AFL Hunter Central Coast
SportAustralian rules football
Founded2000; 24 years ago (2000)
No. of teams15
Country Australia
Most recent
champion(s)		Newcastle City
Most titlesNewcastle City
(9 premierships)
Sponsor(s)Hunter HAVAL
Official websiteaflhuntercentralcoast.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.

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

Colours Club Nickname Founded Senior Teams Fielded Home Ground Premierships
Cardiff Hawks 1967 Senior Men Cup, Senior Men Plate, Senior Women Cup, Senior Women Plate Pasterfield Sports Complex, Cameron Park NAFL: 1969 (reserves), 1979, 1980, 1998

BDAFL/AFLHCC: 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006

Gosford Tigers 1971 Senior Men Shield, Senior Women Plate Garnet Adcock Memorial Park, West Gosford CCAFL: 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984
Killarney Vale Bombers 1978 Senior Men Cup, Senior Men Plate, Senior Women Cup, Senior Women Plate Adelaide Street Oval, Killarney Vale CCAFL: 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1997, 1998

BDAFL/AFLHCC: 2007, 2022

Lake Macquarie Dockers 1997 Senior Men Shield, Senior Women Cup Tulkaba Park, Teralba
Maitland Saints 2006 Senior Men Cup, Senior Men Shield, Senior Women Plate Max McMahon Oval, Rutherford NAFL: 1956

BDAFL 1st Div/Black Diamond Plate: 2017

Nelson Bay Marlins 1980 Senior Men Cup Dick Burwell Oval, Nelson Bay NAFL: 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999

BDAFL 1st Division/Black Diamond Plate: 2013, 2022

Newcastle City Blues 1883 Senior Men Cup, Senior Men Plate,Senior Men Shield, Senior Women Cup, Senior Women Plate Newcastle No. 1 Sportsground, Newcastle West NAFL: 1950, 1953, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1981, 1995

BDAFL/AFLHCC: 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2023

Port Stephens Power 1999 Senior Women Plate Ferodale Park, Medowie
Singleton Roosters late 1800s Senior Men Cup, Senior Men Shield, Senior Women Cup Rose Point Park, Singleton NAFL: 1972, 1985

BDAFL 1st Division/Black Diamond Plate: 2010, 2012, 2016

Terrigal-Avoca Panthers 1976 Senior Men Cup, Senior Men Plate, Senior Women Cup, Senior Women Plate Hylton Moore Oval, East Gosford CCAFL: 1976, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1999

BDAFL/AFLHCC: 2000, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020

The Entrance Bateau Bay Blues 1983 Senior Men Cup, Senior Men Shield, Senior Women Plate Bateau Bay Sports Facility, Bateau Bay CCAFL: 1993, 1995

BDAFL 2nd Division/Black Diamond Shield: 2016

Warners Bay Bulldogs 1974 Senior Men Cup, Senior Men Plate, Senior Women Cup Feighan Oval, Warners Bay NAFL: 1984, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
Wyong Lakes Magpies 1975 Senior Men Plate Don Small Oval, Tacoma CCAFL: 1978, 1979

BDAFL 1st Division/Black Diamond Plate: 2014

Former Clubs

Colours Club Nickname Founded Exited Home Ground Premierships
Muswellbrook Cats 1988 2023 Weeraman Fields, Muswellbrook Tamworth AFL: 2005
Wallsend-West Newcastle Swans 2018 2022 Bill Elliott Oval, Maryland
West Newcastle-Wallsend Demons 2000 2002 Hawkins Oval, Wickham BDAFL: 2001
Woy Woy Peninsula Swans 1976 2007 Rogers Park, Woy Woy CCAFL: 1985, 1992

BDAFL 1st Div: 2006

Juniors-only Clubs

Colours Club Nickname Founded Home Ground Notes
Niagara Park Ourimbah Dockers 1999 Paddy Clifton Oval, Narara Known as Niagara Park Demons prior to 2011 season.

