The AFL Central West (formerly, Central West Australian Football League) is an Australian rules football competition containing six clubs based in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia.
All teams qualify for the finals in seniors.
Current clubs
30km
19miles
Parkes
Cowra
Orange
Dubbo
Giants
Bushrangers
| Club
|
Colours
|
Nickname
|
Home ground
|
Former league
|
Est.
|
Years in CWAFL
|
CWAFL Senior Premierships
|
| Total
|
Years
|
| Tier 1
|
| Bathurst
|
|
Bushrangers |
George Park, Bathurst
|
– |
2004 |
2004- |
9 |
2004, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024
|
| Bathurst
|
|
Giants |
George Park 2,Bathurst
|
– |
2014 |
2014- |
1 |
2023
|
| Dubbo
|
|
Demons |
South Dubbo Oval, Dubbo
|
– |
1981 |
1982- |
4 |
1985, 2000, 2003, 2007
|
| Orange
|
|
Tigers |
Bloomfield Oval, Orange
|
– |
1982 |
1982- |
10 |
1983, 1991, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018
|
| Tier 2
|
| Cowra
|
|
Blues
|
Mulyan Oval, Cowra
|
–
|
1982
|
1982-
|
7
|
1986, 1987, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2016
|
| Parkes
|
|
Panthers
|
North Parkes Oval, Parkes
|
NRFNL
|
1980
|
1982-1990, 1997-
|
4
|
1988, 1989, 1990, 2001
|
Defunct clubs
| Club
|
Colours
|
Nickname
|
Home ground
|
Former league
|
Est.
|
Years in CWAFL
|
CWAFL Senior Premierships
|
Fate
|
| Total
|
Years
|
| Bathurst
|
|
Eagles |
George Park, Bathurst
|
–
|
1982
|
1982-2003 |
5 |
1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 |
Merged with Charles Sturt University to form Bathurst Bushrangers following 2003 season
|
| Charles Sturt University
|
|
Bulldogs |
Bathurst
|
–
|
|
1998-2002 |
0 |
– |
Merged with Bathurst to form Bathurst Bushrangers following 2003 season
|
| Coonabarabran
|
|
Magpies |
Coonabarabran
|
NWAFL
|
1993
|
1994 |
0 |
– |
Folded after 1994 season
|
| Forbes
|
|
Cats |
Forbes
|
|
|
? |
0 |
– |
Folded
|
| Katoomba–Lithgow
|
|
Mountain Lions |
Katoomba / Lithgow
|
–
|
2003
|
2003 |
0 |
– |
Folded after 2003 season
|
| Kelso
|
|
Crows |
Kelso
|
–
|
|
? |
0 |
– |
Folded
|
| Lithgow
|
|
Bombers |
Lithgow
|
–
|
|
1987-1994 |
0 |
– |
Folded after 1994 season
|
| Mudgee
|
|
Black Swans |
Mudgee
|
–
|
2001
|
2001-2012 |
0 |
– |
Folded after 2012 season
|
| Young
|
|
Saints |
Miller-Henry Oval, Burrangong
|
NRFNL
|
1976
|
1982-2016 |
2 |
1982, 1984 |
Folded after 2016 season
|
List of premiers
First-grade/Seniors/Tier 1
| Season
|
Premiers
|
Score (margin)
|
Minor premiers
|
Runners-up
|
| 1982
|
Young
|
|
|
|
| 1983
|
Orange
|
|
|
|
| 1984
|
Young
|
|
|
|
| 1985
|
Dubbo
|
|
|
|
| 1986
|
Cowra
|
20.16.136 – 11.10.76 (60 points)
|
Dubbo
|
Cowra
|
| 1987
|
Cowra
|
17.13.115 – 17.7.109 (6 points)
|
Orange
|
Orange
|
| 1988
|
Parkes
|
11.12.78 – 9.17.71 (7 points)
|
Bathurst Eagles
|
|
| 1989
|
Parkes
|
|
Dubbo
|
|
| 1990
|
Parkes
|
13.13.91 – 9.4.58 (33 points)
|
Dubbo
|
|
| 1991
|
Orange
|
8.16.64 – 6.8.44 (20 points)
|
Dubbo
|
|
| 1992
|
Orange
|
16.13.109 – 10.9.69 (40 points)
|
Dubbo
|
|
| 1993
|
Bathurst Eagles
|
13.15.93 – 13.12.90 (3 points)
|
Orange
|
|
| 1994
|
Bathurst Eagles
|
10-12.72 – 6.10.46 (26 points)
|
Dubbo
|
|
| 1995
|
Bathurst Eagles
|
|
Orange
|
|
| 1996
|
Bathurst Eagles
|
|
Orange
|
|
| 1997
|
Bathurst Eagles
|
|
Orange
|
|
| 1998
|
Orange
|
|
Bathurst Eagles
|
|
| 1999
|
Orange
|
|
Dubbo
|
|
| 2000
|
Dubbo
|
19.10.124 – 7.4.46 (78 points)
|
Parkes
|
|
| 2001
|
Parkes
|
12.11.83 – 12.4.76 (7 points)
|
Bathurst Eagles
|
|
| 2002
|
Orange
|
14.20.104 – 10.5.65 (39 points)
|
Dubbo
|
|
| 2003
|
Dubbo
|
16.8.104 – 8.8.56 (48 points)
|
Cowra
|
|
| 2004
|
Bathurst Bushrangers
|
23.22.160 – 5.8.38 (122 points)
|
Dubbo
|
|
| 2005
|
Bathurst Bushrangers
|
17.20.122 – 11.10.76 (46 points)
|
Dubbo
|
|
| 2006
|
Cowra
|
24.13.157 – 13.4.82 (75 points)
|
Bathurst Bushrangers
|
Cowra
|
| 2007
|
Dubbo
|
