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{{Infobox sports league
{{Infobox sports league
| title = AFL Cairns
| title = AFL Cairns
| current_season = 2021
| current_season = 2024
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| current_season2 = <!-- do not wikilink -->
| last_season =
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| formerly = Cairns AFL
| formerly = Cairns Australian Football League
| sport = [[Australian rules football]]
| sport = [[Australian rules football]]
| founded = {{Start date and age|1956}}
| founded = {{Start date and age|1956}}
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| replaced =
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| owner =
| owner =
| ceo = <!-- chief executive officer -->
| ceo = Craig Lees
| coo = <!-- chief operating officer -->
| coo = <!-- chief operating officer -->
| director = Gary Young
| director =
| president =
| president = David Williams
| commissioner =
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| fame = <!--what the league is famous for...the "claim to fame"...avoid use if possible-->
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| teams = 10 <ref>[http://aflcairns.com.au/clubs/ List of clubs] on AL Cairns website</ref>
| teams = 9 <ref>[http://aflcairns.com.au/clubs/ List of clubs] on AL Cairns website</ref>
(7 Senior and Junior, 3 Junior Only)
(7 Senior and Junior, 2 Junior Only)
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| champion = Cairns City Lions
| champion = South Cairns Cutters
| champ_season = 2021
| champ_season = 2024
| most_champs = Cairns Saints (13)
| most_champs = Cairns Saints (13)
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'''AFL 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 [[Cazalys Stadium]] which has staged [[Australian Football League]] matches.
'''AFL 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 [[Cazalys 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 and 3,000 spectators.
The league has significant coverage in local media such as [[The Cairns Post]]. Each year the senior men's [[Grand final|Grand Final]] attracts between 2,500 and 3,500 spectators.

AFL Cairns runs a men's competition with seniors and reserves divisions, as well as a women's and junior competitions.


==History==
==History==

===Early football matches in Cairns===
An article in the Cairns Post on 3 September 1885 on page 3 titled "Football Match" describes a game of football played at the then cricket grounds,<ref name="Cairns Post 3 September 1885">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article39430814 |title=FOOTBALL MATCH. |newspaper=[[Cairns Post]] |volume=III |issue=121 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=3 September 1885 |accessdate=18 August 2022 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Cairns Post 3 September 1885" />
An article in the Cairns Post on 3 September 1885 on page 3 titled "Football Match" describes a game of football played at the then cricket grounds,<ref name="Cairns Post 3 September 1885">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article39430814 |title=FOOTBALL MATCH. |newspaper=[[Cairns Post]] |volume=III |issue=121 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=3 September 1885 |accessdate=18 August 2022 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Cairns Post 3 September 1885" />


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T. H. LAKE was the secretary.<ref name="Cairns Post 3 September 1885" />
T. H. LAKE was the secretary.<ref name="Cairns Post 3 September 1885" />


In 1932 a new association was formed with 30 members and called upon Melbourne teams to play an exhibition match and assistance from the [[Australian National Football Council]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article41160815 |title=AUSTRALIAN RULES |newspaper=[[The Cairns Post]] |issue=9495 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=7 July 1932 |accessdate=12 September 2024 |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article41161090 |title=AUSTRALIAN RULES. |newspaper=[[The Cairns Post]] |issue=9496 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=8 July 1932 |accessdate=12 September 2024 |page=8 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> In its first match combined Cairns-[[Gordonvale]] team defeated a team from [[Tully, Queensland|Tully]] 9 goals 9 to 5 goals 10.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article41170600 |title=NATIONAL FOOTBALL. |newspaper=[[The Cairns Post]] |issue=9548 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=7 September 1932 |accessdate=12 September 2024 |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> However the competition was shortlived.
The modern league as we now know it formed in 1955<ref>{{cite book | last=Bird | first=Murray | last2=Parker | first2=Greg | title=More of the Kangaroo: 150 Years of Australian Football in Queensland - 1866 to 2016 | publication-place=Morningside, Qld. | date=2018 | p=vii | isbn=978-0-9943936-1-6 | oclc=1082363978}}</ref> as the Cairns Australian Football League 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 [[Cazalys Stadium]]. The initial Senior competition had only two teams, Norths and Souths. This has since expanded to seven teams.

During World War II, calls were put out for the organisation of local matches<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article42381298 |title=Calling Footbalers. |newspaper=[[The Cairns Post]] |issue=12,809 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=16 March 1943 |accessdate=12 September 2024 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> and at least one such match was played in Gordonvale on 19 March 1942.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article42382396 |title=AUSTRALIAN RULES. |newspaper=[[The Cairns Post]] |issue=12,818 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=26 March 1943 |accessdate=12 September 2024 |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> A Cairns Charity league was set up that year featuring four service teams based in Cairns - RAAF, two Army teams and a navy team.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article42384496 |title=CHARITY LEAGUE. |newspaper=[[The Cairns Post]] |issue=12,836 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=16 April 1943 |accessdate=12 September 2024 |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article42388152 |title=FOOTBALL. |newspaper=[[The Cairns Post]] |issue=12,869 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=26 May 1943 |accessdate=12 September 2024 |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> The services league lasted just one season. In 1944, a one-off match was organised between the Triangles and Locals.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article42425509 |title=Advertising |newspaper=[[The Cairns Post]] |issue=13,214 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=6 July 1944 |accessdate=12 September 2024 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

===Cairns Australian Football League===
The modern league as we now know it formed in 1955<ref>{{cite book | last1=Bird | first1=Murray | last2=Parker | first2=Greg | title=More of the Kangaroo: 150 Years of Australian Football in Queensland - 1866 to 2016 | publication-place=Morningside, Qld. | date=2018 | page=vii | isbn=978-0-9943936-1-6 | oclc=1082363978}}</ref> as the Cairns Australian Football League 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 [[Cazalys Stadium]]. The initial Senior competition had only two teams, Norths and Souths. This has since expanded to seven teams.


