Woomera & Districts Football League
Encyclopedia
The Far North Football League (formerly the Woomera & Districts Football League) is an Australian rules football
competition based in the far northern regions of South Australia
. It is an affiliated member of the South Australian National Football League
.
In 1986 the Woomera Football League changed its name to the Woomera & Districts Football League. Since this era, with the beginning of mining operations at Olympic Dam
in the 1980s, the majority of the league's clubs are actually located in the Roxby Downs area rather than Woomera, with the Coober Pedy Saints
even further afield.
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 based in the far northern regions of South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
. It is an affiliated member of the South Australian National Football League
South Australian National Football League
The South Australian National Football League is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the governing body for the sport of Australian rules football in South Australia....
.
Current clubs
| Jumper | Club | Nickname | Years in comp | WDFL premierships | Premiership years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andamooka Andamooka, South Australia Andamooka is a town located approximately 600 km north of Adelaide in the South Australian outback. Opal was discovered in the region in the late 1920s, and the town developed out of the scattered miners' camps which established in the area... |
Roos | 1989- | 4 | 1990, 1995, 2003, 2007 | |
 |
Coober Pedy Coober Pedy, South Australia Coober Pedy is a town in northern South Australia, 846 kilometres north of Adelaide on the Stuart Highway. According to the 2006 census, its population was 1,916 . The town is sometimes referred to as the "opal capital of the world" because of the quantity of precious opals that are mined there... |
Saints | 2004- | - | - |
 |
Hornridge | Magpies | 1997- | 2 | 2001-02 |
| Olympic Dam Olympic Dam, South Australia Olympic Dam is a mining centre in South Australia located some 550 km NNW of Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia. It is the site of an extremely large iron oxide copper gold deposit producing copper, uranium, gold and silver. The site hosts an underground mine as well as an... |
Devils | 1987- | 11 | 1987, 1992-93-94, 1996-97-98, 2004-05-06, 2008-09 | |
| Roxby Districts | Miners | 1986- | 7 | 1986, 1988-89, 1991, 1999-2000, 2010 | |
Brief history
The Woomera Football League was formed in 1948. The predominance of public service employment in the region was reflected in early participating clubs which included Housing, Koolymilka, Lines & Construction, LWER (Long Range Weapons Experimental Range), RAAF (Royal Australian Air Force), RAE (Royal Australian Engineers - Army) and Works.Premiers
- 1949 Lines & Construction
- 1950 Works
- 1951 Village
- 1952 Contractors
- 1953 Koolymilka
- 1954 Woomera
- 1955 Works
- 1956 RAAF
- 1957 Towns
- 1958 Towns
- 1959 Village
- 1960 Centrals
- 1961 Village
- 1962 Works (Undefeated)
- 1963 Village
- 1964 Works
- 1965 Village
- 1966 Works
- 1967 Village
- 1968 Works
- 1969 Village
- 1970 Village
- 1971 Village
- 1972 Koolymilka
- 1973 Koolymilka
- 1974 Works
- 1975 Koolymilka
- 1976 Centrals
- 1977 Woomera North (Works & Village combined)
- 1978 Woomera North
- 1979 Woomera North
- 1980 Centrals
- 1981 Mount Gunson
- 1982 Mount Gunson
- 1983 Koolymilka
- 1984 Centrals
- 1985 Koolymilka
In 1986 the Woomera Football League changed its name to the Woomera & Districts Football League. Since this era, with the beginning of mining operations at Olympic Dam
Olympic Dam, South Australia
Olympic Dam is a mining centre in South Australia located some 550 km NNW of Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia. It is the site of an extremely large iron oxide copper gold deposit producing copper, uranium, gold and silver. The site hosts an underground mine as well as an...
in the 1980s, the majority of the league's clubs are actually located in the Roxby Downs area rather than Woomera, with the Coober Pedy Saints
Coober Pedy, South Australia
Coober Pedy is a town in northern South Australia, 846 kilometres north of Adelaide on the Stuart Highway. According to the 2006 census, its population was 1,916 . The town is sometimes referred to as the "opal capital of the world" because of the quantity of precious opals that are mined there...
even further afield.