AFL Central West

AFL Central West
Sport	Australian rules football
Founded	1982;43 years ago
Official website	aflcentralwest.com.au

Last updated August 28, 2025

The AFL Central West (formerly, Central West Australian Football League) is an Australian rules football competition containing six clubs based in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia.

Current clubs

30km
19miles

Parkes

Cowra

Orange

Dubbo

Giants

Bushrangers

Club	Colours	Nickname	Home ground	Former league	Est.	Years in CWAFL	CWAFL Senior Premierships
Club	Colours	Nickname	Home ground	Former league	Est.	Years in CWAFL	Total	Years
Tier 1
Bathurst		Bushrangers	George Park, Bathurst	–	2004	2004-	9	2004, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024
Bathurst		Giants	George Park 2, Bathurst	–	2014	2014-	1	2023
Dubbo		Demons	South Dubbo Oval, Dubbo	–	1981	1982-	4	1985, 2000, 2003, 2007
Orange		Tigers	Bloomfield Oval, Orange	–	1982	1982-	10	1983, 1991, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018
Tier 2
Cowra		Blues	Mulyan Oval, Cowra	–	1982	1982-	7	1986, 1987, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2016
Parkes		Panthers	North Parkes Oval, Parkes	NRFNL	1980	1982-1990, 1997-	4	1988, 1989, 1990, 2001

Defunct clubs

Club	Colours	Nickname	Home ground	Former league	Est.	Years in CWAFL	CWAFL Senior Premierships		Fate
Club	Colours	Nickname	Home ground	Former league	Est.	Years in CWAFL	Total	Years	Fate
Bathurst		Eagles	George Park, Bathurst	–	1982	1982-2003	5	1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997	Merged with Charles Sturt University to form Bathurst Bushrangers following 2003 season
Charles Sturt University (CSU Mitchell 1998)		Bulldogs	Bathurst	–		1998-2002	0	–	Merged with Bathurst to form Bathurst Bushrangers following 2003 season
Coonabarabran		Magpies	Coonabarabran	NWAFL	1993	1994	0	–	Folded after 1994 season
Dubbo Iguanas		Iguanas	South Dubbo Oval, Dubbo	–		2002	0	–	Reserve grade only, folded after 2002 season
Forbes		Cats	Forbes	–	1982	1982-1986	0	–	Folded after 1986 season
Katoomba-Lithgow		Mountain Lions	Katoomba Falls Reserve, Katoomba	–	2003	2003	0	–	Only played invitation matches. Folded after 2003 season
Kelso		Crows	Kelso	–		?	0	–	Folded
Lithgow		Bombers	Lithgow	–		1987-1994	0	–	Folded after 1994 season
Mudgee		Black Swans	Mudgee	–	2001	2001-2012	0	–	Folded after 2012 season
Young		Saints	Miller-Henry Oval, Burrangong	NRFNL	1976	1982-2016	2	1982, 1984	Folded after 2016 season

