AFL Hunter Central Coast

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AFL Hunter Central Coast
AFL Hunter Central Coast logo.jpg
Sport Australian rules football
Founded2000;25 years ago (2000)
No. of teams15
CountryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Most recent
champion(s)
Newcastle City
Most titlesNewcastle City
(10 premierships)
Sponsor(s)Hunter HAVAL
Official website aflhuntercentralcoast.com.au

The AFL Hunter Central Coast is an Australian rules football competition in the Newcastle, Hunter Region and Central Coast regions of New South Wales.

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The Black Diamond Australian Football league was formed in 2000 from the merger of the Newcastle Australian Football League (founded 1886) and the Central Coast Australian Football League (founded 1976) and ran until the end of the 2018 season. Following the end of the 2018 season, the league was disbanded and a new league under the AFL NSW/ACT banner was formed; AFL Hunter Central Coast (AFLHCC). Teams in the AFLHCC's top division still play for the Black Diamond Cup.

The competition is technically Hunter Central Coast's division of the New South Wales Australian Football League.

History

Foundation of Black Diamond Australian Football League

The league was formed in 2000 from a merger of the Newcastle Australian Football League (founded 1886) and the Central Coast Australian Football League (founded 1976).

The proposition of an alternate competition started from rumblings during the 1990s that both competitions were dreadfully uneven and it was generally considered the administration, although keen and resolute, was far from what was needed to sustain a viable football league/s.

Visits from AFL executives to both the Newcastle and Central Coast took place during the 1999 season where they addressed meetings of delegates to look at alternatives to their contemporary competitions. It turns out these people were more interested in a proposed regional Club to participate in the Sydney Competition.

This proposal didn't address the concerns of the general situation of the local competitions. As there was no follow-up by the AFL both boards issued invitations to senior officials of all clubs to discuss the options for the future. A meeting was held at Mt Penang, Kariong in October 1999 where it was decided to merge both leagues to create a stronger more balanced competition.

The name "Black Diamond AFL" was derived from the Black Diamond Cup which has been awarded to the Newcastle AFL Premiers since 1888. [1]

League development

The Black Diamond AFL were successful in winning the Southern NSW AFL Championships in 2007, defeating the Riverina Football League.

In 2008 both Woy Woy and Singleton were removed from the First Grade competition and Lake Macquarie Crows were promoted to First Grade, meaning nine clubs competed for the premiership.

In 2011, Singleton returned to first grade, after winning the reserve premierships for 2009 and 2010. Nelson Bay however will only compete in Reserve Grade. Woy Woy, now known as the Peninsula Swans, will compete as a joint venture with the Gosford Tigers, allowing players at both clubs to compete in First Grade, Reserve Grade and Under 18s in 2011.

Gosford left the league in 2012, competing in the Sydney AFL for the next four seasons, before returning to the BDAFL in 2016.

The Maitland Saints also entered a senior side in 2012. From 2012, the competition was restructured to allowed clubs to enter teams across Premier, 1st, 2nd and 3rd divisions. This allowed smaller or newer clubs to field their firsts against the reserves or even third senior side of the stronger clubs.

Further clubs have joined the league in recent years, including Muswellbrook Cats and The Entrance Bateau Bay both entering senior sides 2014. Muswellbrook had competed from 1988 until 1994 in the Newcastle AFL, and then later in the Tamworth AFL until 2013.

A women's competition started in 2015. Wyong Lakes was the first and only Central Coast club to enter the inaugural women's competition, along with Hunter-based clubs Newcastle City, Nelson Bay, Maitland, Warners Bay and Lake Macquarie. Killarney Vale and Gosford fielded their inaugural women's teams the following year. In 2018 the Ladypies, as the team came to be known, became the first and only Central Coast team to make the grand final in the women's competition.

In 2018, junior club Port Stephens fielded a Women's team, their first senior team in the club's history and Wallsend was revived as Wallsend-West Newcastle and fielded a team in the Women's competition and a team in the Black Diamond Plate.

AFL Hunter Central Coast: 2019-

The league was renamed AFL Hunter Central Coast following the conclusion of the 2018 season under the banner of AFL NSW/ACT.

The 2019 season saw Lake Macquarie, with only one senior team, drop down to Black Diamond Plate (Reserves) and Nelson Bay was also reduced to just one senior team but still continued to play in the Black Diamond Cup. Newcastle City also fielded one women's team that same year, as the club had previously fielded two women's teams for two years.

