AFL Sydney

AFL Sydney

Current season, competition or edition: AFL Sydney 2023 season
Sport	Australian rules football
Founded	12 February 1903 (12 February 1903)
No. of teams	22
Region	New South Wales
Most recent champion(s)	Men's Premier Division: UNSW-ES Bulldogs Women's Premier Division: East Coast Eagles
Official website	sydneyafl.com.au

AFL Sydney is an Australian rules football League, based in metropolitan Sydney, Australia which has been run since 1903. In 1980 was known as the "Sydney Football League" and renamed the "Sydney AFL" in 1998 before adopting its current name in 2009. It comprises 118 teams from 22 clubs which play across seven senior men's divisions, five women's divisions, a Master's Division and two under 19 men's competitions in season 2023.
The competition is technically Sydney's division of the New South Wales Australian Football League

History

See also: Australian rules football in New South Wales

Harry Hedger, former Waratahs Southern Rugby Union player who founded the NSWFA in Sydney in 1880, was also a key player in the founding of the NSWFL in 1903 and elected its first life member in 1905.

Australian Rules football has been played in Sydney since 1866 however organised competition did not commence until the formation of the first New South Wales Football Association which operated between 1880 and 1893 and included East Sydney (founded 1880) as well as Sydney's oldest Australian rules club Sydney University (founded 1887) .

New South Wales Football Association / New South Wales Football League: 1903-1950

John See, Premier of New South Wales, first president of the NSWFA

After a decade in hiatus a new governing body was formed under the same name in 1903 as the New South Wales Football Association on 12 February 1903 at a meeting held in the YMCA Hall in George Street. The competition was known as the New South Wales Football League. John See, Premier of New South Wales was elected the NSWFL's first president, and along with Phillip Sheridan of the Sydney Cricket Ground trust who was elected president of the NSWFA, helped to secure access to enclosed grounds for club and interstate matches.

11 clubs contested the opening season in 1903 (including: East Sydney FC, Ashfield Electorate FC, North Shore FC, North Sydney FC, South Sydney FC, YMCA FC, Paddington FC, Redfern FC, West Sydney FC, Newtown FC, Sydney FC and Balmain FC), with East Sydney taking out the first premiership with a 6-point win over North Shore.

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  YMCA Football Club in 1909
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  Paddington Football Club in 1909
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  Newtown Football Club in 1911
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  East Sydney Football Club 1911 premiers

Alexandria grandstand in 1912. The league invested heavily in spectator facilities before being shut out after just a few years and forced to move to smaller grounds without them at Erskineville and Trumper Park.

By the 1920s, popularity had reached a point where the league was charging spectators at the gate and players were being paid with attendance to each match was in the thousands. However at the same time rugby league was booming in popularity, dwarfing the popularity of the competition, particularly in representative matches between New South Wales and Queensland, but also at the local level.

In the mid 1920s, the competition was split into two divisions: League and Association. In 1926, each of the clubs: Sydney, Newtown, Eastern Suburbs, Western Suburbs, North Shore, and South Sydney had four teams across four grades including an Under 18 team.

Newtown NSWFL premiers in 1929

East vs Newtown Trumper Park Oval in 1931

New South Wales Australian National Football League: 1950-1952

By the 1950s, the competition had become highly popular with crowds for some matches attracting up to 5,000 spectators, however the league noted that there was a lack of juniors with no schools any longer playing the sport. However faced with increasing competition from the rugby league, the competition switched all finals matches to Sundays in 1950. It also faced increasingly bad behaviour of players, which it sought to curb through harsher suspensions. However the tough sanctions resulted in a decrease in players so an amnesty on suspensions was declared in 1952.

Sydney Football League: 1980-1997

In 1980 the ‘NSW Australian Football Association’ became known as the ‘Sydney Football League’.

The impact of the introduction to the Sydney Swans into the VFL in 1982 on the Sydney Football League was heavy. By this time the competition had built up a strong following and was semi-professional. That changed with the Swans introduction as supporters left the local competition. Among the casualties was the historic foundation club Newtown which folded in 1987.

Sydney AFL: 1998-2008

The league was renamed the ‘Sydney AFL’ in 1998. The league consisted of 7 teams – Balmain, Pennant Hills, North Shore, St George, East Sydney, Western Suburbs and Baulkham Hills.

AFL Sydney

In 2009, the league became known as ‘AFL Sydney’, as it is known today.

1999

In 1999, Campbelltown returned to the Sydney AFL after a 3-year stint in AFL Canberra. The Blues, as they were then known, were an exceptionally strong club at the time and dominated the league in their first year back in Sydney. In the grand final, Campbelltown 18.5 (113) were far too good for Balmain 13.13 (91) to take out the premiership by 22 points.

2000

In 2000, after the AFL's reserve grade competition was abolished, the Swans fielded a team in the Sydney AFL, known as the Redbacks. This move didn't turn out to be successful, with the existing clubs unable to compete against full-time professional footballers who had far superior training resources. The games were generally one-sided, to the point where the rules were changed halfway through the season to allow other clubs to field an extra player against the Redbacks. The Redbacks finished top of the ladder, but elected not to compete in the finals; and in their absence Pennant Hills took out their first premiership with a 15.12 (102) to 12.7 (79) win over North Shore in the grand final. During the 2000 season, several Sydney AFL clubs had formed strategic alliances with clubs in the AFL. As part of this, some Sydney AFL clubs were to change their identity over the next few years. North Shore had always been black and red but took on the Bombers nickname of Essendon. St George renamed themselves the St George Crows and began wearing the navy, gold and blue strip of Adelaide. But the biggest change in identity was Baulkham Hills, who changed their colours to blue and gold and took on the new name of the East Coast Eagles. Other clubs were to follow suit. Another change in 2000 was the merger of traditional powerhouse East Sydney with the University of NSW club to form the UNSW-Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs.

2001

In 2001, with the Redbacks concept having not been considered a success, the Swans entered an alliance with Port Melbourne in the VFL and fielded their reserves with Port Melbourne. They continued to field a Redbacks team for the next 2 years, mainly as a junior development and talent-spotting team; but the Redbacks were never to make the top 4 again. Instead it was North Shore who led from start to finish in 2001, and although the grand final was tight the Bombers got critical goals when it mattered to record a 12.12 (84) to 10.9 (69) victory over Campbelltown.

2002

2002 saw a resurgent Uni NSW-Eastern Suburbs team return to the top, and despite a strong challenge from North Shore the Bulldogs finished the season as minor premiers. But the Bulldogs would have to go the long way into the grand final after North Shore came from behind to beat them by 3 points in the major semi-final. But UNSW-ES bounced back to win the preliminary final and earn a grand final berth, something that no major-final loser has managed to do in the 4 years since. On grand final day, despite the bright sunshine and perfect conditions, no side was able to score for the first 17 minutes as the defences of both teams held tight. But eventually it was to be North Shore that cracked, and although they fought back in the third term to come into the last break only a few points behind, they never led. Instead, it was UNSW-ES who ran away with the game in the last quarter to record a 16.10 (106) to 11.6 (72) win and their first premiership since the merger. This was the last grand final to be played at Macquarie University.

