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

Teams

Season by Season Summary

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Rd 16
NSW Qualifying
VIC Qualifying
QLD Qualifying
SA Qualifying
WA Qualifying
TAS Qualifying
History

AFFL Cup Last 16, 1911 Season
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FINAL
D1	WA	Perth		def.	D1	VIC	Northcote	CUP

SEMI FINALS
D1	VIC	Northcote	CUP	def.	D1	NSW	Illawarra
D1	WA	Perth		def.	D1	NSW	Ashfield	FIN

QUARTER FINALS
D1	VIC	Northcote	CUP	def.	D1	QLD	Fortitude	SF
D1	NSW	Ashfield	FIN	def.	D1	VIC	Royal Park
D1	WA	Perth		def.	D1	VIC	Balaclava	R16
D1	NSW	Illawarra		def.	D2	NSW	Newcastle

ROUND OF 16
D1	NSW	Ashfield	FIN	def.	D1	VIC	South Yarra
D1	NSW	Illawarra		def.	D1	VIC	Abbotsford	R16
D1	VIC	Northcote	CUP	def.	D2	SA	South-East Districts
D1	QLD	Fortitude	SF	def.	D2	NSW	Rockdale
D1	VIC	Balaclava	R16	def.	D2	NSW	Surry Hills
D1	WA	Perth		def.	D2	TAS	Mersey
D1	VIC	Royal Park		def.	D3	QLD	Carpentaria
D2	NSW	Newcastle		def.	D2	SA	Prospect	QF

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, 1911 Season
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THIRD ROUND
D2	NSW	Newcastle		def.	D1	NSW	Goulburn
D1	NSW	Illawarra		def.	D2	NSW	Botany
D1	NSW	Ashfield	FIN	def.	D3	NSW	Hastings-Clarence
D2	NSW	Surry Hills		def.	D2	NSW	Parramatta
D2	NSW	Rockdale		def.	D2	NSW	Barrier

SECOND ROUND
D2	NSW	Barrier		def.	D1	NSW	Glebe	R16
D1	NSW	Goulburn		def.	D2	NSW	Central-North Districts	R16
D1	NSW	Illawarra		def.	D2	NSW	New England
D1	NSW	Ashfield	FIN	def.	D3	NSW	Orange
D2	NSW	Newcastle		def.	D2	NSW	Rozelle	SF
D2	NSW	Rockdale		def.	D2	NSW	Bathurst
D2	NSW	Surry Hills		def.	D2	NSW	Hunter
D2	NSW	Parramatta		def.	D2	NSW	Alexandria
D2	NSW	Botany		def.	D3	NSW	Richmond-Tweed
D3	NSW	Hastings-Clarence		def.	D3	NSW	Eden-Monaro

FIRST ROUND
D2	NSW	New England		def.	D2	NSW	Woollahra	QF
D2	NSW	Alexandria		def.	D3	NSW	Granville
D2	NSW	Hunter		def.	D3	NSW	Crows Nest
D3	NSW	Orange		def.	D3	NSW	Riverina
D3	NSW	Richmond-Tweed		def.	D3	NSW	Albury & Wagga Wagga
D3	NSW	Eden-Monaro		def.	D3	NSW	Dubbo
D3	NSW	Hastings-Clarence		def.	D3	NSW	Darling

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, 1911 Season
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THIRD ROUND
D1	VIC	Balaclava	R16	def.	D1	VIC	Jolimont	R16
D1	VIC	South Yarra		def.	D1	VIC	Maryborough & Castlemaine
D1	VIC	Abbotsford	R16	def.	D2	VIC	Wimmera
D1	VIC	Royal Park		def.	D2	VIC	Gippsland
D1	VIC	Northcote	CUP	def.	D3	VIC	Bendigo	R16

