AFL Wide Bay
Formerly | Bundeberg Wide Bay AFL |
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Sport | Australian rules football |
Founded | 1987 |
No. of teams | 6 |
Country | Australia |
Most titles | Hervey Bay Bombers (15) |
The AFL Wide Bay was an amateur Australian rules football competition that was formerly known as the Bundaberg-Wide Bay Australian Football League which was formed in 1987 through the merger of the Bundaberg Australian Football League and Wide Bay Australian Football Leagues. The competition currently featured teams from the cities of Bundaberg, Maryborough and Hervey Bay. Teams from Gympie and Pomona, played in this competition up until 2006, before changing Leagues. The representative team was known as the Tigers wearing guernseys similar to those of the Richmond Tigers. The competition was merged into the Queensland Football Association structure for the 2017 season.
AFL Wide Bay Origins - The Merger
In 1985, the WBAFL played a five team competition which included teams from Hervey Bay (2), Cooloola Coast and Gympie (2), with Maryborough fielding junior grades. The BAFL played a four team competition which included the three main clubs, Wests, Norths, and Souths (2) with Burnett Heads fielding Reserves and juniors only.
In 1986, the WBAFL played a four team competition, but finished the season with just two clubs, Hervey Bay and Gympie, who fielded just one senior club each that year. Maryborough and Cooloola Coast folded. The BAFL had only three senior teams, Wests, Norths and Souths (with Souths fielding just one A Grade team that year only), and so with backing of the Queensland Australian Football League, the two Leagues merged.
In 1987, the Bundaberg Wide Bay Australian Football League was formed with the five remaining senior clubs, Hervey Bay, Gympie, Norths, Wests and Souths, and the addition of Burnett Heads for a few senior games, before being relegated to the Reserves after five rounds.
In 1988, Maryborough joined the competition to resume a six team competition.
A Grade Senior Premiers[1]
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Year in Recess - 2003 Summary
In 2003, four out of the eight clubs that played in a Brisbane League Division Three, were from AFL Bundaberg Wide Bay. They were Hervey Bay Bombers, Maryborough Bears, Across The Waves Bundaberg, and Brothers Bulldogs from Bundaberg. Gympie Cats and Pomona Demons had also previously played in the Wide Bay League. It was a competition which lasted only one season before the above mentioned six clubs, with the addition of new club, Bay Power, resulted in a revamped seven club League reforming the AFL Bundaberg Wide Bay competition the following year.
Hervey Bay Bombers won the Division Three Flag in 2003 beating ATW Bundaberg Eagles, with Maryborough Bears finishing third. The other two clubs in the competition were Bribie Island Bulldogs and Glasshouse Lions.
A Grade Senior Clubs
Club | Moniker | Years in competition | No. of Premierships | Premiership years |
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ATW Bundaberg | Eagles | 1997– (merger of North Bundaberg Kangaroos and South Bundaberg/ATW Magpies) |
10 | 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
Fraser Coast | Lions | 1992-2000 (known as Fraser Coast Magpies 1997-2000) |
1 | 1993 |
Gympie | Cats | 1987-1989, 1993-1999, 2004–2006 | - | |
Pomona | Demons | 1993-1996, 2004-2006 | - | |
Hervey Bay Bombers | Bombers | 1987– | 15 | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2013 |
Bay Power | Power | 2004– | – | |
Brothers Bulldogs | Bulldogs | 1987– (known as West Bundaberg Bulldogs 1987-1996) |
3 | 1987, 1995, 2010 |
Maryborough | Bears | 1988, 1990–1991, 1993–1999, 2001–2012, 2015- reserve grade only-(Moniker was Tigers 1988–1994) |
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Merger of Two Bundaberg Clubs
North Bundaberg Kangaroos played in this competition from 1987 until 1996 before merging with Souths. South Bundaberg Magpies (ATW Magpies 1996) played in this competition from 1987 until 1996 before merging with Norths.
