Most recent season or competition: 2020 | |
Formerly | Bundaberg Wide Bay AFL |
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Sport | Australian rules football |
Founded | 1987 |
No. of teams | 4 |
Country | Australia |
Most recent champion(s) | Across The Waves Bundaberg Eagles (2020) |
Most titles | Hervey Bay Bombers (15) |
Official website | AFL Wide Bay |
The AFL Wide Bay is an amateur Australian rules football competition that was formerly known as the "Bundaberg-Wide Bay Australian Football League", which was formed in 1987 through the merger of the "Bundaberg Australian Football League" and "Wide Bay Australian Football League". The competition currently featured teams from the cities of Bundaberg, Maryborough and Hervey Bay.
Teams from Gympie and Pomona played in this competition up until 2006, before changing leagues. The representative team was known as the "Tigers", wearing guernseys similar to those of the Richmond Tigers.
The competition was merged into the South East Queensland structure for the 2017 season. It resumed under the banner of AFL Wide Bay once again in 2018. In 2021 it was managed by AFL Queensland.
In 1985, the WBAFL played a five team competition which included teams from Hervey Bay (2), Cooloola Coast and Gympie (2), with Maryborough fielding junior grades. The BAFL played a four team competition which included the three main clubs, Wests, Norths, and Souths (2) with Burnett Heads fielding Reserves and juniors only.
In 1986, the WBAFL played a four team competition, but finished the season with just two clubs, Hervey Bay and Gympie, who fielded just one senior club each that year. Maryborough and Cooloola Coast folded. The BAFL had only three senior teams, Wests, Norths and Souths (with Souths fielding just one A Grade team that year only), and so with backing of the Queensland Australian Football League, the two Leagues merged.
In 1987, the Bundaberg Wide Bay Australian Football League was formed with the five remaining senior clubs, Hervey Bay, Gympie, Norths, Wests and Souths, and the addition of Burnett Heads for a few senior games, before being relegated to the Reserves after five rounds.
In 1988, Maryborough joined the competition to resume a six team competition.
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In 2003, four out of the eight clubs that played in a Brisbane League Division Three, were from AFL Bundaberg Wide Bay. They were Hervey Bay Bombers, Maryborough Bears, Across The Waves Bundaberg, and Brothers Bulldogs from Bundaberg. Gympie Cats and Pomona Demons had also previously played in the Wide Bay League. It was a competition which lasted only one season before the above mentioned six clubs, with the addition of new club, Bay Power, resulted in a revamped seven club League reforming the AFL Bundaberg Wide Bay competition the following year.
Hervey Bay Bombers won the Division Three Flag in 2003 beating ATW Bundaberg Eagles, with Maryborough Bears finishing third. The other two clubs in the competition were Bribie Island Bulldogs and Glasshouse Lions.
In 2017, a very similar set up to the 2003 Season took place. Hervey Bay Bombers, Across The Waves Bundaberg, Brothers Bulldogs and Bay Power, joined Sunshine Coast clubs, Maroochydore Roos, Gympie Cats and Pomona Demons, to form QFA Wide Bay-Sunshine Coast for just one season. Maroochydore Roos defeated Brothers Bulldogs in the Grand Final, played at Gympie. The AFL Wide Bay Reserves and Youth/Junior Grades continued under the banner of AFL Wide Bay. Gympie returned to play in the AFL Wide Bay competition in 2018, before leaving the competition once again.
