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.

Competition Structure

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TAS Qualifying
History

AFFL Cup Last 16, 1966 Season
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FINAL
D1	NSW	Barrier	SF	def.	D1	NSW	Central & Western Districts

SEMI FINALS
D1	NSW	Barrier	SF	def.	D1	QLD	Wide Bay	QF
D1	NSW	Central & Western Districts		def.	D1	VIC	Corio

QUARTER FINALS
D1	QLD	Wide Bay	QF	def.	D1	VIC	Maribyrnong	SF
D1	NSW	Barrier	SF	def.	D1	NSW	Alexandria	R16
D1	NSW	Central & Western Districts		def.	D1	NSW	Warringah
D1	VIC	Corio		def.	D1	QLD	Darling Downs

ROUND OF 16
D1	VIC	Corio		def.	D1	VIC	Abbotsford
D1	NSW	Central & Western Districts		def.	D1	QLD	Woolloongabba
D1	VIC	Maribyrnong	SF	def.	D2	WA	Perth	CUP
D1	NSW	Barrier	SF	def.	D2	VIC	Gippsland
D1	QLD	Wide Bay	QF	def.	D2	NSW	Newcastle	QF
D1	NSW	Alexandria	R16	def.	D2	VIC	Moorabbin
D1	QLD	Darling Downs		def.	D2	NSW	Rozelle
D1	NSW	Warringah		def.	D3	NSW	Orange

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 Last 32, 1966 Season
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ROUND OF 32
D1	NSW	Barrier	SF	def.	D1	NSW	Goulburn & Monaro	FIN
D1	NSW	Alexandria	R16	def.	D1	VIC	Kew
D1	NSW	Central & Western Districts		def.	D1	TAS	Hobart
D1	VIC	Maribyrnong	SF	def.	D2	QLD	Nundah
D1	VIC	Abbotsford		def.	D2	VIC	Western Districts	R16
D1	VIC	Corio		def.	D2	WA	Nedlands
D1	NSW	Warringah		def.	D2	QLD	Capricornia
D1	QLD	Darling Downs		def.	D2	NSW	Riverina
D1	QLD	Wide Bay	QF	def.	D3	NSW	Belmore
D1	QLD	Woolloongabba		def.	D3	NSW	Dulwich Hill
D2	VIC	Gippsland		def.	D2	SA	Hindmarsh	R16
D2	VIC	Moorabbin		def.	D2	NSW	Surry Hills	R16
D2	WA	Perth	CUP	def.	D3	SA	Edwardstown
D2	NSW	Newcastle	QF	def.	D3	SA	Yorke
D2	NSW	Rozelle		def.	D3	VIC	Camberwell
D3	NSW	Orange		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 NSW-ACT Qualifying, 1966 Season
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SECOND ROUND
D1	NSW	Goulburn & Monaro	FIN	def.	D1	NSW	Marrickville
D1	NSW	Alexandria	R16	def.	D1	NSW	Crows Nest	QF
D1	NSW	Central & Western Districts		def.	D2	NSW	Illawarra
D1	NSW	Barrier	SF	def.	D3	NSW	Richmond-Tweed
D1	NSW	Warringah		def.	D3	ACT	Canberra	QF
D3	NSW	Orange		def.	D2	NSW	Bathurst
D2	NSW	Riverina		def.	D2	NSW	Hurstville
D2	NSW	Newcastle	QF	def.	D3	NSW	Emu Plains
D2	NSW	Surry Hills	R16	def.	D3	NSW	Woollahra
D2	NSW	Rozelle		def.	D3	NSW	Revesby
D3	NSW	Dulwich Hill		def.	D3	NSW	Glebe
D3	NSW	Belmore		def.	D3	NSW	Clarence-Nambucca

FIRST ROUND
D1	NSW	Barrier	SF	def.	D2	NSW	Bondi
D1	NSW	Crows Nest	QF	def.	D2	NSW	Maroubra
D1	NSW	Goulburn & Monaro	FIN	def.	D3	NSW	Hawkesbury
D1	NSW	Warringah		def.	D3	NSW	Sutherland
D1	NSW	Central & Western Districts		def.	D3	NSW	Granville
D1	NSW	Marrickville		def.	D3	NSW	Rockdale
D3	NSW	Richmond-Tweed		def.	D2	NSW	Hunter
D3	NSW	Glebe		def.	D2	NSW	Blacktown
D2	NSW	Newcastle	QF	def.	D3	NSW	Parramatta
D2	NSW	Surry Hills	R16	def.	D3	NSW	Narrabeen
D2	NSW	Rozelle		def.	D3	NSW	Strathfield
D2	NSW	Hurstville		def.	D3	NSW	New England
D2	NSW	Riverina		def.	D3	NSW	Ashfield
D2	NSW	Illawarra		def.	D3	NSW	Ryde
D2	NSW	Bathurst		def.	D3	NSW	Dubbo
D3	ACT	Canberra	QF	def.	D3	NSW	Lake Macquarie
D3	NSW	Dulwich Hill		def.	D3	NSW	Lambton	R16
D3	NSW	Revesby		def.	D3	NSW	Bankstown
D3	NSW	Orange		def.	D3	NSW	Wagga Wagga
D3	NSW	Belmore		def.	D3	NSW	Albury
D3	NSW	Woollahra		def.	D3	NSW	Chatswood
D3	NSW	Clarence-Nambucca		def.	D3	NSW	Port Macquarie
D3	NSW	Emu Plains		def.	D3	NSW	Liverpool

