North West Football League

North West Football League
	Current season, competition or edition:; 2018
Formerly	Northern Tasmania Football League (1987-2014)
Sport	Australian rules football
Founded	1987
Inaugural season	1987
CEO	Vicki Slater
President	Andrew Richardson
No. of teams	7
Country	Australia
Most recent; champion(s)	Burnie Dockers
Most titles	Ulverstone Robins (9 titles)
Official website	nwfl.com.au

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

History

The Northern Tasmanian Football League (NTFL) was founded in 1987 to replace the Northern Tasmanian Football Association (NTFA) - no relation to the current NTFA - and the North Western Football Union (NWFU) which suffered as a result of the defection of clubs joining the new TFL Statewide League in 1986 – the NTFA had lost North Launceston and East Launceston to the TFL Statewide League at the start of 1986, then lost City-South midway through that season when it merged with East Launceston; the NWFU lost Devonport and Cooee to the Statewide League at the conclusion of the 1986 season.

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 now has seven clubs, following the withdrawal of Circular Head in 2019.

Timeline

Clubs

Current clubs (2019)

Club	Nickname	Region	Home Ground	League years
Burnie	Dockers	Burnie	West Park Oval	2001–08, 2015–16 [note 1], 2018–present
Devonport [5]	Magpies	Devonport	Devonport Oval	2001–08, 2015–present
East Devonport	Swans	Devonport	Girdlestone Park	1987–present
Latrobe	Demons	Latrobe	Darrel Baldock Oval	1987–present
Penguin	Two Blues	Penguin	Dial Park	1987–present
Ulverstone	Robins	Ulverstone	Ulverstone Recreation Ground	1987–present
Wynyard	Cats	Wynyard	Wynyard Football Ground	1987–present

Former NTFL/NWFL clubs

Club	League years	Fate
Burnie Tigers [note 2]	1987–93	Merged with the Burnie Hawks
Circular Head Giants	1987–2018	Club recess since February 2019
Deloraine Kangaroos	1987–2003	Joined the NTFA Division I
Launceston Blues [note 3]	1987–93, 1998–2008	Joined the Tasmanian State League
Longford Tigers	1987	Joined the NTFA Division I
North Launceston Bombers	2001–08	Joined the Tasmanian State League
South Launceston Bulldogs	1998–2008	Joined the Tasmanian State League
Scottsdale Magpies	1987–99	Joined the NTFA Division I
South Burnie Hawks	1997–98	Joined the Darwin Football Association

Notes

Competing with reserve teams (Devonport 2015-17).
Burnie Tigers were absorbed by the Burnie Hawks at the end of 1993, the merged club continued to participate as the Burnie Hawks in the 1994 TFL season until the club adopted a new identity and colours from 1995 as the Burnie Dockers.
Member of the TFL from 1994–1997.

Grand Finals

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

Ladders

2008

NTFL	Wins	Byes	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts
Launceston	17	2	1	2905	1127	257.76%	68
Burnie Dockers	16	2	2	2467	1223	201.72%	64
Ulverstone	13	2	5	2501	1521	164.43%	52
South Launceston	11	2	7	1845	1680	109.82%	44
Northern Bombers	10	2	8	2034	1852	109.83%	40
Smithton	10	2	8	1771	1818	97.41%	40
Latrobe	9	2	9	1856	1811	102.48%	36
Devonport	7	2	11	1603	1995	80.35%	28
Penguin	3	2	15	1513	2554	59.24%	12
East Devonport	2	2	16	1359	2474	54.93%	8
Wynyard	1	2	17	1274	3073	41.46%	4

FINALS

Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Elimination	South Launceston	19	12	126	Northern Bombers	13	8	86
Qualifying	Burnie Dockers	16	13	109	Ulverstone	14	14	98
1st Semi	Ulverstone	19	14	128	South Launceston	11	13	79
2nd Semi	Launceston	12	12	84	Burnie Dockers	12	9	81
Preliminary	Burnie Dockers	17	21	123	Ulverstone	15	10	100
Grand	Launceston	17	18	120	Burnie Dockers	14	23	107

