AFL Mackay
FormerlyMackay Australian Football League
SportAustralian rules football
Founded1970
Divisions(3) Senior Men, Senior Women, Reserve Men
No. of teams6
CountryAustralia
Most recent
champion(s)		Allied Pickfords Cup: North Mackay Saints 2023
(MJ Miller Medal: David Manning, Eastern Swans, 2022)
Most titlesAllied Pickfords Cup: North Mackay Saints (12) MJ Miller Medal: John Price (3: 2006, 2007, 2008)
Sponsor(s)Allied Pickford's
Official websiteOfficial AFL Mackay Website

AFL Mackay is an amateur Australian rules football competition formed as the Mackay Australian Football League in 1970. It is headquartered in the city of Mackay with further clubs in Airlie Beach and Bakers Creek. The representative team is known as the Crows. The Premier division is now sponsored by Allied Pickfords Australia (renaming it to Allied Pickfords Cup)

History

The first Australian rules football matches in Mackay were held in 1885, however most clubs in the region later adopted rugby rules.[1] It would be almost a century before regular competition would again be played in the region.

The Mackay Australian Football League began in 1970 with founding clubs being the East Mackay Demons, West Mackay Magpies (later Walkerston), and North Mackay Colts.

  • 1971 Bakers Creek join.
  • 1975 Moranbah joined and stayed until 1982 when they returned to the central highland due to work commitments.
  • 1977 Mackay City joined the competition.
  • 1980 Dysart joined.
  • 1982 Middlemount joined. Dysart and Middlemount along with Moranbah returned the central highlands as shift work was being the killer for the teams.
  • 1983 There came a break away from the North Mackay team and they called themselves Trend United.
  • 1985 Airlie Beach came into the competition. They changed their name to Whitsunday in 1990.
  • 1987 East Mackay and Trend United amalgamated to become known as Eastern Swans.
  • 1989 Moranbah came back but the same problems arose, shift work and in 1993 again returned to the central highlands.
  • 1990 Mackay City changed their name to Northern Beaches and then back to Mackay City in 1998.
  • 2011 Andergrove Kangaroos joined the competition, changed their name to the Northern Beaches Magpies in 2012, and then to the Mackay Magpies in 2015.

MJ Miller Medal

The MJ Miller Medal is awarded to the best & fairest player as voted by the umpires in the senior men's competition. The award is named after Mick Miller; formerly of the Walkerston Magpies, who was a driving force behind the introduction of AFL to the Mackay Region.


Previous Winners:

Premiers

[3]

Clubs

Club Nickname Home Ground(s) Joined Premierships
Bakers Creek
Club Website
Tigers Etwell Park. Pattinsons Lane, Bakers Creek 1971– 9 (1971, 1972, 1979, 1981, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1999)
Eastern
Club Website
(Known as East Mackay Demons 1970–1986)[4]
(Merged with Trend United in 1987)
Swans Rogers Oval. Petrie Street, South Mackay 1970– 7 (1970, 1973, 1980, 1988, 1998, 2009, 2015)
Mackay
Club Website
(Known as Andergrove Kangaroos 2011)
(Known as Northern Beaches Magpies also)
Magpies Magpies Sports Park. Glenella Road, Glenella 2012– 0
Mackay City
Club Website
(Known as Northern Beaches Hawks 1990–1997)
Hawks Harrup Park. Juliet Street, South Mackay 1977–1978, 1980– 8 (1985, 1986, 1997, 2000, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016)
North Mackay
Club Website
(Known as North Mackay Colts 1970–1973)
Saints Zeolla Park. Cutler Drive, Beaconsfield 1970– 14 (1974, 1976, 1983. 1987, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
Whitsunday
Club Website
(Known as Airlie Beach Bloods 1985–1989)
Sea Eagles Whitsundays Sports Park. Shute Harbour Road, Jubilee Pocket 1985– 10 (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2017, 2018)

Junior Only

Club Nickname Home Ground(s) Joined Premierships
Moranbah
Club Website
Bulldogs Stevenson Sports Park 1975–1982, 1989–1991, 2006– 3 (1977, 1978, 2014)

Former

Club Nickname Years in competition Flags Premierships Years Notes
Alligator CreekBombersJuniors only
Pioneer ValleyPowerJuniors only
SarinaDemonsJuniors only
Trend United1983–198611984Merged with Eastern in 1987
Walkerston1971–198611975