Did not field junior teams in 2023

Northern Giants Giants Northlakes Oval, San Remo
Saratoga Hawks 2001 Garnet Adcock Memorial Park, West Gosford

Men's BDAFL/AFLHCC Premiers

Year Premiers Runners Up Score
2000 Terrigal-Avoca Cardiff TA (17.16-118) d CAR (10.18-78)
2001 West Newcastle-Wallsend Cardiff WEST (21.9-135) d CAR (18.13-121)
2002 Cardiff Terrigal-Avoca CAR (11.15-81) d TA (7.10-52)
2003 Newcastle City Cardiff NC (17.16-118) d CAR (11.10-76)
2004 Cardiff Terrigal-Avoca CAR (16.13-109) d TA (15.9-99)
2005 Cardiff Killarney Vale CAR (17.11-113) d KV (11.6-72)
2006 Cardiff Newcastle City CAR (8.9-57) d NC (2.4-16)
2007 Killarney Vale Newcastle City KV (9.9-63) d NC (4.17-41)
2008 Newcastle City Cardiff NC (14.12-96) d CAR (8.11-59)
2009 Newcastle City Cardiff NC (12.15-87) d CAR (11.14-80)
2010 Newcastle City Cardiff NC (17.21-123) d CAR (10.12-72)
2011 Newcastle City Cardiff NC (14.20-104) d CAR (10.11-71)
2012 Terrigal-Avoca Cardiff TA (10.8-68) d CAR (7.12-54)
2013 Newcastle City Terrigal-Avoca NC (18.9-117) d TA (14.9-93)
2014 Terrigal-Avoca Killarney Vale TA (17.12-114) d KV (9.5-59)
2015 Terrigal-Avoca Newcastle City TA (14.9-93) d NC (10.11-71)
2016 Newcastle City Terrigal-Avoca NC (14.13-97) d TA (5.6-36)
2017 Terrigal-Avoca Cardiff TA (13.11-89) d CAR (11.14-80)
2018 Newcastle City Terrigal-Avoca NC (9.11-65) d TA (5.13-43)
2019 Terrigal-Avoca Newcastle City TA (8.9-57) d NC (7.5-47)
2020 Terrigal-Avoca Newcastle City TA (10.16-76) d NC (7.8-50)
2021 No premiership awarded
2022 Killarney Vale Terrigal-Avoca KV (11.5-71) d TA (8.10-58)
2023 Newcastle City Terrigal-Avoca NC (12.10-82) d TA (10.13-73)

Women's BDAFL/AFLHCC Premiers

Year Premiers Runners Up Score
2015 Newcastle City Nelson Bay NC (4.5-29) d NB (1.1-7)
2016 Nelson Bay Newcastle City NB (5.2-32) d NC (3.11-29)
2017 Newcastle City Nelson Bay NC (10.11-71) d NB (1.6-12)
2018 Newcastle City Wyong Lakes NC (5.10-40) d WL (1.1-7)
2019 Newcastle City Maitland NC (8.6-54) d Mait (3.0-18)
2020 Newcastle City Killarney Vale NC (6.6-42) d KV (3.7-25)
2021 No premiership awarded
2022 Newcastle City Killarney Vale NC (3.6-24) d KV (3.3-21)
2023 Newcastle City Killarney Vale NC (7.6-48) d KV (2.5-17)

Men's First Grade (Black Diamond Cup)

2015 Ladder

Black Diamond AFL Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Terrigal Avoca 15 0 1 0 1992 614 324.43% 60 1st Semi Killarney Vale 16 7 103 Warners Bay 5 9 39
Newcastle City 13 0 3 0 1633 961 169.93% 52 2nd Semi Newcastle City 9 15 69 Terrigal Avoca 6 8 44
Killarney Vale 8 0 8 0 1143 1202 95.09% 32 Preliminary Terrigal Avoca 13 21 99 Killarney Vale 7 7 49
Warners Bay 6 0 10 0 881 1516 58.11% 24 Grand Terrigal Avoca 14 9 93 Newcastle City 10 11 71
Nelson Bay 5 0 11 0 939 1441 65.16% 20
Cardiff 1 0 15 0 922 1776 51.91% 4

2016 Ladder

Black Diamond AFL Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Newcastle City 16 0 1 0 2165 792 273.36% 64 1st Semi Nelson Bay 10 17 77 Cardiff 9 10 64
Terrigal Avoca 11 0 6 0 1577 1073 146.97% 44 2nd Semi Newcastle City 10 17 77 Terrigal Avoca 8 7 55
Nelson Bay 8 0 9 0 1459 1514 96.37% 32 Preliminary Terrigal Avoca 16 21 117 Nelson Bay 12 10 82
Cardiff 8 0 9 0 1346 1781 75.58% 32 Grand Newcastle City 14 13 97 Terrigal Avoca 5 6 36
Warners Bay 6 0 11 0 1111 1548 71.77% 24
Killarney Vale 2 0 15 0 896 1846 48.54% 8

