North Western Football Association

North Western
Football AssociationCurrent season, competition or edition:
2025

Sport| Australian rules football
Founded| 1894; 131 years ago (1894)
Official website| nwfa.net.au

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

## Origins

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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, 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 NWFA 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.

## Clubs

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### Current

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Club  | Colours  | Nickname  | Home Ground  | Former League  | Est.  | Years in NWFA  | NWFA Premierships

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East Ulverstone  |  | Crows | Haywoods Reserve, Ulverstone | –  | 2000  | 2000-  | 1 | 2002
Forth  |  | Magpies | Forth Recreation Ground, Forth | NWFU, LFA | 1904  | 1905, 1907-1923, 1927, 1929, 1931-1932, 1934-1940, 1946-1953, ?-present day | 21 | 1922, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1948, 1950, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1965, 1972, 1974, 1980, 2005, 2007, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2022
Motton Preston  |  | Demons | Preston Recreation Ground, Preston | LFA | 1967  | 1976-  | 10 | 1985, 1986, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2020, 2021, 2023
Rosebery-Toorak  |  | Hawks | Rosebery Park Oval, Rosebery | WTFA | 1987  | 1990-  | 2 | 1998, 1999
Sheffield  |  | Robins | Sheffield Football Ground, Sheffield | KFA | c.1910  | 1939, 1956-  | 8 | 1964, 1973, 1987, 1988, 1994, 2000, 2003, 2024
Spreyton  |  | Eagles | Maidstone Park, Spreyton | –  | 1921  | 1921-1925, 1945-  | 9 | 1954, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1984, 1990, 2001, 2011
Turners Beach  |  | Seagulls | Turners Beach Football Ground, Turners Beach | LFA | 1971  | 1976-  | 5 | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1994, 2014
Wesley Vale  |  | Roos | Pipers Park, Wesley Vale | NWFU | 1903  | 1903-1906, 1908-1940, 1946-1949, 1951-  | 21 | 1910, 1921, 1925, 1926, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1934, 1936, 1949, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1979, 1989, 1996, 1997, 2008, 2009, 2017, 2019

### Former

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Aberdeen  |  |  |  |  |  | 1936-1937  | 0 | \-  | Folded after 1937 season
Albion  |  |  |  |  |  | 1903  | 0 | \-  | Folded after 1903 season
Barrington  |  |  |  | KFA |  | 1895-1897, 1901, 1909, 1956-1962  | 2 | 1895, 1896  | Moved to Wilmot FA in 1921. Merged with Sheffield in 1963
Barrington Rovers  |  |  |  |  |  | 1909  | 0 | \-  | Moved to Wilmot FA after 1909 season
Burnie  |  |  |  |  |  | 1907  | 0 | \-  | Moved to East Wellington FA in 1908
Devonport |    |  | Devonport Oval, Devonport | –  | 1881  | 1894-1908  | 2 | 1894, 1898  | Formed NWFU in 1910
Devonport Cadets  |  |  |  |  |  | 1921-1923  | 0 | \-  | Folded after 1923 season
Devonport Cobbers  |  |  |  |  |  | 1945  | 0 | \-  | Moved to Devonport Junior FA in 1946
Devonport Juniors  |  |  |  |  |  | 1906-1909, 1926-1928, 1930-1933  | 1 | 1933  | Left league
Don  |  | Tigers |  |  |  | 1902-1903, 1906, 1909, 1924-1925, 1927-1928, 1931-1936, 1939  | 0 | \-  | Folded after 1939 season
East Devonport |    (1931-32)

