AFL South Coast

South Coast Australian Football League
SportAustralian rules football
Founded1969
No. of teams9
CountryAustralia
Most recent
champions		Premier Division 2025

Figtree - Mens

Figtree - Womens

Reserve Grade 2025

Bay and Basin - Men

W.Bulldogs - Women
Most titles Albatross Demons (13 titles)
Official website[1]

The AFL South Coast is an Australian rules football competition in the Shoalhaven and Illawarra regions of New South Wales. The AFLSC has two divisions of senior men's football and one division 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.

The competition is technically South Coast's division of the New South Wales Australian Football League.

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 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.

Clubs

Locations

15km
9.3miles
Ulladulla
Albion Park
Shoalhaven
Port Kembla
Bay & Basin
Wollongong Bulldogs
Shellharbour City
Shellharbour Swans (junior-only)
Northern Districts
Kiama
Figtree
Bomaderry
Locations of the AFL South Coast clubs. Red clubs field senior teams, yellow reserves only and green juniors only

Teams are listed by their highest grade.

Current

Senior Men (1969-Present)

Club Colours Nickname Home Ground Former League Est. Years in SCAFL SCAFL Premierships
Seniors Reserves
Total Premierships Premierships
Bomaderry Tigers Royal Artie Smith Oval, Bomaderry – 1969 1970- 8 1989, 1994, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 2018
Figtree Kangaroos Figtree Oval, Figtree – 1999 2010- 4 2020, 2022, 2023, 2025 2015, 2020, 2024
Kiama Power Bonaira Playing Field, Kiama – 1999 2002- 3 2009, 2011, 2018 2009, 2017
Northern Districts Tigers Hollymount Park, Woonona IAFL 1971 1988- 0 - -
Shellharbour City Suns Myimbarr Community Park, Shellharbour – 2011 2011- 0 - -
Wollongong Lions North Dalton Park, Fairy Meadows SAFL 1966 1971-1974, 2015- 5 1969, 1970, 2015, 2016, 2019 -
Wollongong Bulldogs Keira Oval, Mount Keira – 2008 2008- 5 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2024 2016, 2019, 2022, 2023
Bay & Basin Bombers Bay & Basin Leisure Centre, Vincentia – 1999 2019, 2023- 1 2025 2025
Port Kembla Blacks Kully Bay Oval, Warrawong IAFL 1966 1989- 2 1993, 1999

Senior Women (2018 - Present)

Club Colours Nickname Home Ground Former League Est. Years in SCAFL SCAFL Premierships
Seniors Reserves
Total Premierships Premierships
Bomaderry Tigers Royal Artie Smith Oval, Bomaderry – 1969 2018- 1 2018 -
Figtree Saints (Formerly Wol.Saints) Figtree Oval, Figtree SAFL 1999 2018- 3 2020,2024, 2025 -
Kiama Power Bonaira Playing Field, Kiama – 1999 2018- 0 - 2023
Northern Districts Tigers Hollymount Park, Woonona – 1971 2018- 0 - 2022
Wollongong Lions North Dalton Park, Fairy Meadows – 1966 2018- 2 2022,2023 2024
Wollongong Bulldogs Keira Oval, Mount Keira – 2008 2018- 1 2019 2025
Bay & Basin Bombers Bay & Basin Leisure Centre, Vincentia – 1999 2019, 2021-2022, 2024- 0 -
Port Kembla Blacks Kully Bay Oval, Warrawong – 1966 2024- 0 -

Junior

Club Colours Nickname Home Ground Est. Years in SCAFL
Albion Park Crows Croome Road Sporting Complex, Croom 2008 2008-
Shellharbour Swans Myimbarr Community Park, Shellharbour 2005 2005-
Shoalhaven Giants West Street Oval, Nowra ?-present
Ulladulla Dockers Ulladulla Sports Park, Ulladulla 2009 2009-
Figtree Kangaroos Figtree Oval, Figtree 1999 1999-
Wollongong Lions North Dalton Park, Fairy Meadows
Kiama Power Bonaira Playing Field, Kiama
Northern Districts Tigers Hollymount Park, Woonona
Bomaderry Tigers Royal Artie Smith Oval, Bomaderry
Ulladulla Dockers Ulladulla Sports Park, Ulladulla
Bay & Basin Bombers Bay & Basin Leisure Centre, Vincentia

