West Australian Country Football League
West Australian Country Football League | |
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Founded | 1973 |
Former name(s) | Western Australian National Country Football League (1973–79) |
Location | Western Australia |
Headquarters | Subiaco Oval[1] |
Governing body | West Australian Football Commission |
The Australian Country Football League (WACFL) is the governing body for the sport of Australian rules football in the non-metropolitan areas of Western Australia. The organisation was founded in 1973 as the Western Australian National Country Football League (WANCFL), its name to the current in 1979.[2] The WACFL is also responsible for organising the Landmark Country Football Championships, contested between the various regional sides. The Australian Country Football Championships were hosted by Bunbury in 2004.[3]
Structure[]
The association is structured around eight Regional Football Development Councils which are responsible for assisting the development of the game in regional areas:[4]
- Goldfields RFDC
- Great Southern RFDC
- Kimberley RFDC
- Midlands RFDC
- Mid West RFDC
- Pilbara RFDC
- South West RFDC
- Wheatbelt RFDC
Football leagues are associated individually with the WACFL. As of 2012, there are 25 football leagues which fall under the association's authority:[5]
- Avon Football Association
- Central Kimberley Football Association
- Central Midlands Coastal Football League
- Central Wheatbelt Football League
- East Kimberley Football Association
- Eastern Districts Football League
- Esperance District Football Association
- Fortescue National Football League
- Gascoyne Football Association
- Goldfields Football League
- Great Northern Football League
- Great Southern Football League
- Hills Football Association
- Lower South West Football League
- Mortlock Football League
- North Midlands Football League
- Newman National Football League
- North Pilbara Football League
- Ongerup Football Association
- Peel Football League
- South West Football League
- Upper Great Southern Football League
- West Kimberley Football League
Presidents[]
- 1973–91 "Bud" Byfield
- 1991–2001 John J. Lussick
- 2001–08 Ken Baxter
- 2008–18 Terry House
- 2018–present John Shadbolt
References[]
- ^ WEST AUSTRALIAN COUNTRY FOOTBALL LEAGUE – Australian Rules Football. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ WACFL History – wafootball.com.au. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ ACFC Winners List – acfc.com.au. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ Affiliated leagues – wafootball.com.au. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ West Australian Country Football League – Aussie Rules International. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- Australian rules football governing bodies
- Australian rules football in Western Australia
- Sports governing bodies in Western Australia
- Sports organizations established in 1973