The West Kimberley Football Association is an
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 k ...
competition in the far North West of
Western Australia.
The league covers an area from
Bidyadanga
Bidyadanga, also known as La Grange, is the largest Aboriginal community in Western Australia, with a population of approximately 750 residents. It is located south of Broome and from the state capital Perth, in the Kimberley region. The t ...
in the west to
Derby in the east. Games are played during the day in
Broome and Derby with the majority of games and all finals taking place on Haynes Oval in Broome. At the end of the 2005 season there were eight teams participating – Broome Bulls, Broome Saints, Towns, Bidyadanga Emus, Peninsula Bombers, Cable Beach Greenbacks, Derby Lightning and Mowanjum Hawks. In 2006 the Looma Eagles joined the competition after leaving the
Central Kimberley Football League (CKFL).
Current Clubs
List of clubs competing in the WKFA (correct as of 2022 Season):
WFKA Seasons
2012 Season
2013 Season
2014 Season
2015 Season
2016 Season
Mens Competition
Premiers: Bidyadanga Emus
Bullen Medal (Best & Fairest): Angelo Thomas (Bidyadanga) & Hayden McLeod (Bulls)
2017 Season
Mens Competition
Premiers: Broome Bulls
Bullen Medal (Best & Fairest): Wade Wundungin (Derby Tigers)
2018 Season
2019 Season
2020 Season
2021 Season
Mens Competition
Premiers: Cable Beach
Bullen Medal (Best & Fairest): Tristram Pigram (Saints)
2022 Season
Mens Competition
Premiers: Cable Beach
Bullen Medal (Best & Fairest): Benjamin Goldie (Towns)
Womens Competition
2023 Season
Mens Competition
Premiers: TBC
Bullen Medal (Best & Fairest): TBC
Womens Competition
Bullen Medal Winners
2013: Joseph Dann (Cable Beach)
2014: Hayden McLeod (Bulls)
2015:
Gerrick Weedon (Derby)
2016: Angelo Thomas (Bidyadanga) and Hayden McLeod (Bulls)
2017: Wade Wundungin (Derby)
2018: Wade Wundungin (Derby), Anthony Treacy (Cable Beach) & Zephenier Skinner (Looma)
2019: Angelo Thomas (Bidyadanga)
2020: Not awarded due to
COVID-19 pandemic
2021: Tristram Pigram (Saints)
2022: Benjamin Goldie (Towns)
References
External links
"Barefoot and Brilliant" The History of Football In Broome
{{Aussie Rules in Western Australia
Kimberley (Western Australia)
Australian rules football competitions in Western Australia