Country Championships

Nutrien Ag History

The South West Football League has a proud history in the Country Championships, having won 24 times since its’ inception in 1965.  The South West Football League has a habit of winning multiple titles in succession, claiming four victories from 1970-1973,  nine in a row between 1978-1986, and more recently between 2011-2015 where the team won five in a row.

Formerly the Wesfarmers Country Championships, the Carnival allows Country players to play at the Metropolitan venues, with a composite side selected from all Leagues to make an All Stars Team, which in recent times has played against the South Australian Country Football League, with the most recent game held at the Adelaide Oval in July 2016.   In 2017 three South West players have been selected in the All Stars Team being Aidan Clarke (Bunbury), Brett Peake (Bunbury) and Joel Houghton (Collie Eagles)

The South West Football League also enters a Colts team in the competition, which has also been highly successful, winning eight of the first ten Grand Finals from the time of inception and have won 15 Titles in total.

The South West Football League Umpires make up a high percentage of the Panel at the Championship every year, with several awarded the highest honour – the JJ Lusick Award, with Aaron Andrews awarded the honour in 2016 and 2017.  Goal Umpire Jason Crowe from the SWFL holds the record for most League Grand Finals – 14.

In 2020 the Championship was not held due to Covid-19, while in 2021, the Championship (now known as Nutrien Ag) was cancelled the week before the event was to be held, due to Perth and Peel Regions being forced into a snap four day lockdown, again due to Covid-19.  The Colts and Women’s Championship were rescheduled to October, after all domestic seasons had concluded.

In 2022 the SWFL were successful for the 24th time, thrashing Avon Football League in one of the biggest winning margins in Championship history (94 points).  The SWFL Women’s team would continue their unbeaten run at representative football going through the Championship undefeated.

In 2023 the SWFL Colts side were successful by one point, ending a four year hiatus from Championship success.

League Results at the Country Championship

Colts Results at the Country Football Championships

WOMEN’S Country Championship

SWFL State Representatives 1983 – 2017

1983 vs South Australia
Brett Duffield, Leigh Wright, Peter Old, Ross Tyson, Grahame Jeffery, Peter Quartermaine

1984 vs South Australia
Peter Quartermaine, Neil Earl, Leigh Wright, Dave Roberts, Graham Jeffery, Ross Tyson, Peter Betti (Coach)

1985 vs South Australia
Leigh Wright, Peter Old, Brad McDougall, Trevor Stewart, Peter Betti (Coach)

1986 vs 
Stuart Egan, Wayne Watterson, Troy Ugle, Gerard McNeill (Coach)

1987 vs VIC Country
S Cooper, Leigh Wright, Mark Bayliss, Stuart Egan, Ian Cahill, Peter Hodyl

1988 vs VIC Country
Peter Slater, Cam Lewis, Leigh Wright, Dom Crognale

1989 vs South Australia
Ross Gibson, Brad Barton, Bruce Jackson, Russell Sparks, Grant Hawkes, Craig Watson, Shane Atherton

1990 First National Carnival, Shepparton, Victoria
Brad Barton, Brad Kevill, Darren Best (All Australian), Jeff Davidson, Shane Atherton, Peter Rowe, Paul Moyses, Ross Gibson, Darren Atherton

1992 National Carnival, Port Lincoln, South Australia
Greg Hodson

1994 National Carnival, Geraldton, Western Australia
Mick Grasso (All Australian)

1996 National Carnival, Cairns, Queensland
Seb Donovan, Shane Atherton, Jock Embrey, Brad Harvey (Trainer)

1998 National Carnival, Bendigo, Victoria
Michael Miller, Mark Colthart, Shane Atherton, Mark Cummins, Brad Harvey (Trainer), Terry House (Selector)

2ooo National Carnival, Wagga, New South Wales
Travis Gowland, Heath East, Jamie Nani, Ryan Redfern, Brendan Bidwell, Mark Skehan (Fitness Coach), Brett Duffield (Selector)

2002 National Carnival, Renmark, South Australia
Shane Nani, Jamie Nani, Greg Hodson (Selector), Brendan Marshall (All Australian), Mark Colthart (All Australian), Terry House (All Australian Selector)

2003 vs Vic Country 
Jamie Nani, James McRae, Greg Evill, Adrian Dohnt, Brendan Marshall, Glen Ebert, Shane Atherton (Selector)

2004 National Carnival, Bunbury, Western Australia
Rob Hillier, Jamie Nani, Aaron Marley, Brendan Marshall, James McRae, Adrian Dohnt, Rhys McPharland, Terry House (Selector)

2006 National Carnival, Gold Coast, Queensland
John Klumpp, James McRae (All Australian), Kevan Sparks (Coach)

2008
Mick Sherry (All Australian)

2013 v South Australia, Lathlain Park, Western Australia
Aaron Andrews (Field Umpire), Jason Crowe (Goal Umpire)

2016 v South Australia, Adelaide Oval , South Australia
Jessie Gribble, Aaron Andrews (Field Umpire), Jason Crowe (Goal Umpire)

2017 vs South Australia, Fremantle Oval, Western Australia
Aidan Clarke, Brett Peake, Joel Houghton, Aaron Andrews (Field Umpire), Jarrad Andrews (Boundary Umpire), Jason Crowe (Goal Umpire), Matt Devenish (Goal Umpire)

2022 vs South Australia, Adelaide Oval, South Australia
Sam Lewis, Mitch Tenardi, Patrick Farrant, Tyson Wood, Zac Trigwell

2023 vs South Australia, Optus Stadium
Tom Gorter, Mitch Tenardi, Zac Pethybridge, Zac Trigwell, Cameron Valenti (Field Umpire), Daniella Schoeman (Boundary Umpire), Emma Hutchins (Boundary Umpire), Josh Daniels (Goal Umpire)