The Perth Football League is an
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...
competition based in
Perth
Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The ...
, Western Australia. It is the largest community Australian rules football competition in Western Australia.
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.
University are the most successful club, with 20 A-grade premierships and 96 overall, as of the conclusion of the 2020 season.
The league continues to grow with new clubs joining in most years, and an A Reserves added to the women's competition for 2024.
Clubs
Current
Former
Premierships
Men's
Women's
Source
WAAFL.com.au
References
External links
Official WAAFL websiteWAAFL
at australianfootball.com
* Western Australian Football: The Clubs, Competitions and Premiers (1885-1945) - Derek Mott
{{Aussie Rules in Western Australia
Australian rules football competitions in Western Australia
Sports leagues established in 1922
1922 establishments in Australia