Black Diamond AFL Inc 12th Annual Report
BLACK DIAMOND AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE Inc
2011 ANNUAL REPORT
Audited Financial Report § Balance Sheet Black Diamond AFL Inc 2011 Annual Report
INDEX
2011 Officials and Office Bearers President’s Report Football Operations Manager’s Report Treasurer’s Report Umpires’ Coach Report BDAFL Executive Meeting Attendance Board Portfolio Reports Sponsorship Merchandising Publicity Representative Football Medal Night Tribunal Office & Equipment Finals Football Record Sporting Pulse Club Workshops Benchmarking Administration Award League Honour Board Calendar of Happenings 2011 Winners Team of the Year Club Championship Leading Goal Kickers Best & Fairest Voting Competition Ladders Club v Club League Records Umpires Black Diamond Cup Results 2011 Audited Financial Statements Mission Statement
BLACK DIAMOND AFL Inc
Unit 1, 15 Kam Close, Morisset NSW 2264
ABN: 92 825 700 134
Mobile: 0418 277 051
Football Operations Manager: [email protected]
www.bdafl.com.au
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2011 OFFICIALS AND OFFICE BEARERS
President Scott Harrington
Vice President Anthony Monk
Board Members Steve Welsh, Phill Knight, Michael Way, James Bailey*, Steve Cutler*, Duane Roy, Shayne McKenzie
Football Operations Manager Shayne McKenzie
Treasurer Scott Ledwidge*, Duane Roy
Football Record Editor Website Editor Independent Arbiter Shayne McKenzie Ian Granland* David Reed Shayne McKenzie
Committees Tribunal Panel Umpires David Reed (Chairman) Coach: Peter Hampshire Tony Bradley Steven Andrews Liaison: Darrel Luck Anthony Monk Selectors: Peter Hampshire
Steve Welsh Roger Crowhurst
Representative Staff Senior Under 18 & Under 23 Coach: Scott Harrington Coaches: Scott Harrington (U18) Phil McGuinness (U23) Selectors: Scott Harrington Selectors: Scott Harrington (Chairman) (Chairman) Phil McGuinness Manager: Phill Knight Manager: Captain: Luke Rawnsley & Captain: Matthew White (U18) Liam Gibson Mitch Knight (U23) Runner: Heath Russell Runner: Heath Russell (U18) Shannon Burke (U23) Trainers: Jessica Thornton Trainers: Vicki McKinnon &
Life Members +Senator J Arnold, +J. Arnold Jnr, +A. Baylis, D. Bouch, L. Boyd, +W. Best, R. Boyle, +B. Brown-Parker, L. Butt, G. Clark, , D. Craney, R. Dinneen, W. Deenen, E. Dixon, +W. Elliott OAM, +A. Gilpin, I. Granland OAM, +F. Kaaden, D. Manson, G. McBain, J. McCormack, Ald D. McDougal, D. McKenzie, J. McKeown, +A. Needs, A. Oaten, R. Pratt, N. Reading, +D. Rees, Pastor W. Robinson, +A. Savage, V. Stark, I. Shugg, J. Sullivan, N. Turner, R. Walters, C. Watson
*Resigned +Deceased
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS REPORT
To be provided at AGM
Scott Harrington President of Board
LEAGUE HONOUR BOARD YEAR PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT GENERAL MANAGER PREMIER ELLIOTT-DAVEY MEDAL LEADING GOALKICKER YEAR PRESIDENT VICE-PRESIDENT GENERAL MANAGER PREMIERS ELLIOTT-DAVEY LEADING MEDAL GOALKICKER 2000 *David Phillips Chris Arnold Michael Coligan Terrigal Avoca Troy Bayliss M. Goolagong Chris Arnold Barry Leacy (C) 18 (TA) 64 2001 Chris Arnold Barry Leacy Greg Stewart West Newc. Shawn Simpson M Goolagong Wallsend (C) 20 (TA) 135 2002 Chris Arnold Barry Leacy Greg Stewart Cardiff David Hamilton M.Goolagong (TA) 20 (TA) 102 D. Healey (C) 102 2003 Barry Leacy Ian Granland Greg Stewart Newcastle City Jason Coulloupas M.Goolagong OAM (NC) 16 (TA) 122 2004 Ian Granland Trevor Drake Greg Stewart Cardiff Jason Coulloupas M.Goolagong OAM (NC) 22 (TA) 121 2005 Ian Granland *Trevor Drake Garry Burkinshaw Cardiff Clinton Austerberry M Goolagong OAM David Flynn (KV) 24 (TA) 83 2006 Ian Granland *David Flynn Garry Burkinshaw Cardiff Clinton Austerberry Michael Ryan OAM John McMahon (KV) 23 (C) 92 Angus Darling (TA) 23 2007 Ian Granland Rob Dixon Scott Ledwidge Killarney Vale Tim Sheldon C.Knight OAM (C) 20 (NC) 110 2008 Steve Smith Ian Kingwill *Scott Ledwidge Newcastle City Luke Rawnsley Michael Ryan Les Hornery (NC) 28 (C) 108 2009 Steve Smith Grant Godfrey Scott Ledwidge Newcastle City Angus Darling Peter Van Dam (TA) 30 (TA) 76 2010 Steve Smith *Ian Granland Scott Ledwidge Newcastle City Mitchell Knight Michael Ryan Michael Way (NC) 18 (C) 72 2011 Scott Anthony Monk Shayne McKenzie Newcastle City Ben Hodges M Goolagong Harrington (WB) (TA) * Resigned Sunday 13 November, 2011 4 Black Diamond AFL Inc 2011 Annual Report
FOOTBALL OPERATIONS MANAGER’S REPORT Congratulations to Newcastle City Football Club President, James Mackie, Senior Coach Courtney Knight, their committee and players for their season winning the 2011 Black Diamond Cup Premiership. The Grand Final was a classic match that wasn’t decided until the last ten minutes.
This was my first time as a Football Operations Manager and I enjoyed the role very much. I particularly enjoyed my start to the role when I managed to get to a pre- season training session with each of the clubs, which gave me an opportunity to start building relationships with club leaders and representatives.
It was very pleasing to see all clubs participating in the dialogue that we had throughout the year when it came to making decisions about how we take the competition forward. Those discussions have resulted in the decision to create the foundations for a divisional structure next season and then move to a three division structure in 2013. It also resulted in creating a pathway policy that should encourage senior clubs to spend more time developing the junior players in their area.
May 28 was a highlight during the season. Firstly, we got to host the top two teams from the Eastern Conference of the newly created NEAFL competition – Sydney Swans Reserves and Ainslie. Over 1,000 locals (mainly Swans supporters) turned up to watch the match at No.1 Sportsground. Following the match, we had two BDAFL representative teams from our newly formed U23 development squad (U18s & U23s) who played representative teams from South Coast and had good wins against them. It was a very busy day for me but very rewarding to see so many people enjoy the opportunity to play representative football and/or watch high quality football in our region. The event management on this day was good practice for the up-coming finals series.
Inspired by Newcastle City’s all pink uniforms for Breast Cancer Awareness last year, Warners Bay decided to shift the focus to men’s health and designed a yellow & blue “Call to Arms” uniform for their match against Killarney Vale and then sold or auction the uniforms to raise funds. This was a great initiative by Jimmy Newburn, Ron McKenna and the Warners Bay Football Club.
The newly created wet weather fund was only needed to be activated once throughout the year. Newcastle City, Cardiff, Warners Bay & Lake Macquarie all travelled to Nelson Bay for their Round 14 matches to ensure they played all of the Black Diamond Cup matches for the season. The Reserve Grade and U18s matches washed out that round were the only games missed in those competitions due to wet weather. The Black Diamond Cup match between Killarney Vale & Wyong Lakes in that round was the only wash out game for the season in first grade. I’d like to thank all clubs for being so cooperative when it came to moving games to ensure we got players on the field each weekend.
Essendon Grammar again travelled to Nelson Bay for a match at Nelson Bay against some of our local players. The great experience that their players are having when visiting our region could see this as a regular event.
Presentation night was a great success with the highest attendance the league has ever seen. The finals series continue to be a great event for spectators with new gate records for the 2nd semi and preliminary finals and the grand final gate continuing to raise over $10,000. I’d like to thank the board and all Club Presidents for their support this year and I wish you all the best of luck in 2012.
Shayne McKenzie Football Operations Manager
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Treasurer’s Report
The financial portfolio for the 2010-11 season of the Black Diamond AFL has been a roller coaster ride for all of those involved. A portion of the financial year was behind us before Shayne and I even had a chance to sink our teeth into the league’s financials. With that in mind I am extremely happy to announce an end of year surplus of $18,732.62. A 24% increase on last year’s surplus.
The audited financial statements are attached at the end of the annual report. Within keeping to the hard work done over the last few years all income and expenses for the 2010-11 financial year have been recorded and audited.
At the start of the 2009-10 financial term the BDAFL budget had been set to finish with a surplus of $7500. Through hard work and some new initiatives I am pleased to announce a 147% increase on budgeted forecast.
This increase has been achieved by better leveraging of sponsorship agreements, an AFL NSW/ACT grant for Quality League Management and reducing costs in the following areas without compromising the quality of the Black Diamond AFL, clubs’, umpires’ or spectators’ enjoyment of the game.
Reduced costs have been in the areas of: • Telephone and Internet • Office rent and storage • Motor vehicle allowance • Football records • Uniforms
On the contrary, the league’s spending to the following areas increased for 2010-11: • Finals football • Medal night • Under 18’s representative football • Coaching courses • Sports training courses
The league was also able to absorb an increase cost from 2009-10 of Umpires’ and Players’ Insurance as well as establish a Development Program, which was partly offset with revenue from the NEAFL match held at No.1 Sportsground on May 28.
