Biography

Northern Areas Football Association
Established	1909
Teams	6
2023 Premiers	ORROROO FOOTBALL CLUB
Most premierships	23 – Crystal Brook
2022Leading goalkicker	Sam Dyer (Broughton-Mundoora)

The Northern Areas Football Association is an Australian rules football competition based in the Mid North region of South Australia, Australia. It is an affiliated member of the South Australian National Football League.

Current clubs

Jumper	Club	Nickname	Years in comp	NAFA premierships	Premiership years[1]
	Booleroo Centre/Melrose/Wilmington (BMW)	Lions	1991– (Merger of Booleroo Centre and Melrose-Wilmington)	2	2001, 2005
	Broughton-Mundoora	Eagles	1984–	11	1985–86, 1993, 1996–97, 2000, 2006, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2022
	Crystal Brook	Roosters	1909–	23	1910–11, 1923, 1939, 1945, 1951, 1954, 1960, 1962–64, 1967, 1971, 1975, 1980–81, 1992, 2008, 2011–12, 2015, 2017–18
	Jamestown–Peterborough	Magpies	2003– (Merger of Jamestown-Appila and Peterborough)	3	2003–04, 2014
	Orroroo	Kangaroos	1909–?, 1972–	13	1976–78, 1982, 1987, 1994—95, 1998–99, 2002, 2007, 2021, 2023
	Southern Flinders	Tigers	2002– (Merger of Laura-Wirrabara and Gladstone-Combine)	3	2009–10, 2013

Brief history

The Northern Areas FA was formed in 1909 with founding clubs including Crystal Brook, Gladstone, Jamestown, Orroroo and Laura.

Premierships

2006 Ladder

Northern Areas	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts		Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Booleroo Centre Melrose Wilmington	12	0	4	0	1767	1070	62.28%	24		1st Semi	Broughton-Mundoora	19	20	134	Orroroo	10	10	70
Crystal Brook	11	0	5	0	1723	1518	53.16%	22		2nd Semi	Crystal Brook	17	16	118	Booleroo Centre Melrose Wilmington	12	11	83
Broughton-Mundoora	9	0	7	0	1719	1456	54.14%	18		Preliminary	Broughton-Mundoora	13	15	93	Booleroo Centre Melrose Wilmington	12	14	86
Orroroo	9	0	7	0	1509	1406	51.77%	18		Grand	Broughton-Mundoora	15	14	104	Crystal Brook	13	17	95
Southern Flinders	6	0	10	0	1244	1722	41.94%	12
Jamestown/Peterborough	1	0	15	0	1121	1911	36.97%	2

2007 Ladder

Northern Areas	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts		Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Orroroo	12	0	3	1	1610	1289	55.54%	25		1st Semi	Broughton-Mundoora	14	20	104	Southern Flinders	10	9	69
Crystal Brook	11	0	4	1	1804	1487	54.82%	23		2nd Semi	Orroroo	14	20	104	Crystal Brook	13	9	87
Southern Flinders	9	0	7	0	1638	1682	49.34%	18		Preliminary	Broughton-Mundoora	20	11	131	Crystal Brook	13	20	98
Broughton-Mundoora	7	0	9	0	1711	1467	53.84%	14		Grand	Orroroo	12	20	92	Broughton-Mundoora	12	10	82
Booleroo Centre Melrose Wilmington	6	0	10	0	1077	1471	42.27%	12
Jamestown/Peterborough	2	0	14	0	1401	1845	43.16%	4

2008 Ladder

Northern Areas	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts		Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Crystal Brook	15	0	1	0	1804	1081	62.53%	30		1st Semi	Booleroo Centre Melrose Wilmington	23	12	150	Broughton-Mundoora	13	7	85
Southern Flinders	9	0	7	0	1605	1492	51.82%	18		2nd Semi	Crystal Brook	19	16	130	Southern Flinders	11	13	79
Broughton-Mundoora	7	0	9	0	1556	1468	51.46%	14		Preliminary	Southern Flinders	9	12	66	Booleroo Centre Melrose Wilmington	3	11	29
Booleroo Centre Melrose Wilmington	6	0	10	0	1106	1310	45.78%	12		Grand	Crystal Brook	23	8	146	Southern Flinders	15	12	102
Orroroo	6	0	10	0	1280	1576	44.82%	12
Jamestown/Peterborough	5	0	11	0	1218	1642	42.59%	10

