Leven Football Association
Encyclopedia
The Leven Football Association (LFA) is an Australian rules football
competition in Tasmania
, Australia
. 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.
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
however Railton and Mole Creek both moved the other way.
FINALS
FINALS
Australian rules football
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competition in Tasmania
Tasmania
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, 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...
. 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
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 |
Web site
- Official Association Site http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?assoc=3920&pID=1