The Circular Head Football Association (CHFA) is an Australian rules football competition based in the Circular Head area of north-western Tasmania, Australia. The CHFA currently features four clubs from small communities in the region and is the second oldest regional competition in Tasmania.Stoward, John. Australian rules football in Tasmania. Digital Print Tasmania, 2002, p. 23.

History The CHFA was formed in 1900 as the West Wellington Football Association.Stoward, John. Australian rules football in Tasmania. Digital Print Tasmania, 2002, p. 23. The formation of the Smithton Football Club in 1918 prompted a reorganisation of football in the region, and the name of the competition was changed to the Circular Head Football Association in 1919. The original clubs in the West Wellington FA were Forest, Irishtown and Stanley and these three clubs and Smithton form the CHFA from 1919. During this period Irishtown won 10 premierships in a row, which is a Tasmanian record and the third longest premiership streak across Australia.Phil's World

The competition remained stable and a two-year break was taken in 1942 and 1943 because of the second World War. Football resumed in 1944 with Irishtown defeating Smithton in the grand final that year.Stoward, John. Australian rules football in Tasmania. Digital Print Tasmania, 2002, p. 23. From 1947 to 1948, the CHFA was absorbed by an expansion of the North West Football UnionBurnie Advocate 1947 to 1948 but this ended in 1949. In 1951 Scotchtown and Marrawah joined the senior competitionBurnie Advocate 1951 to 1952 but they only lasted two seasons. However, as a merged entity they returned in 1962.Burnie Advocate 1962 The followed year Forest and Stanley merged to become the Forest/Stanley Football Club.Burnie Advocate 1963 Scotchtown dropped the "Marrawah" from its name after the 1975 season.

The departure of Smithton to the NWFU in 1980 prompted the promotion of Redpa, Trowutta and City from the reserve grade. Trowutta folded after the 1992 seasonBurnie Advocate 1993 and in 1996 they merged with City to form the Trowutta/City Football Club.Burnie Advocate 1996 The competition has remained more or less stable since then with Trowutta/City going into recess in 2010 for a year and permanently in 2015.

Clubs

Locations

Current ClubColoursNicknameHome GroundFormer leagueEst.Years in CHFACHFA PremiershipsTotalYears Forest-Stanley DemonsStanley Recreation Ground, Stanley–1963 1963-19 1965, 1972, 1973, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2025 Irishtown CanariesIrishtown Sports Complex, Irishtown–1896 1900-1915, 1919-41 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1944, 1953, 1957, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1982, 1983, 1995, 1996, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2018 Redpa RedlegsRedpa Oval, Redpa–1964 16 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 2000, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 Scotchtown TigersCircular Head Recreation Ground, Smithton–1950 1951-1956, 1959-5 1977, 1987, 1988, 2004, 2021

Former ClubColoursNicknameHome GroundFormer leagueEst.Years in CHFACHFA PremiershipsFateTotalYearsAlcomie?-1937-?1FoldedBroadmeadows?-1932-?1FoldedChristmas Hills?-1928-?0 -Folded City MagpiesCircular Head Recreation Ground, Smithton– 1 1993Merged with Trowutta to form Trowutta-City in 1996 Forest RobinsForest Sports Centre, Forest–1900 1900-196212 1901, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1918, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1939, 1945, 1950, 1951Merged with Stanley to form Forest-Stanley in 1963MarrawahCoastersRedpa Oval, RedpaRFA19001945-19613 Merged with Scotchtown to form Scotchtown-Marrawah partway through 1961 season. Mella?-1934-39-?4FoldedMengha–1910, 1912, 1918-19220 -Recess in 1911 and 1913-1917. Folded after 1922 season.Methodists–?-1953-1954-?0 -FoldedMontaguDark with light sash and monogram–?-1953-?2 FoldedNorth Forest–1908-19090 -Folded after 1909 seasonOur Boys–19000-FoldedRamblers–19140 -Folded after 1914 seasonRocky CapeDark with lighter yokeRocky Cape Football Ground, Rocky CapeTCFA18981952-?0 -Folded Smithton(1931)(?-1979) MagpiesCircular Head Recreation Ground, Smithton–1907 1907-197918 1925, 1929, 1949, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1978Moved to North West FL in 1980 Stanley SeagullsStanley Recreation Ground, Stanley–1900 1900-1913, 1915-1921, 1923-19628 1900, 1903, 1936, 1941, 1948, 1947, 1948, 1961Merged with Forest to form Forest-Stanley in 1963Trowutta(1953-?)(1987)(?-1992)RoosTrowutta Oval, Trowutta–19535 Entered recess after 1992 season. Merged with City to form Trowutta-City in 1996Trowutta-CityBulldogsTrowutta Oval, Trowutta–19961996-2009, 2011-201441997, 1998, 2003, 2007Entered recess in 2010, re-formed in 2011, folded after 2014 season