From 1997 the new club was to be known as Across The Waves (ATW) Bundaberg - The Eagles. The newly formed club won the A Grade Senior Flag in its first three seasons (1997-1999).
2009 AFL Wide Bay Ladder and Finals Results
AFL Wide Bay | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
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Brothers Bulldogs | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1611 | 803 | 200.62% | 76 | 1st Semi | Across The Waves | 13 | 8 | 86 | Bay Power | 9 | 9 | 63 | |
Hervey Bay Bombers | 9 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1538 | 1140 | 134.91% | 52 | 2nd Semi | Brothers Bulldogs | 14 | 7 | 91 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 12 | 18 | 90 | |
Across The Waves | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1576 | 1038 | 151.83% | 50 | Preliminary | Hervey Bay Bombers | 20 | 16 | 136 | Across The Waves | 6 | 6 | 42 | |
Bay Power | 7 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1420 | 1308 | 108.56% | 46 | Grand | Hervey Bay Bombers | 15 | 12 | 102 | Brothers Bulldogs | 10 | 7 | 67 | |
Maryborough | 0 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 390 | 2246 | 17.36% | 16 |
2010 AFL Wide Bay Ladder and Finals Results
AFL Wide Bay | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
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Across The Waves | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1809 | 722 | 250.55% | 60 | 1st Semi | Brothers Bulldogs | 30 | 19 | 199 | Bay Power | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
Hervey Bay Bombers | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1750 | 754 | 232.10% | 48 | 2nd Semi | Across The Waves | 15 | 7 | 97 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 11 | 10 | 76 | |
Brothers Bulldogs | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1746 | 1133 | 154.10% | 36 | Preliminary | Brothers Bulldogs | 17 | 11 | 113 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 12 | 13 | 85 | |
Bay Power | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 840 | 1801 | 46.64% | 8 | Grand | Brothers Bulldogs | 10 | 8 | 68 | Across The Waves | 7 | 16 | 58 | |
Maryborough | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 546 | 2281 | 23.94% | 8 |
2011 AFL Wide Bay Ladder and Finals Results
AFL Wide Bay | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
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Across The Waves | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2095 | 509 | 411.59% | 78 | 1st Semi | Hervey Bay Bombers | 12 | 10 | 82 | Bay Power | 8 | 16 | 64 | |
Brothers Bulldogs | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1205 | 1168 | 103.17% | 50 | 2nd Semi | Across The Waves | 14 | 9 | 93 | Brothers Bulldogs | 9 | 5 | 59 | |
Bay Power | 6 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1109 | 1291 | 85.90% | 42 | Preliminary | Hervey Bay Bombers | 14 | 11 | 95 | Brothers Bulldogs | 7 | 9 | 51 | |
Hervey Bay Bombers | 6 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 969 | 1320 | 73.41% | 42 | Grand | Across The Waves | 20 | 8 | 128 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 9 | 7 | 61 | |
Maryborough | 3 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 875 | 1965 | 44.53% | 28 |
2012 AFL Wide Bay Ladder and Finals Results
AFL Wide Bay | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
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Hervey Bay Bombers | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2000 | 383 | 522.19 | 62 | 1st Semi | Across The Waves | 23 | 12 | 150 | Maryborough | 6 | 10 | 46 | |
Brothers Bulldogs | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1263 | 1178 | 107.22 | 44 | 2nd Semi | Hervey Bay Bombers | 16 | 18 | 114 | Brothers Bulldogs | 6 | 8 | 44 | |