Colours | Club | Moniker | Home ground | Years in competition | No. of Premierships | Premiership years | Notes |
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The Waves Eagles | Eagles | Frank Coulthard Oval. Clayton Rd, Norville | 1997–* | 11 | 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020 | Formed from the merger of North Bundaberg Kangaroos and South Bundaberg/ATW Magpies Also known as Across the Waves Bundaberg Eagles | |
Bay Power | Power | Keith Dunne Oval. Walker Road, Urangan | 2004– | 1 | 2019 | ||
Brothers Bulldogs | Bulldogs | Brothers Sporting Complex. Faircloth Crescent, Kensington | 1987–* | 3 | 1987, 1995, 2010 | Known as West Bundaberg Bulldogs from 1987 until 1996 | |
Hervey Bay Bombers | Bombers | N. E. Mclean Oval. Raward Rd, Wondunna | 1987– | 18 | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
Colours | Club | Moniker | Home ground |
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Maryborough | Bears | AFL Federation Reserve, Cardigan Street, Maryborough |
Club | Moniker | Years in competition | No. of Premierships | Premiership years | Notes |
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Fraser Coast | Lions | 1992-2000 (known as Fraser Coast Magpies 1997-2000) | 1 | 1993 | |
Gympie | Cats | 1987-1989, 1993-1999, 2004–2006, 2018 | 1 | 2018 | |
Pomona | Demons | 1993-1996, 2004-2006 | - | ||
Maryborough | Bears | 1988, 1990–1991, 1993–1999, 2001–2012, 2018 2015-2017, 2019-2021 reserve grade only-(Moniker was Tigers 1988–1994) | – | ||
North Bundaberg | Kangaroos | 1987-1996 | - | Merged with South Bundaberg to become Across The Waves (ATW) Eagles | |
South Bundaberg | Magpies | 1987-1996 | – | Merged with North Bundaberg to become Across The Waves (ATW) Eagles |
AFL Wide Bay | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
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Brothers Bulldogs | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1611 | 803 | 200.62% | 76 | 1st Semi | Across The Waves | 13 | 8 | 86 | Bay Power | 9 | 9 | 63 | |
Hervey Bay Bombers | 9 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1538 | 1140 | 134.91% | 52 | 2nd Semi | Brothers Bulldogs | 14 | 7 | 91 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 12 | 18 | 90 | |
Across The Waves | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1576 | 1038 | 151.83% | 50 | Preliminary | Hervey Bay Bombers | 20 | 16 | 136 | Across The Waves | 6 | 6 | 42 | |
Bay Power | 7 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1420 | 1308 | 108.56% | 46 | Grand | Hervey Bay Bombers | 15 | 12 | 102 | Brothers Bulldogs | 10 | 7 | 67 | |
Maryborough | 0 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 390 | 2246 | 17.36% | 16 | ||||||||||
AFL Wide Bay | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
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Across The Waves | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1809 | 722 | 250.55% | 60 | 1st Semi | Brothers Bulldogs | 30 | 19 | 199 | Bay Power | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
Hervey Bay Bombers | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1750 | 754 | 232.10% | 48 | 2nd Semi | Across The Waves | 15 | 7 | 97 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 11 | 10 | 76 | |
Brothers Bulldogs | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1746 | 1133 | 154.10% | 36 | Preliminary | Brothers Bulldogs | 17 | 11 | 113 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 12 | 13 | 85 | |
Bay Power | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 840 | 1801 | 46.64% | 8 | Grand | Brothers Bulldogs | 10 | 8 | 68 | Across The Waves | 7 | 16 | 58 | |
Maryborough | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 546 | 2281 | 23.94% | 8 | ||||||||||
AFL Wide Bay | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