List of premiers

First-grade/Seniors/Tier 1

Season	Premiers	Score (margin)	Minor premiers	Runners-up
1982	Young
1983	Orange
1984	Young
1985	Dubbo
1986	Cowra	20.16.136 – 11.10.76 (60 points)	Dubbo	Cowra
1987	Cowra	17.13.115 – 17.7.109 (6 points)	Orange	Orange
1988	Parkes	11.12.78 – 9.17.71 (7 points)	Bathurst Eagles
1989	Parkes		Dubbo
1990	Parkes	13.13.91 – 9.4.58 (33 points)	Dubbo
1991	Orange	8.16.64 – 6.8.44 (20 points)	Dubbo
1992	Orange	16.13.109 – 10.9.69 (40 points)	Dubbo
1993	Bathurst Eagles	13.15.93 – 13.12.90 (3 points)	Orange
1994	Bathurst Eagles	10-12.72 – 6.10.46 (26 points)	Dubbo
1995	Bathurst Eagles		Orange
1996	Bathurst Eagles		Orange
1997	Bathurst Eagles		Orange
1998	Orange		Bathurst Eagles
1999	Orange		Dubbo
2000	Dubbo	19.10.124 – 7.4.46 (78 points)	Parkes
2001	Parkes	12.11.83 – 12.4.76 (7 points)	Bathurst Eagles
2002	Orange	14.20.104 – 10.5.65 (39 points)	Dubbo
2003	Dubbo	16.8.104 – 8.8.56 (48 points)	Cowra
2004	Bathurst Bushrangers	23.22.160 – 5.8.38 (122 points)	Dubbo
2005	Bathurst Bushrangers	17.20.122 – 11.10.76 (46 points)	Dubbo
2006	Cowra	24.13.157 – 13.4.82 (75 points)	Bathurst Bushrangers	Cowra
2007	Dubbo	20.10.130 – 16.12.108 (22 points)	Bathurst Bushrangers	Dubbo
2008	Cowra	15.9.99 – 8.8.56 (43 points)	Bathurst Bushrangers	Cowra
2009	Bathurst Bushrangers	17.12.114 – 10.7.67 (47 points)	Cowra
2010	Cowra	12.19.91 – 13.7.85 (6 points)	Bathurst Bushrangers	Cowra
2011	Cowra	18.13.121 – 9.7.61 (60 points)	Bathurst Bushrangers	Cowra
2012	Bathurst Bushrangers	14.6.90 – 9.11.65 (25 points)	Cowra	Bathurst Bushrangers
2013	Orange Tigers	14.8.92 – 13.11.89 (3 points)	Bathurst Bushrangers	Bathurst Bushrangers
2014	Orange Tigers	19.14.128 – 10.10.70 (58 points)	Bathurst Bushrangers	Orange Tigers
2015	Orange Tigers	10.11.71 – 10.8.68 (3 points)	Bathurst Bushrangers	Orange Tigers
2016	Cowra Blues	10.11.71 – 7.12.54 (17 points)	Bathurst Bushrangers Outlaws	Bathurst Bushrangers Outlaws
2017	Bathurst Bushrangers Outlaws	13.11.89 – 7.9.51 (38 points)	Orange Tigers	Bathurst Bushrangers Rebels
2018	Orange Tigers	12.10.82 – 10.19.79 (3 points)	Bathurst Bushrangers Rebels	Orange Tigers
2019	Bathurst Bushrangers Rebels	9.15.69 – 5.9.39 (30 points)	Orange Tigers	Bathurst Bushrangers Rebels
2022	Bathurst Bushrangers	11.13 (79) – 10.8 (68) (11 points)	Bathurst Bushrangers	Bathurst Giants
2023	Bathurst Giants	16.17 (113) – 11.9 (75) (38 points)	Bathurst Giants	Bathurst Bushrangers
2024	Bathurst Bushrangers	24.11 (151) – 8.3 (51) (104 points)	Bathurst Giants	Bathurst Bushrangers

Reserve-grade/Tier 2

1984: Dubbo
1985: Dubbo
1986: Dubbo
1987: Cowra
1988: Lithgow
1992: Dubbo
1993: Orange
1994: Dubbo
1995: Bathurst Eagles
1996: Orange
1997: Parkes

1998: Kelso
1999: Parkes
2000: Dubbo
2001: Orange
2002: Dubbo
2003: Cowra
2004: Bathurst Bushrangers
2005: Mudgee
2006: Cowra
2007: Bathurst Bushrangers
2008: Cowra

2009: Bathurst Bushrangers
2010: Young
2011: Bathurst Bushrangers
2012: Orange
2013: Bathurst Bushrangers
2014: Bathurst Bushrangers
2015: Young
2020: Parkes
2021: Parkes
2022: Parkes
2023: Cowra
2024: Cowra

Under 16s/17s/18s

1983: Young
1984: Orange
1985: Orange
1986: Orange
1987: Dubbo
1988: Parkes
1989: Parkes
1990: Parkes
1991: Cowra
1996: Parkes
1997: Parkes

