AFL Hunter Central Coast

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

AFL Hunter Central Coast
SportAustralian rules football
Founded2000 (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 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.

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 Home Ground Premierships
Senior Grade Clubs
Cardiff Hawks 1967 Pasterfield Sports Complex, Cameron Park NAFL: 1969 (reserves), 1979, 1980, 1998

BDAFL/AFLHCC: 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006

Killarney Vale Bombers 1978 Adelaide Street Oval, Killarney Vale CCAFL: 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1997, 1998

BDAFL/AFLHCC: 2007, 2022

Maitland Saints 2006 Max McMahon Oval, Rutherford NAFL: 1956

BDAFL 1st Div/Black Diamond Plate: 2017

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

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

Newcastle City Blues 1883 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

Singleton Roosters late 1800s Rose Point Park, Singleton NAFL: 1972, 1985

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

Terrigal-Avoca Panthers 1976 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 Bateau Bay Sports Facility, Bateau Bay CCAFL: 1993, 1995

BDAFL 2nd Division/Black Diamond Shield: 2016

Warners Bay Bulldogs 1974 Feighan Oval, Warners Bay NAFL: 1984, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
Lower Grade/Women's Only Clubs
Gosford Tigers 1971 Adcock Park, West Gosford CCAFL: 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984
Lake Macquarie Dockers 1997 Tulkaba Park, Teralba
Muswellbrook Cats 1988 Weeraman Fields, Muswellbrook Tamworth AFL: 2005
Port Stephens Power 1999 Ferodale Park, Medowie
Wyong Lakes Magpies 1975 Don Small Oval, Tacoma CCAFL: 1978, 1979

BDAFL 1st Division/Black Diamond Plate: 2014

Former Clubs

Colours Club Nickname Founded Exited Home Ground Premierships
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

Clubs with Juniors only

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)
2021 No premiership awarded
2022Killarney ValeTerrigal-AvocaKV (11.5-71) d TA (8.10-58)
2023Newcastle CityTerrigal-AvocaNC (12.10-82) d TA (10.13-73)

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)
2021 No premiership awarded
2022Newcastle CityKillarney ValeNC (3.6-24) d KV (3.3-21)
2023Newcastle CityKillarney ValeNC (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 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 AFL Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
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 AFL Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
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 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 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 1 Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B M/R Team G B Pts
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 1 Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
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 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 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 2 Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
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 2 Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
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 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 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 AFL Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
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 AFL Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
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 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.

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 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

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

Black Diamond Cup Women's Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % 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's Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % 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:

  • Central Coast Juniors (Junior Football League on the Central Coast)
  • Hunter Juniors (Junior Football League in the Newcastle and Hunter regions)

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

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