Former Clubs

Senior Men

Club Colours Nickname Home Ground Former League Est. Years in SCAFL SCAFL Senior Premierships Fate
Total Premierships
Albatross Demons – 1969 1969-2014 13 1971, 1972, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997 Merged with Nowra to form Nowra Albatross after 2014 season
Albion Park Crows Croome Road Sporting Complex, Croom – 2008 2019-2021 0 - Senior team entered recess after 2021 season
Batemans Bay Seahawks Hanging Rock Sports Grounds, Batemans Bay MAFL 1976 1980s-1988 4 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 Moved to Sapphire Coast AFL following 1988 season
Camden Cats Fairfax Reserve, Harrington Park SFA 1982 1996-2007 2 2003, 2005 Moved to AFL Sydney after 2007 season
Dapto Hawks IAFL 1972 1972-1974, 1989 0 - Moved to Illawarra AFL following 1974 season. Folded after 1989 season
Dapto City Stallions Keira Oval, Mount Keira – 2014 2015-2019 0 - Folded after 2019 season
East Nowra – 1980 1980-1987 1 1981 Folded after 1987 season
Goulburn-Bargo Hawks 1997-1998 0 - Folded after 1998 season
HMAS Creswell – 1969 1969 0 - Folded after 1969 season
Nowra Blues Nowra Showgrounds, Nowra – 1969 1969-2014 9 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1998, 2001, 2002 Merged with Albatross to form Nowra Albatross after 2014 season
Nowra-Albatross Vikings Nowra Showgrounds, Nowra – 2015 2015-2023 0 - Folded after 2023 season
Southern Highlands Hawks Loseby Park, Bowral – 1998 1998-2021 Juniors only Folded after 2021 season
Ulladulla Dockers Ulladulla Sports Park, Ulladulla – 2009-2024 0 - Senior team in recess for 2025 season
Wollondilly Knights Hannaford Oval, Wilton SAFL 1989 2008-2013 0 - Moved to AFL Sydney following 2013 season

Senior Women

Club Colours Nickname Home Ground Former League Est. Years in SCAFL SCAFL Senior Premierships Fate
Total Premierships
Shellharbour City Suns Myimbarr Community Park, Shellharbour – 2011 2019-2020 0 - Senior team in recess for 2020 season
Ulladulla Dockers Ulladulla Sports Park, Ulladulla – 2019, 2021 0 - Senior team in recess for 2021 season
Dapto City Unicorns Fred Finch Park, Berkeley – 2014 2019 0 - Folded after 2019 season
Nowra-Albatross Vikings Nowra Showgrounds, Nowra – 2015 2019-2020 0 - Folded after 2023 season
Albion Park Crows Croome Road Sporting Complex, Croom – 2008 2019, 2021 0 - Senior team entered recess after 2021 season

Premierships

Year Senior Men's Men's Reserves Men's Division Two Senior Women's Women's Reserves
THE SOUTH COAST AFL
1969 Wollongong Lions
1970 Wollongong Lions
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
LEISURE COAST AFL
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
THE SOUTH COAST AFL
2002 Nowra
2003 Camden
2004 Bomaderry
2005 Camden
2006 Bomaderry
2007 Bomaderry
2008 Bomaderry
2009 Kiama Kiama
2010 Bomaderry
2011 Kiama Figtree
AFL SOUTH COAST
2012 Wollongong Bulldogs
2013 Wollongong Bulldogs
2014 Wollongong Bulldogs
2015 Wollongong Bulldogs Figtree
2016 Wollongong Lions Wollongong Bulldogs
2017 Wollongong Lions Kiama
2018 Kiama Bomaderry Bomaderry Bomaderry
2019 Wollongong Lions Wollongong Bulldogs Ulladulla Wollongong Bulldogs Ulladulla
2020 Figtree Figtree Figtree Figtree Shellharbour
2021 Cancelled due to Covid-19
2022 Figtree Wollongong Bulldogs Wollongong Bulldogs Wollongong Lions Northern Districts
2023 Figtree Wollongong Bulldogs Wollongong Bulldogs Wollongong Lions Kiama
2024 Wollongong Bulldogs Figtree Figtree Wollongong Lions
2025 Figtree Bay & Basin Figtree Wollongong Bulldogs

Best & Fairest Winners

Year Senior Men's

Tunbridge Medal

Men's Reserves

Tom Smith Medal

Men's Division Two Senior Women's

Maddy Collier Medal

Women's Reserves
THE SOUTH COAST AFL
1969 Chris Golding

(Nowra)

