The Leven Football Association (LFA) was an Australian rules football competition in Tasmania, Australia. Four clubs from small communities in northern Tasmania competed for the premiership every year. The games were played on Saturday and both matches were at the same ground in the form of a double-header. Having gone into recess for the 2016 season, the LFA folded in October 2016 after 92 years as a football league.[1]

History

Founded 1924 to provide a competition for teams in the Ulverstone Municipality.

This Association succeeded various earlier Associations, it has been a valuable feeder ground for NWFU and NTFL clubs in particular Ulverstone.

Forth won the first premiership of the competition in 1924. Several clubs started in this association before moving into a stronger competition after establishing themselves, Turners Beach and West Ulverstone are now both in the NWFA however Railton and Mole Creek both moved the other way.

The association went into recess when Upper Castra couldn't field a side for the 2016 season. The association was supposed to be absorbed by the NWFL and be its Central Division.

Clubs

Club Nickname Years in LFA LFA Premierships
Forth Magpies 1924-1928, 1944-1945 1924, 1945
Gawler 1982-1989 1983
Gunns Plains 1925-1927, 1930-1935, 1947-1960 1953
Kindred Magpies 1926-1927, 1935-1940,1947-1953, 1968
Latrobe Saints Saints 1987-2011 1989, 2000
Meander Valley Suns Suns 2012 - 2013 2012
Mole Creek Bulldogs 2004-2015 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013
Motton Preston Demons 1967-1976 1971
Motton Rovers Rovers 1924-2000 1926, 1928, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1946, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1975, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1993,
Nietta 1936-1948
Preston 1924-1966 1927, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1964
Prospect Hawks Hawks 2010
Railton Tigers 1990-2015 1990-91-92, 1994–95, 1997-98-99, 2001-02-03, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2015
South Riana 1965-1973
Sprent Tigers 1924-1981 1944, 1962, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981
Turners Beach Kangaroos 1971-1975 1972, 1973, 1974
Upper Castra Magpies 1925-1932, 1940-1992, 1999-2015 1926, 1930, 1965, 1967, 1980, 1984–85, 1988, 2014
West Ulverstone Lions 1973-1981 -
Wilmot Robins 1975-2015
Zeehan Bulldogs 1994-1998 1996

Premiers

2011 Ladder

Leven FA Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Mole Creek 14 3 0 0 3734 354 1054.80% 56 1st Semi Railton 35 19 229 Latrobe Saints 3 3 21
Wilmot 8 4 5 0 1356 1455 93.20% 32 2nd Semi Mole Creek 25 17 167 Wilmot 8 2 50
Railton 6 4 7 0 1395 1611 86.59% 24 Preliminary Railton 15 13 103 Wilmot 9 8 62
Latrobe Saints 6 3 8 0 1369 2138 64.03% 24 Grand Mole Creek 21 15 141 Railton 11 10 76
Upper Castra 0 3 14 0 491 2787 17.62% 0

2012 Ladder

Leven FA Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Meander Valley Suns 11 3 3 0 1825 810 225.31% 44 1st Semi Mole Creek 27 14 176 Wilmot 8 8 56
Railton 11 3 3 0 1594 962 165.70% 44 2nd Semi Meander Valley Suns 15 18 108 Railton 12 6 78
Mole Creek 9 4 4 0 1334 928 143.75% 36 Preliminary Mole Creek 13 7 85 Railton 11 18 84
Wilmot 3 4 10 0 938 1475 63.59% 12 Grand Meander Valley Suns 13 9 87 Mole Creek 10 10 70
Upper Castra 0 3 14 0 462 1978 23.36% 0

2013 Ladder

Leven FA Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Mole Creek 14 0 2 0 2581 760 339.61% 56 1st Semi Meander Valley Suns 26 20 176 Wilmot 5 1 31
Railton 12 0 4 0 2070 1174 176.32% 48 2nd Semi Mole Creek 21 13 139 Railton 12 11 83
Meander Valley Suns 10 0 6 0 1688 1064 158.65% 40 Preliminary Meander Valley Suns 18 14 122 Railton 11 10 76
Wilmot 4 0 12 0 830 2005 41.40% 16 Grand Mole Creek 12 12 84 Meander Valley Suns 13 4 82
Upper Castra 0 0 16 0 375 2541 14.76% 0

2014 Ladder

Leven FA Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Upper Castra 13 0 3 0 2716 795 341.64% 52 1st Semi Mole Creek 25 17 167 Wilmot 5 2 32
Railton 13 0 3 0 2310 839 275.33% 52 2nd Semi Upper Castra 27 18 180 Railton 7 8 50
Mole Creek 6 0 10 0 1393 1844 75.54% 24 Preliminary Railton 25 9 159 Mole Creek 11 10 76
Wilmot 0 0 16 0 379 3320 11.42% 0 Grand Upper Castra 17 17 119 Railton 9 6 60

Leading Goal Kickers

Year Player H&A goals Finals goals Total Goals
1982 Nazza Haywood (Motton Rovers) 100 100
1983 David Banner (Upper Castra) 55 7 62
1984 David Banner (Upper Castra) 37 12 49
1985
1986 Robbie Campbell (Wilmot) 49 0 49
1987
1988 Mark Harris (Motton Rovers) 53 0 53
1989 B Wolfe (Wilmot) 47 0 47
1990 Kerry Jackson (Mersey Valley) 33 0 33
1991 Darren Cowburn (Railton) 49 0 49
1992 Kerry Jackson (Mersey Valley)
1993 Kerry Jackson (Mersey Valley)
1994 Ricky Jefferies (Railton) 65 0 65
1995 Paul Lawrence (Railton) 44 3 47
1996 Brian Powe (Zeehan) 96 7 103
1997 Darren Wall (Devonport Saints) 102 102
1998 Michael Schultz (Zeehan) 78 20 98
1999 Peter Coventry (Devonport Saints)
2000 Leigh Clarke (Devonport Saints) 80 0 80
2001 Corey Bissett (Wilmot) 81 0 81
2002 Mark Alford (Railton) 129 0 129
2003 Craig Horton (Latrobe Saints) 40 0 40
2004 Paul Burford (Mole Creek) 69 0 69
2005 Michael Leedham (Railton) 64 5 69
2006 Gary Latham (Latrobe Saints) 87 5 92
2007 Andrew Stretton (Railton) 129 0 129
2008 Paul Hampton (Mole Creek) 166 166
2009 Tim West (Mole Creek) 101 101
2010 Chris Bray (Railton) 110 6 116
2011 Shane Campbell (Mole Creek) 146 13 159
2012 Alex Wadley (Meander VS) 100 0 100
2013
2014 Darren Jenkins (Railton) 108 1 109

Web site

Published books

References

  1. ^ Slessor, Camron (24 November 2016). "Leven Football Association folds". The Advocate. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
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