The AFL South Coast is an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

competition in the

Shoalhaven The City of Shoalhaven is a local government area in the south-eastern coastal region of New South Wales, Australia. The area is about south of Sydney. The Princes Highway passes through the area, and the South Coast railway line traverses t ...

and

Illawarra The Illawarra is a coastal region in the Australian state of New South Wales, nestled between the mountains and the sea. It is situated immediately south of Sydney and north of the South Coast region. It encompasses the two cities of Wollong ...

regions of

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. The AFLSC has three divisions of senior men's football and two divisions of senior women's football. In 2012 The South Coast AFL became "AFL South Coast" incorporating the three leagues of South Coast AFL Seniors, Shoalhaven Juniors and Illawarra Juniors.

History

The South Coast AFL was formed in 1969, composed of players from the military bases of HMAS Albatross, HMAS Creswell, and the cities of Nowra and Wollongong. In 1970 the Bomaderry club was formed and in 1972 Dapto joined the competition. In 1975, Wollongong and Dapto left the league to create the Illawarra Australian Football League. They were joined by Bulli-Woonona (now known as Northern Districts), Port Kembla and Shellharbour, three clubs who had run junior programs but were introducing senior football. The sixth foundation club of the senior league was the University of Wollongong. In 1988, the Wollongong Lions moving to the

Sydney Football League AFL Sydney is an Australian rules football League, based in metropolitan Sydney, Australia. The AFL Sydney competition comprises 126 teams from 22 clubs which play across seven senior men's divisions, five women's divisions, a Master's Divisio ...

causing the league to disband and the remaining clubs joining the South Coast AFL, which was renamed the Leisure Coast Australian Football League. The league returned to the name "South Coast AFL" in 2002. In 2012 The South Coast AFL became "AFL South Coast" incorporating the three leagues of South Coast AFL Seniors, Shoalhaven Juniors and Illawarra Juniors.

Current

Clubs with Juniors only

* Batemans Bay Seahawks *

Kangaroo Valley Kangaroo Valley is a river valley along the Kangaroo River in the Shoalhaven region of New South Wales, Australia, located west of the seaside in the City of Shoalhaven. It is also the name of the small suburb within it, formerly known as Osbo ...

* Mogo Magic * Shellharbour Swans * Southern Highland Hawks

Goulburn Hawks 1998 Goulburn/Bargo Knight Hawks 1997

Premierships

* 1969 Wollongong * 1970 Wollongong * 1971 Albatross * 1972 Albatross * 1973 Nowra * 1974 Nowra * 1975 Albatross * 1976 Nowra * 1977 Nowra * 1978 Albatross * 1979 Albatross * 1980 Nowra * 1981 East Nowra * 1982 Nowra * 1983 Albatross * 1984 Albatross * 1985 Batemans Bay * 1986 Batemans Bay * 1987 Batemans Bay * 1988 Batemans Bay * 1989 Bomaderry * 1990 Albatross * 1991 Albatross * 1992 Albatross * 1993 Port Kembla * 1994 Bomaderry * 1995 Albatross * 1996 Albatross * 1997 Albatross * 1998 Nowra * 1999 Port Kembla * 2000 Bomaderry * 2001 Nowra * 2002 Nowra * 2003 Camben * 2004 Bomaderry * 2005 Camben * 2006 Bomaderry * 2007 Bomaderry * 2008 Bomaderry * 2009 Kiama * 2010 Bomaderry * 2011 Kiama * 2012 Wollongong University * 2013 Wollongong University * 2014 Wollongong University ''Premier Division'' * 2015 Wollongong Bulldogs * 2016 Wollongong Lions * 2017 Wollongong Lions * 2018 Kiama * 2019 Wollongong Lions * 2020 Figtree * 2022 Figtree ''First Division'' * 2015 Figtree * 2016 Wollongong Bulldogs * 2017 Kiama * 2018 Bomaderry * 2019 Wollongong Bulldogs * 2020 Figtree * 2022 Wollongong Bulldogs '' Second Division'' * 2018 Bomaderry * 2019 Ulladulla * 2020 Figtree * 2022 Wollongong Bulldogs ''Womens Premier'' * 2018 Bomaderry * 2019 Wollongong Bulldogs * 2020 Wollongong Saints * 2022 Wollongong Lions ''Womens Division One'' * 2019 Ulladulla * 2020 Shellharbour * 2022 Northern Districts Tigers

Honours

Life Members

* Ray Tunbridge, 1975 * Alan Blacker, 1977 * Tom Smith, 1979 * John Collier, 1980 * Stewart Stephens, 1981 * Ian Biggs, 1983 * Eddie Smith, 1985 * Greg Perry, 1987 * John Ford, 1996 * D. Cornish, 1997 * K. Blundell, Reg Douglas and N. Hickmott, 1998 * K. Bright, L. Bright and J. Tatnell, 2005 * Terry Ashton, 2011 * Max Avery, 2009

Tom Smith Memorial Trophy

A lightning premiership played at the start of the season. * 1977 Bomaderry * 1978 Albatross * 1979 Nowra * 1980 East Nowra * 1981 Nowra * 1982 Nowra * 1984 Albatross * 1990 Bomaderry * 1991 Bomaderry * 1992 Albatross * 1993 Port Kembla * 1994 Bomaderry * 1995 Nowra * 1996 Bomaderry * 1997 Bomaderry * 1998 Port Kembla * 1999 Camden * 2001 Albatross * 2002 Bomaderry * 2003 Camden * 2004 Albatross * 2005 Albatross * 2006 Camden * 2007 Nowra * 2008 Bomaderry * 2009 Kiama * 2010 Northern Districts * 2011 Wollongong University * 2012 Kiama * 2013 Kiama * 2017 Figtree

Hall of Fame

* 2017 Neville Hickmott * 2018 Ray Tunbridge * 2019 Tom Smith

AFL players

* Arthur Chilcott had a short career with the

Sydney Swans The Sydney Swans are a professional Australian rules football club based in Sydney, New South Wales. The men's team competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), and the women's team in the AFL Women's (AFLW). The Swans also field a rese ...

between 1984 and 1985. He played 13 games and scored 14 goals. * Aidan Riley was rookie listed by the

Adelaide Crows The Adelaide Crows (officially the Adelaide Football Club) are a professional Australian rules football team based in Adelaide, South Australia. Founded in 1990. The Crows has fielded a men's team in the Australian Football League (AFL) since ...

via the NSW scholarship program, making his debut in 2011 in their round 19 match against

Port Adelaide Port Adelaide is a port-side region of Adelaide, approximately northwest of the Adelaide city centre, Adelaide CBD. It is also the namesake of the City of Port Adelaide Enfield council, a suburb, a federal and state electoral division and is t ...

. In 2014 he joined the

Melbourne Football Club The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed the Demons, is a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. It is based in Melbourne, Victoria, and plays its home g ...

and after playing the 2014 and 2015 seasons returned to Adelaide to play with the

Sturt Football Club The Sturt Football Club, nicknamed The Double Blues, is a semi-professional Australian rules football club based in the suburb of Unley, South Australia, which plays in the South Australian National Football League. Founded in 1901 by the Stu ...

in the

SANFL The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL ( or ''S-A-N-F-L''), is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the state's governing body for the sport. Originally formed as the ...

. Aidan Riley retired from Sturt in 2019. * James Bell played his debut game for the Sydney Swans in 2019 against Port Adelaide. A former Shellharbour Junior, James signed with the Swans as a Rookie in 2017.

References

External links

* {{Authority control Australian rules football competitions in New South Wales South Coast (New South Wales)