Accounts Receivable as of the 30th of September 2011 is $20,806 • Fosters (now Carlton & United Breweries) – $9,900 • Peninsula Football Club – $6,136.90 ($748 current) • Gosford Football Club – $2,023.10 ($578 current) • Terrigal Avoca Football Club - $2,011 ($2,011 current) • Nelson Bay Football Club - $273.70 ($200 current) • Singleton Football Club - $269.50 ($269.50 current) • Newcastle City Football Club - $150 ($150 current) • Lake Macquarie - $41.80 ($41.80 current)
This is a larger then desirable amount of outstanding funds. The league has worked closely with these debtors to ensure all payments will be recovered. At this stage there is no evidence that any of the outstanding debt will not be paid in full.
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Accounts payable as of the 30th of September 2011 is $2,827.27 • NCCUA – $1,500 (awaiting payment from Fosters for their share of sponsorship) • Terrigal Football Club - $400 ($400 current) • Newcastle City Football Club - $315 ($315 current) • Newcastle City Council - $212 ($212 current) • Labourco - $204.27 • Singleton Football Club - $196 (unpresented cheque) • Richard Judd - $60 (unpresented cheque)
$2215 of the $2827.27 payable are current debts and will be paid in line with trading terms. There were two unpresented cheques for a total of $256.
At the 30th of September the league bank balance was a total of $58,664.26. The league is in a healthy position with total equity of $77,533.07. This is an increase in total equity by 32%.
As we all move forward, the league is committed to financial transparency. This has not been an easy task with a new Operations Manager and Treasurer both starting inside of the financial year. The aim will be to show clear expense and cost lines to each club of how and where your affiliation fees go.
In 2012, the affiliation fees will have a small increase for clubs fielding 3 sides. The fees will increase from $12,000 to $12,006 for the 2012 competition. The affiliation fees will no longer include raffle tickets for the individual clubs. There will be, however, an increase in funds allocated for football development.
Treasurers’ workshops will also be continued in 2012. This is a great opportunity for all Club Treasurers to attend and will give all clubs a better understanding of the league’s budget and open dialogue on affiliation fees and how they are set.
It has been a pleasure to be in the Treasurer’s role for 2011 and I look forward to working with the league and clubs again in 2012 to strengthen even further the financial foundations of the Black Diamond AFL.
I would personally like to thank Shayne McKenzie for all of the work he has put into the portfolio.
Duane Roy League Treasurer
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UMPIRE COACH’S REPORT
Season 2011 was once again a big challenge for the umpiring group of the NCCUA.
It started early in the year with the news that two of the field umpires from the 2009 and 2010 BDAFL Cup grand finals were not returning to the group. On top of this eight boundary umpires with senior experience and 2 goal umpires also were not returning. This obviously put immediate pressure on numbers and the options available to fill all appointments each week.
Statistics for the season show that 18 field umpires were involved in BDAFL Cup umpiring, 16 boundary umpires and 15 goal umpires. There were 3 debutants for the season in the field for Cup matches, 8 on the boundary and 4 in the goals. The turnover in numbers in future seasons will be critical as the age range for Cup field umpires for 2011 was from 17 to 62 years of age. As the older umpires finish their careers, it is essential younger umpires are coming through the system.
Again in 2011 it was essential that each Black Diamond Cup match be officiated by NCCUA umpires. Despite the strain on numbers, the NCCUA was able to supply umpires to all BDAFL Cup games. The fact of the demise of the Gosford club in the Cup competition reducing the number of Cup games each week to three, certainly helped in achieving the original aim. It was sad to see the Gosford club reduced to this position but hopefully the future will be brighter for them. The intended plan to return the Cup competition to nine teams and therefore four Cup games each week will put pressure back on the group to increase its numbers. More about this task later.
The 2011 weather was a little kinder to the BDAFL with only a limited number of games washed out. The BDAFL’s wet weather plan to play Cup games at Nelson Bay was used once during the year and certainly helped keep the competition moving. It must be extremely frustrating for the BDAFL to deal with councils at times who are reluctant to play winter sports on their grounds that they think will be damaged due to footballing traffic. Hopefully more work can be done by all parties to improve the quality of some grounds drainage, an area that appears to have been neglected for a number of years.
Once more I need to acknowledge the work of the junior umpire groups in Newcastle and on the Central Coast. Roy Reichert has worked tirelessly over the past few years to educate young umpires in his group and this year he was fortunate to have an assistant in Brendan Marriott. On the Central Coast, coaching was done on an ad hoc basis as Roger Stokes who had been responsible for coaching in the area in previous seasons, was not involved this year. It was left to Gavin Cornish with some help from some senior umpires including Paul Best and Darrel Luck to help progress the skills of the young group.
As I said earlier, it is critical that young umpires are developed through the junior system and progress up into senior ranks for the BDAFL to flourish in future years. A number of junior umpires decided this year to play at BDAFL under 18 level, resulting in them not being able to umpire in the senior competition. Suggestions have been made that under 18 players who are interested in umpiring, be allowed to make themselves available to officiate in BDAFL Cup matches. The danger here is that if an under 18 player scheduled to umpire a Cup match later that day is injured, the umpiring team for the Cup match is immediately under resourced and leaves holes that cannot be filled. There is no easy solution to the dilemma of an under 18 player wanting to continue umpiring.
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Hopefully Roy and Brendan and a more settled Central Coast coaching panel can develop younger umpires that are keen to move up into the senior panel. For the 2012 season, ideally fresh blood will be needed especially in BDAFL Cup and it is hoped that some of the juniors can be fast tracked. It is not always easy to say when a young umpire is ready for the rigours of senior football. Obviously controlling an under 16 match differs greatly to a Cup match and the skills required to manage senior players. In saying that, two of this year’s Cup grand final field umpires were seventeen years of age and handled the situation superbly and proved that with the right temperament, skill and determination, young umpires can come into Cup football and succeed.
The Northern Region Umpire Development Squad this year had 6 members – Shannon Oeser, Chris Alexander, Andrew Thompson, Jackson Tisdell, Abe Gibson and Joshua Duffy-Sykes. The group received support, coaching and feedback from the AFL NSW/ACT through Carl Fletcher and Graham Glassford. Thank you to these gentlemen for their continued support of umpiring in the Newcastle/Central Coast region. The benefits of the establishment of this squad are clear to see in reviewing the achievements of some of last year’s members. Aden Kittel was one of the 2011 BDAFL Cup grand final field umpires, Cameron Fox similarly in the under 18 grand final, Nicholas Hickson a boundary umpire in the BDAFL reserve grade grand final, Daniel White umpired senior BDAFL Cup matches in 2011 and Shannon Oeser was a boundary umpire in the BDAFL Cup grand final and continues to develop his field umpiring skills in the under 18 competition.
In my report for the 2010 season I spoke in detail about the requirements of training for the group and what is needed to maintain the performance levels expected of umpiring in the BDAFL competition. Umpiring BDAFL Cup matches for field umpires entails running an average of 10 to 12 kilometres a game and for boundary umpires up to 20 kilometres. To be able to run these sorts of distances over a season of 18 matches plus finals, umpires need to have a high fitness level. To achieve this, the group commences training in late January and continues through to mid September. To attain the required fitness levels, running needs to be the basis of training sessions with a mixture of skill based options. No amount of playing novelty games at training can get umpires ready to run the distances mentioned above.
There are many people I need to thank for their support and help during the season. Firstly, I was fortunate to have Stephen Welch and Roger Crowhurst as part of the Umpires Appointment Committee. Putting the jigsaw of appointments together each week is at best described as frustrating, with plans sometimes chopping and changing from the original version right up to the day of games.. Thank you also to Stephen for your observations of umpires and filing reports. People do not understand the time involved in watching numerous games and completing feedback to help improve umpire performances. I also would like to specially thank Roger Crowhurst for his support during the season. His assistance at training and behind the scenes was invaluable.
Thank you for the feedback passed on of umpiring performances from John Sullivan, Darrel Luck, Lee Gardener and Troy Edwards. Thank you also to Richard Cornish, Phil Behrendt and Paul Best for managing goal umpire training and to Richard for providing goal umpire observations. An excellent job done by all.
To the BDAFL Football Operations Manager, President and board, thank you for your work during the year. The BDAFL has a difficult task in trying to manage a competition in which historically the gap between the top teams and the bottom teams is not closing to any significant degree. I know the BDAFL have plans in future years to change the shape of the competition and hopefully if it is done right, Australian football in the region will explode to a much higher level.
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Finally I would like to thank Darrel Luck and the NCCUA committee for their support during the year. It is easy for members outside the committee to criticise decisions made, however the NCCUA committee always has the ideals of umpiring in their minds.
Good luck to all for the future.
PETER HAMPSHIRE Black Diamond AFL Umpires Coach
Overall Records Most Games Umpired
Field Boundary Goal Darrel Luck 189 Colin Goodenough 111 John Sullivan 131 Roger Crowhurst 158 Shannon Oeser 52 Phil Marriott 108 Neville Turner 105 Nicholas Hickson 47 Richard Cornish 99
BDAFL EXECUTIVE MEETING ATTENDANCE (From 14 November 2010 to 9 November 2011)
NAME No. Eligible to No. Attended Apologies/Absent Attend Scott Harrington 14 13 1 Anthony Monk 14 12 2 Michael Way 14 12 2 Steve Welsh 14 11 3 Phil Knight 14 11 3 Steve Cutler 7 3 4 James Bailey 2 0 2 Duane Roy 12 7 5 Shayne McKenzie 5 5 0
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BOARD PORTFOLIO REPORTS
UMPIRING
Season 2011 was one in which the umpires continued to improve their skills and fitness. It was a season relatively free of injuries despite some matches being played in marginal weather conditions. Players and Umpires adapted well to changes to the interpretation of the Laws of the game during the year.
