Summerland Australian Football League

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The Summerland Australian Football League or SAFL is an Australian rules football competition in the far north coast and New England region of New South Wales, Australia, in existence since 1984.

The Northern Rivers region is a competitive area for sports including soccer, rugby league and rugby union. This has caused a continual struggle for strong numbers at all the clubs and therefore has caused several teams to fold over its history. Ballina, Byron and Lismore are foundation clubs who continue to gather strong numbers while Nimbin has returned for the 2007 season and Casino maintains their involvement after being inducted in 2004. The strong junior league shows promising signs for the future of the SAFL competition for many years to come.

The current league President is Neill Winterbottom. Other members include board members from other clubs, including officials. A steering committee has been set up to create foundations for the security of the league in a prosperous future.

Contents 1 Clubs 1.1 Current 1.2 Previous 2 Premierships 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Clubs

[edit] Current

Club	Colours	Years in competition
Ballina Bombers		1984-
Byron Magpies		1984-
Casino Lions		2003-
Lismore Swans
Murwillumbah Hawks		1985-1999, 2004-
Nimbin Demons		2001-?, 2007-

[edit] Previous

Club	Colours	Years in competition
Goonellabah Swans		1984-2001, merged with Lismore Kangaroos to form Lismore Swans
Grafton Tigers		1995-2001, returned to North Coast AFL
Lismore Kangaroos
Tweed Heads

[edit] Premierships

Year	Premiers	Runners-Up
1984	Goonellabah
1985	Byron
1986	Lismore
1987	Lismore
1988	Lismore
1989	Lismore
1990	Lismore
1991	Murwillumbah
1992	Byron	Murwillumbah
1993	Byron	Ballina
1994	Byron	Murwillumbah
1995	Ballina	Byron
1996	Ballina	Byron
1997	Lismore	Ballina
1998	Murwillumbah	Grafton
1999	Byron	Murwillumbah
2000	Byron	Ballina
2001	Byron	Ballina
2002	Ballina	Byron
2003	Byron	Nimbin
2004	Byron	Ballina
2005	Ballina	Lismore
2006	Ballina	Lismore
2007	Byron	Ballina

[edit] See also

• AFL NSW/ACT
• Australian rules football in New South Wales

[edit] External links

• Official Summerland AFL website

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