Western Eyre Football League

Western Eyre Football League
Current season, competition or edition:
2026
FormerlyCounty of Way Football Association
(1909–1948)
Murat Bay Football League
(1949–1961)
Far West Football League
(1962–2020)
SportAustralian rules football
Founded1909
First season1909
No. of teams6
Most recent
champions		Western United
(13th Premiership)
(2025)
Most titlesKoonibba
(37 Premierships)
Related
competitions		Mortlock Shield, SANFL
Official websitehttps://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 1946 the league changed its name to Murat Bay Football Association 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]

Clubs

Locations

950m
1036yds
Thevenard
Koonibba
Ceduna
Locations of the Western Eyre FL clubs - Ceduna/Thevenard
15km
9.3miles
Wirrulla
West Coast Hawks
Western United
Locations of the Western Eyre FL clubs - Western Eyre

Current

Club Jumper Nickname Home Ground Former League Est. Years in comp WEFL Senior Premierships
Total Years[3]
Ceduna Blues[note 1] Blues Ceduna Sports Club, Ceduna – 1989 1989– 5 1997, 1999, 2009, 2016, 2022
Koonibba Roosters Far West Aboriginal Sporting Complex, Thevenard FWFA 1906 1909–1934, 1946– 34 1910, 1922, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017
Thevenard Magpies Thevenard Oval,Thevenard – 1927 1927– 23 1959, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2013, 2015
Western United Tigers Penong Sports Ground, Penong – 1974 1974– 13 1980, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024, 2025
West Coast Hawks Streaky Bay Community Complex Oval, Streaky Bay MWFL 1999 2021– 1 2021
Wirrulla Bombers Wirrulla Football Ground, Wirrulla MWFL 1919 2021– 0 -

Former

Club Jumper Nickname Home Ground Former League Est. Years in comp WEFL Senior Premierships Fate
Total Years[3]
Athenna – 1922 1922-1925 0 1923 Folded after 1925 season
Bonython – 1910 1910-1914 0 - Folded after 1914 season
Ceduna[note 2] (1960s)(?-1988) Eagles Ceduna Sports Club, Ceduna – 1907 1909-1988 16 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1924, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1938, 1946, 1950, 1965 Merged with Smoky Bay in 1989 to form Ceduna Blues
Charra FWFA 1908 1909-1929, 1960-1973 1 1964 Moved to Far West FA in 1930. Recess in 1974. Merged with Penong after 1974 season to form Western United
Charra-Denial Bay – 1931 1931-1933 0 - De-merged into Charra, who moved to Far West FA, and Denial Bay in 1934
Denial Bay White with darker hoops
(1910)

   (?-1948)

FWFA 1907 1909-1930, 1934, 1947-1948 0 - Played merged with Charra as Charra-Denial Bay between 1931-33. Moved to Far West FA in 1935, returned in 1947. Folded in 1949
Goode    – 1906 1909-1914, 1927-1930, 1934-1948 1 1939 Played merged with Maltee as Maltee Goode United between 1931-33. Folded in 1949
Maltee    – 1925 1925-1930, 1934-1939 0 - Played merged with Goode as Maltee Goode United between 1931-33. Folded in 1939
Maltee Goode United    – 1931 1931-1933 0 - De-merged into Maltee and Goode in 1934
Merghiny Stars – 1910 1911-1914 0 - Folded after 1914 season
Penong Penong Sports Ground, Penong FWFA 1908 1909-1914, 1961-1970, 1972-1973 2 1962, 1966 Formed Far West FAafter WWI. Recess in 1971. Merged with Charra in 1974 to form Western United
Rovers    Ceduna Sports Club, Ceduna – 1955 1955-1958 1 1958 Folded after 1959 season
Smoky Bay (Carawa 1971-78) (1971-78)(1979-88) Smoky Bay Oval, Smoky Bay SBFA 1954 1971-1988 0 - Merged with Ceduna in 1989 to form Ceduna Blues
United    – 1940 1940-1952 1 1940 Folded after 1952 season
Waybacks/Wandana    – 1922 1922-1924 1 1923 Alternative name for Murat Bay/Ceduna. Folded after 1924 season
Yalata (Tallowan 1962-63)    – 1960s 1962-1964 0 - Folded after 1964 season

Notes

  1. ^ Known as Ceduna-Smoky Bay until 1999 and Blues until 2022
  2. ^ Known as Murat Bay until 1933

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

  1. ^ "Koonibba unveils 100-year team - Aboriginal Football". Aboriginal Football : The Indigenous Game. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Mid West Football League has folded". BigFooty. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b Country Footy 2010 Deprecated link archived 2012-07-22 at archive.today
  4. ^ "A Grade Premiers - Western Eyre Football League".

Further reading

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