Mortlock Football League

Notable players that have been recruited from their respected towns to AFL teams include; Josh and Matthew Carr (Goomalling), Lance Franklin (Dowerin), Willie Dick (Goomalling, Ballidu), Brendan Fewster (Gingin), Mal Brown (Dowerin).

Retired AFL players to have previously/currently played in the Mortlock Football League are; Michael Pettigrew, Ashley Sampi, Antoni Grover, Kepler Bradley, Greg Broughton.

Representatives from Dowerin, Goomalling and Mumberkine were present and the district was divided into three wards from which the teams would select their players.

Rovers, donning the colours of yellow and black, drew their players from the north side of the Goomalling-Dowerin Railway line and played at the Oak Park ground.

Captain Herb Slater and Black Tommy, both outstanding players and goal scorers, played key roles in Rovers taking out the premiership.

club East Perth were the guests of the Goomalling Association for a match in the region on August 21, with the visitors running out narrow 4.10 to 3.15 winners.

The Wanderers players were chiefly Karranadgin settlers, and the team chose to wear the colours of red, white and blue.

Unfortunately, the Association was unable to raise a representative side, leaving Avon, Bunbury, Geraldton, Moora and Nelson as the first teams to participate in this competition.

In 1913, Goomalling lost only two matches all season en route to securing the premiership, ‘icing the cake’ with a 5.16 to 4.4 win over Dowerin in the Final.

In 1914, the Country Week competition included eight teams – Bunbury, Forrest, Geraldton, Goomalling, Moora, Quairading, South Suburban and Warren.

The affiliated clubs since World War 2 have been: Ballidu (1961–1995), Bolgart (1958 –1976), Cadoux (1967–1970), Calingiri (since 1959), Dalwallinu (since 1992), Dowerin (1945–2012), Dowerin/Wyalkatchem (since 2013), Ejanding (1945–1962), Gingin (since 1973), Goomalling (since 1945), Jennacubbine (1946–1971), Konnongorring (1945-1948; 1954–1975), Toodyay (since 1960), Wongan/Ballidu (since 1996), Wongan Hills (1945–1995), Wyalkatchem (1955–1957; 1976–2010) and Yerecoin (1959).

Players to have played 50 or more WAFL games are Laurence Watson (Bolgart), Mal Brown, Ronald Brown, Murray Couper and Ian Newman (Dowerin), Brendon Fewster (Gingin), Gary Brookes, Willy Dick, Eric Glass and Charles Western (Goomalling), Jack Clarke (Jennacubbine), Anthony Beattie and Chester Mackean (Toodyay) and Ron Bayens (Wongan Hills).