I wish to acknowledge and thank the NCCUA’s Umpires Coach, Peter Hampshire. Peter and I, along with input from Roger Crowhurst, worked at appointing umpires to matches throughout the 2011 season. In addition, umpires were provided with written match observations that were used to improve their performances. Darrel Luck and Troy Edwards, also provided umpires with observations throughout the season and are also thanked for their efforts. Carl Fletcher is acknowledged and thanked for his assistance with the Development Squad and providing them with many opportunities during the year to develop their knowledge and skill.
Umpiring will continue to move forward in season 2012. Umpire numbers, recruitment and retention are always a concern and the Board, through its Strategic Plan, is working towards addressing these issues. The NCCUA is also looking at a number of options to improve this situation, including changes to increase attendance at training.
The younger field umpires of the group Aden Kittel, Jackson Stokes and Cameron Tunks all had the opportunity to umpire in representative matches this year.
Plans are being implemented to develop suitable Newcastle and Central Coast GSJ umpires into the U18 competition in 2012.
It has been noted that Reserve Grade Club Umpires will need to undergo accreditation in 2012. How this is done depends upon the requirements outlined by AFL NSW / ACT
I look forward to working with the Board and Clubs for season 2012.
STEVE WELSH Board Member – Umpiring
REPRESENTATIVE FOOTBALL
Representative Match Weather Fine BDAFL vs Farrer Football League @ Newcastle No.1 Sports Ground Saturday 11 June 2011 BDAFL 1.6 7.9 9.14 13.14 92 Farrer 0.2 5.6 6.7 9.13 67 Goal Kickers BDAFL – Michael Ryan 5, Peter Collins 2, Simon O’Brien 2, Shannon Burke 1, Cameron Keast 1, Tom Hunt 1, James Polglase. Best BDAFL – Tom Hunt, Chris Bishop, Angus Darling, Luke Rawnsley, Anthony Stewart, Liam Gibson BDAFL Umpires: Roger Crowhurst, Aiden Kittel, Jackson Stokes (field), Chris Alexander (boundary), Paul Best (goal)
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It was a revised format for AFL representative football in NSW this year. Feedback from the NSW leagues had been that they prefer full length matches for rep footy rather than the lightning cup style matches that were played at the NSW country championships last year. The new format saw the top four leagues – Black Diamond, Farrer, Riverina and an U23 development squad from Sydney – play at No.1 Sportsground in Newcastle on the June long weekend.
It was a hard contested game of footy in the first match between Black Diamond and Farrer. Black Diamond, a finalist from last year’s country champi-onships, dominated the first quarter but did not capitalise on their opportunities kicking 1.6 to 0.2.
The game opened up in the second quarter and Mi-chael Ryan (Cardiff) was a very effective target up forward kicking five goals for the match. Angus Darling (Terrigal) was the best ruckman on the day and Chris Bishop (Terrigal) got plenty of football in the centre. However, it was the backline of Luke Rawnsley, Liam Gibson, Matt Enright, Ben Stewart and Tom Hunt (who was best on ground) that stood tall as Farrer closed to within 16 points midway through the last quarter.
Black Diamond AFL President and Representative Coach Scott Harrington praised the com-posure of teenagers Blake Erickson (Nelson Bay) and Jack Pratt (Cardiff) and was pleased with the endeavour shown by his players. Peter Collins (Killarney Vale) and Simon O’Brien (Cardiff) kicked crucial goals at the end to help Black Diamond win every quarter and win the match 13.14.92 to 9.13.67.
2011 REPRESENTATIVE TEAM NAME CLUB NAME CLUB Chris BISHOP Terrigal Avoca Peter COLLINS Killarney VALE Angus DARLING Terrigal Avoca Liam GIBSON Cardiff Blake ERICKSON Nelson Bay Ian BAKER Newcastle City Mitchell KNIGHT Newcastle City Bryce SINGLETON Wyong Lakes Anthony STEWART Newcastle City James POLGLASE Terrigal Avoca Luke RAWNSLEY Newcastle City Jayson VAN DAM Terrigal Avoca Matthew ENRIGHT Newcastle City Jack PRATT Cardiff Mathew Bailey Newcastle City Tim SHELDON Cardiff Cameron KEAST Newcastle City Ben STEWART Cardiff Shannon BURKE Newcastle City Michael RYAN Cardiff Josh BENNETT Lake Macquarie Mitch CLUNE Lake Macquarie Coach: Scott HARRINGTON Runner: Heath Russell Chairman of Selectors: Scott HARRINGTON Team Manager: PHILL KNIGHT
Under 18 & Under 23 Representative Matches
Scott Harrington introduced an U23 development squad this year and with the assistance of Development coaches Phil McGuinness, Chris Bishop, John Deitz and Steve Cutler passed on some valuable coaching to our up and coming players. The team was supported by Phill Knight (Team Manager), Vicki McKinnon and Jess Thornton (Trainers), Shannon Burke & Heath Russell (Runners) and league officials Anthony Monk and Shayne McKenzie.
The representative teams from the U23 development squad finished on a successful note with two very good wins. Our U23 team played the South Coast senior representative team. South Coast came out early with strong attack on the footy and were more physical to gain an early lead. However, in the wet conditions our U23s started tackling more and created more turnovers and started winning more of the footy. Eventually they ran out winners 16.13.109 to South Coast 6.18.54. Best players were Brassington, Bailey, Baker, Wheeler and Singleton, who played well Sunday 13 November, 2011 12 Black Diamond AFL Inc 2011 Annual Report enough to demonstrate that they could have been capable of playing in the earlier NEAFL match played on that day.
The Black Diamond U18s showed right from the first centre bounce that they were keen to play a very attacking style of footy. They dominated the centre and created plenty of scoring opportunities. They eventually ran out convincing winners 12.27.99 to South Coast U18 1.2.8.
PRESENTATION NIGHT
This year the Elliott-Davey Medal and Presentation Night was held at Mingara Recreation Club. The venue fits in well with all of our requirements for the night and achieved a record attendance this year. It was great to see that all but one of the clubs filled their allocation (and some even exceeded it), which contributed to a great night and made planning for the night easier.
StarFM very kindly provided their breakfast show team, Banksy & Steve, for free to MC the event. This was very much appreciated. This meant that the league did not have to conduct a raffle to cover MC costs.
It was my first time in managing a presentation night event. While most things went well, there were a few things that I could have organised better that we should learn from for next year. It finished slightly early, which many people appreciated on a week night.
We really have to thank Mingara for assisting us in creating a great experience on the night and plenty of compliments were received on the quality and quantity of food compared to previous years.
FINALS
The 2011 Final Series used the McIntyre Final Four System with the First Semi Finals played at Bateau Bay Sports Facility, Bateau Bay for the first time. All other finals were played at Newcastle No.1 Sports Ground.
Newcastle No.1 Sports Ground has been the home of the Black Diamond AFL in each of its twelve years.
As per previous seasons, the canteen, beer booth and gate were opened to clubs who wished to tender. This is a chance for all clubs to operate these functions which can raise much needed funds. The Entrance Bateau Bay Junior Football Club very kindly agreed to run the canteen for the first semi final. Nelson Bay ran the canteen at the Newcastle finals with Newcastle City operating the bar and Lake Macquarie manning the gates. I’d like to thank all of the clubs involved for their assistance during the finals series.
Admission charges for the final series remained the same at the Newcastle finals. Adults $10, aged pensioners $5, Children under 15 free and cars $3. Football Records were included in the admission price at the Newcastle finals but were sold for $2 at the Central Coast final where admission was free.
Both the Second Semi and Preliminary Finals saw record crowd numbers and record gates.
David Ferris was organised as photographer for the day and he took a number of excellent photographs which will live as a memento of the day.