Across The Waves | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1394 | 1080 | 129.07 | 34 | Preliminary | Across The Waves | 13 | 8 | 86 | Brothers Bulldogs | 6 | 7 | 43 | |
Maryborough | 3 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 768 | 1937 | 39.65 | 14 | Grand | Hervey Bay Bombers | 11 | 14 | 80 | Across The Waves | 10 | 10 | 70 | |
Bay Power | 1 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 773 | 1620 | 47.72 | 6 |
2013 Ladder
AFL Wide Bay | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
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Across The Waves | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1454 | 1127 | 129.02% | 48 | Semi | Hervey Bay Bombers | 23 | 17 | 155 | Brothers Bulldogs | 6 | 7 | 43 | |
Hervey Bay Bombers | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1561 | 988 | 158.00% | 44 | Grand | Hervey Bay Bombers | 22 | 11 | 143 | Across The Waves | 9 | 10 | 64 | |
Brothers Bulldogs | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1019 | 1439 | 70.81% | 16 | ||||||||||
Bay Power | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1038 | 1518 | 68.38% | 12 |
2014 Ladder
AFL Wide Bay | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
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Hervey Bay Bombers | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2001 | 679 | 294.70% | 56 | Semi | Across The Waves | 15 | 11 | 101 | Brothers Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 49 | |
Across The Waves | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1473 | 1115 | 132.11% | 48 | Grand | Across The Waves | 14 | 16 | 100 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 10 | 6 | 66 | |
Brothers Bulldogs | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 853 | 1640 | 52.01% | 20 | ||||||||||
Bay Power | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 941 | 1720 | 54.71% | 12 | ||||||||||
Maroochydore Roos | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 192 | 128 | 150.00% | 4 | ||||||||||
Gympie | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 89 | 79.78% | 0 | ||||||||||
Pomona | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 68 | 119 | 57.14% | 0 | ||||||||||
Glasshouse Hinterland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 132 | 17.42% | 0 |
2015 Ladder
AFL Wide Bay | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
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Across The Waves | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1806 | 751 | 240.48% | 48 | Preliminary | Brothers Bulldogs | 19 | 20 | 134 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 9 | 13 | 67 | |
Hervey Bay Bombers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1118 | 1228 | 91.04% | 28 | Grand | Across The Waves | 17 | 9 | 111 | Brothers Bulldogs | 14 | 13 | 97 | |
Brothers Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1173 | 1232 | 95.21% | 28 | ||||||||||
Bay Power | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 799 | 1426 | 56.03% | 16 |
2016 Ladder
AFL Wide Bay | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
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Across The Waves | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1794 | 997 | 179.94% | 48 | Preliminary | Bay Power | 13 | 14 | 92 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 9 | 11 | 65 | |
Hervey Bay Bombers | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1437 | 1190 | 120.76% | 44 | Grand | Across The Waves | 13 | 15 | 93 | Bay Power | 11 | 7 | 73 | |
Bay Power | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1302 | 1448 | 89.92% | 32 | ||||||||||
Brothers Bulldogs | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1083 | 1515 | 71.49% | 16 |
AFL Wide Bay A Grade Grand Finals
Year | Premiers | Score | Runners Up | Score | Venue |
