Leven Football Association


The Leven Football Association 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.

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

ClubNicknameYears in LFALFA Premierships
ForthMagpies1924-1928, 1944-19451924, 1945
Gawler1982-19891983
Gunns Plains1925-1927, 1930-1935, 1947-19601953
Kindred1926-1927, 1935-1940,1947-1953, 1968
Latrobe SaintsSaints1987-20111989, 2000
Meander Valley SunsSuns2012 - 20132012
Mole CreekBulldogs2004-20152004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013
Motton Preston1967-19761971
Motton RoversRovers1924-20001926, 1928, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1946, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1975, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1993,
Nietta1936-1948
Preston1924-19661927, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1964
Prospect HawksHawks2010
RailtonTigers1990-20151990-91-92, 1994–95, 1997-98-99, 2001-02-03, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2015
South Riana1965-1973
Sprent1924-19811944, 1962, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981
Turners BeachKangaroos1971-19751972, 1973, 1974
Upper CastraMagpies1925-1932, 1940-1992, 1999-20151926, 1930, 1965, 1967, 1980, 1984–85, 1988, 2014
West UlverstoneLions1973-1981-
WilmotRobins1975-2015
Zeehan1994-19981996

Premiers

2012 Ladder

2013 Ladder

2014 Ladder

Leading Goal Kickers

YearPlayerH&A goalsFinals goalsTotal Goals
1982 Nazza Haywood 100 100
1983 David Banner 55 7 62
1984 David Banner 37 12 49
1985
1986 Robbie Campbell 49 0 49
1987
1988 Mark Harris 53 0 53
1989 B Wolfe 47 0 47
1990 Kerry Jackson 33 0 33
1991 Darren Cowburn 49 0 49
1992 Kerry Jackson
1993 Kerry Jackson
1994 Ricky Jefferies 65 0 65
1995 Paul Lawrence 44 3 47
1996 Brian Powe 96 7 103
1997 Darren Wall 102 102
1998 Michael Schultz 78 20 98
1999 Peter Coventry
2000 Leigh Clarke 80 0 80
2001 Corey Bissett 81 0 81
2002 Mark Alford 129 0 129
2003 Craig Horton 40 0 40
2004 Paul Burford 69 0 69
2005 Michael Leedham 64 5 69
2006 Gary Latham 87 5 92
2007 Andrew Stretton 129 0 129
2008 Paul Hampton 166 166
2009 Tim West 101 101
2010 Chris Bray 110 6 116
2011 Shane Campbell 146 13 159
2012 Alex Wadley 100 0 100
2013
2014Darren Jenkins 1081109

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