North Midlands Football League

The North Midlands Football League is an Australian rules football leagues based in Mid West (Western Australia).

North Midlands
Football League
Established1921
Teams6
2022 premiersCoorow/Latham
Most premiersMingenew (16)

The league was formed in 1921 as the North Midlands Football Association. The five founding teams were Three Springs, Carnamah, Arrino, Mingenew (not the current Mingenew club) and Yandanooka.

In 1926, Mingenew and Yandanooka merged to form Mingenew-Yandanooka. That club only lasted two seasons, and folded at the end of the 1927 season.

The league remained a four-club competition when Coorow joined in 1928. The league then remained unchanged until it went into recess in 1941 due to World War II.

The League recommenced in 1946 with the same four clubs, and continued until the end of the 1959 season. In 1960, the League was joined by two new clubs, Mingenew Rovers and Mingenew Wanderers, who were both playing in the Irwin Districts Football League until it disbanded at the end of the 1959 season. The two Mingenew clubs merged into the Mingenew club in 1961, which is the same Mingenew club playing today.

In 1963, the League reduced back to four teams when Arrino were no longer able to field a side.

In 1964, the nearby Perenjori-Morawa Football Association disbanded, and the six clubs from that competition merged into three new clubs and joined the North Midlands Football League.[1] Morawa and Koolanooka merged to form Morawa (Tigers), Merkanooka and Gutha merged to form Morawa Rovers, and Caron and Perenjori merged to form Perenjori. The competition also changed name to the North Midlands Football League at that time.

Morawa Rovers disbanded at the end of the 1966 season, and its players were absorbed by Morawa (Tigers).

In 1968, Latham became the seventh club in the League, after joining from the disbanded Dalwallinu and Districts Football Association that went into recess at the end of 1967.

In 1971, the League returned to six teams following the merger of Coorow and Latham to form Coorow-Latham.

In 1981, Dongara joined from the Coastal Football Association. Dongara left the League in 1995 to join the Great Northern Football League, but re-joined from the 2000 season.

There are currently six clubs in the league coming from Dongara in the North, Perenjori in the East and Coorow in the South. The league's season consists of fifteen minor rounds and then a finals series based on the McIntyre system.

Current clubs

Colours ClubLogoHome groundYears in competitionPremiersNMFL premiership yearsNotes
Carnamah-PerenjoriRoosPerenjori Oval1995–32004, 2012, 2023Merger of Carnamah and Perenjori Falcons in 1995
Coorow-LathamMagpiesMaley Park1971–81972, 1975–76, 1982, 1986, 1933, 1995, 2006, 2021, 2022Merger of Coorow and Latham in 1971
DongaraEaglesDongara Oval1981–1994, 2000–61990–91, 1994, 2008, 2016, 2019Joined from Coastal FA in 1981. Played in Great Northern FL from 1995 to 1999.
MingenewBulldogsMingenew Sports Ground1961–161964, 1979, 1983, 1989, 1997–98, 2001–03, 2007, 2009–10, 2013–15, 2017Merger of Mingenew Rovers and Mingenew Wanderers in 1961
MorawaTigersMorawa Oval1964–131967, 1969, 1978, 1980–81, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1996, 2011, 2018, 2020Merger of Morawa and Koolanooka (from the Perenjori-Morawa FA) in 1964.
Three SpringsBombersThree Springs Oval1921–151929, 1935, 1948–49, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1963, 1971, 1974, 1977, 1992, 1999–2000, 2005

