The Far North West Sports League was formed as a joint initiative by the Commonwealth and State governments and the SANFL to promote active lifestyles in the APY lands, situated in the far north west corner of South Australia. The FNWSL is an Australian rules football and Softball competition.
History
editFormed in 2007, two conferences of four teams were formed. The Eastern conference consisted of Indulkana, Mimili, Anilalya and Pukatja. The Western conference included Fregon, Amata, Murputja and Pipalyatjara. The top two teams of each conference played off for the premiership.
Current Clubs
edit- Amata Bombers
- Central Swans
- Finke Crows
- Fregon Bulldogs
- Indulkana Saints
- Mimili Blues
- Pukatja Magpies
- Suns
- Pipalyatjara Lions
- Wintjalangu Saints
Premierships
edit- 2007 Mimili 12.6.78 def Amata 8.5.53
- 2008 Pukatja 10.4.64 def Mimili 8.6.54
- 2009 Amata 10.5.65 def Mimili 7.8.50
- 2010 Mimili 9.5.59 def Fregon 8.8.56
- 2011 Amata 9.6.60 def Wintjlunga 7.10.52
- 2012 Pipalyatjara def Fregon
- 2013 Indulkana def Tjurma
- 2014 Murputja def Pukatja
- 2015 Pukatja def Indulkana
- 2016 Pukatja def Fregon
- 2017 Tjurma def Amata
- 2019 Tjurma def Wintjalangu
2013 Ladder
edit| Far North West SL | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amata | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 804 | 579 | 58.13% | 40 |
| Tjurma | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 861 | 683 | 55.76% | 40 |
| Indulkana | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 838 | 639 | 56.74% | 32 |
| Pukatja | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 859 | 849 | 50.29% | 28 |
| Fregon | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 734 | 618 | 54.29% | 24 |
| Murputja | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 753 | 656 | 53.44% | 20 |
| Pipalyatjara | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 609 | 1009 | 37.64% | 8 |
| Wintjalangu | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 468 | 829 | 36.08% | 0 |
Notable players
edit- Amos Frank - Hawthorn selected Frank in the AFL 2012 Rookie Draft at pick 34.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ "Hawks make two list changes". 3 October 2013.
- ^ "Amos Frank leaves Hawks after short but incredible journey". 27 October 2013.
External links
editBooks
edit- Encyclopedia of South Australian country football clubs / compiled by Peter Lines. ISBN 9780980447293
- South Australian country football digest / by Peter Lines ISBN 9780987159199