2020 saw the league indefinitely suspended due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic. Originally intending to start on April 4, the pandemic prevented football from going ahead in the region until July 18. The league was restructured with two women's divisions, respectively named Black Diamond Cup and Plate Women's, and a third men's competition, the Black Diamond Shield, introduced. The Black Diamond Plate will now consist of Terrigal-Avoca and Newcastle City's reserves sides and clubs with a single men's team with the Black Diamond Shield being the reserves competition for the rest of the clubs. Both Nelson Bay and Port Stephens are fielding a women's team as a joint venture for the 2020 season.

In late June 2021, the AFL Hunter Central Coast announced that all senior competitions, Central Coast and Hunter combined junior competitions and Central Coast-based junior competitions would cease due to the rapidly increasing number of coronavirus cases across the region, as the Central Coast was classed as part of Greater Sydney at the time. Round 10 was the last official round for the senior season with Central Coast and Hunter clubs competing. Although informal senior matches between Hunter-based clubs and Hunter-based junior competitions were able to continue, the uncertainty of the coronavirus outbreak across the Hunter region in early August eventually saw all Hunter community senior and junior competitions ceased for 2021.

Senior Clubs

AFL Hunter Central Coast
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Wyong Lakes
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Warners Bay
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The Entrance Bateau Bay
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Singleton
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Port Stephens
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Nelson Bay
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Maitland
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Lake Macquarie
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Gosford
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Locations of the teams home grounds
ClubColoursNicknameHome GroundSenior TeamsFormer LeagueEst.Years in HCCAFLHCCAFL Senior Premierships
TotalYears
Top Grade
Cardiff
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HawksPasterfield Sports Complex, Cameron Park Men's Cup, Men's Plate x2, Women's Cup, Women's Plate NAFL 19672000-42002, 2004, 2005, 2006
Killarney Vale
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BombersAdelaide Street Oval, Killarney Vale Men's Cup, Men's Plate, Women's Cup, Women's Plate CCAFL 19782000-22007, 2022
Maitland
Maitland Saints Football Club colours.jpg
SaintsMax McMahon Oval, Rutherford Men's Cup, Men's Plate, Women's Plate20072012-12017
Nelson Bay
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MarlinsDick Burwell Oval, Nelson Bay Men's Cup, Women's Plate NAFL 19802000-22013, 2022
Newcastle City
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Blues Newcastle No. 1 Sportsground, Newcastle West Men's Cup, Men's Plate x2, Women's Cup, Women's Plate x2 NAFL 18832000-102003, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2023, 2024
Terrigal-Avoca
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PanthersHylton Moore Oval, East Gosford Men's Cup, Men's Plate, Women's Cup, Women's Plate CCAFL 19762000-72000, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020
The Entrance Bateau Bay
The Entrance Bateau Bay Football Club colours.jpg
BluesBateau Bay Sports Facility, Bateau Bay Men's Cup, Men's Plate, Women's Cup, Women's Plate CCAFL 19832014-12016
Warners Bay
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BulldogsFeighan Oval, Warners Bay Men's Cup, Men's Plate, Women's Cup NAFL 19742000-0-
Lower Grades
Lake Macquarie
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DockersTulkaba Park, Teralba Men's Plate, Women's Plate19972003-0-
Muswellbrook
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CatsWeeraman Fields, Muswellbrook Men's Plate, Women's Plate NWAFL 19882014-2023, 2025-0-
Port Stephens
Port Adelaide Football Club colours (women's clash).svg
PowerFerodale Park, Medowie Men's Plate, Women's Plate19992017-0-
Singleton
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RoostersRose Point Park, Singleton Men's Plate, Women's Cup NAFL 19822006-32010, 2012, 2016
Wyong Lakes
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MagpiesDon Small Oval, Tacoma Men's Plate, Women's Plate CCAFL 19752000-12014

Former clubs

ClubColoursNicknameHome GroundFormer LeagueEst.Years in HCCAFLHCCAFL Senior PremiershipsFate
TotalYears
Gosford
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TigersGarnet Adcock Memorial Park, West Gosford CCAFL, SAFL 19712000-2011, 2016-20240-In recess for 2025 season
Wallsend-West Newcastle
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SwansBill Elliott Oval, Maryland 20182018-20220-Folded after 2022 season
West Newcastle-Wallsend
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DemonsHawkins Oval, Wickham 20002000-200212001Folded after 2002 season
Woy Woy Peninsula
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SwansRogers Park, Woy Woy CCAFL 19762000-200712006Folded after 2007 season