2017 Ladder

Black Diamond AFL Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Terrigal Avoca 14 0 2 0 1436 772 186.01% 56 1st Semi Newcastle City 5 17 47 Nelson Bay 6 12 48
Cardiff 13 0 3 0 1375 1157 118.84% 52 2nd Semi Terrigal Avoca 17 8 110 Cardiff 9 10 64
Newcastle City 11 0 5 0 1265 1003 126.12% 44 Preliminary Cardiff 16 13 109 Nelson Bay 7 6 48
Nelson Bay 5 0 11 0 1161 1370 84.74% 20 Grand Terrigal Avoca 13 11 89 Cardiff 11 14 80
Warners Bay 3 0 13 0 970 1218 79.64% 12
Killarney Vale 2 0 14 0 817 1504 54.32% 8

2018 Ladder

Black Diamond AFL Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Terrigal-Avoca 15 2 1 0 2121 438 484.25 60 1st Elimination Singleton 5 8 38 Warners Bay 7 17 59
Cardiff 14 2 2 0 1792 711 252.04 56 2nd Elimination Newcastle City 11 7 73 Killarney Vale 4 6 30
Newcastle City 12 2 3 0 1795 528 339.96 48 3rd Elimination Cardiff 10 15 75 Wyong Lakes 7 3 45
Singleton 10 2 6 0 1102 1094 100.73 40 1st Prelim Newcastle City 10 10 70 Cardiff 5 11 41
Warners Bay 9 2 6 0 1363 662 205.89 36 2nd Prelim Terrigal-Avoca 11 14 80 Warners Bay 4 8 32
Killarney Vale 9 2 7 0 1175 1113 105.57 36 Grand Newcastle City 9 11 65 Terrigal-Avoca 5 13 43
Wyong Lakes 6 2 10 0 1157 1358 85.20 24
Gosford 6 2 10 0 888 1491 59.56 24
Nelson Bay 3 2 13 0 776 1740 44.60 12
Maitland 3 2 13 0 668 1780 37.53 12
Lake Macquarie 0 2 16 0 412 2332 17.67 0

2019 Ladder

Black Diamond Cup Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Terrigal-Avoca 17 0 1 0 2171 544 399.08 68 1st Elimination Killarney Vale 7 8 50 Singleton 10 6 66
Newcastle City 15 0 3 0 1903 712 267.28 60 2nd Elimination Cardiff 12 16 88 Warners Bay 4 8 32
Cardiff 14 0 4 0 1719 838 205.13 56 1st Semi Terrigal-Avoca 6 6 42 Singleton 4 2 26
Killarney Vale 11 0 7 0 1373 1106 124.14 44 2nd Semi Newcastle City 8 10 58 Cardiff 5 10 40
Singleton 10 0 8 0 1144 1465 78.09 40 Grand Terrigal-Avoca 8 9 57 Newcastle City 7 5 47
Warners Bay 8 0 10 0 1107 1305 84.83 32
Maitland 5 0 13 0 837 1857 45.07 20
Nelson Bay 4 0 14 0 935 1861 50.24 16
Wyong Lakes 3 0 15 0 1049 1662 63.12 12
Gosford 3 0 15 0 1063 1951 54.48 12

2020 Ladder

Black Diamond Cup Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Terrigal-Avoca 12 0 0 0 1559 430 362.56 48 1st Semi Final Newcastle City 8 12 60 Singleton 8 6 54
Newcastle City 10 0 2 0 1128 694 162.54 40 2nd Semi Final Terrigal-Avoca 15 13 103 Killarney Vale 4 5 29
Singleton 9 0 3 0 839 806 104.09 36 Grand Terrigal-Avoca 10 16 76 Newcastle City 7 8 50
Killarney Vale 8 0 4 0 845 674 125.37 32
Nelson Bay 6 0 6 0 993 977 101.64 24
Cardiff 5 0 6 1 982 844 116.35 22
Warners Bay 4 0 7 1 808 918 88.02 18
Gosford 3 0 9 0 767 1153 66.52 12
Maitland 1 0 11 0 484 1193 40.57 4
Wyong Lakes 1 0 11 0 486 1202 40.43 4

2021 Ladder (After Round 10)

Black Diamond Cup Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pct Won
Terrigal-Avoca 8 1 0 0 1117 203 550.25 100.00
Newcastle City 7 1 1 0 860 313 274.76 87.50
Killarney Vale 5 1 3 0 564 382 147.64 62.50
Warners Bay 5 1 3 0 556 536 103.73 62.50
Singleton 4 1 5 0 454 683 66.47 44.44
Gosford 3 1 5 0 487 542 89.85 37.50
Maitland 3 1 6 0 451 831 54.27 33.33
Cardiff 2 1 7 0 581 685 84.82 22.22
Nelson Bay 0 2 7 0 148 1043 14.19 0.00

