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A country Australian rules football league incorporating teams from within the South West and Great Southern regions of Western Australia.
“Football is an integral part of our community. It’s so important for mate ship, support, fitness and a love of the game.”
Tristan Mead
LSWFL President
ABOUT THE LSWFL
The Lower South West Football League commenced in 1959 following the amalgamation of the Nelson Football Association and the Warren Football Association. A number of previous clubs merged to form its current incarnation of 7 teams which includes Southerners (Northcliffe and Pemberton merger), Bridgetown (Rovers and Warriors merger), Tigers (Fire Brigade and Jardee merger), Imperials, Deanmill, Boyup Brook and the most recent addition of Kojonup from the Great Southern League.
Many of the clubs boast both a long and proud history with centenary celebrations having been achieved in recent years and in maintaining both senior and junior sides ranging from Auskick up to the senior levels of League, Reserves and Colts, the participation rates per head of population are the highest in Western Australia and amongst the top echelon in Australia. Both in a sporting and a community sense, the Clubs represent the glue that holds the community recreation aspirations of the towns in the region together.
With all clubs having experienced senior premiership success in this millennium, the close and spirited competition between the clubs engenders both a good natured and healthy rivalry that encompasses close on field competition and a great off field camaraderie between both players, members and supporters.
As part of the East Perth Football Club’s country zone, the LSWFL has been a prominent breeding ground for many league players to further their careers in both the WAFL and AFL competitions and there are currently numerous LSWFL players on the East Perth Colts list. With a new leadership team in place, the Directors of the LSWFL are looking to cement the successes of the past with the continued development of our league as one of the most prominent associations in Western Australian Country Football.
LSWFL History Timeline
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1959
Lower South West Football League Established.
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1959
Tigers won the inaugural LSWFL League Premiership, defeating Deanmill 13.17 (95) to 13.4 (82).
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1963
Original member club of the LSWFL, Royals, completed their final season in the competition. Following Nannup’s exit from the competition in early 1960, this saw a 6 club competition until 2008.
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1970
Lower South West won the B Section at the W.A Country Championships, the first of 4 successes in this division.
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1984
Bridgetown won their first League Premiership in the LSWFL, the last of the 6 remaining inaugural clubs.
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1984
Lower South West won Division 3 at the W.A Country Championships, the first of 4 Division 3 titles.
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1987
Boyup Brook changed from the Tigers to the Roos and amended colours to green and white.
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1995
Southerners became the first club to do the treble – winning Colts, Reserves and League Premierships in the same year. Remarkably, the feat would be repeated twice in the following three years with Imperials in 1998 and Southerners again in 1999.
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1997
Deanmill changed nickname from The Mill to Hawks.
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2001
Lower South West won the B Section Colts at the W.A Country Championships, before going back to back in 2002.
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2008
Kojonup joined the LSWFL from the Great Southern, also changing from the Magpies to the Cougars.
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2012
Boyup Brook ended the longest League Premiership drought in the competition, their success coming 31 years post their 1981 triumph.
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2013
Tigers became the first team to win the League Premiership after finishing 7th the previous season. 2012 had only seen 1 win in 14 games and a percentage of 52.
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2017
Southerners became the first team to reach 20 League Premierships.
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2023
Bridgetown’s Patrick Farrant broke the ton, kicking 107 goals. His 100th came during a 14 goal effort in the last round of the regular season against Southerners.
LSWFL Board of Directors 2025
Tristan Mead
PRESIDENT
Jeff Bennett
DIRECTOR
Tim Lyster
DIRECTOR
Kathleen Holdsworth
DIRECTOR
Dave Rawson
DIRECTOR
Nicole Edwards
DIRECTOR