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, 1966 Season
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SECOND ROUND
D1	VIC	Abbotsford		def.	D1	VIC	Southern Murray
D1	VIC	Maribyrnong	SF	def.	D2	VIC	Corangamite
D1	VIC	Kew		def.	D3	VIC	Bendigo
D1	VIC	Corio		def.	D3	VIC	Ballarat
D2	VIC	Western Districts	R16	def.	D3	VIC	Malvern
D2	VIC	Moorabbin		def.	D3	VIC	Wimmera
D2	VIC	Gippsland		def.	D3	VIC	Burnley
D3	VIC	Camberwell		def.	D3	VIC	Hampton
D3	VIC	Oakleigh		def.	D3	VIC	Goulburn Valley

FIRST ROUND
D1	VIC	Corio		def.	D2	VIC	Jolimont
D1	VIC	Maribyrnong	SF	def.	D3	VIC	Sunshine
D3	VIC	Bendigo		def.	D2	VIC	Mornington
D3	VIC	Hampton		def.	D2	VIC	Melbourne Ports
D3	VIC	Wimmera		def.	D2	VIC	Balaclava
D2	VIC	Western Districts	R16	def.	D2	VIC	Altona
D2	VIC	Gippsland		def.	D3	VIC	Northcote
D2	VIC	Corangamite		def.	D3	VIC	Mallee
D2	VIC	Moorabbin		def.	D3	VIC	Waverley
D3	VIC	Oakleigh		def.	D3	VIC	Dandenong
D3	VIC	Goulburn Valley		def.	D3	VIC	Latrobe Valley
D3	VIC	Ballarat		def.	D3	VIC	Blackburn
D3	VIC	Camberwell		def.	D3	VIC	South Yarra
D3	VIC	Burnley		def.	D3	VIC	Pascoe Vale
D3	VIC	Malvern		def.	D3	VIC	Reservoir

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, 1966 Season
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SECOND ROUND
D1	QLD	Wide Bay	QF	def.	D1	QLD	Fortitude	R16
D1	QLD	Darling Downs		def.	D3	QLD	Petrie
D1	QLD	Woolloongabba		def.	D3	QLD	Mackay
D2	QLD	Capricornia		def.	D3	QLD	Cairns	R16
D2	QLD	Nundah		def.	D3	QLD	Wynnum

FIRST ROUND
D1	QLD	Woolloongabba		def.	D2	QLD	Mount Gravatt
D1	QLD	Fortitude	R16	def.	D3	QLD	Coot-Tha
D3	QLD	Petrie		def.	D2	QLD	Gympie-Nambour
D3	QLD	Mackay		def.	D2	QLD	Townsville
D2	QLD	Capricornia		def.	D2	QLD	Far North Districts
D2	QLD	Nundah		def.	D3	QLD	Maranoa
D3	QLD	Cairns	R16	def.	D3	QLD	Southern Districts
D3	QLD	Wynnum		def.	D3	QLD	Ipswich

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, 1966 Season
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SECOND ROUND
D3	SA	Yorke		def.	D2	NT	Territorians
D2	SA	Hindmarsh	R16	def.	D3	SA	Riverland
D3	SA	Edwardstown		def.	D3	SA	Modbury

FIRST ROUND
D3	SA	Modbury		def.	D2	SA	Prospect
D2	SA	Hindmarsh	R16	def.	D3	SA	Magill
D2	NT	Territorians		def.	D3	SA	South-East Districts
D3	SA	Yorke		def.	D3	SA	Adelaide Ports
D3	SA	Edwardstown		def.	D3	SA	Unley
D3	SA	Riverland		def.	D3	SA	Spencer Ports

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, 1966 Season
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THIRD ROUND
D2	WA	Perth	CUP	def.	D2	WA	South-West Districts
D2	WA	Nedlands		def.	D3	WA	Canning