2009 Ladder

Northern Areas	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts		Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Southern Flinders	14	0	2	0	1577	1011	60.94%	28		1st Semi	Broughton-Mundoora	14	15	99	Booleroo Centre Melrose Wilmington	10	7	67
Crystal Brook	11	0	5	0	1591	1324	54.58%	22		2nd Semi	Southern Flinders	17	8	110	Crystal Brook	9	13	67
Broughton-Mundoora	8	0	8	0	1536	1384	52.60%	16		Preliminary	Booleroo Centre Melrose Wilmington	10	11	71	Crystal Brook	9	9	63
Booleroo Centre Melrose Wilmington	8	0	8	0	1339	1278	51.17%	16		Grand	Southern Flinders	16	15	111	Broughton-Mundoora	7	8	50
Jamestown/Peterborough	4	0	12	0	1114	1508	42.49%	8
Orroroo	3	0	13	0	918	1570	36.90%	6

2010 Ladder

Northern Areas	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts		Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Southern Flinders	12	0	4	0	1558	1057	59.58%	24		1st Semi	Crystal Brook	20	13	133	Orroroo	16	8	104
Booleroo Centre Melrose Wilmington	9	0	7	0	1514	1426	51.50%	18		2nd Semi	Booleroo Centre Melrose Wilmington	9	12	66	Southern Flinders	9	7	61
Crystal Brook	8	0	7	1	1594	1494	51.62%	17		Preliminary	Southern Flinders	15	11	101	Crystal Brook	8	9	57
Orroroo	7	0	8	1	1249	1331	48.41%	15		Grand	Southern Flinders	11	18	84	Booleroo Centre Melrose Wilmington	11	6	72
Jamestown/Peterborough	7	0	8	1	1337	1588	45.71%	15
Broughton-Mundoora	3	0	12	1	1174	1530	43.42%	7

2011 Ladder

Northern Areas	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts		Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Crystal Brook	13	0	3	0	1658	1326	55.56%	26		1st Semi	Jamestown/Peterborough	13	12	90	Southern Flinders	9	6	60
Booleroo Centre Melrose Wilmington	10	0	6	0	1788	1324	57.46%	20		2nd Semi	Crystal Brook	8	15	63	Booleroo Centre Melrose Wilmington	6	9	45
Jamestown/Peterborough	9	0	7	0	1368	1216	52.94%	18		Preliminary	Jamestown/Peterborough	11	12	78	Booleroo Centre Melrose Wilmington	11	10	76
Southern Flinders	8	0	8	0	1415	1231	53.48%	16		Grand	Crystal Brook	23	12	150	Jamestown/Peterborough	15	13	103
Orroroo	7	0	9	0	1300	1449	47.29%	14
Broughton-Mundoora	1	0	15	0	1178	2161	35.28%	2

2012 Ladder

Northern Areas	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts		Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Southern Flinders	13	0	3	0	1690	1143	59.65%	26		1st Semi	Broughton-Mundoora	11	9	75	Orroroo	10	6	66
Crystal Brook	12	0	4	0	2015	1319	60.44%	24		2nd Semi	Crystal Brook	13	13	91	Southern Flinders	11	11	77
Orroroo	10	0	6	0	1504	1348	52.73%	20		Preliminary	Southern Flinders	19	15	129	Broughton-Mundoora	10	15	75
Broughton-Mundoora	9	0	7	0	1494	1259	54.27%	18		Grand	Crystal Brook	12	12	84	Southern Flinders	12	7	79
Booleroo Centre Melrose Wilmington	4	0	12	0	1189	1978	37.54%	8
Jamestown/Peterborough	0	0	16	0	1172	2017	36.75%	0

2013 Ladder

Northern Areas	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts		Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Southern Flinders	13	0	3	0	1348	868	60.83%	26		1st Semi	Broughton-Mundoora	16	11	107	Crystal Brook	8	14	62
Orroroo	12	0	4	0	1235	748	62.28%	24		2nd Semi	Southern Flinders	18	18	126	Orroroo	5	7	37
Crystal Brook	10	0	6	0	1332	1231	51.97%	20		Preliminary	Orroroo	13	6	84	Broughton-Mundoora	10	9	69
Broughton-Mundoora	7	0	9	0	959	1108	46.40%	14		Grand	Southern Flinders	16	12	108	Orroroo	8	6	54
Booleroo Centre Melrose Wilmington	4	0	12	0	962	1501	39.06%	8
Jamestown/Peterborough	2	0	14	0	872	1252	41.05%	4

