Far West Football Association
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The Far West Football Association is a former South Australian country football league that started in 1924 under the name of the Great Flinders Football Association[1] and folded at the end of the 1960 season.
The League was made up of teams from Coorabie, Bookabie, Penong, Charra, Koonibba, Denial Bay, Watraba.
Teams from this league still compete in the Western Eyre Football League in 2025.
Teams
[edit]| Club | Colours | Timeline | Premierships | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bookabie | Brown & Gold | 1924-1940
1949-1960 |
12 - 1925, 1926, 1927, 1935, 1937, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1958, 1960. | Folded after the 1960 season. |
| Charra | Green & Gold | 3 - 1936, 1954, 1956. | Transferred to the Murat Bay Football League at the end of 1959 season. | |
| Coorabie | Blue & Gold | 2 - 1924, 1959 | Folded after the 1960 season. | |
| Denial Bay | NIL | |||
| Gypsum Works | 1924 | NIl | Only competed in the first season of the league. | |
| Koonibba | Red & White | 4 - 1938, 1939, 1940, 1946. | Originally competed in the County of Way Football League, transferred to Murat Bay Football League in 1947. | |
| Penong | Gold & Black | 7 - 1928, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1947, 1953, 1957 | Transferred to the Far West Football League in 1961. | |
| Watraba | 2 - 1928, 1934 |
Grand Finals
[edit]| Year | Grand Final Score |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Coorabie 8.11 def Gypsum Works 3.5 |
| 1925 | Bookabie 7.8 def Penong 6.4 |
| 1926 | Bookabie def Penong |
| 1927 | Bookabie def Penong (3 goals) |
| 1928 | Penong 9.15 def Watraba 5.3 |
| 1929 | Watraba 7.7 def Bookabie 3.2 |
| 1930 | Penong def Bookabie |
| 1931 | No Competition |
| 1932 | Penong 13.12 def Bookabie 2.4 |
| 1933 | Watraba 4.13 def Bookabie 5.6 |
| 1934 | Penong 3.10 def Watraba 3.5 |
| 1935 | Bookabie |
| 1936 | Charra 6.5 def Bookabie 4.9 |
| 1937 | Bookabie 13.10 def Koonibba 8.1 |
| 1938 | Koonibba def Bookabie (5 points) |
| 1939 | Koonibba 25.13 def Charra 8.6 |
| 1940 | Koonibba 8.10 def Penong 6.7 |
| 1941-1946 | World War 2 Recess |
| 1946 | Koonibba 19.22 def Coorabie 5.21 |
| 1947 | Penong 9.18 def Bookabie 5.7 |
| 1948 | Fowlers Bay 8.9 def Penong 4.1 |
| 1949 | Bookabie 25.13 def Penong 6.5 |
| 1950 | Bookabie 14.14 def Penong 6.5 |
| 1951 | Bookabie 7.6 def Penong 6.4 |
| 1952 | Bookabie 13.9 def Coorabie 5.8 |
| 1953 | Penong 10.10 def Coorabie 7.7 |
| 1954 | Charra def Coorabie |
| 1955 | Bookabie def Charra |
| 1956 | Charra 17.14 def Coorabie 3.6 |
| 1957 | Penong 11.7 def Coorabie 8.7 |
| 1958 | Bookabie 10.10 def Coorabie 7.14 |
| 1959 | Coorabie 7.18 def Bookabie 6.6 |
| 1960 | Bookabie 12.14 def Coorabie 7.3 |
Notable performances
[edit]Ken Ware kicked 14 goals in the 1949 Grand Final which is equal to the South Australian state country football record of goals in a Grand Final.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Great Flinders Football Association". The West Coast Sentinel. 31 May 2025. pp. Page 1. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ^ a b Lines, Peter (2017). South Australian Country Football Digest (Volume 2 ed.). allBIZ Supplies Pty, Limited. ISBN 9780648069904.
- ^ Jacobi, James (3 November 2024). "Ken Ware Record". The Eyre Peninsula Advocate. Retrieved 25 May 2025.