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Across The Waves | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2095 | 509 | 411.59% | 78 | 1st Semi | Hervey Bay Bombers | 12 | 10 | 82 | Bay Power | 8 | 16 | 64 | |
Brothers Bulldogs | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1205 | 1168 | 103.17% | 50 | 2nd Semi | Across The Waves | 14 | 9 | 93 | Brothers Bulldogs | 9 | 5 | 59 | |
Bay Power | 6 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1109 | 1291 | 85.90% | 42 | Preliminary | Hervey Bay Bombers | 14 | 11 | 95 | Brothers Bulldogs | 7 | 9 | 51 | |
Hervey Bay Bombers | 6 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 969 | 1320 | 73.41% | 42 | Grand | Across The Waves | 20 | 8 | 128 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 9 | 7 | 61 | |
Maryborough | 3 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 875 | 1965 | 44.53% | 28 | ||||||||||
AFL Wide Bay | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
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Hervey Bay Bombers | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2000 | 383 | 522.19 | 62 | 1st Semi | Across The Waves | 23 | 12 | 150 | Maryborough | 6 | 10 | 46 | |
Brothers Bulldogs | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1263 | 1178 | 107.22 | 44 | 2nd Semi | Hervey Bay Bombers | 16 | 18 | 114 | Brothers Bulldogs | 6 | 8 | 44 | |
Across The Waves | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1394 | 1080 | 129.07 | 34 | Preliminary | Across The Waves | 13 | 8 | 86 | Brothers Bulldogs | 6 | 7 | 43 | |
Maryborough | 3 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 768 | 1937 | 39.65 | 14 | Grand | Hervey Bay Bombers | 11 | 14 | 80 | Across The Waves | 10 | 10 | 70 | |
Bay Power | 1 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 773 | 1620 | 47.72 | 6 |
AFL Wide Bay | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
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Across The Waves | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1454 | 1127 | 129.02% | 48 | Semi | Hervey Bay Bombers | 23 | 17 | 155 | Brothers Bulldogs | 6 | 7 | 43 | |
Hervey Bay Bombers | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1561 | 988 | 158.00% | 44 | Grand | Hervey Bay Bombers | 22 | 11 | 143 | Across The Waves | 9 | 10 | 64 | |
Brothers Bulldogs | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1019 | 1439 | 70.81% | 16 | ||||||||||
Bay Power | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1038 | 1518 | 68.38% | 12 | ||||||||||
AFL Wide Bay | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
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Hervey Bay Bombers | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2001 | 679 | 294.70% | 56 | Semi | Across The Waves | 15 | 11 | 101 | Brothers Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 49 | |
Across The Waves | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1473 | 1115 | 132.11% | 48 | Grand | Across The Waves | 14 | 16 | 100 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 10 | 6 | 66 | |
Brothers Bulldogs | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 853 | 1640 | 52.01% | 20 | ||||||||||
Bay Power | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 941 | 1720 | 54.71% | 12 | ||||||||||
Maroochydore Roos | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 192 | 128 | 150.00% | 4 | ||||||||||
Gympie | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 89 | 79.78% | 0 | ||||||||||
Pomona | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 68 | 119 | 57.14% | 0 | ||||||||||
Glasshouse Hinterland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 132 | 17.42% | 0 | ||||||||||
AFL Wide Bay | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
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Across The Waves | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1806 | 751 | 240.48% | 48 | Preliminary | Brothers Bulldogs | 19 | 20 | 134 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 9 | 13 | 67 | |