Juniors-only Clubs

ClubColoursNicknameHome GroundEst.Years in HCCJAFL
Niagara Park Ourimbah
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DockersPaddy Clifton Oval, Narara 19991999-2022, 2024-
Northern Giants
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GiantsNorthlakes Oval, San Remo 20202020-
Saratoga
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HawksGarnet Adcock Memorial Park, West Gosford 20012001-

Men's BDAFL/AFLHCC Premiers

YearPremiersRunners UpScore
2000Terrigal-AvocaCardiffTA (17.16-118) d CAR (10.18-78)
2001West Newcastle-WallsendCardiffWEST (21.9-135) d CAR (18.13-121)
2002CardiffTerrigal-AvocaCAR (11.15-81) d TA (7.10-52)
2003Newcastle CityCardiffNC (17.16-118) d CAR (11.10-76)
2004CardiffTerrigal-AvocaCAR (16.13-109) d TA (15.9-99)
2005CardiffKillarney ValeCAR (17.11-113) d KV (11.6-72)
2006CardiffNewcastle CityCAR (8.9-57) d NC (2.4-16)
2007Killarney ValeNewcastle CityKV (9.9-63) d NC (4.17-41)
2008Newcastle CityCardiffNC (14.12-96) d CAR (8.11-59)
2009Newcastle CityCardiffNC (12.15-87) d CAR (11.14-80)
2010Newcastle CityCardiffNC (17.21-123) d CAR (10.12-72)
2011Newcastle CityCardiffNC (14.20-104) d CAR (10.11-71)
2012Terrigal-AvocaCardiffTA (10.8-68) d CAR (7.12-54)
2013Newcastle CityTerrigal-AvocaNC (18.9-117) d TA (14.9-93)
2014Terrigal-AvocaKillarney ValeTA (17.12-114) d KV (9.5-59)
2015Terrigal-AvocaNewcastle CityTA (14.9-93) d NC (10.11-71)
2016Newcastle CityTerrigal-AvocaNC (14.13-97) d TA (5.6-36)
2017Terrigal-AvocaCardiffTA (13.11-89) d CAR (11.14-80)
2018Newcastle CityTerrigal-AvocaNC (9.11-65) d TA (5.13-43)
2019Terrigal-AvocaNewcastle CityTA (8.9-57) d NC (7.5-47)
2020Terrigal-AvocaNewcastle CityTA (10.16-76) d NC (7.8-50)
2021No premiership awarded
2022Killarney ValeTerrigal-AvocaKV (11.5-71) d TA (8.10-58)
2023Newcastle CityTerrigal-AvocaNC (12.10-82) d TA (10.13-73)
2024Newcastle CityCardiffNC (10.4-64) d CAR (2.8-20)
2025GF - Newcastle Cityvs.Warners Bay/Terrigal Avoca

Women's BDAFL/AFLHCC Premiers

YearPremiersRunners UpScore
2015Newcastle CityNelson BayNC (4.5-29) d NB (1.1-7)
2016Nelson BayNewcastle CityNB (5.2-32) d NC (3.11-29)
2017Newcastle CityNelson BayNC (10.11-71) d NB (1.6-12)
2018Newcastle CityWyong LakesNC (5.10-40) d WL (1.1-7)
2019Newcastle CityMaitlandNC (8.6-54) d Mait (3.0-18)
2020Newcastle CityKillarney ValeNC (6.6-42) d KV (3.7-25)
2021No premiership awarded
2022Newcastle CityKillarney ValeNC (3.6-24) d KV (3.3-21)
2023Newcastle CityKillarney ValeNC (7.6-48) d KV (2.5-17)
2024Killarney ValeCardiffKV (5.1-31) d CAR (3.8-26)

Men's First Grade (Black Diamond Cup)

2015 Ladder

Black Diamond AFLWinsByesLossesDrawsForAgainst%PtsFinalTeamGBPtsTeamGBPts
Terrigal Avoca 150101992614324.43%601st SemiKillarney Vale167103Warners Bay5939
Newcastle City 130301633961169.93%522nd SemiNewcastle City91569Terrigal Avoca6844
Killarney Vale 80801143120295.09%32PreliminaryTerrigal Avoca132199Killarney Vale7749
Warners Bay 60100881151658.11%24GrandTerrigal Avoca14993Newcastle City101171
Nelson Bay50110939144165.16%20
Cardiff10150922177651.91%4

2016 Ladder

Black Diamond AFLWinsByesLossesDrawsForAgainst%PtsFinalTeamGBPtsTeamGBPts
Newcastle City 160102165792273.36%641st SemiNelson Bay101777Cardiff91064
Terrigal Avoca 1106015771073146.97%442nd SemiNewcastle City101777Terrigal Avoca8755
Nelson Bay 80901459151496.37%32PreliminaryTerrigal Avoca1621117Nelson Bay121082
Cardiff 80901346178175.58%32GrandNewcastle City141397Terrigal Avoca5636
Warners Bay601101111154871.77%24
Killarney Vale20150896184648.54%8

