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Country Football WA (CFWA) is the governing body for the sport of Australian rules football in the non-metropolitan areas of Western Australia. The organisation was founded in 1973 as the Western Australian National Country Football League (WANCFL) before becoming the West Australian Country Football League in 1979. The organisation rebranded to its current name in September 2023. CFWA is also responsible for organising the Country Football Championships, contested annually between the various regional sides. Structure The association is structured around eight Regional Football Development Councils which are responsible for assisting the development of the game in regional areas: * Goldfields RFDC * Great Southern RFDC * Kimberley RFDC * Midlands RFDC * Mid West RFDC * Pilbara RFDC * South West RFDC * Wheatbelt RFDC Football leagues are associated individually with CFWA. As of 2012, there are 25 football leagues which fall under the association's authority: [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Rules Football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by kicking the oval ball between the central goal posts (worth six points), or between a central and outer post (worth one point, otherwise known as a "behind"). During general play, players may position themselves anywhere on the field and use any part of their bodies to move the ball. The primary methods are kicking, handballing and running with the ball. There are rules on how the ball can be handled; for example, players running with the ball must intermittently bounce or touch it on the ground. Throwing the ball is not allowed, and players must not get caught holding the ball. A distinctive feature of the game is the mark, where players anywhere on the field who catch the ball from a kick (with specific conditions) are awarded unimped ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Districts Football League
The Eastern Districts Football League is an Australian rules football league based in the eastern Wheatbelt (Western Australia), Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. The league stretches from Southern Cross, Western Australia, Southern Cross in the east, Hyden, Western Australia, Hyden in the south, Corrigin, Western Australia, Corrigin in the west and Merredin, Western Australia, Nukarni in the north. History The Eastern Districts Football League (EDFL) was formed in 1960 after a merger of the Merredin Football Association (MFA) and the Bruce Rock-Narembeen Football Association (BRNFA). Teams from the MFA included Baandee, Burracoppin, Muntagdin, Nukarni, Merredin Railways and Merredin Towns. Teams from the BRNFA included Bruce Rock, Narembeen Rovers, Narembeen Warriors and Shackleton. In 1963, the two Narembeen clubs – Rovers and Warriors – merged to form a single Narembeen club. In 1966, the league expanded with the inclusion of a new club from Southern Cross. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ongerup Football Association
The Ongerup Football Association is an Australian rules football competition based in the Great Southern region of rural Western Australia. It was formed in 1962 with the current reserves competition inaugurated in 1980. History The Association commenced in 1962 with just two clubs, Ongerup and Hassell. After two seasons, Borden and Pingrup joined, making four clubs. Hassell demerged in 1968 into Jerramungup and Boxwood Hills making five clubs. Kent Districts joined in 1972 after leaving the Central Great Southern Football League and won the premiership the following year. Newdegate was next to join the Association when the ‘Lions’ entered in 1983. Gnowangerup then joined in 1987 after also leaving the CGSFL with the last team to join being Lake Grace with an immediate merger with Pingrup ending up in Lake Grace/Pingrup. The 2010s was a tough decade for the OFA with Ongerup, Kent & Borden all folding taking it from an 8 to a 5 team competition. Current clubs Prev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Pilbara Football League
The North Pilbara Football League is an Australian rules football competition based in Karratha and Port Hedland in Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th .... History of Football in the Pilbara In 1977 the ''De Grey Football Association'' (based around Port Hedland) and ''West Pilbara Football League'' (based around Karratha) merged to form the De Gray West Pilbara Football League. In 1983 there was a name change to North Pilbara Football League. Clubs Current Former 2006 ladder 2007 ladder 2008 ladder 2009 ladder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newman National Football League
The Newman National Football League, named after the mining centre of Newman, Western Australia, is an Australian rules football competition based in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. History The league was founded in 1972 with three clubs, Centrals, Saints and Tigers. in 1975 a fourth club Pioneers joined the competition. The four teams make the league unique in Australia as they believe they are the only league to have all four club rooms around the one oval. The Capricorn Oval is on Fortescue Avenue Newman. The league is affiliated with the West Australian Football Commission The West Australian Football Commission is the governing body of Australian rules football in the state of Western Australia. Operations The WAFC was formed in 1989 to manage the sport in Western Australia. The commission is registered as a not- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Midlands Football League