Hervey Bay Bombers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1118 | 1228 | 91.04% | 28 | Grand | Across The Waves | 17 | 9 | 111 | Brothers Bulldogs | 14 | 13 | 97 | |
Brothers Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1173 | 1232 | 95.21% | 28 | ||||||||||
Bay Power | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 799 | 1426 | 56.03% | 16 | ||||||||||
AFL Wide Bay | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
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Across The Waves | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1794 | 997 | 179.94% | 48 | Preliminary | Bay Power | 13 | 14 | 92 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 9 | 11 | 65 | |
Hervey Bay Bombers | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1437 | 1190 | 120.76% | 44 | Grand | Across The Waves | 13 | 15 | 93 | Bay Power | 11 | 7 | 73 | |
Bay Power | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1302 | 1448 | 89.92% | 32 | ||||||||||
Brothers Bulldogs | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1083 | 1515 | 71.49% | 16 | ||||||||||
Year | Premiers | Score | Runners Up | Score | Venue |
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1987 | West Bundaberg Bulldogs | 12.12 (84) | Hervey Bay Bombers | 7.14 (56) | Frank Coulthard Oval, Bundaberg |
1988 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 17.17 (119) | West Bundaberg Bulldogs | 9.15 (69) | Faircloth Oval, Bundaberg |
1989 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 10.19 (79) | West Bundaberg Bulldogs | 10.12 (72) | Dundowran Oval, Hervey Bay |
1990 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 21.18 (144) | West Bundaberg Bulldogs | 9.9 (63) | Faircloth Oval, Bundaberg |
1991 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 9.9 (63) | West Bundaberg Bulldogs | 8.7 (55) | N.E. Mclean Oval, Hervey Bay |
1992 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 12.10 (82) | South Bundaberg Magpies | 11.10 (76) | Faircloth Oval, Bundaberg |
1993 | Fraser Coast Lions | 14.10 (94) | South Bundaberg Magpies | 10.14 (74) | N.E. McLean Oval, Hervey Bay |
1994 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 13.8 (86) | South Bundaberg Magpies | 10.14 (74) | N.E. McLean Oval, Hervey Bay |
1995 | West Bundaberg Bulldogs | 10.6 (66) | South Bundaberg Magpies | 8.8 (56) | Faircloth Oval, Bundaberg |
1996 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 12.5 (77) | Maryborough Bears | 9.10 (64) | Newtown Oval, Maryborough |
1997 | ATW Bundaberg Eagles | 15.13 (103) | Fraser Coast Magpies | 10.16 (76) | N.E. McLean Oval, Hervey Bay |
1998 | ATW Bundaberg Eagles | 12.8 (80) | Gympie Cats | 7.6 (48) | Faircloth Oval, Bundaberg |
1999 | ATW Bundaberg Eagles | 10.14 (74) | Hervey Bay Bombers | 3.8 (26) | Frank Coulthard Oval, Bundaberg |
2000 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 10.7 (67) | ATW Bundaberg Eagles | 4.12 (36) | N.E. McLean Oval, Hervey Bay |
2001 | ATW Bundaberg Eagles | 17.12 (114) | Hervey Bay Bombers | 7.11 (53) | N.E. McLean Oval, Hervey Bay |
2002 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 16.12 (108) | ATW Bundaberg Eagles | 7.11 (53) | Faircloth Oval, Bundaberg |
*2003* | *HERVEY BAY BOMBERS | 8.8 (56) | *ATW BUNDABERG EAGLES | 6.17 (53) | N.E.McLEAN OVAL, HERVEY BAY |
2004 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 17.12 (114) | ATW Bundaberg Eagles | 8.7 (55) | Frank Coulthard Oval, Bundaberg |
2005 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 17.13 (115) | ATW Bundaberg Eagles | 9.11 (65) | Keith Dunne Oval, Hervey Bay |
2006 | ATW Bundaberg Eagles | 19.14 (128) | Hervey Bay Bombers | 14.15 (99) | Ocean Reef Park, Maryborough |
2007 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 17.15 (117) | ATW Bundaberg Eagles | 8.5 (53) | Faircloth Oval, Bundaberg |
