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Western Tasmanian Football Association

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.

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

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

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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 as it absorbed the clubs from the Rosebery Football Association.

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

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Final Clubs

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Colours Club Nickname Years in WTFA Premierships Premiership Years Fate
 
 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
 
 Queenstown Blues 1977-1993 3 1978, 1983, 1984 Merged with Lyell-Gormanston to form Queenstown Crows in Darwin Football Association
 
 Strahan Seals 1991-1993 0 - Folded when WTFA closed down
 
 Zeehan Bulldogs 1976-1993 1 1985 Moved to Leven Football Association, folded after 1998 season

Former Clubs

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Colours Club Nickname Years in WTFA Premierships Premiership Years Fate
 
 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
 
 Gormanston Blues, Mountain Men 1932-1976 8 1936, 1949, 1950, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970 Merged with Lyell to form Lyell-Gormanston in 1976
 
 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
 
 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
 
 Rosebery Saints 1964-1987 6 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1980 Merged with Toorak to form Rosebery-Toorak in 1987
 
 Rosebery-Toorak Hawks 1987-1990 0 - Moved to North Western Football Association in 1990
 
 Toorak Tigers 1964-1987 2 1967, 1977 Merged with Rosebery to form Rosebery-Toorak in 1987
 
 Tullah-Savage River Roos 1964-1988 0 - Folded in 1988

Premierships

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Queenstown FA premiership winners: 1924-1963

Individual awards

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  • 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

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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

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ [1] see for 1979-1980's merges and participants
  3. ^ "King Football" - Hobart Mercury - Monday, 28 May 1973 (page 29)

See also

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