AFL Sapphire Coast

The Sapphire Coast Australian Football League is an Australian rules football competition in the Sapphire Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. The league was formed in 1984. The Far South Coast lies in the feeder area for the GWS club and AFL Hall of Fame member and four time premiership coach Kevin Sheedy assisted the representative team in 2014. [1]

Clubs

Current

30km
19miles
Bega-Tathra (Bega)
Batemans Bay
Bega-Tathra (Tathra)
Pambula
Narooma
Merimbula
Eden
Bermagui
Locations of the teams home grounds. Clubs fielding senior sides are red, clubs fielding only junior sides are yellow.
Club Colours Nickname Home Ground Est. Years in SCAFL SCAFL Senior Premierships
Total Years
Bega-Tathra Kangaroos Lawrence Park Oval, Tathra and Roy Howard Oval, Bega 2025 2025- 0 -
Bermagui Breakers Dickinson Oval, Bermagui 1990 1990-1994, 2009- 0 -
Eden Whalers Barclay Street Oval, Eden 1983 1984- 0 -
Merimbula Diggers Berrambool Sporting Complex, Merimbula 1983 1984- 7 1995, 1997, 1998, 2009, 2019, 2020, 2024
Narooma Lions Bill Smyth Memorial Oval, Narooma 1983 1984- 5 1985, 1986, 2018, 2022, 2023
Pambula Panthers Pambula Sporting Complex, Pambula 1983 1984- 5 1984, 2006, 2014, 2015, 2017

Juniors only

Club Colours Nickname Home Ground Est. Years in SCAFL
Batemans Bay Seahawks Hanging Rock Sports Grounds, Batemans Bay 1976 1990s-1992, 1995-

Former

Club Colours Nickname Home Ground Former League Est. Years in SCAFL SCAFL Senior Premierships Fate
Total Years
Batemans Bay Seahawks Hanging Rock Sports Grounds, Batemans Bay SCAFL, ACTAFL 1976 1989-1992, 1995-2012 5 1992, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007 Moved to AFL Canberra following 1992 and 2012 seasons
Bega Valley Bombers Roy Howard Oval, Bega – 2013 2013-2022 0 - Senior team played merged with Tathra in 2023-24, merged with Tathra to form Bega-Tathra following 2024 season
Bega Wolumla Wombats Roy Howard Oval, Bega – 1984 1984-1988 0 - Folded after 1988 season
Broulee Moruya Giants Hanging Rock Sports Grounds, Batemans Bay – 2014 2014-2023 0 - Folded after 2023 season
Cooma Cats Snowy Oval, Cooma MAFL 1975 1986-1989 0 - Moved to AFL Canberra following 1989 season
Merimbula Marlins Berrambool Sporting Complex, Merimbula – 1984 1984-2006 7 1987, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2002 Folded after 2006 season
Mallacoota Sharks Lions Park, Mallacoota – 1986 1986-1988 0 - Folded after 1988 season
Mallacoota/Cann River Tiger Sharks Lions Park, Mallacoota – 1989 1989-1993 0 - Folded after 1993 season
Tathra Sea Eagles Lawrence Park Oval, Tathra – 1984 1984-2024 11 1988, 1991, 1993, 1996, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016 Merged with Tathra to form Bega-Tathra following 2024 season
Wyndham Wedgies Wyndham Recreation Ground, Wyndham – 1984 1984-1995 0 - Merged with Pambula following 1995 season

Bega and Tathra fielded a combined side for the 2016 season, although the clubs did not merge.

Premiers

Year[2][3][4] Premiers Year Premiers Year Premiers Year Premiers Year Premiers
1984 Pambula 1994 Merimbula Marlins 2004 Batemans Bay 2014 Pambula 2024 Merimbula
1985 Narooma 1995 Merimbula Diggers 2005 Tathra 2015 Pambula
1986 Narooma 1996 Tathra 2006 Pambula 2016 Tathra
1987 Merimbula Marlins 1997 Merimbula Diggers 2007 Batemans Bay 2017 Pambula
1988 Tathra 1998 Merimbula Diggers 2008 Batemans Bay 2018 Narooma
1989 Merimbula Marlins 1999 Merimbula Marlins 2009 Merimbula Diggers 2019 Merimbula
1990 Merimbula Marlins 2000 Merimbula Marlins 2010 Tathra 2020 Merimbula
1991 Tathra 2001 Batemans Bay 2011 Tathra 2021 No Premier due to COVID-19
1992 Batemans Bay 2002 Merimbula Marlins 2012 Tathra 2022 Narooma
1993 Tathra 2003 Tathra 2013 Tathra 2023 Narooma