2008 | ATW Bundaberg Eagles | 15.15 (105) | Hervey Bay Bombers | 15.13 (103) | Frank Coulthard Oval, Bundaberg |
2009 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 15.12 (102) | Brothers Bulldogs | 10.7 (67) | N.E. McLean Oval, Hervey Bay |
2010 | Brothers Bulldogs | 10.8 (68) | ATW Bundaberg Eagles | 7.16 (58) | Keith Dunne Oval, Hervey Bay |
2011 | ATW Bundaberg Eagles | 20.8 (128) | Hervey Bay Bombers | 9.7 (61) | Ocean Reef Park, Maryborough |
2012 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 11.14 (80) | ATW Bundaberg Eagles | 10.10 (70) | Faircloth Oval, Bundaberg |
2013 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 22.11 (143) | ATW Bundaberg Eagles | 9.10 (64) | Frank Coulthard Oval, Bundaberg |
2014 | ATW Bundaberg Eagles | 14.16 (100) | Hervey Bay Bombers | 10.6 (66) | N.E. McLean Oval, Hervey Bay |
2015 | ATW Bundaberg Eagles | 17.9 (111) | Brothers Bulldogs | 14.13 (97) | Keith Dunne Oval, Hervey Bay |
2016 | ATW Bundaberg Eagles | 13.15 (93) | Bay Power | 11.7 (73) | Brothers AFL Reserve, Bundaberg |
*2017* | MAROOCHYDORE ROOS | 20.12 (132) | BROTHERS BULLDOGS | 5.6 (36) | RAY WARREN OVAL, GYMPIE |
2018 | Gympie Cats | 14.11 (95) | Hervey Bay Bombers | 10.4 (64) | N.E. McLean Oval, Hervey Bay |
2019 | Bay Power | 7.16 (58) | Hervey Bay Bombers | 3.5 (23) | Keith Dunne Oval, Hervey Bay |
2020 | ATW Bundaberg Eagles | 10.7 (67) | Bay Power | 10.4 (64) | Frank Couthard Oval, Bundaberg |
2021 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 9.10 (64) | Bay Power | 2.2 (14) | Port City Park, Maryborough |
2022 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 13.6 (84) | Brothers Bulldogs | 7.7 (49) | Brothers Sports Ground, Bundaberg |
2023 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 6.11 (47) | Brothers Bulldogs | 5.3 (33) | N.E. McLean Oval, Hervey Bay |
NOTE: In both seasons of 2003 and 2017 all of the AFL Bundaberg Wide Bay Clubs participated in a Brisbane Competition before resuming the Regional League the following year.
Club | Seasons | Grand Finals | Premiers | Runners Up |
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Hervey Bay Bombers | 35 | 27 | 18 | 9 |
Across The Waves Bundaberg Eagles | 25 | 19 | 11 | 8 |
Brothers Bulldogs (West Bundaberg) | 35 | 11 | 3 | 8 |
Fraser Coast Lions/Magpies | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
South Bundaberg (ATW Magpies) | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Maryborough Bears (Formerly Tigers) | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Gympie Cats | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
North Bundaberg Kangaroos | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bay Power | 19 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Pomona Demons | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Year | Stedman Medal Winner | Club |
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1987 | Darren Hunter | Hervey Bay Bombers |
1988 | John Turnbull | Hervey Bay Bombers |
1989 | Paul Longley | West Bundaberg Bulldogs |
1990 | Gavin Rowe | West Bundaberg Bulldogs |
1991 | John Turnbull | Hervey Bay Bombers |
1992 | Doug Maxwell | Fraser Coast Lions |
1993 | Rory Chapple | Fraser Coast Lions |
1994 | Shannon Schonnewille | Maryborough Tigers |
1995 | David Ward | West Bundaberg Bulldogs |
1996 | Scott Banfield (TIED) | Hervey Bay Bombers |
1996 | Grant Staunton (TIED) | Hervey Bay Bombers |
1997 | Grant Staunton | Hervey Bay Bombers |
1998 | Angus Nevin | Gympie Cats |
1999 | Anthony McDonald | Fraser Coast Magpies |
2000 | Josh Charles | Hervey Bay Bombers |
2001 | Josh Charles | Hervey Bay Bombers |
2002 | Jason Hodgkinson | Brothers Bulldogs |
*2003* | Darrel Leech | Hervey Bay Bombers |
2004 | Will Connally | Hervey Bay Bombers |
2005 | Matty Stevens | Across The Waves Bundaberg Eagles |
2006 | Matty Stevens | Across The Waves Bundaberg Eagles |
2007 | Shannon Beavis | Maryborough Bears |
2008 | Hayden Anderson | Across The Waves Bundaberg Eagles |
