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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

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.

Of all the clubs that participated in the competition, only the 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 from the merger of Lyell-Gormanston and the Queenstown Blues and are still playing in the Darwin Association.

Clubs

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Final clubs

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Club Colours Nickname Home Ground Former League Est. Years in WTFA WTFA Senior Premierships Fate
Total Years
Lyell-Gormanston
Lions Queenstown Oval, Queenstown – 1976 1976-1993 11 1976, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 Merged with Queenstown to form Queenstown Crows in Darwin FA after 1993 season
Queenstown
Blues Queenstown Oval, Queenstown – 1977 1977-1993 3 1978, 1983, 1984 Merged with Lyell-Gormanston to form Queenstown Crows in Darwin FA after 1993 season
Strahan
Seals Strahan Recreation Ground, Strahan SFA 1991-1993 0 - Folded when WTFA closed down after 1993 season
Zeehan
Bulldogs Zeehan Cricket Ground, Zeehan MFA 1976-1993 1 1985 Moved to Leven FA after 1993 season

Former clubs

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Club Colours Nickname Home Ground Former League Est. Years in WTFA WTFA Senior Premierships Fate
Total Years
City
Magpies Queenstown Oval, Queenstown – 1924-1976 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 Gormanston Recreation Ground, Gormanston LFA 1933-1941, 1945-1975 8 1936, 1949, 1950, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970 Merged with Lyell to form Lyell-Gormanston in 1976
Lyell
Maroons Queenstown Oval, Queenstown – 1942 1942-1975 10 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1951, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1964 Merged with Gormanston to form Lyell-Gormanston in 1976
Mines United Dark with light monogram Queenstown Oval, Queenstown – 1930-1943 3 1932, 1933, 1935 Folded after 1943 season
Railway   [3] Queenstown Oval, Queenstown – 1924-1929 1 1925 Folded after 1929 season
Rosebery
Saints Rosebery Park Oval, Rosebery RFA 1964-1986 6 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1980 Merged with Toorak to form Rosebery-Toorak in 1987
Rosebery-Toorak
Hawks Rosebery Park Oval, Rosebery – 1987 1987-1990 0 - Moved to North Western FA in 1990
Smelters
Robins Queenstown Oval, Queenstown – 1924-1941, 1944-1976 11 1924, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1938, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1959 Merged with City to form Queenstown in 1977
Toorak
Tigers Rosebery Park Oval, Rosebery RFA 1964-1986 2 1967, 1977 Merged with Rosebery to form Rosebery-Toorak in 1987
Tullah-Savage River
Roos, River Raiders Tullah Recreation Ground, Tullah RFA 1964-1988 0 - Folded after 1988 season

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. ^ "QUEENSTOWN ASSOCIATION". Examiner. 8 April 1927. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  4. ^ "King Football" - Hobart Mercury - Monday, 28 May 1973 (page 29)

See also

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