20.10.130 – 16.12.108 (22 points)
|
Bathurst Bushrangers
|
Dubbo
|
| 2008
|
Cowra
|
15.9.99 – 8.8.56 (43 points)
|
Bathurst Bushrangers
|
Cowra
|
| 2009
|
Bathurst Bushrangers
|
17.12.114 – 10.7.67 (47 points)
|
Cowra
|
|
| 2010
|
Cowra
|
12.19.91 – 13.7.85 (6 points)
|
Bathurst Bushrangers
|
Cowra
|
| 2011
|
Cowra
|
18.13.121 – 9.7.61 (60 points)
|
Bathurst Bushrangers
|
Cowra
|
| 2012
|
Bathurst Bushrangers
|
14.6.90 – 9.11.65 (25 points)
|
Cowra
|
Bathurst Bushrangers
|
| 2013
|
Orange Tigers
|
14.8.92 – 13.11.89 (3 points)
|
Bathurst Bushrangers
|
Bathurst Bushrangers
|
| 2014
|
Orange Tigers
|
19.14.128 – 10.10.70 (58 points)
|
Bathurst Bushrangers
|
Orange Tigers
|
| 2015
|
Orange Tigers
|
10.11.71 – 10.8.68 (3 points)
|
Bathurst Bushrangers
|
Orange Tigers
|
| 2016
|
Cowra Blues
|
10.11.71 – 7.12.54 (17 points)
|
Bathurst Bushrangers Outlaws
|
Bathurst Bushrangers Outlaws
|
| 2017
|
Bathurst Bushrangers Outlaws
|
13.11.89 – 7.9.51 (38 points)
|
Orange Tigers
|
Bathurst Bushrangers Rebels
|
| 2018
|
Orange Tigers
|
12.10.82 – 10.19.79 (3 points)
|
Bathurst Bushrangers Rebels
|
Orange Tigers
|
| 2019
|
Bathurst Bushrangers Rebels
|
9.15.69 – 5.9.39 (30 points)
|
Orange Tigers
|
Bathurst Bushrangers Rebels
|
| 2022
|
Bathurst Bushrangers
|
11.13 (79) – 10.8 (68) (11 points)
|
Bathurst Bushrangers
|
Bathurst Giants
|
| 2023
|
Bathurst Giants
|
16.17 (113) – 11.9 (75) (38 points)
|
Bathurst Giants
|
Bathurst Bushrangers
|
| 2024
|
Bathurst Bushrangers
|
24.11 (151) – 8.3 (51) (104 points)
|
Bathurst Giants
|
Bathurst Bushrangers
|
Reserve-grade/Tier 2
- 1984: Dubbo
- 1985: Dubbo
- 1986: Dubbo
- 1987: Cowra
- 1988: Lithgow
- 1992: Dubbo
- 1993: Orange
- 1994: Dubbo
- 1995: Bathurst Eagles
- 1996: Orange
- 1997: Parkes
|
- 1998: Kelso
- 1999: Parkes
- 2000: Dubbo
- 2001: Orange
- 2002: Dubbo
- 2003: Cowra
- 2004: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2005: Mudgee
- 2006: Cowra
- 2007: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2008: Cowra
|
- 2009: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2010: Young
- 2011: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2012: Orange
- 2013: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2014: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2015: Young
- 2020: Parkes
- 2021: Parkes
- 2022: Parkes
- 2023: Cowra
- 2024: Cowra
|
Under 16s/17s/18s
- 1983: Young
- 1984: Orange
- 1985: Orange
- 1986: Orange
- 1987: Dubbo
- 1988: Parkes
- 1989: Parkes
- 1990: Parkes
- 1991: Cowra
- 1996: Parkes
- 1997: Parkes
|
- 1998: Kelso
- 1999: Parkes
- 2000: Parkes
- 2001: Cowra
- 2002: Bathurst Eagles
- 2003: Bathurst Eagles
- 2004: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2005: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2006: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2007: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2008: Bathurst Bushrangers
|
- 2009: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2010: Dubbo
- 2011: Dubbo
- 2012: Dubbo
- 2013: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2014: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2015: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2016: Bathurst Giants
- 2017: Bathurst Giants
- 2018: Bathurst Giants
- 2019: Orange
- 2020: Bathurst Giants
|
- 2021: Bathurst Giants
- 2022: Bathurst Giants
- 2023: Orange
- 2020: Bathurst Giants Charcoal
|
Under 13s/14s/15s
- 2000: Parkes
- 2001: Orange
- 2002: Orange
- 2003: Bathurst Eagles
- 2004: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2005: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2006: Bathurst Bushrangers
|
- 2007: Orange
- 2008: Dubbo
- 2009: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2010: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2011: Dubbo
- 2012: Young