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 Cazalys Stadium, the success of the Queensland-based [[Brisbane Lions]], and with Cairns hosting exhibition [[Australian Football League]] matches and later matches for premiership points.
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 Cazalys Stadium, the success of the Queensland-based [[Brisbane Lions]], and with Cairns hosting exhibition [[Australian Football League]] matches and later matches for premiership points.
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The league introduced a [[Women's Footy]] competition in 2002.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/northqld/stories/s1393281.htm Women pull on the jersey]{{Dead link|date=September 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} from ABC North Queensland</ref>
The league introduced a [[Women's Footy]] competition in 2002.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/northqld/stories/s1393281.htm Women pull on the jersey]{{Dead link|date=September 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} from ABC North Queensland</ref>


===2004 Grand Final brawl===
===2004 grand final===
{{main|2004 AFL Cairns Grand Final}}
In the 2004 Grand Final between the North Cairns Tigers and the [[Port Douglas AFC|Port Douglas Crocs]], a wild and violent bench-clearing brawl <ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2004/s1203277.htm PM - AFL yet to decide fate of brawling players<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/news/AFL/Eightyear-ban-for-exSwan/2005/02/23/1109046993483.html Eight-year ban for ex-Swan - AFL - www.smh.com.au<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> erupted after Tigers players charged at the Crocs huddle at the end of the national anthem, and the brawl 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.
In the [[2004 AFL Cairns Grand Final|2004 Grand Final]] between North Cairns and [[Port Douglas Crocs|Port Douglas]], a brawl began moments after the conclusion of the [[Advance Australia Fair|national anthem]] before the start of the match. Further fighting occurred on the field and in the crowd during the match.<ref>{{cite web |title=AFL yet to decide fate of brawling players |url=http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2004/s1203277.htm |publisher=ABC PM |access-date=7 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041029225819/http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2004/s1203277.htm |archive-date=29 October 2004 |date=20 September 2004}}</ref>

The instigator, former VFL/AFL player and Tigers coach [[Jason Love (footballer)|Jason Love]], was suspended for eight years (three years for a total of eleven 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 Australian Rules Football in Queensland into disrepute), and the 22 North Cairns players were suspended for a total of 400 matches, suspensions ranging from 10 matches to five years, for various charges in relation to the brawl. AFL Cairns declared the Grand Final a "no result" and withheld the 2004 premiership.
North Cairns, who were seen as underdogs going into the match, won the match by 48 points, giving the club their first premiership since 1988. However the premiership was stripped following a lengthy investigation, with no premiers awarded for the 2004 season.<ref name="aus">{{cite web |title=Wild footbrawl on and off field |url=https://www.austadiums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=698 |website=Austadiums |publisher=The Sunday Mail |access-date=7 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240607040623/https://www.austadiums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=698 |archive-date=7 June 2024 |date=19 September 2004}}</ref><ref name="entire">{{cite web |title=Entire Cairns AFL team banned for all-in brawl |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2004-12-23/entire-cairns-afl-team-banned-for-all-in-brawl/607932 |publisher=ABC News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027202154/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2004-12-23/entire-cairns-afl-team-banned-for-all-in-brawl/607932 |archive-date=27 October 2016 |date=23 December 2004}}</ref>

The grand final gained national media attention, and is considered one of the ugliest moments in the history of Australian rules football.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hull |first1=Wesley |title=AFL Cairns makes tough call – but was it the right call? |url=https://worldfootynews.com/article.php/20140916165615428 |publisher=World Footy News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804061600/https://worldfootynews.com/article.php/20140916165615428 |archive-date=4 August 2020 |date=16 September 2014}}</ref><ref name="infamous">{{cite web |title=Infamous final won't spur Croc's premiership charge |url=https://websites.mygameday.app/assoc_page.cgi?c=0-3392-0-0-0&sID=53234&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=31340281 |website=GameDay |publisher=AFL Cairns |date=21 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240607045350/https://websites.mygameday.app/assoc_page.cgi?c=0-3392-0-0-0&sID=53234&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=31340281 |archive-date=7 June 2024}}</ref>


===Manunda Hawks' Omission from the 2015 season===
===Manunda Hawks' Omission from the 2015 season===
In 2014, the Manunda Hawks forfeited an away game against [[Port Douglas AFC|Port Douglas]] due to the concern for the safety of a player that was threatened via social media.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cairnspost.com.au/sport/afl-cairns-holds-firm-on-call-to-suspend-manunda-hawks-from-2015-competition-after-friday-meeting/news-story/c1097bc6f04b6c2d646b32a065280510|title = Hawks look at legal options|newspaper = The Cairns Post|date = 12 September 2014|last1 = Wenzel|first1 = Murray}}</ref> The league reacted by suspending the club for the 2015 season.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cairnspost.com.au/sport/local-sport/marc-harbrow-to-coach-manunda-hawks-after-afl-cairns-suspension-is-lifted-on-the-cazalysbased-club/news-story/f47c34b7332abd5f02e1bc1560284007|title=Harbrow returns to coach Manunda Hawks|newspaper=The Cairns Post|date=9 November 2015|last1=Wenzel|first1=Murray}}</ref>
In 2014, the Manunda Hawks forfeited an away game against [[Port Douglas AFC|Port Douglas]] due to the concern for the safety of a player that was threatened via social media.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cairnspost.com.au/sport/afl-cairns-holds-firm-on-call-to-suspend-manunda-hawks-from-2015-competition-after-friday-meeting/news-story/c1097bc6f04b6c2d646b32a065280510|title = Hawks look at legal options|newspaper = The Cairns Post|date = 12 September 2014|last1 = Wenzel|first1 = Murray}}</ref> <br />The league reacted by suspending the club for the 2015 season.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cairnspost.com.au/sport/local-sport/marc-harbrow-to-coach-manunda-hawks-after-afl-cairns-suspension-is-lifted-on-the-cazalysbased-club/news-story/f47c34b7332abd5f02e1bc1560284007|title=Harbrow returns to coach Manunda Hawks|newspaper=The Cairns Post|date=9 November 2015|last1=Wenzel|first1=Murray}}</ref>


