West Kimberley Football Association
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The West Kimberley Football Association is an Australian rules football
competition in the far North West of Western Australia
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The league covers an area from Bidyadanga
in the West to Derby
in the East. Games are played during the day in Broome
and Derby with the majority of games and all finals taking place on Haynes Oval in Broome. At the end of the 2005 season there were 8 teams participating - Broome Bulls
, Broome Saints, Towns, Bidyadanga Emus, Peninsula Bombers, Cable Beach, Derby Lightning and Mowanjum Hawks. In 2006 the Looma Eagles joined the competition after leaving the Central Kimberley League (CKFL).
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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...
competition in the far North West of Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
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The league covers an area from Bidyadanga
La Grange Bay, Western Australia
Lagrange Bay is located south of Broome, Western Australia in the Kimberley region. It is the site of the Catholic Pallotine ‘’’La Grange Mission’’, and the Aboriginal community of Bidyadanga...
in the West to Derby
Derby, Western Australia
Derby is a town in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. At the 2006 census, Derby had a population of 3,093. Along with Broome and Kununurra, it is one of only three towns in the Kimberley to have a population over 2,000...
in the East. Games are played during the day in Broome
Broome, Western Australia
Broome is a pearling and tourist town in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, north of Perth. The year round population is approximately 14,436, growing to more than 45,000 per month during the tourist season...
and Derby with the majority of games and all finals taking place on Haynes Oval in Broome. At the end of the 2005 season there were 8 teams participating - Broome Bulls
Broome Bulls
The Broome Bulls are an Australian rules football team that play in the West Kimberley Football Association . They were formed in 1949 and then became the Broome Bulls Football Club in 1995 after the Meatworks closed its doors in 1994.In the early days of the Meatworks the team was made up...
, Broome Saints, Towns, Bidyadanga Emus, Peninsula Bombers, Cable Beach, Derby Lightning and Mowanjum Hawks. In 2006 the Looma Eagles joined the competition after leaving the Central Kimberley League (CKFL).
Recent Premierships
2009 Cable Beach, 2008 Towns, 2007 Cable Beach, 2006 Saints, 2005 Saints, 2004 Bidyadanga, 2003 Towns, 2002 Towns, 2001 Bulls, 2000 Peninsular Bombers (Beagle Bay), 1999 Bulls, 1998 Bulls, 1997 Bulls, 1996 Cable Beach, 1995 Bulls.----