2003

The Redbacks finally withdrew from the Sydney AFL in 2003 and the competition was reduced to 8 teams. North Shore got the season off to a flying start and were undefeated for the first 14 rounds, the Bombers losing only 2 home & away games all season. Campbelltown returned to form early in the season, but after being badly beaten by North Shore at Gore Hill in round 7 they fell away and only just scraped into the finals and have yet to make the finals since. Instead it was St George that came in 2nd, with reigning premiers UNSW-ES coming third. North Shore qualified first for the grand final, while UNSW-ES eliminated Campbelltown. In the prelim final, St George were held goal-less in the second half and for the 4th year in a row had been defeated in the prelim final. And so the grand final in the league's centenary year, which was played at Monarch Oval in Campbelltown, would involve the same teams that played in the first grand final. And the result was to repeat. North Shore went in as the hottest of favourites, but poor kicking and excellent pressure from the Bulldogs saw them pull off a stunning upset. UNSW-ES 12.10 (82) defeated North Shore 10.16 (76), an exact repeat of the very first Sydney AFL grand final.

2004

In 2004, the Sydney AFL adopted Henson Park as its finals venue. In later years, the Marrickville ground which also hosts the Newtown Jets in the NSW Rugby League would play a bigger role in Sydney football and be the venue for representative fixtures and night matches. North Shore were again front-runners, remaining undefeated until the second half of the season and again losing only 2 home & away games. Tennis ace Patrick Rafter played a few reserve grade games for the Bombers during this season but was never picked in the senior team. North Shore finished top after the home & away season, with UNSW-ES finishing 2nd. But this time the Bulldogs were to miss out on a grand final berth and instead St George finally broke through the preliminary final hurdle to qualify for the big day. Having lost the previous 2 grand finals the Bombers were nervous, and even more so when St George led by 4 points at half time. But the Bombers pulled away with the wind in the third term and the Crows were unable to respond when they had the win in the last quarter. So it was North Shore who took out the premiership, with a 10.11 (71) to 7.4 (46) victory.

2005

In 2005, the Wollongong Lions were admitted to Premier Division, creating a 9-team league. The Lions are well-run off the field, and proved competitive on it. Western Suburbs and Pennant Hills were the leaders for much of the season, Wests remaining undefeated until round 9 and Pennant Hills until round 10. The round 9 loss was to be Wests' only loss in the home & away season. Pennant Hills lost much of their edge after captain Barnaby Howarth suffered a stroke after training and was unable to play again, but bounced back to finish 2nd after the home & away season. Wests and Pennant Hills were a long way in front of other teams and were widely fancied to play in the grand final. Wests made it through in the major semi-final, but in a stunning upset Pennant Hills went down in the preliminary final to reigning premiers North Shore. The Bombers were to turn on an even more stunning upset in the grand final, getting on top after half-time to record a 13.9 (87) to 6.10 (46) win over Wests and take out back-to-back flags. Premier Reserves: UNSW-ES def East Coast Eagles 1st Division Seniors: Sydney Uni Students def UTS Bats 1st Division Reserves: Sydney Uni Students def UTS Bats 2nd Division: Nor-West Jets 10.10 (70) def Sydney Uni Blue 4.11 (34)

2006

Two ruckmen contest the bounce in a Sydney AFL game between the East Coast Eagles AFC and Campbelltown Kangaroos AFC, 2006.

Before the 2006 season, East Coast Eagles recruited heavily in a bid to get to the top. The Eagles had been close to the finals for years without making it into the top 4, but this was to change in 2006 and the Eagles took all before them in an undefeated home & away season. Sydney's drought had a major bearing on this season, with several grounds being hardened dustbowls and the turf on many grounds going out of shape; so that even small amounts of rain caused puddles to form and the grounds to be closed. All clubs faced rising injury tolls due to the ground conditions. After an undefeated home & away season and an easy win in the major semi-final, East Coast Eagles went into the grand final at Henson Park against Pennant Hills as the hottest of favourites. But this was the day the drought was to break, with conditions more resembling water polo than football. The Eagles' running game was negated by the conditions and by Pennant Hills' pressure tactics, while the Demons' tactic of peppering the goals from a distance and keeping the scoreboard paid dividends. Although the Eagles scored 2 more goals, the constant scoring got Pennant Hills over the line, 5.20 (50) to 7.6 (48). There have been many upsets in recent years in Sydney AFL grand finals, but this one more so than any of the others. Premier Reserves: East Coast Eagles def Pennant Hills 1st Division Seniors: UTS Bats def Sydney Uni Students 1st Division Reserves: UTS Bats def Sydney Uni Students 2nd Division: Nor-West Jets 8.9.(57) def UNSW/ES Bulldogs 6.5 (41)

2007

In 2007, Sydney University was re-admitted to Premier Division, making a 10-team competition. 18 home & away rounds were played, with each team playing each other twice; although the first match between North Shore and Balmain was postponed twice, leading to the two clubs playing each other twice within 4 days. Reigning premiers Pennant Hills finished top of the ladder, and were joined in the finals by St George, North Shore and Campbelltown. But the Demons were upset in the major semi-final after St George got off to a flying start and maintained their lead to qualify first for the grand final. Campbelltown made the finals for the first time since 2003, but were no match for North Shore in the minor semi. North Shore maintained their winning form in the prelim final, comfortably accounting for Pennant Hills – the 5th year in a row the loser of the major semi has again lost in the prelim final. Grand final day was fine and warm, and in ideal conditions at Henson Park North Shore led by 15 points at half-time and extended the lead in the third term. But a determined charge by St George closed the gap to just 4 points at three-quarter time. The Crows looked to have the momentum, but North Shore steadied to score the only two goals in the last quarter and record a 12.15 (87) to 9.12 (66) victory. Ryan Davis was awarded the Podbury Medal for best on ground in the grand final. Premier Reserves: East Coast Eagles 11.7 (73) def Pennant Hills 10.12 (72) 1st Division Seniors: Manly-Warringah Wolves 10.14 (74) def Southern Sharks 9.9 (63) 1st Division Reserves: UTS Bats 9.10 (64) def Manly Warringah Wolves 5.4 (34) 2nd Division: Pennant Hills 10.4 (64) def UNSW/ES Bulldogs 6.4 (40)

2008

2008 commenced with a marathon day at Henson Park, in which all five Premier Division Seniors matches for round 1 were played back to back. Bad weather and construction delays meant that East Coast Eagles were unable to move into their new home ground at Bruce Purser Reserve in 2008, but the Eagles put those frustrations behind them to qualify for the finals. Also returning to finals action in 2008 after missing out in 2007 was UNSW-ES, who finished top of the ladder after the home & away season. A five-team finals series was re-introduced for 2008; and reigning premiers North Shore bounced back from a slow start to the season to qualify for the finals. But the Bombers were to go no further than the first week of the finals. Also qualifying for the playoffs were Pennant Hills and St George. East Coast finished 4th after the home & away series, but won three finals matches to qualify for the grand final. Their opponent in the grand final was Pennant Hills. All finals matches were again played at Henson Park except for the second semi-final which was played in wet conditions at North Dalton Park. The grand final was played in 33-degree heat, the hottest grand final day in the history of the Sydney AFL competition. After a tight and low-scoring first half, Pennant Hills took complete control after half-time to cruise to a comprehensive 105-point victory. Pennant Hills' Scott Reed was awarded the Podbury Medal as best on ground, and will join Collingwood's rookie list for 2009.