==Clubs==
==Clubs==
===Current===
===Current===
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! rowspan="2" |Colours
! rowspan="2" |Nickname
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! rowspan="2" |Founded
! rowspan="2" |Joined
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! width=150px| Club
!Years
! width=40px| Colours
! width=80px| Nickname
! width=150px| Home ground
! width=50px| Joined
! width=40px| Premiers
! width=350px| Premier years
|-
|-
! style="text-align:left" | Cairns
| '''Cairns''' || [[File:AFL St Kilda Icon.jpg|16px]] || ''Saints'' || Griffiths Park|| 1993 || align=center| '''13''' || 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015
| [[File:AFL St Kilda Icon.jpg|center|40px]] || ''Saints'' || Griffiths Park, [[Manunda, Queensland|Manunda]] || align="center" | 1993 || align="center" | 1993 || align="center" | '''13''' || 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015
|
|-
|-
! style="text-align:left" | Cairns City
| '''Cairns City'''|| [[File:BrisbaneAFL.svg|16px]] || ''Lions'' || Holloways Beach || 1970 || align=center| '''3''' || 1982, 1983, 2021
| [[File:Cairns City Football Club colours.jpg|center|40x40px]]|| ''Lions'' || Holloways Beach Sporting Complex, [[Holloways Beach]] || align="center" | 2011 || align="center" | 1970 || align="center" | '''4''' || 1982, 1983, 2021, 2022
|Previously known as City United and Cairns City Cobras
|-
|-
! style="text-align:left" |Cairns Stingers
| '''Centrals-Trinity Beach''' || [[File:AFL Footscray Icon.jpg|16px]] || ''Bulldogs'' || Crathern Park ||1962 || align=center| '''12''' || 1967, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1989,<br> 1990, 1992, 1993, 1997
|[[File:Cairns Stingers Football Club Colours.jpg|center|40x40px]]
|''Stingers''
|Various
|
| align="center" |2024
| align="center" |'''0'''
| -
|Division 3 only
|-
|-
! style="text-align:left" | Centrals-Trinity Beach
| '''Manunda''' || [[File:AFL Hawthorn Icon.jpg|16px]] || ''Hawks''|| [[Cazalys Stadium]] || 1984 || align=center| '''4''' || 1987, 2006, 2007, 2011
| [[File:SouthLauncestonDesign.PNG|center|40x40px]]|| ''Bulldogs''|| Crathern Park, [[Trinity Beach]]|| align="center" | 1963 || align="center" |1963|| align="center" | '''12'''|| 1967, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1997
|Known as Centrals-Aloomba prior to 1989
|-
|-
! style="text-align:left" | Manunda
| '''North Cairns''' || [[File:AFL Richmond Icon.jpg|16px]] || ''Tigers'' || Watsons Oval || 1956 || align=center|'''10''' || 1958, 1959, 1976. 1977, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988
| [[File:Hawthorn Football Club colours.jpg|center|40x40px]]|| ''Hawks''|| [[Cazalys Stadium]], [[Westcourt, Queensland|Westcourt]]|| align="center" | 1983 || align="center" | 1984 || align="center" | '''4'''|| 1987, 2006, 2007, 2011
|
|-
|-
! style="text-align:left" | North Cairns
| '''[[Port Douglas AFC|Port Douglas]]''' || [[File:AFL Geelong Icon.jpg|16px]] || ''Crocs'' || Sporting Complex || 1989 || align=center| '''9''' || 1991, 2001, 2005, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
| [[File:AFL Richmond Icon.jpg|center|40px]]|| ''Tigers''|| Watsons Oval, [[Manunda, Queensland|Manunda]]|| align="center" | 1955 || align="center" | 1956 || align="center" |'''10'''|| 1958, 1959, 1976. 1977, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988
|
|-
|-
! style="text-align:left" | [[Port Douglas AFC|Port Douglas]]
| '''[[South Cairns Cutters|South Cairns]]''' || [[File:SouthCairnsDesign.png|16px]] || ''Cutters'' || [[Fretwell Park]] || 1956 || align=center| '''9''' || 1956, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1971, 1972, 2003
| [[File:Port Douglas Football Club colours.jpg|center|40x40px]]|| ''Crocs''|| Port Douglas Sporting Complex, [[Port Douglas]]|| align="center" | 1989 || align="center" | 1989 || align="center" | '''10'''|| 1991, 2001, 2005, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023
|
|-
! style="text-align:left" | [[South Cairns Cutters|South Cairns]]
| [[File:South Cairns Football Club colours.jpg|center|40x40px]]|| ''Cutters'' (''Swans'' prior to 1984 || [[Fretwell Park]], [[Bentley Park, Queensland|Bentley Park]] || align="center" | 1956 || align="center" | 1956 || align="center" | '''10'''|| 1956, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1971, 1972, 2003, 2024
|Known as South Balaclava prior to 1984
|}
|}


===Former===
===Former===
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! rowspan="2" |Club
! rowspan="2" |Colours
! rowspan="2" |Nickname
! rowspan="2" |Home Ground
! rowspan="2" |Founded
! rowspan="2" |Years in AFL Cairns
! colspan="2" |Senior Premierships
! rowspan="2" |Fate
|-
|-
!Total
! width=200px| Club
!Years
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! width=150px| Years competing
! width=50px| Premiers
|-
|-
! style="text-align:left" | Aloomba-Gordonvale
| Aloomba-Gordonvale {{refn|Merged with Centrals to form Centrals-Aloomba.|group=note|name=centrals}} || || 1957–60 || align=center| 1
|
|
| || align="center" | 1957|| align="center" | 1957–1963 || align="center" | '''1'''
|1960||Merged with Centrals to form Centrals-Aloomba
|-
|-
! style="text-align:left" | Babinda
| Babinda Magpies || [[File:AFL Collingwood Icon.jpg|16px]] || 1958–71 || align=center| 3
| [[File:AFL Collingwood Icon.jpg|center|40px]]
|''Magpies''
| || align="center" | 1958 || align="center" | 1958–1971 || align="center" | '''3'''
|1961, 1962, 1970||Folded
|-
|-
! style="text-align:left" | Balaclava
| Balaclava {{refn|Merged with South Cairns to form Souths-Balaclava|group=note|name=scairns}} || [[File:Sturt design 2.png|16px]] || 1960–62 || align=center| 0
| [[File:Sturt design 2.png|center|40px]]
|
| || || align="center" | 1960–1962 || align="center" | '''0'''
| -||Merged with South Cairns to form South Balaclava
|-
|-
! style="text-align:left" | Centrals-Aloomba
| Centrals {{refn|Merged with Aloomba to form Centrals-Aloomba|group=note|name=aloom}} || || 1958–61 || align=center| 0
|
|
| || align="center" | 1958|| align="center" | 1958–1963 || align="center" | '''0'''
| -|| Merged with Trinity Beach to form Centrals-Trinity Beach
|-
|-
! style="text-align:left" | Innisfail
| Innisfail Roos|| || 1958, 1980, 1982–83 || align=center| 0
| [[File:NMFC_AFL.png|center|40px]]
|''Roos''
| || || align="center" | 1958, 1980, 1982–1983 || align="center" | '''0'''
| -||Folded
|-
|-
! style="text-align:left" | Mareeba
| Mareeba Saints || [[File:AFL St Kilda Icon.jpg|16px]] || 1980–82 || align=center| 0
| [[File:AFL St Kilda Icon.jpg|center|40px]]
|''Saints''
| || || align="center" | 1980–1982 || align="center" | '''0'''
| -||Folded
|-
|-
! style="text-align:left" | Pyramid Power
|Pyramid Power || Reserves only ||
| [[File:Moyston Willaura Football Club colours.jpg|center|40x40px]]
|''Power''
|Maher Road Oval, [[Gordonvale, Queensland|Gordonvale]]|| align="center" | 2006 || align="center" | 2006-2020 (Reserves only) || align="center" | '''0'''
| -| -
|Folded
|-
|-
! style="text-align:left" | Tinaroo Falls/Tolga-Tinaroo
| Tinaroo Falls/Tolga-Tinaroo {{refn|Under each name for one season|group=note|name=each}} || [[File:Sturt design 2.png|16px]] || 1957–58 || align=center| 1
| [[File:Sturt design 2.png|center|40px]]
|
| || | || 1957–1958 || align="center" | '''1'''
|1957||Folded
|}
|}