1970 Terry Menadue

(Albatross)

1971 Chris Golding

(Nowra)

1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
LEISURE COAST AFL
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
THE SOUTH COAST AFL
2002
2003
2004 M.Ganderton & R.Meyers

(Bomaderry) & (Nowra)

2005 M.Ryan

(Albatross)

2006 R.Simpson
2007 P.Herbert & A.Mazey
2008 S.Phillips
2009 S.Dowling & R.Neels
2010 M.Faulkner & S.Phillips
2011 M.Pelda & L.Pound
AFL SOUTH COAST
2012 Nick Mitchell
2013 J.Miller

(Bomaderry)

2014 T.Charles

(Bulldogs)

2015 D.Perrett

(Northern Districts)

2016 J.Mahony

(Kiama)

2017 B.Williams

(Kiama)

2018 L.Maples

(Lions)

Jack Boxsell

(Bomaderry)

Sophie Phillips

(Bomaderry)

2019 Jacob Hennessy

(Figtree)

Sophie Phillips

(Bomaderry)

2020 Brandon Lagana

(Figtree)

Aimee Barnard

(Kiama)

2021 Cancelled due to Covid-19
2022 Jacob Hennessy

(Figtree)

Ryan Kelly

(Bomaderry)

Alicia Anderson

(Figtree)

2023 Jack Woeckel-Hynes

(Bulldogs)

Jack Boxsell

(Bomaderry)

2024 Kirsty Philpott

(Lions)

2025 Brandon Lagana

(Figtree)

Sophie Phillips

(Bomaderry)

Seniors

  • 1969 Wollongong Lions
  • 1970 Wollongong Lions
  • 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 Camden
  • 2004 Bomaderry
  • 2005 Camden
  • 2006 Bomaderry
  • 2007 Bomaderry
  • 2008 Bomaderry
  • 2009 Kiama
  • 2010 Bomaderry
  • 2011 Kiama
  • 2012 Wollongong Bulldogs
  • 2013 Wollongong Bulldogs
  • 2014 Wollongong Bulldogs
  • 2015 Wollongong Bulldogs
  • 2016 Wollongong Lions
  • 2017 Wollongong Lions
  • 2018 Kiama
  • 2019 Wollongong Lions
  • 2020 Figtree
  • 2022 Figtree
  • 2023 Figtree
  • 2024 Wollongong Bulldogs
  • 2025 Figtree

Lower Grades

First Division/Reserve Grade (2009–present)

  • 2009 Kiama Power
  • 2010
  • 2011
  • 2012
  • 2013
  • 2014
  • 2015 Figtree
  • 2016 Wollongong Bulldogs
  • 2017 Kiama Power
  • 2018 Bomaderry
  • 2019 Wollongong Bulldogs
  • 2020 Figtree
  • 2022 Wollongong Bulldogs
  • 2023 Wollongong Bulldogs
  • 2024 Figtree
  • 2025 Bay & Basin

Second Division (2018–2023)

  • 2018 Bomaderry
  • 2019 Ulladulla
  • 2020 Figtree
  • 2022 Wollongong Bulldogs
  • 2023 Wollongong Bulldogs

Women's Premierships

Womens Premier (2018–present)

  • 2018 Bomaderry
  • 2019 Wollongong Bulldogs
  • 2020 Wollongong Saints
  • 2022 Wollongong Lions
  • 2023 Wollongong Lions
  • 2024 Figtree
  • 2025 Figtree

Womens Division One/Reserve Grade (2019–present)

  • 2019 Ulladulla
  • 2020 Shellharbour
  • 2022 Northern Districts Tigers
  • 2023 Kiama Power
  • 2024 Wollongong Lions
  • 2025 Wollongong Bulldogs

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
  • 2022 Max Avery
  • 2022 Dave Johnson

AFL players

  • Arthur Chilcott had a short career with the Sydney Swans between 1984 and 1985. He played 13 games and scored 14 goals.
  • Aidan Riley was rookie listed by the Adelaide Crows via the NSW scholarship program, making his debut in 2011 in their round 19 match against Port Adelaide. In 2014 he joined the Melbourne Football Club and after playing the 2014 and 2015 seasons returned to Adelaide to play with the Sturt Football Club in the SANFL. 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.

See also

References

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