2022 Ladder

Black Diamond Cup Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Killarney Vale 14 2 1 0 1405 454 309.47% 56 Elimination Cardiff 9 8 62 Newcastle City 4 4 28
Terrigal-Avoca 12 2 3 0 1477 648 227.93% 48 Qualifying Killarney Vale 9 5 59 Terrigal-Avoca 5 4 34
Cardiff 9 3 6 0 1184 946 125.16% 36 Preliminary Terrigal-Avoca 10 12 72 Cardiff 3 7 25
Newcastle City 8 2 6 0 1170 744 157.26% 32 Grand Killarney Vale 11 5 71 Terrigal-Avoca 8 10 58
Warners Bay 5 3 9 0 925 996 92.87% 20
Maitland 2 3 13 0 625 1553 40.24% 8
Singleton 1 3 12 0 327 1772 18.45% 4

Men's Second Grade (Black Diamond Plate)

2015 Ladder

Black Diamond AFL Div 1 Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B M/R Team G B Pts
Terrigal Avoca 12 2 2 1 1394 567 245.86% 80 1st Semi Maitland 12 11 83 Wyong Lakes 11 11 77
Newcastle City 12 2 2 1 1351 579 233.33% 80 2nd Semi Newcastle Bay 9 8 62 Terrigal Avoca 2 10 22
Wyong Lakes 10 2 4 1 1395 801 174.16% 67 Preliminary Terrigal Avoca 15 11 101 Maitland 9 5 59
Maitland 10 2 5 0 1303 751 173.50% 67 Grand Newcastle Bay 11 6 72 Terrigal Avoca 7 8 50
Warners Bay 7 2 8 0 681 958 71.09% 47
Singleton 5 3 9 0 817 1283 63.68% 35
Cardiff 5 2 10 0 623 1250 49.84% 33
Killarney Vale 3 3 10 1 635 1252 50.72% 21
Lake Macquarie 0 3 14 0 505 1263 39.98% 0

2016 Ladder

Black Diamond AFL Div 1 Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Singleton 15 0 2 0 1875 524 357.82% 60 1st Semi Newcastle Bay 16 17 113 Gosford 1 7 13
Maitland 15 0 2 0 1636 730 224.11% 60 2nd Semi Singleton 13 15 93 Maitland 11 7 73
Newcastle City 14 0 3 0 1668 620 269.03% 56 Preliminary Maitland 13 6 84 Newcastle Bay 6 16 52
Gosford 13 0 4 0 1743 851 204.82% 52 Grand Singleton 6 7 43 Maitland 2 4 16
Terrigal Avoca 8 0 9 0 1362 960 141.88% 32
Wyong Lakes 8 0 9 0 1373 1044 131.51% 32
Warners Bay 5 0 11 1 838 1454 57.63% 22
Cardiff 3 0 14 0 629 1758 35.78% 12
Lake Macquarie 2 0 14 1 525 1637 32.07% 10
Killarney Vale 1 0 16 0 341 2412 14.14% 4

2017 Ladder

Black Diamond AFL Div 1 Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B M/R Team G B Pts
Wyong Lakes 14 2 2 0 1663 695 239.28 56 1st Semi Singleton 12 13 85 City 1 3 9
Maitland 14 2 2 0 1468 661 222.09 56 2nd Semi Wyong 5 10 40 Maitland 9 12 66
Singleton 13 2 3 0 1406 654 214.98 52 Preliminary Wyong 7 7 49 Singleton 11 11 77
Newcastle City 9 2 7 0 1185 829 142.94 36 Grand Maitland 14 5 89 Singleton 9 10 64
Gosford 8 2 8 0 1260 1138 110.72 32
Terrigal-Avoca 8 2 8 0 1006 1069 94.11 32
Lake Macquarie 3 2 13 0 738 1395 52.90 12
Muswellbrook 2 2 14 0 748 1461 51.20 8
The Entrance-Bateau Bay 1 2 15 0 334 1906 17.52 4

