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Backyard Football League Australia BFLA Established in Jamestown, South Australia in 2007, to promote participation in Australian Rules Football at a social level.

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Backyard Footy is a volunteer organisation, who have received significant help from our local rural comunities in South Australia's Mid North, in addition to Mission Australia and PIRSA. We are looking to significantly expand the concept across regional South Australia and Victoria in the next year. We have numerous sets of guernseys, shorts and socks and we are willing to work with communities for a great cause.

Recently a grand final day was held at Jamestown, feturing one junior exhibition match and four senior matches. In total 210 players participated in the day, due mostly to the help of over 250 volunteers. Some of the day's highlights included match balls being delivered via parachitists and a grand final breakfast featuring North Adelaide legends, Barrie Robran, Michael Redden, Bill Lokan, Peter Cloke and Barry Stringer. The day was attended by over 1500 people.

The BFLA are fortunate to have Australian Football Hall of Fame Legend and former North Adelaide star Barrie Robran as their patron. Barrie was born and raised in Whyalla on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula before going on to be one of not only South Australia, but Australia's all time greats. Barrie won three Magarey Medals and was adjudged best player on the ground when North Adelaide defeated Carlton to become champions of Australia in 1972.

In addition to Barrie, former SA state of origin ruckman, North Adelaide captain, Port Power and Adelaide Crows ruck coach, Michael Redden serves as the head commissioner. Raised in Pekina (near Orroroo) Mick was a leading ruckman across Australia in the 1980's, before moving back to country football, coaching Orroroo and Jamestown-Peterborough to a total of five premierships. Some of Mick's star AFL ruck pupils during his stints at the Power and the Crows as ruck coach, include Matthew Primus, Brendon Lade, Cain Ackland, Ben Hudson, Matthew Clarke and most recently Kurt Tippett and Jonathan Griffin.