2014 Ladder

Northern Areas	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts		Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Crystal Brook	14	0	2	0	1512	1004	60.10%	28		1st Semi	Broughton-Mundoora	13	16	94	Orroroo	12	7	79
Jamestown/Peterborough	12	0	4	0	1407	878	61.58%	24		2nd Semi	Jamestown/Peterborough	10	6	66	Crystal Brook	7	12	54
Booleroo Centre Melrose Wilmington	10	0	6	0	1300	1120	53.72%	20		Preliminary	Crystal Brook	6	8	44	Broughton-Mundoora	5	10	40
Orroroo	6	0	10	0	1037	1291	44.54%	12		Grand	Jamestown/Peterborough	13	12	90	Crystal Brook	13	7	85
Broughton-Mundoora	3	0	13	0	886	1364	39.38%	6
Southern Flinders	3	0	13	0	824	1309	38.63%	6

2015 Ladder

Northern Areas	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts		Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Crystal Brook	16	0	0	0	1806	825	68.64%	32		1st Semi	Broughton-Mundoora	13	18	96	Jamestown/Peterborough	3	5	23
Southern Flinders	11	0	5	0	979	788	55.40%	22		2nd Semi	Crystal Brook	13	12	90	Southern Flinders	6	9	45
Broughton-Mundoora	7	0	9	0	885	1243	41.59%	14		Preliminary	Broughton-Mundoora	9	7	61	Southern Flinders	6	7	43
Jamestown/Peterborough	6	0	10	0	940	1142	45.15%	12		Grand	Crystal Brook	17	13	115	Broughton-Mundoora	9	12	66
Orroroo	4	0	12	0	1005	1294	43.71%	8
Booleroo Centre Melrose Wilmington	4	0	12	0	959	1282	42.79%	8

2016 Ladder

Northern Areas	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts		Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Crystal Brook	15	0	1	0	2001	653	75.40%	30		1st Semi	Southern Flinders	14	6	90	Orroroo	9	4	58
Broughton-Mundoora	12	0	3	1	1624	653	71.32%	25		2nd Semi	Crystal Brook	9	10	64	Broughton-Mundoora	4	4	28
Southern Flinders	10	0	6	0	990	889	52.69%	20		Preliminary	Broughton-Mundoora	16	14	110	Southern Flinders	3	4	22
Orroroo	6	0	9	1	1022	1318	43.68%	13		Grand	Broughton-Mundoora	9	10	64	Crystal Brook	9	9	63
Jamestown/Peterborough	2	0	14	0	547	1760	23.71%	4
Booleroo Centre Melrose Wilmington	2	0	14	0	584	1495	28.09%	4

2017 Ladder

Northern Areas	Wins	Byes	Losses	Draws	For	Against	%	Pts		Final	Team	G	B	Pts	Team	G	B	Pts
Crystal Brook	16	0	0	0	2023	678	74.90%	32		1st Semi	Orroroo	14	7	91	Southern Flinders	7	9	51
Broughton-Mundoora	13	0	3	0	1432	931	60.60%	26		2nd Semi	Crystal Brook	14	14	98	Broughton-Mundoora	9	5	59
Southern Flinders	8	0	8	0	955	1182	44.69%	16		Preliminary	Broughton-Mundoora	14	11	95	Orroroo	6	11	47
Orroroo	8	0	8	0	1189	1155	50.73%	16		Grand	Crystal Brook	15	9	99	Broughton-Mundoora	8	9	57
Jamestown/Peterborough	2	0	12	0	796	1677	32.19%	4
Booleroo Centre Melrose Wilmington	0	0	16	0	741	1513	32.87%	0

References

External links

• Footypedia – NAFA
• country footy

Books

• Encyclopedia of South Australian country football clubs / compiled by Peter Lines. ISBN 9780980447293
• South Australian country football digest / by Peter Lines ISBN 9780987159199