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North West Football League
FormerlyNorthern Tasmania Football League (1987–2014)
SportAustralian rules football
Founded1987; 38 years ago (1987)
First season1987
CEOMorgan Hughes
PresidentAndrew Richardson
No. of teams7
CountryAustralia
Most recent
champion(s)		Devonport
Most titlesUlverstone Robins (9 titles)
Official websitenwfl.com.au

The North West Football League (NWFL) is an Australian rules football competition in North West Tasmania. The league was previously known as the Northern Tasmanian Football League (NTFL) from its inception in 1987 until the end of the 2014 season.

History

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Throughout and after the 1986 season, greater northern Tasmania's two senior football competitions – the Launceston-based Northern Tasmanian Football Association (NTFA) and the north-western coast's North Western Football Union (NWFU) – each lost several clubs to the new TFL Statewide League in 1986. The NTFA had lost North Launceston, East Launceston and City-South: and the NWFU had lost Devonport and Cooee. As a result, the two leagues were wound up, and the Northern Tasmanian Football League was established in 1987 to feature all of the remaining clubs. The NTFL was considered a lower tier than the Statewide League, unlike its predecessors, which were of equal seniority.

After the collapse of the Statewide League at the end of 2000, the northern and coastal clubs from that competition returned to the NTFL and dominated the competition for the next eight years (Burnie and Launceston won the next eight premierships between them). With the revival of the Statewide League in 2009, the same five clubs left the NTFL again (North Launceston, South Launceston, Launceston, Burnie and Devonport), resulting in the contraction of the league to a six-club coastal composition.

In the early years, the NTFL was contested by a mixture of smaller northern and north-western clubs, but the northern clubs gradually departed, and since 2009 the league has been contested solely by clubs from the north-western coast, all with a NWFU history. Consequently, at the end of the 2014 season, the name of the league was changed to the North West Football League (NWFL).[1]

In 2015, Burnie and Devonport rejoined the competition, each fielding its reserves team in the NWFL seniors while continuing to field its senior team in the Statewide League reserves; this increased the league numbers up to eight.[2] In early 2017, Burnie withdrew from this arrangement, which dropped the number of teams down to seven.[3] Then, in 2018, Burnie and Devonport withdrew their senior teams from the Statewide League and each entered the NWFL proper.[4] The league's senior premiership is now contested by seven clubs.

Timeline

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Clubs

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Current

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Club Colours Nickname Home Ground Former League Est. Years in NWFL NWFL Premierships
Total Years
Burnie
Dockers West Park Oval, Burnie TSL 1995 2001-2008, 2015-2016, 2018- 8 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2018, 2019, 2020
Circular Head
Saints Circular Head Recreation Ground, Smithton NWFU 1907 1987-2018, 2022- 1 1991
Devonport [5]
Magpies Devonport Oval, Devonport TSL 1881 2001-2008, 2015- 4 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Latrobe
Demons Darrel Baldock Oval, Latrobe NWFU 1881 1987- 4 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016
Penguin
Two Blues Dial Park, Penguin NWFU 1890 1987- 0 -
Ulverstone
Robins Ulverstone Recreation Ground, Ulverstone NWFU 1888 1987- 10 1987, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2009, 2017
Wynyard
Cats Wynyard Football Ground, Wynyard NWFU 1885 1987- 3 2012, 2014, 2015

Juniors Only

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Club Colours Nickname Home Ground Former League Est. Years in NWFL NWFL Premierships Noted
Total Years
East Devonport
Swans Girdlestone Park, East Devonport NWFU 1901 1987–2020 1 1988 Club seniors in recess since 2021

Former

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Club Colours Nickname Home Ground Former League Est. Years in NWFL NWFL Premierships Fate
Total Years
Burnie
Tigers West Park Oval, Burnie NWFU 1885 1987-93 1 1992 Absorbed by Burnie Hawks following 1993 season
Deloraine
Kangaroos Deloraine Recreation Ground, Deloraine NTFA 1894 1987-2003 0 - Moved to NTFA following 2003 season
George Town
Saints George Town Sports Complex, George Town NTFA 1927 1986-1990 0 - Moved to NTFA following 1990 season
Launceston
Blues Windsor Park, Riverside NTFA, TSL 1875 1987-1993, 1998-2008 3 2006, 2007, 2008 Returned to Tasmanian State League in 1994 and 2009
Longford
Tigers Longford Recreation Ground, Longford NTFA 1878 1987 0 - Moved to NTFA following 1987 season
North Launceston
Bombers York Park, Invermay TSL 1893 2001-2008 0 - Returned to Tasmanian State League in 2009
Scottsdale
Magpies Scottsdale Recreation Ground, Scottsdale NTFA 1889 1987-1999 1 1988 Moved to NTFA following 1999 season
South Burnie
Hawks Wivenhoe Recreation Ground, Wivenhoe DFA 1941 1997-1998 0 - Returned to Darwin FA following 1998 season
South Launceston
Bulldogs Youngtown Memorial Oval, Youngtown TSL 1986 1998-2008 2 1998, 1999 Returned to Tasmanian State League in 2009