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1987 | West Bundaberg Bulldogs | 12.12 (84) | Hervey Bay Bombers | 7.14 (56) | Frank Coulthard Oval, Bundaberg |
1988 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 17.17 (119) | West Bundaberg Bulldogs | 9.15 (69) | Faircloth Oval, Bundaberg |
1989 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 10.19 (79) | West Bundaberg Bulldogs | 10.12 (72) | Dundowran Oval, Hervey Bay |
1990 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 21.18 (144) | West Bundaberg Bulldogs | 9.9 (63) | Faircloth Oval, Bundaberg |
1991 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 9.9 (63) | West Bundaberg Bulldogs | 8.7 (55) | N.E. Mclean Oval, Hervey Bay |
1992 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 12.10 (82) | South Bundaberg Magpies | 11.10 (76) | Faircloth Oval, Bundaberg |
1993 | Fraser Coast Lions | 14.10 (94) | South Bundaberg Magpies | 10.14 (74) | N.E. McLean Oval, Hervey Bay |
1994 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 13.8 (86) | South Bundaberg Magpies | 10.14 (74) | N.E. McLean Oval, Hervey Bay |
1995 | West Bundaberg Bulldogs | 10.6 (66) | South Bundaberg Magpies | 8.8 (56) | Faircloth Oval, Bundaberg |
1996 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 12.5 (77) | Maryborough Bears | 9.10 (64) | Newtown Oval, Maryborough |
1997 | ATW Bundaberg Eagles | 15.13 (103) | Fraser Coast Magpies | 10.16 (76) | N.E. McLean Oval, Hervey Bay |
1998 | ATW Bundaberg Eagles | 12.8 (80) | Gympie Cats | 7.6 (48) | Faircloth Oval, Bundaberg |
1999 | ATW Bundaberg Eagles | 10.14 (74) | Hervey Bay Bombers | 3.8 (26) | Frank Coulthard Oval, Bundaberg |
2000 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 10.7 (67) | ATW Bundaberg Eagles | 4.12 (36) | N.E. McLean Oval, Hervey Bay |
2001 | ATW Bundaberg Eagles | 17.12 (114) | Hervey Bay Bombers | 7.11 (53) | N.E. McLean Oval, Hervey Bay |
2002 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 16.12 (108) | ATW Bundaberg Eagles | 7.11 (53) | Faircloth Oval, Bundaberg |
*2003* | *HERVEY BAY BOMBERS | 8.8 (56) | *ATW BUNDABERG EAGLES | 6.17 (53) | N.E.McLEAN OVAL, HERVEY BAY |
2004 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 17.12 (114) | ATW Bundaberg Eagles | 8.7 (55) | Frank Coulthard Oval, Bundaberg |
2005 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 17.13 (115) | ATW Bundaberg Eagles | 9.11 (65) | Keith Dunne Oval, Hervey Bay |
2006 | ATW Bundaberg Eagles | 19.14 (128) | Hervey Bay Bombers | 14.15 (99) | Ocean Reef Park, Maryborough |
2007 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 17.15 (117) | ATW Bundaberg Eagles | 8.5 (53) | Faircloth Oval, Bundaberg |
2008 | ATW Bundaberg Eagles | 15.15 (105) | Hervey Bay Bombers | 15.13 (103) | Frank Coulthard Oval, Bundaberg |
2009 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 15.12 (102) | Brothers Bulldogs | 10.7 (67) | N.E. McLean Oval, Hervey Bay |
2010 | Brothers Bulldogs | 10.8 (68) | ATW Bundaberg Eagles | 7.16 (58) | Keith Dunne Oval, Hervey Bay |
2011 | ATW Bundaberg Eagles | 20.8 (128) | Hervey Bay Bombers | 9.7 (61) | Ocean Reef Park, Maryborough |
2012 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 11.14 (80) | ATW Bundaberg Eagles | 10.10 (70) | Faircloth Oval, Bundaberg |
2013 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 22.11 (143) | ATW Bundaberg Eagles | 9.10 (64) | Frank Coulthard Oval, Bundaberg |
2014 | ATW Bundaberg Eagles | 14.16 (100) | Hervey Bay Bombers | 10.6 (66) | N.E. McLean Oval, Hervey Bay |
2015 | ATW Bundaberg Eagles | 17.9 (111) | Brothers Bulldogs | 14.13 (97) | Keith Dunne Oval, Hervey Bay |
2016 | ATW Bundaberg Eagles | 13.15 (93) | Bay Power | 11.7 (73) | Brothers AFL Reserve, Bundaberg |
NOTE: In 2003 all of the AFL Bundaberg Wide Bay Clubs participated in a Brisbane Competition before resuming the Regional League the following year.
