Western Tasmanian Football Association
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.
| 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 |
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]
- The League began in 1924 as the Queenstown Football Association.
- The League underwent a name change to the Western Tasmanian Football Association in 1963.
In 1976, the WTFA absorbed the surviving clubs from the Murchison Football Association. The Lyell Football Club and the Gormanston Football Club merged in 1976 and formed Lyell-Gormanston Football Club.
- In 1977, the Smelters Football Club and the City Football Club Merged and formed the Queenstown Football Club.
Rosebery Football Club and Toorak Football Club merged in 1987 forming the Rosebery-Toorak Football Club.[2]
- Rosebery-Toorak Football Club leave the WTFA and join the NWFA to start in 1990.
- In 1991, the Strahan Football Club re-formed and entered the WTFA, they last played in the Murchison FA in 1958.
- The WTFA closed down at the end of 1993. The Queenstown Crows were formed in 1994 and are still playing in the Darwin Assoc
Premierships
Queenstown FA premiership winners: 1924-1963
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WTFA Premiership winners: 1964-1993
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Individual awards
- The senior B&F was the Bartram Medal.
- The reserves B&F was the ALB. Broadby Trophy.
- Seniors and reserves both had leading goalkicker 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
- "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.
- http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/34349/20030911-0000/www.footypedia.com/00004242.htm see for 1979-1980's merges and participants
- "King Football" - Hobart Mercury - Monday, 28 May 1973 (page 29)
See also
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