Grand finals

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  • 2024 Devonport 8.8 (56) def Wynyard 6.10 (46) at Latrobe
  • 2023 Devonport 14.13 (97) def Burnie 8.8 (56) at Latrobe
  • 2022 Devonport 7.17 (59) def Wynyard 7.10 (52) at Latrobe
  • 2021 Devonport 6.8 (44) def Penguin 5.11 (41) at Latrobe
  • 2020 Burnie 11.16 (82) def Devonport 6.7 (43) at Latrobe
  • 2019 Burnie 9.17 (71) def Devonport 9.8 (62) at Latrobe
  • 2018 Burnie 10.14 (74) def Ulverstone 8.10 (58) at Latrobe
  • 2017 Ulverstone 11.10 (76) def Latrobe 7.10 (52) at Latrobe
  • 2016 Latrobe 10.12 (72) def Penguin 9.15 (69) at Latrobe
  • 2015 Wynyard 19.14 (138) def Ulverstone 11.10 (76) at Latrobe
  • 2014 Wynyard 24.16 (160) def Ulverstone 6.8 (44) at Latrobe
  • 2013 Latrobe 22.16 (148) def Wynyard 14.17 (101) at Latrobe
  • 2012 Wynyard 11.12 (78) def Latrobe 8.17 (65) at Latrobe
  • 2011 Latrobe 18.15 (123) def Penguin 17.17 (119) at Latrobe
  • 2010 Latrobe 20.13 (133) def Ulverstone 16.7 (103) at Latrobe
  • 2009 Ulverstone 22.14 (146) def Smithton 8.10 (56) at Latrobe
  • 2008 Launceston 17.18 (120) def Burnie Dockers 14.23 (107) at Latrobe
  • 2007 Launceston 19.9 (123) def Ulverstone 16.12 (108) at Latrobe
  • 2006 Launceston 22.14 (146) def Devonport 13.11 (89) at Latrobe
  • 2005 Burnie Dockers 8.15 (63) def Devonport 6.10 (46) at Latrobe
  • 2004 Burnie Dockers 23.19 (157) def Devonport 7.8 (50) at Latrobe
  • 2003 Burnie Dockers 14.11 (95) def North Launceston 6.13 (49) at Latrobe
  • 2002 Burnie Dockers 14.5 (89) def Ulverstone 5.12 (47) at Latrobe
  • 2001 Burnie Dockers 17.14 (116) def North Launceston 7.10 (52) at Latrobe
  • 2000 Ulverstone 13.8 (86) def Latrobe 7.10 (52) at Latrobe
  • 1999 South Launceston 11.19 (85) def Smithton 7.8 (50) at Latrobe
  • 1998 South Launceston 9.11 (65) def East Devonport 9.4 (58) at Latrobe
  • 1997 Ulverstone 21.8 (134) def East Devonport 8.8 (56) at Latrobe
  • 1996 Ulverstone 18.13 (121) def Wynyard 8.11 (59) at Latrobe
  • 1995 Ulverstone 18.15 (123) def Wynyard 14.9 (93) at Latrobe
  • 1994 Ulverstone 11.8 (74) def Latrobe 7.8 (50) at Latrobe
  • 1993 Ulverstone 14.12 (96) def Scottsdale 8.7 (55) at Latrobe
  • 1992 Burnie Tigers 18.10 (118) def Penguin 10.5 (65) at West Park
  • 1991 Smithton 18.9 (117) def Ulverstone 10.9 (69) at West Park
  • 1990 Ulverstone 18.13 (121) def Scottsdale 12.7 (79) at West Park
  • 1989 Scottsdale 13.10 (88) def Smithton 10.10 (70) at West Park
  • 1988 East Devonport 20.7 (127) def Burnie Tigers 18.15 (123) at Devonport Oval
  • 1987 Ulverstone 13.19 (97) def East Devonport 12.12 (84) at West Park

Attendance

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The Northern Tasmanian Football League is considered to be one of the strongest leagues in the state and has a strong supporter following. Games in the NTFL average around 500 spectators.

References

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  1. ^ Jordan Abell (11 December 2014). "NTFL renamed North West Football League". AFL Tasmania. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  2. ^ Jordan Abell (1 August 2014). "Welcome back: NTFL clubs give unanimous approval for the return of Burnie and Devonport". Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  3. ^ Brad Cole (8 March 2017). "Burnie withdraw from 2017 NWFL seniors and reserves". The Advocate. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  4. ^ Chris Rowbottom (6 February 2018). "Burnie Football Club quits Tasmanian State League, unable to field teams". Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  5. ^ group=note
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