2009 | Justin Sheehan | Brothers Bulldogs |
2010 | Brendan Murchie (TIED) | Across The Waves Bundaberg Eagles |
2010 | Shaun Stone (TIED) | Across The Waves Bundaberg Eagles |
2011 | Michael Liverton | Across The Waves Bundaberg Eagles |
2012 | Brad Richards | Hervey Bay Bombers |
2013 | Dean Backwell | Bay Power |
2014 | Brad Richards | Hervey Bay Bombers |
2015 | Michael Blair | Across The Waves Bundaberg Eagles |
2016 | Klint Wagstaff | Across The Waves Bundaberg Eagles |
*2017* | Josh Wheeler | Bay Power |
2018 | Scott Stiefler (TIED) | Gympie Cats |
2018 | Marcus Dyson (TIED) | Bay Power |
2019 | Marcus Dyson | Bay Power |
2020 | Damian McRae | Across The Waves Bundaberg Eagles |
2021 | Dylan Rowe | Hervey Bay Bombers |
2022 | Tristan Taylor | Brothers Bulldogs |
2023 | Klint Wagstaff | Across The Waves Bundaberg Eagles |
NOTE: The Stedman Medal was awarded in both seasons of 2003 and 2017, as all AFL Wide Bay clubs were playing each other, plus other teams from South East Queensland, but not under the banner of the AFL Wide Bay for those two seasons.
Year | Premiers | Score | Runners Up | Score |
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1987 | North Bundaberg Kangaroos | 21.10 (136) | Hervey Bay Bombers | 8.6 (54) |
1988 | South Bundaberg Magpies | 17.8 (110) | Hervey Bay Bombers | 7.13 (55) |
1989 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 18.15 (123) | North Bundaberg Kangaroos | 10.8 (68) |
1990 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 24.28 (172) | West Bundaberg Bulldogs | 4.4 (28) |
1991 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 7.13 (55) | South Bundaberg Magpies | 4.7 (31) |
1992 | Fraser Coast Lions | 10.8 (68) | Hervey Bay Bombers | 8.12 (60) |
1993 | Fraser Coast Lions | 8.8 (56) | Hervey Bay Bombers | 3.4 (22) |
1994 | Fraser Coast Lions | 8.8 (56) | Hervey Bay Bombers | 5.8 (38) |
1995 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 10.10 (70) | Fraser Coast Lions | 8.10 (58) |
1996 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 9.8 (62) | ATW - South Bundaberg | 6.6 (42) |
1997 | Fraser Coast Magpies | 9.13 (67) | Hervey Bay Bombers | 10.6 (66) |
1998 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 10.6 (66) | ATW Bundaberg Eagles | 8.6 (54) |
1999 | ATW Bundaberg Eagles | 10.14 (74) | Hervey Bay Bombers | 3.8 (26) |
2000 | Maryborough Bears | 8.11 (59) | Hervey Bay Bombers | 7.11 (53) |
2001 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 21.9 (135) | ATW Bundaberg Eagles | 2.1 (13) |
2002 | NO RESERVES GRAND FINAL | Suspended after Round 8 | ||
2003 | NO RESERVES GRAND FINAL | Competition Suspended | ||
2004 | NO RESERVES GRAND FINAL | Competition Suspended | ||
2005 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 9.6 (60) | Maryborough Bears | 3.6 (24) |
2006 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 8.3 (51) | ATW Bundaberg Eagles | 3.6 (24) |
2007 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 13.6 (78) | ATW Bundaberg Eagles | 6.5 (41) |
2008 | Hervey Bay Bombers | Score N/A | ATW Bundaberg Eagles | by 1 point |
2009 | Brothers Bulldogs | 6.13 (49) | Hervey Bay Bombers | 5.1 (31) |
2010 | Brothers Bulldogs | 14.1 (85) | Bay Power | 11.10 (76) |
2011 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 11.12 (78) | Brothers Bulldogs | 5.7 (37) |
2012 | Brothers Bulldogs | 7.8 (50) | Hervey Bay Bombers | 7.4 (46) |
2013 | Brothers Bulldogs | 7.4 (46) | Hervey Bay Bombers | 5.6 (36) |
2014 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 10.7 (67) | ATW Bundaberg Eagles | 2.5 (17) |
2015 | Brothers Bulldogs | 11.6 (72) | Hervey Bay Bombers | 5.6 (36) |
2016 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 12.8 (80) | ATW Bundaberg Eagles | 3.3 (21) |
2017 | Maryborough Bears | 17.16 (118) | ATW Bundaberg Eagles | 14.6 (90) |
2018 | ATW Bundaberg Eagles | 14.13 (97) | Brothers Bulldogs | 0.4 (4) |
