The Tamworth Australian Football League is an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

 competition in the Tamworth

Tamworth, New South Wales

Tamworth is a city in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. Straddling the Peel River, Tamworth, which contains an estimated population of 47,595 people, is the major regional centre for southern New England and in the local government area of Tamworth Regional Council. The city...

 and New England

New England (Australia)

New England or New England North West is the name given to a generally undefined region about 60 kilometres inland, that includes the Northern Tablelands and the North West Slopes regions in the north of the state of New South Wales, Australia.-History:The region has been occupied by Indigenous...

 region of New South Wales

New South Wales

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, Australia

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. The league began as a "pub competition" in Tamworth in 1997, with four 12-a-side teams, but has since grown to a regional league with seven teams based in six towns.

Prior to the establishment of the Tamworth AFL, there had been two other leagues in the area, the New England AFL

New England Australian Football League

The New England Australian Football League was an Australian rules football league based around the University of New England in Armidale, Australia. It was created by UNE students in 1962 and ran until 1985, when its remaining clubs moved to the North West AFL.One former NEAFL club, the New...

, which folded after the 1984 season - and the North West AFL

North West Australian Football League

The North West Australian Football League was an Australian rules football league in north-western New South Wales, featuring teams from towns such as Tamworth, Narrabri, Moree, Gunnedah, Wee Waa, Inverell and Coonabarabran....

, which folded after the 1993 season.

Current

Club	Nickname	Colours	Years in competition	TAFL Premierships
Gunnedah & District Gunnedah, New South Wales Gunnedah is a town and Local government area in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia. 7,542 people lived in the town of Gunnedah in 2006, including 931 indigenous people ....	Bulldogs		2002-	-
Inverell Inverell, New South Wales Inverell is a town in northern New South Wales, Australia, situated on the Macintyre River. It is also the centre of Inverell Shire. Inverell is located on the Gwydir Highway on the western slopes of the Northern Tablelands. It has a temperate climate...	Saints		2005-	2007, 2010
Muswellbrook Muswellbrook, New South Wales Muswellbrook, a corruption of 'Muscle Brook', is a town and Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia. The original spelling and etymology of the town's name is a matter of some debate...	Cats		2003-	2005
Narrabri Narrabri, New South Wales Narrabri is a town and seat of Narrabri Shire Council Local Government Area in the North West Slopes, New South Wales, Australia. Narrabri is situated on the Namoi River and lies northwest of Sydney. It sits on the junction of the Kamilaroi Highway and the Newell Highway...	Eagles		2004-	-
New England Armidale, New South Wales Armidale is a city in the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia. Armidale Dumaresq Shire had a population of 19,485 people according to the 2006 census. It is the administrative centre for the Northern Tablelands region...	Nomads		1999-	2000-01, 2004
Tamworth Kangaroos Tamworth, New South Wales Tamworth is a city in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. Straddling the Peel River, Tamworth, which contains an estimated population of 47,595 people, is the major regional centre for southern New England and in the local government area of Tamworth Regional Council. The city...	Kangaroos		2002-	2002-3, 2008, 2011
Tamworth Swans Tamworth, New South Wales Tamworth is a city in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. Straddling the Peel River, Tamworth, which contains an estimated population of 47,595 people, is the major regional centre for southern New England and in the local government area of Tamworth Regional Council. The city...	Swans		2002-	2006, 2009

Previous

Club	Years in competition
Armidale Wanderers	2000–2001
Cargill Kangaroos	1999-2001 (became Tamworth Kangaroos)
Courthouse Eagles	1997–1999
David Mitchell Swans	1997-2001 (became Tamworth Swans)
Nuttsy's Bulldogs	1997-1998 (became Cargill Kangaroos)
Prime Magpies	1997–2000

Premiers

Year	Premiers	Runners-Up
1997	David Mitchell Swans	Courthouse Eagles
1998	Prime Magpies	David Mitchell Swans
1999	David Mitchell Swans	New England Nomads
2000	New England Nomads	Prime Magpies
2001	New England Nomads	David Mitchell Swans
2002	Tamworth Kangaroos	Tamworth Swans
2003	Tamworth Kangaroos	New England Nomads
2004	New England Nomads	Tamworth Kangaroos
2005	Muswellbrook	Tamworth Swans
2006	Tamworth Swans	New England Nomads
2007	Inverell	Tamworth Kangaroos
2008	Tamworth Kangaroos
2009	Tamworth Swans
2010	Inverell	Tamworth Kangaroos

External links

• Official Tamworth Football League website