Perth Football League

Perth Football League
Most recent season or competition:; 2023
Formerly	Mercantile Football Association (1922–1923); Perth Districts Football Association (1924–1928); Western Australian Amateur Football Association (1929–1970); Western Australian Amateur Football League (1971–2018)
Sport	Australian rules football
Founded	1922
President	Sam Birmingham
No. of teams	71
Country	Australia
Most recent; champion(s)	Curtin Uni Wesley (A Grade) ; (2023)
Most titles	University (96)
Sponsor(s)	WAFC, Carlton Dry, Toyota, Burley, West Coast Eagles, Electrical Group Training, Belgravia Apparel, Victor School and Sports Club Supplies, Stop the Coward Punch Campaign, Life Without Barriers
Related; competitions	Metro Football League
Official website	PerthFootball.com.au

Last updated April 10, 2024

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

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.

Sunday Football League (SFL) clubs, mostly based in the southeastern corridor, were merged into the general ranks of the amateurs.

The league continues to grow with new clubs joining in most years, and an A Reserves added to the women's competition for 2024.

Member clubs

Club	Nickname	Men's Grades	Women's Grades	Integrated	Website	Home Ground	Founded	Joined PFL
Armadale	Demons	E1	C4	No	Armadale Facebook	Gwynne Park	1909	2010
Baldivis	Brumbies	B, BR, Drew Banfield Colts, C5, C5R, West Coast Colts, E3 South	B, C4	No	Baldivis Website	Baldivis Football Oval	2005	2021
Ballajura	Royals	B, BR, Drew Banfield Colts, E3 North	C3	No	Ballajura Facebook	Kingfisher Oval	1995	2001
Bassendean	Swans	B, BR, Drew Banfield Colts	B	No	Bassendean Facebook	Jubilee Reserve	1973 (as Ashfield)	1973
Bayswater	Blues	C5, C5R	C2	No	Bayswater Website	Hillcrest Park	1946	2009
Belmont Districts	Bombers	C2, C2R, Laurie Keene Colts		No	Belmont Districts Facebook	Forster Park	1999 (as Belmont-Redcliffe)	1999
Brentwood Booragoon	Bulldogs	B, BR, E2	C3	No	Brentwood Booragoon Website	Karoonda Park	1978 (as Brentwood)	1978
Bullcreek Leeming	Bombers	B, BR, Drew Banfield Colts, E2	B, C4	No	Bullcreek Leeming Website	Beasley Oval	1980 (as Bullcreek)	1980
Canning South Perth	Tigers	C3, C3R	B, C4	No	Canning South Perth Website	Wyong Reserve	2001 (Merger)	2009
Canning Vale	Cougars	C1, C1R, E3 South	C2	No	Canning Vale Website	Clifton Reserve	2011	2011
Carlisle	Cougars	C1, C1R, Ian Dargie Colts, E3 South	C3	No	Carlisle Facebook	Carlisle Reserve	1962	1962
Cockburn Cobras	Cobras	C2, C2R	C2	No	Cockburn Website	Davalik Reserve	1993 (as Cockburn)	2012
Cockburn Lakes	Warriors	C1, C1R	E2	No	Cockburn Lakes Facebook	Anning Park	1980 (as Robbs Jetty)	2005
Collegians	Collies	B, BR, Brett Jones Colts, Drew Banfield Colts, West Coast Colts	C1	No	Collegians Facebook	David Cruickshank Reserve	1961	1995
Coolbellup	Cats	C5, C5R	C1	No	Coolbellup Facebook	Tempest Park	1975	1975