2019 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 9.11 (65) | Bay Power | 5.10 (40) |
2020 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 7.8 (50) | ATW Bundaberg Eagles | 6.5 (41) |
2021 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 7.11 (53) | Bay Power | 2.3 (15) |
2022 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 13.6 (84) | Bay Power | 0.1 (1) |
2023 | Hervey Bay Bombers | 15.8 (98) | Brothers Bulldogs | 2.1 (13) |
Club | Full Seasons | Grand Finals | Premiers | Runners Up |
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Hervey Bay Bombers | 34 | 31 | 19 | 12 |
Fraser Coast Lions/Magpies | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
Brothers Bulldogs (West Bundaberg) | 34 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
Across The Waves Bundaberg Eagles | 23 | 11 | 2 | 9 |
South Bundaberg (ATW Magpies) | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
North Bundaberg Kangaroos | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Maryborough Bears (Formerly Tigers) | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Bay Power | 18 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Burnett Heads Saints | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pomona Demons | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gympie Cats | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Note: The Reserve Grade Seniors Season was suspended after Round 8 in 2002, and was not contested from 2003-2004.
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Tin Can Bay is a coastal town and locality in the Wide Bay–Burnett region in Queensland, Australia. The locality is split between the Fraser Coast Region and the Gympie Region, but the town itself is within Gympie Region. In the 2016 census, Tin Can Bay had a population of 2,242 people.
There are several Australian rules football leagues in regional Queensland.
Mayne Australian Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in the Brisbane suburb of Enoggera. The club colours are black and gold and they are nicknamed the Tigers.
ABC Wide Bay is an ABC Local Radio station based in Bundaberg broadcasting to the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland. This includes the towns of Maryborough, Gympie, Hervey Bay and Mundubbera.
Caloundra Australian Football Club is an Australian rules football club that is based in Caloundra, Sunshine Coast, Queensland. It competes in the QFA Division 1.
Maroochydore Australian Football Club is an Australian rules football club based at Maroochydore on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland which competes in AFL Queensland leagues in South East Queensland. Their men's team have been playing in the QAFL since 2020 and their women's team have been playing in the QAFLW since 2017.
TAFE Queensland East Coast covers the Sunshine Coast and part of the Wide Bay Burnett region in Queensland, Australia. It was formed in 2013 by the amalgamation of the Sunshine Coast Institute of TAFE and the Wide Bay Institute of TAFE and has eight campus locations.
Toolara Forest is a locality split between Gympie Region and Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Toolara Forest had a population of 0 people.
The Pacific Coast Way is an Australian road route from Sydney, New South Wales to Cairns in Queensland. It has been designated by the Queensland Government as a State Strategic Touring Route.
James Nash State High School is an independent coeducational public secondary school located in Gympie in the Wide Bay–Burnett region in Queensland, Australia. The school has a total enrolment of more than 1200 students each year, with an official count of 1220 students in 2017.
Maryborough–Hervey Bay Road is a continuous 44.9 kilometres (27.9 mi) road route in the Fraser Coast region of Queensland, Australia. The entire route is signed as State Route 57. It is a state-controlled regional road.