Premier Division Seniors Pennant Hills 20.13 (133) def East Coast Eagles 3.10 (28) Premier Division Reserves East Coast Eagles 12.15 (87) def Sydney University 2.5 (17) U18s Premier Cup North Shore Bombers 15.11 (101) def East Coast Eagles 8.11 (59) 1st Division Seniors UTS Bats 13.16 (94) def. Manly-Warringah Wolves 11.12 (78) 1st Division Reserves UTS Bats 17.12 (114) def. Manly-Warringah Wolves 10.2 (62) U18s Challenge Cup UNSW/Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs 23.18 (156) def. Southern Sharks 4.5 (29) 2nd Division Pennant Hills Demons 18.10 (118) def. Sydney Uni Blue Students 13.5 (83)

2009

2009 saw the introduction of a Divisional structure, with promotion and relegation through the lower divisions (see the Divisional Structure section further down this page). 2009 was also notable for the opening of two new football venues in Sydney. Bruce Purser Reserve was opened in February when it hosted an AFL trial match between the Sydney Swans and the Western Bulldogs, and through the course of the year served as the home ground for East Coast Eagles; as well as a backup venue for wet weather, with Pennant Hills, Western Suburbs and North Shore also playing home games at the venue. The Second Semi-Final was also played there. And later in the season, Blacktown Olympic Park began operations, firstly as the venue for the Representative fixture where Sydney AFL defeated AFL Canberra. In August the ground held a spectacular opening ceremony, with fireworks and Aboriginal dance as well as a match between Western Suburbs and Pennant Hills. The venue was then the host for all the finals except for the Second Semi Final. On the field, St George returned to tradition; going back to their traditional red and white colours and the Dragons name, but it was to be a tough year on the field as they missed the finals for the second time this decade. Also missing out on finals action for the second time since the turn of the millennium was North Shore. East Coast Eagles, strengthened by finally having a home ground to call their own, took out the minor premiership and were first to qualify for the Grand Final after a comfortable win over Wests in the Second Semi Final, a match where East Coast's full forward Gus Seebeck kicked his 100th goal for the season. Campbelltown returned to finals action after missing out in 2008, but were eliminated in the first week of finals action. Week 2 saw the demise of reigning premier Pennant Hills; while the Preliminary Final saw UNSW-ES qualify for the Grand Final at the expense of Wests. The Grand Final was played in perfect weather, but was to be a one-sided contest. East Coast took control of the game early and won every quarter to record a comfortable 54-point win. Gus Seebeck kicked 10 goals for the Eagles to win the Podbury Medal.

Premier Division – East Coast Eagles 22.12 (144) d UNSW-ES 13.12 (90) First Division – UTS 21.10 (136) d East Coast Eagles 5.7 (37) Second Division – Macquarie Uni 11.15 (81) d UTS 8.5 (53) Third Division – UNSW-ES 9.4 (58) d UTS 6.12 (48) Fourth Division – Sydney Uni 16.6 (102) d UNSW-ES 8.8 (56) Under 18s Premier – North Shore 8.9 (57) d St George 6.9 (45) Under 18s Challenge – Sydney Uni 16.14 (110) d Southern Power 2.5 (17)

2010

Sydney Uni, on the back of a 14-game winning streak, were minor premiers. Also finishing in the final five were Wests, East Coast, North Shore and Pennant Hills.

East Coast Eagles win back to back premierships, defeating Sydney University in the Grand Final (13.9 – 87) (10.10 – 70).

UTSAFC are admitted to Premier Division.

2011

UTSAFC finished 10th in their first year in the Premier Division winning 3 games. Campbelltown finished last, failing to win a game.

The East Coast Eagles won the minor premiership, joining them in the finals were Balmain, Sydney University, North Shore and Pennant Hills.

Results in the 2011 Finals Series: Qualifying Final: Balmain 14.8 (92) defeated Sydney University 10.12 (72) Elimination Final: North Shore 17.10 (112) defeated Pennant Hills 8.8 (56) Major Semi Final: East Coast 11.12 (78) defeated Balmain 7.18 (60) Minor Semi Final: Sydney University 24.11 (155) defeated North Shore 10.4 (64) Preliminary Final: Balmain 13.7 (85) defeated Sydney University 12.10 (82)

Grand Final: East Coast 17.12 (114) defeated Balmain 10.11 (71)

2012

The same eleven teams competed in Premier Division in 2012, but with East Coast Eagles (now renamed Sydney Hills Eagles) and Sydney Uni joining the NEAFL, the Premier Division teams for those two clubs were their reserves teams. Neither made the finals, and the Eagles' run of premierships ended after their three-peat from 2009 to 2011. UNSW-ES were the form team of the 2012 season, spearheaded by a Phelan Medal performance from Dane Rampe that would result in him being drafted by the Swans. UNSW-ES finished top of the ladder, and would meet Balmain in the Grand Final. Pennant Hills, North Shore and St George completed the top five. The grand final was played as a twilight match at Blacktown International Sportspark. The lead see-sawed for three-quarters, with the Bulldogs leading by four points at the last change. But a run of seven goals to one in the final term saw the Bulldogs run our comfortable 42-point winners; their first premiership since 2003 and condemning Balmain to their second straight grand final defeat.

Premier Division: UNSW-ES 13.11 (89) d Balmain 7.5 (47) Division One – Manly 11.15 (81) d Southern Power 9.2 (56) Division Two – St George 7.8 (50) d UNSW-ES 6.10 (46) Division Three – UTS 15.4 (94) d Blacktown 8.5 (53) Division Four – Penrith 9.16 (70) d Gosford 8.6 (54) Division Five – Sydney Uni 10.6 (66) d UTS 9.7 (61) Under 18s One – Sydney Hills Eagles 14.14 (98) d Illawarra 11.10 (76) Under 18s Two – Southern Power 9.11 (65) d Manly 3.4 (22) Women – Balmain 7.9 (51) d Sydney Uni 2.1 (13)