Coolbinia	Falcons	C3, C3R, West Coast Colts, E3 North	C2	Yes	Coolbinia Facebook	Yokine Reserve	2003 (as Coolbinia-West Perth)	2003
Cottesloe	Roosters	C3, C3R	C1	No	Cottesloe Website	Cottesloe Oval	2014	2014
Curtin Uni Wesley	Tigers	A, AR, Phil Scott Colts, C4, C4R, Brett Jones Colts, E1	A, AR	Yes	Curtin Uni Wesley Website	South Oval	1990 (as Wesley Curtin)	1990
Dianella Morley	Raiders	C5, C5R		No	Dianella Morley Facebook	Dianella Open Space	1991 (Merger)	1991
ECU Jets	Jets	C5, C5R, E3N	C3	No	ECU Jets Website	Emerald Park	2016	2016
Ellenbrook	Eels	C2, C2R, Laurie Keene Colts, E3 North	C3	No	Ellenbrook Website	Ellenbrook District Open Space	2002	2007
Forrestdale	Falcons	C4, C4R, E3	C1	No	Forrestdale Facebook	William Skeet Oval	1993	2009
Forrestfield	Rhinos	C5, C5R		No	Forrestfield Website	John Reid Oval	2015	2015
Fremantle CBC		A, AR, Phil Scott Colts, C4, C4R, Brett Jones Colts	C3	Yes	Fremantle CBC Facebook	Morris Buzacott Reserve	1933	1933
Gosnells	Hawks	C2, C2R	C2	No	Gosnells Website	Gosnells Oval	1914	2009
Hamersley Carine	Hawks	B, BR, Drew Banfield Colts, E1	B	No	Hamersley Carine Website	Carine Open Space	1974 (as Hamersley)	1974
High Wycombe	Bulldogs	Ian Dargie Colts, E2		Yes	High Wycombe Website	Scott Reserve	1992	1992
Hills Rangers	Rangers		C4	No	Hills Rangers Website	Sawyers Valley Oval	2018	2018, 2024
Jandakot	Jets	C1, C1R, Ian Dargie Colts, E3 South		No	Jandakot Website	Atwell Reserve	2009	2011
Kalamunda	Cougars	C, C1R, Ian Dargie Colts, E2	C1	No	Kalamunda Website	Ray Owen Reserve	1965	2001
Kelmscott	Bulldogs	C5, C5R, West Coast Colts	C2	Yes	Kelmscott Facebook	John Dunn Oval	1897	2021
Kenwick	Royals	C5, C5R, Ian Dargie Colts	C1	No	Kenwick Website	Mills Park	1948	2009
Kingsley	Cats	C2, C2R, Laurie Keene Colts, E3 North	A, AR	No	Kingsley Website	Kinglsey Reserve	1994	1998
Kingsway	Kangaroos	A, AR, Phil Scott Colts, E3		Yes	Kingsway Website	Kingsway Sporting Complex	1948 (as Wanneroo)	2008
Koongamia	Crows		C2	No	Koongamia Facebook	Koongamia Oval	2000	2023
Kwinana	Knights	C2, C2R, Laurie Keene Colts	B	No	Kwinana Website	Medina Oval	1962 (as Medina)	2012
Lynwood Ferndale	Panthers	C5, C5R, West Coast Colts		No	Lynwood Ferndale Website	Ferndale Park	1979	1979
Maddington	Bulls	C4, C4R		No	Maddington Website	Harmony Fields	1923	2009
Mandurah Mustangs	Mustangs			Yes	Mandurah Facebook	Rushton Park North	2019	2019
Manning Rippers	Rippers	C4, C4R, Ian Dargie Colts, E3 South		No	Manning Rippers Website	James Miller Oval	1997	1997
Melville	Rams	C1, C1R, Ian Dargie Colts, E2	A, AR	No	Melville Website	Melville Reserve	1906	1945
Mosman Park	Mozzies	C1, C1R, E3 North	C4	No	Mosman Park Instagram	Tom Perrot Reserve	1921	1998
Mount Lawley	Hawks	A, AR, Phil Scott Colts, C4, C4R, E2	C2	No	Mount Lawley Website	Hamer Park	1963	1963
Nollamara	Roos	E1		No	Nollamara Facebook	Des Penman Reserve	1964	2008
Noranda	Hawks	C3, C3R, West Coast Colts	C3	No	Noranda Website	Lightning Park	2004 (as Cowan University)	2008