AFL Wide Bay A Grade Grand Final Summary List
Club | Seasons | Grand Finals | Premiers | Runners Up |
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Hervey Bay Bombers | 29 | 22 | 15 | 7 |
Across The Waves Bundaberg Eagles | 19 | 18 | 10 | 8 |
Brothers Bulldogs (West Bundaberg) | 29 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
Fraser Coast Lions/Magpies | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
South Bundaberg (ATW Magpies) | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Maryborough Bears (Formerly Tigers) | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Gympie Cats | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
North Bundaberg Kangaroos | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bay Power | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Pomona Demons | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AFL Wide Bay Best and Fairest Award (Stedman Medal)
Year | Stedman Medal Winner | Club |
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1987 | Darren Hunter | Hervey Bay Bombers |
1988 | John Turnbull | Hervey Bay Bombers |
1989 | Paul Longley | West Bundaberg Bulldogs |
1990 | Gavin Rowe | West Bundaberg Bulldogs |
1991 | John Turnbull | Hervey Bay Bombers |
1992 | Doug Maxwell | Fraser Coast Lions |
1993 | Rory Chapple | Fraser Coast Lions |
1994 | Shannon Schonnewille | Maryborough Tigers |
1995 | David Ward | West Bundaberg Bulldogs |
1996 | Scott Banfield (TIED) | Hervey Bay Bombers |
1996 | Grant Staunton (TIED) | Hervey Bay Bombers |
1997 | Grant Staunton | Hervey Bay Bombers |
1998 | Angus Nevin | Gympie Cats |
1999 | Anthony McDonald | Fraser Coast Magpies |
2000 | Josh Charles | Hervey Bay Bombers |
2001 | Josh Charles | Hervey Bay Bombers |
2002 | Jason Hodgkinson | Brothers Bulldogs |
2003 | Competition in Recess | Not awarded |
2004 | Will Connally | Hervey Bay Bombers |
2005 | Matty Stevens | Across The Waves Bundaberg Eagles |
2006 | Matty Stevens | Across The Waves Bundaberg Eagles |
2007 | Shannon Beavis | Maryborough Bears |
2008 | Hayden Anderson | Across The Waves Bundaberg Eagles |
2009 | Justin Sheehan | Brothers Bulldogs |
2010 | Brendan Murchie (TIED) | Across The Waves Bundaberg Eagles |
2010 | Shaun Stone (TIED) | Across The Waves Bundaberg Eagles |
2011 | Michael Liverton | Across The Waves Bundaberg Eagles |
2012 | Brad Richards | Hervey Bay Bombers |
AFL Wide Bay Recent Reserve Grade Grand Finals
Year | Premiers | Score | Runners Up | Score |
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2005 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 9.6 (60) | Maryborough Bears | 3.6 (24) |
2006 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 8.3 (51) | ATW Bundaberg Eagles | 3.6 (24) |
2007 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 13.6 (78) | ATW Bundaberg Eagles | 6.5 (41) |
2008 | Hervey Bay Bombers | Score N/A | ATW Bundaberg Eagles | by 1 point |
2009 | Brothers Bulldogs | 6.13 (49) | Hervey Bay Bombers | 5.1 (31) |
2010 | Brothers Bulldogs | 14.1 (85) | Bay Power | 11.10 (76) |
2011 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 11.12 (78) | Brothers Bulldogs | 5.7 (37) |
2012 | Brothers Bulldogs | 7.8 (50) | Hervey Bay Bombers | 7.4 (46) |
2013 | Brothers Bulldogs | 7.4 (46) | Hervey Bay Bombers | 5.6 (36) |
2014 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 10.7 (67) | ATW Bundaberg Eagles | 2.5 (17) |
2015 | Brothers Bulldogs | 11.6 (72) | Hervey Bay Bombers | 5.6 (36) |
2016 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 12.8 (80) | ATW Bundaberg Eagles | 3.3 (21) |
AFL Wide Bay Reserves Grand Final Summary List
Club | Seasons | Grand Finals | Premiers | Runners Up |
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Hervey Bay Bombers | 27 | 26 | 14 | 12 |
Fraser Coast Lions/Magpies | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
Brothers Bulldogs (West Bundaberg) | 27 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
Across The Waves Bundaberg Eagles | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
South Bundaberg (ATW Magpies) | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
North Bundaberg Kangaroos | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Maryborough Bears (Formerly Tigers) | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Bay Power | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Burnett Heads Saints | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pomona Demons | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gympie Cats | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Note: The Reserve Grade Seniors was not contested from 2002-2004.
See also
References
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