Life of the Town follows the fortunes of Ongerup Football Club in 2008, one year on from winning the regional grand final.

The documentary, made up of 13 half-hour episodes, shows a struggling team whose only hope is its players, half of whom are Noongars originally from the area, now living in towns up to 100km away.

Without the Noongar players, Ongerup would not have a team and without a footy team, most locals believe the town will die.

Most episodes of Life of the Town are built around individual characters, including embattled new coach Shane Woods, mullet-haired ageing football legend, Brendon Deering, and Noongar elder and former boxing champion Eugene Eades.

Each of these people was not only a significant player within the footy team, but in the wider community as well.

The story not only shows the pressures of a coach and his struggling team, but clearly illustrates a town going through difficult economic times and its attempts to establish a sustainable community through sport.

The documentary also pays homage to grass-roots Australian football and reveals reconciliation in a region where there has been more conflict than dialogue between Noongars and white Australians.

Life of the Town will be shown at Ongerup Sporting Complex in Jaekel Street on Saturday at 7pm and finishing at 9pm.