;Notes
{{Reflist|group=note}}


==Junior clubs==
==Junior clubs==
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* Cairns Saints
* Cairns Saints
* Cairns City Lions
* Cairns City Lions
* Cassowary Coast Crows
* Gordonvale Suns
* Gordonvale Suns
{{div col end}}
{{div col end}}
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* Pyramid Power
* Pyramid Power
* Cairns City Cobras (Cairns Cities)
* Cairns City Cobras (Cairns Cities)
* Cassowary Coast Crows


==AFL Players==
==AFL Players==
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*2002 Cairns Saints
*2002 Cairns Saints
*2003 South Cairns
*2003 South Cairns
*2004 ''Title withheld''
*2004 ''Title withheld due to brawl''
*2005 [[Port Douglas AFC|Port Douglas]]
*2005 [[Port Douglas AFC|Port Douglas]]
*2006 Manunda Hawks
*2006 Manunda Hawks
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*2019 [[Port Douglas AFC|Port Douglas]]
*2019 [[Port Douglas AFC|Port Douglas]]
*2020 [[Port Douglas AFC|Port Douglas]]
*2020 [[Port Douglas AFC|Port Douglas]]
*2021 Cairns City Lions{{div col end}}
*2021 Cairns City Lions
*2022 Cairns City Lions
*2023 [[Port Douglas AFC|Port Douglas]]{{div col end}}


== Senior Grand Final Results ==
== Senior Grand Final Results ==
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|Cairns Saints
|Cairns Saints
|14.7 (91)
|14.7 (91)
|-
|2022
|Cairns City Lions
|21.12 (138)
|Port Douglas
|6.7 (43)
|-
|2023
|Port Douglas
|12.7 (79)
|Cairns Saints
|6.9 (45)
|}
|}
<sup>'''1'''</sup> The 2004 Senior Grade Grand Final was declared a "no result" and the Premiership Cup withheld.
<sup>'''1'''</sup> The 2004 Senior Grade Grand Final was declared a "no result" and the Premiership Cup withheld.


===Senior Premierships Summary List 1956-2021===
===Senior Premierships Summary List 1956–2022===
{|class = "wikitable"
{|class = "wikitable"
|-
|-
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|| [[South Cairns]] (Formerly Souths Balaclava & Aloomba Gordonvale) || 10
|| [[South Cairns]] (Formerly Souths Balaclava & Aloomba Gordonvale) || 10
|-
|-
|| Port Douglas || 9
|| Port Douglas || 10
|-
|-
|| Cairns Saints || 7
|| Cairns Saints || 7
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|| Manunda || 4
|| Manunda || 4
|-
|-
|| Cairns City Lions (Formerly City United/Cobras) || 4
|| Babinda Magpies || 3
|-
|-
|| Babinda Magpies || 3
|| Cairns City Lions (Formerly City United/Cobras) || 3
|-
|-
|| Tinnaroo Falls || 1
|| Tinnaroo Falls || 1
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! style="width:100px;"|Score
! style="width:100px;"|Score
|-
|-
|| 2000 || Centrals Trinity Beach || 5.6 (36) || Cairns Saints || 5.4 (34)
|| 2000 || Centrals-Trinity Beach || 5.6 (36) || Cairns Saints || 5.4 (34)
|-
|-
|| 2001 || Centrals Trinity Beach || 12.9 (81) || South Cairns || 1.6 (12)
|| 2001 || Centrals-Trinity Beach || 12.9 (81) || South Cairns || 1.6 (12)
|-
|-
|| 2002 || Port Douglas || 12.11 (83) || South Cairns || 5.7 (37)
|| 2002 || Port Douglas || 12.11 (83) || South Cairns || 5.7 (37)
|-
|-
|| 2003 || Centrals Trinity Beach || 14.11 (95) || North Cairns || 6.7 (43)
|| 2003 || Centrals-Trinity Beach || 14.11 (95) || North Cairns || 6.7 (43)
|-
|-
|| 2004 || Port Douglas || 17.13 (115) || North Cairns || 8.9 (57)
|| 2004 || Port Douglas || 17.13 (115) || North Cairns || 8.9 (57)
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|| 2005 || Port Douglas || 19.14 (128) || Cairns Saints || 4.11 (35)
|| 2005 || Port Douglas || 19.14 (128) || Cairns Saints || 4.11 (35)
|-
|-
|| 2006 || Manunda Hawks || 11.11 (77) || Centrals Trinity Beach || 10.9 (69)
|| 2006 || Manunda Hawks || 11.11 (77) || Centrals-Trinity Beach || 10.9 (69)
|-
|-
|| 2007 || Centrals Trinity Beach || 14.16 (100) || Cairns Saints || 11.2 (68)
|| 2007 || Centrals-Trinity Beach || 14.16 (100) || Cairns Saints || 11.2 (68)
|-
|-
|| 2008 || Cairns Saints || 12.15 (87) || North Cairns || 2.9 (21)
|| 2008 || Cairns Saints || 12.15 (87) || North Cairns || 2.9 (21)
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|| 2014 || Port Douglas ||18.14 (122) || Cairns Saints ||5.4 (34)
|| 2014 || Port Douglas ||18.14 (122) || Cairns Saints ||5.4 (34)
|-
|-
|| 2015 || Centrals Trinity Beach || 9.7 (61) || Port Douglas || 6.10 (46)
|| 2015 || Centrals-Trinity Beach || 9.7 (61) || Port Douglas || 6.10 (46)
|-
|-
|| 2016 || South Cairns || 11.9 (75) || Port Douglas || 11.4 (70)
|| 2016 || South Cairns || 11.9 (75) || Port Douglas || 11.4 (70)
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|Cairns Saints
|Cairns Saints
|7.7 (49)
|7.7 (49)
|-
|2022
|Centrals-Trinity Beach
|8.14 (62)
|Cairns Saints
|3.7 (25)
|-
|2023
|Centrals-Trinity Beach
|7.13 (55)
|South Cairns
|4.7 (31)
|}
|}


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! Club
! Club
! Premiers
! Premiers
|-
|| Centrals Trinity Beach (Formerly Centrals Aloomba) || 14
|-
|-
|| North Cairns || 12
|| North Cairns || 12
|-
|| Centrals Trinity Beach (Formerly Centrals Aloomba) || 12
|-
|-
|| Port Douglas || 8
|| Port Douglas || 8

Latest revision as of 15:25, 5 December 2024

AFL Cairns
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2024
FormerlyCairns Australian Football League
SportAustralian rules football
Founded1956; 68 years ago (1956)
CEOCraig Lees
PresidentDavid Williams
No. of teams9 [1] (7 Senior and Junior, 2 Junior Only)
Most recent
champion(s)		South Cairns Cutters
(2024)
Most titlesCairns Saints (13)
Promotion to(none)
Relegation to(none)
Official websiteaflcairns.com.au

AFL 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 Cazalys Stadium which has staged Australian Football League matches.