2018 Ladder

Black Diamond AFL Div 1 Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Terrigal-Avoca 16 0 0 0 2170 328 661.59 64 1st Elimination Muswellbrook 9 10 64 TEBB 6 7 43
Newcastle City 15 0 1 0 2059 323 637.46 60 2nd Elimination Newcastle City 14 21 105 Warners Bay 0 0 0
Cardiff 13 0 3 0 1935 545 355.05 52 3rd Elimination Cardiff 5 7 37 Killarney Vale 11 7 73
Muswellbrook 12 0 3 1 1735 499 347.70 50 1st Prelim Newcastle City 13 6 84 Muswellbrook 7 7 49
The Entrance-Bateau Bay 11 0 4 1 1545 552 279.89 46 2nd Prelim Terrigal-Avoca 11 11 77 Killarney Vale 0 7 7
Killarney Vale 9 0 7 0 1226 946 129.60 36 Grand Terrigal-Avoca 6 9 45 Newcastle City 4 7 31
Warners Bay 6 0 10 0 960 1202 79.87 24
Maitland 6 0 10 0 685 1545 44.34 24
Gosford 5 0 11 0 775 1461 53.05 20
Wyong Lakes 5 0 11 0 768 1487 51.65 20
Lake Macquarie 5 0 11 0 604 1762 34.28 20
Singleton 4 0 12 0 560 1658 33.78 16
Wallsend-West Newcastle 2 0 14 0 546 1756 31.09 8
Nelson Bay 2 0 14 0 429 1933 22.19 8

2019 Ladder

Black Diamond Plate Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Terrigal-Avoca 16 2 0 0 1536 349 440.11 100 1st Elimination Warners Bay 6 13 49 Killarney Vale 6 7 43
Newcastle City 14 2 2 0 1691 408 414.46 87.50 2nd Elimination TEBB 12 7 79 Muswellbrook 6 14 50
The Entrance Bateau Bay 11 2 5 0 1472 690 213.33 68.75 1st Semi Terrigal-Avoca 8 12 60 Warners Bay 3 7 25
Warners Bay 11 2 5 0 1323 627 211.00 68.75 2nd Semi Newcastle City 3 6 24 TEBB 6 9 45
Killarney Vale 11 2 5 0 1228 725 169.38 68.75 Grand Terrigal-Avoca 20 13 133 TEBB 1 5 11
Muswellbrook 10 2 5 0 1140 609 187.19 66.67
Cardiff 8 2 8 0 1074 819 131.14 50.00
Lake Macquarie 7 2 9 0 1091 798 136.72 43.75
Wallsend-West Newcastle 5 2 10 0 716 1438 49.79 33.33
Maitland 5 2 11 0 752 1170 64.27 31.25
Wyong Lakes 2 2 14 0 536 1714 31.27 12.50
Singleton 2 2 14 0 343 1864 18.40 12.50
Gosford 1 2 15 0 218 1909 11.42 6.25

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 Plate Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Newcastle City 9 1 1 0 920 312 294.87 90 1st Semi Final Terrigal-Avoca 23 10 148 TEBB 7 3 45
Terrigal-Avoca 8 2 2 0 938 320 293.12 80 2nd Semi Final Newcastle City 29 11 185 Wallsend-West Newcastle 2 2 14
The Entrance Bateau Bay 4 2 5 0 630 615 102.44 44.44 Grand Final Newcastle City 7 5 47 Terrigal-Avoca 11 10 76
Wallsend-West Newcastle 3 1 8 0 413 804 51.37 27.27
Lake Macquarie 3 1 8 0 375 945 39.68 27.27
Muswellbrook 1 0 4 0 170 450 37.78 20.00

2021 Ladder (After Round 10)

Black Diamond Plate Wins Losses Draws Byes For Against % Pct Won
Terrigal Avoca 8 0 0 1 753 306 246.08% 100.00
Newcastle City 6 2 0 1 807 243 332.10% 75.00
Wyong Lakes 6 2 1 1 749 423 177.07% 72.22
The Entrance Bateau Bay 5 4 0 1 682 440 155.00% 55.56
Cardiff 4 5 0 1 576 601 95.84% 44.44
Wallsend-West Newcastle 2 5 1 1 413 665 62.11% 31.25
Lake Macquarie 2 6 0 2 392 733 53.48% 25.00
Gosford 2 6 0 1 355 922 38.50% 25.00
Muswellbrook 2 7 0 1 435 829 52.47% 22.22


Men's Third Grade (Black Diamond Shield)

2015 Ladder

Black Diamond AFL Div 2 Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Newcastle City 14 1 2 0 1429 526 271.67% 60 1st Semi Lake Macquarie 15 11 101 Terrigal Avoca 6 6 42
The Entrance Bateau Bay 14 1 2 0 1334 656 203.35% 60 2nd Semi The Entrance Bateau Bay 7 10 52 Newcastle City 7 4 46
Terrigal Avoca 13 1 3 0 1531 544 281.43% 56 Preliminary Newcastle City 15 13 103 Lake Macquarie 3 4 22
Lake Macquarie 10 1 6 0 1202 777 154.70% 44 Grand Newcastle City 16 5 101 The Entrance Bateau Bay 9 11 65
Singleton 10 1 6 0 1079 1045 103.25% 44
Muswellbrook 8 1 8 0 1229 895 137.32% 36
Warners Bay 7 1 9 0 841 880 95.57% 32
Cardiff 6 1 10 0 757 1186 63.83% 28
Nelson Bay 5 1 11 0 862 1129 76.35% 24
Maitland 5 1 11 0 734 999 73.47% 24
Wyong Lakes 3 1 13 0 607 1826 33.24% 16
Killarney Vale 1 1 15 0 502 1644 30.54% 8

