The Wooroora Football Association was formed in 1909 with Balaklava, Port Wakefield, Owen and Werocata as the foundation clubs. The competition operated in its first season as the Balaklava & Wakefield Football Association before becoming the Wooroora association in 1910.
Balaklava approached Werocata at the beginning of the 1913 season with a view to amalgamating. Werocata quickly declined the offer outright. After the first match of the season against Balaklava, Werocata were thrashed by 103 points. Their second game against Owen only eight players arrived to board the train to Owen. The Werocata Football Club then succumbed to popular sentiment and joined up with Balaklava.
The 1909 premiership ended in controversial circumstances with no clear cut winner decided. Balaklava upset Port Wakefield in the grand final winning 3-12 to Port Wakefield 4-4. As Port Wakefield were the minor premier they reserved the right to challenge Balaklava, which they did. The Challenge Final was an absorbing contest which ended in a draw, to which the association chairman promptly awarded the premiership to Port Wakefield. As it stated in the association’s constitution, the highest place gained on percentage by the contesting teams of the final match to be awarded the cup and premiership. Port Wakefield completed the season with a percentage of 61.12% and therefore claimed the premiership from Balaklava who had 56.46%. Much debate reigned after the announcement of the premier, as a number of dissenters claimed that percentages only pertained to the minor round games. However, the decision remained with Port Wakefield.