2017 Ladder

Black Diamond AFLWinsByesLossesDrawsForAgainst%PtsFinalTeamGBPtsTeamGBPts
Terrigal Avoca 140201436772186.01%561st SemiNewcastle City51747Nelson Bay61248
Cardiff 1303013751157118.84%522nd SemiTerrigal Avoca178110Cardiff91064
Newcastle City 1105012651003126.12%44PreliminaryCardiff1613109Nelson Bay7648
Nelson Bay 501101161137084.74%20GrandTerrigal Avoca131189Cardiff111480
Warners Bay30130970121879.64%12
Killarney Vale20140817150454.32%8

2018 Ladder

Black Diamond AFLWinsByesLossesDrawsForAgainst%PtsFinalTeamGBPtsTeamGBPts
Terrigal-Avoca152102121438484.25601st EliminationSingleton5838Warners Bay71759
Cardiff142201792711252.04562nd EliminationNewcastle City11773Killarney Vale4630
Newcastle City122301795528339.96483rd EliminationCardiff101575Wyong Lakes7345
Singleton1026011021094100.73401st PrelimNewcastle City101070Cardiff51141
Warners Bay92601363662205.89362nd PrelimTerrigal-Avoca111480Warners Bay4832
Killarney Vale927011751113105.5736GrandNewcastle City91165Terrigal-Avoca51343
Wyong Lakes621001157135885.2024
Gosford62100888149159.5624
Nelson Bay32130776174044.6012
Maitland32130668178037.5312
Lake Macquarie02160412233217.670

2019 Ladder

Black Diamond CupWinsByesLossesDrawsForAgainst%PtsFinalTeamGBPtsTeamGBPts
Terrigal-Avoca170102171544399.08681st EliminationKillarney Vale7850Singleton10666
Newcastle City150301903712267.28602nd EliminationCardiff121688Warners Bay4832
Cardiff140401719838205.13561st SemiTerrigal-Avoca6642Singleton4226
Killarney Vale1107013731106124.14442nd SemiNewcastle City81058Cardiff51040
Singleton100801144146578.0940GrandTerrigal-Avoca8957Newcastle City7547
Warners Bay801001107130584.8332
Maitland50130837185745.0720
Nelson Bay40140935186150.2416
Wyong Lakes301501049166263.1212
Gosford301501063195154.4812

2020 Ladder

Black Diamond CupWinsByesLossesDrawsForAgainst%PtsFinalTeamGBPtsTeamGBPts
Terrigal-Avoca120001559430362.56481st Semi FinalNewcastle City81260Singleton8654
Newcastle City100201128694162.54402nd Semi FinalTerrigal-Avoca1513103Killarney Vale4529
Singleton9030839806104.0936GrandTerrigal-Avoca101676Newcastle City7850
Killarney Vale8040845674125.3732
Nelson Bay6060993977101.6424
Cardiff5061982844116.3522
Warners Bay407180891888.0218
Gosford3090767115366.5212
Maitland10110484119340.574
Wyong Lakes10110486120240.434

2021 Ladder (After Round 10)

Black Diamond CupWinsByesLossesDrawsForAgainst%Pct Won
Terrigal-Avoca81001117203550.25100.00
Newcastle City7110860313274.76
Killarney Vale5130564382147.6462.50
Warners Bay5130556536103.7362.50
Singleton415045468366.4744.44
Gosford315048754289.8537.50
Maitland316045183154.2733.33
Cardiff217058168584.8222.22
Nelson Bay0270148104314.190.00

2022 Ladder

Black Diamond CupWinsByesLossesDrawsForAgainst%PtsFinalTeamGBPtsTeamGBPts
Killarney Vale 142101405454309.47%56EliminationCardiff9862Newcastle City4428
Terrigal-Avoca 122301477648227.93%48QualifyingKillarney Vale9559Terrigal-Avoca5434
Cardiff 93601184946125.16%36PreliminaryTerrigal-Avoca101272Cardiff3725
Newcastle City 82601170744157.26%32GrandKillarney Vale11571Terrigal-Avoca81058
Warners Bay539092599692.87%20
Maitland23130625155340.24%8
Singleton13120327177218.45%4

Men's Second Grade (Black Diamond Plate)

