AFL Cairns

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The Australian Football League Cairns is a semi-professional Australian rules football league that includes clubs from the Cairns region in Queensland, Australia. It is widely regarded as the strongest regional Australian rules football league in Queensland and has a large base at Cazaly's Stadium which has staged Australian Football League matches.

The league has significant coverage in local media such as The Cairns Post. Each year the Grand Final attracts between 2,000-3,000 spectators.

History

An article in Cairns Post Page 3 Thursday, September 3, 1885 titled "Football Match" describes a game of football played at the then cricket grounds, believed to have been in the precinct around Munro Martin Park and the Civic Theatre. This game was between Cairns, led by Jack MacNamara (believed to have been a representative of Victoria at first intercolonial match) and Townsville, led by F Rendall. References are made of "Little Marks" and the final score after 2 hours was Cairns, 1 goal 7 behinds to Townsville, 1 goal 3 behinds. The Cairns umpire was AJ Draper.

The Cairns team was :- Jack MacNamara, Tom Swallow, J Swallow, "Little" Draper, Reid, Crawford, Field, Campbell, Warren, Harrison, McClelland, Oldham, Rev.Nobbs, Grcnsen, J.Loridan, Bulcock, Wood, Ärmstrong, C.Loridan, Johnstone, D. Wall, Middlebrook, Schumhronk, Dent, McCarthy, Hogarth.

T. H. LAKE was the secretary.[1]

The Modern league as we now know it formed in 1956 and a local schoolboy competition was also formed resulting in a junior representative trip to Townsville by plane. In 1957 the ANFC, through Bruce Andrew, purchased land in Cairns for the first dedicated field in regional Queensland which became Cazaly's Stadium. The initial Senior competition had only two teams, Norths and Souths.

Around 2000, the league affiliated with the Australian Football League and was re-branded AFL Cairns. The league has grown rapidly in recent years with the ongoing development of Cazaly's Stadium, the success of the Queensland based Brisbane Lions, and with Cairns hosting exhibition Australian Football League matches.

The league introduced a Women's Footy competition in 2002.[2]

2004 Grand Final brawl

In the 2004 Grand Final between the North Cairns Tigers and the Port Douglas Crocs, a wild and violent bench-clearing brawl [3][4] erupted after Tigers players charged at their opponents at the end of the pre-match national anthem, and escalated when spectators and team officials became involved. This caused widespread media publicity around Australia, and sparked the biggest investigation in the history of Australian Rules Football.

The instigator, former VFL/AFL player and Tigers coach Jason Love, was suspended for eight years (three years for a string of charges arising from the melee, including striking three opposition players and abusing and threatening the field umpires when they went to report him, and five years for bringing the game of AFL in Queensland into disrepute), and the 22 North Cairns players were suspended for a total of 400 matches, with suspensions ranging from 10 matches to five years, for various charges in relation to starting the brawl. AFL Cairns declared the Grand Final a "no result" and withheld the 2004 premiership.

AFL Players

Notable players from the AFL Cairns who went on to play at VFL/AFL level include Colin Judd (Hawthorn), Craig Brittain (North Melbourne), Troy Clarke, (Brisbane Bears), Mark West (Western Bulldogs), Charlie Dixon (Gold Coast), Rex Liddy, Che Cockatoo-Collins, Donald Cockatoo-Collins, David Cockatoo-Collins, Jason Roe, Courtenay Dempsey and Jarrod Harbrow.

Premiers

  • 1956 South Cairns
  • 1957 Tinaroo Falls
  • 1958 North Cairns
  • 1959 North Cairns
  • 1960 Aloomba
  • 1961 Babinda
  • 1962 Babinda
  • 1963 Souths/Balaclava
  • 1964 Souths/Balaclava
  • 1965 Souths/Balaclava
  • 1966 Souths/Balaclava
  • 1967 Centrals/Aloomba
  • 1968 Souths/Balaclava
  • 1969 Centrals/Aloomba
  • 1970 Babinda
  • 1971 Souths/Balaclava
  • 1972 Souths/Balaclava
  • 1973 Centrals/Aloomba
  • 1974 Centrals/Aloomba
  • 1975 Centrals/Aloomba

  • 1976 North Cairns
  • 1977 North Cairns
  • 1978 Centrals/Aloomba
  • 1979 Centrals/Aloomba
  • 1980 North Cairns
  • 1981 North Cairns
  • 1982 City United
  • 1983 City United
  • 1984 North Cairns
  • 1985 North Cairns
  • 1986 North Cairns
  • 1987 Manunda Hawks
  • 1988 North Cairns
  • 1989 Centrals/Trinity Beach
  • 1990 Centrals/Trinity Beach
  • 1991 Port Douglas
  • 1992 Centrals/Trinity Beach
  • 1993 Centrals/Trinity Beach
  • 1994 Cairns Saints
  • 1995 Cairns Saints