Premiers

Seniors

West Wellington FA 1900 Stanley 1901 Forest 1902 Forest 1903 Stanley 1904 Forest 1905 Forest 1906 Irishtown 1907 Irishtown 1908 Irishtown 1909 Irishtown 1910 Irishtown 1911 Irishtown 1912 Irishtown 1913 Irishtown 1914 Irishtown 1915 Irishtown 1916 World War 1 1917 World War 1 1918 Forest Circular Head FA 1919 Irishtown 1920 Irishtown 1921 Irishtown 1922 Irishtown 1923 Irishtown 1924 Irishtown 1925 Smithton 1926 Irishtown 1927 Irishtown 1928 Irishtown 1929 Smithton 1930 Irishtown 1931 Forest 1932 Irishtown 1933 Forest 1934 Forest 1935 Irishtown 1936 Stanley 1937 Irishtown 1938 Irishtown 1939 Forest 1940 Irishtown 1941 Stanley 1942 World War 2 1943 World War 2 1944 Irishtown 1945 Forest 1946 Stanley 1947 Stanley* 1948 Stanley* 1949 Smithton 1950 Forest 1951 Forest 1952 Smithton 1953 Irishtown 1954 Smithton 1955 Smithton 1956 Smithton 1957 Irishtown 1958 Smithton 1959 Smithton 1960 Smithton 1961 Stanley 1962 Smithton 1963 Smithton 1964 Smithton 1965 Forest/Stanley 1966 Smithton 1967 Smithton 1968 Smithton 1969 Irishtown 1970 Irishtown 1971 Smithton 1972 Forest/Stanley 1973 Forest/Stanley 1974 Irishtown 1975 Irishtown 1976 Irishtown 1977 Scotchtown 1978 Smithton 1979 Forest/Stanley 1980 Forest/Stanley 1981 Forest/Stanley 1982 Irishtown 1983 Irishtown 1984 Forest/Stanley 1985 Forest/Stanley 1986 Forest/Stanley 1987 Scotchtown 1988 Scotchtown 1989 Redpa 1990 Redpa 1991 Forest/Stanley 1992 Redpa 1993 City 1994 Redpa 1995 Irishtown 1996 Irishtown 1997 Trowutta/City 1998 Trowutta/City 1999 Forest/Stanley 2000 Redpa 2001 Forest/Stanley 2002 Forest/Stanley 2003 Trowutta/City 2004 Scotchtown 2005 Forest/Stanley 2006 Redpa 2007 Trowutta/City 2008 Irishtown 2009 Irishtown 2010 Forest/Stanley 2011 Irishtown 2012 Redpa 2013 Redpa 2014 Redpa 2015 Forest-Stanley 2016 Forest-Stanley 2017 Forest-Stanley 2018 Irishtown 2019 Redpa 2020 Competition in Recess Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic 2021 Scotchtown 2022 Redpa 2023 Redpa 2024 Redpa 2025 Forest-Stanley

* - As the Circular Head Division of the North West FU

Reserves

West Wellington FA

No competition prior to 1913 1913 Irishtown 1914 Unknown 1915 Irishtown 1916 World War 1 1917 World War 1 1918 None Circular Head FA 1919 None 1920 None 1921 None 1922 None 1923 Montagu 1924 Irishtown 1925 Forest 1926 Smithton 1927 Smithton 1928 Forest 1929 Smithton 1930 Forest 1931 Forest 1932 Broadmeadows 1933 Smithton 1934 Mella 1935 Mella 1936 Irishtown 1937 Alcomie 1938 Mella 1939 Mella 1940 World War 2 1941 World War 2 1942 World War 2 1943 World War 2 1944 World War 2 1945 Forest 1946 Stanley 1947 Marrawah* 1948 Smithton* 1949 Smithton 1950 Marrawah 1951 Forest 1952 Smithton 1953 Smithton 1954 Scotchtown 1955 Trowutta 1956 Forest 1957 Irishtown 1958 Montagu 1959 Marrawah 1960 Scotchtown 1961 Smithton 1962 Trowutta 1963 Forest-Stanley 1964 Smithton 1965 Smithton 1966 Irishtown 1967 Smithton 1968 Smithton 1969 Irishtown 1970 Irishtown 1971 Smithton 1972 Redpa 1973 Forest/Stanley 1974 Trowutta 1975 Smithton 1976 Trowutta 1977 Trowutta 1978 Redpa 1979 Redpa 1980 No competition 1981 No competition 1982 No competition 1983 No competition 1984 No competition 1985 No competition 1986 No competition 1987 Scotchtown 1988 Scotchtown 1989 Scotchtown 1990 Scotchtown 1991 Scotchtown 1992 Forest/Stanley 1993 Scotchtown 1994 Scotchtown 1995 No competition 1996 Scotchtown 1997 Redpa 1998 Redpa 1999 Forest/Stanley 2000 Irishtown 2001 Scotchtown 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Irishtown 2019 Irishtown 2020 Competition in Recess Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic 2021 Redpa 2022 Forest/Stanley 2023 Redpa 2024 Forest/Stanley 2025 Forest/Stanley

2017 Ladder Circular Head FA Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts Irishtown 11 0 1 0 1254 357 351.26% 44 Preliminary Forest/Stanley 6 11 47 Scotchtown 6 7 43 Forest/Stanley 9 0 3 0 1043 517 201.74% 36 Grand Forest/Stanley 8 7 55 Irishtown 3 10 28 Scotchtown 4 0 8 0 629 1073 58.62% 16 Redpa 0 0 12 0 276 1255 21.99% 0 2018 Ladder Circular Head FA Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts Irishtown 13 0 2 0 1310 548 239.05% 52 Semi Scotchtown 16 17 113 Redpa 4 1 25 Forest/Stanley 9 0 6 0 1415 736 192.26% 36 Semi Irishtown 9 10 64 Forest/Stanley 3 4 22 Scotchtown 7 0 8 0 973 951 102.31% 28 Preliminary Forest/Stanley 5 8 38 Scotchtown 3 9 27 Redpa 1 0 14 0 336 1799 18.68% 4 Grand Irishtown 14 7 91 Forest/Stanley 8 6 54

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