2015 Ladder

Black Diamond AFL Div 1WinsByesLossesDrawsForAgainst%PtsFinalTeamGBM/RTeamGBPts
Terrigal Avoca 122211394567245.86%801st SemiMaitland121183Wyong Lakes111177
Newcastle City 122211351579233.33%802nd SemiNewcastle Bay9862Terrigal Avoca21022
Wyong Lakes 102411395801174.16%67PreliminaryTerrigal Avoca1511101Maitland9559
Maitland 102501303751173.50%67GrandNewcastle Bay11672Terrigal Avoca7850
Warners Bay728068195871.09%47
Singleton5390817128363.68%35
Cardiff52100623125049.84%33
Killarney Vale33101635125250.72%21
Lake Macquarie03140505126339.98%0

2016 Ladder

Black Diamond AFL Div 1WinsByesLossesDrawsForAgainst%PtsFinalTeamGBPtsTeamGBPts
Singleton 150201875524357.82%601st SemiNewcastle Bay1617113Gosford1713
Maitland 150201636730224.11%602nd SemiSingleton131593Maitland11773
Newcastle City 140301668620269.03%56PreliminaryMaitland13684Newcastle Bay61652
Gosford 130401743851204.82%52GrandSingleton6743Maitland2416
Terrigal Avoca80901362960141.88%32
Wyong Lakes809013731044131.51%32
Warners Bay50111838145457.63%22
Cardiff30140629175835.78%12
Lake Macquarie20141525163732.07%10
Killarney Vale10160341241214.14%4

2017 Ladder

Black Diamond AFL Div 1WinsByesLossesDrawsForAgainst%PtsFinalTeamGBM/RTeamGBPts
Wyong Lakes142201663695239.28561st SemiSingleton121385City139
Maitland142201468661222.09562nd SemiWyong51040Maitland91266
Singleton132301406654214.9852PreliminaryWyong7749Singleton111177
Newcastle City92701185829142.9436GrandMaitland14589Singleton91064
Gosford828012601138110.7232
Terrigal-Avoca82801006106994.1132
Lake Macquarie32130738139552.9012
Muswellbrook22140748146151.208
The Entrance-Bateau Bay12150334190617.524

2018 Ladder

Black Diamond AFL Div 1WinsByesLossesDrawsForAgainst%PtsFinalTeamGBPtsTeamGBPts
Terrigal-Avoca160002170328661.59641st EliminationMuswellbrook91064TEBB6743
Newcastle City150102059323637.46602nd EliminationNewcastle City1421105Warners Bay000
Cardiff130301935545355.05523rd EliminationCardiff5737Killarney Vale11773
Muswellbrook120311735499347.70501st PrelimNewcastle City13684Muswellbrook7749
The Entrance-Bateau Bay110411545552279.89462nd PrelimTerrigal-Avoca111177Killarney Vale077
Killarney Vale90701226946129.6036GrandTerrigal-Avoca6945Newcastle City4731
Warners Bay60100960120279.8724
Maitland60100685154544.3424
Gosford50110775146153.0520
Wyong Lakes50110768148751.6520
Lake Macquarie50110604176234.2820
Singleton40120560165833.7816
Wallsend-West Newcastle20140546175631.098
Nelson Bay20140429193322.198

2019 Ladder

Black Diamond PlateWinsByesLossesDrawsForAgainst%PtsFinalTeamGBPtsTeamGBPts
Terrigal-Avoca162001536349440.111001st EliminationWarners Bay61349Killarney Vale6743
Newcastle City142201691408414.4687.502nd EliminationTEBB12779Muswellbrook61450
The Entrance Bateau Bay112501472690213.3368.751st SemiTerrigal-Avoca81260Warners Bay3725
Warners Bay112501323627211.0068.752nd SemiNewcastle City3624TEBB6945
Killarney Vale112501228725169.3868.75GrandTerrigal-Avoca2013133TEBB1511
Muswellbrook102501140609187.1966.67
Cardiff82801074819131.1450.00
Lake Macquarie72901091798136.7243.75
Wallsend-West Newcastle52100716143849.7933.33
Maitland52110752117064.2731.25
Wyong Lakes22140536171431.2712.50
Singleton22140343186418.4012.50
Gosford12150218190911.426.25

2020 Ladder

Due to coronavirus concerns in the Upper Hunter, Muswellbrook withdrew their men and women's teams after Round 5 for the remainder of the season.

