| Sport | Rugby league |
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| Instituted | 1920s |
| Number of teams | 5 |
| Country |  Australia |
| Website | www.qrl.com.au Central West Rugby League |
The Central West Rugby League is a rugby league football competition in Queensland, Australia. [1] The competition is run by the Queensland Rugby League, and features five teams, who compete for the Wellshot Hotel Senior Men's Premiership. The reigning premiers of the 2023 season are the Blackall Magpies. [2] [3]
There are five clubs currently competing in the Central West Rugby League competition. [1] Longreach Tigers and Ilfracombe Scorpions merged in 2017 to form Longreach-Ilfracombe Tigers.
| Central West Rugby League | |||||
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| Colours | Club | Established | Town | No. of A-Grade Premierships | A-Grade Premiership Years |
 | Alpha Brumbies | ? | Alpha | ? | ? |
 | Barcaldine Sand Goannas | ? | Barcaldine | ? | 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2022 |
| | Blackall Magpies | ? | Blackall | ? | 2018, 2019, 2023 |
 | Longreach-Ilfracombe Tigers | ? | Longreach Ilfracombe | ? | 1989, 1990, 1993, 1997, 2006, 2007 |
 | Winton Diamantina Devils | ? | Winton | ? | 2003, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017 |
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 | Ilfracombe Scorpions | ? | Ilfracombe | Merged with Longreach 2017 | |
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