  • 1996 Cairns Saints
  • 1997 Centrals/Trinity Beach
  • 1998 Cairns Saints
  • 1999 Cairns Saints
  • 2000 Cairns Saints
  • 2001 Port Douglas
  • 2002 Cairns Saints
  • 2003 South Cairns
  • 2004 No Premiers
  • 2005 Port Douglas
  • 2006 Manunda Hawks
  • 2007 Manunda Hawks
  • 2008 Cairns Saints
  • 2009 Cairns Saints
  • 2010 Cairns Saints
  • 2011 Manunda Hawks
  • 2012 Cairns Saints
  • 2013 Cairns Saints

Grounds/Venues

  • Port Douglas Sporting Complex (Port Douglas Crocs)
  • Fretwell Park (South Cairns Cutters)
  • Cazaly's Stadium (Manunda Hawks)
  • Watsons Oval (North Cairns Tigers)
  • Crathern Park (Centrals Bulldogs)
  • Holloways Beach Sporting Complex (Cairns City Lions)
  • Griffiths Park (Cairns Saints)
  • Power Park (Pyramid Power)
  • Redlycnh State College Oval (Junior Training)

Clubs

Current

Club Colours Years in competition[5] Flags
Cairns City Lions Maroon, Blue, Gold 1970, 1972-
(Known as City United; 1970, 1972–1989)
(Known as Cairns City Cobras 1990-2010)
2
Cairns Saints Red, Black, White 1993- 11
Centrals-Trinity Beach Bulldogs Red, Blue, White 1962-
(Merger of Centrals and Aloomba)
(Known as Centrals-Aloomba 1962-1988)
12
South Cairns Cutters
(Swans 1963-1984)
1956-
(Known as Souths/Balaclava 1963-1984)
Foundation Member
9
Port Douglas Crocs Dark Blue, White 1989- 3
North Cairns Tigers Black, Yellow 1956-
Foundation Member
10
Manunda Hawks Brown, Gold 1984- 4

Former

Club Colours Years in competition[6] Flags
Aloomba-Gordonvale 1957-1960
(Merged with Centrals to form Centrals-Aloomba)
1
Babinda Magpies Black, White 1958–1971 3
Balaclava 1960-1962
(Merged with South Cairns to form Souths-Balaclava)
0
Centrals 1958-1961
(Merged with Aloomba to form Centrals-Aloomba)
0
Innisfail Roos Red, White 1958, 1980, 1982–1983 0
Mareeba Saints Red, White, Black 1980–1982 0
Tinaroo Falls/Tolga-Tinaroo Dark Blue, White, Light Blue 1957-1958
(Under each name for one season)
1

Junior

  • Centrals Trinity Beach
  • South Cairns Cutters
  • Port Douglas Crocs
  • North Cairns Tigers
  • Manunda Hawks
  • Cape York Eagles
  • Pyramid Power
  • Cairns Saints
  • Cairns City Lions

Former Junior CLubs

  • Tableland Pythons
  • Redlynch Lions
  • Babinda Magpies
  • Cairns City Cobras (Cairns Cities)

AFL Cairns 2009 A Grade Premiership Table

AFL Cairns Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts
South Cairns 17 3 1 0 2363 1241 190.41 68
Centrals Trinity Beach 14 3 4 0 2306 1347 171.20 56
Cairns Saints 11 3 7 0 2152 1566 137.42 44
Manunda Hawks 10 3 8 0 1903 2093 90.92 40
Port Douglas 4 3 14 0 1471 2406 61.14 16
Cairns City Cobras 4 3 14 0 1185 2045 57.95 16
North Cairns 3 3 15 0 1424 2106 67.62 12

AFL Cairns 2009 Finals Results

Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
1st Semi Cairns Saints 20 11 131 Manunda Hawks 17 12 114
2nd Semi South Cairns 16 15 111 Centrals Trinity Beach 16 10 106
Preliminary Cairns Saints 20 15 135 Centrals Trinity Beach 11 5 71
Grand Final Cairns Saints 16 8 104 South Cairns 12 9 81