Senior Mens Leading Goal Kickers

Year Player Club Total goals
1970David SynnottNorth Mackay31
1971Mervyn StevensBakers Creek66
1972Mervyn StevensBakers Creek54
1973Mervyn StevensBakers Creek105
1974Len HollandNorth Mackay65
1975Mervyn StevensBakers Creek65
1976Chris MouatMoranbah57
1977Chris MouatMoranbah113
1978Ronald PerkinsMoranbah59
1979Ness BerdingMoranbah102
1980Mervyn StevensBakers Creek91
1981Kevin KimberBakers Creek79
1982Mervyn StevensMackay City151
1983Gary ChapmanMackay City76
1984Peter SmithBakers Creek59
1985Allen NewmanTrend United99
1986Peter SmithBakers Creek105
1987Brian ParkBakers Creek49
1988Peter HarrisEastern Swans100
1989Anthony BakerBakers Creek216
1990Anthony BakerBakers Creek136
1991Peter HarrisNorth Mackay228
1992Geoffrey ReidEastern Swans89
1993Todd WatsonWhitsunday103
1994Damian QuirkWhitsunday64
1995Paul TascusWhitsunday81
1996Ben KingsleyWhitsunday50
1997Ty MillerNorth Mackay53
1998Matt CummingWhitsunday47
1999Daniel ArcherEastern Swans100
2000Barry GoodwinMackay City57
2001Greg BurdettNorth Mackay40
2002Lenard EganNorth Mackay54
2003David JohnstoneMackay City80
2004David JohnstoneMackay City63
2005Sean ReillyMackay City60
2006Lenard EganNorth Mackay80
2007David JohnstoneMackay City80
2008Craig DowdellNorth Mackay108
2009Grant EvansMackay City74
2010Joshua MurrayBakers Creek56
2011
2012Troy WellerWhitsundays76
2013Michael FisherMoranbah Bulldogs76
2014Mathew StephensMackay Hawks97
2015Brodie SaltmarshMackay City Hawks65
2016Sean ReillyMackay City Hawks
2017Brendan RiddleNorth Mackay Saints71
2018Sean ReillyMackay City Hawks
2019Samuel DunbarNorth Mackay Saints70
2020Benjamin BarbaEastern Swans26
2021Benjamin BarbaEastern Swans63

2008 Ladder

AFL Mackay Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
North Mackay 180202938879334.24%721st SemiEastern Swans13987Mackay City121486
Whitsundays 1505027521303211.20%602nd SemiNorth Mackay1616112Whitsundays81058
Mackay City 1208020501680122.02%48PreliminaryEastern Swans186114Whitsundays1420104
Eastern Swans 901102109234290.05%36GrandNorth Mackay2517167Eastern Swans81159
Moranbah401601108246844.89%16
Bakers Creek20180942322729.19%8

2009 Ladder

AFL Mackay Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Whitsundays 180002356975241.64%721st SemiEastern Swans216132Bakers Creek5737
Mackay City 1107020821234168.72%442nd SemiWhitsundays15595Mackay City12577
Eastern Swans 1107015581499103.94%44PreliminaryEastern Swans1710112Mackay City111278
Bakers Creek 701101331180073.94%28GrandEastern Swans11672Whitsundays9963
North Mackay601201443168685.59%24
Moranbah10170788236433.33%4

2010 Ladder

AFL Mackay Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Whitsundays 150301713850201.53%601st SemiNorth Mackay71052Bakers Creek6642
Mackay City 140401875784239.16%562nd SemiMackay City11975Whitsundays81361
North Mackay 1008014941127132.56%40PreliminaryWhitsundays1718120North Mackay6440
Bakers Creek 8010013371187112.64%32GrandWhitsundays1612108Mackay City7648
Eastern Swans601201151154774.40%24
Moranbah10170511258619.80%4

2011 Ladder

AFL Mackay Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Mackay City 160001958434451.15%641st SemiAndergrove10767Whitsundays6440
North Mackay 120311800706254.96%502nd SemiMackay City6642North Mackay5939
Andergrove 90701084116992.73%36PreliminaryNorth Mackay15797Andergrove4630
Whitsundays 8071793112270.68%34GrandMackay City91367North Mackay3927
Eastern Swans7090867118573.16%28
Moranbah30130468162428.82%12
Bakers Creek00160304103429.40%0

2012 Ladder

AFL Mackay Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Mackay City 113211499520288.27%581st SemiEastern Swans177109North Mackay8553
Whitsundays 113301513659229.59%562nd SemiWhitsundays131088Mackay City91569
North Mackay 93501187873135.97%48PreliminaryMackay City101474Eastern Swans8553
Eastern Swans 83601162853136.23%44GrandMackay City12981Whitsundays9660
Magpies Northern Beaches63711030864119.21%38
Moranbah33110700143048.95%24
Bakers Creek03140392228417.16%12

2013 Ladder

AFL Mackay Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Mackay City 143202219631351.66%681st SemiMoranbah141599North Mackay15494
Eastern Swans 133301825826220.94%642nd SemiMackay City101171Eastern Swans61349
Moranbah 113501887940200.74%56PreliminaryEastern Swans7951Moranbah51343
North Mackay 83801457970150.21%44GrandMackay City1914128Eastern Swans7951
Whitsundays73901118144677.32%40
Magpies Northern Beaches33130836216538.60%24
Bakers Creek03160507287117.70%12

2014 Ladder

AFL Mackay Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Mackay City 123201748644271.43%601st SemiEastern Swans111480North Mackay7648
Moranbah 113301620794204.03%562nd SemiMoranbah176108Mackay City81361
North Mackay 113301382746185.25%56PreliminaryMackay City12981Eastern Swans10868
Eastern Swans 83601378992138.91%44GrandMoranbah12880Mackay City91165
Whitsundays43100903137165.86%28
Bakers Creek33110583172133.88%24
Magpies Northern Beaches03140506185227.32%12

See also

League

References

  1. ↑ History of AFL in Queensland
  2. ↑ "Grand Final Report". Daily Mercury. Mackay, Queensland. 19 September 1988. p. 28.
  3. ↑ "none". Daily Mercury. Mackay, Queensland.
  4. ↑ "Grand Final Report". Daily Mercury. Mackay, Queensland. 7 September 1987. p. 26.
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