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FINALS MATCH DETAILS First Semi Final – Sunday 28 August 2011 Weather – Overcast Bateau Bay Sports Facility, Bateau Bay Gate: $0 (free entry) Black Diamond Cup Cardiff 5.0 8.0 12.2 14.5 (89) Warners Bay 1.3 3.7 4.10 4.12 (36) Goal kickers: Cardiff: Michael Ryan 3, Nicholas Maddock 2, Liam Gibson 2, Isaac Heeney, Matthew Garrett, Ben Serafin, Aaron Wivell, Adam Clarke, Hugh O’Neill, Andrew Hodge. Warners Bay: David McGuinness 2, Jake Roach, Ben Hodges Best Players: Cardiff: Adam Clarke, Liam Gibson, Ben Stewart, Hugh O’Neill, Michael Krake, Andrew Hodge Warners Bay: Brad Deitz, Anthony Rollings, Ben Hodges, David McGuinness, Matthew Mahon, Patrick Quinn Reserve Grade Terrigal Avoca 2.2 9.4 14.4 17.5 (107) Nelson Bay 6.3 9.6 13.11 21.15 (141) Goal kickers: Terrigal Avoca: Mathew Studdert 6, Cori Hopper 4, Steven Camm 2, William McKellar, Blake Nielson, Hugh Barlow, Tim Kosmeier, Jarrad Warren Nelson Bay: Nick Ridgeway 4, Heath Russell 4, Kris Toohey 3, Blake Erickson 3, Aaron Spencer 2, Andrew Gibson, Damian Williams, Eric Boyles, Josh Cannon, Brian Deacon Best Players: Terrigal Avoca: Warwick Blom, Jarrad Warren, Elliot Chandler, Cori Hopper, Matt Gencur, Phil Gordge Nelson Bay: Brian Letchford, Aaron Spencer, James Bellman, Darren Puleston, Josh Cannon, Brian Deacon Under 18 Killarney Vale 7.5 14.13 17.19 24.25 (169) Wyong Lakes 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 (14) Goal kickers: Killarney Vale: Matthew Weaver 5, Ryan Meyn 4, Alexander Bailey 4, Max Mumford 3, Blake Deacon, Murray Baldwin, Paul Blain, Corbin Bond, Jack Regan, Jesse Osborne, Jordan Evans, Ryan Coughlan Wyong Lakes: Andrew Renfrew 2 Best Players: Killarney Vale: Alex Bailey, Jordan Evans, Daniel Cartwright, Max Mumford, Nathan Grech, Ryan Coughlan Wyong Lakes: Matthew Spinks, Lee Moore, Jay Love, Nicholas Banfield, Hayden Murphy, Brayden Tos
Second Semi Final – Saturday 27 August 2011 Weather: Early rain, overcast then fine Newcastle No. 1 Sportsground Gate $3,879 Black Diamond Cup Gates (all Newcastle finals) Charges: $10 adult, $5 concession, $3 per car Admission included Football Record Newcastle City 0.5 3.14 7.17 9.23 (77) Terrigal Avoca 1.1 4.4 5.5 5.8 (38) Goal kickers: Newcastle City: Joshua Barton 2, Jayson Cleaver, Josh Wheeler, Mark Wheeler, Jonathon Joy, Shannon Burke, Jackson Monk, Cameron Keast Terrigal Avoca: David Grimmond 2, Jai Turner, Angus Darling, Damen Smith Best Players: Newcastle City: Shannon Burke, Jackson Monk, Cameron Keast, Reyne Hondow, Ian Baker, Luke Rawnsley Terrigal Avoca: Chris Bishop, Angus Darling, Peter Van Dam, Damen Smith, Jarrad Flint, Alex Young
Reserve Grade Cardiff 4.2 6.4 10.7 16.8 (104) Newcastle City 1.0 7.4 10.6 12.10 (82) Goal kickers: Cardiff: James Foot 4, Myron Olsen 3, Daniel Risby 2, Andrew Risby, Matthew Vukovic, Quinton Davis, Jeremy Kocon, Shane Williams, Christian Davis, Nicholas Chapman Newcastle City: Ben Konetschnyk 2, Mark Lonnon 2, Michael Deed 2, Martin Dineen 2, Daryl Anesbury 2, Liam Baster, Anthony Price Best Players: Cardiff: James Foot, Shane Williams, Daniel Risby, Christian Davis, Nicholas Chapman, Tim McCosker Newcastle City: Not Available
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Under 18 Nelson Bay 0.0 0.2 1.5 8.11 (59) Warners Bay 1.4 3.4 6.8 9.10 (64) Goal kickers: Nelson Bay: Todd Thornton 2, Scott Youl 2, Curtis Law 2, Wayd Blackburne, Mark Spencer Warners Bay: Troy Gordon 4, Jake Hayes 2, Jarrod Hayes, Jake Spicer, Hayden Farrell Best Players: Nelson Bay: Andrew Thompson, Curtis Law, Ethan Arndell, Mark Spencer, Liam Moore, Dylan Stuart Warners Bay: Billy Ryan, Troy Gordon, Blake Brissett, Paul Hunter, Patrick Turner, Hayden Farrell
Preliminary Final – Saturday 3 September 2011 Weather – Fine & warm Newcastle No. 1 Sportsground Gate $4,564 Black Diamond Cup Terrigal Avoca 1.0 2.0 3.3 3.5 (23) Cardiff 2.2 8.7 12.12 15.16 (82106) Goal kickers: Terrigal Avoca: Maurie Goolagong 3 Cardiff: Michael Ryan 5, Andrew Hodge 2, Ben Serafin 2, Hugh O’Neill 2, Michael Krake 2, Jackson McMahon, Beau Heeney Best Players: Terrigal Avoca: Angus Darling, Jayson Van Dam, Jarrad Flint, James Hart, Maurice Goolagong, Jai Turner Cardiff: Tim Sheldon, Nicholas Kocon, Liam Gibson, Nicholas Maddock, Simon O’Brien, Beau Heeney Reserve Grade Newcastle City 2.2 5.6 10.10 14.14 (98) Nelson Bay 2.5 7.8 8.10 15.11 (101) Goal kickers: Newcastle City: Martin Dineen 4, Ben Konetschnyk 2, Daryl Anesbury, Owen Dawes, Josh Ford, Mark Lonnon, Justin Kelly, Chris Webster, John Crace Nelson Bay: Heath Russell 5, Blake Erickson 3, Paul Smith 2, Eric Boyles 2, Joel Erickson, Brian Deacon, Aaron Spencer Best Players: Newcastle City: not provided Nelson Bay: Heath Russell, Josh Colby Matalone, Blake Erickson, Darrel Puleston, Aaron Spencer, Josh Cannon Under 18 Nelson Bay 6.3 9.8 15.9 20.12 (132) Killarney Vale 4.4 5.4 8.6 13.9 (87) Goal kickers: Nelson Bay: Luke Price 3, Jeremy Eddy 3, Tim Law 3, Ben Eddy 2, Scott Youl 2, Harry Freund 2, Nathan Stewart, Daniel Ross, Nathan Vaisey, Liam Kendrick, Wayd Blackburne Killarney Vale: Ryan Meyn 3, Matthew Weaver 3, Josh Mifsud 2, Jordan Evans 2, Tom Castelnuovo, Ryan Coughlan, Corbin Bond Best Players: Nelson Bay: Jeremy Eddy, Tim Law, Harry Freund, Curtis Law, Todd Thornton, Wayd Blackburne Killarney Vale: Daniel Cartwright, Corbin Bond, Josh Mifsud, Jordan Evans, Murray Baldwin, Matthew Weaver
Grand Final – Saturday 10 September 2011 Windy, fine then overcast. 15 degrees Newcastle No. 1 Sportsground Gate: $10,373 Black Diamond Cup Newcastle City 0.6 4.8 8.14 14.20 (84) Cardiff 2.4 5.7 8.11 10.11 (71) Goal kickers: Newcastle City: Joshua Barton 3, Josh Avis 3, Jonathon Joy 2, Shannon Burke 2, Mitch Knight, Reyne Hondow, Sam Payne, Josh Wheeler Cardiff: Aaron Wivell 4, Sam Haigh 2, Michael Ryan, Beau Heeney, Ben Serafin, Hugh O’Neill Best Players: Newcastle City: Josh Avis, Jackson Monk, Shannon Burke, Ryley Lang, Hayden Kavanagh, Luke Rawnsley Cardiff: Adam Clarke, Ben Stewart, Aaron Wivell, Nicholas Maddock, Liam Gibson, Nicholas Kocon Umpires: Roger Crowhurst, Aiden Kittel, Jackson Stokes McBain Medallist: Josh Avis (Newcastle City)
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Reserve Grade Cardiff 3.1 4.3 8.10 12.10 (82) Nelson Bay 1.5 2.6 3.9 7.11 (53) Goal kickers: Cardiff: Tom Quade 3, Jeremy Kocon 2, Christian Davis 2, Dustin Spriggs, Matthew Davies, Andrew Roxby, Myron Olsen, James Foot Nelson Bay: Heath Russell 3, Kris Toohey, Blake Erickson, Nick Ridgeway, Ben Thompson Best Players: Cardiff: James Foot, Shane Williams, Tim McCosker, Christian Davis, Andrew Risby, Quinton Davis Nelson Bay: Josh Cannon, James Bellman, Aaron Spencer, Bradley Sainsbury, Joel Erickson, Ben Thompson Umpires: Jason Crookall, Lee Gardener, Darrel Luck Best on Ground: James Foot (Cardiff)
Under 18 Warners Bay 4.2 7.5 10.6 15.11 (101) Nelson Bay 1.2 4.6 9.8 12.10 (82) Goal kickers: Warners Bay: Jake Hayes 6, Troy Gordon 4, Jake Spicer 2, Ryan Cross, Lachlan Deverell, Jake McCann Nelson Bay: Tim Law 4, Wayd Blackburne 3, Luke Price 2, Ben Eddy, Daniel Ross, Harry Freund Best Players: Warners Bay: Jake Hayes, Michael Vo, Jake McCann, Blake Brissett, Jake Spicer, Patrick Quinn Nelson Bay: Tim Law, Todd Thornton, Dylan Bellman, Harry Freund, Nathan Vaisey, Jeremy Eddy Umpires: Troy Edwards, Cameron Fox, Cameron Tunks Best on Ground: Jake Hayes (Warners Bay)
2000-2011 FINALS GATE TAKINGS COMPARISON
YEAR Elimination Qualifying 1st Semi 2nd Semi Prelim G/Final TOTALS 2000 n/a n/a $1,158.00 $ 998.00 $1,349.00 $4,622.00 $ 8,127.00 2001 n/a n/a $2,100.00 $1,824.00 $1,700.00 $4,783.00 $10,407.00 2002 $1,768.00 $1,260.00 $1,015.00 $1,486.00 $1,896.00 $5,053.00 $12,478.00 2003 $1,592.00 $1,530.00 $1,140.00 $1,894.00 $1,755.00 $5,626.00 $13,537.00 2004 n/a n/a $ 715.00 $1,693.00 $1,243.00 $5,836.00 $ 9,487.00 2005 n/a n/a $2,358.00 $2,454.00 $1,416.00 $5,948.00 $12,176.00 2006 n/a n/a $2,317.00 $2,454.00 $2,056.00 $5,410.00 $12,236.00 2007 n/a n/a $2,917.00 $3,596.00 $3,416.00 $8,059.00 $17,988.00 2008 n/a n/a $1,713.00 $2,777.00 $3,507.00 $5,062.00 $13,059.00 2009 n/a n/a $1,443.00 $2,425.00 $4,429.00 $11,168.00 $19,465.00 2010 n/a n/a $2,041.00 $3,708.00 $3,421.00 $10,334.00 $19,504.00 2011 n/a n/a n/a $3,879.00 $4,564.00 $10,373.00 $18,816.00 TOTALS: $3,360.00 $2,790.00 $18,917.00 $29,188.00 $30,752.00 $82,274.00 $165,240.00 Average $1,680.00 $1,395.00 $1,534.18 $2,432.33 $2,562.67 $6,856.17 $13,770.00
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GRANTS, FACILITIES & QUALITY CLUB
Grants
Lake Macquarie received a grant of $10,000 from the Joss Group & AFL Community Facility Grants program.
