The Avon Football Association is an
Australian rules football competition in the
Avon Valley region of country
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
The AFA was formed in 1959 through the merger of the East Avon FA (EAFA) and Avon Valley FA (AVFA).
In 1952, the AVFA applied to enter a team in the Perth-based
Western Australian National Football League (WANFL). The WANFL secretary
Billy Orr suggested in 1954 that the AVFA should merge with the EAFA and the
Goomalling and District Football Association (GDFA) to form a stronger league in line with the newly created
South West Football League
The South West Football League is an Australian rules football league based in the South West (Western Australia), south-west of Western Australia. The league is affiliated to the West Australian Country Football League.
History
The idea of cr ...
(SWFL). However, the GDFA rejected the suggestion on the grounds that it would weaken local clubs and would resulting in too-long travelling times. The AVFA and EAFA met in 1954 to discuss the merger proposal and the possibly of fielding a team in the WANFL.
Current clubs
Former clubs
Grand final results
Source:
Scores sourced from Northam Advertiser and The West Australian newspapers
Ladders
2002 ladder
2003 ladder
2004 ladder
2005 ladder
2006 ladder
2007 ladder
2008 ladder
2009 ladder
2010 ladder
2011 ladder
2012 ladder
2013 ladder
2014 ladder
2015 ladder
2016 ladder
2017 ladder
References
Further reading
* A Way of Life - The Story of country football in Western Australia - Alan East
* WA footy foru
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Australian rules football competitions in Western Australia