Goldfields Football League

Goldfields Football League
	File:Goldfields Football League logo.gif
Formerly	Hannans District Football Association (1896–1901); Goldfields Football Association (1901–1907 and 1920–1925)Goldfields National Football League (1926–1987)
Sport	Australian rules football
Founded	1896
First season	1896
Owner(s)	West Australian Football Commission
No. of teams	5
Country	Australia
Venue(s)	Digger Daws Oval, Sir Richard Moore Oval, Kambalda Oval
Most recent; champion(s)	Mines Rovers Football Club
Most titles	Mines Rovers (42)
Official website	[1]

The Goldfields Football League is an Australian rules football league based in the Goldfields region of Western Australia. Founded in 1896 as Hannans District Football Association, the league enjoyed a seat and full voting rights on the Australian National Football Council until 1919. The first clubs to play Australian football were formed within the region, and the league helped popularise the sport in the region, helping to establish the sport and supplant Rugby in popularity.^[1] The GFL was known as the Goldfields Football Association (GFA) from 1901–07 and 1920–25, and as the Goldfields National Football League (GNFL) from 1926–87.

History

The league was formed during a meeting held in the Great Boulder Hotel, Kalgoorlie, on 29 July 1896 as the Hannans District Football Association. The association at this point comprised four teams; Boulder City, based in Boulder; Hannans, now known as Kalgoorlie City and based in Kalgoorlie; Victorians, also based in Kalgoorlie; and White Feather, based in Kanowna. Up until the end of the First World War the GFL was considered equal on ability with the WAFL, and a State Championship was contested 12 times between 1903 and 1924, with Goldfields sides winning twice, in 1903 and 1912.^[2] The league also had a seat and full voting rights on the Australian National Football Council until 1919, but participated together with the WAFL as Western Australia in inter-state and inter-colonial matches. The 1904 Western Australian inter-state touring team included seven GFL players, and half of the 1908 Melbourne Carnival team were GFL players, including the captain Billy Trewhella.^[3]

Clubs

Current clubs

Club	Nickname	Location	Home ground(capacity)	First season	Premierships	Premiership years
Boulder City Football Club	Tigers	Boulder, Western Australia	Digger Daws Oval (4500)	1896	27	1896, 1898, 1899, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1913, 1924, 1925, 1928, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1948, 1950, 1959, 1977, 1982, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2016
Kalgoorlie City Football Club known as Hannans from 1896–99	Kangaroos formerly the Magpies	Kalgoorlie, Western Australia	Sir Richard Moore Oval (6000)	1896	12	1927, 1930, 1941, 1953, 1954, 1962, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1999, 2013
Kalgoorlie Railways Football Club	Panthers	Kalgoorlie, Western Australia	Sir Richard Moore Oval (6000)	1900	32	1903, 1904, 1905, 1911, 1912, 1919, 1920, 1929, 1931, 1939, 1945, 1952, 1958, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1987, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017
Kambalda Football Club	Eagles	Kambalda, Western Australia	Kambalda Oval* (2000)	1969	3	1976, 1981, 1985
Mines Rovers Football Club	Diorites	Boulder, Western Australia	Digger Daws Oval (4500)	1898	42	1900, 1901, 1902, 1905, 1914, 1915, 1918, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1926, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1961, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015

Former clubs

Former clubs include Victorians (1896–97), White Feather (1896–98; 1903–06), Bulong (1897), Rovers (1897), Britannia (1897), Cementers (1898), Kanowna (1899–1901), Paddington (1899), Coolgardie (1901–03; 1905–06), Trafalgar (1902–05), Horseshoe Warriors (1903–08), City (1903), Boulder Stars (1905–06) and Norseman (1971–72; 1974–82).

2012 Ladder

Goldfields	Wins	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Railways	16	0	0	1781	837	212.78%	64	1st Semi	Mines	19	15	129	Boulder	18	7	115
Kalgoorlie	8	7	1	1413	1360	103.90%	34	2nd Semi	Railways	19	9	123	Kalgoorlie	10	11	71
Mines	8	8	0	1582	1427	110.86%	32	Preliminary	Kalgoorlie	14	8	92	Mines	11	12	78
Boulder	6	9	1	1375	1389	98.99%	26	Grand	Railways	14	11	95	Kalgoorlie	7	8	50
Kambalda	1	15	0	866	2004	43.21%	4

2013 Ladder

Goldfields	Wins	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Railways	13	3	1654	821	201.46%	52	1st Semi	Mines	18	10	118	Kambalda	5	9	39
Kalgoorlie	12	4	1817	898	202.34%	48	2nd Semi	Railways	12	10	82	Kalgoorlie	8	12	60
Mines	10	6	1600	1082	147.87%	40	Preliminary	Kalgoorlie	11	12	78	Mines	8	4	52
Kambalda	5	11	1068	1489	71.73%	20	Grand	Kalgoorlie	10	5	65	Railways	7	2	44
Boulder	0	16	669	2518	26.57%	0