2013

The 2013 season saw Manly added to Premier Division, making a 12-team competition. This resulted in six games per round in an 18-round home and away season, with not all teams playing each other twice. Manly, the newcomers to the top division, would make an immediate impact as they won their first nine games in Premier Division; shooting straight to the top of the ladder on their way to the minor premiership. Sydney Uni and Sydney Hills Eagles fielded teams in the NEAFL in 2013; with their Premier Division teams being the clubs' reserves teams. Neither qualified for the finals in Premier Division; with the Eagles finishing on the bottom of the ladder. The season was a fall from grace for Balmain. The Dockers, after playing in the last two Grand Finals, crashed down the ladder in 2013; and internal tensions boiled over late in the season as 11 players staged a walk-out after five minutes, causing the club to forfeit a Premier Division clash against Wests. The walk-out was to be the end of Balmain in Premier Division, as AFL Sydney relegated them to Division One for 2014. Also playing their last season in Premier Division this year was Illawarra, after nine years in the top division without a finals appearance and winning only one game this season. This season would also be the last for Auburn Tigers as a men's club, after forfeiting several games in Division Two. However, Auburn would continue as a women's club until 2018. Manly finished the regular season as minor premiers, and defeated St George in the Major Semi-Final to be first team through to the Grand Final. Their opponents in the Grand Final would be Pennant Hills, who finished fourth in the regular season but defeated UNSW-ES, North Shore and St George in the finals to make their way through. The Demons led by eight points at the long break, but the Wolves made the decisive move in the premiership quarter with three goals to one to turn the half time deficit into a six-point lead at three quarter time. The Demons hit the lead early in the last, but the Wolves regained the momentum to regain the lead and take out the Grand Final by eight points; a remarkable achievement in their first season at the top level.

Grand Final winners 2013: Premier Division – Manly 11.14 (80) def Pennant Hills 11.6 (72) Division One – Southern Power 16.9 (105) def UNSW-ES 3.2 (20) Division Two – Sydney Uni 8.14 (62) def Manly 7.6 (48) Division Three – Blacktown 11.11 (77) def Randwick City 10.6 (66) Division Four – Pennant Hills 14.11 (95) def Sydney Uni 4.4 (28) Division Five – Randwick City 13.8 (86) def UTS 6.7 (43) Under 19s Division One – Pennant Hills 10.10 (70) def UNSW-ES 10.7 (67) Under 19s Division Two – Manly 20.24 (144) def Holroyd-Parramatta 3.5 (23) Women's Division One – Sydney Uni 7.9 (51) def Balmain 3.7 (25) Women's Division Two – Macquarie Uni 7.11 (53) def Southern Power 4.1 (25)

2018

In 2018 AFL Sydney celebrated 115 years of senior football in Sydney, since the ‘NSW Australian Football Association’ was formed in 1903.

In season 2018 the Camden Cats were promoted to the Men's Premier Division to again bring the number of clubs in Sydney's top flight back to 10 after Campbelltown Blues withdrew at the conclusion of the 2014 season. AFL Sydney continues to grow with thirteen Divisions across men's, women's, U19s and Masters Football.

2018 Grand Finals

	Premier	Premier's Score G.B (T)	Runners-up	Runners-up Score G.B (T)
Premier Division	UNSW-Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs	8.10 (58)	Sydney University Students	7.13 (55)
Premier Division Reserves	Pennant Hills Demons	7.18 (60)	Sydney University Students	6.9 (45)
Women's Premier Division	UNSW-Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs	7.3 (45)	Macquarie University	3.4 (22)
Platinum Division	Penrith Rams	8.10 (58)	Western Magic	6.5 (41)
Platinum Division Reserves	Southern Power	9.5 (59)	Macquarie University	7.8 (50)
Men's Division 1	Pennant Hills Demons	8.6 (54)	Sydney University Students	6.10 (46)
Men's Division 2	UNSW-Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs	6.9 (45)	Sydney University Students	4.3 (27)
Men's Division 3	Sydney University Students	7.12 (54)	Camden Cats	1.2 (8)
Under 19s Division 1	UNSW-Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs	14.11 (95)	North Shore Bombers	5.8 (38)
Under 19s Division 2	Southern Power	7.10 (52)	UNSW-Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs	6.3 (39)
Women's Division 1	Western Magic	6.4 (40)	Wollongong Saints	0.4 (4)
Women's Division 2	Holroyd-Parramatta Goannas	7.8 (50)	Camden Cats	1.5 (11)
Masters	St George Dragons	12.7 (79)	North West Sydney Redbacks	4.6 (30)

2019

In 2019 the AFL Sydney competition consisted of two senior men's competitions with the Premier Division and Platinum Division each having seniors and reserves divisions and an extra Women's division created to accommodate the rapid grown of Women's football in Sydney. In this division, the St George Dragons finished in 5th place but 4 sudden-death finals win in a row saw them defeat minor premiers, Holroyd-Parramatta Goannas in the Grand Final. Similarly, the St George Dragons Premier Division Reserves team also came from 5th to defeat Minor Premiers, the Pennant Hills Australian Demons. In the Premier Division competition the UNSW-Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs went back-to-back by defeating Sydney University. Macquarie University defeated East Coast Eagles by 6 points to win the Women's Premier Division Grand Final. This season saw the Western Suburbs Magpies change their name to Inner West Magpies to further distinguish between themselves and the South West Sydney Magpies (formerly Moorebank).

2019 Grand Finals

	Premier	Premier's Score G.B (T)	Runners-up	Runners-up Score G.B (T)
Premier Division	UNSW-Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs	10.9 (69)	Sydney University Students	6.15 (51)
Premier Division Reserves	St George Dragons	10.7 (67)	Pennant Hills Demons	5.9 (39)
Women's Premier Division	Macquarie University	5.5 (35)	East Coast Eagles	4.5 (29)
Platinum Division	Southern Power	10.10 (70)	Macquarie University	5.8 (38)
Platinum Division Reserves	Southern Power	4.4 (28)	Western Magic	3.8 (26)
Men's Division 1	Sydney University Students	7.3 (45)	Pennant Hills Demons	2.8 (20)
Men's Division 2	UNSW-Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs	8.12 (60)	St George Dragons	8.4 (52)
Men's Division 3	North Shore Bombers	3.10 (28)	UNSW-Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs	3.6 (24)
Under 19s Division 1	UNSW-Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs	10.6 (66)	Sydney University Students	4.8 (32)
Under 19s Division 2	Wests Goannas	6.12 (48)	North Shore Bombers	1.4 (10)
Women's Division 1	Wollongong Saints	7.6 (48)	Manly-Warringah Wolves	6.5 (41)
Women's Division 2	East Coast Eagles	9.5 (59)	Macquarie University	2.1 (13)
Women's Division 3	St George Dragons	10.6 (66)	Holroyd-Parramatta Goannas	7.12 (54)
Masters	St George Dragons	6.13 (49)	Inner West Magpies	2.2 (14)

2020

The 2020 season was severely disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic and due to the NSW Government's restrictions only 9 Home and Away rounds were able to be played before the finals. The finals were played in September–October rather than the traditional August–September. Sydney University won their first Premier Division flag since 1992 with a win over UNSW-Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs at Kanebridge Oval. Manly-Warringah, in their first season in the Women's Premier Division Premiership won the flag by defeating the Inner West Magpies. Southern Power made both the Platinum Division and Platinum Division Reserves Grand Finals at Rosedale Oval but lost to the Penrith Rams and Macquarie University (in a come-from-behind win) respectively. The Newtown Breakways inaugural men's team won the Men's Division 3 Grand Final by defeating North Shore. Grand Finals were played at Rosedale Ovals (for lower grades) and Kanebridge Oval due to the unavailability of Blacktown International Sportspark due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This was also the reason there was no Master's Grand Final in 2020.