The league has significant coverage in local media such as The Cairns Post. Each year the senior men's Grand Final attracts between 2,500 and 3,500 spectators.

AFL Cairns runs a men's competition with seniors and reserves divisions, as well as a women's and junior competitions.

History

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Early football matches in Cairns

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An article in the Cairns Post on 3 September 1885 on page 3 titled "Football Match" describes a game of football played at the then cricket grounds,[2] 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.[2]

The Cairns team was :- Michelle Burke, Leonie Burke, J Swallow, "Little" Draper, Reid, Crawford, Horse, Campbell, Warren, Harrison, McClelland, Oldham, Rev.Nobbs, Grcnsen, J.Loridan, Bulcock, Wood, Ärmstrong, C.Loridan, Johnstone, D. Wall, Middlebrook, Schumhronk, Dent, McCarthy, Hogarth.[2]

T. H. LAKE was the secretary.[2]

In 1932 a new association was formed with 30 members and called upon Melbourne teams to play an exhibition match and assistance from the Australian National Football Council.[3][4] In its first match combined Cairns-Gordonvale team defeated a team from Tully 9 goals 9 to 5 goals 10.[5] However the competition was shortlived.

During World War II, calls were put out for the organisation of local matches[6] and at least one such match was played in Gordonvale on 19 March 1942.[7] A Cairns Charity league was set up that year featuring four service teams based in Cairns - RAAF, two Army teams and a navy team.[8][9] The services league lasted just one season. In 1944, a one-off match was organised between the Triangles and Locals.[10]

Cairns Australian Football League

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The modern league as we now know it formed in 1955[11] as the Cairns Australian Football League 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 Cazalys Stadium. The initial Senior competition had only two teams, Norths and Souths. This has since expanded to seven teams.

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 Cazalys Stadium, the success of the Queensland-based Brisbane Lions, and with Cairns hosting exhibition Australian Football League matches and later matches for premiership points.

The league introduced a Women's Footy competition in 2002.[12]

2004 grand final

[edit]
Main article: 2004 AFL Cairns Grand Final

In the 2004 Grand Final between North Cairns and Port Douglas, a brawl began moments after the conclusion of the national anthem before the start of the match. Further fighting occurred on the field and in the crowd during the match.[13]

North Cairns, who were seen as underdogs going into the match, won the match by 48 points, giving the club their first premiership since 1988. However the premiership was stripped following a lengthy investigation, with no premiers awarded for the 2004 season.[14][15]

The grand final gained national media attention, and is considered one of the ugliest moments in the history of Australian rules football.[16][17]

Manunda Hawks' Omission from the 2015 season

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In 2014, the Manunda Hawks forfeited an away game against Port Douglas due to the concern for the safety of a player that was threatened via social media.[18]
The league reacted by suspending the club for the 2015 season.[19]

Clubs

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Current

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Manunda
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Cairns
Locations of the teams home grounds (Yellow = Junior only)
Club Colours Nickname Home Ground Founded Joined Senior Premierships Notes
Total Years
Cairns
Saints Griffiths Park, Manunda 1993 1993 13 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015
Cairns City
Lions Holloways Beach Sporting Complex, Holloways Beach 2011 1970 4 1982, 1983, 2021, 2022 Previously known as City United and Cairns City Cobras
Cairns Stingers
Stingers Various 2024 0 - Division 3 only
Centrals-Trinity Beach
Bulldogs Crathern Park, Trinity Beach 1963 1963 12 1967, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1997 Known as Centrals-Aloomba prior to 1989
Manunda
Hawks Cazalys Stadium, Westcourt 1983 1984 4 1987, 2006, 2007, 2011
North Cairns
Tigers Watsons Oval, Manunda 1955 1956 10 1958, 1959, 1976. 1977, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988
Port Douglas
Crocs Port Douglas Sporting Complex, Port Douglas 1989 1989 10 1991, 2001, 2005, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023
South Cairns
Cutters (Swans prior to 1984 Fretwell Park, Bentley Park 1956 1956 10 1956, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1971, 1972, 2003, 2024 Known as South Balaclava prior to 1984

Former

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Club Colours Nickname Home Ground Founded Years in AFL Cairns Senior Premierships Fate
Total Years
Aloomba-Gordonvale 1957 1957–1963 1 1960 Merged with Centrals to form Centrals-Aloomba
Babinda
Magpies 1958 1958–1971 3 1961, 1962, 1970 Folded
Balaclava
1960–1962 0 - Merged with South Cairns to form South Balaclava
Centrals-Aloomba 1958 1958–1963 0 - Merged with Trinity Beach to form Centrals-Trinity Beach
Innisfail
Roos 1958, 1980, 1982–1983 0 - Folded
Mareeba
Saints 1980–1982 0 - Folded
Pyramid Power
Power Maher Road Oval, Gordonvale 2006 2006-2020 (Reserves only) 0 - Folded
Tinaroo Falls/Tolga-Tinaroo
1957–1958 1 1957 Folded

Junior clubs

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Current

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Former

[edit]
  • Tableland Pythons
  • Redlynch Lions
  • Babinda Magpies
  • Pyramid Power
  • Cairns City Cobras (Cairns Cities)
  • Cassowary Coast Crows

AFL Players

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Notable players from the AFL Cairns who went on to play at VFL/AFL level include

  • Collin Judd (Hawthorn Hawks)
  • Alex Davies (Manunda Hawks) (Gold Coast Suns)
  • Austin Harris (Cairns Saints) (Gold Coast Suns)
  • Craig Brittain (North Melbourne)
  • Troy Clarke (Brisbane Bears)
  • Mark West (Western Bulldogs)
  • Charlie Dixon (Cairns Saints) (Port Adelaide Power and Gold Coast Suns)
  • Rex Liddy (North Cairns) (Gold Coast Suns)
  • Che Cockatoo-Collins
  • Donald Cockatoo-Collins
  • David Cockatoo-Collins
  • Jason Roe (Cairns City Cobras) (Brisbane Lions)
  • Peter Yagmoor (Cairns City Cobras/Lions) (Collingwood)
  • Courtenay Dempsey (Manunda Hawks) (Essendon Bombers)
  • Jarrod Harbrow (Manunda Hawks) (Gold Coast Suns)
  • Sam Michael (Manunda Hawks) Essendon Bombers)
  • Jack Bowes (Cairns Saints) (Gold Coast Suns)
  • Jacob Heron (Cairns Saints) (Gold Coast Suns)

