Australian rules football competition in South Australia
Western Eyre Football League Formerly County of Way Football Association(1909–1948) Murat Bay Football League(1949–1961) Far West Football League(1962–2020) Sport Australian rules football Founded 1909 First season 1909 No. of teams 6 Most recent champion(s) Western United (12th Premiership) (2024) Most titles Koonibba (37 Premierships) Related competitions Mortlock Shield , SANFL Official website https://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
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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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–
12
1980, 2000, 2003–08, 2018–19, 2023, 2024
West Coast
Streaky Bay
Hawks
1999
2021–
1
2021
Wirrulla
Wirrulla
Bombers
1919
2021–
0
Premiers
List of Premiership teams of the Western Eyre Football League.[ 4]
Ladders
2011 Ladder
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
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
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
Further reading
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