Troy's Gone Walkabout - Australian Federal Football League

Australian Federal Football League
(AFFL)

The truly national football league that Australia has never had, starting at the time of Federation in 1901. A fictional competition inspired by the pyramid structure of European football/soccer leagues.

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AFFL Cup Last 16, 1946 Season
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FINAL
D1	VIC	Abbotsford		def.	D1	VIC	Maribyrnong	R16

SEMI FINALS
D1	VIC	Maribyrnong	R16	def.	D1	NSW	Crows Nest	CUP
D1	VIC	Abbotsford		def.	D1	QLD	Darling Downs	SF

QUARTER FINALS
D1	NSW	Crows Nest	CUP	def.	D1	QLD	Wide Bay	R16
D1	QLD	Darling Downs	SF	def.	D1	NSW	Central & Western Districts
D1	VIC	Abbotsford		def.	D1	VIC	Gippsland	QF
D1	VIC	Maribyrnong	R16	def.	D1	NSW	Goulburn & Monaro

ROUND OF 16
D1	NSW	Crows Nest	CUP	def.	D1	WA	Fremantle
D1	QLD	Wide Bay	R16	def.	D1	NSW	Alexandria
D1	VIC	Abbotsford		def.	D1	NSW	Illawarra
D1	NSW	Central & Western Districts		def.	D1	TAS	Mersey
D1	QLD	Darling Downs	SF	def.	D2	NSW	Glebe
D1	VIC	Gippsland	QF	def.	D2	SA	Yorke	R16
D1	NSW	Goulburn & Monaro		def.	D2	VIC	Corangamite
D1	VIC	Maribyrnong	R16	def.	D3	SA	Prospect

Legend:

"D1" = First Division, "D2" = Second Division, "D3" = Third Division.
"CUP" = Defending holders, "FIN" = Previous season finalist, "SF" = Previous season semi finalists, "QF" = Previous season quarter finalists, "R16" = Previous season Round of 16.

AFFL Cup NSW Qualifying, 1946 Season
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THIRD ROUND
D1	NSW	Alexandria		def.	D1	NSW	Ashfield
D1	NSW	Crows Nest	CUP	def.	D2	NSW	Richmond-Tweed
D1	NSW	Central & Western Districts		def.	D2	NSW	Barrier	QF
D1	NSW	Illawarra		def.	D2	NSW	Botany	QF
D1	NSW	Goulburn & Monaro		def.	D2	NSW	Hastings-Clarence
D2	NSW	Glebe		def.	D3	NSW	Orange

SECOND ROUND
D1	NSW	Crows Nest	CUP	def.	D2	NSW	Woollahra	R16
D1	NSW	Goulburn & Monaro		def.	D2	NSW	Rozelle	R16
D1	NSW	Central & Western Districts		def.	D3	NSW	Newcastle
D1	NSW	Alexandria		def.	D3	NSW	Albury & Wagga Wagga
D1	NSW	Ashfield		def.	D3	NSW	Granville
D1	NSW	Illawarra		def.	D3	NSW	Parramatta
D2	NSW	Hastings-Clarence		def.	D2	NSW	Surry Hills
D2	NSW	Glebe		def.	D2	NSW	Hawkesbury
D2	NSW	Barrier	QF	def.	D3	NSW	Hunter
D2	NSW	Botany	QF	def.	D3	NSW	Warringah
D2	NSW	Richmond-Tweed		def.	D3	NSW	Five Dock	R16
D3	NSW	Orange		def.	D3	NSW	Bathurst

FIRST ROUND
D3	NSW	Hunter		def.	D3	NSW	New England
D3	NSW	Granville		def.	D3	NSW	Rockdale
D3	NSW	Albury & Wagga Wagga		def.	D3	NSW	Riverina
D3	NSW	Newcastle		def.	D3	NSW	Marrickville

Legend:

"D1" = First Division, "D2" = Second Division, "D3" = Third Division.
"CUP" = Defending holders, "FIN" = Previous season finalist, "SF" = Previous season semi finalists, "QF" = Previous season quarter finalists, "R16" = Previous season Round of 16.

