North Western Football Association
Encyclopedia
| Founded | 1894 |
| Previous Names | None. |
| NWFA President | Mr Kevin Jones |
| Current Clubs | East Ulverstone Crows Forth Magpies Motton Preston Demons Rosebery-Toorak Hawks Sheffield Robins Spreyton Eagles Turners Beach Seagulls Wesley Vale Kangaroos West Ulverstone Lions |
| Stadiums | Haywards Reserve Forth Football Ground Preston Football Ground Rosebery Park Sheffield Rec. Ground Maidstone Park Turners Beach Oval Pipers Park West Ulverstone Football Ground |
| 2011 NWFA Season | |
|---|---|
| Premiers | Spreyton 11.18 (84) v Motton Preston 9.7 (61) |
| Grand Final attendance | 2,000 at Ulverstone Recreation Ground |
| Minor Premiers | Motton Preston |
| Wooden Spoon | West Ulverstone |
| Les Hicks Medal Winner: | |
| Highest Goal Kicker | M.Smedley (Motton Preston) - 77 |
| Total Attendance | No figures available. |
| Average Match Attendance | No figures available. |
The North Western Football Association 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 based on the North West Coast of Tasmania
Tasmania
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, Australia
Australia
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.
Origins
The North Western Football Association was formed at a meeting at the Formby Hotel in 1894 and is the oldest continuously running football competition in the state of TasmaniaTasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
.
The first clubs were Devonport
Devonport Football Club
Devonport Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Devonport, Tasmania. The club previously competed in the Northern Tasmanian Football League but from 2009 it joined the newly reformed Tasmanian State League....
, Latrobe
Latrobe Football Club
The Latrobe Football Club is an Australian rules football club which competed in the NWFU between 1910 and 1986. The club has been a playing member of the NTFL since 1987. Latrobe were one of the most successful NWFU clubs and their tally of 12 premierships in a joint record, shared with Burnie and...
, Mersey and Ulverstone
Ulverstone Robins Football Club
The Ulverstone Football Club, nicknamed the Robins, is an Australian rules football club based in Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia. The club fields three teams in the Northern Tasmanian Football League and also fields two junior teams in the AFL Tasmania North West Competition.-History:*Home ground...
.
The NWFA was the senior football body on the coast until a break away group of teams formed the NWFU
North West Football Union
The North West Football Union was an Australian rules football competition which ran from 1910 to 1986. In its time it was one of the three main leagues in Tasmania, with the Tasmanian Football League and Northern Tasmanian Football Association representing the rest of the state...
in 1910.
The NWFA was then looked upon as a junior competition feeding the NWFU
North West Football Union
The North West Football Union was an Australian rules football competition which ran from 1910 to 1986. In its time it was one of the three main leagues in Tasmania, with the Tasmanian Football League and Northern Tasmanian Football Association representing the rest of the state...
and later the TFL Statewide League
Tasmanian Football League
Tasmanian State League is the highest ranked Australian rules football league in Tasmania, Australia.The league has a long and convoluted history which dates back to its founding on 12 June 1879 Tasmanian State League (TSL) (formerly known as the Tasmanian Football League (TFL), Tasmanian...
until their demise and later the NTFL
Northern Tasmanian Football League
The Northern Tasmanian Football League is an Australian rules football competition in northern Tasmania.-History:The Northern Tasmanian Football League was founded in 1987 to replace the former Northern Tasmanian Football Association - no relation to the current NTFA - and the North Western...
teams.
The competition has seen more than fifty teams participate in its history from all parts of the North West Coast indicating the rise and fall and changing fortunes of many towns throughout history.
Clubs such as Burnie Tigers, Penguin, Mole Creek, Wilmot, Barrington, Don, East Devonport
East Devonport Football Club
The East Devonport Football Club is an Australian rules football club which competed on an irregular basis in various non-senior North Western competitions between 1901 and 1944 before being promoted to senior status to participate in the North West Football Union from 1945 to 1986.The club is a...
, Moriarty, Sassafras, Melrose and Gowrie Park are among many to have played in the NWFA.
The Association currently operates as a nine club competition and the medal awarded to the Association's Best & Fairest player is the Les Hicks Medal.
Current NWFA Clubs
- East Ulverstone Football Club.
- Forth Football Club.
- Motton Preston Football Club.
- Rosebery-Toorak Football Club.
- Sheffield Football Club.- - Spreyton Football Club.
- - Turners Beach Football Club.
- - Wesley Vale Football Club.
- West Ulverstone Football Club.
NWFA Record Score
- - Spreyton 60.36 (396) v West Ulverstone 0.3 (3) in 2008.
- - Forth 61.30 (396) v West Ulverstone 0.0 (0) in 2008.
NWFA Individual Goalkicking Record (Match)
- - Jamie Auton (31) - East Ulverstone v West Ulverstone in 2006.
- Note: This is a current Tasmanian state record.
NWFA Individual Goalkicking Record (Season)
- - Jamie Auton (127) in 2006.
2011 NWFA Ladder
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Draw | For | Against | Percentage | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motton Preston | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 351.30% | 64 | |||||||
| Spreyton | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 194.30% | 52 | |||||||
| Turners Beach | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 159.70% | 40 | |||||||
| Forth | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 103.40% | 32 | |||||||
| East Ulverstone | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 92.10% | 32 | |||||||
| Rosebery-Toorak | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | ||||
| 62.30% | 26 | |||||||
| Wesley Vale | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 72.90% | 24 | |||||||
| Sheffield | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | ||||
| 82.50% | 18 | |||||||
| West Ulverstone | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 35.10% | 0 |
FINALS
| Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elimination | Forth | 18 | 10 | 118 | East Ulverstone | 15 | 13 | 103 |
| Qualifying | Spreyton | 23 | 18 | 156 | Turners Beach | 9 | 7 | 61 |
| 1st Semi | ||||||||
| 2nd Semi | ||||||||
| Preliminary | Spreyton | 17 | 15 | 117 | Turners Beach | 14 | 9 | 93 |
| Grand | Spreyton | 11 | 18 | 84 | Motton Preston | 9 | 7 | 61 |