Far West Football League
The Far West Football League (FWFL) is an Australian rules football competition based in the Ceduna area of the Eyre Peninsula region of South Australia, Australia. It currently includes clubs in Ceduna, Thevenard, Koonibba Aboriginal community and Penong (Western United FC). It is an affiliated member of the South Australian National Football League.
Current Clubs
Jumper |
Club |
Nickname |
Years in comp |
FWFL premierships |
Premiership years[1] |
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Ceduna |
Blues |
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3 |
1997, 1999, 2009 |
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Koonibba |
Roosters |
1909- |
34 |
1910, 1926-27-28, 1938-39-40, 1946-47-48-49, 1951, 1954, 1956–57, 1960–61, 1963, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1988, 1990, 1994-95-96, 1998, 2001–02, 2010-11-12, 2014 |
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Thevenard |
Magpies |
1927- |
23 |
1959, 1967-68-69-70-71-72-73-74, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1983-84-85-86-87, 1989, 1991-92-93, 2013, 2015 |
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Western United |
Tigers |
1974- |
8 |
1980, 2000, 2003-04-05-06-07-08 |
Brief history
The Far West Football Association was formed in 1909, with founding clubs including Charra, Denial Bay, Goode, Koonibba, Murat and Penong. Prior to World War I the league changed its name firstly to County Of Way Football Association and then to Murat Bay Football League.
In 1962 The Murat Bay Football League changed name to the Far West Football League.
The Koonibba Roosters are regarded as the oldest Aboriginal community football club in Australia, having named their Team of the Century in 2009.[2]
2011 Ladder
Far West |
Wins |
Byes |
Losses |
Draws |
For |
Against |
% |
Pts |
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Final |
Team |
G |
B |
Pts |
Team |
G |
B |
Pts |
Koonibba | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1470 | 520 | 73.87% | 22 | | 1st Semi | Thevenard | 11 | 13 | 79 | Ceduna-Smoky Bay Blues | 5 | 14 | 44 |
Western United | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1401 | 729 | 65.77% | 18 | | 2nd Semi | Koonibba | 19 | 11 | 125 | Western United | 10 | 2 | 62 |
Ceduna-Smoky Bay Blues | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 545 | 1539 | 26.15% | 6 | | Preliminary | Western United | 19 | 25 | 139 | Thevenard | 7 | 7 | 49 |
Thevenard | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 684 | 1312 | 34.27% | 2 | | Grand | Koonibba | 17 | 11 | 113 | Western United | 11 | 2 | 68 |
2012 Ladder
Far West |
Wins |
Byes |
Losses |
Draws |
For |
Against |
% |
Pts |
|
Final |
Team |
G |
B |
Pts |
Team |
G |
B |
Pts |
Koonibba | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1438 | 840 | 63.13% | 20 | | 1st Semi | Ceduna-Smoky Bay Blues | 14 | 12 | 96 | Thevenard | 10 | 11 | 71 |
Western United | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1239 | 871 | 58.72% | 16 | | 2nd Semi | Koonibba | 20 | 14 | 134 | Western United | 13 | 6 | 84 |
Ceduna-Smoky Bay Blues | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 992 | 1154 | 46.23% | 12 | | Preliminary | Ceduna-Smoky Bay Blues | 13 | 8 | 86 | Western United | 11 | 5 | 71 |
Thevenard | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 723 | 1527 | 32.13% | 0 | | Grand | Koonibba | 24 | 17 | 161 | Ceduna-Smoky Bay Blues | 12 | 9 | 81 |
2013 Ladder
Far West |
Wins |
Byes |
Losses |
Draws |
For |
Against |
% |
Pts |
|
Final |
Team |
G |
B |
Pts |
Team |
G |
B |
Pts |
Western United | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1278 | 820 | 60.92% | 16 | | 1st Semi | Koonibba | 36 | 17 | 233 | Ceduna-Smoky Bay Blues | 11 | 9 | 75 |
Thevenard | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1227 | 989 | 55.37% | 14 | | 2nd Semi | Thevenard | 12 | 9 | 81 | Western United | 10 | 7 | 67 |
Koonibba | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1347 | 1089 | 55.30% | 14 | | Preliminary | Koonibba | 19 | 17 | 131 | Western United | 6 | 11 | 47 |
Ceduna-Smoky Bay Blues | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 790 | 1744 | 31.18% | 4 | | Grand | Thevenard | 12 | 17 | 89 | Koonibba | 10 | 22 | 82 |
References
External links
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| Metropolitan league | |
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| Metropolitan junior leagues |
- North Eastern Metro Junior Football League
- Central District Junior Football League
- Metro West Junior Football League
- Metro South Junior Football League
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