Hills Football Association Explained
The Hills Football Association is an Australian rules football leagues based in Western Australia. The association was formed in 1946.[1] The inaugural clubs were Chidlow, Mundaring, Parkerville, Sawyers Valley and Mt Helena. All clubs were within the Shire of Mundaring.[2]
During the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s thirty-two clubs joined and left the Hills Football Association.[3] During the late 1990s there were two divisions, with six clubs in the first division and eight in the second. Second division last competed in 2001.[4]
Current clubs
| Colours | Club | Logo | Home ground | Years in competition | Premiers | Premiership years | Notes |
|---|
| Bullsbrook | Saints | Pickett Park | 1990– | 1 | 2001 (Div 2) | |
| Chidlow | Cougars | Chidlow Oval | 1946–1950, 1990– | 8 | 1946, 1948, 1998 (Div 2), 2014, 2017–18, 2021–22 | |
| Gidgegannup | Bulldogs | Gidgegannup Showgrounds | 1979– | 12 | 1984, 2000 (Div 2), 2003, 2006–07, 2009–13, 2015–16 | |
| Mt Helena | Lions (Formerly Hillbillies) | Mt Helena Oval | 1946–47, 1949–50, 1953–62, 1965–68, 1980– | 3 | 1982, 1999 (Div 2), 2020 | |
| Mundaring | Roos | Mundaring Oval | 1946–64, 1967–68, 1972, 1979–86, 1995– | 11 | 1947, 1949, 1956, 1959, 1980–81, 1983, 1986, 2002, 2008, 2019 | |
| Pickering Brook | Hawks | George Spriggs Reserve | 1973–1974, 1979–1982, 1992–1997, 2000–2001, 2010– | 1 | 2023 | Known as Pickering Brook Roos 1973–2001 |
| Swan View | Swans | Brown Park | 1983–1988, 1996–2001, 2019–, 2021 | 1 | 1998 | | |
Former clubs
| Colours | Club | Logo | Home ground | Years in competition | Premiers | Premiership years | Notes |
|---|
| - | Army | - | - | 1988–1991 | 0 | - | |
| - | Bartons Mill | - | - | 1970–1973 | 0 | - | |
| Bellevue Rovers | - | Goodchild Oval | 1951–1965, 1984–1993, 1995 | 5 | 1954–55, 1958, 1961, 1963 | |
| - | Belmont [1] | - | Higgins Park | 1971 | 0 | - | |
| Belmont [2] | Bombers | Peet Park | 1991 | 0 | - | |
| Blue, yellow | Burswood Swans | Eagles | - | 1994–1997 | 1 | 1996 | |
| Ellenbrook | Eels | Coolamon Park | 2003–2005 | 0 | - | |
| Forrestfield | Rhinos | Morrison Oval | 2013–2014 | 0 | - | |
| Gingin | Eagles | Gingin Oval | 1969–1972 | 0 | - | |
| Kalamunda [1] | Tigers | - | 1948–1954 | 1 | 1951 | |
| Kalamunda [2] | Cougars | Ray Owen Reserve | 1965–1968 | 1 | 1967 | Kalamunda had two sides from 1967-1968 |
| Kingsley | Cats | Kingsley Reserve | 1997–1998 | 0 | - | |
| Midland | Tigers | Midland Oval | 1997–2001 | 0 | - | |
| - | Midland Rovers | - | Midland Oval | 1983–1985 | 1 | 1985 | |
| Maroon, blue, yellow | Midvale | Lions | Morrison Park | 2001–2002 | 0 | - | |
| Morley | Bulldogs | RA Cook Reserve | 1976 | 0 | - | |
| Mundaring-Mt Helena | - | Mundaring Oval | 1969–1971 | 0 | - | |
| Parkerville | Bushrangers | Parkerville Oval | 1946–1978, 1982–1984, 2014–2018 | 2 | 1962, 1964 | |
| Black, white | Sawyers Valley | Saints | Sawyers Valley Oval | 1946–1950, 1992–1994 | 0 | - | |
| - | Sawyers Valley-Chidlow | - | Sawyers Valley Oval | 1951–1967, 1969–1986 | 3 | 1957, 1966, 1979 | |
| - | Stirling Districts | Maulers | Wordsworth Reserve | 1984–1985 | 0 | - | |
| Swan Athletic | Swans | Swan Athletic Oval | 1950–1953, 1969–1978 | 11 | 1950, 1952–53, 1969–70, 1973–78 | Known as Herne Hill 1950–1953 |
| Swan Valley | Valley | Swan Valley Oval | 1965–1972, 1985–2001, 2004–2005 | 19 | 1965, 1968, 1971–72, 1987–89, 1991–95, 1997, 1999–2001, 2004–05 | Known as Midland YCW 1965–1970; Two sides in 1965–1966 |