2020 Grand Finals

	Premier	Premier's Score G.B (T)	Runners-up	Runners-up Score G.B (T)
Premier Division	Sydney University Students	8.6 (54)	UNSW-Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs	6.9 (45)
Premier Division Reserves	UNSW-Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs	5.11 (41)	North Shore Bombers	4.4 (28)
Women's Premier Division	Manly-Warringah Wolves	6.10 (46)	Inner West Magpies	4.1 (25)
Platinum Division	Penrith Rams	14.7 (91)	Southern Power	5.7 (37)
Platinum Division Reserves	Macquarie University	7.9 (51)	Southern Power	7.7 (49)
Men's Division 1	Sydney University Students	11.11 (77)	North Shore Bombers	11.1 (67)
Men's Division 2	Sydney University Students	11.6 (72)	North Shore Bombers	4.4. (28)
Men's Division 3	Newtown Breakaways	7.12 (54)	North Shore Bombers	0.3 (3)
Under 19s Division 1	North Shore Bombers	14.13 (97)	UNSW-Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs	7.7 (49)
Under 19s Division 2	Southern Power	6.8 (44)	Sydney University Students	3.1 (19)
Women's Division 1	Parramatta Goannas	4.10 (34)	Camden Cats	0.1 (1)
Women's Division 2	Western Magic	12.7 (79)	St George Dragons	3.2 (20)
Women's Division 3	Campbelltown Blues	9.4 (58)	Wollondilly Knights	4.3 (27)

2021

The 2021 season saw the introduction of a 5th Division of Women's Football known as "Women's Division 4". 7 teams took part in this new division. There was also an additional 12 teams across all Men's and Women's divisions. On the 24th of June, the season was put on hold due to the outbreak COVID-19 Delta variant throughout Greater Sydney. The 2021 season was eventually cancelled on the 16th of August. Accordingly, no premierships, medals or awards were given for 2021 cancelled competitions.

2022

The 2022 season saw a slight reduction in overall teams from 135 to 126. This season also saw the merger of South West Sydney Magpies and Campbelltown Blues to form the South Western Sydney Blues. This proved to be a successful season for the merged entity as they went on to win the Platinum Division Premiership and finish Runners-Up in the Platinum Division Reserves Competition. This wasn't the first time that the clubs had aligned, with the two clubs previously entering a combined U19s side in the Division 2 competition. Other club changes were Nor-West Jets being renamed to Hawkesbury Jets and the North West Sydney Redbacks no longer entering a team in the Masters competition.

2022 Grand Finals

	Premier	Premier's Score G.B (T)	Runners-up	Runners-up Score G.B (T)
Premier Division	UNSW-Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs	7.10 (52)	North Shore Bombers	2.10 (22)
Premier Division Reserves	St George Dragons	9.7 (61)	Sydney University Students	7.11 (53)
Women's Premier Division	East Coast Eagles	6.5 (41)	Manly-Warringah Wolves	2.11 (23)
Platinum Division	South West Sydney Blues	6.9 (45)	Camden Cats	3.4 (22)
Platinum Division Reserves	Southern Power	11.6 (72)	South West Sydney Blues	3.6 (24)
Men's Division 1	North Shore Bombers	8.10 (58)	Sydney University Students	3.9 (27)
Men's Division 2	UNSW-Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs	7.9 (51)	East Coast Eagles	4.3 (27)
Men's Division 3	Manly-Warringah Wolves	9.9 (63)	Wollondilly Knights	2.6 (18)
Under 19s Division 1	Sydney University Students	9.6 (60)	UNSW-Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs	7.8 (50)
Under 19s Division 2	North Shore Bombers	9.6 (60)	Manly-Warringah Wolves	6.5 (41)
Women's Division 1	Parramatta Goannas	3.5 (23)	East Coast Eagles	2.3 (15)
Women's Division 2	Pennant Hills Demons	3.3 (21)	Penrith Rams	3.1 (19)
Women's Division 3	North Shore Bombers	4.11 (35)	Parramatta Goannas	1.2 (8)
Women's Division 4	South West Sydney Blues	1.9 (15)	East Coast Eagles	1.1 (7)
Masters	St George Dragons	7.4 (46)	Southern Dingoes	6.3 (39)

2023

The 2023 season saw another reduction in overall teams from 126 to 120. This season also saw the women's programs of the Macquarie University Warriors and Parramatta Goannas clubs merge to form the Macquarie University Goannas. This merged entity entered a team in 4 of the 5 women's divisions. Other notable changes were the 3rd and 4th grades men's sides from Sydney University and North Shore entering teams in the Platinum Division and Platinum Division Reserves competitions respectively. Also in 2023, Randwick City no longer entered teams in the Platinum Division or Platinum Divisions Reserves competition. Another notable change in the women's competitions was Inner West no longer entering a Premier Division side.

2023 Grand Finals

	Premier	Premier's Score G.B (T)	Runners-up	Runners-up Score G.B (T)
Premier Division	UNSW-Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs	10.6 (66)	North Shore Bombers	6.10 (46)
Premier Division Reserves	North Shore Bombers	6.7 (43)	Sydney University Students	5.10 (40)
Women's Premier Division	East Coast Eagles	8.8 (56)	UTS Bats	1.6 (12)
Platinum Division	South West Sydney Blues	10.8 (68)	Camden Cats	4.12 (36)
Platinum Division Reserves	North Shore Bombers	7.5 (47)	Camden Cats	4.5 (29)
Men's Division 1	Randwick City Saints	8.8 (56)	UTS Bats	4.12 (36)
Men's Division 2	North Shore Bombers	7.4 (46)	Manly-Warringah Wolves	5.9 (39)
Men's Division 3	UTS Bats	10.8 (68)	Camden Cats	2.2 (14)
Under 19s Division 1	Sydney University Students	9.8 (62)	UNSW-Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs	9.7 (61)
Under 19s Division 2	Manly-Warringah Wolves	6.6 (42)	Sydney University Students	2.6 (18)
Women's Division 1	St George Dragons	2.2 (14)	UTS Bats	1.2 (8)
Women's Division 2	Randwick City Saints	11.12 (78)	Newtown Breakaways	7.4 (46)
Women's Division 3	Camden Cats	6.5 (41)	Macquarie University Goannas	6.0 (36)
Women's Division 4	Randwick City Saints	5.7 (37)	Newtown Breakaways	2.0 (12)
Masters	UTS Bats	4.7 (31)	Pennant Hills Demons	3.5 (23)

Audience

Attendances for the Sydney AFL are very small in comparison to state level leagues elsewhere in Australia, however Grand Final crowds sometimes reach as high as 3,000 though historically they were much higher towards 15,000 .

In 2007, in a first for Australian rules football in Sydney, it was announced that Foxtel would be televising an edited match of the week and a magazine-style segment on the public Television Channel Aurora. The program contained footy news from around NSW/ACT as well as showing highlights from the "Match of the Week". In 2008 the magazine style was dropped in favour of a 1-hour dedicated highlights show of the Match of the Week. Digital Sports Productions continued this format in 2009 and the show is aired on the Main Event Channel each Friday night in NSW and QLD before the AFL Friday night game.