Facilities
Newcastle No.1 Sportsground
The progress of this project is now at the stage where a meeting is scheduled between Anthony Brooks, AFL NSW/ACT Facilities Coordinator, and Newcastle City Council General Manager, Phil Pearce, in November to secure funding of up to $50,000 towards the preparation of a detailed design and Scope of Works for Stage One. The Scope of Works and detailed design should be completed by early 2012, which will provide the costs associated with the surface upgrade and determining the correct dimensions for the oval.
It is anticipated that another NEAFL match would be scheduled for the 2012 season with Regional Matches occurring in 2013.
Bateau Bay Sports Facility
A Development Application and Construction Certificate have been issued by Wyong Shire Council for the commencement of work on the clubhouse. This should begin in the coming months.
Seaman Oval
Substantial work has commenced and some has been completed on the main oval and No. 2 oval. The completed work includes the irrigation works on the main oval.
Quality Club Program
At the beginning of the year the Board set a goal to have more than 4 clubs achieve the Bronze Level Quality Club status. During the year Lake Macquarie Dockers and Warners Bay were accredited to Bronze Level thus joining Nelson Bay, Cardiff and Newcastle City at that Quality Club level.
A survey conducted of clubs in May indicated that both Terrigal Avoca and Singleton were very close to achieving all of the required criteria for Bronze Level status. Killarney Vale is now also close to achieving Bronze Level.
The Board has agreed to provide a cash incentive for the first club to achieve Silver Level status by September 2012.
Our Quality League Management Framework was assessed by AFL NSW/ACT in August and we received a score of 81%, which resulted in a payment of $4,050 by AFL NSW/ACT.
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OTHER REPORTS
SPONSORSHIP
The Black Diamond AFL has some great partners in Carlton & United Breweries, Prime7, Star 104.5FM, Mingara Recreation Club and Cougar Sportswear. Many thanks must go to these organisations as without their support the league would not be as successful as it is.
Carlton & United Breweries continued their excellent partnership with the league in 2011. The main change has been a shift from product sponsorship to cash.
Prime7 continued its arrangement in 2011 and the league received commercials on a weekly basis advertising the up coming matches and the finals series. The Club Administration Award has been named the “Prime Club Administration Award’ for the past few seasons.
Star 104.5FM again were a media partner with plenty of exposure on their radio station. Their roadstars visited many of our matches throughout the season. The airtime received is vital to the league exposure and one that the clubs should become involved in. Star 104.5FM kindly allow us to promote our matches and activates on their community page and this is one area the four central coast clubs should be looking into.
Mingara Recreation Club, where we held our Presentation Night in 2011 donated a $1000 to our league where they received their name on 30 match footballs used in Black Diamond Cup. The Mingara Recreation Club is located in Tumbi Umbi, just a short drive from the F3 Freeway and is centrally located in our region to hold our major function. The clubs showed great support for our Presentation Night.
MERCHANDISING
The league continued is exclusive supply agreement with Cougar Sportswear in 2011. The league receives a $1,000 payment for the exclusive deal.
In 2011 the Black Diamond AFL continued its partnership with Burley Sekem but this will be coming to an end with AFL NSW/ACT informing the league that we are in violation of our affiliation agreement if we don’t use their exclusive suppliers, which is Sherrin for footballs. Therefore we will be moving back to Sherrin footballs for 2012.
PUBLICITY
In 2011 the Black Diamond AFL continued to form strong relationships with the media and public outlets.
Central Coast Express Advocate are a good supporter of our league and I worked hard to provide this paper with the information required.
Regular radio interviews were held in 2011. The Football Operations Manager spoke on 94.1 and 96.3 on the central coast on a weekly basis. The President and Football Operations Manager were interviewed on occasions on ABC Newcastle.
The League website www.bdafl.com.au is another form of communication and publicity. The Board appoints a website editor who regularly updates news articles on
Sunday 13 November, 2011 18 Black Diamond AFL Inc 2011 Annual Report the site, usually every second day. Stories will range from previews to the upcoming match, Saturday results and a brief review of matches to club stories, AFL development, new initiatives by the league to upcoming courses and information on umpiring. Mid-way through the season, Ian Granland resigned as website editor and our Football Operations Manager took on the role.
The follow list includes the outlets that supported the Black Diamond AFL 2011: Television Prime7 – Provided free commercials for home and away Newcastle round and each game of the finals series
NBN Central Coast – Attended and filmed parts of the Terrigal Avoca match when Maurice Goolagong kicked his 1,000th goal
Radio Star104.5FM – BDAFL media partner saw information posted on Central Coast their website as well as regular reports on their daily shows. - Their ‘Roadstar’ vehicles attended/reported on games on a number of Saturdays during the season. Match fixtures and results were included in news bulletins as well as a limited number of interviews on their Saturday morning sports show.
94.1 Hits & Country – Football Operations Manager was a regular on Central Coast their Saturday mornings sports show
96.3 - Football Operations Manager was a regular on Central Coast their Saturday mornings sports show Print Central Coast Express – Wednesday Edition – Review of last round Central Coast scores along with best players and goal kickers in Wednesday’s Edition – Friday Edition – Preview to upcoming matches. – The articles varied in length and often included photos of players.
Newcastle Herald – Write up of matches in Saturday’s Edition Newcastle – Review of weekend’s match in Monday’s Edition.
Daily Telegraph – Occasionally columns & photo’s as well as scores, Central Coast goal kickers and best players were included
In addition to this the Maitland Mercury, Port Stephens Examiner & Lake Macquarie News printed scores and/or articles from time to time.
The league is grateful for the coverage that the game received and hopes to extend our coverage in season 2011.
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PRIME CLUB ADMINISTRATION AWARD
The Prime Club Administration Award continued this year with all but two clubs receiving money for their efforts this year.
Congratulations to Cardiff for winning the award this year.
The Administration Award is designed to reward clubs at the end of the season with a financial incentive for the clubs that meet most of their administration requirements. It negates the need for clubs to be fined on a weekly, fortnightly or monthly basis where they fail to complete their required tasks. Many other organisations simply just issue fines to clubs which has a negative impact on the people trying to do the right thing.
Each club commenced the year with 100 points, with points deducted where clubs failed to meet the requirements or points added for doing things early or providing the league with certain information to help the system and provide a smooth process.
Final Points Table is as follows:
CLUB POINTS $ 1 Cardiff 395 2 Newcastle City 350 3 Terrigal Avoca 345 4 Killarney Vale 300 5 Nelson Bay 265 6 Singleton 250 7 Warners Bay 65 8 Lake Macquarie 5 9 Wyong Lakes -25 -25 10 Gosford/Peninsula -310 -310
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BLACK DIAMOND CHALLENGE CUP
The Black Diamond Challenge Cup was donated in 1887 to the then League, the Northern Districts Football Association, by the Richmond Tobacco Company. The name of course comes from the main occupation of the district in those times – coal mining and the name of a famous hotel – The Black Diamond Hotel. The Cup was for the Australian Rules Premiership Australia and New Zealand wise and was for the competition on a knockout basis by teams in Australia and New Zealand (where Australian Football was played in the 19th century but was later superseded by Rugby Union).
The Cup was to be played for each year and won by the first team to win the Premiership twice. The powerful Wallsend team achieved that very feat by winning the Premiership in 1888 and then in 1889 won it again by beating Victorian club Fitzroy in the final.
The Cup was presented to the President of the League and Wallsend Team Manager, Mr H Rushton. When Mr Rushston died it was passed on to his son Mr G Rushton of Wallsend. Mr H Rushton’s will directed that the Cup was to be made available for competition if the game was revived in the Newcastle area. The Cup was handed over to the Newcastle League in 1948 by Mr W Rushton when the League was revived as a competition after the Second World War and the Cup was adopted as the First Grade Premiership trophy. The Black Diamond Challenge Cup holds the distinction of being the oldest sporting trophy still being contested for in Australia.
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2011 WINNERS
BLACK DIAMOND CUP PREMIERS – NEWCASTLE CITY AFC RESERVE GRADE PREMIERS – CARDIFF AFC UNDER 18 PREMIERS – WARNERS BAY AFC
ELLIOTT / DAVEY MEDAL FIRST GRADE BEST & FAIREST Ben Hodges – Warners Bay 17 votes
GRANLAND MEDAL RESERVE GRADE BEST & FAIREST James Foot – Cardiff 26 votes
CHRIS ARNOLD MEDAL UNDER 18 BEST & FAIREST Matthew Spinks – Wyong Lakes 23 votes
MAURICE GOOLAGONG GOAL KICKING AWARD – FIRST GRADE Maurice Goolagong – Terrigal Avoca 82 goals
LEADING GOALKICKER RESERVE GRADE Scott Reid – Killarney Vale 47 goals
LEADING GOALKICKER UNDER 18 Hayden Murphy – Wyong Lakes 68 goals
MCBAIN MEDAL (First Grade Grand Final Best & Fairest) Josh Avis – Newcastle City
RESERVE GRADE GRAND FINAL BEST & FAIREST James Foot – Cardiff
UNDER 18 GRAND FINAL BEST & FAIREST Jake Hayes – Warners Bay
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP Warners Bay AFC
MOST OUTSTANDING YOUNG FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR Mathew Bailey – Newcastle City
JAMES J ARNOLD VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD Paul Redman – Cardiff
YOUNG VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD Jemma O’Connor – Killarney Vale
CLUB ADMINISTRATION AWARD Cardiff AFC
UMPIRE OF THE YEAR Paul Best
PLAYER OF THE YEAR Angus Darling – Terrigal Avoca
COACH OF THE YEAR Courtney Knight – Newcastle City
AFL NSW/ACT COACH OF THE YEAR Heath Russell – Nelson Bay
TREASURER OF THE YEAR Debra Holmquest – Newcastle City
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CARLTON DRAUGHT TEAM OF THE YEAR The 2011 Carlton Draught Team of the Year was selected and announced at the annual presentation eventing. This is the third year naming a Team of the Year.