Black Diamond PlateWinsByesLossesDrawsForAgainst%PtsFinalTeamGBPtsTeamGBPts
Newcastle City9110920312294.87901st Semi FinalTerrigal-Avoca2310148TEBB7345
Terrigal-Avoca8220938320293.12802nd Semi FinalNewcastle City2911185Wallsend-West Newcastle2214
The Entrance Bateau Bay4250630615102.4444.44Grand FinalNewcastle City7547Terrigal-Avoca111076
Wallsend-West Newcastle318041380451.3727.27
Lake Macquarie318037594539.6827.27
Muswellbrook104017045037.7820.00

2021 Ladder (After Round 10)

Black Diamond PlateWinsLossesDrawsByesForAgainst%Pct Won
Terrigal Avoca8001753306246.08%100.00
Newcastle City6201807243332.10%75.00
Wyong Lakes6211749423177.07%72.22
The Entrance Bateau Bay5401682440155.00%55.56
Cardiff450157660195.84%44.44
Wallsend-West Newcastle251141366562.11%31.25
Lake Macquarie260239273353.48%25.00
Gosford260135592238.50%25.00
Muswellbrook270143582952.47%22.22


Men's Third Grade (Black Diamond Shield)

2015 Ladder

Black Diamond AFL Div 2WinsByesLossesDrawsForAgainst%PtsFinalTeamGBPtsTeamGBPts
Newcastle City 141201429526271.67%601st SemiLake Macquarie1511101Terrigal Avoca6642
The Entrance Bateau Bay 141201334656203.35%602nd SemiThe Entrance Bateau Bay71052Newcastle City7446
Terrigal Avoca 131301531544281.43%56PreliminaryNewcastle City1513103Lake Macquarie3422
Lake Macquarie 101601202777154.70%44GrandNewcastle City165101The Entrance Bateau Bay91165
Singleton1016010791045103.25%44
Muswellbrook81801229895137.32%36
Warners Bay719084188095.57%32
Cardiff61100757118663.83%28
Nelson Bay51110862112976.35%24
Maitland5111073499973.47%24
Wyong Lakes31130607182633.24%16
Killarney Vale11150502164430.54%8

2016 Ladder

Black Diamond AFL Div 2WinsByesLossesDrawsForAgainst%PtsFinalTeamGBPtsTeamGBPts
Muswellbrook 140001866380491.05%56EliminationWarners Bay5535Terrigal Avoca31230
The Entrance Bateau Bay 120201286443290.29%48QualifyingThe Entrance Bateau Bay9963Newcastle City7446
Newcastle City 100401394446312.56%401st SemiWarners Bay9963Newcastle City6945
Terrigal Avoca 100401181636185.69%402nd SemiMuswellbrook81260The Entrance Bateau Bay9559
Warners Bay 7070673108562.03%28PreliminaryThe Entrance Bateau Bay2211143Warners Bay3624
Gosford6080823103879.29%24GrandThe Entrance Bateau Bay71052Muswellbrook5636
Maitland6080650121353.59%24
Nelson Bay40100870108979.89%16
Singleton30110663153643.16%12
Killarney Vale30110488134136.39%12
Wyong Lakes20120550123744.46%8

2017 Ladder

Black Diamond AFLWinsByesLossesDrawsForAgainst%PtsFinalTeamGBPtsTeamGBPts
Cardiff132201850544340.0752QualifyingWarners Bay6844Killarney Vale11975
Killarney Vale131301482614241.3752EliminationTerrigal-Avoca1511101Nelson Bay2113
Warners Bay122301341639209.86481st SemiWarners Bay14892Terrigal-Avoca9862
Terrigal-Avoca112401393757184.02442nd SemiCardiff6339Killarney Vale121082
Nelson Bay7280997865115.2628PreliminaryCardiff8755Warners Bay41539
Lake Macquarie7280640127450.2428GrandKillarney Vale61046Cardiff101070
Gosford6290773131958.6124
Maitland52100581107354.1520
Newcastle City42110723106368.0216
Singleton32120531134939.3612
Wyong Lakes22130608142242.768

After the 2017 season, the league was changed from having three senior men's grade to two, consisting of the Black Diamond Cup (Premier Division) and Black Diamond Plate (Reserves), onward from the 2018 season. However, a third men's competition was reintroduced in 2020, the Black Diamond Shield, which consists of the reserves sides of every club except Terrigal-Avoca, Newcastle City, Nelson Bay, Muswellbrook, The Entrance Bateau Bay, Lake Macquarie, Wallsend-West Newcastle and Port Stephens, who currently only field a senior women's team.