The competition as of 2009 consisted of 18 rounds with 3 weeks of finals (final 4 system). [6]

2009

NTFL	Wins	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts
Smithton	16	2	1807	1197	150.96%	64
Ulverstone	12	6	1757	1470	119.52%	48
Latrobe	8	10	1635	1593	102.64%	32
East Devonport	8	10	1361	1579	86.19%	32
Penguin	6	12	1558	1949	79.94%	24
Wynyard	4	14	1470	1800	81.67%	16

FINALS

Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
1st Semi	East Devonport	15	16	106	Latrobe	6	12	48
2nd Semi	Ulverstone	10	11	71	Smithton	2	11	23
Preliminary	Smithton	16	15	111	East Devonport	11	12	78
Grand	Ulverstone	22	14	146	Smithton	8	10	58

2010

NTFL	Wins	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts
Latrobe	15	5	2341	1739	134.62%	60
Ulverstone	13	7	2265	1649	137.36%	52
Smithton	10	10	1558	1745	89.28%	40
Penguin	9	11	1863	2032	91.68%	36
Wynyard	7	13	1773	2281	77.73%	28
East Devonport	6	14	1781	2135	83.42%	24

FINALS

Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
1st Semi	Smithton	11	2	68	Penguin	9	13	67
2nd Semi	Latrobe	6	14	50	Ulverstone	4	12	36
Preliminary	Ulverstone	17	16	118	Smithton	3	11	29
Grand	Latrobe	20	13	133	Ulverstone	16	7	103

2011

NTFL	Wins	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts
Latrobe	14	6	0	2694	1732	155.54%	56
Smithton	12	7	1	1915	1750	109.43%	50
Penguin	11	7	1	2164	2130	101.60%	46
Ulverstone	11	9	0	2228	2004	111.18%	44
Wynyard	9	10	0	2007	1947	103.08%	36
East Devonport	1	19	0	1400	2845	49.21%	4

FINALS

Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
1st Semi	Penguin	23	14	152	Ulverstone	17	9	111
2nd Semi	Latrobe	20	9	129	Smithton	14	16	100
Preliminary	Penguin	22	22	154	Smithton	15	13	103
Grand	Latrobe	18	15	123	Penguin	17	17	119

2012

NTFL	Wins	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Latrobe	16	4	0	2373	1559	152.21%	64	1st Semi	Penguin	20	16	136	East Devonport	15	15	105
Wynyard	14	5	1	2386	1513	157.70%	58	2nd Semi	Latrobe	10	19	79	Wynyard	10	14	74
Penguin	12	7	1	2046	1834	111.56%	50	Preliminary	Wynyard	11	12	78	Penguin	7	11	53
East Devonport	8	12	0	1842	1954	94.27%	32	Grand	Wynyard	11	12	78	Latrobe	8	17	65
Smithton	6	14	0	1513	2162	69.98%	24
Ulverstone	3	17	0	1358	2496	54.41%	12

2013

NTFL	Wins	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Latrobe	19	1	0	3022	1447	208.85%	76	1st Semi	Penguin	23	14	152	Ulverstone	17	9	111
Wynyard	13	7	0	2129	1428	149.09%	52	2nd Semi	Latrobe	20	9	129	Smithton	14	16	100
Ulverstone	9	10	1	1697	2176	77.99%	38	Preliminary	Penguin	22	22	154	Smithton	15	13	103
Smithton	8	10	2	1609	1849	87.02%	36	Grand	Latrobe	18	15	123	Penguin	17	17	119
Penguin	4	15	1	1777	2379	74.70%	18
East Devonport	4	16	0	1468	2423	60.59%	16