| Toodyay | - | Toodyay Oval | 1949–1951 | 0 | - | |
| Warwick-Greenwood | Bulls | Percy Doyle Reserve | 2021– | - | - | Known as Greenwood 2003–2006 |
| White, red | Wooroloo [1] | - | Bailup Park | 1971–1978 | 0 | - | |
| Teal, black, white | Wooroloo [2] | Bombers | Woorloo Prison Farm | 2006–2007 | 0 | - | |
| Blue, black, white | Wundowie | Warriors | Wundowie Oval | 1948–1949, 1951–2004, 2011–2014 | 3 | 1960, 1990, 1997 (Div 2) | Known as Wundowie-Bakers Hill 1948–1949 | |
Grand final results
Division 1
| Year | Premiers | Score | Runners up | Score |
|---|
| 1946 | Chidlow | | Sawyers Valley | |
| 1947 | Mundaring | | Chidlow | |
| 1948 | Chidlow | | Parkerville | |
| 1949 | Mundaring | | Kalamunda | |
| 1950 | Herne Hill | | Kalamunda | |
| 1951 | Kalamunda | | Herne Hill | |
| 1952 | Herne Hill | | Sawyers Valley-Chidlow | |
| 1953 | Herne Hill | | Bellevue Rovers | |
| 1954 | Bellevue Rovers | | Kalamunda | |
| 1955 | Bellevue Rovers | | Sawyers Valley-Chidlow | |
| 1956 | Mundaring | | Bellevue Rovers | |
| 1957 | Sawyers Valley-Chidlow | | Mt Helena | |
| 1958 | Bellevue Rovers | | Mundaring | |
| 1959 | Mundaring | | Sawyers Valley-Chidlow | |
| 1960 | Wundowie | | Bellevue Rovers | |
| 1961 | Bellevue Rovers | | Wundowie | |
| 1962 | Parkerville | | Wundowie | |
| 1963 | Bellevue Rovers | | Wundowie | |
| 1964 | Parkerville | | Wundowie | |
| 1965 | Midland YCW | | Sawyers Valley-Chidlow | |
| 1966 | Sawyers Valley-Chidlow | | Kalamunda | |
| 1967 | Kalamunda | | Midland YCW | |
| 1968 | Midland YCW | | Swan Athletic | |
| 1969 | Swan Athletic | | Sawyers Valley-Chidlow | |
| 1970 | Swan Athletic | | Parkerville | |
| 1971 | Swan Valley | 10.21 (81) | Belmont | 6.8 (44) |
| 1972 | Swan Valley | | Wooroloo | |
| 1973 | Swan Athletic | 19.25 (139) | Parkerville | 5.13 (43) |
| 1974 | Swan Athletic | | Sawyers Valley-Chidlow | |
| 1975 | Swan Athletic | 19.25 (139) | Parkerville | 5.13 (43) |
| 1976 | Swan Athletic | 18.15 (123) | Wundowie | 9.6 (60) |
| 1977 | Swan Athletic | 19.13 (127) | Wundowie | 10.14 (74) |
| 1978 | Swan Athletic | 7.13 (55) | Sawyers Valley-Chidlow | 4.11 (35) |
| 1979 | Sawyers Valley-Chidlow | 14.19 (103) | Gidgegannup | 13.13 (91) |
| 1980 | Mundaring | 12.15 (87) | Sawyers Valley-Chidlow | 7.11 (53) |
| 1981 | Mundaring | 20.17 (137) | Gidgegannup | 16.11 (107) |
| 1982 | Mt Helena | 17.9 (111) | Mundaring | 13.17 (95) |
| 1983 | Mundaring | 20.20 (140) | Sawyers Valley-Chidlow | 14.20 (104) |
| 1984 | Gidgegannup | 17.14 (116) | Mundaring | 17.13 (115) |
| 1985 | Midland Rovers | 22.24 (156) | Sawyers Valley-Chidlow | 10.7 (67) |
| 1986 | Mundaring | 25.24 (174) | Sawyers Valley-Chidlow | 8.12 (60) |
| 1987 | Swan Valley | 12.10 (82) | Wundowie | 6.13 (49) |
| 1988 | Swan Valley | 17.13 (115) | Wundowie | 8.18 (66) |
| 1989 | Swan Valley | | Bellevue Rovers | |
| 1990 | Wundowie | | Bellevue Rovers | |
| 1991 | Swan Valley | 12.13 (85) | Belmont | 4.8 (32) |
| 1992 | Swan Valley | 16.12 (108) | Bellevue Rovers | 9.15 (69) |
| 1993 | Swan Valley | 14.9 (93) | Sawyers Valley | 11.10 (76) |
| 1994 | Swan Valley | 17.15 (117) | Pickering Brook | 11.6 (72) |
| 1995 | Swan Valley | 9.14 (68) | Burswood Swans | 8.17 (65) |
| 1996 | Burswood Swans | 7.7 (49) | Swan Valley | 4.10 (34) |
| 1997 | Swan Valley | 11.7 (73) | Swan View | 5.11 (41) |
| 1998 | Swan View | 12.9 (81) | Swan Valley | 9.14 (68) |
| 1999 | Swan Valley | 16.6 (102) | Swan View | 11.7 (73) |