AFFL Cup VIC Qualifying, 1946 Season
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THIRD ROUND
D1	VIC	Gippsland	QF	def.	D1	VIC	Kew
D1	VIC	Maribyrnong	R16	def.	D2	VIC	Northcote
D1	VIC	Abbotsford		def.	D2	VIC	South Yarra
D2	VIC	Corangamite		def.	D2	VIC	Balaclava

SECOND ROUND
D1	VIC	Gippsland	QF	def.	D1	VIC	Southern Murray	FIN
D1	VIC	Kew		def.	D2	VIC	Jolimont	SF
D1	VIC	Maribyrnong	R16	def.	D3	VIC	Royal Park
D1	VIC	Abbotsford		def.	D3	VIC	Ballarat
D2	VIC	Balaclava		def.	D2	VIC	Corio
D2	VIC	Northcote		def.	D2	VIC	Dandenong
D2	VIC	Corangamite		def.	D3	VIC	Wimmera
D2	VIC	South Yarra		def.	D3	VIC	Western Districts

FIRST ROUND
D3	VIC	Western Districts		def.	D2	VIC	Melbourne Ports
D3	VIC	Wimmera		def.	D3	VIC	Blackburn
D3	VIC	Royal Park		def.	D3	VIC	Bendigo
D3	VIC	Ballarat		def.	D3	VIC	Oakleigh

Legend:

"D1" = First Division, "D2" = Second Division, "D3" = Third Division.
"CUP" = Defending holders, "FIN" = Previous season finalist, "SF" = Previous season semi finalists, "QF" = Previous season quarter finalists, "R16" = Previous season Round of 16.

AFFL Cup QLD Qualifying, 1946 Season
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THIRD ROUND
D1	QLD	Darling Downs	SF	def.	D2	QLD	Townsville
D1	QLD	Wide Bay	R16	def.	D2	QLD	Nundah

SECOND ROUND
D1	QLD	Darling Downs	SF	def.	D2	QLD	Woolloongabba
D1	QLD	Wide Bay	R16	def.	D3	QLD	Fortitude
D2	QLD	Nundah		def.	D2	QLD	Capricornia
D2	QLD	Townsville		def.	D3	QLD	Maranoa

FIRST ROUND
D3	QLD	Fortitude		def.	D2	QLD	Far North Districts
D3	QLD	Maranoa		def.	D3	QLD	Moreton

Legend:

"D1" = First Division, "D2" = Second Division, "D3" = Third Division.
"CUP" = Defending holders, "FIN" = Previous season finalist, "SF" = Previous season semi finalists, "QF" = Previous season quarter finalists, "R16" = Previous season Round of 16.

AFFL Cup SA-NT Qualifying, 1946 Season
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SECOND ROUND
D3	SA	Prospect		def.	D2	SA	Hindmarsh	QF
D2	SA	Yorke	R16	def.	D2	SA	Spencer Ports

FIRST ROUND
D2	SA	Hindmarsh	QF	def.	D3	SA	South-East Districts
D2	SA	Yorke	R16	def.	D3	NT	Territorians
D3	SA	Prospect		def.	D3	SA	Unley

Legend:

"D1" = First Division, "D2" = Second Division, "D3" = Third Division.
"CUP" = Defending holders, "FIN" = Previous season finalist, "SF" = Previous season semi finalists, "QF" = Previous season quarter finalists, "R16" = Previous season Round of 16.

AFFL Cup WA Qualifying, 1946 Season
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THIRD ROUND
D1	WA	Fremantle		def.	D2	WA	Perth	R16

SECOND ROUND
D1	WA	Fremantle		def.	D2	WA	South-West Districts
D2	WA	Perth	R16	def.	D3	WA	Goldfields

FIRST ROUND
D3	WA	Goldfields		def.	D3	WA	Wheatbelt

Legend:

"D1" = First Division, "D2" = Second Division, "D3" = Third Division.
"CUP" = Defending holders, "FIN" = Previous season finalist, "SF" = Previous season semi finalists, "QF" = Previous season quarter finalists, "R16" = Previous season Round of 16.