2020 Ladder

Black Diamond ShieldWinsByesLossesDrawsForAgainst%PtsFinalTeamGBPtsTeamGBPts
Cardiff111001206248486.29100.001st Semi FinalCardiff121284Gosford7547
Killarney Vale8130813463175.5972.732nd Semi FinalKillarney Vale12981Warners Bay6440
Warners Bay7230736400184.0070.00GrandCardiff111480Killarney Vale9761
Gosford4260751631119.0240.00
Singleton327034883841.5330.00
Wyong Lakes228029896230.9820.00
Maitland129033294235.2410.00

2021 Ladder (After Round 10)

Singleton also had a Reserve Grade side competing in the 2021 Black Diamond Shield, but eventually pulled out of the competition after Round 3 after forfeiting their first two games for the year.

Black Diamond ShieldWinsByesLossesDrawsForAgainst%Pts
Warners Bay8110917246372.76%88.89
Newcastle City Blues6220788225350.22%75.00
Killarney Vale5230576355162.25%62.50
Gosford226032977642.40%25.00
Maitland037015592316.79%0.00


Black Diamond Women's football competition

2015 Ladder

An open age women's competition commenced in 2015. Initially starting with 6 teams the competition expanded to 10 the following year. The 2017 season saw 2 new teams and the 2018 season saw 16 teams.

Black Diamond AFLWinsByesLossesDrawsForAgainst%PtsFinalTeamGBPtsTeamGBPts
Nelson Bay 1301076195801.05%521st SemiWarners Bay11975Lake Macquarie117
Newcastle City 12020703125562.40%482nd SemiNelson Bay7749Newcastle City4125
Warners Bay 8060480311154.34%32PreliminaryNewcastle City5737Warners Bay4630
Lake Macquarie 509035266053.33%20GrandNewcastle City4529Nelson Bay117
Wyong Lakes3011027750255.18%12
Maitland10130148102814.40%4

2016 Ladder

Black Diamond AFLWinsByesLossesDrawsForAgainst%PtsFinalTeamGBPtsTeamGBPts
Nelson Bay 15000968141686.52%601st SemiNewcastle City41034Cardiff1612
Gosford 120301079202534.16%482nd SemiNelson Bay71254Gosford2012
Newcastle City 12030941197477.66%48PreliminaryTerrigal Avoca1611107Gosford117
Cardiff 11040820321255.45%44GrandNelson Bay5232Newcastle City31129
Wyong Lakes10050656465141.08%40
Warners Bay50100569467121.84%20
Maitland5010060863795.45%20
Killarney Vale3012035279844.11%12
Lake Macquarie2013031896932.82%8
Singleton001501321270.61%0

2017 Ladder

Black Diamond AFLWinsByesLossesDrawsForAgainst%PtsFinalTeamGBPtsTeamGBPts
Newcastle City1600021671161868.10641st SemiMaitland7547Wyong Lakes4125
Nelson Bay140201211307394.46562nd SemiGosford6743Killarney Vale2214
Gosford120401177405290.6248Prelim 1Newcastle City2313151Maitland011
Maitland120401069577185.2748Prelim 2Nelson Bay9761Gosford055
Wyong Lakes9070728455160.0036GrandNewcastle City101171Nelson Bay1612
Killarney Vale9070801544147.2436
Warners Bay9070642613104.7336
Singleton6010036979846.2424
Lake Macquarie4012058689065.8416
Cardiff30130370114932.2012
Newcastle Novas20140272158917.128
Muswellbrook001601619650.810

2018 Ladder

Black Diamond AFLPWLDFA%PtsFinalTeamGBPtsTeamGBPts
Nelson Bay1614201538175878.86561st SemiKillarney Vale5434Singleton117
Newcastle City Stars1614201447298485.57562nd SemiNewcastle City Stars5332Maitland4428
Killarney Vale1613301082349310.0352EliminationWyong Lakes6541Newcastle City Novas011
Wyong Lakes1612401174237495.36481st PrelimNelson Bay011Wyong Lakes3119
Newcastle City Novas1612401284328391.46482nd PrelimNewcastle City Stars8654Killarney Vale4125
Singleton161060807359224.7940GrandNewcastle City Stars51040Wyong Lakes117
Maitland1610601205572210.6640
Gosford169701192684174.2736
Warners Bay16970988605163.3136
Cardiff16880887644137.7332
Terrigal-Avoca16610076283091.8124
Lake Macquarie164120580116449.8316
Muswellbrook163130314138322.7012
Port Stephens162140209202710.318
The Entrance-Bateau Bay1611509121864.164
Wallsend-West Newcastle1611505918193.244

