Western Tasmanian Football Association

Western Tasmanian Football Association
General Information
Founded 1963
Former names Queenstown FA (founded in 1924)
Closed 1994
Final clubs Lyell Gormanston Lions
Queenstown Blues
Strahan Seals
Zeehan Bulldogs
Former clubs City Magpies
Gormanston Blues
Lyell Maroons
Mines United
Smelters Robins
Railway
Rosebery Saints
Rosebery-Toorak Hawks
Toorak Tigers
Tullah-Savage River
Stadiums Queenstown Oval
1993 WTFA Season
Premiers Lyell-Gormanston
Minor Premiers Lyell-Gormanston
Wooden spoon Strahan.
Bartram Medalist Not available.
Leading Goalkicker P Schleigh (Lyell-Gormanston) 53

The Western Tasmanian Football Association was an Australian Rules Football competition based on the West Coast of Tasmania, Australia.
The competition was made up of mostly miners living and working on the State's West Coast.

Of all the clubs that participated in the competition, only Queenstown Football Club (now nicknamed the Crows) and Rosebery-Toorak Football Club remain in existence, participating in competitions on the North West Coast.

History

There was an earlier named entity proposed in the 1890s [1]

In 1976, the WTFA absorbed the surviving clubs from the Murchison Football Association. The Lyell Football Club and the Gormanston Football Club merge in 1976.

Rosebery Football Club and Toorak Football Club merge in 1987.[2]

Premierships

Queenstown FA premiership winners: 1924-1963

  • 1924 ― Smelters
  • 1925 ― Railway
  • 1926 ― City
  • 1927 ― Smelters
  • 1928 ― Smelters
  • 1929 ― Smelters
  • 1930 ― Smelters
  • 1931 ― Smelters
  • 1932 ― Mines United
  • 1933 ― Mines United
  • 1934 ― City
  • 1935 ― Mines United
  • 1936 ― Gormanston
  • 1937 ― City
  • 1938 ― Smelters
  • 1939 ― City
  • 1940 ― City
  • 1941 ― City
  • 1942 ― Lyell
  • 1943 ― Lyell
  • 1944 ― Lyell
  • 1945 ― Lyell
  • 1946 ― Lyell
  • 1947 ― City
  • 1948 ― City
  • 1949 ― Gormanston
  • 1950 ― Gormanston
  • 1951 ― Lyell
  • 1952 ― City
  • 1953 ― City
  • 1954 ― Smelters
  • 1955 ― Smelters
  • 1956 ― Smelters
  • 1957 ― City
  • 1958 ― Lyell
  • 1959 ― Smelters
  • 1960 ― City
  • 1961 ― Lyell
  • 1962 ― Lyell
  • 1963 ― City [3]

WTFA Premiership winners: 1964-1993
  • 1964 ― Lyell 15.17 (107) v Gormanston 9.5 (59)
  • 1965 ― Gormanston 9.10 (64) v Lyell 4.14 (38)
  • 1966 ― Gormanston 16.11 (107) v Lyell 13.9 (87)
  • 1967 ― Toorak 8.9 (57) v Rosebery 6.17 (53)
  • 1968 ― Gormanston 10.16 (76) v Toorak 8.12 (60)
  • 1969 ― Gormanston 12.14 (86) v Rosebery 8.5 (53)
  • 1970 ― Gormanston 19.11 (125) v Toorak 16.13 (109)
  • 1971 ― Rosebery 20.18 (138) v Toorak 19.12 (126)
  • 1972 ― Rosebery 11.12 (78) v Toorak 10.10 (70)
  • 1973 ― Smelters 15.13 (103) v Toorak 12.14 (86)
  • 1974 ― Rosebery 16.17 (113) v Smelters 7.12 (54)
  • 1975 ― Rosebery 15.17 (107) v Toorak 15.13 (103)
  • 1976 ― Lyell-Gormanston 26.25 (181) v City 8.12 (60)
  • 1977 ― Toorak 15.21 (111) v Lyell-Gormanston 12.18 (90)
  • 1978 ― Queenstown 16.26 (122) v Toorak 14.15 (99)
  • 1979 ― Rosebery 15.12 (102) v Toorak 13.12 (90)
  • 1980 ― Rosebery 12.17 (89) v Toorak 10.12 (72)
  • 1981 ― Lyell-Gormanston 20.18 (138) v Rosebery 13.13 (91)
  • 1982 ― Lyell-Gormanston 14.14 (98) v Toorak 9.17 (71)
  • 1983 ― Queenstown 7.13 (55) v Lyell-Gormanston 4.4 (28)
  • 1984 ― Queenstown 15.19 (109) v Lyell-Gormanston 7.21 (63)
  • 1985 ― Zeehan 22.10 (142) v Lyell-Gormanston 14.14 (98)
  • 1986 ― Lyell-Gormanston 12.15 (87) v Queenstown 12.14 (86)
  • 1987 ― Lyell-Gormanston 9.16 (70) v Tullah-Savage River 7.14 (56)
  • 1988 ― Lyell-Gormanston 11.18 (84) v Zeehan 7.9 (51)
  • 1989 ― Lyell-Gormanston 14.22 (106) v Queenstown 16.8 (104)
  • 1990 ― Lyell-Gormanston 22.21 (153) v Queenstown 16.8 (104)
  • 1991 ― Lyell-Gormanston 18.18 (126) v Strahan 14.7 (91)
  • 1992 ― Lyell-Gormanston 20.19 (139) v Zeehan 13.12 (90)
  • 1993 ― Lyell-Gormanston 17.19 (121) v Queenstown 12.12 (84)

Individual awards

1987 Ladder

West Tasmanian FA Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts
Rosebery-Toorak 10 0 5 1 1403 1071 131.00% 42
Lyell-Gormanston 9 0 7 0 1447 1336 108.31% 36
Tullah-Savage River 9 0 7 0 1264 1220 103.61% 36
Zeehan 7 0 9 0 1210 1473 82.15% 28
Queenstown 4 0 11 1 1387 1611 86.10% 18

FINALS

Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
1st Semi Tullah-Savage River 13 11 89 Zeehan 9 14 68
2nd Semi Lyell-Gormanston 14 16 100 Rosebery-Toorak 12 8 80
Preliminary Tullah-Savage River 13 17 95 Rosebery-Toorak 10 8 68
Grand Lyell-Gormanston 9 16 70 Tullah-Savage River 7 14 56

Notes

  1. "Western Tasmanian Football Association.". Zeehan and Dundas Herald (Hobart, Tas. : 1890 - 1922) (Hobart, Tas.: National Library of Australia). 13 July 1894. p. 2. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  2. http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/34349/20030911-0000/www.footypedia.com/00004242.htm see for 1979-1980's merges and participants
  3. "King Football" - Hobart Mercury - Monday, 28 May 1973 (page 29)

See also