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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QLD Qualifying
SA-NT Qualifying
WA Qualifying
TAS Qualifying
History

AFFL Cup Last 16, 1935 Season
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FINAL
D1	VIC	Dandenong		def.	D1	NSW	Illawarra

SEMI FINALS
D1	NSW	Illawarra		def.	D1	NSW	Ashfield	FIN
D1	VIC	Dandenong		def.	D2	NSW	Hastings-Clarence

QUARTER FINALS
D2	NSW	Hastings-Clarence		def.	D1	NSW	Central & Western Districts
D1	NSW	Ashfield	FIN	def.	D1	VIC	Maribyrnong
D1	VIC	Dandenong		def.	D1	QLD	Wide Bay	QF
D1	NSW	Illawarra		def.	D2	SA	Yorke

ROUND OF 16
D2	SA	Yorke		def.	D1	VIC	South Yarra
D1	VIC	Dandenong		def.	D1	VIC	Balaclava	SF
D1	NSW	Ashfield	FIN	def.	D2	NSW	Hunter
D1	QLD	Wide Bay	QF	def.	D2	NSW	Glebe
D1	NSW	Illawarra		def.	D2	TAS	Mersey
D1	VIC	Maribyrnong		def.	D3	QLD	Fortitude
D1	NSW	Central & Western Districts		def.	D3	NT	Territorians
D2	NSW	Hastings-Clarence		def.	D2	WA	Fremantle

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, 1935 Season
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THIRD ROUND
D1	NSW	Ashfield	FIN	def.	D1	NSW	Crows Nest	SF
D1	NSW	Central & Western Districts		def.	D1	NSW	Goulburn & Monaro	QF
D1	NSW	Illawarra		def.	D2	NSW	Bathurst
D2	NSW	Hunter		def.	D2	NSW	Richmond-Tweed	R16
D2	NSW	Hastings-Clarence		def.	D3	NSW	Five Dock
D2	NSW	Glebe		def.	D3	NSW	Albury & Wagga Wagga

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

FIRST ROUND
D3	NSW	Warringah		def.	D3	NSW	Parramatta
D3	NSW	Rockdale		def.	D3	NSW	Riverina
D3	NSW	Albury & Wagga Wagga		def.	D3	NSW	Granville
D3	NSW	Orange		def.	D3	NSW	Hawkesbury

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, 1935 Season
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THIRD ROUND
D1	VIC	Balaclava	SF	def.	D1	VIC	Abbotsford	CUP
D1	VIC	South Yarra		def.	D1	VIC	Kew
D1	VIC	Maribyrnong		def.	D2	VIC	Gippsland
D1	VIC	Dandenong		def.	D2	VIC	Royal Park

SECOND ROUND
D2	VIC	Royal Park		def.	D1	VIC	Jolimont	QF
D1	VIC	Maribyrnong		def.	D1	VIC	Corangamite
D1	VIC	Balaclava	SF	def.	D2	VIC	Corio	QF
D1	VIC	Dandenong		def.	D2	VIC	Wimmera
D1	VIC	South Yarra		def.	D2	VIC	Northcote
D1	VIC	Abbotsford	CUP	def.	D3	VIC	Western Districts
D1	VIC	Kew		def.	D3	VIC	Bendigo
D2	VIC	Gippsland		def.	D3	VIC	Melbourne Ports

FIRST ROUND
D3	VIC	Melbourne Ports		def.	D2	VIC	Wangaratta & Benalla
D2	VIC	Corio		def.	D3	VIC	Ballarat
D3	VIC	Western Districts		def.	D3	VIC	Oakleigh
D3	VIC	Bendigo		def.	D3	VIC	Echuca

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, 1935 Season
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THIRD ROUND
D1	QLD	Wide Bay	QF	def.	D2	QLD	Darling Downs	R16
D3	QLD	Fortitude		def.	D3	QLD	Moreton

SECOND ROUND
D1	QLD	Wide Bay	QF	def.	D1	QLD	Capricornia
D3	QLD	Moreton		def.	D2	QLD	Woolloongabba
D3	QLD	Fortitude		def.	D2	QLD	Far North Districts
D2	QLD	Darling Downs	R16	def.	D3	QLD	Maranoa

FIRST ROUND
D3	QLD	Maranoa		def.	D3	QLD	Townsville
D3	QLD	Moreton		def.	D3	QLD	Nundah

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, 1935 Season
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SECOND ROUND
D3	NT	Territorians		def.	D2	SA	Hindmarsh
D2	SA	Yorke		def.	D2	SA	Unley	R16

FIRST ROUND
D2	SA	Yorke		def.	D2	SA	Prospect	R16
D2	SA	Unley	R16	def.	D3	SA	South-East Districts
D3	NT	Territorians		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, 1935 Season
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THIRD ROUND
D2	WA	Fremantle		def.	D2	WA	South-West Districts	R16

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

FIRST ROUND
D3	WA	Perth		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, 1935 Season
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THIRD ROUND
D2	TAS	Mersey		def.	D2	TAS	Derwent

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

FIRST ROUND
D3	TAS	North-West Districts		def.	D3	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, 1935 Season
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MOST SUCCESSFUL AFFL CUP TEAMS OF ALL TIME