Former clubs

ClubLogoHome groundColoursYears in competitionPremiersPremiership yearsNotes
Arrino-Arrino-1921–1962111923–28, 1931, 1937–38, 1946, 1954The second senior club in Western Australia to win six consecutive premierships. West Albany (1919–24) beat them to the feat.
CarnamahBluesCarnamah Recreation OvalWhite, blue1921–1994141922, 1930, 1932–34, 1936, 1939, 1951, 1958, 1960–62, 1970 ,1973
Coorow-Maley ParkMaroon, white1928–197071940, 1947, 1950, 1952, 1956, 1956, 1959, 1965
Latham-LathamGreen, yellow1968–1970--
Mingenew-Mingenew Sports Ground-1921–1927--Withdrew three matches into the 1927 season due to a lack of numbers. A new club – Mingenew-Yandanooka – was formed in its place.
Mingenew RoversRoversMingenew Sports Ground-1960--
Mingenew WanderersWanderersMingenew Sports Ground-1960--
Mingenew-Yandanooka-Mingenew Sports Ground-1927--A combination of players from Mingenew (who withdrew from the NMFA in May 1927) and Yandanooka (who had folded in 1926). The club commenced in June 1927 and its nine-match tenure included a number of losses by forfeit before folding in August 1927.
Morawa RoversRoversMorawa Oval-1964–196611966Merger of Merkanooka and Gutha (from the Perenjori-Morawa FA) in 1964.
Disbanded in 1966 and players were absorbed by Morawa (Tigers).
PerenjoriFalconsPerenjori OvalRed, blue1964–199411968Merger of Caron and Perenjori (from the Perenjori-Morawa FA) in 1964
Yandanooka-Yandanooka-1921–192611921The inaugural NMFA premier, Yandanooka disbanded in July 1926.