| 2000 | Swan Valley | 25.14 (164) | Pickering Brook | 7.1 (43) |
| 2001 | Swan Valley | 11.19 (85) | Gidgegannup | 6.7 (43) |
| 2002 | Mundaring | 5.8 (38) | Gidgegannup | 4.11 (35) |
| 2003 | Gidgegannup | 7.8 (50) | Mundaring | 2.1 (13) |
| 2004 | Swan Valley | 7.11 (53)
11.16 (82) | Ellenbrook | 8.5 (53)
9.2 (56) |
| 2005 | Swan Valley | 13.11 (89) | Mundaring | 9.4 (58) |
| 2006 | Gidgegannup | 18.7 (115) | Bullsbrook | 3.6 (24) |
| 2007 | Gidgegannup | 9.16 (70) | Wooroloo | 6.11 (47) |
| 2008 | Mundaring | 10.9 (69) | Gidgegannup | 5.8 (38) |
| 2009 | Gidgegannup | 16.13 (109) | Mundaring | 7.7 (49) |
| 2010 | Gidgegannup | 10.13 (73) | Mundaring | 6.9 (45) |
| 2011 | Gidgegannup | 10.9 (69) | Pickering Brook | 8.7 (55) |
| 2012 | Gidgegannup | 15.16 (106) | Pickering Brook | 14.4 (88) |
| 2013 | Gidgegannup | 11.13 (79) | Chidlow | 9.11 (65) |
| 2014 | Chidlow | 12.9 (81) | Gidgegannup | 11.11 (77) |
| 2015 | Gidgegannup | 19.11 (125) | Chidlow | 7.9 (51) |
| 2016 | Gidgegannup | 16.9 (105) | Chidlow | 9.4 (58) |
| 2017 | Chidlow | 14.10 (94) | Mundaring | 8.8 (56) |
| 2018 | Chidlow | 10.9 (69) | Pickering Brook | 5.2 (32) |
| 2019 | Mundaring | 9.11 (65) | Chidlow | 8.4 (52) |
| 2020 | Mt Helena | 13.8 (86) | Pickering Brook | 12.8 (80) |
| 2021 | Chidlow | 16.13 (109) | Pickering Brook | 9.7 (61) |
| 2022 | Chidlow | 15.13 (103) | Pickering Brook | 8.10 (58) |
| 2023 | Pickering Brook | 13.14 (92) | Chidlow | 9.8 (62) | |
Division 2
| Year | Premiers | Score | Runners up | Score |
|---|
| 1997 | Wundowie | 15.10 (100) | Chidlow | 7.10 (52) |
| 1998 | Chidlow | 10.14 (74) | Gidgegannup | 7.9 (51) |
| 1999 | Mt Helena | 15.9 (99) | Gidgegannup | 12.15 (87) |
| 2000 | Gidgegannup | 14.9 (93) | Bullsbrook | 11.7 (73) |
| 2001 | Bullsbrook | 11.11 (77) | Mundaring | 12.4 (76) | |
Ladders
2008
| Hills | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts |
|---|
| Mundaring | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1898 | 791 | 239.95% | 64 |
| Gidgegannup | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1488 | 918 | 162.09% | 40 |
| Bullsbrook | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1318 | 1232 | 106.98% | 28 |
| Mount Helena | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1291 | 1914 | 67.45% | 16 |
| Chidlow | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 751 | 1891 | 39.71% | 12 |
|
Finals | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
|---|
| 1st semi | Bullsbrook | 12 | 4 | 76 | Mount Helena | 10 | 9 | 69 |
| 2nd semi | Mundaring | 17 | 16 | 118 | Gidgegannup | 5 | 5 | 35 |
| Preliminary | Gidgegannup | 13 | 13 | 91 | Bullsbrook | 9 | 7 | 61 |
| Grand | Mundaring | 10 | 9 | 69 | Gidgegannup | 5 | 8 | 38 | |
2009
| Hills | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts |
|---|
| Gidgegannup | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2249 | 471 | 477.49% | 64 |
| Mundaring | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1575 | 919 | 171.38% | 48 |
| Chidlow | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1156 | 1480 | 78.11% | 24 |
| Bullsbrook | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 995 | 1594 | 62.42% | 20 |
| Mount Helena | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 623 | 2134 | 29.19% | 4 |
|
Finals | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
|---|
| 1st semi | Bullsbrook | 16 | 8 | 104 | Chidlow | 13 | 6 | 84 |
| 2nd semi | Gidgegannup | 14 | 12 | 96 | Mundaring | 7 | 10 | 52 |