NSW	Ashfield	5
NSW	Central & Western Dist.	3
VIC	South Yarra	3
SA	Prospect	3
VIC	Northcote	2
VIC	Maribyrnong	2
VIC	Abbotsford	2
NSW	Glebe	2
VIC	Jolimont	2
NSW	Woollahra	1

Finals
NSW	Ashfield	9
NSW	Central & Western Dist.	6
VIC	South Yarra	4
VIC	Northcote	4
NSW	Woollahra	4
SA	Prospect	3
VIC	Maribyrnong	3
VIC	Abbotsford	3
NSW	Glebe	3
VIC	Jolimont	2

Semi Finals
NSW	Ashfield	14
VIC	Northcote	8
VIC	South Yarra	7
NSW	Central & Western Dist.	6
SA	Prospect	6
VIC	Maribyrnong	6
WA	Fremantle	6
VIC	Abbotsford	5
NSW	Glebe	5
TAS	Hobart	5

Quarter Finals
NSW	Ashfield	18
QLD	Wide Bay	14
VIC	Northcote	13
VIC	South Yarra	12
SA	Prospect	10
VIC	Abbotsford	10
TAS	Hobart	10
VIC	Maribyrnong	9
WA	Fremantle	9
NSW	Crows Nest	9

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	23	2
	NSW	Surry Hills	1	1901	14	1933
	NSW	Crows Nest		1901	14	1934
	NSW	Glebe	2	1901	14	1933
	NSW	Barrier		1901	13	1934
	NSW	Rozelle		1901	12	1927
	NSW	Central & Western Districts	3	1901	11	1933
	NSW	Goulburn & Monaro		1901	10	1934
	NSW	Woollahra	1	1901	9	1931
	NSW	Newcastle	1	1901	9	1932
	NSW	Parramatta		1901	8	1926
	NSW	Bathurst	1	1901	7	1932
	NSW	Illawarra		1901	7	1932
	NSW	Botany		1901	6	1927
	NSW	Hastings-Clarence		1901	6	1930
	NSW	Richmond-Tweed		1901	5	1934
	NSW	Hunter		1901	5	1929
	NSW	Rockdale		1901	4	1932
	NSW	Alexandria		1906	3	1934
	NSW	Albury & Wagga Wagga		1901*	2	1904
	NSW	Granville		1906	1	1916
	NSW	Orange		1901	1	1920
	NSW	New England		1901	1	1924
	NSW	Five Dock		1922	1	1931
	NSW	Marrickville		1922	--	--
	NSW	Warringah		1922	--	--
	NSW	Hawkesbury		1934	--	--
	NSW	Riverina		1901	--	--

(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	25	1934
	SA	South-East Districts		1901	17	1933
	SA	Unley		1901	11	1934
	SA	Yorke		1901	4	1932
	SA	Hindmarsh		1901	3	1923
	SA	Spencer Ports		1901	1	1908
	NT	Territorians		1922	1	--

(Inactive)

	Team			End	Rd 16	Prev
	SA	Angas		1933	8	1922

Tasmania

	Team			Est	Rd 16	Prev
	TAS	Hobart	1	1901	20	1934
	TAS	Mersey		1901	8	1931
	TAS	Launceston		1901	4	1929
	TAS	Derwent		1901	3	1930
	TAS	North-West Districts		1901	--	--

Victoria

	Team			Est	Rd 16	Prev
	VIC	Jolimont	2	1901	17	1934
	VIC	South Yarra	3	1901	16	1931
	VIC	Northcote	2	1901	14	1929
	VIC	Royal Park	1	1901	14	1933
	VIC	Abbotsford	2	1901	14	1934
	VIC	Balaclava		1901	12	3
	VIC	Maribyrnong	2	1906	12	1932
	VIC	Kew	1	1901	10	1932
	VIC	Gippsland		1901	9	1932
	VIC	Corio		1901	9	1931
	VIC	Wimmera		1901	6	1933
	VIC	Ballarat		1901	5	1917
	VIC	Western Districts		1901	4	1913
	VIC	Echuca		1901	4	1927
	VIC	Bendigo		1901	3	1910
	VIC	Melbourne Ports		1901	3	1924
	VIC	Dandenong	1	1901	3	1923
	VIC	Wangaratta & Benalla		1901*	2	1919
	VIC	Corangamite		1901	1	1901
	VIC	Oakleigh		1913	--	--

(Inactive)

	Team			End	Rd 16	Prev
	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	Fortitude	1	1901	19	1931
	QLD	Wide Bay		1901	16	2
	QLD	Maranoa		1901	9	1930
	QLD	Capricornia		1901	7	1933
	QLD	Darling Downs		1901	6	1934
	QLD	Woolloongabba		1901	5	1916
	QLD	Far North Districts		1901*	3	1912
	QLD	Moreton		1901	2	1921
	QLD	Townsville		1934	--	--
	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	14	1926
	WA	Fremantle	1	1901	11	1924
	WA	South-West Districts		1901	8	1934
	WA	Goldfields		1901*	2	1931
	WA	Wheatbelt		1913	--	--

(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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