Back Pocket: Mat Bailey (Newcastle City) Full Back: Corey Shackleton (Killarney Vale) Back Pocket: Sam Brasington (Singleton)
Half Back Flank: Luke Rawnsley (Newcastle City) Centre Half Back: Michael Clarke (Killarney Vale) Half Back Flank: Liam Gibson (Cardiff)
Wing: Matt Enright (Newcastle City) Centre: Chris Bishop (Terrigal Avoca) Wing: Ben Hodges (Warners Bay)
Half Forward Flank: Bryce Singleton (Wyong Lakes) Centre Half Forward Michael Ryan (Cardiff) Half Forward Flank: James Polglase (Terrigal Avoca)
Forward Pocket: Josh Wheeler (Newcastle City) Full Forward: Maurice Goolagong (Terrigal Avoca) Forward Pocket: Mitch Clune (Lake Macquarie)
Ruck: Angus Darling (Terrigal Avoca) Ruck Rover: Adam Clarke (Cardiff) Rover: Mitch Knight (Newcastle City)
Captain: Angus Darling Coach: Courtney Knight
Back: Liam Gibson, Corey Shackleton, Michael Clarke, Angus Darling, Mat Bailey, Luke Rawnsley, Bryce Singleton, Maurice Goolagong
Front: James Polglase, Mitch Knight, Josh Wheeler, Matt Enright, Chris Bishop, Ben Hodges
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CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP
2011 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP
BDC Reserves U18 Bonus Pts
Warners Bay 60 40 104 15 219 Terrigal Avoca 84 52 56 15 207 Cardiff 66 64 56 15 201 Newcastle City 96 52 24 14 186 Killarney Vale 39 36 96 15 186 Nelson Bay - 48 120 16 184 Wyong Lakes 33 20 64 14 131 Lake Macquarie 24 12 16 13 65 Gosford/Peninsula 6 12 8 12 38 Singleton 24 4 - - 28
First Grade wins - 6 points each Reserve Grade wins - 4 points each Under 18 wins - 8 points each One bonus point is added each time a Club fields an under 18 team.
Congratulations to the Warners Bay Football Club on winning the Club Championship for 2011. Their club, along with second placed Terrigal Avoca and third placed Cardiff, received a cheque at the League’s Presentation Night.
Club Championship Winners
2011 Warners Bay AFC 2010 Cardiff AFC 2009 Cardiff AFC 2008 Cardiff AFC 2007 Newcastle City AFC 2006 Newcastle City AFC 2005 Cardiff AFC 2004 Cardiff AFC 2003 Newcastle City AFC 2002 Newcastle City AFC 2001 Killarney Vale AFC 2000 Cardiff AFC
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LEADING GOALKICKERS
Maurice Goolagong Goal Kicking Award Winner: Maurice Goolagong (TA) 82 Goals
NAME 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 SF SF PF GF Total
1 Maurice Goolagong(TA) - 7 14 3 7 8 - 6 7 6 7 8 3 0 - - 4 2 82 - - 3 - 85
2 Michael Ryan (Car) 3 2 8 14 5 - 9 9 1 9 4 - - 0 - 2 5 2 73 3 - 5 1 82
3 Joshua Wheeler (NC) 3 1 0 1 4 4 9 5 - 2 5 - 6 0 1 2 3 - 45 - 1 - 1 47
4 James Drury (NC) 2 3 0 - 2 6 - 5 - 9 5 0 3 0 2 3 - - 40 - - - - 40
5 Leigh Anderson (WB) 2 3 1 - 2 8 2 0 3 1 - 2 - 3 - 5 2 2 36 - - - - 36
Reserve Grade Under 18
Scott Reid (KV) ...... 47 (47) Hayden Murphy (WL) ...... 68 Tom Quade (C) ...... 45 (48) Ryan Meyn (KV) ...... 61 Martin Dineen (NC) ...... 44 (50) Troy Gordon (WB) ...... 59 Nick Ridgeway (NB) ...... 41 (49) Tim Law (NB)...... 43 Blake Erickson (NB) ...... 40 (36) Ryan Cross (WB) ...... 34 Matthew Studdert (TA) ...... 37 (36) Wayd Blackburne (NB) ...... 28
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BEST AND FAIREST VOTING
——————————————————————————————————————————— 2011 ELLIOTT-DAVEY MEDAL VOTING – First Grade Best and Fairest ——————————————————————————————————————————— Ben Hodges (WB) 17, Chris Bishop (TA) 15, Matthew Enright (NC) 13, Sam Gooley (LM) 13, Simon O’Brien (C) 13, Angus Darling (TA) 11, Bryce Singleton (WL) 11, David McGuinness (WB) 11, Steve Renehan (LM) 11, Jake Roach (WB) 10, Luke Rawnsley (NC) 10, Michael Ryan (C) 10, Anthony Stewart (NC) 9, Michael Clarke (KV) 9, James Polglase (TA) 8, Matthew Mahon (WB) 8, Adam Clarke (C) 7, Jack-son Monk (NC) 7, Mathew Bailey (NC) 7, Michael Smith (KV) 7, Mitch Knight (NC) 7, Peter Van Dam (TA) 7, Sam Brasington (S) 7, Tim Eather (G) 7, Andrew Hodge (C) 6, Jayson Van Dam (TA) 6, Josh Bennett (LM) 6, Liam Gibson (C) 6, Shannon Burke (NC) 6, Mark Roser (S) 5, Tim Sheldon (C) 5, Dane Amidy (KV) 4, Jeremy Buckley (WB) 4, Mitchell Niland (NC) 4, Reyne Hondow (NC) 4, Ryan Webster (TA) 4, Adam Tomsett (G) 3, Beau Heeney (C) 3, Brad Hicks (S) 3, Corey Shackleton (KV) 3, Glenn Page (KV) 3, Hayden Kavanagh (NC) 3, Jack Jones (TA) 3, Jack Pratt (C) 3, James Drury (NC) 3, Jayson Cleaver (NC) 3, Josh Wheeler (NC) 3, Lloyd Blaxland (S) 3, Matt Walsh (WL) 3, Mitch Logan (WL) 3, Stuart Robbins (S) 3, Tim Hillman (WL) 3, Andrew McPherson (S) 2, Brendan Balchin (LM) 2, Cameron Clarke (C) 2, Chris Becker (WL) 2, Damon Barry (LM) 2, Eddie Fulmer (LM) 2, Josh Avis (NC) 2, Josh Barton (NC) 2, Justin McPhan (WL) 2, Luke Davis (S) 2, Matthew White (C) 2, Maurice Goolagong (TA) 2, Max Mumford (KV) 2, Nathan Higgins (KV) 2, Nathan Russon (WB) 2, Sam Haigh (C) 2, Stephen Lynch (TA) 2, Ben Graham (S) 1, Chris Koop-Folkes (WL) 1, Daniel Russell (WB) 1, David O’Donnell (LM) 1, Gabe Smith (S) 1, Ian Baker (NC) 1, Jason Cutts (LM) 1, Jonathan Koop-Folkes (WL) 1, Lincoln Ryall (S) 1, Mitch Ede (WL) 1, Nathan Brennan (WB) 1, Nathan Childs (S) 1, Shaun Sinclair (KV) 1. Sunday 13 November, 2011 25 Black Diamond AFL Inc 2011 Annual Report
———————————————————————————————————————————- 2011 GRANLAND MEDAL VOTING – Reserve Grade Best and Fairest ———————————————————————————————————————————- James Foot (C) 26, Martin Dinnen (NC) 19, Brad Spencer (NB) 16, Ryan Shaw (TA) 13, Blake Erickson (NB) 12, Josh O’Bryan (NC) 12, Scott Reid (KV) 11, David McGuinness (WB) 10, Justin Daley (KV) 9, Simon Gardener (LM) 9, Matthew Studdert (TA) 9, Lee Krake (C) 8, Jeremy Buckley (WB) 8, John Deitz( WB) 8, Tom Quade (C) 7, Brian Deacon (NB) 7, Stephen Peers (P) 7, Liam Ghalayani (P) 7, Omar Alameddine (WL) 7, Myron Olsen (C) 6, Michael Krake (C) 6, Nicholas Kocon (C) 6, Johny Cornelius (S) 6, Justin Lloyd (KV) 5, Corbin Bond (KV) 5, Chad Clarke (KV) 5, Owen Dawes (NC) 5, Daryl Anesbury (NC) 5, William McKellar (TA) 5, Atunaisa Vonovono (WL) 5, Michael Solomons (KV) 4, Paul Melrose (KV) 4, Heath Russell (NB) 4, Mitchell Barry (NC) 4, Liam Baster (NC) 4, Cori Hopper (TA) 4, Brendan Frost (TA) 4, Simon Brandt (TA) 4, Byron Lawson (TA) 4, Mark Bottrill (WB) 4, Kristopher Clouten (WL) 4, Cameron Clark (C) 3, Aaron Wivell (C) 3, Sam Haigh (C) 3, Adam Rumpler (KV) 3, Dane Amidy (KV) 3, Todd Clarke (KV) 3, James Byrnes (LM) 3, David O’Donnell (LM) 3, Ben Nixon (NB) 3, Brad Hender-son (NB) 3, Brad Sainsbury (NB) 3, Jeremy Eddy (NB) 3, Josh Cameron (NB) 3, John Crace (NC) 3, Sam Vickery (P) 3, Alex Rogers (P) 3, Nathan Reid (P) 3, Peter McCarthy (P) 3, Williams Peters (TA) 3, Peter Smith (TA) 3, Peter Smith (TA) 3, Timothy Kosmeier (TA) 3, Sean Colville (WB) 3, Ryan Clarke (WB) 3, Dan Pederson (WB) 3, Jake Ryan (WB) 3, Leo Vo (WB) 3, Troy Gordon (WB) 3, Andrew Michilini (WL) 3, Matt Walsh (WL) 3, Shane Williams (C) 2, Tim McKosker (C) 2, Michael Clarke (KV) 2, Rawdon Middle-ton- Pierpoint (LM) 2, Jake West-Scooby (LM) 2, Andrew Gibson (NB) 2, Aaron Spencer (NB) 2, Joel Erickson (NB) 2, Kris Toohey (NB) 2, Josh Mitchell (NC) 2, Chris Webster (NC) 2, Fraser Thompson (P) 2, Joshua Brown (P) 2, Richard Wilkes (S) 2, Ashley Borg (S) 2, Chris Waters (TA) 2, Simon Rocco (WB) 2, Stephen Challis (WB) 2, Mitch Handel (WL) 2, Bryce Singleton (WL) 2, Colin Thomsen (WL) 2, Kane Wilson (WL) 2, Mitch Ede (WL) 2, Peter Boylan (WL) 2, Mitchell Stokes (C) 1, Andrew Roxby (C) 1, Alex Sain (LM) 1, Eddie Fulmer (LM) 1, Matthew Pantalone (LM) 1, Craig Gibbs (LM) 1, Lucas Relic (LM) 1, Eric Boyles (NB) 1, Mark Curran (NC) 1, Aaron Dalton (NC) 1, John Parker (NC) 1, Ryan James (NC) 1, Travis Wallis (NC) 1, Tim Eather (P) 1, Aaron Craker (P) 1, Neill Dorrington (P) 1, Jacob Walmsley (S) 1, Patrick Fitzgerald (S) 1, Brandon Patridge (S) 1, Lincoln Ryall (S) 1, Samuel Bray (S) 1, Alex Young (TA) 1, David Peek (TA) 1, Peter Van Dam (TA) 1, Tim Garth (TA) 1, Tim Pearson (TA) 1, Brenton Smith (WB) 1, Nathan Brennan (WB) 1, Simon McMahon (WB) 1, Harley Simpson (WL) 1, Kieran Scally (WL) 1, Matthew Spinks (WL) 1. ——————————————————————————————————————————— 2011 CHRIS ARNOLD MEDAL VOTING—Under 18 Best and Fairest ——————————————————————————————————————————— Matthew Spinks (WL) 23, Patrick Quinn (WB) 17, Max Mumford (KV) 14, Isaac Heeney (C) 13, Jeremy Eddy (NB) 13, Harrison Freund (NB) 11, Jackson McMahon (C) 11, Jackson Tisdell (NC) 11, Aaron Halls (LM) 10, Todd Thornton (NB) 10, Patrick Turner (WB) 9, Ben Eddy (NB) 8, Blake Brissett (WB) 8, Bradley Studdert (TA) 8, Hugh O’Neill (C) 8, Ryan Meyn (KV) 8, Nathan Akeamarmoi (TA) 7, Paul Hunter (WB) 7, Troy Gordon (WB) 7, Wayd Blackburne (NB) 7, Alex Rogers (P) 6, Corbin Bond (KV) 6, Lee Moore (WL) 6, Scott Youl (NB) 6, Tim Law (NB) 6, Abraham Gibson (NC) 5, Beau Heeney (C) 5, Hayden Murphy (WL) 5, Jack Pratt (C) 5, Kane Gordon (WB) 5, Michael Vo (WB) 5, Alexander Bailey (KV) 4, Owen James (NC) 4, Paul Blain (KV) 4, Alex Bottlik (C) 3, Brandon Reed (TA) 3, Dylan McPhail (P) 3, Fin Neaves (TA) 3, Hugh Tiley (TA) 3, Jack Bennett (WL) 3, Jack Dawson (WB) 3, Jake Hayes (WB) 3, Jared Cullinan (TA) 3, Jarrod Hayes (WB) 3, Jon Hamilton (NC) 3, Kris McLean (C) 3, Mitch Johnson (WL) 3, Murray Baldwin (KV) 3, Robert Lechleitner (LM) 3, Ryan Barnard (KV) 3, Scott Stevens (WL) 3, Andrew Thompson (NB) 2, Ben Pinner (WL) 2, Brad Russell (LM) 2, Daniel Taylor (LM) 2, Ethan Formby (TA) 2, Hayden Farrell (TA) 2, Jake Spicer (WB) 2, Jordan Evans (KV) 2, Jordyn Evans (KV) 2, Julius Relic (LM) 2, Kurt Flemming (TA) 2, Mitch McDermott (WL) 2, Nicholas Banfield (WL) 2, Ryan Egglestone (P) 2, Scott Burkinshaw (P) 2, Aaron Smith (P) 1, Ben Evans (NC) 1, Blake Deacon (C) 1, Dylan Bellman (NB) 1, Jarred Warren (TA) 1, Jayden Watson (P) 1, Liam Moore (NB) 1, Mat-thew Meares (LM) 1, Regan Bowe (C) 1, Ryan Coughlan (KV) 1, Shane McGuirk (P) 1, Scott Hughes (C) 1, Sean Clune (LM) 1, Tom McPherson (NC) 1, Tyson Durbridge (TA ) 1.
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COMPETITION LADDERS
2011 Black Diamond Cup Final Ladder
TEAM P W L D For Agst PC Pts
Newcastle City 16 16 0 0 2498 658 379.64 64
Terrigal Avoca 16 14 2 0 1726 875 197.26 56
Cardiff 16 11 5 0 2224 986 225.56 44
Warners Bay 16 10 6 0 1577 939 167.94 40
Killarney Vale 15 6 9 0 1160 1310 88.55 24
Wyong Lakes 15 5 10 0 1237 1720 71.92 20
Lake Macquarie 16 4 12 0 980 1728 56.71 16
Singleton 16 4 12 0 884 2076 42.58 16
Gosford 16 1 15 0 364 2358 15.44 4
2011 Reserve Grade Final Ladder
TEAM P W L D For Agst PC Pts
Cardiff 17 16 1 0 1929 566 340.81 64
Newcastle City 17 13 4 0 1694 691 245.15 52
Terrigal Avoca 17 13 4 0 1485 736 201.77 52
Nelson Bay 17 12 5 0 1448 900 160.89 48
Warners Bay 17 10 7 0 1378 769 179.19 40
Killarney Vale 17 9 8 0 1178 949 124.13 36
Wyong Lakes 17 5 12 0 887 1617 54.85 20
Peninsula Tigers 17 3 14 0 904 1675 53.97 12
Lake Macquarie 17 3 14 0 494 1849 26.72 12
Singleton 17 1 16 0 388 2033 19/09 4
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2011 Under 18 Final Ladder
TEAM P W L D For Agst PC Win%
Nelson Bay 16 15 1 0 1710 559 305.90 93.75
Warners Bay 15 13 2 0 1475 574 256.97 86.67
Killarney Vale 15 12 3 0 1203 546 220.33 80.00
Wyong Lakes 15 8 7 0 1136 1139 99.74 53.33
Cardiff 15 7 8 0 1313 1005 130.65 46.67
Terrigal Avoca 15 7 8 0 868 1017 85.35 46.67
Newcastle City 15 3 12 0 738 1345 54.87 20.00
Lake Macquarie 15 2 13 0 556 1557 35.71 13.33
Peninsula Tigers 15 1 14 0 439 1696 25.88 6.67
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CLUB WINS AND LOSSES SINCE 2000
CARDIFF GOSFORD Opposition Won Lost Drawn Total Opposition Won Lost Drawn Total Gosford 28 1 - 29 Cardiff 1 28 - 29 Killarney Vale 28 3 - 31 Killarney Vale 6 21 - 27 Nelson Bay 19 3 - 22 Nelson Bay 9 14 - 23 Lake Macquarie 8 - - 8 Lake Macquarie 7 2 - 9 Newcastle City 23 15 - 38 Newcastle City 1 26 - 27 Singleton 2 - - 2 Singleton 1 1 - 2 Terrigal Avoca 28 12 - 40 Terrigal Avoca 2 26 - 28 Warners Bay 30 4 - 33 Warners Bay 6 22 - 28 West New 4 3 - 7 West New 1 5 - 6 Wallsend Wallsend Woy Woy 2 - - 2 Woy Woy 2 - - 2 Wyong Lakes 13 1 - 14 Wyong Lakes 13 5 - 18 TOTALS 185 42 - 227 TOTALS 49 150 - 199 Win Ratio: 81.5% Win Ratio: 24.69%
KILLARNEY VALE LAKE MACQUARIE Opposition Won Lost Drawn Total Opposition Won Lost Drawn Total Cardiff 3 28 - 31 Cardiff - 8 - 8 Gosford 21 6 - 27 Gosford 2 7 - 9 Lake Macquarie 7 - - 7 Killarney Vale - 7 - 7 Nelson Bay 13 7 - 20 Nelson Bay 1 1 - 2 Newcastle City 8 21 - 29 Newcastle City - 8 - 8 Singleton 1 1 - 2 Singleton 1 1 - 2 Terrigal Avoca 13 17 - 30 Terrigal Avoca - 7 - 7 Warners Bay 17 16 - 33 Warners Bay - 8 - 8 West New 7 1 - 8 Wyong Lakes 2 8 - 10 Wallsend Woy Woy 2 - - 2 TOTALS 6 55 - 61 Wyong Lakes 15 1 - 16 ¤ Win Ratio: 9.8% TOTALS 107 98 - 205 Win Ratio: 52.2% SINGLETON Opposition Won Lost Drawn Total Cardiff - 2 - 2 Gosford 1 1 - 2 Killarney Vale 1 1 - 2 Lake Macquarie 1 1 - 2 Newcastle City - 2 - 2 Terrigal Avoca - 2 - 2 Warners Bay - 2 - 2 Wyong Lakes 1 1 - 2 TOTALS 4 12 - 16 ¤ Win Ratio: 25%