2021 also saw the introduction of a Men's and Women's Premier Division Women's "Match of the Round" being live-streamed on Kayo Sports which could be watched for free.

Clubs

East Coast

Inner West

Manly-Warringah

North Shore

Pennant Hills

St George

Sydney University

UNSW-Eastern Suburbs

UTS

Balmain

Camden

Macquarie University/Macquarie University Warriors

Parramatta/Macquarie University Goannas

Penrith

South West Sydney

South West Sydney

Southern Power

Hawkesbury

Newtown

Randwick City

Wollondilly

Southern Dingoes

Western Magic

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Location of participating clubs in Sydney

• Wollondilly Knights not pictured

Colors	Football Club Name	Nickname	Location(s)	Football Club's Home Ground(s)	Founded
	Balmain	Tigers	Marrickville	HJ Mahoney Park	1903
	Camden	Cats	Harrington Park	Fairfax Reserve	1982
	East Coast	Eagles	Kellyville	Kanebridge Oval	1976
	Inner West	Magpies	Croydon Park	Picken Oval	1926
	Manly-Warringah	Wolves	Curl Curl	Weldon Oval	1969
	Macquarie University	Warriors	Macquarie Park	Macquarie University Oval	1969
	Newtown	Breakaways	Marrickville	HJ Mahoney Park	2002
	North Shore	Bombers	St Leonards	Gore Hill Oval	1903
	Nor-West	Jets	Richmond Lowlands	Bensons Lane	2001
	Parramatta	Goannas	Smithfield	Gipps Road Oval	1979
	Pennant Hills	Demons	Cherrybrook	Mike Kenny Oval	1971
	Penrith	Rams	Cranebrook	Greygums Oval	1981
	Randwick City	Saints	Malabar	Pioneers Park	2010
	South West Sydney	Blues	Macquarie Fields, Warwick Farm	Bob Prenter Oval, Rosedale Oval	1975
	Southern Dingoes	Dingoes	Sutherland	Lincoln Oval (Waratah Park No 4)	2018
	Southern Power	Power	Sutherland	Lincoln Oval (Waratah Park No 4)	1972
	St George	Dragons	Penshurst	Olds Park	1929
	Sydney University	Students	Camperdown	University Oval	1887
	UNSW-ES	Bulldogs	Daceyville	Village Green	1880, 1999
	UTS	Bats	Paddington	Trumper Park Oval	2000
	Western Magic	Magic	Rooty Hill	Blacktown International Sportspark	2012
	Wollondilly	Knights	Wilton	Hannaford Oval	1989

Uniforms

Balmain	Camden	East Coast	Inner West	Manly-Warringah
Macquarie Uni.	Newtown	North Shore	Nor-West	Parramatta
Pennant Hills	Penrith	Randwick City	South West Sydney	Southern Dingos
Southern Power	St George	Sydney Uni.	UNSW-ES	UTS
Western (Blacktown)	Wollondilly

Former Clubs

Colours	Football Club Name	Nickname	Location(s)	Home Ground(s)	Founded	Years active in comp	Fate
	Ashfield Electorate FC				1903	1903-?	Folded
	Auburn	Tigers	Auburn	Mona Park	2010	2010-2018	Folded - 2018
	Campbelltown	Blues	Macquarie Fields	Rosedale Park	1975	1975-?	Merged with South West Sydney Magpies in 2022 to form South West Sydney Blues
	East Sydney				1903	1903-1999	Merged with the University of New South Wales in 1999
	Gosford	Tigers	West Gosford	Adcock Park	1971	1971-?	Moved to AFL Hunter Central Coast
	Illawarra	Lions	Fairy Meadow	North Dalton Park	1971	1971-?	Moved to AFL South Coast. Now known as Wollongong Lions
	Liverpool				1951	1963	Merged with Bankstown and Parramatta to form Southern Districts
	Newtown	Blood Stained Angels	Kellyville	Erskineville Oval	1903	1903-1987	Folded - 1987
	North Sydney				1903	1903-?	Folded
	North West Sydney	Redbacks	Kellyville	Kanebridge Oval	?	?-2022	Folded - 2022
	Paddington				1903	1903-1926	Folded
	Parramatta				1961	1962-1963
	R.A.A.F				?	?	Folded
	Redfern				1903	1903-?	Known as South Sydney from 1911
	South Sydney				1903	1903-?
	Southern Districts				1963	1963-1982	Formed out of the merger of Parramatta, Bankstown and Liverpool. Renamed Liverpool in 1981. Left to the Sydney District Football Association in 1983.
	South West Sydney	Magpies	Warwick Farm	Bob Prenter Oval	1947	1947-?	Merged with Campbelltown Blues in 2022 to form South West Sydney Blues
	Sydney				1880	1903-?	Folded
	Sydney Naval Depot				?	?	Folded
	West Sydney				1903	1903-?	Folded
	Wollongong	Saints	Fairy Meadow	North Dalton Park	2010	2010-?	Moved to AFL South Coast. Now known as Figtree Saints
	Wollongong / Illawarra	Swans, Lions	Towradgi	North Dalton Park	1966	1989-2014	Moved to AFL South Coast.
	Y.M.C.A				1903	1903-1913	Folded

2024 Men's Divisions

Club	Premier Division	Division 1	Division 2	Division 3	Division 4	Division 5	U19s Division 1	U19s Division 2	Masters	Total Teams
Balmain Tigers										3
Camden Cats										4
East Coast Eagles										4
Hawkesbury Jets										2
Inner West Magpies										5
Macquarie University Warriors										2
Manly-Warringah Wolves										5
Newtown Breakaways										2
North Shore Bombers										8
Parramatta Goannas										2
Pennant Hills Demons										7
Penrith Rams										2
Randwick City Saints										2
South West Sydney Blues										5
Southern Dingoes										1
Southern Power										3
St George Dragons										5
Sydney University Students										8
UNSW-Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs										5
UTS Bats										7
Western Magic										1
Wollondilly Knights										1
Totals	10	9	9	9	10	13	10	6	8	84

2024 Women's Divisions

Club	Premier Division	Division 1	Division 2	Division 3	Under 20s	Total Teams
Camden Cats						2
East Coast Eagles						2
Inner West Magpies						1
Macquarie University Warriors						1
Manly-Warringah Wolves						4
Newtown Breakaways						2
North Shore Bombers						4
Parramatta Goannas						4
Pennant Hills Demons						2
Penrith Rams						1
Randwick City Saints						2
South West Sydney Blues						2
Southern Power						1
St George Dragons						3
Sydney University Students						4
UNSW-Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs						2
UTS Bats						4
Western Magic						1
Wollondilly Knights						1
Totals	9	9	10	10	6	44

First Grade (Men's) Premiers

List of First Grade Men's (currently Premier Division) premiers.