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|  | Girdlestone Park, East Devonport |  | 1901  | 1931-1936, 1938-1940  | 0 | \-  | Moved to NWFU in 1945
Elizabeth-Railton  |  | Eagles | Railton Recreation Reserve, Railton | –  | 1986  | 1986-1989  | 0 | \-  | Folded after 1989 season
Emu Bay  |  |  |  |  |  | 1901  | 0 | \-  | Moved to East Wellington FA in 1902
Ex Servicemen  |  |  |  | –  | 1950  | 1950-?  | 3 | 1951, 1952, 1953  | Folded
Eugenana  |  |  |  | DJFA |  | 1950-1951  | 0 | \-  | Folded after 1951 season
Federal  |  |  |  |  |  | 1903-1904  | 0 | \-  | Folded
Gowrie Park  |  | Saints |  |  |  | ?-1970  | 4 | 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970  | Folded after 1970 season due to the completion of the Mersey-Forth Hydro project
Harford  |    |  |  |  |  | 1905  | 0 | \-  | Moved to East Devon Junior FA in 1906
High School  |  |  |  |  |  | 1921-1931, 1936-1937  | 0 | \-  | Folded before end of 1937 season
Kindred  |  |  |  |  |  | 1920  | 0 | \-  | Formed Wilmot FA in 1921
Latrobe |  | Diehards | Latrobe Football Ground, Latrobe | –  | 1881  | 1894-1897, 1903-1908  | 1 | 1907  | Formed NWFU in 1910
Latrobe Rovers  |  |  |  | –  | 1939  | 1939-1949  | 1 | 1945  | Became seconds team of Latrobe
Latrobe YCW  |  |  |  | –  | 1938  | 1938  | 0 | \-  | Folded after 1938 season
Melrose  |  |  |  | –  |  | 1907, 1920-1923, 1925-1926, 1929-1932  | 1 | 1920  | Folded after 1932 season
Mersey  |  |  |  | –  | 1894  | 1894-1909, 1920-1940, 1948-1949  | 13 | 1898, 1899, 1901, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1908, 1909, 1923, 1924, 1927, 1928, 1932  | Formed NWFU in 1910, returned in 1919, recess in 1940, re-formed in 1948 and folded after 1949 season.
Mole Creek  |  | Bulldogs | Mole Creek Recreation Ground, Mole Creek | EDFA |  | 1998-2003  | 0 | \-  | Moved to Leven FA after 2003 season
Moriarty  |    |  |  |  |  | 1905, 1922-1923, 1945-1950  | 0 | \-  | Moved to East Devon Junior FA in 1906. Moved to Latrobe FA in 1951
North Devonport  |  |  |  |  |  | 1904  | 0 | \-  | Folded
Old Devonians  |  |  |  | –  | 1935  | 1935-1939  | 0 | \-  | Folded after 1939 season
Penguin |  | Two Blues | Penguin Recreation Ground, Penguin | –  | 1890  | 1907  | 0 | \-  | Formed NWFU in 1910
Railton  |  | Tigers | Railton Recreation Reserve, Railton |  |  | 1939-1940, 1946-1985  | 6 | 1933, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1961, 1966  | Merged with Elizabeth Town to form Elizabeth-Railton in 1986
Sassafras  |  |  |  | LFA |  | 1905, 1946, 1948-1950  | 0 | \-  | Moved to East Devon Junior FA in 1906. Moved to Latrobe FA in 1951
Spreyton Shamrocks  |  | Shamrocks | Medcraft's Paddock, Lower Barrington | –  | 1906  | 1906  | 0 | \-  | Folded after 1906 season
Sprent  |  | Tigers | Sprent Recreation Ground, Sprent | DFA |  | 1997-2000  | 0 | \-  | Merged with Ulverstone Districts to form East Ulverstone in 2000
Ulverstone |  | Robins | Ulverstone Football Ground, Ulverstone | –  | 1888  | 1894, 1900-1904, 1906-1908  | 3 | 1900, 1903, 1906  | Formed NWFU in 1910
Ulverstone District  |  | Rebels | Haywoods Reserve, Ulverstone | LFA |  | 1971-1999  | 4 | 1971, 1991, 1992, 1993  | Merged with Sprent to form East Ulverstone in 2000
West Ulverstone  |  | Lions | West Ulverstone Football Ground, West Ulverstone | DFA | 1973  | 2002-2023  | 0 | \-  | Entered recess following 2023 season
Wilmot  |  | Robins | Wilmot Football Ground, Wilmot | KFA |  | 1946, 1956-?  | 0 | \-  | Moved to Kentish FA in 1947

## Premiers

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List of NWFA Seniors Premiership teams.[4]

* 1894 Devonport
* 1895 Barrington
* 1896 Barrington
* 1897 Devonport
* 1898 Mersey
* 1899 Mersey
* 1900 Ulverstone
* 1901 Mersey
* 1902 Mersey
* 1903 Ulverstone
* 1904 Mersey
* 1905 Mersey
* 1906 Ulverstone
* 1907 Latrobe
* 1908 Mersey
* 1909 Mersey
* 1910 Wesley Vale
* 1911 no details
* 1912 Don
* 1913 no details
* 1914 no details
* 1915 Competition in Recess Due to WWI
* 1916 Competition in Recess Due to WWI
* 1917 Competition in Recess Due to WWI
* 1918 Competition in Recess Due to WWI
* 1919 Competition suspended due to Influenza Epidemic[5]
* 1920 Melrose
* 1921 Wesley Vale
* 1922 Forth
* 1923 Mersey
* 1924 Mersey
* 1925 Wesley Vale
* 1926 Wesley Vale
* 1927 Mersey
* 1928 Mersey
* 1929 Wesley Vale
* 1930 Wesley Vale
* 1931 Wesley Vale
* 1932 Mersey
* 1933 Devonport Juniors
* 1934 Wesley Vale
* 1935 Forth
* 1936 Wesley Vale
* 1937 Forth
* 1938 Forth
* 1939 Forth
* 1940 Forth
* 1941 Competition in Recess Due to WWII
* 1942 Competition in Recess Due to WWII
* 1943 Competition in Recess Due to WWII
* 1944 Competition in Recess Due to WWII
* 1945 Latrobe Rovers
* 1946 Railton
* 1947 Railton
* 1948 Forth
* 1949 Wesley Vale
* 1950 Forth
* 1951 Ex Servicemen
* 1952 Ex Servicemen
* 1953 Ex Servicemen
* 1954 Spreyton
* 1955 Railton
* 1956 Forth
* 1957 Forth
* 1958 Forth
* 1959 Wesley Vale
* 1960 Wesley Vale
* 1961 Railton
* 1962 Sheffield
* 1963 Wesley Vale
* 1964 Sheffield
* 1965 Forth
* 1966 Railton
* 1967 Gowrie Park
* 1968 Gowrie Park
* 1969 Gowrie Park
* 1970 Gowrie Park
* 1971 Ulverstone District
* 1972 Forth
* 1973 Sheffield
* 1974 Forth
* 1975 Spreyton
* 1976 Spreyton
* 1977 Spreyton
* 1978 Spreyton
* 1979 Wesley Vale
* 1980 Forth
* 1981 Turners Beach
* 1982 Turners Beach
* 1983 Turners Beach
* 1984 Spreyton
* 1985 Motton Preston
* 1986 Motton Preston
* 1987 Sheffield
* 1988 Sheffield
* 1989 Wesley Vale
* 1990 Spreyton
* 1991 Ulverstone District
* 1992 Ulverstone District
* 1993 Ulverstone District
* 1994 Sheffield
* 1995 Turners Beach
* 1996 Wesley Vale
* 1997 Wesley Vale
* 1998 Rosebery Toorak
* 1999 Rosebery Toorak
* 2000 Sheffield
* 2001 Spreyton
* 2002 East Ulverstone
* 2003 Sheffield
* 2004 Motton Preston
* 2005 Forth
* 2006 Motton Preston
* 2007 Forth
* 2008 Wesley Vale
* 2009 Wesley Vale
* 2010 Motton Preston
* 2011 Spreyton
* 2012 Motton Preston
* 2013 Motton Preston
* 2014 Turners Beach
* 2015 Forth
* 2016 Forth
* 2017 Wesley Vale
* 2018 Forth
* 2019 Wesley Vale
* 2020 Motton Preston
* 2021 Motton Preston
* 2022 Forth
* 2023 Motton Preston
* 2024 Sheffield