2016 Ladder

Black Diamond AFL Div 2 Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Muswellbrook 14 0 0 0 1866 380 491.05% 56 Elimination Warners Bay 5 5 35 Terrigal Avoca 3 12 30
The Entrance Bateau Bay 12 0 2 0 1286 443 290.29% 48 Qualifying The Entrance Bateau Bay 9 9 63 Newcastle City 7 4 46
Newcastle City 10 0 4 0 1394 446 312.56% 40 1st Semi Warners Bay 9 9 63 Newcastle City 6 9 45
Terrigal Avoca 10 0 4 0 1181 636 185.69% 40 2nd Semi Muswellbrook 8 12 60 The Entrance Bateau Bay 9 5 59
Warners Bay 7 0 7 0 673 1085 62.03% 28 Preliminary The Entrance Bateau Bay 22 11 143 Warners Bay 3 6 24
Gosford 6 0 8 0 823 1038 79.29% 24 Grand The Entrance Bateau Bay 7 10 52 Muswellbrook 5 6 36
Maitland 6 0 8 0 650 1213 53.59% 24
Nelson Bay 4 0 10 0 870 1089 79.89% 16
Singleton 3 0 11 0 663 1536 43.16% 12
Killarney Vale 3 0 11 0 488 1341 36.39% 12
Wyong Lakes 2 0 12 0 550 1237 44.46% 8

2017 Ladder

Black Diamond AFL Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Cardiff 13 2 2 0 1850 544 340.07 52 Qualifying Warners Bay 6 8 44 Killarney Vale 11 9 75
Killarney Vale 13 1 3 0 1482 614 241.37 52 Elimination Terrigal-Avoca 15 11 101 Nelson Bay 2 1 13
Warners Bay 12 2 3 0 1341 639 209.86 48 1st Semi Warners Bay 14 8 92 Terrigal-Avoca 9 8 62
Terrigal-Avoca 11 2 4 0 1393 757 184.02 44 2nd Semi Cardiff 6 3 39 Killarney Vale 12 10 82
Nelson Bay 7 2 8 0 997 865 115.26 28 Preliminary Cardiff 8 7 55 Warners Bay 4 15 39
Lake Macquarie 7 2 8 0 640 1274 50.24 28 Grand Killarney Vale 6 10 46 Cardiff 10 10 70
Gosford 6 2 9 0 773 1319 58.61 24
Maitland 5 2 10 0 581 1073 54.15 20
Newcastle City 4 2 11 0 723 1063 68.02 16
Singleton 3 2 12 0 531 1349 39.36 12
Wyong Lakes 2 2 13 0 608 1422 42.76 8

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 Shield Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Cardiff 11 1 0 0 1206 248 486.29 100.00 1st Semi Final Cardiff 12 12 84 Gosford 7 5 47
Killarney Vale 8 1 3 0 813 463 175.59 72.73 2nd Semi Final Killarney Vale 12 9 81 Warners Bay 6 4 40
Warners Bay 7 2 3 0 736 400 184.00 70.00 Grand Cardiff 11 14 80 Killarney Vale 9 7 61
Gosford 4 2 6 0 751 631 119.02 40.00
Singleton 3 2 7 0 348 838 41.53 30.00
Wyong Lakes 2 2 8 0 298 962 30.98 20.00
Maitland 1 2 9 0 332 942 35.24 10.00

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 Shield Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts
Warners Bay 8 1 1 0 917 246 372.76% 88.89
Newcastle City Blues 6 2 2 0 788 225 350.22% 75.00
Killarney Vale 5 2 3 0 576 355 162.25% 62.50
Gosford 2 2 6 0 329 776 42.40% 25.00
Maitland 0 3 7 0 155 923 16.79% 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 AFL Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Nelson Bay 13 0 1 0 761 95 801.05% 52 1st Semi Warners Bay 11 9 75 Lake Macquarie 1 1 7
Newcastle City 12 0 2 0 703 125 562.40% 48 2nd Semi Nelson Bay 7 7 49 Newcastle City 4 1 25
Warners Bay 8 0 6 0 480 311 154.34% 32 Preliminary Newcastle City 5 7 37 Warners Bay 4 6 30
Lake Macquarie 5 0 9 0 352 660 53.33% 20 Grand Newcastle City 4 5 29 Nelson Bay 1 1 7
Wyong Lakes 3 0 11 0 277 502 55.18% 12
Maitland 1 0 13 0 148 1028 14.40% 4