2014 Ladder

Goldfields	Wins	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Railways	14	2	1420	753	188.58%	56	1st Semi	Mines	10	15	75	boulder	6	6	42
Kalgoorlie	10	6	1200	977	122.82%	40	2nd Semi	Railways	7	6	48	Kalgoorlie	6	2	38
Mines	6	10	1284	1144	112.24%	24	Preliminary	Kalgoorlie	16	7	103	Mines	12	10	82
Boulder	5	11	983	1307	75.21%	20	Grand	Railways	17	9	111	Kalgoorlie	9	9	63
Kambalda	5	11	828	1534	53.98%	20

2015 Ladder

Goldfields	Wins	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Mines	14	2	0	1787	764	233.90%	56	1st Semi	Railways	13	6	84	Kalgoorlie	10	8	68
Boulder	11	4	1	1442	1065	135.40%	46	2nd Semi	Mines	14	14	98	Boulder	6	8	44
Railways	8	7	1	1201	1126	106.66%	34	Preliminary	Railways	10	17	77	Boulder	5	4	34
Kalgoorlie	3	13	0	1091	1606	67.93%	12	Grand	Mines	19	9	123	Railways	9	5	59
Kambalda	3	13	0	879	1839	47.80%	12

2016 Ladder

Goldfields	Wins	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Boulder	13	1	2	1945	685	283.94%	56	1st Semi	Railways	10	8	68	Kalgoorlie	9	9	63
Mines	9	5	2	1592	787	202.29%	40	2nd Semi	Mines	18	5	113	Boulder	12	9	81
Kalgoorlie	9	6	1	1216	996	122.09%	38	Preliminary	Boulder	15	13	103	Railways	7	10	52
Railways	6	9	1	1360	1015	133.99%	26	Grand	Boulder	12	6	78	Mines	8	7	55
Kambalda	0	16	0	262	2966	8.83%	0

2017 Ladder

Goldfields	Wins	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Boulder	12	4	1618	842	192.16%	48	1st Semi	Railways	13	10	88	Kalgoorlie	6	3	39
Mines	11	5	1615	773	208.93%	44	2nd Semi	Mines	10	18	78	Boulder	8	7	55
Kalgoorlie	7	9	1189	1117	106.45%	28	Preliminary	Railways	11	13	79	Boulder	9	13	67
Railways	10	6	1262	858	147.09%	40	Grand	Railways	10	9	69	Mines	9	10	64
Kambalda	0	16	392	2486	15.77%	0

Notable players

Hugh Gavin (Boulder City/Boulder Stars/Mines Rovers) – captained Essendon in 1904.
George Krepp (Boulder City) – won a Sandover Medal for Swan Districts in 1936.
Gordon Maffina (Boulder City) – won a Sandover Medal for Claremont in 1949 and a Simpson Medal in 1951.
Phil Matson (Boulder City) – captained WA at the 1914 Sydney Carnival.
Stephen Michael (Boulder City) – won the 1980 and 1981 Sandover Medals, and the 1983 Simpson Medal. Inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.
Bert Renfrey (Boulder City) – Captain of the undefeated 1911 South Australian state team.
Alec Robinson (Boulder City)
Jack Rocchi (Boulder City) – won the 1928 Sandover Medal for South Fremantle.
Dave Cuzens (Kalgoorlie City) – won Richmond's best & fairest in 1958 and 1959.
Jerry Dolan (Kalgoorlie City)
Ted Holdsworth (Kalgoorlie City) – named at full-forward in the Swan Districts Team of the Century.
Jim Gosnell (Kalgoorlie Railways) – won the 1924 Sandover Medal.
Dean Kemp (Kalgoorlie Railways) – won a Norm Smith Medal for West Coast and played in two premierships.
Steve Marsh (Kalgoorlie Railways) – 1952 Sandover Medallist and West Australian Football Hall of Fame Legend.
Ted Rowell (Kalgoorlie Railways)
Charlie Tyson (Kalgoorlie Railways) – played 144 games in the VFL for Collingwood and North Melbourne, captaining both teams.
John Quinn Sr. (White Feather/Kanowna) – Port Adelaide captain in 1904-1905, father of champion players Tom Quinn and Bob Quinn.
John Woollard (Mines Rovers/Kalgoorlie City) – Port Adelaide captain in 1910.
Lou Daily (Mines Rovers) – won the 1935 Sandover Medal for Subiaco.
Alec Epis (Mines Rovers)
Jaymie Graham (Mines Rovers) – played for West Coast.
Tom Outridge (Mines Rovers) – inaugural winner of the Sandover Medal in 1921.
"Nipper" Truscott (Mines Rovers) – inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.
Eddie Betts (Mines Rovers) – Carlton's leading goalkicker in 2010 and 2012.

References

^ Brett Northey (2006). "Timeline – the Growth of Australian Rules Football around the World". History of World Footy. Retrieved 17 October 2006.
^ Western Australian State Premiership – Full Points Footy
^ Mines Rovers History – Full Points Footy

[1] Brett Northey (2006). "Timeline – the Growth of Australian Rules Football around the World". History of World Footy. Retrieved 17 October 2006.

[2] Western Australian State Premiership – Full Points Footy

[3] Mines Rovers History – Full Points Footy

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