List of premiers

Season	Premiers	Runners-up	Score
1903	East Sydney (1)	North Shore	6.4 (44) d. 4.2 (26)
1904	North Shore (1)	Balmain	5.13 (43) d. 2.8 (20)
1905	Sydney (1)	YMCA	7.9 (51) d. 7.8 (50)
1906	Newtown (1)	Redfern	9.8 (62) d. 1.14 (20)
1907	Sydney (2)	Newtown	9.6 (60) d. 1.4 (10)
1908	YMCA (1)	East Sydney	15.6 (96) d. 5.8 (38)
1909	North Shore (2)	YMCA	7.5 (47) d. 5.5 (35)
1910	YMCA (2)	East Sydney	5.18 (48) d. 3.6 (24)
1911	East Sydney (2)	Sydney	4.5 (29) d. 2.4 (16)
1912	Sydney (3)	Paddington	5.13 (43) d. 2.3 (15)
1913	Sydney (4)	Paddington	9.16 (70) d. 6.6 (42)
1914	South Sydney (1)	Sydney	7.7 (49) d. 4.15 (39)
1915	Paddington (1)	Newtown	9.5 (59) d. 5.11 (41)
1916	Paddington (2)	Balmain	3.14 (32) d. 1.8 (14)
1917	Paddington (3)	East Sydney	12.20 (92) d. 3.10 (28)
1918	East Sydney (3)	Newtown	14.12 (96) d. 6.7 (43)
1919	Paddington (4)	East Sydney	11.10 (76) d. 8.8 (56)
1920	Paddington (5)	Newtown	15.5 (95) d. 9.15 (69)
1921	North Shore (3)	Newtown	10.7 (67) d. 7.12 (54)
1922	Paddington (6)	Newtown	8.6 (54) d. 5.14 (44)
1923	Sydney (5)	Newtown	10.7 (67) d. 8.15 (63)
1924	Paddington (7)	Newtown	11.8 (74) d. 9.14 (68)
1925	Sydney (6)	Paddington	9.13 (67) d. 7.10 (52)
1926	Eastern Suburbs (4)	Western Suburbs	6.10 (46) d. 4.7 (31)
1927	Eastern Suburbs (5)	Newtown	9.16 (70) d. 6.13 (49)
1928	Newtown (2)	Eastern Suburbs	10.16 (76) d. 4.5 (29)
1929	Newtown (3)	North Shore	10.8 (68) d. 6.6 (42)
1930	Newtown (4)	South Sydney	9.17 (71) d. 7.13 (55)
1931	Sydney (7)	Newtown	6.7 (43) d. 4.14 (38)
1932	Newtown (5)	South Sydney	7.12 (54) d. 5.5 (35)
1933	Newtown (6)	Sydney	10.3 (63) d. 7.16 (58)
1934	South Sydney (2)	Newtown	17.12 (114) d. 12.6 (78)
1935	South Sydney (3)	St George	21.9 (135) d. 11.17 (83)
1936	Newtown (7)	South Sydney	17.8 (110) d. 10.10 (70)
1937	St George (1)	South Sydney	11.16 (82) d. 6.9 (45)
1938	St George (2)	Newtown	6.20 (56) d. 1.9 (15)
1939	Newtown (8)	St George	10.25 (85) d. 10.3 (63)
1940	Newtown (9)	Eastern Suburbs	10.11 (71) d. 8.8 (56)
1941	Eastern Suburbs (6)	South Sydney	7.10 (52) d. 8.3 (51)
1942	Newtown (10)	South Sydney	14.14 (98) d. 9.10 (64)
1943	St George (3)	South Sydney	12.19 (91) d. 9.10 (64)
1944	Sydney Naval (1)	R.A.A.F	11.15 (81) d. 8.17 (63)
1945	Newtown (11)	R.A.A.F	20.18 (138) d. 12.14 (86)
1946	Newtown (12)	St George	16.13 (109) d. 10.6 (66)
1947	Newtown (13)	Eastern Suburbs	18.14 (122) d. 10.6 (66)
1948	Newtown (14)	Sydney Naval	16.17 (113) d. 6.15 (51)
1949	Newtown (15)	Eastern Suburbs	15.10 (100) d. 14.15 (99)
1950	Newtown (16)	Sydney Naval	13.16 (94) d. 8.7 (55)
1951	Western Suburbs (1)	Eastern Suburbs	11.15 (81) d. 10.9 (69)
1952	North Shore (4)	Western Suburbs	11.7 (73) d. 9.12 (66)
1953	Eastern Suburbs (7)	Western Suburbs	21.22 (148) d. 15.12 (102)
1954	Eastern Suburbs (8)	Newtown	13.20 (98) d. 11.8 (74)
1955	Eastern Suburbs (9)	North Shore	13.12 (90) d. 7.10 (52)
1956	Eastern Suburbs (10)	Western Suburbs	10.12 (84) d. 9.17 (71)
1957	Eastern Suburbs (11)	Sydney Naval	12.18 (90) d. 9.16 (70)
1958	Eastern Suburbs (12)	Western Suburbs	15.11 (101) d. 8.11 (59)
1959	Eastern Suburbs (13)	Newtown	14.11 (95) d. 7.11 (53)
1960	Sydney Naval (2)	Newtown	9.12 (66) d. 9.9 (63)
1961	North Shore (5)	Sydney Naval	11.15 (81) d. 4.11 (35)
1962	Sydney Naval (3)	Newtown	18.20 (128) d. 14.13 (97)
1963	Western Suburbs (2)	Newtown	14.14 (98) d. 12.16 (88)
1964	St George (4)	Western Suburbs	14.18 (102) d. 4.18 (42)
1965	Western Suburbs (3)	St George	17.15 (117) d. 12.9 (81)
1966	Western Suburbs (4)	St George	15.22 (112) d. 10.10 (70)
1967	Newtown (17)	Western Suburbs	9.16 (70) d. 8.12 (60)
1968	Newtown (18)	Western Suburbs	22.11 (143) d. 10.18 (78)
1969	Western Suburbs (5)	Newtown	13.17 (93) d. 12.16 (88)
1970	Newtown (19)	North Shore	15.16 (106) d. 10.16 (76)
1971	East Sydney (14)	Western Suburbs	19.15 (129) d. 15.22 (112)
1972	Western Suburbs (6)	East Sydney	22.23 (149) d. 12.14 (86)
1973	East Sydney (15)	Western Suburbs	22.18 (144) d. 18.9 (117)
1974	Western Suburbs (7)	East Sydney	18.25 (133) d. 17.21 (123)
1975	Western Suburbs (8)	East Sydney	18.18 (126) d. 12.16 (88)
1976	East Sydney (16)	North Shore	23.12 (150) d. 10.13 (73)
1977	Western Suburbs (9)	North Shore	18.25 (133) d. 14.9 (91)
1978	North Shore (6)	Western Suburbs	17.17 (119) d. 13.12 (90)
1979	North Shore (7)	Western Suburbs	13.17 (93) d. 9.22 (76)
1980	East Sydney (17)	North Shore	30.24 (204) d. 12.11 (83)
1981	East Sydney (18)	Newtown	19.16 (130) d. 3.23 (41)
1982	East Sydney (19)	Pennant Hills	8.8 (56) d. 5.8 (38)
1983	East Sydney (20)	Balmain	18.23 (131) d. 15.3 (93)
1984	East Sydney (21)	North Shore	20.13 (133) d. 5.4 (34)
1985	North Shore (8)	Campbelltown	18.19 (127) d. 14.12 (96)
1986	Campbelltown (1)	North Shore	17.13 (115) d. 13.14 (92)
1987	Campbelltown (2)	St George	25.16 (166) d. 12.7 (79)
1988	Campbelltown (3)	East Sydney	13.10 (88) d. 8.9 (57)
1989	Campbelltown (4)	North Shore	10.12 (72) d. 6.9 (45)
1990	Holroyd-Parramatta (1)	North Shore	9.15 (69) d. 9.8 (62)
1991	North Shore (9)	Holroyd-Parramtta	10.13 (73) d. 7.9 (51)
1992	Sydney University (1)	North Shore	18.16 (124) d. 8.11 (59)
1993	St George (5)	North Shore	17.13 (115) d. 9.26 (80)
1994	Campbelltown (5)	North Shore	13.16 (94) d. 12.15 (87)
1995	Campbelltown (6)	Pennant Hills	16.19 (115) d. 9.5 (59)
1996	Western Suburbs (10)	Pennant Hills	12.16 (88) d. 11.10 (76)
1997	Balmain (1)	St George	17.13 (115) d. 11.14 (80)
1998	Balmain (2)	Pennant Hills	12.13 (85) d. 9.11 (65)
1999	Campbelltown (7)	Balmain	18.5 (113) d. 13.13 (91)
2000	Pennant Hills (1)	North Shore	15.12 (102) d. 10.7 (67)
2001	North Shore (10)	Campbelltown	12.12 (84) d. 10.9 (69)
2002	UNSW/ES (22)	North Shore	16.10 (106) d. 11.6 (72)
2003	UNSW/ES (23)	North Shore	12.10 (82) d. 10.16 (76)
2004	North Shore (11)	St George	10.11 (71) d. 7.4 (46)
2005	North Shore (12)	Western Suburbs	13.9 (87) d. 6.10 (46)
2006	Pennant Hills (2)	East Coast	5.20 (50) d. 7.6 (48)
2007	North Shore (13)	St George	12.15 (87) d. 9.12 (66)
2008	Pennant Hills (3)	East Coast	20.12 (132) d. 3.10 (28)
2009	East Coast (1)	UNSW/ES	22.12 (144) d. 13.12 (90)
2010	East Coast (2)	Sydney University	13.9 (87) d. 10.10 (70)
2011	East Coast (3)	Balmain	17.12 (114) d. 10.11 (71)
2012	UNSW/ES (24)	Balmain	13.11 (89) d. 7.5 (47)
2013	Manly-Warringah (1)	Pennant Hills	11.14 (80) d. 11.6 (72)
2014	Manly-Warringah (2)	Pennant Hills	8.20 (68) d. 2.10 (22)
2015	Pennant Hills (4)	East Coast	14.5 (89) d. 7.12 (54)
2016	East Coast (4)	St George	17.5 (107) d. 9.12 (66)
2017	Pennant Hills (5)	Sydney University	10.6 (66) d. 7.18 (60)
2018	UNSW/ES (25)	Sydney University	8.10 (58) d. 7.13 (55)
2019	UNSW/ES (26)	Sydney University	10.9 (69) d. 6.15 (51)
2020	Sydney University (2)	UNSW/ES	8.6 (54) d. 6.9 (45)
2022	UNSW/ES (27)	North Shore	7.10 (52) d. 2.10 (22)
2023	UNSW/ES (28)	North Shore	10.6 (66) d. 6.10 (46)
2024	North Shore (14)	Manly-Warringah	10.9 (69) d. 5.6 (36)

