Cavillers Create History with First Division 1 Title

The Peel Football and Netball League have created history, winning their first Division 1 Landmark Country Championships title, defeating South West by 30 points on Sunday. The Cavaliers went into the decider at Medibank Stadium full of confidence. Unbeaten in their qualifying matches, including a win over the five time defending champions South West in their Regional Clash, Peel jumped out of the blocks quickly with key forward Joel Houghton kicking the first two majors of the game before the clock had reached the four-minute mark.

Mortlock Reign in Division 2

The Mortlock Football League are the Division 2 Landmark Country Championship winners following their hard-fought 14-point win over Eastern Districts in Sunday’s final. After narrowly defeating Central Midlands Coastal in their Regional round clash in Wongan hills, Mortlock began their push for a finals berth with a thumping 55-point win over North Midlands on Saturday before a narrow seven-point win over Central Wheatbelt in the trying conditions at East Fremantle secured a spot in the decider.

South West CBH Group Colts Champions for 2016

South West ascended back to the top of the representative underage ranks with a 16-point win over the Great Southern Storm in the CBH Group Colts Carnival last weekend. One of the closest carnivals in recent years saw every team win at least one of their qualifying games whilst only one team, the South West, won three out of their four games. In an indication of the carnivals closeness the second finalist was not known until the dying stages of Saturdays final qualifying game between the Regional Districts and Northern Suns.

CBH Group Colts Carnival - Results

Landmark Division 2 - Results

Landmark Division 1 - Results

A Trip Down Memory Lane- The History of Country Week- Derek Mott

The first Country Week competition took place in 1912 after the Goomalling Football Association proposed the idea of a Country Week competition to the WAFL, most likely as a result of the success of the Country Week Cricket competition which began in 1907. 

Country Legend Remembered

The best player on Grand Final Day in the CBH Group Colts Division of the Landmark Championships will be awarded the Kym Curnow Medal. WACFL and CBH Group made the decision to honour the Esperance legend for his courage as well as services to football and the Esperance farming community.

Panning for Gold

With the WAFL competition looking as even as it has in years, WAFL clubs will be keeping a close eye on this year's Landmark Championships matches in Perth with some recent recruiting coups from mature country stocks paying dividends.

Central Wheatbelt Strong Winners

With the blending of Division 2 and 3 at this year's championships, some may have predicted Division 3 sides may struggle in the step up to a combined Division 2. Both Ongerup and Central Wheat Belt dispelled this myth in their first matches of the Landmark Championship.