Western Australian Amateur Football League

Western Australian Amateur Football League
Current season, competition or edition: 2016 WAAFL season
Formerly	Mercantile Football Association (1922–1923) Perth Districts Football Association (1924–1928) Western Australian Amateur Football Association (1929–1970)
Sport	Australian rules football
Founded	1922
President	Sam Birmingham
No. of teams	69
Country	Australia
Most recent champion(s)	Trinity Aquinas (A grade)
Sponsor(s)	WAFC, Midway Ford, Carlton Draught, Burley, Elastoplast
Related competitions	Metro Football League
Official website	WAAFL.com.au

The Western Australian Amateur Football League (WAAFL) is an Australian rules football competition based in Perth, Western Australia. It is the largest Australian rules football competition in Western Australia.^[1]

History

The competition began in 1922 with five teams as the Mercantile Football Association (MFA). The MFA changed its name in 1924 to the Perth Districts Football Association and then, in 1929, to the Western Australian Amateur Football Association. It changed to its current name in 1971.^[2]

Member clubs

The WAAFL's membership grew by one to 69 clubs for the 2016 season, with ECU Jets joining the league. Wesley Curtin changed its name to Curtin University Wesley in the pre-season, in order to comply with requirements for clubs playing on the Curtin University campus.

Armadale
Ballajura
Bassendean
Bayswater
Belmont Districts
Brentwood Booragoon
Bullcreek Leeming
Canning-South Perth
Canning Vale
Carlisle
Cobras
Cockburn Lakes

Collegians
Coolbellup
Coolbinia West Perth
Cottesloe
Curtin University Wesley
Dianella Morley
East Fremantle
ECU Jets
Ellenbrook Eels
Forrestdale
Forrestfield
Fremantle CBC

Gosnells
Hamersley Carine
High Wycombe
Jandakot Jets
Kalamunda
Kelmscott
Kenwick
Kingsley
Kingsway
Kwinana Districts
Lynwood Ferndale
Maddington

Manning Rippers
Melville
Mosman Park
Mt Lawley
Nollamara
Noranda
North Beach
North Fremantle
Ocean Ridge
Osborne Park
Piara Waters
Quinns District

Roleystone
Rossmoyne
Safety Bay
Scarborough
Secret Harbour
SNESA (St Norberts)
Stirling
Swan Athletic
Swan Districts
Swan Valley
Swan View
Thornlie

Trinity Aquinas
University
Wanneroo
Warnbro Swans
Wembley
West Coast
Whitford
Willetton
Yanchep

A Grade Premiers

Year	Premier
1922	Mallocks
1923	Commonwealth Bank
1924	Teachers College
1925	Teachers College
1926	Teachers College
1927	Commonwealth Bank
1928	Sandovers
1929	University
1930	Postals
1931	Postals
1932	Postals
1933	University
1934	University
1935	Sandovers
1936	Sandovers
1937	Sandovers
1938	Wembley
1939	Wembley
1940	Wembley
1941	North Fremantle
1942	No competition
1943
1944
1945
1946	North Fremantle
1947	North Fremantle
1948	University
1949	North Fremantle
1950	Midland Junction
1951	Mosman Park
1952	South Perth
1953	South Perth

Year	Premier
1954	North Fremantle
1955	North Fremantle
1956	East Perth
1957	East Perth
1958	Wembley
1959	Wembley
1960	North Fremantle
1961	University
1962	University
1963	Wembley
1964	University
1965	University
1966	University
1967	C.B.C
1968	Wembley
1969	University
1970	University
1971	Wembley
1972	Wembley
1973	Wembley
1974	Wembley
1975	University
1976	Wembley
1977	University
1978	Wembley
1979	Mt Lawley
1980	Nollamara
1981	University
1982	Old Scotch
1983	Mt Lawley
1984	Wembley
1985	Mt Lawley

Year	Premier
1986	Mt Lawley
1987	Mt Lawley
1988	Mt Lawley
1989	North Beach
1990	North Beach
1991	Mt Lawley
1992	Mt Lawley
1993	North Beach
1994	West Coast
1995	Scarborough
1996	University
1997	Scarborough
1998	Scarborough
1999	North Beach
2000	C.B.C
2001	North Beach
2002	North Beach
2003	North Fremantle
2004	North Beach
2005	North Beach
2006	North Beach
2007	North Beach
2008	North Beach
2009	North Beach
2010	North Beach
2011	University
2012	University
2013	Wesley Curtin
2014	University
2015	University
2016	Trinity Aquinas

Source: WAAFL.com.au

References

↑ "WAAFL History". WAAFL.com. Archived from the original on 11 February 2012. CS1 maint: Unfit url (link)
↑ "Yearbooks - Downloads". WAAFL.com.au. Retrieved 13 September 2016.

External links

Official WAAFL website
WAAFL at australianfootball.com

Australian rules football in Western Australia
Representative side	Sandgropers
Governing bodies	West Australian Football Commission West Australian Country Football League (regional)
Professional clubs (AFL)	West Coast Eagles Fremantle Football Club
Major leagues	West Australian Football League West Australian State Premiership (former)
Metropolitan leagues	Western Australian Amateur Football League Metro Football League
Other leagues	Avon Central Kimberley Central Midlands, Central Wheatbelt East Kimberley Eastern Districts Esperance District Fortescue Gascoyne Goldfields Great Northern Great Southern Hills Lower South West Mortlock Newman North Midlands North Pilbara Ongerup Peel Ravensthorpe South West Upper Great Southern West Kimberley
Women's leagues	West Australian Women's Football League
Principal venues	Bassendean Oval Claremont Oval Claremont Showgrounds East Fremantle Oval Fremantle Oval Arena Joondalup Lathlain Park Leederville Oval Rushton Park Subiaco Oval
Major events	Western Derby

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