Number of Premierships by Club

Number of Premierships	Club	Years
28	East Sydney/Eastern Suburbs/UNSW- Eastern Suburbs	1903	1911	1918	1926	1927	1941	1953	1954	1955	1956
		1957	1958	1959	1971	1973	1976	1980	1981	1982	1983
		1984	2002	2003	2012	2018	2019	2022	2023
19	Newtown	1906	1928	1929	1930	1932	1933	1936	1939	1940	1942
		1945	1946	1947	1948	1949	1950	1967	1968	1970
14	North Shore	1904	1909	1921	1952	1961	1978	1979	1985	1991	2001
		2004	2005	2007	2024
10	Western Suburbs/Inner West	1951	1963	1965	1966	1969	1972	1974	1975	1977	1996
7	Sydney	1905	1907	1912	1913	1923	1925	1931
7	Paddington	1915	1916	1917	1919	1920	1922	1924
7	Campbelltown	1986	1987	1988	1989	1994	1995	1999
5	St George	1937	1938	1943	1964	1993
5	Pennant Hills	2000	2006	2008	2015	2017
4	East Coast	2009	2010	2011	2016
3	South Sydney	1914	1934	1935
3	Sydney Naval	1944	1960	1962
2	YMCA	1908	1910
2	Sydney University	1992	2020
2	Balmain	1997	1998
2	Manly-Warringah	2013	2014
1	Holroyd-Parramatta/Parramatta	1990

First Grade (Women's) Premiers

List of First Grade Women's (currently Women's Premier Division) premiers.

Year	Premiers
1999	Sydney Women's AFL Formed
2000	Western Wolves
2001	Sydney University Bombers
2002	Newtown Breakaways
2003	Newtown Breakaways
2004	Newtown Breakaways
2005	Newtown Breakaways
2006	Western Wolves
2007	Sydney University Gold
2008	Western Wolves
2009	Newtown Breakaways
2010	Newtown Breakaways
2011	Balmain Dockers

Year	Premiers
Merged with AFL Sydney
2012	Balmain Dockers
2013	Sydney University
2014	Sydney University Bombers
2015	Newtown Breakaways
2016	UNSW-Eastern Suburbs
2017	UNSW-Eastern Suburbs
2018	UNSW-Eastern Suburbs
2019	Macquarie University
2020	Manly-Warringah
2021	Season Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022	East Coast Eagles
2023	East Coast Eagles
2024	East Coast Eagles

Number of Premierships by Club

Number of Premierships	Club	Years
6	Newtown Breakaways	2002	2003	2004	2005	2009	2010	2015
4	Sydney Uni. Bombers/Gold/ Sydney Uni.	2001	2007	2013	2014
3	Western Wolves/Inner West Magpies	2000	2006	2008
3	UNSW-Eastern Suburbs	2016	2017	2018
2	Balmain Dockers/Balmain Tigers	2011	2012
3	East Coast	2022	2023	2024
1	Macquarie University	2019
1	Manly-Warringah	2020

Best and fairest awards

The Phelan Medal is an annual award given in the Sydney AFL. It is awarded to best and fairest player of the premier division competition each year. It is seen to be the AFL Sydney equivalent to the Brownlow Medal. The Mostyn Medal is awarded to the best and fairest player in the premier division of the women's league.

External links

• Official website