AFFL Cup TAS Qualifying, 1946 Season
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THIRD ROUND
D1	TAS	Mersey		def.	D2	TAS	Derwent

SECOND ROUND
D1	TAS	Mersey		def.	D2	TAS	Launceston	R16
D2	TAS	Derwent		def.	D2	TAS	Hobart

FIRST ROUND
D2	TAS	Derwent		def.	D3	TAS	North-West Districts

Legend:

"D1" = First Division, "D2" = Second Division, "D3" = Third Division.
"CUP" = Defending holders, "FIN" = Previous season finalist, "SF" = Previous season semi finalists, "QF" = Previous season quarter finalists, "R16" = Previous season Round of 16.

AFFL Cup History, 1946 Season
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MOST SUCCESSFUL AFFL CUP TEAMS OF ALL TIME


NSW	Ashfield	5
VIC	Maribyrnong	4
VIC	South Yarra	4
VIC	Abbotsford	4
NSW	Central & Western Dist.	3
SA	Prospect	3
QLD	Wide Bay	2
VIC	Northcote	2
NSW	Glebe	2
VIC	Jolimont	2

Finals
NSW	Ashfield	9
VIC	Maribyrnong	7
VIC	South Yarra	6
NSW	Central & Western Dist.	6
VIC	Abbotsford	5
QLD	Wide Bay	4
VIC	Northcote	4
NSW	Crows Nest	4
NSW	Woollahra	4
SA	Prospect	3

Semi Finals
NSW	Ashfield	14
VIC	Maribyrnong	10
VIC	South Yarra	10
NSW	Crows Nest	10
QLD	Wide Bay	9
VIC	Northcote	8
VIC	Abbotsford	7
NSW	Central & Western Dist.	7
NSW	Illawarra	7
SA	Prospect	6

Quarter Finals
QLD	Wide Bay	22
NSW	Ashfield	20
VIC	South Yarra	15
VIC	Maribyrnong	14
VIC	Abbotsford	14
VIC	Northcote	14
NSW	Crows Nest	14
NSW	Central & Western Dist.	12
SA	Prospect	12
VIC	Kew	11

Legend:

Total number of appearances including wins and losses, current season appearances in bold.

MOST RECENT CUP PROGRESS TO THE ROUND OF 16

New South Wales

	Team			Est	Rd 16	Prev
	NSW	Ashfield	5	1901	27	1943
	NSW	Crows Nest	1	1901	21	3
	NSW	Rozelle		1901	17	1945
	NSW	Central & Western Districts	3	1901	17	1942
	NSW	Goulburn & Monaro	1	1901	16	1944
	NSW	Surry Hills	1	1901	15	1940
	NSW	Barrier		1901	15	1945
	NSW	Glebe	2	1901	15	1935
	NSW	Illawarra	1	1901	14	1944
	NSW	Woollahra	1	1901	13	1945
	NSW	Hastings-Clarence		1901	10	1942
	NSW	Newcastle	1	1901	9	1932
	NSW	Parramatta		1901	9	1937
	NSW	Botany		1901	8	1945
	NSW	Bathurst	1	1901	7	1932
	NSW	Richmond-Tweed		1901	7	1944
	NSW	Alexandria		1906	7	1943
	NSW	Hunter		1901	6	1943
	NSW	Rockdale		1901	4	1932
	NSW	Albury & Wagga Wagga		1901*	3	1942
	NSW	Five Dock		1922	3	1945
	NSW	New England		1901	2	1938
	NSW	Marrickville		1922	2	1940
	NSW	Orange		1901	2	1941
	NSW	Granville		1906	1	1916
	NSW	Warringah		1922	1	1937
	NSW	Riverina		1901	1	1937
	NSW	Hawkesbury		1934	--	--

