The Gascoyne Football Association is an Australian rules football competition based in Carnarvon and Exmouth in Western Australia.[1] The association was formed in 1908.[2]
| Formerly | Carnarvon Football Association |
|---|---|
| Sport | Australian rules football |
| First season | 1908 |
| No. of teams | 3 |
| Most recent champion(s) | Exmouth |
| Most titles | Ramblers (45) |
History
editIn 1908 a group of enthusiasts wanted to bring football to the town of Carnarvon. From a list of players two teams were created and a competition begun. The first two teams were called Carnarvon and Ramblers. In 1913 committee infighting caused the Ramblers to implode and were replaced by the Rovers. Several games were played but the season folded.
After The Great War interest again was sufficient for the competition to start again, this time the teams were Carnarvon and Gascoyne. This arrangement lasted from 1919 until the Great Depression cause difficulties and a restructure occurred in 1932. Two new teams were created, Federals and Rovers and this format lasted for three years before a lack of interest in the competition with four rounds remaining saw the 1934 season abandoned, despite one win separating the two clubs. Instead, matches were arranged against other towns.
Another restructure took place in 1935 with the town split into East Carnarvon and West Carnarvon, but a lack of East Carnarvon players saw the season abandoned without a premier being publicly declared in 1936. The CFA resumed in 1937 and in 1938, a third team Gascoyne was added as there were now sufficient players in Carnarvon. In 1939, there was no organised sport played in the town, with football, cricket and tennis all lapsing into recess in the lead up to World War II.
Clubs
editCurrent
edit| Colours | Club | Mascot | Location | Years | Flags | Premiership years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Exmouth | Eagles | Exmouth | 1993 - | 10 | 1995-96, 1999, 2006-07, 2009, 2016, 2020, 2023-24 |
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Ramblers | Tigers | Carnarvon | 1908 - 1912 (1st club - 3 premierships) 1948 - (current club - 45 premierships) |
3 + 45 | (1908, 1911-12), 1948, 1954, 1956-57, 1959-60, 1962-63, 1967-68, 1971, 1973-74, 1977-78-79, 1981, 1983-84-85, 1987-88-89-90-91-92-93, 1997-98, 2000-01-02, 2004-05, 2008, 2010-11-12-13-14-15, 2017, 2019, 2021-22 |
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Warriors | Warriors | Carnarvon | 1948 - | 10 | 1958, 1961, 1965, 1975-76, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986, 2018 |
Former
edit| Colours | Club | Mascot | Location | Years | Flags | Premiership years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Carnarvon | Boomers | Carnarvon | 2020 - 2021 | - | - | Merger of Warriors and Gascoyne Hawks due to low numbers |
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Carnarvon | Magpies | Carnarvon | 1908 - 1913 1919 - 1931 1940 - 1947 |
10 | 1909-10, 1923-24, 1926-27-28, 1940-41, 1947. | |
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East Carnarvon | Lions | Carnarvon | 1935 - 1938 1948 - 2005 |
14 | 1937-38, 1949-50-51-52-53, 1955, 1964, 1966, 1969-70, 1972, 2003. | |
| Green, Gold | Federals | Carnarvon | 1932 - 1934 | 2 | 1932-33. | ||
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Gascoyne | Hawks | Carnarvon | 1919 - 1958 1994 - 2019 |
9 | 1919-20-21-22, 1925, 1929-30-31, 1994. | |
| Ports | Carnarvon | 1992 - 1999 | 0 | - | |||
| Black, Yellow | Rovers | Carnarvon | 1913 1932 - 1934 |
0 | - | ||
| Gold, Green | West Carnarvon | Carnarvon | 1935 - 1938 | 1 | 1935. |
2018 Ladder
edit| Gascoyne | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exmouth | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1222 | 642 | 190.34% | 36 | Preliminary | Warriors | 7 | 15 | 57 | Ramblers | 6 | 10 | 46 | |
| Warriors | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1105 | 829 | 133.29% | 36 | Grand | Warriors | 12 | 8 | 80 | Exmouth | 10 | 11 | 71 | |
| Ramblers | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1123 | 842 | 133.37% | 24 | ||||||||||
| Gascoyne | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 502 | 1639 | 30.63% | 0 |
2019 Ladder
edit| Gascoyne | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramblers | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 920 | 191 | 481.68% | 28 | Preliminary | Exmouth | 18 | 10 | 118 | Gascoyne | 8 | 5 | 53 | |
| Exmouth | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 399 | 242 | 164.88% | 20 | Grand | Ramblers | 9 | 12 | 66 | Exmouth | 10 | 6 | 66 | |
| Gascoyne | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 374 | 798 | 46.87% | 8 | ||||||||||
| Warriors | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 475 | 937 | 50.69% | 6 |
2020 Ladder
edit| Gascoyne | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exmouth | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 519 | 163 | 318.40% | 16 | ||||||||||
| Ramblers | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 243 | 337 | 72.11% | 8 | Grand | Exmouth | 16 | 13 | 109 | Ramblers | 8 | 3 | 51 | |
| Boomers | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 196 | 458 | 42.79% | 0 |
2021 Ladder
edit| Gascoyne | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramblers | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 787 | 375 | 209.87% | 28 | Grand | Ramblers | 15 | 14 | 104 | Exmouth | 9 | 8 | 62 | |
| Exmouth | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 849 | 415 | 204.58% | 20 | ||||||||||
| Boomers | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 261 | 1107 | 23.58% | 0 |
2022 Ladder
edit| Gascoyne | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramblers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 871 | 209 | 416.75% | 28 | Grand | Ramblers | 12 | 14 | 86 | Exmouth | 3 | 2 | 20 | |
| Exmouth | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 617 | 558 | 110.57% | 16 | ||||||||||
| Warriors | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 301 | 850 | 35.41% | 4 |
2023 Ladder
edit| Gascoyne | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exmouth | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1086 | 251 | 432.67% | 32 | Grand | Exmouth | 24 | 17 | 161 | Ramblers | 7 | 7 | 49 | |
| Ramblers | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 564 | 655 | 86.11% | 12 | ||||||||||
| Warriors | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 283 | 1027 | 27.56% | 4 |
Further reading
edit- Western Australian Football: The Clubs, Competitions and Premiers (1885-1945) - Derek Mott
- A Way of Life - The Story of country football in Western Australia - Alan East
References
edit- ^ "Gascoyne Football Association » Shire of Carnarvon". www.carnarvon.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ Mott, Derek, Western Australian Football: The Clubs, Competitions & Premiers (1885-1945), p.122