North Beach	Tigers	A, AR, Phil Scott Colts, C3, C3R, Brett Jones Colts, E2, E3 North	A, AR	Yes	North Beach Website	Charles Riley Reserve	1965	1965
North Fremantle	Magpies	B, BR, Drew Banfield Colts, C4, C4R, Brett Jones Colts	A, AR	No	North Fremantle Website	Gil Fraser Oval	1921	1939
North Mandurah	Magpies	C5, C5R	C4	No	North Mandurah Facebook	Lakelands Reserve	2020	2020
Ocean Ridge	Eagles	A, AR, Brett Jones Colts, Phil Scott Colts, E2	B	Yes	Ocean Ridge Facebook	Heathridge Park	1979 (as Edgewater)	1979
Osborne Park	Saints	C3, C3R, E3 North		No	Osborne Park Facebook	Robinson Reserve	2007	2012
Piara Waters	Falcons	C2, C2R, Laurie Keene Colts, E3 South	B	No	Piara Waters Website	Piara Waters Oval	1998 (as Southern River)	2009
Quinns District	Bulls	C2, C2R, Laurie Keene Colts, E3 North	B, C3	No	Quinns District Website	Ridgewood Park	2000	2001
Roleystone	Tigers	C3, C3R, West Coast Colts	C2	No	Roleystone Instagram	Cross Park	1987	2009
Rossmoyne	Rhinos	West Coast Colts, E1	A, AR	No	Rossmoyne Website	Shelley Oval	1996	2009
Safety Bay	Stingers	E2		No	Safety Bay Facebook	Stan Twight Reserve	1982	2023
Scarborough	Hawks	A, AR, Phil Scott Colts, E1	C1, C4	No	Scarborough Facebook	Millington Reserve	1970	1970
SNESA (St Norberts)	Saints	C5, C5R		No	SNESA Website	Queens Park	1978 (as St Norberts)	2005
Stirling	Saints	C4, C4R		No	Stirling Website	Richard Guelfi Reserve	1998 (as Balcatta- Osborne Park)	2002
Swan Athletic	Swans	C1, C1R, Ian Dargie Colts, Laurie Keene Colts, E2	B	No	Swan Athletic Website	Swan Athletic Oval	1930 (as Herne Hill)	1979
Swan Districts	Swans			Yes	Swan Districts Website	Steel Blue Oval	2022	2022
Swan Valley	Valley	C2, C2R, Laurie Keene Colts	C4	No	Swan Valley Facebook	Swan Valley Sporting Complex	1965 (as Midland YCW)	2006
Thornlie	Lions	C1, C1R, Ian Dargie Colts	C3	No	Thornlie Website	Berehaven Oval	1970	2009
Trinity Aquinas	Boomers	A, AR, Phil Scott Colts, C4, C4R, Brett Jones Colts, E1	C1	No	Trinity Aquinas Website	Bill Grayden Reserve	1970 (as Trinity Old Boys)	2009
University	Various	A, AR, Phil Scott Colts, C4, C4R, Brett Jones Colts	A, AR	No	UWA Website	UWA Sports Park	1928	1928
Wanneroo	Roos	B, BR, Brett Jones Colts, Drew Banfield Colts, C4, C4R	C1	No	Wanneroo Website	Wanneroo Showgrounds	1985	1985
Warnbro Swans	Swans	C3, C3R, West Coast Colts, E3 South	A, AR	Yes	Warnbro Swans Website	Warnbro Oval	1989	1991
Wembley	Magpies	A, AR, Phil Scott Colts, E2	A, AR	Yes	Wembley Website	Wembley Sports Park	1927	1938
West Coast	Tigers	B, BR, Drew Banfield Colts, E1		No	West Coast Website	City Beach Oval	1984	1984
Whitford	Warriors	B, BR, Drew Banfield Colts, C5, C5R	C2	No	Whitford Website	MacDonald Park	1976	1976
Willetton	Blues	C2, C2R, Laurie Keene Colts, E3 South	C1	Yes	Willetton Website	Burrendah Reserve	1976	1999
Winnacott	Eagles	C3, C3R, West Coast Colts		No	Winnacott Facebook	Winnacott Reserve	1921 (as East Fremantle)	1980
Yanchep	Red Hawks	E1, Laurie Keene Colts	C3	No	Yanchep Website	Yanchep Active Open Space	1997	2015

