Southern District Oilers
Encyclopedia
Southern District Oilers are a Gridiron
(also known as American Football
) team from Adelaide
in the State of South Australia
in Australia
. They play in the South Australian Gridiron Association
league.
After four long hard years trying to compete and promote the sport, the Longhorns helped the league grow and took on a large sponsor the Oil Refinery. With the new Sponsor came name change in 1989 became the fearsome "OILERS"!.
After competing in in several Grand Finals finishing just short of the grand prize, the Oilers took home the Grand Final in 2005.
Its been a long time between drinks Oilers!!!! Time to get another one!.
Kyle Smith,
Jared Schutt,
Nathan McGrath,
Michael Tedmanson,
Brad Bennett, Joshua Schutt, Matthew Whaites, Luke Wyten.
Gridiron
Gridiron may refer to:*Gridiron Secret Society, a secret society at the University of Georgia.* Gridiron , type of grill that can be used to cook meat or other food over a fire; most of the other usages derive from this term due to their fancied resemblance* Gridiron plan, in urban planning, a...
(also known as American Football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
) team from Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
in the State of South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. They play in the South Australian Gridiron Association
South Australian Gridiron Association
The Gridiron Association of South Australia , Gridiron SA, or GASA is the governing body for gridiron in the state of South Australia, Australia. There are currently five Division One teams registered in the league.The Association has had 3 main venues they have used for their games...
league.
History
The Southern District Oilers Gridiron Club was established in 1985, then known as the "Longhorns", was one of the first four competitive teams in South Australia.After four long hard years trying to compete and promote the sport, the Longhorns helped the league grow and took on a large sponsor the Oil Refinery. With the new Sponsor came name change in 1989 became the fearsome "OILERS"!.
After competing in in several Grand Finals finishing just short of the grand prize, the Oilers took home the Grand Final in 2005.
Its been a long time between drinks Oilers!!!! Time to get another one!.
2010 State Reps
George Williams,Kyle Smith,
Jared Schutt,
Nathan McGrath,
Michael Tedmanson,
Brad Bennett, Joshua Schutt, Matthew Whaites, Luke Wyten.