2019 Ladder

Black Diamond AFLWinsByesLossesDrawsForAgainst%PtsFinalTeamGBPtsTeamGBPts
Killarney Vale1521017961481213.5193.751st EliminationNewcastle City9559Terrigal-Avoca011
Maitland132301344182738.4681.252nd EliminationWyong Lakes3220Cardiff011
Wyong Lakes132301355238569.3381.251st SemiKillarney Vale3927Newcastle City5434
Newcastle City132301141239477.4181.252nd SemiMaitland2921Wyong Lakes2618
Terrigal-Avoca122401237307402.9375.00GrandNewcastle City8654Maitland3018
Cardiff112501130390289.7468.75
Lake Macquarie927076685989.1756.25
Warners Bay82801039499208.2250.00
Nelson Bay6210048899848.9037.50
Singleton62100538114447.0337.50
Wallsend-West Newcastle52100531100752.7333.33
Port Stephens32130268145918.3718.75
Gosford22140195190610.2312.50
The Entrance Bateau Bay2214013013339.7512.50
Muswellbrook12140168141711.866.67

The 2020 season saw the introduction of a second women's competition. Known as the Black Diamond Plate Women's, it would act as the Second Division of the Black Diamond Cup Women's, which became the First Division women's competition.

2020 Ladders

Women's First Grade (Black Diamond Cup Women)

Black Diamond Cup Women'sWinsByesLossesDrawsForAgainst%PtsFinalTeamGBPtsTeamGBPts
Killarney Vale120001329139956.12481st Semi FinalNewcastle City14892Cardiff139
Newcastle City110101283157817.20442nd Semi FinalKillarney Vale7850Wyong Lakes106
Cardiff9030707337209.7936GrandKillarney Vale3725Newcastle City6642
Wyong Lakes5070511461110.8520
Terrigal-Avoca507044750189.2220
Warners Bay408037965158.2216
Maitland20100174126213.799
Nelson Bay/Port Stephens1201205613784.060

Women's Second Grade (Black Diamond Plate Women)

Due to coronavirus concerns in the Upper Hunter, Muswellbrook withdrew their women's and men's team after Round 5.

Black Diamond Plate Women'sWinsByesLossesDrawsForAgainst%PtsFinalTeamGBPtsTeamGBPts
Lake Macquarie 11010825255323.53%91.671st SemiLake Macquarie9963The Entrance Bateau Bay1612
Singleton 9030638206309.71%75.002nd SemiSingleton6642Wallsend-West Newcastle2315
Wallsend-West Newcastle 606040447585.05%350.00GrandLake Macquarie000Singleton000
The Entrance Bateau Bay 516036749474.29%45.45
Newcastle City4260391377103.71%40.00
Gosford1011021287224.31%8.33
Muswellbrook02303519318.13%0.00

2021 Ladders

Women's First Grade (Black Diamond Cup Women, after Round 9)

Black Diamond Cup Women'sWinsByesLossesDrawsForAgainst%Pts
Cardiff9000743114651.75%100.00
Newcastle City801066592722.83%88.89
Terrigal-Avoca4140342305112.13%50.00
Wyong Lakes4140331311106.43%50.00
Lake Macquarie414025246254.55%50.00
Killarney Vale3150298274108.76%37.50
Maitland117010966716.10%12.50
Warners Bay01808859314.84%0.00

Women's Second Grade (Black Diamond Plate Women, after Round 10)

Black Diamond Plate Women'sWinsByesLossesDrawsForAgainst%Pts
Cardiff8110456126361.90%88.89
Singleton711030372420.83%87.50
Newcastle City6120264128206.25%75.00
Wallsend-West Newcastle414024224997.19%50.00
Terrigal-Avoca3150222158140.51%37.50
Gosford315018735652.53%37.50
Muswellbrook316016618589.73%33.33
The Entrance Bateau Bay216010333830.47%25.00
Nelson Bay/Port Stephens11707941019.27%12.50

Newcastle Central Coast Umpires Association

The Newcastle Central Coast Umpires Association provides umpires to the following competitions:

• AFL Hunter Coast (Senior Football League on the Central Coast, Newcastle and Hunter regions);

• AFL Hunter Coast:

The NCCUA not only provides umpires to these competitions but provides training and support to these umpires.

The NCCUA trains at the following locations, starting at 5:30 pm:

Tuesdays – Lisarow Sports Ground, Lisarow

Wednesdays – Tulkaba Park, Teralba

The Newcastle Central Coast Umpires Association is led by president Jake Lowe, treasurer Ashley Borg, secretary, Tomas Steward and a committee of several umpires.

The current umpire's coach is Christine Burrows. She works across Junior and Senior Football umpiring pathways.

There are also several people who assist both Christine in various coaching and mentoring roles.

See also

References