Gascoyne Football Association

Gascoyne Football Association

Formerly	Carnarvon Football Association
Sport	Australian rules football
First season	1908
No. of teams	3
Most recent champion(s)	Exmouth
Most titles	Ramblers (45)

The Gascoyne Football Association is an Australian rules football competition based in Carnarvon and Exmouth in Western Australia. The association was formed in 1908.

History

In 1908 a group of enthusiasts wanted to bring football to the town of Carnarvon. From a list of players two teams were created and a competition begun. The first two teams were called Carnarvon and Ramblers. In 1913 committee infighting caused the Ramblers to implode and were replaced by the Rovers. Several games were played but the season folded.

After The Great War interest again was sufficient for the competition to start again, this time the teams were Carnarvon and Gascoyne. This arrangement lasted from 1919 until the Great Depression cause difficulties and a restructure occurred in 1932. Two new teams were created, Federals and Rovers and this format lasted for three years before a lack of interest in the competition with four rounds remaining saw the 1934 season abandoned, despite one win separating the two clubs. Instead, matches were arranged against other towns.

Another restructure took place in 1935 with the town split into East Carnarvon and West Carnarvon, but a lack of East Carnarvon players saw the season abandoned without a premier being publicly declared in 1936. The CFA resumed in 1937 and in 1938, a third team Gascoyne was added as there were now sufficient players in Carnarvon. In 1939, there was no organised sport played in the town, with football, cricket and tennis all lapsing into recess in the lead up to World War II.

Clubs

Current

Colours	Club	Mascot	Location	Years	Flags	Premiership years
	Exmouth	Eagles	Exmouth	1993 -	10	1995-96, 1999, 2006-07, 2009, 2016, 2020, 2023-24
	Ramblers	Tigers	Carnarvon	1908 - 1912 (1st club - 3 premierships) 1948 - (current club - 45 premierships)	3 + 45	(1908, 1911-12), 1948, 1954, 1956-57, 1959-60, 1962-63, 1967-68, 1971, 1973-74, 1977-78-79, 1981, 1983-84-85, 1987-88-89-90-91-92-93, 1997-98, 2000-01-02, 2004-05, 2008, 2010-11-12-13-14-15, 2017, 2019, 2021-22
	Warriors	Warriors	Carnarvon	1948 -	10	1958, 1961, 1965, 1975-76, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986, 2018

Former

Colours	Club	Mascot	Location	Years	Flags	Premiership years	Notes
	Carnarvon	Boomers	Carnarvon	2020 - 2021	-	-	Merger of Warriors and Gascoyne Hawks due to low numbers
	Carnarvon	Magpies	Carnarvon	1908 - 1913 1919 - 1931 1940 - 1947	10	1909-10, 1923-24, 1926-27-28, 1940-41, 1947.
	East Carnarvon	Lions	Carnarvon	1935 - 1938 1948 - 2005	14	1937-38, 1949-50-51-52-53, 1955, 1964, 1966, 1969-70, 1972, 2003.
Green, Gold	Federals		Carnarvon	1932 - 1934	2	1932-33.
	Gascoyne	Hawks	Carnarvon	1919 - 1958 1994 - 2019	9	1919-20-21-22, 1925, 1929-30-31, 1994.
	Ports		Carnarvon	1992 - 1999	0	-
Black, Yellow	Rovers		Carnarvon	1913 1932 - 1934	0	-
Gold, Green	West Carnarvon		Carnarvon	1935 - 1938	1	1935.

2018 Ladder

Gascoyne	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts		Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Exmouth	9	0	3	0	1222	642	190.34%	36		Preliminary	Warriors	7	15	57	Ramblers	6	10	46
Warriors	9	0	3	0	1105	829	133.29%	36		Grand	Warriors	12	8	80	Exmouth	10	11	71
Ramblers	6	0	6	0	1123	842	133.37%	24
Gascoyne	0	0	12	0	502	1639	30.63%	0

2019 Ladder

Gascoyne	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts		Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Ramblers	7	0	1	0	920	191	481.68%	28		Preliminary	Exmouth	18	10	118	Gascoyne	8	5	53
Exmouth	5	0	3	0	399	242	164.88%	20		Grand	Ramblers	9	12	66	Exmouth	10	6	66
Gascoyne	1	0	5	2	374	798	46.87%	8
Warriors	1	0	6	1	475	937	50.69%	6

2020 Ladder

Gascoyne	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts		Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Exmouth	4	0	0	0	519	163	318.40%	16
Ramblers	2	0	2	0	243	337	72.11%	8		Grand	Exmouth	16	13	109	Ramblers	8	3	51
Boomers	0	0	4	0	196	458	42.79%	0

2021 Ladder

Gascoyne	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts		Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Ramblers	7	0	1	0	787	375	209.87%	28		Grand	Ramblers	15	14	104	Exmouth	9	8	62
Exmouth	5	0	3	0	849	415	204.58%	20
Boomers	0	0	8	0	261	1107	23.58%	0

2022 Ladder

Gascoyne	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts		Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Ramblers	7	0	0	0	871	209	416.75%	28		Grand	Ramblers	12	14	86	Exmouth	3	2	20
Exmouth	4	0	4	0	617	558	110.57%	16
Warriors	1	0	5	0	301	850	35.41%	4

2023 Ladder

Gascoyne	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts		Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Exmouth	8	0	0	0	1086	251	432.67%	32		Grand	Exmouth	24	17	161	Ramblers	7	7	49
Ramblers	3	0	5	0	564	655	86.11%	12
Warriors	1	0	7	0	283	1027	27.56%	4

Further reading

• Western Australian Football: The Clubs, Competitions and Premiers (1885-1945) - Derek Mott
• A Way of Life - The Story of country football in Western Australia - Alan East