Grand final results

YearPremiersScoreRunners upScore
1921YandanookaThree Springs
1922CarnamahArrino(3pts)
1923Arrino3.9 (27)Three Springs3.7 (25)
1924Arrino4.11 (35)Yandanooka4.4 (28)
1925Arrino6.3 (39)Three Springs3.6 (24)
1926Arrino3.6 (24)Carnamah3.4 (22)
1927Arrino7.9 (51)Carnamah5.7 (37)
1928Arrino8.4 (52)Three Springs4.6 (30)
1929Three Springs9.12 (66)Arrino5.7 (37)
1930Carnamah4.4 (28)Three Springs3.3 (21)
1931Arrino13.14 (92)Carnamah4.8 (32)
1932Carnamah11.12 (78)Arrino6.9 (45)
1933Carnamah6.13 (49)Arrino6.6 (42)
1934Carnamah7.10 (52)Arrino4.12 (36)
1935Three Springs11.13 (79)Carnamah8.11 (59)
1936Carnamah5.7 (37)Arrino4.9 (33)
1937Arrino13.18 (96)Coorow7.9 (51)
1938Arrino10.12 (72)Three Springs6.5 (41)
1939Carnamah11.7 (73)Three Springs8.9 (57)
1940Coorow6.7 (43)Arrino5.9 (39)
1946Arrino9.10 (64)Coorow6.8 (44)
1947Coorow11.15 (81)Three Springs8.9 (57)
1948Three Springs8.10 (58)Arrino6.3 (39)
1949Three Springs12.16 (88)Coorow4.8 (32)
1950Coorow11.13 (79)Carnamah6.6 (42)
1951Carnamah10.7 (67)Coorow7.19 (61)
1952Coorow11.13 (79)Carnamah7.10 (52)
1953Three Springs15.13 (103)
16.20 (116)
Carnamah16.7 (103)
13.11 (89)
1954Arrino7.6 (48)Three Springs7.5 (47)
1955Three Springs9.7 (61)Carnamah6.8 (44)
1956Coorow11.13 (79)Carnamah8.8 (56)
1957Three Springs17.9 (111)Carnamah6.7 (43)
1958Carnamah23.15 (153)Three Springs7.8 (50)
1959Coorow11.14 (80)Carnamah10.3 (63)
1960Carnamah8.18 (66)Coorow4.14 (38)
1961Carnamah11.16 (82)Coorow9.10 (64)
1962Carnamah13.17 (95)Three Springs9.10 (64)
1963Three Springs13.8 (86)Carnamah11.15 (81)
1964Mingenew12.7 (79)Morawa Rovers11.7 (73)
1965Coorow12.9 (81)Morawa Rovers8.5 (53)
1966Morawa Rovers8.12 (60)Perenjori4.10 (34)
1967Morawa14.16 (100)Coorow9.9 (63)
1968Perenjori3.7 (25)Three Springs3.6 (24)
1969Morawa11.18 (84)Three Springs11.11 (77)
1970Carnamah13.8 (86)Three Springs7.12 (54)
1971Three Springs16.7 (103)Coorow-Latham5.9 (39)
1972Coorow-Latham8.8 (56)Carnamah6.10 (46)
1973Carnamah13.6 (84)Coorow-Latham8.14 (62)
1974Three Springs21.8 (134)Coorow-Latham14.9 (93)
1975Coorow-Latham14.21 (105)Three Springs9.10 (64)
1976Coorow-Latham13.12 (90)Mingenew8.13 (61)
1977Three Springs12.15 (87)Coorow-Latham8.16 (64)
1978Morawa20.16 (136)Three Springs19.14 (128)
1979Mingenew15.9 (99)Morawa4.28 (52)
1980Morawa14.14 (98)Three Springs9.11 (65)
1981Morawa22.13 (145)Three Springs13.12 (90)
1982Coorow-Latham23.19 (157)Perenjori9.12 (66)
1983Mingenew11.14 (80)Coorow-Latham8.8 (56)
1984Morawa15.15 (105)Perenjori8.12 (60)
1985Morawa9.24 (78)
17.25 (127)
Three Springs11.12 (78)
5.12 (42)
1986Coorow-Latham11.13 (79)Carnamah7.12 (54)
1987Morawa20.11 (131)Carnamah9.19 (73)
1988Morawa22.12 (144)Mingenew12.12 (84)
1989Mingenew16.12 (108)Dongara13.15 (93)
1990Dongara15.10 (100)Three Springs11.2 (68)
1991Dongara10.18 (78)Three Springs4.4 (28)
1992Three Springs14.14 (98)Morawa6.10 (46)
1993Coorow-Latham16.13 (109)Morawa8.10 (58)
1994Dongara16.9 (105)Coorow-Latham11.14 (80)
1995Coorow-Latham12.16 (88)Morawa10.8 (68)
1996Morawa17.15 (117)Three Springs12.1 (73)
1997Mingenew13.20 (98)Coorow-Latham12.6 (78)
1998Mingenew13.11 (89)Coorow-Latham11.9 (75)
1999Three Springs15.14 (104)Mingenew5.12 (42)
2000Three Springs27.10 (172)Coorow-Latham2.11 (23)
2001Mingenew17.7 (109)Coorow-Latham12.13 (85)
2002Mingenew14.15 (99)Three Springs8.7 (55)
2003Mingenew16.12 (108)Carnamah-Perenjori11.8 (74)
2004Carnamah-Perenjori16.17 (113)Mingenew8.3 (51)
2005Three Springs16.5 (101)Mingenew13.19 (97)
2006Coorow-Latham12.15 (87)Dongara8.7 (55)
2007Mingenew12.18 (90)Coorow-Latham6.7 (43)
2008Dongara22.16 (148)Three Springs13.10 (88)
2009Mingenew14.12 (96)Coorow-Latham5.6 (36)
2010Mingenew12.9 (81)Dongara10.11 (71)
2011Morawa11.14 (80)Mingenew8.12 (60)
2012Carnamah-Perenjori9.16 (70)Mingenew8.12 (60)
2013Mingenew15.12 (102)Morawa11.3 (69)
2014Mingenew23.13 (151)Dongara9.7 (61)
2015Mingenew14.10 (94)Three Springs8.8 (56)
2016Dongara20.8 (128)Mingenew5.6 (36)
2017Mingenew8.12 (60)Coorow-Latham8.6 (54)
2018Morawa11.14 (80)Three Springs9.7 (61)
2019Dongara12.12 (84)Morawa9.8 (62)
2020Morawa12.18 (90)Mingenew10.6 (66)
2021 Coorow-Latham 15.10 (100) Mingenew 11.14 (80)
2022Coorow-Latham16.10 (106)Carnamah/Perenjori8.12 (60)
2023 Carnamah-Perenjori 13.12 (90) Three Springs 11.10 (76)