SECOND ROUND
D2	WA	Perth	CUP	def.	D2	WA	Goldfields
D2	WA	South-West Districts		def.	D2	WA	Fremantle
D2	WA	Nedlands		def.	D3	WA	Stirling
D3	WA	Canning		def.	D3	WA	Wheatbelt

FIRST ROUND
D3	WA	Wheatbelt		def.	D3	WA	Belmont

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, 1966 Season
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THIRD ROUND
D1	TAS	Hobart		def.	D1	TAS	Mersey	R16

SECOND ROUND
D1	TAS	Hobart		def.	D2	TAS	North-West Districts
D1	TAS	Mersey	R16	def.	D3	TAS	Derwent

FIRST ROUND
D3	TAS	Derwent		def.	D2	TAS	Launceston

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, 1966 Season
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MOST SUCCESSFUL AFFL CUP TEAMS OF ALL TIME


VIC	Abbotsford	6
NSW	Ashfield	5
NSW	Central & Western Dist.	4
VIC	Maribyrnong	4
VIC	South Yarra	4
WA	Perth	4
QLD	Wide Bay	3
SA	Prospect	3
QLD	Darling Downs	3
NSW	Goulburn & Monaro	2

Finals
NSW	Central & Western Dist.	10
NSW	Ashfield	9
VIC	Abbotsford	8
QLD	Wide Bay	8
VIC	Maribyrnong	7
VIC	South Yarra	6
NSW	Crows Nest	6
SA	Prospect	5
NSW	Goulburn & Monaro	5
WA	Perth	4

Semi Finals
QLD	Wide Bay	15
NSW	Ashfield	14
NSW	Central & Western Dist.	12
NSW	Crows Nest	12
VIC	Abbotsford	11
VIC	Maribyrnong	11
VIC	South Yarra	10
NSW	Illawarra	9
VIC	Kew	9
SA	Prospect	8

Quarter Finals
QLD	Wide Bay	31
NSW	Ashfield	20
VIC	Kew	19
VIC	Abbotsford	18
NSW	Central & Western Dist.	18
VIC	Maribyrnong	17
NSW	Goulburn & Monaro	17
NSW	Crows Nest	17
VIC	South Yarra	16
SA	Prospect	14

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	30	1955
	NSW	Goulburn & Monaro	2	1901	27	1965
	NSW	Crows Nest	1	1901	26	1965
	NSW	Central & Western Districts	4	1901	26	1962
	NSW	Barrier	1	1901	25	3
	NSW	Surry Hills	2	1901	24	1965
	NSW	Rozelle		1901	24	1963
	NSW	Alexandria	1	1906	21	10
	NSW	Illawarra	2	1901	19	1959
	NSW	Woollahra	1	1901	16	1954
	NSW	Glebe	2	1901	16	1956
	NSW	Clarence-Nambucca		1901	13	1960
	NSW	Newcastle	2	1901	13	2
	NSW	Parramatta		1901	11	1961
	NSW	Richmond-Tweed		1901	8	1951
	NSW	Bathurst	1	1901	7	1932
	NSW	Hunter		1901	6	1943
	NSW	Hawkesbury		1934	5	1961
	NSW	Albury		1901	5	1962
	NSW	Warringah		1922	5	1957
	NSW	Rockdale		1901	4	1932
	NSW	Marrickville		1922	4	1959
	NSW	Orange		1901	3	1941
	NSW	New England		1901	2	1938
	NSW	Riverina		1901	2	1956
	NSW	Belmore		1949	2	1958
	NSW	Dubbo		1949^	2	1964
	NSW	Granville		1906	1	1916
	NSW	Emu Plains		1949	1	1950
	NSW	Bankstown		1949	1	1954
	NSW	Liverpool		1949	1	1956
	NSW	Revesby		1949	1	1958
	NSW	Bondi		1949	1	1962
	NSW	Maroubra		1949	1	1962
	NSW	Chatswood		1949	1	1963
	NSW	Blacktown		1949	1	1963
	NSW	Dulwich Hill		1949	1	1964
	ACT	Canberra		1949	1	1965
	NSW	Lambton		1949	1	1965
	NSW	Hurstville		1949	--	--
	NSW	Sutherland		1955	--	--
	NSW	Narrabeen		1949	--	--
	NSW	Strathfield		1949	--	--
	NSW	Ryde		1949	--	--
	NSW	Lake Macquarie		1949	--	--
	NSW	Wagga Wagga		1949^	--	--
	NSW	Port Macquarie		1949	--	--

(Inactive)

