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.
Clubs
Locations
Current Senior ClubColoursNicknameHome GroundEst.Years in SCAFLSCAFL 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 Diggers Berrambool Sporting Complex, Merimbula 1983 1984- 8 1995, 1997, 1998, 2009, 2019, 2020, 2024, 2025 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 ClubColoursNicknameHome GroundEst.Years in SCAFL Batemans Bay SeahawksHanging Rock Sports Grounds, Batemans Bay1976 1989-1992, 1995-
Former ClubColoursNicknameHome GroundFormer LeagueEst.Years in SCAFLSCAFL Senior PremiershipsFateTotal Years Batemans Bay (1989-92)(1995-?)(?-2012)Hanging Rock Sports Grounds, Batemans BaySCAFL, ACTAFL1976 1989-1992, 1995-2012 51992, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007 Moved to AFL Canberra following 1992 and 2012 seasons Bega Valley BombersRoy Howard Oval, Bega–20132013-2022 0 -Senior team played merged with Tathra in 2023-24, merged with Tathra to form Bega-Tathra following 2024 season Bega Wolumla WombatsRoy Howard Oval, Bega–1984 1984-1988 0 -Folded after 1988 seasonBroulee MoruyaGiantsHanging Rock Sports Grounds, Batemans Bay–20142014-20230 -Folded after 2023 season Cooma CatsSnowy Oval, Cooma1975 1986-1989 0 -Moved to AFL Canberra following 1989 season Merimbula Marlins MarlinsBerrambool Sporting Complex, Merimbula–1984 1984-2006 7 1987, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2002Folded after 2006 season Mallacoota/Cann River (1986-88)(1989-93)Tiger SharksLions Park, Mallacoota–1986 1986-1989, 1991-1993 0 -Recess in 1991. Folded after 1993 seasonTathra Sea EaglesLawrence Park Oval, Tathra –19841984-202411 1988, 1991, 1993, 1996, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016Merged with Bega Valley to form Bega-Tathra following 2024 season Wyndham WedgiesWyndham 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 YearMerimbula News WeeklyBega District NewsEden Magnet Premiers Year Premiers Year Premiers Year PremiersYearPremiers1984 Pambula 1994 Merimbula Marlins 2004 Batemans Bay 2014 Pambula2024Merimbula1985 Narooma 1995 Merimbula Diggers 2005 Tathra 2015 Pambula2025Merimbula1986 Narooma 1996 Tathra 2006 Pambula 2016 Tathra20261987 Merimbula Marlins 1997 Merimbula Diggers 2007 Batemans Bay 2017 Pambula20271988 Tathra 1998 Merimbula Diggers 2008 Batemans Bay 2018 Narooma20281989 Merimbula Marlins 1999 Merimbula Marlins 2009 Merimbula Diggers2019 Merimbula20291990 Merimbula Marlins 2000 Merimbula Marlins 2010 Tathra2020Merimbula20301991 Tathra 2001 Batemans Bay 2011 Tathra2021No Premier due to COVID-1920311992 Batemans Bay 2002 Merimbula Marlins 2012 Tathra2022Narooma20321993 Tathra 2003 Tathra 2013 Tathra2023Narooma2033
2015 Ladder Sapphire Coast Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % PtsFinalTeamGBPtsTeamGBPts 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 % PtsFinalTeamGBPtsTeamGBPts 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
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See also
Group 16 Rugby League AFL South Coast Football South Coast South Coast Open
References