AFL Central West
Australian rules football competition
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The AFL Central West (formerly, Central West Australian Football League) is an Australian rules football competition containing six clubs based in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia.
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| Sport | Australian rules football |
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| Founded | 1982 |
| Website | aflcentralwest.com.au |
All teams qualify for the finals in seniors.
Clubs
Locations
Current
| Club | Colours | Nickname | Home ground | Former league | Est. | Years in CWAFL | CWAFL Senior Premierships | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Years | |||||||
| Tier 1 | ||||||||
| Bathurst |  | Bushrangers | George Park, Bathurst | – | 2004 | 2004- | 10 | 2004, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024, 2025 |
| Bathurst |  | Giants | George Park 2, Bathurst | – | 2014 | 2014- | 1 | 2023 |
| Dubbo |  | Demons | South Dubbo Oval, Dubbo | – | 1981 | 1982- | 4 | 1985, 2000, 2003, 2007 |
| Orange |  | Tigers | Bloomfield Oval, Orange | – | 1982 | 1982- | 10 | 1983, 1991, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018 |
| Tier 2 | ||||||||
| Cowra | .svg) |
Blues | Mulyan Oval, Cowra | – | 1982 | 1982- | 7 | 1986, 1987, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2016 |
| Parkes |  |
Panthers | North Parkes Oval, Parkes | NRFNL | 1980 | 1982-1990, 1997- | 4 | 1988, 1989, 1990, 2001 |
Former
| Club | Colours | Nickname | Home ground | Former league | Est. | Years in CWAFL | CWAFL Senior Premierships | Fate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Years | ||||||||
| Bathurst | .svg) | Eagles | George Park, Bathurst | – | 1982 | 1982-2003 | 5 | 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 | Merged with Charles Sturt University to form Bathurst Bushrangers following 2003 season |
| Charles Sturt University (CSU Mitchell 1998) | .svg)  | Bulldogs | Bathurst | – | 1998 | 1998-2002 | 0 | – | Merged with Bathurst to form Bathurst Bushrangers following 2003 season |
| Coonabarabran |  | Magpies | Coonabarabran | NWAFL | 1993 | 1994 | 0 | – | Folded after 1994 season |
| Dubbo Iguanas | .svg) |
Iguanas | South Dubbo Oval, Dubbo | – | 2002 | 2002 | 0 | – | Reserve grade only, folded after 2002 season |
| Forbes |  | Cats | Forbes | – | 1982 | 1982-1986 | 0 | – | Folded after 1986 season |
| Katoomba-Lithgow |  | Mountain Lions | Katoomba Falls Reserve, Katoomba | – | 2003 | 2003 | 0 | – | Only played invitation matches. Folded after 2003 season |
| Kelso |  | Crows | Kelso | – | ? | 0 | – | Folded | |
| Lithgow |  | Bombers | Lithgow | – | 1987 | 1987-1994 | 0 | – | Folded after 1994 season |
| Mudgee |  | Black Swans | Mudgee | – | 2001 | 2001-2012 | 0 | – | Folded after 2012 season |
| Young |   |
Saints | Miller-Henry Oval, Burrangong | NRFNL | 1976 | 1982-2016 | 2 | 1982, 1984 | Folded after 2016 season |
List of premiers
First-grade/Seniors/Tier 1
| Season | Premiers | Score (margin) | Minor premiers | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Young | |||
| 1983 | Orange | |||
| 1984 | Young | |||
| 1985 | Dubbo | |||
| 1986 | Cowra | 20.16.136 – 11.10.76 (60 points) | Dubbo | Cowra |
| 1987 | Cowra | 17.13.115 – 17.7.109 (6 points) | Orange | Orange |
| 1988 | Parkes | 11.12.78 – 9.17.71 (7 points) | Bathurst Eagles | |
| 1989 | Parkes | Dubbo | ||
| 1990 | Parkes | 13.13.91 – 9.4.58 (33 points) | Dubbo | |
| 1991 | Orange | 8.16.64 – 6.8.44 (20 points) | Dubbo | |
| 1992 | Orange | 16.13.109 – 10.9.69 (40 points) | Dubbo | |
| 1993 | Bathurst Eagles | 13.15.93 – 13.12.90 (3 points) | Orange | |
| 1994 | Bathurst Eagles | 10-12.72 – 6.10.46 (26 points) | Dubbo | |
| 1995 | Bathurst Eagles | Orange | ||
| 1996 | Bathurst Eagles | Orange | ||
| 1997 | Bathurst Eagles | Orange | ||
| 1998 | Orange | Bathurst Eagles | ||
| 1999 | Orange | Dubbo | ||
| 2000 | Dubbo | 19.10.124 – 7.4.46 (78 points) | Parkes | |