A Grade premiers

Year	Premier
1922	Malloch's-Brennan's
1923	Commonwealth Bank
1924	Teachers College
1925	Teachers College
1926	Teachers College
1927	Commonwealth Bank
1928	Sandovers
1929	University
1930	Postal Institute
1931	Postal Institute
1932	Postal Institute
1933	Postal Institute
1934	University
1935	Sandovers
1936	Sandovers
1937	Sandovers
1938	Wembley
1939	Wembley
1940	Wembley
1941	North Fremantle
1942	No competition
1943
1944
1945
1946	North Fremantle
1947	North Fremantle
1948	University
1949	North Fremantle
1950	Midland Junction
1951	Mosman Park
1952	South Perth
1953	South Perth
1954	North Fremantle

Year	Premier
1955	North Fremantle
1956	East Perth
1957	East Perth
1958	Wembley
1959	Wembley
1960	North Fremantle
1961	University
1962	University
1963	Wembley
1964	University
1965	University
1966	University
1967	C.B.C
1968	Wembley
1969	University
1970	University
1971	Wembley

Year	A Grade	A Reserve
1972	Wembley	Collegians
1973	Wembley	Carlisle
1974	Wembley	Wembley
1975	University	Wembley

Year	A Grade
1976	Wembley
1977	University
1978	Wembley
1979	Mt Lawley
1980	Nollamara
1981	University
1982	Old Scotch
1983	Mt Lawley
1984	Wembley
1985	Mt Lawley
1986	Mt Lawley
1987	Mt Lawley
1988	Mt Lawley
1989	North Beach
1990	North Beach
1991	Mt Lawley
1992	Mt Lawley
1993	North Beach
1994	West Coast
1995	Scarborough
1996	University
1997	Scarborough
1998	Scarborough
1999	North Beach
2000	C.B.C
2001	North Beach
2002	North Beach
2003	North Fremantle
2004	North Beach
2005	North Beach
2006	North Beach
2007	North Beach
2008	North Beach
2009	North Beach
2010	North Beach
2011	University
2012	University
2013	Wesley Curtin
2014	University
2015	University
2016	Trinity Aquinas
2017	Trinity Aquinas
2018	Scarborough
2019	University

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
2020	Scarborough	North Beach	Wembley	West Coast	Ocean Ridge	Melville	Jandakot	Hamersley Carine	Mosman Park	Brentwood Booragoon	Piara Waters	Piara Waters	University	North Beach	Coolbellup	Collegians	Bassendean	Gosnells
2021	Kingsway	Curtin Uni Wesley	West Coast	Whitford	Baldivis	Baldivis	High Wycombe	Hamersley Carine	Piara Waters	Piara Waters	Roleystone	Forrestdale	North Beach	North Beach	Collegians	Lynwood Ferndale	West Coast	Manning Rippers
2022	Fremantle CBC	North Beach	Wanneroo	Whitford	Hamersley Carine	Jandakot	Brentwood Booragoon	Coolbinia	Cockburn Lakes	Canning South Perth	North Beach	University	Curtin Uni Wesley	Curtin Uni Wesley	Collegians	Bayswater	Trinity Aquinas	North Beach
2023	Curtin Uni Wesley	North Beach	Ocean Ridge	Whitford	Ballajura	Swan Athletic	Mosman Park	Kingsley	Belmont Districts	North Beach	Osborne Park	Curtin Uni Wesley	Manning Rippers	Mt Lawley	Kenwick	Trinity Aquinas	Bullcreek Leeming	Mosman Park

Source: WAAFL.com.au

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References

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

External links

Official WAAFL website
WAAFL at australianfootball.com
Western Australian Football: The Clubs, Competitions and Premiers (1885-1945) - Derek Mott

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[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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v t e Australian rules football in Western Australia
Representative side	Western Australia
Governing bodies	West Australian Football Commission Country Football WA (regional)
Professional clubs (AFL)	West Coast Eagles Fremantle Football Club
Major leagues	West Australian Football League West Australian State Premiership (former)
Metropolitan leagues	Perth Football League Metro Football League
Other leagues	Avon Central Kimberley Central Midlands Coastal Central Wheatbelt East Kimberley Eastern Districts Esperance District Fortescue Gascoyne Goldfields Great Northern Great Southern Hills Lower South West Mortlock Newman North Midlands North Pilbara Ongerup Peel Ravensthorpe South West Upper Great Southern West Kimberley
Defunct leagues	Central Great Southern Football League List of former Australian rules football competitions in Western Australia Sunday
Women's leagues	WAFL Women's West Australian Women's Football League
Principal venues	Bassendean Oval Claremont Oval Claremont Showground East Fremantle Oval Fremantle Oval Arena Joondalup Lathlain Park Leederville Oval Perth Stadium Rushton Park Subiaco Oval
Major events	Western Derby

Most recent season or competition: 2023
Formerly	Mercantile Football Association (1922–1923) Perth Districts Football Association (1924–1928) Western Australian Amateur Football Association (1929–1970) Western Australian Amateur Football League (1971–2018)
Sport	Australian rules football
Founded	1922
President	Sam Birmingham
No. of teams	71
Country	Australia
Most recent champion(s)	Curtin Uni Wesley (A Grade) (2023)
Most titles	University (96)
Sponsor(s)	WAFC, Carlton Dry, Toyota, Burley, West Coast Eagles, Electrical Group Training, Belgravia Apparel, Victor School and Sports Club Supplies, Stop the Coward Punch Campaign, Life Without Barriers
Related competitions	Metro Football League
Official website	PerthFootball.com.au