Leven Football Association
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The Leven Football Association (LFA) is an Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

 competition in Tasmania
Tasmania
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, Australia
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. Five clubs from small communities in northern Tasmania compete for the premiership every year. The games were played on Saturday and both matches were at the same ground in the form of a double header.

History

Founded 1924 to provide a competition for teams in the Ulverstone Municipality.

This Association succeeded various earlier Associations, it has been a valuable feeder ground for NWFU and NTFL clubs in particular Ulverstone.

Forth won the first premiership of the competition in 1924. Several clubs started in this association before moving into a stronger competition after establishing themselves, Turners Beach and West Ulverstone are now both in the NWFA
North Western Football Association
The North Western Football Association is an Australian Rules Football competition based on the North West Coast of Tasmania, Australia.-Origins:...

 however Railton and Mole Creek both moved the other way.

Current

Jumper Club Nickname Years in LFA LFA Premierships
Castra Magpies 1925-1932, 1940-1992, 1999- 1930, 1965, 1967, 1980, 1984-85, 1988
Latrobe Saints
Latrobe, Tasmania
Latrobe is a town in northern Tasmania, Australia, situated on the Mersey River. It lies 8 km south-east of Devonport on the Bass Highway. It is main centre of the Latrobe Council. At the 2006 census, Latrobe had a population of 2,843....

Saints 1987- 1989, 2000
Mole Creek
Mole Creek, Tasmania
Mole Creek is a town in the upper Mersey Valley, in the central north of Tasmania, Australia. At the 2006 census, Mole Creek had a population of 223. The town primary school also services the surrounding districts including Chudleigh and Caveside. The nearest high school and regional centre is...

Bulldogs 2004- 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010-11
Railton
Railton, Tasmania
Railton is a town situated 20km inland from Devonport on the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia's island state. At the 2006 census, Railton had a population of 900. It was first known as Redwater Creek and became known as Railton after the construction of a tramway line in the 1860s...

Tigers 1990-
(Reformed)
1990-91-92, 1994-95, 1997-98-99, 2001-02-03, 2005, 2007 2009
Wilmot Robins 1975- -

2007 Ladder

Leven DFA Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts
Railton 16 0 0 0 2747 420 654.05% 64
Mole Creek 11 0 5 0 1875 843 222.42% 44
Latrobe Saints 5 0 11 0 912 2112 43.18% 20
Castra 0 0 16 0 462 2621 17.63% 0


FINALS
Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
1st Semi Latrobe Saints 18 18 126 Castra 7 9 51
2nd Semi Railton 22 7 139 Mole Creek 14 3 87
Preliminary Mole Creek 17 15 117 Latrobe Saints 12 6 78
Grand Railton 23 10 148 Mole Creek 11 10 76

2010 Ladder

Leven DFA Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts
Mole Creek 17 0 1 0 3254 616 528.25% 68
Prospect Sharks 15 0 3 0 2571 1130 227.52% 60
Railton 11 0 7 0 2167 1238 175.04% 44
Castra 5 0 13 0 1094 2526 43.31% 20
Latrobe Saints 4 0 14 0 1235 2459 50.22% 16
Wilmot 2 0 16 0 605 2957 20.46% 8


FINALS
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Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
1st Semi Railton 28 15 183 Castra 10 3 63
2nd Semi Mole Creek 14 7 91 Prospect Sharks 8 10 58
Preliminary Railton 10 11 71 Prospect Sharks 7 11 53
Grand Mole Creek 20 12 132 Railton 16 3 99

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