Ladders

2002 ladder

North Midlands Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Mingenew 130201518829183.11%521st semiCoorow/Latham13987Morawa91165
Three Springs 90601112899123.69%362nd semiThree Springs9963Mingenew9862
Coorow/Latham 80701063969109.70%32PreliminaryMingenew121486Coorow/Latham91064
Morawa 6090965122179.03%24GrandMingenew141599Three Springs8755
Carnamah/Perenjori501001076134380.12%20
Dongara40110916138965.95%16

2003 ladder

North Midlands Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Carnamah/Perenjori 110401530767199.48%441st semiMingenew12678Coorow/Latham11975
Three Springs 110401268822154.26%442nd semiCarnamah/Perenjori15898Three Springs8755
Mingenew 90601433933153.59%36PreliminaryMingenew8654Three Springs41034
Coorow/Latham 90601379951145.01%36GrandMingenew1612108Carnamah/Perenjori11874
Dongara50100856152156.28%20
Morawa00150486195824.82%0

2004 ladder

North Midlands Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Carnamah/Perenjori 140102036661308.02%561st semiMingenew131290Coorow/Latham13785
Three Springs 1005013401144117.13%402nd semiCarnamah/Perenjori121284Three Springs12880
Coorow/Latham 708012151174103.49%28PreliminaryMingenew141498Three Springs12880
Mingenew 708011891158102.68%28GrandCarnamah/Perenjori1617113Mingenew8351
Morawa60901218148582.02%24
Dongara10140506188226.89%4

2005 ladder

North Midlands Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Mingenew 130202052706290.65%521st semiThree Springs141195Dongara5939
Carnamah/Perenjori 110401418977145.14%442nd semiMingenew1618114Carnamah/Perenjori10464
Three Springs 90601471907162.18%36PreliminaryThree Springs121688Carnamah/Perenjori101373
Dongara 80701256132394.94%32GrandThree Springs165101Mingenew131997
Morawa30120862185846.39%12
Coorow/Latham10140674196234.35%4

2006 ladder

North Midlands Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Coorow/Latham 130201710876195.21%521st semiDongara218134Three Springs61248
Mingenew 1104020641211170.44%442nd semiCoorow/Latham2115141Mingenew6440
Dongara 906017671241142.39%36PreliminaryDongara131492Mingenew131088
Three Springs 807014671035141.74%32GrandCoorow/Latham121587Dongara8755
Carnamah/Perenjori30120877207142.35%12
Morawa10140873232437.56%4

2007 ladder

North Midlands Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Mingenew 1203016471056155.97%481st semiDongara2017137Three Springs13684
Coorow/Latham 110401523795191.57%442nd semiMingenew219135Coorow/Latham13785
Dongara 90601293975132.62%36PreliminaryCoorow/Latham131088Dongara12779
Three Springs 906014291274112.17%36GrandMingenew121890Coorow/Latham6743
Carnamah/Perenjori401101068174361.27%16
Morawa00150866198343.67%0

2008 ladder

North Midlands Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Dongara 150002047630324.92%601st semiCoorow/Latham111581Three Springs111985
Mingenew 110401396847164.82%442nd semiDongara1818126Mingenew141498
Coorow/Latham 807015271132134.89%32PreliminaryThree Springs13886Mingenew13785
Three Springs 60901079117691.75%24GrandDongara2216148Three Springs131088
Morawa40110673183736.64%16
Carnamah/Perenjori10140781188141.52%4

2009 ladder

North Midlands Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Mingenew 120301686958175.99%481st semiCarnamah/Perenjori8654Three Springs1715117
Coorow/Latham 906015591220127.79%362nd semiMingenew9660Coorow/Latham131593
Carnamah/Perenjori 80701314146289.88%32PreliminaryMingenew101272Three Springs9559
Three Springs 708013841319104.93%28GrandMingenew141296Coorow/Latham5636
Dongara501001173164171.48%20
Morawa40110954147064.90%16

