North Western Football Association

North Western Football Association
Founded 1894
Previous Names None.
NWFA President Mr Kevin Jones
Current Clubs East Ulverstone Crows
Forth Magpies
Motton Preston Demons
Rosebery-Toorak Hawks
Sheffield Robins
Spreyton Eagles
Turners Beach Seagulls
Wesley Vale Kangaroos
West Ulverstone Lions
Stadiums Haywards Reserve
Forth Football Ground
Preston Football Ground
Rosebery Park
Sheffield Rec. Ground
Maidstone Park
Turners Beach Oval
Pipers Park
West Ulverstone Football Ground

The North Western Football Association is an Australian Rules Football competition based on the North West Coast of Tasmania, Australia.

Origins

The North Western Football Association was formed at a meeting at the Formby Hotel in 1894 and is the oldest continuously running football competition in the state of Tasmania.
The first clubs were Devonport, Latrobe, Mersey and Ulverstone.
The NWFA was the senior football body on the coast until a break away group of teams formed the NWFU in 1910.
The NWFA was then looked upon as a junior competition feeding the NWFU and later the TFL Statewide League until their demise and later the NTFL teams.[1]
The competition has seen more than fifty teams participate in its history from all parts of the North West Coast indicating the rise and fall and changing fortunes of many towns throughout history.
Clubs such as Burnie Tigers, Cooee Bulldogs, Penguin, Mole Creek, Wilmot, Barrington, Don, East Devonport, Moriarty, Sassafras, Melrose and Gowrie Park are among many to have played in the NWFA.
From mid-1938 until it went into recess during World War II, the NWFA played under VFA rules, a code of rules established by the Victorian Football Association as a rival to the national rules. This most notably meant that throwing the ball was legal during those years. The NWFA was one of the highest level competitions outside the VFA to play under those rules.[2] Upon its resumption after World War II, the NFWA returned to playing under the traditional rules.[3]
The Association currently operates as a nine club competition and the medal awarded to the Association's Best & Fairest player is the Les Hicks Medal.

Current NWFA Clubs

NWFA Record Score

Forth reserves - 66.24 (420) v Spreyton 0.0 in 2013.

NWFA Individual Goalkicking Record (Match)

Leading Goal Kickers

Year Player H&A goals Finals goals Total Goals
1975 Ron Mansfield (Spreyton) 0 0 0
1976 Royce Miles (Spreyton) 0 0 0
1977 Royce Miles (Spreyton) 76 0 76
1978 G Smith 66 0 66
1979 B Johnson 65 0 65
1980 Lloyd Dixon (Turners Beach) 110 0 110
1981 Brian Cole (Spreyton) 0 0 0
1982 Brian Hickey (Turners Beach) 122 0 122
1983 Brian Eade (Ulverstone Dist) 86 0 86
1984 Chris Reynolds (Spreyton) 72 0 72
1985 Brian Eade (Ulverstone Dist) 102 0 102
1986 David Frenshaw (Sheffield) 88 0 88
1987 Mike Brocksopp (Turners Beach) 102 0 102
1988 Shane Harris (Ulverstone Dists) 77 0 77
1989 Les Davidson (Spreyton) 49 0 49
1990 Michael Bramich (Spreyton) 58 0 58
1991 Les Davidson (Spreyton) 55 0 55
1992 Robert Cole (Forth) 60 0 60
1993 Robert Cole (Forth) 83 10 93
1994 Tom Honner (Rosebery Toorak) 66 3 69
1995 Iaon Drake (Rosebery Toorak) 80 0 80
1996 Iaon Drake (Rosebery Toorak) 110 11 121
1997 Paul Hampton (Sheffield) 100 0 100
1998 Paul Hampton (Sheffield) 81 3 84
1999 Jason Fellows (Rosebery Toorak) 75 15 90
2000 Craig Muir ( Wesley Vale ) 111 0 111
2001 Andrew Stretton (Sheffield) 57 0 57
2002 Jason Foley (East Ulverstone) 81 0 81
2003 Andrew Stretton (Sheffield) 0 0 0
2004 Jamie Auton (East Ulverstone) 0 0 0
2005 Jamie Auton (East Ulverstone) 96 2 98
2006 Jamie Auton (East Ulverstone) 127 4 131
2007 Paul Hampton (Spreyton) 101 0 101
2008 Todd Bryan (Spreyton) 120 0 120
2009 Jamie Auton (West Ulverstone) 79 0 79
2010 Jamie Auton (West Ulverstone) 101 0 101
2011 M Smedley (Motton Preston) 70 0 70
2012 Shannon Mulvey (Sheffield) 104 0 104
2013 Claye Sculthorpe (Motton Preston) 137 0 137
2014 Nick Milbourne (Forth) 138 8 146
2015 Nick Milbourne (Forth) 108 0 108