Grounds/Venues

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  • Port Douglas Sporting Complex (Port Douglas Crocs)
  • Fretwell Park (South Cairns Cutters)
  • Cazalys 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)
  • Redlynch State College Oval (Junior Training)
  • Buchan Street (Eagles)

2009 Ladder

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AFL Cairns Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
South Cairns 17 0 1 0 2363 1241 190.41% 68 1st Semi Cairns Saints 20 11 131 Manunda Hawks 17 12 114
Centrals Trinity Beach 14 0 4 0 2306 1347 171.20% 56 2nd Semi South Cairns 16 15 111 Centrals Trinity Beach 16 10 106
Cairns Saints 11 0 7 0 2152 1566 137.42% 44 Preliminary Cairns Saints 20 15 135 Centrals Trinity Beach 11 5 71
Manunda Hawks 10 0 8 0 1903 2093 90.92% 40 Grand Cairns Saints 16 8 104 South Cairns 12 9 81
Port Douglas 4 0 14 0 1471 2406 61.14% 16
Cairns City Cobras 4 0 14 0 1185 2045 57.95% 16
North Cairns 3 0 15 0 1424 2106 67.62% 12

2010 Ladder

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AFL Cairns Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Port Douglas 18 0 0 0 2826 1155 244.68% 72 1st Semi Centrals Trinity Beach 13 14 92 Manunda Hawks 9 16 70
Cairns Saints 12 0 6 0 2131 1453 146.66% 48 2nd Semi Cairns Saints 12 12 84 Port Douglas 10 11 71
Manunda Hawks 10 0 8 0 1982 1838 107.83% 40 Preliminary Port Douglas 16 25 121 Centrals Trinity Beach 4 6 30
Centrals Trinity Beach 9 0 9 0 1701 1899 89.57% 36 Grand Cairns Saints 17 16 118 Port Douglas 12 8 80
North Cairns 7 0 11 0 1750 1902 92.01% 28
Cairns City Cobras 6 0 12 0 1434 1992 71.99% 24
South Cairns 1 0 17 0 1136 2721 41.75% 4

2011 Ladder

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AFL Cairns Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Manunda Hawks 16 3 2 0 2381 1366 174.30% 76 1st Semi Port Douglas 15 16 106 Centrals Trinity Beach 9 8 62
Cairns Saints 15 3 3 0 2367 1383 171.15% 72 2nd Semi Cairns Saints 23 16 154 Manunda Hawks 9 8 62
Port Douglas 14 3 4 0 2337 1474 158.55% 68 Preliminary Manunda Hawks 14 11 95 Port Douglas 13 8 86
Centrals Trinity Beach 8 3 10 0 1817 1726 105.27% 44 Grand Manunda Hawks 14 9 93 Cairns Saints 8 10 58
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

2012 Ladder

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AFL Cairns Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Cairns Saints 17 3 1 0 3197 976 327.56% 80 1st Semi Manunda Hawks 21 13 139 South Cairns 9 8 62
North Cairns 13 3 5 0 2072 1463 141.63% 64 2nd Semi Cairns Saints 31 11 197 North Cairns 6 12 48
Manunda Hawks 11 3 7 0 1796 1711 104.97% 56 Preliminary Manunda Hawks 18 11 119 North Cairns 13 11 89
South Cairns 9 3 9 0 1691 2042 82.81% 48 Grand Cairns Saints 24 10 154 Manunda Hawks 16 9 105
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

2013 Ladder

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AFL Cairns Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
North Cairns 16 3 2 0 2460 1157 212.62% 76 1st Semi Port Douglas 11 18 84 South Cairns 8 11 59
Cairns Saints 15 3 3 0 2354 1247 188.77% 72 2nd Semi Cairns Saints 8 14 62 North Cairns 7 10 52
Port Douglas 13 3 5 0 2106 1413 149.04% 64 Preliminary North Cairns 21 8 134 Port Douglas 9 16 70
South Cairns 7 3 11 0 1659 2017 82.25% 40 Grand Cairns Saints 17 7 109 North Cairns 11 19 85
Manunda Hawks 5 3 13 0 1470 1885 77.98% 32
Centrals Trinity Beach 5 3 13 0 1221 2305 52.97% 32
Cairns City Lions 2 3 16 0 1408 2654 53.05% 20

2014 Ladder

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AFL Cairns Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
South Cairns 15 3 2 1 1963 1084 181.09% 74 1st Semi Port Douglas 17 16 118 North Cairns 11 6 72
Cairns Saints 14 3 3 1 1998 1101 181.47% 70 2nd Semi Cairns Saints 18 6 114 South Cairns 11 6 72
Port Douglas 12 3 5 1 2069 1176 175.94% 62 Preliminary Port Douglas 12 11 83 South Cairns 10 4 64
North Cairns 7 3 10 1 1253 1633 76.73% 42 Grand Port Douglas 15 10 100 Cairns Saints 13 6 84
Cairns City Lions 6 3 12 0 1684 2059 81.79% 36
Manunda Hawks 4 3 13 1 987 1699 58.09% 30
Centrals Trinity Beach 2 3 15 1 1087 2300 47.26% 22

2015 Ladder

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AFL Cairns Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Port Douglas 16 0 2 0 2014 1083 185.96% 64 1st Semi Cairns Saints 14 15 99 Centrals Trinity Beach 6 12 48
South Cairns 12 0 6 0 1921 1202 159.82% 48 2nd Semi South Cairns 14 11 95 Port Douglas 11 14 80
Cairns Saints 11 0 7 0 1917 1236 155.10% 44 Preliminary Cairns Saints 14 11 95 Port Douglas 11 14 80
Centrals Trinity Beach 9 0 9 0 1659 1482 111.94% 36 Grand Cairns Saints 14 12 96 South Cairns 13 9 87
Cairns City Lions 5 0 13 0 1459 2000 72.95% 20
North Cairns 1 0 17 0 881 2848 30.93% 4

2016 Ladder

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AFL Cairns Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Port Douglas 17 3 1 0 2265 841 269.32% 80 1st Semi Centrals Trinity Beach 13 10 88 Cairns Saints 13 7 85
South Cairns 15 3 3 0 2086 1281 162.84% 72 2nd Semi South Cairns 13 9 87 Port Douglas 7 13 55
Centrals Trinity Beach 10 3 8 0 1768 1498 118.02% 52 Preliminary Port Douglas 24 13 157 Centrals Trinity Beach 4 4 28
Cairns Saints 10 3 8 0 1586 1368 115.94% 52 Grand Port Douglas 17 15 117 South Cairns 14 7 91
Cairns City Lions 6 3 12 0 1306 1817 71.88% 36
Manunda Hawks 5 3 13 0 1264 1701 74.31% 32
North Cairns 0 3 18 0 825 2594 31.80% 12