- 2013: Bathurst Bushrangers
|
- 2014: Bathurst Giants
- 2015: Bathurst Giants
- 2016: Bathurst Giants
- 2017: Bathurst Giants
- 2018: Cowra
- 2019: Orange
- 2020: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2022: Orange
- 2023: Bathurst Giants
- 2024: Orange
|
Under 12s/11s
- 2011: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2012: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2013: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2014: Orange
|
- 2015: Bathurst Giants
- 2016: Cowra
- 2017: Orange
- 2018: Cowra
|
- 2019: Cowra
- 2020: Orange
- 2022: Orange
- 2023: Orange
- 2024: Bathurst Giants
|
Women's
- 2015: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2016: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2017: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2018: Dubbo
- 2019: Bathurst Giants
- 2022: Bathurst Giants
- 2023: Dubbo
- 2024: Dubbo
Youth girls
- 2018: Orange
- 2019: Bathurst Giants
- 2022: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2023: Orange
- 2024: Bathurst Bushrangers
2011 ladder
| Central West AFL
|
Wins
|
Byes
|
Losses
|
Draws
|
For
|
Against
|
%
|
Pts
|
|
Final
|
Team
|
G
|
B
|
Pts
|
Team
|
G
|
B
|
Pts
|
| Cowra |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2214 |
604 |
366.56% |
60 |
|
1st Semi |
Bathurst |
19 |
13 |
127 |
Parkes |
8 |
6 |
54
|
| Orange |
11 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1411 |
1107 |
127.46% |
44 |
|
2nd Semi |
Cowra |
16 |
16 |
112 |
Orange |
8 |
5 |
53
|
| Bathurst |
9 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
1648 |
1039 |
158.61% |
36 |
|
Preliminary |
Bathurst |
17 |
21 |
123 |
Orange |
12 |
8 |
80
|
| Parkes |
4 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
796 |
1412 |
56.37% |
16 |
|
Grand |
Cowra |
18 |
13 |
121 |
Bathurst |
9 |
7 |
61
|
| Young |
3 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
917 |
1725 |
53.16% |
12 |
|
| Dubbo |
3 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
706 |
1805 |
39.11% |
12 |
|
2012 ladder
| Central West AFL
|
Wins
|
Byes
|
Losses
|
Draws
|
For
|
Against
|
%
|
Pts
|
|
Final
|
Team
|
G
|
B
|
Pts
|
Team
|
G
|
B
|
Pts
|
| Bathurst |
14 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1697 |
714 |
237.68% |
56 |
|
1st Semi |
Orange |
14 |
18 |
102 |
Parkes |
9 |
10 |
64
|
| Cowra |
13 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1596 |
864 |
184.72% |
52 |
|
2nd Semi |
Bathurst |
16 |
6 |
102 |
Cowra |
15 |
7 |
97
|
| Orange |
6 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
1251 |
1402 |
89.23% |
24 |
|
Preliminary |
Cowra |
11 |
16 |
82 |
Orange |
5 |
11 |
41
|
| Parkes |
5 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
1074 |
1222 |
87.89% |
20 |
|
Grand |
Bathurst |
14 |
6 |
90 |
Cowra |
9 |
11 |
65
|
| Dubbo |
5 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
1181 |
1350 |
87.48% |
20 |
|
| Young |
2 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
666 |
1913 |
34.81% |
8 |
|
2013 ladder
| Central West AFL
|
Wins
|
Byes
|
Losses
|
Draws
|
For
|
Against
|
%
|
Pts
|
|
Final
|
Team
|
G
|
B
|
Pts
|
Team
|
G
|
B
|
Pts
|
| Bathurst |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2051 |
571 |
359.19% |
60 |
|
1st Semi |
Cowra |
18 |
17 |
125 |
Dubbo |
4 |
8 |
32
|
| Orange |
9 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
1687 |
1242 |
135.83% |
36 |
|
2nd Semi |
Bathurst |
17 |
15 |
117 |
Orange |
3 |
17 |
35
|
| Cowra |
3 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
948 |
1557 |
60.89% |
12 |
|
Preliminary |
Orange |
16 |
12 |
108 |
Cowra |
14 |
11 |
95
|
| Dubbo |
3 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
774 |
2090 |
37.03% |
12 |
|
Grand |
Orange |
14 |
8 |
92 |
Bathurst |
13 |
11 |
89
|
See also
External links
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