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
[edit]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
Clubs
[edit]Final Clubs
[edit]| Colours | Club | Nickname | Years in WTFA | Premierships | Premiership Years | Fate |
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Lyell-Gormanston | Lions | 1976-1993 | 11 | 1976, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 | Merged with Queenstown to form Queenstown Crows in Darwin Football Association |
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Queenstown | Blues | 1977-1993 | 3 | 1978, 1983, 1984 | Merged with Lyell-Gormanston to form Queenstown Crows in Darwin Football Association |
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Strahan | Seals | 1991-1993 | 0 | - | Folded when WTFA closed down |
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Zeehan | Bulldogs | 1976-1993 | 1 | 1985 | Moved to Leven Football Association, folded after 1998 season |
Former Clubs
[edit]| Colours | Club | Nickname | Years in WTFA | Premierships | Premiership Years | Fate |
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City | Magpies | 1924-1977 | 13 | 1926, 1934, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1947, 1948, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1960, 1963 | Merged with Smelters to form Queenstown in 1977 |
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Gormanston | Blues, Mountain Men | 1932-1976 | 8 | 1936, 1949, 1950, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970 | Merged with Lyell to form Lyell-Gormanston in 1976 |
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Lyell | Maroons | 1907-1976 | 10 | 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1951, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1964 | Merged with Gormanston to form Lyell-Gormanston in 1976 |
| Mines United | 3 | 1932, 1933, 1935 | Folded | |||
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Smelters | Robins | 1924-1977 | 11 | 1924, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1938, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1959 | Merged with City to form Queenstown in 1977 |
| Railway | 1924-? | 1 | 1925 | Folded | ||
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Rosebery | Saints | ?-1987 | 6 | 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1980 | Merged with Toorak to form Rosebery-Toorak in 1987 |
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Rosebery-Toorak | Hawks | 1987-1990 | 0 | - | Moved to North Western Football Association in 1990 |
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Toorak | Tigers | ?-1987 | 2 | 1967, 1977 | Merged with Rosebery to form Rosebery-Toorak in 1987 |
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Tullah-Savage River | Roos | ?-1988 | 0 | - | Folded in 1988 |
Premierships
[edit]Queenstown FA premiership winners: 1924-1963
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WTFA Premiership winners: 1964-1993
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Individual awards
[edit]- 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ [1] see for 1979-1980's merges and participants
- ^ "King Football" - Hobart Mercury - Monday, 28 May 1973 (page 29)