Darwin Football Association
Encyclopedia
The Darwin Football Association is an Australian rules football
league in Tasmania
.
The clubs belonging to the association are from localities close to Burnie, Tasmania
and the West Coast, Tasmania
.
2006
FINALS
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
league in Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
.
The clubs belonging to the association are from localities close to Burnie, Tasmania
Burnie, Tasmania
- Sport :Australian rules football is popular in Burnie. The city's team is the Burnie Dockers Football Club in the Tasmanian State League.Rugby union is also played in Burnie. The local club is the Burnie Rugby Union Club. They are the current Tasmanian Rugby Union Statewide Division Two Premiers...
and the West Coast, Tasmania
West Coast, Tasmania
The West Coast of Tasmania is the part of the state that is strongly associated with wilderness, mining and tourism, rough country and isolation...
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Current
| Jumper | Club | Nickname | Years in DFA | Premierships |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Cuprona | "Bulldogs" | 1965- | 1972, 2000 |
| Natone | "Magpies" | 1965- | 1973, 1990, 1996, 2001, 2002 | |
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Queenstown Queenstown, Tasmania Queenstown is a town in the West Coast region of the island of Tasmania. It is located in a valley on western slopes of Mount Owen on the West Coast Range.It had a population of 5,119 people . At the 2006 census, Queenstown had a population of 2,117.... |
"Crows" | 1994- | 1997 |
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Ridgley | "Saints" | 1952- | 1955, 1956, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1989, 2007, 2008, 2009 |
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Somerset Somerset, Tasmania Somerset is a small township to the west of Burnie, Tasmania, Australia. Today the city of Burnie encompasses the entire Burnie-Somerset urban area; however, the town is part of the Waratah/Wynyard municipal area.-Geography:... |
"Roos" | 1959- | 1960, 1961, 1963, 1972, 1982, 2010 |
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South Burnie | "Hawks" | 1951-1996, 1999- | 1954, 1959, 1962, 1967, 1968, 1994, 1995, 2004 |
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Yeoman | "Robins" | 1951- | 1951, 1952, 1978, 1993, 1998 |
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Yolla Yolla, Tasmania Yolla is a rural community in north-western Tasmania, Australia. At the 2006 census, Yolla and the surrounding area had a population of 198. It is on the Murchison Highway about south of the towns of Wynyard and Burnie. The area around Yolla is used for dairying, beef cattle, growing... |
"Demons" | 1951- | 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 2005, 2006 |
Premiership teams
2007- Seniors: Ridgley Football Club Def Yolla Football Club - Coach: Nigel Coulson and Nick Barnes
- Reserves: South Burnie Def Somerset
2006
- Seniors: Yolla Football Club Def South Burnie- Coach Nathan Hunt
- Reserves: South Burnie Def Somerset
2009 Ladder
| DarwinFA | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgley | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1857 | 942 | 197.13% | 52 |
| South Burnie | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1593 | 1162 | 137.09% | 36 |
| Yolla | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1358 | 1111 | 122.23% | 36 |
| Natone | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1388 | 1130 | 122.83% | 32 |
| Somerset | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1588 | 1315 | 120.76% | 32 |
| Yeoman | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1151 | 1460 | 78.84% | 16 |
| Queenstown Crows | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1024 | 1742 | 58.78% | 16 |
| Cuprona | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1092 | 2189 | 49.89% | 4 |
FINALS
| Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elimination | Natone | 13 | 20 | 98 | Somerset | 5 | 7 | 37 |
| Qualifying | South Burnie | 10 | 13 | 73 | Yolla | 9 | 15 | 69 |
| 1st Semi | Natone | 11 | 15 | 81 | Yolla | 5 | 12 | 42 |
| 2nd Semi | Ridgley | 11 | 9 | 75 | South Burnie | 6 | 10 | 46 |
| Preliminary | Natone | 13 | 15 | 93 | South Burnie | 12 | 10 | 82 |
| Grand | Ridgley | 8 | 9 | 57 | Natone | 6 | 12 | 48 |