South Coast Australian Football League
The South Coast Australian Football League is an Australian rules football competition in the Shoalhaven and Illawarra regions of New South Wales.
History
The original South Coast AFL was formed in 1969, comprising Albatross, Creswell, 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, 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 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.
Three players from the South Coast AFL have played in the Australian Football League. 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.
Clubs
Current
Clubs with Juniors only
- Batemans Bay Seahawks
- Kangaroo Valley
- Mogo Magic
- Shellharbour Swans
- Southern Highland Hawks
Previous
| Club | Years in Competition |
| Albatross | 1969–2014, merged with Nowra |
| Batemans Bay | Joined Sapphire Coast AFL Joined ACTAFL 2013- |
| Camden | SCAFL 1996–2007 Sydney AFL 2008 – Present |
| HMAS Creswell | 1969 |
| Dapto | SCAFL 1972–1974 IAFL 1975–1988, 1989 |
| East Nowra | |
| Nowra | 1969-2014 Merged with Albatross |
Seasonal Information
2008 Season
FINALS| Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
| 1st Semi | Kiama | 20 | 19 | 139 | Wollondilly | 7 | 4 | 46 |
| 2nd Semi | Bomaderry | 14 | 8 | 92 | Northern Districts | 7 | 12 | 54 |
| Preliminary | Northern Districts | 6 | 6 | 42 | Kiama | 3 | 6 | 24 |
| Grand | Bomaderry | 18 | 16 | 124 | Northern Districts | 9 | 7 | 61 |
2009 Season
FINALS| Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
| 1st Semi | Bomaderry | 17 | 17 | 119 | Wollondilly | 7 | 8 | 50 |
| 2nd Semi | Kiama | 17 | 15 | 117 | Northern Districts | 9 | 9 | 63 |
| Preliminary | Bomaderry | 17 | 7 | 109 | Northern Districts | 13 | 8 | 86 |
| Grand | Kiama | 11 | 18 | 84 | Bomaderry | 10 | 14 | 74 |
2010 Season
FINALS| Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
| 1st Semi | Wollongong University | 9 | 8 | 62 | Northern Districts | 7 | 11 | 53 |
| 2nd Semi | Bomaderry | 11 | 11 | 77 | Kiama | 6 | 8 | 44 |
| Preliminary | Wollongong University | 11 | 6 | 72 | Kiama | 7 | 11 | 53 |
| Grand | Bomaderry | 11 | 13 | 79 | Wollongong University | 6 | 4 | 40 |
2011 Season
FINALS| Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
| 1st Semi | Nowra | 11 | 15 | 81 | Bomaderry | 8 | 8 | 56 |
| 2nd Semi | Wollongong University | 18 | 7 | 115 | Kiama | 15 | 12 | 102 |
| Preliminary | Kiama | 11 | 14 | 80 | Nowra | 10 | 2 | 62 |
| Grand | Kiama | 11 | 14 | 80 | Wollongong University | 12 | 4 | 76 |
2012 Season
FINALS| Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
| 1st Semi | Wollongong University | 9 | 7 | 61 | Nowra | 5 | 13 | 43 |
| 2nd Semi | Kiama | 17 | 19 | 121 | Bomaderry | 2 | 5 | 17 |
| Preliminary | Wollongong University | 8 | 13 | 61 | Bomaderry | 6 | 4 | 40 |
| Grand | Wollongong University | 11 | 10 | 76 | Kiama | 10 | 13 | 73 |
2013 Season
FINALS| Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
| 1st Semi | Kiama | 16 | 13 | 109 | Wollongong University | 11 | 11 | 77 |
| 2nd Semi | Bomaderry | 15 | 13 | 103 | Northern District | 8 | 9 | 57 |
| Preliminary | Wollongong University | 13 | 11 | 89 | Bomaderry | 12 | 6 | 78 |
| Grand | Kiama | 10 | 8 | 68 | Wollongong University | 11 | 10 | 76 |
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
- 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