Perth Football League

The Perth Football League is an Australian rules football competition based in Perth, Western Australia. It is the largest Australian rules football competition in Western Australia.[1]

Perth Football League
Most recent season or competition:
2021
FormerlyMercantile Football Association (1922–1923)
Perth Districts Football Association (1924–1928)
Western Australian Amateur Football Association (1929–1970)
Western Australian Amateur Football League (1971–2018)
SportAustralian rules football
Founded1922
PresidentSam Birmingham
No. of teams71
CountryAustralia
Most recent
champion(s)		Kingsway (A Grade)
(2021)
Most titlesUniversity (96)
Sponsor(s)WAFC, Carlton Dry, Construction Training Fund, Burley, West Coast Eagles, Midway Ford, Elastoplast, APE Medical
Related
competitions		Metro Football League
Official websitePerthFootball.com.au

History

The competition began in 1922 with five teams as the Mercantile Football Association (MFA). The MFA changed its name in 1924 to the Perth Districts Football Association and then, in 1929, to the Western Australian Amateur Football Association. It changed to Western Australian Amateur Football League (WAAFL) in 1971. In 2019, the league rebranded as the Perth Football League.[2][3] University are the most successful club, with 20 A-grade premierships and 96 overall, as of the conclusion of the 2020 season. Greg Erskine (University) is the games record holder for the club, along with holding the record for most number of beers drunk at the AJ. In 2021 Wembley's Nick "Threeser" Jeffries took his talents to the threes providing him with a more sustainable opportunity for Friday beers.

Sunday Football League (SFL) clubs, mostly based in the southeastern corridor, were merged into the general ranks of the amateurs. This was unfortunate as previously derbies between neighbouring clubs were an important and popular feature of the now defunct SFL.

Member clubs
  • Armadale
  • Ballajura
  • Bassendean
  • Bayswater
  • Belmont Districts
  • Brentwood Booragoon
  • Bullcreek Leeming
  • Canning-South Perth
  • Canning Vale
  • Carlisle
  • Cobras
  • Cockburn Lakes
  • Collegians
  • Coolbellup
  • Coolbinia West Perth
  • Cottesloe
  • Curtin University Wesley
  • Dianella Morley
  • East Fremantle
  • ECU Jets
  • Ellenbrook Eels
  • Forrestdale
  • Forrestfield
  • Fremantle CBC
  • Gosnells
  • Hamersley Carine
  • High Wycombe
  • Jandakot Jets
  • Kalamunda
  • Kenwick
  • Kingsley
  • Kingsway
  • Kwinana Districts
  • Lynwood Ferndale
  • Maddington
  • Manning Rippers
  • Melville
  • Mosman Park
  • Mt Lawley
  • Nollamara
  • Noranda
  • North Beach
  • North Fremantle
  • Ocean Ridge
  • Osborne Park
  • Piara Waters
  • Quinns District
  • Roleystone
  • Rossmoyne
  • Safety Bay
  • Scarborough
  • Secret Harbour
  • SNESA (St Norberts)
  • Stirling
  • Swan Athletic
  • Swan Districts
  • Swan Valley
  • Thornlie
  • Trinity Aquinas
  • University
  • Wanneroo
  • Warnbro Swans
  • Wembley
  • West Coast
  • Whitford
  • Willetton
  • Yanchep

A Grade premiers
Year A Grade A Reserve B Grade B Reserve C1 Grade C1 Reserve C2 Grade C2 Reserve C3 Grade C3 Reserve C4 Grade C4 Reserve C5 Grade C5 Reserve E1 Grade E2 Grade E3 Grade E4 Grade
2020ScarboroughNorth BeachWembleyWest CoastOcean RidgeMelvilleJandakotHamersley CarineMosman ParkBrentwood BooragoonPiara WatersPiara WatersUniversityNorth BeachCoolbellupCollegiansBassendeanGosnells
2021KingswayCurtin Uni WesleyWest CoastWhitfordBaldivisBaldivisHigh WycombeHamersley CarinePiara WatersPiara WatersRoleystoneForrestdaleNorth BeachNorth BeachCollegiansLynwood FerndaleWest CoastManning Rippers

Source: WAAFL.com.au

References
  1. "WAAFL History". WAAFL.com. Archived from the original on 11 February 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. "Yearbooks - Downloads". WAAFL.com.au. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  3. "WAAFL Rebrand to the Perth Football League". Perth Football League. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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