2015 Ladder

Sapphire Coast Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Pambula 15 2 0 0 2533 593 427.15% 68 1st Semi Tathra 16 10 106 Bega 5 11 41
Merimbula 12 2 3 0 2017 840 240.12% 56 2nd Semi Pambula 8 7 55 Merimbula 6 13 49
Bermagui 3 2 12 0 821 1897 43.28% 20 Preliminary Merimbula 12 12 84 Tathra 8 10 58
Tathra 7 2 8 0 1584 1602 98.88% 36 Grand Pambula 24 22 166 Merimbula 8 12 60
Bega 5 2 10 0 1187 1678 70.74% 28
Narooma 3 2 12 0 853 2385 35.77% 20

2016 Ladder

Sapphire Coast Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Tathra 12 0 0 0 1941 449 432.29% 48 1st Semi Pambula 15 12 102 Narooma 11 13 79
Merimbula 8 0 3 0 1365 661 206.51% 32 2nd Semi Tathra 14 9 93 Merimbula 7 15 57
Pambula 8 0 4 0 1294 859 150.64% 32 Preliminary Merimbula 14 12 96 Pambula 8 11 59
Narooma 6 0 6 0 1095 1088 100.64% 24 Grand Tathra 16 9 105 Merimbula 6 6 42
Bermagui 1 0 11 0 550 1573 34.97% 4
Eden 1 0 11 0 461 2076 22.21% 4

2017 Ladder

Sapphire Coast Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Narooma 14 0 1 0 1768 825 214.30% 56 1st Semi Tathra 15 14 104 Bermagui 14 14 98
Pambula 12 0 3 0 1574 662 237.76% 48 2nd Semi Narooma 15 9 99 Pambula 14 8 92
Tathra 9 0 6 0 1659 1207 137.45% 36 Preliminary Pambula 16 7 103 Tathra 7 6 48
Bermagui 7 0 8 0 1168 1199 97.41% 28 Grand Pambula 17 15 117 Narooma 7 8 50
Merimbula 3 0 12 0 988 1381 71.54% 12
Eden 0 0 15 0 477 2360 20.21% 0

2018 Ladder

Sapphire Coast Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Narooma 12 0 1 0 1515 707 214.29% 48 1st Semi Pambula 17 15 117 Tathra 9 7 61
Merimbula 9 0 3 0 890 582 152.92% 36 2nd Semi Narooma 21 10 136 Merimbula 15 10 100
Pambula 6 0 7 0 894 942 94.90% 24 Preliminary Merimbula 12 10 82 Pambula 10 7 67
Tathra 4 0 9 0 974 1059 91.97% 16 Grand Narooma 13 6 84 Merimbula 6 9 45
Eden 1 0 12 0 470 1453 32.35% 4

2019 Ladder

Sapphire Coast Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Merimbula 9 0 3 0 1146 396 289.39% 36 1st Semi Pambula 8 5 53 Narooma 6 6 42
Tathra 8 0 4 0 1045 640 163.28% 32 2nd Semi Merimbula 12 10 82 Tathra 4 2 26
Pambula 8 0 4 0 917 661 138.73% 32 Preliminary Tathra 13 4 82 Pambula 6 9 45
Narooma 5 0 7 0 892 793 112.48% 20 Grand Merimbula 10 10 70 Tathra 7 4 46
Eden 0 0 12 0 210 1720 12.21% 0



See also

References

  1. ^ "KEVIN SHEEDY BEGA VISIT BOOSTS SCAFL REP SQUADS - Sapphire Coast AFL".
  2. ^ Merimbula News Weekly
  3. ^ Bega District News
  4. ^ Eden Magnet
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