	Team			End	Rd 16	Prev
	NSW	Botany	1	1954	10	1952
	NSW	Five Dock		1954	6	1952
	NSW	Upper Hunter		1933	2	1928
	NSW	Eden-Monaro		1921	1	1920
	NSW	Darling		1912	--	--

South Australia

	Team			Est	Rd 16	Prev
	SA	Prospect	3	1901	35	1964
	SA	South-East Districts		1901	23	1959
	SA	Unley		1901	17	1947
	SA	Yorke		1901	10	1963
	SA	Spencer Ports		1901	10	1963
	SA	Hindmarsh		1901	10	1965
	NT	Territorians		1922	4	1958
	SA	Riverland		1949	1	1957
	SA	Edwardstown		1949	1	1960
	SA	Magill		1949	1	1962
	SA	Modbury		1955	1	1964
	SA	Adelaide Ports		1949	--	--

(Inactive)

	Team			End	Rd 16	Prev
	SA	Angas		1933	8	1922

Tasmania

	Team			Est	Rd 16	Prev
	TAS	Hobart	2	1901	27	1961
	TAS	Mersey		1901	19	1965
	TAS	Launceston		1901	9	1964
	TAS	Derwent		1901	3	1930
	TAS	North-West Districts		1901	2	1960

Victoria

	Team			Est	Rd 16	Prev
	VIC	Abbotsford	6	1901	28	1964
	VIC	Maribyrnong	4	1906	27	3
	VIC	Kew	1	1901	26	1963
	VIC	Jolimont	2	1901	23	1956
	VIC	South Yarra	4	1901	22	1950
	VIC	Gippsland	1	1901	20	1964
	VIC	Northcote	2	1901	16	1958
	VIC	Southern Murray	1	1901*	16	1964
	VIC	Balaclava		1901	14	1964
	VIC	Corio		1901	12	1957
	VIC	Corangamite		1901	11	1960
	VIC	Dandenong	1	1901	8	1961
	VIC	Melbourne Ports		1901	7	1963
	VIC	Wimmera		1901	6	1933
	VIC	Ballarat		1901	6	1944
	VIC	Western Districts		1901	5	1965
	VIC	Goulburn Valley		1949^	4	1927
	VIC	Bendigo		1901	3	1910
	VIC	Moorabbin		1949	3	1963
	VIC	Pascoe Vale		1949	2	1958
	VIC	Hampton		1949	1	1949
	VIC	Blackburn		1937	1	1952
	VIC	Sunshine		1949	1	1953
	VIC	Burnley		1949	1	1954
	VIC	Altona		1949	1	1955
	VIC	Camberwell		1949	1	1959
	VIC	Latrobe Valley		1949	1	1961
	VIC	Oakleigh		1913	--	--
	VIC	Malvern		1949	--	--
	VIC	Mallee		1949	--	--
	VIC	Waverley		1955	--	--
	VIC	Reservoir		1949	--	--
	VIC	Mornington		1949	--	--

(Inactive)

	Team			End	Rd 16	Prev
	VIC	Royal Park	1	1954	15	1947
	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	3	1901	41	2
	QLD	Fortitude	2	1901	31	1965
	QLD	Darling Downs	3	1901	18	1962
	QLD	Maranoa		1901	10	1949
	QLD	Woolloongabba		1901	10	1961
	QLD	Capricornia		1901	8	1940
	QLD	Townsville		1934	6	1963
	QLD	Far North Districts		1901*	5	1947
	QLD	Nundah		1913	5	1962
	QLD	Southern Districts		1949	2	1957
	QLD	Mount Gravatt		1949	2	1958
	QLD	Wynnum		1949	2	1959
	QLD	Ipswich		1949	1	1952
	QLD	Cairns		1949	1	1965
	QLD	Petrie		1949	--	--
	QLD	Mackay		1949	--	--
	QLD	Coot-Tha		1949	--	--
	QLD	Gympie-Nambour		1949	--	--

(Inactive)

	Team			End	Rd 16	Prev
	QLD	Carpentaria		1933	3	1926
	QLD	Moreton		1948	2	1921

Western Australia

	Team			Est	Rd 16	Prev
	WA	Perth	4	1901	26	2
	WA	Fremantle	1	1901	18	1964
	WA	South-West Districts		1901	17	1963
	WA	Goldfields		1901*	5	1964
	WA	Wheatbelt		1913	4	1956
	WA	Nedlands		1949	--	--
	WA	Canning		1949	--	--
	WA	Stirling		1955	--	--
	WA	Belmont		1949	--	--

(Inactive)

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

Legend:

= Number of Cup titles, "Est" = Year established (^ denotes the year of re-establishment, * 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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