(Inactive)

	Team			End	Rd 16	Prev
	NSW	Upper Hunter		1933	2	1928
	NSW	Eden-Monaro		1921	1	1920
	NSW	Dubbo		1921	--	--
	NSW	Darling		1912	--	--
	NSW	Wagga Wagga		1905	--	--

South Australia

	Team			Est	Rd 16	Prev
	SA	Prospect	3	1901	32	1944
	SA	South-East Districts		1901	17	1933
	SA	Unley		1901	16	1944
	SA	Yorke		1901	9	2
	SA	Hindmarsh		1901	7	1945
	NT	Territorians		1922	2	1941
	SA	Spencer Ports		1901	1	1908

(Inactive)

	Team			End	Rd 16	Prev
	SA	Angas		1933	8	1922

Tasmania

	Team			Est	Rd 16	Prev
	TAS	Hobart	1	1901	25	1944
	TAS	Mersey		1901	12	1942
	TAS	Launceston		1901	6	1945
	TAS	Derwent		1901	3	1930
	TAS	North-West Districts		1901	--	--

Victoria

	Team			Est	Rd 16	Prev
	VIC	Jolimont	2	1901	21	1945
	VIC	Maribyrnong	4	1906	19	3
	VIC	South Yarra	4	1901	19	1944
	VIC	Abbotsford	4	1901	19	1943
	VIC	Gippsland	1	1901	16	2
	VIC	Northcote	2	1901	15	1941
	VIC	Kew	1	1901	15	1943
	VIC	Royal Park	1	1901	14	1933
	VIC	Balaclava		1901	12	1935
	VIC	Corio		1901	9	1931
	VIC	Corangamite		1901	7	1944
	VIC	Wimmera		1901	6	1933
	VIC	Ballarat		1901	6	1944
	VIC	Dandenong	1	1901	5	1937
	VIC	Western Districts		1901	4	1913
	VIC	Melbourne Ports		1901	4	1942
	VIC	Southern Murray		1901*	4	1945
	VIC	Bendigo		1901	3	1910
	VIC	Oakleigh		1913	--	--
	VIC	Blackburn		1937	--	--

(Inactive)

	Team			End	Rd 16	Prev
	VIC	Echuca		1936	4	1927
	VIC	Maryborough & Castlemaine		1912	3	1909
	VIC	Grampians		1921	--	--
	VIC	Yarra Valley		1912	--	--
	VIC	Benalla		1905	--	--
	VIC	Castlemaine		1905	--	--

Queensland

	Team			Est	Rd 16	Prev
	QLD	Wide Bay	2	1901	27	13
	QLD	Fortitude	1	1901	20	1944
	QLD	Darling Downs		1901	10	2
	QLD	Maranoa		1901	9	1930
	QLD	Capricornia		1901	8	1940
	QLD	Woolloongabba		1901	8	1942
	QLD	Far North Districts		1901*	4	1939
	QLD	Moreton		1901	2	1921
	QLD	Townsville		1934	1	1943
	QLD	Nundah		1913	--	--

(Inactive)

	Team			End	Rd 16	Prev
	QLD	Carpentaria		1933	3	1926

Western Australia

	Team			Est	Rd 16	Prev
	WA	Perth	1	1901	16	1945
	WA	South-West Districts		1901	15	1944
	WA	Fremantle	1	1901	12	1935
	WA	Goldfields		1901*	2	1931
	WA	Wheatbelt		1913	1	1939

(Inactive)

	Team			End	Rd 16	Prev
	WA	Coolgardie		1912	--	--

Legend:

= Number of Cup titles, "Est" = Year established (* denotes a merger has subsequently taken place), "Rd 16" = Number of times reaching the Round of 16 (current season in bold), "Prev" = Season in which the previous Round of 16 appearance was made (excluding the current season).

Competition Structure

Teams

Season by Season Summary

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