2017 Ladder

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AFL Cairns Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Port Douglas 18 3 0 0 3041 788 385.91% 84 1st Semi Manunda Hawks 14 14 98 South Cairns 13 11 89
Centrals Trinity Beach 12 3 6 0 2369 1204 196.76% 60 2nd Semi Port Douglas 11 18 84 Centrals Trinity Beach 8 6 54
South Cairns 11 3 7 0 2007 1270 158.03% 56 Preliminary Manunda Hawks 15 13 103 Centrals Trinity Beach 9 16 70
Manunda Hawks 11 3 7 0 2095 1469 142.61% 56 Grand Port Douglas 21 19 145 Manunda 11 4 70
Cairns Saints 8 3 10 0 1721 1653 104.11% 44
North Cairns 3 3 15 0 1010 2322 43.50% 24
Cairns City Lions 0 3 18 0 340 3877 8.77% 12

2018 Ladder

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AFL Cairns Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Port Douglas 17 3 1 0 2736 949 288.30% 80 1st Semi South Cairns 15 8 98 Centrals Trinity Beach 9 14 68
Cairns Saints 16 3 2 0 2350 988 237.85% 76 2nd Semi Port Douglas 17 7 109 Cairns Saints 10 10 70
South Cairns 10 3 8 0 1944 1422 136.71% 52 Preliminary Cairns Saints 11 12 78 South Cairns 6 7 43
Centrals Trinity Beach 8 3 10 0 1563 1710 91.40% 44 Grand Port Douglas 12 17 89 Cairns Saints 6 7 43
Manunda Hawks 7 3 11 0 1478 1559 94.80% 40
Cairns City Lions 3 3 15 0 950 2697 35.22% 24
North Cairns 2 3 16 0 884 2580 34.26 20

2019 Ladder

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AFL Cairns Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Port Douglas 14 3 2 0 2660 652 407.98% 68 1st Semi Manunda Hawks 12 12 84 Cairns City Lions 10 8 68
South Cairns 14 3 2 0 2084 882 236.28% 68 2nd Semi Port Douglas 18 13 121 South Cairns 9 12 66
Cairns City Lions 8 3 8 0 1552 1384 112.16% 64 Preliminary South Cairns 12 15 87 Manunda Hawks 3 9 27
Manunda Hawks 7 3 9 0 1410 1393 101.22% 40 Grand Port Douglas 15 9 99 South Cairns 9 11 65
Cairns Saints 7 3 9 0 1172 1361 86.11% 40
Centrals Trinity Beach 6 3 10 0 1338 1517 88.20% 36
North Cairns 0 3 16 0 303 3330 9.10% 12

2020 Ladder

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AFL Cairns Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Port Douglas 12 2 0 0 1688 397 425.19% 56 1st Semi South Cairns 12 9 81 Cairns City Lions 12 7 79
Cairns Saints 9 2 3 0 1110 716 155.03% 44 2nd Semi Port Douglas 18 16 124 Cairns Saints 4 4 28
South Cairns 7 2 5 0 1259 692 181.94% 36 Preliminary Cairns Saints 13 6 84 South Cairns 6 10 46
Cairns City Lions 7 2 5 0 1157 723 160.03% 36 Grand Port Douglas 15 12 102 Cairns Saints 11 6 72
Centrals Trinity Beach 4 2 8 0 661 1231 53.70% 24
Manunda Hawks 3 2 9 0 578 1083 53.37% 20
North Cairns 0 2 12 0 340 1951 17.43% 8

Premiers

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Below is the complete list of senior premiers in the AFL Cairns:[20]

  • 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 Title withheld due to brawl
  • 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
  • 2014 Port Douglas
  • 2015 Cairns Saints
  • 2016 Port Douglas
  • 2017 Port Douglas
  • 2018 Port Douglas
  • 2019 Port Douglas
  • 2020 Port Douglas
  • 2021 Cairns City Lions
  • 2022 Cairns City Lions
  • 2023 Port Douglas

Senior Grand Final Results

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Year Winning Club Score Losing Club Score
1956 South Cairns 10.6 (66) North Cairns 7.7 (49)
1957 Tinaroo Falls 10.12 (72) Innisfail Roos 6.9 (45)
1958 North Cairns N/A South Cairns N/A
1959 North Cairns N/A Centrals N/A
1960 Aloomba Gordonvale N/A Centrals N/A
1961 Babinda Magpies N/A Souths Balaclava N/A
1962 Babinda Magpies N/A Souths Balaclava 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 8.9 (57)
1966 Souths Balaclava 8.15 (63) Centrals Aloomba 8.9 (57)
1967 Centrals Aloomba N/A Souths Balaclava N/A
1968 Souths Balaclava N/A North Cairns 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 North Cairns 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 North Cairns N/A
1975 Centrals Aloomba N/A City United N/A
1976 North Cairns N/A City United 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 22.23 (155) North Cairns 13.6 (84)
1990 Centrals Trinity Beach 23.16 (154) Port Douglas 7.12 (54)
1991 Port Douglas N/a City's Cobras N/A
1992 Centrals Trinity Beach N/A City's Cobras N/A
1993 Centrals Trinity Beach N/A Cairns Saints N/A
1994 Cairns Saints N/A City's Cobras N/A
1995 Cairns Saints 6.7 (43) Centrals Trinity Beach 12.14 (86)
1996 Cairns Saints N/A Centrals Trinity Beach N/A
1997 Centrals Trinity Beach 20.10 (130) Port Douglas 5.9 (39)
1998 Cairns Saints 9.11 (65) Centrals Trinity Beach 9.5 (59)
1999 Cairns Saints 19.18 (132) Port Douglas 9.5 (59)
2000 Cairns Saints 15.10 (100) Centrals Trinity Beach 3.7 (25)
2001 Port Douglas 7.8 (50) South Cairns 5.16 (46)
2002 Cairns Saints 17.3 (105) South Cairns 9.15 (69)
2003 South Cairns 11.16 (82) North Cairns 6.10 (46)
20041 North Cairns 16.10 (106) Port Douglas 8.10 (58)
2005 Port Douglas 11.10 (76) South Cairns 11.9 (75)
2006 Manunda Hawks 18.11 (119) South Cairns 8.8 (56)
2007 Manunda Hawks 18.7 (115) Cairns Saints 13.16 (94)
2008 Cairns Saints 14.19 (103) South Cairns 5.16 (46)
2009 Cairns Saints 16.8 (104) South Cairns 12.9 (81)
2010 Cairns Saints 17.16 (118) Port Douglas 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 11.19 (85)
2014 Port Douglas 15.10 (100) Cairns Saints 13. 6 (84)
2015 Cairns Saints 14.12 (96) South Cairns 13.9 (87)
2016 Port Douglas 17.13 (115) Souths Cairns 14.7 (91)
2017 Port Douglas 21.19 (145) Manunda Hawks 11.4 (70)
2018 Port Douglas 12.17 (89) Cairns Saints 6.7 (43)
2019 Port Douglas 15.9 (99) South Cairns 9.11 (65)
2020 Port Douglas 15.12 (102) Cairns Saints 11.6 (72)
2021 Cairns City Lions 15.12 (102) Cairns Saints 14.7 (91)
2022 Cairns City Lions 21.12 (138) Port Douglas 6.7 (43)
2023 Port Douglas 12.7 (79) Cairns Saints 6.9 (45)

