North Western Football Association

North Western Football Association

Founded	1894
Previous Names	None.
NWFA President	Mr Kevin Jones
Current Clubs	East Ulverstone Crows Forth Magpies Motton Preston Demons Rosebery-Toorak Hawks Sheffield Robins Spreyton Eagles Turners Beach Seagulls Wesley Vale Kangaroos West Ulverstone Lions
Stadiums	Haywards Reserve Forth Football Ground Preston Football Ground Rosebery Park Sheffield Rec. Ground Maidstone Park Turners Beach Oval Pipers Park West Ulverstone Football Ground
2011 NWFA Season
Premiers	Spreyton 11.18 (84) v Motton Preston 9.7 (61)
Grand Final attendance	2,000 at Ulverstone Recreation Ground
Minor Premiers	Motton Preston
Wooden Spoon	West Ulverstone
Les Hicks Medal Winner:
Highest Goal Kicker	M.Smedley (Motton Preston) - 77
Total Attendance	No figures available.
Average Match Attendance	No figures available.

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.^[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, Penguin, Mole Creek, Wilmot, Barrington, Don, East Devonport, Moriarty, Sassafras, Melrose and Gowrie Park are among many to have played in the NWFA.
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.

Current NWFA Clubs

• - East Ulverstone Football Club.
• - Forth Football Club.
• - Motton Preston Football Club.
• - Rosebery-Toorak Football Club.
• - Sheffield Football Club.
• - Spreyton Football Club.
• - Turners Beach Football Club.
• - Wesley Vale Football Club.
• - West Ulverstone Football Club.

NWFA Record Score

• - Spreyton 60.36 (396) v West Ulverstone 0.3 (3) in 2008.
• - Forth 61.30 (396) v West Ulverstone 0.0 (0) in 2008.

NWFA Individual Goalkicking Record (Match)

• - Jamie Auton (31) - East Ulverstone v West Ulverstone in 2006.
• Note: This is a current Tasmanian state record.^[2]

NWFA Individual Goalkicking Record (Season)

• - Jamie Auton (127) in 2006.^[3]

2011 NWFA Ladder

Team	Played	Won	Lost	Draw	For	Against	Percentage	Points
Motton Preston	16	16	0	0	-	-	351.30%	64
Spreyton	16	13	3	0	-	-	194.30%	52
Turners Beach	16	10	6	0	-	-	159.70%	40
Forth	16	8	8	0	-	-	103.40%	32
East Ulverstone	16	8	8	0	-	-	92.10%	32
Rosebery-Toorak	16	6	9	1	-	-	62.30%	26
Wesley Vale	16	6	10	0	-	-	72.90%	24
Sheffield	16	4	11	1	-	-	82.50%	18
West Ulverstone	16	0	16	0	-	-	35.10%	0

FINALS

Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Elimination	Forth	18	10	118	East Ulverstone	15	13	103
Qualifying	Spreyton	23	18	156	Turners Beach	9	7	61
1st Semi
2nd Semi
Preliminary	Spreyton	17	15	117	Turners Beach	14	9	93
Grand	Spreyton	11	18	84	Motton Preston	9	7	61

References

• http://www.nwfa.net.au/
• http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/tasmania3.htm

1. ^ http://www.nwfa.net.au/history.html
2. ^ http://www.theadvocate.com.au/news/local/sport/football-australian-rules/oh-sweet-victory/1478883.aspx
3. ^ http://www.theadvocate.com.au/news/local/sport/other/superboot-wants-to-give-up-life-at-the-beach/620169.aspx