2014

NTFL	Wins	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Wynyard	19	0	1	3247	878	369.82%	78	1st Semi	Latrobe	15	24	114	Penguin	12	12	84
Ulverstone	13	6	1	2105	1632	128.98%	54	2nd Semi	Wynyard	19	23	137	Ulverstone	13	9	87
Latrobe	10	9	1	2541	1645	154.47%	42	Preliminary	Ulverstone	18	16	124	Latrobe	11	7	73
Penguin	9	10	1	2066	2054	100.58%	38	Grand	Wynyard	24	16	160	Ulverstone	6	8	44
Smithton	7	13	0	1792	2101	85.29%	28
East Devonport	0	20	0	938	4379	21.42%	0

Titles by club

Club	Titles	Years won
Ulverstone Robins	10	1987, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2009, 2017
Burnie Dockers	7	2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2018, 2019
Latrobe Demons	4	2010, 2011, 2013, 2016
Launceston Blues	3	2006, 2007, 2008
Wynyard Cats	3	2012, 2014, 2015
South Launceston Bulldogs	2	1998, 1999
Burnie Tigers	1	1992
Circular Head Giants	1	1991 (as Smithton Saints)
East Devonport Swans	1	1988
Scottdale Magpies	1	1989

Attendance

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

Jordan Abell (11 December 2014). "NTFL renamed North West Football League". AFL Tasmania. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
Jordan Abell (1 August 2014). "Welcome back: NTFL clubs give unanimous approval for the return of Burnie and Devonport". Retrieved 6 June 2015.
Brad Cole (8 March 2017). "Burnie withdraw from 2017 NWFL seniors and reserves". The Advocate. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
Chris Rowbottom (6 February 2018). "Burnie Football Club quits Tasmanian State League, unable to field teams". Retrieved 17 September 2018.
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"2009 NTFL Roster". Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2008.

External links

Official North Western Football League Website

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[reserve-5] Competing with reserve teams (Devonport 2015-17).

[tigers-7] Burnie Tigers were absorbed by the Burnie Hawks at the end of 1993, the merged club continued to participate as the Burnie Hawks in the 1994 TFL season until the club adopted a new identity and colours from 1995 as the Burnie Dockers.

[blues-8] Member of the TFL from 1994–1997.

[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.

[reserve-6] roup=note

[9] "2009 NTFL Roster". Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2008.

North West Football League (NWFL)
Clubs	Burnie Dockers (Reserves 2015-16) Devonport Magpies (Reserves 2015-17) East Devonport Swans Latrobe Demons Penguin Two Blues Ulverstone Robins Wynyard Cats
Former Clubs	Burnie Tigers (1987-93) Circular Head Giants (1987-2018; Recess since 2019) Deloraine Kangaroos (1987-2003) Launceston Blues (1987-93, 1998-2008) Longford Tigers (1987) North Launceston Bombers (2001-08) South Launceston Bulldogs (1998-2008) Scottsdale Magpies (1987-99) South Burnie Hawks (1997-98)
Seasons	1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Australian rules football in Tasmania
Governing body	AFL Tasmania
Proposed AFL clubs	Tasmanian AFL bid
State-wide leagues	Tasmanian State League
Former representative teams	Tasmanian Devils (VFL)
Former state-wide leagues	Winfield Statewide Cup Tasmanian State Premiership TFL Statewide League
Current leagues	Circular Head FA Darwin FA King Island FA NTFA NWFA NWFL ODFA Old Scholars FA SFL
Former leagues	GNFL Leven FA NEFU NWFU NTFA (original) Tasman FA WTFA Peninsula FA Fingal District Football Association List of former Australian rules football competitions in Tasmania
Junior leagues	Northern Tasmanian Junior Football Association Southern Tasmania Junior Football League
Masters leagues	Masters Australian Football Tasmania
Women's leagues	Tasmanian Women's Football League
Major events	Tasmania v Victoria (1960)