1998: Kelso
1999: Parkes
2000: Parkes
2001: Cowra
2002: Bathurst Eagles
2003: Bathurst Eagles
2004: Bathurst Bushrangers
2005: Bathurst Bushrangers
2006: Bathurst Bushrangers
2007: Bathurst Bushrangers
2008: Bathurst Bushrangers

2009: Bathurst Bushrangers
2010: Dubbo
2011: Dubbo
2012: Dubbo
2013: Bathurst Bushrangers
2014: Bathurst Bushrangers
2015: Bathurst Bushrangers
2016: Bathurst Giants
2017: Bathurst Giants
2018: Bathurst Giants
2019: Orange
2020: Bathurst Giants

2021: Bathurst Giants
2022: Bathurst Giants
2023: Orange
2020: Bathurst Giants Charcoal

Under 13s/14s/15s

2000: Parkes
2001: Orange
2002: Orange
2003: Bathurst Eagles
2004: Bathurst Bushrangers
2005: Bathurst Bushrangers
2006: Bathurst Bushrangers

2007: Orange
2008: Dubbo
2009: Bathurst Bushrangers
2010: Bathurst Bushrangers
2011: Dubbo
2012: Young
2013: Bathurst Bushrangers

2014: Bathurst Giants
2015: Bathurst Giants
2016: Bathurst Giants
2017: Bathurst Giants
2018: Cowra
2019: Orange
2020: Bathurst Bushrangers
2022: Orange
2023: Bathurst Giants
2024: Orange

Under 12s/11s

2011: Bathurst Bushrangers
2012: Bathurst Bushrangers
2013: Bathurst Bushrangers
2014: Orange

2015: Bathurst Giants
2016: Cowra
2017: Orange
2018: Cowra

2019: Cowra
2020: Orange
2022: Orange
2023: Orange
2024: Bathurst Giants

Women's

2015: Bathurst Bushrangers
2016: Bathurst Bushrangers
2017: Bathurst Bushrangers
2018: Dubbo
2019: Bathurst Giants
2022: Bathurst Giants
2023: Dubbo
2024: Dubbo

Youth girls

2018: Orange
2019: Bathurst Giants
2022: Bathurst Bushrangers
2023: Orange
2024: Bathurst Bushrangers

2011 ladder

Central West AFL	Wins	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Cowra	15	0	2214	604	366.56%	60	1st Semi	Bathurst	19	13	127	Parkes	8	6	54
Orange	11	4	1411	1107	127.46%	44	2nd Semi	Cowra	16	16	112	Orange	8	5	53
Bathurst	9	6	1648	1039	158.61%	36	Preliminary	Bathurst	17	21	123	Orange	12	8	80
Parkes	4	11	796	1412	56.37%	16	Grand	Cowra	18	13	121	Bathurst	9	7	61
Young	3	12	917	1725	53.16%	12
Dubbo	3	12	706	1805	39.11%	12

2012 ladder

Central West AFL	Wins	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Bathurst	14	1	1697	714	237.68%	56	1st Semi	Orange	14	18	102	Parkes	9	10	64
Cowra	13	2	1596	864	184.72%	52	2nd Semi	Bathurst	16	6	102	Cowra	15	7	97
Orange	6	9	1251	1402	89.23%	24	Preliminary	Cowra	11	16	82	Orange	5	11	41
Parkes	5	10	1074	1222	87.89%	20	Grand	Bathurst	14	6	90	Cowra	9	11	65
Dubbo	5	10	1181	1350	87.48%	20
Young	2	13	666	1913	34.81%	8

2013 ladder

Central West AFL	Wins	Losses	For	Against	%	Pts	Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Bathurst	15	0	2051	571	359.19%	60	1st Semi	Cowra	18	17	125	Dubbo	4	8	32
Orange	9	6	1687	1242	135.83%	36	2nd Semi	Bathurst	17	15	117	Orange	3	17	35
Cowra	3	12	948	1557	60.89%	12	Preliminary	Orange	16	12	108	Cowra	14	11	95
Dubbo	3	12	774	2090	37.03%	12	Grand	Orange	14	8	92	Bathurst	13	11	89

External links

Official website

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