1 The 2004 Senior Grade Grand Final was declared a "no result" and the Premiership Cup withheld.

Senior Premierships Summary List 1956–2022

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Club Premiers
Centrals Trinity Beach (Formerly Centrals Aloomba) 12
North Cairns 10
South Cairns (Formerly Souths Balaclava & Aloomba Gordonvale) 10
Port Douglas 10
Cairns Saints 7
Manunda 4
Cairns City Lions (Formerly City United/Cobras) 4
Babinda Magpies 3
Tinnaroo Falls 1

Recent Reserve Grade Grand Final Results

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Year Premiers Score Runners Up Score
2000 Centrals-Trinity Beach 5.6 (36) Cairns Saints 5.4 (34)
2001 Centrals-Trinity Beach 12.9 (81) South Cairns 1.6 (12)
2002 Port Douglas 12.11 (83) South Cairns 5.7 (37)
2003 Centrals-Trinity Beach 14.11 (95) North Cairns 6.7 (43)
2004 Port Douglas 17.13 (115) North Cairns 8.9 (57)
2005 Port Douglas 19.14 (128) Cairns Saints 4.11 (35)
2006 Manunda Hawks 11.11 (77) Centrals-Trinity Beach 10.9 (69)
2007 Centrals-Trinity Beach 14.16 (100) Cairns Saints 11.2 (68)
2008 Cairns Saints 12.15 (87) North Cairns 2.9 (21)
2009 South Cairns 9.11 (65) Cairns Saints 9.4 (58)
2010 North Cairns 8.10 (58) Port Douglas 8.5 (53)
2011 Manunda Hawks 11.8 (74) Port Douglas 6.9 (45)
2012 Cairns Saints 17.6 (108) North Cairns 11.12 (78)
2013 North Cairns 14.14 (98) Port Douglas 13.6 (84)
2014 Port Douglas 18.14 (122) Cairns Saints 5.4 (34)
2015 Centrals-Trinity Beach 9.7 (61) Port Douglas 6.10 (46)
2016 South Cairns 11.9 (75) Port Douglas 11.4 (70)
2017 Port Douglas 13.10 (88) South Cairns 14.3 (87)
2018 Pyramid Power 12.12 (84) Port Douglas 10.7 (67)
2019 South Cairns 12.11 (83) Manunda Hawks 8.5 (53)
2020 Port Douglas 22.11 (143) South Cairns 2.4 (16)
2021 South Cairns 8.3 (51) Cairns Saints 7.7 (49)
2022 Centrals-Trinity Beach 8.14 (62) Cairns Saints 3.7 (25)
2023 Centrals-Trinity Beach 7.13 (55) South Cairns 4.7 (31)

Reserves Premierships Summary List 1962-2021

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Club Premiers
Centrals Trinity Beach (Formerly Centrals Aloomba) 14
North Cairns 12
Port Douglas 8
Cairns City Lions (Formerly City United/Cobras) 6
Babinda Magpies 6
South Cairns (Formerly Souths Balaclava) 7
Cairns Saints 3
Manunda 3
Westcourt 2
Mareeba Saints 1
Pyramid Power 1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ List of clubs on AL Cairns website
  2. ^ a b c d "FOOTBALL MATCH". Cairns Post. Vol. III, no. 121. Queensland, Australia. 3 September 1885. p. 3. Retrieved 18 August 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "AUSTRALIAN RULES". The Cairns Post. No. 9495. Queensland, Australia. 7 July 1932. p. 6. Retrieved 12 September 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "AUSTRALIAN RULES". The Cairns Post. No. 9496. Queensland, Australia. 8 July 1932. p. 8. Retrieved 12 September 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "NATIONAL FOOTBALL". The Cairns Post. No. 9548. Queensland, Australia. 7 September 1932. p. 6. Retrieved 12 September 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Calling Footbalers". The Cairns Post. No. 12, 809. Queensland, Australia. 16 March 1943. p. 2. Retrieved 12 September 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "AUSTRALIAN RULES". The Cairns Post. No. 12, 818. Queensland, Australia. 26 March 1943. p. 6. Retrieved 12 September 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "CHARITY LEAGUE". The Cairns Post. No. 12, 836. Queensland, Australia. 16 April 1943. p. 6. Retrieved 12 September 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "FOOTBALL". The Cairns Post. No. 12, 869. Queensland, Australia. 26 May 1943. p. 6. Retrieved 12 September 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ "Advertising". The Cairns Post. No. 13, 214. Queensland, Australia. 6 July 1944. p. 2. Retrieved 12 September 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ^ Bird, Murray; Parker, Greg (2018). More of the Kangaroo: 150 Years of Australian Football in Queensland - 1866 to 2016. Morningside, Qld. p. vii. ISBN 978-0-9943936-1-6. OCLC 1082363978.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  12. ^ Women pull on the jersey[permanent dead link‍] from ABC North Queensland
  13. ^ "AFL yet to decide fate of brawling players". ABC PM. 20 September 2004. Archived from the original on 29 October 2004. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Wild footbrawl on and off field". Austadiums. The Sunday Mail. 19 September 2004. Archived from the original on 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  15. ^ "Entire Cairns AFL team banned for all-in brawl". ABC News. 23 December 2004. Archived from the original on 27 October 2016.
  16. ^ Hull, Wesley (16 September 2014). "AFL Cairns makes tough call – but was it the right call?". World Footy News. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020.
  17. ^ "Infamous final won't spur Croc's premiership charge". GameDay. AFL Cairns. 21 January 2015. Archived from the original on 7 June 2024.
  18. ^ Wenzel, Murray (12 September 2014). "Hawks look at legal options". The Cairns Post.
  19. ^ Wenzel, Murray (9 November 2015). "Harbrow returns to coach Manunda Hawks". The Cairns Post.
  20. ^ List of Senior Premiers
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