## Records

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### NWFA Record Score

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* Sheffield Seniors – 69.29 (443) vs Rosebery Toorak 0.0 in 2021. Rosebery-Toorak set an unfortunate new NWFA benchmark with an all-time low percentage in the 2021 season of 1.635% (68 points scored, 4160 points conceded in 15 games). 60% of their points were scored in one match against West Ulverstone, when they only lost by five goals. For the other 14 games, they kicked 1.0.6 four times, 0.1.1 three times, and went scoreless seven times. Their leading goalkicker was Nick McElwee with two goals, both against West Ulverstone. It was the only time he played for the club all year.[6]

* Forth Reserves – 66.24 (420) vs Spreyton 0.0 in 2013.

### NWFA Individual Goalkicking Record (Match)

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* Ben Holland – (36) – Wesley Vale v Rosebery Toorak in 2024.
* Note: This is a current Tasmanian state record.[7]

### Leading Goal Kickers

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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 District) | 86 | 0 | 86
1984 | Chris Reynolds (Spreyton) | 72 | 0 | 72
1985 | Brian Eade (Ulverstone District) | 102 | 0 | 102
1986 | David Frenshaw (Sheffield) | 88 | 0 | 88
1987 | Mike Brocksopp (Turners Beach) | 102 | 0 | 102
1988 | Shane Harris (Ulverstone District) | 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 | Mathew 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
2016 | Brodie Dennis (Rosebery Toorak)) | 113 | 0 | 113
2017 | Nick Veal (Forth) | 79 | 2 | 81
2018 | Tristan Weeks (Wesley Vale) | 112 | 8 | 120

## Ladders

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### 2009

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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1. ^ "North Western Football Association | NWFA Tasmania | Founded in 1894". www.nwfa.net.au. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008.
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. ^ "North Western FA - AustralianRulesFootball.com.au". Archived from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
5. ^ "NORTH-WESTERN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION". The Examiner. 9 August 1919. p. 4. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
6. ^ "NWFA: 2021 Current ladder". htwebsites.mygameday.app. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
7. ^ "Oh, sweet victory". 5 April 2009.

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* Tasmania Devils (Talent League; 2019–present)

Former|

* Tasmanian Devils (VFL; 2001–2008)
* Tassie Mariners (TAC Cup; 1995–2016)

Leagues|

| Current|

* Circular Head
* Darwin
* King Island
* NTFA
* NWFA
* NWFL
* Oatlands District
* Old Scholars
* SFL

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Former|

* Fingal District
* Greater Northern
* Leven
* NEFU
* NWFU
* NTFA (original)
* Peninsula
* Tasman
* Western Tasmanian
* List of former Australian rules football competitions in Tasmania

Junior|

* Northern Tasmanian Junior Football Association
* Southern Tasmania Junior Football League

Statewide|

* Tasmanian State League
* Tasmanian State Premiership
* Tasmanian Women's Football League
* Winfield Statewide Cup

Seasons|

* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Major events|

* Tasmania vs Victoria (1960)

Principal venues|

* Bellerive Oval
* Macquarie Point Stadium
* York Park

Related|

* List of VFL/AFL and AFL Women's players

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