2009 Ladder

North West FA Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Motton Preston 15 0 1 0 2617 865 302.54% 60 Elimination Spreyton 26 18 174 West Ulverstone 6 9 45
Wesley Vale 14 0 2 0 2810 1081 259.94% 56 Qualifying Wesley Vale 10 12 72 Turners Beach 8 12 60
Turners Beach 12 0 4 0 2450 1120 218.75% 48 1st Semi Spreyton 25 7 157 Turners Beach 20 9 129
Spreyton 11 0 5 0 2516 1275 197.33% 44 2nd Semi Motton Preston 17 18 120 Wesley Vale 10 6 66
West Ulverstone 7 0 9 0 1580 2266 69.73% 28 Preliminary Wesley Vale 17 16 118 Spreyton 10 14 74
East Ulverstone 6 0 10 0 1282 2007 63.88% 24 Grand Wesley Vale 16 11 107 Motton Preston 12 10 82
Sheffield 4 0 12 0 1292 1972 65.52% 16
Rosebery/Toorak 2 0 14 0 698 2958 23.60% 8
Forth 1 0 15 0 972 2673 36.36% 4

2010 Ladder

North West FA Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Motton Preston 16 2 0 0 2126 711 299.02% 64 Elimination Forth 14 16 100 East Ulverstone 14 15 99
Turners Beach 11 2 5 0 2009 1186 169.39% 44 Qualifying Turners Beach 9 13 67 Spreyton 19 12 126
Spreyton 11 2 5 0 1800 1194 150.75% 44 1st Semi Turners Beach 19 11 125 Forth 13 11 89
Forth 8 2 8 0 1784 1402 127.25% 32 2nd Semi Motton Preston 20 8 128 Spreyton 11 11 77
East Ulverstone 8 2 8 0 1519 1290 117.75% 32 Preliminary Turners Beach 9 15 69 Spreyton 5 8 38
West Ulverstone 8 2 8 0 1832 1585 115.58% 32 Grand Motton Preston 17 12 114 Turners Beach 10 11 71
Sheffield 5 2 11 0 1358 1571 86.44% 20
Rosebery/Toorak 5 2 11 0 1383 1780 77.70% 20
Wesley Vale 0 2 16 0 345 3529 9.78% 0

2011 Ladder

North West FA Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Motton Preston 16 0 0 0 2579 734 351.36% 64 Elimination Forth 18 10 118 East Ulverstone 15 13 103
Spreyton 13 0 3 0 2196 1130 194.34% 52 Qualifying Spreyton 23 18 156 Turners Beach 9 7 61
Turners Beach 10 0 6 0 2000 1252 159.74% 40 1st Semi Turners Beach 12 14 86 Forth 7 4 46
Forth 8 0 8 0 1731 1674 103.41% 32 2nd Semi Motton Preston 27 15 177 Spreyton 10 10 70
East Ulverstone 8 0 8 0 1440 1563 92.13% 32 Preliminary Spreyton 17 15 117 Turners Beach 14 9 93
Rosebery/Toorak 6 0 9 1 1238 1987 62.30% 26 Grand Spreyton 11 18 84 Motton Preston 9 7 61
Wesley Vale 6 0 10 0 1538 2109 72.93% 24
Sheffield 4 0 11 1 1383 1675 82.57% 18
West Ulverstone 0 0 16 0 1071 3051 35.10% 0