2010 ladder

North Midlands Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Mingenew 1302014591035140.97%521st semiCoorow/Latham81866Morawa7547
Dongara 1005013891130122.92%402nd semiMingenew1815123Dongara8755
Coorow/Latham 80701143130487.65%32PreliminaryDongara189117Coorow/Latham91266
Morawa 807012341131109.11%32GrandMingenew12981Dongara101171
Three Springs501001103132083.56%20
Carnamah/Perenjori101401100150872.94%4

2011 ladder

North Midlands Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Mingenew 140101442751192.01%561st semiCarnamah/Perenjori11874Dongara81664
Morawa 90601410869162.26%362nd semiMorawa1713115Mingenew12880
Carnamah/Perenjori 807011591070108.32%32PreliminaryMingenew14791Carnamah/Perenjori9761
Dongara 70801308132398.87%28GrandMorawa111480Mingenew81260
Coorow/Latham60901051136577.00%24
Three Springs10140656164839.81%4

2012 ladder

North Midlands Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Morawa 110401696875193.83%441st semiCarnamah/Perenjori167103Dongara13886
Mingenew 110401584953166.21%442nd semiMingenew177109Morawa14791
Dongara 906014221208117.72%36PreliminaryCarnamah/Perenjori101272Morawa61046
Carnamah/Perenjori 807014751028143.48%32GrandCarnamah/Perenjori91670Mingenew81260
Coorow/Latham60901141136283.77%24
Three Springs00150584247623.59%0

2013 ladder

North Midlands Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Mingenew 140102045861237.51%561st semiCoorow/Latham9761Dongara61450
Morawa 110401614912176.97%442nd semiMingenew1619115Morawa81361
Dongara 80701252135992.13%32PreliminaryMorawa12981Coorow/Latham61046
Coorow/Latham 609012331201102.66%24GrandMingenew1512102Morawa11369
Carnamah/Perenjori40110981157462.33%16
Three Springs20130678189635.76%8

2014 ladder

North Midlands Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Mingenew 150001992815244.42%601st semiDongara2418162Three Springs15494
Morawa 100501577859183.59%402nd semiMingenew121183Morawa111177
Dongara 807012851039123.68%32PreliminaryDongara1517107Morawa1512102
Three Springs 60901162134986.14%24GrandMingenew2313151Dongara9761
Coorow/Latham50100940152061.84%20
Carnamah/Perenjori10140510188427.07%4

2015 ladder

North Midlands Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Mingenew 140101769826214.16%561st semiThree Springs1324102Coorow/Latham7345
Dongara 120301594885180.11%482nd semiMingenew141094Dongara8856
Three Springs 807015841208131.13%32PreliminaryThree Springs1510100Dongara21426
Coorow/Latham 70801115119693.23%28GrandMingenew141094Three Springs8856
Morawa401101043132079.02%16
Carnamah/Perenjori00150481215122.36%0

2016 ladder

North Midlands Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Dongara 150002083536388.62%601st semiMingenew2721183Three Springs7143
Morawa 110401785808220.92%442nd semiDongara101070Morawa71254
Mingenew 100501692850199.06%40PreliminaryMingenew2010130Morawa14791
Three Springs 50100967174555.42%20GrandDongara208128Mingenew5636
Coorow/Latham20130734173742.26%8
Carnamah/Perenjori20130500211523.64%8

2017 ladder

North Midlands Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Dongara 110301594736216.58%441st semiCoorow/Latham121082Morawa111177
Mingenew 100401796859209.08%402nd semiMingenew176108Dongara111177
Morawa 100401502836179.67%40PreliminaryCoorow/Latham1512102Dongara81260
Coorow/Latham 806013111077121.73%32GrandMingenew81260Coorow/Latham8654
Three Springs20120564183830.69%8
Carnamah/Perenjori10130518193926.71%4

References

  • Western Australian Football: The Clubs, Competitions and Premiers (1885-1945) - Derek Mott
  • A Way of Life - The Story of country football in Western Australia - Alan East
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