The Sapphire Coast Australian Football League is a park Australian rules football competition in the Sapphire Coast region of New South Wales , Australia . The league was formed in 1984. The Far South Coast lies in the feeder area for the GWS club and AFL Hall of Fame member and four time premiership coach Kevin Sheedy assisted the representative team in 2014.
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Clubs
Current
Current clubs
45km 30miles
Tathra
Pambula
Narooma
Merimbula
Eden
Bermagui
Locations of the teams home grounds
Colours[ 2]
Club
Nickname
Home Ground
Founded
Years in Comp
SCAFL Premierships
Premiership years
Bega-Tathra
Sea Eagles
Lawrence Park Oval, Tathra
1983
1984–
11
1988, 1991, 1993, 1996, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016
Bermagui
Breakers
Dickinson Oval, Bermagui
1990
1990–1994, 2009–
-
-
Eden
Whalers
Eden Football Ground. Barkly Street, Eden
1983
1984–
-
-
Merimbula
Diggers
Berrambool Sporting Complex, Merimbula
1983
1984–
7
1995, 1997, 1998, 2009, 2019, 2020, 2024
Narooma
Lions
Bill Smyth Memorial Oval, Narooma
1983
1984–
5
1985, 1986, 2018, 2022, 2023
Pambula
Panthers
Pambula Sporting Complex, Pambula
1983
1984–
5
1984, 2006, 2014, 2015, 2017
Previous
Colours
Club
Mascot
Years in Competition
Notes
Batemans Bay
Seahawks
–2012
Moved to AFL Canberra
Bega Valley
Bombers
2013–2022
Now a Junior club
Bega Wolumla
Wombats
1984–1988
Folded
Cooma
Cats
1986–1989
Moved to AFL Canberra
Merimbula
Marlins
1984–2006
Disbanded
Mallacoota
Sharks
1986–1988
Folded
Mallacoota/Cann River
Tiger Sharks
1989–1993
Folded
Wyndham
Wedgies
1984–1995
Merged with the Pambula Panthers
Bega and Tathra fielded a combined side for the 2016 season, although the clubs did not merge.
Junior Clubs Batemans Bay Seahawks
Bega Valley Bombers
Broulee-Moruya Giants
Premiers
Year[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Premiers
Year
Premiers
Year
Premiers
Year
Premiers
Year
Premiers
1984
Pambula
1994
Merimbula Marlins
2004
Batemans Bay
2014
Pambula
2024
Merimbula
1985
Narooma
1995
Merimbula Diggers
2005
Tathra
2015
Pambula
1986
Narooma
1996
Tathra
2006
Pambula
2016
Tathra
1987
Merimbula Marlins
1997
Merimbula Diggers
2007
Batemans Bay
2017
Pambula
1988
Tathra
1998
Merimbula Diggers
2008
Batemans Bay
2018
Narooma
1989
Merimbula Marlins
1999
Merimbula Marlins
2009
Merimbula Diggers
2019
Merimbula
1990
Merimbula Marlins
2000
Merimbula Marlins
2010
Tathra
2020
Merimbula
1991
Tathra
2001
Batemans Bay
2011
Tathra
2021
No Premier due to COVID-19
1992
Batemans Bay
2002
Merimbula Marlins
2012
Tathra
2022
Narooma
1993
Tathra
2003
Tathra
2013
Tathra
2023
Narooma
2015 Ladder
Sapphire Coast
Wins
Byes
Losses
Draws
For
Against
%
Pts
Final
Team
G
B
Pts
Team
G
B
Pts
Pambula
15
2
0
0
2533
593
427.15%
68
1st Semi
Tathra
16
10
106
Bega
5
11
41
Merimbula
12
2
3
0
2017
840
240.12%
56
2nd Semi
Pambula
8
7
55
Merimbula
6
13
49
Bermagui
3
2
12
0
821
1897
43.28%
20
Preliminary
Merimbula
12
12
84
Tathra
8
10
58
Tathra
7
2
8
0
1584
1602
98.88%
36
Grand
Pambula
24
22
166
Merimbula
8
12
60
Bega
5
2
10
0
1187
1678
70.74%
28
Narooma
3
2
12
0
853
2385
35.77%
20
2016 Ladder
Sapphire Coast
Wins
Byes
Losses
Draws
For
Against
%
Pts
Final
Team
G
B
Pts
Team
G
B
Pts
Tathra
12
0
0
0
1941
449
432.29%
48
1st Semi
Pambula
15
12
102
Narooma
11
13
79
Merimbula
8
0
3
0
1365
661
206.51%
32
2nd Semi
Tathra
14
9
93
Merimbula
7
15
57
Pambula
8
0
4
0
1294
859
150.64%
32
Preliminary
Merimbula
14
12
96
Pambula
8
11
59
Narooma
6
0
6
0
1095
1088
100.64%
24
Grand
Tathra
16
9
105
Merimbula
6
6
42
Bermagui
1
0
11
0
550
1573
34.97%
4
Eden
1
0
11
0
461
2076
22.21%
4
2017 Ladder
Sapphire Coast
Wins
Byes
Losses
Draws
For
Against
%
Pts
Final
Team
G
B
Pts
Team
G
B
Pts
Narooma
14
0
1
0
1768
825
214.30%
56
1st Semi
Tathra
15
14
104
Bermagui
14
14
98
Pambula
12
0
3
0
1574
662
237.76%
48
2nd Semi
Narooma
15
9
99
Pambula
14
8
92
Tathra
9
0
6
0
1659
1207
137.45%
36
Preliminary
Pambula
16
7
103
Tathra
7
6
48
Bermagui
7
0
8
0
1168
1199
97.41%
28
Grand
Pambula
17
15
117
Narooma
7
8
50
Merimbula
3
0
12
0
988
1381
71.54%
12
Eden
0
0
15
0
477
2360
20.21%
0
2018 Ladder
Sapphire Coast
Wins
Byes
Losses
Draws
For
Against
%
Pts
Final
Team
G
B
Pts
Team
G
B
Pts
Narooma
12
0
1
0
1515
707
214.29%
48
1st Semi
Pambula
17
15
117
Tathra
9
7
61
Merimbula
9
0
3
0
890
582
152.92%
36
2nd Semi
Narooma
21
10
136
Merimbula
15
10
100
Pambula
6
0
7
0
894
942
94.90%
24
Preliminary
Merimbula
12
10
82
Pambula
10
7
67
Tathra
4
0
9
0
974
1059
91.97%
16
Grand
Narooma
13
6
84
Merimbula
6
9
45
Eden
1
0
12
0
470
1453
32.35%
4
2019 Ladder
Sapphire Coast
Wins
Byes
Losses
Draws
For
Against
%
Pts
Final
Team
G
B
Pts
Team
G
B
Pts
Merimbula
9
0
3
0
1146
396
289.39%
36
1st Semi
Pambula
8
5
53
Narooma
6
6
42
Tathra
8
0
4
0
1045
640
163.28%
32
2nd Semi
Merimbula
12
10
82
Tathra
4
2
26
Pambula
8
0
4
0
917
661
138.73%
32
Preliminary
Tathra
13
4
82
Pambula
6
9
45
Narooma
5
0
7
0
892
793
112.48%
20
Grand
Merimbula
10
10
70
Tathra
7
4
46
Eden
0
0
12
0
210
1720
12.21%
0
See also
References
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