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South West Football League

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Inaugural season
  
1957

No. of teams
  
10

Most recent champion(s)
  
South Bunbury (2016)

CEO
  
Paul Omodei

Country
  
Australia

Sport
  
Australian rules football

The South West Football League is an Australian rules football league based in the south-west of Western Australia. The league is affiliated to the West Australian Country Football League.

Contents

History

In 1953 the Bunbury-Collie League was founded with seven teams. South Bunbury, Bunbury Railways, Pastimes, Mines Rovers, Collie Railways, Centrals and Donnybrook.

  • 1955 Eastern and Western Districts Busselton amalgamated to become Busselton
  • 1956 Harvey Brunswick admitted, Bunbury Pastimes becomes Carey Park
  • 1957, the league changed names to the South West National Football League.
  • 1959 Boyanup-Capel-Dardanup joins
  • 1961 Collie Railways and centrals amalgamate to become Collie
  • 1966 Augusta-Margaret River joins
  • 1991 the name changed again, to the current South West Football League
  • 2001 Collie and Mines Rovers amalgamated to become Collie Eagles

    • Expansion

    In 1993 a proposed submission from the new Harvey Football Club was rejected because the SWFL thought 10 teams was a sufficient number. Harvey then put in a successful submission into the Peel Football League where they played their first season in 1994.

    The start of the 2009 season saw the introduction of the Harvey Bulls, who made the move over from the expanding Peel Football League. This was different from their bid in 1993, as they had nowhere else to go. The SWFL were also looking for a tenth team (after the merger of Collie and Mines) to get rid of the dreaded bye and extended season. Harvey left the PFL because of the rumour of Perth teams entering the PFL for 2009 so therefore increasing travel commitments. This idea fell through but Harvey still joined the SWFL after an 8–1 vote by the SWFL clubs, with HBL the only club opposing the idea.

    Premierships

    League

    SWFL seasons

  • 2009 SWFL Season

    • 2011 Ladder

    FINALS

    2012 Ladder

    FINALS

    2013 Ladder

    FINALS

    Notable players

  • Syd Jackson
  • Adam Hunter
  • Phil Matson
  • Leon Baker
  • Michael Warren
  • David Hollins

    • Additional Reading

  • A Way of Life - The Story of country football in Western Australia - Alan East
  • WA footy forum [1]

    • References

    South West Football League Wikipedia
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