2012 Ladder

North West FA Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Motton Preston 15 0 1 0 2390 1005 237.81% 60 Elimination Forth 17 10 112 Spreyton 15 10 100
Sheffield 12 0 4 0 2344 1059 221.34% 48 Qualifying East Ulverstone 21 11 137 Sheffield 18 21 129
East Ulverstone 12 0 4 0 2020 1144 176.57% 48 1st Semi Sheffield 20 10 130 Forth 4 15 39
Spreyton 10 0 6 0 2115 1269 166.67% 40 2nd Semi Motton Preston 17 16 118 East Ulverstone 8 7 55
Forth 7 0 9 0 1752 1400 125.14% 28 Preliminary Sheffield 17 15 117 East Ulverstone 15 9 99
Wesley Vale 7 0 9 0 1698 1426 119.07% 28 Grand Motton Preston 9 11 65 Sheffield 5 4 34
Rosebery/Toorak 7 0 9 0 1626 1370 118.69% 28
West Ulverstone 2 0 14 0 1141 2545 44.83% 8
Turners Beach 0 0 16 0 314 4182 7.51% 0

2013 Ladder

North West FA Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Motton Preston 15 0 1 0 2496 774 322.48% 60 Elimination Rosebery Toorak 7 10 52 Forth 5 15 45
Sheffield 12 0 4 0 2667 1143 233.33% 48 Qualifying Sheffield 23 20 158 Wesley Vale 7 12 54
Wesley Vale 11 0 5 0 2299 1082 212.48% 44 1st Semi Rosebery Toorak 16 16 112 Wesley Vale 13 6 84
Forth 11 0 5 0 2251 1317 170.92% 44 2nd Semi Motton Preston 18 23 131 Sheffield 9 4 58
Rosebery/Toorak 9 0 7 0 1605 1266 126.78% 36 Preliminary Sheffield 16 13 109 Rosebery Toorak 12 18 90
East Ulverstone 7 0 9 0 1306 1657 78.82% 28 Grand Motton Preston 14 16 100 Sheffield 5 7 37
Turners Beach 5 0 11 0 1525 1926 79.18% 20
West Ulverstone 2 0 14 0 937 2679 34.98% 8
Spreyton 0 0 16 0 667 3909 17.06% 0

2014 Ladder

North West FA Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Turners Beach 14 0 2 0 2463 856 287.73% 56 Elimination Forth 24 16 160 Rosebery Toorak 14 15 99
Sheffield 14 0 2 0 3039 1106 274.77% 56 Qualifying Motton Preston 16 10 106 Sheffield 14 16 100
Motton Preston 14 0 2 0 2354 1062 221.66% 56 1st Semi Sheffield 18 18 126 Forth 8 9 57
Forth 9 0 7 0 2271 1108 204.96% 36 2nd Semi Turners Beach 15 15 105 Motton Preston 15 10 100
Rosebery/Toorak 8 0 8 0 1587 1628 97.48% 32 Preliminary Motton Preston 17 14 116 Sheffield 13 5 83
Wesley Vale 7 0 9 0 1644 1805 91.08% 28 Grand Turners Beach 12 14 86 Motton Preston 8 10 58
East Ulverstone 4 0 12 0 963 2283 42.18% 16
West Ulverstone 2 0 14 0 1053 3023 34.83% 8
Spreyton 0 0 16 0 746 3249 22.96% 0

References

  1. ↑ http://www.nwfa.net.au/history.html
  2. ↑ "Altered rules adopted at Devonport: outlined and explained". Advocate (Burnie, TAS). 14 July 1938. p. 5.
  3. ↑ "Football – N.W. Association". Advocate (Burnie, TAS). 16 March 1946. p. 3.
  4. ↑ http://www.theadvocate.com.au/news/local/sport/football-australian-rules/oh-sweet-victory/1478883.aspx
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