| 2001 | Parkes | 12.11.83 – 12.4.76 (7 points) | Bathurst Eagles | |
| 2002 | Orange | 14.20.104 – 10.5.65 (39 points) | Dubbo | |
| 2003 | Dubbo | 16.8.104 – 8.8.56 (48 points) | Cowra | |
| 2004 | Bathurst Bushrangers | 23.22.160 – 5.8.38 (122 points) | Dubbo | |
| 2005 | Bathurst Bushrangers | 17.20.122 – 11.10.76 (46 points) | Dubbo | |
| 2006 | Cowra | 24.13.157 – 13.4.82 (75 points) | Bathurst Bushrangers | Cowra |
| 2007 | Dubbo | 20.10.130 – 16.12.108 (22 points) | Bathurst Bushrangers | Dubbo |
| 2008 | Cowra | 15.9.99 – 8.8.56 (43 points) | Bathurst Bushrangers | Cowra |
| 2009 | Bathurst Bushrangers | 17.12.114 – 10.7.67 (47 points) | Cowra | |
| 2010 | Cowra | 12.19.91 – 13.7.85 (6 points) | Bathurst Bushrangers | Cowra |
| 2011 | Cowra | 18.13.121 – 9.7.61 (60 points) | Bathurst Bushrangers | Cowra |
| 2012 | Bathurst Bushrangers | 14.6.90 – 9.11.65 (25 points) | Cowra | Bathurst Bushrangers |
| 2013 | Orange | 14.8.92 – 13.11.89 (3 points) | Bathurst Bushrangers | Bathurst Bushrangers |
| 2014 | Orange | 19.14.128 – 10.10.70 (58 points) | Bathurst Bushrangers | Orange Tigers |
| 2015 | Orange | 10.11.71 – 10.8.68 (3 points) | Bathurst Bushrangers | Orange Tigers |
| 2016 | Cowra | 10.11.71 – 7.12.54 (17 points) | Bathurst Bushrangers Outlaws | Bathurst Bushrangers Outlaws |
| 2017 | Bathurst Bushrangers Outlaws | 13.11.89 – 7.9.51 (38 points) | Orange | Bathurst Bushrangers Rebels |
| 2018 | Orange | 12.10.82 – 10.19.79 (3 points) | Bathurst Bushrangers Rebels | Orange Tigers |
| 2019 | Bathurst Bushrangers Rebels | 9.15.69 – 5.9.39 (30 points) | Orange | Bathurst Bushrangers Rebels |
| 2022 | Bathurst Bushrangers | 11.13 (79) – 10.8 (68) (11 points) | Bathurst Bushrangers | Bathurst Giants |
| 2023 | Bathurst Giants | 16.17 (113) – 11.9 (75) (38 points) | Bathurst Giants | Bathurst Bushrangers |
| 2024 | Bathurst Bushrangers | 24.11 (151) – 8.3 (51) (104 points) | Bathurst Giants | Bathurst Bushrangers |
| 2025 | Bathurst Bushrangers | 14.12 (96) – 8.4 (52) (44 points) | Dubbo | Bathurst Bushrangers |
Reserve-grade/Tier 2
- 1984: Dubbo
- 1985: Dubbo
- 1986: Dubbo
- 1987: Cowra
- 1988: Lithgow
- 1992: Dubbo
- 1993: Orange
- 1994: Dubbo
- 1995: Bathurst Eagles
- 1996: Orange
- 1997: Parkes
- 1998: Kelso
- 1999: Parkes
- 2000: Dubbo
- 2001: Orange
- 2002: Dubbo
- 2003: Cowra
- 2004: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2005: Mudgee
- 2006: Cowra
- 2007: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2008: Cowra
- 2009: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2010: Young
- 2011: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2012: Orange
- 2013: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2014: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2015: Young
- 2020: Parkes
- 2021: Parkes
- 2022: Parkes
- 2023: Cowra
- 2024: Cowra
- 2025: Bathurst Bushrangers
Under 16s/17s/18s
- 1983: Young
- 1984: Orange
- 1985: Orange
- 1986: Orange
- 1987: Dubbo
- 1988: Parkes
- 1989: Parkes
- 1990: Parkes
- 1991: Cowra
- 1996: Parkes
- 1997: Parkes
- 1998: Kelso
- 1999: Parkes
- 2000: Parkes
- 2001: Cowra
- 2002: Bathurst Eagles
- 2003: Bathurst Eagles
- 2004: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2005: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2006: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2007: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2008: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2009: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2010: Dubbo
- 2011: Dubbo
- 2012: Dubbo
- 2013: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2014: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2015: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2016: Bathurst Giants
- 2017: Bathurst Giants
- 2018: Bathurst Giants
- 2019: Orange
- 2020: Bathurst Giants
- 2021: Bathurst Giants
- 2022: Bathurst Giants
- 2023: Orange
- 2024: Bathurst Giants Charcoal
- 2025: Bathurst Giants
Under 13s/14s/15s
- 2000: Parkes
- 2001: Orange
