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
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.
The League underwent a name change to the Western Tasmanian Football Association in 1963.
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
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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 InformationFounded 1963Former names Queenstown FA founded in 1924 Closed 1994Final clubs Lyell Gormanston LionsQueenstown BluesStrahan SealsZeehan BulldogsFormer clubs City MagpiesGormanston BluesLyell MaroonsMines UnitedSmelters RobinsRailwayRosebery SaintsRosebery Toorak HawksToorak TigersTullah Savage RiverStadiums Queenstown Oval1993 WTFA SeasonPremiers Lyell GormanstonMinor Premiers Lyell GormanstonWooden spoon Strahan Bartram Medalist Not available Leading Goalkicker P Schleigh Lyell Gormanston 53Of 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 Contents 1 History 2 Premierships 3 Individual awards 4 1987 Ladder 5 Notes 6 See alsoHistory EditThere 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 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 AssocPremierships EditQueenstown FA premiership winners 1924 1963 1924 Smelters 1925 Railway 1926 City 1927 Smelters 1928 Smelters 1929 Smelters 1930 Smelters 1931 Smelters 1932 Mines United 1933 Mines United 1934 City 1935 Mines United 1936 Gormanston 1937 City 1938 Smelters 1939 City 1940 City 1941 City 1942 Lyell 1943 Lyell 1944 Lyell 1945 Lyell 1946 Lyell 1947 City 1948 City 1949 Gormanston 1950 Gormanston 1951 Lyell 1952 City 1953 City 1954 Smelters 1955 Smelters 1956 Smelters 1957 City 1958 Lyell 1959 Smelters 1960 City 1961 Lyell 1962 Lyell 1963 City 3 WTFA Premiership winners 1964 1993 1964 Lyell 15 17 107 v Gormanston 9 5 59 1965 Gormanston 9 10 64 v Lyell 4 14 38 1966 Gormanston 16 11 107 v Lyell 13 9 87 1967 Toorak 8 9 57 v Rosebery 6 17 53 1968 Gormanston 10 16 76 v Toorak 8 12 60 1969 Gormanston 12 14 86 v Rosebery 8 5 53 1970 Gormanston 19 11 125 v Toorak 16 13 109 1971 Rosebery 20 18 138 v Toorak 19 12 126 1972 Rosebery 11 12 78 v Toorak 10 10 70 1973 Smelters 15 13 103 v Toorak 12 14 86 1974 Rosebery 16 17 113 v Smelters 7 12 54 1975 Rosebery 15 17 107 v Toorak 15 13 103 1976 Lyell Gormanston 26 25 181 v City 8 12 60 1977 Toorak 15 21 111 v Lyell Gormanston 12 18 90 1978 Queenstown 16 26 122 v Toorak 14 15 99 1979 Rosebery 15 12 102 v Toorak 13 12 90 1980 Rosebery 12 17 89 v Toorak 10 12 72 1981 Lyell Gormanston 20 18 138 v Rosebery 13 13 91 1982 Lyell Gormanston 14 14 98 v Toorak 9 17 71 1983 Queenstown 7 13 55 v Lyell Gormanston 4 4 28 1984 Queenstown 15 19 109 v Lyell Gormanston 7 21 63 1985 Zeehan 22 10 142 v Lyell Gormanston 14 14 98 1986 Lyell Gormanston 12 15 87 v Queenstown 12 14 86 1987 Lyell Gormanston 9 16 70 v Tullah Savage River 7 14 56 1988 Lyell Gormanston 11 18 84 v Zeehan 7 9 51 1989 Lyell Gormanston 14 22 106 v Queenstown 16 8 104 1990 Lyell Gormanston 22 21 153 v Queenstown 16 8 104 1991 Lyell Gormanston 18 18 126 v Strahan 14 7 91 1992 Lyell Gormanston 20 19 139 v Zeehan 13 12 90 1993 Lyell Gormanston 17 19 121 v Queenstown 12 12 84 Individual awards EditThe senior B amp F was the Bartram Medal The reserves B amp F was the ALB Broadby Trophy Seniors and reserves both had leading goalkicker awards 1987 Ladder EditWest Tasmanian FA Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against PtsRosebery Toorak 10 0 5 1 1403 1071 131 00 42Lyell Gormanston 9 0 7 0 1447 1336 108 31 36Tullah Savage River 9 0 7 0 1264 1220 103 61 36Zeehan 7 0 9 0 1210 1473 82 15 28Queenstown 4 0 11 1 1387 1611 86 10 18FINALS Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts1st Semi Tullah Savage River 13 11 89 Zeehan 9 14 682nd Semi Lyell Gormanston 14 16 100 Rosebery Toorak 12 8 80Preliminary Tullah Savage River 13 17 95 Rosebery Toorak 10 8 68Grand Lyell Gormanston 9 16 70 Tullah Savage River 7 14 56Notes Edit 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 1 see for 1979 1980 s merges and participants King Football Hobart Mercury Monday 28 May 1973 page 29 See also EditAustralian rules football in Tasmania Leven Football Association Darwin Football Association North Western Football Association Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Western Tasmanian Football Association amp oldid 1061342642, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