AFL Cairns 2010 A Grade Premiership Table

AFL Cairns Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts
Port Douglas 18 3 0 0 2826 1155 244.68 72
Cairns Saints 12 3 6 0 2131 1453 146.66 48
Manunda Hawks 10 3 8 0 1982 1838 107.83 40
Centrals Trinity Beach 9 3 9 0 1701 1899 89.57 36
North Cairns 7 3 11 0 1750 1902 92.01 28
Cairns City Cobras 6 3 12 0 1434 1992 71.99 24
South Cairns 1 3 17 0 1136 2721 41.75 4

AFL Cairns 2010 Finals Results

Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
1st Semi Centrals Trinity Beach 13 14 92 Manunda Hawks 9 16 70
2nd Semi Cairns Saints 12 12 84 Port Douglas 10 11 71
Preliminary Port Douglas 16 25 121 Centrals Trinity Beach 4 6 30
Grand Final Cairns Saints 17 16 118 Port Douglas 12 8 80

AFL Cairns 2011 A Grade Premiership Table

AFL Cairns Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts
Manunda Hawks 16 3 2 0 2381 1366 174.30 76
Cairns Saints 15 3 3 0 2367 1383 171.15 72
Port Douglas 14 3 4 0 2337 1474 158.55 68
Centrals Trinity Beach 8 3 10 0 1817 1726 105.27 44
North Cairns 6 3 12 0 1617 2300 70.30 36
South Cairns 4 3 14 0 1654 1999 82.74 28
Cairns City Lions 0 3 18 0 956 2881 33.18 12

AFL Cairns 2011 Finals Results

Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
1st Semi Port Douglas 15 16 106 Centrals Trinity Beach 9 8 62
2nd Semi Cairns Saints 23 16 154 Manunda Hawks 9 8 62
Preliminary Manunda Hawks 14 11 95 Port Douglas 13 8 86
Grand Final Manunda Hawks 14 9 93 Cairns Saints 8 10 58

AFL Cairns 2012 A Grade Premiership Table

AFL Cairns Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts
Cairns Saints 17 3 1 0 3197 976 327.56 80
North Cairns 13 3 5 0 2072 1463 141.63 64
Manunda Hawks 11 3 7 0 1796 1711 104.97 56
South Cairns 9 3 9 0 1691 2042 82.81 48
Port Douglas 8 3 10 0 1785 1897 94.10 44
Centrals Trinity Beach 3 3 15 0 1091 2651 41.15 24
Cairns City Lions 2 3 16 0 1567 2459 63.73 20

AFL Cairns 2012 Finals Results

Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
1st Semi Manunda Hawks 21 13 139 South Cairns 9 8 62
2nd Semi Cairns Saints 31 11 197 North Cairns 6 12 48
Preliminary Manunda Hawks 18 11 119 North Cairns 13 11 89
Grand Final Cairns Saints 24 10 154 Manunda Hawks 16 9 105

AFL Cairns Senior Grand Final Results (Formerly Known as "Cairns AFL")