- 2002: Orange
- 2003: Bathurst Eagles
- 2004: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2005: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2006: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2007: Orange
- 2008: Dubbo
- 2009: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2010: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2011: Dubbo
- 2012: Young
- 2013: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2014: Bathurst Giants
- 2015: Bathurst Giants
- 2016: Bathurst Giants
- 2017: Bathurst Giants
- 2018: Cowra
- 2019: Orange
- 2020: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2022: Orange
- 2023: Bathurst Giants
- 2024: Orange
- 2025: Orange
Under 12s/11s
- 2011: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2012: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2013: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2014: Orange
- 2015: Bathurst Giants
- 2016: Cowra
- 2017: Orange
- 2018: Cowra
- 2019: Cowra
- 2020: Orange
- 2022: Orange
- 2023: Orange
- 2024: Bathurst Giants
- 2025: Bathurst Giants
Women's
- 2015: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2016: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2017: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2018: Dubbo
- 2019: Bathurst Giants
- 2022: Bathurst Giants
- 2023: Dubbo
- 2024: Dubbo
- 2025: Dubbo
Youth girls
- 2018: Orange
- 2019: Bathurst Giants
- 2022: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2023: Orange
- 2024: Bathurst Bushrangers
- 2025: Bathurst Giants
2011 ladder
| Central West AFL | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowra | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2214 | 604 | 366.56% | 60 | 1st Semi | Bathurst | 19 | 13 | 127 | Parkes | 8 | 6 | 54 | |
| Orange | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1411 | 1107 | 127.46% | 44 | 2nd Semi | Cowra | 16 | 16 | 112 | Orange | 8 | 5 | 53 | |
| Bathurst | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1648 | 1039 | 158.61% | 36 | Preliminary | Bathurst | 17 | 21 | 123 | Orange | 12 | 8 | 80 | |
| Parkes | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 796 | 1412 | 56.37% | 16 | Grand | Cowra | 18 | 13 | 121 | Bathurst | 9 | 7 | 61 | |
| Young | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 917 | 1725 | 53.16% | 12 | ||||||||||
| Dubbo | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 706 | 1805 | 39.11% | 12 | ||||||||||
2012 ladder
| Central West AFL | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bathurst | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1697 | 714 | 237.68% | 56 | 1st Semi | Orange | 14 | 18 | 102 | Parkes | 9 | 10 | 64 | |
| Cowra | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1596 | 864 | 184.72% | 52 | 2nd Semi | Bathurst | 16 | 6 | 102 | Cowra | 15 | 7 | 97 | |
| Orange | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1251 | 1402 | 89.23% | 24 | Preliminary | Cowra | 11 | 16 | 82 | Orange | 5 | 11 | 41 | |
| Parkes | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1074 | 1222 | 87.89% | 20 | Grand | Bathurst | 14 | 6 | 90 | Cowra | 9 | 11 | 65 | |
| Dubbo | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1181 | 1350 | 87.48% | 20 | ||||||||||
| Young | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 666 | 1913 | 34.81% | 8 | ||||||||||
2013 ladder
| Central West AFL | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bathurst | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2051 | 571 | 359.19% | 60 | 1st Semi | Cowra | 18 | 17 | 125 | Dubbo | 4 | 8 | 32 | |
| Orange | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1687 | 1242 | 135.83% | 36 | 2nd Semi | Bathurst | 17 | 15 | 117 | Orange | 3 | 17 | 35 | |
| Cowra | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 948 | 1557 | 60.89% | 12 | Preliminary | Orange | 16 | 12 | 108 | Cowra | 14 | 11 | 95 | |
| Dubbo | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 774 | 2090 | 37.03% | 12 | Grand | Orange | 14 | 8 | 92 | Bathurst | 13 | 11 | 89 | |