SECOND ROUND
D1	VIC	Balaclava	R16	def.	D2	VIC	Western Districts
D1	VIC	Jolimont	R16	def.	D2	VIC	Corio
D1	VIC	Royal Park		def.	D2	VIC	Kew
D1	VIC	South Yarra		def.	D2	VIC	Echuca
D1	VIC	Maryborough & Castlemaine		def.	D2	VIC	Melbourne Ports
D1	VIC	Northcote	CUP	def.	D3	VIC	Dandenong
D1	VIC	Abbotsford	R16	def.	D3	VIC	Grampians
D2	VIC	Wimmera		def.	D2	VIC	Ballarat
D2	VIC	Gippsland		def.	D3	VIC	Yarra Valley
D3	VIC	Bendigo	R16	def.	D3	VIC	Maribyrnong

FIRST ROUND
D3	VIC	Grampians		def.	D3	VIC	Corangamite
D3	VIC	Yarra Valley		def.	D3	VIC	Wangaratta & Benalla

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, 1911 Season
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THIRD ROUND
D1	QLD	Fortitude	SF	def.	D2	QLD	Northern Districts
D3	QLD	Carpentaria		def.	D3	QLD	Darling Downs

SECOND ROUND
D1	QLD	Fortitude	SF	def.	D2	QLD	Maranoa	R16
D3	QLD	Darling Downs		def.	D2	QLD	Capricornia
D2	QLD	Northern Districts		def.	D2	QLD	Woolloongabba
D3	QLD	Carpentaria		def.	D3	QLD	Wide Bay

FIRST ROUND
D3	QLD	Darling Downs		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 Qualifying, 1911 Season
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SECOND ROUND
D2	SA	South-East Districts		def.	D2	SA	Unley
D2	SA	Prospect	QF	def.	D3	SA	Hindmarsh

FIRST ROUND
D2	SA	South-East Districts		def.	D3	SA	Angas	R16
D2	SA	Unley		def.	D3	SA	Yorke
D3	SA	Hindmarsh		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, 1911 Season
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THIRD ROUND
D1	WA	Perth		def.	D3	WA	Kalgoorlie

SECOND ROUND
D1	WA	Perth		def.	D1	WA	Fremantle	QF
D3	WA	Kalgoorlie		def.	D3	WA	Coolgardie

FIRST ROUND
D3	WA	Kalgoorlie		def.	D3	WA	South-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 TAS Qualifying, 1911 Season
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THIRD ROUND
D2	TAS	Mersey		def.	D2	TAS	Launceston	QF

SECOND ROUND
D2	TAS	Mersey		def.	D1	TAS	Hobart
D2	TAS	Launceston	QF	def.	D3	TAS	Derwent

FIRST ROUND
D3	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, 1911 Season
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MOST SUCCESSFUL AFFL CUP TEAMS OF ALL TIME


NSW	Glebe	2
NSW	Surry Hills	1
VIC	Northcote	1
QLD	Fortitude	1
VIC	Royal Park	1
SA	Prospect	1
VIC	South Yarra	1
VIC	Kew	1
VIC	Jolimont	1
WA	Perth	1

Finals
NSW	Glebe	2
NSW	Surry Hills	2
VIC	Northcote	2
QLD	Fortitude	2
VIC	Royal Park	2
SA	Prospect	1
VIC	South Yarra	1
VIC	Kew	1
VIC	Jolimont	1
WA	Perth	1

Semi Finals
NSW	Surry Hills	4
SA	Prospect	4
NSW	Glebe	3
VIC	Northcote	3
QLD	Fortitude	3
VIC	South Yarra	3
NSW	Ashfield	3
VIC	Abbotsford	3
VIC	Royal Park	2
WA	Fremantle	2

Quarter Finals
SA	Prospect	6
NSW	Surry Hills	5
VIC	Northcote	5
VIC	Royal Park	5
NSW	Ashfield	5
NSW	Glebe	4
QLD	Fortitude	4
VIC	Kew	4
WA	Fremantle	4
NSW	Newcastle	4

