The Queensland Football Association Northern Rivers was an Australian rules football competition containing four clubs based in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales and the southern area of the Gold Coast in Queensland. The league was initially known as the Summerland Australian Football League and was established in 1984 as a New South Wales-only competition involving clubs from Ballina, Byron Bay, Goonellabah and Lismore. The competition saw several clubs from the regions of the Northern Rivers, New England and the Mid North Coast come and go between the 1990s and early 2000s. In 2010 the league allowed entry to its first Queensland-based team, Coolangatta-Tweed Heads.Coolangatta enter team In 2012 the remaining clubs joined the AFL Queensland umbrella and rebranded to the QAFA (B) South.Still happy with move north
In 2016 the name of the division was changed to Northern Rivers.
During the seasons of 2016 and 2017 the clubs also played a series of matches against clubs from the AFL North Coast for premiership points.
Clubs Final ClubColoursNicknameHome GroundFormer LeagueEst.Years in QFANRQFANR Senior PremiershipsFate Flags Years Byron Magpies Cavanbah Centre, Byron BaySAFL 1984 2012-2020 16 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020Moved to QFA Division 2 South following 2020 season Ballina Bombers Fripp Oval, BallinaSAFL 1984 2012-2020 0 -Moved to QFA Division 2 South following 2020 season Lismore Swans Gloria Mortimer Oval, LismoreSAFL 1984 2012-2020 0 -Moved to AFL North Coast following 2020 season Tweed Coast Tigers Seabreeze Oval, PottsvilleSAFL 2009 2012-2020 3 2012, 2013, 2015Moved to QFA Division 2 South following 2020 season
Former ClubColoursNicknameHome GroundFormer LeagueEst.Years in QFANRQFANR Senior PremiershipsFate Flags Years Bond University Bullsharks Bond University Oval, Robina– 2011 2012-2014 1 2014Moved to QFA A division following 2014 season Carrara Saints Alan Nielsen Oval, Carrara– 1998 2012-2013 0 -Moved to QFA A division following 2013 season Robina Roos Scottsdale Reserve, RobinaQAFL 1996 2013-2015 0 -Moved to QFA South division following 2015 season
Grand Final Results YearPremierScoreRunner upScoreBob Hill Medal2012Tweed Coast Tigers17.12. (114)Bond University9.16. (70)2013Tweed Coast Tigers9.5. (59)Byron Magpies6.6. (42)Ash Gemmill2014Bond University15.8. (98)Tweed Coast Tigers7.16. (58)John Blackburn2015Tweed Coast Tigers10.8. (68)Byron Magpies10.7. (67)James Walle2016Byron Magpies11.11. (77)Ballina Bombers6.5. (41)2017Byron Magpies12.18. (90)Tweed Coast Tigers6.3. (39)Matthew Caris2018Byron Magpies21.9. (135)Ballina Bombers4.6. (30)2019Byron Magpies12.10. (82)Ballina Bombers8.5. (53)William McBride2020Byron Magpies18.15. (123)Tweed Coast Tigers12.8. (80)Gus Staley
2018 Ladder QFA Northern RiversWinsByesLossesDraws For Against % PtsFinalTeamGBPtsTeamGBPts Byron Bay 12 0 4 0 1242 814 152.58% 48 1st Semi Tweed Coast 10 8 68 Lismore 8 10 58 Ballina 10 0 6 0 1119 830 134.82% 40 2nd Semi Byron Bay 14 16 100 Ballina 10 9 69 Tweed Coast 10 0 6 0 1204 923 130.44% 40 Preliminary Ballina 11 8 74 Tweed Coast 10 12 72 Lismore 0 0 16 0 526 1524 34.51% 0 Grand Byron Bay 21 9 135 Ballina 4 6 30
2019 Ladder QFA Northern RiversWinsByesLossesDraws For Against % PtsFinalTeamGBPtsTeamGBPts Byron Bay 16 0 0 0 1305 606 215.35% 64 1st Semi Lismore 11 12 78 Tweed Coast 10 15 75 Ballina 7 0 8 1 785 841 93.34% 30 2nd Semi Byron Bay 13 14 92 Ballina 11 4 70 Tweed Coast 7 0 8 1 927 1049 88.37% 30 Preliminary Ballina 14 11 95 Lismore 4 6 30 Lismore 0 0 14 2 631 1152 54.77% 4 Grand Byron Bay 12 10 82 Ballina 8 5 53
See also
Australian rules football in New South Wales Australian Rules football in Queensland Summerland Australian Football League
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