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Western Eyre Football League
Most recent season or competition:
2023
FormerlyCounty of Way Football Association
(1909–1948)
Murat Bay Football League
(1949–1961)
Far West Football League
(1962–2020)
SportAustralian rules football
Founded1909
First season1909
No. of teams6
Most recent
champion(s)		Western United
(11th Premiership)
(2023)
Most titlesKoonibba
(37 Premierships)
Related
competitions		Mortlock Shield, SANFL
Official websitehttps://www.wefl.web.afl/

The Western Eyre Football League (WEFL), formerly Far West Football League (FWFL), is an Australian rules football competition based in the Ceduna area of the Eyre Peninsula region of South Australia, Australia. As of March 2021, the league includes clubs in Ceduna, Thevenard, Koonibba Aboriginal community, Penong (Western United FC), Streaky Bay (West Coast Hawks) and Wirrulla.

It is an affiliated member of the South Australian National Football League.

Brief history

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The County Of Way Football Association was formed in 1909, with founding clubs including Charra, Denial Bay, Goode, Koonibba, Murat and Penong. Fowlers Bay also wished to join the league but was denied entry due to excessive travel distance.

In 1948 The league changed its name to Murat Bay Football League changed and then Far West Football League in 1962.

The Koonibba Roosters are the oldest continuing Aboriginal football club in Australia, having named their Team of the Century in 2009.[1]

The West Coast Hawks of Streaky Bay and Wirrulla club joined the league in March 2021, after the Mid West Football League was wound up permanently. Around the same time, the Far West Football League changed its name to the Western Eyre Football League.[2]

Current Clubs

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Jumper Club Location Nickname Founded Years in comp WEFL premierships Premiership years[3]
Blues

Formally Ceduna Blues & Ceduna-Smokey Bay Blues

Ceduna Blues 1989 1989– 5 1997, 1999, 2009, 2016, 2022
Koonibba Koonibba Roosters 1906, 1909–1937, 1947– 37 1910, 1922, 1925–28, 1938–40, 1946–49, 1951, 1954, 1956–57, 1960–61, 1963, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1988, 1990, 1994–96, 1998, 2001–02, 2010–12, 2014, 2017
Thevenard Thevenard Magpies 1927 1927– 23 1959, 1967–74, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1983–87, 1989, 1991–93, 2013, 2015
Western United Penong Tigers 1974 1974– 11 1980, 2000, 2003–08, 2018–19, 2023
West Coast Streaky Bay Hawks 1999 2021– 1 2021
Wirrulla Wirrulla Bombers 1919 2021– 0

Premiers

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List of Premiership teams of the Western Eyre Football League.[4]

Ladders

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2011 Ladder

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Far West Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Koonibba 11 0 1 0 1470 520 73.87% 22 1st Semi Thevenard 11 13 79 Ceduna-Smoky Bay Blues 5 14 44
Western United 9 0 3 0 1401 729 65.77% 18 2nd Semi Koonibba 19 11 125 Western United 10 2 62
Ceduna-Smoky Bay Blues 3 0 9 0 545 1539 26.15% 6 Preliminary Western United 19 25 139 Thevenard 7 7 49
Thevenard 1 0 11 0 684 1312 34.27% 2 Grand Koonibba 17 11 113 Western United 11 2 68

2012 Ladder

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Far West Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Koonibba 10 0 2 0 1438 840 63.13% 20 1st Semi Ceduna-Smoky Bay Blues 14 12 96 Thevenard 10 11 71
Western United 8 0 4 0 1239 871 58.72% 16 2nd Semi Koonibba 20 14 134 Western United 13 6 84
Ceduna-Smoky Bay Blues 6 0 6 0 992 1154 46.23% 12 Preliminary Ceduna-Smoky Bay Blues 13 8 86 Western United 11 5 71
Thevenard 0 0 12 0 723 1527 32.13% 0 Grand Koonibba 24 17 161 Ceduna-Smoky Bay Blues 12 9 81

2013 Ladder

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Far West Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Western United 8 0 4 0 1278 820 60.92% 16 1st Semi Koonibba 36 17 233 Ceduna-Smoky Bay Blues 11 9 75
Thevenard 7 0 5 0 1227 989 55.37% 14 2nd Semi Thevenard 12 9 81 Western United 10 7 67
Koonibba 7 0 5 0 1347 1089 55.30% 14 Preliminary Koonibba 19 17 131 Western United 6 11 47
Ceduna-Smoky Bay Blues 2 0 10 0 790 1744 31.18% 4 Grand Thevenard 12 17 89 Koonibba 10 22 82

References

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  1. ^ "Koonibba unveils 100-year team - Aboriginal Football". Aboriginal Football : The Indigenous Game. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Mid West Football League has folded". BigFooty. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  3. ^ Country Footy 2010 Archived 2012-07-22 at archive.today
  4. ^ "A Grade Premiers - Western Eyre Football League".

Further reading

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