| Preliminary | Mundaring | 12 | 14 | 86 | Bullsbrook | 7 | 6 | 48 |
| Grand | Gidgegannup | 16 | 13 | 109 | Mundaring | 7 | 7 | 49 | |
2010
| Hills | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts |
|---|
| Mundaring | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2426 | 1030 | 235.53% | 60 |
| Gidgegannup | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2237 | 1057 | 211.64% | 52 |
| Chidlow | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1995 | 1339 | 148.99% | 48 |
| Mount Helena | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1735 | 1550 | 111.94% | 44 |
| Pickering Brook | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1244 | 2143 | 58.05% | 12 |
| Bullsbrook | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 514 | 3032 | 16.95% | 0 |
|
Finals | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
|---|
| 1st semi | Chidlow | 13 | 12 | 90 | Mount Helena | 10 | 15 | 75 |
| 2nd semi | Gidgegannup | 14 | 15 | 99 | Mundaring | 5 | 9 | 39 |
| Preliminary | Mundaring | 18 | 10 | 118 | Chidlow | 9 | 9 | 63 |
| Grand | Gidgegannup | 10 | 13 | 73 | Mundaring | 6 | 9 | 45 | |
2011
| Hills | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts |
|---|
| Chidlow | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2138 | 1117 | 191.41% | 52 |
| Gidgegannup | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1731 | 1013 | 170.88% | 52 |
| Pickering Brook | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1954 | 943 | 207.21% | 48 |
| Mount Helena | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1547 | 1371 | 112.84% | 32 |
| Mundaring | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1458 | 1318 | 110.62% | 32 |
| Bullsbrook | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 798 | 1917 | 41.63% | 8 |
| Wundowie | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 612 | 2559 | 23.92% | 0 |
|
Finals | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
|---|
| 1st semi | Pickering Brook | 12 | 7 | 79 | Mount Helena | 9 | 11 | 65 |
| 2nd semi | Gidgegannup | 14 | 8 | 92 | Chidlow | 13 | 12 | 90 |
| Preliminary | Pickering Brook | 15 | 17 | 107 | Chidlow | 13 | 11 | 89 |
| Grand | Gidgegannup | 10 | 9 | 69 | Pickering Brook | 8 | 7 | 55 | |
2012
| Hills | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts |
|---|
| Gidgegannup | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2186 | 732 | 298.63% | 60 |
| Pickering Brook | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2128 | 808 | 263.37% | 52 |
| Chidlow | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1665 | 1248 | 133.41% | 48 |
| Mundaring | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1226 | 1563 | 78.44% | 32 |
| Mount Helena | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1051 | 1495 | 70.30% | 12 |
| Wundowie | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1049 | 1998 | 52.50% | 12 |
| Bullsbrook | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 535 | 1835 | 29.16% | 8 |
|
Finals | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
|---|
| 1st semi | Chidlow | 17 | 6 | 108 | Mundaring | 12 | 11 | 83 |
| 2nd semi | Gidgegannup | 15 | 19 | 109 | Pickering Brook | 7 | 8 | 50 |
| Preliminary | Pickering Brook | 13 | 14 | 92 | Chidlow | 11 | 9 | 75 |
| Grand | Gidgegannup | 15 | 16 | 106 | Pickering Brook | 14 | 4 | 88 | |
References
- A Way of Life - The Story of country football in Western Australia - Alan East
Notes and References
- Web site: Trophy Room.
- A way of Life
- A way of Life
- A way of Life
