Activities by year

Thirteenth National Carnival, held in Perth (WA) and won by Victoria.

New Town changed its name to Glenorchy District Football Club.

Fourteenth National Carnival, held in Melbourne and won by Victoria.

Fifteenth National Carnival, held in Brisbane won by West Australia & VFL, split into two divisions with promotion/relegation system.

The South Australian National Football League expands to ten teams with admission of Central Districts & Woodville.

Carlton defeated Sturt in National Championship game.

Seventeenth National Carnival, held in Adelaide and won by Victoria.

Richmond defeated Sturt in National Championship game.

Grand-final between Carlton and Collingwood is the largest attended game in Australian history with 121,696 present.

VFL opens its own stadium at Waverley Park.

Carlton defeated Sturt in National Championship game.

Hawthorn defeated North Adelaide in National Championship game.

Eighteenth National Carnival, held in Perth (WA) and won by Victoria.

VFL introduced a final five system.

North Adelaide defeated Carlton in the National Championship game.

SANFL introduced final five system.

Richmond defeated Subiaco in the National Championship game.

Richmond defeated Sturt in the National Championship game.

SANFL opens its own stadium, Football Park at West Lakes.

North Melbourne defeated Norwood in National Championship game.

Introduction of two Umpire system.

Formerly known as the Associated Youth Clubs Football Association, the (STFA) Association was formed in 1976 and the competition lasted until 1986.

It was Lachlan with a score of 14.11 (95) who beat Maydena11.9 (75) in the last grand-final played in 1986 which was played at the Hamilton Showgrounds on 5th September. It was also interesting to note that Lachlan achieved the double by winning both the inaugural and last premierships.

Association clubs were: Bothwell, Buckingham, Cambridge, Lachlan, Maydena, Metropolitan, North Derwent, Railway, Risdon Cove, Risdon Vale, Upper Derwent and West Hobart.

Introduction of Interchange players.

Nineteenth National Carnival, held in Perth (WA) and won by West Australia.

Twentieth National Carnival, held in Adelaide and won by Victoria.

The NTFA had several disruptions over the years it operated in the Northern region of the State. One major change took place in 1981 when the NTFA merged with the NWFU to form the Greater Northern League (GNL).

The GNL came about by a merger of Northern Tasmanian Football Association and the North Western Football Union in 1981. The concept was to have the top teams from the two major Northern competitions (NTFA & NWFU) play in one strong competition (GNL).

However, the move quickly found it had several challenges, such as a financial strain for both the Leagues and its clubs. Logistical problems of extensive travel across the Northern region of the State, and a lack of support from clubs and governing bodies. As a consequence of this, the GNL folded after two seasons.

The GNL competition was supported by the following competing clubs:

From NTFA:
City South Redlegs, East Launceston Demons, Launceston Blues, Longford Tigers, North Launceston Robins, Scottsdale Magpies.

From NWFU:
Burnie Tigers, Cooee Bulldogs, Devonport Magpies, East Devonport Swans, Latrobe Demons, Penguin Two Blues, Ulverstone Robins, Wynyard Cats and Smithton Saints.

South Melbourne relocated to Sydney.

Following the collapse of the GNL at the end of 1982, both the NTFA and NWFU continued their respective competitions until the end of 1986.