The North Midlands Football League is an Australian rules football leagues based in Mid West (Western Australia). The league was formed in 1921 as the North Midlands Football Association. The five founding teams were Three Springs, Carnamah, Arrino, Mingenew (not the current Mingenew club) and Yandanooka. In 1926, Mingenew and Yandanooka merged to form Mingenew-Yandanooka. That club only lasted two seasons, and folded at the end of the 1927 season. The league remained a four-club competition when Coorow joined in 1928. The league then remained unchanged until it went into recess in 1941 due to World War II. The League recommenced in 1946 with the same four clubs, and continued until the end of the 1959 season. In 1960, the League was joined by two new clubs, Mingenew Rovers and Mingenew Wanderers, who were both playing in the Irwin Districts Football League until it disbanded at the end of the 1959 season. The two Mingenew clubs merged into the Mingenew club in 1961, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mortlock Football League
The Mortlock Football League is an Australian rules football competition based around 8 clubs in the south-west region of Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th .... It is one of a number of football leagues in the wheat-belt region of WA. The eight teams represent the towns of Calingiri, Dalwallinu, Dowerin, Gingin, Goomalling, Toodyay, Wongan- Ballidu. Wyalkatchem played until the end of 2010. Mortlock League also includes a hockey competition which involves all clubs mentioned above. Teams compete in a home and away season of 14 rounds with a number of byes and one week during the season dedicated to playing country week football against other south-western country leagues. The season ends with a finals campaign including the top 4 teams from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lower South West Football League
The Lower South West Football League is a country Australian rules football league incorporating teams from towns located within the South West and Great Southern regions of Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th .... History Australian Rules Football in the lower south west region of Western Australia has been played since the early part of the 20th century. For the first half of the century, the two major leagues that existed in the region were the Nelson Football Association and the Warren Football Association. The Nelson Football Association included teams from the areas of Bridgetown, Greenbushes, Balingup, Nannup and Boyup Brook. The Warren Football Association was based in Manjimup and also included teams from the surrounding areas of Jarde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hills Football Association
The Hills Football Association is an Australian rules football leagues based in Western Australia. The association was formed in 1946. The inaugural clubs were chidlow, Western Australia, Chidlow, Mundaring, Western Australia, Mundaring, Parkerville, Western Australia, Parkerville, Sawyers Valley, Western Australia, Sawyers Valley and Mt Helena, Western Australia, Mt Helena. All clubs were within the Shire of Mundaring. During the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s thirty-two clubs joined and left the Hills Football Association. During the late 1990s there were two divisions, with six clubs in the first division and eight in the second. Second division last competed in 2001.A way of Life Current clubs Former clubs Grand final results Division 1 Division 2 Ladders 2008 Finals 2009 Finals 2010 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Southern Football League (Western Australia)
The Great Southern Football League is an Australian rules football league based in the state of Western Australia, incorporating teams from towns located within the Great Southern region. The league was formed in 1991 after an amalgamation of the Southern Districts (Denmark, Royals, North Mt Barker, North Albany, Railways, South Mt Barker) and Central Great Southern Football League The Central Great Southern Football League (CGSFL) was based in and around the Shire of Katanning. The CGSFL was formed in 1960 following a merger between the Katanning Football Association and Tambellup Football Association. The CGSFL ran from ... (Australs, Kojonup, Tambellup, Wanderers, Dumbleyung) Leagues in 1991. All but Denmark and Dumbleyung formed teams in the initial season of the league. There are currently 6 teams covering all tiers of the league. Current clubs Previous clubs Grand final results Derbies Current Derbies Railways and Royals. (Cross street rivals.) Denmark/ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Northern Football League
The Great Northern Football League is an Australian rules football league centred on the city of Geraldton Geraldton ( Wajarri: ''Jambinu'', Wilunyu: ''Jambinbirri'') is a coastal city in the Mid West region of the Australian state of Western Australia, north of the state capital, Perth. At June 2018, Geraldton had an urban population of 37,648. ... in Western Australia, which was formed in 1961 as a merger of the Geraldton Football Association and the Northampton-Upper Chapman Football Association. It currently includes four clubs from Geraldton (Brigades, Railway, Rover and Towns) and one each from Mullewa, Northampton and Nabawa (Chapman Valley). Clubs Current Previous * Irwin Districts * St Patrick's College 2011 ladder 2012 ladder 2013 ladder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goldfields Football League
The Goldfields Football League is an Australian rules football league based in the Goldfields region of Western Australia. Founded in 1896 as Hannans District Football Association, the league enjoyed a seat and full voting rights on the Australian National Football Council until 1919. The first clubs to play Australian football were formed within the region, and the league helped popularise the sport in the region, helping to establish the sport and supplant Rugby in popularity. The GFL was known as the Goldfields Football Association (GFA) from 1901–07 and 1920–25, and as the Goldfields National Football League (GNFL) from 1926–87. The league currently has two teams based in Kalgoorlie, two teams based in Boulder, and one in Kambalda. History The league was formed during a meeting held in the Great Boulder Hotel, Kalgoorlie, on 29 July 1896 as the Hannans District Football Association. The association at this point comprised four teams; Boulder City, based in Boulder; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