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	Surry Hills	1	1901	8	1908
	NSW	Ashfield		1901	7	2
	NSW	Crows Nest		1901	5	1907
	NSW	Glebe	2	1901	5	1910
	NSW	Newcastle		1901	5	1907
	NSW	Woollahra		1901	4	1910
	NSW	Rozelle		1901	3	1910
	NSW	Rockdale		1901	3	1906
	NSW	Botany		1901	2	1902
	NSW	Albury & Wagga Wagga		1901*	2	1904
	NSW	Barrier		1901	2	1905
	NSW	Goulburn		1901	2	1909
	NSW	Parramatta		1901	2	1909
	NSW	Central-North Districts		1901	2	1910
	NSW	Hastings-Clarence		1901	1	1908
	NSW	Bathurst		1901	1	1909
	NSW	Illawarra		1901	1	--
	NSW	Granville		1906	--	--
	NSW	Orange		1901	--	--
	NSW	Eden-Monaro		1901	--	--
	NSW	Hunter		1901	--	--
	NSW	New England		1901	--	--
	NSW	Richmond-Tweed		1901	--	--
	NSW	Alexandria		1906	--	--
	NSW	Darling		1901	--	--
	NSW	Dubbo		1901	--	--
	NSW	Riverina		1901	--	--

(Inactive)

	Team			End	Rd 16	Prev
	NSW	Wagga Wagga		1905	--	--

South Australia

	Team			Est	Rd 16	Prev
	SA	Prospect	1	1901	10	4
	SA	Unley		1901	3	1907
	SA	Angas		1901	3	1910
	SA	South-East Districts		1901	3	1905
	SA	Hindmarsh		1901	2	1909
	SA	Spencer Ports		1901	1	1908
	SA	Yorke		1901	--	--

Western Australia

	Team			Est	Rd 16	Prev
	WA	Fremantle		1901	5	1910
	WA	Perth	1	1901	5	1908
	WA	Kalgoorlie		1901	1	1904
	WA	Coolgardie		1901	--	--
	WA	South-West Districts		1901	--	--

Victoria

	Team			Est	Rd 16	Prev
	VIC	Jolimont	1	1901	6	1910
	VIC	Royal Park	1	1901	5	1908
	VIC	Northcote	1	1901	5	3
	VIC	Abbotsford		1901	5	5
	VIC	Corio		1901	4	1905
	VIC	Kew	1	1901	4	1906
	VIC	Ballarat		1901	4	1907
	VIC	South Yarra	1	1901	4	1908
	VIC	Balaclava		1901	4	3
	VIC	Maryborough & Castlemaine		1901*	3	1909
	VIC	Bendigo		1901	3	1910
	VIC	Western Districts		1901	2	1906
	VIC	Corangamite		1901	1	1901
	VIC	Echuca		1901	1	1902
	VIC	Wangaratta & Benalla		1901*	1	1903
	VIC	Gippsland		1901	1	1904
	VIC	Melbourne Ports		1901	1	1907
	VIC	Wimmera		1901	1	1909
	VIC	Dandenong		1901	--	--
	VIC	Grampians		1901	--	--
	VIC	Yarra Valley		1901	--	--
	VIC	Maribyrnong		1906	--	--

(Inactive)

	Team			End	Rd 16	Prev
	VIC	Benalla		1905	--	--
	VIC	Castlemaine		1905	--	--

Queensland

	Team			Est	Rd 16	Prev
	QLD	Fortitude	1	1901	9	8
	QLD	Woolloongabba		1901	4	1905
	QLD	Darling Downs		1901	2	1906
	QLD	Northern Districts		1901	2	1908
	QLD	Moreton		1901	1	1901
	QLD	Wide Bay		1901	1	1902
	QLD	Capricornia		1901	1	1909
	QLD	Maranoa		1901	1	1910
	QLD	Carpentaria		1901	1	--

Tasmania

	Team			Est	Rd 16	Prev
	TAS	Hobart		1901	6	1907
	TAS	Mersey		1901	3	1908
	TAS	Launceston		1901	2	1910
	TAS	Derwent		1901	--	--
	TAS	North-West Districts		1901	--	--

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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