History
The North West AFL was formed in the late 1970s by the clubs from Tamworth, Moree and Gunnedah, who had played in the New England AFL up until this point. In 1985, the New England AFL, based around the University of New England in Armidale, folded. The remaining NEAFL clubs joined the North West Association.
Due to declines in the local economy, coupled with the large distances between clubs, the league folded in 1993. The resumption of a 12-a-side league in Tamworth, the forerunner of today's Tamworth Australian Football League, saw Australian rules restart in the region two years later in 1995.
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