Far North West Sports League

The Far North West Sports League was formed as a joint initiative by the Commonwealth and State governments and the SANFL to promote active lifestyles in the APY lands, situated in the far north west corner of South Australia. The FNWSL is an Australian rules football and Softball competition.

History

Formed in 2007, two conferences of four teams were formed. The Eastern conference consisted of Indulkana, Mimili, Anilalya and Pukatja. The Western conference included Fregon, Amata, Murputja and Pipalyatjara. The top two teams of each conference played off for the premiership.

Current Clubs

  • Amata Bombers
  • Central Swans
  • Finke Crows
  • Fregon Bulldogs
  • Indulkana Saints
  • Mimili Blues
  • Pukatja Magpies
  • Suns
  • Pipalyatjara Lions
  • Wintjalangu Saints

Premierships

  • 2007 Mimili 12.6.78 def Amata 8.5.53
  • 2008 Pukatja 10.4.64 def Mimili 8.6.54
  • 2009 Amata 10.5.65 def Mimili 7.8.50
  • 2010 Mimili 9.5.59 def Fregon 8.8.56
  • 2011 Amata 9.6.60 def Wintjlunga 7.10.52
  • 2012 Pipalyatjara def Fregon
  • 2013 Indulkana def Tjurma
  • 2014 Murputja def Pukatja
  • 2015 Pukatja def Indulkana
  • 2016 Pukatja def Fregon
  • 2017 Tjurma def Amata
  • 2019 Tjurma def Wintjalangu

2013 Ladder

Far North West SL Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts
Amata 10 0 2 0 804 579 58.13% 40
Tjurma 10 0 2 0 861 683 55.76% 40
Indulkana 8 0 4 0 838 639 56.74% 32
Pukatja 7 0 5 0 859 849 50.29% 28
Fregon 6 0 6 0 734 618 54.29% 24
Murputja 5 0 7 0 753 656 53.44% 20
Pipalyatjara 2 0 10 0 609 1009 37.64% 8
Wintjalangu 0 0 12 0 468 829 36.08% 0

Notable players

References

  1. ^ "Hawks make two list changes". 3 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Amos Frank leaves Hawks after short but incredible journey". 27 October 2013.

Books

  • Encyclopedia of South Australian country football clubs / compiled by Peter Lines. ISBN 9780980447293
  • South Australian country football digest / by Peter Lines ISBN 9780987159199