2016 Ladder

Black Diamond AFL Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Nelson Bay 15 0 0 0 968 141 686.52% 60 1st Semi Newcastle City 4 10 34 Cardiff 1 6 12
Gosford 12 0 3 0 1079 202 534.16% 48 2nd Semi Nelson Bay 7 12 54 Gosford 2 0 12
Newcastle City 12 0 3 0 941 197 477.66% 48 Preliminary Terrigal Avoca 16 11 107 Gosford 1 1 7
Cardiff 11 0 4 0 820 321 255.45% 44 Grand Nelson Bay 5 2 32 Newcastle City 3 11 29
Wyong Lakes 10 0 5 0 656 465 141.08% 40
Warners Bay 5 0 10 0 569 467 121.84% 20
Maitland 5 0 10 0 608 637 95.45% 20
Killarney Vale 3 0 12 0 352 798 44.11% 12
Lake Macquarie 2 0 13 0 318 969 32.82% 8
Singleton 0 0 15 0 13 2127 0.61% 0

2017 Ladder

Black Diamond AFL Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Newcastle City 16 0 0 0 2167 116 1868.10 64 1st Semi Maitland 7 5 47 Wyong Lakes 4 1 25
Nelson Bay 14 0 2 0 1211 307 394.46 56 2nd Semi Gosford 6 7 43 Killarney Vale 2 2 14
Gosford 12 0 4 0 1177 405 290.62 48 Prelim 1 Newcastle City 23 13 151 Maitland 0 1 1
Maitland 12 0 4 0 1069 577 185.27 48 Prelim 2 Nelson Bay 9 7 61 Gosford 0 5 5
Wyong Lakes 9 0 7 0 728 455 160.00 36 Grand Newcastle City 10 11 71 Nelson Bay 1 6 12
Killarney Vale 9 0 7 0 801 544 147.24 36
Warners Bay 9 0 7 0 642 613 104.73 36
Singleton 6 0 10 0 369 798 46.24 24
Lake Macquarie 4 0 12 0 586 890 65.84 16
Cardiff 3 0 13 0 370 1149 32.20 12
Newcastle Novas 2 0 14 0 272 1589 17.12 8
Muswellbrook 0 0 16 0 16 1965 0.81 0

2018 Ladder

Black Diamond AFL P W L D F A % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Nelson Bay 16 14 2 0 1538 175 878.86 56 1st Semi Killarney Vale 5 4 34 Singleton 1 1 7
Newcastle City Stars 16 14 2 0 1447 298 485.57 56 2nd Semi Newcastle City Stars 5 3 32 Maitland 4 4 28
Killarney Vale 16 13 3 0 1082 349 310.03 52 Elimination Wyong Lakes 6 5 41 Newcastle City Novas 0 1 1
Wyong Lakes 16 12 4 0 1174 237 495.36 48 1st Prelim Nelson Bay 0 1 1 Wyong Lakes 3 1 19
Newcastle City Novas 16 12 4 0 1284 328 391.46 48 2nd Prelim Newcastle City Stars 8 6 54 Killarney Vale 4 1 25
Singleton 16 10 6 0 807 359 224.79 40 Grand Newcastle City Stars 5 10 40 Wyong Lakes 1 1 7
Maitland 16 10 6 0 1205 572 210.66 40
Gosford 16 9 7 0 1192 684 174.27 36
Warners Bay 16 9 7 0 988 605 163.31 36
Cardiff 16 8 8 0 887 644 137.73 32
Terrigal-Avoca 16 6 10 0 762 830 91.81 24
Lake Macquarie 16 4 12 0 580 1164 49.83 16
Muswellbrook 16 3 13 0 314 1383 22.70 12
Port Stephens 16 2 14 0 209 2027 10.31 8
The Entrance-Bateau Bay 16 1 15 0 91 2186 4.16 4
Wallsend-West Newcastle 16 1 15 0 59 1819 3.24 4