NEWCASTLE CITY TERRIGAL-AVOCA Opposition Won Lost Drawn Total Opposition Won Lost Drawn Total Cardiff 15 23 - 38 Cardiff 12 28 - 40 Gosford 26 1 - 27 Gosford 26 2 - 28 Killarney Vale 21 8 - 29 Killarney Vale 17 13 - 30 Lake Macquarie 8 - - 8 Lake Macquarie 7 - - 7 Nelson Bay 16 7 - 23 Nelson Bay 24 - - 24 Terrigal Avoca 19 16 - 35 Newcastle City 16 19 - 35 Warners Bay 26 4 - 30 Warners Bay 22 5 - 27 West New. 7 1 - 8 West New 3 3 - 6 Wallsend Wallsend Woy Woy 2 - - 2 Woy Woy 2 - - 2 Wyong Lakes 16 - - 16 Wyong Lakes 15 1 - 16 TOTALS 159 60 - 219 TOTALS 146 71 217 Win Ratio: 72.6% Win Ratio: 67.3%
WARNERS BAY WYONG LAKES Opposition Won Lost Drawn Total Opposition Won Lost Drawn Total Cardiff 4 30 - 34 Cardiff 1 13 - 14 Gosford 22 6 - 28 Gosford 5 13 - 18 Killarney Vale 16 17 - 33 Killarney Vale 1 15 - 16 Lake Macquarie 8 - - 8 Lake Macquarie 8 2 - 10 Nelson Bay 12 10 - 22 Nelson Bay 8 3 - 11 Newcastle City 4 26 - 30 Newcastle City - 16 - 16 Singleton 2 0 - 2 Singleton 1 1 - 1 Terrigal Avoca 5 22 - 27 Terrigal Avoca 1 15 - 16 West New. 1 5 - 6 Warners Bay 2 12 - 14 Wallsend Woy Woy 2 - - 2 West New. - 1 - 1 Wallsend Wyong Lakes 14 2 - 16 TOTALS 90 118 208 TOTALS 27 93 - 120 Win Ratio: 43.3% Win Ratio: 22.5% Sunday 13 November, 2011 29 Black Diamond AFL Inc 2011 Annual Report
LEAGUE RECORDS - FINALS
Grand Final Year Winner Score Runner Up Score 2000 Terrigal-Avoca 17.16 (118) Cardiff 10.18 (76) 2001 West New-Wallsend 21.9 (135) Cardiff 18.13 (121) 2002 Cardiff 11.15 (81) Terrigal-Avoca 7.10 (52) 2003 Newcastle City 17.16 (118) Cardiff 11.10(76) 2004 Cardiff 16.13 (109) Terrigal-Avoca 15.9 (99) 2005 Cardiff 17.11 (113) Killarney Vale 11.6 (72) 2006 Cardiff 8.9 (57) Newcastle City 2.4 (16) 2007 Killarney Vale 9.9 (63) Newcastle City 4.17 (41) 2008 Newcastle City 14.12 (96) Cardiff 8.11 (59) 2009 Newcastle City 12.15 (87) Cardiff 11.14 (80) 2010 Newcastle City 17.21 (123) Cardiff 10.12 (72) 2011 Newcastle City 14.20 (104) Cardiff 10.11 (71) Preliminary Final Year Winner Score Loser Score 2000 Cardiff 13.17 (95) Killarney Vale 11.17 (83) 2001 West New-Wallsend 15.19 (109) Killarney Vale 12.11 (83) 2002 Cardiff 13.15 (93) Killarney Vale 11.11 (77) 2003 Newcastle City 18.15 (123) Terrigal-Avoca 11.17 (83) 2004 Terrigal-Avoca 19.8 (122) Newcastle City 13.12 (90) 2005 Cardiff 28.16 (184) Terrigal-Avoca 14.10 (94) 2006 Newcastle City 20.17 (137) Terrigal-Avoca 11.7 (73) 2007 Killarney Vale 15.18 (108) Warners Bay 11.9 (75) 2008 Cardiff 24.12 (156) Warners Bay 12.10 (82) 2009 Newcastle City 15.24 (114) Terrigal-Avoca 12.10 (82) 2010 Cardiff 13.12 (90) Terrigal-Avoca 9.10 (64) 2011 Cardiff 15.16 (106) Terrigal-Avoca 3.5 (23) Second Semi Final Year Winner Score Loser Score 2000 Terrigal-Avoca 21.18 (144) Cardiff 15.17 (107) 2001 Cardiff 20.12 (132) Killarney Vale 13.11 (89) 2002 Terrigal-Avoca 20.14 (134) Cardiff 16.7 (103) 2003 Cardiff 14.16 (100) Newcastle City 12.12 (84) 2004 Cardiff 23.20 (158) Terrigal-Avoca 11.12 (78) 2005 Killarney Vale 14.9 (93) Cardiff 12.14 (86) 2006 Cardiff 23.19 (157) Terrigal-Avoca 11.7 (73) 2007 Newcastle City 18.20 (138) Killarney Vale 11.8 (74) 2008 Newcastle City 14.10 (94) Cardiff 9.16 (70) 2009 Cardiff 16.17 (113) Terrigal-Avoca 8.11 (59) 2010 Newcastle City 13.14 (92) Cardiff 12.16 (88) 2011 Newcastle City 9.23 (77) Terrigal-Avoca 5.8 (38) First Semi Final Year Winner Score Loser Score 2000 Killarney Vale 17.14 (116) Nelson Bay 13.17 (95) 2001 West New-Wallsend 26.23 (179) Nelson Bay 14.16 (100) 2002 Killarney Vale 3.11 (29) Newcastle City 2.7 (19) 2003 Terrigal-Avoca 17.12 (114) Nelson Bay 14.15 (99) 2004 Newcastle City 29.19 (193) Warners Bay 6.12 (48) 2005 Terrigal-Avoca 9.7 (61) Newcastle City 6.8 (44) 2006 Newcastle City 11.17 (83) Warners Bay 5.12 (42) 2007 Warners Bay 14.14.(98) Cardiff 12.9.(81) 2008 Warners Bay 12.8 (80) Killarney Vale 9.6 (60) 2009 Newcastle City 17.16 (118) Warners Bay 5.13 (43) 2010 Terrigal Avoca 12.12 (90) Warners Bay 9.5 (59) 2011 Cardiff 14.5 (89) Warners Bay 4.12 (36)
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RECORDS – BDAFL
Highest Winning Score Round 12 - 2008, Cardiff 65.29 (419) d Lake Macquarie 4.2 (26) at Bill Elliott Oval Highest Losing Score Round 11 - 2004, Killarney Vale 22.11 (143) V Nelson Bay 25.7 (157) at Dick Burwell Oval Lowest Score Round 3 – 2011 (postponed), Singleton 0.0 (0) v Terrigal Avoca 33.16 (214) at Hylton Moore Oval Most Goals in a Match Round 12 - 2008, Cardiff 65 goals v Lake Macquarie 4.2.(26) at Bill Elliott Oval Most Behinds in a Match Round 16 - 2001, Newcastle City 39.35 (269) V Woy Woy at No. 1 Sportsground Most Goals (player) Year 135 Maurice Goolagong (T-A) 2001 Most Goals (player) Match 25 Maurice Goolagong (T-A) R18 2001, V Woy Woy at Heazlett Park, Avoca
GRAND FINALS
Grand Finals Premierships Cardiff 11 4 Newcastle City 7 5 Terrigal Avoca 3 1 Killarney Vale 2 1 West Newcastle Wallsend 1 1
Premiership winning team home and away finish
First Place 7 Second Place 2 Third Place 3
Teams to make Grand Final finishing outside the top two
West Newcastle Wallsend 2001 Cardiff 2003 Newcastle City 2009
BLACK DIAMOND AFL MOST GAMES PLAYED
185 Corey Shackleton Killarney Vale 181 Dane Amidy Killarney Vale 175 Jayson Cleaver West Newcastle Wallsend / Newcastle City 174 Brendon Wold Cardiff 173 Maurice Goolagong Terrigal Avoca 172 Martin Dinnenn Newcastle City 170 David Grimmond Terrigal Avoca 169 Peter Van Dam Terrigal Avoca 167 Liam Gibson Cardiff 160 Nathan Brennan Warners Bay 160 Brad Deitz Gosford / Warners Bay 158 John Deitz Gosford / Warners Bay ❖ ❖ ❖
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MISSION STATEMENT
To maintain and develop a healthy competition that provides a quality environment and league structure allowing opportunities for players and officials to develop and participate in Australian Football throughout the greater Newcastle and Central Coast region of NSW.
VISION
To be the number one regional AFL competition in New South Wales.
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
1. Innovative Leadership and Management 2. Financial viability of the BDAFL and its clubs 3. Educate and help clubs develop 4. Growing the Game 5. Marketing and promotion of the BDAFL 6. Contributing to the community
The Black Diamond AFL would like to thank the following partners for making season 2011 a great success. We look forward to your support again in 2012
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