Football League 4.9 (33) Best: Great Southern: Shannon Jones, Matthew Roberts, James Hurrell, Arlo Draper, John Morris. Southern: Nicholas Kraemer, Kyle Daris, Cooper Gilbert, George Chandler, Harry Spacie. Goals: Great Southern: Adam Terrall 2, Cooper Rogers, Jaspar Prusa, Arlo Draper, Brodie Niessen, Luke Goodieson, Jett Holberton 1 each Southern: Cooper Gilbert, Michael Comley, Declan Henty-Smith, Nicholas Kraemer 1 each. Date: Saturday, 10 June 2017 Venue: Morphett Vale Memorial Oval
2018
The 2018 Pilmore Cup was hosted by the Great Southern Football League at Strathalbyn Oval on Saturday 11 June.
Pilmore Cup Southern Football League 17.7 (109) d Great Southern Football League 15.8 (98) Best: Southern: Josh Vandermeer, Neil Reeve, Adrian Albanese, Damon Arnold, David Kearsley, Toby McAllister. Great Southern: Benjamin Davis, Callum Tonkin, Lachlan Mathews, Matthew Merrett, Curtis Perrey, Michael Corbett. Goals: Southern: Mitchell Johnson 4, Damon Arnold 3, Nicholas Mott, Samuel Smith, Josh Albanese, Josh Vandermeer 2 each, Daniel Trevena, Benjamin Rossi 1 each Great Southern: Benjamin Davis, Brett Ellis, Curtis Perrey, Bradley Merrett, Marc Elliott 2 each, Callum Tonkin, Jamie Smith, Michael Corbett, Sean Beath, Caleb Howell Date: Saturday, 9 June 2018 Venue: Strathalbyn Oval
Greg Whittlesea Shield