2019 Ladder

Black Diamond AFL Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Killarney Vale 15 2 1 0 1796 148 1213.51 93.75 1st Elimination Newcastle City 9 5 59 Terrigal-Avoca 0 1 1
Maitland 13 2 3 0 1344 182 738.46 81.25 2nd Elimination Wyong Lakes 3 2 20 Cardiff 0 1 1
Wyong Lakes 13 2 3 0 1355 238 569.33 81.25 1st Semi Killarney Vale 3 9 27 Newcastle City 5 4 34
Newcastle City 13 2 3 0 1141 239 477.41 81.25 2nd Semi Maitland 2 9 21 Wyong Lakes 2 6 18
Terrigal-Avoca 12 2 4 0 1237 307 402.93 75.00 Grand Newcastle City 8 6 54 Maitland 3 0 18
Cardiff 11 2 5 0 1130 390 289.74 68.75
Lake Macquarie 9 2 7 0 766 859 89.17 56.25
Warners Bay 8 2 8 0 1039 499 208.22 50.00
Nelson Bay 6 2 10 0 488 998 48.90 37.50
Singleton 6 2 10 0 538 1144 47.03 37.50
Wallsend-West Newcastle 5 2 10 0 531 1007 52.73 33.33
Port Stephens 3 2 13 0 268 1459 18.37 18.75
Gosford 2 2 14 0 195 1906 10.23 12.50
The Entrance Bateau Bay 2 2 14 0 130 1333 9.75 12.50
Muswellbrook 1 2 14 0 168 1417 11.86 6.67

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's Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Killarney Vale 12 0 0 0 1329 139 956.12 48 1st Semi Final Newcastle City 14 8 92 Cardiff 1 3 9
Newcastle City 11 0 1 0 1283 157 817.20 44 2nd Semi Final Killarney Vale 7 8 50 Wyong Lakes 1 0 6
Cardiff 9 0 3 0 707 337 209.79 36 Grand Killarney Vale 3 7 25 Newcastle City 6 6 42
Wyong Lakes 5 0 7 0 511 461 110.85 20
Terrigal-Avoca 5 0 7 0 447 501 89.22 20
Warners Bay 4 0 8 0 379 651 58.22 16
Maitland 2 0 10 0 174 1262 13.79 9
Nelson Bay/Port Stephens 12 0 12 0 56 1378 4.06 0

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's Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Lake Macquarie 11 0 1 0 825 255 323.53% 91.67 1st Semi Lake Macquarie 9 9 63 The Entrance Bateau Bay 1 6 12
Singleton 9 0 3 0 638 206 309.71% 75.00 2nd Semi Singleton 6 6 42 Wallsend-West Newcastle 2 3 15
Wallsend-West Newcastle 6 0 6 0 404 475 85.05% 350.00 Grand Lake Macquarie 0 0 0 Singleton 0 0 0
The Entrance Bateau Bay 5 1 6 0 367 494 74.29% 45.45
Newcastle City 4 2 6 0 391 377 103.71% 40.00
Gosford 1 0 11 0 212 872 24.31% 8.33
Muswellbrook 0 2 3 0 35 193 18.13% 0.00

2021 Ladders

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

Black Diamond Cup Women's Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts
Cardiff 9 0 0 0 743 114 651.75% 100.00
Newcastle City 8 0 1 0 665 92 722.83% 88.89
Terrigal-Avoca 4 1 4 0 342 305 112.13% 50.00
Wyong Lakes 4 1 4 0 331 311 106.43% 50.00
Lake Macquarie 4 1 4 0 252 462 54.55% 50.00
Killarney Vale 3 1 5 0 298 274 108.76% 37.50
Maitland 1 1 7 0 109 667 16.10% 12.50
Warners Bay 0 1 8 0 88 593 14.84% 0.00

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

Black Diamond Plate Women's Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts
Cardiff 8 1 1 0 456 126 361.90% 88.89
Singleton 7 1 1 0 303 72 420.83% 87.50
Newcastle City 6 1 2 0 264 128 206.25% 75.00
Wallsend-West Newcastle 4 1 4 0 242 249 97.19% 50.00
Terrigal-Avoca 3 1 5 0 222 158 140.51% 37.50
Gosford 3 1 5 0 187 356 52.53% 37.50
Muswellbrook 3 1 6 0 166 185 89.73% 33.33
The Entrance Bateau Bay 2 1 6 0 103 338 30.47% 25.00
Nelson Bay/Port Stephens 1 1 7 0 79 410 19.27% 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 5:30pm:

Tuesdays - Lisarow Sports Ground, Lisarow

Wednesday - 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

  1. ^ Black Diamond AFL Inc

External links

AFL Hunter Central Coast
Australian rules football in New South Wales
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