North Western Football Association
Introduction 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.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. Upon its resumption after World War II, the NWFA returned to playing under the traditional rules.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.===Seniors Premierships===List of NWFA Seniors Premiership teams. *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 in Recess Due to Influenza Epidemic*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 Railton *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===Current NWFA Clubs===ColoursClubNicknameFoundedPremiershipsPremiership Years40x40pxEast Ulverstone''Crows''19991200240x40pxForth''Magpies''1904201922, 1935, 1937-40, 1948, 1950, 1956-58, 1965, 1972, 1974, 1980, 2005, 2007, 2015-16, 2018, 202240x40pxMotton Preston''Demons''1967101985-86, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012-13, 2020-21, 202340x40pxRosebery-Toorak''Hawks''198721998-9940x40pxSheffield''Robins''c.191071964, 1973, 1987-88, 1994, 2000, 200340x40pxSpreyton''Eagles''192191954, 1975-78, 1984, 1990, 2001, 201140x40pxTurners Beach''Seagulls''197151981-83, 1994, 201440x40pxWesley Vale''Roos''1903211910, 1921, 1925-26, 1929-31, 1934, 1936, 1949, 1959-60, 1963, 1979, 1989, 1996-97, 2008-09, 2017, 2019 40x40pxWest Ulverstone''Lions''1973 - -===NWFA Record Score===* 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. * Forth Reserves – 66.24 (420) vs Spreyton 0.0 in 2013.===NWFA Individual Goalkicking Record (Match)===* Jamie Auton – (31) – East Ulverstone v West Ulverstone in 2006. *Note: This is a current Tasmanian state record.===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 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
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
External links * Official website* Tasmania on FullPoints Footy