Year Winning Club Score Losing Club Score
1956 South Cairns defeated North Cairns Score N/A
1957 Tinaroo Falls 10.12 (72) Innisfail Roos 6.9 (45)
1958 North Cairns N/A N/A N/A
1959 North Cairns N/A N/A N/A
1960 Aloomba Gordonvale defeated Centrals Score N/A
1961 Babinda Magpies defeated Souths Balaclava Score N/A
1962 Babinda Magpies defeated Souths Balaclava Score N/A
1963 Souths Balaclava 11.11 (77) Babinda Magpies 10.7 (67)
1964 Souths Balaclava 17.8 (110) Centrals 8.13 (61)
1965 Souths Balaclava 11.16 (82) Babinda Magpies 8.9 (57)
1966 Souths Balaclava 8.15 (63) Centrals Aloomba 8.9 (57)
1967 Centrals Aloomba defeated Souths Balaclava Score N/A
1968 Souths Balaclava N/A N/A N/A
1969 Centrals Aloomba 10.11 (71) Souths Balaclava 8.10 (58)
1970 Babinda 13.6 (84) Souths Balaclava 11.15 (81)
1971 Souths Balaclava N/A N/A N/A
1972 Souths Balaclava defeated Centrals Aloomba Score N/A
1973 Centrals Aloomba 11.11 (77) North Cairns 10-13 (73)
1974 Centrals Aloomba N/A N/A N/A
1975 Centrals Aloomba N/A N/A N/A
1976 North Cairns N/A N/A N/A
1977 North Cairns N/A N/A N/A
1978 Centrals Aloomba N/A N/A N/A
1979 Centrals Aloomba N/A N/A N/A
1980 North Cairns 19.16 (130) Centrals Aloomba 9.9 (63)
1981 North Cairns 20.20 (140) Souths Balaclava 13.9 (87)
1982 City United N/A N/A N/A
1983 City United N/A N/A N/A
1984 North Cairns N/A N/A N/A
1985 North Cairns 14.14 (98) Souths Balaclava 11.8 (74)
1986 North Cairns 13.12 (90) Centrals Aloomba 11.8 (74)
1987 Manunda Hawks 14.12 (96) Centrals Aloomba 14.10 (94)
1988 North Cairns 17.13 (115) Centrals Aloomba 11.11 (77)
1989 Centrals Trinity Beach Bulldogs 22.23 (155) North Cairns Tigers 13.6 (84)
1990 Centrals Trinity Beach Bulldogs 23.16 (154) Port Douglas Crocs 7.12 (54)
1991 Port Douglas Crocs defeated City's Cobras Score N/A
1992 Centrals Trinity Beach Bulldogs defeated City's Cobras Score N/A
1993 Centrals Trinity Beach Bulldogs defeated Cairns Saints Score N/A
1994 Cairns Saints defeated City's Cobras Score N/A
1995 Cairns Saints defeated Centrals Trinity Beach Bulldogs Score N/A
1996 Cairns Saints defeated Centrals Trinity Beach Bulldogs Score N/A
1997 Centrals Trinity Beach Bulldogs 20.10 (130) Port Douglas Crocs 5.9 (39)
1998 Cairns Saints 9.11 (65) Centrals Trinity Beach Bulldogs 9.5 (59)
1999 Cairns Saints 19.18 (132) Port Douglas Crocs 9.5 (59)
2000 Cairns Saints 15.10 (100) Centrals Trinity Beach Bulldogs 3.7 (25)
2001 Port Douglas Crocs 7.8 (50) South Cairns Cutters 5.16 (46)
2002 Cairns Saints 17.3 (105) South Cairns Cutters 9.15 (69)
2003 South Cairns Cutters 11.16 (82) North Cairns Tigers 6.10 (46)
*2004 *North Cairns Tigers 16.10 (106) VERSUS *Port Douglas Crocs 8.10 (58)
2005 Port Douglas Crocs 11.10 (76) South Cairns Cutters 11.9 (75)
2006 Manunda Hawks 18.11 (119) South Cairns Cutters 8.8 (56)
2007 Manunda Hawks 18.7 (115) Cairns Saints 13.16 (94)
2008 Cairns Saints 14.19 (103) South Cairns Cutters 5.16 (46)
2009 Cairns Saints 16.8 (104) South Cairns Cutters 12.9 (81)
2010 Cairns Saints 17.16 (118) Port Douglas Crocs 12.8 (80)
2011 Manunda Hawks 14.9 (93) Cairns Saints 8.10 (58)
2012 Cairns Saints 24.10 (154) Manunda Hawks 16.9 (105)
2013 Cairns Saints 17.7 (109) North Cairns Tigers 11.19 (85)

NOTE: *2004 A Grade Grand Final was declared a "No Result" and the Premiership Cup withheld

Recent AFL Cairns Reserve Grade Grand Final Results

Year Premiers Score Runners Up Score
2003 Centrals Trinity Beach Bulldogs 14.11 (95) North Cairns 6.7 (43)
2004 Port Douglas Crocs 17.13 (115) North Cairns Tigers 8.9 (57)
2005 Port Douglas Crocs 19.14 (128) Cairns Saints 4.11 (35)
2006 Manunda Hawks 11.11 (77) Centrals Trinity Beach Bulldogs 10.9 (69)
2007 Centrals Trinity Beach Bulldogs 14.16 (100) Cairns Saints 11.2 (68)
2008 Cairns Saints 12.15 (87) North Cairns Tigers 2.9 (21)
2009 South Cairns Cutters 9.11 (65) Cairns Saints 9.4 (58)
2010 North Cairns Tigers 8.10 (58) Port Douglas Crocs 8.5 (53)
2011 Manunda Hawks 11.8 (74) Port Douglas Crocs 6.9 (45)
2012 Cairns Saints 17.6 (108) North Cairns Tigers 11.12 (78)
2013 North Cairns Tigers 14.14 (98) Port Douglas Crocs 13.6 (84)

AFL Cairns Reserves Premierships Summary List 1962-2013

Club Premiers
North Cairns Tigers 12
Centrals Trinity Beach Bulldogs (Formerly Centrals Aloomba) 11
Cairns City Lions (Formerly City United/Cobras) 6
Babinda Magpies 6
South Cairns Cutters (Formerly Souths Balaclava) 4
Port Douglas Crocs 4
Cairns Saints 3
Manunda Hawks 3
Westcourt Demons 2
Mareeba Saints 1

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